Northwest
NW Fire/Rescue offering first aid, CPR classes
The Northwest Fire/Rescue District is offering several classes in the coming weeks.
● Basic first aid, 6 to 10 p.m. March 5.
● Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 6 to 10 p.m. March 12 and 6 to 10 p.m. March 19.
● CPR for health-care providers, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 14.
All classes are held at Station 30, 1520 W. Orange Grove Road. Space is limited, so you must register in advance.
Registration fees for the first aid and basic CPR classes are $20 for district residents and $25 for those living outside the district.
Health-care-provider CPR is $25 for district residents and $30 for those living outside the district.
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Registration fees are non-refundable.
Call 887-1010 for more information.
Donations are needed for community yard sale
The non-profit La Cañada-Magee Neighborhood Association is seeking donations for a community yard sale to be held on March 7.
The association is run entirely by volunteers who meet semiannually to discuss issues of community concern, advocating for residents within the four-square-mile area bounded by West Ina and West Hardy roads, North La Cholla Boulevard and North Northern Avenue.
Association members can pick up donated items.
For more information on the sale or to donate, call 307-0785.
Oro Valley
Learn how government works in Oro Valley
The Citizens Planning Institute continuing-education program, a window into how Oro Valley government operates, will begin on March 5 and run from 6 to 8 p.m. every Thursday through April 2. The classes will be held at the Town Hall, 11000 N. La Cañada Drive.
The free program covers town and regional governance and development. Topics include town finances, public safety, parks and recreation, regional issues, sustainability and transportation planning.
For more information, call the Town Hall at 229-4700.
Democrats of Oro Valley to host guest speaker
Adelaide Elm Kimball, board member for Project Vote Smart, will be the featured speaker at the March 9 meeting of the Democrats of Oro Valley.
The 7 p.m. meeting, which is open to the public, will be held in the Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive.
For more information, call Mike Dayton at 742-3774.
Sun City Vistoso plans 8th annual Quilt Show
The eighth annual Sun City Quilt Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 7-8 at the Sun City Vistoso Social Hall, 1565 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd.
The show will feature about 100 quilts and quilted items for sale. A quilt will be raffled, and proceeds will benefit the Giving Tree, a non-profit organization that helps Tucson's needy. The show also will include quilting demonstrations.
Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. For more information, call Carol Guibert at 818-0441.
Marana
Take the Polar Plunge to help Special Olympics
Special Olympics Arizona is bringing its Polar Plunge to Breakers Water Park at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
The plunge is a way for people all over the state to get involved with Special Olympics. People collect donations for their entry fees and then run, walk or crawl into the winter waters of Breakers Water Park, 8555 W. Tangerine Road.
You can sign up as an individual or form teams to take the plunge together.
Wild and crazy costumes are encouraged. Prizes will be given for highest fundraisers and best costumes.
If you're too chicken to take the plunge, you can register to be in the Chicken Coop and cheer for the plungers.
Go online to www. specialolympicsarizona.org and click on the link for the 2009 Tucson Polar Plunge for more information.
Marana staff blogging about Match Play action
Marana's town staff members are blogging all this week with observations and tidbits from the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, being held at the town's new Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain.
Go to the town's Web site, www.marana.com, to check out the action.
And for a fun, free way to receive regular Marana updates on your computer or mobile device, head over to twitter.com/ townofmarana Once you register, you can follow the town's updates.
Pinal County
Conciliation Court founder retires; hailed as 'legend'
Clarence Cramer, who led the formation of Arizona's first Conciliation Court, has retired after 31 years as a marriage counselor, custody evaluator, and divorce and dependency mediator, as well as more than 10 years as a hearing officer for small-claims court.
He is being replaced by incoming Conciliation Court Director Diana Hegyi, who has called Cramer "a legend."
Hegyi's experience includes time as special-projects administrator in the trial courts for Maricopa County Superior Court, and before that as the family court assistant administrator and assistant director of conciliation court services, also in Maricopa County.
