Briefs: 3 immigrant bodies found in desert

Border Patrol agents recovered the bodies of three Mexican nationals in remote desert areas in the past two weeks.

Agents from the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector called the Pima County Sheriff’s Office after they were contacted by somebody who found skeletal remains near Highway 286 west of Green Valley on Jan. 23. Evidence at the site identified the remains as those of a female Mexican national.

The same day, agents discovered the body of a male Mexican national in a remote desert area in Santa Cruz County.

On Monday, a body was found wrapped in clothing near Robles Junction, east of Three Points, by somebody who called the Border Patrol. The person may have died due to exposure from the recent cold weather.

In other Border Patrol incidents, agents from the Tucson Station arrested 17 Chinese nationals in several incidents in the past two weeks, including four west of Nogales on Monday.

GV News office open five days

The Green Valley News and The Sahuarita Sun office is opening on Fridays starting Feb. 5.

The office has been open to the public Monday through Thursdays since May, but volume has led to the decision to reopen on Fridays.

The newspaper office is at Green Valley Village, 101 S. La Canada, Suite 42, Green Valley. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Main number: 520-625-5511.

Classified ad deadlines: 3 p.m. Friday for the Sunday edition; 3 p.m. Monday for the Wednesday edition.

Display ad deadlines: 10 a.m. Wednesday for Sunday; 10 a.m. Friday for Wednesday.

E-mail meeting notices and event listings to: thingstodo@gvnews.com

Prestige holding Haiti fund-raiser

Prestige Assisted Living in Green Valley, 1175 S. Abrego Drive, is hosting a Patio & Bake Sale on Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to go to the Prestige for Haiti Fund.

The entire Prestige Care company is raising funds through March for the effort, with owners Rick Delamarter, Harold Delamarter and Greg Vislocky pledging a dollar-for-dollar match up to $50,000.

Memory care center under construction

A memory care center for those with dementia and in need of assisted living is being built in Green Valley on the northeast corner of Camino del Sol and Camino Encanto.

Site preparation by Psomas Engineering got under way last week for the single-story structure that will house the 49-bed center, according to information from the Green Valley Community Coordinating Council and Green Valley Fire District. Construction is expected to be completed in August.

The project received GVCCC approval about six months ago after neighbors’ concerns about two towers on the building, landscaping and roadway access were resolved, said Eddie Peabody, chairman of the GVCCC planning and architectural committee.

Rosebud Therapies opens in GV

Rosebud Therapies, specializing in cranio-sacral, reiki, and reflexology therapies is open in the Continental Professional Plaza.

Owner and therapist Paula Williams became certified in cranio-sacral therapy after using CST to aid her recovery from jaw and neck pain resulting from a whiplash injury.

According to Williams, CST can be effective for common conditions such as migraines; jaw, neck, and back pain; some orthopedic conditions; and stress-related problems.

Rosebud Therapies is at 1151 S. La Canada, Suite 212, Green Valley. Contact Paula Williams at 520-867-8354 or prwilliams529@yahoo.com.

Group helps local real estate agents

“Marketing ... Outside the Box” is a new group for those with real estate licensees to help clients who want to move up or down in value, relocate or invest. The group meets once a month at First American Title. The next meeting is Feb. 25.

Stu Samovitz, associate broker for Century 21 Catalina Realty in Green Valley, runs the meetings. He has run the Sacramento Real Estate Exchange Group for eight years, and various other Real Estate Marketing meetings. For further information, you can contact the Green Valley/Sahuarita Association of Realtors at 648-0800 or Samovitz at 247-5336.