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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010 The Scout 2B
community
Enjoy Christian rock music
Join Christian rock group VIC-
AR, Saturday, 7 p.m. for a concert at
Pantano Christian Church, 300 E.
Wilcox (the former R&M Theater),
Sierra Vista.
Admission is free, but donations
are accepted.
Pulled pork dinner tomorrow
The VFW Post 9972 Ladies
Auxiliary will host a pulled pork
dinner tomorrow, 5:30–7:30 p.m. at
the VFW, 549 Veterans Dr., Sierra
Vista.
Cost is $8 per person. Dinner is
open to members and their guests.
For more information, call Reba
Dermody, 236-5311.
Hummingbird Banding on post
The public is invited to observe
hummingbirds being caught, banded,
weighed, measured and released
by scientists for research purposes,
Sunday and May 30, ½ hour after
sunrise to approximately 10 a.m.
Viewing takes place at the Public
Affairs Office, Fort Huachuca,
off Brown Parade Field across from
the gazebo.
For information, call 417-6960,
or 1-800-288-3861.
Get free special events tickets
The Veteran Ticket Foundation
distributes free, special events
tickets to the military. Visit www.
VetTix.org for eligibility information
and details of upcoming events.
Learn about leopard frogs
The public is invited to a Carr
House visitor information center
program, Sunday, 1:30 p.m.
Matt Killeen, a steward with
the Nature Conservancy’s Southeast
Arizona Preserves, will share
the latest news of the leopard frog.
At The Movies
Showing at the Cochise Theater
for the next week are:
Today — 7 p.m.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG)
Friday — 7 p.m.
Why Did I Get Married Too
(PG)
Saturday — 7 p.m.
Clash of the Titans (PG-13)
Sunday — 2 p.m.
Clash of the Titans (PG-13)
The program is a change from the
original schedule.
Carr House is up Carr Canyon
Road 2.1 miles west of Highway
92. Turn right just north of the
Mesquite Tree Restaurant. Turn
left at the fork in the road.
Sample culinary creations
The “Ambiance & History Gala,”
is May 22, 6–8 p.m. on the grounds
of the Sierra Vista Public Library,
2600 E. Tacoma St.
This black-tie event is organized
by the Sierra Vista Historical Society.
Tickets are $35, and participants
must be 21 or older. Tickets are
available at the Oscar Yrun Community,
Ethel Berger or Sierra
Vista Aquatic Centers.
For more information, call Rosemary
Middleton, 803-0630.
Youth sports camp planned
The Youth Sports Summer Day
Camp is for youth going into the second
through seventh grade. Camp will
be broken down into several sessions.
Sierra Vista’s Parks and Leisure
Sports staff will provide instruction
in skills, rules and basic fundamentals
of team and individual sports.
For information, call 458-7922.
Library hosts book discussions
The Sierra Vista Public Library
hosts book discussions, Wednesdays,
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in the
library conference room.
For more information, call Monda,
458-4225.
Outrun a cop
The Sierra Vista Police Department
challenges all runners to try
besting them in a 5K race, June 12,
at 7:15 a.m.
Registration begins at 6 a.m.
The race begins at the Huachuca
Mountain Elementary School, 3228
St. Andrews Dr.
A half–mile Special Olympics
race begins at 8 a.m.
For details, go to www.sierravistaaz.gov/pd/FootPursuit5K
.
Enjoy wine, fine food
The annual Wine, Dine & Unwind
Father’s Day event, hosted by
the towns of Elgin, Patagonia and
Sonoita, is June 18–20.
Enjoy hiking, biking, shopping,
bird watching, fine dining, wine
tours and more.
For information, visit www.
mountainempirewineanddine.com
See melodrama in Tombstone
The Tombstone Repertory Company,
Inc., will present a melodrama,
“The Shame of Tombstone,” Saturday,
and May 22 and 29, 7 p.m., and May
30, 2 p.m. in historic Schieffelin Hall,
4th and Fremont Street, Tombstone.
Purchase tickets for $8 at the door.
For more information, call Spc.
Kevin Michalik, 533-1240, or, 512-
300-3662.
Local fraternity forming
A chapter of the Epsilon Chi Nu
fraternity, the first Native American
Fraternity in the United States,
is forming locally.
All males, 21 or older, are invited
to join and do not need to be Native
American.
For more information, visit
www.epsilonchinu.org, or contact
Todd Crutchfield, 220-2093, or monacan2@yahoo.com.
Take a hike!
The Huachuca Hiking Club
meets the second Tuesday of each
HT-JCoE holds bike event, plans annual repeat
On May 1, personnel from the Human Intelligence Training — Joint Center of Excellence took a
ride to Bisbee for the Bike to Bisbee for Breakfast and Back event. The entire route covers 71.9
miles and varies in elevation from 4,400 to 5,840 feet. Col. John Szypko, leader of the pack as
well as commander of HT-JCOE, hopes to make this an annual event and include other cyclists
on the installation.
photoS by MariLyn cuLpepper
month at 7 p.m., Cochise County
Conference Center, 4001 E. Foothills
Drive, Sierra Vista, in the
small conference room.
For meeting and hike information,
call 378-1679, or visit http://
groups.yahoo.com/group/hhc-az.
Ride with ALR
The American Legion Riders
meet the first Thursday of the
month, 7 p.m., at the American Legion
on the corner of Canyon and
Theater Drive.
ALR is a group of motorcycle
enthusiasts supporting Soldiers,
veterans, their families, and the
community.
For information, call 236-8165.
Farmers market held
The Sierra Vista farmers market
is open year-round on Thursdays,
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the corner
of Wilcox and Carmichael.
Buy fresh produce, meat, baked
goods, crafts and more.
For information, call 378-2973.
Breakfast at American Legion
The American Legion Post 52, at
the corner of Canyon and Theater
Drive, Sierra Vista, holds breakfast
Saturdays, 8–10:30 a.m. Active
duty military, veterans and family
members are invited to attend.
For information, call 459-6050.
New multi-use path open
A milti-use path is open on Snyder
Boulevard east of Highway 92,
meaning over 20 miles of multi-use
paths are available throughout Sierra
Vista for residents and visitors
to use for biking, skateboarding,
rollerblading or walking. Motorized
wheelchairs allowed, but other
motorized vehicles are not.
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