The Canyon Del Oro softball team has done it again. On Monday night at Arizona State University’s Farrington Stadium, Canyon Del Oro defeated Peoria Sunrise Mountain 11-9 in the Division II Championships, winning in extra innings to claim the school’s eighth state title, and fifth in the last six years.
The Canyon Del Oro softball team has done it again. On Monday night at Arizona State University’s Farrington Stadium, Canyon Del Oro defeated Peoria Sunrise Mountain 11-9 in the Division II Championships, winning in extra innings to claim the school’s eighth state title, and fifth in the last six years.
Despite stiff competition, and more than 600 competing projects, six students from Richard B. Wilson K-8 school in Oro Valley wowed the judges at the 2012 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF) to win first place among fifth and sixth graders in this statewide competition. The fair was held in Phoenix last month.
The excitement is setting in as students prepare their caps and gowns for their high school graduations taking place over the next two weeks.
Oro Valley
Greg Caton is no longer the interim manager for the Town of Oro Valley. The Town Council voted last week to remove the interim part of the title, making him the offical Town Manager.
The public got a chance to express concerns over Oro Valley’s plan to annex 107 acres into Town limits during the April 18 public hearing.
During the Arizona State Forensics Competition held at Canyon Del Oro High School on April 21, CDO took first place.
Theresa Chavez, a teacher at Ironwood Ridge High School, feels like she is often thought of as “the woman with the sick husband,” while in fact, she is far more than that. She is a mother to two children, Ryan, 12, and Isabella, 19 months. She is a teacher who has been locally recognized for changing the lives of students with troubled home lives. And indeed, she is a wife to Tim Chavez, a man she never wants to have to live without.
Police Reports
Monday, April 9
Oro Valley
Oro Valley
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Earlier this month, the students in Dale Flannery’s fifth-grade class organized a clothing drive for the Amphitheater Clothing Bank. The outpour from the students at Copper Creek Elementary School was overwhelming.
Easter Bunny coming to Tucson malls
Oro Valley
Oro Valley residents had another chance to hear from the six Oro Valley candidates running for the Town Council during the final candidate forum on Feb. 29.
In discussions to transfer the Oro Valley Public Library from affiliate to branch status of Pima County, Town staff has promised a lot to concerned residents as they renegotiate the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA).
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