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Neighbors, the hardest part of serving our community is understanding our community. Our website has a polling feature built into it that we have not used before. So this is 1) an experiment to see how this works, and 2) a hope the responses you give us will help us improve. Please try our first “Website Usage Poll“. Thanks, — Mike Oliver, Webmaster and Data Manager

Our monthly board meeting will be Wednesday, September 2nd, at 7:00 pm.  Our hosts will be Lupita and Felix Gafner, at 8170 E Rawhide Trl. RSVP to HVHOA at 520-344-4823 or email info@HiddenValleyTucson.com.

Dear neighbors:   Thanks to all of you who joined us for our Saturday Social and Donation drive for Youth On Their Own.  You were all very generous with shelf stable foods and school supplies to be delivered to YOTO on 8/17.  And, now, a commercial for our next host for the Saturday Social.  This is the easiest party to host.  You make your home available on a Saturday night of your choosing.  You supply paper products and utensils.  Your HOA even has a supply of wine glasses to loan the host.  So how about it being our next host! …

An Invitation to Host Your Neighbors Read more →

This doesn’t look to be just the culvert they have been making… it runs from Chieftain all the way to Sabino Canyon Rd. But if so, by September 14th, our teeth will chatter a bit less on that stretch.

Higher prices are everywhere. Here’s an opportunity to find a job to supplement.

A little miscellany of interest from Pima County…

Well, the summer respite for Respiratory Viruses is over. The state reporting takes a break. too. But they’ve resumed now… The good news is that everything looks as low starting off as it was last year. Flu is still the bigger concern.

Please read the missive below from member Hope Peterson. A person is now on a rabies treatment regime due to being scratched by an aggressive stray, wandering cat.  No matter how you feel about the freedom and independence of cats, we need to join together and locate this cat so that it can be taken care of properly.  Please turn your eyes to finding this poor creature, for its own sake and ours. -Mike Oliver, Webmaster@HiddenValleyTucson.com ———- Forwarded message ———From: Hope Peterson Date: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 at 4:00 PMSubject: Possible rabid catTo: <info@hiddenvalleytucson.com> There has been a large charcoal grey/black cat roaming …

Possible Rabid Cat! Read more →

We are currently in the midst of our “Youth On Their Own” Back-to-School supplies drive. At the end of the drive, Norie Nelson is sponsoring a Saturday Night Social at her house, 8258 E Big Horn Trl, 6 – 9 pm, on Saturday, August 15th. This is your invite.

Planning Tucson’s Water Future, a new customer portal. and saving water by not over-seeding — these are the topics in this month’s “Water Matters” newsletter from our supplier of clean drinking water, the City of Tucson Water.

Norie Nelson is leading this year’s effort to collect school supplies for Youth On Their Own(YOTO). The donation drive is from now until Saturday, August 15, 2026. YOTO provides students with essential school supplies like backpacks, binders, USB flashdrives, crayons, and lined paper. For a complete list of YOTO needs, please check out the YOTOwebsite. Always welcome are individually packaged food and snacks like trail mix, fruit snacksjerky, macaroni and cheese cups, ramen cups, dry pasta and sauce (no glass containers), cannedfruit, shelf stable milk, hygiene products, and household goods. Donations may be placed in the containers in Norie’s courtyard, …

YOTO Back to School Drive AND Saturday Night Social Read more →

We have a group on NextDoor for Hidden Valley Homeowners Association. Only members can join, but we will not “join” you. It’s a great place for you to post back to our community, without us having to code anything. So try it out. We select items from the NextDoor group and repost them here as well. This one came in last week from one of our neighbors: Thank you to the kind unknown person who picked up my fly away, recycling… This is what being a community is all about.

A neighbor has reported to the county the downed Street sign at the corner of Moonstone and Rawhide. This is what community is about. Hi Felix. I noticed cycling this week that the street sign on the corner of Moonstone and Rawhide (on the east side) is laying down. Not sure if the storm or a human took it out. I called Pima County Road Maintenance. A work order has been filed. Best,Carol

A bir of everything from Pima County this month. Think about it: the County wans us to appreciate them. Perhaps we should.

On July 12, a microburst came through the neighborhood, knocked out the power, and donwed some trees, including some in the Wes Miller Park.  I have gone through the trails to remove imminent hazardous.  The rest will be taken care of in about a week. Please remember the park is a wild place, so watch your step — below and above — appreciate your surroundings, stay alert, and feel welcome to report any hazards or suggestions. Thank you, Lee AlterPark Director

The work appears to be complete. Crews determined that the leak was coming from the main water line and were able to make the repair without shutting off water service to any homes. The road has been reopened to traffic, and the area has been patched. While the patch is a bit rough, the roadway is open and passable. Thank you to everyone for your patience while the repairs were being completed.

Neighborhood Construction Update – Sunday, July 5 (10:45 AM) We wanted to share a quick update for neighbors regarding the activity on Moonstone this morning. Construction crews and the water company are currently responding to a water leak in the wash along Moonstone. At this time, they are working to determine whether the leak is coming from a water line or a sewer line. If they determine it is a sewer line issue, the appropriate sewer crews will also be dispatched. Road closure signs have been placed at Ocotillo & Moonstone and are expected to also be in place at Moonstone & Bighorn. …

N Moonstone Road Closure Read more →

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator …

In Congress, July 4, 1776 Read more →

Courtesy of realtyfelix.com, here are the current real estate numbers for our neighborhood as of July 1, 2026.

There will be no HVHOA Board Meeting in August. The next HVHOA Board Meeting will be Wednesday, September 2 at the Gafner home, 8170 E Rawhide Trail, at 7:00 pm. Last updated on 2026-08-19 10:09:05

The City of Tucson supplies our water. This month, they discuss Water Quality, the Colorado River, and tips to save on outdoor watering.

Dear Neighbors, Two cats have been observed wandering near the Amethyst Lane and Cheyenne Trail area. One is a gray and white cat and the other is a black cat (photos below).While the gray and white cat has simply been seen outdoors a couple of times, the black cat is disrupting the neighborhood by chasing wildlife and hissing at indoor pets through windows. A neighbor also recently observed that the black cat appears to be a bit beat up. It is crucial that community members keep their cats indoors, especially in our harsh Sonoran Desert: This is a heartfelt plea to the owners of …

Do You Know Where Your Cats Are? Read more →

[Webmaster’s note: This info came in a text last week from Lee Alter, our Wes Miller Park Director. It seemed so odd I didn’t know quite how to present it. Finally, I decided to just send you what he sent me,,,] Hey. Can you send out an email?“One of our neighbors has generously donated a load of decomposed granite to the HOA. We only need half of it, so if anybody would like to take some (great for pathways) please contact Park Director, Lee Alter.” Link to email.Here’s a pic. Last updated on 2026-06-10 08:35:43

Courtesy of realtyfelix.com, here are the current real estate numbers for our neighborhood as of June 3, 2026.

It looks like the Respiratory diseases are closing up till the monsoons…but keep alert in late July-August, as it looks like we’ve had a second little hump of COVID-19 as the weather gets wetter, then cooler, peaking about Labor Day.

Agua Es Vida! Living in Tucson teaches this truth more strictly than most other places. So news from those who bring it to us may be of interest to you.

“Two fatal pedestrian incidents occurred on or near Sabino Canyon Road in Tucson in early 2026: On May 7, 2026, a University of Arizona associate professor, Mikhail Stepanov, was struck and killed by a truck while in a crosswalk at the intersection of Sabino Canyon Road and Snyder Road. On the night of January 31, 2026, 73-year-old Rosendo Ojeda was killed and a woman was critically injured while crossing North Sabino Canyon Road near East Sabino Hollow Court. The first driver stopped and cooperated, but authorities searched for a second, potential hit-and-run vehicle (described as a blue 2002–2006 Toyota Avalon) that may …

Real People Are Dying on Sabino Canyon Road Read more →

Courtesy of realtyfelix.com, here are the current real estate numbers for our neighborhood as of May 6, 2026.

The 2026 Annual General Meeting of the members of the Hidden Valley Homeowner’s Association of Tucson took place on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 7 pm, at the Olivers’ home. This reporter (your Webmaster, Mike Oliver) was in attendance and what follows are my observations about the meeting, not any official record. Change of Membership Director The most important news was that Chandra Crisp was elected as our new Membership Director by unanimous voice vote. Donna Fullerton, who has been our primary contact point for our Membership for the past three years, has stepped down, and Chandra will now be …

Annual Meeting: Changes, Holes and Problem Solving Read more →

“Water Matters” is the monthly publication of Tucson Water, which supplies drinking water to our neighborhood. Water is important to us all, and these folks provide it, so sure, don’t bother with this post…