Meetings

Deadline for What’s Happening is FRIDAY for Wednesday’s edition and WEDNESDAY for Sunday’s edition.

Nov 19

Desert Meadows III HOA Board Meeting only at 4 p.m. at Abrego South Rec Center. Get the latest news and info about D/M III where members can discuss up to date business and events, elections, ADOT info, frontage road, Canoa Rd. to Continental.

Free Cribbage Games - Titans Cribbage Club will play traditional two handed cribbage games each Wednesday at the Casa Community Center located at 780 S. Park Centre Ave. in Green Valley at 6:30 p.m. Players at all skill levels are welcome. There are no fees or membership requirements and we are not GVR. Bill at 393-1062. www.PlayCribbage.org.

GVR Chess Club meets 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the East Social Center. GVR members of all skill levels as well as beginners are welcome. Questions? Call President Jim Clark at 648-9988.

Kiwanis Club of Green Valley meets today at 11:45 a.m. at Silver Springs, 500 W. Camino Encanto. Program speaker will be Ambika Wauters on Autism.

Sonora Desert Scribes meets today at 1:30 p.m. in the La Posada Recreation Building. Elaine Stokes, assisted by Bebe Cunningham, will present the program on making greeting cards. Attendees should bring scissors and glue. For more information, contact Elsie Schalock 393-6585.

Nov 20

Eastern Star meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 18090 S. La Canada Dr. Food Bank Night, please bring contributions - they really need them. We will also be honoring Betsy Dablow and presenting her with a 50-year membership pin. For information call Jackie DeHart 207-0957.

San Ignacio Ridge Estate, Inc. Homeowners Assoc. will hold their monthly board meeting at 2:30 p.m. at the Canoa Social Center. All homeowners are encouraged to attend.

Toastmasters GV meets Thursdays 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. at the First American Title Insurance Co. meeting room at 101 S. La Canada in GV Mall (west side). Arrive early to meet and great. Friendly diverse group wants friendly diverse members! Call membership contact Karen Taylor at 398-8402 or just show up!

Valley Quilt Guild meets at the American Legion Hall, 1560 W. Duval Rd. Please join us at noon for a brown bag lunch with the business meeting starting at 1 p.m. This month’s program will be “Scrap Busters” presented by Linda Marcou. All level quilters are welcome. For more information call Mearlyn Tucker 625-2628.

Nov 21

Better Breathers Support Group meets at 11 a.m. at St. Francis-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church in Green Valley. This will be a regular meeting. Anyone with breathing problems is welcome to attend. For information, contact Ed Gustafson at 648-7517.

Ceramics Club will be holding on Open House and Sale today from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Desert Hills Rec Center.

Desert Hils II Homeowners’ Assoc. Board meeting will be held at 9 a.m. at the Desert Hills Rec Center. The 2009 Association budget will be discussed at this meeting; it’s very important that all members attend the meeting and provide input. Please contact Oscar Cornejo with questions 648-0025.

Desert Hills 4 Homeowners’ Board meets at 3 p.m. at Desert Hills Rec Center, Room B. All homeowners welcome. Information: call Phyllis Buchanan 399-1508.

GV Lions Club is sponsoring free diabetes screening from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Friends-in-Deed building. Corner of Casa Verde and La Canada. No preparation necessary.

Peerless Pawn Pushers play chess from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Villas East Recreation Hall, 508-A S. Paseo Cerro (in the same building as the office). Chess players of all skill levels are welcome and you do NOT have to belong to GVR. If you are a beginner, we’ll teach you. If you are an expert, you can teach us! Questions? Call Bob Vint at 648-0157 or email RJVINT@COX.NET.

Shuffleboard Club of GV is giving lessons at 9 a.m. every Friday morning at the West Center Shuffleboard Courts. Round robin play is surrently being held at West Center and S. Abrego Shuffleboard Courts, 9 a.m. on Thursdays. Information call Norma Smith 625-3716 or John Tams 625-2226.

So. Pima AZ Republican Club Ladies (SPARCL) will be holding a general meeting at Friends in Deed. 9 a.m. coffee and social, meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. Guest speaker will be newly elected state senator from Leg. District 30 - Jonathan Paton. Election of officers for 2009 will be held. Please don’t forget your “Shower” gift for Genesis House. Please note change of date! Any questions, please contact Sue Mayes at 207-8559.

Widowed to Widowed, a support group for widows and widowers, meets every Friday at 10 a.m. at Green Valley Community Church, located at Esperanza and La Canada. Lunch follows. There is life after widowhood. For more information contact Courtney Siglin 444-4118.

Nov 22

American Legion Unit 66 Ladies Auxiliary will hold its annual holiday bazaar from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. in the hall. We have a wide variety of very creative vendors, lots of great baked goods by the ladies. Why not come shop till you drop! Proceeds from this event will benefit our Scholarship fund. Any questions or if you’d like to be a vendor, please contact Carol Poffenbaugh 777-6644.

GV Concert Band meets every Saturday from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the East Center. We are currently in need of clarinet and French horn players.

LGBT “Gay Straight Getting Acquainted” public information program will present T.C. Tolbert, who describes himself as “genderqueer FtM” (female-to-male, poet and activist) at 1 p.m. at the GV Library, 601 N. La Canada. Free and open to all, gay or straight. June Wortman 648-5877, chair of the Welcoming Diversity Committee.

Nov 24

Wisconsin Retired Educators Assoc., GV Chapter, will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Grill on the Green at the Canoa Ranch Golf Club, 5880 S. Camino del Sol. Reservations are due by Friday, Nov. 19. Call Carolyn Rose at 648-7207. All retired educational employees from Wis. Are invited to the first meeting of the season. Spouses, guests and prospective members are welcome. Information contact: 399-0399.

Dec 8

The Minnesota Club will hold its annual Christmas party at the Desert Hills Social Center on Monday, Dec. 8th at 5 p.m.. Buffet will be catered by Kristofer’s Bistro & Catering. Dinner choices are Polynesian Pork Roulade or Mesquite Chicken - $21 for members and $22 for non-members. Specify entr/e selection(s) on the check - due by Monday, Dec. 1st. Mail by deadline to: Minnesota Club, PO Box 83, Green Valley, AZ 85622. BYOB - mix furnished. Please bring a wrapped gift for Santa Rita Care Center shut-ins. Mark gifts on outside with “M” (male) or “F” (female), size and contents. For more information, please call Barbara Quigley at 399-9503 or Jeanne Postlewaite at 393-0182.

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