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🌱 Recent Storm Wreaks Havoc With Embry Health Testing Sites

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Hey, Scottsdale! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Scottsdale today:

  1. After storms damaged COVID-19 testing sites on Saturday night, Embry Health cleaned up Sunday morning. Our area experienced heavy wind and rain, which was disastrous for the pop-up shade covers and coned stations used at the testing sites. Fox 1o reporting included a tweet from Raymond Embry, CEO and co-founder of Embry Health TestNOW, "The storms last night across the east valley were brutal for @EmbryHealth. At least another 20 tents destroyed. I remember the first major storm to destroy a site back in August 2020. I thought when we put that back together; it would be the last time, little did I know..." The report claims that Embry has backup tents and cones available for immediate replacement. (FOX 10 News Phoenix)
  2. It's that time of the week. Take a look at five new Scottsdale properties now available. They include one bed and one bath for $340,000, and three beds and three and one-half baths for $4.8 million. Check it out! (Scottsdale Patch)
  3. Mark your calendar today! According to ABC 15 reporting, "Russian bakery Piroshky Piroshky is headed to Scottsdale, Arizona for a pre-order pop-up on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Trevor's Liquor, near McDowell and Scottsdale roads." The event will require all orders to be placed online in advance. The baking will not be done on-site. (ABC 15)

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Today in Scottsdale:

  • Brian Lavelle Ballroom Dance Instructor — Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place. (11:30 a.m.)
  • Laurie Trygg Dance Lessons — Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place. (3:30 p.m.)
  • Ribbon Cutting for Kelly Ross — State Farm Insurance. (4 p.m.)
  • Girls Basketball @ B. Creek — Chaparral High School. (4 p.m.)
  • Boys Basketball vs. B. Creek — Chaparral High School. (4 p.m.)
  • Governing Board Regular Meeting — Scottsdale Unified District. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Want to make a difference — apply to join a civic committee or board by Jan. 27. (Facebook)
  • 68th Annual Scottsdale Parada del Sol Parade & Trails End Festival Feb. 5 in Old Town Scottsdale. (Facebook)
  • Waste Management Open activities shut down the Scottsdale Sports Complex from Feb. 7–13. (Facebook)
  • The City of Scottsdale asks what happens to the horse waste produced during events at WestWorld? Mountain States Wholesale Nursery makes soil with it! (Facebook)
  • Join the Granite Reef Senior Center Valentine's Day Luncheon on Monday, Feb. 14! Call 480-312-1700 to register or go to Recreation.ScottsdaleAZ.gov; enter the keyword "valentine." (Facebook)

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  • Social Security Seminar. (Feb. 1)
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That's it for today! See you tomorrow morning for another 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.

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