Page Visitors: 818 In growing children into responsible adults who care about their communities, parents look to many different resources. Here in Laveen, there are several youth organizations geared toward helping our community’s young people achieve that goal. Two prominent ones are: 4-H (for children ages 5-18) and the scouting programs for boys (ages […]
Fairfax High adds safety measures as school starts
Page Visitors: 1,706 By Rose Tring For the South Mountain District News Anticipating renewed community concern about safety as school begins this week, educators and staff at Betty H. Fairfax High School are ready with multiple preparations to keep the Laveen campus safe including new security shelters at the three entrances, rewards for positive behavior, […]
Laveen Village Voice: Raffle to raise funds for special needs riding program
Page Visitors: 695 Rider’s Ranch in Laveen is selling tickets in a Riding for Success fundraiser to benefit their Equine Assisted Life Skills Program, which helps at-risk and low-income youth in the community. Owner Melissa Rider said that Equine Assisted Programs are nationally known for their success in helping youth develop into better, more productive citizens. […]
Laveen Village Voice: Backpack drive gets 50 donations
Page Visitors: 745 About a dozen local businesses donated time and services to Laveen’s first Back to School Backpack Drive and Family Fun Night on July 26 at the Laveen Education Center. Participants at the event received certificates for free haircuts for children ages 5-12 with the donation of a new backpack. There was a […]
Laveen Village Voice: Community rallies for newborn baby
Page Visitors: 753 Laveen native Patricia Valdez, her husband and children found themselves in a scary place in May when mom’s brain surgery caused the early arrival of their daughter, Austyne. A group of strangers in the Laveen community learned of the family’s plight and got together, made a few plans and then threw a […]
Realtors discuss impact of South Mountain Freeway on Laveen property
Page Visitors: 1,088 When the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project links Laveen to the rest of the Valley, local Realtors predict an uptick in Laveen home prices, which were some of the state’s most devastated after the housing market collapse in 2007. “The 202 South Mountain Freeway will offer new growth opportunities for Laveen […]
Freeway to bring needed development to Laveen
Page Visitors: 1,166 Just as state transportation representatives began the first steps in starting construction on the long-anticipated Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project, negotiating with property owners along the route and taking soil samples, opponents filed a lawsuit on environmental grounds seeking to stop the work. Many members of the nearby Gila River […]
Laveen Village Voice: Social media reunites lost dog with owner
Page Visitors: 1,950 What started as a frolic in the fields of her father’s home near Estrella and 51st Avenue, turned in to three days of anguish for Dinahlee Ochoa, 21, a lifelong resident of Laveen, and Coco, her 4-year-old Shih Tzu. But thanks to the power of social media and a community’s love for […]