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BELL RINGING TO TAKE PLACE TOMORROW TO COMMEMORATE THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF JAN. 8 SHOOTINGS - Tucsonans will observe the 10th anniversary of the Tucson shootings that claimed six lives and wounded 13 others, including then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, on Jan. 8. 2011. The 10:10 a.m. bell ringing tomorrow, Jan. 8, at the Historic County Courthouse (115 N. Church Ave.) will be closed to the public due to the ongoing pandemic, but it will be livestreamed or televised by many media outlets. The event will also include an introduction to the memorial at the courthouse, how it came together, and the reactions of some of the survivors and family members of victims who have toured the site. The memorial is expected to open to the public early next month, but the exact timeline will depend on the current COVID-19 status in the community. Read the news release
COVID-19 THURSDAY UPDATE - As of today, Jan. 7, Arizona now has 584,593 positive coronavirus cases, with 9,913 new cases reported today (up from 7,206 yesterday). The total number of cases includes people who have recovered. Of that number, 77,854 cases are in Pima County (up 1,611 from yesterday). There have been 9,741 COVID-19 deaths in Arizona (297 reported today), and 1,189 of those occurred in Pima County (47 reported today). The City of Tucson and Pima County remind you to always wear a mask in public and avoid socializing with anyone outside of your household during the pandemic. Data Dashboard from the Arizona Department of Health Services City of Tucson COVID-19 website
WARD 3 NEIGHBORHOOD WEBINAR SERIES: SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTING NEIGHBORS - The Ward 3 Tucson City Council Office is hosting additional webinars designed to help neighborhoods in the COVID-19 era. Anybody interested is welcome to participate, even if they don't live in Ward 3. The next session will be held tonight, Jan. 7, at 5:30. In this session, you'll learn about how to use Instagram to attract new participants to your neighborhood association. More sessions will be held Jan. 21, at 5:30 p.m., and will feature a lesson on how to use electronic newsletters to engage current and new participants to your neighborhood association. More webinars will be held in February. To register for the webinars, visit the links below. For more information, contact the Ward 3 office at (520) 791-4711, or email Matt.Kopec@tucsonz.gov. Register for Jan. 7 webinar Register for Jan. 21 webinar Ward 3 Office
TEAM UP TO CLEAN UP TUCSON - The City of Tucson and its partners, United Way and Tucson Clean & Beautiful, encourage you to help improve the visual appearance of our community as part of the new Team Up To Clean Up campaign. The campaign asks all of us to work together to reduce litter for future generations by educating and embracing the need to make our community look beautiful. Join and show how you are helping beautify the community by sharing pictures on your social media platforms, adding the hashtag #TeamUpToCleanUpTucson. Small steps make a big difference. Just one piece of litter that you collect really adds up, especially if we all do our part. Follow the City of Tucson on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram (links at the bottom of this email) to learn more about upcoming cleanup locations, or find your own areas that need to be beautified.
16TH ANNUAL GREASE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING EVENT THIS WEEKEND - Start off the new year right by taking your leftover holiday grease to the 16th annual Grease Collection and Recycling Event. Six collection sites will be open to accept fats, oils, and grease stored in containers this Saturday, Jan. 9, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department (RWRD) reminds you that these items from your kitchen should never be poured down the drain. They can be recycled into biodiesel, a cleaner-burning fuel. Follow the links below for more information and drop-off locations. To ensure the volunteers and community participants remain safe during the pandemic, you're asked to wear a mask when dropping off grease containers. You can also take grease, fats, and oils to the City of Tucson's Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) program. Follow the HHW link below for the address and hours. Pima County Protect Our Pipes/Grease Collection Pima County RWRD HHW
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