Joe Myers is not your average history buff.

Steve Ross, representing the National Park Service, talks about the historical significance of the Anza Trail and its route through present-day Marana at the Fall Harvest Festival this Saturday.

The fate of the 311-home DeAnza Specific Plan remains undecided following a court ruling in a case between Marana and the developers.

A dispute over a proposed subdivision near Cortaro Farms Road and Interstate 10 is scheduled for its day in court on July 21.

Months after threatening litigation, attorneys representing developers of the DeAnza project have sued the town of Marana, claiming that the referendum to put a rezoning matter before voters is untimely.

If there is one thing to be said about Arizona, it's that we have plenty of trails to hike to better absorb the beauty surrounding us, despite being in such a dire drought for so long. It is only recently the higher elevations have been reopened for visitation, and many of those trails still remain closed, particularly in areas that have experienced catastrophic fires.

Maranans who hoped to vote next month on whether Red Point Development can build a subdivision near a wildlife corridor will have to wait.

The Boogie Monster was a big hit with many riders at the Marana's Fall Heritage Festival at the Heritage House on Saturday. This year's festival celebrated the 235th anniversary of the journey of Juan Bautista de Anza through what is now Marana. Anza passed along the Santa Cruz River in October 1775. The National Park Service officially recognized Marana's portion of the Anza Trail during the event.

Marana's annual Fall Harvest Festival is this Saturday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to sunset at Heritage House, 12375 N. Heritage Park Drive.

n the north end of Continental Ranch where the tract homes of the Marana suburbs come to a halt, there's a small patch of desert where 228 years ago a group of weary travelers paused on a cool October night, a man was scourged, and a trail of history was left behind.

Last Saturday, hundreds turned out for the Marana Fall Heritage Festival at Gladden Farms Park. The event featured a record-breaking dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and several exhibits on the town’s ranching and agricultural past.

The town of Marana is offering extra incentives during October for families to visit neighborhood parks. Two outdoor events will get people out to enjoy autumn’s refreshing drop in temperatures.

MARANA

Did you know there is an active historical society in Marana? The Marana Heritage Conservancy, a local historical nonprofit organization, shares points of interest, stories, and lore from in and around the Town of Marana.  Did you know that we trained 10,000 Army air pilots from 1942 to 1945?  Have you visited the location of the Prisoner of War camps in Marana?  Follow the trail of 10,000 hopeful miners on their way to the gold fields in California, and the route of the Mormon Battalion. There were no marked trails, just the Santa Cruz River drawing the adventurers along as it winds its way northward.  

The Loop

Sept. 15, 2004 - About 1,000 years ago the Santa Cruz River Valley flood plain supported a thriving agricultural civilization. On the northwest edge of what is now Continental Ranch, the Hohokam Indians used canals to irrigate fields and developed a sedentary community with an extensive trade network.

A transportation rarity has come to Oro Valley.