Happy New Year! The Year of the Dragon is Coming!

January 17, 2012
Happy New Year! The Year of the Dragon is Coming!

by Judyth Willis If your birthday falls between January 23rd, 2012, and February 9, 2013, and if you are going to be 12, 24, 36, 48, and so on in multiples of 12, there is every chance that this will be an amazing year. You were born in the Year of the Dragon and this is going to be your lucky year. Unlike the wicked, fire-breathing dragons of Western mythology, China’s celestial dragon symbolizes potent and benevolent power. Dragon years are considered particularly auspicious for new businesses, marriage, and children. And who wouldn’t want to have the attributes of...

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Three is (the Best) Company

January 17, 2012
Tres Amigos

By Ardi C. Whalen Tess, Dusty, and Bailey are three Shetland sheepdogs (more commonly known as “Shelties”), who share their Civano home with Nancy and Bob Daliege. Tess, 12 years old, likes people but is leery of strange dogs. She is a trained, registered...

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Restaurant Review: Happy Hours at The Abbey and North

January 8, 2012
Restaurant Review: Happy Hours at The Abbey and North

by Rich and Ann Bates In keeping with the past review of “cheap eats,” we continue the theme of Happy Hours. The two featured for this month are at The Abbey and North. The Abbey is located at 6060 E. Sunrise Drive, phone number...

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Civano Micro Yachting Association is Growing

January 8, 2012
victoriayacht

By Jerry Walker The Civano Micro Yachting Association has had six growing experiences since our last article, changing it forever. First, as a result of the two articles that have appeared in the Arizona Daily Star this summer, we have increased the number of...

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Aging in Community, a Neighbors Care Alliance

January 8, 2012
Aging in Community, a Neighbors Care Alliance

by Sharlene Gillette Civano Aging in Community provides services to our neighborhood residents who are elderly and/or disabled under the auspices of the Pima Council on Aging. We receive training and other help from the Council, and in return we report to them on our...

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LAVA Music–Spring Concert Series

January 8, 2012
LAVA Music–Spring Concert Series

by Bonnie Vining Live Acoustic Venue Association, LAVA, will present a series of ten concerts this spring at Abounding Grace Sanctuary. Advance tickets for all LAVA shows are now available on Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/98302. The series opened with popular Celtic violinist and...

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Holiday Fair a Big Success!

January 8, 2012
Holiday Fair

By Linda Green December 3, 2011, turned out to be a great day for a fair. Although the day’s weather started out ominous and the artisans were concerned about setting up for a rain-filled event, at about 10:00 a.m. the sun came out and...

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He Said, She Said

January 8, 2012
He Said, She Said

by Rich and Ann Bates He Said: Two distinctive films were released at year’s end stand apart from all others. Both appear destined to become favorites of folks who love movies. The first is Martin Scorsese’s Hugo based upon the children’s book The Invention...

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FYI: Out and About in Civano and Tucson

January 8, 2012
FYI: Out and About in Civano and Tucson

Wednesday Film Nights Here is a reminder that there are films in the Neighborhood Center on the third Wednesday of the month, which are selected and presented by your neighbors. This year the theme for the films is biographies. Following the presentation there is...

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