MIDTOWN
Old-time fiddlers at Reid Park Sunday
The sounds of fiddle music will fill the air at Reid Park beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday at the 69th Annual Old Time Fiddle Contest.
Fiddlers of all ages will gather at the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center at the park, East 22nd Street and South Country Club Road, to compete for trophies, ribbons and $2,000 in cash prizes.
Admission to the event, featuring 10 categories of competition, is free to the public.
Registration opens at 9 a.m. Sunday, and entry fees are $10 for most categories. Entry fees for some categories for young children are free.
Hosted by the Tucson Parks and Recreation Department, the contest is co-sponsored by the Southern Arizona Old Time Fiddlers Association.
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For more information, call 791-4873.
MIDTOWN
Harelson 2nd-graders give Fire Dept. toys
Students from Harelson Elementary School's second-grade class donated stuffed animals to the Tucson Fire Department. Fire Engine 8 crew members accepted the gifts.
When firefighters respond to emergency calls, stuffed animals are often given to comfort any children involved. This is part of Tucson Fire Department's Operation Hug-A-Bear Program.
As part of civics studies, teacher Bonnie Whalon holds a monthly election and the class votes for a student governor. The child selected as the governor for that month decides what the class will do for the community that month.
Eve Pearson, 8, decided that each student would donate a stuffed animal to the Fire Department. Thirty-two stuffed animals were collected.
NEAR DOWNTOWN
Oracle Road stretch is subject of forum
The citizen steering committee for the Oracle Area Revitalization Plan will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Pima Community College Downtown Campus, Amethyst Community Room, 1255 N. Stone Ave.
The topic will be "Historic Preservation in the Revitalization Area."
The North Oracle Road area between Speedway and Miracle Mile has been the focus of attention for several years by neighbors and business owners. Today, the area contains both residential and commercial sites in need of revitalization.
For more information, go online to www.tucsonaz.gov/ planning/OARP
