Pima Pinal

Monday, April 9

On June 19, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu was recognized as the 2011 National Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriffs’ Association. The award was presented during the opening general session at the NSA’s annual conference in St. Louis. 

Four exceptional students attending high schools in the Oro Valley area were awarded Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student scholarships by Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 on May 1.

For a second year, two SaddleBrooke animal-support groups are collaborating to sponsor the Northwest Tucson Pet Adoption event on Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will take place at 77 North Marketplace on Oracle Road in Catalina, five miles north of Tangerine Road and across from Eagle Crest.

SaddleBrooke residents looking to join a high-level cycling group, a leisurely Saturday morning bike crowd or a creatively fun social club centered around cycling may look no further than CycleMasters, one of the largest and most diverse bicycle clubs in Arizona.

Northwest Tucson has 13 new firefighters. The recruits graduated the Golder Ranch Fire and Northwest Fire/Rescue districts’ joint fire academy, and were pinned during a ceremony held March 17 at the DesertView Performing Arts Center in SaddleBrooke. They are, in alphabetical order, Victor Aranda, Brandon Daily, Casey Johnson, Peter Kamboukos, Jacob Lamoreaux, Stephen Ledoux, Chad Manuel, Peter Paddock, Kyle Rhein, Brian Robinson, Tris Rollins, Derek Schloss and Greg Smith. Family and friends helped with the ceremony.

Pima County plans to rename a park and trailhead after two victims of the Jan. 8 shooting that claimed six lives and left U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords hospitalized.

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Robert Taylor is being lauded for his quick responses that saved two lives – those of an infant and an octogenarian – in less than one hour on Feb. 3.