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HELLO, AND WELCOME TO "BEST TAKE."
I'M YOUR HOST SHEILA BOREN.
BEST TAKE FEATURES FILM AND VIDEO WORK CREATED BY
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
THIS EDITION OF BEST TAKE FEATURES WORK DONE BY
STUDENTS IN THE TV STUDIO PRODUCTION CLASS AT
SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
INSTRUCTOR RENE BLATTE HAS THE CLASS START THE
SEMESTER BY LEARNING HOW TO PRODUCE A SIMPLE TALK SHOW.
THEY DECIDE ON AN INTERESTING GUEST AND
SELECT A HOST TO CONDUCT THE INTERVIEW.
THEN COMES THE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE OF ACTUALLY
RUNNING THE STUDIO EQUIPMENT.
THEY CREATE THE SET, THE LIGHTING, AND THE GRAPHICS.
THEN THE STUDENT DIRECTOR GIVES THE COMMANDS TO THE
CAMERA OPERATORS, THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR,
THE FLOOR DIRECTOR, AND THE AUDIO CONTROL.
THE STUDENTS ROTATE THESE POSITIONS TO GAIN
EXPERIENCE AT EACH ONE.
WATCH WITH ME NOW AS WE SEE THEIR FIRST SHOW WITH
AN EXPERT ON ANIMAL HOARDING.
HELLO, AND WELCOME TO "SCOTTSDALE 151."
I'M LISA ACQUAFREDDA.
TODAY WE HAVE WITH US TAMI MURILLO, A HOARDING EXPERT
FROM THE ARIZONA HUMANE SOCIETY.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW, TAMI.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
SO TAMI, WHAT IS YOUR TITLE, AND HOW DOES YOUR
SPECIALIZED TRAINING HELP WITH ANIMAL HOARDING CASES?
WELL, I'M AN ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR.
I'M ALSO AN EMERGENCY ANIMAL MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
WITH EXTENSIVE MEDICAL TRAINING TO ASSESS ILLNESS
AND INJURY IN ANIMALS, TO ASSESS TREATMENT TIMEFRAME.
I'VE ALSO TAKEN FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES,
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, ONE PHOTO CAN SAY A
THOUSAND WORDS TO A JUDGE OR A JURY.
AND I ALSO WOULD BE THE EXPERT ON THE STAND IN COURT.
SO TAMI, HOW IS YOUR INTERACTION WITH A REGULAR NEGLECT CASE?
HOW DOES THAT DIFFER FROM AN ANIMAL
HOARDING WHEN IT'S SUSPECTED?
WELL, WITH A REGULAR NEGLECT CASE I MIGHT BE MORE
DIRECT ABOUT THE ANIMAL'S NEEDS FOR SHELTER OR
MEDICAL TREATMENT, BUT WITH A HOARDING CASE
I MIGHT BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PERSON AND
GETTING TO KNOW THEM AND UNDERSTAND AND CREATE A
RAPPORT WITH THEM, SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO COME
BACK AS OFTEN AS NEEDED.
TAMI, I IMAGINE IN YOUR LINE OF WORK YOU REALLY
COME BY SOME REALLY UNIQUE STORIES.
DO YOU HAVE ONE TO SHARE WITH US?
WELL, I CAN IMAGINE THERE'S AT LEAST ONE CASE
I CAN THINK OF THAT HAD A POSITIVE OUTCOME, IN WHICH CPS,
THE POLICE, AND THE ARIZONA HUMANE SOCIETY WAS CALLED OUT.
AND THE PERSON WAS MANDATED BY THE COURTS TO
GET SOME COUNSELING, GET SOME ASSISTANCE ON
CLEANING UP THE PROPERTY, AND ALSO GIVING THEIR
60 CATS TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY.
AND BY THE END OF THE CASE THE PERSON STILL INVITES
ME INTO THEIR HOME AND THE HOUSE IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SCENE.
60 CATS?
THAT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
SIX, ZERO, THAT'S A LOT.
NOW IS IT ALWAYS JUST CATS AND DOGS?
I IMAGINE YOU PROBABLY SEE SOME OTHER TYPES OF ANIMALS.
OH, DEFINITELY.
SOMETIMES WE'VE SEEN CASES WITH TORTOISES, GUINEA PIGS, SNAKES.
YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT KIND OF PETS PEOPLE ARE INTO.
WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH YOUR LINE WORK?
ONE OF THE MAIN CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR JOB,
AND ANIMAL HOARDING CASES SPECIFICALLY, IS ENTRY.
ANOTHER THING THAT WE MAY COME ACROSS IS VOLUME,
HOW TO HANDLE THAT MANY ANIMALS IN ONE SETTING,
OR RESOURCES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON,
CLEAN UP, MAYBE SOME COUNSELING AFTERWARDS.
SO IT CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO THOSE CASES SPECIFICALLY.
WHAT'S INVOLVED WITH THAT INTERVENTION PROCESS?
WELL, SOMETIMES IT TAKES AN AGENCY INTERACTING
WITH THE INDIVIDUAL.
AND OTHER TIMES A PERSON CAN GIVE US PERMISSION TO
ENTER THEIR PROPERTY LEGALLY AND TAKE A LOOK AT
THE ANIMALS AND TRY TO WORK ON GETTING SOME OF
THEIR NUMBERS DOWN AND UNDER CONTROL.
WHEN SHOULD SOMEONE INTERVENE, AND WHO DO THEY CONTACT?
WELL, THE MINUTE YOU SEE A CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY OR
ANIMAL HOARDING YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY CALL
THE MINUTE YOU SEE IT.
BUT THEY WANT TO MAKE THOSE TYPES OF CALLS ANY
TIME YOU SEE ANIMALS THAT HAVE SUSTAINED ILLNESS OR
INJURY FROM THE CONDITIONS WITHIN THE HOME.
SO WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE?
WHAT IS TOO MANY PETS?
THERE'S REALLY NO SET NUMBER.
WHAT YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING
MAKING A REPORT IS, IS THIS PERSON ABLE TO
PROVIDE BASIC CARE FOR THE ANIMALS, FOOD, WATER, SHELTER?
ARE THEY ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT WHEN
THEY BECOME SICK OR INJURED?
AND WHEN SOMEBODY HAS BECOME OVERWHELMED AND
THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE BASIC RESOURCES,
THAT'S DEFINITELY WHEN YOU SHOULD MAKE A REPORT.
TAMI, HOW DO YOU SEPARATE YOURSELF?
I'M SURE YOU COME BY A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF
SITUATIONS THAT CAN BE VERY EMOTIONAL.
WELL, IT CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT TO MAYBE DETACH
YOURSELF FROM THAT PERSON OR THAT CASE OF THOSE ANIMALS.
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO HARD TO DECIDE IF YOU
WANT PURSUE CHARGES AND PROSECUTE THAT PERSON,
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND THEM AND YOU
ALSO WANT TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF BEING
COMPASSIONATE FOR THEIR SITUATION, ALSO WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY DO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS.
SO TAMI, NOW THAT WE KNOW WHERE TO GO AND WHO TO
CONTACT, WHAT ABOUT AN E-MAIL ADDRESS?
WHAT COULD YOU OFFER TO OUR VIEWERS?
WELL, IF YOU GO TO AZHOARDING.COM,
THERE'S A LINK THERE, AND YOU CAN CONTACT ME OR OTHER
PEOPLE WITH OUR AGENCY TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
ANIMAL HOARDING OR EVEN ITEM HOARDING, AND IF ANYTHING,
CALL THE ARIZONA HUMANE SOCIETY AND WE'LL HELP YOU OUT.
TAMI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING WITH US.
WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT.
AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR GUEST TAMI MURILLO FOR
TALKING TO US TODAY ABOUT ANIMAL HOARDING.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON SCOTTSDALE 151.
ANOTHER SKILL THAT'S MASTERED IN THIS CLASS
IS THE TELEPROMPTER.
THIS DEVICE PERMITS THE HOST TO READ A FEW
PREPARED REMARKS THAT APPEAR ON A SCREEN
SURROUNDING THE CAMERA'S LENS.
THIS ALLOWS THE SHOW'S OPENING TO GO SMOOTHLY AS
THE HOST WELCOMES THE VIEWER INTO THE STUDIO SETTING.
A GOOD HOST WILL INTRODUCE THE GUEST AND TOPIC OF THE
SHOW IN A WAY TO ENTICE THE VIEWER TO CONTINUE WATCHING.
BEHIND THE SCENES THE STUDENTS ARE CHARGED WITH
THE TASK OF CREATING THOSE REMARKS.
TO CLOSE THE SHOW THE HOST AGAIN CAN RELY ON THE
TELEPROMPTER TO GIVE THE VIEWER THE CONTACT
INFORMATION OF THE GUEST. HOWEVER, DURING THE
INTERVIEW ITSELF THE HOST USES A FEW PREPARED
QUESTIONS TO ENGAGE THE GUEST AND HIGHLIGHT THE
INFORMATION THE GUEST WOULD LIKE TO CONVEY TO THE AUDIENCE.
CHECK OUT THIS INTERVIEW WITH A GUEST FROM THE
ARIZONA RAILWAY MUSEUM.
HELLO, AND WELCOME TO SCOTTSDALE 151.
I'M LISA ACQUAFREDDA.
TODAY WE HAVE WITH US TOM KLOBAS, VICE PRESIDENT OF
COMMUNICATIONS AT THE ARIZONA RAILWAY MUSEUM.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW, TOM.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO TALK WITH US.
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE, LISA.
YOU KNOW, TOM, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT
THE MUSEUM AND JUST SEE HOW AMAZING AND HOW MANY
DIFFERENT THINGS YOU HAVE THERE.
IT REALLY IS A WALK BACK IN TIME.
THERE'S SO MUCH HISTORY.
IT GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1879 IS OUR OLDEST EXHIBIT.
WE'VE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE 20TH CENTURY, ALL THE
WAY FROM 1906 UP UNTIL THE 1950s, DISPLAYING
ABOUT 40 DIFFERENT PIECES OF ROLLING STOCK
FROM THAT TIMEFRAME.
NOW OUR CREW ACTUALLY -- THEY WENT TO THE MUSEUM,
AND THEY HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE
DIFFERENT ARTIFACTS AND THE DIFFERENT TRAINS THAT ARE THERE.
CAN WE GO AHEAD AND ROLL THAT VIDEO.
AND TOM, IF YOU COULD PLEASE KIND OF WALK US
THROUGH WHAT WE'RE SEEING, AND TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.
OKAY.
WE'RE SPREAD OUT AS KIND OF A RAILYARD IN THAT AREA.
THIS IS OUR LOGO, WHICH APPEARS ON ALL OF THE CARS.
WE HAVE AN ARTIFACT BUILDING CLOSE BY, WHICH
HAS SEVERAL EXHIBITS, INCLUDING THIS ONE, WHICH
IS A TRAIN CONTROL BOARD THAT SOUTHERN PACIFIC HAD
IN TUCSON -- A PORTION OF IT THAT WAS BROUGHT HERE.
WE ALSO HAVE SUCH ARTIFACTS AS THE RARE
TRAIN BOARD FROM THE CITY OF CHANDLER, WHICH IT
DETAILS THE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES OF TRAINS.
THIS IS OUR MAJOR STEAM ENGINE.
IT'S ON THE NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER.
IT REPRESENTS THE DONATION MADE BY THE CITY OF
CHANDLER BY THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
THE ITEMS ARE AS THEY ORIGINALLY WERE.
THOSE ARE THE ORIGINAL PARTS TO THE LOCOMOTIVE.
AND IT IS A FAIRLY COMPLETE ITEM.
THIS IS THE OLDEST CAR I WAS TALKING ABOUT,
WHICH IS 1879, A BUSINESS CAR.
IT WAS A -- STARTED OUT IN SOUTH CAROLINA, EVENTUALLY
WAS GIVEN TO -- OR PURCHASED BY SOMEBODY IN
ARIZONA THAT WAS A MEMBER, WHO ENDED UP DONATING --
HIS FAMILY DONATED IT TO US WHEN HE PASSED ON.
THE CAR IS THE EQUIVALENT OF WHAT A MODERN EXECUTIVE
WOULD USE AS AN EXECUTIVE JET -- AIRCRAFT.
IT IS SELF-CONTAINED.
IT HAS FOOD AND ACTUALLY HAS A PORTER ON BOARD.
THESE ARE TWO CARS FROM ONE OF THE RAILROADS --
SHORT LINE RAILROADS IN ARIZONA, THE TUCSON
CORNELIA IN GILA BEND.
AND THE CABOOSE IS A WOOD CABOOSE.
IT WAS BUILT IN ARIZONA, NEVER LEFT THE STATE, AND
OPERATED DAILY BETWEEN TUCSON -- EXCUSE ME, AJO AND GILA BEND.
IT CARRIED BOTH FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
THIS ONE IS OUR PARTY CAR.
IT'S A STEEL CABOOSE.
AND WE USE IT TO HOST BIRTHDAY PARTIES, WHICH --
FOR WHICH WE CHARGE WE FEEL IS A NOMINAL FEE OF
$75 FOR A THREE HOUR USE OF THE CAR.
THIS SHOWS YOU A LINE OF OUR CARS, WHICH ARE ALL
STAINLESS STEEL STREAM LINE CARS.
THESE ARE FROM THE POST-WORLD WAR II ERA.
THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF AN OLDER CAR FROM 1910, A
WOOD-SMOKING CAR, AND THE EXHIBITS IN IT ARE NOT
NECESSARILY FROM THAT SAME ERA, BUT DISPLAY SEVERAL THINGS.
THESE ARE STATION ARTIFACTS, INCLUDING THE
TELEGRAPH KEY, WHICH IS OPERATIONAL, AND INCLUDING
OTHER ITEMS THAT A STATION AGENT WOULD USE.
AND THESE ARE SHOWN A LOT IN THE CAR.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SORT OF THE SIGNAL DISPLAY WE HAVE,
WHICH INCLUDES SIGNALING BOTH OF THE
RAILROAD TRAINS, AS WELL AS THE CROSS TRAFFIC.
TOM, THERE IS SO MUCH TO SEE HERE.
I MEAN, HOW CAN PEOPLE CHECK THIS OUT FOR THEMSELVES?
WELL, THEY CAN GO TO OUR LOCATION, WHICH IS IN
THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
TUMBLEWEED PARK IS A LARGE REGIONAL PARK IN THE CITY
OF CHANDLER, AND IT IS ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
TUMBLEWEED PARK, OFF OF RYAN ROAD.
WE ARE LOCATED BETWEEN ARIZONA AVENUE AND
MCQUEEN ROAD ON RYAN ROAD.
RYAN FORMS THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF TUMBLEWEED PARK.
AND WHAT IF PEOPLE WANT TO CHECK OUT SOME DIFFERENT
EVENTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE?
WELL, I'D WELCOME THEM TO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE
WWW.AZRYMUSEUM.ORG FOR A LISTING OF WHAT IS GOING ON.
IT ALSO CONTAINS A LIST OF OUR CARS AND DETAILS
ABOUT THEIR HISTORY.
IT ALSO SHOWS WHAT PROJECTS WE'RE HAVING
AT THE PRESENT TIME.
A GOOD PLACE TO START FOR SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO COME.
IT ANNOUNCES OUR PERIOD OF TIME TO -- THAT WE'RE OPEN,
WHICH IS BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY
AND ON WEEKENDS 12:00 TO 4:00, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
NOW, IF YOU'RE A TRAIN ENTHUSIAST IS IT, LIKE, A
CERTAIN AGE GROUP THAT YOU SEE PEOPLE COMING TO CHECK
OUT THE MUSEUM OR IS IT KIND OF ANYONE?
WE FIND THERE ARE BASICALLY THREE GROUPS OF PEOPLE.
THE YOUNGEST PEOPLE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN
EXCITED BY THE THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE EVENT OR
ACTIVITY, WHICH HAS MADE THEM VERY EXCITED ABOUT TRAINS.
AND SOME OF THEM COME THERE AND ARE QUITE
KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT TRAINS.
THEN WE HAVE THE OLDER CROWD, WHO GREW UP AROUND TRAINS,
TO WHOM TRAINS WERE THE WAY YOU TRAVELED
IN THOSE DAYS AND ALSO COULD HAVE THE MAJOR
INDUSTRY OF THE TOWN, IN SOME CASES THEY WERE
A FAMILY EMPLOYMENT.
THEN YOU HAVE THE IN BETWEEN GROUP, WHO SAW
TRAINS AS BEING A DECAYING INDUSTRY, A DYING INDUSTRY,
WHICH IT CERTAINLY ISN'T -- ALSO
HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ROLE THAT IT PLAYED
IN ARIZONA HISTORY.
SO WE KIND OF TRY TO EDUCATE THOSE PEOPLE AND
BRING THEM UP TO DATE AND GET THEM TO HAVE A GREATER
APPRECIATION OF WHAT RAILROADS ARE AND WHAT
THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST.
TOM, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT THE MUSEUM YOU
WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT?
BASICALLY, MY FAVORITE PART WOULD BE WHATEVER I'M
WORKING ON AT THE PRESENT TIME.
THE -- MY JOB CONSISTS OF SEVERAL THINGS,
INCLUDING DOING RESEARCH FOR SOME OF THE CARS.
AND THAT IS WHAT I LIKE TO DO.
AS FAR AS WHAT A PARTICULAR PERSON WOULD
ENJOY, THERE'S SUCH A VARIETY OF THINGS THERE,
AND PEOPLE I THINK WOULD TEND TO ASSOCIATE EVENTS,
ARTIFACTS, AND CARS WITH WHAT THEY MAY HAVE
EXPERIENCED IN THEIR FAMILY HISTORY.
I'VE HAD THAT COMMENT FROM MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
VISITED SAYING, MY DAD WORKED ON A TRAIN LIKE THAT
OR MY -- WE RODE IN IT WHEN WE WERE KIDS.
THOSE ARE THE SORT OF THROWBACK MEMORIES THAT
PEOPLE ARE GETTING -- FLASHBACKS YOU MIGHT SAY
THAT PEOPLE GET AND ENJOY.
NOW, DO PEOPLE HAVE A MEMBERSHIP THAT ARE PART
OF THE MUSEUM OR HOW DO THEY GO ABOUT THAT
IF YOU DO HAVE ONE?
WELL, WE DO JOIN -- WE HAVE MEMBERSHIPS OF
SEVERAL CATEGORIES, FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS,
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS, WE HAVE LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
THAT WOULD BE THE PLACE I WOULD GO TO DO THAT.
IT'S A PRETTY NOMINAL FEE.
WE DON'T CHARGE A LOT FOR THAT.
THE ENTRANCE INTO THE MUSEUM IS FREE.
WE DO CHARGE A FEE TO WALK THROUGH OUR PASSENGERS
CARS THAT ARE OPEN ON THAT OCCASION FOR VISIT.
$2.00 A PERSON. $5.00 A FAMILY.
ALL OF THOSE -- ALL THAT MONEY GOES TO THE
RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.
AND OTHER THAN THAT IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
THE CAR -- I MENTIONED THE BIRTHDAY CAR, THAT HAS A
SEPARATE FEE TO IT.
WE ALSO DO FEES FOR COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
BUT PEOPLE CAN COME DOWN THERE ANY TIME WITH THEIR
OWN CAMERA FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL PLEASURE AND TAKE
WHATEVER PICTURES THEY WANT.
AND CAN ANYONE TAKE A RIDE ON THE TRAIN OR IS THERE
SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT THAT?
NO, WE DON'T OPERATE A TOURIST RAILROAD.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TRACK TO DO THAT.
THERE'S INSURANCE ISSUES.
AND THE BIGGEST REASONS IS THE UNION PACIFIC, WHICH
JOINS US, DOESN'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH US THAT
ALLOWS US TO DO THAT.
SO NO, WE DON'T OPERATE A TOURIST RAILROAD LIKE YOU HAVE.
WE'D LOVE TO.
IT CERTAINLY BE A BIG MONEY EARNER, BUT THERE ARE A LOT
HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH.
WE'RE NOT ABOUT TO DO THAT.
OF COURSE.
AND HOW ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOVIE SETS OR PRODUCTIONS?
WE HAVE HOSTED SEVERAL MOVIE PRODUCTIONS.
WE'VE HOSTED MUSIC VIDEOS BEING MADE ON OUR PROPERTY.
SO IT -- THE BACKDROP THAT IS USED -- AND WE'VE USED
CERTAIN PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES -- MOST COLLEGE
AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL HAVE COME IN AND ACTUALLY
UTILIZED OUR BACKDROPS.
AND THEY FIND IT A VERY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.
AND I THINK THE PUBLIC WOULD PROBABLY FIND AN
EQUALLY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE VISITING US.
AND THEN TOM, JUST REAL QUICK ONE MORE TIME,
WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO TO LOG ONTO THE WEB TO
FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION?
WWW.AZRYMUSEUM.ORG WILL GET YOU THERE.
AND IT'S A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE SITE.
STEVE WISLE IS OUR WEBMASTER.
AND HE'S PUT TOGETHER A VERY NICE SITE.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE -- I THINK JUST VISITING THAT
SITE WILL GIVE EVERYBODY A GOOD APPRECIATION OF THE
SCOPE OF OUR OPERATION AND PARTICULAR FEATURES THAT
MIGHT BE MOST APPEALING TO THE PERSON WHO'S ON SITE.
WELL, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME
TO TALK WITH US TODAY.
THANKS SO MUCH, TOM.
MY PLEASURE.
AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR GUEST TOM KLOBAS
FOR BEING ON THE SHOW.
THE ARIZONA RAILWAY MUSEUM IS A GREAT PLACE TO GO
WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
IT'S OPEN WEEKENDS LABOR DAY THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY.
SO MAKE PLANS TO VISIT REAL SOON.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON SCOTTSDALE 151.
I'M SURE YOU'LL AGREE THAT HOST LISA ACQUAFREDDA
MAKES THE JOB OF INTERVIEWING LOOK EASY.
AND THE VIDEO OF THE ARIZONA RAILROAD MUSEUM
WAS SHOT AND EDITED BY ADISON COOPER, A STUDENT
IN THE TV STUDIO PRODUCTION CLASS.
THAT'S THE NEXT STEP OF DIFFICULTLY THAT STUDENTS
LEARN IN PRODUCING A TALK SHOW.
A SHORT VIDEO CALLED A ROLL IN, HELPS THE TOPIC
COME ALIVE FOR THE VIEWER.
WHEN WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED IS IMPOSSIBLE TO
BRING TO THE STUDIO THE STUDENTS DO A LOCATION
SHOOT AND PLAY IT BACK DURING THE STUDIO INTERVIEW ITSELF.
THIS TAKES THE PRODUCTION QUALITY UP A NOTCH.
NOW THE NEXT STEP OF DIFFICULTLY IS A ROLL IN
WITH A VOICEOVER, MEANING THE VIDEO IMAGES ARE
EXPLAINED BY A NARRATOR.
THE VOICEOVER IS WRITTEN AND RECORDED BY THE STUDENT,
THEN ADDED TO THE VIDEO DURING THE EDITING PROCESS.
NOW LET'S A WATCH A SHOW ABOUT THE FAMOUS TOVREA
CASTLE WHERE THE ROLL IN TURNED OUT GREAT.
HELLO, AND WELCOME TO SCOTTSDALE 151.
I'M LISA ACQUAFREDDA.
TODAY WE HAVE WITH US DR. TAMERA ZIVIC, VICE PRESIDENT
AND CERTIFICATED DOCENT OF TOVREA CARRARO SOCIETY.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW, TAMERA.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO TALK WITH US.
HI, LISA.
YOU KNOW, TAMERA, WE HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL TREASURE
RIGHT HERE IN PHOENIX.
WE HAVE A CASTLE IN THE DESERT.
HOW DOES THAT WORK OUT?
IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO HAVE A CASTLE IN THE DESERT.
IT'S LIKE NONE OTHER.
WHEN MR. CARRARO ACTUALLY MOVED HERE FROM
SAN FRANCISCO HE HAD COME FROM ITALY ORIGINALLY.
HE LOVED THE CASTLES THAT WERE IN ITALY AND DECIDED
THAT DESERT WAS THE PLACE FOR HIS VERY OWN CASTLE.
SO HE STARTED BUILDING THAT IN 1928,
AND 5,000 SQUARE FEET LATER WE HAVE OUR DESERT CASTLE.
WE ACTUALLY HAD A CREW WHO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO
VISIT THE CASTLE.
SO LET'S ROLL THAT VIDEO AND SHOW YOU WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
NESTLED JUST MILES FROM DOWNTOWN, TOVREA CASTLE IS
ONE OF PHOENIX'S MOST TREASURED AND VALUED
HISTORICAL MONUMENTS.
BUILT BETWEEN 1929 AND 1931 BY ALESSIO CARRARO,
IT WAS PURCHASED BY E.A. EDWARD
AND DELLA TOVREA.
THE CASTLE WAS NAMED TOVREA CASTLE AT CARRARO
HEIGHTS IN THEIR HONOR.
THIS STRUCTURE WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE
A RESORT, BUT IT WAS LATER CHANGED TO A PRIVATE RESIDENCE.
THIS CASTLE HAS AN EXHILARATING PRESENCE FROM
THE LOOP 202 FREEWAY AND VAN BUREN.
IT'S UNIQUE FEATURES ARE EYE CATCHING.
CONSTRUCTED FROM WOOD AND STUCCO, IT HAS A
FASCINATING THREE-TIER LOOK VERY MUCH LIKE A WEDDING CAKE.
THE CASTLE OFFERS OVER 350 EXAMPLES OF MAJESTIC
SAGUARO CACTI, AS WELL AS STUNNING DESERT WILD FLOWERS.
THIS MONUMENT FEATURES RARE HISTORICAL PIECES,
SUCH AS THIS BELL FROM A TRAIN THAT RAN THROUGH JEROME.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT THIS
UNIQUE DESERT LANDSCAPE.
THEY INCLUDE A BIRD SANCTUARY, A WELL HOUSE,
A STEEL HOUSE, AND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO USED TO
WORK THE GROUNDS YEARS AGO.
PURCHASED BY THE CITY OF PHOENIX IN 1993, IT IS NOW
PART OF THE PHOENIX PARK SYSTEMS.
ON MARCH 28, 1996 TOVREA CASTLE ACHIEVED THE
ACCOLADE OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
IT HAS SINCE BEEN UNDERGOING RESTORATION OF
THE STRUCTURE AND GROUNDS TO RETURN IT TO ITS FORMER GLORY.
IN 2006 THERE WAS A VALIANT EFFORT TO
REVITALIZE THE CASTLE AND ITS GARDENS.
MANY DEAD PLANTS WERE EXTRACTED, AND SOME
VEGETATION WAS STABILIZED.
FINALLY, AFTER MANY ROADBLOCKS, THE PROJECT
WAS COMPLETED IN TIME FOR ARIZONA'S 100TH BIRTHDAY.
THIS INCLUDED A VISITOR CENTER THAT IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
IN MARCH OF 2012 THE TOVREA CARRARO SOCIETY AND
CITY OF PHOENIX TEAMED UP TO PROVIDE TOURS OF THE
GROUNDS AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CASTLE.
SO IF YOU EVER WONDER, WHAT'S THAT STRANGE
BUILDING HIGH ON THE HILL AS YOU RIDE THE LIGHT RAIL
OR DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY NOW YOU KNOW.
SO CHECK IT OUT, OR BETTER YET, BECOME A VOLUNTEER
AND HELP PRESERVE ONE OF ARIZONA'S MOST VALUED
HISTORICAL TREASURES.
THAT WAS VIDEOGRAPHER ADISON COOPER AND EDITOR
JUSTIN FREEMAYER ON LOCATION.
AND I HAVE TO ASK, TAMERA, HOW DOES ONE GO ABOUT
BEING A VOLUNTEER?
BEING A VOLUNTEER AT TOVREA CASTLE IS A LOT OF FUN.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY COME IN AND GREET
PEOPLE AT THE VISITOR CENTER.
YOU CAN WORK IN THE GARDENS.
YOU CAN WORK IN THE GIFT SHOP.
YOU CAN ALSO HELP US GIVE TOURS BEING A DOCENT.
AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE CASTLE, LIKE OUR VIDEO MENTIONED,
IT LOOKS LIKE A WEDDING CAKE.
SO HAVE YOU HAD WEDDINGS OR DIFFERENT EVENTS?
WE HAVEN'T HAD EVENTS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE IT IS A
HISTORIC SITE, SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HOW MANY
PEOPLE WE HAVE ON THE SITE AT A TIME,
BUT WE CERTAINLY ARE OPEN TO THAT.
WHEN WE THINK HISTORIC AND A LANDMARK HERE IN THE
DESERT, I MEAN, HAS THERE BEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF
PRODUCTION CREWS WHO'VE WANTED TO FILM A MOVIE ON LOCATION?
EVERYBODY WANTS TO COME OUT.
WE'VE EVEN HAD PEOPLE WHO'VE WANTED TO DO
DUELING SCENES INSIDE THE CASTLE.
AND IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A CASTLE INSIDE.
IT LOOKS LIKE A HOME.
HOW ABOUT ANYTHING SPOOKY, I MEAN, HAVE YOU EVER
HEARD THAT IT'S HAUNTED?
WE HAVE HEARD THAT IT'S HAUNTED.
WE'VE HAD PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAID THEY FELT A PRESENCE.
I HAVEN'T RUN INTO ANYBODY YET, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
HOW ABOUT ANY OTHER EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE THERE OR
DIFFERENT MEETINGS FOR BUSINESSES?
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF COMPANIES THAT COME OUT
AND HELP US WITH THE GARDEN WORK.
THEY SEEM TO LOVE TO BE ON THE 44 ACRES.
IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR THEM TO DO TEAM BUILDING, AND
IT HELPS US OUT A LOT TOO.
NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FAMILY, THE TOVREA FAMILY,
WHAT ARE THEY ALL ABOUT?
THE TOVREA FAMILY ACTUALLY OWNED THE TOVREA MEAT
PACKING COMPANY THAT WAS RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
E.A. AND DELLA LIVED DOWN THE STREET, AND THEY WATCHED
THE CASTLE BEING BUILT.
DELLA LOVED THE CASTLE, AND WHEN IT WENT UP FOR
SALE -- MR. CARRARO PUT IT UP FOR SALE -- THEY WANTED
44 ACRES AND THE CASTLE.
SO THEY MOVED IN IN 1931.
GREAT INFORMATION.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK AND WHEN WE
COME BACK WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE LANDSCAPING.
STAY TUNED.
WELCOME BACK TO OUR SHOW.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
WE'RE WITH DR. TAMERA ZIVIC.
AND TAMERA, I GOT TO ASK, THE LANDSCAPE IS SO
BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU HEAD OUT TO THE CASTLE,
HOW IS IT JUST SO UNIQUE?
WELL, IT IS DEFINITELY AN OASIS IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE LOTS OF CACTUS ON THE 44 ACRES.
IT ACTUALLY WAS PUT IN BEFORE THE CASTLE WAS BUILT.
NORMALLY, RIGHT, TODAY WE BUILD OUR HOUSE, AND THEN
WE DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN OUR FRONT YARD.
THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH MR. CARRARO.
HE BROUGHT IN 300 VARIETIES OF CACTUS FROM
FOUR DIFFERENT CONTINENTS AND PACKED THEM IN THERE,
SO THAT IT WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
AND I NOTICED, THROUGH THE VIDEO THAT WE SHOWED
EARLIER, ALL THE WHITE ROCK.
IT'S SO FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION THAT, BECAUSE THE
STORY GOES THAT MR. CARRARO CAME OUT WITH
HIS SON LEO, WHO WAS BETWEEN 13 AND 15 WHEN
THE CASTLE WAS BUILT.
HE WENT DOWN TO THE SALT RIVER, WHICH WAS JUST AT
THE EDGE OF THEIR PROPERTY, AND BROUGHT UP
2,600 TRUCKLOADS OF RIVER ROCK.
ONE DAY HE SAID TO HIS DAD, YOU KNOW, I THINK
THESE WOULD LOOK REALLY GREAT WHITE.
SO MR. CARRARO HANDED HIM A BUCKET AND A PAINT BRUSH
AND SAID, GO TO IT.
HOW DO YOU PRESERVE THAT OVER ALL THESE YEARS?
YOU KNOW, THE CASTLE IS 75 YEARS OLD, SO WE DO HAVE
TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT ONLY WITH THE GROUNDS, BUT
ALSO THE CASTLE ITSELF.
AND THAT'S WHY WE ONLY TAKE 14 PEOPLE ON A TOUR AT A TIME.
BUT WE REALLY DO FEEL THAT IT'S A PART OF THE
LANDSCAPE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND IT BELONGS
TO THE PEOPLE OF PHOENIX.
BUT HOW ABOUT HOW PHOENIX GROWS AND WE KEEP EXPANDING,
HOW DO YOU KEEP THAT HISTORIC BEAUTY IN PHOENIX?
WELL, THANK GOODNESS IN 1989 WE STARTED TO PASS
ONE OF THREE BONDS THAT PUT THE CITY OF PHOENIX IN
CHARGE OF THE CASTLE, AND THERE IT STANDS AS A
MONUMENT TO THE 1920s ALL THE WAY UP.
WE DO HAVE THE 202 NEXT TO US NOW.
WE HAVE THE AIRPORT THAT'S EXPANDED.
WE HAVE THE LIGHT RAIL ON THE SOUTH SIDE, BUT THERE
THE CASTLE STANDS.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD ANY FAMOUS PEOPLE MAKE A VISIT?
ACTUALLY, THERE'S A RUMOR THAT IS ALWAYS OUT THERE
THAT THE GUESTS ASK ABOUT ALL THE TIME.
THEY THINK THAT PERHAPS AL CAPONE HUNG OUT THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
WE DO HAVE TUNNELS.
THE CASTLE WAS BUILT DURING PROHIBITION,
BUT HE NEVER VISITED US.
DID YOU EVER HAVE ANYONE OR ANY STORIES OF ANYONE
BREAKING IN OR ROBBING THE CASTLE?
NEAR THE END DELLA TOVREA'S LIFE SHE ACTUALLY
HAD GROWN FEARFUL THAT SOMEBODY WOULD COME IN.
SHE WAS LIVING BY HERSELF, AND SHE HAD CARETAKERS
ON THE PROPERTY.
SHE MOVED UP INTO THE KITCHEN AND SLEPT ON A COT
FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
AND DURING ONE OF THOSE TIMES SOME FELLOWS
ACTUALLY BROKE IN DURING A STORM AND CAUGHT HER OFF GUARD.
DURING THE TUSSLE A GUN WENT OFF, AND THERE'S
STILL A BULLET HOLE IN THE KITCHEN.
THEY ROBBED HER OF A LOT OF JEWELRY,
SOME CASH, AND SOME FURS.
LATER ON SHE TOLD THE POLICE THAT THEY WERE
ACTUALLY WELL-GROOMED AND THAT THEY DIDN'T SWEAR AT
HER AT ALL, BUT THEY CERTAINLY DID TAKE HER ITEMS,
AND SHE WASN'T HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
ONE OF THEM WAS CAUGHT, AND THEY DID GET BACK
SOME OF THE JEWELRY.
WOW. INTERESTING STORY.
I'M SURE PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THE CASTLE FOR
THEMSELVES, SO WHERE CAN THEY GO TO CHECK IT OUT?
THEY CAN ACTUALLY VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND BOOK THEIR OWN TOUR.
THEY CAN CHOOSE THE DATE AND TIME.
THEY CAN BRING UP TO 14 GUESTS.
AND WE'LL GIVE THEM THE BEST TOUR EVER.
AND HOW ABOUT IF YOU'RE A STUDENT GROUP?
STUDENT GROUPS WILL HAVE TO GO WITH THE 14 AS WELL,
BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED, WE CAN ONLY HANDLE 14 AT A TIME.
BUT WE LOVE TO HAVE GROUPS.
AND IS IT A NONPROFIT THAT'S MAKING -- IS THE
BACKBONES OF THE CASTLE?
THE CITY OF PHOENIX OWNS THE PROPERTY, BUT THE
TOVREA CARRARO SOCIETY WAS ACTUALLY FORMED AS A
NONPROFIT TO OPERATE AND TO ACTUALLY GIVE THE TOURS
AND TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S SUCH WONDERFUL INFORMATION.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO
TALK WITH US, TAMERA.
AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR GUEST DR. TAMERA ZIVIC
FOR BEING ON THE SHOW.
TOVREA CASTLE IS A BEAUTIFUL HISTORICAL
MONUMENT IN THE HEART OF PHOENIX, WHICH YOU CAN
TOUR ON THE WEEKENDS.
SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT ONLINE AT
TOVREACASTLETOURS.COM.
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