Santa Cruz voters being asked to set college tax rate Tuesday
NOGALES--Santa Cruz County votes next Tuesday whether to provide the funds to pay for a community college it already has approved.

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Senators, representatives see new pictures of prison atrocities
GREEN VALLEY -- Some members of Congress saw more secret pictures of Iraqi prisoner torture and abuse Wednesday, and said they were more disturbing that the first ones.

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Graf advocates reduction of legal immigration
GREEN VALLEY--A spokesperson for Congressional candidate Randy Graf said Wednesday he hasn't endorsed a study calling for reduction of legal immigrants.

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The elderly often face alcoholism, other problems
MESA -- "Old age is an illness for which there's no cure," said a speaker Tuesday at a governor's conference on aging.

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Consolidation initiative in works for Nogales, SCC
NOGALES -- Mayor Albert Kramer announced Thursday his plans to introduce a consolidation initiative between the city of Nogales and Santa Cruz County.

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Oral History Project
Volunteers help preserve GV's past
GREEN VALLEY--Preserving the history of Green Valley has been a passion for a handful of dedicated volunteers who meet every Friday at Joyner-Green Valley Library.

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Tucson bans motorized skateboards, scooters
TUCSON--Skateboarding with-in city limits just got a little more low-tech.

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Overview of Pima County bond questions
Purpose

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Caregiver support classes scheduled
Are you caring for an elderly or disabled family member or friend?

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Open house planned for Jane Pryne
GREEN VALLEY--An open house for departing Continental School Superintendent Jane Pryne will be held Sunday, May 16, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the cafeteria/multi-purpose room on the school campus, 1991 White House Canyon Road.

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Pima County removes orphan bus stop near GV Mall
GREEN VALLEY -- Pima County got rid of the bus stop at the north entrance to Green Valley Mall because there wasn't a permit for it and there'd been some complaints about it.

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House vote may stop hospital funds given for treating illegal entrants
GREEN VALLEY -- The House of Representatives plans to vote Tuesday to require emergency rooms to report the names of illegal immigrants they treat or lose federal funds.

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PD: Solution in the works for local water problems
GREEN VALLEY -- As it prepares to ramp-up its mining efforts after years of diminished copper production, the Phelps Dodge Sierrita Mine continues to search for a solution to the local water problems it has caused, a mine official said this week.

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Neighbors are objecting to lots without water
NOGALES--A request to develop 25 residential home lots near Tubac without a water supply was considered last week by the Santa Cruz County Planning and Zoning Commission.

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Associates in Women's Health Care opens new office
GREEN VALLEY--Associates in Women's Health Care is hosting an open house Tuesday, May 25, at its new office at 1930 N. La Canada Drive, Building 2.

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Gas prices expected to climb still higher, say analysts
Industry analysts say our record high gas prices are likely to climb even higher, and everyone is driving around in circles to find the lowest prices or just griping about them.

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Help needed to send children to camp
PHOENIX -- The Arthritis Foundation has been given a new opportunity to raise money for its juvenile arthritis programs.

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1,500 pounds of marijuana stopped at 1-19 checkpoint
U.S. Border Patrol agents seized more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana this week at the Interstate 19 checkpoint south of Green Valley. Agents estimated the value of the drugs seized Monday at $1,338,400.

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Santa Cruz Valley Police Watch
Green Valley News

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Ranchers oppose open space, flood control bonds
At its quarterly meeting Saturday, Southern Arizona Cattlemen's Protective Association (SACPA) voted to oppose Pima County's open-space bond question, along with the bond question on flood control.

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Fast pitch exhibition dazzles fans in Tubac
THE FARM from Madison, Wis. dazzled fans in Tubac with high-speed deliveries and sparkling defensive plays, showing why they're former World Champions and current American Softball Association National Champions.

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Jones wins fourth in row in Late Models at TRP
TUCSON--The 2004 Bud Five Star Series continued its' weekly competition with four divisions of NASCAR racing at Tucson Raceway Park.

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Get out and walk -- it's good for you
Walking is good exercise for anyone, especially for the 70 million Americans with arthritis.

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Golf event benefits Special Olympics
A total of 142 golfers participated in the Ninth annual Special Olympics Golf Tournament May 1 at San Ignacio Golf Course.

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Pima County Fair 4-H winners announced
Local 4-H winners in the Pima County Fair, held April 15-25, are as follows.

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Golf Results
Country Club Men's Golf

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Mustang golfers finish 9th in state tourney
Sahuarita's golfers finished ninth of 17 the state golf tournament in Pinetop/Show Low Monday and Tuesday.

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Company offers Jeep tours of Sedona red-rock country
SEDONA -- Experiencing Sedona from the seat of a Kodak-yellow Jeep offers a unique perspective on this renowned red-rock country.

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Smithsonian Star Party set Saturday, May 22
It's free.

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Tubac Center of the Arts launches bird banner workshop
Tubac Center of the Arts has begun a five-week workshop with fifth graders at Francisco de Coronado Elementary School in Nogales to create painted Bird Banners for the As the Birds Fly South program.

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U-pick season opens in Southeastern Arizona
WILLCOX--Visitors to this rough-and-tumble, down-home area can experience a day on the farm. Souvenirs of this trip to Willcox, elevation 4,182 include a fresh array of vegetables, nuts and fruits.

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Church Notices
Presbyterian Women of Valley Presbyterian Church will have their final Gathering of the season on Tuesday, May 18, at 11:30 a.m. In addition to a box lunch created by Ila Whitrock, there will be a skit reprising the studies of unnamed women in the Bible, plus installation of officers. Tickets may be purchased in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, May 15.

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Meetings
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom will have a potluck luncheon on Saturday, May 15, at 1 p.m. at the Quaker Meeting House, 931 N. 5th Ave. The public is invited to Dave Fitzsimmons, political cartoonist for the Arizona Daily Star. For information, call 622-5743.

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Toy train show and swap meet chugs into Tucson
TUCSON -- Toy train enthusiasts may find a depot for their hobby at the Toy Train Show and Swap Meet.

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GV resident's son serves overseas
MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- The war on terrorism can make for some strange bedfellows -- just ask the son of a Green Valley resident as he serves his country from behind the old Iron Curtain among Soviet relics like rusted bombers, missile launchers converted into fire trucks and tarnished statues of Vladimir Lenin.

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YACB 25th anniversary recital tomorrow
Young Artists' Community Ballet Academy of Dance will celebrate its 25th anniversary in Southern Arizona with its annual recital Saturday, May 15, at 3 p.m. at Sahuarita High School Auditorium, 350 Sahuarita Road.

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Equestrian club annual fund-raiser
The Rio Rico High School Equestrian Club recently launched its annual fund-raising effort for the current school year.

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Annual Ironwood Festival Saturday will benefit Tucson Audubon Society
TUCSON--Opening with a Tohono O'odham blessing, the Fifth Annual Ironwood Festival offers a myriad of activities that honor the local Sonoran lifestyle.

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