The Maricopa Unified School District’s get-to-know-your-neighbor car wash on Saturday was a “great success,” said Jessica Ansley, a car washer and Pima Butte Elementary School fifth-grade teacher
The main purpose for this event was for Maricopa residents to get to know staff and students of their neighbor school, she said.
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![An exterior view of O'Reilly Auto Parts on John Wayne Parkway on May 2, 2024.[Monica D. Spencer]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/spencer-050224-oreilly-second-location-web-100x70.jpg "O’Reilly gears up for second Maricopa location")
![Tom Schuman, a Province resident, poses with a copy of his new book, "My Wide World of Sports," outside his home on May 2, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/spencer-050224-tom-schuman-sports-book-web-01-100x70.jpg "Province writer opens the athlete’s mind in new book")
