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THE LOCAL NUMBERS SKYROCKET. The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Arizona skyrocketed this week, topping 39,000 as of Tuesday, June 16, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Pima County had seen 4,329 of the state’s 39,097 confirmed cases. On June 1, the statewide total number of confirmed cases was 20,123. A total of 1,219 Arizonans had died after contracting COVID-19, including 226 in Pima County, according to the June 16 report. In Maricopa County, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases had risen to 20,775. Arizona hospitals continued to see record numbers of people hospitalized with COVID symptoms, as well as more people visiting emergency rooms. The Arizona Department of Health Services reports that as of June 15, 1,506 Arizonans were hospitalized and 502 people were in ICU units. The report shows a record 956 people arrived at emergency rooms with COVID-like symptoms on June 15. THE NATIONAL NUMBERS. Nationwide, more than 2.1 million people had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which had killed more than 115,000 people in the United States as of Monday, June 15, according to tracking by Johns Hopkins University. DUCEY: NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. As local and national media focused on Arizona’s rising number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Doug Ducey pushed back against reports that the state’s hospitals were nearing capacity. In a contentious June 11 conference, Ducey acknowledged that the state’s growing number of positive tests showed the state was no longer in compliance with the CDC gating criteria that he used to justify lifting the state’s stay-at-home order but said the idea of asking Arizona residents to stay home was not under discussion. Ducey said Arizonans needed to understand the virus would be part of their lives for the foreseeable future. “This virus is not going away,” Ducey said. “There is not a cure for this virus. There is not a vaccine for this virus. So this virus is something we need to learn to live with. And we
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TUCSON OFFICIALS: THERE’S PLENTY TO WORRY ABOUT, INCLUDING DUCEY’S STRONGARM TACTICS. Tucson officials continued to ask Gov. Doug Ducey to give them the authority to set their own regulations to reduce the rapid spread of COVID-19. Under his executive order, Ducey has prohibited local jurisdictions from setting standards tougher than state regulations. On Friday, June 12, Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik wrote an open letter to Ducey asking him for “an immediate rescinding of your executive order that prohibits local governments from implementing our own politics for managing this health epidemic,” although Kozachik conceded in the letter that he recognized there was “a snowball’s chance of this being acted on favorably.” On Monday, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero urged Ducey to remove the restrictions that prevent Tucson from acting. “For example, I
believe that face masks should be mandatory in areas of the state with high community transmission for indoor spaces where social distancing is not feasible,” Romero said. “Gov. Ducey needs to untie the hands of local governments and allow us to make decisions that are in the best interest of our communities and account for local conditions.”
BIGHORN BLAZE: The Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains grew to more than 15,800 acres as hotshot crews and aircraft continued to battle the blaze as of Tuesday, June 16. The fire was 30 percent contained as of press time, and an evacuation was ordered for the areas of Mt. Lemmon and Mt. Bigelow, including Summerhaven. Over the weekend, fire crews made good progress stopping the fire on western and northern edges in Oro Valley and Catalina. Various neighborhoods in Catalina and the Catalina Foothills were evacuated over the last week, but all residents were allowed to return home as of press time. However, residents in those areas as well as Oro Valley residents living east of Oracle Road and north of Magee Road to the state park were warned to be “set” to evacuate. Catalina State Park has been closed and firefighters have established a nearby restricted area. ■ — Jim Nintzel with additional reporting from Kathleen B. Kunz, Austin Counts, Jeff Gardner, Tara Foulkrod and Logan Burtch-Buus.
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Ice Cube—Mr. Fuck-Tha-Police himself— jumped into the foray, tweeting he would not return to Tucson until “shit changes back.” Mayor Regina Romero responded to the multitude of complaints via twitter, stating the objections were rooted in misinformation. Ice Cube requested the city council hold an emergency meeting about the ordinance and urged Romero to “make sure it’s Tucson City Council votes to revisit a and not pro-law enforcement.” controversial ordinance that limits access to pro-people Romero scheduled time during last week’s crime scenes study session to address the issue. The ordinance originally passed unaniBy Austin Counts mously on April 21 without allowing public austin@tucsonlocalmedia.com comments due to the city closing their offices during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE TUCSON CITY COUNCIL However, outrage over the killing of George plans to review a controversial ordinance Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that limits the ability of the public to film sparked a renewed interest to allow Tucsopolice officers at its next council meeting on nans to voice their concerns, which could Tuesday, June 23. lead council members to amend or rescind The council unanimously voted on June the ordinance. 9 to reopen discussions on the ordinance, Councilmember Lane Santa Cruz brought which prohibits the public from entering forth the motion to reopen discussions, and filming a crime scene without having which was seconded by Councilmember officer permission. Nikki Lee. “I think that a government works best “When we voted in April, that was a very when we’re co-governing as elected officials, different time. I think our community and administrators and the community,” Mayor our country as a whole is really fed up with Regina Romero said before the vote. business as usual and are demanding a seat Nationwide disapproval over City Ordiat the table,” Santa Cruz said during the nance 11746 began percolating on Friday, study session. “Our responsibility as elected June 5, after twitter account The Artsy officials is to make room and to also recogMarxist tweeted the ordinance made it nize that we don’t always have it figured out. illegal to film Tucson Police officers. By that The more input we get, the more we can Sunday afternoon, the public steeping of in- make informed decisions.” dignation reached new depths once rapper Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus
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and several city council members say the ordinance is to protect officers from being obstructed from their job. The chief also said the ordinance was written so it doesn’t violate the public’s freedom of speech. “It is really about providing a safe area for officers to engage with the public, suspects, witnesses, whoever...without fear of having someone obstruct or interfere with them doing their work,” Magnus said during the study session. “It constitutionally protects the right of people to record police activity. It is very specific and has been a part of the training we’ve been given.” Magnus also noted TPD officers haven’t made any arrests due to a violation of the ordinance to date since it passed in April. On the same day the ordinance passed, TDP released an unlisted video on their YouTube channel showing a “community auditor” yelling obscenities at a female TPD officer while she was apparently trying to establish crime scene boundaries. The video is touted by TPD and city officials as proof as to why further action was justified. Critics contend the ordinance tramples First Amendment rights by restricting the public’s access to film officers during interactions and arrests. Civil rights attorney Paul Gattone has been opposed to the ordinance since its approval late-April. Gattone argues while the ordinance appears constitutional, it has the potential for abuse by law enforcement. “On its face (the ordinance) is constitutional, but it is way too broad and gives too much discretion to the individual officer to
determine what the crime scene length is going to be,” Gattone said during a phone interview. “Under this ordinance, you could set the crime scene 10 feet, 20 feet, 30 feet, 50 feet, or even 100 feet back. If (police) did that, essentially you are unable to film them. I understand what they said they need it for, but it’s just too prone to abuse.” Gattone believes no amount of added language or changes to the ordinance would be able to quell potential of abuse by local law enforcement. The only acceptable action is to rescind it, he said. “I don’t see how it could be amended. You can add the words ‘reasonable.’ You can add the words ‘as reasonably necessary’. You can add whatever you want,” Gattone said. “Still, one person’s reasonable is another person’s unreasonable.” City Attorney Mike Rankin said the question before the council at next week’s meeting is “should we suspend the ordinance for 90 days to review it a little further and get some input?” If the council chooses to nullify outright, they would need to establish a new ordinance repealing the current ordinance at a future meeting, Rankin said. As it stands, the ordinance is still in effect until the council takes action at their June 23 meeting. While the public still cannot attend City Council meetings because of COVID-19 restrictions, the city has set up an email account to accept public comments on the issue. Send your comment to comments@ tucsonaz.gov before the June 23 meeting to be included in the discussion. ■
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any contact will be minimized as much as possible. There will also be extra space between cars. Tickets and information can be found at cactusdrivein.com. The Pima County Fair is also joining the drive-in scene, by hosting movies at the Pima County Fairgrounds and Tucson Dragway. They’ll be screening films like Monsters Inc. and Jurassic Park in the coming weeks. Just $15 per carload. tucsondragway.com Summer Archery Class. The Desert Destroyers’ Junior Olympic Archery Development Club is hosting archery classes on Mondays and Fridays into July from ages 8 and up. At the classes kids can learn the basics of archery while still adhering to social distancing guidelines: classes are limited to 10 students, and hand sanitizer and wipes will be provided. Classes are 45 minutes of archery instruction followed by 45 minutes of archery activity. The classes are $20 per session and are held at Naranja Park Archery Range (810 W. Naranja Drive). More information can be found at Desert Destroyers Archery’s Facebook page.
Will Whitehouse and Momoko Okada. They’ve featured a virtual exhibit during quarantine, but this show is brand new. Untitled Gallery in the historic Steinfeld Warehouse building, 101 W. Sixth St., suite 121. MOCA. Our local Museum of Contemporary Art is closed for the summer, but they’ve got lots of digital offerings, like instructions for how to make your own Diana Shpungin-inspired flipbook, a witty still-life activity and a coloring book. If you can’t go see the art in person, maybe you can get so good at making your own that it will be in a museum someday? moca-tucson.org/digital-programming/
Possible Futures Mini-Installation Summer Camp. MOCA, the Children’s The sun doesn’t have to set on your summer plans. Museum and the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures are coming together to offer two weeklong youth camps where campers can create miniature real and imagined spaces. Kids will learn about installation art, using a kit of materials (brought to your house in a Festivals are off the list, but there are ways to have a good time despite the outbreak no-contact delivery) to create their own Etherton Gallery. The mini-installations! It doesn’t involve sitEtherton Gallery is trying By Jeff Gardner and Emily Dieckman have (such as Netflix or HBO Go), and ting in front of a computer all day, either. out a phased reopening write down a few of your favorite films. Jeff@tucsonlocalmedia.com There are some video tutorials, templates until June 27, by appointWithin 48 hours, the Loft’s dedicated and check-ins with other campers, but ment only, before taking its programming staff of film buffs will reply The Loft Cinema. most of it is hands-on artmaking. A camp annual summer break and with a specially curated list of three films One of the best ways to for Pre-K to 8-year-old kids runs from reopening on July 7. If you want to try perfect for you. Finally, The Loft is also escape the summer heat Monday, June 22, to Friday, June 26, and them out during the appointment-only allowing the public to rent a theater to is heading to the movie a teen camp, for ages 9 to 18, runs from phase, email info@ethertongallery.com to watch the movie in a private screening. theater. While those are Monday, July 6, to Friday, July 10. Sliding make your appointment, and follow their The Loft is allowing private rentals for unfortunately still closed scale of $40 to $80, with all payments guidelines: Check in at the front desk parties of up to 10, and you can reserve because gathering hundreds of people due by Friday, June 19. moca-tucson.org/ before entering, wear a mask, maintain into a single room doesn’t work too well Screen 1, which is their main theater class/summer-camp-2020/ a 6-foot distance from others and stay with 370 seats, and Screen 3, which is the in the age of social distancing, The Loft home if you’re feeling sick. It’s a great Cinema is offering multiple ways for you smaller building next door with 96 seats. Biosphere 2 Virtual Tours. Tucson’s chance to see their “Go Figure” show, to still enjoy summer movies. The Loft is Cost is $100 per hour. friendly neighborhood featuring the work of Jack Balas, Titus keeping their artsy demeanor by offering replicate of our planet’s Castanza, Holly Roberts, Robert Wilson Drive-In Movies. Speaka rotating selection of independent and biosphere is closed to the and Benjamin M Johnson. Not quite ing of movie theaters, the experimental films for streaming on their public, but its Facebook ready to venture out? They’ve also got pandemic has caused a website. Their wide range of streaming page has tons going on. a great virtual tour of the show on their lot of interest in drive-in releases range from animation shorts They’ve been going live at website. Etherton Gallery, 1350 S. Sixth movies lately, and Tucson to foreign films to civil rights documenleast once a week, and you can view the Ave. is responding accordingly. taries. And if you can’t make up your videos on the “virtual tour” tab. Take a The beloved Cactus Drive-In Theatre is mind about which movie to watch, The “walk” through ecosystems ranging from Untitled Gallery. Untitled up and running, offering several screenLoft is also offering Streaming Selects, rainforest to savanna and learn more Gallery is resuming normal ings for family movies throughout the where you fill out an online application about some of the behind-the-scenes opening hours: noon to 5 summer months like The Princess Bride, to receive a curated list of films that science like the cooling towers. They p.m. on Saturdays, and by Sonic The Hedgehog and Coco. Cactus best fit your taste. The Loft Streaming even have a tour of a hidden trail in the appointment otherwise. Selects application has you select which Drive-In is currently hosting movies at facility! biosphere2.org They’re just launching a movie genres you enjoy (such as thriller, the Medella Vina Ranch (4450 S. Houghnew exhibit featuring the work of several ton Road). For COVID-19 safety, their documentary, experimental, musical or animated), which streaming services you staff will be required to wear masks, and of their artists, including Inna Rohr, ILLUSTRATION BY RYAN DYSON
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Arizona Friends of Chamber Music. There’s nothing quite like seeing a live classical concert. But AFCM is doing what they can by offering streaming of all their commission premiere recordings. Listen to dozens of recordings of pieces created specifically for the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music by musicians from all over the world. Perhaps you can make yourself a nice dinner, then treat yourself to the lineup of your choice. Or spend an afternoon reading about these fascinating artists and their connections to Tucson. Or play through the list to help you focus. Whatever you use them for, this arizonachambermusic. org/listen/ Tanque Verde Ranch. This eastside escape recently announced their new Summer Stars Now package, where guests can book a three-night stay and get the fourth night free. The stay includes opportunities for horseback riding, bike riding, hiking, swimming and sports. Tanque Verde Ranch highlights that even before the era of social distancing, they provided guests with wide open spaces – allowing visitors to enjoy a property that sits on 60,000 acres of national forest. There are also opportunities for children’s activities, nature lessons and fishing. Information can be found at tanqueverderanch.com. Hotel McCoy. Tucson’s own “art hotel” is back in business after quarantine, and is offering several alternatives for music, food and creative activities at their unique “staycation” destination. Hotel McCoy is currently offering pool, outdoor theatre, fire pit, lawn games, and local beer and wine tastings. They’re also the destination for local artists and cultural events, like musical performances, art presentations and DJ takeovers. More information can be found at hotelmccoy.com Mission San Xavier del Bac. The mission is going through a phased reopening process, with face masks, adjusted hours and a limited guest capacity. If you’re not quite ready to deal with potential crowds, but are eager for the chance to see something beautiful and do some
exploring, you can take a self-guided tour of the mission on Google Maps! You can tour the grounds and even check out the inside without dealing with any people. A link to the Google Maps page is on the homepage of sanxaviermission.org. Free!
Presidio San Agustin del Tucson Museum. The Presidio San Agustin del Tucson Museum is reopening with limited hours, free of charge, but they also have a virtual tour option on their
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Virtual Tours. This isn’t an official Tucson event, but I do think it’s worth recommending that you explore the wonders of Google Maps, if you haven’t already. Take a walk through the streets of New York, stroll along the beaches of Portugal, or take a hike through the Swiss Alps— all without leaving your house. Or visit the street you grew up on, your favorite restaurant from college, or another place that means a lot to you. Small comfort, maybe, but it can be quite fun to show your quarantine partners places from your past, or to walk the streets of your dream neighborhoods. Saguaro National Park VR Tours. Our local national park is also in the middle of a phased reopening, but if you’d rather not venture out into the billion-degree heat to see some nature, definitely check out their social media pages. They’ve got some VR tours on their Facebook page, which can be viewed with a VR headset, or just a regular smartphone or computer. And their YouTube page is also hosting some of the videos featured in the visitor centers or Science Research Corner.
website, through Threshold360. See the courtyard, the warehouse, the soldier’s house and more from the comfort of your couch. What better chance to brush up on your Tucson History than now? Tour link is at the bottom of the Presidio website: tucsonpresidio.com Border Lore Live: The Ways of Resilience. The Southwest Folklife Alliance has been hosting a series of Zoom chats with artists and culture bearers who are talking about how they’ve found and practiced resilience in their lives and work. Closing out the series this week is Jose Soto, a dancer and teacher of traditional Mexican folkloric dance. He learned the craft from his mother while he was growing up in Sinaloa, Mexico, and is now the director of Tradiciones Dance Company in Phoenix. Noon. Wednesday, July 24. Register in advance here: southwestfolklife.org/borderlore-live-the-waysof-resilience/ Happy to Be Here. The Wilde Meyer Gallery’s latest show is blessedly cheerful, featuring art with lots of bright colors, cute animals and serene scenes. There’s
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literally an adorable statue of a rabbit by Kari Rives called “Lop Floppy Bunny.” It’s the sort of art many of us could use right now. Artists include Rives, Greyshoes and Jaime Ellsworth, and the works will be on display through the end of June. Masks and social distancing at the gallery are required. Wilde Meyer Gallery, 2890 E. Skyline Drive. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. wildemeyer.com A Midsummer Literacy & Arts Extravaganza. The Fox Tucson Theatre does a literacy event every year, partnering with groups like Literacy Connects, Stories that Soar and the Pima County Public Library. This year, the monthlong party begins this week. Every Thursday starting June 18, check out the page on their website for free short films, performing arts-based activities, online literacy resources and literacy opportunities for local organizations. Let’s get reading! foxtucson.com Tohono Chul @ Home. For much of the summer in Arizona, it feels too hot to want to spend more than a few minutes outside anyway. This year, you can enjoy plenty of videos, photos, tutorials and activities from Tohono Chul without having to brave the heat. They’ve been putting up new content every week, so you can learn about everything from the history of the gardens to the habits of nocturnal animals to the geology of our region (including video footage of neat places like Kartchner Caverns). These resources are a great way to pass several afternoons with kids— or with yourself. tohonochul.org Mildred & Dildred Virtual Storytime. Is your kid sick of hearing you read the same stories to them over and over? Here’s one solution! This locally owned toystore (which is still fulfilling orders, by the way) has been hosting story hours on their Facebook page, including titles like “The Little Engine That Could,” “Petra,” and “The Book With No Pictures.” You can tune in live or go back to watch the video footage whenever is convenient. See the store’s Facebook page for more information. ■
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so long as you can maintain that oft-repeated six feet of social distancing. This is because outdoors generally come with an inherent isolation, and you really just need to be wary of high-contact objects such as drinking fountains and handrails. According to the CDC, there is no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread to humans through the water. So if you’re looking for a summer activity, a hike on Mount Lemmon or camping in Madera Canyon are some of your safest bets. Indoor events such as eating in a restaurant or attending a religious service pose a higher risk due to the larger number of people gathering in a closed area. Luckily, local restaurants are aware of this and taking multiple precautions, such as spacing out their dining areas, increasing outdoor seating and getting rid of reusable menus. So it may do you good to check in with how a restaurant is sanitizing and distancing before you choose where to eat. Attending a backyard barbeque with a small group is relatively low-risk, so long as you aren’t sharing foods, drinks or dishes, and if those you’re around have also practiced COVID precaution. Disinfecting common surfaces always helps spread disease. Unfortunately for the many of us who love air conditioning and dark rooms during these summer months, going to the movies remains a high risk, so much so that many theaters haven’t even proposed a reopening date yet. But you can still get your cinema fix with online streaming and support local theaters at the same time. The Loft Cinema has dozens of movies on their website that you can pay to stream online, and Harkins Theatres, with three Tucson locations, have curbside pickup for their snacks so you make movie night at home even more of an event. If you really want to go to the movies, the Loft is renting its theaters to private groups of 10 or fewer, for $100 an hour, and you get to pick the film. It’s also important to keep in mind how long COVID-19 can survive on various surfaces. A study published by the New England Journal of Medicine found that the virus can survive four hours on copper, 24 hours on cardboard, and up to three days on plastic and stainless steel surfaces. While there are a lot of variables to keep in mind for summer activities, the CDC reminds you that staying physically active is one of the best ways to keep your mind and body healthy. But if you’re going to be near other people, mask up! ■
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But follow these safety tips to get home safely By David Abbott david@tucsonlocalmedia.com THE DESERT CAN BE A DANGEROUS place in the summer, but when the walls start to close in after months of stay-athome, COVID-related inactivity, trails throughout the beautiful Sonoran Desert beckon to hardy year-round Arizona residents. Tucson is surrounded by harsh, rugged mountains and the unforgiving heat in the summer can make getting outdoors challenging, if not downright deadly. Heat exhaustion, bites and stings from both venomous and nonvenomous creatures and all of the thorny plants waiting to hitch a ride from passing hikers can make a person seem crazy for wanting to go out into the summertime desert. But with forethought and preparation the intrepid hiker can keep insanity at bay, and the most popular trails can offer a low-traffic place of refuge throughout the summer months. The primary enemy of summer hikers is, of course, excessive heat. “The way to stay out of trouble in hot weather is to make good decisions,” says Saguaro National Park Chief Ranger Ray O’Neil. At the top of the “good decisions” list is to carry plenty of water and hike early, before the hottest part of the day. “Back in June 2016, we had a really hot stretch where the temperatures were around 115 degrees for days and we had a lot of deaths in the Tucson area,” O’Neil says. “We gathered several agencies together and came up with color coding for projected high temperatures.” Agencies involved in the discussion included the National Weather Service, national and state park services, Pima County and several municipal jurisdictions in the Tucson area. As a result of those findings, the group created guidelines based on the projected temperature for the day, including: • Projected high temperature, 80 to 95 degrees: End your hike by 2 p.m.
• Projected high temperature, 96 to 110 degrees: End your hike by 10 a.m. • Projected high temperature, more than 110 degrees: Enjoy the air conditioning; it is not a good day to hike in the desert. More safety information can be found at webcms.pima.gov. O’Neil, who has spent more than two decades as a National Park ranger in desert climates, added that our bodies can acclimate to higher temperatures, but cautions those unaccustomed to the heat to practice extra vigilance. “We found that people dying from the heat are often not from Tucson,” he says. “It heats up fast in the summer, even when it is relatively cool in the morning. … If you’re from somewhere else, you should limit exposure to the heat to two hours or less if it’s in the 90s.” Another concern for hikers is the possibility of getting snakebit or a close encounter with a Gila monster, the only poisonous lizard in the North America. As to snakebites, there are only two types of poisonous snakes in Arizona, the rattlesnake—of which there are several different varieties—and the Sonoran coralsnake. The coralsnake is rarely a threat to humans, as it a small, shy animal that is only dangerous when handled. There are three main species of rattlesnakes in the Tucson area: the western diamondback, black and tiger rattlesnakes. Most snakebites are the result of humans not respecting the snake’s space, according to Robert Villa, president of the Tucson Herpetological Society. “The classic model of a bite victim is young male and there’s usually alcohol involved,” Villa says. “The other is retirees in the garden who don’t see the snake until it bites.” A rattlesnake can strike up to two-thirds its length, so a good rule of thumb is to stay back at least the length of the snake, but six feet is a better strategy. When a snake is startled, its first defense is to use its rattle to warn of its presence. The snake will either hold its ground or try to get away. If the snake moves toward you, it is best to back away, as it is probably trying to find an escape route. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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Villa, a lifelong herpetology aficionado who’s been involved with the THS since he was in middle school, says the best way to avoid being bitten is to leave the snake alone and give it a wide berth. “Realistically, they want nothing to do with us unless they’re cornered,” he says. “If you see a rattlesnake on a hike, maintain calm and they’ll be on their way.” Gila monsters are only a threat if handled, and when people are bitten “they are usually at fault and ignore the signs,” according to Villa. If bitten, the most important thing is to get to a hospital as soon as possible, which can be difficult if one is out on the trail. If you have cell service, call 911 if possible and have an ambulance called to the trailhead. Remove any jewelry from the bite area, as it can act as a tourniquet, which cuts off blood flow and concentrates the venom. Do not ice the area of the bite and do not lacerate the wound and try to suck the venom out. Avoid the use of alcohol as well. “Really, just get to the hospital,” Villa says. The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center advises those going outdoors to be aware of peak movement times. Reptiles in Arizona are most active April through October. During the hottest months, snakes will be most active at night. Additionally, avoid handling dead snakes, as they can bite for several hours after death. But what if outdoor enthusiasts get into trouble, despite their best efforts and planning? The Southern Arizona Rescue Association, a nonprofit that specializes in search and rescue operations throughout the vast wilderness areas of the region, answers about 100 calls per year. “Rescue can come in waves: A sudden increase in heat when people aren’t paying attention, regardless of experience” can lead to a spike in rescues, says Scott Clemans, SARA’s public information officer and vice-president. Clemans has been involved with search and rescue for more than 55 years, so has seen vast improvements in communications and technological tools that can help search operations. For instance, an injured hiker with cell service can call 911 and the phone’s coordinates are recorded to help lead a rescue team to the spot. And while the team might still have to pack into the wilderness, much time is saved pinpointing where the emergency is taking place. “Technology has really changed things,”
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he said. “We used to drive from trail to trail looking for leads and used to do a lot of hiking at night, but with good radio communications and our own repeater on Mount Lemmon, we can respond faster and get help to people faster even if we don’t know exactly where they are.” Of the 100 or so calls SARA received last year, 33 involved hikers that were “unable to continue without aid” who needed food, water or rest. Most were heat-related. Seventeen calls were for lost or overdue hikers and 32 were for various injuries. The remainder were stranded by darkness, stuck in a place where they were unable to move—on a cliff with no escape or stranded by flooding—and there were even two hypothermia rescues high up in the Catalinas. Clemans said that the Pima County Sheriff’s Office has “statutory responsibility” to respond to emergency calls, and SARA is called if the PCSO determines it is needed. He adds that there is no cost to the rescued individual, even if a helicopter is used, but costs can be associated if an ambulance is involved to transport them to the hospital. SARA is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization that includes dog and horse rescue teams. It is sustained mainly by donations, although Pima County helps with some operating costs. The Mountain Rescue Association, of which SARA is associated, has posted a position statement regarding charging individuals for rescue, at www. sarci.org/sara. What it comes down to for Clemans and others who volunteer with SARA, is using their acquired outdoor skills to help people who might be in desperate situations. “There’s a certain amount of selfishness in it for us,” he says. “We enjoy hiking and the challenge and we want to help people in trouble.” ■ Photo on page 10 by Robert Villa.
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There’s plenty of medicine on the shelves at local dispensaries By Austin Counts austin@tucsonlocalmedia.com
Arizona dispensaries made nearly 85,000 transactions in April 2020, selling more than 16,000 pounds of MMJ. That figure is about 50,000 transactions less IT APPEARS THAT ARIZONA’S medical marijauna patients are no longer than in March 2020, when the pandemic began. worried about running out of their It’s no surprise the busiest day during medicine. April was 4/20—the unofficial, internaApril’s medical marijuana sales detional pothead holiday—with more than clined after the previous month blazed 40,000 transactions statewide, resulting all prior MMJ sales records in the state.
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in nearly 1,000 pounds sold. What is surprising is nearly 10,000 more transactions took place during April 2020 than the previous year, when there was no pandemic, no long lines and dispensaries were more generous with their 4/20 specials. What’s even more surprising is that this year’s 4/20 sales still didn’t top the sales of March’s busiest day in the previous month—March 13, 2020, the day Arizona began to brace itself for a coro-
navirus outbreak as quarantining and uncertainty loomed. While both days had a similar number of transactions, about 50 more pounds of marijuana was sold on March 13 than on April 20 of this year. Whether April’s decline from March had to do with patients working their way through their stash, caution about going to a dispensary or just less interest in using medication is hard to say. But the new weed holiday of 7/10 is right around the corner. ■
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TUCSON AREA DISPENSARIES Botanica. 6205 N. Travel Center Drive. 3950230; botanica.us. Open: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., daily Desert Bloom Re-Leaf Center. 8060 E. 22nd St. 886-1760; dbloomtucson.com. Open: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily; delivery available. Downtown Dispensary. 221 E. Sixth St. 8380492; thedowntowndispensary.com. Open: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily D2 Dispensary. 7105 E 22nd St. 214-3232; d2dispensary.com. Open: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily Earth’s Healing North: 78 W. River Road. 3951432. earthshealing.org. Open: Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Delivery available.
Green Med Wellness Center. 6464 E. Tanque Verde Road. 520-281-1587; facebook.com/GreenMedWellnessCenter. Open: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hana Green Valley. 1732 W. Duval Commerce Point Place. 289-8030. Open: Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Harvest of Tucson. 2734 East Grant Road. 3149420; askme@harvestinc.com; Harvestofaz.com Open: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily Nature Med. 5390 W. Ina Road. 620-9123; naturemedinc.com. Open: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., daily
Earth’s Healing South: 2075 E. Benson Highway. 373-5779. earthshealing.org. Open: Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Delivery available.
The Prime Leaf. 4220 E. Speedway Blvd. 44-PRIME; theprimeleaf.com. Open: Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Green Halo. 7710 S. Wilmot Road. 664-2251; thegreenhalo.org. Open: Sunday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Purple Med Healing Center. 1010 S. Freeway, Ste. 130. 398-7338; facebook.com/PurpleMedHealingCenter. Open: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): My Aries friend Lavinia told me, “The fight I’m enjoying most lately is my fight to resist the compulsion to fight.” I invite you to consider adopting that attitude for the foreseeable future. Now and then, you Rams do seem to thrive on conflict, or at least use it to achieve worthy deeds—but the coming weeks will not be one of those times. I think you’re due for a phase of sweet harmony. The more you cultivate unity and peace and consensus, the healthier you’ll be. Do you dare act like a truce-maker, an agreement-broker, and a connoisseur of rapport?
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear,” wrote Cancerian author Jean de La Fontaine. I’ll make that one of my prayers for you in the coming weeks. It’s a realistic goal you can achieve and install as a permanent improvement in your life. While you’re at it, work on the following prayers, as well: 1. To hell with bliss that’s haunted by guilt. 2. To hell with joy that’s haunted by worry. 3. To hell with breakthroughs that are haunted by debts to the past. 4. To hell with uplifts that are haunted by other people’s pessimism.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “The answers you get depend upon the questions you ask,” wrote physicist and philosopher Thomas Kuhn. That’s always true, of course, but it’s especially true for you right now. I recommend that you devote substantial amounts of your earthy intelligence to the task of formulating the three most important questions for you to hold at the forefront of your awareness during the rest of 2020. If you do, I suspect you will ultimately receive answers that are useful, interesting, and transformative.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Experiment #1: As you take a walk in nature, sing your five favorite songs from beginning to end, allowing yourself to fully feel all the emotions those tunes arouse in you. Experiment #2: Before you go to sleep on each of the next eleven nights, ask your dreams to bring you stories like those told by the legendary Scheherazade, whose tales were so beautiful and engaging that they healed and improved the lives of all those who heard them. Experiment #3: Gaze into the mirror and make three promises about the gratifying future you will create for yourself during the next 12 months.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “A finished person is a boring person,” writes author Anna Quindlan. I agree! Luckily, you are quite unfinished, and thus not at all boring—especially these days. More than ever before, you seem willing to treat yourself as an art project that’s worthy of your creative ingenuity—as a work-in-progress that’s open to new influences and fresh teachings. That’s why I say your unfinishedness is a sign of good health and vitality. It’s delightful and inspiring. You’re willing to acknowledge that you’ve got a lot to learn and more to grow. In fact, you celebrate that fact; you exult in it; you regard it as a key part of your ever-evolving identity.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Vincent van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night is one of the world’s most treasured paintings. It has had a prominent place in New York’s Museum of Modern Art since 1941. If it ever came up for sale it would probably fetch over $100 million. But soon after he created this great masterpiece, van Gogh himself called it a “failure.” He felt the stars he’d made were too big and abstract. I wonder if you’re engaging in a comparable underestimation of your own. Are there elements of your life that are actually pretty good, but you’re not giving them the credit and appreciation they deserve? Now’s a good time to reconsider and re-evaluate.
SAVAGE LOVE ORAL REPORTS
By Dan Savage, mail@savagelove.net
I’m a 32-year-old straight guy. My wife and I have been married for four years and together for nine. We have a great marriage and all is well. We have been quarantining at home since March. During this time, we have been exploring things sexually, which has been really fun. We have also been talking more about our kinks and fantasies. One thing my wife really wants to try is an MMF threesome. I’ve agreed and she’s been talking about how hot it will be to make this happen once quarantine is over. She is particularly turned on by the fact that this would be my first sexual experience with another guy. The only issue is, in
reality, it won’t be. The truth is that when I was in high school, a guy friend and I fooled around a few times. I have no regrets but those experiences only served to reaffirm that I preferred women. I never did anything with another guy and I never felt the need to mention these early experiences to my wife. She just assumed I had never had a same-sex encounter. Now I feel like I’ve misled her or lied to her somehow. Should I tell her the truth or just let her believe our MMF threesome would be my first time with a guy? —Nervously Omitted Homosexual Occurrences, Mostly Oral
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Now is a favorable time to make adjustments in how you allocate your attention—to re-evaluate what you choose to focus on. Why? Because some people, issues, situations, and experiences may not be worthy of your intense care and involvement, and you will benefit substantially from redirecting your fine intelligence in more rewarding directions. To empower your efforts, study these inspirational quotes: “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” —philosopher Simone Weil. “Attention is the natural prayer of the soul.” —philosopher Nicolas Malebranche. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio poet Marianne Moore’s poem “O To Be a Dragon,” begins with the fantasy, “If I, like Solomon, could have my wish . . .” What comes next? Does Moore declare her desire to be the best poet ever? To be friends with smart, interesting, creative people? To be admired and gossiped about for wearing a tricorn hat and black cape as she walked around Greenwich Village near her home? Nope. None of the above. Her wish: “O to be a dragon, a symbol of the power of Heaven—of silk-worm size or immense; at times invisible. Felicitous phenomenon!” In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to be inspired by Moore in the coming weeks. Make extravagant wishes for lavish and amusing powers, blessings, and fantastic possibilities. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Poems, like dreams, are a sort of royal road to the unconscious,” writes author Erica Jong. “They tell you what your secret self cannot express.” I invite you to expand that formula so it’s exactly suitable for you in the coming weeks. My sense is that you are being called to travel the royal road to your unconscious mind so as to discover what your secret self has been unable or unwilling to express. Poems and dreams might do the trick for you, but so might other activities. For example: sexual encounters between you and a person you respect and love; or an intense night of listening to music that cracks open the portal to the royal road. Any others? What will work best for you?
If your wife reads my column, NOHOMO, then you’ve just told her the truth and the advice that follows is moot. So here’s hoping she doesn’t read my column: You don’t have to tell your wife about the handful/mouthful of times you messed around with another guy in high school. If you’re like most straight guys with one or two cocks in your past, NOHOMO, I’m guessing you didn’t tell the wife because you didn’t want her to feel insecure or spend all her free time corresponding with advice columnists about whether her husband is secretly gay. In fairness to the wife, NOHOMO, not every woman whose straight-identified male partner admits to a little same-sex messing around worries her boyfriend or husband is going to leave her for a dude or all the dudes. But this worry is
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “We must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.” Capricorn hero Martin Luther King, Jr. said that, and now I’m conveying it to you. In my astrological opinion, his formula is a strategy that will lead you to success in the coming weeks. It’ll empower you to remain fully open and receptive to the fresh opportunities flowing your way, while at the same time you’ll remain properly skeptical about certain flimflams and delusions that may superficially resemble those fresh opportunities. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “If it makes you nervous—you’re doing it right,” says the daring musician and actor Donald Glover. Personally, I don’t think that’s true in all situations. I’ve found that on some occasions, my nervousness stems from not being fully authentic or being less than completely honest. But I do think Glover’s formula fully applies to your efforts in the coming weeks, Aquarius. I hope you will try new things that will be important to your future, and/or work to master crucial skills you have not yet mastered. And if you’re nervous as you carry out those heroic feats, I believe it means you’re doing them right. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean author Patricia Hampl understands a lot about the epic tasks of trying to know oneself and be oneself. She has written two memoirs, and some of her other writing draws from her personal experiences, as well. And yet she confesses, “Maybe being oneself is always an acquired taste.” She suggest that it’s often easier to be someone you’re not; to adopt the ways of other people as your own; to imitate what you admire rather than doing the hard work of finding out the truth about yourself. That’s the bad news, Pisces. The good news is that this year has been and will continue to be a very favorable time to ripen into the acquired taste of being yourself. Take advantage of this ripening opportunity in the coming weeks! ■ Homework: What is the greatest gift you have to offer your fellow humans? Have you found good ways to give it? FreeWillAstrology.com
common enough to be something of cliché. A straight guy doesn’t even have to admit to having sucked one dick one time for his wife or girlfriend to worry he’s secretly gay; I get at least one letter every day from a woman who’s worried her husbands is gay because he like to have his nipples played with or his butts touched or because he has feelings. So while it’s not ideal that straight-or-mostly-straight guys don’t feel they can be honest with their wives about their long ago and far away same-sex experimentation, NOHOMO, it’s understandable that many straight guys err on the side of keeping that shit to themselves. But your question isn’t, “Why didn’t I tell her then?”, but rather, “Should I tell her now?” And I don’t think you have to. She wasn’t harmed by this omission— you didn’t deprive her of information
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she was entitled to—and disclosing now would only serve to deprive her of something, i.e. the excitement she feels about being there to witness what she thinks is your first same-sex encounter. My wife questions my use of the word gay as being potentially offensive and I’d like to get your take. I’m male and my male friends like to flirt and joke about performing sex acts on each other. We’ve never actually carried through with it but I consider myself on the “spectrum” and might be open to gay sex. My male friends and I say we’re being or acting gay (though we’re all practicing heterosexuals) and this is where my wife takes issue. For example, I might say, “We’re so gay!”, in our conversations but the word is used in a positive way. My wife makes the point that the word has a history of being used negatively, so may be considered offensive, and should only be used casually by people who are more legit gay. Should I stop using the word gay this way? —Gay Poser Jesus, just suck off one of your male friends already—just get it over with— and then you have my permission to keep using “gay” as compliment, GP. I’m a 35-year-old seemingly straight man, but in the past year—roughly corresponding with the longest sex drought in the history of my adulthood—I have had recurring wet dreams where I suck myself off. Probably a dozen or so of these dreams, all up, and I very much enjoy both sides of the transaction. What do you think it means? Am I witnessing the stirrings of some latent bisexuality or am I just desperate? Should I heed the call? —Originally Unilateral Regarding Oral But Oneiromancy Reveals Opening Sexuality I usually don’t allow elaborate signoffs, OUROBOROS, but I’m making an exception for yours because it’s brilliant. (To save my other readers the trouble of googling: “oneiromancy” is the interpretation of dreams to predict the future and an “ouroboros” is an image of snake swallowing its own tail, often used an infinity symbol.) That said, I’m not sure there’s really any call to heed here—other than a call to start doing the kind of stretching that would allow you to suck your own cock if you were 1. to get limber enough and 2. your cock is long enough. But a desire to suck one’s own
cock—or even an attempt, successful or not—doesn’t mean a man is latently bisexual or gay. I assume you’ve been masturbating for more than two decades, OUROBOROS, and just as there’s nothing gay about all those handjobs you’ve given yourself, there’s nothing gay about the blowjobs you can only dream about giving yourself. I’m that rare gay man who doesn’t like sucking dick. It wasn’t hard for my VGL husband to find guys who wanted to blow him before quarantine and for years I didn’t ask about it because I didn’t want to know the details. But I knew he had video on his phone of some guys blowing him that he sometimes watched and I recently asked to watch one and I was completely shocked. It wasn’t just a blowjob. He spat in the guy’s face, called him homophobic names, and was just generally brutal. The intensity and violence wasn’t something I’ve ever detected in my husband or been on the receiving end from my husband. When I pressed my husband he shrugged and said, “That’s how a lot of guys like it.” I’m not sure what to do. —Gay And Gloomy Guy Extremely Disturbed I read your letter three times and I still can’t tell whether you’re appalled or you’re jealous. Do you disapprove of your husband treating someone that way or are you disappointed that your husband has never treated you that way? If it’s the former, well, don’t watch any more videos of your husband throat fucking his subby cocksuckers. If it’s the latter (and I suspect it is), GAGGED,
then you’re going to need to figure out how to articulate that clearly—something you failed to do your letter—so you can tell your husband you’d like it like that too. Not being used for oral like that, of course, since you don’t like performing oral sex. But maybe you’d like anal like that?
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Dear Readers: This is gonna feel a little weird stuck onto the end of this week’s column, I realize, but I wanted to say something about protests all over the country and the world. While I haven’t been able to personally attend a Black Lives Matters protest over the last two weeks—I have deeply shitty lungs and I’m concerned about contracting coronavirus—I fully support everyone who has taken to the streets to protest the violence of systemic racism and the specific violence inflicted on the black people by racist cops. And while I can’t be at the protests, my husband and I made a donation to bail funds across the country to help out people who were arrested at them. (You can donate at actblue.com/donate/bailfunds.) Please keep marching, please wear your masks (they work!), and please—please—make sure you and everyone you know is registered to vote. ■ mail@savagelove.net Follow Dan on Twitter @FakeDanSavage savagelovecast.com
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