🌱 Resident Competing In Ms. Senior Arizona Pageant + Yelp To Close

Hey, neighbors! It's Megan Moreno, your host of the Scottsdale Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town these days. Including:

• A Scottsdale resident is a contestant in the 2023 Ms. Senior Arizona Pageant.
• Yelp to close its Old Town office.
• Kasai Japanese Steakhouse is hosting a golf tournament to raise money for foster children.

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But first, your weekend weather: We will have plenty of sunshine, with a high of 97 and low of 74.

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Here are the top stories today in Scottsdale:

1. Scottsdale resident Rose McBride, who is 85 years old, is a contestant in the 2023 Ms. Senior Arizona Pageant! The competition will take place on Sunday, June 10 at the Palm Ridge Recreation Center, 1300 W. Deer Valley Drive, Sun City West. General admission is $25, and doors open to the public at 3 p.m. Contestant ages range from 63 to 85. Best of luck, Rose! (Free: NewsBreak, Subscription: Daily Independent)
2. Yelp will be closing its Old Town Scottsdale Galleria office, and the employees in Arizona will move to fully remote work. The Scottsdale office had "employee utilization of less than 6 percent" in the past month. The company had also decided to "reduce its footprint in the Valley" last year. (Subscription: The Arizona Republic, Subscription: The Business Journals)
3. Kasai Japanese Steakhouse, owned by Mike Russello, is hosting the 2nd Annual Fire & Fairways Charity Golf Tournament to raise money for Arizonans for Children, which is a nonprofit organization supporting children in foster care. After donating over $10,000 to the organization last year, Russello hopes to double the money raised this year. The tournament will take place on Monday, June 5 at 6:30 a.m. at Scottsdale Silverado Golf Club, 7605 E. Indian Bend Road. Visit fireandfairways.com for more information about the sold-out event. (Scottsdale Progress)

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Tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday in Scottsdale:

Sunday, June 4

• DC Dance AZ presents The Story of Tonight at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (5:00 PM)
• McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Summer Concert Series! Shining Star will perform top 40 music. Featured food trucks include Sweet Magnolia Smokehouse, Chew Philly Truck, and The Snowy Churro. (7:00 PM - 8:30 PM)

Monday, June 5

• Senior Center Art Talks at Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road. Enjoy a "free visual lecture series presented by Phoenix Art Museum." (10:00 AM)
• Reading Buddies Session 1 at Mustang Library. Register online. (10:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
• Books 2 Boogie at Civic Center Library (10:30 AM - 11:00 AM)
• Family Storytime at Arabian Library (6:15 PM - 6:45 PM)

Tuesday, June 6

• Fresh Start Workshop for Women at Paiute Neighborhood Center, 6535 E. Osborn Road. Come "learn about stability, education, employment and self-sufficiency." (9:00 AM)
• Reading Buddies Session 2 at Civic Center Library. Register online. (10:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
• Books 2 Boogie at Mustang Library (10:30 AM - 11:00 AM)
• Film Series: "Pride & Prejudice" at Mustang Library (1:30 PM - 3:40 PM)
• Magic & Juggling Show at Appaloosa Library (2:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
• Magma's Last Gasp at Mustang Library (5:00 PM - 6:30 PM)
• Arabian Nights Book Discussion — "Crossings" at Arabian Library (5:00 PM - 6:15 PM)
• June Days: Scottsdale Stories & Sweets - Part 1 at Community Design Studio, 7506 E. Indian School Road. Register online. (6:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Congrats to Dairy Queen at 2230 N. Scottsdale Road for a perfect health inspection score! (Arizona's Family)
• "Executive staff & select employees from across the Scottsdale Police Department, attended training and had discussions about the agency's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats (S.W.O.T.) as we continue to improve the level of service we provide to our community. We approach improving the agency by evaluating where we are and strategically planning where we want to be." (Scottsdale Police Department via Facebook)
• "Haaaaay! We've got another regal steed to celebrate this week. Happy 9th Birthday, Cash!... Don't forget you can meet Cash and his crew this weekend at the Horses & Friends event." (Scottsdale Police Department via Facebook)
• "Scottsdale Human Services staff and members from Scottsdale Community Partners helped put together over 100 care packages for isolated home-bound seniors. These donated items were received as part of the Beat the Heat outreach program the city holds annually... Staff members will begin distributing these care packages over the next two weeks to our home-bound seniors." (Scottsdale Human Services via Facebook)
• "Thank you to everyone who donated items to our Beat the Heat Program this year!" (Scottsdale Senior Services via Facebook)
• "Here are the titles for the June Film Series at Mustang Library: [June 6: 'Pride & Prejudice,' June 13: 'Emma,' June 20: 'Sense and Sensibility,' and June 27: 'Mansfield Park.' They will show at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Visit our online calendar at Scottsdale.libnet.info/events and search 'Film' for more information." (Scottsdale Public Library via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday! I'll see you next week!

— Megan Moreno

About me: Dr. Megan Moreno is a registered nurse, leader, cancer survivor, wife, and mother of two. Megan loves spending time with her husband, who is an Army combat veteran, and their children exploring the beautiful city of Scottsdale.

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