Dragoon
Similar to the Dragoon dances of pioneer times, there will be a contra dance at the Dragoon Women’s Club today, from 7 to 9 p.m. Originally known as country dancing, brought to the American colonies by the British, contra dancing is similar to square dancing but is more of a group than a couple’s effort. Contra is a walking dance, easy to learn and fun for all ages. The cost is $6 per person. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes. To get to the women’s club, take I-10 east to Exit 318 for Dragoon Road. Turn right and go three miles east on Dragoon Road to Johnson Road, just before the railroad tracks. Turn left on Johnson and go one-tenth of a mile. The club is on the right. Contact Barbara Hanson at barbarocito@gmail.com. To learn more, visit tftm.org.
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Bisbee
Cha-Ching, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, will be held Nov. 21 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Turquoise Valley Golf and RV Park. A $30 ticket includes dinner, entertainment and a player’s package that will cover games of craps, black jack, Texas hold ’em, roulette and more. Proceeds will go toward the Kiwanis Club-sponsored Cub Scout Pack 401. Call Dave Cartun, 432-7766.
Tombstone
There will be a blood drive on Tuesday from 1 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 215 E. Allen St. Call John Nicolais at 457-3543.
Hereford
The Huachuca Art Association will have an art-related garage sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the HAA Gallery, 3818 Astro St.
Huachuca City
Huachuca City VFW Post 10342 will hold a swap meet on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the post, 1301 Cochise Street. Call 456-2501 or 456-0073, or send e-mail to vfw10342@powerc.net. Also, the post and its ladies auxiliary will have a steak fry today, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The post will have a pancake breakfast Saturday, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Sierra Vista
The “famed, perhaps infamous” Basic Black Dress Skit will be performed by the Fort Huachuca Community Spouses’ Club Players on Wednesday. The luncheon starts at 10:30 a.m. and will be held at Thunder Mountain Activity Centre. Several generations of Army wives have handed down the skit for more than 50 years. The cost is $12. To learn if reservations are still available, contact Kerri Hajjar at 378-0664 or fhcscreservations@yahoo.com.
The American Legion will host a dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday for those who have paid their dues early. Call 459-6050.
The ladies auxiliary of VFW Post 9972, 549 Veterans Drive, will have an Italian dinner today, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Explore a seldom visited area of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area on a hike with the Friends of the San Pedro River on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. The leisurely hike will explore the St. David Research Natural Area. Hikers will look for signs of early settlers and nature. Bring water and lunch and be prepared to get your feet wet. This hike is rated moderately difficult. The fee is $5 per person and proceeds support educational programs of the Friends of the San Pedro River. Call 459-2555.
The Cochise and Western Model Railroad Club will have its fall open house on Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, at the clubhouse, located at 680 Fort Ave. Call Steve at 439-9777.
There will be a guided tour of Buffalo Soldier historic sites at noon on Saturday at the Fort Huachuca Museum. Call 417-6960.
Everything in the bookstore run by the Friends of the Sierra Vista Public Library will be on sale at half price on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The store is to the left of the library entrance.
There will be a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for the Children’s Christmas Party on Saturday, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 156 Kayetan Drive. A free-will offering will be taken up. Donations for prizes may be sent to Knights of Columbus Hall; P.O. Box 296; Sierra Vista AZ 85636. Note “Christmas Party” in the check memo.
The Democratic Women of Southeastern Arizona will meet at the Pueblo del Sol Country Club at 11 a.m. Tuesday. The cost is $11, and reservations are necessary. Charles Flanagan will present “Women in the Prison System.” The nominating committee will announce the new slate of officers. Call 803-0815 for reservations and/or questions.
The Range Riders 4 Wheel Drive Club is sponsoring 4 Wheeling 101, a free class for licensed drivers of 4 wheel drive vehicles. The course will take place on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The location will be provided for those who register. Learn how to prepare your vehicle to go off-road, how to use low and high range, and safety tip. The Range Riders have a guided trail run that will take you on a scenic pass through the Huachuca Mountains that is suitable for beginner-to-intermediate drivers and stock 4 wheel drive vehicles. Visit rangeridersnet.com or send e-mail to secretary@rangeridersnet.com. Or call Sherry Nichols, club secretary, at 227-5401.
There will be a “No to Torture Rally” at Veterans’ Memorial Park starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, followed in the early afternoon by a march Fort Huachuca’s Main Gate. Visit southwestwitness.org.
There will be an AARP driver safety course on Tuesday and Friday (Nov. 21) at the Sierra Vista Public Library, from 12:45 to 4:45 p.m. Both days must be attended for credit. The cost is $10. Call 236-5139.
A fitness and wellness seminar will be held Wednesday, from 9 to 11 a.m., in Our Lady of the Mountains church hall. Call Bobby Widhalm at 803-7788.
Dave Baker will make a presentation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Mona Bishop Room of the Sierra Vista Public Library about his hiking the 800-mile Arizona Trail last spring. Call Debra at the library at 458-4225.
The Huachuca Mineral & Gem Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Room 304-305 at Cochise College. Anna Domitrovic, retired curator of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, will present “Wulfenite, a Distinguished Mineral.” The club will have a field trip on Nov. 22 to Gold Gulch near Bisbee. Call Tom Rogers at 803-6547 about the trip.
The Sierra Vista Area Gardeners Club will meet Thursday, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Oscar Yrun Center. Meg Richard will present “How to make a Wreath.” Call 366-5447.
Until 12,000 years ago, when people came into the San Pedro Valley, megafauna such as mammoths, giant beaver, saber tooth tigers, camels and horses lived in our region. Why are megafauna extinct? What took their places? Who were the Clovis people who lived here and hunted these animals? Learn more at a free program sponsored by SAVE, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, in Room 313 at Cochise College. Call 459-2555.
The 1200 Club, a local Republican organization, will meet at 6 p.m. on Nov. 21 at Pueblo del Sol Country Club. Sharon Giese, an Arizona state committeewoman, will analyze the results of the general election on a national, state and local level. Reservations must be made in advance by calling Barbara Kilness, 459-1715, or by sending your check with reservation request to 1200 Club, P.O. Box 832, Sierra Vista AZ 85636. The cost of the dinner is $20 per person if paid in advance.
The Sierra Vista West Rotary Club will have a poker run Nov. 22 to raise funds for service projects in the West End. Bicyclists and motorcyclists can participate. There will be a route for each. The event will kick off at 11 a.m. at the Outback Steakhouse, 99 S. Highway 92. The run will end at the Sorry Gulch Saloon, 526 W. Fry Blvd. The cost is $35 per person and $10 per extra passenger. Register by Saturday and receive a free shirt. Call Matt Robertshaw at 249-8874, Mike Davidson at (520) 732-7961 or Steve Houle at (520) 990-7016. Send e-mail to svwrcrsvp@yahoo.com.
In conjunction with an annual national celebration, the Sierra Vista Public Library will have a storytelling event for adults at 2 p.m. on Nov. 23. The Friends of the Library will sponsor local professional storyteller Karl Hallsten, who will tell stories geared toward the adult interest level. Fourth-grade students and older are welcome.
Huachuca Toastmasters, a nonprofit educational group dedicated to helping its members improve their public speaking and leadership skills, will host an open house meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Education Center Annex A, Building 21114, at the corner of Christy Avenue and Adair on Fort Huachuca. Call Tiffani Steward at 417-9970 or visit huachuca.freetoasthost.org or toastmasters.org.
The Sierra Vista Optimist Club is sponsoring its annual Coats for Kids Drive, which will run through Nov. 24. The collection of coats, sweaters and gloves benefits local school children who are in need of warm winter wear. These garments are distributed through the local schools to those children who need them most. Donation points are: Buzz Breads, 2151 S. Highway 92; Southeast Arizona Association of Realtors, 125 S. Second St.; Landmark Cafe, 400 W. Fry Blvd.; Sierra Lutheran Church, 101 N. Lenzner Ave.; American Legion Post 52, corner of Canyon and Theater drives; and at the office of Robert Atkinson, Cochise College, Sierra Vista campus. 901 N. Colombo Ave. Call 459-2711 for pickup service or more information.
The Sierra Vista Environmental Operations Park is open for bird walks each Sunday morning. The walks take about two hours and are led by docents from Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory, Huachuca Audubon Society and the Friends of the San Pedro River. Walks depart from the viewing platform at 8 a.m. The park entrance is located on Highway 90 between mileage markers 324 and 325 on the north side of the highway. All tours are free, although donations are invited. The walks are limited to 20 people and are filled on a first come, first served basis. Special walks for large groups and walks on days other than Sunday can be arranged. Contact Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory at 432-1388.
AARP Tax-Aide is looking for donations of old computer equipment. The organization needs three computers that run Windows XP, keyboards and ice with USB connections, preferably, though the group will accept those with PS2 connections. Any wired network equipment, such as switches or Ethernet cables, also is appreciated.
AARP Tax-Aide is seeking volunteers for the 2009 tax season. No previous tax preparation experience necessary, one week of training will be conducted in late January. Each person is required to work one day a week — about five hours — from the first of February through April 15 at the Oscar Yrun Community Center. Call Jack Folkner at 439-9706 for information or to sign up.
Join docents from the Friends of the San Pedro River on interpretive walks along the river Saturday. The walks depart from the San Pedro House near Sierra Vista at 9 a.m. Call 459-2555.
A new Alcoholics Anonymous chapter is getting off the ground at the Good Neighbor Alliance, 420 N. Seventh St. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (for women only) and Saturday. The theme is “Courage to Change.” Call George at 236-5642.
