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🌱 What investigators say happened before the fatal Marana airport crash landing
Marana, Arizona Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Marana! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What investigators say happened before the fatal Marana airport crash landing
- How Marana’s Pinal Air Park gives retired airliners a second life
Also on today's calendar: Tucson Terror & Oddities "Madre " Market and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Plenty of sun, but cool, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 88, low: 59. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hot with plenty of sun, with a high of 98 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NTSB report details deadly Marana plane crash (tucson.com) — A new NTSB preliminary report sheds light on the April 8 crash at Marana Regional Airport that killed Tucson civic leader Chris Sheafe and his wife, Jacque, after a botched landing and fiery runway overrun. Investigators detail two landing attempts and a go‑around but have not yet identified a cause, while noting the couple had just returned from a cross‑country trip. 
• Inside one of the world's biggest aircraft 'graveyards' where planes go to die — and airlines can dissect them for parts (businessinsider.com) — Massive aircraft “graveyards” in desert locations are storing and dismantling thousands of retired jets, and one of the biggest is Pinal Air Park right here in Marana. The piece explains how facilities like Pinal turn grounded planes into reusable parts and materials, and notes that some Spirit Airlines jets could eventually be processed at such sites after the carrier’s shutdown.
📸 Around Marana
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Tucson Terror & Oddities "Madre " Market →
Ramada by Wyndham Tucson, 777 W Cushing St, Tucson
9:00 am
Saturday May 9
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Other local events
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National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony
Marana Middle School MMS Auditorium
6:00 pm -
Preschool Storytime
Nanini Branch Library, 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson
10:30 am -
How To Build A Highly Productive Stocks Portfolio by PBRMarketTools.com →
Marana Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 13251 N Lon Adams Rd, Marana
11:30 am -
Visit the Bookmobile Mountain View Retirement Village →
Nanini Branch Library 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85741
10:00 am -
It's Babytime! Storytime for Babies
Nanini Branch Library, 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson
10:30 am -
Visit the Bookmobile at Fountains at La Cholla →
Nanini Branch Library 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85741
11:30 am -
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Nanini Branch Library 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85741
12:30 pm -
Read to a Dog
Nanini Branch Library, 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson
1:00 pm
Wednesday May 6
Thursday May 7
Friday May 8
Saturday May 9
📣 Marana Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Marana Mornings
Marana Chamber of Commerce Tucson Premium Outlets (Food Court) 6401 Marana Center Blvd Tucson, AZ 85742
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TFK8 - Moving into Middle School
Gladden Farms Elementary Tangerine Farms K-8
4:30 pm -
National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony
Marana Middle School MMS Auditorium
6:00 pm -
Al Gusto Coffee Truck
Gladden Farms Elementary
6:00 am
Wednesday May 6
Monday May 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Report of fire near Tucson International Airport in Arizona.
7:01AM on May 5: A post reports a plume of white smoke or vapor near the airport. (Nextdoor ) - In the past week, I had 2 individuals offering to buy my truck.
First of all, I have been working on my truck to sell it. I haven't posted an ad. Yet, out of the blue, I get on offer to buy it on the condition… (Nextdoor Scrub Brush)
- GXO Logistics Inc. posted a job opening for Quality Manager in Marana. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member Now Hiring $14.70 to $15.50 in Marana. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marana here.
🗞 Nearby News
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South Tucson
- Teen faces charges in deadly Tucson crash (tucson.com)
- The Salsa Squeeze: South Tucson Restaurants Struggle as Tomato Prices Hit 8-Year High (nbcpalmsprings.com)
Tucson
- Must-Visit Coffee Shops In Tucson, Arizona, 6 Top Picks For Coffee Lovers (myfamilytravels.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he was shellfish ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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