Marana News, Oct. 27, 2021

MARANANEWS The Voice of Marana since 2007

Oct 27, 2021

Volume 28 • Number 43

New Marana Football Coach on a roll

Oct. 7, 2020

Phillip Steward has led Tigers to a 6-1 season Page 20

INSIDE

BACK ON STAGE

Our Town

Poker Run supports Marana Police this weekend

The Oro Valley Theatre Company presents the play Steel Magnolias at the Gaslight Music Hall.

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Your Turn

arana Town Council unanimously hiked the town sales tax by a half-center per dollar on Tuesday, Oct. 19, to build a multi-generational recreation and aquatic center.

Letters to the Editor

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on January 1, 2022, will remain in effect until the project’s financing, design, and construction are completed. Town officials estimated that will take seven years.

Marana previously used a temporary sales tax increase to fund other municipal projects, including the new police headquarters at the municipal complex, as well as the Twin Peaks overpass.

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Marana approves half-cent sales tax for rec center Alexandra Pere

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“We heard something loud and clear from our community and they felt underserved in a particular area relative to recreational facilities and aquatic centers,” Town Manager Terry Rozema said during the meeting.

The Town Parks & Recreation Master Plan 2020-2030 included a survey with community input

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Fallen law enforcement officers remembered

Jim Nintzel

ima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry was hospitalized in critical but stable condition after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike downtown Saturday, according to a county press release.

Details were limited as of the Explorer/ Marana News Monday deadline, but a source told the paper that two vehicles collided on Broadway Boulevard, pushing one of them into Huckelberry, who was on his bike.

Huckelberry’s family released a statement on Monday: “Chuck was riding his bike with friends Saturday morning,. He’s an experienced and avid rider and he was doing everything right: Helmet, gloves, colorful “Loop” jersey, no earphones (ever), riding prudently and totally focused on having a fun and safe ride. But as too often happens to cyclists, bad luck prevailed. He was knocked off his bike downtown and needed prompt emergency care. The medics of Tucson Fire responded quickly and professionally, as did the Tucson Police Department.

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Southern Arizona Transportation Museum Halloween Party. Everybody loves some good free family fun, but it’s increasingly hard to come by one event with all three parts these days. Free with your family? Probably not that fun. With your family having fun? No way that’s free. But there is a way! A way where even parking is free! Just head on over to the Transportation Museum this Saturday for some games, candy and midday fun. There’s a costume contest at noon, plus a fun farm choochoo. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 30. Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, 414 N. Toole Ave.

Halloween Festival and Crafts Fair. The theme of this festival over at the Tuxon Hotel is Diagon Alley, which should be enough to perk up the ears of even casual Harry Potter fans.

(Ollivander’s, anyone? How about Flourish and Blots or Gringotts Wizarding Bank?)

With live bands, a car show, costume contests, and jugglers, this event offers plenty to do and see to get you ready for Halloween. 3 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30.

The Tuxon, 960 S. Freeway.

Mischief Night at Valley of the Moon. We all know and love Halloween, but do you know about Mischief Night? It’s a night where ordinarily well-behaved folks stir up some trouble – most famously in 1938, when a radio program broadcast H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds” like it was a live news broadcast. People panicked, the radio station apologized, no humans were abducted by aliens, and now it gives

us a good laugh. At Valley of the Moon, they’re celebrating with some special showings of their current show, Haunted Ruins and the Polka Dot Hex. Shows start every 20 minutes from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30.

Valley of the Moon, 2544 E. Allen Road. Bring a group of 20 for $145, or $130 for members.

Halloween at the Loft.

John Carpenter’s “Halloween” (1978) is one of the most successful independent films ever made, and it’s got all the hallmarks of a 70s horror: dumb teenagers, an ominous soundtrack and lots of stabbing! The Loft is doing its best to keep all the spookiness on screen by requiring all guests to show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test, and also to wear masks. Michael Myers’ victims might not be safe, but you will be! 10 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Oct. 30. Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. $8, or $6 for members.

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OUR TOWN

Poker run supports Marana Police Department this weekend Colleen Forsyth

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et out and enjoy the third annual Together We Ride Poker Run on Oct. 30.

This event goes from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will support the Marana Police Department and the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Foundation, also known as SALEF. Motorcycles, offroad vehicles and car clubs are welcome to register.

The Halloween-themed ride starts at the Marana Police department at 11555 West Civic Center Drive.

Participants are encouraged to decorate their ride as well for this fun event.

There will be cash prizes for the high hand, low hand and wild card hand. Registered participants get to enjoy a gorgeous route, poker card, lunch, goody bag and ride pin, all provided by the registration fee. Those who sign up after Oct. 18 will

The 2019 Together We Ride Poker Run. have the option of purchasing an event T-shirt for $15 dollars.

The event will also feature live music and entertainment in addition to a raffle and silent auction.

SALEF has been supporting Southern Arizona law enforcement since 2003. The nonprofit organization helps raise funds for equipment and other needs that are out-

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side the annual budget of the Marana Police Department and other Tucson-area law enforcement agencies.

SALEF Executive Director Bonnie Faircloth has been involved in the planning and organizing for this weekend’s poker run.

“We put on this event to help with organizing and fundraising for law-enforcement for critical life-saving

equipment and training opportunities for our partnering agencies if they need it,” Faircloth said. “If any of them need something that their budget does not cover, we step in if it aligns with SALEF’s mission and help them.”

Funds can also go to support and develop partnerships and programs that engage with the local community. The goal is to help support public safety by working with the county and other local jurisdictions to help with funding issues as they unexpectedly arise.

SALEF has a dedicated volunteer board that works to put on several events each year.

Marana Police Department Lt. Tim Brunenkant, a 26-year veteran of the town’s force, serves as a liaison to SALEF. “When the Marana Police Department joined SALEF in 2017, we knew we wanted to do a different fundraising event,” Brunenkant said.

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A wide variety of riders will show their support for the Marana Police Department this weekend.

“One thing we realized is a Poker Run hadn’t been done.

We did the first one that year and have been doing it ever since.”

Check-in for vehicles begins at 7:30 a.m. on the day of the ride with the route drive beginning at 8:30 a.m.

The entry fee is $25 per vehicle and $15 for the first passenger. Same-day event sign-up is available with a

slightly higher vehicle entrance fee of $30. Those who cannot participate in the ride can still provide support as a sponsor. Anyone who wants to learn more about this option can email bonnie@soazlef.org.

For more information on the poker run, check out the SALEF event website at www. soazlef.org/events.

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Note: Hayride may be a little too spooky for very young children. Parental discretion is advised.

Questions? Call 520-229-5050 or visit www.orovalleyaz.gov

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AGING WELL

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makes this connection even ues, and selves through art more powerful.” including collage, landscape drawing or painting, One of Splendido’s latest and creating an abstract offerings for residents is self-portrait. The final sesa six-session art program sion focuses on creating called Shared Wisdom. a personal mosaic. “Each “These creative sessions participant will select a are really about empower- symbol, such as a color or a ment and self-esteem,” says shape, and add it to others’ Marcy Maler, art therapist mosaics,” explains Marcy. at Splendido. “Each experience in Shared Wisdom of- No prior art experience fers a reminder of who you is required to participate are, and helps you identify in Shared Wisdom. Marcy the things that are really encourages all residents to of value to you.” During try their hand at self-exthe sessions, participants pression, knowing that creare guided to identify their ativity can spark curiosity, emotions, memories, val- enjoyment, learning, and

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Tom Hestwood and his wife Therese Jezioro signed up for Shared Wisdom to try something different.

“We’re not artistic at all,” says Tom. “And the projects did get us using our brains in a new way; it forced us to think differently.” He explains, “The objective in each session is not to produce a great work of art; it’s to think about something you don’t usually think about, and capture a mode of thought. The work reflects something—an emotion or memory.”

Therese adds, “It’s nice to try something you’ve never done before. We go to each session not knowing what we’re going to do, and it’s interesting to just jump into the project—looking over the materials, certain colors and things just appeal to me.”

Another participant, Ellie Cannan, says, “The experiences have validated things I haven’t thought much about that are very much a part of me. It really does make you think! We each explain our feelings around what we’ve done; it creates an excellent discussion. As we age, it’s easy for people to not think through what they’re feeling.” She adds, “It’s been eye-opening and a lot of fun.”

Therese has enjoyed the group setting. “It’s a very good opportunity to get to know others under very nice circumstances,” she says. “I’ve enjoyed it so much that I’ve signed up for the upcoming scratchboard class with a visiting artist.”

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She adds, “Instead of being afraid of transitions… our later years offer an opportunity to explore and engage

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Arizona’s fallen officers honored at 47th annual Peace Officers Memorial service Alyssa Stoney Cronkite News

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HOENIX – Families hugged as tears streamed down their faces. Everyone held a candle as bagpipes played, remembering the 17 Arizona law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice over the past two years.

The memorial service on Sept. 29 was emotional, yet the approximately 200 attendees shared a sense of care and love for one another. People who had never met or even crossed paths now share a sense of community.

Jan Blaser Upchurch comes to the memorial each year to remember her husband, who was killed in the

line of duty two decades ago.

“It’s like you always have a somber feeling, but also a feeling of hope and a feeling of continued love and support for other people,” said Blaser-Upchurch, a member of the Peace Officers Memorial Board.

Sgt. John Blaser, 36, a 10year veteran of the Department of Public Safety, and his partner, Officer David Gabrielli, 43, were killed by a drunken driver in 1990.

“He was happy doing that,” she said. “He loved his job, and that’s the thing I think of when I think of him and so many others. I just loved him so much and was just devastated by his loss.”

The Peace Officers Memorial at Wesley Bolin Plaza near the Arizona Capitol

honors officers from municipal police departments, Border Patrol agents, tribal police and DPS troopers.

The COVID-19 pandemic canceled last year’s service, which normally is held in May. The newly renovated memorial includes the names of 269 peace officers who have died in the line of duty since the mid-1800s. The renovation included the addition of new statues with the names of fallen officers and a thin blue line of light.

As more officers died in Arizona, the old memorial did not have enough room for their names.

Gov. Doug Ducey told the crowd “we will always support our officers, and the losses we mourn today

remind us why that commitment is so important.”

Police motorcycles lined the walkway from the Capitol to Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza as family members of all fallen officers walked, hand in hand, to their seats.

One-by-one, the names of the 17 officers were called, and Ducey and Attorney General Mark Brnovich presented family members with a plaque and a state flag. Soft sobs were the only sounds heard.

Nationwide this year, COVID-19 is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Of the 269 officers whose names are on the Arizona memorial, 143 were killed by gunfire, 26 in vehicle crash-

es and two of COVID-19.

Some other causes of death include explosions, stabbings, and aircraft accidents.

When Blaser-Upchurch’s husband died, she began to honor him and support other survivors who had lost a loved one. She volunteers many hours each year to help the new survivors remember those who no longer are here.

“And that is important to reconnect with all of those survivors on nights like this to where we are all together, we are all supporting one another and remembering and honoring our fallen officer,” she said.

Blaser-Upchurch became close friends with the wife of her husband’s partner because they were grieving at

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the same time. They leaned on one another for support and comfort during the most challenging periods of their lives. She hopes the public will recognize and continue to honor the men and women who risked their lives for public safety.

“When they are injured or are killed, we should always remember their sacrifice,” she said.

As of Oct. 21; 25,225 line of duty deaths have occurred nationally since 1776. The Arizona fallen officers also will also be honored next May during National Police Week in Washington, D.C. For more stories from Cronkite News, visit cronkitenews.azpbs.org.

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Analysis finds COVID-19 was leading cause of death in Arizona Huckelberry Staff report Arizona Mirror

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new report found that COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in Arizona during the pandemic, unlike in other similar states that had more aggressive mitigation measures.

More than 20,700 people have died from the virus since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.

The report, by the Arizona Public Health Association, examined how those deaths compared to the 15 leading causes of death between March 17, 2020—the date a state of emergency was declared because of COVID-19—to Oct. 14, 2021.

The report compared that to mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control’s Wonder Online Database in 2019, as detailed data for 2020 is still not available. The researchers noted that data for certain mortality rates have remained relatively constant over the past decade, the report states.

Heart disease has long been the top cause of death for Arizonans, taking the lives of more than 12,500

Arizona residents in 2019, followed closely by cancer, which trailed heart disease by a mere 84 deaths.

COVID-19 cases reached their first peak in Arizona on June 29, when 5,480 cases were reported. Just a few weeks later on, July 17, Arizona would report its single highest reported death count for the virus at the time: 107 deaths.

As the summer months ended amid more mitigation measures implemented

by Gov. Doug Ducey, cases fell and so did deaths. By October, cases began rising again, accelerating rapidly in November.

On Nov. 23, the state reported more than 6,000 cases, the most it had ever seen in a single day, and intensive care unit capacity was dwindling. The numbers then skyrocketed in December and early January, and the state repeatedly broke records for the number of confirmed cases and deaths: •Nov. 30, 7,971 cases reported • Dec. 21, 9,078 cases reported • Dec. 28, 11,533 cases reported • Jan. 4, 11,929 cases reported • Dec. 10, 107 deaths reported • Dec. 17, 130 deaths reported • Jan. 5, 137 deaths reported

According to the research by APHA, Arizona’s death rate is also much higher than some of its similarly sized states.

Researchers compared Arizona to two different states that have similar population sizes: Colorado and Washington.

Washington has a population that is the most similar to Arizona, but researchers found the state had reported 8,234 deaths, only two-thirds of the number of deaths here.

Colorado has about 1.5 million fewer people than Arizona, and saw only 7,917 COVID deaths during the same time frame.

Arizona, Colorado and Washington had similar rates for other causes of death.

“You can split hairs on the demographics, but the big differences are the policy changes,” Will Humble, executive director of APHA and a former director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, told the Arizona Mirror when asked if comparing the states was a fair comparison.

Humble said that the report showed that Arizona’s failure to enact tougher COVID-19 mitigation policies led the pandemic to be worse—

and more people to die—than in Washington and Colorado.

Both of those states enacted mandatory masking, and in Washington, all public employees are now mandated to get the vaccine.

“They have thoughtful governors who put forward evidence-based policies,” Humble said.

Ducey’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

Ducey’s stance on masking has made him a target of political advocacy groups who have deemed him “anti-science” for his approach to the pandemic. Ducey has also continued to fight with cities and towns over their authority to mandate vaccines for workers, threatening contempt and legal charges.

“While we aren’t in a position to review this report’s methodology and thus comment on its assertions, we’ll note that ADHS has consistently recommended that Arizonans use masks, distancing and other mitigation measures to protect themselves from COVID-19, as per CDC guidance,” Steve Elliot, communications director for AzDHS, said in a statement to the Mirror about the report. “Arizona enacted strong

measures involving high-risk businesses such as gyms, bars, movie theaters, and water parks. Bars that couldn’t operate as dine-in restaurants had to remain closed until conditions warranted lifting those restrictions. Masks and occupancy restrictions were some of the mitigation measures required for these highrisk establishments, with ADHS maintaining a complaint and inspection system to follow-up on reports of noncompliance.”

To Humble, the report he and his colleague authored proves a point. That COVID in Arizona will continue to spread to those who chose to not protect themselves and that mitigation measures are the best approach.

“The length of that line represents people that are no longer here,” Humble said, referring to a red line in the report representing COVID deaths.

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We are immensely grateful to them for the care and kindness that they provided. We also thank everyone who has respected our wish for privacy in these initial days of his treatment and recovery.”

Huckelberry, 71, has been county administrator since 1993. He has worked for the county since 1974 with a brief stint in the private sector in the early 1990s.

The Chuck Huckelberry Loop, a 136-mile series of interconnecting river parks that This article originally ap- has won numerous national peared on azmirror.com, a awards, is named for Huckelberry. Under his watch, the nonprofit news site. county has also developed the award-winning Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan and upgraded the county’s southside hospital through a partnership with Banner Health.

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Marana Sales Tax will fund COVID-19 boosters from Moderna, J&J OK’d along with community center ‘mix and match’ shots Continued from P1

Laura Olson Arizona Mirror

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ASHINGTON — Tens of millions of additional Americans are now eligible to receive a booster dose of one of the COVID-19 vaccines, after federal health officials gave the green light late Thursday to follow-up doses of the shots made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

Anyone who received the one-shot J&J vaccine is now eligible for a second dose at least two months after their shot.

Moderna recipients who are over age 65 or at higher risk due to their medical condition or work environment also are eligible for a partial third dose at least six months after their second shot.

Those who received Pfizer’s vaccine already were eligible to receive a booster dose.

The recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also allows individuals to receive a booster dose from a different company than the one that manufactured the initial vac-

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cine that they received.

Some have wanted a different followup dose due to adverse reactions to a certain vaccine. Others have been concerned about the J&J shot, which studies have shown to have a lower efficacy against infection compared to the ones from Pfizer and Moderna.

The three vaccines against COVID-19 “are all highly effective in reducing the risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, even in the midst of the widely circulating delta variant,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, said in a statement Thursday night.

A Pfizer study released

Thursday showed that a booster dose of the company’s vaccine was 95.6% effective in the trial of more than 10,000 participants.

The newly authorized booster shots come as the sharp spike in infections and deaths caused by that delta variant has begun to wane.

But the country is still seeing about 75,000 new cases every day, and about 1,300 COVID-19-related deaths, according to CDC tracking data.

This article originally appeared at azmirror.com, a nonprofit online news site.

revealing recreational preferences. The prospect of a new community center and aquatic facility was most popular among the respondents.

Rozema said during the council meeting the center would not only provide more recreational opportunities for community members, but it will also spur economic development in an area Marana planners see as a developing downtown, creating more jobs and encouraging businesses to set up shop in the area.

Economic development is important for Marana’s rapidly increasing population. The

Town of Marana’s population has increased 4,000% since 1970, according to the Arizona Commerce Authority.

“Eventually, the downtown area will be the center of our community,” Rozema said.

The community and aquatic center would be built on the northwest corner of Bill Gaudette Drive and Marana Main Street on land that the Town already owns near the Marana Road exit on Interstate 10. The 55,000-square-foot community center would include an indoor gym, weight rooms, meeting rooms, pools, sport fields and more.

Rozema said community members expressed an

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interest in “sunsetting” the tax increase. This means the increase would go specifically towards the proposed projects and end after all the bills were paid.

After much discussion between council members, they agreed the sunset would continue Marana’s traditions around community outreach. Anytime the Town would like to increase sales taxes for a specific project, they go to community members to educate, discuss, and receive feedback.

“I don’t think that’s too much work, what’s wrong with telling our citizens what we’re doing and why?”

Vice Mayor Jon Post said during the meeting.

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egarding Diane Peters’ letter to the editor “False Accusation” (Oct. 20): You gotta love it!

Diane is back.

The fact that Mayor Joe Winfield penned an Explorer article (July 31) does not establish the fact the residents of the Town of Oro Valley knew about the $34 million debt the town is about to incur. In fact, you stated the Mayor said “planning.” Planning and doing are two entirely different words. Both Winfield and Vice Mayor Melanie Barrett said they were planning to be the most transparent town council in Oro Valley history. That plan has never come to fruition. My ask-Jim Richardson ing 50-100 town residents Oro Valley if they knew anything about it, combined with the large response I received on Next Door when I posted the ‘notice,’ lends credence to my published claim.

I did inquire about the agenda posting the day it

egarding the Oct. 6 letter to the editor from Lois Berkowitz (“What Does Sinema Support?): The only thing we need to know right now is that Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin are saving America from the radical, Democratic left. They are the only sane minds in the Democratic Party right now.

If only for this, Sen. Sinema deserves our support right now Regarding the Oct. 6 letter to the editor from Don Cox (“Transparency?): Your guys lost the last election.

Get over it. Another election will be coming soon enough.

was published online. I also wrote an e-mail to the town manager inquiring about the lack of clarity about the agenda. I knew the notice was written by an attorney.

Who else writes like that? I never said that Winfield and Barrett authored the notice I also know that the Mayor and Vice Mayor are responsible for what goes on the agenda. I also know that the buck stops at their feet.

So would it have been asking too much for them to place the following information immediately before or after the legal posting: (RE: $34 Million Parks and Rec Bonds); 30 letters/symbols.

That would have passed the transparency sniff test.

—Don Cox

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Guest Commentary

Halloween is the single deadliest day of the year for child pedestrians

By Marc Lamber

Special to Tucson Local Media

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ccording to AAA and the NHTSA, Halloween is the single deadliest day of the year for child pedestrians.

They are three times more likely to be struck and killed on Halloween than on any other day. Contributing factors include kids on the roads, costumes that do not reflect light, distracted driving, impaired driving and inadequate supervision, among other factors.

As a public safety advo-

cate and personal injury attorney for 30+ years at Fennemore, I am too familiar with tragedies that result when parents, children, Halloween revelers and other drivers are not prepared for the unexpected on Halloween.

Some years ago, my wife and I were taking our two boys out to trick-or-treat in our neighborhood. We were walking in a pack crossing the street around a blind curve. It was a small, neighborhood street. As we were crossing, we heard the loud rumble of an engine.

We quickly moved to a secure place on the sidewalk.

As we did, a teenager in our neighborhood sped by in a hotrod, never seeing us. The lesson we learned is that the other guy will do something dangerous. It’s up to you and your children to be prepared for that. Just like we are told to drive defensively, on Halloween, and frankly anytime, we should be “defensive pedestrians.”

I think that parents should be hyper-vigilant about creating a safe environment for their kids if

they want to trick or treat.

That includes dressing kids in light-colored, reflective and flame-retardant costumes that do not obstruct their vision. At the same time, children under 12 should be carefully supervised and be taught never to enter a stranger’s home or garage. According to Autoinsurance.org, Halloweens result in an average 14% rise in fatal car crashes, regardless of what night the holiday falls.

Here are some tips for those who need to drive on Halloween that will help

keep vulnerable, trick or treating children safe: • Slow down in residential neighborhoods and obey all traffic signs and signals. Drive at least 5 mph below the posted speed limit to give yourself extra time to react to children who may dart into the street.

Drive even slower than that if confronted by snow-covered or icy streets from recent winter storms.

• Look for children crossing the street. They may not be paying attention to traffic and may cross the street mid-block or be-

tween parked cars.

• Carefully enter and exit driveways and alleys.

• Turn your headlights on to make yourself more visible—even in the daylight.

• Broaden your scanning by looking for children left and right into yards and on front porches.

• Never drive impaired.

Never text and drive.

• If you have been drinking, or using marijuana or taking prescription medications, do not get behind the Continued on P19

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Tech Talk: UA 3D-prints wearable smart devices that detect health data

Jeff Gardner Tucson Local Media

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

Smartwatch of the Future. Engineers at the University of Arizona are developing wireless 3D-printed devices that may be able

to monitor diseases, track personal health data, and test the effectiveness of new drugs—all without needing to charge. Wearable sensors like Fitbits are very common these days, but devices being made in the UA College of Engineering go a bit further. The “biosymbiotic devices,” created by a research team led by assistant professor of biomedical engineering Philipp Gutruf, are custom-made and 3D-printed based on body scans. The devices can even operate without needing a charging cable thanks to a combination of wireless power transfer and compact energy storage.

“There’s nothing like this out there,” said Gutruf in

an interview with UA. “We introduce a completely new concept of tailoring a device directly to a person and using wireless power casting to allow the device to operate 24/7 without ever needing to recharge.”

According to UA, 3D scans of a wearer’s body can be gathered by MRIs, CT scans and normal photos. These custom-made devices mean no adhesive is required. Because these biosymbiotic devices are custom-fitted to the wearer, they are highly sensitive.

Gutruf ’s team tested the device’s ability to monitor parameters including “temperature and strain while a person jumped, walked on a treadmill and used a row-

Photo by Philipp Gutruf / College of Engineering

The "biosymbiotic devices" created at the University of Arizona are custom-made and 3D-printed based on body scans. The devices can even operate without needing a charging cable thanks to a combination of wireless power transfer and compact energy storage. ing machine. In the rowing machine test, subjects wore multiple devices, tracking exercise intensity and the way muscles performed with fine detail.” The devices are so accurate, they even detected an increase in a user’s body temperature after walking up a single flight of stairs.

“If you want something close to core body temperature continuously, for example, you’d want to place the sensor in the armpit.

Or, if you want to measure the way your bicep deforms during exercise, we can place a sensor in the devices that can accomplish that,” said Tucker Stuart, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering who works with Gutruf. “Because of the way we fabricate the device and attach it to the body, we’re able to use it to gather data that a traditional, wrist-mounted wearable device wouldn’t be able to

collect.”

Tourism afloat.

Tucson-based aerospace engineering company World View has announced plans to offer public space tourism via passenger balloons. For years, World View has developed hightech balloons that can rise high into the atmosphere and travel multiple miles, but on Oct. 4, they announced their “Explorer Stratospheric Capsule.” The passenger capsules are expected to carry people into the stratosphere (more than 15 miles up) for flights lasting from six to 12 hours.

While this altitude isn’t quite what NASA considers “space,” World View promises “space-like” views from this high. Eight passengers are expected to fit into each capsule.

According to Space News, World View chief executive Ryan Hartman said

this new service is driven by four principles: place, time, affordability and accessibility. The flights are expected to begin in Page near the Grand Canyon. However, the company says they will eventually offer services around the world, from near the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, to the pyramids in Egypt, to Norway to see the northern lights.

The passenger capsules will be fitted with on-board video cameras and telescopes for a better view of the world below and stars above. In addition, the flights will have dining options and a full bar. Of course, this balloon-rideof-the-future comes with an equally soaring price, estimated near $50,000. The flights are expected to begin in 2024.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS We are an obese nation Mia Smitt

Special to Tucson Local Media

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an it be true that over half of all Americans are obese? And an additional 30 percent are overweight?

These are staggering statistics from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES), a division of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Obesity is not a matter of cosmetics and style.

It’s a matter of health and is a huge factor leading to such illnesses as hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory compromise such as sleep apnea, fatigue and depression. Poor physical and psychological quality of life creates a downward spiral and health issues continue to worsen.

According to the NHANES 2017-2018 survey, published in December 2020, 42.5 percent of all adults in the United States aged 20 and above have a body mass index (BMI) of 30-39.0. This constitutes clinical obesity.

Nine percent are severely obese with a BMI of 40 and higher. And 31 percent are overweight with a BMI of 25.9-29.9.

According to American Heart Association (AHA), cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death of men and women in the United States. More than 870,000 people die of heart diseases every year, and many of these illnesses are directly related to obesity. Being overweight or obese impacts cholesterol

levels, inflammatory markers, various hormones and other cellular processes which can lead to illness.

Obesity is a direct precursor to Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.

The complications can debilitating to fatal. High blood glucose levels can cause damage to all the organs in the body. Diabetic retinopathy affects 4.1 million people each year. Gum and tooth disease is more common in people with diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure and many people require dialysis. Nerve damage can lead to the loss of feet and legs. Over 60% of non-traumatic amputations of the legs or feet occur in people with diabetes. Nerve damage can also impact the digestive system, causing nausea, vomiting, and bowel problems.

Most people (65%) with diabetes die of stroke and heart disease. Almost 75% of adults with diabetes have high blood pressure. The rate of heart disease deaths is 2 to 4 times higher in diabetics than in those without the disease.

People with diabetes have a two to four times higher risk for stroke.

Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which a person stops breathing for 10 or more seconds during sleep.

Oxygen levels are reduced and the sleep awakens with a startle and usually a loud snore. This repeats several times and the stress on the heart can be tremendous and cumulative as it slows down

during apnea episodes and speeds up to breathe again.

Heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular diseases have been attributed to sleep apnea—and what is the most common cause of sleep apnea in adults? Obesity.

U.S. Army Lt. General Mark Hertling gave a TED talk describing obesity as a national security issue. He cites many reasons for the obesity epidemic and noted that 75% of military recruits are disqualified for service due to their weight.

A September 2019 U.S. News and World Report article noted that obesity has become a public health crisis and cited the American Journal of Public Health data that 20% of all deaths in the United States can be attributed to obesity.

The obesity rates in adults and children are increasing every year. The financial toll is impressive, too. According to the CDC, “the estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the United States was $147 billion in 2008” and the National Institutes of Health Pub Med reported $149.4 billion in 2014. A Harvard study

predicted that these costs will increase by $48-$66 billion per year by 2030 if the obesity trend continues. If that isn’t a starling enough fact, how about $208 billion in lost productivity due to premature morbidity and mortality.

While there are a few serious medical conditions that can predispose a person to being overweight, the bottom line is that we eat too much and exercise too little. We eat too much of the “wrong” foods. Supersized sugary drinks, fried and fatty meats, processed junk foods all taste good because we have trained our senses this way.

Fresh fruits, vegetables, lean protein, complex carbohydrates and more water every day can retrain our brains to enjoy the healthier options available.

The argument that it is too expensive to eat the healthier diet is usually not true. Compare the cost of a bag of apples to a bag of potato chips. Most communities have farmers markets and grocery outlets with huge selections of fresh and frozen vegetables. And as consumers, we need to address the fact that a greasy burger costs a dollar and a healthy salad costs a lot more.

Living in our high-tech age means we need to pull

change options should be done in such a manner that a patient comes up with their own plan and goal. Positive reinforcement at every visit will hopefully keep a patient on track.

This is time consuming and many health care providers still do not consider this a primary focus issue; hopefully medical schools will catch up with nursing education in teaching nutrition, exercise and mind-body connections in health and disease.

We are an obese nation.

Can we reverse the trend?

away from computer games, internet, and television. We need to teach our children by example and get outside to walk, run or swim, play physical games, and work in the yard.

Primary care health care providers (PCPs) are on the front lines of the obesity epidemic. To not talk about weight management does patients a disservice and neglects a very important part of their health care. The PCP needs to establish a relationship, set realistic goals for weight loss and not be judgmental.

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Oro Valley Theatre Company returns with ‘Steel Magnolias’

By Jeff Gardner Tucson Local Media

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he arts continue to take center stage in the northwest with Oro Valley Theatre Company’s upcoming performance of the beloved play “Steel Magnolias.” This will be OVTC’s first live performance in more than a year and a half. But if you think this means they’re rusty, it’s quite the opposite — OVTC rehearsed weekly for “Steel Magnolias” over video calls for months, and returned for in-person rehearsals in September. All this rounds up to “Steel Magnolias” being one of the most anticipated, and welcome, shows OVTC has

ever put on.

“We wanted to keep our cast feeling connected, which is what the play is all about anyway,” said OVTC director Judi Rodman. “We choose shows because we try to appeal to a general audience. And we’re sensitive to the fact our demographic is a little bit older, so we pick what we think they and a general audience would like to see.”

“Steel Magnolias” is a play by American writer Robert Harling, and follows the comedy and drama of a group of Louisiana women. As the title implies, the female characters are both delicate as flowers and strong as steel.

Rodman says she select-

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return to the stage because it’s focused on people coming together, bonding and friendships, saying that it “reflects how we’ve survived, and it’s what we need right now.”

The show will have four performances throughout early November. In addition to the central cast of six, the play will also be put on by OVTC’s props designer, costume designer, tech director, light and sound, and sets designers.

Since opening in 2017, OVTC has hosted six shows, all of which were held at the Gaslight Music Hall, except for one at Tohono Chul. OVTC was planning to present the play “Barefoot in the Park” when COVID hit, and they plan to return it in 2022.

“We’ve had grand success working in partnership with the Gaslight Music Hall,” Rodman said.

“They have very few stage plays, so we are one of their links to the comedy and drama of traditional

Broadway plays.”

Director Judi Rodman has a long history with theatre, having previously started a theatre company more than 40 years ago in Illinois. She even met her husband during her first directorial job with the company. They still work together in theatre, as he acts in OVTC’s plays. Rodman moved to Oro Valley in 2007, but didn’t set up OVTC for a decade.

“For the first few years, I was busy getting acclimated and meeting new people. Then it occurred to me that we live in a town that is dedicated to the arts, yet there was no theatre company,” Rodman said. “My first passion was theatre, and since there was kind of a vacant spot for theatre in Oro Valley, I actually approached town officials and colleagues, and everyone was enthusiastic about starting a theatre company here.”

The non-profit OVTC works with a number of community members and groups, including the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Gaslight Music Hall. In addition, they are always looking for auditions for their plays, and volunteers to help set the shows up.

“Our goal is to nourish the heart and soul of Oro Valley and Marana by bringing theatre and arts to our community, for people both on stage and off-stage,” Rodman said.

“Our mission has always remained the same. We’ve never changed that mis-

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sion, but we are expanding with new sponsors and board members that represent other northwest communities.”

Rodman points to a quote by American author Robert Fulghum for her selection of “Steel Magnolias,” and for the importance of bringing theatre to the community: “And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together.”

“It was such a tough year for everyone to get through this pandemic, and I will say as an avid entertainment buff, I’ve been to a few shows recently and the gratitude that emanates from the stage to the audience, and the mutual gratitude from audience to stage, is palpable,” said OVTC member Sasha Case. “I think when people can be together again and experience a story, song or human talent, it will be healing to the world.”

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TMA welcomes the community back with Howl

By Jeff Gardner Tucson Local Media

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saw the best minds of my generation trapped indoors, quarantining and away from museums. But those days are coming to an end as venues reopen and community events fill downtown Tucson. Although the Tucson Museum of Art has held some events since reopening, their upcoming Howl at the Museum will be their largest event in more than a year, and serves to invite the community back to the beloved historic block.

Howl at the Museum, which takes place on Friday,

Oct. 29, is part food tasting, part costume contest, and part concert, all while serving as a fundraiser for one of Tucson’s oldest art museums. Howl is also a rebranding of TMA’s annual Crush fall festival. Museum staff say TMA is keeping the successful elements of Crush, but aligning more with Halloween and art.

“For many years we’ve had a fall party, but this is the first year for Howl,” said Cami Cotton, TMA director of development. “It’s a little different, because this year we’re putting it right next to Halloween, so we can have a costume contest and other Halloween games. But it doesn’t neces-

sarily have to be connected to Halloween, either. Two years ago, we were under construction, so we had to hold Crush in the street and parking lot. And last year was of course COVID, so this year is really a celebration of being back.”

Like their previous fall events, Howl will feature a variety of local food and drinks for sampling throughout the museum plaza. So far, Commoner and Co., Flores Market Run, Prep & Pastry, Café a la C’Art, Portal Cocktails, La Cocina and Finley Distributing are on the food and drink list. In addition, Whiskey Del Bac will be hosting a special Del

Howl at the Museum Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 200 W. Alameda Street Friday, Oct. 29 6 to 9 p.m.

Tickets: Member $35 / NonMember $40

Bac Showdown cocktail competition.

“With this, we’ll have four contestants and they’ll be mixing their drinks and there will be samples for attendees to taste and vote on for the best,” Cotton said.

“That can get pretty exciting, with a lot of cheering for different contestants.”

With more of a focus on

art, Howl at the Museum will also feature multiple local performers: Alternative Latin band Los Esplifs will perform with a mix of cumbia and rock. DJ Herm will spin records. Drag queens will put on a fabulous show.

Tucson’s hip-hop dance group The Drop Dance Studio will shake things up.

And Tanline Printing will

Proof of vaccination or negative test required www.tucsonmuseumofart. org/howl

be doing letterpress art.

As the event is only two days from Halloween, there will also be a costume contest judged by the Continued on P19

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THEATRE THURSDAY, OCT. 28 • Laugh out loud with humorist, author, and comedian known for clever, observational humor and spontaneous wit Paula Poundstone. Details: 7:30 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.; $25-$45; foxtucson.com.

THURSDAY TO SUNDAY THROUGH OCT. 31 • Catch a performance of the award-winning knock-’em-dead, uproarious hit A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.

Details: 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m.

Sunday; Arts Express Theatre, 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 214; $40 advance purchase only, no tickets at the door; 319-0400 or arts-express.org.

WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY, NOV. 3, 7 AND 10 • Don’t miss the Oro Valley Theatre Company’s charming and bittersweet season opener Steel Magnolias about relationships in the most challenging times.

Details: 6 p.m. Wednesday, 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $32; 5291000 or gaslightmusichall.com.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THROUGH NOV. 7 • Comedy comes alive at the spoof Frankenstein with the classic story of a scientist who brings his experiment to life. Details: 7 p.m.

Wednesday-Thursday, 6 and 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 and 6 p.m.

Sunday; Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Blvd.; $21.95-$23.95;

$13.95 children; 886-9428 or thegaslighttheatre.com.

WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY, NOV. 17-DEC. 5 • Get tickets now for the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Hamilton featuring a score that blends hiphop, jazz, R&B and Broadway. Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 pm.

Saturday; 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday; UA Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd.; broadwayintucson.com.

THURSDAY TO SUNDAY THROUGH NOV. 20

SATURDAY, OCT. 30 • Enjoy a USO-style variety show as two amazing groups come together at Good Morning, Vietnam, Hits from 1955-75 featuring The TRIBUTaries and The Manhattan Dolls in their new high-energy show. Details: 2 and 6 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $31; 529-1000 or gaslightmusichall.com.

SATURDAY TO SUNDAY, OCT. 30-31

• Don’t miss the Invisible Theatre’s 50th Anniversary Retro-Spec• Catch a performance of Sarah tacular Cabaret with star-studBurgess’ gripping dark comedy ded highlights of your favorite Dry Powder about the price of performances. Details: 7:30 p.m. success and the real cost of getting Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Berger the deal done. Details: 7:30 p.m.

Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; Speedway Blvd.; $50; 882-9721 or Live Theatre Workshop, 3322 E. invisibletheatre.com.

Fort Lowell Road; $23; 327-4242. • Listen to the Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of the Beethoven Septet. Details; 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Tucson Symphony Center, 2175 N. Sixth THURSDAY, OCT. 28 Ave.; $16; tucsonsymphony.org.

MUSIC

• Enjoy a Faculty Recital featuring Dr. Juan David Mejia playing works for cello solo and chamber music with piano and harp. Details: 7 p.m.; Center for the Arts Recital Hall, PCC West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road; $6; 206-3062.

FRIDAY, OCT. 29 • Lace up your dancin’ shoes for the All Shook Up Dance Party with RAW Band specializing in music from the ’50s to the ’70s. Details: 7 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $20; 529-1000 or gaslightmusichall.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS FRIDAY, OCT. 29 • Dress the kids in their favorite costumes for National Night Out featuring demos and displays from local fire and law enforcement and prizes and candy for kids. Details: 6-8 p.m.; Walmart shopping center, 2150 E. Tangerine Road; free admission; orovalleyaz.gov.

• Don’t miss your chance to Howl at the Tucson Museum of Art featuring a costume contest, music, dance and more. Details: 6-9 p.m.; 140 N. Main Ave.; $40, $35 members; tucsonmuseumofart.org.

SATURDAY, OCT. 30

• Enjoy liquid libations, themed food, animal encounters and bewitching entertainment at Spirits at the Zoo: A Devilish Disco with Spooky Cocktails. Details: 6-9 p.m.; Reid Park Zoo, 3400 E. Zoo Court; $55 (over age 21 only); 7913204 or reidparkzoo.org.

• Don’t miss the ultimate vampire film in stunning, silent black MONDAY, NOV. 1 and white glory brought to life by organist Dave Wickerham at • Join Todd Thompson, David Fan- Nosferatu: A Symphony of ning and Mike Yarema along with Horror on the extra spooky, a five-piece band for the Three fully restored Wurlitzer organ.

Dog Night Tribute. Details: 6 Details: 7:30 p.m.; Fox Theatre, p.m.; Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. 17 W. Congress St.; $10-$12.50; Broadway Blvd.; $31, $18 children; foxtucson.com.

886-9428 or thegaslighttheatre. com.

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FRIDAY, NOV. 5 • Listen to award-winning country singer Martina McBride. Details: 7 p.m.; Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave.; $36-$122; ticketmaster.com.

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Association (SAHBA) Home & Garden Show. Details: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday; Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave.; $8, children free; sahbahomeshow.com.

SATURDAY TO SUNDAY, OCT. 30-31 • Transform your backyard into a desert oasis with landscape-ready and unique selections at the annual Fall Plant Sale. Details: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte (main parking lot); free admission; 742-6455.

• Don’t miss the annual Halloween neighborhood tradition Tomb Town Tucson with an outdoor haunted trail and bring donations for the Southern Arizona Food Bank. Details: 5-10 p.m.; 8343 N. Wanda Road; $1 or canned food donation; freddyjasonfrank@gmail.com.

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS FRIDAY, OCT. 29 • Take a look into the biology, diversity and wonder of the Mysterious, Marvelous World of Bats with naturalist Jeff Babson at the Tucson Botanical Gardens online class. Details: 10 a.m.-noon; Zoom link provided; $30, discount for members; tucsonbotanical.org.

CHILDREN FRIDAY, OCT. 29 • Bring the entire family to the

Halloween Spooktacular featuring games, crafts and trick or treat with a live DJ to keep the beats going as kids have fun as their favorite costumed characters. Details: 5-8 p.m.; Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center, 10555 N. La Cañada Drive; free admission; orovalleyaz.gov.

SATURDAY, OCT. 30 • Celebrate Halloween with the Red Herring Puppets’ Hansel & Gretel featuring traditional marionettes, shadow puppets, and classical music. Details: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Tucson Mall, 4500 N. Oracle Rd.; $8; 635-6535 or redherringpuppets.

• Take a creepy Haunted Hayride uniquely themed to Arizona’s haunts, scary stories and spooky lore. Details: 7-9:30 p.m.; Steam Pump Ranch, 10901 N. Oracle Road; $5, free 3 and under (tickets must be purchased in advance); PlayOV.com.

SUNDAY, OCT. 31 • Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Addams Family with special family activities and crafts.

Details: 2 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.; $5-$7.50; foxtucson. com.

SUNDAYS THROUGH NOV. 21 • Join Oso Fuerte on an adventure as he struggles to decide between living in the world of shadows or the world of light finding new friends along the way. Details: 1 p.m. Sunday; Live Theatre Workshop, Children’s Theatre, 3322 E. Fort Lowell Road; $10-$12; 327-4242.

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aforementioned drag queens. Guests can arrive to Howl in their costumes, but Halloween costumes are definitely not required.

But if you need a costume quickly, TMA invites you to visit the nearby Tucson Thrift Shop & The Other Side Vintage/Costume Shop.

“We brought over the food and drinks from Crush, but we’re placing more emphasis on art with Howl,” Cotton said. “Of course, Howl can refer to Halloween, but it can also just be about getting excited about

the museum.”

Guests are also invited to take a break from the festivities to explore the art in the museum. Although TMA is not unveiling any new art for the event, Howl will fall in the middle of their premiere exhibition of Swiss-born, Tucson-based painter Olivier Mosset.

Over several decades, Mosset’s massive, limited-color paintings have challenged art norms.

According to TMA, the exhibition, simply titled “Olivier Mosset,” presents important paintings from the 1970s, 1990s and 2000s, including new large-scale

modular paintings and both constructed and ice sculptures. Through such works, Mosset “consistently engages viewers’ expectations about art and how they encounter it.” (Masks are not required outdoors in the museum plaza, but they are required in the indoor galleries.)

“We’re trying to get people into our museum that may not have been in before, or haven’t been in a while,” Cotton said. “So the museum is completely open for people to walk through and see the exhibitions if they want to take a break from the party and wander around.”

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Some tips for parents to keep their children safe while trick-or-treating: • Make sure Halloween costumes are flame-retardant and light in color to improve visibility.

• Be bright at night— wear retro-reflective tape on costumes and on treat buckets, carry glow sticks and flashlights. Make sure your flashlights have new batteries ahead of time!

• Wear disguises that don’t obstruct vision. Instead, use non-toxic face paint. Also, watch the

length of billowy costumes to help avoid tripping.

• Ensure any props are flexible and blunt tipped to avoid injury from tripping or horseplay.

• Ask an adult or older child to supervise children under age 12 and stay in a pack. Don’t allow any of the kids to stray away from the pack.

• Instruct children to travel only in familiar areas and along established routes.

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hillip Steward is chiseled out of stone and is all the more imposing with the polo shirt that he apparently has painted on before each game. The Marana football coach patrols the sidelines from start to finish of the game—exhorting, cheering, teaching—as his surprising Tigers display, week in and week out, that they are one of the top two or three teams in Southern Arizona.

He is originally from Missouri City, Texas, a Houston suburb. An all-around athlete, football came first, but he was also an accomplished basketball player. During the spring, he competed in track AND field, participating in the strange combination of the

100 meters, 200 meters and the shot put.

Most sprinters who do field events will do the long jump, triple jump, and/or high jump.

Meanwhile, throwers are usually built like…well, throwers.

Steward must not have gotten that message because he enjoyed throwing the shot and was good at it. “The one thing I couldn’t do was throw the discus. I wanted to throw it like a Frisbee and it wobbled all over the place.”

His high school team, the Hightower Hurricanes, had a monster season his junior year, making it all the way to the state championship game.

He was named All-District and All-State.

He attended the University of Houston, where he was a four-year starter at linebacker for the hometown Cougars. He

earned a degree in kinesiology and then it was on to pro football. He was with the St. Louis Rams organization for a time and then moved on to the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

His high-school teammate, Alonzo Highsmith, Jr., had played a year at Phoenix College before moving on to the University of Arkansas. After college, he went three straight years of making it to the final cuts before being released by the Dolphins, the Chiefs, and the Washington Football Team, respectively. He then decided to try something else and ended up the football coach at Willcox High School.

Highsmith asked Steward to join him in the truck-stop town that straddles I-10 in eastern Cochise County. Steward helped coach the football team

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and then was hired to coach the girls basketball team.

“That was an experience,” says Steward. He doesn’t elaborate.

When Steward’s fiancée was admitted to the University of Arizona Pharmacy School, they decided to move into Tucson. Steward got a gig teaching at Marana and volunteered to help with the Tiger football program. Marana struggled through a COVID-shortened, three-game season. With its star player, Isaiah Roebuck, heading off to play college football and baseball in North Dakota, the future looked anything but bright.

But then, Marana’s head coach left to take a job in Scottsdale and the position was open.

“I was working out in the weight room and a bunch of the guys came in and said that they thought I should apply,” Steward remembers.

He got the job and then got to work immediately. “We had to start by changing the culture,” he explains. “Change expectations and change the way we do things.”

The summer was crucial.

After losing most of the previous year to COVID lockdowns, the kids were antsy to get out and do something…

anything. The entire month of June, they gathered by the dozens at the Marana football field. Beginning at 6 p.m. due to heat restrictions (and even then with the temperature still in the triple digits), they ran sprints, worked on technique, and began to raise the level of Tiger football.

That work has carried over into the regular season, as Marana is one of the top-scoring teams in Southern Arizona, averaging more than 40 points a game.

Steward is cautiously excited about his team that stands at 6-1 and ranked in the Top 10 in the state in 5A. He wants more. If the Tigers can reach the eighth spot (or higher) in the AIA Power Points rankings, they will have a home game in the first round of State. (The AIA runs an open division tournament for the state’s top eight teams, regardless of classification. Right now, the top 5A team, Horizon, would be in that tournament, meaning that the Tigers would only have to reach the ninth spot.)

The focus is clearly on running the table and finishing the regular season with a 9-1 mark. The Tigers travel to 3-4 Nogales this week, followed by home games with 4-3 Cienega and 2-5 Ironwood Ridge. Marana should be favored (even heavily so) in all three games.

Also heavily favored is Phillip Steward to be named Southern Arizona Coach of the Year when the season is over. And with his star quarterback, Elijah Joplin, only a junior and his top offensive player, Dezman Roebuck, only a freshman(!), Steward knows that the future is bright.

“Hey, we’re just getting started,” he says.

Athlete of the Week: Ironwood Ridge’s Isabella Lang Tom Danehy

Special to Tucson Local Media

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ll great coaches will, from time to time, speak in clichés. They know what works and they want to share it with their players in a manner that is most succinct. It’s something they’ve been doing for years—or even decades—so, until someone invents a new language, they’re probably going to use the same words to get their points across.

Now, imagine that the coach is your father and he’s basically been coaching you your entire life, either officially or through osmosis.

What do you do when you hear him say something— something smart, something useful—that you’ve heard A THOUSAND TIMES? How do you keep your eyeballs from rolling all the way into the back of your head?

When that question was posed to Isabella Lang, senior setter for the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawk volleyball team and daughter of future Hall of Fame coach Bill Lang, her response was “Ummm…”

Then, after a moment for reflection, she added, “My eyes don’t roll in my head…I listen…I mean, I’ve heard… he’s the coach…I don’t like this question.”

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Know Us, Know Your Community

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Love is the habit of considering the other person’s needs and feelings before your own. It doesn’t mean you have to acquiesce every time. You might ultimately decide to go with what you need and feel instead, which isn’t necessarily unloving.

Love is the process of decision-making, not the decision.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You are a connoisseur of beauty and a paragon of good taste. This week, your opinion will be in demand. How honest should you be? Honest enough to help things along in a positive direction. There’s a swell of positive feeling that fills you when you’re in action. This is health-enhancing!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re housed in a body moving through nature. Your body is part of this nature it moves through. It is through your senses that you stay connected with the truth of your physicality. Pay tribute to their faithful service by delighting them in such a way to contribute simultaneously to health and pleasure.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Can you accept and befriend all of your emotions? There are some that don’t look like the others. They are disruptive, unwieldy and hard to get used to. But if you accept those feelings into your rainbow of emotion, they will calm down and fit in like feral dogs accepted into a domesticated pack.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll grow your power by understanding what part of the scene can be influenced. You’ve been in situations that were beyond your control.

You learned how worry, delusion, denial and obsession didn’t help. It is equally useless to try to fix, encourage or rage against uncontrollable forces. Acceptance is efficiency.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It won’t help to speculate on what everyone deserves; you can’t really know. But even if you could somehow gauge the worthiness of each person, the accounting process would be joyless and exhausting. This week, focus only on yourself.

Don’t think in terms of deserving; think in terms of what works.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Problems do not get magically solved by thinking about them a lot.

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BUSINESS CALENDAR Isabella Lang: Volleyball star Continued from P20 exactly.)

Isabella has indeed either been playing for her father and/or watching him coach for most of her life.

One might think that it’s a tricky relationship, but she says no. “My dad and I are great. We’re able to separate things. I know when he’s talking to me as a coach and when he’s talking to me as my father.”

Isabella is following in the footsteps of her sister, Cocette, who was named Teammate of the Year on the 2018 Nighthawks squad. But there’s no added pressure. She knows that she has always been a part of a volleyball family.

In many ways, this has

been a rough year for Bill Lang and his program. “I know that everybody is in the same boat, but COVID really threw us for a loop,” he said. “We usually have several seniors on our squad. This year, we only have four and Senior leadership is important. Isabella and Allison (Birtcil) are doing a good job, but it has been a struggle.”

The Nighthawks are almost always at or near the top of the standings, but after a rough start, they found themselves in third place.

They will still almost certainly make it to the state tournament.

Volleyball has been such a big part of her life, what happens when her senior season is over? “Well, I’ll

play Beach (Volleyball) in the spring, but after that…I really don’t see myself playing in college.”

She’s thinking about attending college in Hawai’i, but wherever she ends up, she wants to study architecture.

“I know some people who are architects and they tell me what they do.

It sounds really interesting.

Plus, I’m pretty artistic and creative, so it sounds like something I would like to do.”

So, when her final game comes to an end, whom will she be hugging? Coach or Dad? “Definitely both.”

Thursday, Oct. 28 • The Tucson Metro Chamber offers Interface with Pima county supervisor Rex Scott this month. Details: 9:3010:30 a.m.; virtual and in-person; members free; 792-2250 or tucsonchamber.org.

• The Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce holds the Oro Valley State of the Town Address. Details: 10 a.m. expo, 11:45 a.m. luncheon; El Conquistador Resort, 10000 N. Oracle Rd.; $70; orovalleychamber.com.

• The Tucson Metro Chamber holds a ribbon cutting and open house at Cummings Aerospace. Details: 4-7 p.m.; 4713 E. Camp Lowell Dr.; free; 256-7046319 or email sylvia.smith@ cummingsaerospace.com

EMAIL DETAILS FOR YOUR BIZ EVENTS TO SHERYL@TUCSONLOCALMEDIA.COM

Friday, Oct. 29 • The AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce offers DATOS: The State of Arizona’s Hispanic Market.

Details: 8:30-10 a.m.; livestream event; free; azhcc. com.

Monday, Nov. 1 • Oro Valley Toastmasters meets. Details: 6:15 p.m. (on Zoom); https://2854329. toastmastersclubs.org or 314-8008.

Tuesday, Nov. 2 • The Rotary Club of Marana meets (weekly).

Details: 7 a.m.; Northwest Fire Dept., 5125 W. Camino de Fuego (in person first

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

Wednesday, Nov. 3 • Southern Arizona SCORE offers an online workshop on Becoming an Exceptional Listener. Details: 5 p.m.; free; southernarizona.score.org.

Thursday, Nov. 4 • SCORE offers a webinar on 2021 Year-End Tax Planning for Your Business with small business expert Barbara Weltman. Details: 10 a.m.; score.org.

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Explorer and Marana News, Oct 27, 2021