Gourmet Girls

Mary Gibson and Susan Fulton

Gone Girl

Gone Girl

Girl and tortoise

Late last month, Oro Valley resident Michael Fleishman took a photo of his 8-year-old daughter, Journey, with a young desert tortoise they saved from possibly being hit by a car on Northern Avenue, just north of Magee Road.

Girls afield

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Canyon Del Oro’s Madeline Skitzki and Ironwood Ridge’s Kaitlyn Lopez go for the ball during Friday night’s game at Ironwood Ridge High School.

Girls afield

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Nighthawk sophomore Madison McEldowney drives the ball down the field as Dorado sophomore Christy Huss tries to defend.

Girls afield

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, After the ball got past the Dorado goalkeeper, CDO’s Alexandra Payan kicks the ball clear of the goal.

Girls afield

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Ironwood Ridge High School’s Camie Barbera and Canyon Del Oro High School’s Danielle Neal fight for control.

Girls afield

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, CDO’s Mariel McSherry and Ironwood Ridge’s Tori Volk come together mid-field while trying to gain possession Friday.

Girls afield

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Canyon Del Oro goalkeeper Megan Baker dives for a ball that went wide. Baker had 15 saves, while Nighthawk goalkeeper Kim Schultz stopped the Dorados’ four shots on goal.

Girl volleyball

J.D. Fitzgerald/Special to the Explorer, Canyon Del Oro volleyball girls exult in excitement after scoring a point on Ironwood Ridge last Tuesday in the rivalry match.

Girl volleyball

J.D. Fitzgerald/Special to the Explorer, CDO players Mattie Fowler and Lauren Humphrey attempt to block Ironwood player Morgan Eaton last Tuesday. Ironwood beat CDO (25-17, 25-23, 25-14).

AZ Girls State

Girl Scout Troop 1084

Oro Valley Mayor Satish Hiremath talks to the members of Girl Scout Troop 1084 at Steam Pump Ranch last week. The troop spoke to the town in April about the need for trashcans at the ranch.

Girl Scout Troop 1084

Girl Scout Hannah Radtke paints one of the eight new trashcans that her and the rest of the members of Troop 1084 helped convince the Town of Oro Valley to purchase for Steam Pump Ranch.

Girl Scout Troop 1084

Girl Scout Keana Jackson paints one of the eight new trashcans that her and the rest of the members of Troop 1084 helped convince the Town of Oro Valley to purchase for Steam Pump Ranch.

Girl Engineer Day

Georgia Reed, 12, and Michele Tempel, who is a civil engineer for the Air Force work together on a project at Prince Elementary School last week. The object of last week’s activities was to mentor middle school girls in everything from electrical to aerospace engineering. More than 35 female engineers from Raytheon, the University of Arizona, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and other organizations came to work with nearly 50 middle school girls.

Girl Engineer Day

Carolina Chacon, 12, sits under a teepee formation during the construction of a shelter using a minimum amount of supplies.

Girl Engineer Day

Using marshmallows and spaghetti, groups were given the challenge to engineer the tallest and sturdiest tower.

Girl Engineer Day

Vanessa Richter, who is the southwest regional vice president with the Conservation Services Group, talks with about 50 middle school girls to inspire them to be a part of a better tomorrow with determination and courage.

Girl Engineer Day

Nearly 50 middle school girls filled a room at Prince Elementary School during the Girl Engineer Day.

Mountain View Girls Soccer

Sophomore Victoria Cooper from Ironwood Ridge High School sends the ball down the field during last week’s loss to Mountain View.

Missing Tucson girl

Isabel Mercedes Celis

Gourmet Girls 1

Mary Gibson, left, and Susan Fulton own and operate Gourmet Girls, a gluten-free bakery/ bistro at 5845 N. Oracle Road.