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Open Rehearsals Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus

Description: The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus is holding open rehearsals on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. in the month of October. Join us in a safe, socially distanced, outdoor setting for music, fun, friends, and fancy trick rodeo roping. Learn more about the music, character, and leadership education that the Chorus offers. Call 520-296-6277 or visit www.boyschorus.org for more information. The Chorus offers "Endless Opportunities" for boys age 6-13.

Event Title: TABC Open Rehearsal

Date: Oct 13,14, 20, 21, 27,28

Date:

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm

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MEET BEAR ESSENTIAL'S ART DIRECTOR

Oct 13, 2020

At the last Bear Essential News Young Reporter Zoom meeting, we met Gary Shepard. Shepard attended the Zoom meeting to tell us about his job as art director for Bear Essential News and to answer our questions.

His adventures with Bear began 24 years ago. In 1996, Bear’s editor Stephen Gin asked Shepard if he knew anyone who would be interested in creating kids’ art for Bear Essential News . Shepard said he was interested.

Rori L. & Madison Divijak

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Budgeting-or where did my money go?

A man holding bills in hand discussing money with kid.

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Write down your income (what you earn) and expenses (what you spend) for a week. This will give you a record of how you spent your money!

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Boomer Goes Treasure Hunting!

Imagine decoding a tattered old map, puzzling out clues, following in the footsteps of an infamous pirate, and digging up buried treasure! The shiny coins and sparkle of jewels might be bright, but not as dazzling as the thrill of discovery.

Rumors of buried treasure have outlived real-life privateers like Captain Kidd and Blackbeard. (A privateer was a private person or ship COMMISSIONED during wartime to capture enemy ships and goods. Or, as Encyclopaedia Brittanica explains: a privateer was a pirate with papers.) Both men captured and plundered enemy ships with the...Read more

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Astronauts Will Cast Their Ballots From Space

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Four American astronauts who will be in orbit on Election Day will be voting from space. This is not the first time that voting from space has happened.

One of the astronauts, Kate Rubins, is an Expedition 63/64 crew member and will leave for her mission to the International Space... Read more

A Gold Medal Rat!

Magawa the rat, peeking over a wall. Magawa is wearing a gold medal.

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Top Photo: Magawa shows off his PDSA Gold Medal. Image credits: PDSA/PA

Last month, a British charity awarded its gold medal award to a 7-year-old named Magawa for his life-saving bravery and... Read more

MAKING MOVES ON THE CHESS BOARD

Oct 05, 2020

Being a Bear Essential News Young Reporter is teaching me to be creative, have a strategy, and to use my time wisely. I learned that you can use these same tools in chess when I joined A Tale of Two Kings, a chess academy in Tucson.

It offers individual and group lessons, chess camps, tournaments and now with coronavirus, it also has online options. Chess is almost 1,500 years old but it is still a very popular game around the world.

Francis Ali-Osman

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