The Voice of Marana since 2007 The Voice of Marana, Oro Valley and Northwest Tucson
Volume 30 • Number 1 January 4, 2023
INSIDE
This Week
Cell tower opposition gains momentum
Police officers, ‘Angels’ take to suspect in the skynamed to ease ahardships deadly shooting BY HOPE PETERS
BY KAREN SCHAFFNER Tucson Local Media Staff Tucson Local Media Staff Writer
BY KATYA MENDOZA
Tucson Local Media Staff Writer
ARTS........................... 11 Artist draws inspiration from shadows and the understated.
SPORTS ..................... 13 Madisyn Kunze is Athlete of the Week.
HEALTH ..................... 15 Could saturated fats in dairy actually be good for you? YOUTH ............................................... 10 ARTS ................................................... 11 SPORTS .............................................. 13 HEALTH ............................................. 15 PUZZLE/HOROSCOPES ................. 19 WORSHIP/CLASSIFIEDS ............... 20
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local Picture Rocks community is at odds with communications developer Vertical Bridge LLC., who is looking to permit and place a 110-foot cell tower on a developed residential property, 6321 N. Bobcat Lane. The proposed communications tower site is on the west side of the Tucson Mountains, adjacent to Saguaro National Park West. The conditional use permit application was filed on Sept. 29 byexecutive Gary Cassel, a siteofacquiJulie McDermott, director Tucson First Tee, accepts the check from John Ault, general sition specialist Clear Blue Services on Valley be- Country Club/Submitted) manager of Orofor Valley Country Club. (Oro half of Vertical Bridge. Local Picture Rocks The Type III Conditional Use Permit residents, Armida requests an on-the-ground equipment Baron, David Frazier area in addition to the monopole teleandthey David Eakle up golf weather for charity and showed BY HOPE PETERS communications tower as well as providplace signs up in with smiles on their faces.” Tucson Local Media Staff Writer ing co-location capability for “one future defiance of the Golfers from various clubs and courses in proposed Bobcat wireless providers,” an initial antennae and Cell Green Valley ourteen country club golf teams endured Tucson, Oro Valley, MaranaLane Tower and microwave antennae for emergency including near-freezing temperatures to play the in- formed four-member teams,oneach Thursday, Dec. a service-use according to the report. The club(Ginger or staff memaugural Whiskey Tree Golf Challenge at PGA professional and three 15. Marth/ tower is also proposed to be camouflaged The winOro Valley Country Club for a good cause. bers. Men and women participated. Submitted) as a faux eucalyptus tree. Thanks to the foursomes, raffles and sponsor- ner was Skyline Country Club, which included The Pima County Planning and Zonships, the Dec. 12 event raised $9,000 for Tucson head pro Chris Dompier, Dee Dee Huffer, Jack ing Commission has scheduled a Bobcat Schettek and Chris Meza. They will select the First Tee. Lane Cell Tower opposition online hear“We had a lot of donations,” said John Ault, beneficiary for new year’s Whiskey Tree Golf ing for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. Oro Valley Country Club general manager. “It Challenge on Dec. 11. At 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, the community was amazing because it was for charity. Fourteen teams went out there bravedPage the really poor Seeand ROCKS 5 See TOURNEY Page 6
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