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OV Town Council delays vote on approval of Oro Valley Marketplace development plan Nicole Feltman Tucson Local Media

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he Oro Valley Town Council voted 5-1 Wednesday, Feb. 16 to delay a decision on a redevelopment plan at the Oro Valley Marketplace that would add two apartment

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Councilman Harry “Mo” Greene voted against the delay.

The delay in the vote was requested by the developer, Town West, which hopes to win approval for a plan to revitalize the shopping center at Tangerine

and Oracle roads. Town West wants to build two five-story apartment buildings and three five-story hotels on the site, which has seen several major retailers, including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Big Lots, GNC and Best Buy, depart in recent years.

he committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol subpoenaed Arizona Republican leader Kelli Ward and Rep. Mark Finchem for “information about efforts to send false slates of electors to Washington and change the outcome of the 2020 election.”

Besides public statements by the two that the election was stolen, the committee said it is interested in Ward’s communications with the White House, and Finchem’s involvement in the planning of the Jan. 6 rally that led to the attack.

They were two of six subpoenas issued Tuesday, and not the first directed at Ward, who has gone to court to block release of her phone records in response to a subpoena last month.

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Mesa Verde teacher honored with excellence award Teacher Excellence Award.

Leslie Young, a parent to one of her students, had nominated Thacker for the award. ynn Thacker, a first“Lynn Thacker has had grade teacher at Mesa my two older kids and now Verde Elementary has my last. She is the most School, strives to create kind, caring, loving, sweet, lifelong learners in every stuattentive teacher you could dent that passes through her have for your kids,” Young classroom. said in her nomination.

“I think if they know you The award comes with care, they’ll go far,” she said. $250, a $100 gift certificate Thacker’s teaching style to Jonathan’s Educational is a 360-degree departure Resources, and flowers. from how she was taught With her natural skill during her early school towards education, it may Andy Heinemann (CEO of Tucson Values Teachers) and Carol Tracy (Principal of Mesa Verde years. Thacker remembers come as a surprise that Elementary School) present the January Excellence Award to Lynn Thacker. a cold environment where Photo by Tucson Values Teachers Thacker wasn’t always a she was told to “sit in rows, teacher. She’s been teaching for 15 years but started her with students’ families last Thacker is also the co-coorcareer in accounting. She year when classes were dinator for the ACHIEVE f s! o was the black sheep of her moved online. Parents had after-school program at n o y i pt iet Var male o family at that time. to supervise their children Mesa Verde. n ta a i Th acker comes from a during Zoom classes and Students can sign up for r a et veg family of educators. Her Thacker said she got to con- after-school clubs ranging father, mother, and sister nect more with last year’s from STEM, cooking and are retired or are currently class due to the parents’ gardening to art, inline working as teachers. involvement. skating and Bal-A-Vis-X, “My dad kind of inspired She’s constantly cheera series of movements that Market • Tortillas me to do this because he was ing her students on, even challenges balance, auditoa professor,” she said. as they leave her classroom. ry and vision skills to enWe have all your tamale/meal needs for Fat Tuesday and then continuing Th acker recalls college Thacker thrives on seeing hance student confidence. with Lent, we have Vegetarian and Vegan options to eat fresh or frozen in store! students visiting her father’s her students succeed. AlThacker says the clubs (frozen tamales, mac’n’cheese, vegan pozole, spinach artichoke dip, street corn) office at Northern Arizona though she prefers work- are incredibly popular, usuWe can heat up any of these options but the pozole.

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Her father’s relationship with always wonders if students Her devotion to student his students would inform recall their time together. success is recognized by the relationships she builds “The younger they are, you many teachers and parents, with her students. don’t know if they’ll ever really but the January Excellence Thacker reminisced that remember you, and I remem- Award brings more aware“he just seemed to make a ber all of them,” she said. ness to her outstanding combig difference.”

Her question was re- mitment to keeping students Now as an educator, cently answered after being on the right track during a Thacker thinks one of her invited to a past student’s time of great upheaval in the biggest downfalls is that high school graduation. education system. she can get too attached to “That meant a lot to me, “It’s just fun to see them her students. She eats lunch just being invited to his back in the classroom, dowith different students graduation,” she said. ing stuff they love, and Monday-Saturday: 10AM-8PM · Sunday: 11AM-5PM once or twice a week and While being a full-time it doesn’t seem to bother 7286 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85704 · TucsonTamale.com became incredibly close superhero in the classroom, them,” Thacker said.

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don’t talk, don’t do anything.” With this experience in mind, she chooses to engage with her students on a personal level and provides the space for open dialogue.

“Younger kids are so curious about anything,” she said. “I feel like you can get them excited about it if you’re excited about it.”

Thacker’s inclusive teaching style and genuine personality were recognized last month by Tucson Values Teachers, a collective of community members that celebrate K-12 teachers. Tucson Values Teachers awarded Thacker with the January

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OV Marketplace Continued from P1 Keri Sylvan, the attorney for Town West, told the council she wanted to review some of the proposed heights for the “ecosystem” and see if they could be altered.

Sylvan’s request came after a public hearing on the proposal. Some Oro Valley citizens blasted the proposal, saying that the heights of the buildings were inappropriate for Oro Valley and expressing concern that more people would equal more traffic and crime. They also complained that the Town had not done enough public outreach, such as surveys or text alerts, regarding the proposal.

“I do think the environmental aspects are negative,” Oro Valley resident Elizabeth Bandioli told the Town Council. “We are talking about having that kind of density, that kind of traffic, that kind of bundling of everything, and it sounds lovely but in reality it’s going to be a lot more people. I think we should definitely not vote for these proposed modifications.”

But nearby business and restaurant owners said the proposal would help boost their business by bringing more residents and tourists.

“We need more restaurants,” said Joshua Bishop, general manager of the Keg Steakhouse and Bar.

“We need people to work in our restaurants, work in our hospitals, work in our grocery stores. We need to draw more people that are working.”

Town West had been developing this plan for 730 apartment units in two new buildings and 370 rooms spread over three hotels since they acquired the land in 2019. The proposal also calls for an “entertainment district” that would include an Oasis Park featuring splash pads, sand and beach bars, shaded areas, flexible event space and new restaurants.

Jim Horvath, CEO of Town West, said he wanted to eliminate “urban sprawl” and “strip malls” and that this plan will do just that by having one main space for residents of Oro Valley to enjoy.

Mayor Joe Winfield and

Vice Mayor Melanie Barrett mainly expressed concerns with the heights of the apartments and hotels and the negative impact that they would have on the scenic corridors.

Barrett asked the developers to return with specifics at the next council meeting in regards to building heights and setbacks. Her motion passed 4-2.

Oro Valley Police Chief Kara Riley said that apartments did not inherently lead to more crime, but said that crime increases with population size in general.

Councilmember Steve Soloman, who supports the proposal, called the project a “defining moment” for Oro Valley.

Solomon said that 90% of Oro Valley’s income comes from retail sales tax

and state-shared tax revenues because there is no property tax in Oro Valley.

He said the redevelopment is projected to bring in $13 million from construction taxes on the project.

Without projects that bring in steady revenue, “Everyone sitting in this room is going to have to pay increased taxes or accept a lower level of service,” Solomon said.

Soloman found it disappointing and “almost embarrassing” that the council was delaying the vote and asking for changes.

“I think this council is doing a grave grave disservice to its residents,” he said.

Councilmember Tim Bohen suggested the developer consider building over time. He pointed

out in a previous council meeting that when the Oro Valley Marketplace was first approved in 2006, developer Vestar received a portion of the sales taxes generated from the shopping center to cover the costs of building it. He expressed concern that Town West could be requesting some kind of subsidy as well.

“In my view, the residents of Oro Valley should not be subsidizing a developer, which is Town West, even with one penny,” Bohen said. “If the developer wants to do something, the developer has all the time they need to analyze the project and figure out how to make it profitable on their own.”

Councilmember JonesIvey was absent from the meeting due to pain from her knee surgery.

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Calls Wednesday to Ward’s and Finchem’s offices were not immediately returned. But the chairman of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack said he expects compliance with the latest subpoenas.

They have until March 1 to produce documents requested in the subpoenas, which then set dates in early March for them to appear for depositions. Ward is scheduled for deposition on March 8, Finchem on March 15.

While Ward has challenged the subpoena of her phone records, one legal expert said it might be harder for her to stall the latest round.

“It’s a request and I think it’s more than a polite request,” said Paul Bender, an Arizona State University law professor. “I think it’s a command that you appear before them.”

The committee said the latest subpoenas targeted people who knew of plans to send lists of false electors to Congress, in hopes they would be counted for Trump instead of President Joe Biden, or who “participated in efforts to … otherwise delay or interfere with the certification of the legitimate 2020 election results.”

The Finchem subpoena mentioned his organization

of “a purported hearing” where a handful of state lawmakers listened to Trump campaign officials and supporters spin “unproven claims of election and voter fraud.” It also noted that in the days and weeks after the election, Finchem, who represents Oro Valley and Manara, repeatedly “advanced unsubstantiated claims” about the election being rigged, hacked, swayed by foreign powers and that voters had been “robbed.”

In a statement released by his legislative office just days after the Capitol attack, Finchem confirmed his presence in Washington but said claims that he was involved in the assault were “wildly fictitious and a slanderous fabrication.” He said he was at the back of the crowd marching toward the Capitol, where he planned to speak, and was not even aware there had been a violent breach until several hours later.

The Ward subpoena claims she made the same repeated false assertions of election fraud as Finchem and the others. It also said she texted Arizona election officials in the aftermath of the election in an attempt to get them to stop counting and that she was in contact with Trump and his staff about ballot certification in Arizona.

The subpoena said that Ward met on Dec. 14, 2020, with other Trump supporters who posed as electors, sending Congress their names

and claiming to be the proper Electoral College representatives of Arizona. They were not.

Trump supporters had hoped to call the election into question and then use the false electors to deny Biden the win. The subpoena noted that as the Capitol was under attack, Ward tweeted that “Congress is adjourned.

Send the elector choice back to the legislatures.”

Far from harming Ward and Finchem, the subpoenas against them could end up painting the two as “martyrs” to Arizona Republicans, said J. Miles Coleman, an analyst with Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

“Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if this has the effect of helping him out even more with some of those Trump voters in his primary,” Coleman said. “There’s a big portion of the Republican right, who doesn’t view this commision as legitimate.”

Bender said that will be of little help to Ward and Finchem, who are faced with congressional subpoenas.

“It’s rare that a public official will say to the committee, ‘We’re not going to do what you asked us to do,’” Bender said. “That’s a confrontation in which the public official is likely to lose because these committees have an enormous amount of authority to inquire into these things.”

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University of Arizona researcher wins Health Champion award Jeff Gardner Tucson Local Media

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ealthcare workers and researchers of nearly every discipline worked overtime during the pandemic to ensure patients were cared for, hospitals ran smoothly, and vaccines were administered.

However, a certain group of workers took an overhead view to better understand how systems operated and the most help was delivered to the most people.

In early February, the All of Us research program, a collaboration between the University of Arizona and Banner Health, honored assistant professor of family and community medicine Karen Lutrick with the inaugural Arizona Health Champion award. The recognition is for Lutrick’s research to better understand COVID-19 infection and reinfection rates, and vaccine efficacy.

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Town of Marana seeks nominations Health Champion award for community awards Continued on P7

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ominate outstanding Marana citizens or business owners for a community award to be given at the Marana State of the Town address on April 14 at Dove Mountain Ritz Carlton.

Submit nominations under three separate award categories by Feb. 25 to be in the running. Marana residents are asked not to nominate themselves but to nominate someone in the community who goes above and beyond to make

Marana a better place. Past award recipients can’t win again.

The Youth Legacy Award is an award category created by the Marana Town Council to recognize impressive Marana youth. Nominations should be submitted for youth that support a healthy environment for fellow youth, donate time to help others with shelter, food, and safety, or someone who spearheads educational opportunities for Marana youth. Fifth-grader Cameron Walsh won this award in 2021 for his commitment to tutoring fellow students, including those with disabilities.

The Branding Iron Awards is meant to recognize people that made a mark on the community, hence, the “branding” award. The town will award both an individual who works in Marana (can be a resident or nonresident) and an organization. Civic groups, nonprofits and private businesses are eligible for the organization award.

Last year, the Sylvan Learning Center won this award for its educational services to Marana students.

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about a specific disease,” Lutrick said. “It was more about the infrastructure approach: how do we think about research in a way that allows us to be responsive as things change and evolve? Even if you’re thinking about something more tangible like a train derailment, there are still phases. There’s the immediate, the long term, the environmental. We think about systematic approaches that can evolve and respond to the needs of the community.”

Early AZ HEROES results published by the CDC found that first-responders who were fully vaccinated were 90% less likely to get infected with COVID. “There are still so many questions you can continue to ask after the fact, such as about vaccine effectiveness

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or lasting immunity, that can influence policy,” Lutrick said. “But then there’s secondary questions that allow you to understand how things work, like detectable amounts of antibodies in the blood. And once we have more time, we can look beyond that, such as the types of antibodies.”

The Arizona Health Champion recognition is planned to be a series of awards honoring the work of health care heroes throughout the state.

“I’m obviously incredibly honored, but at the same time, I worked alongside so many brilliant and dedicated people. This work has to be a full-on village,” Lutrick said. “There are hundreds of people working all day every day at this, who I’ve learned so much from. I think people may not realize just how collaborative this work is.”

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he Conservation Fund, with the help of 600 community donors, finally acquired the former Vistoso Golf Course from Romspen Vistoso LLC on Thursday, Feb. 17.

“Support from the community was phenomenal,” Conservation Fund Southwest Director Mike Ford said in a press release. “We want to thank the Town of Oro Valley, led by Mayor Joe Winfield and Vice Mayor Melanie Barrett, as well as Preserve Vistoso and the hundreds of people who donated to this effort.”

The Conservation Fund will keep the property until a conservation easement

is placed on the property after purchase. A conservation easement is a legal agreement that permanently protects property from development. Ford said this guarantees the $1.8 million given by community members isn’t wasted.

This protection is exactly what community members in Oro Valley have been working towards. After the Vistoso Golf Course closed in 2018, community members formed the nonprofit Preserve Vistoso in 2019.

Preserve Vistoso and its supporters made it clear they wanted the neglected golf course to be protected from development and transformed into a nature preserve.

Widespread community

support produced a successful fundraising campaign.

Ford said they were able to raise $1.8 million in about five weeks.

“The key to the fundraising success was attributable to the financial support and generosity from the entire community,” Ford said in a statement.

Oro Valley will take over the property as a park.

The conservation easement will protect Vistoso’s Sonoran desert habitat and provide a recreational space to 30 neighborhoods adjacent to the golf course. The property has six miles of paved trails, restrooms, trail underpasses, and petroglyphs. The property is currently open for recreational use.

What All Women Should Know About Heart Health Dr. Leslie Paulus

Special to Tucson Local Media

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ebruary is American Heart Month, which is a good time to focus on your heart health, including learning common symptoms of a heart attack, what to do if one strikes, and how to reduce your risk of heart disease.

Heart disease is often thought to be more of a health issue affecting men, but did you know it’s the most common cause of death for women in the United States, causing about 300,000 deaths annually? Heart disease doesn’t just occur in older women. Young women, especially those with a family history of heart disease, should also take precautions.

Heart disease symptoms for women Symptoms may range from the common signs like pressure in the chest, which is similar for both men and women. However, women are more likely than men to experience a variety of other symptoms. This may be because women tend to have blockages in smaller arteries, as well as their main arteries. This is a condition called small vessel heart disease or coronary microvascular disease.

Symptoms include: • Pain or discomfort in the neck, jaw, shoulder, upper back, abdomen or back • Nausea • Vomiting • Sweating • Lightheadedness • Fatigue You may not experience any symptoms if your heart disease is “silent.” If you experience any of these symptoms, you should call 911 right away. This could mean you may not be diagnosed until you experience more severe symptoms, such as: heart attack, arrhythmia, and heart failure.

Lower your risks of heart disease While there may be risk factors you can’t control, making the choice to start a heart-healthy lifestyle is one way to help make an impact.

In fact, studies show that healthy choices have resulted in 330 fewer women dying from heart disease per day.

Consider these changes to help lower your risk: Quit smoking. Smoking damages the heart and blood vessels, which may cause heart disease. Even longtime smokers may see rapid health improvements and reduce their heart attack risk, if they quit.

Exercise regularly. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends adults

get at least 150 minutes each week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes each week of vigorous aerobic activity to help stay healthier.

Eat healthier. A diet emphasizing fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, poultry, fish and nuts may help control your weight, cholesterol and blood pressure. Limit saturated fats, trans fats, sodium, sweets and sugary beverages.

Manage your stress. The most common types of stress that can impact your heart include, workplace stress, financial stress, caregiver stress and disaster-related stress. Sleep, exercise and meditative breathing can all help ease stress.

Limit alcohol. The AHA recommends drinking in moderation, which means consuming an average of one drink per day for women. Excessive drinking may lead to increased heart health risks.

For this American Heart Month, you should take the time to understand the disease and if you may be at increased risk. Don’t wait for the symptoms to appear – take preventable action to help maintain your heart health!

Dr. Leslie Paulus is senior medical director, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Arizona

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TOWN TALK

Preservation of Vistoso property is a huge win for the community Joe Winfield Mayor of Oro Valley

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e hear it time and time again: when it comes to government, the biggest impacts can be made at the local level. As your mayor, I’ve had a front row seat to the positive impact Oro Valley residents have had on this community through their time, energy and generosity. Most recently—just last week, in fact—we saw the culmination of a threeand-a-half-year effort to successfully preserve the former Vistoso Golf Course as a wildlife corridor, open space and future passive recreation area in perpetuity. That collaborative effort is a story worth telling.

For the community of Rancho Vistoso, the problem of a closed golf course was not only a threat to property values, but also a threat to quality of life. The solution to that problem was complicated, expensive and arduous.

It involved multiple stakeholders and organizations.

It required fundraising and negotiation. The purchase of the Vistoso property was a complex transaction that could not have been accomplished without a team approach. The successful resolution ultimately involved the Town of Oro Valley; The Conservation Fund, a national conservation nonprofit; Ross Rulney, a local developer; Rompsen Vistoso LLC, the property owners; and an enthusiastic and generous Oro Valley

community.

More than a thousand residents wrote to the Town to advocate for and show support for the preservation of the property. These individuals rallied and sought creative solutions. In the end, more than 600 individuals donated more than $1.8 million to The Conservation Fund to enable the purchase of the property, many of whom don’t even reside along the golf course.

It might be easy to assume that fundraising was the most difficult part of this process, but it was the negotiation of the settlement agreement that proved to be the biggest challenge. The agreement was necessary in order to resolve potential legal disputes, and it required considerable time, dialog between parties, and some give and take. The result was The Conservation Fund’s purchase of 202 acres of golf course parcels, and developer Ross Rulney’s purchase of the 6.3 acre former clubhouse parcel, the latter of which can be used for a future multi-family residential complex of up to 132 units and a maximum of two stories. The Town issued a press release on Feb. 17 with highlights of that agreement as well as a link to the actual document. You can find it at orovalleyaz.gov.

The 202 acres of former golf course parcels comprise the land that will be utilized for passive recreational activities like hiking, biking and birding. This land meanders through 17 neighbor-

hoods, and in addition to being within walking distance for hundreds of nearby residents, the entire community will have access to this new park. The Vistoso property has a high conservation value, with rock formations bearing Native American petroglyphs and a variety of desert birds and animals that have made their homes here.

In fact, the property is registered with the Arizona State Museum for its archeological and historical value as it was once part of Sleeping Snake Village, a former Hohokam habitation area.

This is truly a time for celebration.

It is well known that this community places a high value on natural beauty and open space. In fact, the feedback we received as part of the 2021 Parks and Recreation Master Plan indicated that trails and open space were among the highest priorities of our residents.

Acquisition of the Vistoso property means we are adding 202 acres to that portfolio of open space and six miles of trails to enhance our existing trail system.

So what happens next?

The first step is some initial clean-up and safety repairs, which will occur over the next 18 months. The Conservation Fund will maintain ownership of the 202 acres until sometime this summer so the Town can plan for and budget funds for safety improvements. The Conservation Fund is already reaching out to contractors

to put plans in place for an initial vegetation cut-back.

When the Town of Oro Valley officially takes ownership, we will build upon the work begun by The Conservation Fund and community partners. Our priority is the reopening of restrooms and safety improvements on the former golf cart paths. Eventually, the Town intends to develop a master plan for the property with input from the community. We expect the plan to include public parking and access so everyone is able to enjoy this new amenity. There will also be opportunities to volunteer through the Town’s Adopt-

A-Programs.

We’ve all been reminded of the virtue of patience during this lengthy and complicated process, myself included. In fact, The Conservation Fund, which has negotiated many of these transactions before, noted that this was the most complex transaction they’d ever encountered.

The level of diligence and tenacity required to orchestrate a successful outcome was remarkable. In particular, I would like to recognize Town Manager Mary Jacobs and Town Attorney Jonathan Rothschild for their roles in the negotiation process.

The Conservation Fund, led

by Mike Ford, also provided their expertise toward this effort for more than 22 months, securing multiple appraisals and performing all other necessary due diligence.

I am grateful we finally reached an agreement that brings this vision to fruition. Thank you to all parties involved. I am particularly proud of the fact that our residents played such a vital role, and I offer a heart-felt thank you for your patience, determination and commitment. You have helped preserve this beautiful open space in our community for generations to come.

READER PHOTO OF THE WEEK Reader Scott Lieburn got this great photo during a brief rain shower in Marana. It was captured while ducking under some rocks and waiting for the rain to subside. Send your photos to readerphotos@tucsonlocalmedia. com. Include your name, contact information and details about the photo, including who took it, where it was taken and the subject. Not all photos can be printed. See other photos online at www.tucsonlocalmedia.com.

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• Listen to the Tucson Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart and Prokofiev featuring harpist Claire Thai, flautist Alexander Lipay and conductor José Luis Gomez. Details: 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway Blvd.; $47-$96; ticketmaster.com.

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• Bring the entire family to the Gladden Farms 1st Annual Car Show with fun for all ages, games, bounce houses, food trucks and more. Details: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Gladden Farms Elementary School, 11745 Gladden

Farms Road; $2/family benefits Adopt A Family program.

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• Join the excitement at Southern Arizona’s oldest and most celebrated heritage event the Tucson Rodeo La Fiesta de los Vaqueros. Details: check website for times and events; 4823 S. 6th Ave.; 520-741-2233 or tucsonrodeo.com. Come to the Tucson Rodeo Cowboy Church on Sunday, Feb. 27. Details: 10 a.m.; Coors barn, Tucson Rodeo grounds; free admission; 520-991-8511.

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• Learn how to create a beautiful outdoor space with tips from AZ Plant Lady Noelle Johnson at the Tucson Botanical Gardens online class Succulents in the Desert Garden.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 1

• Stop by the Fox’s lobby or hop on Zoom for a mid-week, mid-day treat at Curious Conversations inspired by Mariachi shows at an informal chat and story session with journalist, music writer, historian and documentary maker Daniel Buckley.

Details: 1 p.m.; free; foxtucson.com.

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• Bring lawn chairs and blankets for Michael Fan’s retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale “The Ugly Duckling” at the Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s Just For Kids featuring Piano and Strings. Details: 2 and 3:15 p.m.; Mansfield Park, 2000 N. 4th Ave.; free but donations appreciated; tucsonsymphony.org.

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fer being canceled last year—only the second time in nearly a century—the Tucson Rodeo, part of La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros, is back. This year’s rodeo actually started with a few events last weekend, but the main event begins in earnest tomorrow. First off will be the Rodeo Parade, billed as the largest non-mechanized parade in the entire world. Last year’s Parade was canceled when it was decided that having an estimated 150,000 people lining the streets to watch a parade probably wasn’t a good idea.

For many years, the Parade has been televised live.

The Parade itself is really cool, but I don’t know if I would ever want to announce it. Can you imagine, “Oh, and here come

some more horses…let me yell at the person riding the third horse and see if I can get them to say something interesting.”

It will give a lot of the local high school bands a chance to strut their stuff after having been hamstrung over COVID restrictions for much of the past two years.

I remember when I first came to Arizona on a basketball scholarship (many, many pounds ago). A group of us would gather around the TV in the Cochise College Student Union every day at 11:30 to play “Jeopardy.” One day, we left the TV on for the noontime news and they were talking about how the students were going to have the next couple days off for Rodeo Weekend. I remember saying aloud, “Jump back!” just like Kevin Bacon did in “Footloose” when he found out that dancing was illegal in Bomont. I realized that I wasn’t in Los Angeles any more.

Being young and actually believing in the insane practice of “When in Rome…,” I allowed one of my baseball teammates to talk me into trying something. (Yes, I also played baseball…and tennis. It turned out that I was slightly above average in multiple sports.) Anyway, my teammate Spurgie, who hailed from the farming community of Elfrida, dared me to try bull riding in the Cochise College Rodeo.

I’m pretty sure that Spurgie pulled some strings and got me the Mitch McConnell of bulls. I mean, the bull knew that it was still a bull, but it probably also knew that its Bull Glory Days were behind it. The ride was uneventful, but my score was lower than a Sun Devil’s SAT score.

Ever since that long ago and far away day, I have contented myself with just watching the rodeo. And I’m not alone.

The Fiesta De Los Vaqueros draws huge, enthusiastic crowds every year and the actual Tucson Rodeo part of it is touted as one of the Top 25 events on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association calendar.

The Rodeo will feature seven events, including women’s barrel racing, which is sanctioned by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. The other six events—bronc riding, tie-down roping, bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, and bull riding—are all sanctioned by the PRCA. There’s this really cool part of the Fiesta website that helps tenderfoots (tenderfeet?) learn some of the rules of rodeo. I was going to paraphrase it, but it’s so much better the way it is presented. It reads: “In the roughstock events—bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, and bull riding—a contestant’s score is equal-

ly dependent on his performance and the animal’s performance. To earn a qualified score, the cowboy, while using only one hand, must stay aboard a bucking horse or bull for at least eight seconds. If the rider touches the animal, himself or any of his equipment with his free hand, he is disqualified.”

And then there’s this: “In saddle bronc and bareback riding, a cowboy must ‘mark out’ his horse; that is, he must exit the chute with his spurs set above the horse’s shoulders and hold them there until the horse’s front feet hit the ground after the initial jump out of the chute. Failure to do so results in disqualification.”

That sounds very specific to me. I wonder if there is a spurs-over-shoulders judge.

As it turns out, the winners in the riding events are determined by a pair of judges. Each judge awards anywhere from zero to 25

points to the rider and another zero to 25 to the animal for how nasty it was to ride. Then the judges’ scores are combined, with 100 being a perfect score.

It’s great to have the Rodeo back in Tucson. Three short years from now, we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first Tucson Rodeo. Maybe by then, we can get somebody to explain why the Rodeo and the Golf Tournament are held on the same weekend. That’s got to put a strain on the local tourist infrastructure, And don’t even think about the strained car-rental industry!

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“Rarely seen U.S. Gov’t issued silver coins like these are highly sought after, but we’ve never seen anything like this before. According to The Official Red Book, a Guide Book of United States Coins many Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars are now worth $40 - $825 each in collector value,” Lynne said.

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Willow Canyon and Ironwood Ridge to advance to tonight’s semifinal match with Gilbert. The Cabs, ranked No. 1 in the State, received a bye into the second round, but Willow Canyon, ranked No. 16, gave Flowing Wells all it could handle. The Cabs trailed much of the first half and really didn’t take control of the game until midway through the third quarter. Even then, they only ended up winning by 6 points…Ironwood Ridge had to go on the road for its second-round game and came away with a thrilling 54-51 win over host Betty H. Fairfax… The Nighthawks then battled Flowing Wells hard, but lost for the third time this season to the Cabs… Pusch Ridge’s teams both lost in the first round of State. The boys lost at Snowflake, 62-54, while the girls lost at home to Tuba City, 53-35.

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very sport has unique virtues and drawbacks. Ice hockey is super-fast and graceful, but it’s unlikely that anyone has ever actually seen a goal scored. The players come flying down the ice, one of them draws his stick back and swings, the puck disappears in a blur and then a light goes on. Either that or 10 guys are all in a mob, all chopping at the puck like a bunch of 5-year-olds in a youth soccer game, and then one team raises its stick in jubilation.

In basketball, you have to be tall; in football, you have to be large; in tennis, you have to be able to grunt when you hit a backhand. But, in wrestling (along with track), perhaps the oldest of all sports, you can be 5’2” and 113 pounds and still compete for a State championship for yourself

and your school. That’s one of the coolest things in all of sports.

Such was the case last weekend for Marana High School sophomore William Moore, who put in a rousing performance at the State Championships at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix.

Moore went 4-2 over the two-day event and grabbed fourth place in the State.

“It was so great,” says Moore. “There were so many good wrestlers from all over the state. It was really fun to compete but almost as much fun just watching all of the other matches.”

Moore was one of a couple dozen wrestlers competing for schools in the Northwest, Oro Valley and Marana. (At press time, the Arizona Interscholastic Association hadn’t released all of the results. A list of Northwest-area finishers of note will be presented next week.)

Only a sophomore, Moore is pleased with his fourth-place finish, but wants to compete for a State title his next two years. He’s not sure whether he will remain in the 113-pound weight class.

His mother is 4’ 11”, but his dad is 5’ 10” and a grandfather is 6’ 2”. He laughs, “That growth spurt may be coming.”

Whatever his height, he’s ripped (see photo). He credits his athletic body to hard work in the wrestling room and his participation in power lifting. He does it all—bench press, power clean, squats and dead lift. He dead lifts over 200

pounds. Before you sniff at that number, ask yourself if you can lift almost twice your weight off the ground.

That’s crazy.

He’s going to continue his lifting and working out and training for a run (or two) at a State championship over the next two years, but right now he wants to get a job, maybe at the In-and-Out Burger on Cortaro Road. “I hear they pay really well and I’m a hard worker, so I’d fit right in.”

He will have to adjust his schedule so that he can get in all of his workouts and keep up his good grades (alas, math is not his favorite subject). Next year, he wants to be on top of that medal stand.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Spending too much time with someone who undervalues you can lead you to believe that your gifts are not worth much. It is only after you get into social circles worthy of you that you’ll realize the utter absurdity of what you once were willing to settle for. It’s as if you were using a gold brick as a doorstop.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There seems to be a lot riding on your decision. Though it would be much easier for you to base your answer on the factors most relevant to you, you will take a more responsible route. You will step back and ask how others will fare. You will find a way to benefit more people. This is the way of a leader.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The first touch between two people is a significant moment.

For this reason, you wait to offer your touch, however casual, until the time is right. Other firsts are similarly sacred and observing them as such lends meaning to your experiences this week. You’ll want to keep track of what happens. Write about it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What you do speaks louder than what you say. Even so, sometimes it feels like you’re playing to crickets. This is because people need a minute to realize all that you’ve done for them, what it took for you to do it and what it means. Be patient. In the meantime, it helps that enacting love is its own reward.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Giving will deepen your relationship, but it won’t be the usual contribution. You’re investing a deeper level of attention; patient, grounded and devoted.

People are not used to feeling this seen and might experience an emotional reaction to your attention, or even a healing.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There are many relationships in your life, but what do they have in common? Why do you tend to choose one situation over another? Why this person, this partnership, this company? Your answers to these questions will enlighten you and shape your week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You may bristle at the idea that your problems are self-imposed.

Although it doesn’t seem to be the case, it’s better if this is true since only then can you take action. You will overcome your defensiveness and unravel the puzzle, solving the problem.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It is your hope that any interaction people have with you will be pleasant at the very least. You are compelled to give and do more than is typical. You strive to exceed or defy expectations. Just remember, sometimes less is more. Also, it’s essential to be kind and compassionate to, first and foremost, yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You will be able to

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They do it without intending to, because they are imperfect and, most of all, they do it because you expected too much. Fortunately, people will also delight you at times. Both scenarios teach you to set realistic expectations.

This is the art to master! Happiness awaits!

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