As Ralph Varela sat in his office at the Pinal Hispanic Council he reflected on the 34 years he’s worked in Pinal County and how most of the three decades have been spent in Eloy.
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ELOY — Toltec School District board members on Wednesday discussed a Sept. 3 incident when three adults stepped onto a school bus that was headed to Arizona City Elementary School.
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SAN TAN VALLEY — The Dust Devils’ run game proved to be too much for the Sabercats to handle in a lopsided 33-0 game Friday.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to the far-too-early first power rankings of the season. This list will be updated every Monday and includes all the 11-man AIA football teams in Pinal County.
ELOY — Santa Cruz Valley led for all but three minutes against Sahuarita to start off the 2019 season as it defeated the Mustangs 34-18 in its home opener Friday.
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ELOY — It was a busy Friday morning for a couple members of the Eloy Police Department and the Eloy Fire District as they assessed local schools in an active shooter lockdown drill.
ELOY — The Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District and the Eloy Elementary School District approved the hiring of new personnel during their monthly board meetings.
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ELOY -- When one thinks of the Fiestas Patrias anywhere in the world they automatically think of mariachi music and ballet folklorico.
They’re originally from Mexico, but they came together and formed a norteño group three years ago in Tucson.
ELOY -- Before they became Grupo Mala Influencia, founder Jorge Bautista began a group called Trankaso Sierreño in 2015.
They’ve deemed themselves as the party band from Casa Grande and they will be the only country band participating the Fiestas Patrias this year.
When most people think about mariachi music, the names Pedro Infante, Vicente Fernandez, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan and Mariachi Sol de Mexico are the most commonly known.
As Ralph Varela sat in his office at the Pinal Hispanic Council he reflected on the 34 years he’s worked in Pinal County and how most of the three decades have been spent in Eloy.