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On an 8-acre plot off South Aguirre Lane in unincorporated Red Rock, Ricardo Aguirre is using his family’s old ranch to prove there is a way to stop the flooding and erosion. He can’t make the rain fall, but his mission is to prepare the land to utilize the rain when it comes, “making sure every raindrop is effective the moment it falls on the ground,” said Aguirre, a drainage engineer.

If you have any information regarding any of these cases, contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377).

Access to westbound SR 24 from southbound Ellsworth Road will be closed so ADOT says drivers can use Ellsworth Road to westbound Elliot Road to access the Loop 202 during this time.

Advance appointments are encouraged, visit donors.vitalant.org (use sponsor code: QueenCreek) or call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825) to reserve your donation time.

The $22.1 million project is expected to take about 18 months. During construction, drivers should expect a reduced speed limit but few other lane restrictions or delays. Also, some oversized vehicles may need to use an alternate route. For safety purposes, pedestrians, bicyclists and off-road vehicles are asked to stay out of the work zone in the riverbed and use an alternate route.

“It’s a way to help understand and spread Scottish heritage around,” Steve Mills of Clan MacKinnon said. “You meet so many wonderful people each year. My great-great- grandmother, Catherine, migrated from the Isle of Skye and helped bring awareness to the Games and now, here we are.”

The “A Mountain” Challenge is from March 12 to April 30. Registration will be open March 12 through April 15.

Beginning at 7 a.m. and going until produce is sold out on Saturday, March 12, local vendors will be lined up at the farmers market, located at 40815 N. Ironwood Drive. Parking is at the northeast corner of Ironwood Drive and Ocotillo Road.