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6.15 Palo Verde Meetup

6.17 Trash only pickup

6.20 June Board Meeting

6.23 Next e-news

6.24 Trash & recycling pickup

6.29 Red, White, and Glue

7.4 4th of July Parade

Next Household Hazardous Waste (HHW ) Event

July 13, 2024

Rodeo Grounds

4823 S. 6th Ave

(enter on 3rd Ave.)

Next Brush & Bulky - Week of August 12, 2024

Find more dates in the PVNA & Community Events sections below.

News For You and Your Neighbors

Sunday, June 9, 2024

June Events

Palo Verde Meetup at Red Garter

Saturday, June 15, 6-8 PM

at 3143 E Speedway Blvd

A casual get together for drinks, eats, and mingling at our local bar & grill.

PVNA will provide name tags and hold a few tables for the group.

RSVP to Red Garter Meetup

Red, White, and Glue 4th of July Parade Pre-Party

Saturday, June 29, 8-10 AM

at 2005 N Dodge Blvd.

Get parade-ready at Red, White, and Glue!

PVNA will provide a mix of supplies to help decorate your gear. Bring signs, cardboard, bicycles, wagons, hats etc.

Help spread the word to neighborhood families!

Invite friends on Facebook.

RSVP to Red, White, and Glue

House Address Project Update

Our new Streets, Parks and Beautification Chair, Jayla R., has started the House Address project to paint house numbers on neighbors' curbs and back entries.

Additional curb numbers were painted on mornings of Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8 to beat the heat. Numbers in alley entrances will be added at a later date. The project will be paused during the hottest part of summer.

Special thanks to the volunteers that made this happen and Ward 6 for safety supplies.

We still have some houses to finish up for this session next weekend. We will be back in November for more HAPP so you can sign up then.

Help our neighbors after house fire on Bellevue

A GoFundMe account has been set up to benefit our neighbors Dora, Lorena and Alena, and their dog Daisy, who lost all their possessions in a house fire on May 29. They were living on the 3100 block of Bellevue Street in Palo Verde.

When they realized their neighbor's house was up in flames. Lorena ran inside to grab the phone to call 911. Unfortunately, the fire made its way into their house, collapsing the roof and destroying everything they owned. The family and their dog were able to evacuate but the mother and daughter were injured and nothing was recovered from the fire.

Anything donated is greatly appreciated. From a simple share to a dollar, everything will be appreciated and used to buy clothes, furniture, shoes, and most importantly, help towards a new home.

GoFundMe for Bellevue neighbors

June Monthly Board & Neighborhood Meeting

Thursday, June 20

6:30 to 8:00 PM

at the Ward 6 Council Office

3202 E. 1st St. *South Entrance*

RSVPs appreciated. To join virtually, RSVP by noon the day before the meeting.

PVNA hosts this monthly meeting to discuss issues, ideas, current projects and upcoming neighborhood events. All are welcome to attend: Homeowners, tenants, business owners, and students.

RSVP for Neighborhood Meeting

Save the Dates

Next Monthly Meetings

Thursday, June 20

July - No meeting

Thursday, August 15

Next Signature Event

61st Annual: 4th of July Parade

Thursday, July 4, 7:00 AM

2005 N Dodge Blvd

Featured Activities

City of Tucson’s Ready, Set, Rec! is bringing games and activities for the kids

Music performances by The Manhattan Dolls, Al Perry, Ron Pandy, Brass Band, and more!

Ben’s Bells Temporary Tattoos, and pick up one of their “Be Kind” Flower Signs to walk in the parade with

Holiday piñata with candy

All Palo Verde residents and organizations are encouraged to participate in the parade! Walk with your family, friends, pets, and neighbors. Win prizes for best floats/participants!

Which quadrant will have the most neighbors at the 4th of July Parade & Party? Might there be special prizes? Come out and celebrate with the Association.

Thank You to Our Event Sponsors

The Loft Cinema

Let All Thrive Counseling and Coaching

The Shelter Cocktail Lounge

PVNA Events Calendar

Want to help plan upcoming events? Join the events committee!

*Event details subject to change. Stay tuned for future announcements.

Community News & Events

Click for meeting Zoom link

Summer schedule for Borderlands Produce Rescue

If you or your friends and neighbors participate (or want to participate!) in the Borderlands Produce Rescue's Produce On Wheels With-Out Waste (P.O.W.W.O.W) program that distributes thousands of pounds of delicious produce at a very low cost, you might want to check out their summer schedule. You can find the schedule here.

Produce will be available at Tucson locations on June 22nd, July 20th and 27th, August 3rd, 10th and 17th.

For more about this fantastic program, see https://borderlandsproducerescue.org/

Join the Ward 6 office to farewell to welcome Karen Uhlich as our new Council member, and bid farewell to Ann Charles, long-time Chief of Staff. Ann wants to take more time to enjoy her precious family and no doubt find new ways to keep helping Tucson. Ann served with former Councilmember Kozachik from day one and leaves a legacy of impactful efforts. As Ann transitions from the team in June, Diana Amado joins to serve as Chief or Staff and Stacy Balstad also joins the Ward 6 team. Stacy most recently served in the Pima County Attorney’s office. Stacy, along with fabulous Aides Nadia Ispiani and Dora Maldonado and devoted volunteer Mark Crum, will ensure that the outstanding reputation of the Ward 6 office and our services are carried forward and sustained.

Did you know...?

Report Stinknet to help control it in Pima County

Buffelgrass has been the most infamous, ecosystem-threatening invasive plant in Southern Arizona for many years now. Unfortunately, it now has some serious competition in the form of a little yellow flower called stinknet. This pungent annual is a triple threat: it outcompetes native plants, causes severe allergies, and is highly flammable.

With the heavy winter rains this year, stinknet is having a big spring. At Casa Grande National Ruins National Monument, 70 miles northwest of Tucson, the stinknet infestation became so severe that the picnic area was closed to visitors for over a month, due to health and safety concerns.

While Maricopa and Pinal Counties have enormous swaths of desert taken over by stinknet, so far Pima County has been able to stave off such takeovers. Tucson Audubon, Pima County, Saguaro National Park, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, as well as the Pima Extension Invasives Program have gone far and wide to encourage people to report stinknet sightings, and because of this, dozens of stinknet populations have been stopped before they had a chance to spread.

Recognizing and reporting stinknet is a huge part of keeping our desert and our neighborhoods safe from this nasty, flammable invader. Report stinknet and help Pima County stay free of this newest invasive threat.

Tips for identifying stinknet:

Round yellow flowers without petals
Smells like turpentine
Plants are up to two feet tall
Can cause severe allergic reactions
Very flammable; smoke is acrid
For more, see: https://extension.arizona.edu/stinknet-invasion

If you see stinknet, report it using the button below to help officials track the spread. It's important to pull it and discard it before it flowers.

Report Stinknet

For More Current Events, Visit the Links Below

City of Tucson Parks & Recreation Events

Catalina High School Calendar

Tucson Clean & Beautiful Events

University of Arizona Calendars

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