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🌱 Tracking Hospital Capacity + Local Server Receives Huge Tip

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Geoff Campbell, Neighbor
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Have a happy and safe holiday weekend! Here's everything you need to know.

First, your weekend weather:

  • Friday: Cooler with heavy rain. High: 58 Low: 53.
  • Saturday: Cloudy with a shower in spots. High: 62 Low: 53.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and cool. High: 59 Low: 43.

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  1. As the Omicron variety of the coronavirus takes the lead in infections, hospitals are gearing up. According to reporting on AZ Family, "Nationally, about 77 percent of inpatient beds were occupied as of Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." Estimates suggest that one in ten are COVID-19 patients. Interested in how your local hospital stacks up in terms of occupancy? Try searching for it here. (Scottsdale Patch)
  2. "I could not believe it at all. I felt so lucky. I was like, 'No way this is happening to me,'" said waitress Jocelyn Streeper, a server at Eggstasy in Scottsdale for the past four months. According to reporting on AZ Family, Streeper received a $1,000 tip from a grateful regular paying it forward. Living in uncertain times has caused Streeper to delay some car work, and now she is ready to go! (Arizona's Family)
  3. Don't miss an opportunity to get involved in your City's government in the new year. Volunteers are needed for six boards, commissions, and committees: Parks and Recreation Commission; Building Advisory Board of Appeals; Loss Trust Fund Board; Historic Preservation Commission; Environmental Advisory Commission; Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee. Get information and then submit an online application by Thursday, Jan. 27. Filed applications are good for a year. (Press Release Desk)
  4. Four Scottsdale Unified School District board members survived a recall vote to lead another day. However, according to AZ Family reporting, Saturday's deadline for the 21,000 signatures came and went. The report claims that the recall effort was a response to mask mandates.(Arizona's Family)

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This weekend in Scottsdale:

Friday, Dec. 24

  • Candlelight Christmas Eve Service. (6 p.m.)

Saturday, Dec. 25

  • Holiday Experience at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale. (10 a.m.)
  • Christmas Day Feasts at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale. (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

  • There will be no change in the trash and recyclables pickup in Scottsdale during the holidays. (Facebook)
  • Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community offices are closed from Wednesday, Dec. 22 at noon through Friday, Dec. 24. Essential services will continue. (Facebook)
  • The City of Scottsdale seeks your input to update the Old Town Scottsdale Character Area Plan. Do you want to have a say in your city? (Facebook)
  • Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is holding a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for 5-11-year-old children on Monday, Dec. 27, at the Salt River Community Building. (Facebook)
  • Check out the Scottsdale Economic Development job board. (Facebook)
  • Still need a gift? — Shop Scottsdale. (Facebook)

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Events:

  • Save 15 Percent On FTD's Christmas Collection. (Dec. 25)
  • Social Security Seminar — Red Mountain Multi-Generational Center. (Jan. 3)
  • Estate Planning Webinar. (Jan. 4)
  • Taxes In Retirement Webinar. (Jan. 4)
  • Real Estate Seminar — Maricopa Public Library. (Jan. 4)
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You're officially in the loop for today! See you next week 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.

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