Carolyn Classen

Carolyn Sugiyama Classen, a life long Democrat, was born & raised in the State of Hawaii, was a Legislative Aide for U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye on Capitol Hill, and practiced law for a while. In Tucson she worked as a tribal staff attorney for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and later was the Interim Executive Director of the now defunct Domestic Violence Commission. In 2008 she became a “My Tucson” guest columnist for the Tucson Citizen newspaper, then continued blogging for Tucsoncitizen.com for over four and a half years. Her blogsite was entitled “Carolyn’s Community” about community events and some political news, until Gannett Publishing shut down the site on January 31, 2014. She started with Blog for Arizona on Feb. 11, 2014. Part time she sat as a Hearing Officer in Pima County Consolidated Justice Courts Small Claims Division since April, 2005 for 15 years. She is married to University of Arizona Distinguished Professor Albrecht Classen, a native of Germany. They have one son, who lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and daughter. She is also the Editor of the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition website, www.southernazjapan.org (since Jan. 2013).

“Oklahoma!” in Southern Arizona

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From Pima County Communications:

Pima County’s Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation (NRPR) is hosting a free community concert Nov. 1 at Raúl M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park in Green Valley marking the 60th anniversary of “Oklahoma!,” the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about life and love in the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the twentieth century, which was filmed in part at the ranch.

Oklahoma movie pictureProduction of the film was a true southern Arizona effort. The University of Arizona College of Agricultural and Life Sciences grew in individual containers “corn as high as an elephant’s eye.” In addition, a number of locations in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties were featured in the film, including Amado, Elgin, Nogales, Patagonia, Sonoita and the San Raphael Valley.

To mark the movie’s anniversary, Canoa Ranch will host the Green Valley Concert Band for a free community concert at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, where a number of selections from the musical will be played. Doors open at 5 p.m.

In addition, NRPR will team up with Desert Sky Cinemas to offer viewings of the movie at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Nov. 1 and Nov. 3.

Lastly, District 4 Supervisor Ray Carroll will present a proclamation at the Pima County Board of Supervisors’ Nov. 10 meeting in honor of “Oklahoma! In Arizona Days.”

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Fall Cyclovia Tucson on November 1st

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More info at www.cycloviatucson.org. Get out there on November 1st on your bikes, trikes, unicycles, tandems, scooters, wagons, strollers, skates, skateboards, wheelchairs, and feet. Enjoy another Cyclovia on the car free streets of Tucson. I biked this route a few years ago and it was loads of fun stopping at the various hubs for info and … Read more

The Vagina Monologues again at PCC West

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Some people joke by saying that going to this show is as scary as Halloween which is coming up in a few days. I’ve seen this show at PCC West a number of times, and it is very hilarious and yet down to earth. All are welcome to listen & learn about vaginas and women’s sexual health, even men.

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Process to fill District 2 Vacancy on PCC Board of Governors

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  • PIMA COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT LINDA ARZOUMANIAN ANNOUNCES PROCESS TO FILL DISTRICT 2 VACANCY ON PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS (press release)
    “Pima County School Superintendent, Dr. Linda Arzoumanian, has set the process for filling the District 2 vacancy on the Pima Community College Board of Governors left by David Longoria’s resignation on October 19, 2015. State law requires that the Pima County School Superintendent fill any vacancy on the board of Pima Community College (PCC).
    An application period will be open through November 24, 2015 for individuals who wish to be considered for appointment to fill the vacancy.All applications will be due to the Office of the Pima County School Superintendent by 5:00PM on Tuesday, November 24th.
    Applications will be available for download on the Superintendent’s website at: http://www.schools.pima.gov.Individuals may also pick up a hard copy application or request to have one mailed by contacting the Superintendent’s Office.

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