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🌱 Scottsdale Apartment Shooting + Sky Harbor Delays Continue

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Good morning, neighbors! Geoff Campbell here with today's copy of the Scottsdale Daily. Welcome to the first week of 2022!

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cool. High: 62 Low: 36.

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Here are the top stories in Scottsdale today:

  1. On Saturday night, two people were shot in an apartment building at 68th Street and McDowell in Scottsdale. Reporting on Fox 10 did not identify the victims or their assailant(s). According to the report, the two shooting victims were taken to the hospital, and they are expected to survive. (FOX 10 News Phoenix)
  2. Cancelations and delays at Sky Harbor have continued into the new year. According to an ABC15 report, 2,600 flights were canceled across the country on Saturday. Weather and a continuing staff shortage are the reported causes for the ongoing troubles. One reported tip when you are struggling to reschedule or learn more about your flight, call your airline's international phone center instead of the U.S. one; even for in-country flights, you may get through more quickly. (ABC15)
  3. COVID-19 testing is up across the valley. As reported on Fox 10, lab Saguaro Bloom's founder, Dr. Jesse Greer, said, "We were very, very busy a month ago, and right now we're probably 50 percent above that." The increase in testing is attributed to the rise of Omicron. Dr. Sam Durrani said, "The good news about Omicron spreading so fast is that potentially we get to the population level of herd immunity faster, so the disease becomes endemic...if you really want to protect yourself, get a KN95 or an N95 if you're going out in public [and] avoid public gatherings for the next few months...." (FOX 10 News Phoenix)

ICYMI And In Other News:

  1. Embry Health seeing record appointments, record positivity rates (ABC15 Arizona)
  2. Recent rainfall and monsoons helped with drought conditions in Phoenix: NWS (FOX 10 News Phoenix)

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Today in Scottsdale:

  • Yelena Golberg Piano Studio — Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place (3:45 p.m.)
  • Brian Lavelle Ballroom Dance Instructor — Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Scottsdale Community College collaborates with Maricopa County Public Health Dept. to host COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics (SCC Parking Lot F) on campus; no appointment is necessary. Appointments are available Tuesdays in Jan. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Facebook)
  • Sign-up for the 28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Dinner Celebration — Embassy Suites Scottsdale Resort. (Facebook)
  • 15-year-olds and older are eligible to apply for a part time-job with Scottsdale Parks & Recreation as a lifeguard. Click here to learn more. (Facebook)
  • Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community vaccinations and boosters are available on Tuesdays at the Salt River Clinic and Fridays at the Salt River Community Building. (Facebook)
  • Gov. Doug Ducey will speak at the Sheraton Mesa Hotel at Wrigleyville East on Jan. 12 from 7:30-9 a.m. (Facebook)
  • The Scottsdale Police Department wishes everyone a Happy New Year! (Facebook)

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  • Real Estate Seminar — Maricopa Public Library. (Jan. 4)
  • Mike Massé in Concert — Epic Acoustic Classic Rock — Desert Stages Theatre. (Jan. 29)
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— 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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