The Green Valley’s Got Talent (GVGT) Board of Directors is making it even easier for all ages to participate in Green Valley’s most popular talent show. GVGT performances are moving this year to a Sunday matinee to attract more young performers and working adults who won’t have to take time off or skip school to…
Residential lockboxes are designed to be a secure method of allowing district firefighters to access your home via a key in your lockbox when you are unable to open your own door, or in the event of a critical emergency at your residence when you are not at home. Lockboxes are extremely strong and can…
Linda Pandolfi Quail Creek residents will be singing with the Green Valley Community Chorus under the direction of CJ Madsen as they present a seasonal concert entitled “Love’s Pure Light.” Concert dates are Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 5 at 2:30 p.m. The concert location is Valley Presbyterian Church at 2800 S. Camino…
Unit 20 and 23 Witches Gather at the Grill Carol Mutter The “witches” of Units 20 and 23 recently gathered for a “cauldron of newt eyes” at the QC Grill. Fun was had by all!
Peggy McGee Valley Assistance Services (VAS) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that has been assisting residents in the Greater Green Valley area for more than 50 years. This year, VAS will be hosting its first-ever yard sale on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1 and 2, from 8 to 11 a.m. VAS has been undergoing construction projects for…
Kathy Sinnott Our country was forever changed on Sept. 11, 2001. The pain, tragedy, and loss from this fateful day eventually spurred an idea that would pay tribute to the men and women who fought for our nation’s freedoms. Several Arizona residents banned together in 2015 with an idea for a ‘living memorial’ that would honor…
Don Beaver, Fitness Director Now there’s the annual dilemma that all of us face each year: “How do I enjoy and survive the holidays with a healthy approach and not gain pounds and inches?” The holiday season is meant to be a celebratory time with family and friends where the calorie and fat counts of…
Peggy McGee The Tucson office of the National Weather Service (NWS) recently announced that the Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) had been selected as an Ambassador of Excellence for Southern Arizona for its Weather-Ready Nation program. Ken Drozd, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the NWS Tucson office, nominated CERT. He reported that the…
Judy White At the October Javelina Hoedown, The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Scholarship Committee gratefully announced a Matching Funds Campaign to raise scholarship funds. A generous group of donors has pledged $40,000 in matching funds. The first $20,000 in campaign donations will be matched 2 for 1 by that pledge. The Scholarship Committee is…
Peggy McGee Several members of the Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) joined forces with employees from the Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Operations Team and representatives from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum for a Buffelgrass Pull on Oct. 26. Armed with shovels and hoes, the group learned how to identify buffelgrass from other similar looking native…