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us have had to spend a considerable amount of time on our lonesome, and while some enjoy that, it allowed the rest of us to see how important our friends and families are to us,” said CDO salutatorian Nawel Fajardo. “Cherish the time you have with those who care and want the best for you. As we move into this new chapter of our lives, See CANYON DEL ORO, P4

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hile decorated caps are a common sight on graduation night, Canyon Del Oro High School students had a different accessory ripe for the bedazzling: masks. In fact, it was more common to see COVID masks sporting university logos or sparkling jewels than it was to see

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The Class of 2021 graduated after more than a year of pandemic closures and protocols, which started in their junior year. As such, the night called for even more celebration and reflection than on a standard graduation night.

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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 Oro Valley Republican, who represents Oro Valley and Marana along with other parts of Legislative 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.

Natali Fierros, co-executive Director of Rural Arizona Action, said they were approached by Finchem’s constituents to help organize the recall.

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This is also the first activity for Oro Valley Men’s Health month. Water and a flashlight are required.

Hacienda Del Sol Pop Up Drive Through Sculpture Show. It’s exciting to be re-entering a time in our lives when we can attend events where we actually leave our cars, because it’s safe to be near other people. But it’s unfortunate that we are also re-entering a time in our lives (summer) where we’d really rather not leave our air-conditioned cars. That makes this art display at Hacienda Del Sol a perfect fit for our lives right now. Just drive through the front entrance of the resort and follow the signage to see a gorgeous array of featured art displays—all against a background of lovely desert scenery. On display through Sunday, June 13. Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort,

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Canyon Del Oro: 375 graduates head to more than 100 colleges and schools Continued from P1

let’s make sure that we enter it with an open mind and open arms, as not everyone has the privilege to have those kinds of people in their lives.”

For the 375 graduates of CDO’s 2021 class, more than $9 million in scholarships were granted, including $6.4 million in four-year scholarships and nearly $1 million in athletic and private scholarships. In total, the 375 students were accepted into more than 100 colleges, universities and vocational schools.

Awards for the class also include three National Merit finalists, four National Merit commended students, and 18 athletic scholarships.

“As the saying goes, ‘It takes a village,’ and I have been blessed with an amazing staff here at CDO,” said CDO principal Tara Bulleigh. “As I began to reflect on the Class of 2021, I quickly realized I have a very special bond with all of them that they probably don’t even

realize. They came to CDO for the first time in the same year that I did, and now we’ve spent these last four years together learning and growing.”

Bulleigh likened the pandemic to “gravity,” always pulling down over the past year, but said the Class of 2021 always found a way to “levitate” above. As such, Bulleigh gave the students an impromptu dance party to Dua Lipa’s song “Levitating” in place of the multiple cancelled school dances over the past year.

“You have all made history because you have now been through an entire school year like no other person on this planet at any time: You went through your entire senior year of high school during a pandemic,” Bulleigh said.

“This is a time in all of our histories when we will look back and realize that our livelihoods were challenged.

We were challenged to find new ways of learning and communicating, new ways of socializing and new ways of surviving. You all have faced this difficult year full of changes head on.”

And while valedictorian Aaron Trinh didn’t want to dwell too much on the difficulties of the past year, he did acknowledge how he and his classmates juggled schoolwork, extracurriculars, and isolation with evident success. For his speech, Trinh listed three life lessons he learned over high school that he hopes will guide his peers in the future. Firstly, don’t make life easy, or you’ll never grow. Second, explore your passions, because “Pursue what you love, and happiness will come to you.” And finally, think creatively about the world, and others’ viewpoints.

“Truly embracing these three concepts, however simple or complex they may be, has made me the person I am today. And I hope that you will also embrace them in the years to come,” Trinh said. “I’d also like to personally extend appreciation to the parents, teachers, counsellors and staff that have made our education possible. The amount of motivation and care

that they’ve invested in us is unprecedented. The glow of their endeavors evidently shines through the fissures of this year.”

Before the caps flew into the air, Amphitheater Unified School District superintendent Todd Jaeger also celebrated the unorthodox graduating class, which included his own son Josh.

“No year has felt like more of an honor than this one,” Jaeger said. “High school graduations always mark new beginnings in life, for the graduates and their families and the school teachers and other personnel who have invested so much of their lives into supporting you.

And like any year before, those of us who surround you tonight feel pride, love and respect for you. So to be a part of this annual rite of passage, and to see you in-person on this field which belongs to you forever, is a gift beyond measure. But for you graduates, for the Class of 2021, your graduation means so much more to so many more.”

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local group in coordination with the Marana Unified School District is collecting school supplies for students in need.

The Youth Education Supporters (YES), formed in March by Dot Santy, is working with the Student Services department to supply hundreds of students with backpacks filled with necessary school supplies for different grade levels for the next school year.

Due to the pandemic, the MUSD Student Services department held a drive-thru event last year and this year, with the help of YES, will do the same, according to the Director of Student Services Dr. Cynthia Ruich. With YES raising funds and collecting donations, the department will distribute the backpacks at their drive-thru event on July 22 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Early Learning and Resource Center on 7651 N. Oldfather Drive (formerly the Thornydale Elementary School).

Because of the pandemic, Ruich said it’s hard to determine the level of need but hopes to provide supplies for about 700 or more students.

She said they can make some estimates to the level of need based on the student population and the number of students receiving free or reduced school lunch, but this does not account for all the students that may need supplies for the coming school year. For the drive-thru event, YES and the department of Student Services are requesting cash or

supply donations.

The event is an opportunity to supply students with “what they need to be successful for the school year,” said Ruich, including supplies that the student of the 21st century needs, including headphones or earbuds and a Chromebook laptop.

However, Ruich said they try to provide students with the same kinds of supplies their peers would have.

“To fit in that’s one thing that they really strive for and that’s to have the same things as their peers,” said Ruich.

With the help of YES, they

Supplies Needed: K-2nd Grade Expo Dry Erase Markers Pack of Ticonderoga Pencils Watercolor paints Glue sticks/glue Crayons Safety Scissors Headphones Wide Ruled Spiral Notebooks x 3 2-Pocket Folders Markers Composition Notebook 3rd - 6th Grade Expo Dry Erase Markers Pack of Pencils Erasers Crayons Markers Earbuds Colored Pencils Spiral Notebooks Loose Filler Paper 1 inch binder 2-Pocket Folders x 3 Glue/Glue Sticks Composition Books x 3 Ruler 7th and 8th Grade Expo Dry Erase Markers

were able to purchase Jansport backpacks, which they will fill and provide to any family that arrives at the drive-thru event.

In order to prepare for the event, YES continues to take donations and requests checks be sent to MUSD/Early Learning & Resource Center (Attn: Christina Noriega at 7651 N Oldfather Drive, Tucson, AZ 85741). Backpack and school supplies donations can be placed in a donation box located at Amy’s Nails DM Center, Dell Webb Saguaro Center, Marana City Hall Lobby or Tompkins Family Chiropractic, 7620 N. Hartman Lane.

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Finchem: Rural Arizonans for Accountability aims for recall Continued from P1

“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.

“Threats by big money lawyers will not scare us away from recalling a dishonest politician that believes he is too important to do the job voters just hired him to do,” said Rural Arizonans for Accountability in a statement on May 13, “We hope that instead of pursuing this friv-

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olous lawsuit, Mr. Finchem comes home to District 11 and does something he seems reluctant to do, work to improve the lives of his constituents.”

Finchem did not responded to requests for comment from Tucson Local Media.

While the recall was spurred by his tweets during the Jan. 6 Insurrection and an election integrity hearing he held featuring Rudy Guiliani on Nov. 30, 2020, Fierros said they have seen growing support for his recall with Finchem’s continued interviews regarding the election audit in Maricopa County, his announcement to campaign for Arizona Secretary of State and the fight between one of Finchem’s supporters and a recall canvasser.

“His growing absurdity and the outlandishness of what he’s doing and then for him to announce that he’s running for Secretary of State, who in Arizona is the second line for the governorship and who would be controlling our election system, that heightens the awareness of the everyday person,” said Fierros.

Finchem filed to run for Secretary of State 25 days after Rural Arizonans launched the recall effort against him. He has based his platform on promises to stop voter fraud and has had several interviews with various internet news sites about the Maricopa County’s election audit,

including a known QAnon channel, RedPill78.

“It’s all compiled, it’s the cease and desist. Secretary state filing, the audit, spending all his time in Maricopa County. He’s making a case for us, that clearly he’s more interested in being on internet shows that allow them to raise money for his new pursuit of Secretary of State,” said Fierros.

She also noted there has been greater interest in the recall after a man later identified as Melvyn Hockett fought with a canvasser from Rural Arizonans for Accountability, Aimee Carrillo, and ripped about 17 signed petitions.

According to the May 14 police report, while sitting outside of the Oro Valley Library, Carrillo said Hockett began yelling at her. Hockett grabbed her clipboard and they pulled it back and forth until Carrillo was able to regain it, although Hockett proceeded to rip the petitions.

When police spoke with Hockett at his home, he still appeared upset. He said he’d been harassed by a female. In the report, the officer wrote that Hockett said “she kept wanting him to sign a petition and he kept saying no.” Hockett admitted to being frustrated and ripping up her paperwork. He was cited for disorderly conduct and then released at his residence.

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young kids. Creating a better place for them to grow up was my motivation to get involved in the first place, but this incident makes me feel like I have to work even harder, motivating me to do more for my community and all of Arizona,” said Carrillo, who has declined interviews, in a statement through Rural Arizonans.

“Violence is not the way to get things done or settle political disagreements.

Having voter’s signatures taken from my hand and torn up isn’t going to stop me from petitioning to remove Mark Finchem. As Arizonans, we have a right to petition and voters have a right to sign petitions and I won’t let this incident prevent me from doing my part.”

Toni Cani, a spokesperson for the Recall Finchem campaign, said the canvassers are trained to de-escalate and there have been other instances where canvassers have faced someone who was upset or angry. They have since made changes to how they send out their canvassers to maintain their safety.

Fierros said the incident has emboldened their canvassers and everyday folks.

“I think people can identify a bully and when they see something happening like that I think the response that we’ve seen has been that people are doubling down,” said Fierros. “It’s united us and that

The Oro Valley Republican, who represents Oro Valley and Marana along with other parts of Legislative District 11, faces a recall by Rural Arizonans for Accountability. Photo by Gage Skidmore.

we won’t be deterred and we won’t be intimidated.”

While Fierros said Finchem’s actions directly affect District 11 constituents, not holding him accountable would deter democracy.

“Without accountability. It breeds cynicism and cynicism diminishes democracy’” said Fierros.

“And ultimately, that hurts us as a state and us as a nation. What Mark Finchem is doing is not new. It’s not isolated to just him.…

When this kind of behavior goes unchecked, you see what he does next is,

on Twitter and Facebook

‘Let me go for a higher office where I will have more power.’ Left unchecked, not held accountable, it becomes a bigger issue so now not only is it LD-11 constituents who are being marginalized. Now you’re talking about millions of voters in the state of Arizona who will be dealing with Mark Finchem.”

The recall effort would need a minimum of 24,775 valid signatures from registered voters in District 11

by July 8 to succeed. Fierros believes they will meet that deadline and said they are over halfway there.

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s a DACA student, Marcko Burrola faced big barriers for entry into college. But this month, he graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration, with an emphasis in marketing and a Spanish minor.

As a senior at Sunnyside High School and one of the top 50 students in his class, Burrola was a prime candidate to receive scholarships, but because of his status as an undocumented student, he was losing out on those financial opportunities.

Luckily, Burrola learned about and applied to College Success Arizona, a scholarship and advising program for those who may find it difficult to pursue a post-secondary education.

Burrola made some strategic choices after receiving his scholarship from College Success Arizona. With a full-ride scholarship to Pima Community College, Burrola decided to attend community college first before transferring to the University of Arizona because as a DACA student he had

to pay out-of-state tuition, about twice that of in-state.

In his second and final year at Pima Community College and after 23 years, Burrola’s mother attained legal status, meaning Burrola also attained legal status. He then transferred to the University of Arizona, with aspirations of studying criminal justice and Spanish translation. However, Burrola had doubts about what he really wanted to pursue as a career.

After telling his College Success adviser his interests in business, she helped him make the right connections, which led him to the Eller College of Management.

Despite the support he received from College Success and later as a member of the Hispanic Honorary at Eller, Burrola faced negative feedback from some advisors in the college who did not think he would succeed.

“I just spoke to the wrong people and maybe they weren’t careful with what they said and I took that very personally,” said Burrola. “I reached out and I didn’t get the answer that I wanted and it just kind of made me feel even more down and even more negative about

where I stood and if I made the right decision or what I wanted to do with my life.”

Burrola felt like he was not the perfect candidate for Eller as someone who had not studied business before and tried to tailor his experiences to the business school, only to realize his unique experience set him apart.

Throughout his time at Pima and then the university, he worked to pay for his living expenses as well as school books and materials, because as a “first gen college student, you don’t have the privilege to just be a fulltime college student.” He would work on his homework before work in his car and during his 30 minute break, then after work.

Even if he did not have to work and he could go back in time, Burrola said he would still work while attending school.

“It prepares you and it teaches you to be a little bit more humble and more appreciative of that full time job after college,” said Burrola who worked at a fast food restaurant. “It would give me that motivation to say, ‘I personally don’t want to keep doing this for the rest of my life so I want to go

to college so I can be able to work where I want to work, where I love to work.’”

Burrola thanked his parents for making him the person he is today, and said he learned his work ethic from them.

He remembers his mother attended tutoring classes after school with him so she could learn to do his homework and be sure Burrola was completing it correctly and also learned English alongside him.

“As a child you can learn so much faster, but her being in a country where she didn’t know the language as much and she was scared to be profiled or discriminated, she could still go and ask for help to teach her so I could

know, and my dad I would always see him waking up really early, working two jobs just to be able to help us have a home, have AC, being able to go to school, have good shoes, a good backpack,” said Burrola.

Burrola has accepted a position with TTI (Techtronic Industries) as an event marketing specialist and plans to continue his education in the future to pursue a doctorate degree. He hopes to inspire and help other DACA students to achieve their goals.

“I don’t want those students to feel like they’re stuck or like it’s impossible because there’s so much talent out there, especially for DACA students, because DACA

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students work so much, and they work so hard and so do first gen students, to get to where they are,” said Burrola.

“I want them to continue to achieve their goals and break the stereotypes and break the statistics.”

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or at least 10 years, and for transparent reasons, the Town of Oro Valley has wanted to annex the Westward Look.

The 78-acre resort—officially the Wyndham Westward Look Grand Resort and Spa—is a tax-generating, prestigious destination, one of the half-dozen or so

major properties that have lured visitors and meeting business to Southern Arizona for decades.

On May 21, after an exhaustive process, analysis, negotiation and decision-making, the Westward Look became part of Oro Valley.

Our Chamber is pleased to welcome The Look.

Contiguity allowed the annexation in the first place.

Within the Suffolk Hills

subdivision, at the Look’s northwest edge, the Town and the Westward Look have shared a 547-foot common boundary, above the required minimum of 300 feet for annexation. Adjacency is a prerequisite to annexation; motivation is a requirement. And, in 2020, both parties had it.

Why would Oro Valley want to annex the Westward Look? That’s easy. Revenue, which is ultimately the reason any government would absorb existing businesses.

According to a November 2020 study prepared by Applied Economics, with the receipt of sales, utilities and lodging tax revenues, within 10 years the town can expect a “positive annual net impact of about $916,000 per year for the existing resort,” with an additional $61,000 to $562,000 in fees and taxes paid for any new development along Ina Road. Oro Valley spends about $40 million a year to provide the services and infrastructure we all enjoy, so adding not less than 2.5% to the pie is certainly in the best inter-

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ests of the community and its citizens.

There’s also a prestige the Westward Look brings to Oro Valley. It’s a drawing card, shining now with a $10 million refurbishment, joining El Conquistador Tucson, A Hilton Resort as Oro Valley’s second front door to the world.

Why would the Westward Look want to be annexed into Oro Valley? Again, the motivation is financial. The pandemic has pounded the hospitality industry, wiping out meeting and convention business, and whittling leisure stays. For its long-term viability, ownership of the Westward Look sought new permissions and new zoning on a total of 18 acres of undeveloped land directly north of Ina on either side of Westward Look Drive. It has now gained such permissions, within a sometimes dizzying array of development alternatives that range from apartments, attached single-family residential and hotel uses to commercial, office and restaurant businesses.

Of course, the residential neighbors of the Westward Look are less than enthused about seeing Ina-bordering property developed.

That’s understandable, and respected. Any time development is proposed near homes, neighbors exercise their legitimate rights to

protect their private property and their way of life.

The Look’s neighbors have spoken, loud and clear, in several neighborhood meetings via Zoom during the pandemic, two hearings before the Town’s Planning and Zoning Commission, two hearings before the Oro Valley Town Council, and innumerable emails and conversations with town officials. With emotion, they have expressed concerns regarding compatibility of use, land use transitions, open space, wildlife conservation, building height, buffer yard expansion, traffic, lighting, privacy, allowed uses, maturity of trees, location of dumpsters—all valid, all heard repeatedly, and many addressed.

Up front, and throughout, the Town agreed that a previously designated 20.5-acre parcel of open space within the resort shall be protected from development. Additionally, the Town has agreed to take primacy over that section of Ina Road, and to resurface and relandscape a portion of Westward Look Drive now, rather than later. All that is right and appropriate.

As the Oro Valley Chamber president/CEO for 10 years, as a supporter of smart growth and as an OV resident since 2007, I have watched Oro Valley government up close. Its

processes, and its commitment to public involvement, can be lengthy and difficult. More than a few times I have shaken my head in exhaustion.

But thorough process and public participation are core values in Oro Valley. This government listens to neighbors, and the development community must respond.

When it comes to development in Oro Valley, nobody gets everything they want, but everyone gets something.

That’s how Oro Valley goes about its business.

We hope neighbors recognize their beautiful place is close to greater Tucson’s second-busiest intersection, Ina and Oracle. Growth on the north side of Ina is coming. The challenge is to make development palatable to neighbors while serving the needs of private owners, governments, the public at large and the land itself.

Neighbors will raise their voices again when development moves forward, as they should. And they’ll be heard.

Oro Valley staff has expressed its “commitment to quality development” along Ina Road. So it shall be. In Oro Valley, quality development is always the final result.

Welcome to Oro Valley, Westward Look!

Dave Perry is president/ CEO of the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce

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tate Rep. Mark Finchem is facing a recall. Why? Because he is fighting for Voter Integrity for the people he Represents? He just wants your vote to count.

Don’t you?

The 10,000 people who signed the petition, have you met him? The people organizing the recall, have you met him? Well, I have met him and trust me, he is passionate about preserving his constituents their right to a free and fair election—an election process that Federal electors are trying to take away from the States and Federalize Elections in HR-1 (S-1) bills in the Congress of the United States of America.

Don’t let them do it. Voter ID is good and ballot harvesting is not. And trust that Mark Finchem is fighting for your freedoms and rights.

Elections matter, right? So before you recall someone who is passionately fighting for you and your state rights to a fair election, meet him first. The recall efforts say that Mark stoked voter fraud conspiracies. Voter regulations are the responsibility of your state legislators and when the responsibility is taken

away from them and rules changed, don’t you just wonder why? That’s not a conspiracy, that’s a fact!

— Pamela Furrie Oro Valley resident

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t the recent recall effort for Rep. Mark Finchem at the Oro Valley Library last week, disgruntled Finchem supporter Melvyn Hockwitt didn’t seem to understand freedom of speech, along with the freedom to petition the government in a recall drive to oust Finchem. News reports show that the Oro Valley Police charged Mr. Hockwitt with disorderly conduct a Class 1 misdemeanor. Mr. Hockwitt claimed that asking him to sign the recall petition “got under his skin.” I guess having a free and fair election for President also got under Mr. Hockwitt’s skin.

I’m sure that Finchem doesn’t condone this kind of behavior from a supporter but he should be held accountable for the reason for the recall in the first place: his misguided association with the Oath Keepers, his traveling to Washington D.C.

to participate in the Stop the Steal all because he didn’t like the result of a free and fair election. Finchem also admitted that he did go to the Capitol, but he didn’t participate in the tragic events that followed.

Finchem doesn’t seem to understand that his words and actions have consequences. His false statements in the past haven’t seemed to have any effect on keeping him from to telling the truth.

Like at the New Life Bible Fellowship, where he said “There is a vast conspiracy linking Palestinian terrorist groups, La Raza activists, training camps in Northern Mexico, drug traffickers and Muslim student associations in Arizona.” Or when he claimed that he was being “inundated with calls, e-mails, letters and phone calls regarding HB 2002 to block educators from engaging in classroom political advocacy, but public records request from the Arizona Republic found he heard from just one. Being a good conservative Republican, Finchem knows this saying from the Bible: “If anyone knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is a sin for them.” (James 4: 17) — Clyde Steele Oro Valley resident

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t seems like forever ago that we entered the start of the 2020-21 school year, hopeful that the pandemic could be kept sufficiently at bay, enough to allow some semblance of normalcy for high school student-athletes, and, at the same time, fearful that an entire year would be lost, one for seniors that would be lost forever. But get through it we did—we being athletes, coaches, parents, and fans.

There were forfeits and rule changes and too much heartbreak, but we made it through to the other side.

Everyone involved needs to be applauded for putting in the work and dealing with the weirdness. Here’s a look at those Northwest-side teams that did just a little bit better than others this year.

• Girls Golf: Ironwood Ridge’s girls won the only state championship this year for a Northwest school, edging out Cactus Shadows by two strokes over the two-day event. It was a squeaker. The top four Cactus Shadows players finished 1st, tied for 4th, 10th and 11th, while the top four Nighthawks finished 2nd, 3rd, tied for 4th and 12th.

The top player from Cactus Shadows will move on to Arizona State next year,

while Ironwood Ridge returns all five of their top players, making the Nighthawks prohibitive favorites to repeat as State champs.

• Boys Golf: The Ironwood Ridge boys had a solid season, finishing 8th at state.

• Boys Swimming and Diving: The Lions of Pusch Ridge finished 14th in the State in the D-III standings, while Ironwood Ridge and Canyon Del Oro finished 6th and 7th, respectively, in D-II. • Girls Swimming and Diving: Canyon Del Oro grabbed the 10th spot at state in D-II. • Football: Amphi was well on its way to returning to its glory days, going a perfect 4-0 before the season was shut down due to COVID concerns. The Panthers outscored their four opponents by a combined score of 156-36.

• Girls Volleyball: Perennial powerhouse Ironwood Ridge had something of a down year, but still made it to the second round of the state tournament.

• Girls Basketball: Flowing Wells made it all the way to the 5A state championship game. They (and everybody else in the tournament) caught a giant break when top-seeded Casteel High had to forfeit its first-round game due to COVID. But the Cabs still had to win three tough

games to reach the title game. They should be very good again next year, as well.

• Boys Basketball: The four 5A teams in the area all beat each other in the regular season and each missed crucial games due to COVID. Because of that, they all finished out of the Top 16 and missed going to state. Marana finished 19th, Ironwood Ridge was 22nd, Mountain View was 23rd, and Flowing Wells was 24th.

The boys basketball team that had the best season was Amphi. The Panthers actually won their division, but because of special COVID-season rules implemented by the AIA, they missed out on the 4A state tournament.

• Girls Soccer: Pusch Ridge and Ironwood Ridge each made it to state in their respective divisions.

The Nighthawks lost in the first round, while the Lions reached the second round.

• Boys Soccer: Canyon Del Oro and Pusch Ridge both made it to state, but both lost in the first round.

• Boys Wrestling: Mountain View had a spectacular year, finishing second at state. Ironwoods Ridge’s boys came in fourth.

• Girls Wrestling: In the relatively new sport, Canyon Del Oro’s girls finished 10th in the State.

• Baseball: After be-

Ironwood Ridge Girls Golf won the only state championship this year for a Northwest school, edging out Cactus Shadows by two strokes over the two-day event. Courtesy photo.

ing top-ranked in the state for much of the regular season, the Canyon Del Oro Dorados reached the State semifinals, where they suffered a surprising loss when their usually potent offense went cold.

• Softball: Mountain View made it to the second round of the 5A state tournament, but Ironwood Ridge went a step further, reaching the Final Four. In the 4A, CDO also reached the Final Four at State.

• Boys Volleyball: Mountain View had a great season, reaching the second round of the 5A state tournament.

• Beach Volleyball: Ironwood Ridge reached the second round of the Division I state tournament before losing a 3-2 heartbreaker. In

Division II, Canyon Del Oro reached the state tournament as a team, losing in the first round. But then, in the pairs tournament, the team of Katie Call and Morgan Hains won two nail-biters to advance to the semifinals. In pairs, it is best-of-three and both of their wins went to three games.

• Boys Tennis: Ironwood Ridge and Canyon Del Oro had identical 9-2 records in the regular season, but because of the AIA’s convoluted Power Point system, Ironwood Ridge was ranked 12th and made it to State, while CDO finished 17th and just missed the Tournament.

• Girls Tennis: Pusch Ridge had a perfect 11-0 regular season and reached the second round of state.

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Know Us, Know Your Community

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Tomorrow never comes because it’s always today. Similarly, a problem can only be solved by the one having it. To anyone who doesn’t see it as a problem, it isn’t. If you see something as a problem, then it’s automatically partly yours to solve. This week the lines of responsibility will blur, shift and change.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). A warm embrace is not always the most loving thing to do. To present a cool detachment can be a kind of offering. It sets up a challenge for others -- a space to cross and an invitation to employ inner resources to bridge the gap in their own unique way. Your mindful inconsistencies of behavior will surprise and excite.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Too much busy movement will be counterproductive, as the work that most needs to be done (healing, ideating, energizing) will be accomplished in moments that appear, to the outside observer, idle. Everyone wins when you make sacred your blocks of designated nothing time, even if you must schedule them to do so.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Contentment and ambition both live inside you, but it is not possible to embody both these things at once.

You’ll alternate between the modes this week as you decide exactly what you want and at what time you can fall unapologetically and fully into a fiery ambition that will fuel your rapid progress.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). While a sense of belonging brings comfort, comfort is low on your list of priorities and way below things like principles and goal-getting. If you had to choose, you’d rather forward the interests you are passionate about than do all it takes to fit in with a group that doesn’t share your values.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When the group is hopeful, you’ll think about what could go wrong and ask the questions that will help everyone prepare to be confident in a variety of scenarios. This isn’t pessimism; rather, it’s for the sake of balance. When the group is pessimistic, you’ll balance by being hopeful and buoying all.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The somewhat cynical formula of Roman emperors for keeping keep the masses content, “Panem et circenses,” translates to, “Bread and circuses.”While you can dole out treats and fun like a pro, you want to give others something much more substantial; consider opportunities to participate in purposeful projects.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The quest for beauty is always worthwhile no matter what you find. Even if you come up empty-handed, the journey attunes you to witness wonders when they happen to come along. The more attuned you get, the more wonders you witness until you start to realize that it’s the ability to see beauty that is the real quest.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Any number of crummy ideas will float to mind like flotsam and jetsam. Recognize garbage for what it is.

Filter it away from the good stuff. Thinking an unhelpful thing isn’t so harmful, as long as you don’t start believing it. Question your thoughts.

Make them prove themselves and earn their place in your head.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Some people enjoy snakes, and some people are terrified of them.

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lmost as fast as the nation entered quarantine more than a year ago, businesses and governments are now lifting mask mandates and COVID restrictions. Earlier this month, the CDC announced those who are fully vaccinated no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, except where required by state or local rules. This new guidance includes activities like shopping and eating, and allows for domestic flights without testing.

Although a full vaccination removes most mask requirements, the CDC acknowledges vaccinations don’t prevent all cases, and says indoor events pose a “minimal risk,” but not no risk at all.

“I think it’s completely appropriate,” said Kelly Reynolds, a professor at the University of Arizona’s College of Public Health.

“We have a lot of evidence now that vaccinated people are not really transmitting the virus to others, and they’re protected themselves. It seems like an appropriate guideline to loosen those restrictions. Obviously there’s challenges with knowing who is vaccinated and who is not, so the key point here is vaccination.”

Reynolds, PhD, is department chair for UA’s Department of Community, Environment and Policy. She also serves as director of UA’s Environment, Exposure Science and Risk Assessment Center, and has researched water quality, food safety and disease transmission for decades.

Reynolds still urges caution because of unknowns regarding the vaccine, and the large portion of people unvaccinated.

According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, more than 40% of Arizonans are now vaccinated, equaling 3 million people who have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine. Reynolds lists the incidence of vaccine “breakthrough” cases, the uncertain longevity of the vaccine, and how compromised people build immunity as some of the most important remaining questions.

“One of the ways the CDC makes decisions about their recommendations is by looking at the probabilities in the population, not necessarily these smaller groups that have rarer cases that don’t follow the general norm,” Reynolds said. “We still have a ways to go, and I think that’s where the difficulty comes in. If you’re not vaccinated, then you still really need to adhere to a lot of protections.

And now even more so, because other people are not going to be masked.

If you’re not vaccinated and not wearing a mask, perhaps going with the peer group, you’re putting yourself at higher risk.”

The CDC has stated that those fully vaccinated can resume the activities they did prior to the pandemic, but still wear a mask when required and still watch out for symptoms of COVID-19.

“Vaccines are good, but not perfect,” says Joe Gerald, PhD, an associate professor in the UA College of Public Health who has operated a weekly COVID report throughout the pandemic. “Through the course of the pandemic, we should have viewed outdoor events as safer than we did. Of course, the greatest risk is in places like gyms, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and churches.

These places have drawn a large number of transmissions. But if you’re vaccinated, the outdoors are safe, and people need to get outdoors.”

Throughout the pandemic, there has been an emphasis on sanitizing surfaces to avoid the hand-to-surface-to-face route of infection. However, Reynolds says the virus really doesn’t survive well on surfaces, and so the efforts to disinfecting surfaces should not be

people’s primary focus.

“There’s so much we know now that we didn’t know a year ago. It was summertime a year ago when Arizona was leading the nation in the number of cases and hospitalizations, and that was largely because we all went inside when things started heating up. Something we learned that is validated by real life is how the virus circulates very well in indoor environments.

There’s new evidence now that when you’re indoors and there’s good air circulation, it might not matter if you’re six feet apart or 60 feet apart: the virus is being spread in indoor environments,” Reynolds said. “Circulating air can dilute the virus, but you need to get it out of the building. There needs to be air exchange, not just circulation.”

Though sanitizing surfaces isn’t the primary method of reducing COVID, it has proved effective against other contagions like influenza and norovirus. In fact, the CDC estimates that 22,000 Americans died from the flu in the 2019-2020 season, more than 10,000 fewer than each of the previous three flu seasons.

“There has been a cultural shift in terms of recognizing the importance of hygiene and social distancing. Even though we know in indoor environments social distancing is

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Health experts say vaccination remains the key to stopping the pandemic. not that effective because of the air-circulation issue, avoiding large crowds in general does reduce the risk of person-to-person transmission,” Reynolds said. “But some of those habits have adverse effects, like social isolation, anxiety and depression.

The loss of human contact can really affect quality of life. So I think we’re really going to be doing a lot of reflecting back on this pandemic and finding that right balance between reducing risk of infection and the relative risk of social isolation.”

While removing masking requirements for fully vaccinated individuals is a welcome sight, the CDC still has directives for those unvaccinated, and plans to

keep those even after states fully roll back their most basic COVID protocols.

“The greatest barrier now is the hesitancy for getting the vaccine,” Reynolds said. “Early on, people were standing in lines and doing whatever they could to get the vaccine, and we’ve gotten the vaccine to those people.

Now we have the vaccine waiting to be delivered, and there’s not a big line of people waiting to get them. So the message really is that the vaccine has been the big difference in reducing the restrictions and being able to get people back together. So we want to get more people to trust the vaccine. The data is high efficacy and low side-effects.”

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or the last year or so, we haven’t really had a good answer to the question “What have you been up to lately?” But with about half of all adults in Pima County vaccinated and more getting their shot every day, it seems like the pandemic is slowly starting to fade away.

Not that you shouldn’t continue to take precautions such as wearing masks in crowded situations with strangers and frequently washing your hands. And with more variant strains spreading, it’s important to consider the risk when unvaccinated children are involved. The virus hasn’t vanished yet but we’re (*crosses fingers*) past the worst of it.

There’s a reason that Tucson ended up on Travel + Leisure’s list of the Top 50 Places to Travel in 2021 and Condé Nast Traveler’s list 2021 Hot List: It’s fun place to be! It’s certainly been too long since we’ve sought out many of our favorite adventures in this town, so here’s a calendar that can guide you through what’s going on this summer. Get out, have fun, stay well!

CAMPS & KIDS STUFF Camp Groundworks.

Hopefully the youth in your life get to spend a lot of time at Groundworks—the youth-driven, nonprofit community arts space in town— this summer. They’ve got lots of great stuff coming up, but

Puppet Camp they’re kicking the summer off with Camp Groundworks, a summer camp-themed celebration that includes a virtual live stream with local musicians, a mural scavenger hunt, an art showcase and an auction. They’ve faced a lot of challenges in their first two years, but the “little nonprofit that could” is still forging ahead, and this is a great way to celebrate it. Participating is free, but donations are greatly participated to fund other events throughout the year.

10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 29.

Groundworkstucson.com Desert Museum Summer Camps. Whether your kids are itching to leave the house to do some exploring, or they’d rather learn about the desert from the air-conditioned comfort of home, the Desert Museum has some exciting offerings this summer, including a virtual camp, a camp onsite

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at the museum, a camp up on Mount Lemmon and a camp that combines both art and science. Camps run in June and July – just check the kids camp page at desertmuseumtucson.org for more info on which programs are geared toward your child’s age. There’s really nothing like summer camp, and summer camp after over a year of pandemic weirdness is going to feel extra special. desertmuseum.org Puppet Camp. Puppet camp is for ages 8 to 13, which is not fair, because I am 26 and I want to go to Puppet Camp. The program is hosted by Red Herring Puppets, whose founder, Lisa Sturz, has 40 years of puppetry experience and has worked with Disney, Jim Henson Productions and Lucasfilm. So she definitely, definitely knows what she’s doing.

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Desert Museum Summer Camps puppets with papier mache heads and cloth bodies, create their own vignettes, record their characters voices, and create a soundtrack to their very own puppet show with music and effects. They will also make a shadow puppet and scarf marionette. What a fantastically unique experience for the creative kiddos in your life. 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Final performance is 4 p.m. on Friday. Sessions are June 7 to 11, June 21 to 25 & July 12 to 16. Red Herring Puppets in the Tucson Mall (upper level, between Macy’s and Forever 21). $150. redherringpuppets.com Summer Safari Nights at the Reid Park Zoo. There’s something a little bit magical about getting to spend a summer evening at the zoo with your kids. Watching

the wonder on their faces while they learn all about our fellow members of the animal kingdom and play educational games is special.

And doing it to the sounds of live, local music in the gorgeous setting at the Reid Park Zoo, even more so.

And, hey, if you partake, it might not hurt to know that these nights also feature craft beer, prickly pear margaritas, wine and White Claws. Each week of this program has a different theme, so you can come back as many times as you want and keep learning more. (And FYI: it’s super fun even if you don’t have kids to bring). 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturdays May 15 through Aug. 14. Reid Park Zoo, 3400 Zoo Court. $10.50 adults, $8.50 seniors, $6.50 kids 2 to 14. reidparkzoo.org

Summer at the Children’s Museum. Summer is for the kids, and that’s why we’re so glad that both the Tucson and Oro Valley Children’s Museums will be back in full swing just in time. The Children’s Museum Tucson (200 S. Sixth Ave.) will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week, starting on Memorial Day. The Oro Valley location (11015 N. Oracle Road) will resume a six-day schedule, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Capacity is limited, but fun isn’t! The Tucson location offers half-price admission during extended evening hours with bilingual programming. Both locations have also relaunched MyTime, an inclusion program for families and chilSee Summer Survival, P4

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Summer Survival Continued from P2 dren who need a more supportive environment. And don’t miss Discovery Nights, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

ART Hacienda Del Sol Pop Up Drive Through Sculpture Show. Maybe you’ve gotten used to being able to quasi-interact with the world and view new parts of it without leaving your car. And, while you might not be able to make every part of your life work with that preference (for example, you usually still have to leave the car for things like surgery, or getting on a flight), with this event, you can have it the way you want it. This exhibit

started last summer at Hacienda Del Sol, and now they’re making it annual! Just drive through the front entrance and follow the signage to view a lovely array of art pieces on display in the desert. On display through Sunday, June 13. Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort, 5501 N. Hacienda Del Sol Road. Free.

Artists Studio Tour and Sale. Do you ever miss DVDs? They had those amazing special features section with things like deleted scenes, bloopers and behind-the-scenes content.

There’s just something cool about going behind the scenes and seeing how art is made. That’s one reason why this double show, which features both art for sale and

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studio tours, makes for an excellent summer outing.

Don Baker, who works with rusted steel on canvas, is doing a retrospective. And Risa Waldt is showing her spring collection paintings. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 12, and Sunday, June 13. Don Baker is at 16530 N. Ridge Rock Road. Risa Waldt is at 65650 E. Edwin Road.

MISCELLANEOUS FUN Sunset Yoga at Armory Park. If you’re anything like me, you’ve thought about taking up yoga many, many times. It’s supposed to be good for you joints, right?

And your mind? And it looks like it feels so good?

People who do yoga always just seem to have it together.

Maybe this is the summer where you take up yoga in a free Wednesday evening class at the park. They’ll even

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Yoga at Amory Park have occasional special guest DJs to help you really get in the groove. Namaste! Please arrive at 6 p.m. to be ready for the yoga session from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evenings throughout the

summer. Armory Park, 222 S. Fifth Ave. Free.

Tucson Cars & Coffee. If you’re a car person, you won’t want to miss this meetup hosted by Obsessions Car Club on second

Saturdays. Get together with a group of fellow enthusiasts and enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of beautiful cars.

Each month of this meetup has a theme. June’s is European cars, July’s is modern

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Summer Safari Nights muscle, August is Mopars and September is GM (it goes on through the fall and winter months too, but this is the Summer Survival Guide!) Grab a coffee, grab your car, and do try to arrive

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early. Lord knows the later you are, the hotter it will be 7 to 10 a.m. on second Saturdays. Lowe’s Home Improvement parking lot, 4075 W. Ina Road. Free.

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ics Fair. Looking to explore some new worlds this summer? You’ll have fun visiting the “Oracles on Oracle,” as they like to call themselves. This group of metaphysical practitioners include gemstone diviners, palm readers, reiki masters, empaths and a variety of intuitive psychic counselors.

Maybe you’re not getting the guidance you need from the realm we normally exist in, or maybe you just think it would be interesting to talk to some of these people. Of course it would! Why not meander down on a Sunday morning this summer? 9 a.m. on third Sundays. (June 20, July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 19) Best Western, 6201 N. Oracle Road. Free.

Oro Valley Movies on the Lawn. On fourth Saturdays throughout the summer, Oro Valley is screening films on a giant, inflatable outdoor screen. Drive up, lay

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If you’ve read this Cheryl Strayed book, you’re in for a real treat with this stage adaptation by Nia Vardalos.

Starring Susan Baker, Tim Tully, Emily Gates and Richard Michael Thompson, it’s based on Strayed’s experience as the advice columnist behind “Dear Sugar.” (Who among us doesn’t think we could probably run an advice column, despite a total lack of qualifications?) It’s a touching, surprising show about coming unstuck and finding the courage to ask questions. Showing from Wednesday, June 9, to Sunday, June 20 at Invisible The-

atre, 1400 N. First Ave. $40 GA, $20 students. Showtimes are at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Be sure to also check out a reprise of this spring’s hit, “Gloria: A Life”, about famed feminist Gloria Steinem. It runs Aug. 18-29.

written or created by female artists, this season certainly looks promising. First up is “My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend,” a musical based on the true story of Broadway performer Charissa Bertels.

The show is going on tour after playing in Arizona, so don’t miss your chance to see it. Sept. 25 to Oct. 16. Arizona Theatre Company, 330 S. Scott Ave. arizonatheatre.org

Arizona Theatre Company’s 54th Season. At the tail end of the summer, ATC will be kicking off its 2021/2022 season. Because we’ve pretty much all been having a bad time the past year or so, the team has curated productions that tell stories about learning to heal and to love others. With three plays and three musicals (including one musical about RBG and Sandra Day O’Connor), five of which are

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Live Theatre Workshop has been using its parking lot this past year to accommodate drive-in outdoor plays. But the three summer shows will move indoors, with a limited number of seats. “A Life in the Theatre,”

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