🌱 Discount Tire Buys + Managing Overseas Trips + Principal Out

Morning, people of Scottsdale! It's me again, Geoff Campbell, your host of the Scottsdale Daily.

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First, today's weather:

We are expecting a mostly cloudy day with a high of 74 and a low of 50.

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Here are the top stories in Scottsdale today:

1. Discount Tire of Scottsdale purchased Tire Rack out of South Bend, Indiana. According to a KTAR report, the deal will close on the final day of 2021. The merging enterprises will focus on its already developed lanes, Tire Rack in online business, and Discount Tire on its bricks and mortar locations. According to the report, 25,000 employees will work for the new company. (KTAR.com)
2. You now need a negative COVID-19 test within one day of international travel, regardless of your vaccination history. "It's a huge change," Tammy Fisher explained. According to the KTAR Report, Fisher owns Tammy Fisher Travel, a Scottsdale travel agency, and has been "booking clients' overseas vacations for the past 10 years." The rules apply to inbound and outbound travelers. (12news.com KPNX)
3. Linda Ihnat's contract, as Scottsdale's Horizon High School's principal, won't renew at the end of the year, according to a KTAR news report. The parental reaction to an Advanced Placement optional summer read, "So You've Been Publicly Shamed," by Jon Ronson, caused Paradise Valley Schools Superintendent Troy Bale's apology to families in November. Paradise Valley Unified School District Board voted to separate Ihnat from the district because she "failed to follow procedure when it came to informing parents about sensitive content in a book," according to the report. (KTAR.com)

ICYMI and In other News:

• Scottsdale FD Deputy Chief Says Farewell after 47 years in Fire Service. (Signals AZ)

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Today in Scottsdale:

• Paths and Trails Subcommittee — Civic Center. (8:30 a.m.)
• Special Meeting of the City Council — Civic Center. (4 p.m.)
• Regular and Work-Study Session Meeting of the City Council — Civic Center. (5 p.m.)
• Scottsdazzle — Wonderland Whiskey Tasting — Civic Center. (6 p.m.)
• Planning Commission Meeting — Paradise Valley Town Hall. (6 p.m.)
• Talk Cinema: Brighton 4th — Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• National Pearl Harbor Remembrance — Salt River, Dec. 7. (Discover Salt River)
• Weeknights are less crowded at Holiday Lights — Stillman Railroad Park. (Facebook)
• Check out these '75 vintage photos of Old Town, courtesy of SPL. (Facebook)
• The City of Scottsdale says don't miss the Scottsdazzle Stroll — Next on Dec. 11! (Facebook)
• Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is hosting its virtual Christmas giveaway on Saturday, Dec. 11, from 6-8 p.m. in the Salt River Community Building Parking Lot. (Facebook)

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— Geoff Campbell

About me: 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.

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