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Military kids can get free camp stay
Kids from military families may be eligible to attend summer camp for free, thanks to a $32,000 donation from a Tucson couple.
In response to a community appeal by the Arizona Daily Star's Sportsmen's Fund Send a Kid to Camp program, Cole Davis and his wife, Jeannie, donated $16,000 to send girls from military families to camp. Then, just days later, they made an equal contribution so boys could go, too.
With funding in place, readers are now asked to help make sure the camps are full.
Children eligible for a free week at camp are those whose parent or guardian has been deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Fort Huachuca, the Air Force or Army National Guard or the Reserves.
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If you know of a child who you feel would benefit from a week at camp, call one of the following organizations.
● The Catalina Council Boy Scouts has openings at its weeklong summer camp for 80 boys, ages 11-18. Call Scoutreach executive Adrianne Arnaud, 750-0385, Ext. 17, or e-mail catalinacouncil @catalinacouncil.org. The next camp is July 15-21.
● The Sahuaro Girl Scout Council has spots at a weeklong summer camp in August for 80 girls, ages 7-17. Call Sherry Bullis, 319-3142, or e-mail registrar@sahuarogsc.org.
● The YMCA's Triangle Y camp may have openings over the coming weeks. Call the camp's executive director, Greg Dodd, 884-0987.
All three camps are in the Santa Catalina Mountains. The Girl Scout and Boy Scout camps are on Mount Lemmon. Triangle Y is on the backside of the mountains in Oracle.
Corbett House marks 100th year
It was home to one of the most prominent Tucson families. It became a lawyer's office as well as an art school before being restored and opened to the public as the jewel of the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block. And on July 1, the Johnston Knox Corbett House, 180 N. Main Ave., home to Hiram "Hi" Corbett and his wife Ruth, celebrated 100 years.
The two-story, stucco-covered brick structure, built in the mission-revival style, was completed in 1907 and housed members of the Corbett family for 56 years.
It was designed by David Holmes, who also designed the University of Arizona's Herring Hall, the gymnasium and the original library. Other remaining examples of his work are: the Chicago Store on Congress Street, the Southern Pacific Railroad depot, and the MacArthur Building on Toole Avenue.
Tours of the house are held at 2 p.m. Sundays during July. They are included with museum admission, which is $8. For more information, call 624-2333, or visit http://www. TucsonMuseumofArt.org.
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20-year-old tree will be preserved
A 20-year-old olive tree with a trunk diameter of 34 1/4 inches will remain in place near a construction site downtown.
Professional arborists, contractors and the city's urban landscape manager, Irene Ogata, believe the tree should be saved. Experts valued the olive tree at more than $61,000. The cost to move the olive tree is estimated at $30,000.
The tree is adjacent to the Leo Rich Theatre, 260 S. Church Ave.
Faculty concerned about changes to U of A admissions policy
