On the Cover

Mystery and historical fiction are her favorite genres.

Thank you to Kari and Carol for taking on these positions. Next month, meet our newest board members, Claire Wendt and Arlene Douglas. Andrea Houston will be maintaining the dual roles of treasurer and membership.

Check Coming Events on page 10 for information about our exciting Book Bingo.

Gift Shop Co-Chairs Melanie Stinson 971-506-8655, Maxine Yunker 970-691-7990 Gift Shop 520-917-8051 Shop hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 AM-4 PM, Sat., 10 AM-1 PM www.suncityorovalley.com/gift-shop

Lorraine Buck

Featured artist this month is Lorraine Buck. Lorraine started painting many years ago and began focusing on the shapes and colors provided by nature and ancient forms. She was inspired by ancient artists to paint animals based on the cave paintings of Southern France and Northern Spain. The animals etched and painted by ancient people seem to leap off the cave wall and are portrayed with incredible detail.

After coming to SCOV, she was drawn to the Clay Club, and especially throwing clay on the wheel. She fires her clay to include horsehair, which is added to the pot when it is at 1,300° F. The hair burns into the clay and creates black squiggles as it burns. Saggar fired pots are created by coating the pots with various organic materials and salts and oxides. Because the pottery is low-fired and unglazed, it is not suitable for liquids.

Government Affairs Chair Earl Vittitoe earlvv@gmail.com Second Wed., 1 PM, WC1

The Government Affairs Committee’s role is to organize events and materials to facilitate communication and interaction between our residents and Oro Valley, Pima County, state and federal officials. This includes legislation, meetings with candidates, utilities and land use planning. The committee’s charter also includes health and safety as it relates to communication and information relating to government. We developed a COVID-19 presentation (focusing on zip code 85755) which is updated by a committee member every two weeks and posted on the committee web page suncityorovalley.com/committees/government-affairs/. As noted in the data presentation, Pima County currently has a low COVID-19 Community Level and the Disease Metrics, Healthcare System Availability and Public Health Tracing and Prevention all meet criteria to rate in the low Community Level. The second booster is available, and we will continue to update information to keep you informed about COVID-19.

Join the Posse The Ultimate Neighborhood Watch

Painted lady butterfly on lantana flowers. Photo by Steve Holmes

Holiday Lights Chair Linda Bretz 603-459-4219 lindaebretz1@gmail.com www.SCOVLites.com

Loan Room - Community Assistance Chair Gay Russell Third Thu., 3 PM, WC1 (currently not meeting) Loan Room hours: Tue., Thu., 8-9 AM www.suncityorovalley.com/members/services/loan-room/

We are open Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the year, from 8-9 AM. Our website also offers you the opportunity to make reservations, ask questions and view pictures of items we have available.

Long Range Planning Chair Sharon Kennedy kennesk@comcast.net Second and Fourth Wed., 10 AM, on Zoom

Our committee is in recess and no meetings are scheduled this month. We plan to resume meeting in the fall.

Neighborhood Pride Questions, 520-917-8079 scoroval@ciramail.com Third Tue., 2 PM, WC3

Summer Reminders for Homeowners

• Trees must be trimmed up at least seven feet above the sidewalk and back to no more than three feet out over the street. • For safety reasons, cactus and/or bushes should not extend over the sidewalk, dead palm fronds must be trimmed from trees, shrubs near the entrance to your driveway should be cut down to a height of no more than 42 inches so as not to block view exiting the driveway, and trim any vegetation that blocks numbers on your home or stop signs on corners. • Exposed soil on your property needs to be covered by rock. • Weeds in cracks of driveways, sidewalks and where the cement meets the asphalt of the street are the responsibility of the homeowner to remove. • Artifacts, including empty pots, are not allowed in front yards. Pots should be planted with live plants as artificial ones are not allowed.

Thank you.

Posse Chair Linda Simōn 520-789-7169 posse@5LP.com First Tue., 3 PM, Desert Oasis (no meetings until October) www.scovaz.com/members/committees/posse

Posse is back out on patrols. We’ve been busy noting the lights that are out over house numbers. This was mentioned in a prior “This Week in SCOV” article, however we still see many lights are out. Please check your lights at night to