Marana News 010423

Cell tower opposition gains momentum

BY KATYA MENDOZA Tucson Local Media Staff Writer

Alocal Picture Rocks community is at odds with communications developer

Vertical Bridge LLC., who is looking to permit and place a 110-foot cell tower on a developed residential property, 6321 N. Bobcat Lane. The proposed communications tower site is on the west side of the Tucson Mountains, adjacent to Saguaro National Park West.

The conditional use permit application was filed on Sept. 29 by Gary Cassel, a site acquisition specialist for Clear Blue Services on behalf of Vertical Bridge.

The Type III Conditional Use Permit requests an on-the-ground equipment area in addition to the monopole telecommunications tower as well as providing co-location capability for “one future wireless providers,” an initial antennae and microwave antennae for emergency service-use according to the report. The tower is also proposed to be camouflaged as a faux eucalyptus tree.

BY HOPE PETERS Tucson Local Media Staff Writer

Fourteen country club golf teams endured near-freezing temperatures to play the in augural Whiskey Tree Golf Challenge at Oro Valley Country Club for a good cause.

Thanks to the foursomes, raffles and sponsor ships, the Dec. 12 event raised $9,000 for Tucson First Tee.

The Pima County Planning and Zoning Commission has scheduled a Bobcat Lane Cell Tower opposition online hearing for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11.

Local Picture Rocks residents, Armida Baron, David Frazier and David Eakle place signs up in defiance of the proposed Bobcat Lane Cell Tower on Thursday, Dec. 15. (Ginger Marth/ Submitted)

weather for charity and they showed up Golfers from various clubs and courses in Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana and Green Valley formed four-member teams, each including a PGA professional and three club or staff members. Men and women participated. The winner was Skyline Country Club, which included head pro Chris Dompier, Dee Dee Huffer, Jack Schettek and Chris Meza. They will select the beneficiary for new year’s Whiskey Tree Golf

‘Angels’ take to the sky to ease hardships

Police officers, suspect named in a deadly shooting

BY HOPE PETERS Tucson Local Media Staff

BY KAREN SCHAFFNER Tucson Local Media Staff Writer

The Tucson Police Department has identified a man shot and killed by officers on Dec. 7 as Kevin James Wallace, 34.

Tucson businessman Scott Lehman loves to take to the skies. If it’s for a good cause, that’s even better.

Lehman is a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight West, an organization that offers free flights for people in need.

“I got my pilot’s license in 2006 and the very first thing I did was sign up to be an Angel Flight pilot,” Lehman said.

On Dec. 27, the department also named the officers involved in the shooting: Sgt. Nicolo A. Solarino, a seven-year veteran of the Tucson Police Department; officer Vicente Valenzuela, a four-year veteran; and lead police officer Rudolpho Tomas Gallego, a five-year veteran.

“If I’ve been blessed enough to be able to fly an airplane, then the least thing I should do is use that to give back. It’s the most rewarding thing I can do with an airplane.”

Wallace forced his way into a woman’s apartment in the 5500 block of South Forgeus Avenue and damaged an entry door and several objects inside, according to a police report. When he left, she could not secure the door.

Angel Flight West provides transport for individuals and families with either medical or hardship or compassion needs, said volunteer pilot Dustin Bray. Drivers can volunteer, too.

Tucson police arrived and tried to de-escalate the situation by firing nonlethal beanbags. When Wallace tried to enter her unsecured apartment for a second time, officers shot Wallace.

Pilots such as Lehman and Bray, of Phoenix, recognize that medical expenses for catastrophic illnesses can add up, especially when families must travel to get the proper treatment. The pilots donate their planes and fuel; the families pay nothing.

“We had a lot of donations,” said John Ault, Oro Valley Country Club general manager. “It was amazing because it was for charity. Fourteen teams went out there and braved the really poor

At 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, the community

ROCKS Page 5

“There are people who need to know that Angel Flight is out there and it’s all free,” Lehman said.

“The suspect (Wallace) turned to go into the apartment the victim was in that was not able to be secured,” Oro Valley Police Department public information officer Darren Wright said. “The door had been damaged to the point it could not be locked.”

3BD/2BA

Officers rendered aid to Wallace until the

Volunteers also play Santa to one of their

golf

Julie McDermott, executive director of Tucson First Tee, accepts the check from John Ault, general manager of Oro Valley Country Club. (Oro Valley Country Club/Submitted)

PEACE OF MIND LIVING AT ALBUM MARANA

55+ Active Adult Community

Greystar is excited to bring their newest Album community to Tucson. The Album lifestyle is highly sought after by young at heart, 55+ active adults. It’s perfect for those looking for more in life, style, community, and activities.

Welcome to a carefree, maintenance-free living in a controlled-access community designed to be empowering as well as peaceful. Lead your life, as you see fit, and with time to spare, in a place where the feeling is one of excitement for what the future holds.

At Album Marana, you’ll find sophisticated residences with modern features in

addition to stimulating onsite offerings and beautiful social spaces to enjoy. They’ll be conveniently just outside your door; no need to drive anywhere! Your day might begin with coffee with new friends and then to the activities calendar to decide how your day will take shape. There is so much to do here. Each day will be full of variety and fun.

Album is the perfect place to share your passions, find new ones, and make friends easily along the way. What truly sets Album apart is the opportunity to have a real say in the active lifestyle clubs and events. Residents will create, contribute their talents, and run the clubs/events

they want. Examples include teaching a cooking class, meeting up for happy hour (and yappy hours), walking club, flower arranging, movie/game night, and seasonally inspired events. The only limit is your imagination.

The Album Marana leasing center is now open and located at 7620 N Hartman Lane, Suite 172 Tucson, AZ 85743. Our team will be happy to provide you with more information on available apartment homes that will be move-in ready Summer 2023. Whether you are considering downsizing yourself or have a loved one far away that you want close, Album is an exciting option right here in Tucson!

Date: Thursday, January 26th

Time: 12pm — 2pm

Where: Marana Chamber of Commerce 13251 N Lon Adams Rd, Marana, AZ 85653

Marketplace Homes is a nationwide full-service brokerage that excels in meeting diverse real estate needs. Enjoy a complimentary lunch while learning from the experts in our market!

AlbumMaranaPoolCourtyard

EXPLORER

The Explorer and Marana News is published every Wednesday and distributed free of charge to homes and in single-copy locations throughout the Northwest Tucson. To find out

www.TucsonLocalMedia.com

STAFF

ADMINISTRATION

Steve T. Strickbine, Publisher

Michael Hiatt, Vice President Claudine Sowards, Accounting claudine@tucsonlocalmedia.com

EDITORIAL

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, Executive Editor christina@tucsonlocalmedia.com

Karen Schaffner, Staff Reporter kschaffner@timespublications.com

Hope Peters, Staff Reporter hpeter@timespublications.com

Katya Mendoza, Staff Reporter, kmendoza@timespublications.com

PRODUCTION

Christy Byerly, Graphic Designer cbyerly@timeslocalmedia.com

CIRCULATION

Aaron Kolodny, Circulation Director, aaron@phoenix.org

Brian Juhl, Distribution Manager, brian@timeslocalmedia.com

ADVERTISING

TLMSales@TucsonLocalMedia.com

Gary Tackett, Account Executive, gtackett@tucsonlocalmedia.com

Kristin Chester, Account Executive kristin@tucsonlocalmedia.com

Candace Murray, Account Executive candace@tucsonlocalmedia.com

Tyler Vondrak, Account Executive tyler@tucsonlocalmedia.com

NATIONAL ADVERTISING

Zac Reynolds, Director of National Advertising Zac@TimesPublications.com

BY KATYA MEN DOZA Tucson Local Media Staff

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Wednesday, Jan. 4, to Sunday, Jan. 8

Tucson Holiday Ice closes out its holiday season this weekend in Downtown Tucson, now through Sunday, Jan. 8. Skate rentals are available; socks are required, and gloves are highly recommended. Tucson Holiday Ice tickets are available online for various sessions. Visit tucsonaz.gov to reserve a spot. Tucson Holiday Ice, 260 S. Church Avenue. (In front of the Tucson Convention Center ticket office.)

Wednesday, Jan. 8, to Sunday, Jan. 15

Tucson Botanical Gardens continues to present the highly anticipated and luminous holiday installation, “Lights Up! A Festival of Illumination,” through Sunday, Jan. 15. With more than 3,000 luminarias, this local tradition brings together meticulously constructed experiences, thematic zones and installations from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. six nights a week. For information about ticket prices, FAQ and special foodie events during this time, visit tucsonbotanical.org.

Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way.

ARTS

Thursday, Jan. 5

The Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block extends its hours and “paywhat-you-wish” admission from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, for “First Thursdays.” Explore the feature exhib-

it, “More Than: Expanding Artist Identities from the American West,” including a curated poetry reading featuring TC Tolbert, art and gallery activities led by Ami Dalal and Laila Halaby and a cash bar. Limited tickets are available; the TMA asks attendees to reserve tickets online in advance. For more information about First Thursday and other upcoming events at the TMA, visit tucsonmuseumofart.org. Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block, 140 N. Main Avenue.

Wednesday, Jan. 4, to Sunday, Jan. 8

Broadway in Tucson presents “Annie" at Centennial Hall on the UA campus Wednesday, Jan. 4, to Sunday, Jan. 8. For decades, Little Orphan Annie has reminded visitors that sunshine is always around the

HOT PICKS from Page 3

corner. For more information about tickets, showtimes for Broadway in Tucson, visit broadwayintucson.com. Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Boulevard.

Sunday, Jan. 8

The Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block hosts Second Sundaze: Family Day at the TMA. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every second Sunday of the month, the TMA offers “pay-what-you-wish” admission all day. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. enjoy family-friendly activities while engaging with art, history and regional culture. From 2 to 3 p.m., join the Docent Art Talk, “The Pre-Raphaelites: A Revolution in Three Parts, With Prelude, Presented by Martin Randall.” Limited tickets are available. Visit the website for more information: tucsonmuseumofart.org. Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block, 140 N. Main Avenue.

Wednesday, Jan. 4, to Saturday, May 20

It’s been a long journey for Willem de Koonig’s “Woman-Ochre,” since its shocking theft in 1985 from the University of Arizona Museum of Art. Over three decades later, it has returned home. Tickets for “Restored: The Return of Woman-Ochre” are $8 general admission, $6 seniors 65 and older and groups of 10 or more and free for students with ID, museum members, UA faculty, staff, military personnel, AAM members, visitors with a SNAP card or Tribal ID and children. For more information about other ongoing exhibits, visit artmuseum.arizona.

edu. The University of Arizona Museum of Art, 1031 N. Olive Road.

LIVE MUSIC

Saturday, Jan. 7

Catalina State Park hosts its first Music in the Mountain Series of the new year at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. Enjoy a vibrant, live performance by the local McCann Sisters, a violin and bass duo, who will play a variety of light rock, jazz, Latin, big band and folk music. Attendees are welcome to bring snacks, drinks and chairs. Park admission is $7 per vehicle including up to four adults. For a lineup of other programs and events at the park, visit azsateparks.com. Catalina State Park, 1150 N. Oracle Road.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Saturday, Jan. 7

The Oro Valley Historical Society is hosting the Pusch House Museum exhibit, “Cowboys, Cattlemen, and Ranchin’” from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 7. The west calls to us with visions of rugged cowboys, wild horses and ranch life. No reservations are required, visitors can to sign up at the Oro Valley Historical Society booth at the south end of the farmer’s market. There is a suggested donation of $5. For more information about ongoing tours, museum hours and events, visit ovhistory.org. Steam Pump Ranch, 10901 N. Oracle Road.

Saturday, Jan. 7

The 37th annual Tucson Senior Olympic

Festival begins on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Morris K. Udall Regional Center, and runs through Saturday, Jan. 28. Head to Udall Park to support and cheer on local seniors 50 and older, as they compete in categories such as archery, handball, darts and swimming. Times and locations vary, visit tucsonaz.gov. Morris K. Udall Regional Center, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road.

Wednesday, Jan. 11

The Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour 2022 stops at the Loft Cinema at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. The event is a 95-minute theatrical program of seven short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short film program, including fiction, documentary and animation from around the world. For information on ticket prices visit, loftcinema.org. The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Boulevard.

Friday, Jan. 6, to Thursday, Jan. 22

The Zoppé Family Circus returns to Tucson on Friday, Jan. 6, at the Mercado District MSA Annex. “Under the Big Top” brings 25 individual performances between Friday, Jan. 6, to Thursday, Jan. 22, including discounted performances on Friday mornings. This year’s theme, “Liberta!” brings forth the remembrance of the struggles of people worldwide. For 177 years, the Zoppe Family uphold the love, fun and tradition throughout their intimate show. For more information, visit mercadodistrict.com. Mercado District, 125 S. Avenida del Convento.

LOCAL MARKETS

Saturday, Jan. 7

Support local farmers, ranchers and small food purveyors offering their seasonal produce, farm-fresh eggs, meats and other goods at the Oro Valley Farmers Market on Saturday, Jan. 7. It operates year-round on Saturdays at the Historic Steam Pump Ranch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendance is free. For more information about the Oro Valley Farmers Market or other Heirloom Farmers Markets, visit heirloomfm.org. Steam Pump Ranch, 10901 N. Oracle Road.

Sunday, Jan. 8

Known as Tucson’s largest, year-round farmers market on the southeast corner of Rillito Park and along The Loop bike trail, the Rillito Farmers Market hosts farmers, ranchers and artisan food purveyors featuring local produce and fresh cuisine from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays. For more information, visit heirloomfm.org. Rillito Park Farmers Market Food Pavilion, 4502 N. First Avenue.

SPORTS

UA men’s basketball plays against the University of Washington Huskies on Thursday, Jan. 5, at McKale Center. Tickets start at $27. Game starts at 9 p.m. Visit arizonawildcats. com to purchase tickets and check out other games on the schedule. McKale Memorial Center, 1721 E. Enke Drive.

will host an in-person community meeting with Cassel and Clear Blue Services at the tower site, 6321 N. Bobcat Lane, Tucson.

Residents within an approximate 1,000foot radius of the proposed address received notice about the permit request from the Pima County Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 12. Shortly thereafter, the community organized the Bobcat Lane Cell Tower Opposition.

“People who live closest are going to be the most affected visually, property values are going to be affected (and) their enjoyment of their home is going to be most affected,” said Ginger Marth, a resident of the area and lead organizer of the group.

The proposed cell tower would be the tallest structure in the quiet, rural area. Marth said that the property’s homeowner made it clear from the beginning that they would be moving forward with the project.

“Just over a year ago, this community led a successful fight against a developer who wanted to install a 200-slip RV Park on land adjacent to the proposed cell tower site,” Marth said.

The cell-tower opposition group hired attorney Andrew J. Campanelli and Associates, a New York-based firm that fights telecommunications developers.

Marth said that she hoped their efforts could create a template for how communities can push back against inappropriately located telecommunications towers.

“The goal of this case is to prevent this tower from going in,” Marth said.

They are concerned about adverse aesthetic impacts, such as visual pollution; decreased property values; ecological impact given the proposed tower’s proximity to the national park and concerns surrounding Bobcat Lane, an unmaintained county road.

The county cannot take medical opposition concerns into consideration, and they’re not legally viable arguments.

“When it comes to FCC regulations that are supposed to regulate radiofrequency exposures from devices like cellphones, tablets, computers or cell towers, those regulations are based on the Telecommunications Act of 1996,” Marth said. “How do I put a very common opinion, segments of the scientific community, that regulations are deeply inadequate in terms of effectively protecting human, animal and plant health when it comes to exposure?”

New Patient $79 Special

Dr. Brian Martin

ANGELS from Page 1

families. This year, the pilots asked John Hudacek and Karin Haile if Santa could visit.

“Well, it’s really humbling, honestly,” Haile said. “We’ve never been at the receiving end, but lately with Audrey’s condition and all her surgeries, people have been so generous. Angel Flight has been a big part of that.”

Audrey Monroe-Hudacek was born to Hudacek and Haile in November. Four months later, the baby was diagnosed with biliary atresia, which affects one out of every 18 babies.

Essentially, her bile ducts did not form properly, creating a major health crisis.

“That caused her liver to have cirrhosis, a very advanced stage at 4 to 5 months,” Hudacek said. “Her liver was like a piece of burnt shoe leather. She probably did not have very long (to live), like a month or two.”

Her treatment choices were limited: find a live or cadaver donor. Hudacek was a good match. Then it was off to Aurora, Colorado, to Children’s Hospital Colorado, where the staff is well versed in children’s organ transplants.

Hudacek had a number of doctor appointments and commuted, initially, on commercial airlines. Doctors didn’t want Audrey to be exposed to infection before her surgery, so the couple found an apartment in Aurora.

Eventually, though, Hudacek, who is Picture Rocks Elementary School’s vice principal, used all his paid time off and had to return to work. He commuted again between Tucson and Aurora—this time driving. Their social worker in Aurora suggested he contact Angel Flight West. It wasn’t easy for Hudacek to ask for help.

“I’m the kind of person who fixes people’s

problems,” he said. “I’ve never had to ask for help and so the idea of relying on people to help us was kind of foreign to me, if I’m honest, but we recognized the great need of my daughter, being immunocompromised. It superseded any pride that I have.”

That’s when Lehman stepped in. With his fast-looking, blue plane, he took over the commuting duties.

Then there are the presents AFW provided.

“It was surprising but, really, a pleasant surprise,” Haile said. “All the things we’ve been through this year, traveling, being in Colorado and her surgeries, we’ve had a lot of expenses this year.”

These days 13-month-old Audrey is looking pretty good.

“She went from looking like a little yellow sunflower who definitely was not well and had a distended stomach to now—although she bears battle scars—she’s a pretty happygo-lucky kid,” Hudacek said. “She gets into everything. She’s a healthy baby.”

The family never forgets, however, the help that Angel Flight West provided.

“I can’t even put into words just how grateful we are for the blessing (of Angel Flight),” Hudacek added. “Talk about a group of people who are giving of their time, their money, their aircraft to see families safely delivered to their procedures, their surgeries, just to be with their family. My hat’s off to them. I would say look at Angel Flight West and see if you can be a part of supporting their cause.”

Tucson businessman and Angel Flight West volunteer pilot Scott Lehman unveils a bag of gifts for the Hudacek-Haile family. (Karen Schaffner/Staff)

Angel Flight West angelflightwest.org

Karin Haile holds baby daughter, Audrey Monroe-Hudacek, with John Hudacek at Marana Regional Airport, where the family received a planeload of gifts from the volunteer pilots of Angel Flight West. (Karen Schaffner/Staff)

Car owners to tell their passion’s stories at festival

By Tucson Local Media Staff

The annual Cruise, BBQ & Blues Festival will mark its 14th year of drawing spectators to see hundreds of classic and custom cars while supporting veterans.

Featuring more than 150 classic cars, the event is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Oro Valley Marketplace, 12155 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley. Admission is $5; $4 for veterans and active-duty mili-

tary; free for kids 10 and younger.

In addition to the hundreds of classic, muscle, sports and specialty cars, the festival will feature children’s activities, live blues music, vendors, tractors, stationary engine displays, and a barbecue food court.

The main stage will feature three bands throughout the day. A tribute-style salute to veterans will kick off the award festivities, with the “Star-Spangled Banner,” and a presentation of the color guard. The event will feature custom-designed awards by local artist John Benedict.

All monies raised at the event will go directly to support the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance’s community arts and cultural outreach programs throughout the state. The festival is sponsored by Hughes Federal Credit Union, Tucson Local Media, the town of Oro Valley, Town West, Lisa Bayless Realty and 805.

OVPD receives grant funding for traffic enforcement

SPECIAL TO TUCSON LOCAL MEDIA

The Oro Valley Police Department has received several traffic safety enforcement grants from its partners in the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

The nearly $90,000 in grant funding will be used to make Oro Valley roads safer.

The Impaired Driving Program grant funding of $54,097 will be used to purchase DUI enforcement materials and provide overtime funding to support DUI enforcement and participation with the Southern AZ DUI Taskforce.

The goal of the DUI grant is to reduce the incidences of alcohol- and drug-related driving fatalities and injuries.

With the $35,023 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant, the department will obtain several new radar units and provide overtime funding for extra STEP

patrols in high-collision areas.

The goal of the STEP grant is to reduce the number of traffic fatalities and injuries resulting from speeding, aggressive driving, red light running, and other forms of risky driving behavior.

All these grant-funded goals are achieved through traffic safety enforcement, education, and public awareness throughout Arizona.

“We appreciate partnerships like the one we have with the GOHS, that help us work toward making the roads in Oro Valley safer for all that travel on them,” said OVPD Chief Kara Riley.

“Speed, impaired and distracted driving are dangerous, and these funds will go toward reducing injuries and fatalities caused by these dangerous drivers.”

OVPD has removed 250 impaired drivers from our roads so far in 2022. STEP Patrols have led to over 750 traffic stops this year.

Maintenance work set on roundabout

SPECIAL TO TUCSON LOCAL MEDIA

The town of Marana will conduct maintenance work on the roundabout at Moore Road and Tortolita Road through Jan. 13. Work will be done from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Traffic will not be affected while work is being completed.

Travel time through the project area may increase during construction. Construction may restrict traffic lanes and create congestion. Taking alternate routes is suggested.

If inclement weather or other events cause delays, the work may be rescheduled without further notice.

Info: maranaaz.gov

WARNING!

PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY AND CHRONIC PAIN TREATMENTS NOT WORKING!!

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

Theonlywaytoeffectively treatchronicpainand/or peripheral neuropathy is by targetingthesource, which is theresultofnerve damageowingto inadequatebloodflowto the nerves in the hands and feet.Thisoftencauses weakness,numbness, tingling,pain,andbalance problems. A lackof nutrientscausesthe nerves to degenerate – an insidious and often painful process.

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

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

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

1. Finding the underlying cause

2. Determining the extent of the nerve damage (above 95% nerve loss is rarely treatable)

3. The amount of treatment required for the patient’s unique condition

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

1. Increases blood flow

2. Stimulates and strengthens small fiber nerves

3. Improves brain-based pain

The treatment works by delivering energy to the affected area(s) at varying wavelengths, from low- to middle-frequency signals, while also using Amplitude Modulated (AM) and Frequency Modulated (FM) signaling

It’s completely painless!

THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT THIS TREATMENT IS COVERED BY MEDICARE, MEDICAID,AND MOST INSURANCES!!

The number of treatments required varies from patient to patient, and can only be determined following an in-depth neurological and vascular examination. As long as you have less than 95% nerve damage, there is hope!

Arrowhead Physical Medicine begins by analyzing the extent of the nerve damage – a

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

Effective neuropathy treatment relies on the following three factors:

Depending on your coverage, your peripheral neuropathy treatment could cost almost nothing – or be absolutely free.

complimentary service for comprises a detailed your friends and family.sensoryEach exam evaluation, extensive peripheral vascular testing, and comprehensive analysis of neuropathy findings.

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

Arrowhead Physical Medicine will be offering this free chronic pain and neuropathy severity evaluation will be available until December 31st, 2022. Call (520) 934-0130 to make an appointment

Arrowhead Physical Medicine will be o ering this free chronic pain and neuropathy severity evaluation will be available until January 31, 2023. Call (520) 934-0130 to make an appointment

Due to our very busy office schedule, we are limiting this offer to the first 10c allers YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SUFFER ANOTHER MINUTE, CALL (520) 934-0130 NOW!!

We are extremely busy, so we are unavailable, please leave avoice message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Arrowhead Physical Medicine 10425N. Oracle Rd.,Suite 125 Oro Valley, AZ, 85737

YOUTH Student Chronicles

By Tucson Local Media Staff

Know of a student doing something remarkable? Tell us about it! Email christina@ tucsonlocalmedia.com

Julia Roberts of Oro Valley earned a Master of Science in sport management from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, during the 2022 fall semester.

Keylaney Gutierrez, a freshman studying biology, made the dean’s list for the fall semester at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. The requirements for the dean’s list include a 3.3 or higher gradepoint average; at least 12 graded hours for the semester and no “D,” “F” or “incomplete” grades for the semester. Gutierrez is from Tucson.

Artist draws inspiration from new Oracle home

BY BRIDGETTE M. REDMAN Tucson Local Media Contributing Writer

When Sheila Miles and her husband decided it was time to sell their Santa Fe house and downsize, she knew she wanted to move to a place where she felt joy.

They looked in several areas but moved to Oracle during some of the worst days of the pandemic.

She first visited Oracle years ago, where she had a brief residency at an artists’ ranch. She found the place gave her work a joyful vibe, infusing it with new color and life. It helped her to shift her focus.

“I make a living at art,” Miles said. “I do it every day (and have) for 50 years. I’ve been selling and showing for 50 years, but when you have galleries and you’re selling, it can get too serious. You can get too heavy. It can be a lot of pressure on the product — it can for some people be product oriented, which I reject anyway…I noticed that when I came over here, and we’ve come over every year because we had friends, that there was just this feeling of joy and joyfulness, and I didn’t want to lose that.”

An internationally recognized artist and teacher of art, Miles reached out to Artists & Makers Studios in Oro Valley after moving to Oracle. She asked if she could teach there. While the lessons had to be outside, it started the relationship that will blossom into an exhibition from Jan. 7 to Feb. 24.

“Forgotten Beauty — Hidden in Plain Sight” will feature 15 to 20 of Miles’ paintings, figurative works that capture everything from buildings to flowers to rocks to landscapes. It serves as her work’s introduction to the people of Tucson.

Friends said she still uses Santa Fe colors but, she pointed out, there are similarities because of the sun and the intense lighting in both locales.

Each place has strong shapes and shadows. In Oracle, she soaks in the beauty of the landscape, with its rocks and shapes that are new to her. She also appreciates the diversity of Arizona landscape with its desert gardens, cactuses and flowers.

“There is a personification in my art of what I experience in the environment,” Miles said. “I think it’s a little richer here in

Arizona just because there is a lot of variety and color. It also seems like it’s a little harsher environment. It’s do or die. Everything here has some sort of protective thorn, cactus or pokey thing on it.”

Hailing from Indiana, she points out that the plants and weeds in the Midwest don’t have that protective layering, that self-defense built into their biology.

“It doesn’t have that kind of brutality or whatever is in the environment that is here,” Miles said. “That is a real contrast, and I don’t think I’ve fully figured out how to express the life and death here.”

She said when she looks out her window each day, she sees a pair of coyotes and wild pigs. They’ll feed themselves with the fruit of trees.

“Maybe they influenced me in some abstract way,” Miles said. “I’m still finding that. I’m still finding the palette and the colors in that palette.”

In her upcoming show, she expects to have a mix of cactus and landscape pieces. Her work has evolved over the years, but generally returns to familiar themes. She said she has been doing versions of houses and domestic structures for nearly 40 years, though they’ve changed from imaginary to realistic.

From 2015 until she moved to Arizona, she was creating pieces that were about light

and shadow. She’s experimented with what she calls architectural landscapes, contrasting time and place and manmade and nature, the structures of man in nature.

Since she moved to the desert, however, she has started creating water pieces, seeking inspiration in any form of water, whether a puddle or a river.

“I think that’s compensation,” Miles said.

“I don’t know how else to put it. ‘Why are you painting water? You’re in Arizona now.’ And I’m like, yeah, because there’s no water.”

Many travels

She and her husband explore Arizona backroads and all over Montana, Wyoming, California, Nevada and Utah.

She said she has more than 80,000 photos in her cloud storage and shoots upward of 3,000 pictures a day. She uses these photos as inspiration for her painting.

Miles was looking for a place to teach when she found Artists & Makers. Before the pandemic, she was a guest artist in Florence, Italy, for about five years and was supposed to go to Tuscany to teach, but that appointment was canceled when COVID-19 arrived.

She said she is passionate about teaching. When she lived in Santa Fe, people would fly in and do workshops or study with her, and she wanted to continue that in Arizona. She did an outdoor class for Artists & Makers and then applied to do a show there. Because she loves teaching so much, she’s going to do two demonstrations during the exhibition. One of them is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 21. She’s going to use watercolor to talk about making a painting. However, she also plans to adapt her demonstration based on who shows up. If there are artists, she may talk about the life of an artist and how to be suc-

Paintings by local artist Sheila Miles will be on display at Artists & Makers Studio throughout January and February. (Sheila Miles/Submitted)

JOSHUA REDMAN 3 X 3 TOUR

13 • CENTENNIAL HALL

Joshua Redman has worked and played with a vast array of jazz luminaries, released over twenty albums, and has garnered top honors from both jazz critics and fans. His current tour, 3 x 3, celebrates the power of three with music of three iconic jazz composers interpreted in the classic trio format of saxophone, bass, and drums.

IN THE CLUB

BOSSA NOVA WAVE DIEGO FIGUEIREDO & KEN PEPLOWSKI

JAN 15 • PLAYGROUND

Playing music that launched the Brazilian Bossa Nova craze in 1962 — “Jazz Samba,” this talented duo’s concert will be an explosion of emotion, movement and musical passion. From “One Note Samba” to “Desafinado,” moving your body to the beats is a given.

Tucson’s own Arthur Vint – drummer extraordinaire and his 11-piece orchestra will perform jazzed up selections from Morricone’s film scores, including “Once Upon a Time in the West,” Death Rides A Horse,” and “For A Few Dollars More” while clips from the movies are projected behind them.

ART from Page 11

cessful at the business end of it.

The second workshop is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 11, during which time she will talk about oil painting and cold wax. She’ll talk about her brushes, composition and how she paints in oil painting. She may also address how she uses photographs and the ways to transfer a photograph using the grid method.

She said she’s very willing to talk in these sessions about how to make a living as an artist and what kind of expenses are involved in it. Last year, she said she sold 75 paintings and is willing to share how she navigates that. She points out that artists can’t afford to ignore the business end if they want to keep painting, especially if they are as prolific as she is. She said last year alone she spent $10,000 on shipping costs and $10,000 on supplies.

Gallery manager Devi Hobot came up with the name for the show. Miles said she was impressed with it and thought it showed insight into her work.

“I do paintings that focus on the beauty of something,” Miles said. “I have a file in my photos called ‘wowzers’ because they’re so beautiful and then I make them pop even more, so I do make a lot of paintings that are about understated places that are just about the shadow on the wall. It’s about seeing things that might go unnoticed.”

In her travels, she once went by an old RV trailer that had people living in it and it was bright yellow with palm trees planted around it.

“It captured my imagination,” Miles said. “A lot of people, it’s not what they aspire to, they’d go, 'Oh my god, it’s just an ugly trailer all by itself.' I’m looking at it like it’s

a nice escape. I have a painting of that. It will maybe capture someone’s imagination about what it might be.”

It’s important for her to notice things that other people might walk past, whether it is a shadow or a different look at a landscape.

“A lot of people comment on my paintings saying ‘oh, I want to be there,’” Miles said. “It’s about taking something that’s kind of plain, or a modest sort of existence and making it remarkable in some way.”

“Forgotten Beauty” will be the first of seven shows Miles has booked for this year. She hopes it will serve as an introduction to people in Tucson of her work and her point of view. She says she tries to have a fresh take on her work and hopes that those who see it will be able to have a different perspective on familiar things.

“I hope people go, ‘Oh, I haven’t looked at a tree that way’ or ‘I haven’t seen the sunset that way.’ Maybe it will take them to a new place.”

If you go

Sheila Miles’ “Forgotten Beauty — Hidden in Plain Sight” exhibition

WHEN: Various times Saturday, Jan. 7, to Friday, Feb. 24; opening reception: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7

WHERE: Artists & Makers Studios –Oro Valley, Steam Pump Village, 11061 N. Oracle Road, Suite 150, Oro Valley

COST: Free admission

INFO: artistsandmakersstudios.com, artistmiles.com

BY TOM DANEHY Tucson Local Media Columnist

Afew weeks ago, I wrote a column about unique mascot names. A look at the Thunderbolts from new Vail-area school Mica Mountain quickly spun off into mentions of the Yuma High School Criminals and the Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes.

Unfortunately, because of that darned internet, I found a treasure trove of mascot names that simply beg to be mentioned. After doing so this one last time, I will move on to other stuff, like wins and losses.

The most popular mascot name in the United States is Eagles. The rest of the Top 10 is pretty predictable — Tigers, Panthers, Wildcats and Lions. Alas, there are still hundreds of teams across the country whose team names are either Indians or Redskins.

But then there are the outliers — the strange, the unique, the downright bizarre. As I mentioned before, there have been three American high schools with the sports team name of The Clothiers. What must that mascot have looked like? Probably a 40-something bald guy, wearing suspenders and with a bracelet on his wrist full of safety pins.

About 100 miles from Oro Valley, along I-10, is the ranching and farming community of Willcox. For decades, their high school

boys teams were known as the Cowboys. When they introduced sports for girls, those teams became known as the Cowgirls. That’s better than calling the girls’ team the Lady Anythings. (I personally hate that whole “Lady” thing. People know that they’re girls. Panthers is fine; Lady Panthers is lame.) Just to show you that things can always get worse, there was for a time a high school where the boys’ teams were the Tarzans and the girls were the Janes.

That’s just wrong.

There is a list of hundreds of sports team names. Most are normal, but some are just out there. Here are some of them:

• The Avenging Angels. At first, it sounds OK, perhaps a bit over the top. But then, if you know your his tory of the Southwest, you’ll remem ber that the Avenging Angels were assassins sent out by Brigham Young to punish people who had committed offense (real or imagined) against the Mormon Church. Young even sent some Avenging Angels after his own daughter, who had escaped Utah with the man she wanted to marry (but of whom Brigham Young didn’t approve).

I know that those were rough

times, but Avenging Angels seems a bit much for a sports team.

• Triceratops. Can you imagine the poor kid who has to wear that costume to games? Now, imagine that same kid having to take a bathroom break.

• There are multiple teams named the Martians, but there is also a team called the Mawrtians. Maybe they play at Bryn Mawr.

• The name Jegos is on the lists and there is (was) only one team in America with that name. The men’s and women’s basketball teams at Tohono O’Odham Community College, about an hour west of Tucson, out by Sells, were called the Jegos. It’s an O’Odham word that means the hot, dry wind that blows in (often ferociously) before a summer rainstorm. Sadly, the Jegos are no more.

• There is a mascot named La Muerte, which is Spanish for Death. If Avenging Angels was a bit too much, La Muerte is way too much! Often depicted as a skeletal image wearing a hood cloak, La Muerte is a quasi-religious figure, sometimes affiliated with the Day of the Dead (which, to be fair, does land in football sea-

son).

EXTRA POINT WITH TOM DANEHY SPORTS & RECREATION A team by any other name Athlete

• In Hawaii, there’s a team called the Lava Bears. In Iowa, there’s the Corn Dogs. And somewhere there is a team called the Tarp Skunks. Think about that. Not just a skunk, but a skunk wrapped up in a tarpaulin to keep all that funk in before the big unleashing.

• There are several that make absolutely no sense. There’s the Sock Puppets, the Mean Moose (is there any other kind?), and the Sod Poodles. Or, how about the Zoo Keepers, the Mullets or the Nameless Wonders?

• There is a team called the Pit Spitters. They need to film the tryouts for that mascot. There is also a team called the Moo. Not plural and no explanation. Just the Moo. I suppose that their fans can make that sound when the team scores a touchdown, but that’s kind of sad.

• There are the Whistle Pigs and the Flying Pigs. I know that a flying pig would be impressive, but I would really like to see a pig whistle.

• There are the Genomes (and I thought that there couldn’t be anything lamer than the Whittier Poets), the Trash Pandas, and the Gherkins. “Yeah guys, we have a big game on Friday. We’re playing the shrunken, slightly sweet pickles.” One team finally said the heck with it. They call themselves the Weirdos.

BY TOM DANEHY Tucson Local Media Columnist

Madisyn Kunze likes that the spelling of her first name is unique. The only downside, really, is that when she goes to Disneyland, she won’t find a keychain with that spelling.

The junior starter on the Canyon Del

Oro girls’ basketball team said she is a shooting guard (and not a point guard), a rather interesting distinction considering that she stands 5-foot-3 (maybe). Her Dorados are experiencing a renaissance of sorts this season after suffering through a brutal 3-15 regular season last year.

They have a new coach in CDO alum Chris Garcia, who went away to NAU and then coached for several years in the Flag-

staff area before returning to Oro Valley. “Coach Garcia is great,” Kunze said. “He’s got us enjoying basketball and even enjoying practice.”

At the end of the semester, heading into the winter break, the Dorados were 2-5, but that still represented an improvement over last year. Last season, CDO lost to Ironwood Ridge by 36 points. This season, it was a single-digit margin throughout

the contest until Ironwood Ridge pulled away late for a 43-31 victory. Kunze scored 11 points in that game.

With a year and a half left in her high school career, Kunze is already focused on what comes after that. “I really want to play in college,” she said. “That may seem strange to some people, but that’s my goal.

Before

and play experiences outside of school hours.

•Part-time, 9 Month position

•Competitive pay starting at $15.24/hr

•Sign-on bonus PLUS monthly retention stipend*

•View ELO Aide in Childcare/Preschool job category *Through June 2023

Special Education

MUSD Exceptional Student Services is hiring Special Education Aides and Teachers to ensure students with special needs reach their highest potential in academic settings.

TEACHERS

•Competitive pay starting at $15.52/hr

•9 Month position35 hours/week

• Provides a safe & supportive environment for students with special needs to fully access their Individualized Education Program

•View Special Education Aide in Instructional Support Staff job category

•Competitive salary range: $45,859.81 to $57,162.21*

•Stipend: $3,500$6,000 depending on assignment

•Bachelor’s degree & AZ Special Education certificate required

•View SPED teacher openings in Special Education Teaching job category

CDO shooting guard Madisyn Kunze (1) fires a jumper from the wing. (Madisyn Kunze/Submitted)

KUNZE from Page 13

I know that a lot of people dream about going D-I, like the UA, but there are lots and lots of places to play—D-II, D-III, NAIA, community college.”

She is working toward her goal. She went out for track last year, but never competed, instead using it for conditioning to help her basketball. She was also going to JTED for veterinary science, but dropped that when the long hours of JTED after school interfered with basketball practice.

After her team competed in the Flowing Wells Holiday Shootout over the break, they jumped into an absolutely brutal 4A Kino Region schedule. Every two years, the Arizona Interscholastic Association reshuffles the teams in the state, moving some schools up and others down in clas-

sification, usually (but not always) based in enrollment.

This year (and next), CDO is stuck in a region that includes Pueblo, a perennial power that was in the 4A State Championship game just a couple years ago; Sahuaro, another team that was recently in the state champion game and one that has started this season with a mark of 15-0; Flowing Wells, which has been in the past two Class 5A State Championship games and has been dropped down to 4A this year; and Salpointe, which won the 4A State Championship last year and has no business being the Class 4A.

CDO has to play all four of those teams twice. “It’s not going to be easy,” Kunze said. “But we’ll give it our best shot.”

Pass the cheese and that full-fat yogurt

BY MIA SMITT Tucson Local Media Columnist

Wow, really? New studies are showing that the saturated fats in dairy products are actually good for you!

This is a paradigm shift for many of us who have adopted low-fat diets in the quest for better health. And overall, it is still a relatively good idea regarding some food sources, but we need to rethink the value of saturated fats in dairy products.

Mengjie Yuan, PhD is a researcher at the Boston University School of Medicine’s department of preventive medicine and epidemiology.

“Current dietary guidance recommends limiting intakes of saturated fats, but most fail to consider that saturated fats from different food sources may have different health effects” she said.

The Dec. 19, 2022 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published Yuan and her colleagues’ research study on saturated fats from dairy products. There were 2,391 adults over age 30 who participated in this study and gave information about their diets and health.

The women in the highest 20% of dairy saturated fats intake were compared to

those in the lowest 20%. Of interest is that those in that highest group had significantly lower body mass indexes (BMI) than those who ate the least. They also had a lower percentage of fat mass in their bodies. The researchers looking at blood tests found that those who ate more of the saturated fat dairy products also had higher HDL (high density lipoprotein, aka “good cholesterol”) and lower triglycerides.

The men who had a higher saturated dairy fats intake had a lower risk profile for cardiovascular disease. There was less inflammation, higher HDL cholesterol and lower triglyceride levels than those with a

lower intake of these saturated fats in their diets. The researchers did not find any of these associations with nondairy saturated fats.

This is actually not new information. In May 2015, also in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, there was a study published that examined the role of dietary fats in the development of type-2 diabetes.

For a study, 26,930 adults ages 45-74 from the Malmo Diet and Cancer Center in Sweden were followed for 14 years. It identified 2,850 new cases of type-2 diabetes.

The research showed that those who ate a diet with full saturated dairy fats, especially cream, and fermented products such as yogurt and cheese had a healthier blood lipid profile, lower BMI body composition, and less cardio-metabolic disease risk, including diabetes. The low-fat dairy foods did not offer these benefits.

Advances in Nutrition, September 2019, published another study highlighting the positive effects of saturated dairy fats in overall health. The article concluded, “What becomes increasingly clear is that the recommendation to restrict dietary saturated (dairy) fats to reduce the risk for cardiometabolic disease is getting outdated. The weight of evidence from recent meta-analyses of both observational stud-

ies and randomized control trials indicates that full fat dairy products, particularly yogurt and cheese, do not exert the detrimental effects on blood lipid profile and blood pressure as previously predicted on the basis of their sodium and saturated fat contents; they do not increase cardio-metabolic disease risk and may in fact protect against cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes.”

This is a paradigm shift for many in health care though to many registered dieticians, this is not new information. That 5% yogurt with a bit of honey is a great snack or small meal without any downside. There are so many flavorful cheeses from which to choose from the mild cheddars to the pungent blues, and cheese is also a good source of protein. Of course, we still need to eat sensibly and remember that calories in without energy expenditure out will result in weight gain regardless of the food source. So, moderation and good sense should always be in the forefront of our thinking but being open to new research findings can be quite enlightening.

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

Hendershott brings breast surgical oncology to OV

By Tucson Local Media Staff

Dr. Karen J. Hendershott is now practicing breast surgical oncology at Arizona Oncology locations in Oro Valley, Silverbell and Green Valley.

Hendershott is a board-certified surgeon and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She joined the Tucson surgical team at Arizona Oncology in 2020 and has 15 years of experience specializing in the care of breast cancer patients. The Oro Valley location is new.

She completed her fellowship training in breast surgical oncology at Maimonides Medical Center, and a research fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering, where she was also named chief academic fellow.

Hendershott has multiple publications

in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at national surgical conferences.

“As a breast cancer survivor myself, I recognize that treatments can be challenging, and having access to high-quality care is essential,” she said.

“Having a breast surgical oncology location in Oro Valley allows our team to bring comprehensive care and support to our patients right here in their community, close to home.”

Hendershott specializes in the surgical management of genetic, familial and triple-negative breast cancers and has a special interest in invasive lobular cancers. She has additional training in the performance of oncoplastic techniques to maximize cosmetic outcomes in breast conservation surgery.

In addition to nipple-sparing mastectomies, she offers “aesthetically flat” mastectomy scars using complex closures.

Hendershott also performs Goldilocks procedures on women desiring breast mounds without formal reconstruction.

“We focus on the individual’s needs and goals because no two breast cancer patients are alike,” Hendershott said.

“Our team is with the patient every step of the way, developing a personalized plan with leading-edge technology and a holistic healing strategy.”

The Oro Valley office is located at 1850 E. Innovation Park Drive, Oro Valley. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, call 520-879-6749 or visit arizonaoncology.com.

Dr. Karen J. Hendershott is now practicing breast surgical oncology at Arizona Oncology’s new Oro Valley location. (Arizona Oncology/Submitted)

Splendido focuses on the whole body

BY KAREN SCHAFFNER Tucson Local Media

One warm, sunny fall day, several residents and staff of Splendido at Rancho Vistoso took a short jaunt up the street to Honey Bee Canyon. They hiked until they reached a hollow, where they spread out and laid down. Led by Yoga Connection’s Pamela Adler, the group participated in a crystal sound bowl healing ceremony, which included listening to the pure tones emanating from a singing bowl and feeling its vibrations as the sound traveled around the canyon.

Yes, it does sound like something straight out of new age philosophy, but the participants contend it was beneficial and healing.

“It was visually and acoustically amazing in the canyon,” said William Myers, who oversees wellness programming, spaces and initiatives at Splendido.

“I shocked myself, it was so great. We all just laid on the ground in the canyon and had this beautiful experience.”

Splendido regularly schedules activities that connect the entire person — healing and maintaining the body, mind and spirit. New for Splendido, it’s a wellness strategy rooted in evidence-based research, Myers said.

The goal is to engage residents in activities that are meaningful to the individual. Myers keeps in mind that what’s good for one may not fit another.

“Well-being is the destination, but everybody’s streets and freeways and paths

to get there always looks different, and sometimes takes a lot of twists and turns,” he said. “We are very focused on the mind, the body, the spirit connection.”

Splendido follows a person-centric wellness model at its new holistic wellness studio called ContinuWell and Figurati, which means “imagine” in Italian. It boasts a gym and trainers, pools and classes, as well as a spa. Hair, nail and massage services are available as well. The holistic studio, however, distinguishes Splendido from other 55-and-older communities.

“That wellness model really is the foundation of Splendido and what we have built

our services and programs upon,” he said. “It permeates everything. We provide a lot of resident education on the model and why the model is important.

“Wellness can be a buzzword today, but we really want to put a focus on more of a comprehensive wellness, so mind/body experiences, it’s looking at emotional wellness, spiritual wellness, physical wellness,” said James Edwartowski, assistant vice president and executive director of Splendido.

“It’s really not just physical wellness, it’s also looking to see that people feel they are included and they have a purpose.”

Some might call it goods and services, but Myers calls it a wellness lifestyle. Sound bowl meditation is not just about lovely sounds and one bowl or tone.

“The different tones that each of those

different sound bowls resonate at on the Hertz decibel scale scientifically corresponds to a different area of the meridian system and a different chakra all the way up through the body,” Myers said.

“With those different tones and focusing on them, sound can actually open up and release areas of stress and tension.”

During this particular week’s meditation, there was an almost immediate response.

“The therapist guided us through an hour’s meditative journey. There was one person that when we came back together was just sitting there bawling. The amount of emotion that she had pent up, she expressed that she felt like she had been holding in so much anxiety. The experience allowed her to shed and release all of that.”

Myers realized that being conscious of breathing during meditation allowed participants to let go of burdens some didn’t even know they were carrying, burdens that can be explained by the last couple of years.

“In a really weird way it ties into a postCOVID activity,” Myers said. “COVID really made us afraid of breath. Some people were holding their breath out of fear almost, figuratively. Some people were running from breath because we were afraid of it, and then unfortunately, a lot of people that we know took their last breath.”

Splendido also recently planned an authentic Japanese Shirin Yoku tea ceremony that includes forest bathing. Don’t know what forest bathing is?

“It’s mindfully being in nature,” Myers said. “It’s reaping the benefit of time spent in nature. No real baths involved. Whatever you pick and choose, hopefully those residents feel, and have a great sense of, personal well-being.”

Pamela Adler of Yoga Connection leads a group of residents and staff in a crystal sound bowl healing ceremony at Honey Bee Canyon. (Splendido at Rancho Vistoso/Submitted)

AGING WELL

The Surprising Benefits of Savoring

In our day-to-day lives, we tend to focus on problems that need our attention and the list of tasks we need to complete. However, people who practice shifting their awareness to positive experiences are exercising an important skill: savoring.

When you’re having a good day, or even a good moment, do you pause and consciously acknowledge it? If so, you are actively boosting your overall happiness and even your health. Savoring is defined as the ability to notice positive experiences and engage in thoughts and behaviors that enhance your enjoyment of the experience.

“We don’t always take the time to notice good things that are happening in our lives. Savoring is a way to make the most

of positive experiences,” says Jennifer Smith, PhD, director of research at Mather Institute. The Institute is the research arm of Mather, one of the two parent organizations to Splendido, a Life Plan Community for those 55 and better in Oro Valley. The Institute is an award-winning resource for research and information about wellness, aging, trends in senior living, and successful aging service innovations.

Dr. Smith has conducted several studies on savoring, and one involved surveying 267 older adults to measure their savoring, life satisfaction, and self-reported health. “We found that the relationship between self-reported health and satisfaction with life was di erent for people with high and low savoring abilities,” she says.

“When savoring ability was low, people reported lower life satisfaction when their health was poor. However, those with a high ability to savor reported significantly greater satisfaction with life—even when they were in poor health. This suggests that the ability to savor positive experiences can help people respond more resiliently to health challenges.”

The good news is that anyone can practice savoring and strengthen their ability to pay attention to positive experiences, appreciate enjoyable or meaningful experiences, and build positive feelings. Savoring does not necessarily have to occur during an event—it can take place when you reminisce about a past positive event, or when you recall how you felt during

Taking and sharing photographs is a good way to practice savoring your surroundings, according to Mather Institute. Seen here: Splendido resident Jim Nook, who enjoys landscape photography.

a happy experience. Or savoring can occur when you anticipate an upcoming positive event or imagine a future happiness.

Dr. Smith’s research showed that older adults who practiced simple

five-minute savoring exercises twice a day for six or seven days reported higher resilience, greater happiness, and lower depression compared to those who didn’t fully complete the exercise.

There were three steps

to the savoring exercise: 1) think about a positive experience, 2) pay attention to positive feelings that arise, and 3) take a moment to appreciate the experience.

Give these steps a try at least a couple of times each day for one week, and see if savoring comes more easily to you. As you continue this practice, look for new experiences to savor, or different ways to share your positive experiences, such as sharing photos or stories with others.

The fact that you can take small steps to increase your overall happiness is reason to make anyone happy!

Interested in learning more about Splendido? For floor plans, photos, and information on upcoming events, visit splendidotucson.com.

times

Disclosures visit:

license from Visa® U.S.A. Inc. This card can be used anywhere Visa debit cards are accepted. Prepaid Card mailed to Xfinity account holder within 16-18 weeks of activation of all required services and expires in 180 days. Limit one $500 prepaid card amount per customer/account. © 2022 Comcast. All rights reserved. NPA244240-0005

“deadly” top chart hip-hop fans handle facial

1 Viral internet joke, like “Grumpy Cat” 5 Trap 10 Protected, as a horse’s hooves 14 Bar ___ (lawyer’s hurdle)

“Game of Thrones” servant

Cover in blacktop, say

Pixar ’s “Finding ___”

Friend of Porthos and Aramis in “The Three Musketeers”

Chair or bench

Mail that cannot be delivered or returned

Come to a close

Helios, in Greek myth

Chest muscles, for short

Japanese money

Connected with

One shells out for it at Shell

By Holiday Mathis

The New Year’s Luckiest Growth Sector Venus glows up for Aquarius as the moon in the sign of money opens the banking calendar on 2023. Sure, we love to grow richer in money, satisfaction or attractiveness. However, the luckiest way to grow is in awareness. Nothing happens in isolation. Every occurrence is dependent on other occurrences. The more aware we are at all levels from the big picture to the details, the more able we are to live fully in the moment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There are things that look nice from the outside -- a boat, marriage to royalty, a pony -- that are actually a lot more work than appearances suggest. Enjoy your fantasies without feeling you must move to make all of them real. The worthwhile pursuits will make your life easier, not more complicated.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It may be difficult to admit how much a certain someone’s opinion matters to you, but once you accept it and examine your reasoning behind needing this validation, it becomes less true. This is just another puzzle to solve on your road to self-love, acceptance and realization.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. Even so, it only takes one to practice the tango steps. You can work on the steps alone to get ready for dancing with a partner. Your solo preparation will be the magic ingredient that makes a relationship dance beautifully this week.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Effective communication has to do with the way you convey information as much as it does the information itself. You’ll figure out the main point and cater the tone of your delivery to what you guess the audience would be most receptive to. You’re so good at this and will often get exactly what you want.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). “Sorcery” derives from the Latin word “sors,” meaning fate. Your determined efforts to influence fate will have you coming across as magical. Only you know all that’s involved in overnight success and instant transformation. Unless you tell them, they’ll have no idea how hard you work to make it look easy.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). An engaging project dominates your week. Though you’ve often been lauded for your originality, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel with this one. Instead of starting from scratch, use what already exists and give it a twist or an improvement. A fresh turn on an old way of doing things will be lucrative.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You celebrate people for who they are and how they show up even when it’s different from the way you would do it. Some are sweet and agreeable; others are edgy and real. Neither is more correct. You accept and include a wide array of personalities. It’s part of what makes your team so strong. You’ll win together this week.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What you thought would be an easy task has become convoluted. If you have a mind full of question marks, it’s probably because you’re considering the topic more broadly or deeply than the others, and you are probably wise to do so. Only the very young or very immature think they know everything.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). True friends will reflect to you your best qualities. If being around a person leaves you feeling somehow diminished, it’s not a good match. What seems good on paper is meaningless. What matters is how you feel when you’re together.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re not interested in getting proficient at the task; you want to master it. With that intent, you will. It happens little by little over time. Rearrange your schedule and environment to accommodate your passion. Getting in a few more repetitions per day will add up and just may be what puts you over the top.

Sight on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Small child’s convenience for reaching a sink

Peabody or Pulitzer

Diva’s delivery

Punctuation marks indicating irony

Yearn (for)

Bigheaded people have big ones

Common email attachment type

Evaluate, as ore

Alternatives to Macs

Golf peg

Shampoo brand with a “sassy” name 30 “Amen!”

“Moonlight ” actor Mahershala

Binges on bad news, in modern slang

Wine and ___

Michelangelo sculpture whose name means

Instagram upload, informally 59 Hired pen … or, punnily, the author of 20-, 36- and 43-Across?

Muslim prayer leader 64 Like a pirouetting ballet dancer

Walk back and forth

Zap, as a cornea

Stuck-up sort

Cupid’s Greek counterpart

Former flames

Nobles outranking viscounts

Seven “deadly” things Down 1 The brainy bunch?

V.I.P.s at the top of an org chart

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). A hitchhiker who is walking toward their destination is more likely to be picked up than one who is standing still with a sign. While hitchhiking is not advised, moving toward your purpose is absolutely the way to attract fellow travelers who can help you get there faster.

Write

at

HolidayMathis.com.

57

Heap 58 Supersized movie format 60 Nylons 61 Moistens 63 Octubre o noviembre

Crossword Puzzle Answers

BEST OF HAWAII FOUR-ISLAND TOUR

Worship Guide 520.797.4384 Classifieds@TucsonLocalmedia.com PLAN YOUR DREAM VACATION

Oahu • Hawaii Island • Kauai

•

Maui — Enjoy a fully guided 4-island Hawaiian vacation with centrally located lodging in Waikiki on Oahu, and beachfront lodging on the “Big Island” of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui. Guided throughout by our friendly Tour Directors—your local experts. Includes 3 inter-island flights.

GRAND ALASKAN CRUISE & TOUR

Vancouver • Ketchikan

•

•

Skagway

•

•

•

Visit Denali National Park and Glacier Bay National Park on the same incredible trip! Cruise through the Gulf of Alaska and the Inside Passage as you discover the best of the Frontier State by land and by sea.

• FREE ONBOARD CREDIT

Arches & Canyonlands • and more — Experience the stunningly red rocks of these 6 iconic southwestern national parks. Travel through deserts, forests, mountains, and to the very edge of the Grand Canyon on this tour.

BAPTIST TM * Prices are per person based on double occupancy plus up to $299 in taxes & fees. Single supplement and seasonal surcharges may apply. Add-on airfare available. Free date changes 100 days before departure for all land tours and cruise tours. Deposits and final payments are non-refundable. Onboard Credit requires purchase of Ocean View or Balcony Cabin. Offers apply to new bookings only, made by 12/31/22. Other terms & conditions may apply. Ask your Travel Consultant for details.