Explorer, Nov. 10, 2021

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LIGHT OF LIFE

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A new compilation album of Tucson musicians is raising money for Homicide Survivors Inc. The album “Luz de Vida II” features artists like Calexico, XIXA, Dr. Dog and Tracy Shedd. Read more on page 11.

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DAV Chapter 4, began serving the military in 1969 as a flight engineer during the Vietnam War. Like many during the war, Morales was exposed to Agent Orange.

“I got a cup of coffee in the styrofoam cup, about a mile away I could see them spraying Agent Orange,” Morales said.

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s COVID cases rise again, Pima County and other local government agencies are struggling to lower transmission amid an increase in public events.

Dr. Joe Gerald, an epidemiologist with the UA Zuckerman School of Public Health who has been tracking COVID cases since the virus first arrived in Arizona, noted that for the week ending Oct. 31, Arizona had 260 new cases per 100,000 residents, a 25% jump compared to just two weeks earlier, when cases were just 203 per 100K residents.

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Hot Picks “Day of the Cowboy” at Madaras Gallery. The foothills art gallery by Diana Madaras is celebrating the national “Day of the Cowboy” with lasso demos and a talk from real-life Arizona cowboys. Alan Day and Russell True will both speak at the Gallery to share their experiences and sign books.

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Born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Barraza-Díaz graduated with honors from the Master in Guitar Alicante (Spain), a special program where Misael studied with world-class artists. As the concert takes place outdoors in the garden, there will also be beer and wine, prickly pear lemonade, and prickly pear margaritas for sale. The concert is free with admission and free for members. The concert series is co-hosted by the Tucson Guitar Society. 1:30 to 3 p.m.

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Oro Valley Concert Series 2021. The Town of Oro Valley is continuing their collaboration with the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance this week with a “Boogie Woogie Salute to Veterans.” Performer Mr. Boogie Woogie com-

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bines old school rhythm & blues and flashy piano playing for a memorable performance. The Oro Valley Concert Series supports local musicians with the opportunity to perform monthly in the community’s largest shopping center. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11. Free.

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OUR TOWN

MHC presents a balloon festival OV Police Chief Kara Riley will be on hand for Paws and Pizza event this weekend Colleen Forsyth

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loat toward the third annual MHC BalloonFest on Saturday, Nov. 13.

This year the MHC campus is featuring the balloon festival to bring fun to local residents. After having to skip last year because of coronavirus, this year’s event is put on with the hope of giving people a safe event to attend.

Marana Skydive will kick things off with a fly-in. Attendees will also discover 30 food trucks, a raffle, a classic car show with more than 50 cars put on by the Tucson Street Rod Association, 10 hot air balloons for an evening glow event, two hot air balloons available for rides and a fireworks display at the end of the evening.

Stephen Stone, director of development at the MHC Foundation, joined with another colleague to put together the balloon festival with the hope of entertaining attendees while raising money for a good cause.

“A few years ago we were kicking ideas around to have a fundraiser that was not another rubber-chicken standard gala,” Stone said. “Years ago, there was a smaller balloon festival that used to happen and it died off. We decided to resurrect it and the first year we thought a few

hundred people would show up and knew we were onto something good when 7,500 people showed up.”

The money raised from the MHC Balloon festival goes to help fund MHC’s developing program to help new physicians complete residency requirements. The goal is that as physicians complete their training in Southern Arizona, some decide to stay, becoming a part of the community.

“The nation and Arizona is facing a severe physician shortage,” Stone said. “We need thousands of physicians—in Arizona alone, we are short 12,000. One way we can help address this is raising money to help cover the costs of helping new physicians complete their training.”

Stone said the costs associated with pushing one physician through training and completing all administrative and licensing requirements can run $100,000. The MHC Balloon festival is one way the healthcare group hopes to expand on how many new physicians they can help.

There will also be beer available from Finley distributors and activities for the kids, including jumping castles and obstacle courses.

Several bands will provide live music and the Marana Police Department, Pima County Sheriff’s Department and Northwest Fire will host

booths with special exhibits.

The festival will run from 3 to 9 p.m., but balloon activities will be weather dependent.

General admission is $10 a person, with children under 6 free. Parking is available at no cost. Tickets are available via Eventbrite. Most activities are included with general admission but beer sales, wine tasting, tethered balloon rides and food vendors require separate payment.

All participants are encouraged to wear comfortable closed-toe walking shoes. As the event goes into the evening, people are also encouraged to bring a sweater or light jacket to accommodate cooler temperatures.

This is a cash-only event with vendors not accepting electronic payments. ATMs will be on-site for convenience but anyone attending the festival is encouraged to visit an ATM prior to arrival.

Coronavirus safety protocols include all events taking place outside. Attendees are encouraged to wear masks and hand sanitizer will be available.

The MHC Balloon festival is taking place at the MHC Healthcare Campus at 13395 N. Marana Main St., across from the Marana Town Hall.

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ome out to enjoy Paws and Pizza Wednesday, Nov. 17th at zpizza Tap Room in Oro Valley from 7 to 9 p.m.

Oro Valley Neighborhood Group has an event once a month with the goal of getting people together to help a good cause. This is a chance to network, make new friends and support a local business and organization in the process.

For the November event, 10 percent of all proceeds from food and drinks that night will go to the Lifeline Oro Valley Animal Rescue (also known as LOVAR). LOVAR helps many animals get adopted, including some with special circumstances such as feral animals, senior pets and mothers with litters.

Tickets are $10 online via Eventbrite and $15 at the door. Only cash will be accepted as form of payment on the day of the event.

Special guest Oro Valley Police Chief Kara Riley will be in attendance.

Riley was selected as the Anyone seeking more infor- new Police Chief in Febmation should check out www. ruary 2020. She has been mhcballoonfest.com. a police officer since 1992 and started with the Oro

Valley police department in 2004.

The Oro Valley Neighborhood Group is a social group that places an emphasis on having happy hours on the northwest side. The group’s goal is to help stimulate the economy and has expanded to include networking while providing a chance for people to come together to support local businesses, good company, good causes and the arts all in one place.

Doughty Overturf started the Oro Valley Neighborhood group to help combine her love for the community and helping a good cause.

“Getting people together is something I love to do,” Overturf said. “The community is great and I just wanted to find a way to combine people, music and somehow have all of it come together for not just a good time but also helping people and charities in the process.”

Overturf puts on monthly events, with the themes changing each month. Her love for the community is not confined to one area so she enjoys getting a chance to help a wide range of businesses and charities ranging from animals in need to homeless veterans.

For those with special dietary concerns, zpizza offers organic ingredients and has some vegan varieties. The website features a special nutrition calculator to help customers plan a balanced meal to their own needs and preferences.

Live music will also be played by Corey Spector, a local music legend who plays regularly all over the Tucson area. Since 2010, he has been playing a variety of songs to include everything from the Beatles to Elton John.

Coronavirus precautions include the event being outside as well as indoors to allow for social distancing and spaced seating based on individual comfort levels.

Those who cannot make this event, or who want to go to another event, can check out the December event at El Conquistador Tucson. This holiday-themed event will help the American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 by collecting clothing items and other essentials for homeless veterans and veterans in need.

For more information about this event check out the Oro Valley Neighborhood Group’s Facebook page.

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In a nod to mining, Arizona communities embrace burro racing

By Nick Zeller-Singh Cronkite News

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few hours before high noon, about 80 competitors—in this case, donkeys—strolled through Main Street before wandering over to nearby old mining trails. Around 1,000 human fans lined up along the dusty avenue, cheering the animals as they went hoof-to-hoof in either 3-, 6- or 12-mile races.

And once again, the Superior Burro Run was off.

Nearly all the competitors walked alongside their donkeys through the historic Arizona town while also learning about the ancient ways of mining.

It’s a tradition that has been around for decades.

More than 300 years ago, burros made their way into

the Southwestern United States. Commonly known as donkeys, the hard-working animals played a huge role in mining and exploring. They carried the miners’ tools, hauled resources collected from the mines and much more.

However, by the late 1940s, following World Wars I and II, the demand for ore was low and mining communities were dying. With the towns on the brink of disappearing, the remaining residents looked to find a niche way to breathe life back into the mining burgs that were sprinkled across America’s West.

In 1949, Leadville and Fairplay, two towns in Colorado, introduced a

new professional sport: pack burro racing. Bill Lee, a 72-year-old racer from Colorado, said it helped lure tourists from major cities and boosted the local economy.

Some 70 years later, Arizona jumped on the idea.

In the last few years, burro racing has taken place in Superior, Black Canyon City and Tombstone. In the Arizona races, tourists are not the only source of income. At the Superior Burro Run, the event featured competitors from California to Georgia.

Although every human competitor comes with different experience levels, they share the same passion for keeping the tradition alive.

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“The history of burro racing is one of the coolest aspects because we run through old mining camps,” said Jon Roberts, a racer from Colorado

who competed in the 12Joe Polonsky and Romile Superior race Oct. 23. land Brodeur joined “It is a part of our history Roberts as the competand you get to be a part of itive Colorado crew. that because these animals See Burro Racing, P7 were a part of it.”

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Disabled Veterans: Guidance, equipment, community at DAV Continued from P1

“We’re just enjoying the sunshine and I went to take a drink of my cup but there was an oil filament in the coffee, that was Agent Orange.”

Morales didn’t finish his coffee, but Agent Orange dusted every part of the jungle and his skin.

Agent Orange is a toxic herbicide that was used by the U.S. military to clear vegetation in Vietnamese jungles. This made it difficult for enemy soldiers to hide and destroyed local food sources. It also managed to poison people within several miles of the treated area.

Agent Orange exposure has been linked with birth defects and chronic illnesses such as bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and parkinsonism. U.S. veterans who served in Vietnam are forever affected by the chemical ravages of Agent Orange.

Veterans exposed to Agent Orange can file for disability claims.

Although monetarily helpful, Morales said filing for a disability claim takes a lot of paperwork.

He became a service officer for the DAV in 2012 to help veterans like himself receive compensation for their physical and mental sacrifices. DAV

volunteers are willing to help fellow veterans fill out their paperwork as long as they have their DD214 (military discharge documents) or Veterans Affairs medical card.

DAV has two main duties. Half of the job is dedicated to creating appointments around filing paperwork. The other half is dedicated to helping answer questions.

“I once had this elderly lady come in and she started to cry,” Morales recalled. “She told me, ‘My husband is a World War II veteran and I’ve been taking care of him all this time, but it’s get-

ting to the point that I’m getting old and I’m afraid that I won’t be able to bathe him anymore.’”

Morales’s client was worried she would have to put him in a nursing home. Morales talked her through a plan to meet with her husband’s medical group with the Department of Veterans Affairs and request weekly nurse visits. Morales said she had no idea those services were available to her husband.

“The expression on her face was worth a million dollars, she thought her husband was gone to some nursing home,” Morales said.

DAV Chapter 4 provides this guidance to veterans and their families at no cost. DAV also keeps disability equipment, such as electric wheelchairs, for veterans on site. The organization has two sheds filled with donated clothing and medical equipment.

DAV hands out the clothing to homeless veterans during Stand Down events, which are threeday events held by the VA to give homeless veterans a safe place to sleep, shower and connect with social services.

“You can help people and it’s rewarding to our service officers, it’s beau-

tiful when you’re able to do this for other people,” Morales said.

DAV Chapter 4, 4145 W. Ina Road Suite 131, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (It will be closed for Veteran’s Day.) The organization is always looking for donations.

Morales says the organization accepts “anything” and once sold a donated car to help pay rent.

Call 520-791-9067 with questions.

Know Us Know Your Community

BUSINESS CALENDAR THURSDAY, NOV. 11 • The Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce holds a customer development mixer. Details: 5-7 p.m.; Oro Valley Country Club, 300 W. Greenock Dr.; $10, $5 members; 297-2191.

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MONDAY, NOV. 15

Camino de Fuego (in person first 3 Tuesdays of the month); via Zoom (first 4 Tuesdays of the month); maranarotary.org or text 520-909-9162 for virtual meeting information.

• Oro Valley Toastmasters meets.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17

Details: 6:15 p.m. (on Zoom); https://2854329.toastmastersclubs.org or 314-8008.

TUESDAY, NOV. 16 • The Rotary Club of Marana meets (weekly). Details: 7 a.m.; Northwest Fire Dept., 5125 W.

• The Arizona Association for Economic Development holds the Ellen Kirton Memorial Charity Fundraiser benefiting the Sunnyside Foundation. Details: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; DoubleTree

by Hilton Tucson, Downtown Convention Center, 280 S. Church Ave.;

$55, $45 members; 602-240-2233 or aaed.com.

THURSDAY, NOV. 18 • The Tucson LGBT Chamber holds its monthly breakfast. Details: 8-9:30 a.m.; Zoom link sent on registration; $10 suggested donation to benefit non-profit of the month; tucsonlgbtchamber.org.

• SCORE holds a webinar on Navigating Your Small Business through Financial Milestones with US Bank financial expert Nadine Seivert.

Details: 11 a.m.; free; southernarizona.score.org.

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Burro Racing: Frontier Sports Continued from P5

After experiencing Colorado’s history with the sport, they wanted to expand their burro racing horizon into new mining towns.

“I did the Superior race two years ago because I’ve never competed in Arizona before and wanted to,” Polonsky said. “We wanted to come down and see the new race course and meet the new race director and compete.”

Brodeur, who also competed in the 12-mile race in Superior, was impressed with the setup in Arizona.

“Everyone seems very excited to have such a new event here,” Brodeur said. “Some of the Colo-

rado races have been going on for 70 years and are very established. But, with the sport being so new in Arizona, it seems to excite the community.”

Since the sport has a small following, many communities and organizations work together to keep the excitement flowing.

“At times, burro racing is a dying sport,” Lee said.

“We have (been) encouraged to keep the sport alive by working with the communities and make sure the races happen.”

Besides building communities in the mining towns, burro racing builds communities within the sport.

“It is something so

unique and people love it,” said Shane Weigand, who works in media relations for the Western Burro Pack Association.

“Since it is a pretty small sport, you see the same people and get to reconnect with them.”

As burro racing brings a variety of competitors and spectators to mining towns, burro organizations have the perfect opportunity to spread their message. The Burros Rock Arizona & Yonder (BRAY) Club used the Superior race as a chance to spread its mission: to advocate, showcase, promote and educate about burros.

The organization, said BRAY board member

Kelly Smith, saw the Superior Burro Run as an avenue to teach about and have fun with donkeys. Founded during the pandemic, BRAY’s game plan to spread awareness worked well in the Superior race.

Burro racing relies on a strong partnership between the human and animal. Although humans do not ride the donkeys during the race, their relationship with each other is unique.

Burros are similar to other domesticated animals in that they are able to sense when a human is not feeling well, Lee said. If the burro realizes its human partner is not 100%, it will stop putting effort in the race and instead turn its attention and affection toward its

owner.

Since the race is a 50/50 effort, humans and their burros must be on the same page.

“It is a challenge because it is a potato sack race with your race partner,” Brodeur said. “Only when you and your donkey are having great days and communicating, will you be able to go anywhere.”

Besides having a partner carry the load, the race is different because it helps boost the donkey’s productivity. Burros, Lee said, are the best poundfor-pound working animal until their final day.

Recently, Lee saw one of his donkeys prove this theory in a spectacular manner.

“I have a donkey named Blaster,” Lee said.

“He is a 32-year-old min-

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iature, which is getting old for a donkey. For a quarter of a century, he was the official mascot for the Colorado School of Mines, but they decided to retire him. Ironically, just after the announcement was made, Blaster won a burro race.”

Although Blaster did not compete in Arizona, he and the other burros look to continue the historical sport in the desert for years to come.

“It’s a cool way to pay homage to Arizona’s history,” Weigand said. “A lot of these Western states were started on mining and they used burros for that. It is great to continue their heritage.”

For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.

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GUEST COMMENTARY

Local Vietnam Vets Share the Importance of Veterans Day

By David Davis And Wes Choc

Special to Tucson Local Media

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ver fifty years have passed since we returned from that beautiful country and that terrible war. Like millions of others, we left our homes as boys and came home older, yet not fully men. It has taken a half century for many to come to a reckoning of what that experience has meant in our lives. Recollections, both

good and bad, are stuck in our minds and deep-seated emotions in our hearts.

There are, of course, the occasional “thank you for your service” comments.

These are often welcomed and accepted with mixed feelings. For some, it has taken decades to come forth and speak about those days.

Like so many past wars, Vietnam veterans remain hesitant to talk about the horror that is war. Some have yet to reconcile what it means to say, “I served in

Vietnam.” For the men and women who went, there remains uncertainty about how we should look back on those days. It is more a question of whether we want to remember. History books tell us over 58,000 American men and women died. The memorial wall in Washington D.C. lists each of those names, a stark reminder of prices paid for war.

For those who went to Vietnam, it wasn’t simply another war in the history of many wars. It was our

war. Now fifty years have passed and many thousands of those soldiers have passed away. In the not-sodistant future, all will be gone. Memories fade, and faces grow distant, yet we recall those brave young men and women who answered the call to duty. Bravery isn’t measured by medals and ribbons; it is measured by facing one’s fears and persevering.

We easily keep in our mind those youthful faces of friends who fought beside

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us. Courageous and often scared, yet willing to step up and do what was required.

Those who served will never forget the thumping rotor blade sound of a medevac dropping to extract a wounded comrade. We never forget the freight train roar of an incoming rocket, or whispered blessings of a chaplain praying for those heading out on patrol. Still, there are other fond remembrances. That mess sergeant who extended his tour so he might prepare Christmas

dinner for the troops. The laughter of jokes from those who had become like brothers, and wise guidance from elder NCOs who helped keep us alive.

And so we find ourselves now in our seventies, older and hopefully wiser than we were in those long-ago years. And what shall we make of that time, of that place? The author John Steinbeck wrote, “All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.” Indeed, his words were and

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still are true. The United States has been involved in many armed conflicts since Vietnam. Many thousands of our country’s men and women have been lost. It is not our task to decide the right or wrong of decisions, sending the young to fight in those conflicts. Yet as elderly men who have served this country in war, we believe any war should be the last resort available.

As writers, it is our responsibility to write honestly. It does not matter if we are writing non-fiction or fiction, honesty counts.

Both of us are proud to have worn the uniforms of the Army and of the Marine Corps. We have shared ex-

periences that are terrible to consider, and reminiscences we relish remembering.

When we meet a Vietnam veteran on the street, we often ask when and where they were stationed, or what unit they represented. Most conversations end with the words: “Welcome home.”

Powerful words understood by every Vietnam vet. Our recommendation to you is this, next time you see a man or woman who has served in the military or in one of our wars, stop and consider their sacrifice.

Look them in the eye, shake their hand, and thank them.

Honestly, thank them. Veteran’s Day is November 11th., a time to express your

appreciation for the service of all veterans.

David Davis served as a medic with the 101st. Airborne Division in Vietnam.

His first published novel “Running In, Walking Out” is based in part on his experience in Vietnam and as a therapist. His second novel is entitled “The Unusual Man.” Wes Choc was stationed as a US Marine at Khe Sanh, Vietnam, carrying radio for his captain and as a Vietnamese interpreter. He has published three books, one titled, “Just Dust, An Improbable Marine’s Vietnam Story.”

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COVID: Case numbers on the rise throughout state, county once again Continued from P1

“The cause is uncertain but the list of culprits includes fall break for many K-12 schools, a welcomed cold front that cooled things down for a week or so, waning vaccine and acquired immunity, sporting events, loss of individual mitigation behaviors,” Gerald wrote.

Overall case numbers may be even higher, as some people may be using take home kits and not reporting their results to county authorities. Pima County Health Department Director Dr. Theresa Cullen said in a Nov. 5 press conference that only about 10% to 15% of people are reporting their home-test results to Pima County.

By December, it will have been exactly one year since the COVID vaccines became available in Arizona. Health officials believe the vaccine’s efficacy might wane over time, especially against the widespread Delta variant, which is why Gerald advises people to get a booster shot if they have already been vaccinated.

Two weeks ago, Pima County made the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots available to eligible adults. The Centers for Disease Control approved the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster on Oct. 21 with a “mix and match” recommendation. People can choose to receive a different booster shot from their original vaccination.

Pima County continued to expand vaccine availability on Nov. 5 by offering the Pfizer pediatric COVID vaccine to kids ages 5 to 11. The Health Department established a proactive method of pediatric vaccine distribution before FDA and CDC approval so the vaccines will be widely available this week to providers. Pediatric Pfizer vaccines are a third of the normal dosage and are free through Pima County.

Pima County is also expected to make the vaccines available with their mobile vaccine clinics on Nov. 8 at elementary, middle, private, and charter schools throughout the county.

“We’re hitting those elementary and middle school areas heavily in order to try

to increase as much access as possible for folks who maybe have reduced access to transportation, or who it might be harder for them to get to a pediatricians office to get a vaccination,” Pima County Health Department’s COVID-19 school liaison Brian Eller said in a Nov. 5 press conference.

This new rollout along with recommended mitigation strategies such as masking will help lower school outbreaks and classroom closures. These strategies are desperately needed to prevent schools from closing.

Agua Caliente Elementary School was forced to close due to a COVID outbreak last week and is expected to stay closed until Nov 15.

Eller said there were 40 stu-

dents with reported cases and more than 50% of the student body had been absent for two days prior to closure.

“There was a significant amount of time spent on discussions with the school in order to come to the right conclusion on what would be best and safest for that community,” Eller said.

Agua Caliente does not require students to wear masks. Schools without mask requirements are at higher risk for outbreaks, according to Pima County research.

A recently released study by the CDC, co-authored with Pima County, showed K-12 schools without mask requirements were 3.5 times more likely to experience a COVID outbreak. Data was taken from 999 public

schools in Pima and Maricopa County.

Cullen said school outbreak cases are high and she’s hoping vaccination will decrease the number of cases.

Cullen urged those who remain unvaccinated to schedule an appointment for a shot. This is especially important as a new study shows Arizona is the only state in the U.S. where the leading cause of death during the pandemic was COVID-19.

Cullen said hospitals in Pima County are stable but not equipped to handle a major disaster.

“That stable nature is a system that could quickly get into a crisis,” Cullen said.

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Tucson music compilation ‘Luz de Vida’ supports families of homicide victims Jeff Gardner Tucson Local Media

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ight shines through darker days,” sings Tucson band Calexico in the opening lines of the new album “Luz de Vida II,” a collection of local music to benefit those affected by violence.

“Luz de Vida II” was released on Friday, Nov. 5, roughly 10 years after the first “Luz de Vida,” which was recorded in response to the 2011 Tucson mass shooting. Both projects were produced by Fort Lowell Records, which gathered Tucson-affiliated musicians to sing stories of hope, and donated the proceeds to charity. Sales of “Luz de Vida II” will be donated to the local nonprofit Homicide Survivors Inc., which provides support for families impacted by homicide.

“Luz de Vida II” (Spanish for “light of life”) features a variety of Tucson musicians, from the desert rock of Calexico and XIXA, to the acoustic ballads of Dr. Dog and Amos Lee, to the pop of Tracy Shedd. But whether they’re energetic or soft, all the songs are reflective and up-

lifting in the face of tragedy.

James Tritten, who runs Fort Lowell Records out of Wilmington, North Carolina, says selecting musicians to perform on the album was simply a matter of contacting Tucson artists he was already acquainted with. But the idea for the album is a more complex story.

The original installment, titled “Luz de Vida: A Compilation to Benefit the Victims of the Tucson Tragedy,” was released in 2011 and supported the Tucson Together Fund.

Tritten moved to North Carolina from Tucson in 2013, and has supported independent music since. During the pandemic and protests of 2020, Fort Lowell Records released a benefit compilation of Carolina artists titled GROW. The Tucson Together Fund disbanded in 2013. During quarantine, Tritten spoke with a friend who introduced him to the Tucson-based Homicide Survivors Inc, and he decided to direct the funds from the first “Luz de Vida” to them.

Tritten eventually spoke with representatives from Homicide Survivors and they brought up the idea of re-releasing

the original album.

“And I figured if we’re going to put forward the money to get a new vinyl pressing of the first album, why not make a whole new record?” Tritten said. “That’s kind of it, it was serendipitous in that way. Luz de Vida I inspired GROW, but then the actions of GROW enabled Luz de Vida II to happen.

Out of this pandemic and the environment we were all forced into, reminded us how important it is to have networks and share ideas.”

The only artists to appear on both “Luz de Vida” albums are Calexico and Tracy Shedd.

In an interview with The Bluegrass Situation, Joey Burns of Calexico explained the band’s reasoning for participating in the benefits.

“I’ve had friends and family members who have been directly affected by gun violence.

We need to find some kind of solution to gun violence and improve the situation here in our community, Southern Arizona, and nationwide,” Burns said. “I’m friends with former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and Sen. Mark Kelly and their work on this issue has

been vital, not to mention inspiring. So when I was asked to be involved with the second incarnation of Luz de Vida, it was an emphatic ‘Yes!’” Burns explains their entry for the album, “Wash,” is inspired by the healing quality of the Sonoran Desert. This is reflected in other songs on LDV2, such as Hannah Yeun’s song “All That Matters is the Wind” and The Resonars’ song “It’s the Same.”

“As a record label, when we’re putting a compilation together that represents so much, we do try to curate a certain sound, and HSI as an organization was very respectful to that,” Tritten said. “We spoke about how it’s not a wide-open canvas, we were trying to basically make it an alternative rock compilation.”

In an interview with Guitar Girl Magazine, Yeun explained that her entry for the album takes solace in nature, that no matter how difficult things may be, listening to something as simple as the wind can remind us that all things pass.

“I wrote this song during a falling out with a few new friends I had made, a traumat-

ic breakup with someone who was actively involved with the music scene, and the death of a few dear friends,” Yeun said.

“It was my way of grieving that loss, and because I was so new in town, I tended to not go out much and isolated myself a bit to write songs. I made sure to attend the All Souls Procession (the Tucson Dia de Los Muertos celebration) to write the names of those I had lost that year to be tossed into the urn that they light on fire as a way to honor the dead.”

Luz de Vida II: A Compilation to Benefit Homicide Survivors via Fort Lowell Records Featuring music from Calexico, Dr. Dog, Tracy Shedd, XIXA, Gabriel Naim Amor and more.

Released Nov. 5 fortlowell.bandcamp.com

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School Auditorium, 2475 W. Naranja Dr.; $12, $8 students; simpletix.com.

• Catch a performance of UA School of Dance Premium Blend combining the best of ballet and contemporary dance with this year’s theme “Duty to country” honoring veterans on campus. Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20; 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 21; UA Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, 1713 E. University Blvd.; $28, $12 students; 520-6214698 or dance.arizona.edu.

THURSDAY TO SUNDAY, NOV. 11-21

• Experience contemporary dance to classical ballet at Footprints at the Fox New Works Concert presented by Ballet Tucson and the Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation featuring the creations of ten young choreographers. Details: 2 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.; $30; ballettucson.org.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 11

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• Catch a performance of the Pima Theatre horror comedy rock musical season opener Little Shop of Horrors. Details: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday; PCC Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Rd.; $24; $12 students; 520-206-6986.

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• Don’t miss your chance to see the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Hamilton. Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 pm. Saturday; 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday; UA Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd.; broadwayintucson.com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 20

• Enjoy hilarious improvised comedy and song at the new improv tour Whose Live Anyway with an Emmy-nominated cast. Details: 7:30 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.; $25-$75; foxtucson.com.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 11

• Tap your toes at the exciting tribute Just Plain Folk, Greatest Folk Songs of All Time featuring former New Christy Minstrel Rob Wright.

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saxophone, xylophone, guitar, and trombone at the Oracle Piano Society Signature Series concert.

Details: 3 p.m.; Oracle Center for the Arts, 700 E. Kingston St., Oracle; $30. students free; oraclepianosociety.org • Get your tickets today for Country Classics with Strait Country Band with the music of the biggest country stars. Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $27; 529-1000 or gaslightmusichall.com.

TUESDAY, NOV. 16

• Listen to Hot Blues in Concert featuring Tom Walbank and Mike Blommer opening for the Porch Rockers.

Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $27; 529-1000 or gaslightmusichall.com.

• Don your dancin’shoes for the Rock & Roll All Nite Dance Party with Vinyl WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17 Tap. Details: 7 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, • Listen to the Juilliard String 13005 N. Oracle Road; $20; 529-1000 or Quartet presented by the Arizona gaslightmusichall.com.

Friends of Chamber Music. Details: 7:30 p.m.; Leo Rich Theater, 260 S. Church FRIDAY AND SUNDAY, NOV. Ave.; $32, $10 students; 520-577-3769 12 AND 14 or arizonachambermusic.org.

• Listen to the Tucson Symphony • Celebrate the legendary life and music Orchestra’s Scheherazade featuring of Aretha Franklin at Aretha – conductor Jessica Cottis and pianist The Queen of Soul starring Charity Joyce Yang. Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 Lockhart. Details: 7:30 p.m.; DesertView p.m. Sunday; Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Church Ave.; $17-$83; ticketmaster.com. Clubhouse Drive; $30; 825-2818.

SATURDAY, NOV. 13

• Celebrate the musical influences of Billy Joel and Elton John with the amazing father and son team of Terry and Nick Davies at Piano Men: Generations. Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $31; 529-1000 or gaslightmusichall.com.

• Rock the night away with the iconic award-winning REO Speedwagon.

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• Listen to the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns and Mendelssohn. Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive; $30; 8252818; or 3 p.m. Sunday; St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 7575 N. Paseo del Norte, $25; sasomusic.org.

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• Enjoy ragtime, blues, country, folk, and jazz performed on banjo, tuba,

hangings and much more. Details: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; 1495 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd. (outdoors under the breezeway roof); free admission; 520-762-6030.

• Browse a huge selection of exhibitors and vendors along with operating display layouts in multiple scales at the Toy Train & Collectible Show. Details: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Gadsden Pacific Division Toy Train Museum, 3975 N. Miller Ave. (parking lot); gpdtrains.org.

• Enjoy tastings and entertainment at the 20th annual celebration of the Sonoita AVA New Release Festival.

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• Listen to music genres and performers along with an interactive art experience at the return of the Dusk Music Festival benefitting educational, training and career programming for high school and college-aged students.

Details: 2 p.m. gates open; Jácome Plaza, 101 N. Stone Ave.; $75 and up; duskmusicfestival.com.

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FRIDAY, NOV. 12 SUNDAYS THROUGH NOV. 28 • Learn what plants to add to your gar-

• Treat yourself to the Sundays in the Garden Fall Concert Series with local artists featuring flamenco guitarist Misael Barraza-Diaz this week. Details: 1:30-3 p.m.; Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte; included with $15 park admission; 742-6455.

den that will provide overlapping bloom seasons and color at Tucson Botanical Gardens online class Flower All Year with “AZ Plant Lady”Noelle Johnson.

Details: 10 a.m.-noon; Zoom link provided; $30, discount for members; tucsonbotanical.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• Explore a unique medium at the Tucson Botanical Gardens online class Botanical Art in Watercolor: Arizona Poppy with illustrator Adela Antoinette. Details: 5:30-7 p.m.; Zoom link provided; $30, discount for members; tucsonbotanical.org.

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17

• Bring a kaleidoscope of color into your home with beaded jewelry, handwoven textiles, table runners and more at the Guatemalan Crafts Sale brought from small cottage villages in Guatemala. Details: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; SATURDAYS, NOV. 13, 20 Tohono Chul Park, Education Center AND 27 Classroom, 7211 N. Northern Ave.; free • Bring the kids to the Red Herring admission during sale; 742-6455.

Puppet presentation of the popular Japanese “Tom Thumb” story Little SATURDAY, NOV. 13 One-Inch. Details: 2 p.m.; Tucson • Shop the unique creations of resident Mall, 4500 N. Oracle Rd.; $8 (recartists at the Sun City Arts and ommended for age 3 and older); Crafts Festival featuring jewelry, redherringpuppets.com. pottery, glass and wood art, wall

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Go Big or Go Home Gabriel Iglesias’ tour brings him ‘Behind the Fluff ’ Annika Tomlin

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omedian Gabriel Iglesias says “it’s everything” to him to perform again after a year-long COVID-19 hiatus.

He hits the stage at the AVA Amphitheater at Casino Del Sol Saturday, Nov. 13.

“I’ve been doing this for almost 25 years, and I’ve started getting into a routine where it becomes so normal that you forget how special it is until it gets taken away,” says Iglesias, who is nicknamed “Fluffy.”

“I could basically do this

anytime I wanted to anywhere I wanted to and then it gets taken away to where I can’t even go to the other side of the planet to do it, whereas that has always been the option,” he added.

“My favorite thing in life got taken away from me for over a year so the fact that I can do it again is like wow.”

Iglesias says following every show he thanks the crowd for filling the seats “because I don’t know when they are going to pull the plug again. I enjoy every single night like it is the last.”

Iglesias has a number of comedy specials: 2007’s “Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and

Fluffy”; 2009’s “Gabriel Iglesias: I’m Not Fat…I’m Fluffy” and his Netflix show “Mr. Iglesias.” He has lent his voice to a variety of movies, including “The Nut Job,” “The Book of Life” and “Ferdinand.”

Iglesias’ current tour is called “Beyond the Fluffy World Tour: Go Big Or Go Home,” and he does just that, pulling out all the stops.

“We’ve got four semitrucks and four tour buses,” Iglesias says. “It is honestly the biggest comedy tour that has ever happened, and I made it a point to (do it that way). I’ve got the receipts to prove it. It’s

stupid, it’s so stupid. It’s like WWE meets the Food Network.”

He says it is probably “bigger than 80% of the rock band tours” fully embracing the “go big or go home” mantra. Iglesias made it a point to bring along his family, friends and even his dogs for the tour.

“The bed on the bus is super comfortable and I have this amazing pillow that I bought from the Sleep Number store,” Iglesias says. “It cost a fortune for the stupid pillow but it’s so comfortable. Believe it or not, I would rather sleep on the bus than in a hotel.”

Iglesias hopes his show

is “very consistent” with those before the pandemic.

“Clearly, I am talking about new things that have happened especially with COVID and the fact that I had gotten COVID (on my birthday) and time away, what it was like being home,” Iglesias says. “The stories are very, very different.”

Iglesias’ style is observational yet self-deprecating, with satire and physical comedy thrown in.

On this current tour, he jokes about “things that frustrate me in life. It’s all based on issues and struggles because the audience doesn’t want to hear about you having a great day.

They don’t want to hear about how well everything is going for you. They want to hear about what you have gotten into—it’s like gossip.”

Iglesias is aware that the entertainment industry has shifted with politically driven forces regulating comedians’ content.

“I used to say (my favorite thing about performing) was to go up there and say and do anything that I want but clearly that is not the case anymore,” Iglesias says.

He said that “it’s a little challenging” to determine what can be said on stage and what could harm his career.

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Riding the Wave The Beach Boys haven’t stopped making music Madison Perales

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he Beach Boys’ Mike Love played a couple drive-in shows during the pandemic, but nothing comes close to hitting a proper stage.

The band will perform at Casino Del Sol on Friday, November 12, as part of its 29date “Feel Flows World Tour.”

“We are so happy to be able to get back out and do concerts,” Love says. “Live music with real people is great because we were unable to for a year and a half or two.”

Like everyone around the world, the pandemic had an adverse effect on The Beach Boys, who were forced to cancel their tour.

“We had the biggest tour of our career lined up, then COVID hit, and it all went away,” Love says.

But that didn’t stop them from making music.

“We were able to do a song called ‘This Too Shall Pass,’” Love says.

Even though the members were unable to meet in-person, they recorded their parts with microphones, computers and phones and sent their recordings to actor/drummer

John Stamos, who created the video.

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night in our concert. We do the encore, then we finish up with our classic ‘Fun, Fun, Fun.’” COVID-19 is lingering, but Love isn’t too concerned about touring during the pandemic.

“I was vaccinated months and months ago so that’s no problem,” Love says.

The Beach Boys started the “Feel Flows World Tour” in May. These past five months created noteworthy moments for Love, like when the audience reacts to the hit “Kokomo.”

“We have several big sing-alongs like ‘Help Me Rhonda’ and ‘California Girls,’” Love says. “But ‘Kokomo’ is by far the biggest sing-along, and to me, that’s the most special part of the concert.”

The band kicked off the tour on May 29 in San Diego, where it spiced up the show with special guests John Stamos and Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray. “I just think it’s special

for John and Mark to show up because it’s unexpected and it gives us a whole other element of surprise,” Love says. “They’re both so engaging and add so much positive energy to our performances.”

McGrath will also appear on the Beach Boys cruise from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas, in March.

“We have the Temptations, the Monkees, and a Beatles tribute band called A Hard Day’s Night,” Love says. “It’s going to be nonstop music on that cruise.”

The Beach Boys was formed in 1961. Love says The Beach Boys were founded on lyrics about romance, California girls and the beach life.

“That still exists in little pockets in Southern California,” Love says.

While the lyrics from some of their hits still resonate with listeners, the touring environment has changed a lot since the ’60s.

“COVID doesn’t have that much of an effect on the audience response,” Love says. “But technically, the performances are better these days because the sound is better, the production is better, and the venues are great.”

As for the Tucson show, fans can expect nostalgic songs from the ’60s.

“Expect all the hit singles you can associate with the Beach Boys catalog and some songs that are more so perhaps,” Love says.

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The setlist includes “God Only Knows,” which was sung by Carl Wilson, who died in 1998 from lung cancer. Love’s son, Christian, takes over vocal duties.

“He does a beautiful job on that song,” Love says.

“It’s almost as if it was written for him.”

A tribute to George Harrison, “Pisces Brothers” is also featured. Love and Harrison’s birthdays are in February and March. He references Hari Krishna, meditation, “Here Comes the Sun” and other subjects that Love holds dearly to his heart when he thinks of Harrison.

“It’s a very sentimental song because George passed away and when he died, I was feeling pretty sad about it,” Love says. “I did the song as a combination of things that George really loved and things we both appreciated... That song (‘Pisces Brothers’) wasn’t a hit but it’s very sentimental and a really nice moment in the show.”

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it’s at the point now where I am feeling it,” Iglesias says. “For a comic who tries not to be divisive is feeling the effects of cancel culture, ehhh. It does feel new again, believe it or not, but that is actually pretty exciting to see how we are going to navigate this tonight. Let’s see how we are going to share some stories but still be safe.”

Iglesias brings to the stage a variety of voices to emulate different characters. It’s hard now because “the rules have changed for entertainers especially comedians.”

“We (comedians) used to be able to just go up there and work and figure things out and if we made a mistake then we could apologize then and there and just try again the next day and figure it out until we got it right,” Iglesias says.

“Whereas now if you have one bad show that could be your [last] show.”

For Iglesias, Arizona shows are meaningful.

“Arizona is actually the first place that I went to perform on the road,” Iglesias said, who grew up in Southern California. “My first time on the road was in Tucson. It was this bar like a really nasty hole in the wall called Bugsy’s. It was July 1997, first time on the road.”

Iglesias vividly remembers subsequent performances in Arizona during the middle of summer. A venue’s AC unit stopped working once, but he forged on—with additional bottles

of water.

“I remember going swimming at 1 in the morning in the pool and I just remember how awesome it felt,” Iglesias says. “Usually, you go swimming at night, and you get out of the water and it’s freezing. In Phoenix, it’s like you go swimming and get out of the water and it’s like, ‘Wow this is nice.’ Then you are walking (back to your room) and the floor is warm.”

WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS Iglesias was set to record his third Netflix special during this summer but plans were halted when he contracted COVID-19.

“The original plan was to do (the recorded show in) San Antonio,” Iglesias explains. “We were trying to do a residency because fresh off of COVID I hadn’t performed in over a year so I needed to get warmed up before I recorded again. I figured 30 shows in 30 days and we were going to record on the last day.”

The 27th day—also his 45th birthday—Iglesias tested positive for COVID-19 and had to cancel the remaining shows and go home.

“I have not been able to record the special yet but since then so many other things have happened,” he says. “It’s kind of a double-edged sword because it’s good that I have new stuff to talk. It’s bad because I had a very big bill I had to pay for canceling.”

He plans to record the special “soon,” without giv-

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ing a specific date. Four or five months later, the show will appear on Netflix.

Outside of comedy shows, Iglesias recently launched the Netflix show “Maya and the Three,” for which he voiced Picchu, a Golden Mountain Barbarian.

“I have a project that I’m working on with Jorge Gutiérrez, who is actually the one who did ‘Maya and the Three’ (and ‘The Book of Life’),” Iglesias says about an upcoming project. “The two of us are working together on a project called ‘I Chihuahua.’ It’s something that we are working on to do for Netflix in the near future.”

Outside of Netflix, Iglesias is “really big on social media,” personally running his accounts.

“You can tell by the bad spelling or the weird messages that I post,” Iglesias said. “I like TikTok videos so if anyone can send me cool TikTok videos I always love to do duets and stuff.”

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The Wildcat football team finally wins one, breaking 20-game losing streak Tom Danehy

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he casual observer would have declared last Saturday’s Arizona-Cal football game to be uglier than Steve Buscemi’s Less-Attractive Brother. But to the members of the Wildcat football program and all of their die-hard fans, it was a work of art. It was the Mona Lisa sitting near Monet’s Water Lilies underneath The Starry Night.

With Marvin Gaye playing in the background.

Arizona won while scoring a feeble 10 points

and did so in front of the smallest crowd at Arizona Stadium in nearly four decades. But there are only two words in that sentence that matter: Arizona won.

The Wildcats were mired in a 20-game losing streak stretched across three miserable seasons.

Just this year, they had had games that could have gone their way with a break or two (BYU, Oregon) and games in which they led going into the fourth quarter (Washington, NAU). But just as winning teams figure out a way to win, teams that are losing have to figure out a

way to stop losing.

And that’s what Arizona did, if ever so barely.

They beat a mediocre Cal team that was missing several of its starters and did so under a blazing hot (for November in Tucson) sun.

But they did it.

It’s not like they didn’t make it interesting along the way. After a dreadfully dull (and scoreless) first half, in which the Cats twice shot themselves in the foot with tipped-ball interceptions, they finally kicked a field goal to take a three-point lead in the third quarter. I remember thinking “OK, just 20

more minutes of defense and the streak is gone!”

But then Cal, which had been incredibly bad on offense all day long, drove right down the field and kicked a tying field goal.

And there it stayed until only a couple minutes remained in the game.

With the exception of that one aforementioned long drive, Cal’s offense had been locked down by a spirited, fly-to-theball Wildcat defense. The Bears would end the day with a stunningly paltry 122 yards of total offense and a miniscule 2.2 yards per play. Speaking

of plays, Cal would run only 55 the entire day, compared to 82 plays by Arizona.

With the teams trading punt after punt, Arizona’s superiority in that area came to light. (In a tight game like that, punting can make a huge difference.) Cat punter Kyle Ostendorp had four punts downed inside the Cal 20yard line, while only one punt went into the end zone for a touchback. Perhaps his best punt of the day came midway through the final quarter with the game still tied. His skyhigh punt was downed

around the one-yard line, forcing Cal to operate out of its own end zone.

I seriously envisioned the Cats getting a sack of the QB in the end zone for a safety and then hanging on for a 5-3 victory. They almost did exactly that, just missing a sack. But then a ref pulled a bizarre penalty out of his bu—er, back pocket, penalizing Arizona 15 yards because an official ran into a Wildcat player standing on the sidelines.

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receivers and defensive backs. But that call at that time seemed too petty to be true. (Surely, a warning would have sufficed.)

Suddenly, Cal was out of the end zone and breathing again. Another 15-yard penalty for a personal foul had Cal set up at its own 30-yard line. But the Wildcat defense stiffened yet again and forced another punt, which Arizona receiver Stanley Berryhill returned 25 yards.

After the big return, the Cat offense took over.

A nine-yard run (by Berryhill on a sweep), a 19yard pass completion, then a 10-yard run. The Cats were set up to kick the game-winning field goal but then Michael Wiley killed the suspense by running up the middle for a 10-yard touchdown run with 2:17 left. The stout Cat defense did it one mo’ time and the losing streak evaporated into the 95-degree heat.

As soon as the horn sounded, many of the students (who numbered in the hundreds, not thousands) poured onto the field. Usually, the conference frowns upon such behavior (for safety reasons), but they’ll probably look at film of this one and say, “Aw heck, why not?”

Being a coach myself, I know that winning covers up a lot of ugliness and hurt feelings. It can’t have been easy to keep this team going after the blown opportunities and the historic loss to NAU, but the coaches and the players kept things together, and good for them. In strict numbers, this team

Athlete of the Week: Ironwood Ridge’s Celia Schrecker

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o, for a high-school athlete, what could be greater than winning back-to-back state championships in the sport that you love and at which you excel? The answer is going back-to-back-toback and grabbing a third consecutive state crown.

And, to sprinkle a little extra Awesome Dust all over things, it’s doing it in your senior year and on your home course.

Such was the semi-perfect experience for Ironwood Ridge golfer Celia Schrecker when she and her Nighthawk teammates successfully defended their state crown at Tucson National a couple weeks ago.

Ironwood Ridge won the pandemic-plagued 2020 championship in a nail-biter over Phoenix Cactus Shadows. The fact that they returned all five starters this year from the championship squad would have made the Nighthawks a prohibitive favorite to repeat, perhaps even in a cakewalk. But, after the first day of the two-day event, such was not the case as Shrecker and her teammates faced a stiff challenge from several opposing schools.

“It was way too close after the first day,” she recalls.

“We only had a 1-point lead over Salpointe. But we all knew that we could play better that second day.”

And play better, they did. Their four top players put on a clinic, playing in-

spired golf for a combined team total of one-under par 283. During that second round, the Ironwood Ridge girls effectively outplayed their Salpointe opponents by almost four strokes per player while coasting to a 15-stroke victory. (Schrecker shot a one-over 143 for the two days.)

“It was so great,” says Schrecker. “Nobody was nervous. We all just focused and played our best.”

Schrecker started playing golf when she was 5 years old, but was a multisport athlete well into middle school. About five years ago, she decided to devote herself to golf. She made the varsity team as a freshman at Canyon Del Oro. “I

really wasn’t happy there,” she says. She met the Port sisters (Raina and Hannah) and they hit it off, so she decided to join them at Ironwood Ridge. Three consecutive state championships ensued.

Here’s something crazy. Ironwood Ridge joins Phoenix Central, Scottsdale Chaparral and Cactus Shadows as the only teams to win three straight state titles. Amazingly, Phoenix Xavier Catholic has to its credit state championship winning streaks of eight, 12 and 16 years!

Like LeBron James before her, Celia will be taking her talents to South Beach next year. Actually, she’ll be a few miles up the

coast from South Beach, attending Palm Beach Atlantic University, where on just about any day, a good golfer can shoot a score lower than the humidity percentage level. (Her favorite subject is math, so she’s guaranteed to be successful in life.)

Both of her parents played college golf and she plays with her dad whenever possible. Can she beat him?

There’s a quick “yes,” then she adds, “I think he likes (the fact the she can beat him).”

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You hear what people say, but more importantly, you know what they mean, what’s implied and the significance of their focus. They’ll repeat themselves later in some form or another, but taking it all in the first time around will give you a definite advantage. It will save you time, and you’ll stand out as astute.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Experience validates beliefs. You’ll literally find the answers you are looking for. Your desired or expected solution will emerge to meet you regardless of whether it’s effective, true or correct. To get to the right answer, you must first let go of preferences. It takes an open mind to know what’s real.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You stand in a wilderness of true and false assumptions. You’ll question what you were taught. It got you this far, but you must discover things for yourself to go the distance. As you dare to put beliefs to the test, the falsehoods will become obvious, and the truth will guide you to the next place.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The customs handed down from generation to generation that were once the cornerstone of social behavior can get lost in the fast-paced world.

It takes a concerted effort to keep a tradition; that’s an effort you’re willing to make as you plan the end of your year. Your decisions will create future magic.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Everyone’s inner reality is different. To hold this idea in mind as you interact with others takes maturity, empathy and intelligence, all of which you have in abundance this week. While you may never know what it’s like in their head, your respect of the difference gives you many advantages, including better relationships.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There’s something delicious about a little trouble if you keep it to just one kind. The only trouble you will ever need is the trouble you have. The troubles of the past and future will tempt you, though they have nothing to offer. The trouble you have offers you strength, improvement and entertainment.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You don’t have to go to a foreign land to improve things. Making the world a better place where you are is still making the world a better place. If the atmosphere is decent and you lift it to cheerful or pleasant, you’ve done a lot. And if you make something bad seem bearable, you’ve also done a lot.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You take stock of your life daily, but it’s also helpful to periodically survey the whole scene to understand how it all fits together and what is best to focus on.

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EXPLORER Tech Talk: Unleashing copper’ s antibacterial properties MARANA NEWS Jeff Gardner

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ith a major research university right in our backyard, a strong military presence and innovative companies throughout the metro region, there’s often a plethora of interesting science, medical and technology news to be found in Southern Arizona. Here’s a breakdown of the most interesting recent developments.

Copper Cure. The star in the center of the Arizona flag represents our state’s history of copper mining, and now research coming out of the University of Arizona further solidifies the metal’s importance. In a paper recently published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum, UA assistant professor of immunobiology Michael Johnson describes copper’s advanced antibacterial properties.

Of course, copper has long been known to be antibacterial. But this latest research shows how a special compound can be bound to copper to kill even antibiotic-re-

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Continued from P10 “We have not had a situation where there’s been inadequate ICU or med surge or pediatric beds in the last few months.

However, as we approach the winter, we remain very concerned about that possibility.”

Amid rising case numbers in Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey announced on Nov. 4 that he planned to challenge the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate geared towards private businesses. According to the

sistant pathogens. studied in humans. Copper, The compound N,N-di- which is found naturally in Classifieds@tucsonlocalmedia.com methyldithiocarbamate vegetables and supplemented (DMDC) can be chemi- in vitamins, is well-toleratcally bound to copper in ed by the human body. The order to kill streptococcus amount of copper consumed pneumoniae, the bacteria is not important to fighting that commonly causes pneu- off infections. Rather, the monia, meningitis and sep- goal is to “deliver the copper sis. Pathogens like strepto- to the right place to rid the coccus pneumoniae rely on body of the bacteria.” bodily metals as a source of “We are far away from a nutrition, and have defense cure-all,” Johnson said. “There mechanisms in place to avoid is a lot of research that needs metal toxicity. But binding to be done, which is why we’re DMDC to metals like copper trying to dig more deeply into prevents the pathogens from the mechanisms to better unovercoming the toxicity. derstand how it works. This is “As antibiotic resistance a nice marriage between basic has risen, antibiotic develop- science and translational rement has fallen. As people are search that we hope has a big trying to find more therapeu- impact down the road.” tics, we can combine what we know about metals and what Aerial Awareness. Uniwe know about certain anti- versal Avionics, an aircraft biotics, and maybe find some technology company headgreat synergy,” Johnson said quartered in Tucson, recentin a UA release. “We were ly announced a new suite looking for compounds that of sensors for flight crews. can bind to metal and act as Titled “Aperture,” Univera kind of toxic warhead to sal Avionics reports that the kill bacteria. It’s like a Trojan family of products can prohorse mechanism.” cess a variety of video and According to UA, re- sensor inputs to deliver researchers observed the effect al-time content analysis, such in laboratory and animal as visual positioning, obstacle models, but it has yet to be detection, taxi guidance and

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traffic awareness. Aperture works as a fusion of video and computer graphics, and is slated for delivery near the end of next year.

“At Universal Avionics, we are continually leveraging the deep pool of technology and culture of innovation of the greater enterprise to advance our systems,” said Universal Avionics CEO Dror Yahav in a press release. “The Aperture suite of capabilities will establish a new benchmark in sensor fusion, AI-powered augmented reality, and ultimately aircraft safety.”

According to Universal Avionics, Aperture is planned to eventually expand to include additional video and sensor channels and low latency video aggregation and manipulation, large recording capability, and real-time data analysis and augmented reality for pilots and mission specialists. This capability will be powered by Universal’s proprietary Artificial Intelligence-based algorithms and is in active development in our research and development laboratories, with first generation boards and algorithms undergoing trials.

administration’s requirements, all U.S. companies with at least 100 employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested weekly starting Jan 4.

“We have and will continue to encourage all Arizonans to get the shot, which has been granted full approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but it isn’t mandatory and shouldn’t be,” from Ducey’s statement.

But Congressman Raul Grijlva (D-District 3) praised the Biden administration for the new workplace requirements.

“This new workplace standard by the Biden administration is welcome news and will save lives,” Grijalva said in a prepared statement. “With COVID-19 as the new leading cause of death in Arizona, I applaud this effort to mitigate transmission of the virus in the workplace. Right now, people are uncomfortable risking themselves or their families to be in unsafe working conditions—and that must change.

Having unvaccinated employees harms businesses as workers fall ill, spread the virus in the workplace, and businesses

are forced to close and quarantine for extended periods of time. As we continue to see a rise in breakthrough cases and strained hospitals in Arizona, I encourage individuals to get vaccinated, to get their booster shots, wear masks and continue practicing safe public health protocols.”

Cullen said the Pima County Health Department doesn’t expect to assist with enforcement of the mandate, but the county is working with local businesses to ensure their employees will have access to the vaccine.

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