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Additionally, for the eighth year, throughout the month of June all Valley Barro’s Pizza locations will donate proceeds, up to $40,000, from the sale of any lunch special to ACFC, a local nonprofit whose mission is to help Arizona families with the high costs and challenging logistics while caring for their children undergoing cancer treatment. The Queen Creek Barro's Pizza is located in the Queen Creek Marketplace, at 20415 E. Rittenhouse Road.

Since the Valley is one of the most lucrative ride-hailing markets in the country, Waymo One is doubling its service area across Phoenix, connecting downtown and East Valley territories.

"The novel is titled 'Between Two Truths' because there are two truths to this story. The truth is we can’t open our borders. The other truth is if we were in the same position and couldn’t feed our families, we’d do the same thing," said Queen Creek resident and author Mariann Groshans.

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, various local businesses are offering special deals for teachers as a way to say thanks.

Potential improvements at busy interchange being evaluated

Queen Creek Unified School District student finalists for this year’s School Connect Student Champion K–6 Award were Cooper DeWitt, from Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary, and Owen Fuhriman, from Silver Valley Elementary. This award is given to students who exemplify leading by example and inspiring his or her fellow students to embody generosity, perseverance and the bold leadership required to empower the next generation.

Revel Vet provides an animal loving, lifestyle-focused clinic to bring back that hometown feel to veterinary medicine.

Recruitment opens Monday, May 8 in an effort to hire and train staff before two new ambulances arrive by the end of July.

The class will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and will be taught by a lead instructor from Soul Sisters Yoga.

To help streamline and enhance the opportunities and process, the town launched a centralized volunteer program earlier this year. The centralized program includes one place for all town volunteer opportunities, a primary point of contact, background screenings for applicable positions, and options for volunteers to provide feedback.