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Four Peaks Women’s Club in Fountain Hills hears from Honor Flight recipient

An Honor Flight recipient was guest speaker at the October meeting of Four Peaks Women’s Club. The meeting was held at the Fountain Hills home of Jackie Miles. Special guest Jim …
CONSERVATION

Sonoran Conservancy working on plan to attack invasive weeds

Last April Sonoran Conservancy of Fountain Hills (SCFH) with input from Fountain Hills Community Services, launched a campaign to remove Globe Chamomile, known as Stinknet Weed, from the a number of …
Athletics

BBB and AIA looking for the next ‘Ethical Athlete’

The Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) and the Better Business Bureau serving the Pacific Southwest (BBB) are searching for the next BBB Ethical Athlete. High school athletes in Arizona …
Safety demonstration

Fountain Hills Leadership Academy gets public safety lesson

Fountain Hills Leadership Academy (FHLA) class eight recently spent a day learning all about the town’s public safety preparedness. The 2024 program is halfway through its eight weekly …
Healthy Living

Fountain Hills Community Garden plans anniversary celebration

As the summer heat subsides, the Fountain Hills Community Garden is preparing to celebrate its seventh anniversary with an outdoor event Saturday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The community is …
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World premiere of ‘Triple Threat’ plays at Fountain Hills Theater

Activities

Fountain Hills club briefs for the week of Oct. 16

Rotary Club of Fountain Hills meet Nov. 19 The Fountain Hills Rotary Club will host Maricopa County District 2 Supervisor Tom Galvin Tuesday, Nov. 19. Held at the American Legion Post 58, …
TOFH

Fountain Hills Town Council has busy agenda outlined

The Fountain Hills Town Council is winding down its current session and has a lot to address in one of its final meetings Tuesday, Oct. 15. The council will have an open meeting discussion of …
COMMUNITY CENTER

Check out upcoming activities in Fountain Hills

Fountain Hills Community Center is maintaining its schedule of weekday events at the Community Center, 13001 N. La Montana Drive at the Cutillo Civic Center. Activities are scheduled as follows: …
Theology

The Fountains host two best-selling authors in Fountain Hills

Best-selling, award-winning authors and public theologians Diana Butler Bass and Robert P. Jones will present at The Fountains Sunday, Oct. 20 at 9:30 a.m. As part of their broader “Faith …
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Project in Fountain Park winding down

Construction work is winding down on the shade ramada and equipment building for a Sanitary District recharge/recovery well in Fountain Park. The security fencing was rolled back to the …
Benefit

Holiday wine pairing event held at Fountain View Village in Fountain Hills

Fountain View Village has announced its upcoming fundraising event, “Festive Flavors,” featuring Arizona-based Sommelier Wesam “Sam” Kawa. The event is Tuesday, Oct. 15, …
OPINIONS WITH CIVILITY
Among the erroneous statements in this article are 74 Morningside residents (not 30) have filed letters of protest challenging the town’s application to pump over 97 million gallons of water. …
The recent article in the Times Independent regarding the town’s application to pump 300 acre feet of water contains incorrect information. Though the town claims they are pumping reclaimed …
As a resident of Fountain Hills, I expect that the people who we support and elect to run our town actually represent us by asking the tough questions and challenging the status quo. There has been …
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ENTERTAINMENT & THINGS TO DO
Scottsdale resident Lucinda Michalski has published her first novel, “SOS.” She is pictured at her home on Rose Lake where her novel is based.

Scottsdale resident pens first novel

It was more than a decade ago when Scottsdale resident Lucinda Michalski noticed a faint, blinking light across Rose Lake in rural Minnesota. The rain was falling and the trees swayed so much …
Fountain Hills Dark Sky Association Board Member Ted Blank will discuss light pollution at the Community Center Thursday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m.

NASA ambassador to speak Nov. 14 in Fountain Hills

Local resident and NASA Solar System Ambassador Ted Blank will hold a presentation Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Community Center about how light pollution affects all living creatures. Blank will …
“Triple Threat” begins Oct. 11 at the Fountain Hills Theater. Actors in back from left are Kathi Osborne, Peter J. Hill, Stephanie Harris and Courtney Collingwood. Pictured in front are from left, Jamie Graves, Henry Male and Tina Khalil.

Fountain Hills Theater presents ‘Triple Threat’

Fountain Hills Theater (FHT) announces the opening of the world premier mystery comedy, “Triple Threat” by FHT’s Artistic Director Peter J. Hill. When murder stalks a small …
The Presby Pickin’s Flea Market returns Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church.

Presby Pickin’s kicks off Nov. 2 in Fountain Hills

The Presby Pickin’s Flea Market returns for its third season Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church (FHPC), 13001 N. Fountain Hills Blvd. More …
Vicky Derksen sets up her telescope at the Adero Scottsdale Resort as part of the Star Dudes stargazing program. Fellow Star Dude Tony Pistilli is set up in the background.

Fountain Hills’ Vicky Derksen loves to journey to the stars

Growing up in northern Idaho, the curtain of stars in the Milky Way was just part of the night sky for Vicky Derksen. It wasn’t until she came to Phoenix in 1995 that she learned that …
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