Oro Valley residents had the opportunity to hear the perspectives of the six candidates running for Town Council when Sun City hosted a forum at the town’s Social Hall on Feb. 18.

February 8, 2006 - Every election cycle in Oro Valley, the EXPLORER asks candidates for council or mayor a number of questions to determine their stand on the major issues. This year, the EXPLORER only asked three questions, the answers to which should provide voters with key information about the most important issues in this election. The answers are below in this order: Mayor's race, incumbent first, challenger second; council race, incumbents first, challengers second, in alphabetical order.

The Northwest EXPLORER's coverage of Oro Valley's March 12 primary election continues today with in-depth profiles of the council candidates. Profiles of the mayoral candidates will appear in the EXPLORER'S Jan. 23 issue.

During the holidays, senior citizens and veterans are the most vulnerable to fraud and identity theft scams. However, according to Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, the problem exists all year, and new programs are aimed at preventing it from happening at all.

Oro Valley residents had the opportunity to hear the perspectives of the six candidates running for Town Council when Sun City hosted a forum at the town’s Social Hall on Feb. 18.

May 10, 2006 - On May 16, Oro Valley voters will choose three town council candidates from a field of six who will sit on the council for the next four years. On a council of seven, these three councilmembers will have an enormous impact on the town's future.

For the third consecutive year, the Town of Oro Valley has earned the “Playful City USA” designation from national non-profit KaBOOM! Presented by The Humana Foundation, Playful City USA is a national program advocating for local policies that increase play opportunities for children and is a key platform in combating the play deficit.

I was driving back home to Oro Valley, fresh off an exciting vacation where I’d visited the beautiful Pacific Northwest. The sun was bouncing a welcoming, pink glow off Pusch Ridge, and then it hit me: There’s no place like home.

On behalf of the Town Council, it is our pleasure to welcome you to Oro Valley. Oro Valley is rich in history and natural beauty and we cannot think of a better location to hold your national event. Our community has a reputation as a haven for hikers, cyclists and wildlife enthusiasts.

Welcome to the ninth annual Arizona Distance Classic Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon and Northwest Medical Center 5k, hosted by Ventana Medical Systems and presented by The Town of Oro Valley, Northwest Medical Center and All About Running and Walking. The Arizona Distance Classic has become the ultimate spring celebration of the active healthy lifestyle in the world-class town of Oro Valley and this year again benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program.

Feb. 16, 2005 - As the Oro Valley town council gears up to give the town's economic development policies a close inspection and possible overhaul, it is looking around the state to see what its neighbors are doing.

March 20 is the first-ever Arizona Gives Day. It begins at midnight on March 20 and lasts until 11:59 p.m. This is an online giving event to support nonprofits through a secure website. The Oro Valley Community Foundation is part of the Arizona Day of Giving.

August 23, 2006 - His reputation is squeaky clean.

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Children who need a little extra support with their ABCs in the Amphitheater School District will get a boost this summer from an Oro Valley Community Foundation grant.  The grant has been approved for a new remedial reading “boot camp” managed by Copper Creek Elementary School but open to all students in the Amphi District.

Candidates for mayor and town council in Oro Valley, in keeping to the high ground in their speeches over the past week, may have left some members of their audiences wondering if this was really an Oro Valley campaign they were observing.

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The Arizona Distance Classic, planned in Oro Valley this March, is aiming to do more than just get people fit. With the announcement of a new partnership, the Arizona Distance Classic has teamed up with a local elementary school to raise funds for the Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Foundation.

Marana and Oro Valley residents have the power to bring thousands of dollars worth of playground equipment and a one-acre fruit orchard to local communities by getting online everyday to vote on two separate projects in the national running for grants.

In her second run for a four-year seat on the Oro Valley Town Council, local Realtor and town booster Lyra L. Done believes she represents a silent majority, a majority content with the status quo.

Best teacher

Brenda and Don were better off than most working-class couples, Brenda said, because they owned their own home up in Catalina. Don's job as a pressman and hers as a certified nurse's aide provided them with what she calls a "normal lifestyle."