Participate in a short, ranger-led presentation about how animals disguise themselves to avoid being eaten, followed by a 1.5-mile hike through the desert, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at San Tan Mountain Regional Park, 6533 W. Phillips Road, Queen Creek.

I am a parent of current Queen Creek High School students.

Say this for Queen Creek athletic director Paul Reynolds: The man likes the limbs.

No matter what else you love about Queen Creek’s Peach Festival — the chef demos, the kid-pleasing carnival rides, the pancakes cooked on outdoor griddles and gobbled up at rustic picnic tables — it’s the peaches that win us over every time.

The Queen Creek boys track and field team needed big performances from its best athletes Saturday at Mesa Community College. The Bulldogs got what they needed and repeated as team champions.

Gilbert Hospital will offer free glucose and cholesterol checks on April 9 from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. at Walker Butte Elementary School, 29697 N. Desert Willow Blvd. in Queen Creek.

One of this working olive mill’s most anticipated events of the spring, the festival features Saturday wine tastings, live music on Saturdays and Sundays, and cook outs in the olive grove.

The name of the Gilbert Farmers Market finally fits.

Queen Creek residents are invited to take an online survey about the town's recreation classes. The town is interested to find out how residents hear about classes, how they register and what they think about the class offerings, according to a town statement.

Queen Creek residents should receive trash and recycling start-up packets in the mail this week, explaining the new program that will start in most parts of the town in September, according to a town statement.