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COVID-19 violations kill WestWorld event BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

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he City of Scottsdale made good on promises to enforce COVID-19 safety protocols at all large-scale gatherings, canceling an off-road expo at WestWorld halfway through the event last weekend. The RideNow Powersports Off-Road Expo

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was scheduled to run Oct. 17-18 but the city cut it short due to overcrowding and a lack of social distancing and mask wearing. “The city staff made the decision in discussion with the producer to close the event down Oct. 17 (in the) evening, and producer was told Oct. 18’s event day would be closed due to the events occurring throughout the day,” Assistant City Manager Bill Murphy said.

But a spokesman for organizer Bonnier Events said the city provided little cooperation as it attempted to correct the issues. “After we were noti�ied that we would not be able to continue the show, our senior executive leader reached out to the WestWorld management and to the City of Scottsdale and

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BY KRISTINE CANNON AND WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Staff Writers

ith warnings about traditional doorto-door trick-or-treating and trunkor-treats, Scottsdale families and other local groups are modifying their Halloween plans in response to COVID-19. And adults who celebrate Halloween, patrons of Old Town restaurants and open bars will �ind all-day specials and social distance rules. For families, returning for its 22nd year is North Scottsdale United Methodist Church’s Trunk or Treat – this year it’s a drive-thru only event.

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Families and businesses are modifying their Halloween plans this year due to COVID-19, but the pandemic has not cancelled the holiday outright in Scottsdale. (Progress ﬁle photo)

Held on 4-5 p.m. on Halloween, the event invites families to drive through the church parking lot, where they will see festive holiday trunks and costumes and pick up an oversized goodie bag. North Scottsdale United Methodist is at 11735 N. Scottsdale Road.

The �irst 200 vehicles will receive Trunk or Treat bags. The church has three guidelines for attendees: Wear a friendly costume, remain in your

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Borowsky tops Ortega in fundraising BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

ayoral candidate Lisa Borowsky took a significant fundraising lead in the months leading up to the Nov. 4 General Election, according to campaign finance reports filed on Oct. 15. Between July 19 and Sept. 30, Borowsky raised $164,278, nearly doubling the $85,996 the campaign raised through the first six months of the year and far outpacing candidate David Ortega’s campaign. Her third quarter haul is more than the $147,910 the Ortega campaign raised in the entire election cycle. Overall, Borowsky has raised $250,274 during the campaign. Despite that disparity, Ortega’s campaign had a solid third quarter, bringing in $60,878 between July 19 and Sept. 30. Both campaigns appeared to benefit financially after the Aug. 4 primary that saw three other candidates removed from the race, including current Councilmembers Suzanne Klapp and Virginia Korte, who both held large fundraising leads over the rest of the field prior to the election. Both the Borowksy and Ortega campaigns’ fundraising totals were also bolstered by loans from the candidates themselves. Borowsky loaned her campaign $20,000 in the third quarter for a total $61,923 so far. Ortega loaned his campaign $24,500 in the third quarter, bringing his total loans to $68,950. Borowsky also had more total donors than Ortega in the third quarter with 155 to Ortega’s 42. That number was bolstered by a significant amount of money coming into the Borowsky campaign from outside Scottsdale. The latest finance report shows 33 percent of donations from individuals came from donors outside of the city. By comparison, just eight percent of Ortega’s donations came from nonScottsdale residents. Development also played a large role in third quarter fundraising. According

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to Ortega’s latest report, 32 percent of donations came from contributors with ties to those industries or individuals closely connected to recent development battles in Scottsdale. That includes $4,300 from Michael and Cynthia Simonson, downtown property owners who spent tens of thousands of dollars supporting the anti-Southbridge Two referendums. Approximately 33 percent of the money raised by Borowksy’s campaign in the third quarter was tied to developers or related industries. That includes $6,450 each from Shane Albers with Scottsdale-based 1784 Capital Holdings, Ryan Hibbert of Riot Hospitality and Tempe-based DriveTime founder Ernest Garcia. Both candidates received $12,900 from Bob and Renee Parsons, billionaire Scottsdale residents. Bob Parsons, famous for founding GoDaddy, also founded the Yam Properties commercial real estate company and owns the Scottsdale National Golf Club. Despite Borowsky’s sizable fundraising advantage, both campaigns entered the election’s stretch run with nearly equal the amount of cash on hand due, in part, to sizable spending by the Borowsky campaign. Borowsky outspent Ortega by nearly $56,000 in the third quarter. The bulk of that money went to campaign commercials and mailers. So far, Borowksy has spent $188,019

to Ortega’s $85,622. A bulk of Ortega’s spending in the third quarter focused on newspaper and radio advertising along with digital ads on Facebook. Even with that spending, Borowsky’s campaign had $62,256 cash on hand as of Sept. 30 while Ortega’s campaign had $62,288 left.

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The City Council race saw significant fundraising disparities in the third quarter, with Tammy Caputi and John Little continuing to outraise the competition. Caputi brought in $70,703, by far the most by any candidate. Little had the second-largest haul at $55,855. Becca Linnig more than doubled total contributions in the third quarter, bringing in $30,993. Incumbent Councilman Guy Phillips brought $29,842 in the third quarter, though $10,000 of that came from a loan from the candidate. Tom Durham raised $16,282 in the third quarter that also bolstered by a $9,182 loan from the candidate. Despite coming in first in the primary, Betty Janik had the worst fundraising performance in the third quarter among all candidates, receiving just $11,940 in contributions. Development money – a hot topic this

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Chaparral virus cases create district angst

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

The Scottsdale Uniﬁed School District sent home quarantine notices to 219 Chaparral High School students after they were in close contact with COVID-positive students on campus. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

football team. County health officials declined comment. “Maricopa County does not discuss specific outbreaks, cases, individuals or locations,” county spokesman Ron Coleman said. “Maricopa County regularly communicates with schools and school districts to provide information so that they can make the best decisions for their situation.” Menzel said the existing positive cases may be connected to large gatherings outside school. “While our students and staff are doing their part while at school, activity outside of school appears to be the reason for the increase in cases noted this past week,”

Menzel wrote parents. “Many people traveled for fall break and groups of students who traveled together have become ill. Others participated in larger gatherings with friends (unmasked and not physically distanced), which also appears to have been an environment where the virus was passed to others.” The superintendent asked families to take recommendations from health officials seriously and urged against feeding into the increased political polarization surrounding COVID-19. “Dismissal of the threat of COVID is as much of a problem as paralyzing fear that can lead to inaction and full shutdown,” Menzel wrote.

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ast week, the Scottsdale Unified School District asked 219 Chaparral High School students to quarantine for 14 days after they were in close contact with COVID-19-positive students on campus. A total 18 Chaparral High School students have tested positive for the virus, Superintendent Scott Menzel told the Governing Board Oct. 20. He said the district has received reports of several additional cases but is still awaiting confirmation from the county health department. At least 10 of the students with lab-confirmed positive tests were on the Chaparral campus the week of Oct. 12, the first week middle and high school students returned to campus. Menzel said the district has worked closely with county health officials to perform contact tracing and that notices went out to all families with students potentially exposed to their infected peers. “As of today, we still don’t have any evidence outside of the athletic programs of any spread within our facilities,” Menzel said. “So, there’s no student-to-student or student-to-staff or staff-to-students spread within our classrooms.” Chaparral had two cases connected to the school’s football team in late September that caused cancellation of two weeks of games or the varsity and junior varsity squads. A district spokeswoman did not respond to a question about whether or not additional cases were connected to the

“The false choices of pretending that COVID is not a threat and, therefore, living as though it is no more of a challenge than the flu, or closing everything down until we have a vaccine, undermine the thoughtful and balanced approach that is necessary for our community to weather this storm and come through on the other side stronger as a result.” As of Oct. 15, Chaparral was the only SUSD school with more than two confirmed cases of COVID-19. There were 25 total lab-confirmed cases among students and staff in SUSD as of Oct. 15, including three at Arcadia High, two at Hopi Elementary and one each at Cocopah Middle School, Copper Ridge School, Ingleside Middle School, Kiva Elementary School, Pima Traditional School and the district’s Education Center in downtown Scottsdale, according to a dashboard published by the district. When the district is notified of a positive case, that information given to a school’s nurse, who then makes contact with county health officials. “In some cases, the county has contacted us about a case, in others, we report it to them and they initiate a process to determine whether it is a confirmed case,” according to Menzel’s letter. When the county confirms a positive case, that information is relayed back to the school’s nurse and the district begins the process of identifying anyone who was in close contact with a positive case. The Centers for Disease Control recently revised its definition of close contact to mean any individual who has been within

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Virus outbreak impacts Chaparral sports

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he COVID-19 outbreak at Chaparral High School in recent weeks has taken its toll on some of the Chaparral’s football program was shut down over the summer after a positive case was found. D1 Scottsdale, a fitness facility used by the Chaparral football team, was also closed for deep cleaning shortly after the case was discovered. The team returned to normal activities two weeks later but was again shut down on Sept. 29 after two positive cases were found just three days before the Firebirds were to open the pandemic-delayed 2020 season against rival Saguaro High. The varsity and junior varsity teams were forced to cancel the first three games and were able to return to classrooms Oct. 15 after completing a mandatory two-week quarantine. The football program appeared to be unaffected by the school’s latest positive

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Chaparral’s junior varsity and freshman volleyball teams have been quarantined as a result of positive cases. Meanwhile, other sports programs are cleared for competition despite rising case numbers at the school. (Progress File Photo)

has worked in conjunction with county health officials to determine when a shutdown is warranted for athletics programs. County officials declined to comment on the specific guidelines they have for sports programs. However, it appears county guidelines are stricter than those imposed by the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, which calls for a suspension of activities if three or more cases are found in programs of 25 or more individuals. For programs with 25 or fewer athletes, activities must be stopped if two cases are found. AIA Executive Director David Hines said schools like Chaparral and others that have shut down programs are not required to report cases directly to the AIA. However, if competitions need to be canceled, schools must communicate that. Hines said the AIA does not have the authority to force schools facing challenges with the virus to suspend activities. “Schools are required to report cases to the county health department,” Hines said. “We don’t have that authority to shut them down. The local health authority could step in and shut everything down. It’s up to the schools to communicate that

with local authorities.” Chaparral is one of many East Valley schools that have faced complications with the virus. Notre Dame Prep’s volleyball match against Deer Valley was canceled Tuesday out or precaution after a junior varsity player tested positive. The Saints’ varsity team was back in action Thursday. Arete Prep in Gilbert canceled its football scrimmage and first game of the season because of a positive case. Gilbert Christian’s football program also canceled a game. On Tuesday, Desert Ridge’s football program came to a halt after an unknown number of cases were found. The Jaguars’ game against Red Mountain was canceled as a result. “We are paying attention to what is going on,” Hines said. “Obviously there has been an uptick of cases, which is concerning. But we have protocols in place we are monitoring as it relates to programs. We are still playing 94 percent of our games. “We respect the health departments and if they have additional concerns or information we don’t have regarding cases tied to programs, we hope to get that information so we also stay informed.”

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6 feet of an infected person for a total 15 minutes over 24 hours. Previously, the CDC defined close contact as any individual who was within 6 feet of an infected person for 15 consecutive minutes. Menzel indicated the district and county are utilizing the new definition. Individuals who are in close contact with a positive case are required to quarantine for 14 days even if they are not sick or showing symptoms. The district said any decision to close a school would be made in partnership with the county. With respect to the Chaparral outbreak “the health department is not recommending closure at this time, but we are carefully monitoring the data and remain in close contact with public health officials,” Menzel wrote. Menzel said students and families can get tested for free through a partnership between Maricopa County and Banner Health. Menzel said SUSD is also in early discussions with Embry Women’s Health about the possibility of setting up a test-

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ing site on SUSD property. Embry is looking to replace an existing testing site on the Scottsdale Community College campus that is scheduled to close Oct. 30. “We don’t know whether or not we’re going to be able to accommodate that, because we don’t think we can put a drive-in testing site on a campus where we have kids coming on a regular basis,” Menzel said. “And so we’ve got limited options, but I do think it’s important to say that we are looking at all of the available resources.” At the board meeting on Oct. 20, Menzel addressed frustration some in the community have had with the time it takes to learn about potential exposure. Menzel said the district will notify families immediately when there are suspected cases in the classroom but will not send out quarantine letters until cases are confirmed by the county. There are also concerns that an influx of quarantined students will negatively impact learning for students in the enhanced distance learning model. All students in quarantine will also go back to the EDL model until they are cleared to return to school.

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rizona Public Service, the state’s largest utility provider, is proposing a rate increase starting next year, a move opposed by many customers reeling from the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate hike, which would raise rates 3-6 percent for the majority of its 2.7 million customers statewide, would raise an estimated $184 million. APS says the money would go toward recovering costs for improvements made to the Ocotillo Power Plant in Tempe and the Four Corners Power Plant near Fruitland, New Mexico, and toward improvements for customer accounts, such as eliminating certain fees and simplifying bills. Ocotillo burns natural gas and Four Corners burns coal, but Jenna Rowell, director of external communications for

APS, said the investments in improvements align with the utility’s clean energy goal of being 100 percent carbon free by 2050. The money going into the two plants will help mitigate negative environmental impacts during the transition, she said. At the Four Corners plant, selective catalytic reduction technology was installed to reduce nitrous oxide emissions by more than 80 percent, Rowell said. At the Ocotillo plant, five high-tech gas turbine generators were installed to replace two gas-fired steam generators, which decreases water use and emission rates and raises reliability, according to the APS website. “Getting those plants cleaner while we still need them in the mix is part of that long-term transition to a fully carbonfree portfolio,” Rowell said.

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Timothy James, a sustainability scientist at Arizona State University and director of research and consulting at the L. William Seidman Research Institute, said reaching APS’ carbon free goal would be “quite difficult, but probably achievable.” The institute serves as an applied business research and consultancy resource for the Southwest business community, according to its website. There are technical and financial elements to the carbon free goal, James said. The technical side relies heavily on finding ways to provide a constant power supply because renewable energy sources like solar and wind “tend to be slightly more vulnerable to the vagaries of the weather.” APS last year proposed the increase to the Arizona Corporation Commission,

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session on Sept. 1. “Put a freeze on rate hikes and support the communities … that need you the most. We need you guys right now.” In response to the community pushback against the rate increase, Rowell said APS appreciates public input. “We understand that price increases for any product, including electricity, aren’t usually popular,” Rowell said. “Nobody asks for a price increase.” To address rate concerns, APS offers customer relief programs, Rowell said. At the beginning of the pandemic in March, she said, APS acted quickly to help business and residential customers. Rowell also encouraged customers whose circumstances have changed to look into programs they previously may not have qualified for, such as discounts or crisis bill assistance.

which regulates utilities in the state, and its decision is expected in mid-2021. The commission’s decision-making process includes listening to customer feedback, which started with public comment sessions on Sept. 1. So far, much of that feedback has been negative, Commissioner Lea Marquez Peterson said. Peterson is facing an election campaign, with three of the five commissioner seats up for reelection. Many commenters complain the rate increase would come at a poor time, as COVID-19 has crippled the economy and destroyed job stability for thousands of Arizonans. Phoenix has also experienced its hottest summer ever, with a record 145 days that were 100 degrees or warmer. According to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, 157 confirmed heat-associated deaths have oc-

curred this year through Oct. 10. Almost 6,000 APS customers have signed a petition, started last November by community activist and APS customer Stacey Champion. She said APS’ timing for this proposed rate increase could be worse. “We have extreme heat coupled with a global pandemic and probably the worst time you can possibly think of for a company that already has some of the highest energy bill burden in the state,” Champion said. In 2017, Champion unsuccessfully fought APS over a rate proposal that increased customer rates by about 4.5 percent. She has also filed a formal complaint against this proposed increase. APS customer Elissa Gonzalez said APS is not showing community support. “Where’s the compassion from APS?” Gonzalez asked in a public comment

Students at Pueblo can progress to similar programs at Mohave Middle School and Saguaro High School and have the opportunity to graduate with a Seal of Biliteracy on their high school diplomas. Pueblo Principal Shelley Hummon credited staff, students and families for helping the school achieve A+ status, especially during a challenging school year interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Despite the challenges we have faced as a school, I am very proud to share this distinction with the Pueblo staff family, our students and the Pueblo community of families,” Hummon said. SUSD Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ibi Haghighat joined school administrators and staff for a surprise celebration to acknowledge the award on Oct. 12. “We are thrilled that the AEF is distinguishing our Pueblo Elementary School as one of Arizona’s very best public schools, and we congratulate Principal Hummon, her staff and the entire Pueblo community for their devotion to the school’s ongoing commitment to excellence in Bi-literacy education,” Menzel and Haghighat said. The application process was also disrupted by the pandemic. Typically, after the school submits a

Pueblo Elementary School teachers attend a surprise celebration on Oct. 12 after learning named a 2020 Arizona Educational Foundation A+ School of Excellence.

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ueblo Elementary School was named a 2020 Arizona Educational Foundation A+ School of Excellence, making it 1 of 44 schools in the state to receive the prestigious designation this year. The foundation has used the award to recognize exemplary schools across the state since 1983. Applicants for A+ status must first undergo a self-examination process that includes administration, teachers, staff, students and parents followed by a visit from a panel of judges from the foundation. According to the foundation, the award “is a comprehensive school assessment program that challenges school teams to work together to identify areas of excellence in teaching, learning, climate, community building and leadership.” The foundation judges schools based on a number of factors, including commitment to academic excellence and equity and encouraging innovative instruction by teachers. Pueblo is SUSD’s flagship elementary school for its Spanish Dual Immersion Program, meaning its 400 pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students spend parts of each day learning their core curriculum in English and Spanish.

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written application, a team of judges visits campus for a two-day inspection. But, due to the coronavirus, the judges participated in a virtual visit in March, meeting staff, students, parents and school administrators using videoconferencing tools. A+ schools receive a $500 check from the AEF and an “A+ School of Excellence” banner. The designation is valid for four years as long as schools maintain eligibility requirements.

That long list of requirements includes maintaining an A or B grade from the Arizona Department of Education and not having a violation letter from the Office of Civil Rights or pending civil rights lawsuit from the Department of Justice. Pueblo Elementary was the only SUSD facility to get the A+ award in 2020. Five others have that designation from previous years, including Cherokee, Laguna, Sequoya, Redfield and Tavan elementary schools.

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has still yet to have this phone call or email returned,” said spokesman Tom Myroniak. “I think that is a pretty good indication of their willingness to cooperate and partner and work out resolutions.” The state is still under Gov. Doug Ducey’s June 29 ban on gatherings of 50 people or more but the order included an exception for events that receive city approval and follow “adequate” safety precautions. Murphy said all organizers planning events at WestWorld must submit a public gathering application and a safety plan before the city approves their contract. Those plans spell out how many people are anticipated to attend, security plans and the health and safety measures the event will implement. According to the city, an unexpectedly large crowd showed up for the event. Murphy said organizers expected about 4,000 people to attend per day but nearly double that number showed up Oct. 17 alone. “At around 11 a.m., there were 7,800 tickets scanned with many others waiting in line,” Murphy said. According to its safety plan, Off-Road Expo organizers agreed to 12 safety measures, including mandatory masks for all staff and attendees and maintaining 6 feet of distance between all individuals at all times. Based on in-person observations, the city said, event staff did not enforce those safety measures. “There were too many people being let in and not enough of an effort to crowd control or enforce mask wearing,” said Carter Unger, president of National Western Capital Corporation, the company contracted by the city to provide sales and marketing for WestWorld. Before the event, organizers stated that the “majority of attendees will be traveling from the local area” according to their safety plan submitted to the city, according to the safety plan. But the event was also likely to attract out-of-state guests. Bonnier Events relocated its Californiabased Sand Sports Super Show to Scottsdale and combined it with the Off-Road Expo, according to a release. Myroniak acknowledged there was some issues with crowding and mask compliance, but said much of the crowding was relegated to indoor tent area while most of the event was outdoors, where “there

The City of Scottsdale cancelled the RideNow Powersports Off-Road Expo at Westworld early for failing to adhere to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. (Facebook)

wasn’t any issue social distancing.” Myroniak said Bonnier has held recent events in other cities and addressed mask wearing with the help of local officials. “We did not benefit from any kind of cooperation like that from WestWorld or the City of Scottsdale and as a result it created some issues,” he said. Myroniak alleged the city gave Arizona Bike Week, another Westworld event held a week prior, more leeway to correct issues after its first day. The crowding may have been exacerbated by the fact that the Off-Road Expo was not the only event that day at WestWorld. According to Unger, the Off-Road expo was relegated to a multi-use tent and surrounding parking lots while the Maricopa County Home and Garden Show occupied the larger indoor Tony Nelssen Equestrian Center. Unger said the city and WestWorld are trying to accommodate new dates for events cancelled earlier this year. “The city is doing its best but public safety has to be first and foremost,” Unger said. Murphy said WestWorld staff and on-site

public safety officers met with the Off-Road Expo producer and a third-party security team throughout the afternoon on Oct. 17 in an attempt to improve the situation. But those talks resulted in “little improvement in following or adhering to the Public Gathering Application,” Murphy said. Based on social media chatter, the expo was rife with other issues, including limited access to water and food. “We got (in) today it was horrible,” Jeff Crandell posted on the Off-Road Expo’s Facebook page. “We had to leave after a couple hours. No water to be purchased anywhere so packed you couldn’t move. This was really poorly ran (sic).” The event’s cancellation will likely result in a financial and public relations blow for the City of Scottsdale as it looks to gradually ramp up the tourism and events industries that are the bedrock of the local economy. “Most poorly ran show ever, every thing was a 45 min wait!” Jeff Thompson posted on the expo’s Facebook page. “No handicap parking, every buddy (sic) was sold out of water or drinks. The (expletive) from the

city of Scottsdale shut it down and they were so worried about masks we all know that’s political crap.” “Inside the building was hotter than hell,” Thompson wrote. “I have gone and bought products from the show every year. WestWorld management are horrible at managing crowds!! We won’t be wasting are (sic) time doing that again at WestWorld.” Unger said he hopes the recent cancellation is a learning opportunity for event organizers. “We look forward to continuing to work with them and hopefully everyone can learn from this,” Unger said. “Hopefully the pandemic calms down, but health and safety need to be a priority.” Bonnier, which has hosted expos at WestWorld for years, has not ruled out returning to Scottsdale if the city will return its calls. “It’s really hard to talk about the future when your partner is not willing to have a conversation,” Myroniak said. “I think it’s a great venue for us, and I think this weekend we demonstrated that there is a huge demand for this type of event.” The city took some criticism earlier this year when it began rebooking events at WestWorld. “As a health professional, I don’t think it is wise to promote large indoor events in October,” Dr. Debra Marshall, a Scottsdale resident, told the Progress in August after Barrett-Jackson announced the relocation of its 2020 Las Vegas and Florida, auctions to WestWorld this weekend. At the time, Marshall predicted safety rules would not be strictly enforced, especially if food and drinks are served, because that will require frequent mask removal. But others in the community have argued the city needed to ramp up events with safety protocols in place in order to help tourism-dependent businesses that have been devastated by the pandemic. “It’s a balancing act, because restaurants, retail, hotels and gas stations need this activity,” Unger said. “It should be a balance of keeping the community alive economically with health and safety protocols.” Scottsdale also invested millions of dollars in technology to combat the spread of COVID-19 at WestWorld and other city facilities. In August, city spokesman Kelly Corsette said of all city facilities, WestWorld was prioritized because of its role in hosting events “during the current phase of the pandemic.”

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vehicle and enter from Jenan Drive. It also invites attendees to make an online donation for the church’s Diaper Drive benefiting AZ Helping Hands, a foster care support program. Families also are modifying their plans this year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that families celebrating Halloween should practice social distancing, wear cloth masks and bring hand sanitizer. Those handing out candy should do so outdoors and avoid direct contact with trick-or-treaters. They should also wash their hands before preparing the candy. Jennifer Hibbard, a mother of two in southern Scottsdale, said her family is working with neighbors to create a safe trick-ortreat opportunity. The private Halloween celebration will only include the children on Hibbard’s street and a few nearby neighbors. “There are less than 20 houses on our street and five of the houses have young kids,” Hibbard said. “We have two other families a street over that will likely join.” “The older families with no kids on the street love to see the kids’ costumes every year... we are trying to figure out a safe way to do that,” Hibbard said. Scottsdale parent Emmie Cardella said her family will not be trick-or-treating. “For my family, each of my three kids is asking a couple friends to come over,” Cardella said. “We have a large yard, so there is plenty of space for everyone to be outdoors together.” “We will have lots of food and treats, but no trick or treating,” Cardella added. Bars and restaurants in the Old Town area have not canceled Halloween outright but statewide regulations limiting occupancy and requiring safety precautions will tamp down what typically has been a rowdy and cramped celebration. For example, Boondocks Patio & Grill in the Entertainment District will offer beer bucket specials, including a get-six-for-theprice-of-five special and all-day mimosa bucket specials. The usually-crowded late-night hangout is operating as a restaurant and abiding by state restrictions, including designated seating spaced six feet apart, group size limits to 10 people and limiting capacity to 50 percent. Manager Jake Kory calls this year’s Hal-

Boondocks normally gets as many as 2,500 people on Halloween but this year doesn’t expect anywhere near that. (Special to the Progress)

loween at Boondocks – which typically serves about 2,500 people that day – involves “definite adjustment.” “Pre-COVID, we would expect 2,500 people through the door on a Saturday Halloween. This year, we would expect about 750 for the entire day,” Kory said. Kory added that the COVID-19 crisis has had a “huge impact” on Boondocks. “Since we closed on March 16 the first time, we’ve been operating in a bizarro world,” Kory said. Even with some of the Entertainment District’s bars remaining temporarily closed, including Maya Day and Nightclub and Riot House, others have reopened as of Oct. 6. The Arizona Department of Health Services and Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control reached consent agreements allowing for the reopening of three bars that were closed by the state in late August: Casa Amigos and Skylanes in Scottsdale, Bottled Blonde in Scottsdale, and Glow Shots & Cocktails in Tempe. Each venue is on a three-week trial, during which they must follow all guidelines and close by 10 p.m. If the state deems the businesses are following the rules, they will then start another three-week trial, extending closing time

to midnight. Only after successfully passing that second trial can normal operations resume. But Kory said even with the closure and reopening of popular bars, he doesn’t expect Boondocks will see a boost in sales on Halloween, largely because of the current capacity restriction. “Doesn’t matter if we were the only bar in town; we’d still be at 50 percent,” he said. Boondocks anticipates crowding at the entrance by guests with nowhere to go – and Kory said their front door hosts are more than prepared. “Our front door hosts have the most difficult job in the building,” Kory said. “Generally, most customers understand and follow the guidelines that are put in place; but every now and again; there are the few that cause a little bit of drama. “It would be nice if everyone realized that this is not any individual bar or restaurant’s mandates; it’s the current law that we have to abide by or face steep fines and a very possible indefinite license suspension.” He added when Boondocks has unruly guests, Scottsdale Police have been “an amazing partner to help us navigate those issues.” “The Entertainment District and Scottsdale PD have implemented a proactive re-

lationship in the past years that has had a very positive outcome regarding communication, safety and outcome,” Kory said. Social Tap owner Steve McDonald isn’t nervous about crowds on Halloween, either. But as a restaurant-bar that has participated in Halloween bar crawls in past years, McDonald is expecting a hit on sales. “This year will have an impact due to the fact that we are unable to host our regular bar crawls through Scottsdale Bar Crawls, and there will be less foot traffic,” he said. That said, don’t expect to drop in at your favorite restaurant and/or bar and snag a seat right away. Boondocks and Kelly’s at SouthBridge, another popular Halloween haunt, encourages reservations as they both expect to be at-capacity throughout the evening. “As an example, last Friday we had over 80 reservations and were unable to accommodate walk-ins,” said Kelly’s owner Dan Postal. “I would expect that we will be busy this Halloween, so we are telling everyone to get their reservations in early,” he added. McDonald’s last bit of advice for diners this Halloween? “Find a costume with a built-in mask!”

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Scottsdale Realtor arrested in wife’s slaying

BY JIM WALSH Progress Staff Writer

mother moved into a friend’s house in East Mesa with her two young boys to escape a husband she suspected of using drugs and hiring escorts. But Janell Mora could not hide from Stephen Mora, who is accused of tracking her down and shooting her to death while she was jogging on Sept. 26 near Power Road and the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway. Mesa Police formally arrested the 54-year-old Scottsdale Realtor on Wednesday following his release from a local hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the head. Shortly after the shooting, Mora attempted suicide as he sat in his silver Mercedes Benz in the parking lot at Mesa police headquarters, shooting himself in the head, police said. He survived and was arrested on suspicion of second- degree murder, according to a court document. The document said that Janell, who had two master’s degrees and had formerly worked for Arizona State University, had separated from Stephen on Sept. 7 and moved more than 20 miles from their north Phoenix home to East Mesa in hopes of eluding him. Her sister, Amy Hall, told the Tribune that the two had a meeting set up only a couple of days after the slaying and were scheduled to discuss an amicable divorce. The court document describes how Stephen Mora visited the house where his wife and her children were staying on Sept. 25 but was told she wasn’t there. He returned armed with a revolver on Sept. 26. Janell Mora had attempted to hide her location from her husband but to no avail. A witness reported that Janell pleaded for help the night she was slain, approaching the witness’ vehicle and saying, “Help me, he has a gun,’’ the court document said. Moments later, the witness watched a man, later identified as Stephen Mora, shoot Janell and get into the driver’s seat of his Mercedes. Another witness reported seeing the victim lying in the southbound lanes and

told them his son had shot his wife and intended to take his own life. Later, Stephen himself called police and said, “I shot my wife’’ and that he was going to shoot himself at police headquarters in downtown Mesa. A short time later, an officer heard a shot and saw the suspect step out of his car, blood covering his face. Police found the revolver, two spent casings and Mora’s cell phone inside the car, according to the document. A preliminary autopsy by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that Janell Mora was shot through her right side and suffered internal bleeding after the bullet travelled through a lung. Stephen and Janelly Mora had known each other for She also sustained some about four years and were married three years ago. cracked ribs from being (Special to the Progress) struck by the passing car. The document said that Stephen Mora was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, but did not identify the substance. Janell, 40, was laid to rest in her native Fayetteville, Arkansas. Her estranged husband was initially locked up in the Mesa City Jail but was expected to be transferred to the County Jail. The Moras were married in April 2017 and it was the second marriage for them both. Janell, who had been divorced several years and whose two sons, ages 8 and 9 are from her previous marriage, met Mora in 2016 through the dating app Tinder. The Moras married about 10 months after he divorced his first wife. At the time of their wedding, Janell posted effusive descriptions of Mora, Stephen Mora calling him “the most charming, kind“a male crouching over her with a revolv- hearted, loving…man I’ve ever known.” The court document gave no indication er in his right hand.’’ Police said a low-slung vehicle hit Janell when their relationship soured, stating and other passersby administered car- she had separated from him on Labor Day diopulmonary resuscitation though she weekend. The slaying – one of two domestic killeventually was pronounced dead at the scene. Stephen Mora’s father called police and see DOMESTIC page 17

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Planning panel to consider Entertainment District plan

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

proposed redevelopment of much of downtown Scottsdale’s Entertainment District will go before the city’s Planning Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The Scottsdale Collection would replace a handful of bars, clubs and office space with 580,000 square feet of commercial space, hundreds of apartments and hotel rooms and buildings as tall as 150 feet. The project would also include new public art projects and pedestrian improvements aimed at improving connectivity with the rest of downtown. The developer is asking the City to rezone the area to type 3 commercial from a mix of type 2 and type 3 parcels, according to the development plan. If approved, that would allow the project to include buildings up to 150 feet tall. The plan proposes a 150-foot-tall building at the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Camelback Roads and buildings between 32 and 141 feet tall further east. Current entitled heights in the entertainment district vary widely, ranging from 34 feet at the southeast corner Scottsdale and Camelback Roads to 90 feet at The Stetson Apartments and 150 feet on the site of the Marquee office building. In the Collective’s plan, the developer is asking the city to significantly reduce stepback and setback requirements for the buildings. According to a city staff report, the developer is asking to reduce required setbacks by up to 20 feet at certain locations and is asking for zero stepback on a 90-foot hotel next to the Maya Day and Nightclub despite city rules requiring stepbacks beginning at the 45-foot mark. The development is the latest and most ambitious project from brothers Shawn and Steven Yari, who own Stockdale Capital Partners and several notable properties downtown, including the Galleria Corporate Centre property and W Scottsdale hotel. The Yaris have purchased and developed property in downtown Scottsdale for over a decade and have a number of projects in various levels of entitlement or construction, including the Marquee office building and Canalside apartments. In all, the Yaris' plan to redevelop about

6.5 of the over 20 acres they own in and around the Entertainment District. The duo also owns significant property in the Entertainment District, including buildings that house popular bars and clubs like Maya Day and Nightclub, and already has plans to redevelop one of its buildings in that area into a medical marijuana dispensary and boutique office space. In 2019, the Progress first reported the Yaris were planning to redevelop much of their property in the district, a small area of land on downtown’s northeastern edge flanked by the W hotel to the west and Galleria to the south. On Nov. 28, the Scottsdale Planning Commission will consider recommending approval of the Shawn Yari pitched the Scottsdale Collection, a major redevelopment of 6.5 acres in downtown Scottsdale’s Entertainproject, then called the Scott- ment District. (Rendering courtesy of Nelsen Partners) sdale Collective, to a group of prominent residents in Declub on Camelback Road just south of ping district just west of Scottsdale Road, cember 2019, calling it a way to bring vis- Scottsdale Road with a 116-room hotel faced a voter referendum after the City itors back to downtown who were drawn and 28,000 square feet of restaurant or Council approved it in 2019 and was ultiaway by shopping centers further north. retail space. mately cancelled by the developer. “You know the Palmeraie is happening The developer is also proposing a secLike Scottsdale Collection, Southbridge up there, right?” Yari said, referring to ond 165-room hotel next door to the ex- Two sought to take advantage of althe Ritz Carlton-anchored development isting Maya Day and Nightclub. lowances for heights up to 150 feet in a north of downtown. That would also include space for a res- downtown’s Type 3 zone and would have In 2019, Yari pitched the project as a taurant and retain around 23,000 square significantly increased density and masspiece-by-piece redevelopment, not a sin- feet of existing commercial space. ing in the area. gle massive project. According to plans on file with the city, But, in 2019, Shawn Yari said he did not “This isn’t a blank canvas. This is a suc- these major pieces of the project are sep- anticipate facing the same type of backcessful entertainment area in downtown arated into three phases. lash that ultimately killed Southbridge Scottsdale,” Yari said. “The opportunity Phase one would include the Maya Ho- Two. is piece by piece, time to time, there’ll be tel followed by the City Center parcel in Yari argued the Entertainment District a piece of that canvas available for me to phase two and the Mint hotel in phase is a distinctly different area than 5th Avedevelop.” three. nue or the Arts District further south and The Scottsdale Collection has several A fourth phase would include smaller that its buildings lack the charm or histomajor components, including the City projects along Wells Fargo Avenue and ry associated with other neighborhoods. Center parcel, which would include over Shoeman Lane. “I don’t think you go in there into the 200,000 square feet of commercial space In 2019, Shawn Yari said total build out quaint areas where the art galleries are and 146 residential units along with a of the redevelopment could take 10 to 15 and knock them down to build high rises. public art and park space and heights up years. That’s insanity,” Yari said. to 150 feet along Scottsdale Road. By virtue of its sheer size, height and “But if (an area is) underutilized and “You have essentially an elevated park reduced stepbacks, the project is likely there’s an opportunity, take the opportuat your signature intersection,” project to garner some opposition from locals nity.” spokesman Jason Rose said. “I think (it) is who have fought against other attempts The Planning Commission will consider really going to have a wow factor and be a to bring taller, dense developments to the The Scottsdale Collection at its meeting point of pride for the community.” downtown area. on Nov. 28 at 5 p.m. The development outline also includes Southbridge Two, a proposed redevelThe project is then scheduled to go beplans to replace the former Mint night- opment of 10 acres in 5th Avenue shop- fore the City Council on Dec. 2.

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campaign season – again accounted for a large percentage of fundraising by council candidates. Caputi (48 percent), Little (47 percent) and Linnig (49 percent) also derived a significant portion of their third-quarter contributions from individuals with ties to the development or construction industries. Other candidates benefited financially from their efforts to fight development. Nearly 61 percent, or $4,300, of the contributions to Durham came from the Simonsons, the property owners who fought Southbridge Two. Durham and Janik were active participants in the referendum movement that opposed the development. Janik also received $4,300 from the Simonsons in the third quarter, about 36 percent of her total contributions. Phillips, another active member of the referendum, received $6,300 from the Simonsons and Gary Bohall, another referendum supporter, accounted for 32 percent of his total. There also were disparities in how

many individual donors contributed to each campaign in the third quarter. Again, Caputi led the field with 116 individual donors – 29 more than any other candidate. But, Caputi also had the highest percentage of individual donations from sources outside Scottsdale. Filings show that 40 percent of total contributions to Caputi came from individuals outside of Scottsdale. Phillips had the second most individual donors with 86 and 15 percent of those donors live outside Scottsdale. A total 67 individuals gave to Little and 35 percent of those contributions came from other cities. Durham, Janik and Linnig had the fewest number of donors from outside the city but they also had the fewest total donors overall. Caputi ($59,289), Little ($36,575) and Linnig ($32,776) all entered the final month of the race with sizable cash reserves. Phillips also had $15,181 in his war chest as of Sept. 30. Both Durham and Janik saw their cash reserves shrink to under $7,500 heading into October.

ings of women by their husbands that weekend – came days before the beginning of October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Experts say domestic violence is often built on a pattern of intimidation and manipulation of victims, with the abuser oftentimes attempting to control every aspect of a victim’s life. Mesa Mayor John Giles hosted a Domestic Violence Awareness Month digi-

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State OKs games and karaoke – but no dancing – in bars

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

araoke is back at your local bar. So are pool and darts, video games and pinball. And you can even participate in axe throwing if that’s your thing. But leave the dancing shoes at home. For the moment, Arizona remains a dancefree zone. The changes come as the state Department of Health Services last week decided that these activities, which have been forbidden for months under the COVID-19 emergency restrictions, can now be conducted if certain precautions are taken. There was no immediate response from the health department to questions about why the sudden change in what’s allowable. But nothing in the risks from the virus has changed substantially since at least August according to the agency’s own “dashboard’’ which determines the restrictions on business. The percent of tests for the virus that have been coming up positive actually is showing an upward trend. What has changed is that Gov. Doug Ducey and state Health Director Cara Christ are defending themselves in court against a lawsuit brought by more than 100 bar owners – including several in Scottsdale – charging that their rules are unlawfully discriminatory. That is because restaurants have been able to open and operate pretty much normally now for months, albeit with some occupancy limits, while bars face additional hurdles not only to open but, if they do, to the kinds of traditional activities that have brought in customers. Attorney Ilan Wurman who represents the bar owners told Capitol Media Services that none of these changes will end that lawsuit. He said there are still unjustified restric-

Gov. Doug Ducey closed bars that don't serve food several months ago and has shown no indication of lifting the closure anytime soon. (Capitol Media Services)

tions on how his clients can do business, particularly in comparison to what some places licensed as restaurants have been able to do. But Wurman said they will make a difference. “It’s a huge deal,’’ he said. For example, he said, some of his clients were promoting special nights for pool or darts tournaments. While those contests by themselves didn’t generate a lot of cash themselves. “But no one was showing up to have a drink,’’ Wurman said, without the “draw’’ of the games.

Still, things won’t look exactly the way they did before the governor enacted his emergency restrictions in March. Take karaoke. The person with the microphone has to be at least 12 feet away from the closest customer. Health officials have said that things like singing tend to project moisture particles farther than the normal sixfoot “social distancing’’ barrier. But with plexiglass dividers in place, six feet is acceptable. Microphones have to be disinfected or changed out between customers. And while it may interfere with hitting

some of those high notes, participants have to keep on their masks. More interested in a game of pool? That, too, is now OK, but with a maximum of four players for a table and no one else gathered around. There has to be that six-foot physical distancing between the players and other game areas. And if players don’t have their own equipment, everything else needs to be disinfected between each group’s use. Arcade and video games have their own set of rules, with just two player to a machine -- and no spectators or cheering section behind them. There also are the physical distancing requirements, whether it’s the six feet of space or closing off every other machine. Plus, of course, masks are mandatory. The new rules also account for bowling and even axe throwing, with only the active participant permitted to be out of his or her chair and a limit of no more than 10 in players and observers. And if you have your own bowling ball or axe, please bring it. The rules are set up pretty much that those who are not participating in any activity are supposed to remain seated except to play or go to the bathroom. Standing, mingling and dancing remain off limits. In fact, the rules say if there is a dance floor it has to be closed off to the public or “repurposed’’ for more seats to allow greater social distancing among patrons. Arizona has not actually been gamefree all this time. Wurman pointed out that some enterprises that sell alcohol but are licensed as restaurants, like Dave and Buster’s, have had arcade games all along. What this does, he said, is level the playing field and allow facilities licensed as bars to compete head-to-head.

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Scottsdale firm makes pals by pen BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ictor Cabias and Mary Kouchkarian are no strangers to writing love letters: They regularly exchanged them for two years while long-distance dating. Four years ago, however, the ink ran dry when Kouchkarian received her last letter from Cabias. Now, the couple is happily married in Seattle – but they admit something has been missing from their relationship. Cabias and Kouchkarian both missed

writing letters so much, that without the other knowing it, they both subscribed to the same pen pal service. Now, they plan to write letters together on the “cute stationery items” they purchased. It sounds like the plot for a romantic drama, but it’s real – and the couple has Scottsdale residents Colleen Schwab and her husband Byron Schwab for bringing letter writing back into their lives. Colleen founded Pen Pal Life, a Scottsdale company that hand-matches subscribers and keeps their addresses private.

Once matched, subscribers pay either a nominal $5 monthly fee for domestic matches or a $7.50 for international matches, then send their letters to one central location. From there, the letters are placed into different envelopes without addresses and other personal information and sent off to the final location. “The letters are never read. I really want to stress that, that the communication between pen pals is kept of extreme confidence,” said Colleen, whose business partners include Byron, chief technology officer, and Ken Pyra, head of

operations. Since Pen Pal Life’s debut on Sept. 15, they’ve had 20 matches. “We have matched people already all across the world, from Canada and the UK to people across the United States. So, it’s going really well so far, and we’re really excited,” Colleen said. Colleen believes the company’s been successful so far because people crave connection amid this global pandemic. For example, Colleen said, “one of the people from the UK is a mom to two

tainable solutions to local, national, and global challenges.” In 2018, Kathryn founded the Students for Sustainability club with a mission of educating fellow students on how to build a sustainable culture. Students for Sustainability’s monthly and annual programs include recycling programs, zero waste initiatives, and sustainable service. For example, during the club’s first year, they purchased recycling bins for the school with the money raised from their Consumable Book Store sales and then educated the student body on how to properly use the bins. Over the past two years, Kathryn said she’s noticed a change in fellow students’ attitudes as a result of the club. “The biggest thing I noticed ... [is] they are much more environmentally conscience. [They] don’t use plastic bags, they have their own straws; it’s little things like that. And they don’t stop there either,” Kathryn said. “They’re not just looking to me; they look on their own, which I think is very impor-

tant. And I think that’s what having a sustainability club does: It changes the culture of the school.” Scottsdale Prep’s headmaster Alison Chaney said Kathryn has demonstrated a true passion for sustainability throughout her time at the charter school. “She has created numerous opportunities for our students to develop better habits in terms of recycling and donation of old materials. Her initiatives to build awareness about recycling were invaluable in creating more awareness and commitment,” Chaney said. “We are grateful to her for her countless hours of work and leadership in our Sustainability Club.” The idea for the club was inspired by Kathryn’s older sister Alexandra. Alexandra also won a Gold Award four years ago for her school supply drive, Salvage the School Supplies, which collects new and gently used school supplies to donate to other students in need. More than 150 hours of researching,

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Scottsdale Girl Scout earns Gold Award BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ustainability is important to the Neumann family. Not only have they adopted a vegetarian lifestyle, but they also compost and tend a garden in their backyard – which has grown considerably larger amid the pandemic. “We learned about it through Girl Scouts,” said 16-year-old Kathryn Neumann, a Girl Scout of 13 years. Since, Kathryn has taken that passion for sustainability to school, introducing it to her Scottsdale Preparatory Academy campus via the club she founded two years ago, Students for Sustainability. And it’s been so successful, it’s earned Kathryn the most prestigious award a Girl Scout can get: the Gold Award. “It feels surreal,” the Scottsdale Preparatory Academy senior said. According to Girl Scouts spokesperson Vianca Navarete, the Gold Award is given to high school girls “who demonstrate extraordinary leadership in developing sus-

Scottsdale Prep senior and Girl Scout of 13 years Kathryn Neumann is a 2021 Gold Award recipient. (Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council)

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educating, and executing later, Kathryn will take home her own Gold Award at the 2021 Gold Award ceremony in June. “Not only did she make an impact at her school and in her community, but she learned project management skills, communication and time management skills, and other life skills she can take with her as she gets ready for college,” Navarete said. Following graduation, Kathryn plans to study molecular engineering at one of the many universities she has applied to, including MIT, Cornell University and the University of Chicago. “University of Chicago is probably my top choice because they have a very involved research program for molecular engineering, but it’s specifically for sustainable water and energy systems, which is right up my alley because I want to engineer renewable energy,” Kathryn explained. While Kathryn’s hopes for the club after she leaves includes getting solar panels approved and installed at the school, she hopes, at the very least, they will continue to run the Salvage the School Supplies drive. “Because that’s at the very heart of it,” she said.

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Local former Marine a marathon man BY THERESA WHITFIELD Progress Contributor

t 48, James Bisbey had never run a marathon. Seven years later, the Scottsdale resident boasts awards from over 70 races, ranging from 5Ks to 100-mile endurance races. His running journey began relatively late in life but has been nonstop since its beginning, a great part of which he attributes to chance encounters with a few highly influential people. Growing up in Iowa, Bisbey played high school football and ran track. He attended Iowa Wesleyan University on a football scholarship. Bisbey’s running journey began years later in 2001 when he and his wife moved to Arizona, where he began hiking mountain trails after work ended each day. He continued hiking trails for the next few years, keeping a steady distance of approximately three to five miles per hike. In August 2013, Bisbey encountered a 72-year-old man named Oscar while hiking

Former Marine James Bisbey, ﬂanked by two current Marines, has run in more than 70 races. (Special to the Progress)

the Gateway Trail Loop. Bisbey, being an outgoing individual, struck up a conversation and the two eventually became fast friends and continued to hike together for the next few weeks. Oscar introduced Bisbey to the Phoe-

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young kids, and she wanted to connect and learn how a mom in the United States would approach different situations.” Stateside, the Seattle couple joined Pen Pal Life because it reminded them of how “cathartic” it was to write letter to each other. “The letter writing process really shaped our relationship,” Kouchkarian said “I imagined what this could look like in a friendship and felt nostalgic since the last letter I got was probably from Victor almost four years ago. I decided I couldn’t leave it up to my imagination and signed up.” “Now that they are married, they think that this is such a great tradition,” Colleen added. Cabias and Kouchkarian also liked that Pen Pal Life kept their privacy intact. “I can still share my location within my letter if I want, but Pen Pal Life not forcing the exchange was a big part of why I signed up,” Cabias said. Pen Pal Life has subscribers of all ages – their youngest is 17 and the oldest is around 50. Kids and teens under 18 can sign up for Pen Pal Life with parent permission. While the idea for Pen Pal Life came to Colleen two years ago, it officially launched mid-September, largely due to the global pandemic. Not only did Colleen have more time on nights and weekends to dedicate to the new company but the concept of connection became much more important. “When you look at what is happening with the world and how we’ve all been so isolated due to COVID-19 and the uncertainty that we all live in, it’s just a

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Scottsdale residents Colleen and Byron Schwab launched Pen Pal Life last month as a way to connect people amid this global pandemic. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

critical time,” she said. According to the June 2020 study “Addressing Loneliness in the Era of COVID-19,” “With more adults than ever before living alone and a large proportion of older adults without access to online connectivity tools, the U.S. has a dangerously fertile environment for an epidemic of loneliness caused by COVID-19 social distancing strategies.” The stats don’t end there. According to an April survey by socialadvice company SocialPro, 47 percent

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rently faced with due to COVID,” Colleen said. “We really are trying to fill that gap,” she continued. “We would love to be able to connect seniors with pen pals during the holiday season. I think one of the things that hasn’t been talked about enough is that this is going to be our first holiday season during COVID.” Pen Pal Shake is a free, 10-weeks-long program that connects seniors with a pen pal partner committed to writing letters. Pen Pal Life is still recruiting seniors for the program, and those interested can fill out the contact form on Pen Pal Life’s website. “I created [Pen Pal Life] so that we could bring back letter writing in a major way and allow people to see the world through somebody else’s eyes,” Colleen said. “Nothing would make me happier than having thousands of pen pals all across the world that felt safe and secure to not share their home address but were able to actually write letters and connect.” Information: penpal.life

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James Bisbey proudl dissplays the medals he has won from his many races. (Special to the Progress)

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Registration opened the next Saturday and sold out in 15 minutes; Bisbey quickly registered and began training. “If I would have missed that moment in time,” Bisbey said, “if I had not gotten in to the Seven Summits on that morning, the odds of me waiting a year and thinking about it, I probably would not have done it.” Bisbey trained furiously for the next three months, quickly increasing his elevation and mileage. Before hiking, Bisbey had told his wife that if he survived this challenge, he would begin training for his first marathon; that January, Bisbey completed his first ever marathon, the P.F. Chang’s Rock and Roll Marathon. Over the next four years, Bisbey completed approximately 70-80 miscellaneous events, including 10K’s, half-marathons, ragnar races, marathons, and even ultramarathons. A few days before Bisbey ran the Fiesta Bowl Half Marathon, he met a woman hiking along the Gateway Trail named Amanda Hughes. On the morning of the marathon, in what Bisbey describes as a “kismet moment,” Hughes became his pacer as he ran the race. This race solidified their friendship, and the two ran hundreds of miles together over the ensuing years. “She opened up my world to ultra running,” Bisbey said. “I never would have aspired to do a 50K, a 50-miler, a 100K, or 100-miler in my life if it wasn’t for meeting my friend Amanda.” Four weeks after running his first 50K, Bisbey ran his first 50-miler. Bisbey would go on to regularly run 50K races and eventually a 100-miler. Finding motivation to keep going during a race is

usually not an issue for him. At mile 34 of a particularly grueling 50-miler in the desert, he remembers telling himself, “This is it; this is your one moment; just keep going.” Bisbey also makes a point to frame his mind on his progress and block out any negative thoughts while running. Around the 40-mile mark of his 100-miler, instead of thinking, “I’ve got 60 more miles to go,” he told himself, “you did 80 last year and 50 last week, and you were good for that.” Today, Bisbey is preparing to run the Marine Corps Marathon, both the marathon and the 50K. This particular race holds high significance for Bisbey, as many close members of his family have served in the military. He will be running this race in honor of his friend who was a World War II Marine and “to honor all veterans who have served our great nation.” Bisbey’s sister, Sherri Rowe, said, “It’s not just another marathon to him. It is very much an emotional connection to what the Marine Corps stands for. Our parents really helped us to be raised to understand the sacrifices that our men and women have made for us to have the freedom that we have.” He will also be running to honor his father-in-law, a Marine fighter pilot during the Korean War, now in his 80’s and is currently fighting pancreatic cancer. Because he is running the Marine Corps Marathon virtually, he plans to run both races in a loop around Tempe Town Lake in Arizona before the Nov. 10 deadline. Upon completing the races, Bisbey will be given a medal commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima and the forty fourth anniversary of the Marine Corps Marathon, an honor he does not take for granted.

The Grand Canyon Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, based in Scottsdale, celebrated the sixth annual National DAR Day of Service Oct. 11, marking the group’s founding 130 years ago. Given the challenge of the pandemic, it was necessary to come up with safe, worthwhile efforts in this national project. Karen Andrews, Regent of the 165-member chapter, accompanied members to thank and serve military, firefighters, and police. Members Stephanie Greer, Nancy Brandon, Karen Andrews, Kandy Wagenbach and Gera King, alongside Cactus Wren members, helped clean and restore headstones in the Pioneer and Military Memorial Park on W. Jefferson Street in Phoenix. The cemetery dates back to 1884. Grand Canyon members Sara McLees, Margot Carlson Delogne and Valerie Carli delivered food to five fire stations in Scottsdale. Honorary State/Chapter Regent Terri Mott, Hon-

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Kristi Morrow navigates the financial waters BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

risti Morrow likens her job as a financial adviser to a puzzle. She and her partner in InReach Wealth Advisors, Jason Ayala, help clients make sense of their financial situation using pieces of their lives. “I like to do puzzles and play games in my free time,” Morrow said. “I take a million little pieces and see how they fit together. A lot of creativity goes into being a financial planner.” InReach Wealth Advisors is a comprehensive financial planning practice that works with individuals to help them create a plan for their short- and long-term financial goals. The team helps clients accumulate and preserve wealth, in addition to managing their emotions through the ups and downs of life and the market. A private wealth advisory practice of

Kristi Morrow helps clients manage their wealth and their emotions through the ups and downs of the market.

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first. Morrow and Ayala strive to understand what’s truly important to their clients through their Confident Retirement Approach. Confidence and financial control are the goals. Morrow, a Minnesota native who graduated from ASU with a marketing degree in 1998, began working in the field shortly thereafter, when she and Ayala’s company were part of American Express Financial Advisors. She left the field to raise her two daughters, Natalie, 16, and Emily, 13, but returned to work after eight years. “I love being a mom but getting back to work was a priority for me, for sure,” the DC Ranch resident said. Reteaming with Ayala, Morrow wanted to come up with a strong name to represent their philosophy. InReach Wealth Advisors just made sense. “It took a lot of thought between my partner Jason and I,” Morrow said. “It was really the one name we kept

coming back to. It just resonated with us. Clients would sit with us and say, ‘These are our dreams. We just don’t feel we’ll ever be able to accomplish this in this lifetime.’ “All your dreams are in reach. You just have to put a plan together. I say that in meetings with our clients.” Morrow and Ayala work with clients of all ages—it’s never too early or too late to formulate a financial plan. “It’s always a good time to come in for an initial meeting,” Morrow said. “It’s a little exposing for people. We’ll always be encouraging. We’re never negative about where they are. We’ll tell them if they don’t need a financial adviser at that moment.” Morrow is a certified financial planner; accredited portfolio management adviser; certified divorce financial analyst and

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Jack Daniels’ lawsuit stirs a whiskey row in federal court BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

major bourbon whiskey manufacturer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to stop an Arizona firm from producing a dog toy that the company’s attorneys say associates its “image of sophistication’’ with “juvenile bathroom humor.’’ And it could all come down to whether the justices think it’s funny. The petition by Jack Daniels seeks to bar Scottsdale-based VIP Productions from producing and selling a squeaky dog toy in the shape of – and with a label that looks like -- a bottle of the company’s Old No. 7 Black Label Tennessee Whiskey. There are some differences.

For example, the “Old No. 7 Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey’’ on the label is replaced by “The Old No. 2 on your Tennessee Carpet.’’ It’s also labeled “Bad Spaniels’’ instead of “Jack Daniels.’’ And instead of alcohol-content descriptions, the toy was labeled “43% Poo by Vol.’’ and “100% Smelly.’’ A trial judge sided with the whiskey company, citing evidence that 29 percent of consumers believed Jack Daniels actually sponsored the toy, declaring that it infringed on the company’s trademark. But the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals saw the issue through a different legal lens. “The toy communicates a humorous message, using word play to alter the serious phrase that appears on a Jack

The makers of Jack Daniels, left, are not amused with the label on an Arizona firm’s dog toy. (Special to AFN)

Daniels bottle – ‘Old No. 7 Brand’ – with a silly message – ‘The Old. No. 2,’ ‘’ wrote Judge Andrew Hurwitz. “The effect is a simple message conveyed by juxtaposing the irreverent representation of the trademark with the idealized image created by the mark’s owner.’’ Hurwitz wrote that the whole purpose is to comment humorously on the message conveyed by a Jack Daniels bottle. And that doesn’t mean it has to be on something like a formal work of art. “The fact that VIP chose to convey this humorous message through a dog toy is irrelevant,’’ the judge said. The company is clearly not amused. “Jack Daniels has invested substantial resources into an image of sophistica-

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certified long-term care specialist. She enjoys helping folks who are in transition—transitioning into a retirement home or going through a divorce or death. “That’s why I chose my designations— mostly for women in transition,” she said. Meanwhile, Ayala handles retirement planning and wealth preservation strategies; investment management; financial strategies for LGBTQ couples and families; charitable giving; tax-planning strategies and estate planning strategies. “We work as a team,” she said. “If you’re hiring us, you get both of us and the en-

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tion,’’ attorney Lisa Blatt, who represents the company, told the high court. “Accordingly, Jack Daniels has a strong interest in protecting its trademarks and trade dress from association with juvenile bathroom humor.’’ Blatt also told the justices that the company “carefully licenses’’ its images on non-whiskey products, including pet

tire team. We have four people and we really enjoy keeping our company small. We don’t want our clients to feel like they’re being lost, that they’re just another number.” Clients sometimes feel slightly uncomfortable talking finances with the team, but Morrow and Ayala do their best to put them at ease. “They know we are there strictly to help them achieve their goals,” she said. “It’s their money. It’s their decision. They’re their ideas. We just suggest how to get there. “We bring all the pieces together. It’s like having a road map. The plan breaks it down for them, step by step. Finance may

products like branded dog leashes, dog collars and dog houses. She said the toy in question is likely to confuse consumers about who is sponsoring it. What’s happening here, she said, is VIP Products “pirated’’ the Jack Daniels trademarks and design of its bottle by imitating it “while adding dog poop humor.’’ And Blatt took a swat at the 9th Cir-

not be their strength, so they get overwhelmed and don’t know how to lay it all out. That’s what we’re here for.” Charity is important to InReach Wealth Advisors, which has 100% client retention. Each quarter, the team is involved in charity or volunteer work that involves its clients. Most recently, it teamed to raise funds for St. Mary’s Food Bank. Morrow saw this project as vital. “The food banks are overrun with people who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic,” she said. In August, InReach Wealth Advisors will host a water drive tied with free, 15-minute financial advice (call the number be-

cuit for failing to apply what she said is supposed to be the legal standard: the likelihood of confusion. “In other words, because the court of appeals though VIP Products’ notorious copying was funny, it held that the company has a First Amendment interest in confusing consumers into believing that Jack Daniels sponsors a dog toy spotlighting poop,’’ she wrote. VIP is due to file its response to the

low for more information). Every year, Ayala, Morrow and their team assemble food and gift baskets for families through Los Ojos de la Familia AZ, which means “eyes of the family.” “We’re looking to help local families in need any way we can, based on the need in the world,” Morrow said. “We always invite our clients and our clients are so wonderful in participating. It makes them feel like they’re part of the family as well.” InReach Wealth Advisors 14500 N. Northsight Boulevard, Suite 213, Scottsdale 602-825-3212, inreachwealth.com kristi.morrow@ampf.com

lawsuit next month. What the court rules could have a spillover effect onto other products manufactured by VIP. The company’s web site features similar products, including Heine Sniff’n in something that looks like a Heineken bottle, Mountain Drool that mimics a Mountain Dew bottle and Cataroma that bears more than a passing resemblance to Corona.

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Architects have training, mindset for a mayor Citizens of Scottsdale are lucky to have an architect, Dave Ortega, to choose for our next mayor. Not many of us have worked with architects and are not really familiar with their approach and methodology. The profession of architecture is intrinsically suited toward civic commitment. Through an architect’s college education, they develop a unique problem-solving methodology that is distinctive to architects. Architects are agents for change,

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Scottsdale commodore seeks sailing club members BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

ailing and the desert usually don’t go hand in hand. But Doug Payne, commodore of the Lake Pleasant Sailing Club, thinks otherwise. “There’s an often-cited statistic that there are more boats per capita in Arizona than any other state,” Payne said. “There’s a lot of boating here. It’s just challenging to get the word out.” The Lake Pleasant Sailing Club is one of three significant sailing clubs in Arizona, the Scottsdale resident said. His, however, is the largest cruising club in the state. “We were founded in 1977 and the club has had continuous existence,” Payne said. “We go sailing and we socialize. If you ask the members what’s the most important part of the club, it’s the sailing friendships that we make with each other. We’re very social. A lot of the club activities on and off the water are socially oriented.” The club also hosts new member events that educate them on how to anchor, how to raft up and how to navigate the lake. “Once a year, we have a sweethearts cruise, where the ladies take the helm and run the boats,” said Payne, who has been a member with his wife, Deedy, since 2002. “The men are the crew. We also have ‘raft ups.’ A ‘raft up’ is where we’ll get three to four boats and we’ll go into beautiful coves where we’re surrounded by hills or mountains, burros and other wildlife. It’s pristine and tranquil back in those coves. “We bring the boats together, side by side, and anchor as a group. We can move from boat to boat and socialize. We have a few cocktails and

The Lake Pleasant Sailing Club will celebrate Halloween with a Full Moon Cruise. (Photo courtesy Doug Payne)

hors d’oeuvres and sometimes have a potluck dinner. We socialize until everyone goes to bed. It’s like boat camping.” Members also partake in public service events like Adopt-a-Highway cleanups along Cave Creek Road. Other off-the-water events include a winter wine and cheese party, a “beat the heat” camping trip up north in July, a fall Oktoberfest picnic and a holiday party with awards. They also introduce children ages 8 to 14, and their sponsors, to sailing. Prospective adult members can ride along on a guest sail, which is hosted three to four times a year. When COVID-19 restrictions end, the public can

sign up on the Lake Pleasant Sailing Club’s website at lakepleasantsailing. com. The club charges $50 a year to be a member plus a small one-time initiation fee. “It’s a great place to come and be with other sailors and to make sailing friends,” Payne said. “If you’re an accomplished sailor you can share knowledge with others. If you’re a newbie, it’s a great place to get your start. “Many sailors started on Lake Pleasant with a small boat and then upsized and have gone cruising all over the western hemisphere. My wife and I were in Houston for about five or six

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Driveway taco chef chases a bigger goal BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

very Tuesday and Saturday, the intoxicating smell of brisket barbacoa, green chili chicken, and other mouthwatering marinated meats waft down McKinley Street in southern Scottsdale. This twice-weekly tradition has taken over the southern Scottsdale neighborhood since June, when chef Mike Winneker began grilling, assembling and selling tacos, quesadillas and other side dishes from his driveway. “The first month I did it, I was doing 30-plus orders, and I was doing it twice a day. It was great,” Winneker said. After nearly three years as Chef de Cuisine at Artizen Crafted American Kitchen & Bar at the Camby in Phoenix, Winneker was furloughed in March due to the pandemic. So, to support himself and his family, he downloaded the Nextdoor app on his

Chef Mike Winneker has been selling tacos, quesadillas and more from his southern Scottsdale driveway every week. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

phone and posted an ad for barbacoa tacos. It became a hit. Over about two weeks, Winneker

amassed enough orders to move forward with his driveway taco get-up. Now, he averages anywhere from 20 to 40 tacos a day.

“A lot of people want to help support me,” Winneker said of his success. “They feel bad, and they want the restaurant industry do well. And for people like me, I’m at the mercy of the virus.” Every week, Winneker posts a new menu to his Instagram account, @ mikevinegar. Those interested in placing an order must then email him at mikewinn87@ gmail.com, and pick up their order from Winneker’s driveway – which is easy to spot: it’s the one with a Cadillac. Payment is made either via Venmo or cash. Tacos are $5 each and come with guajillo chili hot sauce, cucumber, radish, and key limes; quesadillas are $12 each; and ranchero beans are $4 a serving. Winneker also slings desserts, like marshmallow cereal bars, banana bread, and even cupcakes for a customer who was hosting a gender reveal party.

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Tucson fave eegee’s coming to Scottsdale

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fter weeks of rumors and speculation, eegee’s has finally confirmed five new locations opening throughout the Valley next year, including one in Scottsdale. Beginning in the second quarter of 2021, the Tucson-based fast-food favorite with a cult following will open a restaurant near Odysea Aquarium and Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. “It’s the hottest part of town,” Eegee’s CEO Ron Petty said. “It’s very central; it has everything going

Popular Tucson-based fast food favorite eegee’s is opening five locations in the Valley, including one in Scottsdale near Odysea Aquarium and Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. (Courtesy of eegee’s)

on,” Petty continued. “If you look at the total plans and the growth over the next two to three years, it’s going to be huge.” Others include one in Phoenix and Mesa and two in Gilbert. According to Petty, eegee’s has had plans to expand north for five years. “By the end of next year, I’ve pretty much tapped out in terms of growth in Tucson. I’ll have 33 stores by the end of the next year in Tucson. Passed that, it’s going to be more and more difficult to grow anymore in Tucson,” Petty said. Petty has plans for a Phoenix takeover,

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Neville, who lives near Tatum and Shea, heard about Winneker’s tacos through a mutual friend and has been driving the 25-minute route every week for about three months. Neville, who also works in the restaurant industry and was furloughed, joked, “I met him through tacos and I’ve been hooked.” While Winneker admits business has slowed since restaurants were given the green light to reopen at limited capacity, he still plans to sell tacos on a weekly basis indefinitely. “Even if I go back to work, I plan to still do this on the side,” Winneker said. He even has plans to possibly add seating in his front yard now that the temperatures are dropping. But Winneker’s bigger and more long-term plan is to open a deliverybased taco shop. “The main concept would be ‘Taco Addicts,’” Winneker writes in the description for his GoFundMe fundraiser, “Taco Addicts! A delivery-based taco shop.” Taco Addicts would specialize in “regional Mexican and Sonora specialties

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“We’re constantly doing R&D [research and development] for new flavors,” Petty said. After eegee’s 1971 launch, Tucson Weekly reported that the fastfood chain served 2,500 gallons of eegee’s drinks yearly. That number has exponentially increased. “We do over one million gallons a year,” Petty said. Petty’s favorite menu items? The strawberry eegee’s and the hot pastrami on rye. “It’s just a In addition to frozen fruit drinks, eegee’s ranch fries are a really, really good sandhit with customers. (Courtesy of eegee’s) wich,” he said. recipe. Anybody that’s had it say they’ve The eegee’s menu connever had a better ranch dressing. We tinues to evolve, too. don’t hardly use any ketchup for the resIts Casa Grande store is currently testing taurants. Everybody dips their fries in new products and improving upon their ranch dressing.” staple products, including their freshBut nothing beats eegee’s frozen drinks, baked bread. available in fruity flavors such as cherry ci“We just made a decision to continue der, lemon, Piña Colada, lucky lime, orange with improving particularly the bread. dream, watermelon – their most popular So, we made some changes that’s going flavor – and many more. to substantially enhance the bread. We’re

“It changes all the time,” he said of his menu, adding, “and sometimes I do Sonoran hot dogs.” Winneker has seemingly made every kind of taco imaginable: vegan tacos, fish tacos made with fresh fish from Scottsdale’s Chula Seafood, mesquite smoked chicken tacos with grilled pineapple, pork chorizo tacos, and the list goes on. And what sets Winneker’s tacos apart is his use of high-quality meats, like Niman Ranch beef and pork. Winneker recently served up juicy green chili chicken tacos. “It’s a combination of leg and thigh meat,” he described. “It’s roasted hatch chiles, onions, garlic, tomatillo, cilantro, Mexican oregano, cumin, salt, pepper, lime juice, and chicken stock.” His customers include neighbors just down the street to taco lovers commuting from Glendale. “I order from him every Saturday,” said Alex Neville, who was waiting for his order.

but said, “We’ve got a lot of work to do.” “You have one million people in Tucson; we’ll have 33 to 35 stores here. And you’ve got five and a half million in Maricopa County. So, there’s a lot of growth to be done in the Phoenix metroplex area.” Up until now, eegee’s presence in Phoenix has been limited to selling the famous fruit drinks at other brick and mortar stores, including Blimpie restaurants. “They’re not part of eegee’s,” Petty explained. “They’re simply a wholesale customer that we sell product to and they sell it within their facilities. We did it first with Blimpie and their stores, and then several other individual wholesale accounts have gotten it. It’s a minor, very minor piece of business.” And while eegee’s frozen fruit drink is the award-winning fast-food chain’s No. 1, best-selling item, it also is known for its grinders and ranch fries, which are discussed at length online, including and especially on Reddit. “We use a crinkle cut fry… it’s probably the best fry on the market,” Petty said. “And then we manufacture our own ranch dressing, which is a proprietary

in the form of tacos. Utilizing meats that have been kissed with Mesquite and Pecan smoke, lending it to the indigenous flavors of Arizona.” Winneker’s GoFundMe has a $20,000 goal to help pay for the cloud kitchen lease down payment, licensing, equipment and more. “I’ve been an executive chef at three different properties, but it’s always been my dream to run my own opera- Winneker’s tacos have been a hit among neighbors and tion from the ground Phoenicians alike. (Kristine Cannon/Progress Staff) up, the way I want to,” the day, this is what I have to offer the writes Winneker, who has also worked at Cowboy Ciao and world. Please allow me the opportunity Flourish at CopperWynd Resort in to satisfy not only my desire, but also the hunger and cravings of my home.” Fountain Hills. Information: @mikevinegar on In“It has been exciting making tacos for my neighborhood, and I do not want stagram, gofundme.com/f/taco-adit to end,” he continued. “At the end of dicts-a-delivery-based-taco-shop constantly looking at proteins,” Petty said. “And coming out of that test will give us direction on where we go with the Phoenix menu,” he continued. Over the past 15 years, eegee’s has donated more than $3 million to local charities. “We’re very much known in Tucson for giving back to our community, and we’ve done a great job in building a relationship with the community, and we’ll continue to emphasize that in Tucson,” Petty said. “We’ll have a separate emphasis on community involvement up in the Phoenix area.” “It’ll take a while up there to get to that level, but once we have 20, 30 stores, it’ll be a significant number,” he continued. In the meantime, eegee’s will open stores on South Crismon Road near U.S. 60 in Mesa, on the southwest corner of Baseline Road and Val Vista Drive in Gilbert, and reportedly in near 35th and Peoria avenues in Phoenix. Visit eegees.com/phx for updates on next year’s Phoenix openings. “We look forward to becoming a part of the Phoenix metroplex, through job creation at our five new restaurants, charitable giving, and of course, our trademark frozen eegees,” Petty said.

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NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, will hold a public hearing on November 10, 2020, at 5:00 P.M. Until further notice, City Council meetings will be held electronically. While physical facilities are not open to the public, City Council meetings are televised on Cox Cable Channel 11 and streamed online at ScottsdaleAZ.gov ( search “live stream”) to allow the public to listen/view the meeting in progress. 13-ZN-2020 (Axon) Request by applicant for a zoning district map amendment from Planned Community (P-C) District to Planned Community District with the P-C comparable Industrial Park District (P-C I-1), including a development plan and an amendment to the maximum building height for the Axon building only from 52 feet (exclusive of rooftop appurtenances) to 82 feet (exclusive of rooftop appurtenances) on a +/30-acre portion of a +/-60-acre site located at the southeast corner of Hayden Road and Loop 101. Staff contact person is Greg Bloemberg, 480-312-4306. Applicant contact person is Charles Huellmantel, 480-9212800. 14-ZN-2019 (Seventh Day Adventist Rezoning) Request by owner for a Zoning District Map Amendment from Single-family Residential (R1-35) and Industrial Park (I-1) to Planned Airpark Core Development, Airpark Mixed Use Residential (PCP/AMU-R) on 23-acres, Planned Airpark Core Development, Airpark Mixed Use (PCP/AMU) on 24-acres, Planned Airpark Core Development, Aviation (PCP/AV) on 15-acres, and Planned Airpark Core Development, Employment (PCP/EMP) on 13-acres, including approval of a development plan, all on a +/- 75-acres site located at 7440 and 7410 E. Sutton Dr., 7301, 7401, 7501, 7509, and 7511 E. Redfield Rd., and 13405 N. Scottsdale Rd. Staff contact person is Bryan Cluff, 480-312-2258. Applicant contact person is Kurt Jones, 602-452-2729. 4-GP-2019 (Seventh Day Adventist Non-Major General Plan Amendment) Request by owner for a non-major General Plan amendment to the City of Scottsdale General Plan 2001 to change the land use designation from Employment to Mixed-Use Neighborhoods on +/- 5-acres of a +/- 75-acre site, and a request for a nonmajor General Plan amendment to change the Greater Airpark Character Area Plan Future Land Use Map from +/- 47 acres of Airpark Mixed-Use Residential (AMU-R), +/- 13 acres of Airpark Mixed-Use (AMU), +/- 15 aces of Aviation (AV), to +/- 23-acres of Airpark Mixed Use-Residential (AMU-R),+/- 24-acres of Airpark Mixed Use (AMU), +/- 15-acres of Aviation (AV), and +/- 13-acres of Employment (EMP) on a +/75-acre site, located at 7440 and 7410 E. Sutton Dr., 7301, 7401, 7501, 7509, and 7511 E. Redfield Rd., and 13405 N. Scottsdale Rd. Staff contact person is Bryan Cluff, 480-312-2258. Applicant contact person is Kurt Jones, 602-452-2729. 5-TA-2019 (Planned Airpark Core (PCP) Text Amendment (7th Day Adventist)) Request by applicant to amend the City of Scottsdale Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 455), for the purpose of amending Section 5.4006., Table 5.4006.A. (Use Regulations) of the Zoning Ordinance, to remove the Use Limitation of 50% of the ground floor building area of the development plan (Note 4), as it pertains to the Office land use in the AMU subdistrict of the Planned Airpark Core Development (PCP) zoning district. Staff contact person is Bryan Cluff, 480-312-2258. Applicant contact person is Kurt Jones, 602-452-2729. For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov search “Scottsdale Planning Case Files” or in your URL search bar you can type in https://eservices.scottsdaleaz.gov/bldgresources/Cases/. A COPY OF A FULL AGENDA, INCLUDING ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND ANY MEETING LOCATION UPDATES, IS AVAILABLE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT THE FOLLOWING Online at: https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/council/meeting-information/agendas-minutes ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED TO LISTEN/VIEW THIS MEETING. ALL NON-REMOTE SITE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, SCOTTSDALE CITY HALL, 3939 N. DRINKWATER BOULEVARD, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. CHAIRMAN Attest Lorraine Castro Planning Specialist For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY MAY REQUEST A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION BY CONTACTING THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT (480-312-7620). REQUESTS SHOULD BE MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE, OR AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ALLOW TIME TO ARRANGE ACCOMMODATION. FOR TTY USERS, THE ARIZONA RELAY SERVICE (1-800-3678939) MAY CONTACT THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT (480-312-7620). Published: Scottsdale Progress, Oct. 25 2020 / 33876

Project Name: Planned Airpark Core (PCP) Text Amendment (7th Day Adventist) Case Numbers: 5-TA-2019 Location: Citywide Purpose: Request by applicant to amend the City of Scottsdale Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 455), for the purpose of amending Section 5.4006., Table 5.4006.A. (Use Regulations) of the Zoning Ordinance, to remove the Use Limitation of 50% of the ground floor building area of the development plan (Note 4), as it pertains to the Office land use in the AMU subdistrict of the Planned Airpark Core Development (PCP) zoning district. Staff contact persons: Bryan Cluff, 480-312-2258 email: bcluff@scottsdaleaz.gov Applicant contact person: Kurt Jones, 602-4522729 email: kajones@tblaw.com A copy of the proposed amendments is available for review in Suite 105, 7447 East Indian School Road, Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information, call 480-312-7767 or enter case number at: https://eservices.scottsdaleaz.gov/ bldgresources/Cases NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, will hear public comment regarding these cases at the hearing listed below: Hearing Date: November 10, 2020 @ 5:00 P.M. Location: Meeting will be held electronically and remotely Attest Lorraine Castro Planning Specialist PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY MAY REQUEST A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION BY CONTACTING THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT (480312-2412). REQUESTS SHOULD BE MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE, OR AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ALLOW TIME TO ARRANGE ACCOMMODATION. FOR TTY USERS, THE ARIZONA RELAY SERVICE (1-800-367-8939) MAY CONTACT THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT (480-312-2412). Published: Scottsdale Progress, Oct. 25 2020 / 33887

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