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Midtown BriefingDiaper Bank to hold adult-only drive The Southern Arizona Community Diaper Bank adult-only diaper drive, launched on Mother's Day, continues through Father's Day, June 16. About 25 percent of the Diaper Bank's requests, or 500,000 diapers a year, are for adult incontinence supplies. People can drop off adult diapers at the following locations: * Armory Park Senior Center, 220 S. Fifth Ave. * Foothills Mall customer service, main entrance, 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. * The Place at Tucson retirement home, 2700 W. Ina Road. * Clare Bridge of Oro Valley retirement home, 10175 N. Oracle Road. * Winwood retirement home, 3701 N. Swan Road. * Campana del Rio retirement home, 1550 E. River Road. * Epoch Assisted Living, 5660 N. Kolb Road. * The Place at Tanque Verde retirement home, 9050 E. Tanque Verde Road. * Sterling House retirement home, 8468 E. Speedway. Those who wish to make cash donations can mail them to the Diaper Bank office, which also has a 24-hour drop-off bin for diaper donations. The Diaper Bank office is located at 4433 E. Broadway, Suite 202, 85711. Call 321-4433, Ext. 202, or visit http://www.diaperbank.org/ for more information. Caregiver classes Classes are available to Pima County residents who are "informal," or unpaid, caregivers for family members or friends in delicate health. Scheduled topics are: • Nutrition - June 14, noon-2 p.m. • Managing Medications - June 17, 10 a.m.-noon. • Care for the Caregiver - June 25, 2-4 p.m. • Vulnerable adults, ethics and values - June 29, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. • Communicating with the special needs person - July 13, noon-2 p.m. Preregistration is required for all classes, which are held at the Pima Health Care System, 5055 E. Broadway, Suite A200. For more information, call 512-5594 or 512-5599. Funding for the classes comes from the National Family Caregiver Support program through the Pima Council on Aging. Neighborhood groups schedule meetings SwanWay Park Neighborhood Association will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at SwanWay Park, North Arcadia Avenue and East First Street. Sewell Neighborhood Association will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Lutheran Church, 5601 E. Broadway. The 29th Street Corridor Coalition will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Las Casitas Apartments, 4100 E. 29th St. Highland Vista Cinco Via Neighborhood Association will meet at 7 p.m. June 20 at the pool, 315 N. Woodland Vista. | |
People* Keith W. Michael will graduate on June 16 with a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering and a minor in history from Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. He will graduate summa cum laude, and he will be recognized as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He will attend Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, Mass., this fall. He is a 1998 graduate of University High School. He is the son of Smith and Kathy Michael of Tucson. Has someone you know been recognized with an award? Has your son or daughter received a military promotion, or been honored by a local organization? Drop us a line at People Column, Neighbors, P.O. Box 26807, Tucson, AZ 85726. Send by fax to Anastasia Ching-Neighbors at 573-4140 or e-mail to aching@azstarnet.com. Please include your name, address, a daytime phone number and the same for the person you are nominating - and that person's connection to a Tucson or Southern Arizona neighborhood or area. | |
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Organization for kids will be expanded citywide with $10K grantBy Karen L.N. GrossSPECIAL TO ARIZONA DAILY STAR What began as the Midtown Neighborhood Association LEGO Club will
be expanded citywide, thanks to a recent $10,000 city grant. "The grant money will allow the LEGO Club to become more advanced
and purchase more equipment," said LEGO Club founder and project
director David Kha. Kha, who is also a Midtown Neighborhood Association board member,
started bike, chess and computer clubs for Midtown kids, and then
realized not everyone was interested in them. So he formed the LEGO
Club and obtained a LEGO grant to get additional LEGO parts. Kha said he was surprised when 50 children came to the first LEGO
Club meeting Jan. 31. The LEGO Club meets the fourth Sunday of each month from 5 to
6:30 p.m. at Bookman's, 6230 E. Speedway, but has already outgrown
the room it uses and will meet in a larger room at the same location
starting this month, Kha said. "Our vision is to have the LEGO Club along with the other Midtown
Neighborhood Association clubs hold their meetings in the Midtown
Library and Learning Center, he said. The Midtown Library is planned
for North Catalina Avenue and East Fairmount Street and is scheduled
for completion at the end of 2003. Kids at the LEGO Club May 26 said they are drawn to the hobby for
a variety of reasons. Olivia Clavelo, 6, said she likes making mice, cats and dogs out
of LEGOs and has been trying to make elephants. Fellow LEGO enthusiast Chris Bell, 11, said, "LEGO 'Star Wars'
pieces were more fun than the latest 'Star Wars Episode II' movie,
because there was not enough action in the movie." The hobby is a creative outlet for A.J. Arzani, 10. LEGO lets him
"get to be an artist," because he can "make whatever he wants," he
said. LEGO Club Project Coordinator Mikhail "Misha" Chernobelskiy said
LEGO provides an alternative. "There is a difference with toys that
are already made and toys that can be created," Chernobelskiy said.
LEGO was created in 1932 as a way to encourage children to be
open and inventive. LEGO Co. founder Ole Kirk Christiansen of
Denmark took the Danish words leg godt, which means "play
well," to form the trade name of his invention.
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Liquor LicensesPending liquor applications
* Tecate Grill 6151 E. Broadway Tucson, AZ 85711 Type: restaurant Licensee: Royce Conner Date submitted: June 3 New Interested in pending liquor licenses in your area?The City
Clerk's Office has license information, including after-hours
activities, special event licenses, and protests or appeals of
applications for liquor licenses. See the Mayor and Council Consent
Agenda for a list of licenses to be approved at the next council
meeting. For information on liquor licenses, call 791-4213 or visit
the city online at www.ci.tucson.az.us/clerks/agenda/lqagenda.htm |
Club aims to educate and help kids to growThe goal of the Tucson LEGO Club is to educate and assist children in their growth through the use of LEGO products, said LEGO Club founder and project director David Kha. The club provides LEGO workshops, presentations, team projects and innovative technologies that support unlimited creativity. A $10-per-year membership fee includes: * A free LEGO set. * A 10 percent discount for LEGO products at the Toys R Us store at 5355 E. Broadway. * A 10 percent discount for custom-built computers, computer repair, software programming and computer training from Liverpool Computer Center, 4136 E. North St. * A 10 percent discount for the custom ceramic creations at Made of Mud, 3025 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 141. * Eligibility to participate in contests and quizzes with LEGO prize awards. * Access to LEGO Club's library, containing books, CDs, catalogs and magazines along with information for parents about kids' classes, campuses and activities in Tucson. * Priority enrollment in LEGO workshops with limited space. Member ages range from 5 to 17, and some parents are interested, too. The LEGO Club comprises two groups. Lord of the LEGO Club is for elementary and middle school kids with basic or no LEGO creation and computer skills. LEGO Masters Club is for middle and high school kids with intermediate and advanced skills. Lord of the LEGO Club activities include building different level LEGOs using popular themes while working with step-by-step instructions, completing puzzles, mosaics and sculptures and playing games. LEGO Masters Club activities include building motorized LEGOs and program robots using desktop computers, microcomputers and infrared devices. For more information, call Kha at 323-8278. |