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Mark Levy * Herald/Review Buena High School junior Seima Groves practices his punting Thursday afternoon at Loveless Stadium in Sierra Vista. Groves plays free safety, kicker as well as punter for the Colts. He mentioned that he is practicing because he's a little rusty due to not playing since the football season ended.
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It's the Thunder Mountain Twirlers' New Years Square Dance on Friday, Dec. 27! Bill George will call mainstream from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., with a plus tip at the end of the evening. Lisa Wall will cue rounds. Only $4 for members, $5 for non-members, and free for non-dancers to come watch and socialize! A-B-C Fun Dance starts at 6 p.m., and is free for first timers! Snacks and friendship are provided. Sierra Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 101 N. Lenzner Ave., Sierra Vista. For more info contact Sandy at (520) 378-6719 or email svtmt@cox.net.
Soup and Bread Supper, free to the public every Friday evening from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at 1st United Methodist Church, 23 Clawson Ave., Old Bisbee (the green and white church on the hill). Nov. 15 thru March. For information, call Pastor Michelle at 227-9823.
Come and enjoy a chicken fried steak dinner on Friday, Dec. 27 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Post 9972, 549 Veterans Drive in Sierra Vista. The menu features mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, roll and butter, all at a cost of $8. Live entertainment begins at 8 p.m. Open to all members, their guests and all duty service members. For more information, contact C.J.'Shorty'Larson 458-9972.
Birders of all levels are invited to participate in an upcoming bird walk sponsored by the Friends of the San Pedro River on Saturday, Dec. 28, at 9 a.m., and depart from the San Pedro House, 9800 Highway 90, east of Sierra Vista at the river. There is no charge for the walks, however, donations are accepted to support docent programs. Dress appropriately for the weather, bring drinking water, a snack, good trail shoes, a hat, and sun protection. For more information, call (520) 459-2555 or visit the website at sanpedroriver.org.
Greyhounds of Sierra Vista will conduct a greyhound adoption day on Saturday Dec. 28, for Sierra Vista and the surrounding area. Adoptions will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and will be held at PetSmart, 4267 E. Highway 90, in Sierra Vista. Greyhounds make outstanding pets, getting along with children, other dogs and pets. The program is also in need of temporary home for these beautiful dogs.
American Legion Post 52, free pool Sundays. Open to members, guests and all active duty service members. For more information, call 459-6050, American Legion Post 52, 12 Theater Drive, Sierra Vista.
The Knights Of Columbus New Year's Eve Party will be held at 156 Kayetan Drive in Sierra Vista between 9 p.m., and 1 a.m. The evening will feature country dance music by Stones. Hors d'oeuvres early in the evening and a full blown breakfast with a menudo bar will be served after midnight. There will be door prizes, party favors, champagne for a midnight toast and 50/50 raffles during the evening. Cost of the event is $30 for a single and $55 per couple. The event is open to the public and tickets may be purchased at the KofC Hall between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Table reservations for parties of eight or 10 are available. For information contact New Year's Eve Party Chairman Lou Colon at 458-2854.
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1400 will meet Thursday, Jan. 2, at Manda Le Restaurant at 11 a.m. Please plan to arrive early to order from the menu. All federal retirees and guests are welcome to attend. For more information about this meeting or membership call 458-6777 or 366-4213.
Suzanne Arnold, long-time area resident and retired special education school teacher, will speak on her new book, 'Hereford, The History of a Forgotten Frontier Town,' at Westerners Club on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m., at Bisbee Senior Center. She will share her extensive research going back to the 1870s and bring to life a story of the true West in our own backyard. Public is welcome at this free program. Refreshments will be served. Westerners sponsor programs each month and plan several field trips during the year. Dues are $15 per individual. For additional information call Christine Rhodes at 432-5836.
Come Back in Time at the Thunder Mountain Twirlers' Annual Retro Square Dance on Friday, Jan. 3! Hoolahoop and bubble-blowing contests, and more! Tom Crisp will call mainstream from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., with a plus tip at the end of the evening. Lisa Wall will cue rounds. Only $4 for members, $5 for non-members, and free for non-dancers to come watch and socialize! A-B-C Fun Dance starts at 6 p.m., and is free for first-timers! Snacks and friendship are provided. Sierra Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 101 N. Lenzner Ave., in Sierra Vista. For more info contact Sandy at 520-378-6719 or email svtmt@cox.net .
Looking to brush up on your Italian? Beginning on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, an Italian conversation group will meet in the conference room of the Sierra Vista Public Library on the first and third Friday of the month, from 1 to 3 p.m. All levels welcome. For more information, please contact Carla Kazsimer at (520) 221-8800.
The Cochise Amateur Radio Association () will be holding a four week course teaching everything needed to earn a Technician Amateur Radio license to begin to talk on the radio with other hams. Classes will be held Jan. 4, 11, 18 and 26, 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the club site on South Moson Road in Sierra Vista. Registration is required. For more information please go to the website www.w7rdg.org or contact Grant Hays , 378-1822, ghays@cis-broadband.com.
Water Wise will have a free talk 'Artful and Eco-friendly Gardens' on Saturday, Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the public meeting room, Groth Hall, at Sierra Vista, 1140 N. Colombo Ave, Sierra Vista. Learn ways to create beautiful and easy-care gardens that incorporate art, wildlife habitat, and native plants. Presented by Greg Corman, Gardening Insights, Tucson. Native bee houses will be for sale after the talk. For more information contact Water Wise @ jwilliam@cals.arizona.edu or call (520) 458-8278 ext. 2141.
Looking for a Bingo game? Every Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and Monday at 6:30 p.m., the Post 9972 hosts bingo, open to the public, at the post at 549 Veterans Drive in Sierra Vista.
There will be no January meeting of the Sierra Vista Genealogy Club since it falls on a holiday. We would like to encourage members to attend the Amazing Arizona Series, this one is '406 Years of Immigration to America.' Brian Gratton is the speaker and is sponsored by the Sierra Vista Historical Society. It will be held on Tuesday Jan. 7, 2014 at the Ethel Berger Center on Tacoma street at 1 p.m.
In collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute and the Arizona Humanities Council, and Sierra Vista Library, the Sierra Vista Historical Society is hosting a series of presentations called Journey Stories. The third presentation in the series of Amazing Arizona 2013 stories will be '406 Years of Immigration to America; Ethnicity, Public Opinion, and Policy' with Brian Gratton. Professor Gratton is with the Department of History at Arizona State University and a widely published author on immigration and immigration policy in the United Sates, Latin America, and Europe. Please join us on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 1 p.m., at the Henry Hauser Museum located within the Ethel Berger Center at 2950 East Tacoma St., Sierra Vista. This event is open to the public and free of charge. For more information contact Nancy Krieski (520) 439-2306.
Do you worry about the way you eat? Overeaters Anonymous will meet every Tuesday, starting Jan. 7, 2014 at Bisbee Chiropractic, 120 Naco Rd. in Old Bisbee, 6 p.m. No dues, fees, or weigh-ins. Everyone welcome! For more information, call (520) 432-5126.
Sierra Vista Elks lodge presents a open to the public an Italian cuisine and blues night wine paring dinner. Wine makers will be present to discuss their wines. The entertainment will be a Nashville Blues Band that is currently on tour - 'The Andy T. Nixon Band.' Come and enjoy fine wine, dinner, and great music on Jan. 8, 2014. Social hour starts at 5 p.m. Cost $30 includes dinner, two glasses of wine, entertainment, dancing and souvenir wine glass. Please and payment in advance at the Elks lodge located at 1 Elks Lane in Sierra Vista. For more information call 520-458-2065.
The Jewish Women's Group of Sierra Vista will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Clubhouse of the Vista View Resort in Sierra Vista. Gwen Calhoun, Sierra Vista City Council Woman, will address the group. A potluck style lunch will be served. This meeting is open to all Jewish women of the community. For information and reservations, please email Flowerdoll@aol.com.
The Compassionate Friends which normally meets the first Wednesday of the month will meet instead on Wednesday, Jan. 8, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church, 2053 E. Choctaw Drive. The Compassionate Friends is a nonprofit, self-help bereavement support organization for families that have experienced the death of a child. For more information call Jennifer or Ed Shiver at (520) 458-1389 or email jenanded@cox.net. To learn more about The Compassionate Friends, visit their national website at www.compassionatefriends.org.
The Sierra Vista chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays () will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church office, 125 S. Second St., just north of the building, in Sierra Vista. The meeting will focus on plans for events and programs for the rest of the year, as well as having break-out sessions for sharing, education and support. is the original family and ally organization, made up of parents, families, friends, and straight allies uniting with people, and committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education and advocacy. provides opportunities for confidential dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and serves to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Mary at (520) 255-0423, email svazpflag@yahoo.com or www.pflag.org.
All women in the Palominas and Hereford area are invited to The Palominas Community Club Meeting and potluck on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at 11 a.m., at the Palominas Community Church on Hwy. 92. Guest speaker will be Gabe Maxwell, speaking on 'Human Trafficing,' which is a major national and international problem. For more information call President Marge at 255-9420.
The Patterson Observatory and the Huachuca Astronomy Club invite everyone to view the night sky through various telescopes on Thursday, Jan. 9, starting at about 6:30 p.m., weather permitting. The observatory is located on the campus of the University of Arizona, Sierra Vista, at 1140 N. Colombo Drive, just east of Cochise College. This event is free to all, but donations to the University South Foundation, which owns the observatory, will be greatfully accepted.
The January meeting of the Huachuca Astronomy Club will be held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 10 in the science lecture hall, room 1110 of the science building of Cochise College, Sierra Vista Campus. The guest speaker will be Dr. Vishnu Reddy from the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Ariz. Dr. Reddy's primary focus is the surface composition of asteroids. He is also a member of the Framing Camera () team on 's Dawn mission to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres. His talk is entitled 'The Dawn Mission to the Dwarf Planet Ceres: Opportunities for Amateur Astronomers.' The meeting is free and open to the public. A door prize will be awarded.
The first steak fry of the New Year at Huachuca City Post 10342 will be hosted Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, from 5-6:30 p.m. The dinner, steak grilled to order, with all the trimmings costs $8, with dessert an additional $1. The is located at 1301 N. Cochise, in Huachuca City, just off Hwy 90. No reservations are required and the dinner is open to the general public.
The Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at the Buena Little Theatre, sponsored by the Buena Bands. Donations will be accepted to support the Buena Band Association's Project Uniform. The ensemble plays a wide variety of music styles and features Joseph Wytko, Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University; Anna Marie Wytko, Assistant Professor of Music at Kansas State University; Harout Boyajian, music faculty member at Chandler High School; and Kevin Gorman, a prolific performer and repeat winner in the prestigious Carmel and Coleman Chamber Music Competitions in California. For more information, call Buena band director Duane Chun at (520) 515-2833.
The Cochise County Youth Orchestra is now welcoming violin, viola, cello and string bass players to join in the fun next semester, which starts on Tuesday, Jan. 14 and runs through May 7, 2014. The orchestra also offers beginning and intermediate classes for students with less playing experience. Students who have been playing at least one year and are currently taking private lessons, or who pass an audition, are invited to join the more advanced youth orchestra. Elementary through high school age youth are welcome. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays after school at Calvary's Rock Church, 231 N. Canyon Drive in Sierra Vista. Beginning and Intermediate Classes meet at 3:30 p.m., Advanced Orchestra meets at 4:30 p.m. For more info and class schedule, call (520) 678-0397 or visit www.ccyo.info.
The Huachuca Area Republican Women's Club will meet for lunch on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Pueblo del Sol Country Club. Registration and social time begins at 10:30 a.m. which will be followed by lunch and a program at 11 a.m. Guest speaker will be the Arizona Director of Americans for Posterity, Mr. Tom Jenney. His focus will be the ' Legislative Scorecard' and how they select the bills they follow, then how they score the Legislators, and how we as voters can use this information to keep our Legislators aware of where we stand on these issues and in turn influence their votes. Cost for lunch is $16. Please call Nancy at 366-0012 to make a reservation no later than Jan. 12. Guests and prospective members are always welcome to attend.
The Sierra Vista Symphony plans to honor area teachers at its upcoming January winter concert by giving them complimentary tickets to the show. The concert is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at the Buena High School Performing Arts Center. Teachers wanting free tickets to the show titled, 'Impressionism,' should contact their school office for details. Those contacts are: Karen Enriquez for the Cochise County School System; Sarah Pacheco for the Sierra Vista Public School System; Kaleigh Hawkins at the Fort Huachuca Accommodation Schools; and Debbie Dinkel for the Cochise Music Teachers Association.
The Illegitimate Theater Company will be holding auditions for its spring production of 'Too Soon For Daisies' by William Dinners and William Morum. The auditions will be held at the Murr Community Center on Fort Huachuca on Friday, Jan. 17 and Saturday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. and on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. For more information call Joan at 515-3721.
The University of Arizona Cochise County Cooperative Extension will be presenting a free child health and safety workshop on 'Healthy Habits for Your Child's Healthy New Year.' The topics will include: child nutrition, positive sleeping habits, exercise advice, and sun safety tips. The presentation will be held on Friday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m., at the Wellness Depot in the Mall at Sierra Vista. For more information on this event call Heather at (520) 458-8278 ext. 2135.
The Illegitimate Theater Co. will hold its' annual meeting/election of officers on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m., in the reserved room at the Golden Corral on Hwy. 92. Anyone interested in any or all aspects of theater are invited to attend the meeting. For more information call Joan at 515-3721.
Patrick Kell, the Southwest Regional Director for the International Mountain Bicycling Association, is coming to Sierra Vista to present 'Better Living Through Trails' to the community on Jan. 30, 2014, at 6 p.m. at the Oscar Yrun Community Center. While is a bicycling organization, all trail users, hikers, nordic hikers, bikers, equestrians, trail runners, dog walkers and others are invited. This presentation covers the community health and economic benefits created through interconnected trail systems for all abilities.
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