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🌱 Can Marana and rebounding star Sadie McRae keep the streak alive?
Make time for Family Storytime on the Marana Patch calendar

Morning Marana! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Can Marana and rebounding star Sadie McRae keep the streak alive?
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Marana? Post it to Marana photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Find out what's happening in Maranafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Maranafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Sunny and pleasantly warm, with a high of 78 and low of 47 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 47.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sadie McRae Game Report: vs Thatcher (maxpreps.com) — Marana hoops fans can celebrate as standout rebounder Sadie McRae just logged her best game of the season, grabbing 14 boards against Thatcher. She’s pulled down at least 12 rebounds in three straight games and now leads Marana into a home matchup against Kofa on Tuesday evening, where the Tigers will try to extend their four-game home winning streak.
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📸 Around Marana
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marana
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- Family Storytime
Nanini Branch Library , 7300 North Shannon Road , Tucson
10:30 am - Gaming @ Nanini
Nanini Branch Library , 7300 North Shannon Road , Tucson
3:00 pm - Read to a Dog
Nanini Branch Library , 7300 North Shannon Road , Tucson
3:30 pm - "The Muppet Christmas Carol"
Nanini Branch Library , 7300 North Shannon Road , Tucson
3:00 pm - Social Circle - Cookie Houses
Nanini Branch Library , 7300 North Shannon Road , Tucson
3:30 pm - Read to a Dog
Nanini Branch Library , 7300 North Shannon Road , Tucson
1:00 pm - Legos @ Nanini
Nanini Branch Library , 7300 North Shannon Road , Tucson
3:00 pm - Read to a Dog
Nanini Branch Library , 7300 North Shannon Road , Tucson
3:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Wednesday December 24
📣 Marana Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Estate Planning Basics with Doug Newborn Law Firm
Marana Chamber of Commerce , 13251 N Lon Adams Rd , Marana
10:00 am - Business Connection Luncheon - Celebrate Success
The Highlands at Dove Mountain , 4949 W Heritage Club Blvd , Marana
12:00 pm - Little House of Funk, Rockin' Santa Edition!
Dove Mountain Brewing Company , 12130 N Dove Mountain Blvd , Marana
5:00 pm - 1 Day watercolor workshop
Barnett Village by D.R. Horton , 13464 N Samantha Ln , Marana
5:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 27
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Marana PatchAM possible:
- Sunrise Roofers LLC — (520) 668-6638
Roofing Contractor in Tucson, Arizona.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- We had this girl show up here at our house last night next door to Avra Valley Community Church!
She is safe on our front porch for now. Very well behaved and someone obviously loves her. If you know who she is please feel free to come by and… (Nextdoor Avra Valley) - I had a great time at the Dove Mountain Resale Market today with my dad.
We found some great treasures to take home. Looking forward to the next one! (Nextdoor Gladden Farms)
- BJ's Wholesale Club posted a job opening for Overnight Stock Clerk Part Time 30 in Tucson. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for (7686) Oro Valley: Assistant Manager and Shift Runners in Tucson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marana here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oro Valley
- Tucson Marathon's 54th year brings thousands of runners to the Old Pueblo (kold.com)
South Tucson
- Pima County considers $1.2M support for South Tucson's emergency medical and fire services (kvoa.com)
- Tucsonans gathered to honor families affected by historic TCE contamination (kvoa.com)
- Thirsty Bill de Blasio brings his awkward date life ‘drama' to election as ex quits campaign (nypost.com)
Tucson
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-- The Patch AM Team
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