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The Greater Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its “Business of the Year” award. The award recognizes businesses that are members of the chamber which demonstrate exemplary business practices and provide outstanding service to the community. Chamber members should have received nomination forms via e-mail. The deadline for nominations is Friday. Submit nominations by e-mail to membership3@sierravistachamber.org, by mail to 21 E. Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista AZ 85635 or fax to 452-0878.
It’s not too late to register to exhibit your cultural heritage at the Sierra Vista Diversity Fair. The fair, in its second year, is dubbed Greet Yourself, Sierra Vista! and is an opportunity to not only meet people from the many cultures that make our city so vibrant, but also an opportunity to ask questions and learn about the cultures. Exhibitors from the Republic of South Korea, the Philippines, Croatia, Ireland and Japan have already signed up. It is not too late to add your country of heritage to the lineup. Performances will run throughout the event being held April 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ethel Berger Center. Contact Gwen at 458-5280 or Megan at 417-6980 for more information or to sign up exhibits or performances.
The Cochise County Chapter of Sisters In Crime will hold its next meeting on April 5 at 7 p.m. at the Cochise College Library. The speaker will be Chris VanHouten, who is a Fort Huachuca firefighter and EMT and also serves as his department’s resident HAZMAT expert. Get informed about what he and others like him have to be prepared for on a day-to-day basis — everything from a pending disaster rolling down the highway to what may be lurking in the air we breathe, or the water we drink. We will get a first-hand look at the tools of his trade and get educated on how the equipment is used. He’ll give us plenty of food for thought, so come with a curious mind and leave armed with solid answers.
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The Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club will meet at 7 p.m. today in Room 314 at Cochise College. Tom Roberts will talk about solar energy and biodiesel fuel. He will demonstrate the process of extracting fuel from discarded cooking oil. The public is invited. Call Ingrid Baillie, 459-3718.
Sierra Vista Lions Club Bingo is held Friday at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 156 W. Kayetan Drive. All proceeds 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 Greater Huachuca Area Democratic Club will hold its annual Golden Awards Banquet on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Windemere Hotel and Conference Center. The Raging Grannies and the Rickety Rockets will perform. Tickets are $30 per person, including dinner. Call 458-9467.
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 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 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.
Join parks and Leisure Services on a visit to Fourth Avenue in Tucson on Friday. Visit the many shops and specialty vendors. The cost for this trip is $18. The tour will depart Ethel Berger Center at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will be own your own at one of the many restaurants in the area.
There will be an Italian dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at VFW Post 9972, 549 Veterans Drive. The public is invited. Call 458-9972.
San Pedro Valley Toastmasters, the newest Sierra Vista chapter of Toastmasters International, is having an Open House at 5 p.m. Friday at the Cochise College Library, Room 900. This event is open to all interested members of the Sierra Vista community. Join us to find out how to improve your skills in speaking, listening, evaluation and leadership. Call Rich Hotchkiss at 458-0883, or send e-mail to wizardofaz2@cox.net.
There will be a 1200 Club dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Friday at The Palms. Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods will speak. Make reservations by calling Barbara Kilness at 459-1715. The cost is $20.
There will be a bird walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, departing from the San Pedro House, 9800 E. Highway 90. There will be an interpretive walk at 9 a.m. Walks are sponsored by the Friends of the San Pedro River. Call 459-2555.
Sierra Vista Chapter CW P.E.O. Sisterhood will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the home of Lee Gerhardt with Stephanie Schaaf serving as co-hostess. A program, “Seek Growth in Culture,” will be presented by Stephanie Schaaf, who will display a collection of Barbie items. Visiting P.E.O.s and members new to the area are welcome to attend. Call Alison Barrett, 452-8128.
There will be a bird walk at 8 a.m. Sunday at the Sierra Vista Environmental Operations Park, located on Highway 90 between mile markers 342 and 325. Walks are limited to 20 people. Docents are provided by the nonprofit Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory, Huachuca Audubon Society and the Friends of the San Pedro River. Call 432-1388.
The Sierra Vista Market has scheduled an open board of directors meeting for members and those interested in joining the market. The meeting is slated for 6 p.m. Tuesday at 1601 Paseo San Luis. Call 508-7201 or visit www.sierravistamarket.com.
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.
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet at 11 a.m. April 5 at VFW Post 9972, 549 Veterans Drive. Joe Pais will speak on “Introduction to Table Wines.” Lunch will be served promptly at 11 a.m., so arrive by 10:45 a.m. Make reservations by calling Leon or Barbara at 366-4213.
The next Sierra Vista Farmers 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.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team will hold its monthly meeting on April 5. Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month at the emergency operations building on Foothills and Highway 92. Anyone interested in learning more about Search and Rescue or wish to join is urged to attend. Meetings commence at 6:30 p.m. Call Dave Noland or Ursula Ritchie, Cochise County Search and Rescue coordinators, at 432-9500.
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.
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. Help reduce feline overpopulation. Call 803-7385.
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.
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. On Wednesdays there is a “Keep It Simple” meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Serenity Club, 5040 S. Highway 92. Call Donna, 378-3640. On Thursdays, the “One Minute at a Time” group meets from noon to 1 p.m. at St. Andrew Church, 800 Taylor Drive. Call Judith, 439-9703.
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.
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.
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 378-3294.
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 Winter Visitors Program meets Wednesdays 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 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.
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 803-9556.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Overeaters Anonymous meets at the Church of Christ in Village Meadows, 815 El Camino Real, on Mondays at 7 p.m. and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., in Room 9; and Saturdays at 10 a.m., in Room 2. Call Laura at 458-0563 or Marilyn at 417-1645.
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.
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.
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 on Mondays 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.
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The Wild West Detachment, Marine Corps League, has meetings on the second Monday of every month, at 7 p.m., at the American Legion Roy Fourr Post 24, 205 E. Allen St. Membership is open to active duty, reserve, retired and former Marines and corpsmen. Call Tom Billiard, 439-5042, Frank Sutherland at 432-6066 or Bill Pakinkis at 457-3511.
