Marana News, Sept. 15, 2021 by Times Media Group

MARANANEWS The Voice of Marana since 2007

Sept 15, 2021

Volume 28 • Number 37

Staying on Track

CDO runner is our Athlete of the Week | Page 16

INSIDE

IT’S ALL LIVE!

Manager’s Message

The Gaslight Theatre is getting ready for the autumn season with a comedy musical based off Frankenstein. There are chills, thrills and a few drum fills. Read more on page 13.

Public works in Marana continue | Page 12

Photo by Gaslight Theatre

Happenings Desert Doves carries on mission of Peace Corps Music, theatre and classes | Page 14

David Abbott

Special to Tucson Local Media

Tech Talk

Optics startups and science advocacy | Page 23 $

rank Zappa once famously asked “Who needs the Peace Corps?” but apparently a lot of people have needed it in the decades since the 1968 release of the Mothers of Invention album “We’re Only in it for the Money.” Founded by President John F. Kennedy in March 1961, the

650,000 4BD/4BA

12009 N Washbed Drive, Oro Valley, AZ 85755

(2,868 sq ft) gated home on large lot. Pool/Views! MLS #22123047

iconic organization that has helped developing countries the world over is celebrating its 60th anniversary during a global pandemic that has suspended operations for more than a year. Even with international operations in flux, local chapters of Peace Corps alums are making a difference in their communities through civic engagement at home.

“At Desert Doves our mission is to continue working for peace, understanding and well-being with an emphasis on bringing the world back to southern Arizona,” said Katy Tucker, co-president of Desert Doves, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Southern Arizona, a nonprofit organization based in Tucson. See DESERT DOVES, P9

Latest AZ COVID wave may have peaked Staff Report Tucson Local Media

he Delta wave of COVID cases may be hitting a plateau in Southern Arizona but health officials warn that hospitals remain crowded. “We appear to be plateauing or perhaps starting to go down,” said Dr. Francisco Garcia, director of the Pima County Health Department. “And although we are not yet ready to have a party, I think that this is, in general, a good sign. This continues to be something that we watch very carefully.” Garcia noted that Pima County is still seeing more cases than in June and July, before the Delta wave started to rise. See COVID, P6

595,000 3BD/3BA/Library

1054 E Royal Oak Road, Oro Valley, AZ 85755

(2,665 sq ft) Carrington plan in Sun City O.V. MLS#22121107

Lisab@LongRealty.com 520-668-8293

#1 LONG AGENT & #1 REALTOR IN ORO VALLEY Zillow Premier Agent

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

EXPLORER The Explorer and Marana News is published every Wednesday and distributed free of charge to homes and in single-copy locations throughout the Northwest Tucson. To find out where you can pick up a free copy of the Explorer and Marana News, go to www.TucsonLocalMedia.com

STAFF ADMINISTRATION Steve T. Strickbine, Publisher Michael Hiatt, Vice President Jaime Hood, General Manager jaime@tucsonlocalmedia.com Claudine Sowards, Accounting claudine@tucsonlocalmedia.com Sheryl Kocher, Receptionist sheryl@tucsonlocalmedia.com EDITORIAL Jim Nintzel, Executive Editor jimn@tucsonlocalmedia.com Jeff Gardner, Managing Editor jeff@tucsonlocalmedia.com Mike Truelsen, Web Editor mike@tucsonlocalmedia.com Alexandra Pere, Staff Reporter apere@tucsonlocalmedia.com PRODUCTION Courtney Oldham, Production Manager, tucsonproduction@timespublications.com Ryan Dyson Graphic Designer ryand@tucsonlocalmedia.com Emily Filener, Graphic Designer emilyf@tucsonlocalmedia.com CIRCULATION Alex Carrasco, Circulation alexc@tucsonlocalmedia.com ADVERTISING TLMSales@TucsonLocalMedia.com Kristin Chester, Account Executive kristin@tucsonlocalmedia.com Lisa Hopper, Account Executive lisa@tucsonlocalmedia.com Candace Murray, Account Executive candace@tucsonlocalmedia.com Tyler Vondrak, Account Executive tyler@tucsonlocalmedia.com NATIONAL ADVERTISING Zac Reynolds, Director of National Advertising Zac@TimesPublications.com EDITORIAL & AD CONTENT The Explorer and Marana News expresses its opinion in the editorial. Opinions expressed in guest commentaries, perspectives, cartoons or letters to the editor are those of the author. The content and claims of any advertisement are the sole responsibility of the advertiser. Tucson Local Media assumes no responsibility for the claims or content of any advertisement. Publisher has the right to edit for size or refuse any advertisement at his or her discretion. 7225 N. Mona Lisa Road, Ste. 125 Tucson, Arizona 85741 PHONE: (520) 797-4384

Copyright:The entire contents of Explorer/Marana News are CopyrightTimes Media Group . No portion may be reproduced in whole or part by any means without the express written permission of the Publisher,Tucson Local Media, 7225 N. Mona Lisa Rd., Ste. 125,Tucson, AZ 85741.

Hot Picks Movies on the Lawn. The Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center is hosting more family movies on the lawn this weekend. Movies are displayed on a large inflatable screen and are free to the public. This week they’re playing the new Disney movie “Raya and the Last Dragon,” which is about — go figure — an epic adventure involving the last dragon in the land. Saturday, Sept. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center, 10555 N. La Canada Dr. Tributes at the Gaslight Music Hall. Oro Valley’s Gaslight Music Hall is continuing their indoor concerts with a series of tribute shows this weekend in a variety of styles. On Friday, Sept. 17, the Music Hall is hosting a “vintage rock dance party” featuring music from the 60s through 80s, including The Beatles, The Doors, The Monkees, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Dwight Yoakam and more all performed by Tucson band Shell Shock. On Saturday, Sept. 18, The Thompsons will perform as hall-of-famers Roy Orbison and Van Morrison, singing hits like “Pretty Woman,” “Brown-eyed Girl,” “Cryin’,” and “Wild Night.” There will also be guest appearances from Gaslight favorites. Finally, on Sunday, Sept. 19, tribute band Taylor Made will be playing the songs of James Taylor. The Gaslight Music Hall is currently instituting limited-capacity

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

seating, and highly suggest wearing masks when not eating or drinking and when walking around the theater. 13005 N. Oracle Road #165. Historic Canoa Ranch tours. Have you ever paid a visit to the Raúl M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park? It’s 4,800 acres of land listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including hiking trails, a lake and a pollinator garden. And lucky for us, it reopened to the public earlier this month! They’re even doing guided tours every Saturday again. On these, interpretive guides share their knowledge about the history of the ranch and take visitors inside the buildings. 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturdays through October. 5375 I-19 Frontage Road in Green Valley. $5.

5-DAY WEATHER WEDNESDAY

99 72

SUNNY

THURSDAY

99 73

SUNNY

FRIDAY

99 72

SUNNY

SATURDAY

97 71

SUNNY

SUNDAY

97 71

SUNNY

MOUNT LEMMON SATURDAY

77 50

SUNNY

SUNDAY

76 50

SUNNY

OUR TOWN

Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

Board of Supervisors puts pressure on unvaccinated employees, supports domestic violence prevention Alexandra Pere Tucson Local Media

he Pima County Board of Supervisors passed multiple policies meant to curb the spread of COVID in Pima County on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Supervisor Matt Heinz withdrew his proposal to require all healthcare workers in Pima County to be vaccinated against COVID. The Board received multiple letters and public comments in opposition to the proposed mandate. But the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1, with Supervisor Steve Christy opposed, to pass disincentives for unvaccinated employees. Disincentives will include mandatory weekly COVID testing, taking away healthy lifestyle discounts for employees’ healthcare plans, and an additional $25.51 pay period surcharge to employee healthcare plans. “I’m against any type of disincentives for employees. I really think this is opening up liability to no end,” said Supervisor Christy, who warned dis-

incentives could lead to a hostile work environment. Supervisor Adelita Grijalva quickly responded to Christy’s concerns by saying disincentives and vaccinations foster a safe work environment. Grijalva said there are some employees who can’t receive the vaccine and they need to be protected as well. County employees can submit a vaccine exemption form for medical and religious purposes. At its Aug. 16 meeting, supervisors passed incentives for employees to get vaccinated, including a $300 bonus and three paid days off. Huckelberry said there has been an increase in county employee vaccinations since the incentives passed. Only 43% of county employees were vaccinated before the incentives were enacted and employee vaccinations have now risen to 66% since Aug. 16. Supervisor Grijalva said she was worried only 30% of the Sheriff ’s Department is vaccinated. Supervisor Rex Scott asked Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry to create an anonymous survey of the remaining employees who

may be vaccine-hesitant or resistant. “This board voted not to mandate vaccines, but if we are going to put incentives and disincentives in place and neither of those are having the desired effect on the vaccine-hesitant or -resistant, we as a board need to know the reasons why,” Scott said. BOARD PROVIDES FUNDING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION The Board unanimously passed a resolution to provide the Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse emergency shelter with $1 million to double their shelter capacity. The Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse combats domestic violence in Pima County by providing services and shelters to individuals who live in abusive environments. “COVID has had a particularly devastating impact on victims of domestic violence as incidents of abuse have risen, while the ability to reach out for help has been severely hampered by the increased amount of time victims

and their abuse partners are at home together as well as the real fear of contracting the virus in pursuit of safety,” Pima County Behavioral Health Director Paula Perrera told Huckelberry in a memo. Emerge! currently has 51 beds in their communal facility, which makes it difficult to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. According to Perrera’s memo, this forced Emerge! to move shelter participants into hotel rooms. The Board’s $1 million will help Emerge! reach its renovation goal of $3.5 million for new rooms and increased capacity. Increased capacity would help mitigate COVID within the Emerge! shelter and end the need for hotel

contracts. The Board passed another proactive COVID measure by voting 4-1 to establish a four-month contract of more than $2 million with Jot Properties to shelter COVID-positive asylum seekers. This contract would provide a hotel in Pima County for asylum seekers to quarantine and receive medical care before continuing to travel in the United States. Funding would be provided by federal dollars from the Shelter Board National Program related to the American Rescue Plan Act passed earlier this year by Congress. “Securing an entire facility will limit potential COVID-19 exposure to

uninfected individuals, facilitate improved care and case management, and provide necessary and safe housing for individuals that would otherwise be in congregate care settings,” Pima County Health Department Director Dr. Theresa Cullen told Huckelberry in a memo. Scott said this contract was an important public health measure that would protect Pima County from increased COVID exposure. “A local government that is seeking to protect the public they serve and people who are here legally have not gone off the rails, as some have asserted,” Scott said. “Rather, it is acting to fulfill its fundamental duty.”

Awareness Pullout

Help us color our papers pink to raise awareness about the disease, preventive research, and resources.

Coming October 2021

Reserve your space NOW!

Call (520) 797-4384 or email TLMSales@Tucsonlocalmedia.com

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

UACI Business Wins at International Pitch Competition Jeff Gardner Tucson Local Media

iving in the desert, water is often a top concern for towns and businesses alike. But efficiency in the water industry is about much more than limiting water usage. A local business affiliated with the University of Arizona Center for Innovation recently won at what is dubbed the world’s largest business pitch competition thanks to their technology that can benefit the water and energy industries. Sylvan Source is a water treatment and energy management company, and on July 15, became the only American company to win an award in the final round of the pitch competition Unicorn Battle. The Unicorn Battle, branded as the world’s largest startup pitch contest, gathers companies from around the world to pitch their ideas to investors via fastpaced presentations.

“Both our presentation and our responses had to be very crisp. We covered a lot of ground in three minutes,” said Laura Demmons, co-founder and CEO of Sylvan Source. “It’s given us great exposure and it’s certainly a positive addition to the momentum we’ve already seen. For us, this has already directly led to serious discussions about significant financing for us. It hasn’t been that long since we won, but we’re already engaging in some pretty important discussions.” While winning the competition itself does not come with a cash prize, it places companies on investor radar. Past winners have received nearly $300 million in funding thanks in part to connections made during Unicorn Battles. A “unicorn” is an industry term for a private startup company valued at more than $1 billion. Unicorn Battle attempts to highlight these promising companies through

a series of pitch competitions. To begin, preliminary pitch battles select the best companies from the North America, Latin America, Silicon Valley, Asia, Middle East, Southeastern Asia & Oceania, Africa, Eastern & Western Europe markets. Regional winners then go on to the world cup. Originally from California, Sylvan Source won first place in this year’s Silicon Valley competition in June. In the World Cup, they came in third behind companies from Israel and Austria. Each finalist was given only three minutes to pitch their company and three minutes for a Q&A after. Judges for the Unicorn world cup include venture capitalists and business owners from around the world. Judging took place immediately after the pitches. “We had to start with a compelling value proposition for the pitch. And lucky for us, some of the judges had operational experience in industri-

al plants, or some background in industry in general,” Demmons said. “So the judges who had experience at industrial plants and industry all recognized the implications of our proposition and felt it was compelling.” Sylvan Source has a foot in both the worlds of water treatment and thermal energy. Their core technology is a patented water treatment system to be used for industrial and municipal purposes. The water treatment system can use energy from a variety of sources, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs and footprint. Due to this energy efficiency, their systems are estimated to operate at half the cost. “We learned that energy and water were so closely linked that in order to do something game-changing in water, we actually had to start by doing something game-changing in energy,” Demmons said. “Our physics are different; we don’t use the heat exchangers that everyone

else uses. We use a proprietary thermal transfer mechanism.” Their technology is not currently deployed at any municipal water or energy facility. However, they have completed two field studies and are in talks about deploying their first commercial systems. They hope to begin in the Tucson area, but are in talks with industrial companies throughout Arizona and desert Southwest. “It’s so efficient that we have a much smaller system to operate, we don’t need the surface area that is required by other technologies,” Demmons said. Although Sylvan Source is affiliated with UACI, they originated in California, hence their competing in the Silicon Valley round. They became connected with the University of Arizona after Demmons was visiting Green Valley and reached out to Anita Bell, director at the UACI and a power connector with the Department of Energy. Sylvan Source ap-

plied to UACI last year, and have since seen success in local competitions as well, including Venture Madness, hosted by Invest Southwest and the Arizona Commerce Authority. “Since we connected with UACI, it’s been a great experience,” Demmons said. “The thing that’s interesting is they’re able to help businesses that are just at the very basic level of an idea, all the way through to a company like ours that has raised about $15M already, has done deep research and has already fielded pilot tests. And they’ve still managed to be helpful to us, contributing to our business plans, models and presentations. It’s only made us more competitive, which has helped us win this Unicorn event.”

www.tucsonlocalmedia.com Your online source for news in the Northwest

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

COVID: Hospital occupancy falls as cases decline Continued from P1

Garcia’s cautiously optimistic assessment was shared by Dr. Joe Gerald, an epidemiologist with the UA Zucker College of Public Health who said case counts in the state during the week ending Sept. 5 were down 19% from the peak hit during the week ending Aug. 20. Gerald said hospital occupancy was plateauing and it appeared that deaths would remain below 200 per week, but he warned that “this recent improvement could be disrupted in the wake of the Labor Day weekend.” Gerald also noted a “sharp decline in transmission among children over the past two weeks” and that while it was “difficult to draw causal conclusions, recent mask mandates in certain districts, aggressive case identification and limited classroom closures are likely helping as the steepest declines were

among school-age children 5-19 years (old).” As of Sept. 8, 2,061 COVID patients were in general ward hospital beds, accounting for 24% of capacity. A total of 689 beds remained available in Arizona hospitals, according to Gerald. COVID patients occupied another 561 ICU beds, an increase of 2% from the previous week, and an additional 143 ICU beds remained available for COVID or other patients. “As a lagging indicator, hospital occupancy appears to be plateauing as expected following declining case rates,” Gerald wrote. Even with the good news, health officials are urging people to get the flu vaccine in response to unexpectedly high cases of seasonal diseases. Pima County Public Health Director Dr. Theresa Cullen reported 150 influenza cases in Pima County during a press conference on Wednes-

day, Sept. 8. Cullen qualified this report by saying there are more cases than this because most people who get the flu won’t be tested and will be treated by their healthcare provider before a case can be reported. “As we enter this flu season, we remain concerned that we will see an acceleration of the cases compared with last year,” Cullen said. “It’s important for people to remember that you could get COVID and influenza at the same time.” Cullen recommended Pima County residents receive both the COVID vaccine and the flu vaccine in the next two months to prepare for winter viruses. Flu vaccines are readily available throughout Tucson at local pharmacies and some grocery stores like Fry’s. Cullen said two cases of the Mu COVID variant have been confirmed in Pima County. Mu has

‘‘WHERE THE FLAVOR MAKES THE DIFFERENCE’’ Family Owned & Operated since 1991

VOTED #1! Dine in, Take out, Curbside pickup Hours: Sun-Thurs 11am-8:30pm Fri & Sat 11am-9pm 11931 N. 1st Ave. ste 104 Oro Valley AZ.

520-297-1695

www.LaHaciendaOroValley.com

been deemed a “variant of interest” by the Centers for Disease Control. The Delta variant is the most prolific variant in the United States and is labeled a “variant of concern” by the CDC. NEW CONCERN FOR PARENTS: RSV Parents should keep their eyes open for the respiratory syncytial virus this season. Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Marjorie Bessel at Banner Health said RSV hospitalizations and ER visits have increased rapidly in the past four days during a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 8. “As a reminder, this is an unseasonable spike,” Bessel said. “Typically, RSV is not a big concern during summer months.” RSV can have symptoms like a normal cold such as fever, runny nose, and wheezing. Most adults overcome RSV within a week, according

to the CDC, but it can be dangerous for children. RSV can lead to more dangerous respiratory infections like bronchiolitis and pneumonia. “We know that respiratory-type viruses and illnesses often circulate when we are together, when we are indoors and have our masks off. So certainly, as we begin to emerge out of some of the behaviors that we put into place during COVID we might see a rise in viral illnesses,” Bessel said. “We are also watching closely the coinfection rates of COVID and RSV. Currently, only 5% of our pediatric COVID patients are also testing positive for RSV. This is quite different than what some hospitals are seeing in other parts of the country like Texas, where about half of their pediatric COVID patients are also testing positive for RSV... RSV hospitalizations and emergency room visits at Banner have increased in

the past 3 weeks, with a significant increase over the past 4 days.” Parents who think their child has RSV are asked to visit a healthcare provider to get accurate testing. RSV and COVID have similar symptoms and children can be infected by both illnesses. Health officials advised last week that adults who have children or have close proximity with children should get the COVID vaccine to protect kids under 12. The COVID vaccines have yet to be FDA approved for children under 12.

EXPLORER The Northwest’s Newspaper

MARANA NEWS FOOTHILLSNEWS DESERTTIMES

Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

GUEST COMMENTARY Avoiding the perfect storm as AZ drownings increase Marc Lamber

Special to Tucson Local Media

n uptick in drowning deaths is raising new concerns and reminding Southern AZ residents to become more vigilant and make sure they understand and adhere to pool barrier requirements to help keep young ones safe. Last month, the Tucson Fire Department responded to an incident where a 3-year-old girl was found under water for nearly a minute. In the U.S., more children ages 1-4 die from drowning than any other cause of death except birth defects. And, because of the prevalence of pools, children in Arizona drown at almost twice the national rate. Arizona law is clear on barrier (e.g., pool fencing, gates, etc.) requirements that homeowners must follow to keep their pool areas safe and secure to reduce the likelihood that a little one will suffer a near-drowning, or worse. The law applies to homes where children are residing who are less than 6 years old and states that a swimming pool or “contained body of water” deeper than 18”, wider than 8’ and is intended for swimming, shall be protected by: • An enclosure of at least 5’ tall • Have no openings in the barrier through which a

spherical object 4” in diameter can pass • The surrounding wall must be at least 20 inches from the water’s edge • Gates must be self-closing and self-latching with the latch at least 54 inches above the ground and a release mechanism no less than 5 inches from the top of the gate, or be secured by a padlock that requires a key or electric opener which can have the latch at any height Individual cities and towns in Pima County may have their own modifications to these rules so it is best to check with your municipality if you are building a pool or moving into a home where a pool exists. Beyond and in addition to having appropriate barriers and fencing around a home pool, it is critically important that parents and caretakers carefully watch and monitor their young ones around pools or areas where drowning is a hazard. If they do not, beyond potentially tragic outcomes involving their children, they can face civil and sometimes criminal liability if they are negligent or reckless when it comes to keeping children, teens and adults safe at the pool. We’ve all heard the saying “Two seconds is too long.” Already this year, people have lost their lives at Arizona swimming pools and some of those deaths may have been prevented by

proper construction of pool barriers and through greater vigilance. At the same time, in the event of a serious injury or worse at one’s pool, it is more important than ever to have homeowners and/or renters’ insurance, as applicable, to help cover against civil accident claims. There are different coverages depending on whether the pool is inground or above ground or portable. Homeowners with pools and renters of homes with pools should contact their insurance agents to discuss their situations and to make sure appropriate insurance is in place. In the event of a serious injury or death at an Arizona pool, a lawyer can provide counsel and help navigate the myriad of legal, medical and insurance issues that families face. Hopefully, by complying with Arizona pool fencing requirements and always supervising your young children, this will never be an issue! Marc Lamber is a Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated trial attorney and public safety advocate. A director at Fennemore Craig, Lamber chairs the Personal Injury Practice Group and has been featured in national and local media, including the Arizona Republic, USA Today, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the ABA Journal and many others.

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

AGING WELL

Sponsored content

A Workplace That Really Stands Out from the Crowd

hen you walk through the doors of Splendido at Rancho Vistoso, you enter an environment where talents are nurtured, passions are pursued, and possibilities abound. It’s ingrained in the culture of the Life Plan Community for those 55 and better, leading to extraordinary experiences for both the residents living there and team members providing a multitude of services. Community spirit and a passion for excellence permeate countless career paths at Splendido.. The supportive and welcoming atmosphere emanates from Mather, one of Splendido’s parent companies, which runs day-today operations adhering to a unique philosophy it calls “Eliminating my Impossibilities.” Created to help residents take their lives in bold new directions—it’s a principle the 80-year-old not-for-profit organization embraces for employees at Mather communities by helping them

learn new skills, advance their careers, and eliminate barriers to personal happiness and fulfillment. “We challenge employees to make the most of every day and reward them for their passion and professionalism,” says James Edwartoski, Executive Director at Splendido. Those rewards include a generous paid time off program, excellent med-

own it

loween costume contests, and community-wide art projects involving residents and staff provide invaluable connections and strengthen camaraderie.

ical and dental benefits, tuition reimbursement, a resident-led scholarship program, and even a yearly opportunity to get reimbursed for learning something new—from a language, to yoga, to classical guitar.

take advantage of our tuition reimbursement program. We’ve had CNAs get their nursing degrees, and high school students who start out as part-time servers who use our benefits to pursue higher education,” says James.

As an amenity-rich community that’s focused on creating Ways to Age WellSM, Splendido offers a wide variety of rewarding job opportunities through multiple restaurants; a spa and fitness center; a robust program of creative arts, holistic wellness, and lifelong learning opportunities; and a highly rated on-site health center, just to name a few. No matter what their niche, each team member is focused on hospitality and providing exceptional service, and the organizational commitment to excellence has not gone unnoticed.

“We have ample opportunities for people to get promoted or move to different areas—and many do, particularly when they

And it’s not just the tangible benefits that set Splendido apart. Things like rousing employee talent shows, incredible Hal-

In August 2021, Fortune If you’re interested in joining magazine named Mather the team, or know someone one of the Top 10 Small who is, browse open positions and Medium Workplac- at splendidotucson.com/jobs. es in Senior Housing &

Just as today’s adults are looking at life after 50 in a whole new way with a renewed emphasis on the things that matter most, Splendido recognizes that employee niceties should be necessities… and an inspired, appreciated workforce is key to propelling its vision forward.

THIS IS WHERE SENIOR LIVING GETS INTERESTING SplendidoTucson.com

0321KC TLM

Care. That honor adds to a growing list of workplace awards including national certification as a Great Place to Work, a 2019 Copper Cactus Award finalist in the category of Best Place to Work by the Tucson Metro Chamber, and a 2020 ICAA NuStep Beacon Award, which honors the Top 25 Best in Wellness senior living communities in North America, and more.

(520) 762.4084

Oro Valley, AZ

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

Desert Doves: Peace Corps alums in Tucson Continued from P1

The Desert Doves, a member organization of the National Peace Corps Association, is a group of roughly 500 Peace Corps alums who have settled in Tucson and bring their sense of philanthropy and service as they continue their mission in southern Arizona. Tucker estimates the nonprofit distributes $4,500 to $5,000 a year in grants that range from $500 to $2,000 per project. One of the draws to the Tucson area for RPCVs is the Coverdell Fellows Program at the University of Arizona, which provides

funding to Peace Corps volunteers for post-graduate degrees. The program has brought alums from across the generations, from those who served during the Kennedy administration to the young members currently serving during the recent global pandemic that shut everything down in March 2020. “I had four months of service left when we got evacuated globally,” said Bailey Hollingsworth, Desert Doves co-president and youngest member. “There have been evacuations plenty of times before, but nothing like a global pandemic evacuation.” Hollingsworth, 26, was

in the Republic of Moldova from 2018 to 2020 working as a health education volunteer when the Peace Corps started bringing people back to the U.S. He estimates that 3,000 to 4,000 volunteers worldwide were suddenly evacuated and many of them did not get a chance to say goodbye to communities where they served. “When I got evacuated, there was a whole big ordeal,” he recalls. “The U.S. embassy and the Peace Corps director of the country had to negotiate a deal with Moldovan government to open the airport again and have special flights out.”

Hollingsworth believes the same dynamic played out throughout Africa and Southeast Asia, as more and more countries shut down for the safety of their people. Fortunately, he was close enough to the end of his program that he received his certificate of completion for his service. Since service is in his blood, Hollingsworth returned to Arizona and immediately went to work in Winslow as an EMT, commuting from Tucson for 72-hour weekend shifts serving the Navajo Nation that was “getting hit pretty badly” with the coronavirus. After one summer, he

returned to UA to work on his master’s degree in public health, but he has not ruled out signing up for another round of service some day. THE EARLY DAYS The Peace Corp Hollingsworth signed up for was a far cry from the early days of the program. Shortly after his inaugural speech wherein President Kennedy called on Americans to serve the greater good by asking not what their country could do for them, but what they could do for their country, he signed an executive order establishing the Peace

Corps on March 1, 1961. Within days, Kennedy appointed R. Sargent Shriver as the organization’s first director. Shriver established programs in 55 countries with more than 14,500 volunteers. Since 1961, more than 240,000 Americans have served in more than 142 countries, according to the Peace Corps website. Phil Lopes served in Colombia in the early days from 1961 to ’63 and was director of the program in Ecuador in the late ’70s. He said that in the beginning, volunteers did not necessarily have specific roles in their host countries, but Continued on P10

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

Desert Doves: ‘a really strong thread of community service’ Continued from P9

usually joined the Peace Corps for adventure or as an alternative to going to Vietnam as a soldier. Now, he says, roles are more specialized and host countries will ask the Peace Corps to provide volunteers with specific talents and abilities. “In the early days, while we didn’t know what we were doing, we just did it because it was an adventure,” he said. “Volunteers later were much more focused on how this might help their careers.” Likewise Ford Burkhart, who served in Malaysia from 1966 to ’68, was one of the early participants who signed up and set off

into a world that was still largely unknown to the American people. The Peace Corps prepared him by teaching the local language, in his case a dialect of Malay spoken by Muslims in the poorer sections of the country, but once he arrived in the country he realized learning one language was not enough. “I went to Malaysia where 25 languages are spoken, and most of them are Chinese dialects,” he said. “There’s one language that no business man ever learns, and that’s Malay, the language of the poorest peasants. People were stunned that we came in there speaking Malay.” Since he was only taught

Malay in his training, Burkhart says he had to learn Chinese on the fly while he was in country. His language skills improved even more his first Christmas in service when he joined a two-day trip by longboat to a small village in Borneo, where he learned the Diack language in order to give a speech at a going-away party. “That shows you the kinds of stuff that we did,” he said. “And we just did it because that’s who we were. I think we brought that with us.” But serving in the Peace Corps was not always seen as a good thing in host countries that were wary of the intentions of Americans bringing service. At

times, those on the receiving end of American largesse would think the purpose of the Peace Corps was to spy on them. “Whenever people asked me if I was a spy I told them ‘no’ for three reasons,” Hollingsworth said. “There are rules for the CIA: They are not allowed to pretend to be priests, politicians or Peace Corps volunteers.” Suspicions usually turned quickly to gratitude for selflessly helping communities with basic services, such as water and agricultural projects or bringing health care to remote villages. Most volunteers assimilated with the families that took them in, creating relationships that

have lasted for decades. Desert Doves Vice President Susie Qashu served in Argentina from 1993 to ’94 and Chile from 1994 to ’96 a few years after the ouster of Agusto Pinochet, who took over the country in 1973 via an American-backed coup d’état that deposed Salvadore Allende. “We changed the image of Americans,” Qashu said, adding that years later, that was confirmed when she was visited by friends she had worked with in conjunction with the National Parks in Chile. “The most heartfelt thing that I heard 25 years later was [from] one of my friends who said, ‘Because of you, my whole attitude towards

U.S. citizens changed,’” Qashu said. “On the ground, that’s kind of who we are, but it had meaning 25 years later to me.” STILL BUSY TODAY Back in Tucson, Desert Doves hosts monthly membership meetings for about 40 “regulars,” and social gatherings featuring food from their host countries every other month. “Generally, our biggest piece of business is giving away money to the Peace Corps partnership project,” Tucker said. “I think one of the most amazing things about that is the opportunity to meet people who ran the gamut of

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

Peace Corps, right from when it started in the early ’60s up to folks who just came back.” The group’s biggest fundraiser of the year is at the 4th Avenue Street Fair, where volunteers help feed vendors from a hospitality cart. The money made by the volunteers goes to funding grants. Tucker estimates the Desert Doves has given $49,000 since 2011, for community projects in 21 countries around the world. Projects have included a health center clinic renovation in Ghana, a hammer mill in Zambia, and compost latrines in Belize as well as community projects in Southern Arizona. Given the state of the Peace Corps during the pandemic, Tucker said donations this year will be focused on local organizations such as the Community Food Bank,

Family Housing Resources, Flowers & Bullets, Literacy Connects and Owl and Panther, which helps refugee families assimilate in the Tucson area. “Those are all significant projects, because many of our Desert Doves volunteer with those organizations or they’re involved with those organizations,” Tucker said. “So there’s a really strong thread of community service that runs through the Desert Doves.” On a national level, the Peace Corps has been an organization that has consistently received support and funding from across the political spectrum, so it continues to receive funds through the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act that will grow to $600 million annually by the year 2025. “The Peace Corps has always had broad bipartisan support in Congress,”

Lopes said. “The National Peace Corps Association has some great examples at npca.org about the specifics of the bill that’s going through Congress.” To celebrate its anniversary the National Peace Corps Association is holding a virtual conference at the end of September that will focus on the future direction of the organization in the wake of the global pandemic and in the context of world events. A report titled, “A Community Report on How to Reimagine, Reshape, and Retool the Peace Corps for a Changed World” can be found at www.peacecorpsconnect.org. For more information about the Desert Doves, go to www.rpcvtucson. org. Information about the Peace Corps can be found at peacecorps.gov.

with

Checking PLUS US Insured by NCUA.

You could win a new car PLUS other great prizes through Nov. 7th, 2021* Checking PLUS account holders will receive an email from Hughes with complete instructions. Don’t have Checking PLUS? Open an account or upgrade online today and don’t miss out on your chance to win! Be sure to follow @HughesFCU on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for even more opportunities to win.

HughesFCU.org/HitTheRoad

*No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter into the promotion.

BONW front page

COMMUNITY SERVICES HEALTH & BEAUTY SPORTS & RECREATION

RETIREMENT LIVING

FOOD & DRINK RETAIL & SERVICES COMMUNITY SERVICES

HEALTH & BEAUTY

RETIREMENT LIVING

SPORTS & RECREATION RETAIL & SERVICES FOOD & COMMUNITY SERVICES

DRINK

HEALTH & BEAUTY

RETIREMENT LIVING

SPORTS & REC FOOD & DRINK

Your Trusted Source for Community News READER PHOTO OF THE WEEK Reader James Haffner captured this stunning sunset from Red Rock. Send your photos to readerphotos@ tucsonlocalmedia.com. Include your name, contact information and details about the photo, including who took it, where it was taken and the subject. Not all photos can be printed, see other photos online at www.tucsonlocalmedia.com.

EXPLORER 1

ANA MAR ice The Vo

S NEW

since rana of Ma

Volume

ber Num

21 ol 20 Scho

The Voice of

FEMA in Pim a

2007

on Secti ecial s | Sp pplie ool su for sch 1 urces 14, 202 July al reso and loc oom, ssr cla e for th 2020les t. 7,w ru OcNe 1

to Back

28 •

M , 

After O. ,  week

Marana, Oro Valley and North west Tucson

s of stalling, Gov. Ducey agre work with fede es to allow Pima ral governme nt on vaccinatio Coun n sites | Page ty to INSIDE 5

na Arizoslature legi s mask Wat ershed ts in Ren ban iremen ewal BLM reint requ ols beave roduces scho | Pagers

I’LL RETIRE IN ANOTHER DECA DE

WWII veteran

V 

• N

Kara Riley reflects on one year as Oro Val Police Chief ley

and

Richard Bushong COVID survivor Col. ure Legislatt fishis 98th birthday recently celebrated ona Ariz for nexschools and Space Museum,at the Pima Air the budget public require 30, where he has volunteered n Jun d thech bans from This e of both WWIIfor 29 years. A veteran approve , whi the stat testing. Doug . g Bushong is seenand the Vietnam War, -19 cal year er Gov nin ughout VID the B-17 bomberhere sitting beneath thro or CO ks aft order bandoing J G ks few wee utive  ate from missions in. Read he flew multiple mas Tucson Local Media ing comes a an exec ersities affect priv more on page 12. ban ey signed and univ s not effect. get n Duc colleges e ban doe take the bud lic Pusch aking charge Courtesy photo ady after the e for Th pub alre ck stat e. ned and the d has ment with of a police departtely g stru It bur of the the sam edia doctors in on scitnin s. ols, and cers is no more than 100 offi oor an scho ost imm some weighed es “no afr ligh dernes into one ory at easy feat Alm roved, Outdor events . afte ge Wil wing zona hist a good year. even duringals mak Shortly mal ion gro for Rid app ban are But Oro in Ari s. to nor ters ed was days, professing the sense.” C indo d town Cen issu rned more thanss 48 est fires acre thwest dev D Riley’s first Valley Police Chief health , argu lic health , the Tucsontion Local Media acro bigg 120,000 the Sou the has retuwhen es aroun 3 pandemic, year on the job includeKara subject or pub enactedPreven mask mandat mon, a time burning a, the nearly idents of iliar with on hom nationw fic was P4 da , Lem at ge ide protests enti ral disaster Res ban trol and fire t said ASKS more than es, while events But fires are Arizonfor – fire ely fam , | Pa See M of ed cts of but Har Catali50 people ter the Con ect In the law s and shifting regulatinatulonger require intimat effe would no going vaccination enforcement 20 wild t-wrackand resp ons. such Disease ov. Doug like astating inesses, rugged nearly 30 efforts— local governm permission from of Monday, March n from drough of – y. bus years, Riley profession for lit up coronavirusDucey lifted all . in the efit 29, at least as n memory far awa million Arizona out to be Johnso was was very and says 2020 Ducey also ents. hel y, life can ben n Fire the most n turned it 2 er restrictions Bighor last week ns had untain hor en COVID profession. said require rewarding ite News P5 for busines orts Rac e the ths of is nev e mo July, and ple – scar r- wild range wome Cronk ON, of her -19 vaccine been givments million the Big “Th rth of ordinances, regarding local ses to limit r sinc ad swa ains peo lic info a na EMM as L y “We s yea T and and The d UA sp occupan were businesses were fully unt nt take events. pub Arizon na OUN events ed bro vaccinated. 1.2 and spread other steps to reduce cy addition, the Fou g to manHart, some difficultreally put to task t’s beeblacken alina Mo, a rece See M k the ent, reand tlin In hospita of COVID behin 8 Ducey the decreas Cat for 8-8293saidVALheLEYwould Now k and star ,” Mar said. “These , difficult times,” had Fire recommendatio would shift -66jurisdic ed conside lizations had local ge Santa Tucson. e Par gs of in fact officer Departmia tour. 0, Riley challenges ORO 520 to block rably Pa the January that IN ns Stat tions and of spri | ion haven’t were a om LTOR bars could Fish s med 5, 202 peak during since the from enactin now operate at e north Catalin n reveals ugh the mat e & wave. law enforce been experienced things $lty.c g the winter REA ng Gam Ducey notedfull capacity. the newan Jun of thro mo ongRea 980,0 & #1 00 4BD/4 BA tour years, and ment profession in in the Lem peeking e, includiLife called onfire beg the state’s BA the pandem Lisab@L G AGENT many 4BD/4 sq ft) onMountgrowth Wildlif rning. The sq ft) home(3,524 of them.” ic was just 00 (2,868e withle retu commu See COVID #1 LON one with $ new floor. $ 720,0 casita in , P10 1,595,000 st sheep, are a tiny Mount homort-sty views Estates fore of 3BD/4BA at High Mesa. ts hit orn res d and haven, mit (4,955 mer adul tion bighSum sum sq ft) custom yar See POLICE 13763 N Placita 8 in near the , P7 Meseta De 0549 Pima vaccina estate with Oro, Oro Valley, #221 nity AZ 85755 views MLS +Den % in

dner Gar Jeff n Local Media

9 ie | Page Arizona Give mings a mov DE r’s book beco Day INSI re professoMore impo Fitant 4 • UA assis rtant Ducey ren | Page ighorn than ever lifts nts’ child cks his patie om B | Page 8 Hot Pi officials warCOVID restrictions but or fathered ng fr ri Fertility doct n it is too ear hea ve uit: Laws reco ly to let gua lth Outdoor mon rd down Lem Dining ount Listing our & Rec M dia.com

Sports

Tucso

WS LLS NEG I H T O FOI 1 • Volume Jan. 6, 202

ocalMe w.TucsonL ber 1 • ww 11 • Num

COVIDbers Num

70 ge 15 | Pa

BA 3BD/3 sq

00 (2,654 hly hig

650,0

ft) raded, e. upged hom gat

13296

, Oro Court

, AZ 85755 Valley

MLS

12770

N Yellow

Bird

, Oro Road

MLS #2210650

, AZ 85755 Valley

1678

#221

y Dalea N Down

J 

2335 E Long

Shadow Place,

Tucson, AZ

Pima Estates. Canyon

DESE 85718

MLS #2210537

Summ er Surv to get out an ival 20 21 d

It’s tim e

safely have fun

INSI DE

As you

2020 in

favorite patio s | Page 19

the r

Exper were vaccin ts say people ated resum can activi e most ties | Pag e4

w earvie

Past wo the

rst of m UAan resear it s froend al storie s CO cher report VID gest loc s the big | Pag 2 back at e5 r| Page Looking ented yea unpreced Loca Deser l Music

Moun t Heart, tai | Pag n Soul e9

Lisa Bayless

| 520-

668-8293 Lisab@LongRe alty.com TOP 1% OF ALL LONG AGENT #1 REALTOR S IN ORO VALL EY

www.tu csonloca lmedia. com

RT T IMES

The Voi ce of Sou thwest Tucson

this sum mer | Spe cial Sec tion

V  

FIDO FRESH ENERS A new startu

out of p Arizon the Unive business science a is getting rsity of breath, behind badto the with and how to dog cure it Picturedspecialized bacte C are ria.

Eric co-fo Zentack.Lyons and unders Lawm page 6. Read more Scott aker th on reaten s to su e reca ll prop onents

Tucson

Local

D 

Media

arana Photo courtesy Diya High Scho Tech Launch Pate Arizona challeng l didn ol Salutator ’t graduatioes of the sugarcoa ian “I thin last year t the Director tate me whe k most n speech in her of said last peop sent Rep. Mar they Rural Ariz ful year, n I say that le wou month. a ona Acti der to “cease andk Finchem Finchem were in the ” Patel said. this has ld agree with the grou desi on, ganize ’s constitueapproach for been past have “Gra ed by should p petit st” orform the sue the his reca a drea nts duat fire him inclu als dgroup ll, threatenioning power peoprecall. “We to help orthis year and footb ded storiion speeches On .” Th for are invo le, regu exist to a lette May 5, the all gam es of prom sents e Republic defamati ing to way of we had lar folks emr from grou system lved in to Rura District 11, an, who on. COV life full of adjust to es. However,s, the who which acco Finchem p received and l ID tests a bran Zoom ability, Arizonan faces a recarepre- elected offi really democra Finchem ’s rdin Q-ti lawy , whic d new calls tic g to ps reca cial is constituea group s for Acco ll by for the the Recaers, of remibeing shov h consisted , masks a pow lling an ral Ariz website, “dem er reser onan nts, for of his distr unt- state’s people of fraud ll of massand experiencniscing ed up our ands s for ved destroy on a noses. ive ict’s “If enouconstitut Arizona his ties conspira spreadin all cam Accounta Rue, colle Finc joyfu ion,” by we Inste cy theo g vote our hem ctive oters to the “Sto r that petitgh registeredsaid Fierr ly takinare all sittin l high scho ad inco paign matebility being ries fama at the grate ga g here ol the U.S. voters os. tions tory’ andrrectly deem rials Jan. 6 p the Stea and Finchem ion and Patel, ful that deep brea today, Insurrec l” ri- he sign they in loca publish s ‘dedoes we’re th like agre Natali Capitol. long and is Finc lack tion at final dang e so ed just retrachem’s l newspap Fierros, legislator erous and integrity, that stead for a year many othely here.” Rural lawyers prom ers. If not, co-execu an ineff that ers in , then it tel andlived thro of norm r students, Ariz ise ective jected tive that distr goes alcy, to vote Finc onans’ lawy to sue.” to the District fellow ugh a pand but inMar vot- stated they hem’s dem ers on wheict to get of tryin graduate ana Unifi emic. a chan against wou ther and res expr ce ed SchoPaor not and a serie g to grad him should seek essed they ol s of uate trol the ld he sanctions cause changes woes while sue. beyo jugg “Thi d by See F that we s past year,the COV nd their ling INCHE ID-1 conM, P10 the were some Class of 9 outbreak. 2021 of the proved most adaptable See M ARAN A, P8 C

Tucson

www.TucsonLocalMedia.com

Local

D 

Media

• N  

Maran of 20 a’s Class big ch21 took on alleng es



Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

MANAGER’S MESSAGE

Public works projects continuing throughout Marana Jason Angell

Special to Tucson Local Media

y all accounts, development during this past fiscal year defied economic predictions and saw some historic highs due to the effects of COVID. An unexpected outcome of the pandemic has been the positive impact on the housing market. Because of the economic uncertainty early in the onset of the pandemic during the spring of 2020, market activity fell dramatically. By early summer 2020, the market rallied with historically low inter-

est rates and high demand from buyers. With an increasing number of buyers, not enough sellers, and lack of inventory, homebuyers faced a very strong seller’s market. This translated to higher listing prices and quick sales. During Fiscal Year 2021, the General Plan was amended in two areas; the Dove Mountain Specific Plan Amendment and the Alexander Specific Plan Amendment. The Dove Mountain Specific Plan Amendment added 9.38 acres of land on the north side of Tangerine

Road, east of North Camino de Oeste Road, to the Dove Mountain Specific Plan, as well as a rezoning of the property to a designation of Mixed-Use Commercial property. The Alexander Specific Plan Amendment changed the land use designation of the Alexander project from Commercial to Master Plan Area. The Alexander development proposes 211 multifamily dwelling units, and a portion of the property has been dedicated to Pima County for construction of the extension of The Loop shared-use path along the

back of the CDO. There was also an amendment to the Town Code made this year—the Subdivision Private On-site Recreational Areas Amendment. It was recognized that the Subdivision Recreational Areas section of the Town Code had become outdated and inadequate. After extensive outreach with stakeholders, staff drafted revisions to the Code, creating minimum required recreational areas based on average lot size, instituted design standards, including the requirement for a recreation area plan (RAP) and estab-

lished the recreational areas design standards manual. Town Council adopted these Code changes in December, 2020, which became effective in January 2021. Several public projects were completed within the Town’s infrastructure; the Camino de Oeste Road reconstruction improved the right-of-way landscaping and added a multi-use path that connects to the path at Tangerine Road, the opening of Adonis Road/Mandarina Boulevard now provides secondary access for residents and emergency services, and the opening of

CAP Trailhead provides the Town’s gateway to the CAP trail system that runs 17 miles into Pinal County. Some completed commercial projects you may have noticed around town include the QuikTrip at West Ina Road and North Starcommerce Way, O’Reilly Auto Parts in the Safeway Shopping Center at Continental Ranch, Circle K in Gladden Farms, and Dutch Bros Coffee on Ina Road.

In Fiscal Year 2022, residents can look forward to seeing a few commercial projects coming to Marana. See Message, P16

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

LIVEN UP

Frankenstein’s Ensemble Cast Steals the Show Together Emily Dieckman

Special to Tucson Local Media

ook. I know this time of year can be a little contentious. There are always some people ready to throw hot sun to the wind and proclaim Sept. 1 the start of Halloween, and there are other people still mourning the end of monsoon season who just need a gall-dang minute, okay? It feels heightened this year, with everyone still processing the weirdness of the last year and a half. Some are ready to throw it in the trash and move on to bigger, better, spookier things. Some are firmly convinced it’s still March 2020. All this to say, no matter where you stand on the Great Gourd Debate, your soul could surely benefit from a little bit of the Gaslight Theatre’s signature silly medicine. Ready for Halloween? Then you’ll be pleased to know that they’re currently showing a musical

rendition of Frankenstein, written and directed by Peter Van Slyke. Trying to hold on to summer? There are monsoons happening throughout the entire show. Plus, you can order a root beer float or something else that tastes like summer. Frankenstein features several of the theatre’s classic trademarks: a strong ensemble cast, impressive sets and special effects, show-stopping musical numbers, and the occasional instance of a cast member visibly holding back laughter at something that’s happening on stage. The show is set in Frankenstein’s castle, in the land of Bratwurstlandia. Victor Frankenstein (son of the original Dr. Frankenstein) has returned to his family homestead with his fiancée, thee beautiful Elisabeth (trust me, she was a “thee,” sort of woman, not a “the.”) He’s hit with the hard-toswallow news that most of the townspeople don’t want

Photo courtesy of the Gaslight Theatre

(Left to right) Jacob Brown, Jake Chapman, Mike Yarema and David Fanning

to set foot in or near his late father’s estate, because they all obviously have PTSD from the time he unleashed a terrifying monster on the town. When he also learns that Frankenstein’s monster was never actually destroyed, he has to decide: Will he carry on his father’s legacy and bring Frankenstein’s monster (the excellently cast David Fanning) back to life again? Or will he,

like, consider the feelings of his fragile, faint-prone fiancée and focus on their upcoming wedding? (Hint: the title of the play is not Fiancée!) Now, you might not have thought to call all of this nonsense “hanky panky,” but when police inspector Lt. Klemp comes on the scene, he starts calling it “hanky panky” and then you realize that that’s exactly what you should be

calling it. David Orley’s portrayal of a bumbling police officer—which I feel reasonably confident was at least influenced, even if subconsciously, by the walrus from the “Walrus and the Carpenter” scene in Alice in Wonderland—is a highlight of the show. So, too, is a hilarious parody of the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” called “He’s Alive!” “Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! He’s aliiiiiive!” Brilliant stuff. Delightful details abound: There’s the fact that Hans, an Igor-type character played by Mike Yarema, speaks with an inexplicably Brooklyn accent. There’s Heather Stricker as Elisabeth, patiently waiting to finish fainting until someone gets her a pillow for her head to land on. There are outstanding effects to portray everything from welltimed lightning to angry mobs to a big, fancy laser. There’s–and hey, I’ll just come out and say it–a hilarious murder scene.

This is a show about being an outcast, about the impression a little bit of kindness can leave. About one love story transforming into another, and about, as the cast often refrained, “LIFE ITSELFFFFF!” And of course, it’s about a big, goofy, singing, dancing monster who will crack you up. Frankenstein is followed by the Gaslight’s Late Show Olio, starring Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon, with special guest stars like Tiny Tim, Bette Midler and the Broadway cast of Hair. It’s a cherry on top of a night full of laughs. Frankenstein is showing Tuesdays through Sundays through Nov. 7 at the Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. Tickets for the family-friendly show are $23.95, with discounts available for groups, students, seniors, military, first responders and children 2-12. Reservations are required.

“ YO U R O N E - S TO P H OT T U B , P O O L S E R V I C E , R E PA I R , R E N O VAT I O N A N D S U P P L I E S ”



Buy 3, Get 4th FREE!

Sani-Clor® Liquid Pool Chlorine

Now HASA costs even less! Present this special coupon when you buy your next Four-Pak of Hasa® Sani-Clor Liquid Pool Chlorine, you’ll get 1 gallon FREE!

e-mail: ________________________________

Sand Shark IN-STOCK ONLY *While supplies last

3821 W. Costco Dr.

*C102820* *C102821*

OPEN 7 - DAYS A WEEK!

520-325-6427 • e-konomy.com

Deposits, taxes, or other fees not included. Offer applies only to HASA brand DEPOSIT product • Limit one per customer.



$3 Blvd. 6020 E. Speedway

P O O L S E R V I C E / R E N O VAT I O N S / P O O L R E PA I R / P O O L S U P P L I E S / S PA S / H OT T U B S / Y E T I /

Eco-Safe, Eco-Friendly

B I GOFF GREEN Any HASA Eco-Safe Product

ROC #312583

Name: ________________________________

EGG

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

EN INGS HAPP EN Visit www.tucsonlocalmedia.com/livenup/calendar to submit your free calendar listing. For event advertising, contact us (520) 797-4384 or tlmsales@tucsonlocalmedia.com

THEATER

day, 2 p.m. Sunday; Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre in the Historic Y, 738 N. Fifth Ave., #131; $28-$30, $15 WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY, students and teachers; 448-3300 or SEPT. 1526 • Catch a performance of Looped about scoundrelandscamp.org. original bad girl from the golden age of Hollywood Tallulah Bankhead on an infamous day in film history. Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Invisible Theatre, 1400 N. First Ave.; $40; 882-9721 or invisibletheatre. com.

THURSDAY TO SUNDAY, SEPT. 16OCT. 3

• Catch a performance of Jacqueline Goldfinger’s Babel featuring a dark sci-fi comedy set in the near future raising the specter of eugenics. Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Satur-

THURSDAY TO SUNDAY THROUGH OCT. 9

• Catch a performance of the time-traveling Irish love story Bloomsday dancing backwards through time as an older couple retraces their steps to discover their younger selves. Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; Live Theatre Workshop, 3322 E. Fort Lowell Rd.; $15-$20; 327-4242.

Spanish and Classical guitar with two of Tucson’s finest musicians at Una Noche De Guitarra with Ismael Barajas and Domingo DeGrazia. Details: 7-8:30 p.m.; Sea of Glass Center for the Arts, 330 FRIDAY, SEPT. 17 E. 7th St.; $4-$30; 398-2542 or • Don your dancin’ shoes for the theseaofglass.org. Vintage Rock Dance Party with • Listen to accordionist, vocalist Shell Shock featuring classic and songwriter Ramon Ayala WEDNESDAY THROUGH rock spanning the 60’s, 70’s and whose career has spanned more SUNDAY THROUGH NOV. 7 80’s. Details: 7-9:30 p.m.; Gaslight than 40 years. Details: 8 p.m.; • Comedy comes alive at the new Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; Casino del Sol AVA Amphitheater, spoof Frankenstein with the clas- $20; 529-1000 or 5655 W. Valencia Road; $36-$45; sic story of a scientist who brings gaslightmusichall.com. 800-344-9435. his experiment to life. Details: 7 • Don’t miss The Man in Black: p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 6 and SUNDAY, SEPT. 19 Tribute to Johnny Cash featuring 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 and • Listen to Taylor Made, The James Shawn Barker who embodies the 6 p.m. Sunday; Gaslight Theatre, Taylor Tribute Band capturing the character, mannerisms and spirit of 7010 E. Broadway Blvd.; $21.95uplifting, soulful and memorable the American music icon. Details: sounds of the legendary singer-song8 p.m.; The Rialto Theatre, 318 E. writer. Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Music Congress St.; $24-$45; 740-1000 or Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $27; 529rialtotheatre.com. 1000 or gaslightmusichall.com. SATURDAY, SEPT. 18 • Listen to the Tucson Pops • Don’t be Only the Lonely one Orchestra fall concert series feawithout a ticket to Hall of Famers, turing guest conductor Khris Dodge the Music of Roy Orbison and and guest artists Matthew Holter, Van Morrison performed by Todd José “Chach” Snook, Tyler Wright Thompson with a special appearand Crystal Stark. Details: 7 p.m.; ance of his wife Erin Thompson. DeMeester Outdoor Performance Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, Center, 1100 S. Randolph Way; free; 13005 N. Oracle Road; $27; 529722-5853 or tucsonpops.org. 1000 or gaslightmusichall.com. • Enjoy An Evening with Ruthie • Enjoy an evening of Flamenco, Foster performing her bluesy

Golder Ranch Fire District Reminds the Public of the Importance of Being Prepared

September is National Preparedness Month. Are you and your family prepared for a major disaster? Many families confess that they have not taken the necessary steps to empower themselves with the essential materials needed to survive for up to 72 hours. Create a 72- Hour Preparedness Kit for your families with these suggested items: • Water (3 gallons per person to last 72 hours) • Food (i.e. ready to eat canned meats, fruits, vegetables, infant food, etc.) • First Aid Kit (i.e. bandages, anti-bacterial ointment, cold packs, antiseptic wipes, etc.)

• Medicine (i.e. prescription drugs, aspirin, anti-diarrhea medication, etc.)

$23.95; $13.95 children; 886-9428 or thegaslighttheatre.com.

MUSIC

MONDAY, SEPT. 20

• Join Gaslight favorites Armen Dirta-

dian and David Fanning performing Back to Back, the Music of Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck. Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Blvd.; $31, $18 children; 886-9428 or thegaslighttheatre.com.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 21

• Enjoy your favorite blues tunes by Whose Blues & Bad News Blues Bands at the Hot Blues Concert. Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $27; 5291000 or gaslightmusichall.com.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 24

• Get your feet moving with music that has truly stood the test of time at the Rock & Roll All Nite Dance Party with Vinyl Tap. Details: 7 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $20; 5291000 or gaslightmusichall.com. • Don’t miss multi-platinum and Grammy Award winner John Legend live at his Bigger Love 2021 Tour. Details: 8 p.m.; Casino del Sol AVA Amphitheater, 5655 W.

Now Contracting Drivers to deliver newspapers weekly Make some Extra Bucks

• Tools and Supplies (i.e. cups, plates, plastic utensils, battery powered

radio and extra batteries, flashlight with extra batteries, scissors, etc.) • Sanitation (i.e. soap, toilet paper, garbage bags) • Clothing and Bedding (rain gear, hats and gloves, etc.) • Baby Items (i.e. formula, diapers, bottles, etc.)

Golder Ranch Fire District Administration | 3885 E. Golder Ranch Drive, Tucson, AZ 85739 | grfdaz.gov

guitar with a soulful vocal. Details: 7:30 p.m.; Outdoor Plaza, Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St.; $30$40; rythmandroots.org.

The Northwest’s Newspaper

Call Circulation at 797-4384 for details.

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

Valencia Road; $32-$75; 800-344-9435.

MONDAY, SEPT. 27

• Don’t miss The Music of the FRIDAY AND SUNDAY, SEPT. Traveling Wilburys and Solo 24 AND 26 Hits starring Mike Hebert, Todd • Welcome back the Tucson Symphony Thompson and Mike Yarema. Orchestra with Opening Night Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Theatre, Tchaikovsky Fourth featuring 7010 E. Broadway Blvd.; $25-$27, conductor José Luis Gomez and $15 children; 886-9428 or trumpeter Pacho Flores. Details: thegaslighttheatre.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave.; $17-$83; ticketmaster.com.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 25

• Rock the night away with “rockabilly’s greatest modern ambassador” Chris Isaak with his longtime band Silvertone. Details: 7:30 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.; $43-$98; foxtucson.com. • Celebrate the classic lineup of the legendary superstar band at Mirage - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. Details: 7:30 p.m.; DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive; $30; 825-2818.

SPECIAL EVENTS

featuring illuminated artwork, multi-media installations, theatrical performances, projections and live music. Details: 7-11 p.m.; Triangle L Ranch, 2805 N. Triangle L Ranch Rd., Oracle; $60/vehicle; 520-404-4022 or trianglelranch.com.

intermediate level artists presented by Tucson Botanical Gardens. Details: 5:30-7 p.m.; online with Zoom link provided; $30, discount for members; 326-9686 or tucsonbotanical.org.

SUNDAYS THROUGH SEPT. 26

• Bring the kids for the Woodland Games fun competition testing their outdoor knowledge and solving a mystery at The Conundrum at Camp Catalina at the Children’s Theatre. Details: 1 p.m. Sunday; Live Theatre Workshop, 3322 E. Fort Lowell Rd.; $10, $7 children; 327-4242.

CLASSES & CHILDREN SEPT. 16 PROGRAMS •THURSDAY, Enjoy a fun family outing at Dis- VISUAL covery Nights at the Children’s SATURDAY, SEPT. 18 ARTS Museum Tucson with half-price • Grab your wish list and get

guidance on choosing Pots, Pots and more Pots – Mastering SATURDAY, SATURDAY, Container Gardening with SEPT. 18 • Enjoy the award-winning Diaspo- Tucson Botanical Gardens potted ra Showcase Africa featuring the garden expert Marylee Pangman. music, food, dance and fashion from Details: 10:30 a.m.-noon.; online the five regions of the continent for with Zoom link provided; $30, a multi-cultural and unforgettable discount for members; 326-9686 or tucsonbotanical.org. experience. Details: 6 p.m.; Savoy Opera House, 6541 E. Tanque Verde WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22 Rd.; $69 and up; 729-7771 or • Explore Botanical Art in Waterdiasporashowcase.com. color: Saguaros with illustrator • Bring the entire family to Glow! Adela Antoinette for beginner to A Nighttime Art Experience

admission and bilingual programming. Details: 5-7 p.m.; 200 S. 6th Ave.; $4.50; 792-9985.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 18

• Calling all parents and kids for Beginner’s Archery Class and learn how to safely use a bow for ages 9 and older. Details: 10:15-11:15 a.m.; International Wildlife Museum, 4800 W. Gates Pass Rd.; $8-$17 (equipment provided); 629-0100 or thewildlifemuseum.org.

FILM SATURDAY, SEPT. 18

• Bring the kids and chairs or blankets for Movies on the Lawn on a large inflatable screen with this month’s feature “Raya and the Last Dragon.” Details: 6-9 p.m.; Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center, 10555 N. La Cañada Dr.; free; orovalleyaz.gov.

HEALTH FRIDAY, SEPT. 24

• Help raise awareness about MONDAY TO FRIDAY the leading cause of death for THROUGH OCT. 8 women cardiovascular disease at • View the exhibit Egress - Works Southern Arizona Go Red for On Paper: Alice Browne, Women breakfast event featuring Anthony Banks, George Little, a Health & Wellness Expo and silent three painters who are graduates of auction sponsored by the American the Royal College of Art in the UK. Heart Association. Details: 7 a.m. Details: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monregistration, 8 a.m. programs; day-Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday; Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Pima 3800 E. Sunrise Dr.; 236-4587 or Community College, 2202 W. Anklam SoAZGoRed.heart.org. Rd.; free admission; 206-6942.

Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

SHEPHERD HILLS SENIOR LIVING Guiding Tranquility in the Old Pueblo

Residents at Shepherd Hills enjoy our gardens filled with a variety of fruit trees and flowering plants. During the warmer seasons, birds and butterflies are a common sight in our tranquil oasis. Residents can participate in the Shepherd Hills Gardening Program at any level they are comfortable with. Whether you still enjoy planting and tending the garden or simply enjoy a quiet stroll along the garden pathways, Shepherd Hills is full with beautiful outdoor spaces.

Perfect Location

Our location is just far enough removed from daily traffic and noise while still being conveniently located. Situated in the peaceful Harold Bell Wright Neighborhood, our residents enjoy the beautiful natural surroundings and the green spaces provided at the Harold Bell Wright Park. Also, we are nearby to amenities and services such as restaurants, shops, banks, and the medical facilities. Shepherd Hill’s location blends the quiet surroundings of a rural neighborhood with all the convenience of living in the city.

Athlete of the Week: Taeya Gurvine

Tom Danehy

Special to Tucson Local Media

reedence Clearwater Revival once sang: “Take you a glass o’ water, Make it against the law, See how good the water tastes, When you can’t have any at all.” Most of us have been in a mild form of that situation at one time or another in our lives. The movie we were forbidden to see. The sold-out concert. The too-expensive shoes. But that’s just stuff. Imagine if circumstances suddenly denied you access to something that is part of your very essence. There is pain diagnosis. Taeya had scoand emptiness, anger and liosis (unnatural curva-

Message Continued from P12

Gathering Places The centerpiece of our inner courtyard is our signature gazebo. Large enough to accommodate gatherings for morning coffee with friends and family or a tranquil place to sit and reflect.

6447-6451 East Shepherd Hills Tucson, AZ 85710 shepherdhillsseniorcare.com

Call today! 520-358-0643

frustration. But if you’re lucky and/or blessed, you’ll eventually have that vision. There’s you, off in the distance, doing that thing that you might have taken for granted in the past. But now, it’s all you can think about doing, all you want to do, all you HAVE to do. For Canyon Del Oro High School senior Taeya Gurvine, it was running. She had tried lots of sports in middle school, but by the time she arrived on the Dorado campus, she was a runner. Cross country in the brutal September sun, middle distances during track season. Running was an integral part of who she was. Then came the medical

The new Northwest Fire District Administration Complex will serve as the District’s headquarters, located on Marana Main Street. Construction is now underway. Cortaro Ranch Shopping Center and Safeway Shopping Center at Continental Ranch have been proposed to offer more shopping opportunities. Filiberto’s Mexican Food, Great Clips, Starbucks, and Freytag Orthodontics are among the confirmed tenants. Other commercial projects include Silverbell Gateway Distribution Center, National Self-Storage, Golden Leaf Expansion, and Bill Luke Automotive. To see all current and proposed commercial proj-

ects in the Town, visit maranaaz.gov/projectinfo. Several residential projects are also underway. Multifamily development plans have been submitted for Encantada at Marana Center, Silverbell Gateway Apartments, and the Alexander Apartments. In Single Family development, the northwest area of Marana continues to develop with active sales and new construction in the Gladden Farms Blocks between Tangerine Farms Road and Moore Road, in Rancho Marana, and in the Village at Barnett. Additionally, activity remains strong in Saguaro Bloom and along the Twin Peaks corridor. Development activity remained strong in fiscal year 2021, with 67 commercial permits issued at a valuation of almost $36 million, and 1,067 single-family house permits issued with

ture of the spine) so severe that it would require an incredibly invasive (and quite risky) surgery. Doctors would insert two rods in her straightened spine, secured by 24 screws and wrapped up in a package by some 300 stitches! The procedure went exceptionally well, but it was so intense that when it was a record-breaking month in June 2021. Subdivision plats approved in fiscal year 2021 reached a new high of 996 lots. As new home construction continues to boom, so does the need for new water and sewer connections, as the Town saw a very high number of new connections in relation to housing permits. It’s exciting to see the rapid growth in Marana. All of us here at the Town of Marana are looking forward to our next year of growth, welcoming both new residents and new businesses to the Marana community. To read the full Annual Development Activity Report, please head to maranaaz.gov/ developmentservices. Jason Angell is the Town of Marana development services director.

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

over, she basically had to learn how to walk again. “I was supposed to take it easy, doctors orders. My family participated in a Mud Run. I was supposed to just walk along, but when they weren’t looking, I would secretly run a few steps. When he found out what I had done, my surgeon actually yelled at me.” She chuckles. She pushed herself and pushed herself and came back much faster than anyone thought she would have been able to. But it put a strain on her, both physically and mentally. The athlete in her wanted to just fight through the physical barriers of pain while ignoring the mental strain she was inflicting upon herself. “I came close to burnout,” she recalls. “I now understand that it’s important to find and maintain a balance of physical and mental health. That’s my goal from now on.” Meanwhile, the running is going well. In the first meet of the year, she shaved a whopping three minutes off her personal best time on the CDO course. After a meet next week at Sierra Vista Buena, she’ll have two more chances (in the cooler month of October) to beat her personal mark on her home course again. Next year, she will either attend Grand Canyon University or a college in Utah, where she will study to be a forensic psychologist. But for now, she’s running and that water, once denied to her, tastes great. www.tucsonlocalmedia.com Your online source for news in the Northwest

SPORTS EXTRA POINT WITH TOM DANEHY &RECREATION Remembering Sam Cunningham and a historic football game Tom Danehy

Special to Tucson Local Media

grew up in Southern California in the late '60s and early '70s. I’ve always considered myself having grown up in poverty, thus learning to appreciate what’s really important in life, and to have attended schools with a very high percentage of minority students, allowing me to grow up without prejudice. Plus, as an aspiring athlete and an absolute sports junkie, we had the opportunity to root for national champion USC football and (every year!) national champion UCLA basketball. Plus, the Lakers still had Jerry West and the Rams would go to the playoffs every year (and lose). There were a lot of things to root for and one big thing to root against: Alabama football. You know that saying about the only two people who know everything are God and an 8th grader? Well, being from Southern California and having what I believed to be a fine-tuned sense of racial justice, I

couldn’t stand the national attention that Alabama football received. They were an all-white team at an all-white school in an all-white conference and playing only against other all-white schools. How could they possibly be considered the best college football team in America? It was a constant source of irritation, but it all changed with the Sam Cunningham Game. Cunningham was a stud football player from Santa Barbara (and the older brother of NFL legend Randall Cunningham). He accepted a scholarship to USC and as soon as he was eligible to play on the Varsity as a sophomore (that was the rule back then), he immediately became a force for the Trojans. It was in that sophomore season of his that one of my fervent wishes came true—Alabama was going to play USC in football. Stories vary as to how the game even came about, but when it was first announced, jaws dropped all over the country. It is known that legendary Al-

abama Coach Bear Bryant and USC’s John McKay were friends. A lot of urban myths have grown up around the game, with one of the most enduring being that Bryant, sensing the tide of history (no pun intended), wanted to start recruiting Black players and perhaps showcasing an integrated team visiting Tuscaloosa could help that along. Some would say that he even wanted (or at least expected) to lose so that the move toward integration might be more fan-driven. USC, which, with quarterback Jimmy Jones and tailback Clarence Davis had an all-Black backfield, went into the game ranked third in the nation while Alabama had fallen out of the Top 10 for a couple years after the departure of star quarterback Joe Namath. While they were playing at home, the 16thranked Tide players were no match for the Trojans. The game was close until it started and then USC pulled away. Sam “Bam” Cunningham stole the show, rushing for 135 yards (from the fullback position!) on only 12

carries and scoring two touchdowns. So complete was the rout that McKay pulled his starters in the third quarter of the game that would end up a 42-21 USC victory. One of the myths that endured for a long, long time was that Coach Bryant sought out Cunningham after the game and took the Trojan star in to the Tide locker room, announcing, “THIS is what a football player looks like.” How I always wished that that had been true. It’s like the scene in “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence,” where the newspaper editor says that when the truth comes up against the legend, print the legend. It is true that Bryant waited outside the USC locker room to congratulate Cunningham, Jones, and Davis. After the game, Bryant is quoted as having said, “I want some players like that. I don’t care what color they are.” McKay later said that Bryant called him to ask how to treat Black players, to which McKay responded, “Treat ‘em like everybody else.”

Not long after that, Alabama began recruiting Black players. And with Bryant providing cover, the rest of the lily-white Southeastern Conference soon followed suit. Some say that the importance of that one game has been overblown, but I remember it exactly that way. Sadly, after bending the arc of history towards righteousness, that USC team would experience some internal racial turmoil of its own and stumble to a 6-4-1 record. Two years later, Sam Cunningham was a first-team All American and the undefeated Trojans won the national championship. He would go on to a nineyear career in the NFL, making All-Pro in 1978 and retiring as the leading rusher in New England Patriot history. Sam Cunningham died last week; he was 71. He remained humble to the end, downplaying the role he played in giving modern American history a nudge. In Alabama, integration started with a Bam.

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis

32 33

34 35

36 37

47 51

ACROSS Prefix with day or night 4 “You can’t possibly mean me?!” 7 ___ Khan (Muslim title) 8 “Malternative” beverage 15 It’s mostly nitrogen on Earth, but carbon dioxide on Mars 16 Preschooler, say 17 With 8-Down, light blue Monopoly property 18 Jan. honoree 19 Zoned out 22 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s alma mater 23 “Mamma ___!” 24 Footnote abbr. 25 Dude 28 iPad Pro, for one 31 With 48-Down, promotional phrase on some product packages

1996 double-platinum Beck album 33 Regulator mechanism, for short 34 Utter hell, say? 35 N.B.A. great with five championship rings as a player and three as a head coach 37 Fix, as loose laces 38 Seemed confused, maybe 46 One told to “Go get ’em!” 47 Provider of a canyon trail ride 49 Appeared poker-faced 55 Whittle (down) 56 Brand with the record for a single car driven the most miles (3+ million and counting) 57 It’s $550 for 17-Across/ 8-Down with a hotel on it 32

Know Us, Know Your Community

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If you don’t approach it right, being too careful with your pennies will make you feel poor. But frugality can also make you feel rich if you know what you’re saving for -- especially if it’s for an investment with the potential to pay you and yours for years to come. Any investment in your skills is doubly lucky this week. CANCER (June 22-July 22). It is the nature of sacred objects, appointments and relationships to move to the top of the list. All competition for attention clears out to make room for the consecrated energy to flow past and give its euphoric touch. If your life is lacking sacredness, decide what to make sacred; then imbue it with hallowed energy. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). “Keep your chin up” is the standard advice to the downtrodden, which, if enacted literally, works like a charm. To access the physicality of feeling better is to feel better. It can be accomplished in the position of the chin; the curve of the lips; an open chest filled with fresh air; and the sturdiness of a forward stride. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). To love without knowing a person well is to love a phantom creation that exists only in the lover’s mind. If an actual person wants love and it is given to a phantom creation instead, the actual person will feel lonely and rejected. Seek to know and be known. Understanding is more important than love this week.

Crossword Puzzle Answers

I R K E D

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll spend a longer than expected amount of time on planning, but it’s a worthy use of your energy. Carefully orchestrated plans are like musical arrangements that will add elements of excitement, drama and comedy to your life. Bonus: This is true whether or not things actually do go to plan. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your behavior centers around the simple desire to leave things better than you found them. You strive to lift the mood. You give smiles, compliments and a good quality of attention; you want people to be a bit happier because they interacted with you. You stir good vibes into every new situation you enter. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even hardened criminals believe they are good people. How do you know you’re really good? That you care about this at all is one indication. Your ability to question your own actions and judgment -- and strive for objectivity in the matter -- also counts. This week brings more evidence of your benevolence. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The hungrier people are, the better food tastes. Therefore, anticipation is the must-have ingredient. Those moments between the idea of the meal and the meal itself should be drawn out enough for the arrival of course one to come as a sweet relief. Apply the principle to your non-food-related plans this week. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Feelings must be self-generated. It is as impossible to make another person feel any certain way as it is to exercise for another person. Creating the atmosphere to invite feeling is the most you can do and this you’ll do very well. You’ll set the tones to proliferate particular feelings and thrive they will.

M A T S U

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Talk to your future self; that’s the person who knows the most about this path you’re on. If you’ve never discussed things with future you before, don’t worry; the door is always open. You’re future you’s favorite person. As far as logistics go, just use the same channels you use to talk to past you.

O I L C I T Y

DOWN Taiwan Strait’s ___ Islands 2 “Roger that” 3 Result of a damaged hard drive 4 One whose porridge was too cold for Goldilocks 5 Pennsylvania petroleum center, once 6 Peeved 8 See 17-Across: Abbr. 9 Paved the way 10 1981’s “Gorky Park” or 2012’s “Gone Girl” 11 Luxury hotel chain 12 “Stuffed” food item at a pub 13 Musician Yoko 14 N.B.A. scoring stat: Abbr. 20 Name of 11 pharaohs 21 Support column 26 Muppet with a unibrow 27 Effect created by a guitar pedal, informally 29 Magazine highlighting Clio winners 30 It’s been known to chase Wild Turkeys 36 Letter before theta 38 Pair of cymbals in a drum kit 39 Ancient marketplace 40 Loser to Truman in 1948 41 “___ you for real?” 42 Certain Wall Street takeover, in brief 43 Highly unconventional 44 Large bay window 45 Danish coin 46 Bakers’ amts. 48 See 31-Across 50 Blu-ray forerunner 51 Partner of then 52 World Cup cheer 53 “Killing ___” (Sandra Oh series) 54 Swarm 1

I G O T C H A

M A M A B E A R

P I L L A R

D A T A L O S S

O N T V

K R O N E

O R I E L

Directive before “awake” or “woke” 59 “Adorkable” one, maybe 60 20,310 ft., for Denali 58

O U T R E

C O P O P R M O N T I N T O S M I A E T A B N O D E O S W E V E K E R E T I E L A N K L B N O E M O O L V O W E E B

A L V E R E D A M B R S E E E R V S T E R D A B E R W E D E V Y D

A G O R A

H I H A T

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The river of life is rife with whirlpools of sadness that draw a person down. This week, build up an arsenal that will help you actively fight against vortexes of suffering. Included in your armory: events you’re looking forward to, a list of things that make you happy, sweet relationship highlights and plans for your bright future.

T S P S

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Fellow Aries Leonardo da Vinci was a genius for the ages who spent his last years wondering whether he’d made a difference with his life. While you’re not alone in your feelings of self-doubt, there’s no time to indulge them. Your contributions matter to those around you, and those who come after will build on them.

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

Worship Guide 520.797.4384

METHODIST

METHODIST Methodist VISTA DE LA MONTAÑA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Classifieds@TucsonLocalmedia.com

BAPTIST

FELLOWSHIP

LUTHERAN

THE GATE CHURCH

Reach Up, Reach In, Reach Out! Casual atmosphere.

Please joinWorship us for for In-Person Vista Sunday at 10Church amand Please join us LIVE! Online service Children’s Sunday School Live Streamed Worship Service Sunday @ 10am @ 10:00am at 10:15 am after the children’ s www.vistaumc.org www.vistaumc.org time in the church service or watch anytime using the the previor watch anytime using ous broadcast previous broadcast Adult Sunday Schoolbutton! –button! 11:15 am Please visit our website and/ 3001 E. Miravista Catalina or VistaUMC onLane, Facebook for Facebookfor viewing and daily updates updates on our our viewing on Locatedand on daily Oracle Rd. between Sunday services. services. Sunday

• Sat 6 PM Cowboy Church • Sun 11:30 AM Contemporary Service

(520) 825-1985 www.vistaumc.org

Wilds Rd. & Golder Ranch Rd.

Lead Pastor David Willard 9000 W Avra Valley Rd, Marana www.thegatechurch.com

LUTHERAN

Get the word out!

Reserve Ad space in your local Worship Directory Call 520-797-4384 CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

y Return to communit Reconciliation: T-F at 7:30 AM, Sat at 3-3:45 PM and by appointment.

�o��Fr�� 8 ��

��r�� V��

��r�� 3� ��

ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH 2727 W. Tangerine Road Oro Valley, AZ 85742 520.469.7835 www.stmarkov.com SATURDAY: 4:00 PM Vigil Mass SUNDAY: 7:00 AM 8:30 AM Masks required 10:00 AM 11:30 AM

UPCOMING EVENTS

Blood Drive

September 26, 7:30AM-12:30pm

Trunk or Treat

& hAUNTED hOUSE OctOber 30th, 5:00-8:30PM

Welcome Back Fall Fair NOVEMBER 13TH, NOON-4PM

RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

11575 N. 1st Ave. Oro Valley, AZ 85737 (520) 575-9901 Welcome to Resurrection Lutheran! Come join us every Sunday for worship!

OUR DOORS ARE OPEN! Oro Valley Location

7:45 am and 9:15 am Traditional Worship and our 10:45 am Contemporary Worship! SaddleBrooke Location

SaddleBrooke 9:00 am Worship in HOA 1 Clubhouse Vermilion Room. Or join us in your home for online worship or visit our website for for information. www.orovalley.org

Get The Word Out!

Call 520-520 -797-4384 97- 4384

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

Worship Guide Service Directory 520.797.4384 Classifieds@TucsonLocalmedia.com

520.797.4384

Classifieds@TucsonLocalmedia.com

AUTO SERVICES

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING

BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

$CASH$

For ALL unwanted Cars, Trucks & SUVs Call or text anytime for quote FREE PROFESSIONAL REMOVAL

520-271-0546

New, Old, Running, or not! Family Owned and Operated Tucson and surrounding areas

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Call 520-797-4384 to Advertise

Casas Adobes Congregational Church An Open and Affirming Congregation of the UCC

No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!

Join Us for In-Person and Online Worship Services

CLEANING SERVICES Disinfection services coupled with EPA-Registered and environmentally friendly plant-based products that treat a home or business against a wide spectrum of bacteria, germs and viruses. It usually takes just a day to disinfect the home and includes cleaning high contact surfaces.

Disinfection up to 2500 sq. ft. Standard Price: $999

www.caucc.org/welcome/worship 520.297.1181 | info@caucc.org | 6801 N. Oracle Road

Special Price: $499 CALL

520-639-6712 VISIT GreenHomeSolutions.com

Worship Guide

Know Us Know Your Community

Get your message to our readers To advertise in your local Worship Directory,

Call 520 -797- 4384

CARPET CLEANING

Carpet Cleaning / Tile & Grout Cleaning

DIRTY CARPETS? CLEAN 2 rooms of carpet.... $59 CLEAN 2 rooms of tile/grout.... $59 100% Guaranteed 331-7777 Free Estimate Go to: OROVALLEYCARPETCLEANERS.COM

CLEANING SERVICES

Experience

Cleaning Services

(520)-396-8695

Free In Home Estimates Marisol Gomez ExperienceCleaning150@ gmail.com

• • • • • • •

25+ yrs Experience Low Prices Licensed & Insured Disinfecting Eco-friendly Detail is a focus Satisfaction is a Priority

Contractor

Beautifying Tucson from the Inside Out, One Home at a Time!

Call for Details! Bonded Insured Licensed

d ne w o lly ca Lo

d te ra e op

Call 441-9350 for free in-home estimate

CONTRACTORS

VOTED - Best of Northwest 10 years in a row!

· Additions & Enclosures · Kitchen Remodels · Bathroom Remodels

HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES

· · · ·

"Servicing Tucson Since 1995"

Flooring Patio Vigas Painting www.uriasremodeling.com & More!

572-9128

R.O.C.#270042. Bonded, Insured.

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

Service Directory 520.797.4384

Classifieds@TucsonLocalmedia.com

LANDSCAPE/MAINTENANCE

LANDSCAPE/ MAINTENANCE

Landscaping

AZ Grand Canyon Landscaping ARBORIST/ ISA CERTIFIED

TREE TRIMMING * TREE REPLACEMENT*TREE REMOVAL

LANSCAPE DESIGN & INSTALLATION

COMPLETE COMPLETE OUTDOOR OUTDOOR LIVING LIVING SPACES* SPACES* RENOVATIONS RENOVATIONS

IRRIGATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SYSTEMS SPECIALIST SPECIALIST

NEW NEW INSTALLATION* INSTALLATION* TROUBLE TROUBLE SHOOTING SHOOTING EXISTING EXISTING SYSTEMS SYSTEMS

LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE SPECIAL SPECIAL RATES: RATES: COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIAL, HOA’S HOA’S

ONE ONE TIME TIME CLEAN-UP CLEAN-UP PRE/POST- EMERGENT EMERGENT WEED PRE/POSTWEED CONTROL CONTROL

Most popular landscaping services we offer: Tree Trimming, Weeding, Mowing, Junk Removal Services and more…

Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed Monthly Maintenance Low Prices Call today for a FREE ESTIMATE!

(520) 622-8167 or (520) 286-1319

www.grandcanyonlandscaping.com ROC # 3035681

Fall special Summer special

Call Call 520-312-8726 520-312-8726

Let’s Schedule Your FREE ESTIMATE! Let’s Schedule Your FREE ESTIMATE!

LANDSCAPE/ MAINTENANCE

Budget Landscape Best Quality/Lowest Price • Irrigation Installation & Repair • Tree Service • Weed Control • Cactus Removal • Maintenance Plans • Decorative Rock - Hauling • Junk Removal • Commercial/ Residential

358- 4005 JOE Free Estimates

Call 520-797-4384 to Advertise

*Call for more services

FREE ESTIMATES (520) 481-2824 ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Commercial/Residential

LANDSCAPE/ MAINTENANCE

LLC

FREE ESTIMATES

•Weed Control •Irrigation • One-Time Clean Ups •Pavers •Tree Service •Maintenance Mgmt *All Types of Masonry LICENSED CONTRACTOR

520 - 4 9 5 - 8 4 4 4 economylandscapellc@gmail.com ROC# 331733 Insured and Bonded

LANDSCAPE DESIGN/INSTALL

Landscape Maintenance

Insured & Bonded • Not Licensed Contractor

LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE GRAVEL CLEAN UPS TREE TRIMMING

Economy Landscape

10% Discount for Senior Citizens, Military and First Responders

ARACELI’S

2018-2019 2018-2019

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

LANDSCAPE/ MAINTENANCE

Know Us Know Your Community

10% 10% Savings Savings Voted Voted #1 #1

LANDSCAPE/MAINTENANCE

LANDSCAPE & DESIGN • Maintenance • Pathways and patios • Irrigation • Tree trimming • Design and install

520-389-1541 CALL OR TEXT

Painting

PAINTING

EXTERIORS @ A DISCOUNT, Inc. Exterior & Interior Painting For

Residential & Commercial - Pressure Washing - Stucco & Masonry Repairs - Kool-Dek Refinishing - Security Door Refinishing - Wrought Iron Gate & Fence Refinishing - Roof Coating, Epoxy Garage Floors

247-6369

Licensed • Bonded • Insured • ROC 218893

Trimming • Planting & Removal

Any Type of Trees • Cactus Clean-up Maintenance We Install Timers Repair Irrigation Systems Gravel • Pavers • Etc... All of your landscape maintenance needs

FREE ESTIMATES

Cell (520) 405-8107

LANDSCAPE/MAINTENANCE

Landscaping

Salvador’s Landscape

Designs • Flagstone Fire Pits • Pavers BBQ’s • Irrigation Concrete Sidewalks

Walls • Rip Rap Lightning Driveway Pavers Synthetic Grass

520-248-2437 Good References | Free Estimates salvadorenriquez36@gmail.com

Want to see your ad here? Call 520-797-4384

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

Service Directory Classifieds 520.797.4384

Classifieds@TucsonLocalmedia.com

PLUMBING

Roofing

The Place “To Find” Everything You Need

ROOFING

SERVICE BUSINESS?

Advertise here! We can get your phone to ring! Commercial|Residential

FREE Estimates

Call

520-797-4384

25 years experience

Hot/Cool, Flat, Shingles, Repair, Installs and More.

Licensed & Bonded

2.75% Transaction Fee

CARPET CLEANING DIRTY CARPETS? Carpets cleaned professionally with $30,000 steam machine. Guaranteed 100% satisfaction. Clean 2 rooms of carpet only $59 Clean 2 rooms tile/grout only $59 Call 520 331-7777 For free estimate orovalleycarpetcleaners.com

520-306-1130 ROC# 296676

WINDOW CLEANING

ADULT CARE

CONTRACTORS



GF and Son Contractor

Family Business 25 yrs. BBB Member & licensed. Specialize in all types of(New/Old) Roof repairs, Coating, Rotten Wood, Fascia Boards, Remodeling & Additions, Permit plans. Now Accepting Credit cards Gary or Chase 520-742-1953

 Get your Message to our Readers

Having a yard sale? Contact us to book an ad!

Call 520-797-4384 to learn more!

EMPLOYMENT GENERAL

Call 520-797-4384

Classifieds@tucso Saddlebrooke HOA#1 is Now Hiring!

• F/T Golf Course Landscaper ($12.15-$18.38, DOE) • F/T Line Cook ($14/hr-17/hr, DOE) • F/T Janitor ($13/hr-$15/hr, DOE )

We offer a great starting wage, DOE, and wonderful benefits that include Medical (HSA), HSA Visa Card, Dental, Vision, 401(k)- 100% vested after one year of employment, Employee meals, Free Golf, and more! Come see why our employees are saying Saddlebrooke One is a “Great Place To Work!”

Email resume: jobs@saddlebrooke.org • 520-917-4373

NETWORK ADS Never Pay For Covered Home Repairs Again! Complete Care Home Warranty COVERS ALL MAJOR SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES. 30 DAY RISK FREE. $200.00 OFF 2 FREE Months! 1-877-565-0239 (AzCAN) WANTED OLD SPORTSCARS/CONVERTIBLES: Porsche, Mercedes, Jaguar, Triumph/MG, Ferrari, Corvette & others! 1973 & OLDER! ANY condition! TOP $$ PAID! Call/Text: Mike 520-977-1110. I bring trailer & cash! (AzCAN) TRAIN ONLINE TO DO MEDICAL BILLING! Become a Medical Office Professional online at CTI! Get Trained, Certified & ready to work in months! Call 866-459-5480. (M-F 8am-6pm ET) (AzCAN)

MISC. FOR SALE For Sale: $300 OBO Table 5'6 x 3' 6" with Leaf without leaf 3'6" x 3'6" Includes 4 chairs with cloth seats. Very good condition, Real Wood Table. $100 Dishes Full service for a serving of 4. 520-575-5598

GET YOUR MESSAGE TO OUR READERS

CALL 520-797-4384

WANTED TO BUY

EMPLOYMENT GENERAL Athletic Trainer Position Open Eastern Arizona College Eastern Arizona College has a full-time Athletic Trainer position open at Thatcher Campus in the beautiful rural area of Graham County, AZ. Excellent salary and benefits offered. The Position Open Notice, which includes application instructions and other important information, and application form, may be viewed and printed at http://www.eac.edu/Working_at_EAC/list.asp Or, you may call (928) 428-8915 to have a notice mailed or faxed. Position closes at 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 1, 2021. EOE

Life Alert. One press of a button sends help FAST, 24/7! At home and on the go. Mobile Pendant with GPS. FREE First Aid Kit (with subscription.) CALL 833-518-1809 FREE Brochure. (AzCAN)

Get your Message to our Readers

Call 520-797-4384

I Buy Record Collections Large or Small. Rock, Jazz, Blues, Soundtracks etc. $Cash$ and I will come to you. Call 520-389-8668 (Text only) 559-355-5935 Local Company

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021

Tech Talk: Technology startup competitions and science advocacy Jeff Gardner Tucson Local Media

ith a major research university right in our backyard, a strong military presence and innovative companies throughout the metro region, there’s often a plethora of interesting science, medical and technology news to be found in Southern Arizona. Here’s a breakdown of the most interesting recent developments. Imaging Success. A science imaging company has won the latest sponsored launch competition hosted by the University of Arizona Center for Innovation. QScint Imaging Solutions won the “sponsored launch,” which includes a year’s admission to UACI, valued at $10,000. QScint Imaging Solutions manufactures “digital autoradiography imaging systems” that can detect certain isotopes for use in biology, geology, geochemistry and even drug

development. According to UACI, these sponsored startup competitions provide the winning startup with a structured incubation program, customized business support and the ability to work alongside other startups at the university’s tech park campus. Other tools the incubation program provides are office and lab space and assistance through a 27-point roadmap that helps them with everything from refining their business model to obtaining funding. “QScint is incredibly excited to be joining and working with UACI. As we take these next growth steps, the amazing set of resources provided by UACI will be invaluable. We are very appreciative and truly honored for the generous support from Concord General Contracting,” said Brian Miller, president of QScint Imaging Solutions. This latest sponsored launch was supported by Concord General Contracting, who funded the competition and helped with the winner selection

process. Previous UACI sponsored launches have been fueled by the Town of Sahuarita, Freeport-McMoRan and the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce. UACI is a “startup incubator network” that offers guidance and lab space for startup companies out of the University of Arizona, as well as other businesses interested in relocating to Tucson. The UACI campus provides offices, wet and dry labs, meeting rooms and a prototyping center. But perhaps most importantly, it provides opportunities for collaboration with other startups in the network. QScint Imaging Solutions entered the UACI incubation program in August and will remain through July 2022. In addition to the program, the company will take dry lab space at UACI located at the UA Tech Park. “Our team is so excited to work with Brian Miller and the team at QScint. Brian has already proven to be a very successful researcher and entrepreneur and we look forward to

helping him through his technology validation and company growth,” said Eric Smith, executive director of UACI. Supporting Science. The Society for Science, a national science nonprofit, has awarded two local teachers grants as part of their annual Advocate program. The organization’s Advocate Program for the 2021-2022 school year includes a total of 66 educators who received a combined $214,000: 58 Advocates received a $3,000 stipend while eight Lead Advocates received $5,000 each. Jeremy Jonas, a biology teacher at Tucson High Magnet School, is one of the Lead Advocates, while Jacqueline Nichols of Sunnyside Unified School District is an Advocate. According to the Society for Science, Advocates will encourage at least three to five students who identify as a race or ethnicity historically underrepresented in STEM, and help them enter science projects into competitions.

Photo courtesy University of Arizona

QScint Imaging Solutions president Brian Miller in the lab. “In the coming school year, students and teachers will have to remain flexible during a fluctuating public health emergency,” said Maya Ajmera, president and CEO of the Society for Science. “Through the Advocate Program, we hope students continue to participate in meaningful and transformative science research experiences. We hope this program con-

Calling all Bars & Restaurants Let our hungry readers know you are there! Out door dining, Take-out, or Delivery!

Give us a call today 797-4384 The Northwest’s Newspaper

tinues to be a catalyst for underrepresented students to consider future STEM careers. The 66 Advocates are a truly amazing group of mentors for the next generation of scientists and engineers.” Jonas was previously awarded the 2018 Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for Arizona by the National Association of Biology Teachers.

Explorer and Marana News, Sept 15, 2021