Marana News September 14, 2022 by Times Media Group

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ORO VALLEY FALL PROGRAM GUIDE

Fall Break Camps

OCTOBER 10 - 14

I CAN TOO! CAMP

Time: 9:15 AM – 3:30 PM

Location: Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center

Cost: $150

Ages: 6 – 12

NATURE CAMP

Time: 8 AM – 3 PM

Location: Catalina State Park

Cost: $90

Ages: 6 – 12

Extended care is available for mornings and afternoons for an additional fee.

CAMP SPF AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER

Time: 9 AM – 4 PM

Location: Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center

Cost: $150

Ages: 6 – 12

Extended care is available for mornings and afternoons for an additional fee.

TGA PREMIER SPORTS CAMP

Time: 8 – 11 AM

Location: Naranja Park

Cost: $179 per week

Ages: 5 – 14

LOCATIONS

Activities for all ages

KARATE/TAE KWON DO

Dates: Mondays & Wednesdays

Time: 6 – 7 PM

Location: Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center

Cost: $96

Ages: 5+

ORO VALLEY HIKING SERIES

Dates: November 5, December 3, January 7, February 4, March 4, and April 1

Time: Varies (Mornings)

Location: Various

Cost: $30 for the six-hike series; includes t-shirt, water and snacks

Ages: All

PAINTING AND DRAWING WITH CHRISTINE LYTWYNZUK

Dates: Thursdays & Saturdays

Time: Varies

Location: Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center

Cost: Varies

Ages: 7+

PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES

Dates: Thursdays, October 6-27

Time: 8 – 11 AM

Location: Various (Meet at Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center)

Costs: $180 for 4-week session or $50 per class

Ages: 18+

UKULELE GROUP LESSONS

Dates: Wednesdays, Oct. 19 - Nov. 3

Time: 4 PM – 5:30 PM

Location: Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center

Cost: $60 for a six-week series

Ages: 12+

YOUNG REMBRANDTS DRAWING CLASS

Dates: Tuesdays, Sept. 20 - Oct. 25

Time: 4 PM

Location: Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center

Cost: $90 for a six-week series

Ages: 6 – 12

MARANA NEWS

INSIDE INSIDE

BY HOPE PETERS Tucson Local Media

Marana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Amanda Wiggins highlighted the organization’s upcoming events and programs during the Marana Mornings breakfast on Sept. 7.

“We have few incentives to highlight,” Wiggins said. “This past Friday (Sept. 2), we had an incredible annual meeting. We had a great crowd there. Thank you to everyone who was there, and we have our sponsors for that, we have the Visiting Angels here, and Trico as well there, and Splendido.”

Coming up soon is a popular event, she said. The Ed Stolmaker Golf Tournament starts at 8 a.m. with a shotgun scramble, and proceeds from the tournament will benefit 1 Veteran Foundation.

“Next Friday (Sept. 16) we have our golf tournament,” Wiggins said. “We have about 130 golfers signed up for that. It is an incredible tournament at Tucson National, and that’s sold (out).”

On Friday, Sept. 29, they will hold a transportation-themed luncheon with ADOT representatives scheduled to speak at The Highlands at Dove Mountain, 4949 W. Heritage Club Boulevard, Marana.

Higgins also unveiled where the chamber will host its fourth Tuesday mixer on Sept. 27.

“That same week, the chamber will hold its fourth Tuesday mixer. I am excited to share that it will be held at one of Marana’s gems — the Ma-

rana Pumpkin Patch,” Wiggins said. “It will be a behind-the-scenes look at one of our treasures in our community…all our businesses are treasures, but I think that one has a reputation in Marana.”

Wiggins thanked and passed the mic to the sponsor of September Marana Mornings.

“After that, I recognize someone who stepped up and sponsored this (Sept. 7) Marana Mornings,” she said. “Brittani Gutman, Allstate agent.”

Marana Mornings attracts current members and ambassadors, as well as new members. One ambassador member explained why he attends

BY TOM LEYDE Tucson Local Media

Marana’s Town Council unanimously approved its fifth strategic plan, giving the town a roadmap for the near future.

The council voted on the plan during its regular meeting Sept. 6. It was the culmination of months of meetings and comments over the past seven months. It proposes many new actions.

“I think it’s a great plan with a new format,” said Mayor Ed Honea. “Andrea Caicedo (assistant to the town manager) ramrodded it and put the format together. ... It’s about history, it’s about business it’s about recreation.

“A person can go through this format pretty easily. It’s kind of directional to let people know what we are thinking about and what we are doing. ... We upgraded as needed. This was a big upgrade. We still stayed on the same five topics, but the layout was so much better.”

The five main topics of the plan are: Cherished Heritage, Vibrant Community, Thriving Commerce, Healthy Lifestyles and Proactive Public Services.

“I was very happy with the process and the end result that makes Marana special and keeps it that way,” said Councilmember

Amanda Wiggins

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SONORAN RESTAURANT WEEK

Sonoran Restaurant Week continues through Sunday, Sept. 18. The fourth annual foodie festival is a celebration of local participating restaurants offering a variety of coursed meals and other food specials that highlight what the UNESCO City of Gastronomy really has to offer. Prices range from $25 to $45; just ask for the Sonoran Restaurant Week menu. This week enjoy elote en vaso with a chipotle lime sauce on a bed of spicy chorizo at the BlackTop Grill or spicy Thai green curry at the Coronet. Whatever you’re craving, there are over 90 participating restaurants to choose from. For more information about Sonoran Restaurant Week, visit sonoranrestaurantweek.com

MOUNT LEMMON SKI VALLEY OKTOBERFEST

Take the scenic route up through Mount Lemmon and visit the Ski Valley for Oktoberfest beginning Saturday, Sept. 17. The family-friendly event occurs every weekend, until Sunday, Oct. 9. Enjoy authentic German food, activities, dancing and music from the local John Prokop Band from noon to 4:30 p.m. The Sky Ride should be available, and the Iron Door restaurant will be open regular hours. No dogs allowed. Mount Lemmon Ski Valley in Coronado National Forest is located at 10300 Ski Run Road. For more information about Oktoberfest, visit skithelemmon.com

RELEASE PARTY LAS HERMANAS BEER

between Hispanic female brewers from different states and breweries throughout Mexico and is the second edition of this collaboration. Borderlands Brewing Co. is located at 119 E. Toole Avenue. For more information about Las Hermanas and other events visit, borderlandsbrewing.com

20TH ANNUAL ROASTED CHILE FESTIVAL

The Heirloom Farmers Markets present the 20th annual Roasted Chile Festival from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 16, to Sunday, Sept. 18. Visit your favorite local heirloom farmers markets to savor the perfectly balanced heat and sweetness of the Hatch chile from local vendors. Locals in Oro Valley can preorder freshly roasted Hatch chiles from the Roasted Chile ahead of the celebration at Steam Pump Ranch located at 10901 N. Oracle Road. For more information about other celebrating farmers markets, visit heirloomfm.org

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Borderlands Brewing Co. will release its limited edition Las Hermanas or “the sisters,” beer on Friday, Sept. 16, at its release party at Borderlands. The event begins at 5:30 p.m., admission is free. The craft brew comes from a binational collaboration

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PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY AND CHRONIC

PAIN TREATMENTS NOT WORKING!!

Tucson, AZ – When it comes to chronic pain and/ or neuropathy, the most common doctor-prescribed treatment is drugs like Gabapentin, Lyrica, Cymbalta, and Neurontin. The problem with antidepressants or anti-seizure medications like these is that they offer purely symptomatic relief, as opposed to targeting and treating the root of the problem. Worse, these drugs often trigger an onset of uncomfortable, painful, and sometimes harmful side effects.

The only way to effectively treat chronic pain and/or peripheral neuropathy is by targeting the source, which is the result of nerve damage owing to inadequate blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet. This often causes weakness, numbness, balance problems. A lack of nutrients causes the nerves degenerate – an insidious

As displayed in figure 1 above, the nerves are surrounded by diseased, withered blood vessels. A lack of sufficient nutrients means the nerves

cannot survive, and thus, slowly die. This leads to those painful and frustrating consequences we were talking about earlier, like weakness, numbness, tingling, balance issues, and perhaps even a burning sensation.

The drugs your doctor might prescribe will temporarily conceal the problems, putting a “Band-Aid” over a situation that will only continue to deteriorate without further action.

Thankfully, Tucson is the birthplace of a brand-new facility that sheds new light on this pressing problem of peripheral neuropathy and chronic pain. The company is trailblazing the medical industry by replacing outdated drugs and symptomatic reprieves with an advanced machine that targets the root of the problem at hand.

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Arrowhead Physical Medicine in Tucson, AZ uses a state-of-the-art electric cell signaling systems worth $100,000.00. Th is groundbreaking treatment is engineered to achieve the following, accompanied by advanced diagnostics and a basic skin biopsy to accurately analyze results:

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Arrowhead Physical Medicine begins by analyzing the extent of the nerve damage – a complimentary service for your friends and family. Each exam comprises a detailed sensory evaluation, extensive peripheral vascular testing, and comprehensive analysis of neuropathy findings.

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BY TUCSON LOCAL MEDIA STAFF

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Nichole Stone of Marana has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s summer 2022 dean’s list. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the dean’s list. Full-time status at the Manchester, New Hampshire, school is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired eight-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.

Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit institution with an 89year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 165,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300acre campus.

Info: snhu.edu

Cathy Macklin, Carolyn Huerta, Christopher Camodeca and Nigina Muasseran, all of Marana, and Cheyenne Lester of Tucson were named to the president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire, for the summer 2022 semester. Full-time undergradu-

ate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the president’s list. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired eight-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.

Info: snhu.edu.

Braeden Cole, a student at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business, was named to the dean’s academic honor list for the spring 2022 semester. The dean’s academic honor list recognizes Baylor undergraduates for their outstanding academic work during each semester. Students honored on the dean’s list earned a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.70 with no grade lower than a “C” while enrolled in at least 12 graded semester hours. Baylor University is a private Christian university and a Research 1 institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for more than 20,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating university in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 90 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions. Info: baylor.edu

Lifeguard dives headfirst into career

BY TOM LEYDE Tucson Local Media

Kevin Goodrich has put down deep roots in Marana. They’re so deep he supervises the pool where he learned to swim as a boy.

As aquatics supervisor for the town of Marana, he has his hands full, training lifeguards and overseeing maintenance of its swimming pool and two splash parks.

Last month, Goodrich achieved designation as an aquatics professional by the Association of Aquatics Professionals (AqP). The designation means he has the education, background and training for what the Association of Aquatic Professionals believes describes an aquatic pro. Goodrich, 34, has been a town employee for 15 years and has been aquatics supervisors for six years.

“It’s a fun job and I love it,” he said in an interview at the 50-year-old swimming pool. “I’m very happy to have it. I’m super proud of the (AqP) designation.”

Goodrich grew up in Picture Rocks and

CHERISHED HERITAGE

Jackie Craig. “I think our mission and our strategic goals really say what’s important about this town.”

A new aspect of this strategic plan is the addition of software that will let town officials and the public know how new projects are progressing. It’s by the Envision Company and is used for strategic planning and performance management, among other things, Caicedo said.

The town hopes to have the software up and running by the first quarter of 2023, Caicedo said. “This will provide a public dashboard (on the town website).”

“This new program will show how we are progressing ...,” Honea said. “You’ll say, ‘Hey, you’re doing a plat for a park or they’re going to finance it with this. Now, you’ll be aware of the progress far before you see movement on the site.”

“There’s a lot of new things (in the plan), but it doesn’t highlight everything the town is doing,” Caicedo said, “because there’s a lot going on in the community.”

So what can Marana residents expect from the plan? Here is an abbreviated list of the proposals under each of the five focus categories:

has good memories about hanging out at the Marana pool. He later worked for the town parks and recreation department and became lifeguard certified.

In 2006, he graduated from Marana High School and went on to earn a twoyear degree in fitness and sports science at Pima Community College. Before becoming aquatics supervisor, Goodrich worked in the town’s recreation sports division.

When Goodrich came on board, there weren’t many aquatics programs, he said. He’s proud of the activities the town has added. They include swimming lessons, junior lifeguarding and a youth swimming team. His own children, a son and a daughter, are involved in town aquatics programs.

“In the last two years,” he said, “I started a drowning awareness campaign to prepare people for response to a drowning.”

Kevin Goodrich, aquatics supervisor for the town of Marana, sits in a lifeguard chair at the pool. He recently became certified as an aquatics professional by the Association of Aquatics Professionals. (Tom Leyde/Submitted)

Goodrich keeps up his lifeguard certification and rotates shifts with the eight lifeguards and one head lifeguard on duty during the months the pool is open (Memorial Day through Labor Day). “I see that as very important,” he said.

Every week during the summer lifeguards go through rigorous training in CPR and lifeguarding skills. Goodrich also is working with the Marana Police Department on CPR and first aid training.

The town aquatics staff and programs are the on cusp of a major expansion. Marana is going to build an indoor aquatics building. The project is in the design stage.

“We’re excited for the new one,” Goodrich said. “It will be open year-round.” He said he was not sure whether the current pool will remain open when the new facility is completed.

When the pool is closed for the year Goodrich remains busy. He oversees an aquatics maintenance employee and a parks and recreation worker.

“I love my job,” Goodrich said. “I get to work in a space where people enjoy being. I’m very humbled to get to be here. It’s very rewarding.”

A Marana Cultural and Heritage Preservation Plan will be done to provide a comprehensive record of historic and cultural resources.

Educational programs and initiatives will increase community awareness of the town’s rich heritage.

Historic heritage will be embedded in policy and planning to ensure continuation of the town’s heritage. That will include advance development of Marana Heritage Park and an expansion of current art policy to require integration of public art into public and private development projects that captures the town’s heritage.

The town also will provide locations where residents can celebrate and learn about Marana’s history and traditions. To that end, the town will leverage developments and public facilities, events and amenities to embed heritage-related art features and cultural expression. Also, the town will identify heritage sites for a heritage museum.

VIBRANT COMMUNITY

Establish a strong sense of place through the creation of unique public spaces and architecture that foster community pride.

Build a Marana-wide lifestyle brand; enhance architectural sites and landscape design standards: work with Marana Unified School District, MHC Healthcare, Northwest Fire District and others to identify and develop venues for expressing local arts, music and cultural talent in public spaces and facilities.

Provide high level public safety services that strengthen Marana’s reputation as a safe and secure town: prepare an annual report that tracks departmental performance per industry standards and recommends strategies to improve the Marana Police Department; support a safe and informed community through public safety educational programs, events and surveys.

Provide a safe and connected multi-model transportation system to support the mobility needs of present and future residents: Update the Transportation Master Plan to support a complete streets approach to street design; improve safety for people using all modes of travel by implementing programs, policies, educational resources and infrastructural improvements to minimize traffic congestion.

Support initiatives that enhance the quality of Marana neighborhoods: provide

programs for animal welfare, community beautification, safe hazardous waste disposal and recycling; conduct a community needs assessment and revitalization plan that prioritizes areas in need; accept the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development invitation to become a metropolitan city and operate our own Community Block Program; encourage housing options by analyzing current available housing and identify incentives and codes to further diversity housing stock and improve affordability. Invite citizen involvement and deliver transparent and timely distribution of information through a variety of traditional and innovative platforms.

THRIVING COMMERCE

Provide a supportive environment for industry leaders, startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs through every stage of business development: Evaluate and implement economic development tools and strategies to support the retention and expansion of Marana key employers and attract new compatible sectors; Develop

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Casa Marana says ‘hallo’ to Oktoberfest

BY COLLEEN FORSYTH

Tucson Local Media

Casa Marana is kicking off fall with its second Oktoberfest on Saturday, Sept. 17.

The free, 12-hour party features beer and shopping the first part of the day. The Haus of Brats food truck will be on site with authentic German food. The celebration continues well into the night.

Casa Marana considers Oktoberfest one of its cornerstone events. Casa Marana’s event coordinator, Andrea Wagner, and the restaurant’s owner, Kyle Schwab, came together to create the party.

Wagner is a history buff who researched traditional Oktoberfest colors and banners to ensure the event was as authentic as possible. Last year, more than 700 people attended.

The strong point of Oktoberfest is the wide-ranging activities, according to Wagner.

“This is for everyone to come and have a

good time,” said Wagner, who started at Casa Marana as a bartender as a student at UA.

“We aren’t limited to only beer. There are so many great cocktails to choose from. Get out there and bring your friends. Our food menu is just as good as our drinks. We love being a place people can come together and Oktoberfest is one of our favorite ways to do that.”

The signature component of Casa Marana’s Oktoberfest is the stein-holding competition. The goal is to hold the stein straight out as long as possible without sloshing the contents of water or beer.

“We are really looking forward to the stein contest,” Wagner said. “Lots of other places have them but I think what makes ours different is the energy our Oktoberfest event has. It isn’t just beer. It’s so much more and the stein contest is something people won’t forget.”

Wagner is also looking forward to the

Casa Marana Craft Beer + Wine is hosting its second family-friendly Oktoberfest. (Casa Marana/ Submitted)

Remodeled Walmart celebrating grand opening

BY TUCSON LOCAL MEDIA

Oro Valley residents will soon get a first look at the newly remodeled Walmart Supercenter at 2150 E. Tangerine Road as the project is now complete. To celebrate the store improvements, it is hosting a party at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16.

It will include food and drinks, giveaways, face painting for the kids, meet and greet with Tony the Tiger, sampling by local vendors, games and prizes. Oro Valley Mayor Joe Winfield will attend along with Fire Chief Randy Karrer, Oro Valley Police Department Color Guard, and representatives from the chamber of commerce.

The store will also award $6,000 in community grants to Innovation Academy Elementary School, Oro Valley Police Department, Golden Ranch Fire Department, Impact of Southern Arizona Food bank and the Humane Society of Southern Arizona.

“Almost every department in the store was transformed in one way or another,” said Tanya Zepeda, Walmart store manager. “The improvements will make the overall shopping experience easier, give the store a fresh, new look and the added innovations will save customers time and money.”

Customers will enjoy the following store improvements:

• Expanded liquor department

• Expanded pharmacy with consultation room

• Expanded online pickup and delivery

• New shopping carts

• Upgraded apparel department

• Upgraded photo lab with expanded services

• New paint counter

(Walmart/Submitted)

• New fitting rooms

• Fresh pet expansion

• Updated signage

• Newly added dollar value shop

• Updated deli department

• Newly added mothers room

• Remodeled bathrooms

Walmart will continue to innovate to help customers save time and money by giving them the option to shop when, where and how they want, including:

• Pickup: This gives customers the convenience of shopping online and the ease of quickly picking up groceries without leaving their cars. There is no fee to use Walmart Grocery Pickup.

• Delivery: Pickup and delivery are contact free.

• Express delivery: Customers can have their deliveries made in under two hours.

• InHome delivery: Vetted staff deliver straight to the kitchen fridge, garage or doorstep.

• Walmart Pay: A touch-free way to pay.

To take advantage of Walmart’s new shopping features, customers can download the Walmart app through Apple Store or Google Play.

love craft beer as much as I do.”

event vendors. Owned by Kate Ormsby, Boom’s Closet will offer a variety of jewelry, holiday-themed décor and shrink plastic jewelry. Wagner met Ormsby at a weekend market last year and invited her to set up shop at this year’s Oktoberfest. Among her signature items are the beer bottle cap earrings, also known as “beerings.”

“I love craft beer,” Ormsby said. “Arizona has such an amazing craft beer scene. It’s so friendly and everyone is nice. I love going to breweries and anything beer related. It’s so much fun selling beer jewelry to people that

Ormsby started making jewelry during the pandemic. Recently, she expanded her shop’s product selections to include art prints and beer can-shaped glasses. She wants to continue growing Boom’s Closet and bringing people together combining their love of accessories and craft beer.

Casa Marana Oktoberfest

WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17

WHERE: Casa Marana Craft Beer + Wine, 8225 N. Courtney Page Way, Suite 191, Marana

COST: Free admission

INFO: casamarana.com

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The pharmacy at Walmart's Oro Valley store now includes a consultation room.

MARANA MORNINGS

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these chamber breakfast meetings.

“For the network,” said Sal Cabibo, a banker for Midwest Regional Bank. “We meet a lot of great people here. It’s a numbers game for someone who does sales. A person like yourself may not need my services, but you might know someone that does.”

Cabibo explained as an ambassador, “We greet new members, and we get a list of names of existing members every month… We make phone calls, not to talk about renewals, but to say, hey, what can the chamber do better, how are we doing for you…

Member Candice Eaton of C. Eaton Photography, said she specializes in “personal branding, pet and senior portrait experiences.”

As a member of Marana Chamber of Commerce, she enjoys networking as well.

“I’ve been coming to the Marana chamber since March of this year, and I am starting to build up some momentum here,” Eaton said. “It is weird. It takes a significant amount of time for networking to actually work…nine months, a year, sometime 18 months depending on what you are doing. But in the past few months, I have had people walking up to me and saying, ‘Oh you

see MARANA MORNINGS page 31

1. President and CEO of the Marana Chamber of Commerce, Amanda Wiggins, shared events coming up for the Marana Chamber. (Hope Peters/Staff)

2. Chamber member Candice Eaton of C. Eaton Photography specializes in “personal branding, pet and senior portrait experiences.” She said it takes time for networking to work—but it does.

3. Marana Mayor Honea discussed upcoming tasks on the horizon for the town.

4. New chamber member, Lisamarie Jelderks, owner of Waggle Bees Floral Designs & Gifts, invited members to her new floral show set for Sunday, Sept. 25.

5. Chamber ambassador member, Sal Cabibo, is a banker with Midwest Regional Bank.

County animal care starts Preventing Euthanasia List

BY TUCSON LOCAL MEDIA STAFF

Pima Animal Care Center is rolling out a new initiative to help prevent the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable dogs.

When shelters are at or near capacity, they traditionally publish euthanasia lists, which detail the animals who are at risk of being euthanized when a shelter runs out of space to keep them.

To clear kennel space and prevent having to make a euthanasia list, PACC introduced the Preventing Euthanasia List.

The list includes up to 20 dogs that PACC staff have identified and believe would be a good fit in a variety of homes. Dogs on the list have done well with other dogs while at the shelter. In addition, staff said they believe these dogs would be capable of doing well in many situations, whether that be adoptive homes, foster homes, or with a rescue organization.

Animal Services Director Monica Dangler said finding homes for the dogs on the list would free up resources for the more difficult-to-place dogs in the shelter.

“With 519 dogs in the shelter, we need to

create kennel space for dogs,” Dangler said.

“Getting the dogs on the Preventing Euthanasia List adopted, fostered, or sent to rescue allows us to focus on finding homes for the dogs who need more training, medical care, or need a specific type of home.”

PACC has not had to euthanize animals due to a lack of space since 2016. The shelter’s greatest need is homes for medium to large dogs. PACC has been at or near capacity for months and is at “Code Red” capacity due to overcrowding of large dogs.

In recent weeks, an average of 30 dogs a day have come into PACC as strays or owner surrenders.

The Preventing Euthanasia list will be implemented any time PACC has fewer than 15 large dog kennels available for incoming dogs.

The list will be updated every Wednesday and released via PACC’s website, https:// bit.ly/PimaAnimals, and social media sites. All adult animals, including those on the list, are free to adopt and come spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. Adopters must pay the $20 licensing fee. PACC is open noon to 7 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends.

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Avocados are tasty and heart healthy

BY MIA SMITT Tucson Local Media

Some foods are just plain good for you — think broccoli, kale, lentils and other healthy staples that, when prepared well, can taste pretty good.

Then there are those foods that must really be eaten in moderation because they are not so good for us — Oreos and potato chips.

But there’s a particular food that is both exceptional in its health benefits with a wonderful taste and texture. Avocados. This is a bright green and yellow fruit with a thick leathery skin. They are also known as alligator pears. It is actually a large berry with a single large seed. It is native to south central Mexico and Guatemala and Mexico is the largest producer in the world followed by the Dominican Republic.

Evidence from an unearthed cave in Mexico showed that avocados were used as long ago as 10000 BCE and the cultivation of the trees in 5000 BCE. In the United States,

avocados are also now grown in California (the state fruit), Florida and Hawaii.

A 30-year study followed 168,786 female nurses from The Nurses’ Health Study (ages 30-55 years) and 41,701 men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (ages 40-75) and examined the relationship between avocado consumption and the risk of cardiovascular disease.

The study subjects had no history of cancer, cardiovascular illness at the start of the research. Their diets were evaluated using validated food questionnaires at the start of the study and then every four years thereafter. It reported 9,185 cases of heart diseases and 5,290 strokes at the conclusion of the 30-year study but after adjusting for overall lifestyle and diet, it was found that those with a higher avocado intake (two or more servings per week) had a 16% lower risk of cardiovascular diseases overall and a 21% lower risk of coronary heart disease than those who with little or no avocados in their diets. This research study was published in the Journal of the American Heart

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Cardiovascular disease, which includes coronary heart diseases, is the leading cause of death in the United States. It is well known that we can lower our risks with a healthy lifestyle, including diet and exercise.

Avocados are a nutrient-rich fruit. One half of a medium size Haas (the most common avocado in the Unites States) provides 20% of the daily recommended fiber intake, 18% of Vitamin K, 15% of folate, 10% of potassium and 5% of magnesium.

Half of an avocado also contains 7.5 grams of monounsaturated fatty acids and 1.5 grams of polyunsaturated fatty acid. It has 13 grams of oleic acid — about the same as 1 1/2 ounces of almonds or 2 tablespoons of olive oil. (These “good fats” can help you feel fuller longer, too.) Vitamins C, E, and B6 are also found in avocados.

The lutein found in avocados is a strong antioxidant that can protect your eyes from ultraviolet light rays. People who regularly eat avocados tend to have higher HDL

(the good cholesterol) levels, a lower risk of metabolic syndrome (which can lead to diabetes and obesity), lower BMI, weight and waist circumference.

One half of a medium sized avocado has approximately 160 to 187 calories. Replacing just half a serving a day of butter or margarine, cheese or processed meats with the equivalent amount of avocado will lower your risk of cardiovascular illnesses.

Avocados can be added to sandwiches and omelets, included in salads, placed as a topping on Mexican cuisine, and just eaten as a standalone snack. They are usually eaten raw but can be cooked alone or in other dishes.

Avocados are an excellent first food for babies stating at about 6 months. Enjoy this delicious food, knowing it is quite good for your health.

Mia Smitt is a longtime nurse practitioner. She writes a regular column for Tucson Local Media.

Association on March 30.

Timeless Enchantments Arizona is not limited to women. At the Arctic Art Show at Tucson Mall 2022, Bruno from “Encanto” showed up. From left are Candice Carr as Aurora of “Sleeping Beauty,” Rebeca Stephens as Ariel, Taylor Cordaro as Bruno, Kim Covelli Goodell as Raya and Leo McDowell as Alice. (Timeless Enchantments Arizona/Submitted) See page 17.

Philanthropy made easy by CFSA

BY JENNY FLYNN Tucson Local Media

Ihave been a donor for over 20 years. I get so much joy from supporting my community, especially when my family decides together on a donation or strategy for our modest-but-important-to-us philanthropy. I consider myself an organized person. I even have a lot of spreadsheets to my name. And my job is to lead the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA). Yet — true confession — I still find it hard to track my giving at times. At a deeper level, I have wondered if my family’s philanthropy is having the most impact. Americans gave $484.85 billion in 2021. There are more than 1.5 million charitable organizations in our country. Those are big numbers. There is so much need and so many choices. Is there a way to give smarter?

Jenny Flynn is president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. (Community Foundation for Southern Arizona/ Submitted)

If any of this sounds familiar, I have three suggestions for you to make your philanthropy easier and more impactful: join forces with your neighbors, keep it local and build trust. At CFSA, we partner with individuals, families and businesses on all three — collective giving, local impact and trust-based philanthropy.

JOIN FORCES WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS IN COLLECTIVE GIVING

Established in 2021, our Field of Interest Impact Funds offers a simple and effective way to participate in collective impact funding in the areas you care about most. These funds are a great option for individuals who are passionate about a specific cause — animal welfare or workforce development, for instance — but might not be familiar with or want to be limited to a specific nonprofit working in that area. Collective giving also pools the resources available, so your contribution goes further.

CFSA’s impact funds welcome donations of any size. Whether you are 16 or 60, your contribution will increase the availability of general operating support for our nonprofit partners, making a difference in your area of passion.

KEEP IT LOCAL

We have recently seen the power of local, collective giving through our Environmental Sustainability Impact Fund with the launch of our Nonprofit Solar Project in

April. The project offers local nonprofits the opportunity to meet a significant portion of their energy needs through solar power, reducing their carbon footprint and freeing up resources for programming or other infrastructure needs. The project was developed by CFSA in partnership with local donors and Solar United Neighbors and received additional generous support from Tucson Foundations and Tucson Electric Power. The first round of recipients has just been announced. I am excited to share that $630,000 will be invested in the coming months to provide solar installations for the following nonprofit organizations:

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Husband: More conversations needed about Alzheimer’s

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Tucson Local Media

When Debi Hall was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in March 2020, she wanted to end it all.

Hearing those words, her husband, Mark, called the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24/7 Helpline, whose staff immediately contacted her neurologist. Debi was prescribed an antidepressant that lifted her mood.

“It took her probably a year before she just came to accept it,” Mark said.

“One of the things I kept telling her was, ‘I’m not quitting on you and you’re not quitting on me.’ I told her to promise me to be the best Debi that she can be. That’s it. Don’t worry about anything else. It took a while to tell our friends what was going on.”

The Tucson couple volunteers with the Walk to End Alzheimer’s set for Saturday, Oct. 22, at Reid Park, 900 S. Randolph Way. Walkers have a choice of 1- or 3-mile routes.

“We’re so excited to welcome thousands of people to the events,” said Morgen Hart-

ford, Southern Arizona community executive with the Alzheimer’s Association, Desert Southwest Chapter.

“We were one of the largest in-person events that the city of Tucson welcomed last year after the pandemic. We did do a walk-at-home opportunity during 2020 and that was phenomenal, but nothing like the in-person event.

“We had 1,200 last year and this year, we’re hoping to have between 1,500 and 2,000.”

According to the nonprofit, in 2020, 150,000 Arizonans older than age 65 had Alzheimer’s. By 2025, that number is expected to balloon 33.3% to 200,000.

That said, there are 92 geriatricians in Arizona. There needs to be a 294.6% increase to meet the demand in 2050.

“Arizona has the fastest growth rate in the country,” Hartford said. “It’s the epicenter of the crisis. If you stand in a room and ask how many people are impacted by Alzheimer’s, 90% of the room will raise their hand.”

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Sports have played an important role in Mark and Debi Hall’s relationship. (Mark Hall/Submitted)

Hartford said his organization offers free programs and services throughout Southern Arizona and Pima County, including the helpline with a clinical social worker staff that speaks 200 languages between them.

“They’re there just to vent or for access to local resources,” Hartford said.

“They’re available 24 hours a day. That’s a big touchpoint for us. People attend our education programs throughout the area, too, whether it’s at libraries, churches or places of business. Our business partners have lunch and learn programs for employees, too. The education programs are core to what we do.”

Key to the programs is the list of warning signs, which include increased memory loss and confusion; inability to learn new things; difficulty with language and problems with reading, writing and working with numbers; difficulty organizing thoughts and thinking logically; shortened attention span and problems coping with new situations, according to the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging.

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500, and she would always beat the pants off of me. We were camping at Big Lake and playing cards. She couldn’t get the suits straight. She would confuse diamonds and hearts. She couldn’t figure out sequential numbers. Those were probably the biggest clues.

“Earlier, there were smaller things. She had always done the checkbook. When we moved back to Arizona (from California), she said she’d done the checkbook long enough. Why don’t I do it.”

The two visited their primary care physician in March 2020 for their annual checkups. The doctor gave Debi a rudimentary dementia test and she didn’t fare well.

“When she told her she had signs of dementia, she flipped out and fell apart,” Mark recalled. “They gave her Aricept (donepezil) right then and there. It was really hard. She was a nurse for 40 years. She knew what this meant.

the Alzheimer’s Association offers support groups.

“Tucson is just rich with cultural events,” Hartford added. “One of the things we re-

ally strive to do is keep people connected with the community. We have early-stage social engagement programs where we come together and, say, tour the Tucson Museum of Art together and witness art making. Or we go to the zoo together or attend music-making programs where we come together and jam.

“We need people to stay socially engaged and not as isolated. That’s really important. Whatever the disease, people just can’t do it alone. Even if they’re the only ones providing that care, they’re not the only one going through that. Support groups and outings do provide a level of comfort.”

Part of the activities, too, is El Tour de Tucson set for Saturday, Nov. 19. The Alzheimer’s Association is a beneficiary of the bicycling event. For information, visit eltourdetucson.org.

EMOTIONALLY DIFFICULT

Debi was diagnosed at age 67, but Mark witnessed symptoms — unknowingly — previously. He was at a baseball game while his wife went to a sewing class at Cathey’s Sewing and Vacuum.

“I got a call saying she was lost,” Mark recalled. “I figured she made a wrong turn because it was dark and, a lot of time, she uses the mountains for directions.”

He knew something was wrong, though, when they played cards.

“Another time, we played cards, rummy

“The first year was really hard because we kept getting our hopes up that it was something else. She had a CT done and they thought they saw high pressure in the spinal cord.”

The two saw a neurologist, who performed a lumbar puncture and MRI, but the pressure was fine.

“She went to a neuropsychologist, and it tanked her for about a week,” Mark said. “They were scheduled to talk for four hours, but after three hours, she came out just crying. She couldn’t answer the questions. She didn’t care after a while. She just started answering so she could get out of there.”

A retired nurse, Debi started having headaches, so she went to a neuro ophthalmologist, that ruled out any eye issues. At the end of 2020, a neurologist at Banner Alzheimer’s Institute ordered a PET scan, which detects early signs of cancer, heart disease and brain disorders.

That confirmed the Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

“Since then, we’ve been trying to find voices who will talk about Alzheimer’s because, on TV, you see ads for cancer or Parkinson’s or cystic fibrosis. I don’t know why there’s this stigma with Alzheimer’s. It’s not part of the daily conversation like other diseases.

“I do not want to diminish what everybody’s doing for other things. What they’re doing is absolutely fantastic. But patients sit down and hear devastating news, ‘I’m sorry. You have cancer.’ At least you’re able to step back, take a deep breath and hear the physician say, ‘Let me get you with so

Debi Hall, shown here with her husband, Mark, promotes Alzheimer’s awareness by wearing an Alzheimer’s Association ballcap on vacation, even at Disneyland. (Mark Hall/Submitted)

Survivor Shield Foundation offers funding to victims

BY KATYA MENDOZA

Tucson Local Media

Survivor Shield Foundation — a nonprofit that provides direct and discrete financial assistance to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence — will celebrate its one-year anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 17.

Founded by 19-year-old Jake Martin, a UA sophomore studying history and Spanish, Survivor Shield Foundation started as a lobbying organization to meet with governmental entities about policy change. Martin, who serves as president, said the goal was to try and establish a government agency that would provide survivors with a method to report sexual assault or domestic abuse without a police investigation.

He said the low conviction rates of abusers within the criminal justice system disincentivizes people from reporting and getting the help they need.

Through “destigmitization,” Survivor Shield Foundation seeks to create change by creating a safety net, one that works toward ending the stigma surrounding sexual assault, promoting reform and offering financial aid.

Since its incorporation in September 2021, Survivor Shield Foundation has reached about 40 people. Using a discrete questionnaire on Survivor Shield Foundation’s website, survivors can apply for “The Grow Back Program,” which provides monetary aid. Martin said his organization has paid bills ranging from hospital and therapy invoices to new tires.

"After a lot of negotiating, we sort of came to the conclusion that that legally could not happen,” Martin said. “Especially the mechanism for survivors to report without a police investigation.”

The organization pivoted to assisting survivors without forcing a police investi-

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gation or a trial, Martin said. “It can be very challenging to overcome the stigma of not speaking about it publicly.”

Survivor Shield Foundation relies on donations made through its website, and from fundraising events like its monthly art show at El Jefe Cat Lounge. Martin said on the first Saturday of April, which is sexual assault awareness month, the organization hosts a larger art show with 30 to 40 artists, live music and food.

“We want to get all of the people that we

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Jacob Migel, a Survivor Shield volunteer with two Mission for Arizona volunteers in July. (Survivor Shield Foundation/Courtesy)

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Not-for-profit princesses serve the community

BY KAREN SCHAFFNER

Tucson Local Media

When Jeka Bosworth goes out, she takes on a new name: Isabela, just like the character from Disney’s “Encanto.” She can identify with her.

“I know what it’s like being the oldest daughter, the child who needs to be the perfect child,” Bosworth said. “In the movie, Isabela breaks out. She lets go of the perfectionist and it’s nice having that being translated that it’s OK to do that, and also, it doesn’t hurt to have someone who looks like me: brown skin, dark hair.”

Sometimes, however, Bosworth likes to be Jasmine from “Aladdin” or another Disney princess, Elena of Avalor.

“They’re both dark like me with long dark hair, and they love their families,” she added. Bosworth proves that Disney princesses are real, or at least sort of real. At the nonprofit Timeless Enchantments Arizona, a number of Disney can princesses step out into the community to appear at business openings or fundraisers. It’s a way to serve

the community, which is really their purpose.

“We help out local community efforts for fundraisers, awareness, community outreach that brings everyone together,” said leadership member Nikki Padgen, whose alter ego is Elsa from “Frozen.”

“We try to bring as much fairytale magic to our communities so all kids, like underprivileged kids, can experience that,” Bosworth said.

“They can’t travel out of town or state, so we bring the magic to them.”

The princesses seem to be a welcome sight. Kids get loud when the princesses are spotted.

“(Kids) like to yell out the character’s name,” Padgen said. “‘It’s Isabela!’ ‘It’s Elsa!’”

“We can usually hear them down the hallway,” Bosworth added. “We can hear them from a pretty far distance screaming at us, and then sometimes we have to brace ourselves for a tiny person running into our legs and hugging (us).”

They travel throughout the state, not just Tucson.

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At the recent Pima County Police Department event, Badges and Backpacks 2022, several princesses came to share a bit of magic. From left are Candice Carr as Aurora, Kim Covelli Goodell as Raya, Marina Sharpe as Ariel, Leo McDowell as Merida and Nikki Padgen as Elsa. (Timeless Enchantments Arizona/Submitted)

Defunct bank bags full of old money up for grabs

Callers line up to get bags full of U.S. Gov’t issued Coins and Currency

Important: Strict limit of 3 sealed Bank Bags per household will be strictly enforced

Contents date clear back to early 1900’s

U.S. Gov’t issued Silver coins, rare Indian Head coins, scarce Buffalo coins, old Wheat Cents - Silver Certiﬁcate, Red Seal Notes and more found inside

“Breaking the seal of one of these Bank Bags is like stepping back in time,” said Laura A. Lynne, Director of Coin and Currency for Federated Mint.

the Toll-Free Hotlines listed in today’s publication.

That’s because you just don’t find Bank Bags like these or pick them up at a defunct bank. Records confirm the origin of each Defunct Bank Bag can be traced back to vaults at the Federated Mint where they were loaded with a combination of over 200 U.S. coins and currency notes some dating clear back to the early 1900’s and then securely sealed for good. That means there’s no telling what you’ll find until you search through each Bank Bag. But you better believe at just $649 these Bank Bags are a steal. And it gets even better. The price drops clear down to $590 for all those who take multiple bags.

“But don’t thank the Government. As Director of Coin and Currency for Federated Mint, I get paid to let the general public know when U.S. coins and currency are up for grabs.

Ever since the decision by Federated Mint to turn over these heavy Bank Bags full of old money to the general public — Everyone wants to know how much the Bank Bags are worth?

answer is, there’s no way

And here’s the best part. Each of these Bank Bags bearing the name of one of several now defunct banks, each full of U. S. Gov’t issued coins and currency some dating clear back to the early 1900’s and could be worth up to 100 times their face value are actually being handed over to U.S. residents who call

alone could be worth up

The answer is, there’s no way to tell. Coin values always ﬂuctuate and there are never any guarantees, but we do know this. Each Bank Bag weighs nearly four pounds and contains a rarely seen Morgan Silver Dollar and just this one coin alone could be worth up to 100 times its face value,” conﬁrmed Lynne.

The only thing readers of todays publication need to do to get the multiple bag price is call the Toll-Free Hotlines printed in today’s newspaper before the 2-day deadline ends.

This is very important. Do not miss the deadline. That’s because the Bank Bag fee has been set for $849 for residents who

■ TREASURE HUNT: Operators are bracing for the flood of calls. That’s because Bank Bags whose contents, some dating clear back to the early 1900’s, are actually being handed over to the general public beginning at 7:30 am this morning. Coin values always fluctuate and there are never any guarantees, but requests for the bags are sure to be overwhelming since they contain nearly four pounds of U.S. Gov’t issued coins and currency so there’s no telling what treasures could be sealed away inside.

miss the 2-day deadline. So it’s important for U.S. residents to call the Toll-Free Hotlines before the deadline ends.

Thousands of U.S. residents stand to miss the deadline to claim the U.S. coins and currency. Now any U.S. resident who calls the Toll-Free Order Hotlines gets to

claim the Bank Bags for themselves and keep all the U.S. coins and currency found inside.

Just be sure to call right away because the deadline ends 2 days from today’s publication date.

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currency notes some dating

The

clear back to the early 1900’s

Silver Morgan Dollar 1878-1921

Silver Walk ing Liberty 1916-1947

Silver Liberty Head 1892-1915

Sil ver Peace Dollar 1921-1935

Silver Ben Franklin 1948-1963

Operators working the Toll-Free Hotlines are bracing for the ﬂood of calls.

The reason is the 2-day deadline applies only to readers of this publication. That means heavy Bank Bags bearing the name of one of several now defunct banks, each full of old U.S. Gov’t issued coins and currency are actually being handed over to the general public by Federated Mint beginning at 7:30 am this morning.

And here’s the best part. The price drops from $649 to $590 per bag for everyone who claims multiple Bank Bags plus free shipping and free handling as long as they call before the deadline ends. But do not forget this. Everyone who misses the 2-day deadline must pay $849 for each Bank Bag.

That means all those who call the Toll-Free Hotlines printed in today’s

publication are getting Bank Bags full of old U. S. silver coins and currency some dating clear back to the early 1900’s and could be worth up to 100 times their face value including the rarely seen Morgan Silver Dollar, the iconic Peace Silver Dollar, Barber Silver Half Dollar, stunning Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars, the scarce Franklin Silver Half Dollar, the Barber Silver Quarter Dollar, beautiful Standing Liberty Silver Quarter Dollar, magniﬁcent $1 Dollar Silver Certiﬁcate Note, $2 and $5 Dollar Red Seal Notes and collectible $2 Notes just to name a few. In fact, the bags weigh nearly four

pounds and contain a combination of over 200 U.S. coins and currency notes.

That’s why everyone should be taking the max limit of 3 Bank Bags before the deadline ends.

“These heavy Bank Bags weigh nearly four pounds and are full of old U. S. coins and currency which is why we’re guessing everyone will be snapping up as many as they can while they still have the chance,” said Federated Mint ofﬁcials.

at 7:30 am

“These heavy Bank Bags bearing the name of one of several now defunct banks, each full of U.S. coins and currency some dating clear back to the early 1900’s are impossible to get anywhere. In fact, they’re only being sold off by Federated Mint directly to U.S. residents who call the TollFree Order Hotlines printed in today’s publication”, conﬁrmed ofﬁcials.

There’s one thing readers need to know.

morning sealed Bank Bags are up for grabs. Each bag measures 9” X 17.5”, bears the name of one of several now defunct banks and is full of valuable U.S. coins and currency some dating clear back to the early 1900’s.

Only U.S. residents who call the Toll-Free Hotlines before the 2-day deadline ends are getting the multiple Bank Bag price.

To make it fair, special Toll-Free Overﬂow Hotlines have been set up to ensure all U.S. residents have an equal chance to get them.

Operators are scheduled to be on duty beginning with the ﬁrst calls being accepted at precisely 7:30 am this morning.

So many people are expected to call to get these Bank Bags, callers who cannot get through are being urged to call the special Overﬂow Hotlines printed in today’s publication.

The Bank Bag fee is set at $849 for those who miss the 2-day deadline, but for those who beat the deadline the single bags are $649 and just $590 for multiple bags as long as calls are received before the 2-day deadline ends. 2-DAY DEADLINE: The multiple Bank Bag price will only

7:30

OVERFLOW HOTLINE: All those calling to claim the Defunct Bank Bags who cannot get through to an operator need to call this special Overflow Hotline before the 2-day deadline ends: 1-800-573-1901 Code DBL1289

Procession allows the public to honor lost loved ones

BY LAURA LATZKO

Tucson Local Media

The All Souls Procession draws thousands of people to Tucson to honor and grieve for the dead.

In its 33rd year, the 2-mile procession starts at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at Grande Avenue and Speedway Boulevard, and they walk to the MSA Annex, 267 S. Avenida del Covento.

It is the flagship event of Many Mouths One Stomach, a Tucson nonprofit collective of artists, teachers and community activists who create, inspire, manifest and perpetuate modern “festal culture.”

“It’s many artists, many nonprofits and many organizations coming together to create All Souls, to create this weekend,” said Nadia Hagen, artistic director.

Those who can’t make it to the procession can watch the livestream via the Many Mouths One Stomach and Visit Tucson websites. Hagen said last year the procession drew its largest crowd, 150,000 people.

The procession averages 100,000 participants.

The ceremony ends with a ceremonial burning of an urn, where wishes, hopes, offerings and prayers are gathered.

Hagen said that various cultures are represented during the procession.

“Certainly, because we live in Tucson, the Mexican tradition is really strong because there are so many people that that is their ancestry and culture,” Hagen said.

“There are musicians who bring Balinese gamelan. There are musicians who bring Japanese obon, which is part of their ancestral ceremony. There are Brazilian baterias. They bring the sounds from Brazil. There are groups that are from the Pascua Yaqui and Tohono O’odham. There are a lot of groups of Aztec dancers. We encourage for people to come with something that feels authentic and real to them.”

Events and workshops lead up to All Souls Procession. The season kicks off

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The All Souls Procession features a number of local dance and music groups. (Photo by Warren Van Nest)

Sunday, Sept. 25, with a mixer at the MSA Annex, where community members can learn how to get involved and meet the event’s directors.

Among the workshops is Xerocraft’s LED event from Thursday, Oct. 13, to Thursday, Nov. 3, at 101 W. Sixth Street, Suite 111.

“They have graphic-rendering bays. They have woodworking shops, metalworking shops, costume shops, robotics tools, 3D printers… It’s an incredible resource,” Hagen said.

On Tuesday, Oct. 11, Wednesday, Oct. 12, and Friday, Oct. 14, Red Herring Puppets will have mask workshops at its studio in Tucson Mall at 4500 N. Oracle Road.

From Tuesday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Nov. 6, community members can add to an altar in the All Souls Mausoleum in the MSA Annex. The altar was designed by Jose Duran and his crew.

Day of the Dead-themed concerts are Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5, the latter of which features a cacao ceremony and ancestral liberation.

A small event geared toward families

known as Procession of Little Angels is Saturday, Nov. 5, at Armory Park. This event will feature glowing altars dedicated to children who have died; a children’s community altar; stories about grief and death, collected from local school children and told by the “Stories that Soar” cast; and upcycled mask-making, sugar skull and angel wings art projects.

EARLY YEARS

Artist Susan Johnson started the All Souls Procession in 1990 as a ceremonial performance piece following her father’s death.

Founded in 2006, Many Mouths One Stomach has continued Johnson’s tradition. The group is the organizing body for the event and serves as a “vehicle” for organizations to come together.

Community members can also join the procession at any point in the route. Hagen said it is important that those taking part in the procession are respectful of others.

“We just encourage everyone who is participating to be sober, respectful and safe.”

If you go

All Souls Procession Mixer

WHEN: 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25

WHERE: MSA Annex, 267 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson

PRICE: Free.

Procession of Little Angels

WHEN: 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5

WHERE: Armory Park, 220 S. Fifth Avenue, Tucson

PRICE: Free

All Souls Procession

WHEN. Gather at 4 p.m. and start walk 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6

WHERE: Starting point Grande Avenue and Speedway Boulevard, and walk to MSA Annex, 267 S. Avenida del Convento

PRICE: Free

INFO: facebook.com/AllSoulsProcessionWeekend. allsoulsprocession.org.

During the All Souls Procession, people can honor and celebrate their lost loved ones. (Photos by Warren Van Nest)

Two of the most significant barriers to a vibrant Southern Arizona are environmental risks and inequity. By coming together through CFSA’s Impact Funds, members of our generous community have directly and simultaneously addressed those barriers by connecting these seven nonprofit organizations with technology that saves them dollars and reduces their environmental impact.

BUILD TRUST

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“One of our events that we do is Tim Tebow’s Night to Shine,” Padgen said. Night to Shine is a prom night at hundreds of churches in 39 countries centered on “God’s love, for people with special needs.” As with Bosworth, the people who don the

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costumes choose their characters because they understand their characters’ journeys.

“I relate to Elsa in her journey of self-acceptance and self-discovery,” Padgen said. “I really connected to Elsa on that level.”

There is no charge for the appearances, but there are guidelines.

as funding partners interested in learning more about trust-based philanthropy. If you are looking to contribute to our nonprofit sector as a volunteer, our Center for Healthy Nonprofits is hosting a highly interactive BoardConnect event from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25. This event offers community members throughout Southern Arizona the opportunity to meet with over 30 local nonprofits and learn about the different volunteer opportunities they have available. From working directly with clients to helping with essential tasks to serving on a committee or board of directors, there are many ways to contribute your time and talents to help serve our community and improve the quality of life in Southern Arizona. Whatever approach you choose when you support Southern Arizona’s nonprofit sector, you are helping to provide critical services for our community’s most vulner-

“Mainly we do outreach programs,” Padgen said. “Say, it’s Lugo Charity’s Bike in a Box event. Basically, they raise their own funds. We’re there to help them with their event, so we don’t do (private) parties. We don’t do funerals. We don’t do paid gigs.”

Yes, they have been requested for funer-

able populations and increasing the efficacy and sustainability of Arizona’s fifth-largest nongovernment employer. Nonprofits in Arizona generate more direct jobs and have payrolls exceeding those of most other local industries – including construction, transportation and finance.

Beyond the numbers is the social impact of investing in our nonprofit partners. A thriving nonprofit sector increases educational attainment, food security, housing affordability, and many other factors essential to creating a vibrant and equitable community that I am proud to join my neighbors in supporting.

To learn more about CFSA’s services, funds, and initiatives, visit cfsaz.org or call us at 520770-0800. Together, we can have a greater impact for good in Southern Arizona.

Jenny Flynn is president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona.

als; it’s just not something they do.

“We are there strictly for charity events, fundraising events, anything to help our local community,” Bosworth said.

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and so to determine what course of treatment we have for you.’

“When you hear you have Alzheimer’s, you don’t get to take a breath. It’s a death sentence. There are no treatments. There’s not a cure. There’s not a physician across from you saying, ‘Now that this is out, let’s get you with a specialist.’ There’s never going to be that conversation until we find a treatment or cure for this. That’s what differentiates Alzheimer’s from all these other diseases. You don’t have that secondary conversation. It’s just they want you to come back in six months to see how you’re doing.”

After the diagnosis, the couple chose to take

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can to be in a venue in which sexual assault is the primary reason that they’re there because it’s a great way to open up the dialogue,” Martin said.

As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization is not affiliated with the UA, but relies on student volunteers like Eliana Siegel, its director of operations.

Siegel, who recently moved from Tucson to

a lot of photos and create new memories. Mark and Debi traveled to Hawaii in 2019 before her diagnosis and “she had a blast.”

“She said she wanted to come back,” Mark said. “I said we could afford to go every other year. Then she had the diagnosis. I told her I would do whatever it took to take her back every year. We went back earlier this year.

“We also go camping all the time, picnic at Mount Lemmon. We try to get out and do as many things as she can.”

Born at St. Mary’s Hospital and a graduate of Sahuaro High School, Debi is a caring person, according to Mark, and that hasn’t changed.

“With the diagnosis and this thing progressing as fast as it’s progressing, she has

Flagstaff, started as a volunteer “about this time last year,” assisting with events and networking. She shadowed Martin before becoming an official board member a few months ago.

“I (started) this month trying to bring a lot of what we do in Tucson up to Flagstaff,” Siegel said. “At this point that means networking with small businesses to try and plant roots for what we are doing and spread awareness of our mission in the community.”

She said she hopes to begin hosting

remained that way,” Mark said.

“When she was first diagnosed, she was doing dresses for girls around the world. I don’t know how many she did, but then she couldn’t do that. So, we teamed up with Mending Souls and we started doing masks during the pandemic. We did 1,500. She got to the point where she couldn’t do that. She started doing lap blankets and baby blankets. She did 250 of those. Now it’s to the point where she can’t do it by herself. I sit down with her, and we do it together.”

Yearning to still be active, Debi volunteers with the Alzheimer’s Association’s walk committee.

“She wants to get out there and help and

events in Flagstaff by next spring. Martin said he hopes to see a continued growth in business partners and people who work with the organization.

“I would like to see this frame of social service where we provide financial aid to replace the old system,” Martin said. Instead of using a “group home support hotline,” he said he would like to see more survivors provided with what they actually need — funding.

raise funds so sometime in the future people won’t have to go through what she goes through,” Mark said.

If you go

WHAT: Walk to End Alzheimer’s WHEN: 9 a.m. ceremony; 9:30 a.m. walk begins Saturday, Oct. 22

WHERE: Reid Park, 900 S. Randolph Way, Tucson

COST: No registration fee, however, donations are suggested INFO: act.alz.org

If you go

WHAT: Survivor Shield Tucson Art Exhibition

WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29

WHERE: El Jefe Cat Lounge, 3025 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson

COST: $10 at the door

INFO: survivorshieldfoundation.com

Instagram: @survivor_shield_foundation

JANUARY 13 - 22, 2023

FEATURED ARTISTS

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers • ABSENCE: Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet

Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, & more in Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour • Pedrito Martinez & Alfredo Rodriguez

Pink Martini featuring China Forbes with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Samara Joy• Matthew Whitaker Quintet • Arturo O’Farril Quintet

with The Heavy Hitters, Elliot Mason, Howard Alden, Diego Figueiredo, & Ken Peplowski

DOWNTOWN JAZZ FIESTA featuring Gunhild Carling & Elliot Mason

Emmet Cohen Trio • Vincent Herring & Jeremy Pelt

Bossa Nova Wave - Diego Figueiredo & Ken Peplowski

Tatiana Eva-Marie & Avalon Jazz Band - Djangology

Alex Weitz Quartet • Arthur Vint performs Morricone

Armen Donelian Trio • Tall Tall Trees

The Black Market Trust • The Guide

Quirky

Vietnamese noodleand-broth dish 46 Source of seasonal sneezes 48 Metrical foot in poetry

Barrel of explosive stuff … or a situation that’s ready to blow

Steel support for concrete

55 Title bestowed on Mick Jagger in 2003 (although the queen refused to present the award herself)

56 Oscar-winning Ben Affleck film set in Iran 58 Letters preceding an alias

Sulky expression

Writings on an album sleeve or jewel case insert

Handy

___ ex machina

Soprano’s choirmate

A bit buzzed

69 Award for athletic achievement

2 Not sinking 3 Tutti-___

4 Greek goddess of the dawn

5 Opposite of reaps

6 One officiating at communion or hearing confession

7 Cattle-raising estates

8 Ginger ___ (soft drink)

9 Atlanta-based TV channel

10 Family member acquired by marrying

11 Catamaran, e.g.

12 Rap’s Lil ___ X

13 Explosive stuff, in brief

18 Boater or bowler

22 Combined, as money or resources

24 Hopping mad

26 Introductory drawing class

27 Subordinate of a 6-Down

28 Sheriff Andy Taylor’s boy on 1960s TV

29 More, in ads

31 Fourth-year student

34 Evening prayer

36 ___ Bauer, clothing store chain

37 Reindeer herder of Scandinavia

38 “The way I see it,” to texters

Toddler’s winter wear

Vaccine pioneer Jonas

Really rake it in

Reconcile after a quarrel … or a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 52- and 61-Across

Shrill and blaring, as a trumpet 53 “Same here!” 54 28-Down portrayer ___ Howard 57 ___ Poupon mustard 59 Org. sponsoring school fund-raisers 60 “Wise” bird

61 Biblical fellow with a salty wife?

62 “___ Were a Rich Man” (“Fiddler on the Roof” song)

63 Poem of praise

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The decision is yours to make. Better to choose wrong than to hand the decision over to someone else. Even someone more qualified won't handle this like you can. Be guided by your instincts. Mistakes are inevitable, and perhaps brilliant. There are few forces in the world as creative as mistakes.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Expectations are dangerous. You're willing to take the risk and set your hopes precariously high, but you're not willing to gamble with other people's expectations of you. You'll underpromise and overdeliver. You'll encourage realistic thinking and discourage others from placing you on a pedestal.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You'll grapple with themes of ownership and may question what is really yours, what is under your control and what you have to give or let go of. Keep in mind that the concept of ownership is human-made and differs according to culture and timing. The right answer is subjective, and you'll decide for yourself.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). A memory isn't necessarily a story unless you turn it into one. The omens highly recommend you do, as storytelling is a succinct way of helping people understand who you are and where you're coming from. Recall, mold and edit your memories for maximum impact. A practice of regular sharing helps with this

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You care about people, and you'll ask what they think and how they feel. Even if you don't agree, you'll learn from their opinions. Seeing things through other eyes for a moment will broaden you. It's your heart that benefits the most, though you'll also conduct lucrative and relevant business based on what you absorb.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People go out of their way to avoid getting hurt, but pain is not the enemy. Pain is a message, a teacher and a call to greatness. While it would be foolish to seek pain, it's equally foolish not to expect it. You'll get strong because you accept that building strength can be uncomfortable. You'll push through.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There is only

one choice -- move or else you'll stay stuck -- so you don't have to worry about which direction to go or what option is best. Any move you make is a wiggle that will help free you. It's a simple matter of doing what you can until you can do a little more and a little more. Before you know it, you're out of the bind.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your mood turns toward the social this week. You increase your options in this regard by being adaptable to all sorts of societies and circumstances. Due to your kindly awareness of others, people learn they can trust you. They let you into their world, where you can observe and grow your interpersonal skills.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Focused on the journey ahead, the boat captain forgets about what's happening in the wake. Waves form nonetheless. It's impossible to make a move without making a difference. You'll contemplate your own impact. Though you can't possibly know its extent, being mindful and intentional contributes the best results.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You may get impatient with what's asked of you this week, but as long as you're learning, you're golden. Any bit of knowledge that adds to your accomplishments is as good, if not better, than a business or financial investment. A person may be deprived of the former, but experience is forever yours.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Influence is ever-present. Even when you're solo and without media, social influence is present in language, the design of the material world, your food and more. This week, you'll be aware of how you participate in society. You'll notice how your individual thought processes converge and diverge with the norms.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You may be unsure of which pursuit to land on because you are interested in so many different things and cannot discriminate to favor just one. Being engaged in life like this is beautiful. Trust yourself to ride out the cycle. Resist any pressure to choose. You'll know when the time is right to narrow your focus.

The most wonderful time of the year EXTRA POINT WITH TOM DANEHY SPORTS &RECREATION

BY TOM DANEHY

Ijust watched the Spanish thriller mini-series “Money Heist.” It was actually pretty good, although it would have benefited from some editing and the excision of a couple backstory subplots. Plus, while no one will ever accuse me of being a polyglot, I know enough Spanish to know that the translations in the subtitles weren’t always accurate. Wow, going back and reading what I just wrote makes me think that maybe it wasn’t as good as I thought. All I can say is that it’s better than anything on TV that starts with NCIS. Anyway, in “Money Heist,” there’s a scene where they show a gigantic printing press that is turning out hundreds of thousands of Euro notes every hour. When I watched that scene, I thought, “That’s the NFL, just printing money.” It wasn’t always this way. A few decades ago, the NFL was deep in the rearview mirror of Major League Baseball. But then baseball got stodgy and steroid-y at the same time and the NFL zoomed past and hasn’t looked back. The NFL is a year-round attention grabber. It’s headline news when the next season’s schedule is announced, prompting media pundits and analysts to pore over the data and say stuff like, “That week 14 matchup between This

Team and That Team is quite tantalizing.”

And then there’s the absolutely bizarre obsession with the NFL Draft, which is the oddest phenomenon in all of sports. The day after the Super Bowl, people start talking about the draft, which won’t happen until April. Then, you have guys who make huge bank and their only job is to predict which teams will draft which players. I usually don’t begrudge people their money, but these guys have become rich doing the NFL Draft and they are never right! Sometimes they don’t even get the No. 1 pick correct. But now we have the actual season, which means that the weather that two weeks ago was unbearable, now really doesn’t matter. It’s football time.

Here are a few things that are guaranteed to happen this NFL season:

THE ARIZONA CARDINALS

The Arizona Cardinals will break our hearts. They always have. They always do. They always will.

In the early days, Phoenix was just happy to have a team and the Cardinals were just happy to be out of St. Louis. They played afternoon games in September in Sun Devil Stadium and it was an absolutely awful experience. They didn’t even try to do things right. After they moved indoors in Glendale

and started improving, it was still heartbreaking. Remember when they got to the Super Bowl and it went down to the wire? They trailed the Steelers, but then Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald hooked up on one of the greatest touchdowns in Super Bowl history. All they had to do was hang on for a couple minutes and Eternal Glory would be theirs. But the Cardinals let the Steelers nickel and dime their way down the fields and score in the final minute.

Last year, the Cardinals were, for a time, the only undefeated team in the entire league. Then they remembered that they were the Cardinals. They barely made the playoffs and went out with a whimper. They start this year with their best player out for six games and on the You Shouldn’t Have Taken That Drug list. Their quarterback has one of the biggest contracts in the history of the NFL, but still hasn’t shown us anything. He’s a highlight reel machine, but is he a winner?

DALLAS COWBOYS

Dallas Cowboys fans will prove to be insufferable. That’s in the same category as the sun will rise tomorrow in the east.

THE PLAYOFFS

At least one team (and maybe more) that

finished last in its respective division last year will make the playoffs. The NFL does a great (but not always perfect) job of scheduling. Teams that struggled the previous year are given easier schedules, while division champs get more challenging slates. Note how the Super Bowl champion Rams had to open the season against this year’s favorite, the Buffalo Bills.

DOWN TO THE WIRE

The playoff hunt will go down to the wire and the NFL will have another ratings bonanza with a couple must-watch games coming on the last day of the regular season (Jan. 8). Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey once said that luck is the residue of design. If that’s so, the NFL has tapped into the spirit of Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and whoever it is who made that Nike swoosh.

CHANGE THE CHANNEL

Sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, a guy will walk into a sports bar and ask the proprietor to change the channel away from the NFL so he can watch the soccer World Cup. Because it’s the holidays, he probably won’t be thrown out into the cold completely naked.

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Athlete of the Week: Chloe Thome

BY TOM DANEHY Tucson Local Media

Chloe Thome doesn’t really have a favorite cross-country course. They all fall in the narrow range between brutal and completely evil. She’s used to her home course around Canyon Del Oro High School and is familiar with others around Southern Arizona. But while she may not have a favorite, she definitely has a least favorite.

“The course last year at state was awful,” she recalls.

The course in question is the Cave Creek Golf Course, which happens to be in North Phoenix, not in Cave Creek. As it turns out, golf courses are popular places to hold cross country events, especially in Arizona, where courses are carved out of the natural surroundings. Golfers can face hilly terrain, undulating fairways, and narrow paths. It’s challenging for golfers but downright nasty for runners.

When a runner gets to state, many things can go wrong. They can overtrain that last week leading up to the race instead of realizing that, after a long, hot season, their body might benefit from easing up a bit. Then there’s the fact for almost everybody in the race, it’s an unfamiliar course. And don’t forget the fact that there are 200 or so people in the race, all wanting to win a State championship.

Cross-country runner Chloe Thome attends Canyon Del Oro High School, where she enjoys chemistry. (Chloe Thome/Submitted)

Some quick math: Two hundred runners means 400 elbows, all of them flying at the start of the race, staying at the ready in the middle stages, and then making one

final grand appearance as the runners race to complete the most-exhausting 20-plus

minutes of their lives.

While Chloe has decidedly mixed feeling about the Cave Creek course, it should be said that she at least battled it to a standstill (although “standstill” is not a good word when you’re talking about cross country). She finished a strong 27th (out of 201 runners). After running over the hilly course for more than 20 minutes, she finished 6/10 of a second behind the No. 26 runner.

The first nine finishers all made it under 20 minutes, but Nos. 10 to 27 were all bunched together between 20 and 21 minutes. She was the top finisher for the Dorados and helped CDO finish in the Top 20 in the state as a team. (Marana and Ironwood Ridge also both finished in the Top 20.)

This year, she wants to do even better. She wants to do well at state in cross country and in track, as well, in the spring.

She’s also a hard-working student who carries a tough course load. When asked what her favorite class is (the answer should always be math) she said that she really enjoyed chemistry.

“My teacher, Ms. Christman, really made it interesting. Who knew that stoichiometry could be fun?”

Like many high-achiever kids in high school, she has a wide range of interests and isn’t completely sure where she wants to go to college or what she wants to study.

But what’s one thing that most people don’t know about her?

“I used to play the clarinet. I don’t do that anymore.”

MARANA

MORNINGS from page 8

take headshot portraits? I never knew that’... But people need to see it. They need to hear it over and over before it finally clicks, and then people say, ‘Oh, I need that.’”

A new member, Lisamarie Jelderks of Waggle Bees Floral Designs & Gifts, donated a door prize. She wanted Marana chamber members to know about her floral show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 6300 W. Marana Center Boulevard. Admission is free and light refreshments will be available.

Marana Mornings ended with a few words from Mayor Ed Honea.

“I went to the League of Arizona Cities and Towns last week,” Honea said.

“There were 91 cities and towns, about a thousand people. We talked about what is important to our state, and one (item) was water. CAP had a luncheon and talked about water…and Lake Powell and Lake Mead and how the water levels are going down.”

MARANA STRATEGIC

from page 5

conceptual vision, design standards and implementation strategy for Downtown Marana.

Expand Marana’s thriving tourism industry by promoting its heritage, cultural resources, scenic open spaces and signature events.

Maximize the economic impact of the airport by identifying and recruiting aviation and non-aviation-related industries for business development opportunities: Update Airport Master Plan; develop a marketing plan for the airport.

Collaborate with academic institutions to provide educational opportunities to meet current and future workforce and community needs: commission a feasibility study, plan and strategy for attracting post-secondary and training institutions.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

Offer a wide variety of recreational programs and amenities for residents of all ages and abilities: continue to enhance yearround recreation programs; expand and enhance youth sports; maintain clean, safe and accessible recreation facilities; invest in the top priorities of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan; enhance network for shareduse trails and pathways that provide non-vehicular modes of travel, including bicycling and walking.

Identify open space areas and balance with the needs of the community: develop

However, the mayor said, “Water in the town of Marana is a big subject right now. We have plenty of water. Our water table is actually going up. It has gone up 150 feet in the last four weeks.”

He said civility was also discussed.

“In the political arena, we all agree on about 90% of what we want to do, and fight over the other 10%,” he said.

“We have to talk with another person— not at them. We should practice that — myself included.

“On the local front, our sales tax is doing great. What inflation does to hurt you, helps Marana’s bottom line,” Honea said. “I want inflation to go down, so you can buy more products to keep our sales tax up and it helps all your businesses and industries.”

The mayor talked about another impact, housing.

“Our sales tax is up but housing is way down, but not because of demand,” he said.

“They want to come to Marana. It is a supply-side issue. People are still moving to Marana. Marana is a great place to live.”

landscaping and irrigation design guidelines for ongoing improvements; develop and adopt an Open Space and Wildlife Conservation Masterplan.

PROACTIVE PUBLIC SERVICES

Prioritize infrastructure and maintenance that support new growth and development in a proactive and sustainable manner: update the 5-year capital improvement plan; develop and asset management program; develop best practices to encourage energy conservation and sustainability; evaluate current development practices; establish standard principles and practices for designing drainage facilities; study the short and long-term benefits and financial impacts of annexation.

Maintain and assured water supply and provide high-quality water and reclamation infrastructure to meet existing and future customer needs: deliver safe, reliable and sustainable water service; encourage water conservation; invest in new and renewable water resources and conservation efforts; invest in water and water reclamation infrastructure.

Elevate the towns public service quality through efficient procedures: update Facilities Master Plan; provide accurate and responsive administration of town records; maintain transparent financial environment.

Foster a workplace culture that attracts, retains and motivates a talented workforce.

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Oro Valley Aquatic Center 23 W. Calle Concordia

Lifeguard Certification

LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATION CLASS

Dates: October 10 – 14

Times: 9 AM – 4 PM

Location: Oro Valley Aquatic Center

Cost: $90

Ages: 15+

LIFEGUARD RE-CERTIFICATION CLASS

Dates: October 14

Times: 9 AM – 4 PM

Location: Oro Valley Aquatic Center

Cost: $50

Ages: 15+

Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center

10555 N. La Cañada Dr.

Special Events

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS AT THE RANCH – FREE!

ORO VALLEY FALL PROGRAM GUIDE

Facility Information

The Town of Oro Valley is proud to offer premier fitness facilities to our residents, including the Community & Recreation Center and the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. Multiple membership options are available as well as drop-in pricing. People come from all over the world to play in our back yard and compete at our facilities; make sure you get to do it every day. Play OV!

ORO VALLEY COMMUNITY & RECREATION CENTER

10555 N. La Cañada Drive

Monday – Friday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday – Sunday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Phone: 520-544-1900

www.orovalleyaz.gov/community-center

The Oro Valley Community Center is a 52,000+ square-foot facility located in the heart of Oro Valley. The center features more than 50 fitness classes a week, a child watch area, a full suite of cardio and strength equipment, free weight area, two racquetball courts, aerobics spin bike room, yoga studio, ten pickleball courts, 31 lighted tennis courts (Pusch Ridge access for premium members), two 18-hole golf courses and a lap pool. The center also has reservable meeting and event space, a golf shop and full-service restaurant/bar. The center offers two membership levels as well as daily drop-in options.

ORO VALLEY AQUATIC CENTER

23 W. Calle Concordia

Monday – Friday, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday, 6 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Phone: 520-297-7946

www.orovalleyaz.gov/aquatics

The Oro Valley Aquatic Center is Southern Arizona’s premier competition-level facility. Amenities include an 18 lane Olympic pool, a six-lane recreation pool, 130-foot water slide, a splash pad, four springboard diving boards, rentable indoor and outdoor space, family changing rooms, shaded bleachers and rest areas. Both pools are heated year-round. The facility is also available for after-hours rental by private parties. The center offers a variety of memberships for the avid swimmer, someone just beginning, or families looking for a fun, safe activity. Memberships include access to several fun aqua fitness classes held weekly.

EL CONQUISTADOR GOLF

at the Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center 10555 N. La Cañada Drive

Phone: 520-544-1900

www.elcongolf.com

Tee off under the warm Arizona sun in the shadow of the dramatic Santa Catalina Mountains. El Conquistador Golf, which operates out of the Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center, boasts two 18-hole championship golf courses: the Conquistador Course, and the Cañada Course. The 9-hole Pusch Ridge Course located near the Hilton El Conquistador Resort, is also part of El Conquistador Golf. All three courses provide challenging, exciting play that is sure to deliver a true desert golf experience, with course enhancements designed by the original architects Greg Nash and Jeff Hardin. El Conquistador Golf is open for public play seven days a week and offers a variety of individual, family, and corporate membership options.