August 20 – 26, 2000

Mayor & Council

There is no regular meeting on Mon., Aug. 21. The next scheduled meeting will be at 2 p.m., Tues., Sept.5.
Leave suggestions or comments for the Mayor and Council by calling 791-4700 or emailing to MCWEB@ci.tucson.az.us

Study Session

Regular Meeting  



Channel 12--"Surf on Over!"

Program Schedule for Tues., Aug. 15

6:30 p.m. Small Business 2000 with Hattie Bryant
7:00 p.m. Priority ONE "Bicycle Safety Tips" repeat show (CC)
7:30 p.m. Parkabout "Teens & Dance at Skrappy's" (CC)
7:55 p.m. City News with Don Robertson
8:00 p.m. Tucson Journal "The Hotel Congress – A Tucson Landmark" repeat show (CC)
8:25 p.m. Pet Connection with Terry Quinn
8:30 p.m. Topic of Tucson "Information & Technology"

Find us on:

	Cox Communications Channel 12 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
	Comcast Communications Channel 59 (96 cable ready) Midnight Sunday to 6 a.m. Wednesday
	People's Choice TV Channel 46 Tuesday 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Call 791-2582 for additional information or visit Channel 12's web site.

Tucson Parks & Recreation's Fall 2000 Program Guide & Class Catalog is now available at park centers and public libraries. Leisure classes begin in September, so there's still time to register. Most classes require a nominal fee. Call 791-4873 or 791-4877.

Positive Parents, Positive Kids. Learn about the positive things that parents can do – and are doing - to help their children or teenagers adapt to the school environment. Tues., Aug. 22, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Valencia Branch Library, 202 W. Valencia (bilingual session). Call 791-4531. Wed., Aug. 23, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Woods Branch Library, 3455 N. 1^st Ave. Call 791-4548.

Cinema La Placita. Enjoy an outdoor film screening ("Invasion of the Body Snatchers") while helping with the Fox Theatre Foundation's restoration efforts. Thurs., Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m. La Placita, Broadway & Church. Attendance is free; a $3 donation is requested. Call 623-2748.

Friday Night Teen Pool Party at Randolph (Broadway & Alvernon) and Clements (8155 E. Poinciana) pools. Have a blast with a DJ, dancing, refreshments, and swimming. It's the last one of the season so don't miss it! Aug. 25, 7:30 - 11 p.m. Admission is $1.00 per adult and $.25 for youth under 18. Call 791-4245.

"Songs on the Desert Breeze" is a performance by the Arizona Symphonic Winds, a volunteer concert band playing a variety of styles. Sat., Aug. 26, 7 p.m. Udall Park Amphitheater, 7200 E. Tanque Verde. Call 791-4079.

"Music Under the Stars" is from the Tucson Pops Orchestra, now in their 46^th season . Sun., Aug. 27, 7 p.m. DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center in Reid Park. Call 791-4079.

 
The WEB Files

August 20, 2000

OK, so your relatives are in town, and you promised them a visit to Kartchner Caverns, but the tickets won't arrive for six months. Where to go? Well, what are the odds that they've toured a water recharge facility or a desert wetlands? Give them something cool for their postcard to home: sign up for a tour of Tucson Water projects that demonstrate how to protect our most precious resource: water. Find out more at www.ci.tucson.az.us/water/tsnwtr/events.htm

 
No More Drownings!

A record that no one wants to break may be set in metropolitan Tucson.

As of August 2, four children ages 5 and under have died as a result of drowning in the Tucson area. Nationwide, more than 350 children in this age group drown each year. Drowning remains the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths in these children.

The sad thing is that drownings are preventable and could be virtually eliminated if parents and caregivers would follow some basic prevention tips:

• consistently supervise children in or around any body of water
• install a self-closing and self-latching gate to separate the pool from the house
• have a telephone at poolside to avoid leaving the pool area

The bottom line is that supervision is the best prevention against drownings. For more information, call the Tucson Fire Department Prevention Center at 791-4502 to receive "Designated Child Watcher Tags" and "Children Aren't Waterproof" brochures (available in English and Spanish).

 
Ward 6 Town Hall

Ward 6 Council Member Fred Ronstadt will host a town hall with special guests new City Manager James Keene, Jr. and U.S. Congressman Jim Kolbe.
Date: Wed., Aug. 23
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Place: Randolph Golf Course Clubhouse
          600 S. Alvernon Way

As always, the town hall is open to all residents of Tucson. Light refreshments and snacks will be served. Call Ana or Lisa at 791-4601.

 
Nearly Night Court

Tucson City Court has expanded its hours of operation for improved public access and increased Court-process efficiency.
Court information, public services, and cashiers will be available:

• Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Extended court hours – Monday through Thursday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. – are for criminal warrants for failure to appear or failure to pay, for individuals who voluntarily appear to clear outstanding warrant issues, and for police officers to appear with individuals on warrant status. A judge will handle the following:

• arraign defendants on Failure to Appear warrants
• hear changes of plea and set criminal hearing dates
• quash warrants and reset jail times

New Saturday court hours, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., are for Civil Traffic Cases. A judge will handle the following:

• extension requests for defensive driving school
• setting civil hearings and hearing requests for sentence mitigation
• extensions of time to pay fines or show proof of compliance

For more information, call 791-4216 or go online to www.ci.tucson.az.us/courts/

 
Celebrate Children and Learning

The revitalization of the Greater Santa Rosa Neighborhood continues with the groundbreaking for new Child Development and Learning Centers.
Date: Tues., Aug. 22
Time: 9 a.m.
Place: Drachman Primary Magnet School
(across from 1070 S. 10^th Ave.)

The project is part of the Hope VI Program which is providing the neighborhood with homeownership and business opportunities as well as family and health services.
The celebration features entertainment by local youth, special guests, and refreshments. For more information, call Jane Bell, Community Services Department, at 791-5364.

 
Phone Book Recycling

The arrival of new U S WEST Dex white and yellow page directories means it's time to recycle your old big phone books in the specially-marked recycling bins now at Safeway stores in the Tucson Metro area. Your recycled books will eventually become new phone books.

The bins will be around until September 9. Please do not put old phone books in curbside recycling containers or in Neighborhood Recycling Centers. For more information, call the ReTHINKit line at 791-5000.

 
"Grandparent of the Year" Contest

Children who have their favorite ‘grandma or grandpa' can nominate them for Tucson's "Grandparent(s) of the Year." The winning grandparents will be recognized at the 1^st Annual Tucson National Grandparents Day Celebration on September 10.

How to nominate special grandparent(s):

• Contest is open to kids up to age 18
• Both kids and grandparents must be residents of Arizona
• Submit entry on 8 ½ " by 11" sheet of paper
• Child should describe in 100 words or less why one or both grandparents are deserving of the award

Mail entry to:
Tucson National Grandparents Day Celebration
P.O. Box 41554
Tucson AZ 85717

Entries must be postmarked by Friday, August 25, 2000. For more information, call Mani Vertrees at 791-4865 or see "Hot Topics" at www.ci.tucson.az.us

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