Monthly Archives: September 2011

Aging in Community: Neighbors Helping Neighbors

September 18, 2011

By Sharlene Gillette Meet a few of Civano’s most appreciated volunteers. Civano’s “Aging In Community” working group organizes contacts and assistance for our neighbors. Who are the volunteers? They are your neighbors. We recognize that neighbors do help each other in so many ways. We would be happy to know about more of these events and, perhaps, to incorporate these efforts into our working group. Meet Bob Small, coordinator of Aging In Community. Not only does he head up our group, he also volunteers as a driver, errand runner, dog walker for neighbors. In addition he actively volunteers for...

Exploring Favorite Parks of the Grand Staircase

September 18, 2011

Colorado River seen through Angels' Window on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Credit: Susan Hamilton

By Susan Hamilton By the time August rolls around in Tucson, most of us are ready for a vacation. That’s how my husband and I felt. Since we only had a few days, we decided to stay in the Southwest and explore the Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Zion. All these national parks are part of the Grand Staircase, a massive geological uplift that spans northern Arizona and southern Utah. Flagstaff Civano’s Judie Kelly says, “It’s the only place to stay in Flag.” So we booked a room at Little America. This is a great hotel with beautiful grounds and...

LAVA Presents New Season at Abounding Grace Sanctuary

September 18, 2011

By Bonnie Vining LAVA to Present Fifth Season of Music at Abounding Grace Sanctuary On September 10, LAVA’s popular Abounding Grace Sanctuary series will open its fifth season with the Tim Weed Band. Tim is a virtuosic banjo player and soulful vocalist who once lived in Tucson and played under his full name, Tim Wiedenkeller. He is now enjoying a successful career in the San Francisco Bay area under the much easier to remember name, “Tim Weed.” Abounding Grace Sanctuary is a comfortable, family-friendly venue, located at 2450 S. Kolb on the southeast side of Tucson. Pastor Keith Hardy,...

Sunday Soup Suppers Canceled

September 18, 2011

By Suzanne Trevino The planning committee of this Sunday evening feature has decided to cancel the event for the present. Although it has been great fun, as well as a tremendous “community-meet-yourself” event, attendance was down last year, and it was decided to give it a rest for awhile. If anyone would like to take a turn at organizing the evening, please “go forth” with all our good wishes. From the former organizers, Suzanne Trevino and Rich & Ann Bates

Restaurant Review: The Great Burger Search

September 18, 2011

By Rich and Ann Bates In response to your editor’s pleas for articles, we are now writing another column for The Town Crier. If anyone else would like to contribute, the more the merrier, we say. At any rate, with our arms bent backwards, we agreed to write a column, and this one should be titled “Tucson‘s Burgers.” Unfortunately, we were beat to the draw by the Arizona Daily Star’s “Caliente” Section of August 18th. However, we have certainly enjoyed the research process. Rumor has it that Tucson is one of the few cities of this size who have...

He Said, She Said: Rise of the Planet of the Apes + The Help

September 18, 2011

By Rich and Ann Bates The Rise of the Planet of the Apes Summer Movies…. The multi-plexes are alive and well with a whole spate of 3D and summer action movies. There is one current film that falls into this genre that, to me, stands out as somewhat remarkable. It is Rise of the Planet of the Apes (120 minutes) directed by Rupert Wyatt, starring James Franco, Frieda Pinto, John Lithgow, and Tom Felton. Set in modern day San Francisco, it tells the story of a scientist, Will Rodman (Franco) working to find a cure for Alzheimer’s that his father (Lithgow)...

Fairies in the Garden

September 18, 2011

By Mel Taylor Shipley ACNP “Just living is not enough” said the butterfly fairy, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” -Hans Christian Anderson Taylor and Isabel’s Fairies Fairies in my garden, selling seeds no less! Cottingley Fairies Photograph taken by Elsie Wright in 1917 Children the world over have always understood the mystical qualities of fairy gardens and their ethereal inhabitants. The difference now is that this time around adults too are beginning to appreciate the joys of creating fairy gardens. Having two small children myself has made...

Dogs Have Families, Cats Have Staffs

September 18, 2011

By Ardi Whalen That quotation above is Suzanne Trevino’s favorite. She and her husband, Sam, swing back and forth between being family and being staff when dealing with their pets: two dogs and one cat, and they love every minute of it. (The quotation sometimes reads, “Dogs have owners, cats have staff.”) Sam Trevino picked up their first pet, a homeless, hungry, little cat roaming around the streets when they were stationed in Crete with the U.S. Air Force. When they returned to the United States, the little cat came with them. No mean feat, since this meant dealing...

Voter Registration at Monthly Welcome Breakfasts

September 18, 2011

By Beth Morgan A table will be set up for voter registration and/or change of address for new residents on the first Saturday of every month, at the Newcomers Welcome Breakfast in the neighborhood center, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The next Welcome Breakfast event will be held on October 1. If you would prefer to have a registration form brought to your home, or if you want to try registering earlier than October, please contact Craig Geiger at revcmg@aol.com.

From the Editor: The Future of Books

September 18, 2011

By Susan Call The most meaningful conversation during the week-long writers conference that I attended in Squaw Valley, California, was one I had at a party after the conference ended. This occurred when I took my confidence in hand, along with a glass of wine, and approached Alan Cheuse (author, editor and NPR book champion) to ask what he thought of the demise of the literary book review in newspapers. At one of the talks during the previous week we learned that more books are being published, and more writers are producing them, keeping more readers enthralled, than ever...

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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Aging in Community: Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Exploring Favorite Parks of the Grand Staircase

LAVA Presents New Season at Abounding Grace Sanctuary

Sunday Soup Suppers Canceled

Restaurant Review: The Great Burger Search

He Said, She Said: Rise of the Planet of the Apes + The Help

Fairies in the Garden

Dogs Have Families, Cats Have Staffs

Voter Registration at Monthly Welcome Breakfasts

From the Editor: The Future of Books

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