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ucson schools prepare to open their doors the first week of August for K-12 students.

With heightened fears after the Robb Elementary School massacre in May, parents expressed concern to school districts about safety procedures.

The Amphitheater United School District governing board members said they hired an external independent school safety expert to con-

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Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo held a press conference on Wednesday, July 20, to announce safety developments, staffing shortages, and a minimum wage increase for TUSD employees.

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arana man is taking cleaning the environment to new heights.

Rick Loehr dreamed of making it past the Kármán Line, an imaginary line scientists drew to mark 62 miles above Earth’s sea level.

Loehr said this is the place where space begins and you officially become an astronaut.

The 63-year-old said he doesn’t expect to get there himself. He planned on sending up a rocket he designed with propellant he formulated and cast.

When his rocket gets there, he said he’s going to take out the trash — space trash.

“We’re counting on the atmosphere,” Loehr said. “All we do is we impart a momentum change on the space debris to change its orbital mechanics.”

The space debris then enters, and burns up in the earth’s atmosphere.

The idea started when Loehr was young.

He said he looked up, and what he beheld so captivated him he never stopped looking.

“It puts a kink in my neck,” Loehr said.

Loehr said he’s always been an amateur rocketeer, so at R3 Aerospace (R3 stands for Rick’s Rocket Ranch) Loehr and his team of a few technicians and a handful of Univer-

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MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAIN CONCERT SERIES Pack your picnic chairs and head over to Catalina State Park for their Music in the Mountains Concert Series with Rene Taylor on Saturday, Aug. 6. The event begins at 6 p.m. and is included in the purchase of an all-day park admission pass of $7 per vehicle, up to four adults. For over 20 years, vocalist Rene Taylor captivated audiences with her “rhythmic poise” and soulful voice. Catalina State Park is located at 1150 N. Oracle Road. For more information about Catalina State Park, visit azstateparks.com/catalina.

WILDE ART Every first Thursday of the month, Tucsonans gather for a celebration of art and culture.

From 4 to 7 p.m. this Thursday, Aug. 4, Wilde Meyer Gallery will offer light refreshments, music and art during the August Art Walk. Wilde Meyer will feature work by Wayne Salge, Brenda Bredvik and Kate Dardine. Wilde Meyer Gallery is located at 2890 E Skyline Drive, Suite 170, in the Foothills Art District.

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A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON MENTAL HEALTH. The town of Oro Valley is hosting a panel discussion about mental health from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The panel will include representatives from OVPD, OV Parks and Recreation, Golder Ranch Fire District, Arizona Complete Health and local professionals from the mental health field. Community members are invited to learn about local resources and open up the conversation about mental health in OV. The panel is free to watch and available on Zoom through orovalleyaz.gov.

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PC Health Department extends COVID-19 Test to Treat program

BY KATYA MENDOZA Tucson Local Media

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he Pima County Health Department announced the extension of its free COVID-19 Test to Treat program at the county’s East Clinic on Friday, July 22.

The program, which provides testing and access to treatment for COVID-19, in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will now run through Wednesday, Aug. 24, based on public response.

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sity of Arizona engineering interns are taking a suborbital rocket from the drawing board to liftoff.

Inside Building 4 at the ranch site, there’s a whiteboard filled with diagrams, math problems, solutions, and in the giant workshop behind, two stages of what will become a reusable rocket.

ty, and we’re happy to continue to make this free resource available,” Pima County Health Department Director Dr. Theresa Cullen said in a press release.

Individuals who have tested positive from an at-home test, testing site or at the clinic will be evaluated by a health care provider to determine their eligibility for antiviral medication for COVID-19 or can call the clinic at 520-724-7895 to determine eligibility.

Those who qualify will immediately receive a prescription at no cost and health insurance is not required.

The medications that will be available

with a prescription are Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Merck’s Lagevrio.

Both medications, when taken within five days of symptoms, are effective against COVID-19. As of July 20, Pima County had started 773 people on the oral medication, Paxlovid.

The two oral medications are also available at pharmacies within the county and can be prescribed by health care providers.

Those eligible for treatment are over 12 years old, weigh at least 88 pounds, have mild to moderate symptoms and have a high risk of severe COVID-19 illness.

Other Test to Treat sites are available locally at some pharmacies and federally-supported health care centers.

The East Clinic is located at 6920 E. Broadway Boulevard, Suite B. Hours of operation are now from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Test to Treat program will not be available on the weekends.

The team said their goal is to solve the space junk problem. Loehr calls it orbital debris mitigation.

Space junk, scientifically called orbital debris, is everything from dead satellites and abandoned launched vehicle stages to tiny items like flecks of paint or pieces of screws.

NASA scientists said, as of May 2021, they are tracking 27,000 pieces of space junk bigger than a softball. This junk is a

problem because something as small as a fleck of paint can cause a big collision when it’s speeding at the rate 15,700 miles per hour in low earth orbit, according to NASA. Enter Loehr’s idea, which he called a hybrid rocket: half liquid, half solid. He’s referring to fuel.

“You can build a solid rocket motor, but without all the pitfalls of a solid rocket motor,” he said. It requires low tech stuff.

“First and foremost is that everything we use is nonexplosive,” he added. “Plastic and densified rubber is our fuel grain.”

Fuel grains are 100-pound, black, round “wheels” about 24-inches in diameter and height. They are encased in paper resin the color of, and grained like, cedar. The fuel has the consistency of sticky rubber, and is

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Rick Loehr, who owns R3 Aerospace, is building rockets at his Marana facility to clean up space junk. (Noelle Haro-Gomez)

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shaped to burn evenly from the inside out.

For Loehr’s rocket, it takes five grains for the first stage and when mixed with liquid oxygen produces 20,000 pounds of thrust for 32 seconds. Loehr said it took him years to come up with the recipe, which is a trade secret.

Technicians mix the fuel in Building 2, using a modified 90-quart Hobart mixer, like the ones used in bakeries. When the mixing is done, the bowl is cleaned with mineral spirits, which turns the leftovers into rubber. Loehr said he is careful about the desert environment so they have a method for waste disposal.

“The big thing is we try our best not to disturb the desert,” he said. “One thing we’ve learned about the desert, if you disturb it, it never comes back.”

Loehr’s office is in Building 1. His desk is cluttered with inventions, paperwork, designs and precision hand tools.

Past the clutter are his patents for high tech items he’s created. “That’s just a few of them,” he said, mostly from his 32 years at Raytheon, where he worked as a propulsion engineer and project manager. He currently works for Raytheon as a contractor.

“For tactical weapon systems, we do

advanced research and development,” he said. “We do advanced materials, nozzle research. We do pressure vessels.”

He works with materials like titanium, silicon phenolic, silicon nitride, carbon phenolic, rubber and plastic.

At some point during his tenure at Raytheon, Loehr said he initiated a rocket lab, but retired when he realized he was only attending meetings. He worked briefly for another company that wanted to put his rocket into space, but that folded.

After this, Loehr decided to go into the business for himself. In late 2014, he bought five acres of desert in Marana and erected a building. In 2015 he hired a couple of technicians.

Today, there are four buildings on the site.

Loehr also has three other sites: 10 acres in Pinal County, where he has a test facility for smaller projects; a second test facility in the Mojave Desert, where he can take his rockets; and 10 acres on the Matagorda Peninsula, a spit of land that juts out into the Gulf of Mexico in southeastern Texas.

Texas is where Loehr expects to build a launchpad and launch his rockets.

Loehr has clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to launch

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TUSD schools and Amphitheater schools are back in session starting Thursday, Aug. 4.

“Our operations team, working with our school safety team, are doing a very thorough assessment of each campus’s security and safety infrastructure capacity specifical-

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district will prioritize funding for campuses that don’t have exterior fencing, surveillance systems, and campuses that need exterior fences replaced or fixed.

Trujillo said the district will also be announcing a new visitor procedure in response to an incident that occurred last May at Tucson High when a fight broke out between a parent and a student on campus.

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– Dr. Gabriel Trujillo ly around fencing, gates, doors, locks, keyless entry systems,” Trujillo said. “We’re going to be coming to the governing board with a comprehensive package to make improvements and investments in those areas.”

Trujillo said they won’t have the budget to address every safety issue in the district, but certain changes will be prioritized. The

“Coming into a school there’s going to be strict, designated places where they’ll (parents) have to check in and visits will largely be supervised and that they can expect that they’ll probably end up being escorted from place to place, depending on what their business is on the campus,” Trujillo said.

Trujillo reported that TUSD is experiencing teacher and bus driver shortages.

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The district is looking to fill 25 middle school and high school math teacher positions, 50 vacancies for a variety of special education positions, and 55 bus driver positions. Trujillo said the bus driver vacancies have improved from the vacancies the district endured the year before.

The district has 300 substitute teachers available to fill positions but Trujillo admitted those numbers haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels when the district had 800 substitute teachers.

Even with subs, Trujillo said the district will have to go in and reassess class sizes to dissolve some of those vacancies.

“The goal is never going over,” Trujillo said. “Targeted class sizes are laid out in the TUSD TEA (Tucson Education Association) consensus agreement and we try to hit those.”

The TUSD TEA consensus agreement sets limits to the number of students in specific classroom settings, like 24 students in a high school classroom or 12 autistic students to one special education teacher.

The TUSD board voted during its Tuesday, July 12, meeting to raise the internal minimum wage to $15 an hour with the approval of TUSD’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Expenditure Budget.

“We were able to make that happen and bring the entire workforce into TUSD to the minimum level of $15 an hour,” Trujillo said. “We will be coming back in November to be addressing any related salary compression issues that have emerged as a result of this internal movement.”

In regards to COVID safety precautions, Trujillo said the district adjusts its COVID restrictions in accordance with Pima County transmission levels. During the press conference, COVID transmission was low.

Trujillo said low transmission would result in a mask-optional policy.

“We are still keeping up with our COVID protocols with regard to cleanliness, with regard to having hand sanitizer present in every office in every classroom, with having masks available for those that request them for committing to deep cleaning, still have our buses in our cafeterias and our classrooms,” Trujillo said.

In a statement to Tucson Local Media, Flowing Wells Unified School District Superintendent Kevin Stoltzfus said the district has evaluated every school site and is working on upgrading safety measures like fencing and door locks for campuses in need.

“Additionally, we are integrating a new

emergency notification system that will empower employees to initiate crisis alerts much more quickly, with the goal of mass notification in just a few seconds from the time a dangerous individual is first identified on campus,” Stoltzfus said.

The first day of school for the Flowing Wells District is Thursday, Aug. 4.

Stoltzfus said the district has four teacher vacancies, but their pool of substitute teachers has grown in comparison to last school year.

Stoltzfus said parents and students can look forward to progress on two buildings, the Community Learning Center and Early Childhood Center. Both buildings will be finished in the spring and will provide two new early childhood classrooms.

“Additionally, the bond-funded construction at Laguna Elementary School on Shannon Road will create new classrooms, office space, and outdoor play and learning areas,” Stoltzfus said.

Julie Farbarik, director of alumni and community relations for Catalina Foothills Unified School District, said in a statement to Tucson Local Media that the district conducted thorough safety assessments over the summer. She said they won’t be sharing specifics to the public due to security reasons.

“This year, we hired 55 new certified staff members, which includes teachers and counselors,” Farbarik said. “We are still looking for two fifth grade teachers (one is in our Spanish immersion program), an elementary P.E. teacher, and a middle school Spanish teacher.”

First day of school for Catalina Foothills schools and Marana Unified School District is Monday, Aug. 8.

Sunnyside Unified School District (SUSD) Superintendent Jose Gastelum said the district had a safety town hall meeting for the community on July 7.

“Our goal was to bring comfort to them in terms of letting them know that this is a priority, the safety of our students has always been our top priority,” Gastelum said.

Gastelum said there were safety audits conducted over the summer at district schools. The first day of school for SUSD is Wednesday, Aug. 3.

“All of our schools have wrought iron gates, our middle and high schools have security guard shacks as you enter the property,” Gastelum said. “Also, all of our elementaries have caged controlled entry and

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Arizona Girls State marks 75th session

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ucson high school students were among the nearly 180 Arizona high school girls chosen for the 75th session of Arizona Girls State.

Students included Nicole Herrera and Stephanie Warnes from Flowing Wells High School, Mariah Berrien and Isabella Goyathlay from Rincon High School, Lillian Martinez-Ross and Tyler Torres from Salpointe Catholic High school and Alaomi Capaldi from University High School.

The opportunity is open to girls completing their junior year of high school who meet the necessary qualifications.

The session ran from June 5 to June 11 at the University of Arizona. American Legion Auxiliary Arizona Girls State is a weeklong program designed to educate young women in the functions of their government and kindle the desire to actively participate in and responsibly fulfill their role as citizens.

“This is a week that shapes a lifetime,” said Penny Maklary, Girls State director.

The girls were assigned to state of the art, eco-friendly instructional classrooms throughout the university.

“Similar to past years, we have senior staff who work as city and county advisers, while junior counselors return from the previous year’s Girls State session, to assist senior staff in the education — and fun — process,” Maklary said.

American Legion Auxiliary Arizona Girls State comprises nine “cities” and three “counties.” There are 20 to 22 girls in each city and about 60 girls in each county.

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exit areas so if you come in somebody has to buzz you in to come in.”

SUSD schools have access to radios with frequencies set to communicate with law enforcement. Campuses are also equipped with security cameras and a district security team. Additionally, students have access to a new “See Something, Say Something”

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The girls are divided into two pseudo political parties called federalists and nationalists. Precinct committeemen watch over all elections and assist political parties.

Each city elected a mayor and council; wrote their own ordinances and resolutions, a budget and a strategy for planning and zoning.

Cities were assigned to a county and the educational process continued with campaigning and election to county and state positions.

During the span of the week, they conducted regular city and party meetings, wrote and debated bills, received instruction from actual elected state and county officials and “learned by doing.”

Midweek, they elected the prominent positions of governor and secretary of state.

The girls elected to these two positions, will return to preside over the 76th session of American Legion Auxiliary Arizona Girls State.

Culminating the week was the election of two delegates as senators to attend the prestigious American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation held the following month in Washington, D.C. Girls Nation is an all-expense-paid week with other girls elected state senators from across the nation. They will debate federal issues they present as bills, visit the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery, the White House and other memorials in the nation’s capital.

For more information on Girls State or the American Legion Auxiliary, contact the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Arizona at 602-241-1080.

anonymous reporting system on their electronic devices.

“If there’s a message to our parents, it’s that we’re paying close attention to it (safety), it’s a priority of ours and we want to really provide their children a great school experience, it should be an experience where they can come and enjoy school,” Gastelum said.

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Student Chronicles

BY TUCSON LOCAL MEDIA STAFF Know of a student doing something remarkable? Tell us about it! Email christina@timeslocalmedia.com.

University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Liberal Arts freshman Pamela E. Galindo was named to the 2022 spring semester dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 gradepoint average.

Creighton University, a Jesuit university in the Big East Conference, held its undergraduate commencement ceremony in May at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. Among the graduates was Mikayla Santa Cruz of Tucson, who

earned a Bachelor of Science degree.

Park University unveiled its spring 2022 graduates across its 41 campuses.

The Tucson-area graduates included: • Alicia N. Alaniz, business analytics.

• John P. Alaniz, information and computer science/cybersecurity.

• Melanie Renee Campbell, social psychology.

• Darius N. Nevill, management.

Ithaca College (New York) student Sydney Wilson of Marana was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester.

Samuel A. Stuckey of Tucson and Zachary J. Jewell were named to the dean’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming.

Abel Barrios of Tucson made the honor list at Minnesota State University.

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GUEST COMMENTARY

Bruce Ash must step down from Jewish Federation

BY ANTHONY (TONY) ZINMAN Special to Tucson Local Media

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he Tucson Jewish Community has come out strongly against the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade as against our Jewish values. However, our leadership must reflect that overwhelming consensus against the Dobbs decision. Therefore, Jewish Federation Co-Chair Bruce Ash must step down from his position.

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona issued a statement that the United States Supreme Court, in striking down Roe v. Wade, is effectively favoring one religion and its beliefs and doctrines over all others, and called on Congress to codify Roe v. Wade and protect reproductive freedom for all in this country. The leaders of

Congregation Kol Ami, Tucson’s largest reform congregation, issued a statement that the decision threatens our Jewish Values and that state authorities making health and welfare decisions for women is a possible infringement of their religious beliefs.

Nationally, a statement from Reform Judaism leadership says efforts to restrict abortion access also undermine the religious freedom of people who, as in the Jewish tradition, uphold abortion care as a medically necessary and righteous procedure. A statement from Conservative Judaism leaders states the decision overturning Roe v. Wade casts a dark shadow and takes the authority and responsibility for these choices away from families, religious leaders and women, and gives that authority to the state. Other national Jewish groups such the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation

League, Hillel International and the Women’s Rabbinic Network issued statements denouncing the decision.

Under Jewish law, a fetus is considered a physical part of a pregnant individual’s body, not yet having life of its own or independent rights until the first breath of oxygen into the lungs allows the soul to enter the body. Jewish sources explicitly state abortion is not only permitted but is required should the pregnancy endanger the life or health of the pregnant individual.

Furthermore, “health” is commonly interpreted to encompass psychological health as well as physical health, according to the National Council of Jewish Women.

It is important our local Tucson Jewish Community leadership reflect the overwhelming consensus of the local Jewish community that the Dobbs decision, strik-

ing down a woman’s right to choose, is an affront to our Jewish values. Bruce Ash, who currently serves as a co-chair of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, posted on his Facebook page regarding the Dobbs decision, “Life is Affirmed, The Constitution is Preserved.” While Mr. Ash has every right to have his opinion, it does disqualify him from a leadership role in our local Jewish Community. Therefore, he should immediately step down from his leadership position.

While debate and dissent is an integral part of the Jewish experience, certain human rights are fundamental to all and must be preserved under our Jewish values.

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Tucson Symphony announces vibrant season to welcome all

BY BRIDGETTE M. REDMAN Tucson Local Media

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he Tucson Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has a new season planned to show music is a universal language. It’s a season the conductor curated to look and sound like Tucson and its people.

“That’s one of the big struggles that TSO and other symphonies across the country have, there’s this preconception that the symphony is for a certain type of audience,” Larry Gaurano said, director of communications and public relations for the TSO. “The programming is what (Conductor) Jose Luis (Gomez) wanted to really focus on, enabling everyone in the Tucson community to feel like it’s their symphony, that it represents them.”

The 2022-23 season was named “Bold, Vibrant and Colorful.” Hispanic composers developed many of the compositions and pieces curated for the season. There are several composers and guest artists from Tucson who worked at the University of Arizona, were born in Tucson or they now

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Ballet Tucson is partnering with the Tucson Symphony this year to deliver the holiday favorite “The Nutcracker.” (Courtesy photo)

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call Tucson home.

Gaurano stressed that each of the 30-plus scheduled events were hand-picked, Gomez chose them because of his connections with individual artists and an intimate knowledge of their artistry.

“He chose them based off of the experiences that he’s had with them in the past,” Gaurano said. “Some they share the same mentor, some they came from the same area or they have the same perspective on certain things. He has a tie or a connection with each one of these guest performers.

They’re not just random people.”

Single tickets went on sale Aug. 1. The season offers several series including Classic, Masterworks, Super Pops and Up Close.

There are also concerts designed for kids and several “specials” that will include such things as Handel’s Messiah, Happy Holidays Feliz Navidad, The Nutcracker with Ballet Tucson and Disney’s Coco In Concert Live to Film. In March of 2023, the final special event will be a concert featuring Hilary Hahn on violin.

“Hilary Hahn is an exciting thing,” Gaurano said. “She’s renowned and has been here before. She has a lot of fans here in Tucson

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Award-winning pianist Michelle Cann will perform in the Masterworks concert Schumann & Mendelssohn on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5. (Courtesy photo) and in the symphonic music industry.”

Before the season officially begins on Sept. 17, Orkesta Mendoza & The Magic of Mexico will set the stage. Orkesta Mendoza is a local Tucson group planning to perform selections of their most popular pieces with the symphony. Projections will share the work of photographer Nicholas Bardonnay, photos choreographed to pulsating music by Mexican composers.

“We’re going to be projecting landscape photos, photos that are really vibrant and National Geographic-caliber work,” Gaurano said. “We have selected pieces that have Hispanic connotations. We’re giving the audience the ability to travel from the comfort of their seats here in Tucson to Mexico.”

The Classic series includes performances from Fandago Fabuloso, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with Natasha Peremski,

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The concerts in the Masterworks series range from themed concerts to spotlights on individual performers. They include The Four Seasons Reimagined, Celebrating Women in Music, Spotlighting TSO Principals, Schumann and Mendelssohn and Ravel and Schubert.

The Super Pops series includes Revolution: The Music of the Beatles, Latin Fire, Pink Martini and The Magic of John Williams.

The Up Close series consists of four chamber music concerts.

Last season, the TSO screened “The Empire Strikes Back” movie while the orchestra played the soundtrack live. At the time, Gaurano was working for a different performing arts organization but he came to see the performance because he’s a Star Wars fan.

“The audience got to enjoy the movie as well as the accompanying music,” Gaurano said. “I attended it and was blown away. I was sitting there with my girlfriend and listening to audience members during in-

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termission go wow, this is amazing. My girlfriend was like, we should really think about coming to another performance. It was the gateway showing us it’s possible.”

He recalled people in the audience sharing they had been worried about being underdressed and how relieved they were that they fit in with their casual clothes. Gaurano, who is originally from Los Angeles, said the caliber of work and performance was amazing and the prices were fair.

He said it's why he’s grateful this coming season the TSO will be doing the same screening concert with “Return of the Jedi.”

“The Empire Strikes Back created accessibility,” Gaurano said. “There was so much excitement and people loved it. These are people that normally wouldn’t have gone to the symphony in the first place.”

Events like these are the sort of thing the TSO hopes will open the door wider to the community of Tucson. It’s what drives them to put on free performances for children and their parents and to go to community events like Tucson’s Comic-Con. “Can you imagine seeing symphony people at Comic Con?” Gaurano asked. “Yeah, we’re gonna play Beethoven’s Ninth, you

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better believe it. But we also have the music of John Williams. You may not know his name, but you definitely know the music.”

Williams composed many iconic movie soundtracks including all of the Star Wars, Indiana Jones and the first three Harry Potter films. He has 52 Oscar nominations and won 25 Grammy Awards.

Gaurano pointed out it isn’t just about selling tickets. If it were, they’d just keep throwing out discounted prices until something stuck. Rather, they are committed to making sure all of the community has ownership in the symphony and that they are properly representing Tucson.

Gaurano, who has attended many of the major symphony halls around the country from the Met to the Philharmonic, understands how people can feel uncomfortable.

“There are so many times where I felt like I didn’t belong,” Gaurano said. “And that was probably like the 100th event I’ve ever been to and I still felt like I didn’t belong. Here I want people to realize not only do they belong, but wow, they have something great in their backyard. The TSO is so lucky to have Jose Luis Gomez because he is renowned in the symphonic community.”

With a season designed to embrace Tucson’s strong heritage, whether exploring the work of late Tucson composer Robert

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THEATER WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3, AND SATURDAY, AUG. 6

The Loft Cinema continues their Studio Ghibli summer film series this week, featuring the 1986 anime, “Castle in the Sky.” From the director who produced “Princess Mononoke” and “Spirited Away,” Hayao Miyazaki’s imaginative storytelling and “ornately detailed vision” presaged his later films.

“Castle in the Sky” will play on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 7:30 p.m. with subtitles and again on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 2 p.m. with dubbed audio. General admission is $10, $8 for Loft members and children 12 and younger. The Studio Ghibli Summer carries on through Sunday, Sept. 4. Details: Wednesday, Aug. 3, and Saturday, Aug. 6. The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Boulevard. $8 to $10. loftcinema.org

SATURDAY, AUG. 6

Local radio station The Drive celebrates their third anniversary at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 6, with family-friendly comedian Jeff Allen. The “Jeff Allen 2.0” tour is open for all ages and centers on relatable subjects such as marriage and family. Allen has appeared on “Comedy Central,” “America’s Got Talent,” and Netflix. Details: Saturday, Aug. 6. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. $44 to $84. The Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street. foxtucson.com.

ARTS THURSDAY, AUG. 4

It’s time for the Tucson Museum of Art’s “First Thursdays” pay-what-you-want admission on Thursday, Aug. 4. The TMA and Historic Block offer extended hours from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring art and gallery activities led by Ami Dalal and Laila Halaby. Enjoy live music by Tradiciones, vegan sweets from Twelve Twenty Bakery, and a cash bar that offers beer and wine. There are a limited number of tickets available, reservations are advised to be made two weeks in advance. Details: Thursday, Aug. 4.

The Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block, 140 North Main Avenue. tucsonmuseumofart.org.

MUSIC SATURDAY, AUG. 6

Pack your picnic chairs and head over to Catalina State Park for their Music in the Mountains Concert Series with Rene Taylor on Saturday, Aug. 6. The event begins at 6 p.m. and is included with purchase of an all-day park admission pass of $7 per vehicle, up to four adults. For over 20 years, vocalist Rene Taylor has been captivating audiences with her “rhythmic poise” and soulful voice.

Details: Saturday, Aug. 6. Catalina State Park, 1150 N. Oracle Road. $7. azstateparks.com/catalina/.

SUNDAY, AUG. 7

Enjoy an evening with five-time Grammy winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo at the Rialto Theater.

Named as the cultural ambassadors of South Africa by the late Nelson Mandela, the choral singing group will sing uplifting and traditional harmonies that have garnered praise over the past five decades. Led by founder and leader Joseph Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo brings their signature dance moves and powerful a cappella to the stage. Details: Sunday, Aug. 7. $32 to $45. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress Street.

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SPECIAL EVENTS WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3, TO SATURDAY, AUG. 6

The 31st annual Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival kicks off on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the Cochise College Sierra Vista campus. The four-day event includes speeches made by keynote speakers, field trips, presentations, artists and exhibitions.

Registered festival participants are invited to checkin a day early and attend the pre-festival Welcome Jamboree Social on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Details: The Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival, 2047 S. Highway 92. swwings.org.

FRIDAY, AUG. 5, AND SATURDAY, AUG. 6

Head down to Tohono Chul Botanical Gardens & Galleries’ summer series, Chillin’ at the Chul, on Friday, Aug. 5, or Saturday, Aug. 6. The botanical gardens are offering visitors a chance to cool down on

the grounds after-hours and free of admission from 5 to 8 p.m. Enjoy beats by DJ Halsero on Friday or music from Tucson’s community radio station KXCI on Saturday. The Garden Bistro will be open for service, offering light bites and refreshments such as Sonoran hot-dogs and prickly pear margaritas. The series runs Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 3, in partnership with the Children’s Museum of Oro Valley. Details: Friday, Aug. 5, and Saturday, Aug. 6.

5 to 8 p.m. Tohono Chul, 7366 N. Paseo Del Norte.

Free admission. tohonochul.org.

SATURDAY, AUG. 6, AND SUNDAY, AUG. 7

Take a day trip down to Wilcox for Apple Annie’s Orchards’ “Peach Mania” event. Enjoy a Peaches & Pancakes breakfast served from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Orchard Grill or an apple-smoked burger and homemade peach pie for lunch, served from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Explore the orchard and enjoy the shade beneath the peach trees, located at 2081 W. Hardy Rd. Details: Apple Annie’s Orchard is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. No charge for admission. appleannies.com or call (520) 384-2084.

SUNDAY, AUG. 7

Enjoy a taste or four of seasonal varietals Tobala, Tepezxate and Mexicano with Mezcal Sunday at Hotel Congress’ jazz club, the Century Room. The Agave Heritage Festival presents their Summer Tasting Series which includes Mezcal Sundays led by Doug Smith, local agave master. And El Crisol Mezcal Bar and Wine Thursdays, led by HoCo Sommelier Josh Osteen. For an additional $5 fee, book a VIP dinner reservation at the Cup Cafe before tastings. Details: Sunday, Aug. 7. Doors open at 6 p.m. and events begin at 7 p.m. The Century Room, 311 E Congress Street. $35 per person. hotelcongress.com.

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Swing from continent to continent on Saturday, Aug. 6, for Reid Park Zoo’s Summer Safari Nights. This “Positively Primates” event includes a variety of zookeeper chats, animal encounters and games with Tucson Parks and Recreation. The Zoofari Market will be open to offer food and drinks for purchase as you listen to live rock and blues music from the local band, Just Intervals. Details: Summer Safari runs from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free for zoo members, $10.50 for adults (15-61), $8.50 for seniors (62 and over), $6.50 for children (2-14) and free for children under 2.

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Editor: Candidate Sharp and council challengers have based their campaign attacks on false information. One of their favorite attacks is the Winfield council has taken Oro Valley from budget surpluses to a $14 million deficit. This isn’t true. In the approved FY 21/22 budget, the town manager proposed, and the council approved: • Paying down $10 million of police pension debt.

• Investing Parks bond funds to fix the Community Center golf course irrigation.

• Fixing tennis courts at the Community Center.

• Grading for the Naranja Park expansion.

These actions were conservatively projected to create a ONE TIME shortfall of $14M in FY 21/22 to take strategic actions to benefit our town. However, in Wednesday’s council meeting, the finance department presented FY 21/22 actuals for 11 months through May and projected year end results. OV’s budget is performing well.

It turns out that because of conservative budgeting, sales tax revenue growth and cost control by staff departments, the projected planned use of the fund balance of $14 million has now shrunk to $2 million in the General Fund. When all funds are combined, there is a significant surplus.

The General Fund is expected to end the fiscal year with a total fund balance of $30.4 million — well over twice the $13.5 million required by Council policy for reserves.

Plus, town golf, after 6 years of losses, will end in the black and increase the Community Center Fund balance by $3.3 million for a yearend balance of $6 million. Oro Valley is financially well managed. We voted to reelect Mayor Winfield, Vice Mayor Barrett and Councilmembers Jones-Ivey and Nicolson because they know what’s really going on with the finances.

Ben and Sandy Wilson

Beg for more blue Editor: The letter titled “Say no to blue” in this week’s “Marana News” had to be a joke. It reminded me of the wonderful adage: Better to keep your mouth shut (or leave your pen off paper) and have people think you an idiot than to speak (or write) and remove all doubt.

So we’ve gone from paranoia over international border immigration to paranoia over interstate immigration? Let’s be clear, we only want certain types of people in this wonderful state of Arizona which only includes those with the same political views which we harbor, right? And make those views bright red, right?

Like the letter writer, I was a die-hard Republican for the bulk of my 33-year military career.

I totally supported the primary tenets of my party of small government, fiscal responsibility and only select social services. So, let’s see how the Republican Party has evolved in the great state of Arizona which totally turned me off.

How do we do that? Heck, just scan today’s July 28, 2022, Arizona Daily Star: Page 1 headline: “Group finds dangers, damage on border wall.” So this ridiculous, ecologically disastrous wall, fully supported by our governor (hereafter referred to as Ice Cream boy) and legislature. This wall which was supposed to be paid for by Mexico, but cost us taxpayers billions instead, is now in need of billions more for repair after being built only a few years back? Brilliant.

Page C1: “AZ enters ‘ghost gun’ fray.” The gist of this article: Our brilliant Attorney General Mark Brnovich is suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to prevent them from cracking down on so called ‘ghost guns,’ which are those with no serial numbers or ways to track their ownership.

Huh? So, let’s make it easier for those to commit crimes involving weapons, to avoid prosecution. What?

Page C1: “Low pay, stress lead to teacher burnout.” The story highlights one Arizona teacher leaving the state to take a higher paying job, with better benefits in Cal-

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brilliant legislature participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot (Finchem et al) to further demonstrate the idiocy of our elected leaders. How about the brilliant legislature (Kelly Ward et al) denying the legitimacy of the 2020 election, even hiring the Cyber Ninjas at the cost to us of millions and finding to our great surprise that Joe Biden won the presidency by an even bigger margin than originally thought. Huh? And we continue to have leaders, candidates, spokespeople who remain die-hard Trumpers which tells you everything you need to know about the members of our brilliant ‘red’ state.

I say to the letter writer: We could use all the blue influx from blue states into Arizona and vote out the dolts who have led us on the disastrous track we’ve been on for the 22 years I’ve been in this state. Even better, let’s have members of the Republican Party already in Arizona take a hard, intelligent look at the real unresolved issues we have in water shortages, poor infrastructure, comprehensive immigration reform, poor education, pending climate disasters, etc. and say ENOUGH! Then you can be happy: We won’t need a blue influx.

ifornia; she is leaving her family here and will frequently fly home. Wait, why didn’t we use the state’s $1 billion budget surplus this year to raise our teacher’s pay and better fund public schools? Ask the Ice Cream boy and our brilliant state legislature. And wait, didn’t the Arizona voters also pass Proposition 208 with 65% support which would levy an add-on tax for the state’s most wealthy to specifically fund education increases? Oh yeah, the brilliant Republican legislature sued and overturned that vote. What? Can they even do that? Overturn a mandate by the voters? Obviously, yes, and thus will continue to guarantee that the state of Arizona remains at the very bottom (48) in our nation on status of educating our youngsters. To add insult to injury, us taxpayers must now pay millions to the lawyers our brilliant legislature used to overturn our vote. WHAT? Heck, while we’re on education lets briefly mention Ice Cream boy’s wonderful plan to allow the wealthy to use vouchers so their privileged children can attend private schools, further undercutting the support our public schools receive. Huh? Want more? How about members of the

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But Oro Valley Police Chief Kara Riley’s first year on the job included a pandemic, nationwide protests, natural disasters and shifting regulations.

In the law enforcement profession for nearly 30 years, Riley says 2020 turned out to be the most rewarding of her profession.

“We were really put to task and had some difficult, difficult times,” Riley said. “These challenges were things that haven’t been experienced in the law enforcement profession in many years, and the pandemic was just one of them.”

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The donations are part of Cathey’s annual Christmas-In-July sewing event, where customers and staff create specialized items

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for local nonprofits. In addition, Cathey’s also raises funds for the selected nonprofit from raffles and events. This year, the Humane Society of Southern Arizona received 165 pet bandanas, 85 cat beds and $3,250.

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tate Rep. Mark Finchem sent a “cease and desist” order to the group petitioning for his recall, threatening to sue the group for defamation.

The Republican, who represents District 11, faces a recall by Rural Arizonans for Accountability, a group of his district’s constituents, for spreading voter fraud conspiracy theories and his ties to the “Stop the Steal” rioters at the Jan. 6 Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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Director of Rural Arizona Action, said they were approached by Finchem’s constituents to help organize the recall. “We exist to empower people, regular folks who are involved in the democratic system and really recalling an elected official is a power reserved for the people of Arizona by our state’s constitution,” said Fierros.

“If enough registered voters sign that petition and they agree that Finchem does lack integrity, that he is dangerous and an ineffective legislator, then it goes to the voters in that district to get a chance to vote on whether or not they

should fire him.”

On May 5, the group received a letter from Finchem’s lawyers, which according to the Recall Finchem website, “demands Rural Arizonans for Accountability destroy all campaign materials Finchem incorrectly deems ‘defamatory’ and publish retractions in local newspapers. If not, Finchem’s lawyers promise to sue.”

Rural Arizonans’ lawyers rejected Finchem’s demand and stated they would seek sanctions against him should he sue.

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arana High School Salutatorian Diya Patel didn’t sugarcoat the challenges of the last year in her graduation speech last month.

“I think most people would agree with me when I say that this has been a dreadful year,” Patel said. “Graduation speeches in the past have included stories of proms, formals and football games. However, this year we had to adjust to a brand new way of life full of Zoom calls, masks and COVID tests, which consisted of massive Q-tips being shoved up our noses. Instead of reminiscing on a joyful high school experience, we are all sitting here today, collectively taking a deep breath and just being grateful that we’re finally here.”

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t’s time to go back to school. The Amphitheater schools (Amphi, Canyon Del Oro and Ironwood Ridge) all start Thursday, Aug. 4, as do Flowing Wells High and Pusch Ridge Christian Academy. The Marana schools (Marana and Mountain View) kick off the year on Monday, Aug. 8.

Here are suggestions for a successful Northwest prep sports season: • Fans should return to high school football games now that the pandemic is winding down. Two years ago, it was horrible. The pandemic-truncated season didn’t start until mid-October. Limited seating was available, and the season was later called off after another spike in the cases. Last season was “better,” relatively speaking.

The pandemic still wreaked havoc, but at least the games weren’t played in a complete vacuum. One thing working in

the schools’ favor is the more traditional dates, which call for season openers on Friday, Sept. 2. The only exception is Pusch Ridge, which plays in 3A, a class that includes a lot of Northern Arizona schools that have to get the first- and second-round state games before the winter arrives. (The semifinals and championship games are played in the Valley of the Sun.) • Let’s send a bunch of teams to state this year. Last year was a strange mixed bag.

Amphi started the season 4-1, but after a COVID-19 cancellation, it missed out on a winnable game with Vista Grande and then limped home with a 5-4 record.

Likewise, Marana started off 7-1 and had a great chance of reaching the playoffs, but then got blasted in its final two regular-season games and missed out on going to state. One of those losses by Marana was to Ironwood Ridge, which started off 2-4, then won four straight games to sneak into the state tourney. Its last three

wins were by a combined score of 20327. Canyon Del Oro started its season off with three straight losses and then won six of its final seven to make it to state, where they actually reached the second round.

Flowing Wells (4-7) and Mountain View (4-6) both had losing records. The real head-scratcher from last year was Pusch Ridge, which went into the state playoffs with a shiny 8-2 record and a full head of steam. In the penultimate week of the regular season, Pusch hammered visiting Thatcher, 41-14. Just two weeks later, Thatcher had to travel to Oro Valley again for the first round of state, but somehow the visiting Eagles walked away with a 3526 win to end the Lions’ season.

• It’s cross-country season, so maybe somebody in the media should cover one of those meets. It’s absolutely insane! Dozens (and sometimes hundreds) of kids run through the desert in 275-degree heat and they do so voluntarily.

• Let’s see a return to state powerhouse form for Coach Bill Lang’s Ironwood Ridge volleyball team. Last year, the Nighthawks had to win their final four games of the season to climb about .500 on the year and sneak into the playoffs.

Then they had a nail-biting five-set win at home in the first round before falling to Gilbert in the next round. The Nighthawks had a seemingly permanent spot in the final four at state.

• Last year in volleyball, Canyon Del Oro and Amphi had a combined record of 36-4, with CDO reaching the state championship. Marana and Pusch Ridge also made it to post-season play.

• Finally, can we please get some competition for Coach Doug Kautz’s two-time defending state champion Ironwood Ridge girls’ golf team? We are definitely looking at a threepeat.

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uba comes to Tucson through a new restaurant and rum bar opening this summer.

Mojo Cuban Kitchen and Rum Bar are slated to open later this summer at 1929 E Grant Road.

Local restaurateurs Nick and Alison Schaffer announced through a press release in July 2022 that Mojo will feature a full menu of Cuban comfort foods and a full-service rum bar for sipping and cocktails.

“We always wanted to open a Cuban-themed establishment and Tucson seemed to be in need of one,” Nick Schaffer, the restaurant’s co-owner said in the press release. “With my family’s background, our love of Cuban food, culture, and traditions, and the opportunity to respectfully build

this concept in one of Southern Arizona’s treasured historic neighborhoods, we felt that this was the perfect time and place to launch our new business, one that will transport our guests from midtown Tucson to the heart of Havana.”

Schaffer said his great-grandfather fought with Cubans during the Spanish-American war.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). To live and love freely, there's someone you still need to forgive. If you're not there yet, or you're not into forgiveness as a concept, don't worry. Formality is unnecessary. It's enough to just say, "That was yesterday. I accept it. It's in the past. Today and tomorrow are different. I now move on."

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The space between a private and public self is personal.

You decide what you want people to know.

This week, you'll take some license and have fun with this, using it as an opportunity for creativity and empowerment. You'll draw lucky people and situations to you as you thrive on every front.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Practice radical self-acceptance and watch how your energy frees up and you become more capable and powerful in your daily life.

Think of yourself as completely ready and ideally suited to the challenges of the week.

Nothing about you requires improvement.

All efforts are optional and for your own delight.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You have style and it shines through all the time, but those close to you have gotten used to it. They don't take you for granted because they are horrible people; they take you for granted because it's human nature. This week, you'll spend time in a new environment and love all the props and attention you get there.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You do the hard things when they come along, and you're grateful for the opportunity that lives inside a challenge. Even so, it would be foolish to seek out trouble or create problems where they don't already exist. Not everything in life is easy, but certainly a lot of it should be! Seek ease this week.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You do your best to frame the past in a way that doesn't have you feeling resentful. It's not too hard for you because you really do believe that everyone is only doing the best they can. In some cases, it wasn't enough, but you will get what you need elsewhere. New opportunities for healing arise in fresh faces.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You've is among the most boring virtues. The mature person doesn't need to be right all the time. Success and creativity require a tolerance for mistakes. Your big strength this week is a willingness to face inaccuracies, thus honing better methods and higher truths.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You've demanded more of your performance than is reasonable or kind. What's really needed is more practice. How can you arrange this?

What would it take to repeat the action until it's second nature? Relaxation is key here, too. When you feel yourself tighten up, take a breath and try another way.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). What stands between you and what you want may seem like a lot — people, rules, power structures, physical barriers, detritus — and yet when all obstacles. True to your water sign nature,

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CATHOLIC ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA

ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST Catholic Church

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5:00 pm Saturday evening Worship

7:45 am and 9:15 am Traditional Worship and our 10:45 am Contemporary Worship SaddleBrooke 9:00 am Worship HOA1 Clubhouse Vermilion Room.

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Welcome to Resurrection Lutheran!

Come join us every Saturday evening or on Sunday for worship!

Oro Valley Location

SaddleBrooke Location

Reconciliation: T-F at 7:30 AM, Sat at 3-3:45 PM and by appointment.

Monday-Friday at 8 ��

11575 N. 1st Ave. Oro Valley, AZ 85737 (520) 575-9901

2727 W. TANGERINE ROAD ORO VALLEY, AZ 85742 520.469.7835

SATURDAY MASS

4:00 PM DOORS ARE OPEN! OUR

SUNDAY MASS

7:00 AM 8:30 AM* 10:00 AM 11:30 AM *Masks and Social Distancing required at this Mass

WE ARE A ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH FAMILY NOURISHED BY THE WORD OF GOD AND THE EUCHARIST. AS A COMMUNITY, WE ADVANCE SPIRITUAL GROWTH THROUGH LIFELONG LEARNING.

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Online worship available anytime to fit your schedule.

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OBITUARIES James "Jim" Worrell

Loved and to be never forgotten. James "Jim" Worrell, born in the Ahoskie mountains of North Carolina August 10th, 1964 is survived by his six children (Crystal, Thomas, Courtney, Amber, James II, and Amanda.) His nine grandchildren will keep his memory in their hearts, and strive to be as hardworking as their 'Papa'.

Jim fought to make sure he lived to see each of his children find their way and start their journeys, but left this realm July 6th, 2022 in the care of the wonderful nurses at Peppi's House in Tucson, AZ. We find comfort in the inevitability of meeting our father again one day, and choose to celebrate the life this man has created, instead of dwell on the loss of this man's life. Memorial Service to be held at Adair Funeral Home in Oro Valley, AZ 11 am-12 pm on August 10th, 2022.

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