MARANANEWS The Voice of Marana, Oro Valley and Northwest Tucson
August 24, 2022
Marana welcoming plethora of projects
INSIDE Health & Wellness
BY TOM LEYDE Tucson Local Media
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Coming to town
Andy Grammer keeps his head up
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Athlete of the Week
Takaia Hicks just really loves volleyball
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Volume 29• Number 34
Rotarian Don Jorgensen talks about ShelterBox during the Rotary Day of Peace event at Desert Meadows Park in Green Valley. (Don Jorgensen/Submitted)
President Biden honors retiree for volunteerism
BY TOM LEYDE Tucson Local Media
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etired Marana businessman Don Jorgensen has received an award from President Joe Biden for his voluntary work with the group ShelterBox Disaster Relief. Jorgensen received a medallion and a letter signed by the president in July as part of the national President’s Volunteer Service Award presented by the White House since 2003. It is associated with the President’s Council on Service and
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Civic Participation for those of all ages who contribute as least 100 hours of volunteer activities. Jorgensen, 65, was one of 25 ShelterBox USA volunteers to receive the honor and the only one in Arizona. ShelterBox provides emergency shelter and household supplies to individuals around the world who have been forced from their homes by disaster or armed conflicts. Jorgensen spoke by phone while vacationing in England.
new hotel is in the works in Marana, across from Tucson Premium Outlets mall at the I-10 and West Twin Peaks Road intersection. SpringHill Suites by Marriott is set to open next summer on 2 acres off Marana Center Boulevard, a spokeswoman for HWC, the company developing the project said. A similar project is being planned for Goodyear. The Marana project will feature a four-story, 96-room hotel with 51,641 square feet. The first floor will include 12,900 square feet. It will feature a lobby/lounge and adjacent exterior social patio, indoor fitness and an exterior pool and sun deck. The exterior will feature stucco finishes with a neutral off-white field color with blue and brown, a company news release says. Landscaping will embellish a desert oasis type environment of native and indigenous and non-native plants, which were not named. SpringHill Suites is geared toward upper-moderate lodging. The chain consists of all-suites hotels. Amenities include spacious suites, mobile check-in, free WIFI, complimentary breakfast, in-suite workspaces, fitness center and 24-hour market. The nearest dining is at the food court at
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