MARANANEWS The Voice of Marana since 2007
Nov 17, 2021
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HoliDaze 2021
Oct. 7, 2021
Holiday events and gifts to look for across town this season | Page 7
Local school raising funds for holiday cheer
INSIDE
Our Town
Cranksgiving | Page 4
Alexandra Pere Tucson Local Media
M Mark Hart said. “We’re calling the herd stable, which is significant when you consider the fire and the drought… We saw them maneuvering above, below and around the fire, which is what we’d expect. And there were no known mortalities or entrapped bighorns due to the fire that were overcome by smoke.”
arana Middle School students are asking you to help ensure local families in need have a holiday season that’s merry and bright by donating to the Charlie’s Angels Program. As part of the program, Marana Middle School eighth-grade student Marquez was among the students who sent out letters to various local institutions, including the Marana News. “It makes our community a happier place, we grow when we give back to our community,” Marquez wrote. Charlie’s Angels was established in 1992 by former language arts teacher Diane (Riggs) Willsey. Willsey’s class raised $200 to help four kids celebrate the holidays. Wilsey previously named the program Angel’s Kids, but it was renamed Charlie’s Angels in honor of a faculty member who died in 2005.
See BIGHORN, P25
See MARANA MIDDLE SCHOOL, P6
Happenings
Music, art, theatre and classes around town | Page 22
Photo by the Arizona Game and Fish Department
Bighorn sheep population stable after fire, monsoon Jeff Gardner
Sports & Rec
Basketball season is underway | Page 23
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