Marana News June 29, 2022

June 29, 2022

MARANANEWS The Voice of Marana since 2007 The Voice of Marana, Oro Valley and Northwest Tucson

Volume 29• Number 26

My Best Friend

Our annual celebrations of pets! | Page 13

Don’t give up on struggling kids

INSIDE

COVID Meds

County offers “Test and Treat”

REX SCOTT Pima County Supervisor

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Your turn

Letters to the Editor

Fireworks and laser shows Sports and Rec mark Independence Day Questions from our | Page 11

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arana will celebrate Independence Day one day early with its massive annual Star-Spangled Spectacular from 5 to 9:30 p.m. on July 3.

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lthough my deadline for this month’s column falls after Father’s Day, it will still be the subject for this piece. I am both a father and a son. My father passed away almost four years ago. He is in my thoughts frequently and in my heart always, perhaps especially on that Sunday in June when we celebrate the ideals of fatherhood. Since being elected to the Board of Supervisors two years after my father died, I also reflect on how his guidance and example has informed my work as a public servant.

I was my father’s eldest child and, without question, presented more challenges to him and my mother than the rest of their other three children put together, especially in my teen years. When

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Sponsor of Oro Valley’s July 4th Laser Light Show at James D. Kriegh Park on July 4th at 9 p.m.

The Town of Oro Valley has planned a night of family entertainment from 5 – 9 p.m.

Visit orovalleyaz.gov for all the details.

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• Due to supply chain issues with the Town’s licensed state fireworks distributor, the fireworks have been changed to a laser show.

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Hot Picks Music in the Mountains Concert Series. Pack your picnic chairs and head over to Catalina State Park for their Music in the Mountains Concert Series with The Cochise County All-Stars on Saturday, July 2. The event begins at 6 p.m. and is included with an all-day park admission pass of $7 per vehicle, up to four adults. For over 15 years, the Cochise County AllStars have been entertaining southern Arizonans with their eclectic variety of 20th Century American music line up. The next concert at the park won’t be until Saturday, August 6. Catalina State Park is located at 1150 N. Oracle Rd. For more information about Catalina State Park visit, azstateparks.com/ catalina/.

Star-Spangled Spectacular in Marana. Come celebrate America’s birthday at the Town of Marana’s annual Star-Spangled Spectacular on Sunday, July 3. The event begins at 5 p.m., with activities for all family members. Enjoy free attractions such as the splash pad, inflatable field games, live music, car show, petting zoo and more. More than 30 food vendors will be available on-site with food and drinks for purchase. Glass containers and cookouts are not permitted but coolers and chairs are welcome. The fireworks show will begin at 9 p.m.

The Star-Spangled Spectacular will take place at Crossroads at Silverbell District Park, 7548 North Silverbell Road. For more information about the

Town of Marana events visit, maranaaz.gov/events.

Oro Valley July 4th Celebration. Celebrate the Fourth of July with the Town of Oro Valley Parks and Recreation at the James D. Kriegh Park on Monday, July 4, from 5 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Enjoy free family-friendly activities such as lawn games and kids crafts, as well as community vendors, live music by a Tom Petty cover band, The Petty Breakers, and more. You can also enjoy reduced admission at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., $1 for children and $3 for adults. In place of fireworks, there will be a laser-light show at 9 p.m.

Food trucks and alcoholic beverages will be available onsite for purchase.

James D. Kriegh (JDK) Park is located at 23 W. Calle Concordia. For more information visit, orovalleyaz.gov.

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I was working in our local schools as a teacher and administrator, it always came as a surprise to my students when I shared with them the fact that I never graduated from high school. Thanks to a series of poor choices that resulted in multiple suspensions and ultimately expulsion from my high school, I took the GED test since it would have taken me more than five years to earn the credits needed to graduate.

Many of those poor choices also led to arrests and trips to juvenile court, ultimately result-

ing in my incarceration in a juvenile facility for three months, including Thanksgiving and Christmas when I was 16 years old. My father was continually disappointed in me, but he and my mother never stopped loving me, nor did they ever fail to believe that I could turn my life around. They also did not let the pain and fear my actions caused distract them from their duties to be engaged parents to my two brothers and sister.

After I got my GED and spent a couple of years in a series of dead-end jobs, I resolved to go to college.

My father was a professor at Ohio University, which

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was located in my hometown of Athens. He met with the registrar and assured him that I would meet all the academic expectations of the university, even given my deplorable performance in high school. I earned two bachelor’s degrees from Ohio University, both awarded with honor.

During my freshman year, I decided to run for a city council seat. Athens is not a big city. This was just four years after I had been expelled from its one high school. Many people told me that my juvenile record would become an issue in the campaign and discouraged me from running. Not my

father! He was my biggest supporter and the person I sought out the most for counsel and guidance.

I lost that election, but won a seat on city council four years later while pursuing my second degree.

By that time, my father had left Ohio University and was teaching at the University of Missouri.

The night I won, he was the first person I called with the good news.

Years later, when I was serving as the principal at a local high school, my students surprised me with an honorary diploma. I had told them repeatedly how essential it was that they not fail to graduate, to not repeat my mis-

takes, and they showed they had heard me by giving me the only high school diploma I have.

Again, my father was the first person I called with the good news. It was one of the few times in my life that I heard him cry.

As a father, I have sought to be the patient, loving and steadfast person my daughter and son deserve, just like my father was to me. As an educator, I never gave up on any student, just like my father never gave up on me. As a public servant, I try to remember that selflessness and equanimity are the two most important attributes any leader can demonstrate, just like

my father exemplified those positive traits when he was dealing with me.

The best way to honor the memory of those who influenced our values and beliefs, but who are no longer with us, is to live our lives in ways that show we value what we learned from them. We may falter along the way, but if we try to stay true to their legacies, we are more likely to be the people they knew we could be. Just as importantly, we are also more likely to be people who are positive forces in our communities and in the lives of those we love and care for.

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PC Health Department offers COVID-19 Test to Treat program as local cases rise KATYA MENDOZA Tucson Local Media

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he Pima County Health Department began their COVID-19 Test To Treat program at the county’s East Clinic on Thursday, June 23.

The 30-day program, in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides testing and access to treatment for COVID-19.

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

They will immediately receive a prescription at no cost and health insurance is not required.

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

The medications that will be available with a prescription are Pfizer’s Paxlovid

and Merck’s Lagevrio. Both medications, when taken within five days of symptoms, are effective against COVID-19.

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

“This new program will help ensure that those who don’t have easy access to care, or can’t see their usual health care provider, can get the timely treatment they need after a COVID-19 infection,” said Dr. Theresa Cullen, Pima County Health Department Director in a press release.

The Health Department will look into extending the program based on community needs after about a month.

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

The East Clinic is located at 6920 E. Broadway Blvd. Hours of operation for Test to Treat are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

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Children six months and older now eligible for vaccine

In other recent COVID news, children six months and older are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccination series from Pfizer and Moderna, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This decision comes amid concerns from public health officials that cases are again increasing at a rapid rate. From May to June, reported COVID cases in Pima County more than doubled, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) COVID-19 dashboard.

Pima County Health Department Director Dr. Theresa Cullen said in a press conference on Monday, June 20, that Pima County is in an “accelerated transmission phase”. She said offering vaccines to children aged between 6 months and 5 years will protect 80 to 90,000 individuals in the community, not to mention all of the individuals nearby.

“One reason we believe this is important is because as you know, in the last year, there were daycares that had to close because there were outbreaks of COVID-19,” Cullen said. “There were schools in kindergarten that had to close because of outbreaks of COVID-19.”

Outbreaks also follow children home

and could infect at-risk adults. Dr. Cullen recommends parents follow the vaccination series provided by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech.

The 6-months-and-older age group will have access to Moderna’s two-shot vaccination series and Pfizer’s three-shot vaccination series.

Parents can access the new pediatric vaccines outside of Pima County clinics.

County officials recommend parents call ahead to their pediatricians or local pharmacies for availability. Cullen also suggested that large pharmacy chains may not be offering vaccines to kids 3 and younger.

Walgreens will vaccinate children ages 3 and older, while CVS increased accessibility for children 18 months and older through MinuteClinics.

“I want to reassure viewers that the reason why it took so long for us to get here was because we wanted to ensure the safety of this vaccine,” Cullen said.

“Both the FDA review panel as well as the CDC as well as the data itself indicates that this is a safe vaccine and there have been very few significant side effects with it.”

As the virus continues to mutate, more virulent and dangerous variants could be on the horizon, according to Cullen.

Vaccines will protect children from unexpected vicious variants and potentially protect younger children from “long COVID” symptoms, which are still being studied in terms of severity over time..

Tucson Local Media reporter Alexandra Pere contributed to this report.

FIREWORKS from page 1 hand and the Oro Valley Sports Alliance will be place at 9 p.m. selling beer and wine.

In addition to the fireKids will enjoy jumping works, the crowd will castles, face painting, arts enjoy a splash pad, field and crafts, a photo booth games, live musical per- and lawn games commuformances, a car show nity vendor booths. presented by Obsessions The Oro Valley Aquatic Car Club, and a musical Center is reducing admisinstrument petting zoo sion to $1 for kids and $3 presented by the Civic Or- for adults. chestra of Tucson.

No pets, outside alcoMore than 30 food ven- hol, tents, glass containdors will be onsite. ers, personal fireworks Coolers and chairs are or smoking devices are welcome, but glass con- allowed on the premises. tainers and cookouts are Find parking at James D. not allowed in the park Kreigh Park, 23 W. Calle during the event.

Concordia, as well as the For more information west and east parking lots about the event visit Ma- of the Oro Valley Aquatic ranaAZ.gov.

Center, Canyon Del Oro Over to the east, Oro High School and the Oro Valley is switching its Valley Church of Nazarene.

Fourth of July celebration For more information up this year. Instead of on the event visit orovalthe annual firework show leyaz.gov. at James D. Kreigh Park, As of press time, the the town of Oro Valley is City of Tucson hadn’t holding a light show as made a final decision as the usual pyrotechnics to whether to do the anwere unavailable due to nual fireworks show on supply chain issues.

A Mountain. The decision The free event starts at rests on whether the area 5 p.m. on Monday, July 4, gets enough rain before and the light show starts the holiday to reduce the at 9 p.m. Attendees can risk of subsequent fires. expect live entertainment, Down south, the Town including a performance of Sahuarita is partnerby The Petty Breakers, ing up with the Southern who will cover Tom Petty Arizona Arts and Cultural songs such as “American Alliance to host Sahuarita Girl” starting at 6:15 pm.

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rita Town Hall, 375 W Sahuarita Center Way. There will be a Rolling Thunder Parade at 4:30 p.m., live music performances from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., a laser show at 8:45 p.m. and the fireworks go off at 9 p.m.

Attendees can also expect a car show as well as food trucks and vendors serving beer and wine.

Picnic chairs and blankets are welcomed.

To find out more about the event visit sahuaritaaz.gov.

If you want to get an early start on festivities, over on the east side, the Forty Niner Country Club is hosting a 2022 Red, White, & Boom Fireworks Extravaganza starting at 5 p.m.

Friday, July 1, at 12000 E. Tanque Verde Road. The family-friendly event includes activities with water inflatables, field games, music and games.

There will be five separate food stations on site to provide grilled burgers, hot dogs, nachos, pizza, and cookies.

The cost of the all inclusive event is $30 dollars for those 13 and older and $20 for kids 12 and under. Family packs are available for families with two adults and two children for $80 dollars.

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AZ residents scramble to get State Silver Bank Rolls ARIZONA - Once Arizona residents got wind that Arizona State Bank Rolls filled with Silver Walking Liberties dating back to the early 1900’s were being handed over, there was a mad dash to get them. That’s because they are the only Bank Rolls known to exist with the exclusive State Restricted Design.

“The phones will be ringing off the hook.

That’s because everyone will be trying to get them while they still can,” according to officials at the National Mint and Treasury who say they can barely keep up with all the orders.

In fact, they had to impose a strict limit of 4 Arizona State Bank Rolls. So, if you get the chance to get your hands on these State Bank Rolls you better hurry because hundreds of Arizona residents already have and you don’t want to miss out.

You see, the U.S. Gov’t stopped minting these Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars in

1947 and there can never be any more which moves them into the collectible coin status.

And here’s the best part. The rolls are unsearched so there’s no telling how much they could be worth in collector value.

That’s why the state minimum set by National Mint and Treasury of just $39 per Silver Walking Liberty, which is just $585 for the full Bank Roll is a deal too good to pass up.

But you better hurry because these Arizona State Bank Rolls themselves have been marked State Restricted by price which means the state minimum set by National Mint and Treasury is restricted to Arizona residents and non-state residents must pay full price if any remain.

That’s because they make amazing gifts for children, grandchildren and loved ones.

Just imagine the look on their face when you hand them one of the State Bank Rolls — they’ll tell everyone they know what you did for them.

■ GOT ‘EM: Residents all across Arizona who get their hands on these State Silver Walking Liberty Bank Rolls are definitely showing them off. That’s because they are the only ones known to exist with the exclusive State Restricted Design. And here’s the best part, these Bank Rolls are loaded with U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars some dating back to the early 1900’s so everyone who wants them better hurry.

Only State Restricted Silver Walking Liberty Bank Rolls go to Arizona residents

Arizona residents get first dibs on Sealed Bank Rolls loaded with U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberties dating back to the early 1900’s some worth up to 100 times their face value starting at 7:30 am today

STATE DISTRIBUTION: A strict limit of 4 Arizona State Bank Rolls per AZ resident has been imposed

ARIZONA - “Arizona residents get first dibs. That’s why Hotline Operators are bracing for the flood of calls,” said Laura Lynne, U.S. Coin and Currency Director for the National Mint and Treasury.

Beginning at precisely 7:30 am this morning State of Arizona Sealed Bank Rolls loaded with rarely seen U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars are actually being handed over to Arizona residents who call the State Toll-Free Hotlines listed in today’s newspaper publication.

“National Mint and Treasury recently spoke with its Chief Professional Numismatist who said ‘Very few people have ever actually saw one of these rarely seen Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars issued by the U.S. Gov’t back in the early 1900’s. But to actually find them sealed away in State Bank Rolls is like finding buried treasure.

So anyone lucky enough to get their hands on these Bank Rolls had better hold on to them,’” Lynne said.

“But here’s the good news. The Bank Rolls themselves have been marked State Restricted by price which means the state minimum set by National Mint and

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Treasury is restricted to Arizona residents only and non-state residents must pay full price if any Bank Rolls remain,” Lynne confirmed This is important to note. “These are the only Arizona State Silver Walking Liberty Bank Rolls known to exist. You can’t get them at banks or credit unions or the Government since they do not produce State Silver Walking Liberty Bank Rolls. In fact, you can only get them bearing the exclusive State Restricted Design and rolled this way directly from National Mint and Treasury,” Lynne explained.

“Now that the State of Arizona Sealed Bank Rolls are being offered up we won’t be surprised if thousands of Arizona residents claim the maximum limit allowed of 4 Bank Rolls per resident while they still can,” said Lynne.

“That’s because after the Bank Rolls were loaded with 15 U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberties, each verified to meet a minimum collector grade of very good or above, the dates and mint marks of the Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars found inside the Bank Rolls have never been searched. But, we do know that some of these coins date clear back to the early 1900’s and are 90% pure silver so Arizona residents who get their hands on them will be glad they did,” Lynne went on to say.

And here’s the best part. If you are a resident of the state of Arizona you cover only the $39 per coin state minimum set by the National Mint and Treasury, that’s 15 U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars worth up to 100 times their face value for just $585 which is a real steal because state residents who miss the deadline and non state residents must pay $118 per coin which totals $1,770 if any coins remain after the 2-day deadline.

“U.S. Gov’t issued coins like these are 90% pure silver and a favorite of dealers, collectors and the like,” Lynne said.

“We know the phones will be ringing off the hook. So the only thing readers need to do is make sure they are a resident of the state of Arizona and call the State Toll-Free Hotlines printed in today’s publication,” Lynne said. ■

HOW TO CLAIM THE ARIZONA STATE BANK ROLLS FACTS:

If you are a Arizona State Resident read the important information below about claiming the State Silver Bank Rolls, then call the State Toll-Free Hotline at 8:30 am: 1-800-979-3771 EXT: RWB4784

Are these Silver Walking Liberties worth more than other half dollars:

Yes. These U.S. Gov’t issued Silver Walking Liberties were minted in the early 1900’s and will never be minted again. That makes them collectible. The vast majority of half dollars minted after 1970 have no silver content at all and these Walking Liberty Half Dollars were one of the last silver coins minted for circulation. So there’s no telling how much they could be worth in collector value someday.

How much are State Restricted Walking Liberty Silver Bank Rolls worth:

It’s impossible to say, but some of these U.S Gov’t issued Walking Liberty Half Dollars date back to the early 1900’s and there are 15 in each Bank Roll so you better hurry if you want to get your hands on them.

Collector values always fluctuate and there are never any guarantees. But we do know Walking Liberties are collectible so anyone lucky enough to get their hands on these Silver Bank Rolls should hold onto them because there’s no telling how much they could be worth in collector value someday.

Why are so many Arizona residents claiming them:

Because they are the only Arizona State Walking Liberty Silver Bank Rolls known to exist with the exclusive State Restricted Design, everyone who wants their share better call the State Toll-Free Hotlines printed in today’s publication. Each Bank Roll contains a whopping 15 Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars dating back to the early 1900’s. Best of all the Bank Rolls have been marked State Restricted by price which means the state minimum set by National Mint and Treasury is restricted to Arizona residents who beat the deadline only. That means Arizona residents cover only $39 per Silver Walking Liberty, which is just $585 for the full Bank Rolls for the next 2 days.

How do I get the State Restricted Walking Liberty Silver Bank Rolls:

Arizona residents are authorized to claim up to the limit of 4 Arizona State Walking Liber t y Silver Bank Rolls by calling the State Toll Free Hotline at 1-800-979-3771 Ext. RWB4784 starting at precisely 8:30 am this morning. Everyone who does is getting the only Arizona State Walking Liberty Silver Bank Rolls known to exist with the exclusive State Restricted Design. That’s a full Bank Roll containing 15 Silver Walking Liberties from the early 1900’s some worth up to 100 times their face value for just the state minimum set by the National Mint and Treasury of just $39 per Silver Walking Liberty, which is just $585 for the full Bank Rolls and that’s a real steal because non state residents must pay $1,770 for each Arizona State Walking Liberty Silver Bank Roll if any remain.

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ummer is officially in full swing, and we all know what that means, The 4th of July is right around the

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After a three-year hiatus, the Town of Oro Valley is

excited to welcome everyone back for this year’s 4th of July Celebration! This year’s event will once again be held at James D. Kriegh Park from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Those attending the event can expect a stellar lineup of more than 15

food trucks, jumping castles, face painters, a photo booth, lawn games, free arts and crafts activities, as well as beer, wine and seltzers available for purchase and who’s proceeds go towards the Oro Valley Youth Sports Alliance. the two headlining attractions for COMMUNITY SERVICES HEALTH & BEAUTY this year’s event will be a RETIREMENT LIVING SPORTS & RECREATION FOOD & DRINK RETAIL & SERVICES live performance by AmerCOMMUNITY SERVICES HEALTH & BEAUTY ica’s #1 touring tribute to SPORTS & RECREATION RETAIL & SERVICES FOOD & DRINK Tom Petty and the HeartCOMMUNITY SERVICES HEALTH & BEAUTY breaker, The PettybreakSPORTS & RECREATION ers, playing from 6:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. After the music, a professionally produced laser light show that is sure to entertain all will begin at 9 p.m. This laser show E S X P will take the viewer on a LORER W FEMA in Pim ANE a N A journey of history and fun MAR as incredible visuals fly overhead choreographed O T S to music. Additional onW ILLS NEG H T O O stage entertainment FI throughout the duration of DESE the event will be provided RT T IMES

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VISTOSO TRAILS NATURE PRESERVE FRIDAY, JULY 15 @ 8:30 A.M. Parking will be available at 665 W. Vistoso Highlands.

The ceremony will be held just behind the former club house.

by taking Linda Vista Blvd to Egleston Drive or Calle Concordia. Parking lots available are the James D. Kriegh north lot, Oro Valley Aquatic Center east and west lots, Canyon Del Oro High School west lot and the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene parking lot. ADA spaces will be available at the James D. Kriegh Park east lot (accessible from Egleston Drive). For a detailed parking map visit orovalleyaz.gov and click on the July 4th Celebration event page. Planning ahead is one way to ensure that your event experience starts on a positive note.

In addition to the activities taking place in the park, the Oro Valley Aquatic Center will be joining in on the fun with discounted admission during the evening. The Aquatic center is located at the south end of James D. Kriegh Park and if you are looking for a way to escape the heat, the facilities diving boards, splash pad, and water slide will be open for your enjoyment.

Take a dip in the pool, ride the water slide, and get over to the main event in time to hear some music and take in the laser show.

One thing everyone knows about July is that it is going to be hot! James D. Kriegh Park has plenty of mature shade trees that line the event so please leave your personal shade canopies at home, as they will not be allowed inside of the event. However, we do encourage you bring lawn chairs, water, and sunscreen. The Town will also be providing water at multiple hydration stations throughout the event.

One item of note for the community, the laser light show will only be visible from the event itself. There will not be an opportunity to view from alternate locations so please plan accordingly. While this year’s event may look different than previous years It will no doubt be full of the fun and excitement the Oro Valley community has come to expect. We hope to see you in the park!

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Mobility Matters Something very curious happened at the May Council meeting with regard to an ADA issue that had been raised and spoken to by several citizens.

During that discussion, Councilmember Joyce Jones-Ivey expressed passionate displeasure with the suggestion that she had not taken action to provide better access to the Community Center for citizens with mobility challenges.

In fact, she stated that such suggestions were “political crap!”

This is a personal issue

to me. My husband had mobility challenges and used the Community Center regularly. Jones-Ivey was a supporter of the motion made by then Councilmember Bill Rodman in 2018, to set aside $750,000 to install an elevator in the Community Center, which passed the Council by a unanimous vote. Also, Vice-Mayor Barrett suggested the issue take precedence over the remodeling of Council Chambers, which had also been made a part of the budget along with the Community Center elevator.

At the recent Council

meeting, Jones-Ivey made her heated comments in the recently remodeled Council Chambers. Yet, the ADA project, backed

by Vice-Mayor Melanie Barrett and Jones-Ivey in 2018, has not been implemented. Why, then, is it “political crap” to ask the question why the Council didn’t follow through on implementing the ADA project to support Oro Valley citizens with mobility issues and who need access to a Town asset that’s supposed to serve all of us?

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Jane Sterritt Oro Valley

Not So Sharp The last thing Oro Valley needs is a former police chief mayor who can always find a way to accommodate developers who “need” height and density exceptions to the exist-

ing code and for whom plenty of highly paid police are never enough. No thank you, Danny Sharp.

Enjoy your retirement.

Lois Berkowitz Oro Valley

Crosstown Freeway For years I have heard some frustration from people about the lack of a crosstown freeway in the Oro Valley area. But I am here to inform people that this is no longer the case. Despite being a major walking, jogging and

bicycling corridor, the city of Oro Valley recently increased the speed limit on Moore Road between La Canada and Rancho Vistoso from 35 to 45 MPH. Given the fact that the Oro Valley Police Department no longer does speed enforcement in the city, large trucks and other vehicles are free to roar down this stretch of road at 60 MPH. Welcome to the Oro Valley crosstown Freeway!!

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• Slap-heard-round-the-world survivor and comedian Chris Rock makes his way back into the live comedy circuit with the Ego Death World Tour at the AVA Amphitheater after a five-year hiatus.

The show begins at 8:00 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are still available on the AVA Amphitheater - Casino del Sol website. casinodelsol.com

SATURDAY, JULY 2ND • It’s not a phase, mom, and 191 Toole agrees! 191 Toole is hosting Emo Nite LA, who are known for curating an entire evening of Emo music old and new for fans 21 and up. One dollar from every ticket sold at this event will benefit the Living The Dream Foundation, an organization that gives children and young adults with life-threatening illnesses a #dreamday with anyone of their choosing! Details: doors and show at 9 p.m.; 191 Toole, 191 E. Toole; $16; 191toole.com.

• Pack your picnic chairs and head over to Catalina State Park for their Music in the Mountains Concert Series with The Cochise County All-Stars. The event begins at 6 p.m. and is included with an all-day park admission pass of $7 per vehicle, up to four adults. For over 15 years, the Cochise County AllStars have been entertaining southern Arizonans with their eclectic variety of 20th-century American music line up. The next concert at the park won’t be until Saturday, Aug. 6.

SPECIAL EVENTS SATURDAY, JULY 2 • Travel back to the 1880s at the Mezcal Movie set on Saturday. Dress in your best western flare to watch the sun set during a tour of the wild west movie

set. Details: tour starts at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.; 1538 N. Mescal Road, Benson; mezcalmovieset.com, $15 a person.

• Enjoy the outdoors at night with Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo. This week is themed spots and stripes. It’s not a stretch to suggest you will see some gorgeous animals with fabulously printed fur. This night features classic rock, classic country, R&B and Elvis tunes by the Cornerstone Band!

Details: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Reid Park Zoo, 3400 Zoo Court. Free for Zoo members, $10.50 for adults (ages 15-61), $8.50 seniors (ages 62+), $6.50 for children ages 2-14, Free for children under 2; Reidparkzoo.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 3RD • Salute Our Troops with Tucson’s professional soccer club FC Tucson. FC Tucson plays North Colorado Hailstorm FC and be sure to stick around for the post-game fireworks. Details: game starts at 7 p.m.; Kino North Stadium, E Ajo Way; $12-$20; fctucson.com.

the Oro Valley Aquatic Center from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., $1 for children and $3 for adults. In place of fireworks, there will be a laser-light show at 9 p.m.

Food trucks and alcoholic beverages will be available onsite for purchase.

• Sing along to classic American ballads with Tucson music icon Armen Dirtadian and The Manhattan Dolls trio at Gaslight Theatre. The crew will be celebrating America’sç independence by singing “God Bless America,” “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag”. This evening is dedicated to America, but also the people who fight for its independence. Details: 2-4 p.m. The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E Broadway Blvd. Tickets are $27 for adults, $15 for children 2 to 12, and $25 for students, military, and seniors. Thegaslighttheatre.com.

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• Take a weekend trip to Bisbee for a day of art, specifically portrait art, at the Artemizia Foundation Annex. This Bisbee treasure is unveiling a new exhibit featuring world renowned fine art photographer Martin Schoeller. Martin specializes in portraits and his work has appeared in well-known magazines such as Time, GQ, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and much more! Largescale portraits will be available at the annex. Details: the Annex is open Thurs, Fri, and Sat from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 24 Main St.; open to all; artemiziafoundation.org/annex

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Retiree discovers his artistic side, now draws pet portraits ent tht surprised even Schultz.

“It just kind of came out of nowhere within the last year and a half basically because I was bored during the pandemic and needed something to do,” he said.

Schultz, who is retired, had no prior experience with birds or drawing. He said he went to Walmart to buy a 72-pack of pencils and a notepad and started drawing photos of birds that he found in books or on the internet.

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When a hooded oriole chirped in Schultz’s backyard, he couldn’t help but become intrigued. The bird’s yellow feathers stood out against the green golf course in the background.

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a photo of his border collie Louie, who had recently died.

That was Schultz’s transition from birds into dogs.

Schultz decided to draw a photo of his niece’s dog to send to her, and after a positive reaction, he drew photos for his other nieces as well.

“It’s just kind of grown from there,” he said. Neighbors and friends around the country were asking for pictures of their dogs.

Schultz has been selling his drawings for around 15 months. He plans on donating some of the commission he gets from his artwork to the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC). He wants to put the donations in the commissioners’ name so they can use the donation for tax deduction.

Schultz has had a few dogs in his lifetime. He had bea- Above: Artist Tom Schultz says he started drawing animals gles as a kid, and didn’t have because he was bored during the pandemic. Now pet owners a love for dogs again until he hire him to do commissions. Left: Examples of Tom Schultz’s met his wife Jori, who had a work. (Submitted photo) rottweiler named Oliver. “I Shultz said the challenge of making the fell in love with that dog, and I became a drawings and the heartfelt reactions he dog person again after that,” he said. gets from his clients inspires him to conShultz now has Jackson, a 3-year-old tinue with the work. border collie that Shultz rescued from the Each drawing takes anywhere from four Border Collie Rescue. After meeting the to six hours depending on the size and the dog in Casa Grande this March, both Tom number of dogs.

He uses 8-by-11-inch or and Lori decided that Jackson was the one.

9-by-12-inch copy paper to make the piece “We ended up getting him the next easily framable and inexpensive for the cusday,” he said. tomer, who receives the drawing in a plastic jacket folder. Schultz likes to then put the plastic casing into a large manila envelope for a dramatic reveal.

“I love to see their faces light up or a tear come in their eye for how much they love their pets.” Schultz said.

Email Tom at Tomhschultz@gmail.com to inquire about getting a drawing of your dog, cat, horse or bird.

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At the time, he and his wife talked about getting a service dog, but there were no organizations in Southern Arizona that offered this training service. Instead, they went to Pima Animal Care Center and brought home Menifa, an American standard and American bulldog mix.

“We started with one dog and an idea,” Rafus said.

In November 2015, Rafus launched the nonprofit 1 Veteran Foundation with a dream of giving veterans coping with PTSD a service dog at little to no cost.

On average, a service dog costs anywhere between $20,000 to $30,000, which is why the organization relies so heavily on grants, donations and volunteers.

“I don’t know too many vets [who] have PTSD that have $20,000 to$30,000 laying around,” Rafus said.

The more costly organizations may utilize breeding programs, but the process of PTSD service dog training does include but is not limited to boarding costs, medical expenses, training costs, and other unanticipated expenses.

“I’m of the philosophy that there are a lot of unwanted dogs out there,” Rafus said,” We use rescue dogs to not only help save a vet, we can save a pet.”

Adoptions have allowed 1 Veteran Foundation to significantly cut costs, matching pets to veterans for about $2,500-$3,000.

The Trio

Over the past year, Rafus has taken a step back from day-to-day operations, handing over the reins to his friends Brian Latta and Calvin Saylors, as co-chairs of the foundation.

Latta met Rafus through the Combat Vets Motorcycle Association. It was a “no-brainer” for him to get involved with 1VF. “It’s just a handful of people trying to do this, just scratching at the surface,” Latta said, “We all have loftier goals and would like to see this grow into a much bigger organization.”

Marine Corps veteran and founder of 1 Veteran Foundation Dave Rafus watches Echo, his new service pup in training at a Walmart.

(Courtesy photo from Dave Rafus)

Saylors is considered a “Cold War veteran” who served in the Air Force. He was and is still currently in a motorcycle riding club, STAR Touring and Riding, and met Rafus through 1VF during a meet and greet outside of the biker store, Renegade Classics.

“We happen to have a veteran in our group that has PTSD, so we wanted to be able to get him a service dog,” Saylors said.

Since then, the club has helped organize several motorcycle poker runs, raising approximately $12,000-$15,000 for 1VF. “Dave just saw how much work I was putting into it and he just invited my wife and I to join the board of directors,” Saylors said.

Since then, Saylors has served as the operations manager, arranging veteran interviews, requests for dogs, paperwork, training schedules, testing and more.

Not every dog can be a service dog

It can take looking at anywhere between 50 to 150 dogs before finding the right one.

At minimum, the dog must weigh at least 40 pounds and have a specific temperament.

“As much as everybody thinks their dog is going to be the greatest service dog, they may not have the stamina or the mentality for service work,” Rafus said.

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If veterans already have dogs, the dogs still must undergo interviews to prove their qualifications for service.

It takes about 250-350 hours to train a PTSD service dog, not including the time to train the handler. The entire process can take anywhere from six to 18 months, depending on the availability and determination of the team.

It’s an arduous process. Testing begins from the minute the canine candidate exits the vehicle, Saylors said they check whether or not the handler has full control of their dog.

“We watch how they interact with people, automatic sliding doors,” Saylors said.

Malls and, at times, Walmarts can be the ultimate playing field, due to the ample amounts of people, smells and distractions.

Veterans with PTSD can have very specific triggers, which is why 1VF pays such strong attention to detail when testing these dogs.

“The veteran is using the dog for what they’re there for and recognizing when the dog senses they’re getting in trouble,” Saylors said.

At times veterans and even civilians, don’t realize that the dogs can sense distress before they can.

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tack which are triggered by high anxiety.

“She will detect them beforehand and if I tell her to leave me alone and she refuses to listen, I go and take my medicine,” Rafus said.

It took just one experience of ignoring her for him to listen every time. He subsequently went through a five-year stretch with no seizures.

courage them that if they’re not in counseling, that they go to counseling,” Saylors said.

The dogs are only one component of the treatment process, but even talking to your “teammate” can do wonders.

The couple of years have been challenging because of the pandemic.

“Due to COVID, we’ve been deeply restricted in being able to go in and look at dogs and check their temperament or personality,” Rafus said.

Pre-COVID, 1VF would go to PACC, the Humane Society and Green Valley Animal League to look for dogs and see if any met their criteria, If so, they would call a veteran to meet the dog and establish a bond.

Then the world shut down, limiting human interactions.

“We could no longer do things the way we used to,” Saylors said in an email.

Visitors weren’t allowed to take dogs around for a walk when Rafus found Echo, Menifa’s replacement.

“I had to put my hand down underneath the kennel to see how she would react,” Rafus said.

On aveage, about 17 veterans will commit suicide every day, according to a National Veteran Suicide Prevention report released by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in September 2021.

Between 2001 and 2019, the unadjusted suicide rate rose 35.9% among veterans. The numbers were sharpest against veterans between the ages of 18 ad 34, with a 44.4% unadjusted suicide rate per 100,000.

Exposure to intense combat trauma may influence suicide risk, but considerable debate exists among researchers surruonding the relationship between a PTSD diagnosis and suicide.

PTSD can reveal itself in a variety of ways, including as extreme combat-related guilt, intrusive thoughts such as reliving a specific traumatic event, hy-

Affected by the pandemic

Dogs know us better than Strong people by nature we know ourselves At times veterans have approached 1VF members refers to dogs as “teammates,” given their nature of watching their handler’s back, ensuring that their needs are met and that they’re safe.

“That’s what our teammates do, disrupting nightmares and helping lower anxiety in high stress situations,” Rafus said.

Like Latta’s teammate, “Cool Hand Luke,” or Luke for short, other teammates are able to sense where their handlers’ emotions are going.

“They know you better than you know yourself,” Latta said, “They have a sixth sense.”

The trio attributes dogs’ capabilities of picking up smells and picking up their handler’s chemical changes.

“They’ve got this uncanny ability to read human behavior better than humans have the ability to judge human behavior,” Rafus said, “You might be able to put on a happy face, but you can’t change the chemical smell your body is putting off that the dog can pick up.”

Rafus has had his own experiences with Menfia being able to guide him out of a situation before a pseudoseizure at-

the organization under the assumption that they would receive a free dog, without realizing that they would also have to undergo an interview.

Although veterans are very strong people by nature, Rafus said that communicating emotions is not their strong suit.

The interview can be difficult and emotional depending on what the veteran chooses to share, and can vary from a therapy session to an emotional dump.

“You have to be ready to listen without judgment and emotion,” Rafus said, “They’ll tell you everything from the time they were born to the emotional destruction that they faced when they were in the military.”

One of the primary questions prior to the interview asks for an official PTSD diagnosis from a medical professional.

“There are a lot of people [who] self-diagnose or their sister, brother, cousin or friend will say, ‘Dude you’re messed up,’” Rafus said. “We also en-

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A variety of evidence-based treatments are available, including service dogs.

Veterans who have partnered with service dogs have experienced less symptoms of anger, anxiety, sleeplessness and even improved cortisol levels according to research from a professor of human-animal interaction at Purdue University.

That’s why the 1 Veteran Foundation has invested in training veterans with teammates for life.

Looking towards the future

Right now, 1VF is looking for a corporate, state or federal sponsorship to achieve their goals.

The organization envisions a large property to build kennels and dorms to be able to train 10-12 dogs at a time while simultaneously having their veteran handlers on property. Once the dogs reach about 90% trained, they

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Pima County’s pet shelter remains overcrowded MONICA DANGLE Special to Tucson Local Media

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was recently reminded that it is has now been one year of PACC operating in “Code Red,” which means we are using non-public kennels meant for temporary housing and disease isolation to house available, adoptable dogs. Why? Because the number of pets entering the shelter, specifically dogs, continues to outweigh the number of pets leaving. It’s a trend we are seeing this nationally, not just here in Tucson.

You may be asking yourself, “Why does this matter? If PACC has been able to operate this way for more than a year, is it really a crisis?”

The answer is yes! Operating in crisis mode month after month takes a toll. Each month we inch closer and closer to “Code Blue,” which means we will need to give animals deadlines for leaving the shelter or euthanasia. The stress this puts on staff, not the mention the animals in our care, is difficult to put into words.

While this picture may seem hopeless, it is not! There are a number of things you can do to support PACC and break the cycle of more pets entering the shelter than leaving.

Adopt or foster. We always need adopters and fosters. Learn more at www. pima.gov/animalcare.

Leave ’em alone. If you see a healthy, friendly dog that is loose, but not in immediate danger (like running down a freeway or playing chicken with cars on Grant Road), be a Good Samaritan and leave it alone and/or look for its home, opposed to immediately bringing the

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would ideally be assigned to a veteran to finish out their training together.

“You can give anybody a service dog, but if that dog isn’t trained for that specific veteran or doesn’t bond with that specific veteran, you’ve got a dog with a piece of paper,” Rafus said.

1VF not only pays for adoption fees from a shelter, they pay for an initial exam though Ina Road Animal Hospital, as well as any shots, micro chipping, spay or neutering.

They do their best to work with organizations that are willing to donate

dog to PACC. Most loose dogs are not lost. They know exactly where they are and will make their way back home, if they are not already in their front yard.

Taking a healthy, friendly dog out of its neighborhood will more than likely result in that dog sitting at the shelter and not returning home and that family getting another dog. If we can keep that dog with its family, everyone wins! About 60% of PACC’s dog intake are loose dogs and 85% of those are picked up by people driving through a neighborhood and removing the pet from its home area. #Share the Care! Help us reach even more people by sharing our social media posts, sharing posts from neighbors who are rehoming pets, and sharing neighbors’ lost and found posts! Besides Facebook and Nextdoor, you can sign up for lost and found alerts in your area through Pawboost and www.petcolove.lost so you can help reunite pets in your area.

License and chip that pet. Ensuring your pet can be identified and returned to you quickly will help keep space open at PACC for those animals that are not licensed/ chipped. License your pet at pimacounty. docupet.com. If your pet is already microchipped, make sure that chip is registered!

You can do it for free with FoundAnimals.

Find low or no-cost microchip events at https://www.nokillpimacounty.org/.

While PACC is currently at critical capacity, we know that our community values lifesaving and will continue to be part of the solution.

Thank you, Pima County! dogs, although shelters may also price gouge. Given PACC’s most recent declaration of critical overcapacity, it would be a mutually beneficial relationship if 1VF had their own location.

“This is why we would love to have that property, that on site kennel,” Saylors said.

Having their own space would allow room for more opportunities with training, and saving more veterans’ and pets’ lives.

Which is why 1 Veteran Foundation is in dire need for a few “corporate angels.”

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We plan to bring together HSSA clients with talented local pet behaviorists to solve problems like separation anxiety and destructiveness so that we can keep families together and happy while keeping their pets out of the shelter.

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The University of Arizona’s Canine Cognition Institute will have space within the Freeman Center to learn about how dogs think – and how people think with their dogs – as students and their professors make breakthrough discoveries that can help us better understand our relationship with our nonhuman companions.

And the building will house an innovative Community Cat Center to reduce the suffering of feral cats in our community with prep for and recovery from Trap-Neuter-Return surgeries, lifesaving healthcare, training for future working cats, and a Kitten Kindergarten for socializing kittens in advance of adoption.

The Freeman Education and Behavioral Center will complete our Roger Road campus and serve as a physical covenant

with those we serve: We are with you to offer support for the entire lifetime of your pets. Look for our grand opening announcement later this year! For more info on how you can help us finish building the Freeman Center, please contact Diana at dcannon@hssaz.org.

While you are awaiting those cool classes at the Freeman Center, you can stay cool by visiting Tucson’s favorite thrift store – HSSA Thrift just north of 22nd Street and Wilmot Road. Chill out in our A/C, find some sweet deals, and help animals in need at the same time.

And there’s big news: Starting July 5, this expansive eastside location will provide vaccinations and adoptions as well!

Have you needed affordable vaccinations for your pets but didn’t want to travel to our westside clinic location? We are offering weekly low-cost vaccination clinics for all pets at our eastside Thrift Store in order to keep everyone safe across our region.

We will also bring adoptable pets to Thrift daily so they can find their forever families. These dogs and cats will be transported each day from our main campus for a much-needed break from their kennels for friendly visits with thrift shoppers who may want to take home a new best friend alongside their ganga deals.

These new offerings represent the first step in rolling out a complete line of animal services at 1010 S. Wilmot, which will ultimately include full intake and adoption programs as well as a 24/7 low-cost pet emergency clinic.

Learn more about our eastside future and all things Thrift has to offer at HSSAZ.org/Thrift. Have a cool summer – for you and your four-legged family members!

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Update the pet’s microchip information to ensure it matches current contact information. If your pet does not have a microchip, you can try to get them one before the holiday weekend and register it here. Find low-cost microchip services at nokillpimacounty.org.

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Downtown gallery Raices Taller 222 once again brings us ‘Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres’

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ay up north among the forests of Flagstaff, the artist Debra Edgerton makes art that honors the multiple cultures of her family.

A longtime senior lecturer at Northern Arizona University, Edgerton was born to an African American father and a Japanese mother. The couple met in Japan during the American occupation after WWII. When they married and moved to the States, they were discriminated. As a child, Edgerton was taught not to speak about her parents’ background. As a result, she told a campus magazine, “I didn’t know enough about my heritage.”

Her work clearly makes up for lost time.

Her web pages are filled with photos of her glorious watercolors, a difficult art form that is prized in Asia, particularly in China and Japan. Her portraits seem to resonate with her parents and with her own life.

There is a woman in a colorful Asian dress, an elderly Black man and a Japanese woman shopping for vegetables together, and, finally, a close-up painting of a woman who could represent Edgerton: the woman, like her, is part Asian, part Black.

In 2019, Edgerton won a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. She proposed a series of paintings called “By the Grace of God. The series, she said, was to be “a reimaging of the notion of grief and loss for women of color.”

One of those pieces is “Saving Grace,” an extraordinary watercolor about a troubled Black woman. Clad in a shimmering white dress, she reaches up to a helping hand. The pigments are as rich as the oils in paints; and the woman seems real and deeply alive.

The piece is in “Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres,” the online exhibition currently on display, thanks to Raices Taller 222 Gallery.

It’s a highlight of the show.

We can, I suppose, thank COVID. John Salgado, who runs Raices Taller with his partner Ceci Garcia near downtown, has continued to show art ever since the pandemic began more than two years ago. The trick is that he mounts these exhibitions online, not hung in the gallery. But there’s a silver lining. With the help of tech, artists around the globe can enter their work into

“Saving Grace,” by Debra Edgerton, is on display as part of downtown gallery Raices Taller 222’ online exhibition “Mujeres Mujeres Mujeres,” continuing through July 16.

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the gallery’s shows. Nowadays many more far-flung artists are sending their work digitally to the Old Pueblo. And we get to see exciting new works by artists who have not heard of.

This is the 17th round for the annual Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres show, which ironically arrived just weeks before the Supreme Court officially crushed the liberties of American women. None the less, the show honors the talents and powers of 43 female artists who have provided a whopping 98 works of art. Plenty hail from Tucson, but many come from around the U.S. And one is from India.

Fans can look at all 98 artworks pieces in the comfort of home, but here are thoughts about some of my favorites.

Quite a few works this year are abstractions swimming in exquisite colors. For instance, in “A Garden Imagined” by Nancy Drigotas of Tucson, a dazzling array of colors turned the garden into an abstract beauty. Her swirling sea blue is partnered with gold and pink and green. Another piece, “Untitled #072,” is ablaze in orange, violet and red.

Diana Creighton of Oracle’s work is the

from,” Salgado explains. “It’s art inspired by our roots, and about our families and communities.”

Raices’ Ceci Garcia, for instance, created a typical borderlands shrine for a woman she calls “Madre del Desierto”—Mother of the Desert.

Other artists include the likes of Alfred Quiroz, Rachel Running, Cristina Cárdenas, Juan Enriquez and Salgado.

Meantime, Raices is planning to “revitalize” the gallery. Through the time of COVID, the gallery has been hosting drop-in Saturdays for people to come in and do art. That will continue. But in late summer or early fail, the doors will once again open for art shows.

“We will do one day a week, Sunday,” Salgado says. “We will start with an exhibition like a small work show. We’ll have a lot of different artists.”

The gallery will certainly celebrate the homecoming with music and food. It will hit its 25th anniversary this fall and, naturally, another of the legendary Raices parties will ensue.

And if COVID roars up again?

“We’ll have to watch it,” he says.

opposite of Drigotas’s. Longing for water in the desert, Creighton recreates California-style pools in a trio of lively oil paintings. With shades of David Hockney, their bright colors and bold lines seem to radiate the summer heat.

Lisa Marie Barber, a former Tucsonan, molds ceramic installations in Wisconsin, where she’s an art professor. In the elaborate sculpture “Alegria,” a large, seated indigenous woman is surrounded by a treasure trove of small, colorful objects—a pig, a hat, flowers. Her work, Barber says, is inspired by the Mexican folk art and Catholic shrines she knew as a child in southern Arizona.

Other outstanding pieces include lovely landscapes by Betina Fink; colorful abstracts by Mary Theresa Dietz, an interesting shift for the artist; and paint, ink and acrylic images of women by Varsha Kharatmal of India. As a deaf and mute artist, Kharatmal says that her art speaks for her.

And for a little bit of hope, you can peruse “KJB,” a portrait of an optimistic Ketanji Brown Jackson, the soon-to-be Justice of the Supreme Court. Thanks to artist Robyn Duenow for a few minutes of respite.

In addition to mounting the Mujeres show, Raices Taller and friends now are showing their own art in person at the Amerind Foundation in Dragoon.

It’s the first time that Raices has gotten an exhibition the respected museum. And they are thrilled, “We have the entire first floor,” Salgado says, and the 16 artists in the show are displaying 55 paintings and sculptures.

The curator, Eric Kaldahl, invited the artists to supply art about “where we come

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All-women online art show mounted by RaicesTaller 222 Go to the gallery page on your computer; follow the designated link to view exhibition. Click on artist names to see art. See gallerist John Salgado’s Facebook for bio info on artists Extended run through July 16 Free For info on Saturday art workshop call 520-8815335.

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Desert Aromatherapy

Monsoon season brings a flurry of fragrant scents that every desert dweller in Tucson looks forward to in the summer months.

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shown in previous studies as having health benefits. “The fragrant volatile organic compounds from desert plants may in many ways contribute to improving sleep patterns, stabilizing emotional hormones, enhancing digestion, heightening mental clarity and reducing depression or anxiety,” Nabhan said in the press release. “Their accumulation in the atmosphere immediately above desert vegetation is what causes the smell of rain that many people report. It also reduces exposure to damaging solar radiation in ways that protect the desert plants themselves, the wildlife that use them as food and shelter, and the humans who dwell

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acerbate heatwaves in the future. Climate change is already creating rising temperatures but the urban heat island effect is caused by the decrease of the natural environment and the increase of heat-trapping materials like asphalt. More asphalt and less plants is trapping heat and leading to higher temperatures. “A new study by The Nature Conservancy and the American engineering firm AECOM found that if increasingly extreme heat is not addressed, the economic consequences to the Phoenix metro region will cost between an average of $1.9 billion and $2.3 billion each year by 2059,” Keith said in a UA press release.

naling the arrival of desert rain, may also signal health benefits. University of Arizona Southwest Center Research Social Scientist Gary Nabhan lead research into two studies on how the volatile organic compounds that evolved to project desert plants may also have the added benefit of positively impacting human health. Nabhan was inspired by an ancient technique originating from the forests of Eastern Asia. “Forest bathing” is a meditative practice that asks participants to spend more time in nature to assist in mental well-being. Nabhan wanted to recreate these conditions for study in Arizona, but the closest

forest is on Mount Lemmon. “But then I thought, some of those same compounds are found in desert plants,” Nabhan said in a UA press release, “and we know we have tremendous fragrances at certain times of the year, especially right after the thunderstorms of the monsoon.” Nabhan, along with Eric Daugherty, a former intern at the Southwest Center, and Tammi Hartung, a co-owner of Desert Canyon Farm in Canyon City, Colorado, worked on identifying 115 volatile organic compounds in 60 species of plants in the Sonoran Desert. These compounds are released before, during and after the monsoons. Of these compounds, 15 have been

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Questions about Brittney Griner, sports announcers and geography TOM DANEHY Special to Tucson Local Media

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uestions I ask myself: • How sorry should I feel for Brittney Griner?

Griner is a star player for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA. Like many WNBA players, she can (and does) make much more money than she earns in the U.S. by playing overseas during the WNBA’s off-season. Back in mid-February, Griner was headed to Russia to play for her UMMC Ekaterinberg team when she arrested at the main Moscow airport for having hashish oil in her luggage.

She has been detained

by Russian authorities ever since and has been charged with drug smuggling. If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in a Russian jail.

Further complicating matters is the Russian in-

vasion of Ukraine and the United States’ coordination of a strong response thereto. Some think that Griner is being used as a pawn and, if convicted, would be part of a prisoner swap with the Russians.

Many people and organizations have leapt to Griner’s defense. The WNBA has petitioned the Biden Administration to help secure her release.

Civil rights and human rights organizations have joined in. The Biden Administration has taken the step of stating that Griner is being “illegally detained,” whatever that means. But she’s stuck there and could go on trial very soon.

I certainly hope that cooler heads prevail and that everything works out. I hope that she can soon come home to her wife and to the Mercury, who are struggling mightily without her. (I’ve been

hoping that Diana Taurasi, who is now 40 and still playing, could go out on or near the top. Instead, at 6-11, they’re near last place.)

However, I can’t help but wonder how stupid someone has to be to take drugs into another country. I’ve never used any drug. It was a decision that I made a long time ago and, if you never start, it’s really easy to stay on that course. I’m not going to get all preachy. I know that some people (a LOT of people) use drugs for a variety of reasons. Whatever. Our society has softened its view on certain types of drug use. For a lot of people now, it’s like the name of that old Doobie Brothers album, “What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits.”

If the drugs are so important to a person that she will risk 10 years in prison, perhaps she should reassess her prior-

ities. Maybe she thought that since she was a minor celebrity in Russia that customs officials would just let her pass or let her slide. It’s still just dumb.

If I were ever in Mecca, I’m not going to shout derogatory things about Muhammad (actually, I wouldn’t do that anywhere, but definitely not in Mecca). And I’m not going to spit in Singapore.

Brittney Griner should have had enough sense not to take drugs into Russia.

• How hard would it be to teach announcers proper grammar?

I realize that the movement these days is toward a folksier voice when announcing or discussing sports on the radio and TV. I’m all for getting people who played the game to share their experiences and expertise. And, let’s be fair, it’s doubtful that a whole lot of them

majored in English while in college. But how hard would it be for ESPN to set up a very-basic language course for their announcers? Every time I hear an announcer say, “He shoulda went to his left,” it’s like being stabbed in the ear with a dumbed-down icepick.

I don’t expect everybody to sound like Benedict Cumberbatch, but somewhere around the fourth grade, they should have learned the difference between past tense (“went”) and past participle (“should have gone”).

Now, I’m not crazy; I don’t expect any American adult to identify correctly the term “participle,” but it’s not asking too much to have a highly paid announcer put together a decent sentence.

If I were running ESPN or one of those other outlets, I would have the announcers complete the aforementioned language

course and then, when they went on the air, I’d have them hooked up with a device that would give them a minor electrical jolt every time they butchered the language.

• How do they play football and those other sports in a large body of water?

When the New York Yankees go down to Florida to take on their American League rivals, in what city will they be playing?

Unfortunately, most professional announcers will answer “Tampa Bay,” which happens to be a body of water. It drives me crazy. As a matter of fact, they won’t even play in Tampa; they play in St. Petersburg, which is across Tampa Bay from Tampa. (The NFL Buccaneers and NHL Lightning both play in Tampa, but neither actually plays in Tampa Bay.) Why is this stuff so hard?

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Horoscope By Holiday Mathis ARIES (March 21-April 19). Time is on your side, and for this you can consider yourself lucky, indeed, as time is one of the better forces to have working for you. Even so, the gift is only as great as your management of it. You’ll prioritize your list and utilize the hours in the same manner you would were you working under greater constraint.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You have to buy the whole box of cereal even if all you really want is the marshmallow charms; so it goes in relationships.

There’s something to wade through to get to the sweetest part. If it weren’t so, you might just get a toothache from all the sugar. You’ll appreciate the balance of desirable and less desirable qualities.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). In regard to this goal you hold so dear, it will dawn on you that mere competence will not be enough to get you where you want to go with it. You’ll see the benefit of adopting a long-term perspective, as reaching mastery will be a step-by-step-process, a discipline and probably even a lifestyle.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You could settle into the mood of a place, but that leaves too much to chance. So instead, you’ll take charge of the environments you’re in this week, creating your preferred emotional temperature, which you’ll decide before you ever even get there. Truly, you bring the weather with you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Desire brings its frustrations, but whether you get what you want or not, just wanting is a gift. It is lucky to know yourself and be in touch with your own appetites and preferences. Keep going. You will find satisfaction. In the meantime, could you celebrate your drive as a signal that you’re alive and on purpose?

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Obviously, you’d like to see all the lovely places and people you possibly can in your lifetime, but your first priority is to make your home environment a beautiful destination. As you approach the goal from multiple angles this week, you will simultaneously improve the emotional and aesthetic environment.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You go into relationships and other endeavors with openness and optimism. This does not preclude you from having a backup strategy. In fact, sometimes the Plan B in your pocket gives you confidence.

A friend with a talent for identifying potential problems can help you avoid trouble. Run your plans by this person.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). While often neutrality saves time and trouble, what’s going on now is different. This one is worth getting involved in, and you’ll avoid future regret by first trying to understand it better and then helping out the side who needs you. This is about defending the defenseless. Plan your next move, but don’t make it yet.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Truly, to know a person is to love them. Taking the time to gain an intimate understanding of someone is an act of devotion. It is not only your personal experience that teaches you. Social options of this week offer a chance to see a person in various contexts and through other people’s eyes.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). This is your lucky week for dropping a fear.

It’s much more simply done than you imagined it would be -- an action that’s brave and strong yet takes absolutely no effort or courage, only a decision to relax. Instructions: Imagine the fear is in your hand, and then let it go limp and fall away.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You may never agree with certain people who you work or live near, yet you will be strategic, flowing good energy to head off future bad vibes. You’ll be ready to stand when it matters, though in many instances you’ll find freedom in cautiously watching them exhaust their own energy in nonsense.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Problems that seem impossible to solve are solved every day. You’re closer to answers than you think, so don’t give up, but do relax because ideas about what to try next will come to you in stress-free moments -- for instance, while in the shower. It will also help to open your realm of influence.

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