Tucson's August babies
Tucson and Nandi, the baby elephant at Reid Park Zoo, were born in August. Here are a few other Tucsonans with August birthdays.
Tucson's August babies
Tucson's birthday
The birthday cake for Tucson's 236th birthday is served up to visitors at the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun August 26, 2011.
Tucson's August babies
Best friends Maddy Shoenborn and Natalia Escamilla were born the same day at the same hospital. They've been best friends since pre-school and every year celebrate their birthdays together.
Tucson's August babies
Sean turns four years old Aug. 20.
Tucson's August babies
Spencer Averitt and Lorraine Averitt both have August birthdays, his on the 15th and hers on the 13th. This photo is from another important day in their lives, September 21, 2013.
Tucson's August babies
11-year-old Rachael, showing off her new helmet.
Tucson's August babies
Ophelia, born August 6m and Robert Figueroa, born August 23, celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on January 16th, 2015.
Tucson's August babies
What do President Obama, Jeff Gordon, Billy Ray Thornton, Roger Clemons and Tom DeSisto have in common? They were all born Aug. 4. This is Tom DeSisto, 62, of Tucson.
Tucson's August babies
Eli Nunez shares a birthday with Nandi and the City of Tucson. Eli and Nandi will both be one on Thursday.
Tucson's August babies
Evelyn Mae Horton turns one year old on August 23.
Tucson's August babies
He was always a “Boy of Summer.” Bruce Hilpert, at Kill Devil Hills, NC, 2014. His birthday is Aug. 18.
Tucson's August babies
Adrianna Luna shares here birthday with Nandi & Tucson. She was born August 20, 1993.
Tucson's August babies
Joe Machado, born Aug. 6, 1979.
Tucson's August babies
Keagan Lindsay McKinney, age 15, born August 18, 2000.
Tucson's August babies
Leah Noreng was born on Tucson's 200th birthday, and enjoyed many "joint" celebrations with the city in her childhood. She was "Tucson's Bicentennial Baby." Here, she is cutting the cake with Mayor Lew Murphy.
Tucson's August babies
James Purdom sent this photo of his daughter Samantha, born Aug. 2, 2008.
Tucson's August babies
Yareli Reza will celebrate her seventh birthday August 25. Her mother Mari Reza says she is super bright and a very loving and helpful big sister and is a blessing.
Tucson's August babies
Jeanette Schaller, born August 7, 1925, here celebrating her 90th birthday at Tucson's 49er Country Club. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Jeanette has lived in Tucson since 1945.
Tucson's August babies
Bob Sherman celebrating his August 22 birthday with his girls.
Tucson's August babies
Tenaya Snider's first birthday, August 20th 1993.
Tucson's August babies
Patti Zielbauer, of Green Valley, just celebrated her 63rd birthday Aug. 17. She says, "I was born in Indianapolis, Ind., but feel like I only came alive when I moved to Tucson in 1976. Happy birthday, Nandi and Tucson."
Nandi turns one
Sue Tygielski, elephant manager at the Reid Park Zoo, uses a dog whistle to help get Nandi's attention as Tygielski feeds her pellets and does a morning health check. Photo taken: Wednesday July 29, 2015. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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