Community

I'm Cha Cha. Pet Social Worker pulled me from the Pinal County Animal Care and Control along with my daughter, Chiquita, who is just a puppy (about six months old.) 

United Way of Pinal County is helping organize the upcoming Friend, Family and Neighbors Caregivers Outreach Assistance Project, a home provider community appreciation and networking event.

We Maricopans tend to complain, and oftentimes rightly so, about our high taxes, skyrocketing utility rates, the quality of our schools and the city's lack of jobs. Next month, we can do something to positively impact these issues.

 

 

Saturday, Feb. 27, one of the places you should go is the Dr. Seuss birthday celebration at the Maricopa Public Library, beginning at 10 a.m.

 

 

A Phoenix man has been arrested and faces felony charges for the prostitution of a 16-year-old Casa Grande runaway.

Wonder how your blood pressure is? How about your cholesterol levels? Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino Resort and Walgreens are partnering to provide answers to those questions and more during their wellness tour Thursday and Friday.

 

Transportation programs can be expensive, and balance between what services are needed and what is fiscally viable must be reached.

In theatrical circles, "the play's the thing." OLC School for the Arts hopes to bring that same spirit to the residents of Maricopa with its New Community Theatre Group.

 

 

 

As I start my 21st year as a volunteer for the Maricopa Salvation Army, I want to thank the community for helping make the 2009 holiday season so special. 

Pinal County Animal Care and Control needs the public's help in an ongoing investigation into possible animal cruelty.

Lioba Casey was the first place winner in the 2010 first ever Friends of the Library short story contest.

 

 

Beverly Mohn was the second place winner in the 2010 first ever Friends of the Library short story contest.

Pipeline maintenance by El Paso Natural Gas will temporarily close Teel Road between Ralston Road and Thunderbird Road from Monday, Feb. 15, until Friday, Feb.19.  

I feel as if I did not have sufficient time to get my platform out to the people of Maricopa (in the candidate forum). Therefore, I have summarized some important topics in a "did you know" series.

Claudia Klaus was the third place winner in the 2010 first ever Friends of the Library short story contest.

The Casa Grande Regional Medical Center Foundation was awarded a $3,000 grant from Fry's Food Stores through the Giving Hope A Hand campaign. The grant will support CGRMC's free mammogram program for uninsured and underinsured women

Rumors have been swirling in recent days about possible hospitals coming to Maricopa.  Maricopa has been involved in negotiations with at least three hospital chains about the prospect of locating in the city for the past four years, but the names or details behind those talks cannot be disclosed due to confidentiality reasons, according to Danielle Casey, Maricopa's economic development manager.

Maricopa Girls Scouts, from kindergarten Daisies to high school Senior Scouts, took a global journey Saturday morning as part of World Thinking Day 2010.

In July 2009 the Maricopa Unified School District's (MUSD) Leadership Team met together to develop a plan that would raise the bar for MUSD students, teachers, and community members.