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Stephanie Hillig, the Copper Creek Elementary School principal, turns into a human sundae with the of the Ironwood Ridge High School cheerleaders. The school successfully raised over $14,000 its 14th annual Hawk Walk fundraiser. (Katya Mendoza/Staff)
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upervisor Rex Scott, who represents District 1 on the Pima County Board of Supervisors, has kicked off a series of town halls to gauge concerns of his constituents.“Iwantto be able to hear directly from our constituents what their interests and concerns are,” Scott said.
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opper Creek Elementary School recently raised more than $14,000, thanks to its 14th annual Hawk Walk fundraiser.
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District 1 covers much of northwest Pima County, including the towns of Oro Valley and Marana. Find a map of the district at district1.pima.gov.Thetownhallsare set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Pima Community College Northwest Campus, 7600 N. Shan non Road; Wednesday, Oct. 12, Dusenber ry-River Library, 5605 E. River Road, Suite 105; and Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Sabino High School, 5000 N. Bowes Road.
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The District 1 office also plans to take part in a community resource fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Coronado K-8 School, 3401 E. Wilds Road.
For additional information, contact the District 1 office at 520-724-2738 or dis trict1@pima.gov.Atthemeetings, Scott will start with brief comments before turning each event over to
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and come up with ideas. I do have a cre ative side and I was able to add that. But to have a front-row seat while participating and see Liam in his dream environment, that was such a dream for me. I was just super honored that he invited me to be his teammate.”Liamsaid he feels just as fortunate.
Getting to meet Will Arnett was such an amazing experience.”
“I should say, I was already a tween,” added Emily, who homeschools Liam’s two brothers. “It wasn’t as attractive to young teenage girls back then. When I had Liam, I went to yard sales and found the first bin of Lego and encouraged and supported him and listened to all of his awesome stories.”
“I’ve seen him in his younger years fall ing in love with Lego and building crazy, amazing things that always entertained us,” Emily said.
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Liam and Emily may have a leg up on the competition.“Evenwhen I was 6, I was building my own creations,” he said.
As Liam got older, Emily coached a First Lego League team for him and helped mentor him through his teen activities in Virginia. The family also lived in Beijing.
Emily, however, didn’t grow up with Lego — at least none her brothers would share with her, she said with laugh.
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“I’m so lucky that my mom was able to take that time and come and do that,” he said. “There haven’t been other mother-son teams on the show. It was really special to be able to share that time.”
Emily Mohajeri Norris and Liam Norris are the first mother-son team on Fox’s “Lego Masters.” (Fox/Submitted)
“It was amazing to be in that space with so many other amazing builders and make those connections as well. I heard feedback from Amy and Jamie, the Brickmasters who are straight from Denmark. They ac tually work at Lego. They’re the real deal.
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iam Norris has been playing with Lego since he was 6.
Starring on FOX’s “Lego Masters” with his mom, Emily Mohajeri Nor ris, the UA W.A. Franke Honors College freshman may parlay those talents into a $100,000 cash prize. They’re the first moth er-son team on the show.
“I discovered this incredible online Lego community,” Liam said.
“It inspired me to start sharing what I built more widely so, since then, I have done a number of videos. For example, one year, I tried to upload a brand-new model every day—and they all used only 10 piec es. It’s called ’10 Bricks a Day.’ No, I do a variety of builds and set reviews. I also offer tutorials to help inspire younger kids and even adults to try playing with them a little differently.”Emilysaid it was a thrill to watch her son build and compete—not just on the show, but throughout Liam’s life.
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“I’m not just building sets from instruc tions. It’s really taken off and become such a huge part of my life. The thing I really love about it is its art and kind of a puzzle. It also has that engineering component as well, which I find super engaging.”
Emily Mohajeri Norris has supported Liam’s Lego endeavors throughout his life. (Fox/Submitted)
The third season of “Lego Masters” starts Wednesday, Sept. 21, and brings together teams of Lego enthusiasts to build items like a NASA-themed structure or a Lego dogBesidesshow. $100,000, the competing pairs face off to earn a Lego trophy and the ti tle of Lego Masters. The show is hosted by actor and executive producer Will Arnett. He is joined by judges, expert Brickmasters and Lego employees Amy Corbett and Ja mie
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s a town of Marana Police Depart ment dispatcher, Patty Long-Spen cer was part of a group that are the first responders on the scene of acci dents and Long-Spencer,emergencies.whoretired from the de partment on Aug. 31, points out that com munication dispatchers generally make the initial contact with people in distress, even before police and fire personnel arrive on the scene. Emergency dispatchers, she said, can suffer from post-traumatic stress disor der just like other first responders.
Patty Long-Spencer retired from the Marana Police Department on Aug. 31. She worked for 15 years as a 911 dispatcher. (Marana Police Department/Submitted)
“I liked all of it,” Long-Spencer said about working as a dispatcher. “When I inter viewed for dispatching it seemed like home to me, interacting with the public.”
Make Way for Books provides innova tive, proven, bilingual early literacy pro gramming, books, and resources to more than 20,000 young children (ages birth to 5), families and educators each year. Last year, it provided more than 40,000 books to children, families and educators.
“We have a program called Story School,” Englert said. “Through that, we go out into the community to reach those kids who don’t have access to high-quality early ed ucation…we do what we call a two-gener ation change approach reaching children
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“It is a really huge honor. It’s a national competition, and so Make Way for Books was recognized for promoting literacy in a scal able and innovative way across the nation.”
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one particularly stressful shift, Long-Spencer went home and canned 40 pounds of potatoes. “That was my release, and that was my happy space,” she said. “That’s kind of what you need ... to go to a happy space.
nnovative programs for the Tucson nonprofit Make Way for Books led to a $50,000 prize from the Library of Con gress for Literacy.
Long-Spencer, 63, served as a dispatcher for 15 years. She had her own way of coping with the stress: canning fruits and vegeta bles and spending time with her German shepherd dog. “I’m a canner. I love to can,” she
“Make Way for Books was just recognized by the Library of Congress as the Ameri can Prize winner for 2022.” said Melinda Englert, Make Way for Books’ creative and communications officer.
Left, Melinda Englert, creative and communications officer for Make Way for Books. Right: Make Way for Books staff members Mandy Becker, distribution coordinator, and Cynnamon Woodberry, program director, pack the book bus. (Make Way for Books/Submitted)
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It was then that she joined the Marana Police Department in the records division before becoming a dispatcher.
and parents or families in which both gain skills…children are immersed in books and reading at same time parents are gain ing skills to continue to support their chil
A Tucson native (her dad served in the Air Force at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base), Long-Spencer began her working career in 1981 for Kord’s Ambulance Com pany and later for Tucson Fire Department as a communications person and 911 oper ator. She worked at Phoenix Fire Depart ment for a couple of years before moving back to Marana.
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According to a Library of Congress press release, the Library of Congress Literacy Awards, originated by philanthropist David M. Rubenstein in 2013, recognizes organiza tions that provide exemplary, innovative and replicable strategies to combat illiteracy.
When she started in emergency commu nications dispatchers worked with a cord board, like the old telephone operators did. When a call came in the dispatcher plugged
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“The worst things we have are when the public is hurt, or the officers are involved in a high-stress situation. Dealing with of ficer-involved shootings and suicides. You can never unhear the trauma that people are going through.”
Longtime dispatcher coped with stress by canning
She explained the app is available to fam ilies“Availableinternationally.internationally and fully bilin gual (English/Spanish), their app received an A+ rating for educational content from Common Sense Media, is promoted by Common Sense Latino for its bilingual and culturally relevant approach, and received five stars in cultural sensitivity from AppEd Review,” Englert explained.
shared reading and literacy activities while parents learn to support their children’s early literacy and language development.
“We started out in 1998 with the founder (Dr. Mary Jan Bancroft) and six volunteers working at a few different preschools and bringing books to those spaces,” Englert said.
“And now we have over 30 employees and hundreds of volunteers. We are really trying to scale our work and reach more
Make Way for Books’ Story School pro gram and Make Way for Books App were recognized for their impact. Thanks to these two items, children are immersed in
Make Way for Books has a free bilingual app for download, as all of its programs are English and Spanish.
“The app provides tools and resources as well as books that families can read directly, they can read right on the app,” Englert said.
diverse “Read Now” books and literacy ac tivities that break down the science of early learning.MakeWay for Books has come a long way since it was established.
dren’s literacy development.”
Families build community through sup port from family literacy specialists as they share books about culture, identity and connection. Families access free, bilin gual books at their fingertips through the Make Way for Books App, which centers two-generation engagement, empowering parents to be their child’s favorite story tellers as they are guided through sharing
She said they work with schools and sites in Pima and Maricopa counties.
“Make Way for Books works with chil dren from birth to 5,” Englert said. “A lot of research shows that when you reach chil dren with early literacy and reading experi
children and families that don’t have access to early education as well as get books and literacy experiences out to educators, chil dren and families across Arizona.”
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Children share a book received from Make Way for Books. Make Way for Books staff members Shannon Hanchett and Anita Cano, early literacy specialists, share books and literacy activities with families in the Story School program. (Make Way for Books/Submitted)
Using a two-generation approach, Make Way for Books ensures young children gain critical skills while empowering their par ents/caregivers with skills, knowledge and confidence to support their children’s early literacy development.
“It’s exciting to see how things have pro gressed over the years,” Long-Spencer said. “In 42 years, things have gone from basic to holy cow. I never thought I’d see text (mes sages) to 911 but there it is.” And, she said, video messages are coming next.
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“I’m trying to break the go, go, go mental ity,” Long-Spencer said. “It’s hard to break a habit. I’ve been working since I was 16 ... I need to take a me time,” she said.
Children enjoy books they received from Make Way for Books. (Make Way for Books/Submitted)
In the meantime, she is working part time for a quality assurance company that evaluates 911 centers across the country. Eventually, she wants to do volunteer work for the Marana Police Department.
For information and how to find Make Way for Books programs, visit these websites: Make Way for Books: makewayforbooks.org Make Way for Books App: makewayfor
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Before retiring, Long-Spencer got to work in the police department’s remod eled dispatch center. “It’s phenomenal,” she said. It’s inviting, it’s home, it’s welcoming. It’s not institutional. It is very comfortable. It’s a pleasant place to be with this remodel. They certainly took care of the dispatchers. ... You’re not tied to a desk, necessarily.” Long-Spencer is traveling with her fian
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Also, the press referenced how the Queen fostered a close relationship with Britain’s No. 1 ally, the United States. In fact, the queen had met with 13 of the last 14 American presidents, the only exception being President Lyndon B. Johnson. This fact may be revealing of something that has disturbed many Americans who were traumatized by the Kennedy assassination.
If the queen was informed of a possible “conspiracy,” as the British memo seems to indicate, would she, with her deeply root ed beliefs in democracy, want to meet with someone whose legitimacy as a president was seriously tainted? Perhaps her act of never meeting President Johnson was her silent but revealing protest.
No wonder why this memo was kept “top secret” and only released about 52 years after the assassination. The Soviet KGB was not the only country to come to a similar conclusion. The French intelligence service, without naming Johnson, also in dicated that Kennedy’s assassination was
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years. President Carter was president for only four years. President Ford was pres ident for even less time than Carter, but somehow, they found time to meet with the queen, along with all the other American presidents during the queen’s tenure.
What was it about President Johnson that prevented the two from ever meeting? Was it because of the official stated reason, that John son was just too busy with the Vietnam war to meet with America’s No. 1 ally during a war?
Of those recently released documents, a memo dated Dec. 1, 1966, labeled “top secret” from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to Marvin Watson, a special assistant to President Lyndon Johnson, cites that “Ac cording to our source, officials of the Com
Editor:Recently, during the press coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, it was affirmed many times by the press of the queen’s deeply rooted belief in freedom and democratic ideals.
Foreknowledge of a possible presidential assassination only minutes before the act, would indicate evidence of a conspiracy.
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During President Trump’s last months in office, he ordered the release of almost 2,800 documents that may provide some possible insights into how the JFK assassination was viewed by the Soviet intelligence agency.
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In one memo, the Soviets expressed genu ine surprise in response to the assassination, and concluded that perhaps Kennedy’s assas sination was part of a larger right-wing coup to take over the U.S. government.
munist Party of the Soviet Union believed there was some well-organized conspiracy on the part of the ‘ultra-right’ in the United States to affect a ‘coup.’”
The memo explained that the Soviets were very convinced that JFK’s assassination was not accomplished by one man “but that it arose out of a carefully planned campaign in which several people played a part.” This po tentially explosive memo concluded by stat ing that in the months after Kennedy’s death, the Soviet KGB had come into “possession of data purporting to indicate that President Johnson was responsible for the assassination of the late President John F. Kennedy.”
Finally, what may be the most shocking revelation to be discovered in the newly re leased documents was a memo addressed to the director of the FBI disclosing that a British newspaper had received an anon ymous tip about the assassination of JFK just 25 minutes before the fact.
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visitors a weekend of recreational activities and vendors to celebrate the history and present narrative of the city of South Tuc son. The weekend includes a car show and live concert, including a performance from local performers and Baby Bash. General admission tickets are free. There is no offi cial parking for the festival, ridesharing is recommended. The event begins at 11 a.m. on both days, entertainment caters to adults after 5 p.m. The Greyhound Park South Tucson is located at 2601 S. Third Avenue. For more information about vendors, activ ities and set times, visit southtucsonfest.com
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KoolDuct is a pre-insulated rectangular HVAC ductwork system installed in a sin gle fix. Among its benefits are:
• It’s noncorrosive and easy to clean. It doesn’t expand or contract like sheet metal does in hot and cool temperatures.
• It’s LEED approved. LEED is the world’s most used green building system.
• It’s easily integrated into sheet metal fabrication shops.
• Kool Air Manufacturing offers a complete product line through a single
here’s more to HVAC ducting today than sheet metal — a lot more. Just ask Jim and T.J. Zarling, owners of Kool Air Manufacturing in Tucson.
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The father and son, who also own Excel Me chanical, were introduced to Kingspan Kool Duct in 2016. There are so many benefits to the cutting-edge product that it’s a wonder more building contractors don’t use it, they said.
• It’s pre-insulated with a closed celluar foam.
sections up to 13 feet in length, while sheet metal can only be installed in 5-foot sections.
• Ducting configurations are easily modified.
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• Air leakage is less than 3%, reducing energy costs.
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• It’s UL tested. It’s the first and only phenolic pre-installed ductwork to be UL 181 listed as a Class 1Air Duct.
• It weighs less: 72% lighter that galvanized sheet metal ducting.
Developed in the United Kingdom, Kool Duct doesn’t replace galvanized sheet metal ducting entirely, but it can be used in every way that sheet metal is utilized. HVAC duct ing hadn’t changed since the early 1900s. Then KoolDuct was introduced.
• It’s space saving.
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• Fabricated ducting can be installed in
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Air brings
The Zarlings were introduced to King span KoolDuct in 2016. Behavioral Health Systems was constructing its Palo Verde building and the CEO wanted the ducting sys tem installed. He approached Excel Mechani cal.“We were hesitant at first,” Jim said. “We had no clue what it was.”
What is it?
• It’s water and fire resistant.
“The (building) owners came to us and
• It is 16% less expensive because of faster installation and less labor required.
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supplier.
Left: A CNC machine cuts KoolDuct material into parts at Kool Air Manufacturing’s pro duction facility on Tyndall Avenue in Tucson. Right: Wendy Whitehair, production man ager, displays KoolDuct Material that has been cut and bent to create light weight HVAC ducting. (Tom Leyde/Contributor)
Kool Air Manufacturing sells a lot of KoolDuct systems to contractors in the Prescott and Cottonwood areas, Jim said.
The 13- x 4-foot sections of material are cut into precise pieces by the CNC machine with very little waste. Other parts are cut and bent as needed. The parts are then taped together using a special metallic tape and sealed with a special sealer. Metal con nectors keep the parts connected.
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Once that step was over, the Zarlings set up a fabrication shop in a building they owned on Tyndall Avenue in Tucson. “Machinery was one of the biggest investments, T.J. said.
Whitehair, who has a construction back ground, can do everything when it comes to creating a KoolDuct system. An order comes in from a contractor with all the per ameters needed to complete a ducting job.
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At the fabrication plant last week, a mes sage from a ducting contractor using Kool Duct came over the computer. “We (two
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“I wish people would get over the old school attitude,” Jim said. That’s changing slowly. “Once guys try it, they never have a complaint,” T.J. said.
is increasing. “We made it through six years and we’re happy,” he said.
Wendy Whitehair, operations manager, smiled. She gets that sort of reaction often from businesses using the system.
said, ‘We really like this product and we’d like to use it in our project,’” T.J. recalled.
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed pro duction down considerably, Jim said. To compensate for that production stopped for a time and the company rented out 45% of its building to an electrical contractor.
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guys) hung more than 200 feet of ducting in under four hours,” the sender said.
The Zarlings agreed to experiment with the system for one and a half years. It meant an investment of hundreds of thousands of dol lars and being trained on fabrication and in stallation at company headquarters in Ohio.
Installers use wire to easily hang the ducting. This makes it easier to and faster to make Kingspan’sadjustments.headquarters in Ohio gave Kool Air Manufacturing exclusive right to sell KoolDuct in Arizona. But it can sell anywhere in the West. In the Tucson area the system has been used at Tucson Medical Center, Bom bardier, City of Tucson Sun Link Facility, The Mark apartments and Sunnyside Point Villas.
They bought a CNC machine for cutting out parts, bending implements and some hand tools. The new venture also needed space for storing materials.
The father and son then went out to sell the system to building contractors. They set up meetings with contractors in Phoe nix to explain the benefits of KoolDuct. Not everyone was convinced, especially those entrenched in sheet metal ducting.
The company is kind of in a holding pat tern now, Jim said, but interest in KoolDuct
“We’re sponsoring a couple of students who come here to Copper Creek, and we want to support this fundraising activity,” Winfield said. “We know it’s something that the kids look forward to each year and we’re just glad to be a part of it.”
For the Hawk Walk, students receive dona tions for a fun walk around the campus and it ends at the “Principal Messy Zone.” There, the kids with the top five highest donations and one raffle winner turned Principal Stephanie Hillig and fourth-grade teacher Susan Latin into a human sundae. Students receive one raffle ticket for every $50 raised.
Suzanne Vorrie, PTO volunteer, said the Hawk Walk was special to her fifth-grade daughter as it’s her last year to enjoy the festiv
Meeting in person has been a rarity in the last two years. The town halls have long been planned, but the staff wanted to wait until residents returned from summer va cations to start them.
“We try to allocate toward those areas pretty equality and we solicit feedback from teachers and parents before we finalize that budget every year,” Vorrie said.
“This is a great start to the year, welcom ing parents to be a part of the culture and community,” Hillig said.
Hawk Walk Day began with a pep assem bly with special guests Curious George and the Ironwood Ridge High School cheer leaders and mascots. The Golder Ranch Fire Department was also in attendance for the “fun run” portion of the event, cooling students down with their water hose.
Hillig said that the PTO had done an amaz ing job organizing and getting the word out.
Hawk Walk fun begins with a pep assembly at Copper Creek Elementary School. (Katya Mendoza/Staff)
Elected to represent District 1 in No vember 2020, Scott hasn’t been a big fan of Zoom. A longtime public-school educa tor and administrator, he enjoyed the days when he could meet with his students.
“The first almost year of our tenure on the board felt like those days in the office. Since the board resumed live meetings in the spring and we’ve had more opportuni ties to meet with community groups like homeowners associations, we really want ed to take it to the next level and schedule these town halls strategically scheduled in different areas of the district.”
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constituents for a Q&A.
“I’ve said this to a lot of people when I was a school administrator,” he said. “The days I loved the most were when I could interact with stu dents. The days I disliked the most were the ones when I had to spend most of my time in the office, dealing with meetings or paperwork.
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ities. It’s also her last year on the PTO. Vorrie’s two sons also attended Copper Creek. The PTO comes together for special events like the Hawk Walk, determining where to al locate funds, such as classroom supplies, tech
The Hawk Walk is largest fundraiser for the PTO to support children and teachers. It promotes school spirit and gives students, parents, teachers and the community a chance to meet and interact.
While he can’t predict what residents will bring up, Scott said transportation, parks, development and health are key subjects mentioned via email and phone calls.
“I’m not going to be surprised if what we hear in the town halls really run the gamut in terms of what people are interested in or are concerned about,” he said.
“I think what’s important is that we’re out there and meeting directly with people. If they want a more sustained conversation about something that is important to them, we can schedule some time for those indi viduals after the town halls.”
“Copper Creek is an amazing school,” Ev ans said. “It’s not just the families here, it’s the families in the neighborhood. The amount of people that showed up to help, some of them don’t even have kids here anymore.”
“We do it right at the beginning of the year because it sets our budget for the rest of the year,” said Evans, who has a fourth grader who attends Copper Creek. Her two other kids have gone through the elemen tary school, allowing her to participate in 11 Hawk Walks, volunteering for nine and serving as chairperson for seven.
“We were talking about this back in the spring, back when the board resumed live meetings,” Scott said. “We decided to wait until this time. We thought that it would enhance attendance.”
nology, online programming, playground and other general school improvement.
BETTER ON SUNDAE--Students with the top five highest donations and a raffle winner turn principal Stephanie Hillig and fourth grade teacher Susan Latin into a human sundae. (Katya Mendoza/Staff)
That includes Oro Valley Mayor Joe Winfield. Four of his children attended Copper Creek.
Hughes employees have been carrying out 70 Acts of Kindness during its anniversary!
1951 groundbreaking ceremony for Hughes Aircraft Company, soon to become Tucson’s largest employer.
Thank you for supporting the Northwest Tucson community.
In good times and bad, Hughes has adapted quickly to help its members. Hughes has guided its members through boom-and-bust economic conditions, including the ongoing pandemic and the recent period of rising costs. True to its philosophy of putting people before profits, Hughes works closely with its members to help them maintain financial Forstability.example,
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Today, credit union membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or goes to school in Tucson. Others interested in becoming a member may also join through approved select employer groups or by making a small donation to one of Hughes’ select community groups like the “Friends of the Library” in Southern Arizona, which serves educators and residents of all Inages.addition,
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staying true to its founding principles, Hughes remains committed to the financial wellness of its members by providing a wide variety of products and services to help them achieve financial goals. Whether purchasing a new home or saving to send a child to college, Hughes is dedicated to helping those in their community get the most out of their hard-earned dollars.
Happy 70th Anniversary Hughes Federal Credit Union
difference in the financial lives of many more Southern Arizonans.
From the very beginning, attendees at the first annual meeting in 1952, recognized a credit union could better serve the specific financial needs of Hughes Aircraft Company employees, as opposed to a for-profit bank.
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Hughes offered employees an opportunity to become member-owners with shared profits, which correlated directly to lower loan rates, higher savings rates and lower fees.
In 2001, Hughes received a charter to serve low-income, underserved communities, allowing Hughes to expand their mission further, making a positive
Jan. 28, 1952, Hughes Aircraft Employees Federal Credit Union opened its doors dedicated to the philosophy of “people helping Nowpeople.”known as Hughes Federal Credit Union, the Credit Union remains today what it was then, a member-owned and operated financial cooperative in existence solely for the benefit of its members/owners.
in 2021, Hughes suspended foreclosures and repossessions during the Pandemic, offered loan modifications, increased Contact Center staffing, created a special Lending Call Center, promoted financial literacy and wellness online through local schools, and continued to support the local community with donations and sponsorships.
Hughes Thornydale branch at 7970 N Thornydale Rd.
“From sponsorships, volunteer opportunities and donations, we are proud to support the Northwest Tucson community. Thank you for helping us reach this milestone we could never have reached without your support. It has been an honor helping our members navigate the complexities of financial services and money management to build and protect their wealth. We look forward to helping local families and individuals reach their financial goals for decades to come.”
What started as a two-person office in 1952 has become an award-winning credit union with more than 170,000 members and over 265 employees with seven locations across Southern Arizona and $2 billion in assets.
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Since 2005, the Hughes Federal Credit Union Scholarship Program has also contributed over $100,000 in scholarships to hundreds of deserving high school graduates entering college or trade Recognizingschool.the
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Hughes has also devoted time and effort to help improve the community it serves by supporting numerous local organizations, including the Marana Chamber of Commerce and Friends of the Oro Valley Library.
The program helps teachers educate thousands of students on the importance of money management.
importance of higher education as an integral element in building a strong community, Hughes partners with Earn to Learn, a matchedsavings scholarship program that helps low- to moderate-income students save and earn money for higher education. Students who qualify for the program also receive personal finance training.
With financial education also at the forefront of Hughes’ efforts, the credit union has made financial literacy programs available in schools in Southern Arizona, including Amphitheater Public Schools and the Marana Unified School District.
A matched Hughes Earn to Learn savings account allows students to build scholarships up to $4,000 per year for tuition and related costs at Arizona universities, community colleges and workforce development programs.
Since the Hughes and Earn to Learn partnership began, Hughes has helped Earn to Learn members receive over 3.3 million in scholarships since the partnership began.
— Robert HughesSwickFederal Credit Union, President
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Hughes’ debit card affinity program, which features special debit card designs, has also helped raise thousands of dollars in support for the Tucson Wildlife Center and the Banner Health Foundation.
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He also rants about anti-vaxxers. For a na tion who’s “scarfing down” supplements, he doesn’t understand why folks are afraid to have the “‘Vaccine?vaccination.I’mnotgoing to take this one!’” he said, mimicking anti-vaxxers. “Apparent ly, 34% of the American people don’t trust their government. I get that, but this is for everyone’s health, schmuck. It’s separate from government. Government, politics and freedom are three different things. That’s why they’re spelled differently.”
“It’s really important for those coming to those shows that I do an hour show and then immediately come back on stage and do a livestream throughout the world,” he said.“I read the rants by people who have showed up from Tucson, Phoenix or Scotts dale, Arizona. Stuff comes in from Canada. I read stuff from Switzerland, Germany and England. I take some of the rants and put them together in the Rantcast. People can listen anytime.”
The way things are rolling.”
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ewis Black said fans attending his Sept. 30 Fox Tucson Theatre show can expect the “typical” gig.
“I think no matter what you think about guns, I think that article will make you laugh. If it doesn’t, then you don’t have a sense of humor.”
faith in my fellow man, too.
The podcast, “Lewis Black’s Rantcast,” kept him busy during the pandemic. To create it, he shares fans’ rants. He’s doing so now after his performances.
“It’s pretty much the happy-go-lucky comedy fun stuff, complete with a lot of knock-knock jokes, a couple of songs,” he said“I’llsarcastically.beinteresting.
Lewis Black ‘promises’ knock-knock jokes, songs
“But I stopped doing comedy. I don’t work with Zoom or the rest of it. I need to work in front of an audience consistently. I write in front of an audience. I reached the point where my audience knows that’s what I’m doing, and they’ve been really generous to give me the space to do it.”
would have been really brilliant,” he said. “It’s better that it’s not fiction. It puts things in perspective, I think, about gun safety.
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WHERE: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, Tucson
COST: Tickets start at $35
“Here in New York, polio is making a comeback,” he said. “Yessiree that’s what I want to Knownsee.”as the “king of rant,” Lewis said touring again has been a blessing. The pan demic was hard on Black, as he stopped do ing“Icomedy.wasjust
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“If I’d written it as a fictional article, it
He’s pretty annoyed with the resurgence of polio in New York.
really trying to maintain my sanity and make sure that my anger didn’t boil over,” he said. “I tried to maintain my
Of course, he’s kidding. He’s angry about everything from gun violence to the resur facing of polio in New York. At the show, he’ll share a story he read four years ago about a gun that went off at a church that was hosting a gun safety talk.
Lewis Black will rant up a storm at the Fox Tucson Theatre on Friday, Sept. 30. (Lewis Black/Submitted)
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The store, at 7954 N. Oracle Road near Trader Joe’s, formerly housed a dance acade my. It opened its doors on Aug. 22. Halperin and Savu, who are business partners, decid ed to start the business because they could not find anything like it in the Tucson area.
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working at the store. They are also in the process or remodeling the dwelling.
Halperin is a native of Kent, Ohio, and moved to Arizona 15 years ago. She and her husband have a blended family, that in cludes twin boys.
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obyn Halperin and Ivana Savu love home decor, so much so that they have opened a new store in Oro Valley’s Pla za Escondida, along Oracle Road.
The business is called Nest in the Desert, and it features moderately priced quality items, including furniture, art, candles, light ing, mirrors, rugs, pillows and gift items.
“We really want to embrace the communi ty,” Savu said. “We really want to be involved in the community and give something back to the community. ... The most important thing,” she said, “is we have the support of our husbands. ... Even the kids are helping. I enjoy that it is something where we can all get together and work together.”
The couple was planning on traveling and doing what people do when retired. But re
Savu is a native of the former Yugoslavia. She met her husband in college there and the two married. They lived in New York for five years before relocating to Arizona 18 years ago. She was doing home staging when she met Halperin, and they became best friends.
Halperin was doing home interior de signing when the two met and she wanted to open a home décor store. Savu support ed her in that effort, but at that time did not want to be a business partner. She had her own business and children to raise.
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“I’ve always been about home,” Halperin said. “Functionality and home go hand in hand. ... We kind of create an esthetic that works for the store.”
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But Nest in the Desert also can order items for customers. “We do a lot of or dering,” Halperin said. “One lady bought a cabinet, and another lady liked it so we ordered it. ... We have no beds or bedding, but we can get them anything.”
Ivana Savu, left, and Robyn Halperin, in their new home décor store, Nest in the Desert, in Oro Valley. The two opened the store in August. (Nest in the Desert/Submitted)
Meanwhile, Savu’s daughter, Andrea, was attending the UA. Savu often visited her. “We went out shopping and Tucson didn’t have any thing like this (Nest in the Desert),” Savu said.
“We thought it was a great place to open,” Halperin said.
The partners made a trip to Oro Valley and found a 2,400-square-foot store site and a home to buy in the same day. The two still have homes in Peoria and use the Oro Valley home to live in while they alternate
“I think people are going to appreciate what we are doing,” Savu said.
tirement, they discovered, wasn’t all it was said to be and both decided to return to work.
The women have big plans for the store. They want to have holiday open houses and other events. They also plan to have events at their Oro Valley home once it is remod eled, such as teaching floral arranging, ta ble settings and interior design.
The partners met 11 years ago when they were neighbors in Peoria. Halperin had a similar store in that city and Savu worked for her. But after running the store for five years, Halperin sold it when her husband, Scott, retired.
“We can customize anything,” Halperin said. “We sell everything off the floor.”
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from 2,110 people aged 38 to 50 over a 10.8year timeframe. The study included Black and white women and men and found that sex and race had no impact on their findings.
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This research was a part of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study (CARDIA). Study participants were divided into three groups: those walking less than 7,000 steps per day (low), those walking 7,000 to 9,000 (moderate), and those walking more than 10,000 steps (high) every day. Steps were measured us ing a sophisticated ActiGraph 7164 accel erometer for a week, then those subjects were followed for death of any cause over the next 10.8 years.
Walking is easy and counting steps with a phone app is a great way to measure the number of steps taken in a day. Walking 7,000 steps a day is not much. It’s less than a 2-mile hike for most adults. But as with much pre liminary research, further study is needed. This study looked at premature death, but others need to examine other health out comes such as cardiovascular events (such as heart attacks and strokes), cancer, diabetes, obesity and mental illnesses.
Map My Run can be programmed for walking, running, bicycling and other physical exercise activities. There are sev eral such activity trackers on the market. Fitbit monitors were used by approximate ly 29.5 million people in 2019. The Apple watch, Koretrak Pro and Oura ring are newer and popular devices to measure not only activity but blood pressure, pulse and sleep and more.
Early mornings and evenings in South ern Arizona are ideal times to hit the trail or pavement. Start slow but build your en durance to 7,000 or more steps to feel bet ter, stronger and more energetic. We can be assured that regular physical activity is beneficial and walking is an excellent way to engage is a low impact, mildly strenuous exercise program. And living longer might be a side effect that we can appreciate.
vey (NHANES) done in 2004 which found that in its study of 6,355 men and women, average age 57 years, that a higher number of steps per day (8,000 to 12,000) was as sociated with about 55% to 65% reduction in premature death than the those taking 4,000 or fewer steps per day. Of note, the walking intensity or speed was insignifi cant in these studies.
A recent study on walking was published Sept. 3, 2021, in The Journal of the Amer ican Medical Association Open Network. This research conducted by Amanda Pa luch of the University of Massachusetts found that for middle-aged adults, walking just 7,000 steps every day could reduce the risk of premature death by 55 to 70 percent (premature defined here as 41 to 65 years). This research looked at prospective data
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munity members with the opportunity to learn about mental health resources from local organizations. The town is looking to host this event in the spring of 2023.
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The town will be developing a local re source list to help residents receive the care they need when they need it the most. The list will include all the local organizations and serve as a cheat sheet for navigating the mental health care system.
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Before the event concluded, the attend ees were asked what types of mental health programs or events they would be inter ested in from the town. This led to great feedback and ideas that will help guide the town as it works to build out its mental healthKristyprogram.Diaz-Trahan, Oro Valley Parks & Recreation director, served on the panel for the“Theevent.first Mental Health Community Conservation event was very well attend ed,” she said.
The event featured a panel of individuals from various groups, including Oro Val ley Parks & Recreation, Oro Valley Police Department, Golder Ranch Fire District, Arizona Complete Health and Community Bridges.Thepanelists provided a variety of per spectives related to mental health, which led to an insightful conversation and dis cussion. While the conversation did not focus on any one aspect of mental health, it gave attendees the opportunity to learn about local resources and potential care options.More than 40 individuals attended the event, in person and via Zoom. The event lasted 90 minutes and featured an engag ing back-and-forth between panelists and attendees.Theintention behind this event was to have an open conversation with communi
“The attendees participated in engag ing dialog, heartfelt stories, and resource sharing. Great ideas related to future pro grams and events were discussed and the town of Oro Valley Parks and Recreation Department is excited to take the lead in this important community topic. With the pandemic (mostly) in the rearview mirror, many of us are, for the first time facing
So, what is next for this program and what can community members expect to see as it relates to mental health? Here are a few events/resources the town is working to implement:
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he town of Oro Valley hosted a men tal health event called “A Communi ty Conversation on Mental Health” on Aug. 9.
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Based on the positive feedback received from the event in August, the town will continue to offer Community Conversa tions on a quarterly basis. Moving forward, each event will have a theme, which will al low attendees and panelists to take a deep dive in a particular topic. The next event is tentatively scheduled for November. More information to come.
Thanks to a great suggestion from one of the attendees of the August event, the town will be hosting a community health and wellness fair. This event will provide com
If you are interested in learning more about future meetings and resources, fol low the town of Oro Valley Parks and Rec reation Facebook page or call the office at 520-229-5050.
mental fatigue or perhaps have intensified feelings of existing conditions. Regardless of how we got here, we need each other to help navigate the sometimes-chaotic world of mental wellness.”
In coordination with the quarterly Com munity Conversations, the town will be producing quarterly articles that will come out prior to the quarterly events. These ar ticles will not only provide a snapshot of the event to come but will also explore the theme of the event and will feature local professionals that are experts in the subject matter.
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The Americans were livid. Their protest was denied and the Russian players were awarded gold medals. The Americans boy cotted the medal ceremony and to this day, the 12 silver medals are in a vault in Laus anne,TheSwitzerland.membersof that team are in their 70s now. They are still refusing to accept the silver medals. One player, Kenny Da vis, reportedly wrote in his will that none of his descendants could accept the medal. Some of them are buoyed by the fact that, more than a century later, the International Olympic Committee has righted a wrong when American Jim Thorpe’s two gold medals were taken away after a bogus claim of McMillenprofessionalism.isstill hoping that he and his teammates will get the gold medals they deserve, saying in a New York Times ar ticle, “Hopefully, not posthumously, but somewhere down the road.”
a clock error. The Americans left the court and initially refused to return. They were eventually told that if they did not return, they would forfeit the game and the gold medals.Thistime, as the Russians prepared to throw it in, one of the refs told McMillen that he had to back off from the Russian who was throwing it in. (That’s not a rule.) They threw it in, two Americans, going for the ball, collided and Aleksander Belov caught the ball and scored at the buzzer.
The Russians inbounded the ball, but then one referee stopped the action be cause of some yelling and screaming at the scorer’s table. The Russian coach had tried to call time out, but, to this day, there is a disagreement as to whether he had a right to under the circumstances.
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While at Oxford, he commuted to The Continent to play pro basketball for Vir tus Bologna. After returning to the United States, he spent 11 years in the NBA. When his basketball career ended, he flawlessly segued into politics and was elected as a democrat to the House of Representatives from Maryland. (He is believed to be the tallest person to serve in Congress.)
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American Doug Collins was fouled with 3 seconds left in the game and his team down 49-48. He sank both free throws to put the United States up one and then in sanity took over, a craziness that is still re verberating a half-century later.
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Fifty years ago this month, in 1970, the 6-foot-11 McMillen was the No. 1 high school basketball player in America. Every top-name coach was after him. Somehow, McMillen turned down a scholarship offer from John Wooden, whose UCLA Bruins had won four NCAA championships in a row and six of the previous seven. (Wooden
Fifty years ago, McMillen was the starting center for the U.S. Olympic basketball team. The Americans had won every gold medal and never lost a game — even in the early rounds. How ever, while other countries sent profes
So they put 3 seconds back on the clock and tried again. During the commotion, the Russians made an illegal substitution. This time, they threw a long pass, but it was deflected. The horn sounded, and the Americans began celebrating. But then William Jones, who was the head of the in ternational basketball organization, came out of the stands and claimed that the Russians should get a third try because of
In 1972, the Russians (players from the Soviet Union at the time) were very good. They were older and much more experi enced in international basketball. The gold medal game was a slugfest, lots of fouls and very little smooth play.
He served three terms in Congress, wrote a best-selling book, served on the University of Maryland system board of regents and was appointed to a presiden tial commission. He is now the head of the Lead1 Association, a group of over 100 Football Bowl Subdivision (top-level) universities. Seems like a pretty fulfill ing life, and yet…
sionals to the Olympics, the United States was so good, they would just throw togeth er a bunch of college players, have them practice for two or three weeks, and then send them off to fetch gold medals.
“settled” for his second choice, Bill Walton who, in my opinion, went on to become the greatest college basketball player of all time.)McMillen had a good, but not spectacu lar, college career at Maryland. Afterward, he was drafted in the first round by the Buffalo Braves (now the LA Clippers), but first he wanted to spend a year at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Mountain Lion Carlie Crook is a multidis ciplined, talented student athlete. (Carlie Crook/Submitted)
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no one ever told Car lie Crook that. Or if they did, she wasn’t having any of it. The senior setter on the Mountain View volleyball team has done it all in her Mountain Lion career.
She has played outside hitter, right side hitter, middle blocker and now, perhaps the toughest position of all to master, set ter. The only position not mentioned is that of libero, an important spot that subs in a good defensive player and passer when one of the taller front-line players rotates to the back row. There is no doubt that she could fill that role, as well, but it would make her a part-time player and the Lions need her on the court at all times.
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With such versatility, one might expect her to play more than one sport for Moun tain View. “I always used to play (multiple) sports,” she explained. “I played soccer for a long time and I did basketball, but when I got to high school, I decided to focus on one sport and give it my all.”
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sk a former softball or baseball player, of any age, what position they played back in the day and you’ll almost always get a quick, definitive answer. Shortstop. Catcher. First base. Occasionally, but not very often, you’ll get an answer that comes with op tions — corner outfield (left field or right field, but definitely not center field).
Her coach, Mikayla Suba, is effusive in her praise, saying that Carlie “exudes greatness on and off the court. She is positive, the big gest cheerleader for her teammates, a natu ral leader, and a phenomenal athlete.” She is an outstanding student, holding a
At press time, the Mountain Lions were off to a tough start, going 2-3 in their first five matches. But, with the season stretch ing into the last week of October, they cer tainly have time to turn things around and make a run at the state playoffs. They’re in a tough region, along with perennial state qualifier Ironwood Ridge and always-tough Catalina Foothills.
This isn’t necessarily a good thing. With the proliferation of club teams and year-round play in one sport, kids are pi geonholed into one position early on and discouraged — if not outright banned — from experimenting with other positions. (Can you imagine a travel-team coach say ing to his players, “Hey, in today’s tourna ment, just for fun, let’s have everybody play a brand-new position and see if you like it.” Yeah,Fortunately,right.)
near-perfect 3.98 grade-point average while also excelling in orchestra and choir. She said her favorite class this year is anatomy, which should help her next year, when she hopes to study biology at Brigham Young University. But right now it’s her final highschool volleyball season and she wants to make the most of it.
play when they’re young, then come back to it once they’ve raised their children,” she says. Kay and her husband Dar win have taught players of all skill levels—they used to teach bridge on cruise ships before the pandemic—and they still offer lessons and mentorship.
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who play bridge regularly can reap a handful of valuable health benefits, regardless of their skill level.
Kay Afdahl, another Splen dido bridge player and a longtime bridge teacher, says this is a common trajectory. “Many peo ple learn bridge in college and
Although Gabriella hadn’t played since she was in col lege, she signed up for a week long beginners’ class with a bridge pro. “I took the class, and from then on, I followed that pro, and ended up playing with him. I went through the ranks from rookie to junior master, all the way up to Ruby Life Master, with 1800 master points,” she says.
benefits from the feeling of accomplishment. “It gives me satisfaction to add up my points each time,” she says. “Bridge is the perfect option for someone who wants some thing that’s challenging, com petitive, and Interestedfulfilling.”inlearning more about Splendido? For floor plans, photos, and informa tion on upcoming events, visit splendidotucson.com.
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Gabriella Pellinger, who lives at Splendido, a Life Plan Community for those 55 and better in Oro Valley, is an avid player who turned to the game 10 years ago when foot surgery kept her from a number of athletic activities she enjoyed. “I thought, if you can’t do all the things you love, what can you do?” she says. The answer turned out to be bridge.
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The Afdahls and Gabriel la play competitively several times a week at the Northwest Tucson Bridge Club, located about five minutes away from Splendido. They also play at least weekly at Splendido. In fact, a team of Splendido res idents recently won a team competition at the club, prov ing there is no age limit on ex pertise. “Splendido is home to probably about 30 bridge play ers, with varying degrees of skill and interest in the game,” says Kay. “We play weekly in the Game Room—it’s a lovely place—and there are informal games in people’s homes.”
lem solving, and multitasking (including, but not limited to, memorizing cards played and continually analyzing mathe matical odds while noting ver bal and non-verbal clues from other“It’splayers).aproblem-solving game, and you re-solve the problems after the game is over,” says Kay.
Whether you en gage in a weekly game of bridge with friends, or compete in tournaments to earn masterpoints, playing the game pays off “in spades” when it comes to maintaining and even improving cognitive health.
A Social Exercise. Of course, regular bridge players reap the benefits of social interaction, which is also good for brain health, as well as mood.
A Brain Workout. It’s been proven that regularly playing cards and board games helps us retain mental acuity in later life, improves performance on cognitive tests, and even pro tects against the risk of Alzhei mer’sBridgedisease.in particular is a rigorous mental workout, re quiring concentration, prob
“The discussion of the game afterwards is often more social than what happens at the table,” says Kay. “To me, that social aspect of the game is more important than the competitive aspect.”
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Both Kay and Darwin have achieved the rank of Platinum Life Master, a designation shared by the top 1% of the world’s American Contract Bridge League members. Kay has earned over 10,000 mas terpoints while Darwin has more than 15,000.
Splendido residents enjoy the challenge, competition, and social aspect of playing bridge. (left to right) Darwin Afdahl, Kay Afdahl, Gabriella Pellinger, and Richard Jaffe
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Being very busy isn’t always helpful or virtuous, nor does it indicate an inscrutable work ethic. In fact, doing too many things at once can be a method of self-sabotage. Decide where to focus and try to master that task or skill before you start anything else. Balance will be intrinsic to success.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Emotions are unpredictable. The same thing that makes one person feel positive is a neg ative trigger for another. You’ll never be able to pinpoint all the factors, both con scious and unconscious, that influence your emotional reactions, but there’s an intuition of body, mind and soul that you can trust.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you were small, you played make-believe games to try out different roles. This is still how it’s done! There’s nothing that will get you to the goal faster than pretending. Some people think of it in a limited way, so they feel funny and false in this playful act. Instead, think of pretending as the early stages of becoming.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). What’s actually occurring in your mind is differ ent from what you express. Most people really wouldn’t guess the nature of your thoughts and feelings. Those who are cu rious about your inner world are people to keep close and include as much as pos sible in your life. You give selflessness and you deserve it back.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You can be trusted to react quickly to situations and handle life like a boss -- not perfectly, but appropriately. That’s real confidence, and it will attract people to you this week. So don’t feel like you have to impress anyone because what you’re already doing, just by being you, is impressive enough.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). As you make your plans, you worry that some parts still leave too much to chance. But if you knew exactly what you were going to see and do, it wouldn’t be an adventure. The most important part of the whole plan is who you’re doing it with. Get that right and everything else will be gravy.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your interests naturally lead you to connect with a vast network of like minds making noble ef forts. One thing you all have in common is a strong sense of personal responsibility that extends past what most people con sider themselves accountable to. You’ll try to fix something that you didn’t break.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). When it’s time to compete, you are intently focused on the game. But not every situation is a good fit for a competitive model. The spir it of competition will not be a good fit for many of this week’s situations, so you’ll let that go as you figure out what it’s going to take for everyone involved to be lifted by the win.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Flaws are something people have, not something they are. Mistakes are actions, not defini tions. It will help you to recognize the dif ference between behavior and character, and to count on the fact that people can change. This week brings opportunities to be compassionate toward yourself and toward others.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Stories that are important to the heritage of a group will be told and retold. This is how they become a part of the shared culture. Each sharing is a unique experience. The tale means something different to you now than it did when you first heard it. You have the option to tell it differently to suit a new purpose.
23Explorer and Marana News, September 21, 2022 Horoscope By Holiday Mathis AnswersPuzzleCrossword SADTNCTIWSE PDISREDUENAUS OZOHATLIGORMA TERABTREOTTVOU OANICERAM SILTOHISALLJO WNOYKICSSELON ERTTOTHOSDERI EUSOFATYGO PNAWSLOEGUVOEN ANNASSFE MAASMYEESESNJO LAUCDVIDAALUR ITEMGINTYTAME TSLEEAGOSPOSH 123 45678 91011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 252627 28 29303132 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 4243 4445 46 47 484950 51 525354 55 5657 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Across 1 Put in stitches 4 Medicinal liquid 9 Premium subscriptions often remove them 12 ___ Today 13 Stands the test of time 15 Party bowlful 16 Blemish 17 One known for living large and getting stoned? 18 Monkey business? 19 Defeat by a show of hands, say 21 Tony ___, tennis champ of the 1950s 23 Espresso diluted with hot water 25 La ____ (neighborhood of San Diego) 28 Sorta 29 Works and works and works 33 1st-yr. law students 34 Forensic TV franchise 35 “Catch my drift?” 36 Carnival offerings 37 What “C” faucets are in Italy, confusingly 38 High-calorie dessert 39 April Fools’ exclamation 40 Serviceable 41 Fashionable, in France 44 Issue for a punter or field goal kicker 46 Own (up) 47 Tolstoy’s Karenina 48 Neighbors to keep up with 51 Polite assent 55 Russia’s ___ Mountains 56 Classic underdog 58 Big Ten addition announced in 2022 59 Facebook’s parent company 60 Lace work? 61 Give off 62 Luxurious 63 Missouri River tributary 64 “Sure … why not!” Down 1 Kind of wrestling 2 Twin in Genesis 3 Blemish, so to speak 4 Govt. security 5 Wealthy nonworkers 6 Rapa ___ (Easter Island) 7 Scrooge’s clerk 8 Four: Prefix 9 Tool that’s a homophone of 9-Across 10 Big name in French fashion 11 Catch sight of 13 Flatters in order to boost self-esteem 14 Hoovervilles during the Great Depression, e.g. 20 Biblical site for the battle depicted in this puzzle 22 Hebrew Bible text with the story depicted in this puzzle 24 “This ___ unfair!” 25 Argentine writer ___ Luis Borges 26 Guacamole ingredient 27 Certain flat screen, in brief 30 Ramp taken by a skier 31 Many, informally 32 Win every game of a series 42 Familiar with 43 Makeup of Joan Didion’s “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” 44 Wrong thing to say when you’re actually lying? 45 Anxious 48 Van Halen song that starts “I get up, and nothin’ gets me down” 49 Cookie cookiesin’n cream ice cream 50 Washington M.L.B.ers 52 Pinnacle 53 Touched down 54 Yoga class accessories 57 Routing word
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your voice will be heard, so you’re keen to express the right thing. Matters of image come into focus. It’s not vanity, rather it’s the politics necessary for the advancement of aims that affect more than just you. You’re daring but also tuned into the reactions of others, determined to leave a mark, not a stain.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may have the same emotional needs as a loved one, but you prioritize them differently, and this is where the conflict comes in. For instance, your need for security may come up against their need for adventure. The stars favor a brilliant compromise that suits all better than any individual win would have.
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Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): The advertising requirements of the statute does not prevent anyone from placing an ad in the yellow pages, on business cards, or on flyers.
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