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Gaslight Theatre’s ‘Ghostblasters’ brings audience interactions, ’80s vibes Emily Dieckman

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wo of the protagonists of the Gaslight Theatre’s latest production spend the first part of the show trying to settle on a name for themselves. They’re two guys who track down ghosts and then banish them. Ghosthunters? No. Ghostfinders? Not enough pizzaz. Ghost zappers? I thought that one was nice, actually, but they vetoed it. Finally it dawns on them: Ghostblasters.

Viewers need not worry if, mid-grabbing a slice of pizza or scarfing down popcorn at their table, they missed the official name decision the first time it’s uttered. In typically delightful Gaslight Theatre fashion, the phrase will be repeated throughout the night by both actors and audience alike. After all, it’s almost impossible to ignore a stage of charismatic actors asking you, “Who you gonna call?”

This spoof of the 1984 film by almost the same name tells the story of Zach (Mike Yarema) and Wally (Jake Chapman), two scientists who, with the help of their temp secretary, Suzy (Erin McCrea), are trying to

Proton packed: The cast of Gaslight Theatre’s “Ghostblasters” (Submitted photo) detect supernatural activity in Metropolitan City. They find they’ve bit off a little more than they can chew when they meet two ghostly maidens (Christina Colombo and Janée Page), a green ghoul that does a killer

rendition of “Superfreak” (Jacob Brown), and a mayor possessed by a villain named Igor the Destroyer (David Orley).

It might be a little overdramatic to call the production “a feminist triumph,” but I will

say the ladies are the best characters. While the villainous men ghosts are plotting about how to rule the world, the lady ghouls (ghoulesses?) are literally singing “Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun.” They are here for a good time AND a long time. Like, for eternity!

When lovable goons Wally and Zach are wandering through an abandoned train station looking for ghosts, foolishly not armed with their ghostblasting gear, Suzy the temp is there to save them when the inevitably encounter paranormal activity (earning her a spot on the Official Ghostblasters Roster™).

When men keep proposing to Sydney Powers (Heather Stricker), or asking her to call them, she says, “I don’t think so” in a voice dripping with sass. She’s too busy to make time for men because she is busy working as an art curator at the Metropolitan Library, a hotspot for the city’s ghost problem. A career woman!

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Local baker brings home James Beard Foundation Award Nicole Feltman Tucson Local Media

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on Guerra, the founder of Barrio Bread, took home the Outstanding Baker Award at the James Beard Foundation Awards in Chicago on Monday, June 13.

But Guerra says he doesn’t plan to rest on this particularly noteworthy laurel. Instead, he looks at the award as another ingredient in his recipe for success.

“It feels surreal right now,” Don laughed.

“You know, it is definitely a recognition that I am on the right path with my profession. I love baking and I have been in love with it for 30 years.”

The James Beard Foundation Awards are considered the “Oscars of Food” and are granted to those who have performed exceptional work in the culinary arts with focus on talent, hospitality, the broader food system and sustainability. Guerra was previously nominated for this national award twice, in 2019 and 2020.

It’s a huge honor for Guerra, who started

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The Beard Award is just the latest milestone for Guerra, whose work has been celebrated in national publications. The New York Times called him “a leader of the local-grain movement in Tucson” who “challenges others to reimagine craft baking with an eye towards Latino and Indiginous roots.”

Guerra’s Natural Love and Bread uses local grains and an ancient French sourdough technique without sugars or oils.

During the pandemic, Guerra was able to

feed his community due to his “grain chain,” a hyper-local model he has used since he started baking bread and ran his own bakeries in his 20s.

Guerra finds all his ingredients within 100 miles from Tucson. He has recruited farmers to plant grain through the U.S. Department of Agriculture grant under the Sustainable Agriculture Research Education (SARE) program, which not only enhances the local economy, but also reduces pollution and shines a light on Tucson’s indigenous lands and history.

Guerra was able to provide large supplies of flour to Tucsonans during the pandemic due to the thousands of pounds from his local farms. He also had instructional videos on his website teaching the community about how to bake Natural Love and Bread.

Outreach education is a priority. He worked as a teacher in the Tucson Unified School District for seven years and has traveled all over the world to share his hyperlocalism model and Natural Love and Bread, including speaking events in Mexico, Taiwan and Poland.

Guerra also paired up with Carlotta Flores, owner of El Charro, and her family to open Barrio Charro, as well as the pantry-styled restaurant that recently opened downtown, The Monica. Guerra and Flores were recently featured on Bravo’s Top Chef for the season 19 finale that was filmed in Tucson.

Moving forward into his next chapter, Guerra plans to continue bringing light to localism in Tucson and serving his neighborhood.

“For me, it has really been about my community, feeding my community,” he said.

“Teaching and learning with my community has created this passion. I feel this encouragement from my community to do my best and contribute.”

Two other local chefs, Maria Mazon of BOCA Tacos y Tequila and John Martinez of Tito & Pep, were semifinalists in the James Beard Foudation Awards this year.

To hear more about Guerra’s journey as a baker, listen to the Prickly Pair Podcast on Apple Music and Spotify.

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GHOSTBLASTERS From P4 the men to get those locks rockin’, all before going on to save the day and do their part to stick it to The Man. I’ll just say it: A feminist triumph!

Truth be told, though, all of the actors in this show bring their A-Game. The one-liners alternate between “very funny” and “so bad they make you groan before dissolving into chuckles.” The chances to scream “Ghostblasters” are abundant And the commitment from the actors, set and costume designers, and musician is unparalleled. The Gaslight Theatre is a special place where silliness is celebrated, and I always love seeing the way it brings people together in the spirit of that silliness.

It was fun to see them take on the over-thetop aesthetic of the ’80s. This show was especially heavy on audience interaction, with the actors running out to different parts of the theater and that green ghoul superfreak

threatening to take audience members’ pizza.

We even found ourselves sitting in something of a popcorn splash zone.

After the show, jump forward a decade into the ’90s with the Gaslight’s “Friends” Olio.

The musical revue features the two hits from the TV show (the theme song and “Smelly Cat”) along with an array of other ’90s hits, including some Weird Al and boy band tunes.

If you want a night of ghoulish fun, nostalgia and air conditioning, you know who to call this summer. GHOSTBLASTERS! Ghostblasters is showing at the Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Blvd., through Sunday, Aug. 28, with shows at 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays. Closing show on Sunday, Aug. 28 is at noon. $27 adults, with discounts available for groups, students, seniors, military, first responders and kids 2 to 12.

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Retiree discovers hidden talent for drawing all creatures, great and small

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prised even Schultz.

“It just kind of came out of nowhere within the last year and a half basically because I was bored during the pandemic and needed something to do,” he said.

Schultz, who is retired, had no prior experience with birds or drawing. He said he went to Walmart to buy a 72-pack of pencils and a notepad and started drawing photos of birds that he found in books or on the internet.

After drawing roughly three dozen birds and sharing his artwork with friends, a close friend suggested he draw a photo of his border collie Louie,

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n a day when he decided to take a break from his normal routines of playing golf, running through the neighborhood or cycling through Dove Mountains paved paths, Tom Schultz discovered the bigger picture.

Or, in this case, the 8-by-11-inch picture.

When a hooded oriole chirped in Schultz’s backyard, he couldn’t help but become intrigued. The bird’s yellow feathers stood out against the green golf course in the background.

“I thought, I will just waste some time and try to draw them,” he said.

What started as a hobby to pass the time during quarantine has developed into a hidden talent tht sur-

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who had recently died. That was Schultz’s transition from birds into dogs.

Schultz decided to draw a photo of his niece’s dog to send to her, and after a positive reaction, he drew photos for his other nieces as well.

“It’s just kind of grown from there,” he said. Neighbors and friends around the country were asking for pictures of their dogs.

Schultz has been selling his drawings for around 15 months. He plans on donating some of the commission he gets from his artwork to the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC).

He wants to put the donations in the commissioners’ name so they can use the donation for tax deduction.

Schultz has had a few dogs in his lifetime. He had beagles as a kid, and didn’t have a love (Submitted photo) for dogs again until he met his wife Jori, who had a rottweiler Above: Artist Tom Schultz says he started drawing animals because he was named Oliver. “I fell in love with bored during the pandemic. Now pet owners hire him to do commissions. that dog, and I became a dog Left: Examples of Tom Schultz’s work. person again after that,” he said.

Shultz now has Jackson, a 3-year-old bor- drawings and the heartfelt reactions he gets der collie that Shultz rescued from the Border from his clients inspires him to continue with Collie Rescue. After meeting the dog in Casa the work.

Grande this March, both Tom and Lori decidEach drawing takes anywhere from four to ed that Jackson was the one. six hours depending on the size and the num“We ended up getting him the next day,” he ber of dogs. He uses 8-by-11-inch or 9-by-12said. inch copy paper to make the piece easily framShultz said the challenge of making the able and inexpensive for the customer, who receives the drawing in a plastic jacket folder.

Schultz likes to then put the plastic casing into a large manila envelope for a dramatic reveal.

“I love to see their faces light up or a tear come in their eye for how much they love their pets.” Schultz said.

Email Tom at Tomhschultz@gmail.com to inquire about getting a drawing of your dog, cat, horse or bird.

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At the time, he and his wife talked about getting a service dog, but there were no organizations in Southern Arizona that offered this training service. Instead, they went to Pima Animal Care Center and brought home Menifa, an American standard and American bulldog mix.

“We started with one dog and an idea,” Rafus said.

In November 2015, Rafus launched the nonprofit 1 Veteran Foundation with a dream of giving veterans coping with PTSD a service dog at little to no cost.

On average, a service dog costs anywhere between $20,000 to $30,000, which is why the organization relies so heavily on grants, donations and volunteers.

“I don’t know too many vets [who] have PTSD that have $20,000 to$30,000 laying around,” Rafus said.

The more costly organizations may utilize breeding programs, but the process of PTSD service dog training does include but is not limited to boarding costs, medical expenses, training costs, and other unanticipated expenses.

“I’m of the philosophy that there are a lot of unwanted dogs out there,” Rafus said,” We use rescue dogs to not only help save a vet, we can save a pet.”

Adoptions have allowed 1 Veteran Foundation to significantly cut costs, matching pets to veterans for about $2,500-$3,000.

THE TRIO

Over the past year, Rafus has taken a step back from day-to-day operations, handing over the reins to his friends Brian Latta and Calvin Saylors, as co-chairs of the foundation.

Latta met Rafus through the Combat Vets Motorcycle Association. It was a “no-brainer” for him to get involved with 1VF. “It’s just a handful of people trying to do this, just scratching at the surface,” Latta said, “We all have loftier goals and would like to see this grow into a much bigger organization.”

Saylors is considered a “Cold War veteran” who served in the Air Force. He was and is still currently in a motorcycle riding club, STAR

(Courtesy photo from Dave Rafus)

Marine Corps veteran and founder of 1 Veteran Foundation Dave Rafus watches Echo, his new service pup in training at a Walmart.

Touring and Riding, and met Rafus through 1VF during a meet and greet outside of the biker store, Renegade Classics.

“We happen to have a veteran in our group that has PTSD, so we wanted to be able to get him a service dog,” Saylors said.

Since then, the club has helped organize several motorcycle poker runs, raising approximately $12,000-$15,000 for 1VF. “Dave just saw how much work I was putting into it and he just invited my wife and I to join the board of directors,” Saylors said.

Since then, Saylors has served as the operations manager, arranging veteran interviews, requests for dogs, paperwork, training schedules, testing and more.

NOT EVERY DOG CAN BE A SERVICE DOG

It can take looking at anywhere between 50 to 150 dogs before finding the right one.

At minimum, the dog must weigh at least 40 pounds and have a specific temperament.

“As much as everybody thinks their dog is going to be the greatest service dog, they may not have the stamina or the mentality for service work,” Rafus said.

If veterans already have dogs, the dogs still must undergo interviews to prove their qualifications for service.

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It takes about 250-350 hours to train a PTSD service dog, not including the time to train the handler. The entire process can take anywhere from six to 18 months, depending on the availability and determination of the team.

It’s an arduous process. Testing begins from the minute the canine candidate exits the vehicle, Saylors said they check whether or not the handler has full control of their dog.

“We watch how they interact with people, automatic sliding doors,” Saylors said.

Malls and, at times, Walmarts can be the ultimate playing field, due to the ample amounts of people, smells and distractions.

Veterans with PTSD can have very specific triggers, which is why 1VF pays such strong attention to detail when testing these dogs.

“The veteran is using the dog for what they’re there for and recognizing when the dog senses they’re getting in trouble,” Saylors said.

At times veterans and even civilians, don’t realize that the dogs can sense distress before they can.

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1VF members refers to dogs as “teammates,” given their nature of watching their handler’s

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back, ensuring that their needs are met and that they’re safe.

“That’s what our teammates do, disrupting nightmares and helping lower anxiety in high stress situations,” Rafus said.

Like Latta’s teammate, “Cool Hand Luke,” or Luke for short, other teammates are able to sense where their handlers’ emotions are going.

“They know you better than you know yourself,” Latta said, “They have a sixth sense.”

The trio attributes dogs’ capabilities of picking up smells and picking up their handler’s chemical changes.

“They’ve got this uncanny ability to read human behavior better than humans have the ability to judge human behavior,” Rafus said, “You might be able to put on a happy face, but you can’t change the chemical smell your body is putting off that the dog can pick up.”

Rafus has had his own experiences with Menfia being able to guide him out of a situation before a pseudoseizure attack which are triggered by high anxiety.

“She will detect them beforehand and if I tell her to leave me alone and she refuses to listen, I go and take my medicine,” Rafus said.

It took just one experience of ignoring her for him to listen every time. He subsequently

went through a five-year stretch with no seizures.

AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC

The couple of years have been challenging because of the pandemic.

“Due to COVID, we’ve been deeply restricted in being able to go in and look at dogs and check their temperament or personality,” Rafus said.

Pre-COVID, 1VF would go to PACC, the Humane Society and Green Valley Animal League to look for dogs and see if any met their criteria, If so, they would call a veteran to meet the dog and establish a bond.

Then the world shut down, limiting human interactions.

“We could no longer do things the way we (Courtesy photo from Brian Latta) used to,” Saylors said in an email.

Visitors weren’t allowed to take dogs around Brian Latta, co-chair of the 1 Veteran Foundation for a walk when Rafus found Echo, Menifa’s pictured with his Berna-doodle “teammate,” Cool-Hand Luke. replacement.

“I had to put my hand down underneath the kennel to see how she would react,” Rafus said. Department of Veteran’s Affairs in September 2021.

STRONG PEOPLE BY NATURE Between 2001 and 2019, the unadjusted At times veterans have approached the or- suicide rate rose 35.9% among veterans. The ganization under the assumption that they numbers were sharpest against veterans bewould receive a free dog, without realizing that tween the ages of 18 ad 34, with a 44.4% unadthey would also have to undergo an interview. justed suicide rate per 100,000.

Although veterans are very strong people by Exposure to intense combat trauma may nature, Rafus said that communicating emo- influence suicide risk, but considerable debate tions is not their strong suit. exists among researchers surruonding the The interview can be difficult and emotion- relationship between a PTSD diagnosis and al depending on what the veteran chooses to suicide. share, and can vary from a therapy session to PTSD can reveal itself in a variety of ways, an emotional dump. including as extreme combat-related guilt, “You have to be ready to listen without judg- intrusive thoughts such as reliving a specific ment and emotion,” Rafus said, “They’ll tell traumatic event, hyperawareness and other you everything from the time they were born symptoms disruptive to one’s daily routine. to the emotional destruction that they faced A variety of evidence-based treatments are when they were in the military.” available, including service dogs.

One of the primary questions prior to the Veterans who have partnered with service interview asks for an official PTSD diagnosis dogs have experienced less symptoms of anfrom a medical professional. ger, anxiety, sleeplessness and even improved “There are a lot of people [who] self-diag- cortisol levels according to research from a nose or their sister, brother, cousin or friend professor of human-animal interaction at Purwill say, ‘Dude you’re messed up,’” Rafus said. due University.

“We also encourage them that if they’re not in That’s why the 1 Veteran Foundation has counseling, that they go to counseling,” Saylors invested in training veterans with teammates said. for life.

The dogs are only one component of the treatment process, but even talking to your LOOKING TOWARDS “teammate” can do wonders.

THE FUTURE Right now, 1VF is looking for a corporate, THE FIGHT TO STOP VETERAN state or federal sponsorship to achieve their SUICIDE goals.

On aveage, about 17 veterans will commit The organization envisions a large property suicide every day, according to a National Veteran Suicide Prevention report released by the See PETS AND VETS P15

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was recently reminded that it is has now been one year of PACC operating in “Code Red,” which means we are using non-public kennels meant for temporary housing and disease isolation to house available, adoptable dogs. Why? Because the number of pets entering the shelter, specifically dogs, continues to outweigh the number of pets leaving. It’s a trend we are seeing this nationally, not just here in Tucson.

You may be asking yourself, “Why does this matter? If PACC has been able to operate this way for more than a year, is it really a crisis?” The answer is yes! Operating in crisis mode month after month takes a toll. Each month we inch closer and closer to “Code Blue,” which means we will need to give animals deadlines for leaving the shelter or euthanasia. The stress this puts on staff, not the mention the animals in our care, is difficult to put into words.

While this picture may seem hopeless, it is not! There are a number of things you can do to support PACC and break the cycle of more pets entering the shelter than leaving.

Adopt or foster. We always need adopters and fosters. Learn more at www.pima.gov/ animalcare.

Leave ’em alone. If you see a healthy, friendly dog that is loose, but not in immediate danger (like running down a freeway or playing chicken with cars on Grant Road), be a Good Samaritan and leave it alone and/or look for its home, opposed to immediately bringing the dog to PACC. Most loose dogs are not PETS AND VETS From P14 to build kennels and dorms to be able to train 10-12 dogs at a time while simultaneously having their veteran handlers on property. Once the dogs reach about 90% trained, they would ideally be assigned to a veteran to finish out their training together.

“You can give anybody a service dog, but if that dog isn’t trained for that specific veteran or doesn’t bond with that specific veteran, you’ve got a dog with a piece of paper,” Rafus said.

1VF not only pays for adoption fees from a shelter, they pay for an initial exam though Ina Road Animal Hospital, as well as any shots,

lost. They know exactly where they are and will make their way back home, if they are not already in their front yard. Taking a healthy, friendly dog out of its neighborhood will more than likely result in that dog sitting at the shelter and not returning home and that family getting another dog. If we can keep that dog with its family, everyone wins! About 60% of PACC’s dog intake are loose dogs and 85% of those are picked up by people driving through a neighborhood and removing the pet from its home area. #Share the Care! Help us reach even more people by sharing our social media posts, sharing posts from neighbors who are rehoming pets, and sharing neighbors’ lost and found posts! Besides Facebook and Nextdoor, you can sign up for lost and found alerts in your area through Pawboost and www.petcolove.lost so you can help reunite pets in your area.

License and chip that pet. Ensuring your pet can be identified and returned to you quickly will help keep space open at PACC for those animals that are not licensed/chipped. License your pet at pimacounty.docupet.com.

If your pet is already microchipped, make sure that chip is registered! You can do it for free with FoundAnimals. Find low or no-cost microchip events at https://www.nokillpimacounty.org/.

While PACC is currently at critical capacity, we know that our community values lifesaving and will continue to be part of the solution.

Thank you, Pima County! micro chipping, spay or neutering.

They do their best to work with organizations that are willing to donate dogs, although shelters may also price gouge. Given PACC’s most recent declaration of critical overcapacity, it would be a mutually beneficial relationship if 1VF had their own location.

“This is why we would love to have that property, that on site kennel,” Saylors said.

Having their own space would allow room for more opportunities with training, and saving more veterans’ and pets’ lives.

Which is why 1 Veteran Foundation is in dire need for a few “corporate angels.”

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re you one of the many Tucsonans who adopted a Pandemic Pup over the last couple of years, and spent a whole lot of quality time snuggling with your new best friend while working from home?

Did you go back to work at the office and discover your buddy is struggling to adjust to home life without you around all day? Maybe you’ve had a couple of shoes or a sofa turned

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We at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona are building a solution to give you the tools you need to restore happiness to your family: The Freeman Education and Behavioral Center is rising from the ground next to our main shelter campus at 635 W. Roger Road, and will be offering public training classes and behavioral consults by wintertime.

Thanks to our generous donors, the Freeman Center will expand our capabilities for lifesaving training classes for pets and their people and enriching summer, afterschool, and break camps for kids; along with innovative services for community cats.

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We plan to bring together HSSA clients with talented local pet behaviorists to solve problems like separation anxiety and destructiveness so that we can keep families together and happy while keeping their pets out of the shelter.

Two large classrooms will provide humane education to kids of all ages, expanding our enrollment and our impact. A media room will enable our humane educators to virtually visit even more classrooms and enable our certified animal behaviorists to produce videos that help the public solve problems with their pets.

The Freeman Center will feature a 2,000-square-foot climate-controlled training room for year-round comfort that will also be available for community event rentals. There will be an outdoor amphitheater for performances, lectures, and demonstrations.

The University of Arizona’s Canine Cognition Institute will have space within the Freeman Center to learn about how dogs think – and how people think with their dogs – as students and their professors make breakthrough discoveries that can help us better understand our relationship with our nonhuman companions.

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Have you needed affordable vaccinations for your pets but didn’t want to travel to our westside clinic location? We are offering weekly low-cost vaccination clinics for all pets at our eastside Thrift Store in order to keep everyone safe across our region.

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uly 4 falls on a Monday this year, likely meaning three or even four nights of loud, celebratory fireworks. Pima Animal Care Center wants to share a few tips on how pet owners can make sure their pet stays safe but remains easily identifiable if they do happen to get out.

Register pets using Petco Love Lost. Petco Love Lost is a searchable, national database that uses patented facial recognition technology to make finding lost pets quicker and easier. Uploaded photos of a missing dog or cat are immediately scanned to determine whether the lost pet is at a participating shelter or with a neighbor in the community.

Update the pet’s microchip information to ensure it matches current contact information. If your pet does not have a microchip, you can try to get them one before the holiday weekend and register it here. Find lowcost microchip services at nokillpimacounty. org.

Make sure pets are wearing a properly fitted collar with current contact information on the collar or an attached tag. Many local and online retailers offer affordable collars.

Inspect the windows and doors in your home, as well as all fences and gates in your yard.

The easiest way to keep your pet safe during the holiday weekend is to make

sure they don’t have an easy escape route.

Making sure all windows and doors close securely and cannot be pushed open will keep your pet inside. If your pet has access to a yard, make sure all fences and gates are secure and remove any items that your pet may use to climb over the fence.

Remember, enacting all – or even one – of these measures will help keep pets safe and prevent the heartbreaking process of losing a beloved member of the family. If your pet does go missing, or you find a pet that is lost, you can file reports for lost and found pets at www.pima. gov / PAC C l o standfound.

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LIHEAP: A Tool for Lowering Energy Bills for Arizona Households Cynthia Zwick and Diane E. Brow Special to Tucson Local Media

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or more than 40 years, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has been helping low-income families and individuals pay their electric bills. The Program recently received a needed boost from the White House, a boost beneficial to many Arizonans.

The additional availability of $385 million in LIHEAP funding will further help Arizonans and citizens across the country pay for air conditioning and heating and reduce the overall cost of energy in their homes, an effort Arizona’s U.S. senators have supported for years. In fact, Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake advocated for warm weather states to receive equal funding to cold weather states.

And Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly echoed that sentiment as signatories in a letter to Congress.

LIHEAP is especially important as financial challenges for many Arizonans continue, due in part to the pandemic. Federal

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Through the local CAP offices, people who are eligible for LIHEAP can apply to receive funds to pay current and outstanding energy bills. Available funding can go toward energy costs accrued during the utility disconnect moratorium, utility services deposits, or funding to implement energy efficiency measures to further reduce energy bills. CAP offices are located in each county and staff can answer questions and provide application assistance.

CAP agencies and utility staff can also let consumers know about financial assistance and rate plans that might be applicable for their household, including assisting with enrollment in utility discount programs.

Although APS, TEP, and UNS Electric will

not be disconnecting customers from June 1-Oct 15, due to an Arizona Corporation Commission rule, electric bills will eventually still need to be paid. Keeping up with payments, setting up a payment plan, paying what you can, or utilizing financial assistance during this time frame can help avoid sticker shock when the moratorium ends.

While financial assistance can be helpful for many households in the short-term, reducing energy use and taking advantage of utility energy efficiency programs can provide monthly bill savings for all consumers. Powering down and unplugging electronics such as TVs and video game consoles, microwaves, and phone and computer chargers or plugging them into smart charging strips can prevent them from drawing energy when not in use. Using insulation or properly sealing your home through caulking and weatherizing can also reduce energy waste, therefore reducing energy costs.

Wildfire and the Arizona PIRG Education Fund appreciate federal and utility programs designed to help households save energy and pay their bills. For utility assistance in Arizona, we encourage you to go to wildfireaz.org/community-action-agencies/ or call (602) 604-0640.

Cynthia Zwick, czwick@wildfireaz.org, is the executive director of Wildfire: Igniting Community Action to End Poverty in Arizona. Diane E. Brown, dbrown@arizonapirg. org, is the executive director of the Arizona PIRG Education Fund.

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Don’t give up on struggling kids Rex Scott

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lthough my deadline for this month’s column falls after Father’s Day, it will still be the subject for this piece. I am both a father and a son. My father passed away almost four years ago. He is in my thoughts frequently and in my heart always, perhaps especially on that Sunday in June when we celebrate the ideals of fatherhood. Since being elected to the Board of Supervisors two years after my father died, I also reflect on how his guidance and example has informed my work as a public servant.

I was my father’s eldest child and, without question, presented more challenges to him and my mother than the rest of their other three children put together, especially in my teen years. When I was working in our local schools as a teacher and administrator, it always came as a surprise to my students when I shared with them the fact that I never graduated from high school. Thanks to a series of poor choices that resulted in multiple suspensions and ultimately expulsion from my high school, I took the GED test since it would have taken me more than five years to earn the credits needed to graduate.

Many of those poor choices also led to arrests and trips to juvenile court, ultimately resulting in my incarceration in a juvenile facility for three months, including Thanksgiving and Christmas when I was 16 years old. My father was continually disappointed in me, but he and my mother never stopped loving me, nor did they ever fail to believe that I could turn my life around. They also did not let the pain and fear my actions caused distract them from their duties to be engaged parents to my two brothers and sister.

After I got my GED and spent a couple of years in a series of dead-end jobs, I resolved to go to college. My father was a professor at Ohio University, which was located in my hometown of Athens. He met with the registrar and assured him that I would meet all the academic expectations of the university, even given my deplorable performance in high school. I earned two bachelor’s degrees

from Ohio University, both awarded with honor.

During my freshman year, I decided to run for a city council seat. Athens is not a big city. This was just four years after I had been expelled from its one high school. Many people told me that my juvenile record would become an issue in the campaign and discouraged me from running. Not my father! He was my biggest supporter and the person I sought out the most for counsel and guidance.

I lost that election, but won a seat on city council four years later while pursuing my second degree. By that time, my father had left Ohio University and was teaching at the University of Missouri. The night I won, he was the first person I called with the good news.

Years later, when I was serving as the principal at a local high school, my students surprised me with an honorary diploma.

I had told them repeatedly how essential it was that they not fail to graduate, to not repeat my mistakes, and they showed they had heard me by giving me the only high school diploma I have. Again, my father was the first person I called with the good news.

It was one of the few times in my life that I heard him cry.

As a father, I have sought to be the patient, loving and steadfast person my daughter and son deserve, just like my father was to me. As an educator, I never gave up on any student, just like my father never gave up on me. As a public servant, I try to remember that selflessness and equanimity are the two most important attributes any leader can demonstrate, just like my father exemplified those positive traits when he was dealing with me.

The best way to honor the memory of those who influenced our values and beliefs, but who are no longer with us, is to live our lives in ways that show we value what we learned from them. We may falter along the way, but if we try to stay true to their legacies, we are more likely to be the people they knew we could be. Just as importantly, we are also more likely to be people who are positive forces in our communities and in the lives of those we love and care for.

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• Electronic music legend Paul Oakenfold is joined by Future Syndicate at the Rialto Theater this weekend for a night of DJ genius.

Oakenfold was the first DJ to play mainstage at major music festivals Coachella and Glastonbury in the 2000s. With more than three decades of production experience, this show will be a must-see mashup of old music and sneak peaks of his latest project Shine On, his fourth full-length album. Details: doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.; The Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St.; $24$26; rialtotheatre.com.

• Rock out with Return of the Metal Fest. This night of hardcore revelry is accompanied by musical artists Sleeping With The Witch, Demon Grass, AZ The World Burnz, Swarm of Serpents, and Then When. Details: doors 6: 30 and show at 7 p.m.; 21 and up only; 191 Toole, 191 E. Toole; $5-$8; 191toole.com.

• Slap-heard-round-the-world survivor and comedian Chris Rock makes his way back into the live comedy circuit with the Ego Death World Tour at the AVA Amphitheater after a five-year hiatus. The show begins at 8:00 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are still available on the AVA Amphitheater - Casino del Sol website. casinodelsol.com

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• Pack your picnic chairs and head over to Catalina State Park for their Music in the Mountains Concert Series with The Cochise County All-Stars. The event begins at 6 p.m. and is included with an all-day park admission pass of $7 per vehicle, up to four adults. For over 15 years, the Cochise County All-Stars have been

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• Salute Our Troops with Tucson’s professional soccer club FC Tucson. FC Tucson plays North Colorado Hailstorm FC and be sure to stick around for the postgame fireworks. Details: game starts at 7 p.m.; Kino North Stadium, E Ajo Way; $12-$20; fctucson.com.

• Come celebrate America’s birthday at the Town of Marana’s annual StarSpangled Spectacular. The event begins at 5 p.m., with activities for all family members. Enjoy free attractions such as the splash pad, inflatable field games, live music, car show, petting zoo and more.

More than 30 food vendors will be available on-site with food and drinks for purchase. Glass containers and cookouts are not permitted but coolers and chairs are welcome. The fireworks show will begin at 9 p.m.

MONDAY, JULY 4

• Celebrate the Fourth of July with the Town of Oro Valley Parks and Recreation at the James D. Kriegh Park from 5 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Enjoy free family-friendly activities such as lawn games and kids crafts, as well as community vendors, live music by a Tom Petty cover band, The Petty Breakers, and more. You can also enjoy reduced admission at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., $1 for children and $3 for adults. In place of fireworks, there

will be a laser-light show at 9 p.m.

Food trucks and alcoholic beverages will be available onsite for purchase.

• Sing along to classic American ballads with Tucson music icon Armen Dirtadian and The Manhattan Dolls trio at Gaslight Theatre. The crew will be celebrating America’s independence by singing “God Bless America,”“Yankee Doodle Dandy,” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag”. This evening is dedicated to America, but also the people who fight for its independence. Details: 2-4 p.m. The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E Broadway Blvd. Tickets are $27 for adults, $15 for children 2 to 12, and $25 for students, military, and seniors.

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• Take a weekend trip to Bisbee for a day of art, specifically portrait art, at the Artemizia Foundation Annex.

This Bisbee treasure is unveiling a new exhibit featuring world renowned fine art photographer Martin Schoeller. Martin specializes in portraits and his work has appeared in well-known magazines such as Time, GQ, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and much more! Large-scale portraits will be available at the annex. Details: the Annex is open Thurs, Fri, and Sat from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 24 Main St.; open to all; artemiziafoundation.org/annex

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HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis ARIES (March 21-April 19) New habits are fragile. Unexpected and extra events such as visits, travel, projects and other challenges could throw off your rhythms and delay your goals. So take advantage of the less hectic early week, perfectly suited to repeating behaviors you want to habituate so they’ll be ingrained when life gets trickier.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Those on a fault-finding mission will have no problem finding it. You may want to avoid these types because their mission will only make yours more difficult. You’re on the hunt for fun, which will involve joining with agreeable people who keep it light and bring a spark of playful curiosity to the picture.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21) The secret to your charisma may be known to others but not to you because the very nature of your charm is unselfconsciousness. Having fame and power isn’t your goal, though it may come as a byproduct of your passion and dedication to the goal. Part of your appeal is that you don’t care to whom you appeal.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) There is a wealth of knowledge that happens at a deeper level than the one where words and explanations exist. You may feel more confident and articulate when you can explain what you know, and this is worth working on, but in the meantime your intuitive leanings shouldn’t be discounted. Act on instinct.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) To connect in perfectly mannerly ways, which fall neatly within the acceptable boundaries of mutually understood roles, were it even possible, would be pointless. The ensuing boredom would only ruin the social arena for all. So go on, make an honest mess and enjoy the unfolding excitement in relationships this week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Pride goeth before the fall, but your definition of pride will matter here. Letting people know what you do isn’t about pride but usefulness. The process goes better when they trust you, so your credentials matter. Explaining your expertise isn’t bragging; it’s making the process easier for all.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Even favorable circumstances, fortuitous opportunities and wonderful events can come with their own kind of stress. Fun requires you to be in top condition! As you rest and take excellent care of yourself this week, you’ll also be helping yourself enjoy what’s coming.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) You don’t need everything to go according to plan to feel good about it. Long ago, you acknowledged that you aren’t in charge of it all, and now you get to adopt the laid-back attitude to go with that realization -- far more comfortable and charismatic than trying to control the uncontrollable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your planning skills are cosmically touched, and it’s more than worth your time and energy to brainstorm, fantasize and commit to some logistics. What goes on in your head and on paper now will bring excitement to your experience later. Future-you will thank planner-you and praise your brilliance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Perhaps the world “flirt” is too reductive to describe your interaction style, which has more to do with stirring up good vibes than it does with any social agenda. Nonetheless, someone thinks you’re flirting with them and loves it.

Business will be friendly, and a friendship will lend itself to doing business, too.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Even if you do what everyone else is doing, your expression, experience and thoughts about it will be unique, as your mind is a filter unlike any other. Your creative stamp will be on all you do without any conscious effort on your part. Originality pours from your unselfconscious commitment to the moment you’re in.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) The list of things you’re looking out for today includes: the best in people, the sunny side, ways to help and means to uplift. The quest causes you to automatically fall into the flow of fortuitous words and actions. You don’t even have to think about the next correct move; it all flows naturally.

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