HeroZona back-to-school event set for July 27 at South Mountain Community College
Arizona’s Largest Backpack Drive to Impact over 10,000 Families with School Supplies 7th Annual ‘Phoenix Tools 4 School’ Also Provides College Readiness Workshops to Students PHOENIX – In an effort to support local families with the cost of their kids returning to school, the HeroZona Foundation will host their 7th Annual ‘Phoenix Tools 4 School’ […]
June is National Dairy Month – a month-long celebration of everything dairy!
Guest article by Danzeisen Dairy Though the number has declined slightly in the past few years, there are more than 37,468 dairy farms in the United States, 95 percent of which are family-owned-and-operated. That amounts to approximately 9.31 million dairy cows in the United States! Today’s dairy farmers strive to make their farms and communities […]
Free breakfasts and lunches ALL SUMMER at Laveen schools
School might be out, but Laveen schools are serving FREE breakfast and lunch to all kids all summer! In addition, both our local high schools, Cesar Chavez and Betty Fairfax are part of a similar program in the Phoenix Union High School District. Children 18 years and younger may join us throughout the summer for […]
Laveen dog park at Cesar Chavez closing for maintenance
The Cesar Chavez Dog Park: Large dog area will be closed for maintenance starting Monday, June 3 and will reopen on July 15. The small dog area will be closed for maintenance starting on July 15 and will reopen on Aug. 26.
Park meeting on July 30 to discuss South Mountain plans
Wittmann Wins Summer Trout Challenge
While most of us are just getting our Halloween decorations put away, members of the Laveen Education Foundation already are wearing their winter thinking caps because it’s almost time for the Third Annual Winter Festival. This year’s festival is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9 at the Laveen Education Center, 5001 W. Dobbins […]
Phoenix Union High School Graduation Schedule set for 2018
from the Phoenix Union High School District office Graduation ceremonies for 16 Phoenix Union schools and more than 5,000 graduates will take place May 23 and 24 in two locations. Eleven large schools will have commencement exercises in the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum over two days, while five small schools will have graduations at Phoenix […]
Southern Avenue to reopen next month in Laveen
Article submitted by ADOT PHOENIX – After moving more than 450,000 cubic yards of earth, enough to fill up 150 Olympic-size swimming pools, construction on the Southern Avenue traffic interchange for the South Mountain Freeway remains on track to reopen Southern next month between 61st Avenue and 64th Place in Laveen. The closure of Southern […]
Santa coming to Laveen in a helicopter on Dec. 2
©FindItInLaveen.com LAVEEN, AZ – Santa Claus is coming to town at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. He will arrive via helicopter at the Heritage Academy Campus where the public is invited for a morning of Christmas festivities. Campus opens at 9:30 a.m. for the event with seasonal entertainment provided throughout the morning by the […]
Laveen Lions plan annual car show; seek new members
Rose Tring © www.finditinLaveen.com The Laveen Lions Club, an international community service organization with local chapters worldwide, is preparing for one of its largest annual events, the Heritage Car Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Laveen Education Center, 5001 W. Dobbins Road. This year marks the Fourth Annual […]