What’s Happening

Feb. 20

Green Valley Investment Club, the Profit Investment Club (PIG), has openings for a few members. It meets at 12:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at Friends in Deed, 301 Camino Casa Verde. Interested persons should stop in at today’s meeting. For information, call Dave Armstrong, 399-3253.

Titans Cribbage Club meets at 6:30 p. m. at Casa Community Center, 780 S. Park Centre, near La Posada. All cribbage players welcome. There will be refreshments. No memberships, fees, dues and the group is not GVR. Driving directions and map at www.playcribbage.org or Bill, 393-1062.

Feb. 21

Friends of Madera Canyon will have a docent orientation for its Canyon Nature Walk Program for local fourth-grade students on Feb. 21 and Feb. 28. For information, contact Doug Moore, 520-682-0459, or maderaedu@msn.com The walks are held on Thursday mornings in March/April and October/November. The volunteer docents lead the students around Proctor Loop and help them learn about the nature and history of the canyon.

Valle Verde Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. at Green Valley Community Church. Paul Barker of American Family Insurance will give a presentation on teen driving. For information, call Lynne Skelton, 625-8286.

Better Breathers Support Group meets at 11 a.m. at St. Francis-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, 600 La Canada Drive. Dr. Steve Apthorp, of Emotional Freedom Foundation, will demonstrate the Emotional Freedom Techique. Anyone with breathing problems is welcome. For information, call Ed Gustafson, 648-7517.

Feb. 22

Desert Hills II Homeowners’ Association board will meet at 9 a.m. at the Desert Hills Center. Note that future meetings are scheduled for the fourth Friday of each month. Also, the spring potluck is scheduled for Sunday, March 9, at Canoa Hills Center. For information, call Oscar Cornejo, 648-0025.

Casa Community Center is sponsoring beginning cribbage classes every Friday at 9:15 a.m. at the 780 S. Park Centre, near La Posada. All welcome. The group is not GVR. No dues, memberships. For information, call Bill, 393-1062.

Feb. 23

Better Than Ever fitness training program orientation is set from 10 a.m. at East Center. This supportive outreach program from the Arizona Cancer Center is free and encourages people to make exercise a part of daily life through running and walking. For information, call Arisa Allen, 520-626-7177 or azcc.arizona.edu

Friends of Sonoita Creek sponsors a series of free spring hikes, walks and interpretative programs for all ages on different aspects of the creek from Sonoita to Rico Rico. The first is at 9 a.m. at the Sonoita Creek Visitor Center within Patagonia Lake State Park. Geologist Sandy Dunzer will lead a two-mile hike with a few rocky inclines. Bring water, a snack, and a walking stick. For information, call Diana Holmes, 520-455-5930.

Suburban Women’s Club of Tucson will have its 16th annual charity benefit fashion show starting at 11 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel in Reid Park. Tickeets $40. Reservations may be made by calling 299-7833.

Feb. 24

Teapot Club of Green Valley meets at 2 p.m. at La Posada’s rec room. The group welcomes all ladies from the British Isles, or any part of the Commonwealth, who enjoy meeting on the last Sunday of each month during the winter season for socialization, sharing of backgrounds, and the usual pot of tea. For information, call Jean McIver, 625-3855.

OLLI, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, at the University of Arizona, invites current Green Valley members to a Spring Social from 2 to 4 p.m. at East Center. Please bring an appetizer to share. For information, call Sue, 648-3363.

Feb. 25

Wisconsin Retired Educators Association, Green Valley Chapter, will have a breakfast meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the Coyote Grill at San Ignacio Golf Club. Ann Young will speak on the Youth on their Own program of Pima County. For information, call Ed Seigworth, 393-0292.

Paws Patrol will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Joyner-Green Valley Library.

Feb. 26

Busy Beaders meet at 9 a.m. at Friends in Deed, 301 Camino Casa Verde. This will be an open beading meetingh so bring a project you are working on. Also will be a show and tell. Bring your button challenge and the bracelet you made last time. For information, call Jane Lovat, 625-2243.

Friends of the Santa Rita Experimental Range present a lecture at 6 p.m. at East Center by George B. Tuyle, professor of range management at the U of A, who speak on “Range Livestock Production and Arizona Ranching.” It will be followed by a field trip on Feb. 27. For information, call Malcolm McGregor, 625-9355.

Feb. 27

Pueblo Estates annual Variety Show will have a matinee at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse, 145 Aliso Drive. Theme “The Ted Mulligan Show,” a takeoff on Ed Sullivan. Other performances at 7 p.m. Feb. 28, 29, and March 1. Tickets: $6 for matinee; $6.50 for evenings, includes beverage and snack. Tickets on sale at clubhouse Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. For information, call 625-2440.

Ostomy Support Group meets at 1 p.m. at Friends in Deed, 301 Camino Casa Verde on the last Wednesday of each month. For information call 393-7210.

Feb. 28

Pima County Republican Women’s Club will have a luncheon at Elle Restaurant, 3048 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson. Social at 11 a.m., meeting at 11:30 a.m.. $20. Dr. Matthew Ladner of the Goldwater Institute will speak. Guests welcome. RSVP to Carolyn Donges, 529o-6227, by Monday, Feb. 25.

Canoa Estates II homeowners will have their annual meeting at 1:30 p.m. at Canoa Hills Center. All residents urged to attend.

Feb. 29

Valley Quilters Guild meets at 1 p.m. at St. Francis-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, 600 La Canada Drive. All level quilters welcome. Come at noon for our “Brown Bag Get Acquainted Lunch.” For information, call Janie Schott, 625-7944.

Fairways 1,2,3 Home Owners Association will hold its annual meeting at 1:30 p.m. at East Center. For information, call Jim Findley, 638-0703, or Carol Kay, 625-9014.

March 1

Colorado Club will have a potluck soup, sandwich and dessert dinner starting at 5 p.m. at Desert Hills Center. Just for Fun singers will entertain. Last name A-K bring sandwiches; L-Z bring dessert. Don’t forget a soup spoon. Soup and bowls provided. Reservations due by Feb. 26, to Dorothy Powers, dopowers@gmail.com or 625-9340, or Lorene Barnes, 625-8480.

March 3

A Panhellenic Luncheon will start at 11:30 a.m. at Grill on the Green. Any member of a national Greek Sorority is welcome. Cheryl Thompson, president of the Tucson Panhellenic Association, will be the speaker. Cost $20. Menu: chicken caesar salad, carrot cake. Need checks by Feb. 25 so one can be sent as a group to the restaurant. For information, call Jane Bryant, 207-2277.

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