🌱 Clarence Dixon Execution Warrant + Water Awareness Month

Rise and shine, Scottsdale! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's what's happening today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Sunny and bright. High: 91. Low: 62.

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Here are the top stories in Scottsdale today:

1. According to Fox 10 News, SPD is looking into a deadly crash involving a motorcycle on Cave Creek Road at Bartlett Dam Road. It appears that the rider left the road and crashed in the desert. This was a single-vehicle accident, and no further information was available about the driver. (FOX 10 News Phoenix)
2. An execution warrant was issued for Clarence Dixon, who, according to Patch, "was convicted in 2002 for raping, strangling and stabbing to death 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in her Tempe apartment." The execution is planned for the middle of May. According to the report, this is the first execution of an inmate in Arizona since Joseph Wood in 2014, which was considered "botched." Please tap on the source to read the story in its entirety. (Patch)
3. Water Awareness Month is underway, and several entities are hosting events to raise awareness and celebrate one of our most critical natural resources. According to Patch, virtual discussions will be included in the educational opportunities. At the end of the month, Scottsdale Earth Week "celebrates the commitment to a sustainable future, [and will include] volunteer road cleanups and tree giveaways to a solar power presentation and green expo breakfast." Tap on the resource to see the full schedule. (Scottsdale Patch)

ICYMI And In Other News:

• Maricopa County Fair starts today. Here's what you need to know about the Maricopa County Fair, which begins today. (12news.com KPNX)
• The Phoenix Holocaust Association will hold a virtual Yom HaShoah. (Daily Independent - subscribe)

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Today in Scottsdale:

• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (9 a.m.)
• Women in Leadership Luncheon: Featuring Dr. Velma Trayham — CEO of Thinkzilla Consulting Group. (12:30 p.m.)
• The Other Mozart — Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. (2 p.m.)
• Ribbon Cutting for Infinite Wellness Hormone Specialists — Scottsdale Chamber. (5 p.m.)
• McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission Regular Meeting — Florence Ely Nelson Desert Park. (6 p.m.)

• Indian Ink Theatre Company — Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. (7:30 p.m.)

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YYou'reofficially in the loop for today! See you tomorrow for your next update.

— Geoff Campbell

I live in Scottsdale, and I am a freelance writer, published in print and on the web. Following a 40-year career as a teacher, administrator, and coach, now committed to education in the broadest possible sense.