EXPLORER The Voice of Marana, Oro Valley and Northwest Tucson
Nov. 24, 2021
Volume 28 • Number 47
Health and Wellness
Community healthcare, feasting and staying fit, and more | Page 13
COVID boosters open to all as cases continue rise
INSIDE
Craft Celebration Pueblo Vida’s anniversary | Page 4
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Happenings Theatre, music and classes around town | Page 17
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dents walking their dogs. Mark Hart from the Arizona Game and Fish Department says it’s not uncommon for javelina to target dogs, but what is uncommon is four incidents being reported in a single community all within a month’s time.
s hospitals fill up in Pima County due to rising COVID-19 cases, county officials are urging all residents who have been vaccinated to get a booster shot and those who have not been vaccinated to have expanded booster shot eligibility. Banner Health officials announced earlier this week that they have seen a significant increase in COVID ICU admissions in recent days and that COVID patients now account for more than a third of all ICU patients in Banner’s Arizona hospitals.
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ro Valley continually ranks as one of Arizona’s safest cities, but a recent trend may have pet owners on the lookout. Through October and into November, the Oro Valley Police Depart-
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Pueblo Vida Brewing celebrates seven years of craft beer
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ore than a dozen craft breweries call Tucson home. Despite this, downtown’s Pueblo Vida Brewing has never been forced to differentiate themselves in order to survive—it just comes naturally. This month, Pueblo Vida Brewing celebrated their seventh anniversary much in the same way they’ve always conducted their business: hosting community events and collaborating with other Tucson creatives. If you don’t recognize Pueblo Vida for the vibrant artwork on their cans, you may have tasted one of their craft beers which often blend citrus and hoppy flavors. “We took a really collaborative approach for our anniversary this year, because we couldn’t do that for the last year and a half,” said Pueblo Vida Brewing founder Linette Antillon. “We just wanted to do some fun stuff with our friends.” Pueblo Vida (115 E. Broadway Blvd.) focuses on “thought-provoking sips,” and the specialty beers for their anniversary highlight that dedication: a sour beer infused with hibiscus tea and watermelon notes, a stout mixed with coffee and aged in whiskey barrels, a triple IPA with multiple citrus notes and more. These specialty beers involved collaborations with Tucson’s Presta Coffee
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Roasters, Transit Tea, and Hamilton Distillers. “For the ‘De La Tierra,’ we aged cold brew coffee in the barrels and then transferred that to the beer. So it’s a unique take on the traditional whisky barrel-aged stout,” Antillon said. “It’s still boozy, but it’s very decadent and turned out really nice.” Beyond the collaborative craft beers, Pueblo Vida’s anniversary celebration included guided tastings, themed parties, yoga, a bike ride, and tie-dye T-shirt making, all as a thank you to the customers and staff that supported them over the past seven years. As the anniversary approached, Antillon and her staff reflected on why Pueblo Vida has survived for seven years and through a pandemic, con-
sidering they have no outdoor space at their downtown location. Antillon narrowed their success down to three reasons. “First, our staff is always here with a friendly attitude and positive vibes. I can’t ask for better people,” she said. “The second is all these partners that we get to collaborate with and share ideas with. There are so many around town in the beer world that support each other, and really have become great friends over the past seven years. And the third is how amazing our customers are. Over this last year and a half, they truly showed us the power of their support. The fact they still came in and ordered from a to-go window. They’re so freaking amazing.” See Pueblo Vida Brewing, P27
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ima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry has been released from Banner University Hospital. Pima County posted an update on Huckelberry’s health via his wife, Maureen Huckelberry, who said that Huckelberry, who turned 72 on Monday, Nov. 22, was on the road to recovery. “Chuck is out of the hospital and is now receiving care and physical and other therapies at a new facility,” Maureen Huckelberry said. “His physicians and care
team are happy with his progress recovering from his injuries.” Huckelberry, who was named county administrator in 1993, had been in the hospital since he was struck by a car on Oct. 23 while cycling downtown. He suffered a severe head injury that including bleeding on the brain. Maureen Huckelberry thanked the staff at Banner University. “The care they provided Chuck and the kind and nurturing support they gave to me and my family was extraordinary,” she said. “Again, I want to thank everyone for their continued
Golder Ranch Fire District Governing Board Vacancy The Golder Ranch Fire District is recruiting individuals to serve as a Governing Board Member to fill a vacant seat for the remainder of the term. The term will expire on December 1, 2022; at which time, the candidate may be reelected. Potential candidates must be, and during incumbency must remain, qualified electors of the fire district and a resident of the district for at least one year immediately preceding the date of appointment.
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concern for Chuck and his progress. It is deeply touching and meaningful to me, Chuck and our entire family.” She also encouraged Pima County residents to consider giving blood in honor of Huckelberry’s birthday.
Interested parties should submit a letter of interest and résumé to: Golder Ranch Fire District Attn: Board Services Manager Painter 3885 E. Golder Ranch Drive Tucson, AZ 85739 Email: bpainter@grfdaz.gov Applications will be accepted through the close of business on Thursday, December 9, 2021. The Governing Board will review all applications, interview candidates and appoint the successful individual to the Governing Board as required by state statute. This is a non-compensated, voluntary position. Please call Brooke Painter at 520-825-9001 ext. 2013 with any questions.
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BUSINESS CALENDAR Monday, Nov. 29 • Oro Valley Toastmasters meets. Details: 6:15 p.m. (on Zoom); https://2854329.toastmastersclubs.org or 3148008.
Tuesday, Nov. 30 • 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 520-9099162 for virtual meeting information. • Southern Arizona
SCORE offers a webinar on Work Smarter, Not Harder – How to Systematically DO the Highest Value Activities in Your Business with author David Finkel. Details: 11 a.m.; free; southernarizona. score.org.
Thursday, Dec. 2
3 p.m.; Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave.; $125; tucsonchamber.org.
Thursday, Dec. 9 • The Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce holds a Member Appreciation Holiday Party. Details: 5-7 p.m.; Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte; free admission for members plus 1 guest; bring a package of new socks to benefit the Amphi Foundation; 297-2191.
• Southern Arizona SCORE offers a webinar Win Customers with Your Website with co-founder of Cardsetter Jessica Baldwin. Details: 11 a.m.; free; southernarizona. score.org. Send your biz • The Tucson Met- events to calendar edro Chamber holds 2021 itor Sheryl Kocher at State of the City. Details: sheryl@tucsonlocalmedia.com.
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Javelina: Encounters near Oro Valley golf courses Continued from P1
“Oro Valley is an unusual community because it is pretty densely populated, but it is so close to the foothills of the Catalinas. And there are washes running through the community, and that’s how they get in there,” Hart said. “People were getting rushed by these javelina, which were reacting instinctively to the presence of dogs. They can’t distinguish a dog from a coyote, which is a natural foe. They don’t have very keen eyesight, but they do have a keen
sense of smell.” Hart says the Arizona Game and Fish Department is currently trying to account for this increase in encounters. But in the meantime he stresses caution while walking dogs, especially around golf courses, which can be ideal environments for javelinas to gather within urban areas. “We always tell people, if they’re out walking their dogs and see a javelina, to go the other direction,” Hart said. “Now, we’re not trying to blame the victim, because these things
can happen pretty fast. But we have asked the dog-walking public to avoid those golf course walks for the time being.” That being said, the Arizona Game and Fish Department maintains that the animals are a greater threat to pets than people. And that human injuries often result from pet owners attempting to break up fights between dogs and javelina. It is also safer to avoid walking dogs at night. Although javelina are active during day and night, they’re simply
easier to spot during the day. The Oro Valley Police Department has also recently received calls from people seeing javelinas during walks and feeling threatened, but without attack. However, OVPD Sgt. Amy Graham says it is difficult for the department to confirm specifics on these encounters, as often it was neighbors, not those directly involved, who made the calls. “If you have a dog, you need to go the opposite direction. You can use small rocks or yell to try to get them away, but
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Javelina, also known as peccaries, are known to attack dogs because they have a hard time distinguishing them from coyotes, a natural foe. Attacks on humans can happen when a pet owner is attempting to break up a fight between a dog and coyote.
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do not go toward them,” Graham said. “If you see them, don’t get any closer, especially if you have a dog. But if you feel it’s being aggressive, call Game and Fish.” Graham says one explanation for the increase in javelina encounters is 2021’s historic rains. She says javelina thrive when there are more rains, which may have resulted in more javelina being born. In turn, the javelina may be aggressively protective of their children. “Another thing that may be going on, but we can’t quite get a handle on without the public’s help, is feeding them knowingly or unknowingly,” Hart said. “This
is illegal in Pima County, Pinal and Maricopa. Something as simple as not cleaning up the spilled seed from your bird feeder can be a form of wildlife feeding.” Halloween pumpkins, old produce and trash can all be lures for roving javelina. But the Arizona Game and Fish Department has also received past reports of individuals knowingly feeding javelina. “The leading cause of javelina bites in Arizona is feeding, followed by interactions with dogs,” Hart said. “We encourage people to deter them if they’re congregating in their neighborhood by using adverse conditioning like clapping
or spraying them with a garden hose. Anything non-lethal. Because we don’t want them hanging around and getting used to people.” Javelina, also known as peccaries, can grow as large as 80 pounds, and measure between three and four feet long. A group of javelinas average between six and nine members. “Appreciate them from a distance, but don’t encourage them to hang around,” Hart said. The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Tucson office can be reached at (520) 628-5376. The Oro Valley Police Department’s non-emergency line is (520) 229-4900.
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COVID: Doctors brace for a busy holiday season Continued from P1
Dr. Joe Gerald, an epidemiologist with the UA Zuckerman School of Public Health who has been tracking COVID cases since the virus first arrived in Arizona, reported that as of Nov. 17, 27% of Arizona’s general ward beds were occupied by COVID-19 patients—a 14% increase from a week before. As a result, hospitals across the state had 484 general ward beds available, the lowest number since the beginning of the pandemic, according
to Gerald. On that same date, 597 COVID patients were in intensive care units, a number that represents about onethird of the state’s total ICU beds. Just 112 ICU beds remained available across the state. “We’re headed into the holidays doing more poorly than last year,” Gerald said via email earlier this week. “While I remain optimistic case rates won’t come near last year’s peak, this delta wave is going to be our longest one yet, bringing with it plenty of misery for everyone.”
Gerald noted that the Arizona Department of Health Services posted more than 5,000 new cases on Thursday and Friday last week and predicted that transmission would continue to increase through the holidays, with an expected drop next year. COVID hospitalizations align with the increasing trend of rising COVID-19 cases all over Arizona. For the week ending Nov. 14, Arizona’s COVID cases increased by 6% from the week prior, according to Gerald’s COVID report. From Nov. 1 to Nov. 9, Pima
County cases increased by 38%, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. “The Delta variant combined with public COVID fatigue, holiday festivities, sporting events, noncompliance with mitigation strategies, and waning immunity of the vaccinated is to blame for the spike in cases,” said Pima County Health Department Director Dr. Theresa Cullen in a Nov. 17 press conference. Cullen noted that 25% of cases reported in October were vaccinated people. The
breakthrough infection rate has risen from 1% to 1.2%, indicating to health officials that vaccines have lower effectiveness over time. Health officials have found that breakthrough cases tend to happen around six months after full vaccination. As a result, Pima County health officials are urging all Pima County residents to get a booster shot if it’s been six months since their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two months since their single shot of Johnson & Johnson. Pima County is offering
the shots for free to all eligible adults over 18 years of age. “Vaccination is not sufficient to prevent transmission and clearly vaccination does not last forever,” Pima County Chief Medical Officer Dr. Francisco Garcia told the Pima County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 16. “It doesn’t work that way for the flu either.” The Delta variant is two to three times more transmissible than the original COVID strain, but current COVID vaccines are highly effective in keeping people out of the hospital.
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Banner Health reported on Nov. 16 that 80% of hospitalized COVID patients in Arizona are unvaccinated. Pima County health officials are particularly worried about the holiday season. Pima County Health Department’s COVID-19 school liaison Brian Eller said during the Nov. 17 press conference that the county wants to keep schools open. To do so, Eller advised the public to wear a mask indoors if they are in close contact with family for the holidays and try to limit guests or have the event outside. In other COVID news: • The University of Arizona received criticism after photos and
videos circulated on social media showing indoor basketball games and football games with large crowds of unmasked people. “There are clear public health guidelines we want you to follow,” UA President Dr. Robert C. Robbins said on Nov. 15. “To get in the building, you are going to have to have a mask and people are going to ask you nicely to do so.… I want to be clear, we will not, absolutely will not tolerate people being abusive to the individuals who are there to serve you.” Dr. Richard Carmona, the former surgeon general who is heading up the UA COVID task force, reported during the Nov 15 update several
incidents in which staff, mostly students, were verbally abused by game attendees who disagreed with mitigation strategies and vaccination. • Michael Worobey, a professor in the UA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, published an article in the journal Science that suggests COVID-19 did jump from animals to humans in a marketplace and not via a lab leak. “That most early symptomatic cases were linked to Huanan Market—specifically to the western section where raccoon dogs were caged—provides strong evidence of a live-animal market origin of the pandemic,” Worobey wrote.
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MHC Healthcare combines medicine with community Jeff Gardner Tucson Local Media
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ver the summer, the MHC Healthcare’s Oro Valley Pediatrics location earned certification as a gold adolescent-centered health center from the Adolescent Champion Model. This certification, originally developed by the University of Michigan, drives health centers to develop environments and practices to better assist teenage patients. Since Oro Valley Pediatrics’ certification, other MHC locations are using the best practices as part of a broader trend of MHC Healthcare engaging and supporting their community. The certification process began in October 2019 and was planned for completion in December 2020, but pandemic delays meant the process stretched into 2021. A core team of MHC pediatricians, behavioral health consultants and medical assistants developed strategies to assist their teen patients, then brought the ideas to the rest of the staff. “It’s an educational process, but it’s also what I’d call an office transformation process, to make your
office a little more adolescent friendly and attend to their needs more,” said Dr. Carl Roberts, MHC medical director of pediatrics. “There was a lot of education, such as studying adolescent brain development, how they think, how their bodies react, what types of infections they’re dealing with, how to talk with them about sexually transmitted diseases, bullying and more. The educational process was huge, but on top of that, we had to go through everything they experienced from the beginning to the end of their visits.” Oro Valley Pediatrics developed a handout to give to adolescent patients at the beginning of their visits. The handouts were designed to clear up questions about medical processes and encourage teens to ask their doctors questions. MHC staff also gave adolescent patients current Arizona law information so they’d know what they can talk about without their parent’s permission (such as contraception), and made sure the patients had time alone with their providers. They also conducted risk assessments only between patient and provider to discuss activity like drinking,
smoking and exercise. A total of 90 medical sites in seven states have participated or are currently participating in the Adolescent Champion Model. Oro Valley Pediatrics is the only such location in Pima County. The University of Michigan has found the certification leads to a 27% increase in adolescent patients who received a preventive care visit, a 29% increase in adolescents who received behavioral health services, and a 20% increase in adolescent patients who are up-to-date on HPV vaccinations. “It really worked well, I couldn’t believe how many seemed more empowered to take their health into their own hands,” Roberts said. “This was a huge process. It didn’t happen overnight. It took a lot of months to put all of these things together to make sure we’d really meet their needs. There were a lot of changes, but when we did our pre- and post-evaluations, it was really gratifying to see that our teens felt like their needs were being addressed better and that they were part of the process.” Oro Valley Pediatrics is currently the only MHC location with the certifica-
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MHC Healthcare is a network of 17 health centers throughout the greater Tucson area, including the MHC Healthcare Marana Main Health Center, pictured here at 13395 N. Marana Main Street.
tion. But with the best practices being shared among MHC locations, Roberts says other clinics can go through the 18-month process if interested. Another important element of the certification process: Oro Valley Pediatrics worked closer with MHC’s behavioral health specialists, which was especially important during pandemic isolations. “Their mental health took a nosedive. We saw a lot of anxiety, stress, depression, and we’re still seeing it,” Roberts said. “The kids were not only stressed
about what would happen to them and their family, but the social activities they were used to also dropped off. And social activity for teenagers is their life. So from a health standpoint, they did pretty well. But their mental health was affected without a doubt. But it’s good we already had the program in place, because we could help them right away.” Beyond Oro Valley Pediatrics, MHC Healthcare is engaging the community in multiple other ways. They are increasing the presence of PREP to prevent HIV,
expanding pediatric care to their other locations, and plan to implement a dog program to emotionally support patients. In addition, MHC Healthcare recently hosted their Balloon Fest, which included 10 hot air balloons, skydivers, live music, a car show, fireworks and much more. The Balloon Fest was put on by the MHC Healthcare Foundation, a nonprofit that raises funds and provides resources to support MHC Healthcare’s services. See MHC HEALTHCARE, P16
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We CAN Feast and Stay Fit! Mia Smitt
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021 is rapidly passing; it has been a stressful year in many ways, but still we look forward to the holiday season. The days are short, the air cool, and trees are gorgeous in their autumn array. Street banners and storefronts are proclaiming that the holiday season is well underway. Halloween is behind us but perhaps we have a few little trick or treat goodies left. (Or maybe even a full bag
bought from the discount bin since the stores needed to make room for the Thanksgiving specials!) Thanksgiving will soon be upon us. Hopefully we are grateful for our blessings and can pause to reflect before the Christmas rush of shopping and parties. Who can resist those warm cookies right from the oven? Or a mug of warm cider, or a fresh apple pie? Or how about warm spinach and artichoke dips with crackers? As the weather chills it is very easy to sit back and munch our way through family gatherings and
football games or movies on television. Lounging with a good book before the fireplace is also an inviting fall activity. Summers are full of energy with yard work and picnics, boating, hiking, camping and other such activities to fill the long days. And winter might mean weekend trips to the mountains for skiing and snowboarding, and shivering to keep warm. But autumn is relaxed, mellow, and a time when we tend to relax more. And the season of feasting has begun and will take us through New Year’s and onto the
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Super Bowl in January. Obesity may soon overtake smoking as the most preventable cause of death. It can lead to chronic health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease and back pain. The average American adult is 25 pounds heavier than just 40 years ago while only an inch taller. Our children are heavier too and the rise in childhood diabetes and obesity is causing great concern. Americans consume huge portions of food and get far less exercise than we did in the past. Life is to be enjoyed and this includes the harvest bounty of culinary
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he hustle-bustle of the holiday season is upon us! Stores are playing festive jingles and we are decorating our homes and planning parties, our days are busy. Among all this excitement, we must remember to slow down and appreciate time with family and friends. A survey performed in 2020 discovered that 50% of families celebrate the holidays with a friend or family member with hearing loss, and 30% of those friends wear hearing aids. Before your next party, consider the tips below to help yourself and others hear well for the holiday season.
ing/fine-tuning. A simple cleaning can drastically improve the sound quality of your devices. Let’s check ears for wax too! 2. Discuss concerns about your devices. When you meet with your audiologist, discuss any problems you’ve noticed with your hearing aids. Hearing aid technology is complex—with dozens of settings and adjustments. Trust your audiologist to optimize these settings to fit your listening needs. 3. Use free resources. Some apps can connect your hearing aids to your smartphone—and they are completely free! Enjoy the ease of changing volume, TIPS FOR HEARING adjusting programs, or using AID USERS special microphone features with the push of a button! 1. Schedule an appoint4. Consider other accessoment for a hearing aid clean- ries. Many accessories com-
patible with your hearing aids can provide a better listening experience. Ask your audiologist about your options if you’d like to learn more! 5. Wear your hearing aids consistently. Wearing your hearing aids should become a routine. The average user should wear them during all waking hours of the day— generally around 12 hours. The more you wear your hearing aids, the more you exercise your auditory system and prepare for more difficult hearing environments. Note: If you’re on the road traveling, don’t forget to bring your hearing aid’s batteries or charger! Learn more about Oro Valley Audiology at hearintucson. com, (520) 825-4770, and 2542 E. Vistoso Commerce Loop.
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This year’s Balloon Fest saw an estimated 7,500 attendees. “It was a rollicking success,” said MHC Healthcare Foundation director Stephen Stone. “It was well-attended and the public was very excited and supportive of what we did this year. There was some difficulty with supply chains for our food vendors, which limited some of them. But we still had 20 trucks here. Other than that, people were very willing to support our cause, because they understand what we’re raising money
for, which is graduate medical training. That makes it a little bit easier to raise funds.” Stone says this year’s and previous Balloon Fests have raised nearly $100,000 for MHC, which supports graduate medical education programs for physicians and nurse practitioners. The MHC Healthcare Foundation has also hosted a golf tournament, anniversary galas, and works with grants from both private and governmental sources. The foundation is currently working on new events, but Stone says they can’t provide any more information as they are still
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Feast and Stay Fit in the planning stages. “We have 17 locations across the community. We serve anyone who comes into the organization, regardless of their ability or inability to pay,” Stone said. “Our outreach times will even help people get signed up for insurance that they didn’t even realize they were eligible for.”
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Drink water before a meal and between soft drinks or spirits. For every brownie at a party, have a veggie as well and carry your food away from the buffet table. Baking season is here— have a cookie or two (not 10) then freeze them until needed for whatever occasion arises. Sip tea (with just a bit of sugar, honey, or sugar substitute) while you bake. This will fill you a bit, and give a warmth that will lessen the sweets cravings. And a cup of soup really can be as satisfying as a candy bar from the vending machine.
Exercise! You don’t need a heavy workout if time is limited. Park farther away from the shopping center entrance. Take the stairs. Dance when a good song comes on the radio. Do car isometrics. Sing out loud. Play with your children and grandchildren (or cat or dog!). Ride your bicycle. Standing for a while instead of sitting will use more calories at work. A few bends and stretches every few hours will rev up the circulation and tone your waist and legs. A 30-minute walk before or after dinner, rather than lounging in front of the TV, is good for the spirit as well as the body.
Put those special holiday clothes on display where you will see them daily. Visualize how great you’ll look and realize that this is more important and more satisfying than the extra handful of potato chips or the second helping of a calorie-laden meal. The holiday season does not have to mean weight gain. A careful balance of discretion and indulgence will keep you healthy, focused, and enjoying this beautiful season. Don’t obsess; just be diligent so that you stay happy and healthy. We can feast and stay fit!
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• Enjoy the UA Dance – Comeback: Student Spotlight featuring student-crafted works that speak to the heart of what it means to be an artist. FRIDAY, NOV. 26 Details: 7:30 p.m.; Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, 1737 E. University Blvd.; $19, $9 • Get into the spirit of the season with multi-platinum entertainer and Academy students; ticketmaster.com. of Country Music Top Female vocalist Sara SATURDAY TO SUNDAY, Evans – Blue Christmas Tour. Details: DEC. 45 7:30 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.; • Bring the entire family to A South$43-$88; foxtucson.com. west Nutcracker presented by the Tucson Regional Ballet featuring the Tucson SATURDAY, NOV. 27 Symphony Orchestra for a classical ballet • Immerse yourself in the timeless harmonies and stories of America’s translated to 1880’s Tucson. Details: 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; greatest sibling duo at Bye, Bye Love - Everly Brothers Tribute. Details: 2 Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave.; and 6 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 $28-$38; ticketmaster.com. N. Oracle Road; $31; 529-1000 or TUESDAY TO SATURDAY gaslightmusichall.com. THROUGH DEC. 4 • Bring some joy into your life with ukulele • Say hello to your new favorite holi- master and jolly ambassador of aloha day classic Miss Bennet: Christmas Jake Shimabukuro at the debut of his holat Pemberley in a charming and iday show Christmas in Hawaii. Details: cleverly imagined sequel to Pride and 7:30 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.; Prejudice. Details: 7:30 p.m. Tues$25-$43; foxtucson.com. day-Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday; • Don’t miss your chance to hear all the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott hits that you love and remember at a Ave.; $50-$83; arizonatheatre.org. tribute performed by The Arizona Highwaymen featuring the music of WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie THROUGH DEC. 5 Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. Details: 7:30 • Don’t miss your chance to see the p.m.; DesertView Performing Arts Center, Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Ham39900 S. Clubhouse Drive; $30; 825-2818. ilton. Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednes-
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• There’s something for everyone at the Oro Valley Festival of the Arts & Holi• Listen to the unique style of • Listen to Live Music Concerts day Tree Lighting Celebration featuring Zyde-Tejano blues with Felix y Los presented by the Southern Arizona art, live music, interactive creative Gatos and Connie Brannock Arts and Cultural Alliance. Details: 5-7 SUNDAY, DEC. 5 experiences, food and more including opening the show. Details: 4-7 p.m.; p.m. Thursday, 6-8 p.m. Friday-Satur• Listen to one of the most inventive and TUBACHRISTMAS (2 p.m. Dec. 4) and Hotel Congress Outdoor Plaza, 311 E. Congress St.; $8; rhythmandroots.org. day; Westward Look Wyndham Grand electrifying musicians of his generation photos with Santa. Details: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Resort and Spa, Lookout Tucson Bar & Lindsey Buckingham whose direction Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; tree made Fleetwood Mac a beloved rock lighting festivities begin at 3 p.m. Dec. SUNDAYS THROUGH NOV. 28 Grill; 245 E. Ina Rd.; $10; 602-349group now performing as a solo artist. 4 with tree lighting at 6 p.m.; Oro Valley • Treat yourself to the Sundays in the 3137. Details: 7 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 17 W. ConMarketPlace, 12155 N. Oracle Rd.; free Garden Fall Concert Series with gress St.; $43-$100; foxtucson.com. admission; 520-797-3959 or saaca.org. local artists featuring singer/songwrit- FRIDAY, DEC. 3 • Take a walk down memory lane with er Emily Anderson this week. Details: Tony-nominated Broadway star and 1:30-3 p.m.; Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte; included with $15 Platinum-selling singer/songwriter in Ann Hampton Callaway Sings the park admission; 742-6455. SATURDAY, DEC. 4 70’s with her all-star trio and special FRIDAY TO SUNDAY, • Learn about Japanese traditions and guest Liz Callaway. Details: 7:30 p.m.; WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1 NOV. 2628 • Tap your toes to the traditional tunes of Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.; $35-$53; • Taste some wine and do some holiday rituals involved in the preparation the Stillhouse Junkies and Cadillac Moun- foxtucson.com. shopping while you enjoy live music at and presentation of green tea at • Listen to the PCC Guitar Ensemble tain Bluegrass Bands at the Bluegrass the Tubac Art & Wine Fiesta of Arts. the Yume Gardens Tea Ceremony Demonstration. Details 1 and 2 performing a classical and contempoJamboree. Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Details: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; tubacaz.com. p.m.; 2130 N. Alvernon Way; $20 rary repertoire. Details: 7:30 p.m.; Pima • Shop till you drop at the American Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $27; (includes gardens admission, advance Community College Center for the Arts, 529-1000 or gaslightmusichall.com. Indian Heritage Month Social & 2202 W. Anklam Road; $6; 206-6986. • Listen to the PCC Jazz Ensemble Indian Craft Market featuring native reservation required); 520-303-3945 performing jazz standards in the big band artwork, music, dance, food and more. or yumegardens.org. style under the direction of Brice Winston FRIDAY TO SUNDAY, DEC. 35 Details: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, • Don’t miss the Reveille Men’s Chorus 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; CATALYST Arts and Mike Kuhn. Details: 7:30 p.m.; Pima holiday show A Very Merry, Mary! Community College Center for the Arts, and Maker Space, Tucson Mall, 4500 N. WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY AND Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, SUNDAY, NOV. 26DEC. 24 2202 W. Anklam Road; $6; 206-6986. Oracle Rd., Suite 110; free admission; 2 p.m. Sunday; Leo Rich Theater, • Bring the kids and grandma to the usaindianinfo.com. 260 S. Church Ave.; $25, youth free; THURSDAY, DEC. 2 Jingle Bell Rockin’ Revue with all your • Listen to the PCC Wind Ensemble reveillemenschorus.org. favorite holiday hits guaranteed to put SATURDAY, DEC. 4 performing classics for a full band un• Celebrate the rich tastes and variations you in the Christmas spirit. Details: 6 p.m. der the direction of Victor Valenzuela. SATURDAY, DEC. 4 Wednesday-Friday, 2 or 3 p.m. select of tamales from the Southwest and • Enjoy a holiday tribute to Luciano Details: 7:30 p.m.; Pima Community Sundays; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Mexico at the 16th Tucson Tamal & Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli and College Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Heritage Festival featuring a tamale Oracle Road; $27, $15 children; 529-1000 Enrico Caruso at the 3 International contest, entertainment, food vendors Anklam Road; $6; 206-6986. or gaslightmusichall.com.
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Oro Valley’s Colorado River Water Supply – Part 1 Peter Abraham
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ately, the media outlets have been filled with reports and editorials about the continued drought in the Southwest States and the imminent Colorado River water shortage. We will explore and answer each of the following questions in a threepart series, with the focus being on Arizona, Oro Valley and our position with
respect to Colorado River water availability. This week, we look at: What triggers a supply shortage? How much will the Tier 1 supply shortage be and who will it affect? In Part 2 next week, we will examine: How did we end up in a supply shortage situation to begin with? At what point does the water surface elevation at Lake Mead stabilize? In Part 3, in two weeks, we will explore: What is being done to mitigate the
supply shortage? What does our future use of Colorado River water look like? Availability of Colorado River water to Arizona, California and Nevada (Lower Basin) is determined by the water surface elevation of Lake Mead at Hoover Dam. Reductions of Colorado River water to users is predetermined according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamations Drought Contingency Plan (DCP). This plan calls for increasing restrictions (curtailments) of Colorado Courtesy Photo
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River water deliveries to users as the water surface elevation in Lake Mead declines. There are predetermined trigger points based on water surface elevations that are referred to as tiers. In August, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation published the results of its modeling simulations which predicted the water surface elevation of Lake Mead at Hoover Dam would fall below an elevation of 1,075 feet in January 2022, triggering a Tier 1 shortage. Because of this, a reduction of Colorado River water deliveries will begin in January 2022. A Tier 1 shortage results in an estimated 30% reduction to Colorado River supplies delivered by the Central Arizona Project (CAP) to water users in Maricopa,
Pinal and Pima Counties. CAP has a longstanding priority system that governs who receives Colorado River water in times of shortage. Central Arizona agricultural users have a lower CAP priority and therefore will feel the impacts of any Tier 1 shortage reductions first. Municipalities and tribes have a higher CAP priority and would feel the impacts of shortages last. Because of this priority system, agricultural users will face cuts under a Tier 1 shortage, but municipalities like Oro Valley, will not face CAP water delivery reductions under Tier 1. Under the current DCP municipalities, like Oro Valley, would not see any reductions in CAP water deliveries until a Tier 3
shortage was declared. This would happen if the water surface elevation of Lake Mead at Hoover Dam were to fall below an elevation of 1,025 feet. The infographic shows the relationship between the water surface elevation of Lake Mead, a Tier 1 shortage and which users are affected. Next week we will present Part Two of this series and explain how we ended up in a supply shortage as well as explain where we believe the water surface elevation at Lake Mead will stabilize. Stay tuned! Peter Abraham is the Water Utility Director for the Town of Oro Valley.
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egarding Jim Richardson’s comments in his letter to the editor (“Sinema is saving America,” Oct. 27): Sens. Kysten Sinema and Joe Manchin are de facto members of the Fascist GOP. The evil right is destroying America.
America is a nation of many nationalities and groups. Admit it, voting rights must be expanded. We are not a white Christian country. We are a wonderful blend of everyone. Only the Liberal Left can save us. Citizen participation is one of the founding principles of this country. The founders believed that just government requires the consent of the governed and in the
people’s participation in the political process. Stephen M. Donovan Oro Valley Want to see your opinion in the paper? Send your letter to the editor to austin@tucsonlocalmedia. com. Submission does not guarantee print. Limit your letter to 350 words. Guest commentaries should be limited to 600 words.
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SPORTS EXTRA POINT WITH TOM DANEHY &RECREATION Some thoughts about this weekend’s football games and other sports notes Tom Danehy
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HOPE that the Dallas Cowboys lose on Thanksgiving Day. For decades, the National Football League has given Dallas a ridiculous, builtin advantage by allowing them to play a home game on Thanksgiving Day. That means that their opponent has to overcome the double handicap of having to play on the road and having to do so in an extra-short window of preparation. With most teams taking Mondays off after a game and Wednesday being used to travel to Dallas, the visiting team has Tuesday to prepare. Dallas, being at home, has an extra day for preparation…every year! Truth be told, I hope Dallas loses every game. I don’t drive a pickup truck and I don’t much care
for country music, so it would be hard for me to be a Cowboys fans in the first place. Add to that the nonsense of the Cowboys somehow being “America’s team” and it’s just too much. What could possibly make Dallas more special than, say, Cincinnati or Seattle or Green Bay, Wisconsin for that matter? Most NFL fans are fun and entertaining. But the fans of the Cowboys (and, to a slightly lesser degree, the Raiders) are completely insufferable. Every year, I hope that they both tie for the worst record in the league and, if they ever play each other, the game ends in a tie. • Speaking of which, did you see the reaction of several of the players in the Pittsburgh-Detroit NFL game that ended in a tie a couple weeks back? Players on both teams were shocked to learn that
an NFL game could end in a tie (even though that has been the case for 100 years). Yeah guys, you get paid millions of dollars to play a game. They can’t expect you to know the rules, too, can they?! • I HOPE the Los Angeles Angels can find some decent pitchers (other than Shohei Ohtani). The Angels have two of the greatest players OF ALL TIME (Mike Trout and Ohtani) on their roster and their pitching is so atrocious, they can’t even finish a season with a .500 record, let alone make the playoffs. Ohtani was named American League Most Valuable Player last week by an extremely rare unanimous vote after having one of the greatest seasons in the history of baseball, one in which he was one of the top sluggers and also one of the top pitchers in
the entire sport. But the Angels will lose him to free agency if the team doesn’t get better around him. And the three-time MVP, touted by many baseball experts as perhaps the greatest all-around player of all time, also deserves to make the playoffs multiple times in his career. University of Arizona grad Arte Moreno, who owns the Angels, needs to handle his business and go out and get some arms. • I HOPE that people will do the right thing(s) that will help COVID recede into the background, thus allowing high-school kids to have a near-normal sports year. Last year was horrible for kids and those who were highschool seniors will have to live with that hole in their experiences for the rest of their lives. This year, things are somewhat better, but they’re nowhere near all
the way back. On a personal note, I’m back coaching this year (Amphi girls’ basketball) and I absolutely don’t want to have to wear a mask while doing so. I’m not a yeller or anything but I do like to talk to my players during the game (in a soothing, always-positive manner). However, back when I was an athlete, I broke my nose three times (once each in football, basketball, and baseball) and now I’m a total mouth-breather. If I have to wear a mask while coaching, I’m going to pass out. I just hope that if I do, my players will actually notice. • Finally I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HOPE that the UA can beat ASU in football this year. If Arizona goes 2-10 this year, but with a win over ASU, that will be a successful season.
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Arizona State is having an OK season, considering that the NCAA’s Sword of Damocles is hanging over the program’s head. They went into last Saturday’s game with a 7-3 record and an outside chance of winning the Pac-12 South. It would be so great if Arizona could just ruin everything. In 1982, we were in Douglas visiting my wife’s parents. I sat in the car and listened on the radio as Arizona killed ASU’s chance to go to the Rose Bowl. And I was there in 1986 when Chuck Cecil’s legendary interception return destroyed ASU’s shot at a national title. Oh, to feel that ecstasy one more time! As Stephen King wrote at the end of “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,” “I HOPE…”
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Athlete of the Week: Marana High School’s Dezmen Roebuck Tom Danehy
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t only took a couple hours for six months’ work to come crashing down around Dezmen Roebuck and his Marana High School football teammates. Just a couple weeks earlier, the Tigers seemed like a sure bet to make it to the state tournament. They sat in the 10th spot in the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s Power Point rankings and it seemed doubtful that they could drop from 10th to below 16th in just a couple weeks, es-
worst for the seniors. “We were all out there on that field all summer in the heat. We worked hard. We wanted to change what people thought of Marana football. Actually, I think we did that…” His voice trails off. (Actually, Marana made it to state as recently as 2018, but for a highschool freshman, that was way back when he was in the 6th grade.) Dezmen is the younger brother of last year’s Northwest Explorer Athlete of the Year, Isaiah Roebuck, who is now playing college football (and baseball) in North
pecially considering the relative strength of their final two regular-season opponents. “I don’t think we were overconfident,” says Roebuck, looking back at those final two weeks. “Coach (Patrick Steward) kept us focused. We had a few injuries and the other teams just got us.” Those other teams, Cienega and Ironwood Ridge (both with worse overall records than Marana) nevertheless jumped over the Tigers to reach the state tournament, which started last Friday. Roebuck feels the
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Director of Rural Arizona Action, said they were approached by Finchem’s constituents to help organize the recall. “We exist to empower people, regular folks who are involved in the democratic system and really recalling an elected official is a power reserved for the people of Arizona by our state’s constitution,” said Fierros. “If enough registered voters sign that petition and they agree that Finchem does lack integrity, that he is dangerous and an ineffective legislator, then it goes to the voters in that district to get a chance to vote on whether or not they
should fire him.” On May 5, the group received a letter from Finchem’s lawyers, which according to the Recall Finchem website, “demands Rural Arizonans for Accountability destroy all campaign materials Finchem incorrectly deems ‘defamatory’ and publish retractions in local newspapers. If not, Finchem’s lawyers promise to sue.” Rural Arizonans’ lawyers rejected Finchem’s demand and stated they would seek sanctions against him should he sue. See FINCHEM, P10
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Dakota. He was a breakout star for this year’s football team and will certainly be a first-team All-Conference player, if not All-State. Not bad for a freshman. He suffered a bizarre injury early in the season when he pulled a muscle in his hip area, the result of making a sharp cut that was too sharp and too fast. He missed a game-and-a-half, but then came back strong. He made several dazzling catches and scored multipole touchdowns in helping the Tigers win seven of their first eight games. Now that the season
has come to an abrupt end, it’s on to the next challenge. He will be playing basketball, probably on the varsity team coached by his dad, Sean Roebuck. Because of low numbers at some Arizona schools (not at Marana), the AIA now allows players to participate in six quarters of competition in one day. Sean Roebuck says that Dezmen will probably play a couple quarters with fellow members of his freshman class on the JV-B and then all four quarters with the varsity. Will it be a problem playing for his father?
“No, my dad has been helping all of us become athletes our whole lives.” His sister, Makayla, is a starter on the Marana girls basketball team and his younger brother, Little Sean, was a star quarterback for the Marana Middle School football team this year. As Dezmen looks back on the football season and ahead to basketball, he says, “I just want to go to state in everything from now on, for the rest of high school.”
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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You can’t pay attention to everything at once. And if you could, the hyperawareness would lead to feeling overwhelmed and paranoid. You’ll perform best when you temper your expectations. Accept that you’ll move your focus between fewer than five things and doing well at one of them is enough. Let the rest go.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Love, like all mysteries, relies at least somewhat on what is hidden or cannot be known. But even scarier than that is love’s nature, which is uncontrollable. The instinct to monitor and hold it is counter to love’s essence. And so, you will do the brave and loving thing, which is to embrace uncertainty. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Autopilot mode prevents unhelpful stimuli from entering your realm. You get things done efficiently and without incident. Too much of this manner leads to boredom, staleness and an experience of the world as bloodless and sterile. Let in an agent of chaos to shake things up. Just one will be enough.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Inadequacy makes a person feel alone, yet it’s a quality shared by every person. We cannot be good at everything! We need one another. We are stronger as a tribe. Depend on your fellows and let them lean on you, and this week will go better than it ever could with you as the lone expert. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You are like a giant frond of seaweed in a kelp forest. So vast is your range, roots at the ocean’s floor and head on the water’s surface, that you can experience life at many depths, temperatures, moods and levels at the same time. With fluidity and resilience, you’ll move to the gentle currents of the week.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). To live, as Will Rodgers suggested, “in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip” is easy for you on certain days when people don’t challenge, tempt or bore you. But this week brings a variety pack. It will be harder to keep the parrot from having interesting things to say.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Keeping busy is one way to avoid unfinished emotional business and the accompanying feelings, yet when you stick with the uncomfortable feelings, you’ll find that what you’re running from can be quickly dealt with. Striving to be somewhere other than where you are is a robbery of the present moment.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ve used your talents to produce excellent work. You know what it’s like to get the high marks and praise. Maybe that’s what makes this week’s task easier for you. You’ll put your talent to use to make someone else look good. They need you, so you’ll deliver. You’ll be subsequently surprised by how this satisfies you.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It’s not always obvious to discern what’s helping the situation from what’s hurting it. Strength training is not always pleasurable, and in fact the work often hurts a little. It’s a less-than-optimum event that will point you toward the crucial information you need -- the thing that saves the day a month from now.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Last week, you knew “this is for me” or “not for me.”You knew just by looking and deciding; it took two seconds. This week brings a bemusing gift. You could stare at this offering endlessly and still not know. The uncertainty is exhilarating and disconcerting and will set you on a path of research and discovery.
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search from the University of Arizona. A new paper published from UA Planetary Sciences examines the material that forms Kamo`oalewa, a 150-foot wide asteroid that orbits the sun but remains relatively close to Earth. Kamo`oalewa was first identified by a Hawaiian telescope in 2016, and gets as close as about 9 million miles from Earth during its orbit. A team of astronomers led by UA planetary sciences graduate student Ben Sharkey found that Kamo`oalewa reflects light in a similar way to lunar rocks from NASA’s Apollo missions, suggesting it originated from the moon.
According to the paper, three other near-Earth asteroids have orbits similar enough to Kamo`oalewa that they may all be “break-up companions.” “It is very unlikely that a garden-variety nearEarth asteroid would spontaneously move into a quasi-satellite orbit like Kamo`oalewa’s,” said UA planetary sciences professor and study co-author Renu Malhotra. “It will not remain in this particular orbit for very long, only about 300 years in the future, and we estimate that it arrived in this orbit about 500 years ago.” The paper, “Lunar-like silicate material forms the Earth quasi-satel-
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