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Winners get no Never too old to party say on schools chief �inalists BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board has chosen not to include newly-elected members in the process to select finalists for the district’s open superintendent position – against the advice of consultants it hired to help with the search. Patty Beckman and Jann-Michael Greenburg were elected Nov. 6 to fill seats vacated by outgoing members Pam Kirby and Kim Hartmann. Beckman and Greenburg will not take office until after the current board selects finalists from a pool of candidates presented by consultants from McPherson & Jacobson, a national search firm. The firm is vetting 25 applicants who submitted applications for the job and will present qualified candidates to the board. Currently, the �� BOARD �� 15

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She may have just turned 101, but Scottsdale resident Rosaria Papa still enjoys a good party. And that's what she did last weekend. Read her story on page 18.

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he future of an internationally renowned East Valley racing school with a multi-million-dollar-a-year operation may rest in the hands of a Scottsdale businessman who specializes in saving companies from �inancial ruin.

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Board ponders cost of a high-level schools chief An edition of the East Valley Tribune Scottsdale Progress is published every Sunday and distributed free of charge to homes and in single-copy locations throughout Scottsdale. To ﬁnd out where you can pick up a free copy of Scottsdale Progress, please visit www.Scottsdale.org.

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s the Scottsdale Uni�ied’s school board continues its search for a new superintendent, it’s grappling with how much money to offer potential candidates – a decision that could ultimately affect the quality of leader tasked with moving the district forward. On Nov. 19, the board met with consultants from McPherson & Jacobson, the �irm hired by the district to spearhead the superintendent search, to discuss the process for vetting candidates and potential compensation packages. The deadline for applying has passed and the district received 25 completed applications, according to McPherson & Jacobson. That number is somewhat low, considering 34 individuals started applications as of Nov. 19 and the consultants indicated these openings typically receive additional ones in the days leading up to the deadline. At the Nov. 19 meeting, consultant Thomas Jacobson said that “75 to 80 percent who apply do so on the last two days.” Who the district ultimately ends up with will rely heavily on the compensation package it puts together. “As we recruit and there are candidates out of state, base salary is going to be an issue,” said consultant Mary Kamerzell, who is also a well-respected superintendent from Catalina Foothills School District. Several board members indicated they were comfortable with a salary range exceeding what was offered to the previous permanent superintendent. Denise Birdwell, who was ultimately �ired by the board amid multiple scandals, had a base salary of $204,000 plus incentives, according to public radio station KJZZ. Kamerzell said that two years ago, SUSD’s total compensation package for its superintendent was $234,600. The package includes things like health insurance, vacation days and performance pay amongst other miscellaneous allowances for things like longevity and professional dues. Exceeding that $234,600 threshold would likely make the district competitive within the state. A presentation prepared by Kamerzell showed that in 2017 the average base salary for superintendents in Arizona in suburban areas near large cities was

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Advising the board in the superintendent selection process are, from left, consultants Mary Kamerzell, Thomas Jacobson and Steve Joel.

$161,207 and the maximum offered was $216,111, according to information compiled from a survey by the Arizona Superintendents Association. A 2016 survey of schools in suburban Phoenix – which included Chandler, Deer Valley, Dysart, Gilbert, Peoria, Paradise Valley and Scottsdale – showed that the total compensation package for superintendents in those districts ranged from $190,305 to $245,035 with an average value of $233,177, assuming each superintendent received 100 percent of performance pay. Whether SUSD can be competitive with other districts across the nation is another question. The board indicated early in the process that it would like to hire an “innovative, 21st century” superintendent. Consultant Steve Joel said that the most sought-after candidates meeting that description and who have long track records of success demand salaries of $300,000 or more, which likely puts them out of SUSD’s price range. The board ultimately decided not to set a hard ceiling on the compensation it is willing to offer candidates for fear of losing the interest of highly-quali�ied candidates. Board member Kim Hartmann suggested the board may be willing to go higher on its salary threshold for highly-desirable candidates. Still, board members Pam Kirby and Sandy Kravetz both indicated they were comfortable with a ceiling in the $255,000 range, which would be on the high end for average pay for superintendents in Arizona but still would not be competitive with some other states. “Your state is different because of how it funds public education,” Joel said, noting that superintendent pay is directly tied to a state’s per pupil funding, a category in which Arizona ranks poorly compared to

other states. “The states doing the most aggressive recruiting don’t have budget issues (and) don’t have Red for Ed issues,” he said, alluding to the historic teacher walk-outs that resulted in increased funding for teacher salaries earlier this year. Even with those constraints, Joel said that the district could still �ind an innovative superintendent – though it may be a candidate without a proven track record. Joel said that “you may get someone who this is the next natural step for them. They haven’t had a chance to (create an) innovative (program).” Kamerzell followed that up by saying, “You could get an assistant superintendent at a large district with a proven track record” who has not had the chance to work as a superintendent yet. Now that applications are closed for potential superintendent candidates, the consultants will begin vetting applicants based on the board’s previously provided criteria and information gathered from stakeholder meetings conducted in October. The consultants will then bring their �indings back to the board on Dec. 20 to present a list of vetted candidates in closed executive session. During that closed session, the board will view recorded videos prepared by applicants and learn detailed background information gathered by the consultants in order to potentially narrow down the applicant list to a list of �inalists. If the board selects �inalists on Dec. 20, it will reconvene in an open meeting to make those �inalists known to the public. Depending on the number of �inalists selected, the board will then slot three to four days in January – after newly elected board members take of�ice – for the �i-

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dler, the school has been both a fun mecca for nearly 500,000 students – who range from go-kart and amateur racing enthusiasts to teens just beginning to learn how to drive to military and law enforcement personnel. Shaffer was appointed chief restructuring of�icer for the debt-beleaguered school and will oversee management and oversight of its operations, although U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brenda Martinset a �inal hearing on his appointment for Dec. 11 after the attorney for one creditor sought more time to examine his quali�ications, speci�ic duties and rate of pay. A spokesman for Shaffer issued a press release last week, stating: “Among his other responsibilities, Shaffer will negotiate with third parties in connection with investment and/ or acquisition of the school, formulate a reorganization plan, collect and administer assets and liabilities of the school, and prepare monthly operating reports.” The Bondurants �iled for bankruptcy protection in early October. “Both national and international students attend the Bondurant School on

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l’Automobile (FIA), the international governing body of motorsport. He and Gurney comprise the only American team to win that title. Billing itself as the “largest purposebuilt driving school in the world,” the school sports two training tracks – a 15-turn, 1.6-mile road course and a nine- turn, 1.2-mile road course – as well as an eight-acre asphalt skills pad. Shaffer, who would earn a $20,000 retainer be paid $350 an hour, is a “certi�ied turnaround professional and certi�ied insolvency and restructuring advisor” with 26 years of experience helping distressed middle-market companies, according to court �ilings. During his career Shaffer has managed complex chapter 11 cases on behalf of debtors and creditors throughout the nation. He has served in corporate restructuring, private equity, consulting, and executive management roles, as well as the CRO and �inancial advisor for numerous companies. “Pat and Bob Bondurant are equally committed to helping the School get back on track,” said Shaffer through a spokesman. “We’ve already begun working on restructuring initiatives that will help stabilize the school’s �inancial position. “Our collective goal is to return the company to normal operations and ensure the School is a part of our local and national racing communities for many years to come. We’re especially looking forward to hosting the 2018 Road to Indy $200,000 Scholarship Shootout, which will be held at our school in December,” he added. In appointing Shaffer on an interim basis pending the Dec. 11 hearing, the judge overruled objections by attorney Thomas Little. Little asked for more detail about Shaffer’s experience in handling the �inances of a company like the racing school and his speci�ic duties and powers while managing it. Little also told the judge that “current management does not have a good relationship with the employees and believes that the poor relationship will impair management’s ability to continue the business operations because persons with the knowledge of this industry and this specialized business would not come back to work for the debtor under these circumstances.” The school’s bankruptcy petition claims an inventory “primarily consists of Dodge Challengers, Chargers, Fiat 124, Fiat 500 and Open-Wheel Formula

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Mazda race cars,” and its list of assets shows 18 Formula Mazdas – mostly dating back to the 1990s and early 2000s – a 1965 Shelby Cobra and a half-dozen go-karts. In its Chapter 11 �iling, the school lists $2.69 million in secured debts and $766,000 in unsecured debts against $619,000 in assets. Among those asserts are $263,000 in shop equipment, $375,000 in cash, $87,000 in receivables and $137,000 in parts. There was no estimate on the value of the vehicles. The school leases the track and �ixtures, which are valued at $2.7 million, according to the �ilings. The school on Oct. 3 announced on its website that it had �iled for bankruptcy protection, vowing to “continue operating and serving our students and corporate groups as usual while we develop new business relationships to ensure the vitality of the company in the future. “For over 50 years, Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving has been a �ixture in Arizona and renowned nationally and internationally in the world of racing, thanks to our loyal students, dedicated employees and the Gila River Indian Community,” it continued, adding that its Chapter 11 �iling would give it “suf�icient time to reorganize and position the company for sustained success.” “Our plan is to emerge from this process as a stronger company and continue to drive this company into the next 50 years,” it added. Over the years, the school’s reputation has attracted sponsorships and

partnerships from some of the biggest names in the automotive industry, including Fiat, Dodge SRT, Goodyear, Shell and Pennzoil. In detailing the four factors that forced the bankruptcy action, Bondurant’s wife Patricia signed an af�idavit stating that the “�irst and primary” reason was the school’s inability to pay its September rent. “The Bondurant School was concerned that its landlord, Sun Valley Marina Development Corporation, a tribal corporation chartered by the Gila River Indian Community, potentially could have exercised its lease rights and locked the Bondurant School out, which would have disrupted its ongoing operations,” attorneys told the court. However, they added that since the �iling, Bondurant has been in discussions with Sun Valley and the Gila Community and that they are “supportive of the Bondurant.” Bondurant also lost “a substantial contract with the U.S. Government to train military personnel how to drive quickly and safely in emergency situations,” bankruptcy �ilings state, causing “a decrease of substantial and onceconsistent revenue.” While the school doesn’t put a value on that contract other �inancial records �iled with the court show that Bondurant’s annual revenue of $6.9 million in each of the last two years appears like to drop this year. It reported that revenue for the �irst nine months of 2018 amount to $4.72 million. More detailed records �iled with the court showed that between the second week of October and the �irst week of

November, the school reported total revenue ranging between $72,000 and $108,000. But when its weekly expenses were included, it was running a weekly de�icit ranging between $5,958 and $52,845. Adding to the school’s �inancial woes were Dodge and Fiat as well, according to court papers, “As car manufacturers have struggled over the recent years, regular payments from the Bondurant School’s two primary sponsors, Dodge and Fiat, became inconsistent and disrupted Bondurant School’s ability to remain current with its own vendors,” lawyers told the court. To make matters worse Dodge took back all its Vipers “for safety and regulatory reasons,” costing Bondurant a “subset of the customer base” that liked driving its “halo” racing car. The school is negotiating with Fiat Chrysler of America for a new “halo” car – a reference to the titanium structure above the cockpit that protects drivers from �lying debris. Bondurant also told the court it is in secret negotiations with a potential investor who was being “frustrated” by unnamed issues. The school said it needed bankruptcy protection “to court additional suitors/ investors and to operate without interruption while the investor works out certain issues currently frustrating the transaction.” Despite all this, Bondurant also told the court it will “continue to build upon its current and new business relationships in an effort to continue educating its students on how to safely drive high performance vehicles.”

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City Oks deal to move part of SF Giants’ operations BY PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

he City of Scottsdale has approved a deal with City of Phoenix to relocate the San Francisco Giants’ player development operations from Indian School Park to Papago Sports Complex, which sits on the Phoenix side of the border between the two cities. The Scottsdale City Council approved a 35-year lease agreement with Phoenix on Nov. 26 that began Dec. 1 and will end in 2053. The council concurrently agreed to then sublease the facilities to the Giants. Papago Sports Complex will house the Giants’ year-round player development program and some Spring Training-related activities that currently reside at Indian School Park following facilities upgrades detailed in the lease agreement. Scottsdale Stadium will remain the Spring Training home for the San Francisco Giants. Indian School Park has been used by the Giants since 1986 and underwent a signi�icant upgrade in 2005. But it has “proved to be inadequate for the expansion of year round Giants’ Player Development Program,” according to city documents. The Papago facility is expected to be operational by January 2021, and Indian School Park will continue to house the Giants program in the interim. The new lease will allow for expanded public use of the facilities at Indian School Park and Scottsdale Stadium for youth and adult teams and could also open up revenue generating opportunities for the city, according to a City Council memo about the lease. Murphy said Scottsdale also agreed to let some youth and adult teams displaced by the Papago deal use the facilities at Indian School Park, and those teams will be scheduled like any other organization that wants to reserve the �ields for use. The Giants have also agreed to hold at least four baseball clinics for local youth each year. Murphy acknowledged that the construction at Papago will put the situation “in disarray for the next few years” as multiple users vie for time at Indian School Park, but he anticipates that will clear up once the Giants are relocated to the new facilities. The lease agreement between the cities calls for annual lease payments of between $50,000 and $75,000 beginning in 2022. The total value of the lease is $1.875 million.

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The Indian School Minor League Complex is the current home of the San Francisco Giants’ player development program in Scottsdale. The Giants will move those operations to Phoenix’ Papago Sports Complex in 2021 under a lease deal between Scottsdale, Phoenix and the team.

Giants minor league players work out at the team’s facilities at Indian School Park, which the team has occupied since 1986.

Annual payments will be $50,000 between 2022 and 2031, $65,000 between 2032 and 2041, $70,000 between 2041 and 2046, and $75,000 from 2047 to 2053. Under the terms of the sublease, the Giants will pay all rent and maintenance costs associated with Papago Sports Complex, Scottsdale Community Services Director Bill Murphy said. The complex will undergo signi�icant renovations paid for by the Giants as part of the deal, including expansion of the bat-

ting tunnel, clubhouse upgrades and renovations and the addition of more over�low parking. The city is responsible for funding and constructing a new perimeter walking trail around the complex. Murphy said the cost to build the trail is not yet known, but it will be a “pretty basic trail, similar to those on the (McDowell Sonoran) Preserve.” The lease deal differs signi�icantly from the one the city gave the club over a de-

cade ago to keep the Giants in Scottsdale. In 2005, the City of Scottsdale, Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority Maricopa County Stadium District approved a $23.1 million renovation project for Scottsdale Stadium and Indian School Park to keep the team in the city. Under the deal, Scottsdale contributed $3.1 million while the Tourism Authority kicked in $13.3 million and the stadium district contributed $6.7 million, according to a story in the Scottsdale Tribune. Scottsdale ended up paying an additional $2.4 million due to construction cost overruns. At the time, the deals drew the ire of some residents but were not overly controversial: Both measures – the initial $3.1 million in funding and the money to cover overruns – were approved unanimously by the City Council. The upgrades featured four playing �ields, a large clubhouse, and training room and workout facilities that drew praise from Giants minor league players who got to take advantage of the new facilities. “This is, basically, big-league,” pitcher Wayne Foltin told the Scottsdale Tribune in 2007. “We’ve been over to Scottsdale Stadium, and this is almost better.” In what seems like a déjà vu, a new generation of Giants minor leaguers will be acclimating themselves to upgraded facilities in 2021. Only this time, the city will not be paying for it. Scottsdale still has other �inancial commitments to keep the Giants in town, though. Scottsdale paid $244,524 to Populous Group in 2016 to create a masterplan for Scottsdale Stadium upgrades after the city, Scottsdale Charros and the San Francisco Giants agreed that the stadium needed renovations. The city then set aside $5 million to begin the design process for upgrades earlier this year before awarding a design-build manager contract to Hunt Construction Group for $3,701,125 in July. The city currently estimates renovations could cost between $40 million and $60 million. It is unclear how those renovations will be funded. Earlier this year, Councilman David Smith proposed bringing a bond before voters that included $30 million to fund 50 percent of stadium upgrades, though the motions did not receive signi�icant support from other members of the council. The Giants' current lease with the city runs through 2025.

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City commission’s diversity program a work in progress BY JOSÉ-IGNACIO CASTAÑEDA Progress Contributor

espite efforts by the city’s Human Relations Commission to promote diversity in Scottsdale, some local mothers said there is still work to do. Scottsdale for All is a commission program meant to highlight diverse perspectives and stories in the community through social media and videos. The Scottsdale for All campaign is not meant to recruit diversity into the city but instead raise awareness about the diversity that is already there. It also aims to spread the message that Scottsdale is welcoming of all people, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and political philosophy. While some residents believe the campaign serves an important purpose, critics believe that it is unnecessary. There are opinions expressed from both sides on the Of�ice of Diversity’s Facebook page. There are comments on videos and other photos that express their disapproval with the campaign by calling it “incredibly pointless” and saying to “take your bullsh** elsewhere.” “It’s disappointing to see that, but it’s not shocking,” said Nadia Mustafa, a member of the Human Relations Commission and creator of the campaign. “It’s really hard to bring the people in the fringes of these worldviews anywhere in the middle.” Mustafa elaborated on how she sees the campaign progressing positively through the people who are more in the middle of the spectrum in terms of opinions. “They might have differences of opinion, but they go on the site and they exchange comments and maybe there’s a little nugget they got that they sit and chew on,” Mustafa said. With the Scottsdale for All initiative, Mustafa wanted to “extend the reach” of the commission and innovate past the history of dialogue series and lectures. “I wanted to get the idea out that there is diversity in Scottsdale,” Mustafa said. “We welcome and embrace that diversity.” The commission has been around for 18 years and advises the City Council on matters of diversity and inclusion. The campaign includes distributing campaign posters to businesses and raising awareness online about diversity through the Scottsdale Of�ice of Diversity and Inclusion’s Facebook page. The Facebook page features interviews and pro�iles with residents, business owners and students. The page acts as a space

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The Scottsdale For All campaign from the city’s Human Relations Commission seeks to promote awareness of the city’s diversity and promote acceptance of all people, regardless of their race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and political philosophy.

for people to engage in a conversation over diversity. “The goal is to have an interactive, online, living and breathing space for civil dialogue about diversity and inclusion in Scottsdale,” Mustafa said. Despite these preliminary efforts by the Human Relations Commission and the Scottsdale for All campaign, some Scottsdale mothers do not perceive a lot of diversity in their city. Jill Benaglio, a schoolteacher in Scottsdale, said that the perception of the campaign is helpful, but she continues to see a lack of diversity in her daily life. “Most of the people in my neighborhood and in the schools with my children (José-Ignacio Castañeda /Progress Contributor) are Caucasian,” Benaglio Scottsdale Human Relations Commission Vice Chair Nadia Mustafa said. “Oftentimes we walk created the Scottsdale For All campaign to highlight the city’s diversity. into a party or a situation and we’re the only brown Benaglio said that the lack of diversity in faces in there.” Scottsdale didn’t bother her until recent Benaglio described her experience with years when she started thinking about diversity as a Scottsdale schoolteacher as her children. This sentiment is shared “almost nonexistent.” among other mothers who perceive a “It’s kind of disappointing,” Benaglio lack of diversity and wish to change that said. “With myself excluded, my children with their kids. have not had any teachers that were not Kate Conway is a realtor and former white.” schoolteacher of public, private and char-

ter schools in Scottsdale. She spoke about her personal experience with diversity and how she wants her children to be further exposed to it. “I recognize as an educator that my children’s reality in Scottsdale is not reality,” Conway said. “There’s not really much for my own children in Scottsdale in terms of being exposed to diversity.” Conway said she introduces her children to different cultures through international days that are celebrated throughout the Valley. “We have a really diverse society, and I’m really not preparing my children to be successful in life if I’m not introducing them to diversity and diverse cultures,” Conway said. Another person with a similar goal is Katie Donahoe, a northern Scottsdale resident and mother of three. Donahoe said that she made a point to choose a preschool that is very diverse and active in celebrating different cultural traditions. She said that all of the teachers look different than her children and are from somewhere else. “I care a lot that my kids learn that white people are not the end all, be all,” Donahoe said. “I’m taking a very active approach in teaching them not to be racist as opposed to just assuming that if I’m a nice person and if they’re around nice people that they will just absorb not being racist.” One way in which Donahoe takes that approach is by having conversations with her kids. While she tries to keep the discussions age-appropriate, she doesn’t lie to them about the reality of diversity and race. “I want my kids to know that people do get treated differently because of the color of their skin, the language that they speak or the religion that they practice,” Donahoe said. “It’s a tricky conversation to have, but we have it a lot.” The sentiment that Scottsdale is lacking in diversity does not come unwarranted. The city’s population is 88 percent white, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is �ive percent higher than the statewide population and over 10 percent higher than the population nationwide. “We’re not kidding ourselves that there’s no problems here,” said Mustafa, the creator of the Scottsdale for All campaign. “The whole reason we have an Of�ice of Diversity and a Human Relations Commission is because we have had issues with discrimination and with lack of understanding and respect.”

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board plans to learn more about those applicants from the consultants and see videos prepared by candidates in a closed executive session on Dec. 20. The board would then present the finalists it selected to the public at an open meeting. At a meeting Nov. 19, consultant Thomas Jacobson recommended that the current board include Beckman and Greenburg in the Dec. 20 meeting. “I think you should invite your two new board members to sit in, not participate, but at least sit in on that process and see the candidates, because they’re going to be interviewing, but that’s a board decision,” Jacobson said. Despite that recommendation, the current board has not reached out to Beckman or Greenburg as of Nov. 29. Beckman said that she has not heard from any board members since the election with the exception of a congratulatory email sent from Board Member Allyson Beckham. Greenburg indicated he also had not heard from the board and went further, stating, “the Governing Board has informed SUSD’s Administration that it has ‘no interest’ in receiving our input.”

Board President Barbara Perleberg referred questions to interim Superintendent John Kriekard, who said in an email: "In my experience, boards of other districts have allowed a variety of input for members-elect. A majority of the board stated they had no interest in having the new board members be a part of the discussions at the meetings...prior to January. This is not the �irst time the board has gone against Jacobson’s advice. In September, Jacobson presented a proposed timeline to the board that included the selection of �inalists after the new board was seated. The board pushed back on that timeline and decided to have finalists chosen in December to give it a say in the selection process. At the time, Jacobson said he did not see any benefit to the old board selecting finalists. Beckman and Greenburg will still have a say in making the final pick, though, as the board is scheduled to select the new superintendent on Jan. 28 – well after they take office. “Regardless, I am hopeful that SUSD will receive applications from excellent candidates and that the (�inalists) selected will be high-quality and dif�icult to choose from,” Greenburg said.

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win sisters from northern Scottsdale took their love for “American Ninja Warrior” and made their dream of competing on the Emmy-nominated TV show a reality. Callie and Brooke Redman, 12, competed on a recent episode of “American Ninja Warrior Junior,” which aired last month. They’re also “mirror twins,” a type of identical twin where they share the same physical features, but some features are opposite. For example, Callie is left-handed and Brooke’s right-handed. “And if I get a cavity on my ride side, Brooke will have it on her left side,” Callie said in the episode. The 12 other Junior Ninjas flew into Los Angeles from all over the country, but Callie and Brooke were the only two competi-

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Callie and Brooke Redman, center, competed on “American Ninja Warrior Junior” with the help of their all-star mentors, Natalie Duran (far left) and Najee Richardson (far right).

tors from Arizona. In their first race, Callie and Brooke competed against each other.

“We didn’t know what to expect and none of us had ever experienced anything like this,” said their mom, Jennifer Redman.

“It was nerve-wracking as a parent and for them, but that helped calm them down once they knew they were going to be racing against each other.” Callie managed to race ahead of Brooke and hit the button, winning the race against her twin. While Callie moved on to compete in a second race, she didn’t win against her competitor. The courses on “American Ninja Warrior Junior” included iconic Ninja Warrior obstacles, including the sonic swing, tic toc, spin cycle and the warped wall. Callie and Brooke both agreed that tic toc was the hardest part of the course, and when asked what they would do differently if they could do it all over again? “I’d go faster,” they said simultaneously, Jennifer laughing. On the sidelines, the twins’ family, includ-

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At 101, Scottsdale resident still the life of the party BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

white board was propped up behind a birthday cake embellished with pink icing and topped with pastel-colored candles. Photos of Scottsdale resident Rosaria Papa were pinned into the left and right side of the white board that read: “Happy birthday, Ms. Sara!!! We love you...” This wasn’t any ordinary birthday celebration, though. Papa, who also goes by Sara, turned 101 on Nov. 24, and her family members gathered at her retirement home to cook, eat and share their favorite memories of Papa, who many describe as the life of the party. “She does love to celebrate,” said Lisa Capello, Papa’s great niece. “She would be the one that wanted to keep going and visiting and partying and I [would be] asleep on the couch and she is 16 years my senior. She [makes] me feel kind of like an old lady.” Papa is originally from Piraino, Sicily, where she was born in 1917. She has two brothers and three sisters, and her father owned a grocery store.

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Rosaria Papa celebrated her 101st birthday with her family in Scottsdale on Nov. 24.

Papa loved working at the store so much, she said “growing up and working my parents’ shop” was her favorite part of her childhood. At one time, she owned the store, too. “She was a happy person over there working in the grocery store,” said Tina Agnello, Papa’s first cousin.

But it was also during this time in Sicily that Papa and her family lived through World War II. She and her cousins often slept outside when they heard bombs nearing, but according to her family, the store helped them survive. “It wasn’t bad for them because they had

the grocery store and they didn’t miss any food like a lot of people who didn’t have food or drink or clothes,” Tina said. Papa’s father would hide money from the shop “in the wall in the store,” Papa said. “She explained to me that you had to be very cautious,” said Santa Giulano, Papa’s cousin once removed and goddaughter. “Her father devised this area of their house where he would pull the brick out, stick the money back in there and then put the brick back, and nobody knew that that’s where the money was.” In 1945, Papa married Rosario “Saro” Papa, who was a carabiniere, or a member of the Italian paramilitary police. “I met my husband at the neighborhood church in Italy – St. Ignatius, Sicily,” Papa said. Shortly after, in 1949, her son Vince was born, and the family moved to Chicago in 1957. They moved back to Sicily for a brief period of time, and a few years after her husband died, she and her son packed up and moved to Scottsdale in 1995. “[Scottsdale] wasn’t like today,” Tina said

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Horizon High band marches to victory BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ongratulations are in order for the Horizon High School marching band. The Horizon Pride Regiment had a perfect season this year, placing first at every competition – including winning the Division 1A Arizona Marching Band Association State Championship last month. “It was a huge accomplishment,” said band director Kyle Hollerbach. “This is my third year with the group and it was super exciting to see all of our hard work and get so much better over the three years and get to this point where we’re on top.” Horizon received a score of 73.95, beating out Coolidge High School’s score of 72.275. The Arizona Marching Band Association State Championship is split into four divisions: 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A. Bands are placed in divisions based on the total number of performers on the field, including drum majors, auxiliary members and dancers. Division 1A bands have 49 or fewer members. Because the Horizon marching band has 38 students, it was placed in Division 1A alongside 22 other marching bands. “It’s a smaller group, but we’re able to compete and beat bands that are much

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ing Jennifer and their father Brent, cheered them on. Their grandfather even flew out from Michigan to watch them compete in California. “Oh my gosh, I’m extremely proud,” Jennifer said. “I have to say in all my years, it was probably the best experience I’ve ever had.” Callie and Brooke have been long-time fans of “American Ninja Warrior,” having watched every single episode. So, naturally, they were itching to compete on the show. “We also did some competitions leading up to that as well that they really enjoyed,” Jennifer said. Callie and Brooke applied in March of this year, submitting videos, filling out paperwork and taking part in interviews. “The process was long, but it was a really good experience,” Jennifer said. It wasn’t until the first week of June when they found out they made the show. “I was stunned because I didn’t think I actually made it,” Callie said. To prepare, the twins trained twice a week for a couple of years at AZ on the Rocks, Arizona’s largest indoor climbing

bigger than us, which is super exciting,” Hollerbach said. “We’re able to play clean and play really well and play at a high level.” Over the past four months, the band put in 10 hours of practice per week, and it all clearly paid off. Throughout the season, they’ve beat about 40 other marching bands from around the state. “The day we got back, we were on the announcements, a lot of the students got congratulated in their classes and then on the Friday of that week, there was a lunch assembly in our main quad area where we played a little bit and then got recognized by the administration and with all the students eating lunch around them,” Hollerbach said. The band received top honors in the Visual, General Effect and Percussion categories with their show titled “Playback” by Ian Grom. The show featured three large props on the football field, including a television set and a wall outlet with a plug plugged in. “It was a really fun concept,” Hollerbach said. “The basic show idea is if there was a big TV on the field, what you get by changing channels and what you get by being able to interact with the TV, where the marching band is the music to that TV.” Performing the dance from “Spongebob

gym located in Scottsdale. “A lot of times we’ll go in just on our own and they’ll mess around and just do some training,” Jennifer said. For the brand-new series, all of the Junior Ninjas work with all-star Ninja mentors. Callie and Brooke’s mentors were Natalie Duran and Najee Richardson. “It was cool seeing the Ninjas from the real show do stuff,” Callie said. It took three days to shoot the episode, but Callie and Brooke’s part only took a few hours. “What you guys saw on TV was done in maybe a four- to six-hour span, so they had a morning group and an afternoon group,” Jennifer said. “We had to leave the hotel around 6 a.m., and we were done between noon and 1. Then they had another group come in in the afternoon.” While the girls had a blast competing – as nervous as they were – they were almost more excited to share what they learned about the shooting process behind the scenes. “There was a lady, and she hung up this giant card,” Callie said. “It said ‘clap’ or ‘applause’ to the audience.” Brooke added immediately: “Also, there’s only one side with the crowd and the other

Squarepants” was surely a crowd favorite. “The clip was a scene from the TV show where he’s teaching Squidward how to blow a bubble,” said Jesse Winters, a senior and the clarinet and flute section leader. “It was awesome seeing how the audience would react to us doing it because they all knew that clip. So, they thought it was funny.” The band also pulled off pause, rewind and fast-forward movements during the performance. “The effects pause, rewind, fast-forward were really good, impactful moments because they got the audience to react and to cheer for us,” Winters said. Admittedly, they weren’t the easiest moves to maneuver. Both Winters and Kiersten Velasquez, a freshman and clarinet player, thought the slow movements during “mute” comprised the most difficult part of the entire performance. “The mute was pretty challenging for me in that I don’t have the longest legs, it’s not the easiest to march,” Velasquez said. Winters added: “We had to make sure it looked nice or else the effects wouldn’t have worked as well. That’s the hardest thing.” Constructing the television set-themed props and backdrops was a group effort, by both the students and their parents.

side is just camera people.” Callie and Brooke may not have won “American Ninja Warrior Junior,” but they made friendships on the show that’ll last them a lifetime. “They’ve been able to stay in touch with a lot of the kids from the show, and a lot of them have Instagram accounts, and we keep track of them that way,” Jennifer said. In February 2019, the twins will head to a national competition, National Ninja League, where they will meet up with many of the Junior Ninjas they met while filming. “Meeting all the new people and seeing where they train and how good they are at it” was Callie and Brooke’s favorite part of the entire experience. For Jennifer, it’s safe to say she’s one proud momma. “It’s hard to put it into words,” she said. “I was overwhelmingly proud of them and being able to see them accomplish their fears and nerves and just going out there and doing that, both hitting the buzzer.” “It’s definitely their passion right now.” “American Ninja Warrior Junior” airs on Saturdays at 7/6c on Universal Kids. Callie and Brooke can be seen competing in Season 1, Episode 6.

“A lot of the parents helped, and they were super helpful for all of the work that they were able to do. They constructed the plugs and the backdrops,” Hollerbach said, adding that the parents – and the school’s administration – are the reason they’ve had such a successful season. And while Hollerbach is quick to thank parents and staff and praise his students, the feeling was mutual. When asked how the students felt about their band director, one band member, Zailey Wacker, said: “[He’s] very encouraging. He just wants us to do our best.” Wacker, a senior and the band’s drum major, added: “He doesn’t really care about what place we get, although first place is great. He just wants us to have fun.” The Horizon Pride Regiment may have won top honors at the championship, but their season is far from over. Up next, the band will take part in three indoor marching band events: indoor percussion, indoor winter guard and indoor winds. “It’s just like you would see on the marching band field, but all indoors,” Hollerbach said. “Since the students really enjoyed the marching arts, we’re trying to just give them a little bit of an outlet in the second semester to be able to do some of that as well.”

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of living in Scottsdale in the ‘90s. “Not too many people like today. [It was] all roads – a lot of dirt roads.” “It was paradise,” added Enzo Giuliano, Santa’s husband. Years later, in 2015, Papa’s son died, but her extended family was always by her side. “I remember when Vince and her husband died, when she lived on her own,” said Idamaria St. Angelo, Papa’s cousin. “Me and my mom during the summer would take care of her. I remember she’d tell me to always eat everything on my plate and you’ll be healthy.” “Gracious,” “affectionate,” “happy”: They’re all words the family uses to describe Papa – well, that, and “cutthroat White Elephant player.” “She’s the funniest White Elephant grab bag player ever,” Santa said. Ida added: “She would always take someone’s present. She’d always be like, ‘that one is mine.’” Tina Giuliano, Rosario Papa’s first cousin twice removed and a journalism student at the Walter Cronkite School at Arizona State University, assisted in reporting and translating.

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2 Thomas and Friends live show and meet and greet

Children are invited to join Thomas and Friends for a fun sing-along adventure at 10 a.m., noon or 3 p.m. at OdySea Aquarium, 9500 E. Via de Ventura. Thomas the Tank Engine will be available for photos with children and their families after each show. Tickets are $5 to $7. Information: 480-951-2100.

28th annual poinsettia tea

Enjoy tea, scones, sandwiches, desserts and entertainment from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch, 7500 E. Doubletree Ranch Road. Tickets are $70 with $37 of each ticket being tax deductible. Proceeds support Duet’s health and aging services provided free of charge for family caregivers, grandparents raising grandchildren, homebound adults and faith communities. Information: 602-274-5022.

Complimentary face painting

This winter break, Butterfly Wonderland will offer free face painting every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 9500 E. Via de Ventura. Information: 480-800-3000.

Holiday pops concert

The Scottsdale Concert Band will share its seasonal cheer with a free holiday music concert at 3:30 p.m. at Chaparral High School, 6935 E. Gold Dust Ave. Information: 602-327-3168.

Cookies with the chef

Enjoy holiday treats, cookie decorating and shopping from noon to 3 p.m. at Embassy Suites, 5001 N. Scottsdale Road.

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Let’s Imagine Christmas open house

Celebrate the holidays with food and drink from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Let’s Imagine, 7052 E. Fifth Ave. RSVP and information: 714-625-5225.

Monday

3 The TEN Tenors: home for the holidays

Australia’s rockstars of opera The TEN Tenors will perform a selection of traditional and contemporary holiday favorites including “Joy to the World,” “Amazing Grace,” “Feliz Navidad” and more at 7:30 p.m. at Highlands Church, 9050 E. Pinnacle Peak Road. Tickets are $24 to $72. Information: arizonamusicfest.org.

Tiny tot time (Ages 0-24 months)

Develop babies’ literacy with songs, rhymes, movement and board books from 10 to 10:20 a.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-3127323.

Twos and threes together (Ages 2-3)

Young children can learn social and literacy skills from 11 to 11:30 a.m. with short stories, finger-plays and action rhymes at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive. Information: 480-312-7323.

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Tail waggin’ tales (Ages 6-10)

Children can practice their reading skills with a certified therapy dog from 4 to 4:45 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Information: 480-3127323.

Homework help (Ages 8-18)

Stop by the Arabian Library at 10215 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Road for help on any subject from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Information: 480-312-7323.

SCC guitar and trombone ensemble

Enjoy a guitar and trombone ensemble from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Scottsdale Community College, 9000 E. Chaparral Road. Information: 480-423-6000.

Wednesday

5 It’s not just lunch

Enjoy a full kosher lunch and discussion group at 2 p.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road. Suggested donation is $5. Information: 480492-7670.

Current events discussion group

Bring ideas to a seminar on current events led by Bill Adler from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road. Information: 480481-7033.

Open cards and games

Enjoy a variety of games including card games from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive. Information: 480-312-7323.

Enjoy a free public art walk from 7 to 9 p.m. along Main Street from Scottsdale Road to Goldwater Boulevard and on Marshall Way north of Indian School Road to Fifth Avenue. Restaurants, museums and trolley and horse-drawn carriage rides are available during weekly art walks. Information: scottsdalegalleries.com.

Holiday wine and dine

Guests will enjoy music by Melanie Yarger, Marty and Natalie, Miguel Rodriguez and the He Said She Said band from 5 to 8 p.m. The Christmas event will feature horse and carriage rides around the Shops Gainey Village at 8777 N. Scottsdale Road, baked goods, cookie decorating, raffles and wine tasting.

Holiday gift craft

Create a magnet inspired by a favorite comic, magna or anime from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Information: 480312-7323.

Friday

7 In stitches knitters group

Gather with other knitters to work on individual projects, share advice and talk with others from 1 to 3 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Story stop (Ages 0-5)

Build children’s literacy with a free picture book program from 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-3127323.

Mustang writer’s creative group

Practice writing exercises and share writing in a pressurefree and supportive group from 10 a.m. to noon at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Information: gpaulson4@ gmail.com.

8 Movies in the desert: ‘Shrek’

Guests are invited to watch the movie, “Shrek,” after music, games, food and prizes beginning at 5 p.m. at OdySea, 9500 E. Via de Ventura. Information: 480-951-2100.

Dianne Reeves

Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves will share Christmas cheer with holiday favorites including “Little Drummer Boy,” “Carol of the Bells” and more at 8 p.m. at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. Tickets are $49 to $69. Information: 480-499-8587.

Ralna English

Lawrence Welk Show star Ralna English will perform music from the Great American Songbook at music dinner club Bodega 13, 8876 E. Pinnacle Peak Road. Dinner reservations are required and available from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 and will be charged to the dinner bill. Information: 480-2847600.

Over the line women’s tennis tournament

Participate in a women’s tennis tournament from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Thompson Peak Park, 7929 E. Thompson Peal Parkway. Cost is $70. Each attendee is guaranteed to play at least four games. Information: 480312-7275.

Educator holiday shopping event

All educators can shop for great deals on books, merchandise and cafe treats at 10 a.m. at Barnes and Noble, 10500 N. 90th St. Information: 480-3910048.

Sunday

9 Family fun holiday fair and marketplace

Visit OdySea at 9500 E. Via de Ventura from 1 to 4 p.m. for live holiday entertainment, bounce houses, face painting, photographs with Santa, local vendors and more. Information: 480-951-2100.

Scottsdale Philharmonic concert

The professional musicians of Scottsdale Philharmonic will perform a special holiday program at 4 p.m. at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. Tickets are $5 to $10. Information: 480499-8587.

Music and butter�lies

Native American musician Aaron White will share music from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Butterfly Wonderland, 9500 E. Via de Ventura. Free with admission. Information: 480-800-3000.

The play’s the thing

Participate in a discussion and play-reading with John Perovich of the Now and The Creative Company from 1 to 2 p.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road. Cost is $5 to $8. Registration is required. Information: vosjcc.org/theater.

Monday

10 Alan Cumming: Legal Immigrant

Tony Award winner Alan Cumming will share his thoughts on what it feels like to be an immigrant in today’s America at 7:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. Tickets are $65 to $95. Information: 480499-8587.

Books 2 boogie (Ages 0-5)

Children and their caregivers are invited to participate in music, movement and song from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Information: 480-312-7323.

Film series: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

Enjoy the comedic drama, “Crazy Rich Asians,” from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480312-7323.

Advanced beginner bridge

Join others in playing a fun game of bridge from 3 to 5 p.m. to noon at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive. Information: 480-312-7323.

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Well-traveled artist prepares for her solo exhibit three themes – environment, climate change and cultural diversity n Jill Friedberg’s studio, lo- Sc ottsdale – and how she cated just steps away from feels they affect her home in northern Scottsthe world. dale, Friedberg flicks on the lights, The artist revealing a room full of paintings. statement for Some are completely finished, while the exhibition is: others require a touch up or two before “‘Fantasy for a they’re put on display for her upcoming Noble Universe’ solo exhibition, “Fantasy for a Noble Uniexpresses my verse,” at Herberger Art Gallery in Phoeconcern over our nix on Dec. 6. chaotic world, a “This is called ‘Crossing,’” Friedberg world in which gestures toward a 37”-by-36” painting the diversity of portraying a father carrying his child on humanity and his back, both of whom are looking off, endangered napast a river and toward three towering ture struggle to walls inspired by three very different culsymbiotically tures: American, Asian and Latin. enhance the en“My wall is different than other peorichment of our ple’s walls because it’s very multiculturexistence.” al,” she said, specifying that one wall is For example, in the Supreme Court. “Fauna Farewell,” Friedberg grew up in a household in a photomonChicago where multiculturalism was (Ron Rubin/Special to the Progress) tage with acrylic wholly embraced and travel was a prior- Jill Friedberg paints in her studio, located at her home in northern Scottsdale. paint, laundry ity. She has seen – and captured – her fair lint and glass share of the world, from Rajasthan, India closet full of textiles and other wild and bead gel, framed photographs of animal and Quito, Ecuador to Michoacán, Mexico unexpected repurposed materials. and the Iguazu Falls in Brazil. “A snake dropped his skin by my door,” life are hung in the opulent palace in St. And over the past 30 years as an art- Friedberg said, adding that she added Petersburg, Russia. The painting tackles ist, Friedberg has amassed over 12,000 snake skin to the frame of “In Pursuit,” extinction head on. “We are at the point where you read images from her travels, many of which another painting in her upcoming exhican already be found or will eventually bition. “I don’t like snakes, but he left his about 2040 and how nature’s threatened and some people are denying it and find their way into each of her mixed skin, and I thought, ‘I’ll use you.’” media pieces. Bark, laundry lint, seeds and metal some of them aren’t taking action. Is it “I save thousands and thousands and beads, feathers, horse hair, pencil and going to be that somebody we’ll just have things like in a museum setting stuffed or thousands of images thinking, ‘One day paint shavings – nothing’s off limits. I’ll use that,’” she said. “These are all placFriedberg even has a three-dimen- framed, or are we doing to do something es I’ve been. These are all mine.” sional bust using repurposed materials, about it?” Friedberg asked. “Are we going Friedberg manipulates her photogra- including buttons, textiles, felt, features, to have to preserve what’s left in one safe phy, working them into anywhere from fabric and, most notably, her late moth- place or in different safe places?” And while many of her pieces tackle 20 to 30 layers to create a narrative, a er’s jacket. The interior of the bust, titled process that can take upwards of six “Mother Comforts,” is lined with Fried- the concept of home, she takes it one step further, using a home-shaped canvas for a months. She then flattens those layers, berg’s mother’s bathrobe, too. prints the final product on canvas, paints “That was my mother, and my mother few of her pieces. “It represents home, it represents us, onto the photograph and integrates re- was really supportive and loving, but it’s purposed materials both onto the paint- also me. She influenced me,” Friedberg and it represents a safe place,” Friedberg said. ing and into the artwork’s frame. said. While Friedberg’s pieces do tackle “What I’m doing is manipulating my Of the 59 group exhibitions and 16 solo photography,” Friedberg said. “Some of exhibitions in which she has taken part, pressing issues, each piece also merges them call for more repurposed materials, “Fantasy for a Noble Universe” is her cultures. In “The Grass is Greener,” a photomonsome less.” most personal exhibition to date. Friedberg doesn’t only hoard countless “It makes me almost want to cry be- tage with acrylic paint, glass beads, seeds, photographs. cause it means so much to me,” she said, stones, moss, rice paper, fabric yarn and Scattered throughout her studio, which her eyes welling up slightly. “Home is very tar gel, several cultures – from Africa and she and her husband moved into 10 important to me and making a home, so Japan to Norway, India and Chicago – are years ago from Chicago, are baskets filled you don’t see family in this, but my family present, coexisting in one courtyard. “I love her,” Friedberg said, pointing at to the brim with scraps of linen in vary- is in this, and the world is my family.” ing shades and patterns. She even has a “Fantasy for a Noble Universe” tackles the young black girl striking a pose front BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

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and center. “I was in Chicago on Michigan Avenue, and she was with her mother, who was carrying a bouquet of roses, and she had probably just come from a recital. I just thought she was beautiful.” “Grass is Greener” is idealistic, but, for Friedberg, it’s also hopeful. “When I see that room full of people and then I put them together, that makes me really happy,” she said. “That’s my idealistic dream, and I know it’s idealistic, but it’s colorful and it makes me happy, and I really hope it goes somewhere where somebody feels that, too.” “Fantasy” is Friedberg’s symphony and her way of helping to “pass on the empathy.” “One day, I was listening to classical music and the title of the piece was ‘Fantasy for…’ and I thought, ‘I love that. I have to use that as part of my title,’” she said. “And ‘a Noble Universe’ to me is one in which we appreciate one another and we understand how important our natural world is. That, to me, is a noble universe, and I’m embracing all of that in this fantasy I’ve created.” Friedberg is an alumna of Northwestern University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work can be found in eight collections across the country, including the archives of American Art of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., where her most recent art can be found. “I took an Amazon box and I painted into that with scenes from Latin America, a protest I had seen in Mexico,” she said. Friedberg explained that that piece was included in a collection curated by the Phoenix Art Museum. All of the pieces tackled themes of utopia and dystopia. “The Phoenix Art Museum managed to save the whole exhibition and it went into a collection into the archives of the Smithsonian,” she said. In the end, Friedberg doesn’t create art for herself. She creates each piece hoping they’ll find the right forever home. “I like knowing that my work has homes,” she said. Information: jillfriedberg.com

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“Fantasy for a Noble Universe” When: Dec. 6 - Jan. 1, opening reception is Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. Where: Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery, 222 E. Monroe, Phoenix

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Trash truck trip

North Scottsdale fellowship club New Faces AA meeting

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Children ages 2 to 5 years and their caregiver can get a behind the scenes tour of the Trash Transfer Station. DETAILS>>10:30-11:30 a.m., Solid Waste Transfer Station, 8417 E. Union Hills. $13-$17. Information: 480-312-7957.

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MONDAYS

Shred it

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TUESDAY, DEC. 18 Blood drive

Find recovery from alcohol addiction alongside this support group. Club membership is not required to attend meetings. DETAILS>> 7:45 a.m., North Scottsdale Fellowship Club, 10427 N. Scottsdale Road. Free.

The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are available. DETAILS>> 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Fry’s Food Store, 6321 E. Greenway Road. Information: 1-800-733-2767.

ESL classes

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Drop-in e-reader help

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Sisters in STEM proves girls – and robots – rule BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

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hree female Saguaro Sco ttsdale High School students are proving to young Scottsdale girls that science, technology, engineering and math is fun – and not just for the boys. Elizabeth Arnold, Kayli Battel and Laney Olson – key members of Saguaro’s Sabercat Robotics team – founded Sisters in STEM, an event promoting science and technology and “to inspire young girls to pursue interests in STEM,” Arnold said. The first event last at Saguaro High School’s cafeteria attracted over 250 girls between the ages of 5 and 15 – nearly half of whom signed in on the day of the event. “Girls were running around and doing the activities,” Battel said. “At first, it was a lot going on and then as soon as they tried one thing, they were addicted to the entire feel of the event, which was amazing.” The Sisters in STEM event offered sev(Logan Harrison/Special to the Progress) eral educational, hands-on activities, as Saguaro High School students, from left, Elizabeth Arnold, Laney Olson and Kayli Battel founded Sisters In STEM, a new event held at Saguaro. well as robotics demonstrations entirely organized by Arnold, Battel and Olson. When the three students approached event drew 40 girls – the three organiz- many opportunities as possible.” “We had anything from little robots the school with the idea, Susan Lindberg ers reached out to 15 different middle Arnold and Olson are seniors and will they could drive, a big robot we made for and Christopher Brandt – Scottsdale and elementary schools. graduate from Saguaro at the end of this our high school that they could look at Math & Science Academy program coor“It was an opportunity that girls don’t school year, but Battel, a junior, is already a CAD demonstration and 3-D printing, dinators at Saguaro – and SMSA Booster usually have to see how STEM can be planning next year’s Sisters in STEM and the entire other half of the room was President Lissa Erickson were on board. fun and interesting, and it’s not just how event. more of the STEM activities,” Battel said. “We had no reservations about the you can engage in it, and it’s not just for “After the event, a bunch of people were Parents thanked the three students for success of the event because these girls guys. It’s for girls, and a lot of these girls like, ‘I want to be involved in making this organizing the event in just five weeks. don’t even realize what STEM is all about happen next year,’” Battel said. “They “There was a parent who came up or how they can be involved in it,” Battel were so enthused about how it went that to some of us afterward, and he said, said. now everybody wants to be involved in ‘Thank you so much for hosting this,’” Saguaro hosts several STEM- and making it grow.” Arnold said. “They [the father and STEAM-focused events outside of Sisters Lindberg adds that the event would daughter] want to join a robotics team, in STEM. For example, in the spring, the not have been made possible without so we’re trying to help them find one in school hosts a STEAM Showcase. the more than 40 other Saguaro students their area.” The school also has STEM-related from the robotics team, SMSA and SaguaSisters in STEM was an idea that came clubs, including a robotics team, which ro’s National Honor Society. from Scottsdale Community College and does outreach throughout the year proIn the end, Olsen and Battel’s goal with Robotics Education & Competition (REC) moting STEM to Saguaro’s sister schools Sisters in STEM was to share their love Foundation’s Girl Powered event, usually and to the community. and passion for STEM with young girls in held annually on the International Day of Most notably, Saguaro is also the only the community. the Girl. SUSD school with the Math & Science “I didn’t know that girls could program In order to attain Girl Powered’s goal [Battel, Olson and Arnold] are commit- Academy. Arnold, Olson and Battel are all until I was in eighth grade. Nobody ever of doubling the number of girls on robot- ted and can be counted on to finish what members of SMSA. told me that girls can be engineers,” said ics teams, REC Foundation offers events they start with attention to detail.” said “Women are underrepresented in Olson, who plans to attend Ira A. Fulton around the country, including at SCC, to Lindberg, who is also a robotics coach at STEM fields, so we want to give young Schools of Engineering at Arizona State engage more girls in STEM and robotics. Saguaro. girls and boys opportunities to explore University, with an emphasis in computThis year, however, SCC was not able “They all have grit. They all have the STEM in a fun manner,” Lindberg said. er science. to host the Girl Powered event, so Battel, confidence to accept any challenge, no “The goal of the Scottsdale Math & Sci“I wanted to basically be the person I Olson and Arnold decided to host their matter how big or unfamiliar,” she added. ence Academy at Saguaro is to provide wish I had when I was little, who said, own. They have co-hosted the event with To grow the number of attendees ex- an atmosphere of collaboration and con- ‘You can do STEM. You can do engineerSCC over the past few years. ponentially – last year’s Girl Powered fidence in STEM areas and to provide as ing,’” Olson said.

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Disinterest creates a “wedge” between city, skateboarders BY JULIAN HERNANDEZ Progress Contributor

cottsdale police and parks officials want to develop a relationship with the skateboard community. Now if they can only get the skaters to put down their boards and talk with them. While there is no official outreach program between the skateboarding community and the Scottsdale Police Department, Travis Kerby, a crime prevention officer assigned to the district that covers Eldorado Park’s Wedge Skatepark, said police have been working with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to connect with skateboarders. James Curry, assistant recreation coordinator, has helped put together multiple community meetings throughout the year that aim to connect the skateboarding community with his and Kerby’s departments. Curry said the goal of the so-called “skate summits” is to let skateboarders know the city is available for discussing ideas and issues. He added that police want to be involved in the community and know the kids who ride at the Wedge. Kerby explained, “These meetings focused on brainstorming ways to make physical improvements (obstacles, etc.), implement ways to increase positive engagement between the Scottsdale Police Department and the skateboard community and increase skateboarder ownership in the skatepark by way of reporting criminal behavior to the Scottsdale Police Department.” But Curry said it’s a challenge to get skateboarders to meet police. “The skate culture is ‘don’t talk to the police.’ They want to let the kids know that they can at least talk to us,” Curry said. Attendance at the summits has been a problem, Curry said. “It’s tough to get those kids to commit,” he said, noting that at the last city-hosted summit in April, only eight to 10 skateboarders showed up. Curry said he has invited the owners and managers of local skate businesses – such as Cowtown Skateboards and Sidewalk Surfer – but they have not attended any of the summits. The skateboard magazine Thrasher is planning on coming to the Wedge Skatepark in January 2019 to film a video, and Curry said he plans on hosting an event there at the same time so the city can inform skateboarders about the skate summits. There’s a precedence for the skateboard community to work effectively with the

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The sign at the Wedge Skatepark, part of Eldorado Park, spells out the rules of behavior for its many users.

city that dates back to the late 1990s when an impromptu area – also known as The Wedge and located not far from Eldorado Park – was shut down by the city after years of neighbors’ complaints about vandalism and other illegal activities So skateboarders who were upset with the shut-down because they had no place to roll worked with the city to raise money and build what is now Wedge Skatepark, Curry said. “There weren’t many people designing and building skateparks back then. They had a pool business come in and make a rough design,” Curry said. Communication between the skateboard community and the city might be beneficial to all concerned. The Wedge Skatepark has not seen many improvements since it was built in the late 1990s. Only recently has the city installed new obstacles there. Curry said there is now a big push by some local skateboarders to get improvements, but they could cost as much as $500,000 – a steep price for a city facing millions in needed infrastructure work already. Curry said it will take years to get the

improvements done, but things will start progressing down the road. As for public safety, since October 2016, police have responded to 20 calls of possible crimes or disturbances at the Wedge, according to data in the LexisNexis Community Crime Map. Of those 20 calls, six were related to drug offenses, eight were responses to graffiti or vandalism, two were calls related to robberies and five were connected to assaults, according to the crime map. Kiley Eaton, 26, a skater at the Wedge

since he was at least 10, said he feels safe there – even though in January 2017, his good friend Mason Mitchell was shot and killed in a confrontation that occurred near the skatepark. In the last two months, police have responded to two calls made related to assaults near the skatepark, according to the crime map. “I definitely feel safe since I’ve been going so long that everyone knows me there,” Eaton said. Kerby said there is no special crime unit for the skatepark as the data does not show that crime is more prevalent at the park compared to other areas. Eaton said the skatepark is safe and he doesn’t see as much crime there compared to when he was younger. Eaton said he even brings his wife and three children to the skatepark with him for family outings. “Drinking, like open containers, is the only thing I really see,” Eaton said. Part of that safety that Eaton feels at the skatepark can be attributed to the work of Kerby and other officers. Kerby said that officers patrol the skatepark often in a 24-hour period and marked cars are stationed in the parking lot north of the skatepark as a visible crime deterrent. “When our crime statistic data indicates that we are experiencing an increase in “calls for service,” or particular incidents reported to police, “then we will conduct specific enforcement operations utilizing different police department entities to address the identified crime trend,” Kerby said. Eaton said he didn’t know about the skate summits and would have attended if he did. The department did create a post about the event on the city website. Eaton added that he likes the idea of summits, stating he “always wanted to start a sort of committee about the Wedge, because I really love and care about the Wedge.”

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SOUTH SCOTTSDALE TUESDAY, DEC. 4 CASA volunteer information session

Attend an information session to learn more about becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer to make a difference in the life of a foster child. DETAILS>> 5:30-6:30 p.m., VOICES Training Center, 4300 N. Miller Road. Information: 480-685-4888.

TUESDAY, DEC. 4

SCORE one-on-one business mentoring

SCORE’s large network of volunteer business mentors will offer answers to business questions. DETAILS>> 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Free. Registration is required. Information: 602-745-7250.

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Looser will speak about Austen’s history and her influence on popular culture. DETAILS>> 6-7:30 p.m., Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Free. Information: 602312-7323.

THURSDAY, DEC. 6

Messinger Mortuary lunch and learn seminar

Join a lunch seminar led by Christine Garcia on the benefits of cremation and burial pre-planning, home health versus home care and senior living options. DETAILS>> 11 a.m., Messinger Mortuary, 7601 E. Indian School Road. Registration is required. Information: 480-970-3134.

SUNDAYS

Parents of addicted loved ones

DETAILS>> 3:30-5:30 p.m., Scottsdale Bible Church, 7601 E. Shea Blvd. Information: 480-824-7239.

MONDAYS

Word: basics and beyond

Learn about font choice, text entry, formatting, controls, bullets, numbering and more. Begins Nov. 19. DETAILS>> 1-3 p.m., Via Linda Senior Center, 10440 E. Via Linda. Ages: 18 and older. $51-$77. Information: 480-312-5815.

Zumba

Combine cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility in each class led by Karen Brown. DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., Via Linda Senior Center, 10440 E. Via Linda. Registration is required. Information: 480-312-5810.

TUESDAYS

This ongoing support group is for parents or spouses who have a child or loved one struggling with drugs, alcohol or gambling.

Regular City Council

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Video Network, Cox Channel 11 and Century Link Channel 8001. DETAILS>> 5 p.m., first and third Tuesdays, City of Scottsdale, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480312-2550.

DETAILS>> 12:30-1:30 p.m., Via Linda Senior Center, 10440 E. Via Linda. $86-$129. Information: 480-3125810.

Speedy bridge

This weekly market connects the community with local growers, food producers and community groups every Saturday until May 25. DETAILS>> 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market, 3806 N. Brown Ave. Information: 623-8481234.

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Join Via Linda Senior Center in a fast round of bridge. DETAILS>> 10:30 a.m., Via Linda Senior Center, 10440 E. Via Linda. Registration is required. Information: 480-312-5810.

THURSDAYS SRWA bridge

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Linen Tree marks 30 years by helping needy pets BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

tep inside the Linen Tree and it’s difficult not to feel warm and cozy inside the shop – piled high with highquality, plush linens and luxurious home décor. It’s a feeling many new and returning customers have likely felt since the Linen Tree began calling the Shops at Hilton Village home in 1988. To mark the Linen Tree’s 30-year anniversary, owner Kirk Laibe last month hosted an event that both thanked their customers and benefited Mingus Manor Animal Sanctuary, a nonprofit organization that provides care for senior and special-needs pets. “We owe all our success and longevity to our customers,” Laibe said. “They are the reason we are here and why we’ve been here for 30 years.” About 75 percent of the Linen Tree’s customers are long-time customers and have been shopping at the store for as long as 20 years. “We had somebody who came in and knew the store in Ohio, which started

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The Linen Tree celebrated its 30-year anniversary with a celebration event on Nov. 8 benefiting Mingus Manor Animal Sanctuary.

back in ’77,” Laibe said. At the celebration held, the 30-40 attendees received 30 percent off one item, as well as complementary food and drink. There were also over $15,000 worth of raffle items from luxury home décor de-

signers, including Lili Alessandra, Kosta Boda and Bella Notte. The raffle raised a total of $1,075 for Mingus Manor, and according to Karen Scherer, founder of the nonprofit, 100 percent of the proceeds will be used for

the mind as well as the body. First, the body: “We have all different kinds of breakfast options and we also do bruschetta,” said Melton. “We have breakfast bruschettas, lunch and dinner options. We offer proteins on bruschetta, as well, with salmon, steak and chicken. In addition, we have sandwiches and salads.” Their executive chef used to be with Mastro’s and Ruth’s Chris. He’s in charge of “creating and preparing amazing dishes.” “Behind the coffeehouse we created a coffee bar that’s in the front of the restaurant,” said Melton. “The coffee bar is facing the street. It’s just a beautiful environment where it’s right in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale.” Melton also gave the mind part a lot of thought.

“I wanted to create an environment that was based around community and self-expression,” he said. “It’s a place that everyone in the local area feels comfortable going to. So, whether you’re young or older, whatever your background or nationality, it doesn’t matter. Everyone’s welcome and everyone feels connected.” At night, craft beer, wine and some signature cocktails are available. Live music is offered at night, but it’s all coffeehouse style. “It’s different genres of music broken down into a coffee house feel,” said Melton. “It’s a nice warm, relaxed environment. Feels like it’s kind of like a rustic farmhouse, very warm and welcoming.” “And we figured with all of the live mu-

food and medical expenses. “We were hoping for more, but you know what, anything that you can give Karen helps, so we were happy to at least give her something,” Laibe said. Kirk and his wife Mary’s relationship with Karen started around 2012, when Mary first heard of Mingus Manor and immediately got involved. “[The Linen Tree] have been so incredibly supportive of what I do,” Scherer said. “Mary constantly comes over with the children – helping me out, volunteering their time. They are our biggest donor. I just can’t say enough wonderful things about them.” The Linen Tree also has a fragrance line they produce to sell specifically to benefit Mingus Manor. The fragrance is called Beau Vie, a French phrase that roughly translates to “beautiful life.” “It’s only sold in the store and $1 from every product sold goes to Mingus Manor, and we’ve been doing that for about five years,” Kirk said. Kirk purchased the Linen Tree from

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Old Town coffeehouse brews more than beans BY MELODY BIRKETT Progress Contributor

OJO Coffeehouse isn’t just about the beans. And when it opens Dec. 7 on Scottsdale Road and Second Street, JOJO will serving more than java. It will also be offering craft beer and wine along with breakfast, lunch and dinner. But JOJO founder Mike Melton had more than food and beverages when he decided to open JOJO. “We really want to be able to serve people not just with coffee, connecting people there, but also with being able to have them break bread with each other and eat together and to do that in a community type of environment,” he said. He’s planned a restaurant that feeds

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Mike Melton is set to open his JOJO Cofeehouse in Old Town this week.

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Arizona joblessness remains above national rate BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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Betsy Hendricks, left, and sister Nancy Silver ﬂank a cardboard cutout of their late mom, Judy Silver, who founded The Paper Place, 4130 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale, 40 years ago this year. The store specializes in a variety of paper products, especially custom invitations and stationery.

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sic performances and events we’re going to be holding in the coffeehouse at night that it would parallel well with our bruschetta to have some really good craft beer and wine options,” he added. The bar also serves all fresh-squeezed juices, organic teas and sodas that are original from Tractor Soda Company. “Also, we have a proprietary blend of coffee that we did several blind taste tests and we feel we have the best coffee concoction out there,” added Melton. “So, we do all different kinds of expresso drinks.” JOJO offers up beer flights, wine flights and coffee flights, as well. “Our coffee flights basically give you five different small glasses that show you our nitro cold brew coffee; our regular cold brew coffee we brew on a nightly basis; we have our signature expresso that’s a proprietary blend; you get to taste our latte and also a macchiato which is more of a dessert type of drink,” said Melton.

He added that he feels his shop offers “all different kinds of things that are interesting and unique that you don’t see very often at other coffee houses.” An Arizona native who graduated from Gilbert High School, Melton started his first business at age 19 and was the Arizona Small Business Person of the Year in 2015. His former business, ClearCall Solutions, was named Business of the Year for the City of Chandler in 2015. “We’re excited to be in the Scottsdale area and to be part of the community,” said Melton. “And we’re looking forward to serving everybody. We really want to create a home-like atmosphere. We have repurposed wood inside, we have a fireplace made out of stone. “So, we took the prototype of a coffeehouse and our goal was to build out what a prototype of a coffeehouse could and should look like. That was my idea behind it is to build something that feels a lot warmer.” Information: facebook.com/jojo.coffeehouse

he state’s jobless rate ticked up a tenth of a point last month – sort of. New figures from the Office of Economic Opportunity put the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October at 4.7 percent. The report issued last month for September also posted a 4.7 percent jobless rate. But Doug Walls, the agency’s research administrator, said that figure was revised downward based on updated data and now, officially, the September rate was 4.6 percent. In any event, the percent of Arizonans unemployed and looking for work is identical to what it was a year ago. And it remains a full percentage point above the national average. Walls said the state continues to add jobs. But the rate remains stubbornly stuck where it is as more people say they are available and looking for work. Some of that, he said, involves people moving to Arizona from elsewhere. But Walls said those who are defined as "marginally attached’’ to the labor force – meaning they looked for jobs in the past but not recently – is decreasing. "We can insinuate there that they’re more optimistic about their opportunity for finding jobs,’’ he said. One particularly bright spot is the increase

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the original owner, Ruthie Schnitz, 12 years ago. Schnitz brought the brand and concept to Scottsdale from Bexley, Ohio, the birthplace of the original Linen Tree, which was founded in 1977. He said he liked the Linen Tree “because of the beautiful products they sell.” “They’re definitely the top 2 percent of every vendor in the fine home accessories that are made out there,” he said. “The previous owner had found all the perfect vendors and have weeded through and knew exactly what would sell and has got a great clientele base.” It was an easy decision to make, but when the recession hit, it was difficult to keep the Linen Tree afloat. “We just kept working and changing the mix of our store to fight the recession,” he said. “Then we have been changing our store to fight Amazon, which is our biggest competitor. It’s a constant fight to get people to come through the door and

in the state’s manufacturing employment, driven largely by companies that make computer and electronic parts. In fact, the number of people working in this sector is 10.9 percent higher than a year ago, the best year-over-year bump since 1990. What makes these numbers even more impressive is that one out of every seven new jobs in this sector added nationally in the past year was in Arizona. Construction employment remains strong with a demand for new housing even with millennials often less interested in home ownership as they are getting married and having children later. "It’s not that they’re not doing it,’’ Walls said. "They are eventually buying homes, they are eventually getting married, having kids,’’ he continued. "It might just be taking them a little bit longer.’’ The weak spot in the economy remains the retail sector where employment has grown just two-tenths of a percent in the past year. And there are no signs that’s going to get better. Walls cited national data which show that online retail sales, which constituted just 4 percent of the market at the beginning of 2009, now is approaching 10 percent. "‘Brick and mortar’ retail in Arizona is having to compete more and more with online retailers,’’ he said. "We’re going to continue to see retail employment with slower growth than we’ve seen in the past.’’

shop in person.” To fight Amazon, Kirk said the Linen Tree’s greatest strength is its customer service. “We just who we are, who we’ve always been,” he said. “We gift wrap bars of soap, we write ‘thank you’ notes, we come out to people’s houses, we iron sheets, we let people park in our spots, we know everyone by name.” And, thanks to an increase in designers, new home builds and homeowners remodeling their homes, business has been good for the Linen Tree. Kirk has one piece of advice to new business owners. “Be vigilant,” he said. “It’s a long road to think that you can be a success overnight. It’s a lot of hard work, a lot of sleepless nights, but if you’re chasing passion, you’ll succeed.” Information: thelinentree.com. For more information about Mingus Manor and/or to donate, visit mingusmanor.com.

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Border tear-gassing raises questions with no answers BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Progress Columnist

f the adage remains true and a picture is worth a thousand words, then the photograph, shot on Nov 25, is worth the tens of thousands words that have been spent analyzing it since then. The picture shows a 39-year-old mother of �ive, a refugee from Honduras by the name of Maria Meza, dragging two little girls away from an ominous tendril of teargas. The daughters, identical 5-year-old twins, are clad in diapers. One of the girls �lees barefoot. Meza wears a T-shirt that depicts the smiling faces of Elsa and Anna from the Disney movie Frozen. The picture, shot by Reuters photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon, got front-page play in the New York Times, the Washington Post and scores of newspapers and websites worldwide. That’s not a shock. Kyung-

Are we still the America of Emma Lazarus’ The New Colossus, her famous words inscribed in bronze on the Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” Or has that age passed us by? Are we Ronald Reagan’s “shining city on a hill,” or have we become a nation de�ined by razor wire, tear gas and military vehicles rolling through border towns like Nogales? Do we build the President’s “big, beautiful wall with Mexico,” or do we encourage a border that’s less like a blockade and more like a port, a linkage between our country and those who want to visit or, yes, move here? My preference would be more compassion like that evinced by Lazarus and less the bitterness spewed by our President. And yet Donald Trump is correct when he demands a border that admits people to this country legally or not at all. A border that lacks security is not a border; it’s a

sieve. We need an orderly, fair and ef�icient process to vet those who seek asylum here, whether they are �leeing war-torn Rwanda or coming here to seek a doctoral degree in medicine or tech. A migrant caravan of 4,000 refugees from Central America shouldn’t demand attention simply because some in the group rushed the border and tear gas was �ired to disperse the throng, including at Maria Meza and her frightened little girls. Meza’s crisis started more than 2,000 miles away, in a country where gangs hold sway and lawlessness is the only rule. Are we an America that helps – and how much help is enough for the families camped on our southern border? Or are we satis�ied with a “big, beautiful wall” endowed with the smallest of doors? The problem with the image of Maria Meza and her girls isn’t the tear gas, if you ask me. It’s everything else that brought 4,000 people to stand in a dirty �ield on the San Diego border.

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you have about veterans and the military. If your organization is hosting an event, launching a program or activity or celebrating an accomplishment, please send details to AzVetsToday@gmail.com. Include a contact name and phone number. With Veterans Day and the Marine Corps Birthday, November was obviously an event-packed month for military vets. Here are a few destinations worth checking out any month: Scottsdale dedicates World War II memorial World War II changed the Valley in many ways. One was the construction in 1942 of several air�ields to train �ighter pilots. Those air�ields, built in the rural deserts, would evolve to become familiar airports and centers of economic activity. One was Scottsdale Airport. Visitors have a new opportunity to learn about its origins as a military base, the pilots who trained there and the workhorse airplanes they �lew.

The Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial was dedicated Nov. 3. It serves as the gateway to Scottsdale’s new Aviation Business Center. The central focus of the memorial is an actual Stearman PT-17 Biplane, the plane used to train the 5,500 soldiers who earned their wings in Scottsdale and went on to see action in both the Paci�ic and European theaters. The memorial and center are located at 15000 N. Airport Drive. It’s a beautiful venue where you can spend a few moments soaking in history and re�lecting on those brave souls who trained here and helped win World War II. You can learn more at www.tbird2.org Portraits of Courage exhibit open in Tempe There is a unique veterans’ exhibit on display through Dec. 29 at the Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park. Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors brings together 66 color portraits and a

four-panel mural painted by President George W. Bush. The exhibit depicts 98 veterans who have served our nation with honor since 9/11, and whom the President Bush has come to know personally since leaving of�ice. Each painting is accompanied by the inspiring story of the warrior depicted, written by President Bush. The Papago Park center is one of just four venues nationwide selected to host the paintings this year. The exhibit is hosted by the Arizona Historical Society and the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute. The exhibit is on loan from the George W. Bush Institute. The center, located at 1300 N. College Ave., is open every day except Sunday. Admission is free for active military and veterans. To learn hours and other admission prices, visit portraitsofcourageaz.org – Mike Phillips of Gilbert is a Marine Corps veteran and the retired communications chief for the Cioty of Scottsdale. Reach him at AzVetsToday@gmail.com.

Hoon’s image crystallizes the American debate over immigration in a single frame. Buzzfeed News found Meza and her kids at a refugee encampment in Tijuana that afternoon. “I felt sad, I was scared. I wanted to cry,” she explained. “That’s when I grabbed my daughters and ran. I thought my kids were going to die with me because of the gas we inhaled.” Monday morning, President Trump weighed in to defend the Customs and Border Protection agents who deployed the gas. “They had to use [it] because they were being rushed by some very tough people and they used tear gas,” said the President. “And here’s the bottom line: Nobody’s coming into our country unless they come in legally.” Amid the uproar over this image resides some fundamental questions about what we want this nation to be in the 21st century.

VETERAN VETERAN by Mike Phillips

o matter when or where you served, if you are a veteran, chances are that experience left lasting impressions. Military service helps shape our character and our views of the world. It also does something more profound – it ties us to something larger than ourselves. One way or another, we leave military service but we never really leave those experiences or the people we served with behind. There are dozens of organizations in the Valley dedicated to veterans or assisting veterans. They form a network of support and fellowship for those in need or for those who want to give back. That’s what this column is about. It’s a clearinghouse of information about Valley veteran events, activities and accomplishments. The goal is to provide you with information you can use to get help, give help or just rekindle the ties and camaraderie we felt while serving in the military. The goal is also to share the information

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Rafters’ pitcher Jax can wear 2 uniforms BY JAKE TRYBULSKI Cronkite News

riffin Jax wears two uniforms. One for the Minnesota Twins baseball organization and the other for the U.S. Air Force. “I am still a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force, but my job is to train for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo,” Jax said. “While I am doing that, I am promoting the Air Force as much as possible.” Scottsdale baseball fans recently got a good look at Jax, who is part of the Air Force’s World Class Athlete Program, which allows athletes to compete full-time in their sport over the two years preceding the Olympics. In the program, training with the Minnesota Twins counts toward Jax’s required five years of active duty. Jax pitched for the Salt River Rafters, Scottsdale’s entry in the just-ended Arizona Fall League, where Major League organizations send top prospects for development in the off season. He played his home games at Salt River Fields, not far from where his father, Garth Jax, played linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals from 1989-1995. “It’s a huge blessing. Every baseball player in the minors knows about this opportunity, and it’s a huge stepping stone in their

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Arizona Fall League pitcher Griffin Jax, on active duty in the U.S. Air Force, hopes to make the 2020 U.S. Olympic baseball team. He is in a program that allows active-duty service personnel to pursue sports careers over the two years preceding the Olympics.

Athlete Program could become a challenge, though. No baseball player from the Air Force Academy ever has made it to the Major League. Jax attended Cherry Creek High in Greenwood Village, Colo., about a 45-minute drive from the academy. The proximity allowed Air Force to evaluate him frequently. “At first, I actually said no to any military academy,” Jax said. “My first offer was actually West Point (Army). At that time my ego took over and I said, ‘No, I want to play baseball at a big-time school.’ But I gave it some more thought and went on an official visit, and it turned out to be the right opportunity for my family and I.” Jax committed to the Air Force Academy before his senior season at Cherry Creek and went on to be named Colorado’s 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year. He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 12th round of that June’s MLB First-Year Player Draft. However, the self-described late bloomer chose to honor his commitment to Air Force after the academy showed such allegiance while others schools did not. Jax’s three-year career at Air Force was capped by the 2016 Mountain West Co-

careers,” Jax said. “For the Twins to trust me and send me out here is just a huge honor.” In 15 appearances for the Rafters, Jax, a hard throwing right-handed pitcher, went

3-4 with a 3.70 ERA. In 87-plus innings, he allowed 93 hits, struck out 66 and walked 15. Jax’s journey through the World Class

al athletes. Badolato has treated Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and most recently Mercury center Brittney Griner, among others. “We do a lot of cosmetics, especially natural cosmetics, so if there is damage from the court or field we make sure it looks as real as possible,” Badolato said. Cosmetic dentistry wasn’t always on Badolato’s radar. There was a point when he envisioned a career in pediatric openheart surgery. “I didn’t know if I was going to go to med school or not,” Badolato said. “I talked to some guys and they said to give dentistry a shot. I became interested in the cosmetic side.”

Studio B Smiles in Scottsdale has predominantly adult clientele, but children of patients are coming in to get mouth guards. Dr. John Badolato makes mouth guards for kids and their teams, a business he credits to his partnership with professional sports teams in the Valley.

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Scottsdale dentist helps athletes save their teeth BY ZACH ALVIRA Progress Sports Editor

t didn’t take long for Dr. John Badolato to become one of the best-known cosmetic dentists in the Valley. “My career took off and I became interested in sports dentistry,” Badolato said. “Raja Bell was one of my first patients.” Bell, who played for the Phoenix Suns 2005-09, connected Badolato with the organization. In 2007, Badolato became the official dentist of the Suns. Badolato’s partnership with the Suns led to similar partnerships with the Diamondbacks, Phoenix Mercury and Grand Canyon University’s men’s basketball. He became the go-to dentist for athletes on those teams and for other profession-

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Pitcher of the Year selection after he went 9-2 with a 2.05 ERA. Following his junior season, he was drafted in the third round (93rd overall) by the Twins in 2016. The draft came at a time when the U.S. Department of Defense allowed athletes to pursue professional sports immediately following graduation. Jax chose to sign with the Twins and give up his final year of NCAA eligibility, knowing that he would have to return to school to graduate by 2017. After graduation, Jax would owe five years of active duty to the Air Force. Jax spent his senior year at the academy away from the Twins, expecting to report to the team once he graduated. However, in April, 2017, the Department of Defense altered its policy and began requiring graduates to serve two years of active duty before they can apply to finish their time in the reserves while pursuing a career in professional sports. Jax was granted 60 days leave after his graduation and reported to active duty as an acquisition manager in Cape Canaveral, Fla. He spent his leave time between the Elizabethton Twins and Class A Cedar Rapids throwing 30-plus innings in five starts. “I took every single start a little more seriously just because it was so limited, but I really didn’t try and think about the future that much,” Jax said. “I was just trying to enjoy my time as much as possible and make

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Badolato obtained his degree in dentistry from the University of MissouriKansas City. For years, he was dentist for the television show “Extreme Weight Loss” before he moved to the Valley and opened his practice, Studio B Smiles at 8952 E. Desert Cove, Suite 108, in Scottsdale in 2003. While playing in France for Team USA Basketball, Griner chipped her tooth while on the court. Griner made light of the situation, posting pictures on social media of her chipped tooth. She insisted on seeing only Badolato to get it repaired. “She posted pictures and everything but we have since fixed her tooth, and now she is finally going to wear a guard,” Badolato said. “I’ve been trying to get her to wear one for years.” Like Griner, numerous athletes who are patients of Badolato refused to wear a mouth guard. Usually it takes an injury, such as Griner’s, for them to agree to it. Even that doesn’t do it for some. Badolato provides three types of guards, from one that isn’t noticeable and is similar to Invisalign, to one that

I’m glad we got a chance to pull him out so he could be recognized.’” Jax tipped his cap and walked off the field to a standing ovation. “I don’t want to think I was a forgotten prospect, but in a sense they had to take their gas pedal off me a little bit because I was gone for so long,” Jax said. “At that point, I didn’t think I’d be back until the summer (Jake Trybulski/Cronkite News) of 2019 after I had Griffin Jax (right), a pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization, who played finished two years for Scottsdale’s entry in the Arizona Fall League, also is on active duty as of active duty.” an Air Force officer. Then things began to flip in Jax’s favor. With the 2020 Summer Olympics the most out of it.” In Jax’s final start with the Cedar Rapids now two years away, Jax was accepted into Kernels, manager Tommy Watkins pulled the World Class Athlete Program in April. There still were obstacles. As an activehim with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning when Jax was cruising through duty member of the Air Force, Jax may not have a second source of income. An arthe game. “As it was playing out, we knew it was rangement was made in which he is paid by going to be his last game and I thought it the Air Force but the Twins pay for travel would be cool to take him out during an and equipment. “There was a whole lot of extra work inning,” Watkins said. “So I’m walking out to the mound and I was just like, “Wow, between the Air Force legal team and the is a custom fit, the Under Armour Bite, which provides adequate airflow. He also provides the Pure Power Mouth Makkar Advantage, which provides stability in an athlete’s jaw while in action. While most of the athletes who use the guards from Badolato are professionals, he has seen a rise in youth-league and amateur-athlete fittings for his guards. ““We are starting to get more into youth sports, and a lot of people will seek us out because of our partnership with the Suns,” Badolato said. Using an impression from a mold, the Drufomat Scan Pressure Machine uses pressure and suction to create a model with precise fit to an athlete’s mouth. Badolato can then send the mold to a lab where the mouthpiece is made. This process allows for custom mouthpieces to be made with various designs. Badolato and his staff also use the iTero Scanner, which takes a three-dimensional model of the patient’s mouth, which is then sent to a lab where mouthpieces are made. Badolato takes joy in helping athletes protect their teeth, especially since he has witnessed firsthand what can happen without adequate protection.

MLB legal team,” Jax said. “I have a ton of friends who are cross-country runners and compete in track and field (for no pay), but they aren’t playing for a Major League affiliate so they don’t have that second stream of income. That kind of held back the process a little bit.” Watkins, Jax’s former manager in Cedar Rapids, coincidentally also was his manager with the Rafters. “It’s just been fun seeing him being able to concentrate on baseball full-time,” Watkins said. “He’s always been positive. He works hard like everybody else. When you don’t have to tell people to work and do this and that, it speaks volumes about someone. I see him in the weight room every morning, but I think he would be that type of person without the military.” Jax can apply for reserve status after his two years of active duty are up, which will be long before his WCAP status ends with the 2020 Olympics. However, wearing that Team USA across his chest would be a nice reward for the roller coaster ride Jax has endured to pursue a baseball career while serving his country. “It would be a really cool story to have an active-duty Air Force officer on the team,” Jax said. “I think it would mean a little something more than an everyday baseball player, but I am not guaranteed a spot and I’m working hard every day to be ready for tryouts.”

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Dr. John Badolato of Studio B Smiles has built his Scottsdale practice catering to the needs of athletes of all ages. He is the team dentist for the Suns, Diamondbacks, Mercury and Grand Canyon men’s basketball.

That, along with his own children beginning to play contact sports, causes him to espouse the use of mouth guards. “It’s rewarding to know that you are keeping athletes safe,” Badolato said. “I have patients that whenever I see them

driving into the lane or taking hits, I fret for their teeth when I know they aren’t wearing a mouth guard. Now we have the ability to help with youth sports and even my own kids. Information: studiobsmiles.com.

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Hermosa Inn reflects legendary artist’s passion, talent BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

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See that window up there?” asked Melanie Volkers. Volkers, Hermosa Inn’s director of sales and marketing, was pointing to the second-story window above Lon’s at the Hermosa. “Access to that room has been sealed off. That was part of the original home.” That was also the room where Alonzo “Lon” Megargee used to paint. “Imagine in 1936, these trees were not so mature,” Volkers said. “So Lon had, up there, the unobstructed view of Camelback Mountain, but you can barely see the mountains there now. So, this was his spot.” Cowboy artist Megargee built a oneroom studio in the 1930s and called it “Casa Hermosa.” Casa Hermosa would later become the Hermosa Inn, a luxury boutique hotel with 43 casitas and an AAA Four Diamond Award-winning restaurant, Lon’s at the Hermosa. Famed Arizona historian Marshall Trimble calls Megargee “Arizona’s first cowboy artist” – and for good reason. Megargee is known for creating legendary paintings and prints of ranch life and cowboys, his most famous, undoubtedly, being “The Last Drop from His Stetson,” an iconic painting that depicts a cowboy watering his horse from his Stetson. “‘Last Drop’ is actually hanging in the bar named Lon’s Last Drop, of course,” Volkers said. “We have a lot of original Megargee pieces here, either in the restaurant or in the lobby of the hotel.” The Hermosa Inn pays tribute to Megargee’s past, including his passion for art, in two ways. Year-round, Megargee’s art is on display throughout the property, including in all guest rooms. “We really are kind of an art gallery within a resort because as you walk through, especially down the hallway, past the host stand and past the bar, there’s one, long hallway where you see a lot of Lon’s sketches, as well as old postcards and pictures of the property

and courtyards. “It’s called plein air painting. You paint outdoors,” Curran said. “The grounds are very inspirational: the structure, the mountains around, the flowers, the vegetation, the trees. All of that just makes my mouth water.” Curran is also owner of Carrie Curran Art Studios, a waterfront painting studio that offers wine-and-paint events. Curren opened the studio in 2010. This year, the Hermosa Inn is slightly shifting its focus regarding the classes they offer. In the past, the Hermosa Inn hosted cooking classes, but this year, they’re merging food and arts, hosting a new food photography class with award-winning food, beverage and travel writer Christina Barrueta. The class was held earlier this (Carrie Curran/Special to the Progress) month and attendees learned At the Mimosas & Monet acrylic class at the Hermosa Inn, attendees paint “The Blue Door.” how to prop, prep and play with from back in the day,” Volkers said. ic on canvas, painting familiar southplates of food created by ExecuThe Hermosa Inn also offers art class- west imagery, from desert agaves to the tive Chef Jeremy Pacheco to create Instaes, which started this month. Praying Monk, a 100-foot tall formation gram-worthy images. “Even though Lon sold this in 1941 on Camelback Mountain that looks like, “If Christina wants to teach it again, and hasn’t been with us for a really long well, a praying monk. we’ll add that one onto the February and time, I think everybody still feels that “Mimosas & Monet classes always April Palette to Palate weekends,” Volkconnection. It almost feels like he’s here pretty much sell out,” Curran said, add- ers said. and that you want to do right by Lon and ing that the attendees are mostly local The Hermosa Inn is also partnering so doing art just makes sense,” Volkers women. “It’s a special thing to do in the with Scottsdale Artists’ School for a secsaid. community.” ond year for an interactive event series The Hermosa Inn’s most popular class What attracts residents to Curran’s called Journaling: Art and Observation. is its Mimosas & Monet series, a six-part classes at the Hermosa Inn is they cater The journaling class, held at the Herpaint series hosted by the hotel’s Artist to artists of all skill levels, beginners to mosa Inn starting Dec. 8 and held once in Residence, Carrie Curran. professionals. a month through April 2019, allows parCurran started her long-term relation“These are beautiful paintings that ticipants to sketch their surroundings. ship with the Hermosa Inn through the anybody can do, and I have a way of Local artist and illustrator Devon MeyScottsdale Artists’ School in 2009, but it walking everybody through it,” Curran er guides the class, and participants will wasn’t until 2013 that she became the assured. also be treated to mimosas and pastries Artist in Residence and opened the Blue “She’s a really great extension of us be- in the morning and appetizers in the afDoor Studio & Gallery on the property. cause she gets it,” Volkers added. “She’s ternoon, depending on which class they “I felt like it fell right in line, and I had passionate about her art, and she’s a sign up for. some big shoes to fill because it was Lon great teacher.” “We worked with the Scottsdale ArtMegargee’s studio and property,” Curran What sets Mimosas & Monet apart – ists’ School for a number of years to said. “When you’re on the grounds there, and what makes it so appropriate for support them,” Volkers said. “So this naI do think of him often.” the Hermosa Inn – is guests paint like ture journaling series is a byproduct of During Mimosas & Monet, Curran Megargee did decades before, sitting teaches guests how to paint using acryl- outdoors within the resort’s gardens see HERMOSA page 33

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Artists’ children get their Austin Burke is a ‘whole lot in love’ with country music own exhibit here BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

hildren are a product of their environments, and a new exhibition at the Young @ Art Gallery at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts proves just that. Through Feb. 3, a new exhibit called “Artists’ Children” showcases artwork created by – as the exhibition name suggests – artists’ children. A total of 27 children between the ages of 2 and 22 will have art on display at the exhibition presented by Scottsdale Arts Education & Outreach. Artist Nissa Kubly’s two children, Raveena Kubly Sellers, 7, and Voss Kubly Sellers, 11, are included in the exhibit. Raveena’s artwork, which is acrylic and marker on paper, is titled “Pattern Explosion.” Voss created a cyanotype, or a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print, titled “Myself.” “It’s just my two eyes and a bit of my hair and a bit of my face,” Voss said. “It’s a self-portrait of me, basically.” Both Voss and Raveena were nervous about showing their work, although this is technically Voss’ second inclusion in an exhibition. Voss was 4 years old the first time his work was shown, so he doesn’t remember that exhibition with his mother very

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a long-standing relationship we’ve had with them.” Every year, SAS students have their hand-painted ornaments and holiday cards available for purchase at Lon’s and Last Drop throughout the month of December. And on Dec. 3, students from the school will be present to customize the purchases. Proceeds from the purchases will go toward scholarships that allow children who are less fortunate to attend SAS’s Youth Academy winter and summer camps. “We’re really trying to work on building partnerships and doing series of events because it helps with the identity,” Volkers said. “It helps people to know what’s coming.” Regarding the property, the Hermosa Inn completed the second phase of a

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Olivia Plecas, 6, is among the child artists featured in “Artists’ Children.”

well. “We learn a lot about different types of art and how to use them correctly,” Voss said of working with his mother. The rest of the young artists include Malcom Best, Roosevelt Best, Jasper Boner, Hattierose Briddell, Olive Briddell, Rafael Zero Cohen-Foltyn, Townes Marill-Moore, Vance Marrill-Moore, Enzo Morales, Prado Morales, Isabella

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$5.5-million renovation and expansion in February 2017. In October, the hotel was recognized by Condé Nast Traveler in its 31st annual Readers’ Choice Awards. For the second year in a row, the Hermosa Inn ranked No. 1 in the Top Hotels in the Southwest category. It also took the No. 8 spot in the 10 Best Hotels in the U.S. list. But what the Hermosa Inn is most proud of? Maintaining the property’s authenticity. “It’s the character more so than just the physical product,” Volkers said. “That makes us who we are, and everything is done keeping Lon and what this started as in mind, including art.” Looking ahead, the Hermosa Inn has a full calendar of arts-based events rounding out this fall season and throughout the winter and spring months. Visit hermosainn.com for the full list.

ustin Burke found his niche as a child: singing the national anthem for sports teams around the

Valley. “I learned the anthem at 2, and I sang for the Diamondbacks, Rattlers, Coyotes and Suns – all over the Phoenix area,” Burke said. “I sang the national anthem at the first D-backs Spring Training game at Bank One Ballpark. I was used to singing in front of thousands of people early on.” Sports was equally as inspiring as music. Burke wanted to be like Garth Brooks, who participated in Spring Training with the San Diego Padres, New York Mets and Kansas City Royals “I met Garth Brooks at a San Diego Padres Spring Training game when I was 4,” he said. “It was Garth’s lyrics that drew me to country music. That set up everything for me. I wanted to be like Garth, the singing baseball player. I sang all the way until I was 10, then I retired just like Garth and came back.” And he came back with a vengeance. His current single, “Whole Lot in Love,” catapulted Burke to Spotify stardom, garnering 44.83 million streams. He also released two other songs, “One Summer” and “Slower.” “I need Phoenix to be behind me,” he said. “I’m like Dierks (Bentley). I want to come back home and do a big hometown show and do my hometown proud.” Burke’s hometown is Scottsdale. The fifth-generation Arizonan attended Desert Shadows Middle School and was scheduled to attend Chaparral High School when his family moved to San Diego. Burke – whose father attended Saguaro High School, while his mom went to Horizon High School – played a short set at Country Thunder when he was 5. He performed at Parada del Sol and Rawhide, where his father filmed him singing the national anthem. He sent the video to Rosie O’Donnell and she invited him to cover “Friends in Low Places” on her program. “She had me on her show twice,” he said. “It was something else.” After high school, Burke played college baseball, but an injury cut his career short. He relocated to Nashville at age 19.

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Austin Burke returns to the Valley to play KMLE’s Not So Silent Night on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

“I wanted to return to my roots,” said Burke, whose grandfather, Baker Hendricks, had a Scottsdale Progress paper route. “What I love is country music. I was lucky enough to have a couple songs breakthrough, so I could get out of the restaurant business.” For the next four years, he waited tables, wrote songs and saved money to record his debut song, “Sleepin’ Around.” It caught the attention of WME, who signed him to its roster. Soon he was opening for the likes of Vince Gill, Cole Swindell, Casey Donahew and William Michael Morgan. “There’s something special about country music fans and the genre as a whole,” said Burke, 25. “Everybody’s in it together.” Burke feels blessed to be successful. “It’s been a dream come true, really,” he said. “The coolest part is there are so many people trying to do what I do in Nashville, hoping and praying for a break. A year ago, I was working at a restaurant. To do what I love is such a blessing. I think it’s cool. “I want to be the next Garth. I’ve always wanted to be Garth. Look, I know I have big boots to fill, but I was born to do that and bring a smile to people’s faces.” KMLE 107.9’s Not So Silent Night with Kane Brown, Granger Smith, Carly Pearce, Brandon Lay, Tyler Rich, Riley Green and Austin Burke, Talking Stick Resort, 9800 Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale, kmle1079.radio.com/events, 7 p.m. December 4, tickets must be won through KMLE.

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76th Street is inching toward notoriety BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

aley Gold and Spencer Bryant of the pop band 76th Street have kept their shows intimate and personable since they began singing together in a Scottsdale elementary school. That all changed this year. The personalities are shining through even more, and the venues are growing. Earlier this year, the duo released its single “Close” and it helped the ladies earn a spot at the ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo. The California event provides aspiring songwriters and composers with networking opportunities, one-on-one feedback and real-world advice from hitmaking songwriters. “It was definitely a highlight for us, to be around a ton of world-renowned writers and performers like Jason Mraz and Marc Cohn,” Bryant said. “We performed in Los Angeles and had great music industry experiences.” Gold and Bryant met in the fifth grade at Grayhawk Elementary School in Scottsdale. It was musical magic. “I was singing and we started singing together,” Gold said. “The rest is history. We never stopped after that day.” The 2017 ASU graduates – with Bryant on guitar and Gold on piano and percussion – were told they had “womb-to-tomb” appeal by an entertainment executive. Gold explained that the day after their expo performance, they learned the expo was worth the car ride. “We went to all the workshops and nobody knew who we were,” she said. “After our performance, everywhere we were going, people were stopping us to comment on our performance. We met a ton

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Rain Person, Lilliana Grace Pearson, Olivia Plecas, Francesca Rosenthal, Harper Rosenthal, Lia Rothman, Oscar Salenger, Raveena Kubly Sellers, Voss Kubly Sellers, Kora Sidi, Rachel Slack, Riley Slack, Henry Tinapple, Oliver Tinapple, Galiano Uribe, Harper Lou Uribe and Kate Madison Uribe. These young artists are the children of the following professional artists: Kristin Bauer, Laura Spalding Best, Jeremy Briddell, Brian Boner, Liz Cohen, Cyndi Coon, Saskia Jordá, Nissa Kubly, Carrie Marill, Matthew Moore, Julio César Morales, Lara Plecas, Christina Ramirez, Ken Rosenthal, Aaron Rothman, Rebec-

would consider our music indie, almost indie folk rock. Now we’re more pop. We have choreography in our performance and the tracks are definitely more danceable. We don’t have a full band, or a history of dance lessons. It’s still great, though.” The act will show off their new sound on the Phoenix Festival of the Arts main stage for the first time. The expected audience is 11,000. Bryant sees the 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, gig as an opportunity (Special to the Progress) to introduce “who Haley Gold and Spencer Bryant met as kids at Grayhawk Elementary School. we are now to a of people there and now they’re follow- bigger audience.” “Some listeners are surprised that two ing us (on social media) and keeping in people can create such a big sound,” Brytouch.” Not only did “Close” provide that op- ant said. “That’s been one of our goals. Gold adds, “We want people to listen, portunity. The women, who regularly play the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa but to watch as well. It’s really, really in Scottsdale, say the band’s recent “re- helped with our fanbase.” The duo who attended Pinnacle High fresh” did so as well. “We rebooted who we are as artists,” School have worked with heavy hitters. Gold said. “We amped up what we were The single “You and I” was produced doing already. We made our show bigger. by Grammy winner Robb Vallier. Rami The show we’re performing now was in- Jaffee, formerly of the Wallflowers and the Foo Fighters, played organ on the spired by that (ASCAP) performance. “Our sound is evolving. Before, we song, which is available on iTunes and

ca Rothman, Maria Salenger, Matthew Salenger, M. Jenea Sanchez, Randy Slack, David Tinapple and Tessa Windt. Admission is free, and the gallery is open daily and during evening performances.

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“Artists’ Children” When: On display through Feb. 3, 2019 Where: Young @ Art Gallery, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. Price: Free Information: scottsdalearts.org

Amazon. The women are adamant about writing songs together – mostly at night. Bryant wants fans to know that she and Gold’s tunes are more meaningful than “mushy love songs.” “We write about self-empowerment and being independent,” she said. “It’s different. That’s really what ‘You and I’ is about – not settling for less than you deserve and really remembering your worth. I think we have a great message with our music.” This month, 76th Street is planning to release a self-titled EP and they’ll spend 2019 promoting it. Gold and Bryant hope to release videos for each of the songs by the end of that year, too. “We’re trying to spread that throughout Arizona and everywhere else,” Bryant said. “We have a lot of plans.” Among those plans is to visit their alma mater in 50 years. Sounds ambitious, but 76th Street put two of its CDs in a time capsule that ASU officials buried in the new student pavilion. “I already put the date they’re going to open the time capsule in my calendar,” Gold said.

If you go

What: Phoenix Festival of the Arts Where: Margaret T. Hance Park, 1202 N. Third St., Phoenix. When: 76th Street performs at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, on the main stage. For a complete list of 76th Street shows, visit 76thstreet.net. Cost: free Info: phoenixfestivalofthearts.org

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ARTS & MONDAY, DEC. 3 The Ten Tenors: Home for the Holidays

Join Australia’s “rock stars of opera,” The Ten Tenors, as they perform traditional and contemporary seasonal favorites like “Joy to the World,” “White Christmas,” “Amazing Grace,” “Winter Wonderland” and “Feliz Navidad.” DETAILS>>7:30 p.m. Highlands Church, 9050 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, Scottsdale. $24-$72. arizonamusicfest.org.

A Christmas Carol: The Musical

Charles Shaughnessy stars as “Scrooge” in his musical adaptation of the wellknown book by Scottsdale Musical Theatre Company. DETAILS>>Various times through Sunday, Dec. 23. Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe. $42$48. 602-909-4215, scottsdalemusicaltheater.com.

FRIDAY, DEC. 7

“Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold”

In an unusually jolly mood, Sister, the tart-tongued, ruler-wielding nun, teaches her students the story of the

Nativity and asks for their help to solve a Christmas caper. Each performance is unique and will appeal to people of all ages and faiths. DETAILS>>Various times through Sunday, Dec. 16. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale. $31-$39. 480-499-8587, scottsdalearts.org.

SATURDAY, DEC. 8

Dianne Reeves: Christmastime is Here, w/ Peter Martin, Romero Lubambo, Reginald Veal, Terreon Gully

Ring in the holiday season with Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves and music from her celebrated album, “Christmas Time is Here,” featuring renditions of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Let It Snow” and others. DETAILS>>8 p.m. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale. $39-$69. 480-499-8587, scottsdalearts.org.

SUNDAY, DEC. 9

Scottsdale Philharmonic

The Scottsdale Philharmonic will perform traditional holiday classical pieces in a concert hosted by Scotts-

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dale Arts at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. DETAILS>>4 to 6 p.m. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale. $5-$10. 480-499-8587, scottsdalearts.org.

MONDAY, DEC. 10

Alan Cumming: Legal Immigrant

Alan Cumming returns to the Center with an all-new show featuring a collection of musings on his 10 years as a U.S. citizen and what it’s like to be an immigrant in today’s America. DETAILS>>7:30 p.m. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale. $65-$95. 480-499-8587, scottsdalearts.org.

TUESDAY, DEC. 11

Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: The Joyous Music of Beethoven

Acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns to the Center to kick off his 40th anniversary of Keyboard Conversations. Siegel explores the humor and high spirits of Beethoven’s music, from the “Farewell” Sonata to “Rage Over a Lost Penny.” DETAILS>>7:30 p.m. Scottsdale Center

for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale. $29-$49. 480-499-8587, scottsdalearts.org.

FRIDAY, DEC. 14

Broadway @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts w/ Sutton Foster featuring Seth Rudetsky as music director and host

The center welcomes two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster with multitalented pianist Seth Rudetsky for a cabaret-style concert featuring popular songs and candid showbiz stories. DETAILS>>8 p.m. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale. $59-$89. 480-499-8587, scottsdalearts.org.

SATURDAY, DEC. 15

A Merry-Achi Christmas w/ Special Guest Las Chollas Peligrosas

Maestro José Hernández and his platinum-selling Sol de México perform treasured holiday classics and favorites from the mariachi songbook. DETAILS>>7 p.m. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second

St., Scottsdale. $29-$59. 480-499-8587, scottsdalearts.org.

SUNDAY, DEC. 16

Rob Kapilow: What Makes It Great?

Composer and musician Rob Kapilow, along with veteran Broadway vocalists and a superb local youth choir, tell remarkable, largely unknown stories behind some of the world’s best-known Christmas songs. DETAILS>>3 p.m. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale. $29-$49. 480-499-8587, scottsdalearts.org.

FRIDAY, JAN. 25

Ballet Arizona’s Dance with Me Gala

The 11th annual gala will honor longtime supporters Judd and Billie Jo Herberger. This year’s gala is themed after Artistic Director Ib Andersen’s production “The Firebird,” which takes the stage at Symphony Hall Feb. 14 to Feb. 17. DETAILS>>6:30 p.m. Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. 602343-6522, balletaz.org. — Email calendar items to christina@ timespublications.com

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Food, art go together at Andaz Scottsdale’s Weft & Warp BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

aked with cotija cheese, drizzled with aioli and sprinkled with herbs, the elote appetizer is a work of art, exploding with color and �lavor. That charred corn appetizer was just the start of what would be a feast for both the eyes and taste buds at Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa’s on-site restaurant, Weft & Warp Art Bar + Kitchen. Weft & Warp prioritizes art over everything else, from the near-perfect presentation on the plate to the custom-made artwork throughout the restaurant – from the back of the house to the front. “There’s no one Andaz alike,” said Chef Jayson Thompson, executive sous chef at Weft & Warp. “What Andaz does is take their surroundings, so Scottsdale being very art driven, that’s what our theme is.” For its artwork throughout the resort and its guest rooms, Andaz Scottsdale kept it so local, they sourced from an artist compound located less than one mile away: Cattle Track Arts & Preservation. Cattle Track provides most of the art seen in the restaurant, from artist Chance Philips’ “Faces I’ve Seen” art in the private dining area to Cattle Track potter Mary Van Dusen’s handcrafted ceramic plates, platters, bowls and mugs. “We also have two bar stools here with two artists’ plaques,” Thompson said. “When you have something that’s handmade, none of them are the same thing.” And that includes the food. Thompson knows people eat with their eyes �irst, so presentation is very important to him and his team in the kitchen. “We’ll try to do a lot of colors, bright – make the food look like art as well, so it stands out more,” he said. Weft & Warp recently introduced a revamped menu, changing about 75 percent of it.

of different local spices, such as Aleppo pepper and Sonoran olive oil. It’s the �inishing and spices that are the real stars of the dish. “We use more spices than the actual ingredients themselves,” Thompson said. “It’s more unique than just using a pepper or something from here. With the spice, we can make our own blends and mix it from there.” Thompson's latest creation? A blend of spices called desert spice, which is used on a couple breakfast items and Weft (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) & Warp’s potato Weft & Warp Art Bar + Kitchen’s Executive Sous Chef Jayson Thompson with a dish of seared prawns and blue corn polenta. chips. “It’s a blend For the new menu, Thompson’s conof about eight cept was twofold: use as many local or nine different local spices,” Thompingredients as possible and showcase son said, listing off Aleppo, pimento, Arizona – and all its bright, beautiful Sonoran sea salt and dark chili powder colors – on every plate. among the included spices. “The average guest wanted more vaWhen choosing ingredients from loriety, more things they were familiar cal vendors, which includes McClenwith,” Thompson said. “We opened up don’s Select based out of Peoria and our menu a bit but still kept things and Peddler’s Son Produce based out of stayed true to what we started with.” Phoenix, Thompson is careful to order Quail and rabbit were among the of- approachable, familiar ingredients. ferings removed from the menu. How“We use mole sauce and salsa verde, ever, lamb belly stayed, as did a lot of lo- adobo and different things like that cal ingredients, including Arizona hatch that people have heard of or are familchili powder, which is used in the green iar with, but we use them in a different chile roasted chicken dish, among other way with marinating or as a �inishing,” dishes. Thompson said. “I would say we are “Spices are our big thing,” Thomp- simple, fresh, clean.” son said, adding that he uses a blend Compared to other resort restau-

rants, Weft & Warp is on the smaller end – but Thompson wouldn’t have it any other way. “When you come in, we have a great atmosphere here: nice, beautiful views, Camelback Mountain,” Thompson said. In the restaurant, one of the most intimate spaces is the glass-enclosed exhibition kitchen where guests can watch the chef whip up each visually appealing dish. Thompson also has limited storage space for his meats and produce, but he uses it to his advantage. “We only have one walk-in that I use for meats and produce, so we get delivery seven days a week,” Thompson said. “I keep small orders coming in every day, so we keep the product as fresh as possible.” Andaz Scottsdale’s fresh approach to showcasing local art and local ingredients has clearly paid off: It was voted as one of the top resorts in the world in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards, ranking No. 7 in the Top Resort in the U.S. Southwest category. “It is a huge honor for us to continue to be named among the top resorts in the Southwest, and it means so much that it is our guests who voted us onto this coveted list,” said Mike Waddill, general manager. Andaz Scottsdale was also recognized in last year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, which ranks the best hotels, resorts, cities, islands, airlines, airports and cruise lines in the world. Two other Scottsdale resorts made the list: Fairmont Scottsdale Princess at No. 6 and JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa at No. 10. “We aim to connect our visitors with interesting cultural experiences that leave them enriched and inspired, and we are grateful to have such an incredible team that delivers these memorable and enriching experiences to our guests daily,” Waddill said. Memorable is right: We’re still dreaming about Thompson’s simultaneously crispy and juicy chorizo bone-in pork chop complemented by an irresistible pork jus.

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Skip’s Rice a Roni Salad is one family’s ‘The One’ – and maybe yours, too

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Skip’s Rice Salad Ingredients: 1 box Chicken Rice A Roni 2 green onions, thinly sliced ½ green bell pepper, seeded and chopped fine 8 pimiento-stuffed green olives, sliced thin 2 (6 ounce) jars Marinated Artichoke Hearts ¼ teaspoon curry powder (Do not omit!) 1/3 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon butter

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mer with ribs, hamburgers or barbecue chicken. Pops would barbecue and Mom would make up all the other things. This was our favorite salad for her to make. “Each time we have it now, it reminds me of when Mom would triple or quadruple the recipe when there was a house full of people and we would swim all day long,” Shana added, explaining: “When Mom and Dad moved to Alaska and Pops worked on the Pipeline, they started a tradition. All the new guys were invited over and Mom would put together a dinner party for them. Her motto was ‘No one should ever have to eat alone” and she carried this on throughout her life. I treasure this recipe for the memories I have of Mom, and I started sharing it a few years back because I guess I felt like I was sharing Mom a bit.” Thank you, Shana, for sharing the recipe! For a great side that’s super simple, savory and perfect for a family meal or a big crowd, this one’s a Noe brainer!

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Directions: Cook rice as directed on package but reduce the amount of butter in half. (Use only 1 tablespoon) Remove from heat, pour into a medium-size mixing bowl and cool to room temperature. When cooled, add chopped onions, pepper and olives. Drain artichoke hearts, reserving the marinade to a bowl. Combine the marinade with curry and mayonnaise and blend well. Add dressing to rice mixture. Add artichokes and gently mix. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled; several hours or overnight. Makes 6-8 servings.

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