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Corporation panel offers Rio Verde a choice BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

BUSINESS ................. 23 C2 Tactical is offering self-defense courses for Realtors.

ARTS ................................25 Illusions are the big draw for a new museum coming to the area.

FOOD .............................. 28 Two related Scottsdale restaurants are trying to help patrons.

NEIGHBORS .........................................20 BUSINESS .............................................. 23 ARTS ........................................... 25 FOOD...........................................28 CLASSIFIEDS.............................. 30

Sunday, July 24, 2022

he Arizona Corporation Commission has waded into the water shortage crisis in the Rio Verde Foothills area. Arizona Corporation Commissioner Anna

Candidates discuss economy, water, rentals

Tovar sent a letter July 12 to Rio Verde Foothills residents asking them if they would prefer creating a domestic water improvement district or a stand pipe that would allow water hauling to continue. Those in the area opposing the district hailed Tovar’s letter, which stated:

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“I understand there are several PCSs (public service corporations) near the community that might be interested in providing standpipe service to Rio Verde. If the majority of the community would like to be served by a

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BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

he seven candidates running for three open City Council seats got what may be their last chance July 20 to differentiate themselves before the Primary Election during a 90-minute debate at DC Ranch. Approximately 100 people turned out for the event sponsored by DC Ranch, the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce, Scottsdale Vibes and the Scottsdale Progress. The forum can be viewed at scottsdalechamber.com. All seven candidates – Pamela Carter, Barry Graham, Daniel Ishac, Kathy Littlefield, Tim Stratton, Solange Whitehead and Raoul Zubia participated in the forum.

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Mixed-use Old Town project draws mixed feelings BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

esidents and business owners last week got their first look at a new mixed-use development project proposed for Old Town Scottsdale. The project proposes 13,717 square feet of commercial space accompanied by 65 one- and two-bed room apartments on .877 acres of land on the southeast corner of the intersection of E. Third Avenue and N. Marshal Way. The open house was held at the Granite Reef Senior Center instead of outside at the site of the propose project because of the heat. The project would be four stories high with the top level stepped back about 10 feet. The first floor would be devoted to commercial use and parking. There will also be a parking garage one level below ground that will also include bicycle parking and a shower area for bike riders. In all, the project will have 128 parking spaces. That comes to about 1.3 parking spaces per apartment, which is 84.5 parking spaces for the apartments and the rest dedicated to the commercial side of the project, said project architect David P. Hamblen with Synectic Design. The idea is to turn the commercial space into art galleries because of the plethora of galleries in the area, Hamblen said. There has been some discussion about opening the space up for a restaurant as well, he said. “Making this a little more artsy, modern, hopefully a better space for a gallery,” Hamblen said. The project has yet to go before the city’s design review board or planning commission. “We had a pre-application (meeting) with the city where we just kind of gave them a ballpark on what the develop-

The mixed-use Old Town project would have 13,717 square feet of retail and 65 apartments. (City of Scottsdale)

er/owner (Richard Nye) wants to do,” Hamblen said, adding: “They came back and gave us recommendations and we’ve been preparing this based off the checklist that they gave us. The public outreach is to get, you know, concerns, suggestion. There’s room for improvements, always, and suggestions.” Nancy Silver, owner of the Paper Place gift shop, has mixed feelings about the project. She has been at her location, directly across the street from the new project’s site, for 44 years. “We have mixed emotions because we are a business and it’s really going to affect the business parking wise and mess wise,” Silver said. On the other hand, she owns her building and the new project should increase the value of her property. There are other aspects the project she isn’t crazy about, such as its design. “Our side of the street is white and stucco and that side is new,” she said. “I mean it doesn’t even look like they go together. I don’t know if that’s the city. I don’t know what it is or what they’re thinking.”

Robert Carlson of Carlson Creek Vineyard Scottsdale Wine Tasting Room has mixed feelings about the project as well. He wants to keep the current feeling of Old Town intact and he’s worried about a potential parking crunch the new project could create. “We, especially on weekends, tend to attract a lot of traffic, as do some of the businesses around us, so we tend to have people who have to park elsewhere in Old Town and walk and sometimes that can discourage (potential customers). Especially during construction, that could exasperate the issue.” On the other hand, 65 apartments could generate a lot of foot traffic to the tasting room, Carlson conceded. Hamblen projects construction on the project won’t start until late summer of 2024 with at least a nine month build time. “The excavation and pouring the (foundation) is going to be relatively simple,” Hamblen said. In the upper floors we’re considering using pre-fab metal used on another unit in downtown Phoenix…and it goes up very fast.”

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Panel OKs Airpark marijuana growing center BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

cottsdale’s only marijuana cultivation site could soon more than triple in size. The Scottsdale Planning Commission voted 6-1 Wednesday to recommend the City Council approve a conditional use permit application to allow cultivation of marijuana plants for the Patient Alternative Relief Center at 7640 E. Gelding Drive. If council approves the recommendation, the facility in the Scottsdale Airpark will grow from 15,000 square feet to 46,550 square feet. The conditional use permit would also be good for a possible second floor addition to the existing facility at 7655 E. Evans Drive for an office. Planning Commissioner Barney Gonzales cast the lone vote against the recommendation. He took issue with the second story office. “I’m normally not too concerned about the use of the property but I have a prob-

Scottsdale's only marijuana cultivation center could triple in size if City Council approves the owner's request. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

lem putting in a conditional use permit on a yet-to-be-done remodeling of the second floor. I would support this permit if we could pull out the second story permit for now.” The current facility has been in operation since 2013. It expanded in 2019 to include the neighboring 7645 E. Evans.

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The facility would put less of a burden on traffic and parking than its previous use because it is a wholesale outlet, Chilton said “We are not a retail dispensary,” said owner Bob Chilton. “We do not sell to the public. We do not have visitors. We do not have patients. We do not have clients of any kind. We are a pure wholesale facility, not a BEFORE

retail facility.” The city Water Department does not see the need for a water resources review, according to city project coordination liaison Greg Bloemberg. When expanded, the facility is expected to use between 2,700 and 2,800 gallons of water per day. Chilton said the facility can reduce water use so low by using a computerized sprinkler system, organic fertilizer and a new water recycling system. “We reclaim the water from the air conditioning units,” he said. “We reclaim the water from the humidifiers. We reclaim the water that is excess from the plants.” That will reduce water usage by 58%, Chilton said. That water usage is 15% less than if the new facility were built into a condominium. “We would use 68% of what a cotton farm would use … I think we’re playing team ball to try and reduce our water consumption at a very high cost,” Chilton said. Similarly, the facility will use five differAFTER

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r. Eric Leshinskie, the new president of Scottsdale Community College, reported for duty earlier this month and says he’s happy to be there. “I am honored and humbled to be selected to serve as the next president of Scottsdale Community College,” said Leshinskie, adding his staff and faculty “care deeply about students and the impact of the college on the community. “I am excited to work alongside such talented and dedicated individuals to help our students to achieve their goals. As Scottsdale Community College is located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, I look forward to enhancing the relationship with tribal leaders to grow this rich partnership.” Leshinskie has more than 25 years of experience in education and most recently served as the interim executive vice chancellor and provost for the Maricopa County Community College District, “providing system-level leadership to improve student outcomes,” according to a release. Prior to that, he was the vice president of academic affairs at Paradise Valley Community College and partnered with faculty and staff to advance its mission of student success. “He focused on promoting teaching excellence, fostering inclusive learning environments, championing innovation across the college, and developing strong internal and external partnerships to support students,” the college district release said.. He also has been interim vice president of academic affairs at Glendale Community College, where he provided leadership to the college’s academic departments and collaborated with faculty and staff. In 2019-2020, Leshinskie was one of

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ent filtration systems to prevent the smell of the plants from leaking to the outside. Air is not vented to the outside, Chilton said. “We just recycle the same air,” Chilton said. “That reduces our power load because we don’t take 115-degree air and

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standpipe, perhaps one of those PCSs will step forward to assist.” The standpipe solution would allow water hauling from a different source than where it’s currently coming – namely, the city. The letter calls for a solution to be determined by mid-Septemeber. “There will be water … It will work out,” said Christy Jackman, of the group of residents that opposes creating a water district. County Supervisor Thomas Galvin said in a written statement, “The question before the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is narrow; whether or not to approve the proposed formation of a Domestic Water Improvement District. “The ACC’s involvement allows a larger discussion about whether a public service corporation can provide and serve water through a standpipe to the Rio Verde Foothills community. I believe this additional pathway puts us closer to a solution involving the continued delivery of water. Somehow, someway, we will make it happen.” The district would allow people roughly 700 homes within its boundaries to tap into the Harquahala water basin. Tovar’s letter says she is getting involved

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at the request of Galvin, who has been trying to find a solution to the problem since he was appointed to his office in December 2021. He held town hall meetings in February with those who support the DWID and those who oppose it and said he would have a recommendation for his fellow supervisors to vote on by May. But May has come and gone and Galvin appears to have no recommendation. A water district has to be approved by the county supervisors. Supporters of the DWID filed a writ of mandamus against the supervisors in March to try and speed up the decisionmaking process but Superior Court Judge Daniel Martin granted a request for dismissal on April 26. The water crisis for the homes stems from the federal Bureau of Land Management’s announcement last year that it would begin water rationing on the Colorado River in January. That prompted Scottsdale to launch the first stage of its Drought Management Plan, which puts an end to the water hauling in the Rio Verde Foothills area starting January 2023. About 700 homeowners pay to have a

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Water district supporters like Karen Nabbity say the Corporation Commission’s involvement in trying to find a solution is neither good or bad. “It is what it is,” she said. (Progress ﬁle photo)

tanker fill up with water from a massive spigot owned by the city and haul it to their homes, where they store it in tanks. About 500 of those homes rely solely on water hauling while about 200 also use their own wells. Water district supporters say the Corporation Commission’s involvement in trying to find a solution is neither good or bad. “It is what it is,” said Karen Nabbity. She is worried anything other than a water district would be based on a reliance on local wells, which she calls a short-term solution as wells in the area continue to go dry. “We want a long-term, legally obligated water source for the community,” Nabbity said. But because a district would have authority to drill wells into the local aquifer and condemn property, some fear it would be too powerful and secretive. Instead, they have been hanging their hopes on a state House bill that would have allowed to tap into the Harquahala River Water Basin and provide water to Rio Verde Foothills area. The bill passed in the House but was never brought for a vote in the Senate before the Legislature ended its session. An Epcor spokeswoman has said all along the company would be happy to step in, but nobody knows where the water will come from. But the possibility of continuing water hauling from another stem pipe suits antiDWID activists fine. “This is really good news,” Jackman said. The crisis stems from “wildcat subdivisions” that do not require lots to have a 100-year water supply before they are developed. State law allows a landowner to split land into as many as five lots without

being subject to certain regulations on size, infrastructure and amenities. Former County Supervisor Steve Chucri began addressing the issue in 2014 when he created a water committee to look into the issue. In 2016, that committee met with the Arizona Department of Water Resources, which suggested creating a water district. Residents then penned a draft petition to create it in 2019 and submitted it for approval to the county before they could collect signatures. The county finally approved it at the end of 2020 so signatures could start being collected. Supporters have almost 600 signatures. But things came to a halt when Chucri suddenly resigned in November 2020. The Board of Supervisors put the subject on hold until Chucri’s replacement was found. Galvin was appointed to the position in December. He is running against Gail Golec, Doug Little and Thayer L. Verschoor. Little said Galvin is “out of his depth on this issue.” However, Little isn’t taking a stand on the water district, either. “I am just interested in finding an assured water supply for the community when the City of Scottsdale discontinues service to the water haulers in January of next year,” Little said. “I used my personal relationship with executives from EPCOR to discuss the possibility of them installing a standpipe for use by the water haulers,” he added. “They were receptive to the idea, but had some concerns about getting it approved by the ACC, which would have to happen before they can do anything. “ Golic and Verschoor did not respond to request for comment.

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Ishac leads council contenders in fundraising BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

cottsdale City Council candidate Daniel Ishac won the race for the money during the second quarter of the election cycle, which ran from April 1 through June 30. Ishac raised $70,768 during the three-month period, according to campaign financials filed July 15. A final pre-election report is due by today, July 24. His closest competitor for funds was Timothy Stratton, who raised $42,550 during the quarter. Fundraising leaders for the second quarter after Ishac included Kathy Littlefield, who raised $30,276.32; Solange Whitehead, $26,955; Barry Graham, $25,054; Raoul Zubia, $17,142.95 and Pamela Carter, $10,325. The seven candidates are running for three non-partisan seats on the city council in the Aug. 2 primary election. Littlefield and Whitehead are running

for re-election. Here’s a closer look at each candidate’s spending and fundraising for the second quarter.

Ishac Ishac started the second quarter with a zero balance, and then raised $70,768. He spent $26,302, leaving him with $44,465 cash on hand. Ishac received contributions of $6,550 each from Riot Hospitality Chief Executive Officer Ryan Hibbert and Chief Operating Officer Justin Cohen. Riot Hospitality owns many of the clubs in Scottsdale’s entertainment district. He also received $6,550 from Spellbound Entertainment Director of Operations Jason Adler, whose company also owns several clubs in the entertainment district. Chelsea Cohen owner of Evoque, an event planning agency gave $6,650. Other donations included $1,000 from Brian Bair Chairman of Offerpad,

an online real estate company; $1,000 from Scottsdale Councilwoman Linda Millhaven and $250 from Councilwoman Tammy Caputi. Ishac’s biggest expenses were $10,658 to Adobe Basin for signs and placement, $4,000 to Affinity Graphics for an email campaign and $3,900 to Brian Nissen for videos for Ishac’s website and online ads.

Stratton Stratton started the second quarter with $11,302 and raised $42,550 for a total $53,852. On the other hand, he spent $21,469, leaving an ending balance of $32,382. Riot Hospitality Chief Executive Officer Ryan Hibbert and Chief Operating Officer Justin Cohen each donated $6,550 to Stratton. Other contributions included $1,000 from Brian Bair, chairman of Offerpad, an online real estate company; $250 from Riot Hospitality Vice President Thomas Hanson; $6,550 from Cohen, of

Evoque; $5,000 from Jeri Shanks, who is listed as unemployed; and $500 from Milhaven. His largest expenses were $7,580 to Adobe Basin Printing for signs and $6,000 to Affinity Web & Graphics for consulting and email marketing.

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Littlefield and Whitehead are running for re-election while there is also an open seat being vacated by Councilwoman Linda Milhaven, who is termedout. Here are some highlights from the forum. If elected to city council, what would you do to attract and retain new businesses? Stratton favored targeting corporate headquarters’ relocation here while Zubia warning the city’s inability to provide for attainable housing could be a major stumbling block. Littlefield said promoting tourism is essential because visitors “come and they say, ‘This is where I want to plant my business. This is where I want to grow.’” Whitehead added, “Continuing to invest in that is what attracts high technology companies in particular.” Carter said that as the former owner of “the largest sports medicine and weight training facility in the nation…I do know it’s possible to attract businesses here and have them thrive.” Ishac stressed the importance of “making sure we’re the city that attracted all of us to be here.” When his company considered locating in Scottsdale, they looked at three broad categories: Ease of doing business – regulation and the infrastructure; an adequate school system, both secondary and universities; livability – are there things like open space and activities, is there attainable housing? Graham said the city Economic Development Department and Experience Scottsdale do a great job but added, “I don’t think we should rush with over eagerness to accommodate business to want to move here by sacrificing a lot of the things that make our character, that make us who we are.” Would you support changes to the public art ordinance to expand the geographic locations where private developers are required to fund public art as part of their project? While Zubia favored making it a requirement and Littlefield said she supports the arts and would consider expanding the requirement, Whitehead said the city also should ask developers “for public open space that is protected

City candidates, from left, Tim Stratton, Raoul Zubia, incumbent Kathy Littlefield, incumbent Solange Whitehead, Pamela Carter, Daniel Ishac and Barry Graham. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

in perpetuity,” pedestrian-friendly development and greener building standards. “I don’t know about funding, using development as a way of funding art,” Carter said. Ishac said he believes public art could be an option on a menu for developers that also would include things like open space and setbacks. “Public art is a quality-of-life component of Scottsdale,” Graham said while Stratton said public art “should be part of the discussion process” with a developer “but I don’t think we should require it.” A question noted recent state legislation giving municipalities some control over short-term rentals and candidates were asked what they think needs to be done. Overall, the candidates felt the legislation does not go far enough, though they were grateful the Legislature has taken some steps toward giving communities more local control – which it took away in 2016. Whitehead said “The short-term rentals have been unregulated and the playing field has very much tilted to out-ofstate and out-of-country owners that really don’t care about Scottsdale” and wants municipalities to have the ability

to revoke operators’ licenses. Ishac said that Scottsdale must work with other cities to push back on the short-term rental industry and lobby for tougher regulations. “They are hollowing out neighborhoods,” Graham said. “They are replacing homes with un-staffed mini hotels. …The problem with the legislation is that it doesn’t tie complaints to a house, it ties them to a person. Therefore, bad actors can form a limited liability corporation, transfer the deed to the LLC and escape penalties.” Stratton noted that legislators who think cities are being too tough can take away a community’s sales tax revenue. “We need to have a registry where three strikes and you’re out,” he said. Zubia called the recent legislation “a band aid” and agreed with Stratton on a three-strikes-and-you’re-out policy. Carter said she was the first candidate to mention the law in previous forums and thanked lawmakers for it. Asked if they supported extending the Preserve Tax, which expires in 2025, to include quality-of-life things like bike paths, parks and arts and culture, candidates had varying views. Virtually all the candidates said this is an issue for the voters to decide.

Ishac and Zubia generally felt a range of city services should be included on the ballot so the voters have a choice of how the money is spent. Graham and Stratton felt the unspent money from the tax, about $30 million, should be devoted to parks, Preserve and greenbelt maintenance while Littlefield stressed the need to target that money solely on the Preserve since the city has no other money for that purpose. Littlefield also would like to use the money from the existing tax to buy land near the Preserve’s “goose neck” area near Dynamite Road to expand it for animal migration. If you are elected to the city council, what would be your top two priorities? Carter: “My top two priorities would be to protect, preserve and promote business, tourism, as well as preserving our way of life here. Ishac: “If we don’t maintain our economic strength, we can’t do anything else for our city.” Graham: “I think the top issue is managing the kind of out-of-control development that a lot of us are seeing” and “paired with that is restoring public

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Inflation swells food bank need, including Scottsdale BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

s the supermarket prices skyrocket stores across the Valley and the nation, so has the demand on food banks and Scottsdale is not exempt. Food banks in Scottsdale like the Vista Del Camino Food Distribution Center and the brown bag program at the Granite Reef Senior Center have seen a spike in the number of patrons requesting their help. “Generally, we get 10 to 20 new clients a month. Last month, we had 50,” said city Recreation Manager Andy Passmonick, referring to the rising need at Vista Del Camino. “We were able to disperse over 200 food boxes last month and the average number of boxes a month is about 150.” Each box contains about a month’s worth of food and at the Vista Del Camino Food Distribution Center, patrons must schedule a monthly appointment by calling the front desk to receive their 40-pound box of food containing canned items, pasta, sauces and vegetables. The boxes sometimes include bread, milk, eggs, lunch meats, cheeses, frozen meat and pet food if the person has any pets. Boxes can be filled every 30 days. Kevin Herrick, a city Human Services representative, has also seen an increase in the number of seniors grabbing brown bags at the Granite Reef Senior Center. “There has been a steady increase over the last several months due to the high inflation rates,” Herrick said. “Most of the seniors that I work with are low income anyways and most of them make less than $2,000 a month. So, I think they’re just trying to offset that cost by coming to this program.” The Brown Bag Program offers Scottsdale seniors a bi-monthly food distribution on the first and third Thursday morning of the month. The bags consist of five or six different items, such as fresh vegetables, canned goods, drinks, bread and cold food items. But while the need for food has increased, supply is on the decline. “We’ve had some issues trying to get everybody to eat the same food,” Herrick said. “So, we’ll have to order a bunch of apples then a bunch of pears, for exam-

Recreation Coordinator Andy Passmonick and Human Services Representative Ray Gomez get ready to work in the pantry at Vista del Camino Food Bank in Scottsdale. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

Human Services Representative Ray Gomez loads a cart of food into a recipient’s vehicle at Vista del Camino Food Bank. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

ple, to make enough food for everybody so everybody gets something, but it’s not like everybody’s eating the same amount of the same type of food.” Passmonick also said it is characteristic for donations to tailor off during the summer, however. “As we’ve gotten closer to the summer months, and through the summer, our donations are down quite a bit but that’s normal for the summertime of the year,” Passmonick said. Despite the summer lull, Passmonick

said donations have been on par with last year. “Overall, our number of donations is about the same and hasn’t changed much in the last couple of years,” he said. “There are still people who do a lot of food drives and whether they’re companies or churches or schools. “We also get probably 30 to 40 pounds of donations a day from people just stopping at the back door and dropping things off and the number of donations hasn’t increased or decreased through-

out the year — it’s more based on the time of year.” Although there has not been a large fluctuation in the amount of food donated, another area of need for food banks has been labor. “Staffing is also an issue in our country,” Passmonick said “We were able to have more staff over the last couple of months, which has helped in that regard.” Although the Vista Del Camino Food Distribution Center has regained some of its volunteers, the Granite Reef Senior Center’s volunteer program has been stymied since the declaration of the pandemic two years ago. “The other challenge that we kind of faced is our volunteer program for the city has been suspended. We’re only allowed to have a certain number of volunteers and it has to be approved by directors or directors,” Herrick said. “We had over 100 volunteers, pre-COVID but ever since then, we have been kind of reluctant to bring them back. So, I think they’re just kind of waiting to see what happens.” Herrick has called upon his staffers and even members of the National Guard at times to aid in distributing food to seniors. Passmonick said staffing is equally as important as donations. “Being able to have enough food box appointments also depends on the number of staff we have,” he said. More than anything, it seems that these food banks need help in any way possible. “There are people who are just struggling with their day-to-day bills and with rising costs of food and mortgage and rent,” Passmonick said. “Giving your time and giving what you can from donating money to donating food. Valley-wide, the picture is no rosier. “It’s a perfect storm,” said Jerry Brown, spokesman for St. Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix. “The price of food, gas, rent. Everything is going up. The need is overwhelming.” St. Mary’s serves 900 families every day right now, Monday through Friday, or about 300,000 people statewide. “We are seeing a 60% increase in demand over the same time last year,” Brown said. “We are 200% over our food budget for the year, and we will have to

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s a certified mechanic, drywall hanger and painter, 58-year-old Ken can fix or build just about anything. But a difficult season stretched him financially and eventually put him out of a home. Desperate to put a roof over his head, Ken, who asked that his last name not be published, wound up at A New Leaf’s men’s shelter, where staff worked with him to set goals. Ken found employment that allowed him to buy a bike and save money for an apartment. “I’m an optimist, and I know how much A New Leaf can help me and others if we work hard,” Ken said. The nonprofit, which provides shelter and support services to single men, is just one of several agencies supported by the City of Scottsdale. City Council recently approved more than $1.9 million for nonprofits that provide programs and services to assist thousands of people, like Ken, who are at risk and in need. The need is critical – like in Ken’s case. Single men make up the largest homeless population in Arizona and struggle the most to find assistance. Some funding for A New Leaf comes from the city General Fund. General funds are revenues that accrue from taxes, fees, interest earnings and various other sources which can be used for the general operation of city government. In addition to A New Leaf, the General Fund allocated funds to four other nonprofits for the current fiscal year. The city divided $198,522 among the following nonprofits: • A New Leaf, $28,000 for emergency shelter for single men; • Area Agency on Aging, $13,560 for homedelivered meals in northern Scottsdale; • Duet: Partners in Aging and Health, $8,440, to promote aging in place; • Fresh Start Women’s Center, $2,522 for a women’s self-sufficiency program; • Tempe Community Action Agency, $146,000 for home-delivered meals to el-

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son Gallery. Littlefield also loaned her campaign $7,500. Littlefield’s largest payments were $12,820 to Cybertech Designs for mailers; $11,423 in postage; $6,271 to BP Graphics for yard signs and $4,250 to Michael Burns for sign placement. Whitehead Whitehead started with $46,403 and raised $26,955 for a total $73,358.52. She spent $62,048, leaving her with a cash balance of $11,309. She took $2,500 from Realtor Jesse Higgins and $1,000 from AZ List, a political action committee dedicated to getting women elected to office. Other contributions included $1,000 from the Coalition of Greater Scott-

sdale (Whitehead said she gave the money back but that is not indicated on the report); $1,000 from Craig Jackson; and $200 from Elliot Pollack with Home Arizona, an organization that recently gave a presentation to council on home affordability. Her biggest expense was $43,914 to Uplift for mailers. She also paid J&R Graphics and Printing $2,644 and $5,578 for postage.

Graham Graham started the quarter with $8,104 and he raised $25,054, for a total of $33,158. He spent $12,758, leaving him with a $20,400. Graham took a total $6,000 each from three Republican candidates for other offices: $2,500 from Jim Lamon, who is running for the U.S. Senate and

from Elijah Norton, who is running for the U.S. House of Representatives and $1,000 from Joseph Chaplik, who is running for re-election in the Arizona House. He also received $1,000 from Bair of Offerpad and $500 from former Scottsdale Councilman Paul Messinger. Graham’s largest expenses were all paid to Primary Consultants, including $6,000 for signs, $4,150 for consulting, eblasts, fliers, and website services. Zubia Zubia started with nothing and raised $17,142. He spent $3,869 and ended the quarter with $13,273. Contributions included $3,000 from developer Bart Shea, $959.70 Offerpad’s Bair, Zubia took $500 from Rockbar owner Alex Mundy, $250 from Real-

tor Jonathan Miller, $250 from Realtor Michael Wills and $150 from Porters Western Saloon owner Grey Halpin. Zubia’s biggest expense was $1,325 to Affinity Web and Graphic Design for political signs.

Carter Carter started the quarter with $1,365 and raised $10,325. She spent $10,294 and ended the quarter with $1,395. Her largest contributors include $2,500 from Elijah Norton, $2,000 from George and Rachelle Montemayor, and $1,500 from Chuck Warren. Carter’s main expenses were $1,377.28 to Tate & Tate Signart for signs, $1,200 to Ryan Johnson for signature gathering, $1,068 to Groundforce for signature gathering.

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Snakebites can be a life-death matter for dogs

“People will try to capture them or kill them and it delays medical attention,” Morris said. “You get bit. You go to isinformation alert: The hottest the emergency room. All the emergency summer months are not the rooms have anti-venom and they have most dangerous time of year plenty of it.” for you or your pet to encounter a ratThere is only one anti-venom that is tlesnake. Snakes don’t come out to “sun an antidote for every venomous snake in themselves” on the rocks, “emerge from America, a relatively new phenomenon. hibernation,” or prey on you or your pet. “The beauty of that,” said Morris, “is “When it gets to be a 100 degrees, they that you don’t have to know what you shift to night time,” said Cale Morris, ven- have been bitten by.” om manager at the Phoenix HerpetologiBut the same can’t be said for dogs. cal Sanctuary in northern Scottsdale. “It’s a life and death situation for dogs,” “The heat burns them just like it burns said Morris. “If a dog gets bitten by a you,” Morris said. When it’s like 82-de- rattlesnake … when they run right up to grees at midnight, they are moving, but it and bark and get bit in the nose, in the they’re moving to find a place to get out muzzle, it swells up and makes it hard of the coming sun.” for them to breathe, they definitely need The truth is that the most likely times anti-venom. They can die from it.” for a rattlesnake encounter are at night Veterinarian Dr. David Haworth that during the hottest summer months and while “humans are more often bitten on during April and August, he added. their hands, arms and ankles,” the locaThere are 13 species of rattlesnake in tion of the dog’s snakebite makes it so Arizona, the largest variety of rattlers in much more dangerous. the United States. “Due to the extraordinary swelling asWhile a bite is painful and dangerous, sociated with snake venoms, the closer the good news is that medical treat- to things like airways and GI tracts, the ment is available and its administration more urgent the need for intervention,” straightforward. he said. For some reason, cats are not nearly as susceptible to snakebites. First, Haworth says, because they are much less likely to be bitten due to their size and quick reflexes. And for whatever evolutionary reason, cats are better able to weather a snakebite. “The impact of the venom on them seems to be less than for dogs,” Haworth said. “Same thing for horses and even more so for cattle.” “There are also approaches to demotivate dogs who are really into snakes,” Other reptiles also find a home at the Phoenix Herpetological Haworth says. “UsuSanctuary. (Courtesy of Cale Morris) ally it involves getBY MARK MORAN Progress Staff Writer

tours and outreach programs. This year will be even more.” He also credits an increase in social media activity and the Sanctuary’s one million TikTok followers. “It definitely is making a difference,” Morris said. Dan and Debbie Marchand started the sanctuary in 2003 when someone illegally had two American alligators in their Phoenix swimming pool, which were rescued by wildlife officials. With nowhere to take them, the wildlife officials called Dan Marchand, a known wildlife enthusiast. The alligators – named “Charlie” and “Lucy” after the Peanuts comic strip characters – were rehomed in a shallow wading pool on Marchands’ land, two and half acres of wild Sonoran Desert at North Scottsdale and Dynamite roads and the sanctuary was born. The most improbable of SancCale Morris, venom manager at the Phoenix Her- tuary residents was the result of petological Sanctuary, holds up one of the many a prank one friend played on anvarieties of slithering creatures that are housed at other. the Scottsdale facility. (Courtesy of Cale Morris) Chuck Simmon was a hometing the dog to run away when they hear steader in northern Arizona, near a rattle or see something that looks like a place called Pakoon Springs. A friend a snake.” somewhere across the country thought it The population of Arizona has grown would be funny to mail Simmons a baby dramatically over the past two decades, alligator, which he kept and fed on his but somehow, the number of reported land until 2017. snakebites has not increased along with it. Having disappeared from view for a “Our averages really haven’t changed,” while, Simmons left the alligator for dead said Dr. Bryan Kuhn, a pharmacist and when he vacated his place, now part of clinical toxicologist with the Banner Poi- the Parashant National Monument in the son Control Center." Grand Canyon. “If you think of where people move, When the Bureau of Land Management Maricopa County has been expanding went in to clear the overgrown reeds, they outwards for quite a while. We don’t rediscovered Clem, severely malnourished, ally grow up, we grow out,” he said. “That’s underweight, and in need of a home. putting residents closer to the boundary The BLM called Marchand, and the of where the natural habitats of snakes sanctuary bolstered its reputation as are. So, intuitively you would expect more the go-to place for rescued reptiles of all bites.” sorts. It’s currently home to more than So why hasn’t the number of reported 200 venomous snakes, bearded dragons, snakebites increased? The Herpetological crocodiles, gila monsters, tortoises and a Sanctuary’s Cale Morris credits a focused host of other creatures over its 2.5 acres. and extended informational campaign. “It’s like a no-kill animal shelter,” Mor“We have been doing education out- ris said. We don’t euthanize the stuff,” reach programs for the past 21 years Morris said. “We educate people.” here in the valley,” he said. “We taught a total of 250,000 people last year through Information: phoenixherp.com

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trust in the city council and improving public outreach.” Stratton: “The two most pressing issues that I feel are facing the city of Scottsdale are maintaining our economic position through economic development and the pending water crisis.” Zubia: “We must sustain our vibrant economy. … We have to find ways to create housing, we have to find ways to attract better businesses here.” Littlefield: My number one priority is water…The second thing would be controlling our development and making sure it does make sense in the context of our water shortage.” Whitehead: “Water is my top issue.” Give an example of an existing project that… is an example of good development and one that is an example of poor development. Ishac: “An example of a development I supported and I spoke at the council meeting was actually the Greenbelt 88. The proposed development was actually going to create nice apartments, commercial space and improve what was an aging and 25% vacant strip mall.” Graham: “An example I would say, that is probably good quality is the Optima at Highland and Scottsdale road. ...I would

say the Greenbelt 88 was an example of poor development.” Stratton: Greenbelt 88 was a perfect example of an aging strip mall that was repurposed for the modern era. Zubia: Supported Greenbelt 88. "One development I don’t think is worthy is just north of Palm on Scottsdale Road on the west side – very ugly.” Littlefield: “I would say the Greenbelt 88 was extremely poor.” Whitehead: “I’m going to dive right into the Kimsey,” which was radically modified by the developer because of Whitehead's insistence. Carter: City a project at 92nd Street and Shea Boulevard. If a developer builds 300 homes on an 8-acre site, that’s 600 cars and 1,200 people living there, she said. “Just think about the traffic and all that entails with building these high rises.” What specific area of economic development would you like to see the city focus on? Stratton: “I think we as a city need to do a better job recruiting and retaining corporate headquarters. The city needs a renewed push for medical offices located in town and it needs to do a better job recruiting educational institutions.” He also noted the city needs to make sure “we keep our tourism fresh.”

Zubia: Would like to see high tech companies coming to Scottsdale as well as medical offices and corporate headquarters. Littlefield: The city should increase the number of medical schools in the area as well as high tech and high-tech educational facilities. Whitehead: High tech is perfect for Scottsdale as well as tourism like sports and medical tourism and by hosting more events that bring people to town. Carter: “I love the airport. I love the Airpark. I do believe technology is increasing.” Protecting tourism is also crucial. Ishac: “It’s important to note that in order to be attracting employers, we must have a labor pool for them. Our secondary and higher education has to be turning out the people these employers want.” On top of that, the city needs to be safe and have enough housing for everybody, with low taxes and reasonable regulations, he said. Graham: “I’m a big fan and big supporter of the health corridor, the cure corridor, the health economy and industry. We have a senior population and it just makes sense.” He added that the city has to protect its tourism by not overbuilding and being careful with its water supply.

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Performing during a School of Rock rehearsal were, from left, Dhruv Ahuja, Ava Kraut and Geneva Yelm. (David Minton/ Progress Staff Photographer)

School of Rock to showcase special talent Valley of the Sun JCC CEO Jay Jacobs and Alex Sachs, Scottsdale Police Department crime prevention police aide Alex Sachs, display some of the items their back to school supply drive collected to support families at Yavapai Elementary School. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)

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S Jewish Center drive helps Yavapai Elementary BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

he Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center is no stranger to giving back to the community, but until this year, it was a stranger to hosting a school supply drive. That all changed because of a former employee at the community center – often referred to as “The J” — who is now a Scottsdale Police crime prevention aide

Alex Sachs came back with some ideas for community engagement. “This year, Scottsdale Police created the Police Activities League (PAL) and we were actually at the Boys and Girls Club doing a dodgeball League,” Sachs said. “With that, we got such a good review that they asked me if we could bring a program into one of their Title I schools. So, we decided to pick Yavapai Elementary

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tudents at the School of Rock Scottsdale have devoted the past eight weeks to preparing for two shows that celebrate the midpoint of the summer season. The first is a mid-season show where kids perform 90s hits and summer jams at Wasted Grain in Scottsdale on Friday, July 29. The second is the ninth Rockin’ For A Reason Show that integrate students from the Scottsdale and Gilbert schools and hosts a school supply drive and raffle to benefit RealLifePHX – a Phoenix nonprofit that provides education and community service activities. “The main goal of each show is to get the kids on stage to work out a few of their nerves,” said School of Rock Scottsdale general manager Michelle Worley.

Mid-season summer show Students have spent a chunk of their summer riffing away either at tracks that topped the charts back in the 90s or are synonymous with the summer months and are excited to show fans their midseason form. “It’s just cool to see like, progress from eight weeks ago when they didn’t know any of these songs,” said School of Rock Scottsdale show director Dylan Ewing. The show has also allowed students to expand their musical horizons with genres other than rock since the summer show features tunes from the likes of Miley Cyrus, The B-52’s, Harry Styles and Alice Cooper. “It’s exciting because you get to have multiple different genres that you get to experiment with,” said vocalist Geneva Yelm, 16. “When it’s not just so focused on one specific genre, it allows a lot of people

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to have a great time in general.” Geneva hopes to see strong engagement when she grabs the mic and belts out her assigned tunes. “I hope to see some kind of audience participation because I know a lot of the shows we play have a lot of good songs that both the performers and people in the audience like and I feel it’s just beneficial to see crowds go crazy over the songs,” Geneva said. Although Yelm is excited to engage the crowd with a musically diverse setlist, bassist and drummer Andrew Horlick, 16, is excited to get another chance to grace the stage. “I love to perform so any chance I get to perform, I’m always super excited,” Andrew said. However, instructor and show director Adon Fanion hopes that this show will serve as an icebreaker for the students to prepare for their end-of-season show. “It’s a really good icebreaker for them to kind of, you know, get the nerves out of the way for the end-of-season show,” Fanion said. “I hope to hear some rockin’ music and

see people give their best. If they don’t give their best, I want to at least hear some growth out of them,” Fanion said.

Rockin For A Reason This year will mark the ninth Rockin’ For A Reason show that the School of Rock has put on, however, this one is extra-special for Worley as the show will be benefitting RealLifePHX, which was founded by her brother Neil Berger to support kids in the Phoenix Elementary School District. “I think the best part about this is that it’s an actionable thing that we’re able to do for the community,” Worley said. (“Neil’s) been working with Garfield School District and Phoenix Elementary School District downtown and has noticed both have not had enough school supplies for a while.” Worley has also noted that the cost of school supplies has skyrocketed. “The cost is ridiculous,” she exclaimed. “Thankfully, RealLifePHX got a grant from a Downtown Phoenix-based homebuilding company called Trellis for $8,000 to buy supplies. So, so far with that money, RealLifePHX has already bought enough supplies for 100 students. But you would think $8,000 would go a bit further?” Worley has made it a secondary mission

to drive in as many school supplies as possible through this show and at her school. However, her main goal is to work in unison with the School of Rock Gilbert to bring the rock to a show devoted to a cause which is where her show directors have come into play to ensure that the students can play the tunes of rock icons like Nirvana, Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix with precision. “When you cast students above their skill level to make them better, it’s good for them in the long run, but the challenge is getting them to get there,” said show director Dylan Ewing. “But the cool thing is when they start and they think ‘I don’t know if I can do this’ and towards the end of the season, they always pull it off.” He also reminds students like Carter Hurst, 10, who plays multiple instruments and can be seen tapping keys and strumming along to the hits of Nirvana at the Rockin’ For A Reason Show on Aug. 7 that the show is to show the audience and students from the Gilbert school their capabilities. “I just think it’s fun to show all the other students at School of Rock what you’re working on,” Carter said.

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Although Ewing is excited to give students to jam for a good cause, he says that the most gratifying part of the show will be seeing students who are playing their first show ever at the Rockin’ For A Reason show beam from ear to ear after playing their final note. “We always have about 10% to 15% of our students who haven’t ever performed before, persevering through stage fright and sounding their best,” Ewing said. “It’s always cool to see a kid who is terrified to get on stage and then come off stage beaming.”

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because it’s reopening.” Although the school will host the Police Activity League after-school program for kids to learn leadership skills, Sachs also realized that the students needed something else: school supplies. So, Sachs met with Yavapai Principal Dr. David Priniski to discuss what supplies they needed. “Backpacks are always good but there are a ton of backpack drives across the valley,” Sachs said. “But (Priniski) said the most important thing is actually the supplies that kids run out of quickly like paper. So, he gave us a list of things that he thought would be great to have year-round to create a nice stockpile for the kids.” Sachs reached out to the Valley of the Sun JCC CEO Jay Jacobs to facilitate a

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school supply drive that would benefit both the students at Yavapai and kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Phoenix. Jacobs knew Title I school students usually need supplies but he said that need has been exacerbated by inflation. “We always knew there was a need and, to be honest, there was a need before inflation hit,” Jacobs said. “What it comes down to, at least from our mindset, is every kid deserves the same chance and we believe that every kid should be going to school with the same things.” Sachs presented her list of items that the schools were in the greatest need of and Jacobs worked to devise a concise list of items the community could donate. “Alex, her team and others created a list of the key supplies, whether it was a notebook, paper, pencils, pencil sharpeners, compensation notebooks or paper for the

three-ring binders for people to donate,” Jacobs said. Supplies are not the only things that patrons can donate. “We also gave people the opportunity to write checks if they wanted,” Jacobs said. “For example, a 75-year-old man may not want to walk into Walmart and buy supplies.” So far, the initiative has received enough monetary donations to fund school supplies for 26 students and Jacobs estimates that he has collected enough items to provide over 70 additional students with some help. However, his goal is to provide as many as 200 students with the necessary supplies to get them through the school year. The drive will last through August and Jacobs hopes that the donations will ease the burden of students and parents as

they gear up for another school year. “It becomes one less thing to have to worry about,” Jacobs said. “Unfortunately, in Title I schools, not every kid has a roof over their head and they can be incredibly transient, which is incredibly sad and so it’s one less thing for them to worry about. “My guess is, and I’m just surmising, it makes it easier for the kid to walk into school knowing they have everything they need rather than walking in and seeing other kids with everything and they have nothing.” Info: The Valley of the Sun JCC is located at 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottdale AZ 85254. Supplies can be left in bins next to the membership desk at The J and checks can be mailed to that address above with the memo “back-to-school drive.”

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C2 Tactical gets practical for Realtors BY JORDAN ROGERS Progress Staff Writer

he housing market, both locally and country-wide, is in flux and real estate is a career path vastly growing in popularity. C2 Tactical, a local retail sporting goods store, is offering a Realtor safety course that helps real estate agents learn general awareness as it pertains to being able to defend themselves in the event of an attempted attack on the job. One of the 27 training courses C2 provides, the Realtor safety course, covers a variety of action items —situational awareness, basic preparedness, understanding the realities of being a truly targeted population as it pertains to the average person, and learning a protective skillset. Reports show that during the pandemic, real estate agents have grown in number by 60%, putting thousands of new housing professionals on the market. “That population alone has increased, so we just want to provide that service and the knowledge, and they can take away from it what they want,” said Vincent Perez-Mazzola, tactical director of training. Despite the courses’ pandemic break, they have come back strong. Managing Member Vincent Vasquez said he’s seen courses reach up to the mid 40s in participants. “We try and look for new product offerings when it comes to delivering service and education to our customers,” Vasquez said. “I would say we’re always trying to find new stuff to deliver. (We thought) it would be nice to offer a class like that, a real estate safety class, just to give people a general awareness of things that they should do.” The consensus from participants has been that of surprise. Vasquez said many of the participants learn something in the course that they hadn’t even thought of

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prior to taking it. “As far as interacting with people, I think they have one of the most challenging jobs because they have to interact with random strangers almost all the time,” Vasquez said. “I think it’s a very challenging job. Because most of us don’t have that random life interaction.” Perez-Mazzola stresses women need to be careful. “There’s been some stories for years about women being assaulted – particularly at open houses,” he said. “It really would be a perfect spot. They can get relatively physically close to strangers, they’re in an isolated place that they’re not familiar with so you could get caught in a spot that’s not the best.” Realtor Anita Kegler thinks that what C2 is doing is a great thing, and something that is of need in the Valley. “It’s very important to be able to defend ourselves,” Kegler said. “Just the awareness of it by a woman or a man attending a class, and then bringing this awareness with them when they’re at the grocery store or at an open house. I just think it’s fantastic.” The course’s key action items are personal awareness when hosting open homes,

house security and awareness items to pass along to potential buyers and sellers, use of self-defense options and available tools, and less-than-lethal defensive techniques and items you can carry with you. For Vasquez, awareness is the key in defending themselves. “I think it’s really about awareness,” he said. “I think that is the key element that we try and have people take away from it. Are you aware of your surroundings? Are you aware of the people that you interact with, and the proximity that they are? Are you aware of the things that you’re carrying in your vehicle?” Perez-Mazzola said knowledge is the key to learning defense techniques. “There’s a reality that truly being able to defend yourself takes skills and takes ability and time,” Perez-Mazzola said. “People don’t get a blackbelt overnight; it takes years to do that. It’s why avoidance and awareness skills which can be done immediately within an hour and it not physically being challenging or difficult to train is so much more important than any of the hard skills.” Speaking of blackbelts, Kegler has one. She is trained to the highest level of goju ryu karate. When she switched careers from an

IT manager to real estate seven years ago, the reports of violence didn’t deter her, but she said having that training is certainly helpful. “We are out there all the time; we get calls from people we don’t know quite often asking us to show a home,” Kegler said. “Sometimes we’re at open houses and we may or may not be there by ourselves and we have strangers walking in and out of the home. “That makes us a target, and our business cards have our phone number and our pictures on them. For anybody – man or woman – that can make you a target.” With the training she’s armed with, Kegler suggests others follow suit. “I’ve had many, many years of training, so I naturally take precautions that other people don’t,” she said. “When I was told C2 Tactical was going to be doing classes for Realtors, I thought it was a fantastic idea.” In the courses, Perez-Mazzola teaches that if violence can be predictable then it can be avoided. Everyone must be aware of their surroundings and think about their next steps. “What’s worse than not surviving a situation is, is surviving it and being scarred for life because you made some bad choices,” he said. “We want people to survive spiritually, emotionally, financially, psychologically, legally; it’s not just about not getting hurt. “There’s a lot to it out there. In Arizona, if you use physical force or lethal force improperly, even if you’re the good guy, you become the bad guy really quickly.” Realtor violence was a hands-off subject at one point. Now it’s a mainstream topic. “Most people have no real threat against them, they just don’t,” Perez-Mazzola said. “Being in a deadly-force encounter is like being attacked by a shark, but these people are potentially targeted. For years it was a hush, hush thing. Nobody really wanted to talk about it. If it was mentioned to a broker,

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Registration for the 2022 fall season at the Miracle League of Arizona is now open to play baseball at one of the best stadiums in Arizona. The fall season takes place from October 1 to November 12. Two more seasons follow until May 2023. There are no COVID-19 restrictions for players or volunteers. In order to register and play in the league, players must be at least five years old and must have a disability. Older players can play in a competitive league if they wish. The league is also looking for volunteer buddies to assist with players during the games. Volunteer registration is open for those 10 years and older and can also be done through the website. Registration and participation in the league now in its 11th year is completely free and can be done on the Miracle League of Arizona’s website. The stadium is located near Frank Lloyd Wright and Via Linda in Scottsdale. Executive Director Cassandra Switalski stated, “We are very pleased to organize our Saturday and week night leagues with as many special needs athletes who just want to play baseball, meet others and have fun. Can’t wait to see hundreds of smiling faces.” Players receive full uniforms with their names on the back and with major league teams’ logos on them upon registration. The players have the chance to choose their own walk up music, be announced and their photo will be displayed on the outstanding scoreboard. Parents of players get a break to enjoy the game if they wish as their kids enjoy the opportunity to play ball with their “buddy” volunteer. Awards are also earned at the end of each season session.

he or she would back off and say, ‘Oh no, no, our people are fine.’” “That was mainly because they didn’t want to take any responsibility for it and pay any money.” The course has been popular since it started. Vasquez said his favorite part about the course is seeing the growth in knowledge among participants. “Just seeing the light bulb of people realizing that there is opportunity for them to improve,” he said. “Whether that’s in their own personal safety, or their own personal

security of information. Just a kind of, ‘that was really informative. That was really good. I’m glad I took that. I’m going to share that with my friends.’” For those on the fence about taking the course, Vasquez said to consider it. “It’s a couple hours out of your day,” he said. “It’s definitely worth your time to learn and think about your job from an outside perspective when it comes to your personal safety.” Information and the application process for the Realtor safety course can be found on C2 Tactical’s website at c2tactical.com. The course’s cost is $100.

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‘IN FLUX’ of public artwork lights up Scottsdale BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

The Vortex Tunnel is among the attractions that could come to Scottsdale when the Museum of Illusions takes over the space of SurpriseYour Eyes in AZ Boardwalk. (Special to the Progress)

A Museum of Illusions coming to AZ Boardwalk BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

even years after Croation businessmen Roko Zivkovic and Tomislav Pamukovic hatched an idea for a museum dedicated to illusions, the two men are expanding their franchise with a 36th venue that will absorb the Surprise Your Eyes space at Arizona Boardwalk this November. The 5,700-square-foot space is set to be transformed with different types of mirrors that will offer a variety of optical illusions to patrons. “When you put everything together so precisely, it creates that illusion,” said Stacy Stec, the marketing manager for LOL Entertainment – the parent company of the Chicago-based Museum of Illusions. “We have an amazing team of architects out in Croatia that helps put these exhibits in for us, to make them exactly the way that they need to be so that guests can

fully experience that illusion.” Stec said that LOL Entertainment considered downtown Phoenix but chose AZ Boardwalk because it has one thing that neither downtown Phoenix nor Old Town offer: an abundance of... parking. “All my friends and family down there always say there has to be parking,” Stec said with a laugh. “Plus, there are so many other cool attractions.” Construction is scheduled to begin sometime in August and although supply chain issues could delay construction, Stec is still hopeful for a November opening. The Scottsdale space is also set to be one of the largest museums of illusions, according to Stec. “This one is going to be our largest one under our ownership group to date,” she said. “Our Chicago space is about 5,000 square feet and our Philadelphia space is

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or over a decade, Scottsdale Public Art has joined hands with cities across the Valley to give artists a chance to create sculptures, murals and other works that will remain on display for at least a year as part of a program called IN FLUX Cycle 9. IN FLUX began in 2010 as a Valley-wide art project to engage artists that work with a Phoenix-based nonprofit arts organization called Artlink, which provides programs and resources to aid the artists further their careers. “IN FLUX is designed to help new public artists or artists interested in public art, but have never really dived into it,” said Scottsdale Public Hector Ortega, whose work is focused on multiArt public art coordinator Victoria disciplinary arts practice, created a sculpture at Sajadi. “It allows them the oppor- the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Oak tunity to go through the process of Street inspired by the interconnections in daily working with the city, design their lives. (Special to the Progress) public art piece, work with a fabriScottsdale offered four spots for the artcator and work within a timeline.” ists’ works and two of the spaces on ScottIn October 2021, Scottsdale Public Art sdale Road have housed pieces in the past. dialed up four artists and pitched the opHowever, the City of Scottsdale apportunity to create six works that would proached Scottsdale Public Art after hearbe scattered throughout the city. Addition- ing a demand from residents living near al art has been placed in Peoria, Avondale, one location to spruce up their neighborGlendale, Chandler and Tempe. hood. “Each city had selected artists and back“The city came to us and they said that up artists and for some reason, it works the neighborhood wanted to improve the out whenever we do this,” said Tanya Ga- look of their neighborhood and we’re trylin, the public art manager for Scottsdale ing different things to just beautify that Public Art. “We each got our artists and area,” Galin said. then we started rolling with them and get“One of the ideas was to beautify this ting them acquainted to the sites where water pipe at the Salt River Project. ‘They they were going to be creating an artwork came to us saying, ‘Do you have any oppiece that will be temporarily up for one see INFLUX page 27 year.”

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just a little over that, so this is going to be bigger for us. Stec also says that the Museum of Illusions will diversify the art scene by bringing an experience that marries STEM with art. “Our museum is a little bit more based in science and psychology – which makes us a really exciting destination for schools and people that are looking for a little bit more meat behind the concept,” Stec said. “We seek to teach people about these optical illusions, vision and perception and the human brain while they experience these illusions.” Stec also hopes that seeing the mindboggling exhibits prompt conversations about how the illusions work. “The cool thing about illusions is when you immerse yourself into the illusion and become part of it for yourself, you are creating a new experience and a new form of art,” she said. “We have a few exhibits where every person will be able to create something a little bit different based on color or movement and that’s exciting to feel as though you’re creating art while also

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learning those concepts behind science and math and engineering psychology.” Guests can expect to see some exhibitions that have become staples at the six other Museum of Illusions locations across the country. “You’ll see some tried-and-true classics that you may have seen in a psychology textbook when you studied The Museum of Illusions is expected to begin construction next visual perception and month and could open as early as November. (Special to the Progress) you may see things that you’re familiar with,” Stec said. to be distorted and the floor is angled but “Some of the most popular illusions are if they film themselves walking through our immersive rooms where you get to the room, it will appear level. walk into a room and become part of the Another fan favorite room that could illusion. And, of course, it makes for some be featured at the Museum of Illusions fun photo ops as well, which is another in Scottsdale is the Vortex Tunnel, which reason why a lot of people like to come to spins around guests and gives the illusion the museum. that the floor is moving. Other hits include the Ames room, Once operational, Stec also said that the which was inspired by American psychol- Museum of Illusions could look to partogist and ophthalmologist Adelbert Ames ner with local artists to collaborate on an and his work on forced perspectives. exhibit. Guests will notice that the room appears “We do have some exhibits that we hope

Guests are encouraged to use their phones in several of the exhibits to aid in the optical illusions. (Special to the Progress)

to partner with local artists to bring them in and put a little flair in there,” she said. “We’re excited about being able to do that and tie into the community that way.” Sharing Stec’s excitement over of ex-

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portunities that we could beautify this?’” The idea morphed into commissioning visual artist Yuke Li to convert the Salt River Project Well Site on the south side of Thomas Road between North 81st Way and North 82nd Street into an elaborate mural that will remain on display for the next two years. This year’s installs include a notable new piece from a young artist as well as three dynamic and colorful 8-foot-tall sculptures that stand at the corner of Miller and Indian School road created by Tucson-based artist Shirley Wagner. “She’s not a new artist by any means but she is newer to public arts,” Sajadi said. “She shared that, she’s a mature artist at 72 years old and she was excited for this opportunity because to her it doesn’t matter how old you are, you can still dive into

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panding to the desert, Arizona Boardwalk’s chief marketing officer and managing partner Ran Knishinsky called the museum “an immersive, astonishing experience” and “the perfect addition to Arizona Boardwalk’s diverse familyfriendly entertainment options.” “Both locals and tourists turn to Arizona Boardwalk for family entertainment, and as we continue to seek big and bold ideas to bring to the property, we look forward to welcoming Museum of Illu-

Shirley Wagner, a Tucson artist who has been fabricating wall assemblages for three decades, created three dynamic and colorful sculptures for Miller Plaza at the northeast corner of Miller Road and Indian School Road. (Special to the Progress)

something and start making a name for yourself in a new field.” At the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Roosevelt Street, recent Arizona University arts program graduate Christopher Luper crafted a 3D sculpture and multidisciplinary artist Hector Ortega crafted a sculpture that sits at the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Oak Street. In addition to having their works on display for patrons to engage with and enjoy, participants received between $5,000 and $10,000 as payment for their temporary works. “What I love is giving these artists a chance to try to go bigger and get into public art and get that exposure and so it gives them that little you know reference for when they apply for a project,” Galin said. Info: For more information, visit INFLUXAZ.com sions to the destination,” he said. The Museum of Illusions will remain in Arizona Boardwalk as a permanent space and Stec said it will most likely be completely refurbished after a few years of operation. “We are permanent and we plan on doing a museum refresh after a few years when a lot of people have already come to experience it at once and we will completely change out some of the immersive rooms so that people can come back and have a different experience,” she said. Info: museumo�illusions.com

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ince opening its doors nine months ago, Ling’s Wok Shop – the sister concept to Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill – has managed its way through countless challenges like missed deliveries of supplies to a decrease in the number of dine-in patrons due to rising gas prices. Despite these challenges, the Ling’s brand has taken a fresh approach to delight customers with more than just a meal at the two Scottsdale restaurants. Ling’s currently offers two initiatives to keep customers coming to its establishments. Ling’s is slashing the cost of a gallon of gas off of the cost of a meal that exceeds $40 and has launched a “Cooking for a Cause” initiative where Ling’s donates part of the proceeds of a particular dish to a nonpro�it. “Whenever we come up with different causes or promotions, the community’s always grateful,” said Ling’s Wok Shop regional general manager Joe Rizzo. “We’re always coming up with something different just to keep everybody intrigued and wanting to come back for more.” With its �irst promotion, Rizzo and the rest of the team at Lings were alarmed to see that 66% of restaurants across the nation had reported to have struggled amid rising gas prices, according to a study posted to Align.com. The team members were also startled when they realized that Maricopa County’s gas prices were higher than the national average. Since the promotion kicked off earlier this month, Rizzo has started each day by looking at the average price of gas in the state on AAA’s website and from there he slashes the cost of a gallon of gas off a customer’s bill. In order to take advantage of the savings, customers will have to visit the

Joe Rizzo, regional general manager of Ling’s Wok Shop, said the community appreciates his restaurant’s causes and promotions. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

Ling’s Wok Shop creates tasty dishes like Szechwan Green Beans, Uncle Fu’s Fried Rice with shrimp and chicken lettuce wraps. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

Ling’s Wok Shop or Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill websites and sign up to become a “Wokstar.” From there, customers will receive an email that they can present to their server to receive the discount. The promotion will last through Aug. 31. “People aren’t going out as much so we’re trying to �igure out ways to help lighten the load of the punch that everybody’s taking right now at the gas pump,” Rizzo said. “I know everybody still wants to get out but getting a good reason to get out and more causes gives people more of an incentive to get out there.”

Rizzo estimates that $40 of food could feed a family of three or more people easily and since launching the initiative, he has seen orders skyrocket for fan favorite dishes like New Wave Pad Thai, Dan Dan Noodz, steamed dumplings and chicken lettuce wraps. “We’re having a hefty number of togo orders come through and obviously we’ve dropped a little bit during the summertime, which was expected due to people leaving town and whatnot,” Rizzo said. “However, throughout the evenings and weekends, and weekdays, our dining rooms are full and we’ve really sustained.”

Slashing bills by northwards of $5 is not the only way that Ling’s Wok Shop and Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill are giving back . For the rest of the month, a portion of sales of the Thai Tuna Bowl will be donated to Gabriel’s Angels — a Phoenix charity dedicated to improving the lives of children through interactions with animals. However, at the turn of the calendar, Ling’s Wok Shop will shift its focus to working with the Arizona Children’s Association and will have a promotion where any patrons who provide a school supply like a pack of pens, pencils, notebooks or a backpack will receive a complimentary appetizer of their choice. In addition to launching a new charitable offering, Ling’s Wok Shop will also roll out a new menu in August that could include �lashy new menu items like a new burger and a chicken sandwich. “We haven’t had a full menu revamp in a little over two years, so we’re going to bring back a couple of old favorites that people have been talking about while also bringing in some new, �lashy items,” Rizzo said. Rizzo also teased that the brand could be growing with new locations across the Valley. “We have ideas of expanding Ling’s Wok Shop as well as Ling & Louie’s within the next two years,” he said. “We’re looking at different spaces all over the place but it’s mainly going to depend on how the next few months pan out.”

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