Oro Valley
Farmer's Market to hold Valentine's Festival
Searching for something sweet for a sweetheart?
The Oro Valley Farmer's Market will have a Valentine's Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday at Oro Valley Town Hall, 11000 N. La Cañada Drive.
Desert Rain Coffee owner John Hall, who worked as a chef in Seattle before coming to Tucson, will perform cooking demonstrations at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Visitors also can sample baked "sweetheart" bread, cakes, cookies, fresh strawberries, soaps and lotions.
Free children's car booster seats available
Parents may pick up free children's booster seats from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 14 at Kohl's Department Store, 7785 N. Oracle Road.
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To get the free seats, parents must bring the children who qualify for a booster seat with them.
To qualify, children must be more than 5 years old and at least 40 pounds, and vehicles must have working lap and shoulder belts.
OV seeks volunteer for Property Corporation
Oro Valley residents seeking to play a role in local government may apply for a vacant volunteer spot on the town's Municipal Property Corporation Board.
The town created the nonprofit corporation to sell bonds to fund public facilities based on the Town Council's instructions.
The corporation meets on an as-needed basis and members serve three-year terms.
People may pick up an application at the town clerk's office at Oro Valley Town Hall, 11000 N. La Cañada Drive, or go online and download an application from the town's Web site, www.townoforovalley.com
Annual gala Saturday includes auctions
The Greater Oro Valley Arts Council's third annual gala starts at 5:15 p.m. Saturday at Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort, 10000 N. Oracle Road.
The "And the Beat Goes On" 2007 Gala includes a reception, silent auction, dinner and live auction. GOVAC will present Oro Valley residents Al and Marilyn Cook the Humanitarians of the Year Award.
Tickets are $125 each and may be purchased by calling 797-3959. They also can be purchased online at the GOVAC Web site, www.govac.org.
Marana
Monday is deadline for voter registration
Residents planning to vote in Marana's town elections this spring must be registered by Monday.
Residents who have moved or changed their names since the last time they registered won't be able to vote unless they register again, according to a Pima County news release.
Registration forms can be picked up at the County Recorder's Office, 115 N. Church Ave., and at any Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles branch, library or post office.
The registration form also can be downloaded by visiting www.recorder.pima.gov.
Primary elections for Marana's Town Council take place on March 13.
Northwest
Rural/Metro Fire's county chief promoted
Rural/Metro Fire Department's Pima County chief has been promoted.
Chief Les Caid will now serve as the department's state fire chief, according to a news release. Assistant Chief Christopher Pendleton was promoted to fill Caid's vacancy.
Caid, who spent 25 years with Tucson Fire Department, has been with Rural/Metro for three years.
Pendleton has worked for the organization for 27 years.
Rural/Metro is a private fire department that provides service to several smaller fire districts, including La Cañada Fire District. It operates 11 fire stations and has more than 200 firefighters and support staff in Pima County.
Fire district donation request is a scam
Northwest Side residents should be aware of scam artists pretending to raise money for a local fire district.
Several residents have reported being called by people claiming to be Northwest Fire/Rescue District representatives.
The callers, who identify themselves as volunteer firefighters, ask for donations for the district.
Northwest doesn't call residents to ask for money, according to a news release.
