Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By richards on March 25, 2015

MARK.LEVY@SVHERALD.COM For the 20th year the Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers recognize local students who have significantly improved in the classroom by presenting them with the Spirit if the Buffalo Soldier Award. Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers President Charles Hancock presents Col. Smith Middle School seventh grader Austin Colwell with the Spirit of the Buffalo Soldier Award during Saturday's ceremony at Buena High School.

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March25

Cochise College instructor Edmund Priddis and biology students will offer a free lunchtime presentation, Student Wildlife Research Along the San Pedro, from 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in room 702 on the Cochise College Sierra Vista Campus. As a year-round source of water, the San Pedro River is an important resource for wildlife living in or moving through the area. Learn about the results of a recent study by Cochise College students into the washes radiating from the river as possible corridors for the movement of wildlife and how seasonal water flows affect the region. Bring your lunch to this free presentation. For information, call(520)515-5492.

Thunder Mountain Republican Women will have its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 25 at 11 a.m. at Pueblo Del Sol Country Club. The featured speaker will be Ed Gillingham, the new Director of Cochise County Juvenile Court Services. Reservations can be made by contacting Louise Grantham at 378-0495. With reservation, lunch is $17 and walk-ins are $18. All Republican womenarewelcome.

March26

The Cochise College Aviation Department invites community members and alumni to its first fundraising dinner Friday, March 27, at the Sierra Vista Campus Student Union, featuring special guest Elaine Larsen, driver of the Miller Welds jet dragster (a car powered by an aircraft engine) and co-owner of Larsen Motorsports, which works with aviation maintenance professionals and aerospace, mechanical and electrical engineers. Call (520) 417-4735 for information and to RSVP by March 18. Dinner choice is prime rib or chicken cordon bleu and costs $25 per person or $45percouple.

New Frontier Animal Medical Center is presenting the second of six Veterinary Connect Seminars on Thursday, March 26, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the Lecture Hall (the west pod) at the Buena Performing Arts Center. This months topic is Poison Prevention, presented by Dr. Sara Hall of the Southern Arizona Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center, and will address dangerous foods, toxic medications, hazardous plants, and household poisons. The seminar is complimentary to clients and the public, and refreshments will be provided. Seating is limited, so for reservations, contact Julieat459-0433.

The Patterson Observatory will open to the public on Thursday, March 26, for a night of observing the moon, Jupiter, and variety of star clusters nebulae and distant galaxies. The event is free, family-friendly and open to the public. Doors open at sunset and viewing begins about 7 p.m. The event is weather dependent, clouds will force cancellation. The Patterson Observatory is located on the campus of the University of Arizona South, Sierra Vista, 1140 N. Colombo Avenue. The observatory is owned by the University South Foundation Inc., and operated by volunteers from the Huachuca Astronomy Club. Donations go to the maintenance of the observatory and aregratefullyaccepted.

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AROUND YOUR TOWN for Wednesday, March 25, 2015

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