Volume 13 • Number 1
The Voice of the Catalina Foothills
January 11, 2023
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INSIDE CFHS proud to escort Giffords down parade route BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Tucson Local Media Staff
Tucson says goodbye to a treasure | Page 8
Athlete of the Week: Madisyn Kunze’ | Page 15
arching in the Rose Parade means much more than playing instruments for a few hours. For the Catalina Foothills High School Falcon Band, the school's marching band, it meant a year of endurance training and practices to accompany grand marshal Gabby Giffords down the path in Pasadena on Jan. 2. “It was really amazing,” said Ruby Wray, a junior flutist. “It’s not something I ever thought I would get to do in my life. Finishing the parade is something I never thought I would be able to do. “We don’t talk about finishing it, but it’s aerobic. It’s 5 miles. We practiced a lot—for many, many months.” See PARADE Page 5
It's all about family when this circus comes to town | Page 11
As grand marshall of the Rose Bowl Parade, Gabby Giffords (left) had to be up early to lead the parade. The Catalina Foothills High School Falcons band accompanied her. (Submitted)
Gallery captures artistic views of the Southwest BY BRIDGETTE REDMAN Tucson Local Media
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veryone has their own vision of what it means to be “southwest.” For some it is all cactuses and landscapes. For others, the Southwest is populated with cowboys and horses. At the Wilde Meyer Gallery this month, owner Betty Wilde is organizing a show that presents a diverse view of the region captured by artists who live there. “Superb Southwest” opens Friday, Jan. 20,
with a public event from 4 to 7 p.m. While the list of artists is not yet finalized, it will include a mix of paintings and sculptures by such luminaries as Greg Dye, Jeff Cochran, Jess Davila, Brenda Bredvik and Sherri Belassen. “I just wanted to put together really different and really good pieces of Southwest that are maybe a little unique,” Wilde said.“They’re not your typical Southwest. Some are more usual than others, but there are some really different takes on the Southwest.”
The 20 to 25 pieces of art will be on display in the gallery for approximately three weeks. She expects they will still be showing during the Thursday, Feb. 2, Tucson Art Walk. While all the artists share a region as the area from which they work, Wilde said the looks of their pieces vary a lot. Even when they handle some of the same subjects, they offer different interpretations and approaches. See GALLERY Page 4