June is National Dairy Month – a month-long celebration of everything dairy!

Page Visitors: 1,158 Guest article by Danzeisen Dairy Though the number has declined slightly in the past few years, there are more than 37,468 dairy farms in the United States, 95 percent of which are family-owned-and-operated. That amounts to approximately 9.31 million dairy cows in the United States! Today’s dairy farmers strive to make their […]

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Home prices rise throughout South Mountain and Laveen

Page Visitors: 1,047 (This article appears in the February 2016 print  issue of the South Mountain District News) Home prices for existing homes rose throughout the South Mountain and Laveen village areas during 2015, a steady trend that local realtors predict will continue throughout 2016. “I like this kind of steady increase. It’s not only […]

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Laveen Village Voice: Community says goodbye to Laveen activist

Page Visitors: 1,165 One of Laveen’s most active residents and staunchest community supporters announced last month that she would be moving to Henderson, Nevada due to her husband’s career. Stefany Scovell served for more than six years on the Village Planning Committee and was a founder of the Laveen Meadows Block Watch. Scovell also was […]

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SMCC, Ahwatukee Chamber Launching Young Entrepreneurs Academy

Page Visitors: 724 Rose Tring for the South Mountain District News Eight aspiring business leaders of the future are getting their starts this month as members of the inaugural class of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, sponsored by the Ahwatukee Chamber Community Foundation and South Mountain Community College. “We’re launching it this month,” said Anne Gill, […]

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