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C.A.R.S. Club, Marines attract attention

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About 20 members of the Sun Cities C.A.R.S. Club wheeled out their vintage rides to the Bel Mar Plaza in Surprise Saturday at an event designed to highlight the new center. Among the candy-colored classics was Sun City Grand resident Dave... Full story

Sun City Grand reports good budget news

Joy Slagowski

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In a time when the state and municipalities are struggling to balance budgets, Sun City Grand’s Community Association Management has turned 2009’s $455,000 budget deficit into a $446,000 surplus. "We developed the 2009 budget in the... Full story

SC Grand candidates face off in forum

Erin Turner

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About 100 residents turned out for a candidates forum in Sun City Grand Thursday night, and at center stage were the eight candidates who answered randomly chosen questions submitted by residents. Moderator Carolyn Garbacz, an election committee... Full story

Surprise increases tax on hotel guests

Joy Slagowski

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Hotel guests in Surprise will pay a bit more for their rooms. The Surprise City Council Thursday night unanimously approved a measure to increase the transient lodging tax by 1.52 percent. The bed tax in Surprise was 10.47 percent, which... Full story

Restaurant VP: JBs will stay open for now

Joy Slagowski

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Rumors of JB’s restaurant closing its location in Sun City Grand appear to be premature at best. According to JB’s vice president, Chris Richards, there has not been a decision made to close that restaurant, though it is a... Full story

Downed power lines close intersection of Dysart Road and Grand Ave.

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Arizona Public Service is working to fix downed power lines Monday night in Surprise. Damon Gross, an APS spokesman, said a contract business crew knocked down the lines from Grand Avenue to Greenway and 136th Avenue to Dysart Road. A few hundred... Full story

Neu Art Group displays work in SC Grand

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The Neu Art Group will present a show featuring paintings by eight of its members from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 5 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Art Studios in Sun City Grand, 19745 N. Remington Drive. Oil, acrylic, pastel and mixed media will... Full story

El Mirage fires back in Luke debate

Jeff Dempsey

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El Mirage officials defended their position on Luke Air Force Base this weekend, saying that months of progress have been set back by recent criticism that the city has not fully embraced a new mission for the Glendale facility in order to get... Full story

Torrential rain exposes leaky roofs

Mitchell Vantrease

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Sun Cities homeowners associations poured over lists of contractors for residents who requested referrals to fix their homes’ leaky roofs after two days of torrential rain in the West Valley.Connie Scott, consumer services coordinator at the... Full story

Seminars tackle hunger problem

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St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance Hunger 101AZ will offer free training for community service professionals and volunteers. There will be seminars during the next 90 days that focus on the faces of hunger and awareness and advocacy. Each class... Full story

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