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Yesterday evening, a member who lives near the park called to alert us to a fire in Wes Miller Park. They said the firetrucks were there already, but they wanted to make sure we knew about it. Below are some pictures of the fire. Neighbors! Please respect our firefighters and stay clear of the burn area until we are sure they are done. But for some astute observation and reaction, this could have been much worse. Our President, Felix Gafner, and our Parks Director, Lee Alter, both visited the scene. Lee passed these photos on for us. We don’t have …

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The weather is hot, dry and windy. No open flames, no shooting off guns or fireworks. Be Ready to Go! Read the rest of the official announcement here.

With already about 50 of you having been to “Review Your Profile“, we are making good progress on getting our Roster out in June. If you haven’t already done so, it just takes less than a minute, with maybe a couple more if you haven’t logged in before. Haven’t logged in before? No problem. Just go to “Log In“, and click on “Don’t Know your Password?”. If your email address is one for an active member of our Association, we will automatically send you a link to where you can set your password. Once you are logged in, you will …

Roster Review Looking Good! Read More »

The Fire District has awarded us our FireWise Certification for 2025. Here it is:

Greetings, Hidden Valley HOA Members! You can now view and edit your HOA information online at our website, HiddenValleyTucson.com. But wait!  THIS IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT:  Over the next 15 days, prior to our going to the printer with this year’s bi-annual Roster publication, you can review your profile, including a simulation of your Roster entry (based on your information and choices).   Log in. On the “Welcome Members” page that shows up after login, choose “Review Your Profile”.   Then look at your information, and if it is all correct, click “Accept”.  If it’s not right, click “Change” and you can edit your information …

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The attached minutes are for the Annual Meeting held May 7, 2025. These minutes are not as-yet approved by the board.

This 12-page brochure discusses wildfire in Arizona from a FireWise perspective. Some powerful stuff here.

Here is a FireWise USA Pamphlet proferred by Rural Metro at our Annual Meeting on May 7, 2025.

Courtesy of realtyfelix.com, here are the current real estate numbers for our neighborhood as of May 7, 2025.

Vice President Debbie Kornmiller writes: A long-hair black cat has begun to visit us at 4880 N Hidden Valley Road after midnight and visit our cats through the screen door. Do you know anything about this adult cat? Lost? Stray?  Or just likes to wander away at night from your house to mine? If you know something about this cat please call Debbie Kornmiller at 520-954-3139. Many thanks!

Joe Watkins, one of our neighbors, has just been awarded the Society for American Archaeology’s 2025Lifetime Achievement Award. Joe was presented the award at the 90th Annual SAA conference beingheld April 23rd through the 27th of this year in Denver, Colorado April. For those of you who don’t know, the purpose of the Society for American Archaeology is to advancearchaeology preservation and practice by empowering its members to understand humanity’s past throughethically-based scientific and humanistic investigation, to promote preservation of archaeologicalresources and cultural heritage through support of legislation and education, to create collaborationbetween the profession and descendant communities, and to …

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In the May edition of “Water Matters”, the Tucson Water Department show us opportunities to learn about our water flows and what we can do to help conserve our water. Here is the PDF of their newsletter.

Some of our neighbors in Hidden Valley just can’t seem to get along! All animals left on their own – no injuries. Bird feeder was removed from this tree and a larger one was hung on a shepherd’s hook pole nearby as feeding the raccoons nightly was not sustainable. We also see deer and javalina on the trail cam which is a few feet from our front door. Enjoy! (Member Joyce Christianson posted this to our NextDoor site. She adds for us here the video below as well.)

All!  We have observed some Illegal Dumping on Snyder and Amethyst. That’s something we do want to prevent. If you see or hear anything please report it to the Sheriff immediately. If you can get any more information, great but please do not endanger yourself.  Thank you all in advance. Sincerely, Felix Gafner, President@HiddenValleyTucson.com, 520-344-4823

Join the Hidden Valley neighborhood puzzle exchange and enjoy a never ending round of used puzzles. The rules are simple: 1. Put 1 puzzle in, take 1 puzzle out. (You must put a puzzle in before you take a puzzle.) 2. Puzzles must be 500 pieces or more. 3. All puzzle pieces must be present and in a (sealed) bag within the box. (Heaven forbid the boxes open and pieces get mixed.) The Puzzle Exchange bin is located in Carol & Joe’s front atrium patio, 8245 E. Sandstone Dr.

Our pop-up pavillions preserved us as 42 Hidden Valley residents gathered for our HVHOA Spring Picnic on Saturday, April 12. The temperature soared to 100 degrees, but most everyone seemed to have a good time. Many new faces, and many we are glad to see again.

The attached minutes are for the Board of Directors Meeting held April 2, 2025. These minutes are now approved by the board.

Courtesy of realtyfelix.com, here are the current real estate numbers for our neighborhood as of April 2, 2025.

(Lee Alter, our Wes Miller Park Director, has this report for us:) I thought I would share some pics [ of work that has been done at the Park ]. The first pic shows some cleanup we did at the street-side parking area.  I have not gotten in contact with Xfinity yet about their utility box, but we cleaned it up enough to fit 3 vehicles without blocking the gate. The second pic shows the park entrance from the main parking lot.  You can’t see everything I’m talking about in one pic, but we slid the parking bumper to the …

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To be part of FireWise USA, our FireWise Director Richard Flores must re-certify us every year. Richard has completed our re-certification and a photo of the current certificate is shown below. FireWise certification may give you a discount on homeowner’s insurance. But the work we do cleaning up our neighborhood for FireWise may save our homes in and of itself. Visit our FireWise page today and figure out what you can do!

One of our newer neighbors asked for recommendations about security firms. Many people travel much when not here and are wanting to make sure their homes are safe. Others, worried about the world, just want to be safe here. This discussion may help your neighbors find their way. So if you have had any experience with security systems or security firms, join in here and pass it on… (Comments will be moderated before being posted. Names will be removed, if requested, but must be provided,)

The attached minutes are for the Board of Directors Meeting held March 5, 2025. These minutes are NOW approved by the board.

The City of Tucson provides fresh water for most of us. This is their March “Water Matters” post:

Neighbor and member Joyce Christianson posted this on our NextDoor group for HVHOA: Pro Grade Painting’s Mike Danforth has completed painting the exterior of our home and did an excellent job. He also does interior painting. He patched many stucco cracks, assisted in picking colors, communicated very well and offered a reasonable estimate, never asking for more except when additional work was requested. He is very neat, painstakingly covering all surfaces that are not to be painted and cleans up daily. I recommend him!

(One of our neighbors wrote us asking this:) I’m wondering if we could send a request to the community to kindly stop placing dog waste bags in people’s trash cans.  Just about every week I get home on Monday to find that someone has left a poop bag in our trash bin that we placed on the street that morning for pickup.  The thin bags don’t really keep the smell locked in, and they are prone to rupturing when trash is dropped on top of them.  We have to keep our bin inside our garage because of the javelinas that wander our area, …

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These hearings will ensure that residents have the opportunity to review the proposed increases and provide their input. The schedule for the meetings is: Friday, March 7, 10:30-11:30 a.m.Kirk-Bear Canyon Library, 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road Wednesday, March 12, 5-6 p.m.Water Campus, 2955 Calle Agua Nueva Thursday, March 27, 8-9 a.m.Abrams Public Health Center, 3950 S. Country Club Road The Pima County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the rate increases at its June 17, 2025, meeting.

Courtesy of realtyfelix.com, here are the current real estate numbers for our neighborhood as of March 5, 2025.

Each week, the Arizona Department of Health Services publishes the latest information about flu, COVID and RSV propagation in the state. This is the sixth week of 2025. Flu, the big item, was worse than last year, but seriously looks to have peaked. COVID is still steady and low, but higher in Pima County than the rest of the state. RSV is low and has peaked.

A Green Waste dumpster will be delivered to the park and made available only to members on March 8th in the Wes Miller Park parking lot. No contractors or landscapers permitted. No construction or household waste. No chemicals, plastics, earth, rock, metal. Green waste should be cut to lengths less than 4 foot long… nothing but weeds and branches, basically. Thanks. It will be there the few days it takes to fill it up. Please do not leave waste around the dumpster and only inside it to the rim. When the dumpster is full, do not overfill it. Concerns or …

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Member Joyce Christianson writes: I saw this cat in my backyard at 4624 N Cheyenne Trail and, though I wasn’t able to approach it, I wanted to let the owner know its location as of this morning and that it is alive and well. I hope it returns home soon!   (Webmaster’s Note: Apologies to all! This should have gone out yesterday, but was delayed due to technical issues.)