East Valley Tribune - Queen Creek

Q.C. Town Council TV broadcasts to resume

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:02:38 -0700

Queen Creek residents who haven’t been able to get their Town Council meeting fix on Channel 11 should see videos up and running again early next week.

Go and Do in Queen Creek

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:19:38 -0700

Charity roping event

The Kops & Kowboys for Kids Charity Team Roping Classic will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Horseshoe Park Equestrian Centre, 20464 W. Riggs Road. This yearly event, featuring 300 competitors, seeks to raise money for various children’s charities throughout the East Valley.

Pan de Vida turkey drive Saturday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:09:25 -0700

The Pan de Vida Foundation is hosting a turkey drive Saturday.

Q.C. has budget surplus for first quarter

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:08 -0700

Queen Creek is operating in the black after the first quarter of the fiscal year, although revenues are down 23 percent from this time last year.

Brague picked for Q.C. school board

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:12:06 -0700

Ken Brague, a medical salesman with five children in the Queen Creek Unified School District, was named Thursday as the newest member of the district governing board.

Q.C. council votes to delay trash decision

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:36:23 -0700

Queen Creek residents won't know whether they'll have townwide curbside waste pickup until February. The council on Wednesday asked town staff to explore different options for manure pickup and the possibility of letting individual residents opt out of town trash service. The council voted 5-1 to delay the decision until those questions are answered, with Councilman Jeff Brown voting no.

Q.C. council votes Wednesday on trash pickup

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:13:39 -0700

Queen Creek residents could have their first townwide trash and recycling pickup after Wednesday night's Town Council vote.

Interest in Q.C. Town Council spots rises

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:29:59 -0700

Queen Creek's field of Town Council candidates is growing. Seven people have picked up packets to run for three open Town Council spots.

Pinal won't fight paying suit's legal fees

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:45:11 -0700

Pinal County Attorney James Walsh said Thursday he will not fight a court order to have county residents pay $25,000 in legal fees of those who successfully challenged a new law expanding the board of supervisors.

Ambulance company sues 4 E.V. cities

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:35:50 -0700

An ambulance company that’s repeatedly outbid a rival provider for municipal contracts is now suing four East Valley cities, saying they’ve blocked the business from competing in those communities.

SRP office earns 'green' status

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:04:08 -0700

Salt River Project's new business office and customer call center in Pinal County has been recognized for its energy-saving construction by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Military service binds together veterans

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:37:07 -0700

Lee Councilor was a 17-year-old working at Bob’s Big Boy in Mesa when the kitchen cleanup crew didn’t show up one night, leaving him with extra work.

Pinal County to hold H1N1 vaccination clinics

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:26:08 -0700

Pinal County is planning two mass H1N1 vaccination clinics this weekend, one of them in San Tan Valley near Queen Creek.

Q.C. dumping old equipment in Web auction

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:20:34 -0700

Computers for $1. Vehicles for $200. Those prices may be far and few between, but it’s still possible to find some dirt-cheap swag during year-round online auctions for surplus equipment from the town of Queen Creek.

Q.C. district chooses board nominees

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:38:15 -0700

Ken Brague, a medical salesman with five children in the district, was chosen Friday as the Queen Creek Unified School District nominee for the governing board vacancy.

Q.C. group offers support, training for men

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:33:24 -0700

The economy is hitting everyone hard. But it's affecting men in a particular way because some aren't able to provide for their families for the first time and are coping by retreating into themselves, say two men planning a support group in Queen Creek.

State gives Queen Creek break on $10M loan

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:17:19 -0700

Queen Creek will have 13 more years before a $10 million loan for an Ellsworth Road construction project comes due. The money was to be paid back by 2012.

Bull-riding event at Horseshoe Park

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:43:09 -0700

Queen Creek Wild and Extreme Bull Riding is 7 p.m. Saturday at Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre, 20464 E. Riggs Road, Queen Creek.

Lines shrinking at new Q.C. post office

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:31:22 -0700

With Queen Creek's new post office in its third full week of operation, long lines are dying down and customers and workers are settling into a routine at the new facility, said Queen Creek Postmaster Chris Bisdnack.

Valley farmers markets are flourishing

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:00:16 -0700

Farmer Jeff Scott can remember many a long afternoon when he sat alone on the plaza at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, offering his fresh-picked vegetables to a handful of regular customers and an occasional passerby. Solitude isn’t so much of a problem these days. The Willcox-area farmer’s bins of onions, squash and greens are the heaviest-hit attraction all night long at the Downtown Chandler Farmers Market.

Gilbert hobby farm a labor of love for family

Valleys CSA farms growing in popularity

Slideshow: farmers markets