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Aah, Springtime!

March 24, 2012
Boojums and Cardons in Baja, by Jerry Wheeler

By Susan Call Spring in the desert is always surprising, especially to those folks from other regions who look for the decrease in freezing days and the tentative bloom of trees and flowers. Since we are blessed with blue skies and warm days almost all year long (yes, I know, sometimes too warm!), we seek other signs that it is spring. These might be the near-perfect temperatures as well as the masses of wildflowers we are treated to if the weather has cooperated. But one of the most unique surprises of our springtime can only be enjoyed off the...

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A Horse? Of Course!

March 24, 2012
Frosty wonders what's so funny

By Ardi C. Whalen “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” Winston Churchill said it, and I’d be willing to bet that most horse owners share this sentiment. Just looking at Mike’s beautiful, gentle horse, Frosty, awakened in me my childhood dream of owning a horse.  Frosty is a Missouri Fox Trotter. This means that he possesses a unique gait known as the fox trot, a four-beat diagonal gait in which the horse appears to walk with his front legs and trot with his hind legs. It’s a...

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Join Us for the 1st Annual Civano Oktoberfest, Oct. 15th!

October 4, 2011
I Hear (Pretzel) Civano Oktoberfest 2011

Join us on Saturday, October 15th from noon to 3 p.m. in the Civano neighborhood center for our first annual Civano Oktoberfest! What’s on tap (so to speak)? BBQ by grillmasters Simmons Buntin and Todd Craig, and featuring traditional Oktoberfest fare: bratwurst, hot dogs, veggie burgers, and more We’ll also provide chips, cakes, punch, and water. We are not serving alcohol at this event: BYOB. Please bring a side dish to share with neighbors. Music by The Wayback Machine, a Tucson favorite playing blues, rock and roll, and reggae. Civano and local vendors and businesses with displays. Games for...

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Civano Celebrates 4th of July!

July 16, 2011
Civano Celebrates 4th of July!

Photos by Al Nichols, Al Nichols Engineering, Inc. Check out all the 4th of July galleries at our community photo gallery site: civano.shutterfly.com. Civano continued its annual tradition of the 4th of July parade this Independence Day. More than 50 neighbors gathered at the Civano Neighborhood Center to decorate their bikes, wagons, scooters, and more before marching west down Seven Generations Boulevard, south down Thunder Sky, and then east on Cerulean before concluding at the south sports park and pool. At the pool, paraders and other community members and guests were treated to such local yummy favorites as Eegees....

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