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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1973
Page
2
Editorial criticizes the fall special session for closed committee hearings excluding press and public while lobbying influence persists. It argues open government is needed and accuses leaders of lip service to transparency, harming education and faith in democracy.
In the Southwest and Mexico luminarias with sand filled bags light the holiday season. Scottsdale Corporate Ministry and Sands East residents promote outdoor use to replace Christmas lights. Children assemble luminaries and deliver them to homes. bags and candles sold for $1 at Eldorado Park. Caution urged: candles outdoors only and lighting supervision.
20 000 copies of the Alternate Christmas Catalogue offer ways to cut purchases and give to the needy. Suggestions include homemade gifts, living trees, and wrapping with old paper to reduce consumption. The author Kochiitzky urges de-emphasizing gifts to foster giving joy and environmental awareness.
The piece blends a faux space chase for Comet Koboutek with a nostalgic Christie era Santa myth and a Rockefeller Roosevelt anecdote. It weaves NASA plans, a Boeing 747 observatory flight, and a string of global currencies tied to Santa commerce, ending with Roosevelt lineage and a political note.
A Pueblo school ballet program led by Marlene Cohen aids reading development in children with learning challenges. Two daughters report improved reading engagement after two ballet semesters, and enrollment for January 1974 is anticipated. Contact Marian Roberts, principal Mr. Bloom, or Mrs. Hess for details in Scottsdale.
The Scottsdale Corporate Ministry thanks the Scottsdale Progress for publicity after selling 20,000 luminarias in two hours. Increased supplier costs prevent further sales this year, but organizers hope for annual Christmas tradition in Scottsdale.
In a letter, Joan E. Repko recalls buying a home on a North Scottsdale acre to enjoy quiet living for pets and family. She notes drivers switch from 70th Street to Paradise Drive to reach 68th Street and urge faster speeds despite gravel roads.
Rep Hungerford urges a reevaluation of the CAP and calls Salt River Project to rethink water allocations. He questions motives, suggests redirecting CAP away from barren lands, reducing costs, and promoting sane water use while supporting Arizona’s rights to Colorado River water. ROD ANDERSON
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