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1 White Elephant Volunteers 2 Green Valley Sheriff’s Auxiliary (SAV) & SWAT 3 Greater Green Valley CERT 4 Green Valley Fire District 5 White Elephant Trucks 6 Grand Marshal Ellie Kurtz 7 Boy Scout Troop #301 8 Santa Cruz County Sheriff 9 American Legion Post 66 10 Animal League of Green Valley 11 Helmet Peak Fire Department 12 Santa Cruz Valley Car Nuts 13 Pride of Nogales Marching Band 14 Submarine Veterans of Tucson 15 Young Artists Community Ballet/ Ballet Continental 16 Poodle Party 17 Borderlands Produce Rescue 18 American Association of University Women 19 Walden Grove High School Red Wolf Regiment 20 Knights of Columbus 21 BAJA Sporting Club 22 Anza Trail Bands 23 Paws Patrol 24 Green Valley Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce 25 Green Valley Recreation 26 United States Border Patrol, Nogales Station 27 American Cancer Society 28 Desert Shadows Middle School 29 Posada Life Community Services 30 Parkinson’s Support Group of Green Valley 31 Corvette Outlaws of Green Valley 32 HomeSmart Pros Real Estate 33 Great Expectations Academy 34 Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America 35 GV Masonic Lodge #71, GV Eastern Star, Southern #71 36 Sabbar Shriners 37 Power from the Past 38 Friends in Deed 39 Arivaca Human Resources 40 CPAC 41 Continental Builders’’ Club 42 MOWW-VSO: Santa Cruz Valley Chapter AZ 193 43 J & J Estate Sales 44 The Salvation Army 45 Continental School Music Department & PTC 46 Senior Buddies 47 Sahuarita High School Marching Band 48 American Legion Post Madera Unit 131
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The 55th Annual Country Fair White Elephant Parade starts at 10 a.m. and goes about two hours. The parade starts at La Canada and Esperanza Boulevard, and heads south. Parking can be found the Green Valley Villages at I-19 and Esperanza.
ROAD CLOSURES
La Canada will be closed in both directions from Desert Bell to Continental Road starting at 8:30 a.m. Side streets start closing at 7:30 a.m.
LIBRARY HOURS
Joyner-Green Valley Library will open one hour later on Oct. 26 because of the parade. It will open that day at 10 a.m. 49 GV Marine Corps League Detachment 1126 50 Sahuarita Middle School Jaguar Marching Band 51 Pinky’s Furniture 52 Lutheran Church of the Risen Savior 53 Town of Sahuarita 54 Arizona Rangers, Madera Company 55 Amado, Green Valley Community Food Bank 56 Rotary Club of Green Valley 57 Sahuarita Middle School Choir 58 Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary 59 Arizona Army Security Agency 60 Daughters of the American Revolution, Madera Chapter 61 Access Wisdom in Home Care 62 Sahuarita Early Childhood Center 63 Sahuarita Community 4-H Club 64 Rio Rico High School Band 65 St. Andrews Children’s Clinic 66 Pioneer Health Group 67 United Methodist Church of Green Valley 68 Sahuarita Food Bank & Community Resource Center 69 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Sahuarita 70 Valley Assistance Services 71 Lowell Wogan, GV Resident 72 Pima County Constable 73 Wade Carpenter Middle School
READY TO TALK! Who are these two? That’s Regina Ford and Joey Lessa, who’ve been announcing the White Elephant Parade for about 20 years. This photo was taken that first year, and Joey’s wife, Dorie, made the elephant costumes. They’ll be announcing the parade again this year from the grandstand. 74 Calabasas PK-8 Elementary Student Council 75 Valley Presbyterian Church 76 United Community Health Center 77 Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital 78 Green Valley/Sahuarita Optimist Club 79 Amphenol Optimize 80 LGBT & Friends 81 Long Realty 82 Green Valley Elks Lodge #2592 83 Jetsetters Airline Group 84 Continental Elementary School Music Department 85 Radiology, Ltd 86 Border Patrol Explorer Post 181 87 Longhorn Grill & Salon 88 Silver Springs Senior Living Community 89 Grace Lutheran Child Learning Center 90 Rudesill, Thomas 91 Hey Productions LLC
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life. He has been a professional Sky Islands bird guide for more than 20 years. Pinto is thrilled to be a judge in an event that will raise awareness about the local desert, the natural treasures in the Sky Islands and the unique biodiverBy Ellen Sussman Woodward is president of the sity of the region. Board of Directors of Friends of He strongly believes that that he 2019 Country Fair White Madera Canyon. more people understand it, the Elephant parade theme, more prone they will be to help STEVE CHAFFEE VINCENT PINTO “Celebrating Life in the protect it. Judging a parade or any major From a young age, Vincent Desert,” will illustrate the many Pinto said he’ll be looking Pinto has been deeply influbenefits of living in our local des- event is a new experience for for “creative and thought-proert communities. Steve Chaffee, and he’s looking enced by the enthusiasm and voking entries that showcase Three men with decades of forward to seeing and evaluatpassion of John Muir and the in- the unique biodiversity of the desert knowledge and experiing the desert creativity the entrospectiveness of Henry David habitat.” ence have been chosen as the trants have devised. Thoreau. As a naturalist and wildlife bijudges. Steve Chaffee is a retired In his work as a former NaComfortable and knowledgeologist, he’ll also look at the bioNational Park ranger and an tional Park ranger, Chaffee able about the great outdoors, logical soundness of the entries. Arizona Trail Steward for the made it a priority to always be he has taught, lectured and led JIM WOODWARD Arizona National Scenic Trail; fair and objective and said he’s groups in Arizona and other Being selected as a parade Vincent Pinto is a naturalist bringing those qualities to his states on natural history, birdjudge is a new experience and wildlife biologist and wilderness role as parade judge. ing, wilderness survival skills, Jim Woodward said he’s “very survival instructor; and Jim “As a judge I will be looking ethnobotany and tracking wild-
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for originality, enthusiasm and showmanship,” he says. “I will also reward entrants that promote protections for our desert environment.” The most impressive parade he ever attended was the 2018 Fourth of July Street Parade in Flagstaff. “I never get tired of meaningful community events.”
excited about it.” He’ll bring his personal and work background skills to his judging role, and using his analytical way of looking at things will focus on attention to detail. Woodward said he will watch the parade more intently as a judge than as he would as a spectator. “I will definitely note how well the participants interpret the theme,” he says. “Are marching band members in step? Do participants look like they are excited and happy to be there? Has the group reflected the theme of the parade? How much effort does it look like they put into their entry?” “The biggest parade I witnessed in person was the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Cleveland, Ohio. It’s a pretty big parade and I watched it many times as a young adult.”
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ears of work to help preserve Historic Canoa Ranch will be rewarded as Ellie Kurtz rides down La Canada Drive on Saturday as grand marshal of the 55th annual Country Fair White Elephant Parade. Kurtz moved from Tucson to Amado in 1976, and said she felt fate led her to live in an area that was rich in history and inhabited more than 14,000 years ago. Kurtz, 87, said she loves history and the outdoors. Her husband, Bill, was raised on his family’s ranch in northern Arizona, and when land in Amado became available they bought it, renovating an old adobe house for their needs and tastes. Maureen McCarthy, second vice president of the White Elephant Board of Directors, calls Kurtz “a
rare local treasure.” After buying a section of the Sopori Ranch, formerly a part of the Canoa Ranch Empire, the Kurtzes began
preserving history to her father. The books have been catalogued and will become part of a research library. It seems most fitting that the grand marshal of the White Elephant Country Fair parade, whose theme this year is “Celebrating Life in the Desert,” should be someone with a deep appreciation of the local and historic land. Kurtz’ husband will ride with her. But she didn’t immediately say yes when asked in the spring to be grand marshal. “I was stunned. I thought it over for a few days and then said yes — for Canoa Ranch,” she said. It’s now ELLEN SUSSMAN PHOTO recognized as a Heritage Ellie Kurtz is this year’s grand marshal. Area, she points out. “This is a new experience and I’m very honto explore the rich history artifacts that tell the story ored,” she said of the of Southern Arizona, Mcof people who lived here parade. Carthy said, noting that over thousands of years. Kurtz recalled the Ellie has collected more Kurtz attributes her early 1990s, when a builder than 2,000 books, maps and passion for learning and planned to put 6,000 homes
on the ranch land. Her strong sense of history and preservation took over and she was fortunate to get considerable help to preserve the land from development and see that it remained historic. “It was the center of activity in its heyday… the lake had gone dry,” she said, visualizing the land then and now. In 2001, Pima County acquired 4,800 acres with $2 million of voter-approved bonds. In 2004, a Pima County Historic Preservation Bond Program was approved, resulting in development of the Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park Master Plan in 2007. Congressman Grijalva lived on the ranch as a child. Since then, the county’s Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Department has been restoring the buildings, making them into a living museum.
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Ready for the madness? White Elephant makes it fun (and you’ll find great bargains) WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Midnight Madness 2019 will be held on Oct. 24 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. But people line up early! Shoes, boots and sneakers in good condition will be featured at Midnight Madness.
Midnight Madness across the United States happens during the Christmas shopping season when stores stay open late to increase shopping hours and offer great deals. Look at it as the second round of Black Friday shopping. In Green Valley, the White Elephant is the only place that honors the spirit of Midnight Madness, even if it plays by its own rules: It’s held in the middle of the afternoon two days before the Country Fair White Elephant parade. Consider it early Christmas shopping, or just an excuse to buy quality at a
“Also new for shoppers this year are yarn and craft items, toys, games and puzzles.” low price. If you’re new to this local shopping event don’t assume you can shop like any other day from 9 a.m. to noon. Midnight Madness shoppers begin lining up at White Elephant a couple of hours before the doors open. Some bring a chair and a book to be comfortable while they wait.
Once the doors open, shoppers rush in and head to various sections of the store to check out items held aside all year long for the annual three-hour buying binge. Board member Judy Oestreich said volunteers in various departments look over the donated items throughout the year and
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“This year we have some beautiful silk and cashmere scarves and top-name purses. We’ll have 35 racks of men’s and women’s clothing and shoes, some brand new, and nativity and Christmas items.”
“Also new for shoppers this year are yarn and craft items, toys, games and puzzles. Stuff for men will be held in the patio.” White Elephant accepts cash only. ATM machines are available.
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