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Veteran geologist Bill Burton will talk on mineral exploration in Arizona at the March Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club meeting, slated for 8 p.m. Monday at the Sunsites Community Center on Treasure Road. The public is invited. Burton earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Washington and his master’s at UCLA. He did mineral exploration for 35 years with Cypress Minerals, much of which was targeting deposits of copper and gold in Arizona. He will give an overview of how a geologist looks at a potential mine from several different levels, examining the geology of the region and district, as well as the specific property and its mineralization. He will relate some of his adventures in Arizona, as well as describe some of the geological features and mines of Cochise County.
Sierra Vista
There will not be a Sierra Vista Farmers Market today. The next market will be held April 5 from noon to 4 p.m. Meet local farmers and ranchers, and take home some of the bounty of Cochise County. The market is held at the northwest corner of Wilcox Drive and Carmichael Avenue. Call 378-2973 or 266-1976.
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The Cochise Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society meets at 2 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month at the Ethel Berger Center. Call 458-3889.
The Sierra Vista Regional Health Center will have a “Scrub Sale” from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, in the Jenny Room, to benefit the Auxiliary Scholarship Fund. Many items will be on sale including lab coats, blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, warmups, shoes and accessories. Call 459-1724.
VFW Post 9972 Ladies Auxiliary invites the community to attend the auxiliary’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. The menu includes corned beef and cabbage. The cost is $7 for members and nonmembers. The post is located at 549 Veterans Drive. Call 458-9972.
There will be a Veterans Supermarket of Services Benefits Expo from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Buena High School. The expo will help veterans learn about benefits, services and employment opportunities. It is sponsored by the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services. Call (602) 234-8436 or toll free (877) 527-0764.
The Huachuca Astronomy Club of Southeastern Arizona, in collaboration with Cochise College, will hold a “Star Party” on Saturday. The public is invited. It will be at the Junk Bond Observatory on Madera Road off of Moson Road. The party will start at dusk or about a half-hour before sunset and is dependent on the weather. Call Keith Mullen at 366-0049.
Vendor applications are now being taken for the second annual West End Block Party, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on April 21 in the historic side of Sierra Vista, on Fry Boulevard from Garden Avenue to North Street. Events will include live entertainment, arts and crafts, a free Kiddie Land, farmers market, Tombstone Vigilantes, clowns, a street dance from 6 to 10 p.m. and much more entertainment, plus lots of food. Last year’s event was such a success that more vendors are expected to participate this year. Limited applications are available at the Sierra Vista City Hall and the Oscar Yrun Community Center, at the city’s Web site, www.ci.sierra-vista.az.us. Or you may contact the event planners directly: Susan McCathern, 515-0161 or 227-4821, or send e-mail to westendblockparty@cox.net.
The Huachuca Area Republican Women will meet Monday at the Windemere Hotel and Convention Center. There will be coffee and conversation at 10:30 a.m. and the meeting starts at 11. Speakers will be Ken Boyd from the Sierra Vista Market and a representative from Safeway. For reservations, call Dottie Brown at 439-9067. Other information is available by calling club President Vi Powers, 378-0621.
The Arizona Archaeological Society-Cochise Chapter will hold its monthy meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 900 in the Library Building of Cochise College, 901 N. Columbo Ave. Alan Dart, founder and executive director of Olde Pueblo Archaeology, will present “Arts and Culture of the Ancient Hohokam Indian.” The event is free to the public. All ages are welcome. Dart will have many artifacts and materials on hand. Call Larry White, 459-2182.
“Will Your Will Be Known?” is a free seminar scheduled for 3:30 to 5 p.m. March 15 at Pueblo Del Sol Country Club. RSVP by Friday by contacting athomas@redcrossarizona.org or (800) 341-6943. Participants can learn how to write a will or update an old one. Local attorney and estate planner Chris Russell of Boroweic, Boroweic & Russell will present information.
West End Association Inc. will meet at 5 p.m. March 19 at Landmark Caf/ in Landmark Plaza. The board of directors is still being formed. Those interested in improving the West End are welcome to become involved. Contact President Hal Thomas at 439-0378 or hw.thomas@cox.net, or Vice President Susan McCathern at 227-4821, 515-0161 or susanmccathern@cox.net.
Join docents from the Friends of the San Pedro River on a hike to the Spanish presidio of Santa Cruz de Terrenate on Saturday. This hike will start at 9 a.m. at the ghost town of Fairbank and cross the river to the presidio. The hike is moderately difficult and you should be prepared to get your feet wet. The cost is $5 per person, with proceeds going to benefit educational programs of the Friends of the San Pedro River. Call 459-8146.
The regular monthly meeting of the Civics Issues Forum will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Sierra Vista Public Library conference room. The subject is population growth and immigration, focusing on the impacts of rapid growth, primarily from illegal immigration, and its impacts on the environment, education, employment, health care and the social fabric of the United States. Contact Jacqueline O’Connor at 452-9055 or bansheetoo2000@yahoo.com.
The League of Women Voters Cochise County will hold its monthly open meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cochise College, Room 305 A/B. The agenda will deal with the league’s activities of this year, immigration, housing, water and the Arizona Legislature. The April meeting, on the 14th, will be the League’s annual meeting. District 25 state Rep. Jennifer Burns will speak.
Play bingo twice weekly at VFW Post 9972, which has bingo every Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and Monday at 6:30 p.m.. The post is located at 549 Veterans Drive. There is a short-order menu available. Bingo is open to the public. Call 458-9972.
Cochise County Chapter #551040 of International Association of Administrative Professionals, formerly the National Secretaries Association, meets on the second Monday of the month at Cochise College in Room 900. The meeting lasts from 5:45 to 7 p.m. Contact President V. Tina Gilbertson at vtinagil@msn.com or 227-1807.
A columnist from the Wall Street Journal and the president of the state Senate are scheduled guest speakers at the Cochise County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner on Saturday. There will be a social at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. and guest speakers at 7 p.m. It will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 156 W. Kayetan Drive. The guest speakers will be John Fund, columnist and TV commentator, and Sen. Tim Bee, whose district includes the Sierra Vista area. The event costs $30 per person. To RSVP, call Gail Griffin at 458-5561 or Dick Haines at 458-8029, or send a check to CCRC, P.O. Box 615, Sierra Vista AZ 85635.
The Huachuca Prospectors Association meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm (5:30 pm for dinner) at the Highway 92 Cafe on Highway 92 near the Uptown 3 Theatre. Become a member by attending a meeting. No dues. Call Tom Tierney at 378-There will be an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner benefit from 4 to 8 p.m. on March 15 at Landmark Caf/, 400 W. Fry Blvd., to help defray breast cancer medical expenses for one of Landmark’s waitresses, Mary Lou. The dinner costs $7. Call 459-4624.3294.
The Friends of the Sierra Vista Public Library will host an event featuring author Neville W. Cramer at 1:30 p.m. on March 17 in the library’s Mona Bishop Room. Cramer is a retired Immigration and Naturalization Service special agent who has written the book “Fixing the INSanity: America’s Immigration Crisis.” In the book, he describes the problem America faces and common-sense solutions to it.
The eighth annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will start at 11 a.m. on March 17. The entries will line up at 10 a.m. at the corner of Seventh Street and Fry Boulevard. The route will go down Fry Boulevard, starting at Seventh Street and finishing at the entrance of Veterans’ Memorial Park. For information, contact Gerry Campbell, chairman of the Sierra Vista St. Patrick’s Day Parade, at 249-2523, or by e-mail at gcampbell26@cox.net.
Overeaters Anonymous meets at the Church of Christ in Village Meadows, 815 El Camino Real, Room 2, on Mondays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. For information, call Laura at 458-0563 or Marilyn at 417-1645.
The San Pedro Kiwanis Club meets every Monday at noon at the Golden Corral. Meetings are open to the public, and anyone interested in becoming a member is welcome and encouraged to attend. Call Cheryl, 378-0688.
TOPS AZ 90 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) of Sierra Vista is a weight loss support group that meets Tuesday evenings at First Christian Church, located at the corner of Highway 90 and Kings Way. Weigh-in is from 5:30 to 6:05 p.m. The program is from 6:15 to 7:15. Call Markie Crossman at 439-4366 or Joan Basnar at 803-9566.
There is an Al-Anon meeting on Sundays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Room 106A at the Wick Building, located at the corner of Wilcox Drive and Fab Avenue. Call Linda, 803-8118.
The Kiwanis Club of Sierra Vista meets each Thursday at 6:45 a.m. at The Bakers Flor at 1481 E. Fry Blvd. The Kiwanis Club of Sierra Vista sponsors Buena High School Key Club, Apache Builders Club, and K-Kids Club at Our Lady of the Mountain. People interested in youth programs are welcome to attend. Call Don at 417-0369.
The March meeting of Our Lady’s Auxiliary of OLM Church will be held Thursday with an Irish theme. Adoration will be at 10 a.m. There will be a general meeting at 11:05, followed by lunch at the Irish Pub. For reservations or information, call Nancy at 803-0452.
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday at the VFW, 549 Veterans Drive. Calvin Brower will speak on tax preparation. Lunch will be served promptly at 11; therefore, arrive by 10:45. Lunch reservations may be made by calling Leon or Barbara at 366-4213.
The Sierra Vista chapter of The Compassionate Friends, an international nonprofit self-help support group for families following the death of a child of any age, will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Mountain View Assembly of God annex on Colombo Avenue and Highway 92. Meetings are open to all adult members of families who have experienced the death of a child at any age, from any cause, no matter how long ago. Call Carey Hess at 803-0004 or Lisa Davis at 803-7797.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday at the Emergency Operations Building on Foothills and Highway 92. Anyone interested in learning more about Search and Rescue or wishes to join is urged to attend. Meetings commence at 6:30 p.m. Call Dave Noland or Ursula Ritchie, Cochise County Search Rescue coordinators, at 432-9500.
The Cochise County Chapter of Sisters in Crime will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at Cochise College Library in the Horace Steele Room. Nick Zavadin will discuss what makes a jail different from a prison. The public is invited.
The Fort Huachuca Retiree Council meets at 10 a.m. on the first Friday of each month in the Jack Rabbit Room of the Murr Community Center on Fort Huachuca. Coffee call is at 9:30 a.m. The Retiree Council serves the 4,800 military retirees in Cochise County and other military retirees throughout Arizona by reporting useful information each month. To be included on an e-mail list to receive a monthly report of federal and state veterans’ legislation, contact Gene Fenstermacher at fensteg@cox.net. All military retirees are invited to attend the monthly open meetings.
Sierra Vista Lions Club Bingo is held Friday at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 156 W. Kayetan Drive. All proceeds for will benefit local individuals’ needs for eyeglasses and hearing aids, and other charities. Helpers are needed. Call Willie Webster, 378-7157; or Steve Scheumann, 378-4941.
The Sierra Vista La Salida del Sol Lions Club meets every Wednesday morning at 6:45 at The Bakers Flor, 1481 E. Fry Blvd. Visit lionwap.org/sierravistaazam.
The Volunteer Interfaith Caregiver Program (VICaP) is a non-profit organization providing services to the elderly, disabled and homebound residents of Sierra Vista and nearby rural communities. Services include transportation to appointments, shopping assistance, friendly visiting, basic business help, respite sitting, Medicare insurance counseling and minor home maintenance. These services are provided free of charge by trained volunteers; however, donations are accepted. In response to increased demand for services, VICaP is recruiting volunteers who are willing to give a few hours of their week to reach out and help their neighbors. Call 459-8146.
The Cochise County chapter of AXPOWs meets on the third Saturday of the month, at the Elks club on Wilcox Drive. The meeting starts at 2 p.m. Anyone who was a prisoner of war, whether a war or conflict, and his family is eligible to join the organization. Call Milton M. Moore, commander, at 459-7295.
All caregivers are invited to attend a series of training sessions presented by Melinda Haun, a registered nurse and a certified hospice and palliative nurse. The classes are simple, practical, positive and empowering, and are designed to take the fear out of caregiving. Classes will be held the third Thursday of each month at the Ethel Berger Center at 1 p.m. A different topic is featured each month. Call 417-6980.
The Sierra Vista Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meets the second Wednesday of each month in the Mona Bishop Room of Sierra Vista Public Library. The meetings are from 1:15 to 3 p.m. Call Bernice or Henry, 458-5870.
Good Neighbor Alliance, a homeless shelter and advocacy organization, holds a monthly board meeting on the first Tuesday of each month at the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church at 5 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. Call Kathy Calabrese, 439-0776.
The Mountain Vista Golden K Kiwanis Club of Sierra Vista meets twice a month, on the second and fourth Thursdays, at the Windemere Hotel and Conference Center, located at 2047 S Highway 92 in Sierra Vista. There is a buffet lunch at 11:30 a.m. for $10, and the meeting begins at noon. Call Tess at 378-3213.
TOPS AZ 215 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Friday morning at the New Hope Evangelical Church, 5420 Desert Shadows Drive. Weigh-in is from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. Anyone who is interested in losing or maintaining weight are invited to attend. For information, call Regina at 417-9570 or Becky at 459-2890.
The Weight Loss Surgery Friends of Sierra Vista meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Cochise County Regional Complex, Conference Room located at 100 Colonia de Salud. Please join us if you have had weight loss surgery and need support or if you are interested in having weight loss surgery. Call Jennifer Brown at 459-2498; Bob Hooper, 458-8610; or Vicky Harper, 249-9716.
Brain Tumor/Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets every fourth Wednesday of the month from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ethel Berger Center. Call Pat at 378-1581, or Linda at 456-5736.
Sierra Vista Cancer Center hosts cancer support group meetings at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 155 Calle Portal, Suite 700. Call Ginger Guthrie, director of patient advocacy, 459-1718, or e-mail gguthrie.svcc@yahoo.com, or visit www.sierravistacancercenter.com.
The Sierra Vista Farmers Market is open on the first Thursday of each month during winter. The market is located at the northwest corner of Wilcox Drive and Carmichael Avenue next to The Palms, 255 W. Wilcox Drive. The winter schedule will have earlier hours, running from noon to 4 p.m. There are lots of unsprayed produce, healthy meats, farm eggs and wild fish, desert health foods, honey, fair-trade coffee, pickles and preserves, baked goods, herbal remedies and healthy body care. E-mail vallimac@cox.net, or call 266-1976.
There will be a tour of historic Buffalo Soldier sites on Fort Huachuca every third Saturday of the month for the remainder of the year. The tours will be led by members of the Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers in celebration of the post’s designation of 2007 as “The Year of the Buffalo Soldier.”
The Huachuca Audubon Society leads a two- to three-hour bird walk Monday at The Nature Conservancy’s Ramsey Canyon Preserve. Meet at the Ramsey Canyon Preserve parking lot, located at the upper end of Ramsey Canyon Road, starting at 8 a.m. in March, and 7:30 a.m. during April and August. The walk will go about a mile up through the preserve at a relaxed pace. There is some uphill walking, and sturdy shoes are recommended. The walk is free and open to the public, but standard preserve entrance fees apply: $5/person for a weekly pass, $3 Nature Conservancy members and Cochise County residents, $25 for a yearly family pass. For information, contact Rick Romea at 803-1160 or by e-mail at rickorcindy@hotmail.com.
Cochise Chordsmen Barbershop Singers, which is Sierra Vista’s chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, meets and practices each Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the choir room of the United Methodist Church, locate at the corner of Buffalo Soldier Trail and St. Andrews Drive. Men of any age are welcome to attend, listen, and/or join in the singing. No musical training is necessary. Call Ed Raymond, 803-9905.
There is a free spay/neuter program available for low-income cat owners in Cochise County, thanks to funding provided by the Cochise Community Foundation and the Cochise County Humane Society. Spaying and neutering is needed for helping to reduce feline overpopulation. Call 803-7385.
Huachuca Audubon Society will recycle your old ink jet and laser printer cartridges, as well as old cell phones. It’s been estimated that 400 million cartridges are destined for landfills every year. Instead of trashing your cartridges and cell phones, drop them off at any Huachuca Audubon Society meeting or field trip; or at the San Pedro House, the Nature Conservancy’s Ramsey Canyon Preserve or Wild Birds Unlimited on Highway 92. Call Mike Guest, 378-0667.
The Winter Visitors Program on Wednesday will feature “Drug Overview” by Detective Stompro of the Sierra Vista Police Department. The group meets at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2145 S. Coronado Drive. Coffee and doughnuts are served at 8:30 a.m. The program starts at 9. Call Ron Witt, 459-0929, or Jim Behnke, 803-6810.
The Hummingbird Stitchers Quilt Guild meets Wednesdays at 9:30 at the Sierra Vista Community United Church of Christ, which is on the Highway 90 Bypass north of Target. Wednesday’s program will be highlights of the 2007 Quilt show. An evening group meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Programs, workshops, quilting bees and and fellowship. All levels of quilters welcome. Contact Susan Lee at 439-0098, cnmsue@hotmail.com, or look at the guild Web site at www.geocities.com/hsqg2002/HSQG.html.
AARP Chapter 3123 meets on the fourth Wednesday every month at the Ethel Berger Center at 1 p.m. Call 378-6238.
The German-American Club of Sierra Vista meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at VFW hall on Veterans Drive. All are welcome. Call club president Richard Casper, 378-2362.
The cancer support group held at Dr. McCarthy’s office meets on the first Thursday of the month, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Cancer survivors, those newly diagnosed, and those who love and support the patients are invited. Call volunteer facilitator Vicki Barth, 417-1163.
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