Mesa City Councilmember Scott Somers invites all residents of District 6 to meet with him at a pancake breakfast Saturday, Oct. 3 at Fire Station 212, 2430 Ellsworth Road. The free breakfast will run from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and is open to all residents who would like to talk to Councilmember Somers about [...]
1935 – The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_30
1916 – John D. Rockefeller becomes the first billionaire. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_29
1928 – Sir Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mould growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_28
Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. Packages from Home, a non-profit that sends packages to our deployed soldiers, will hold their First Annual Golf Tournament at Kokopelli Golf Course, 1800 W. Guadalupe, Gilbert AZ 85233. Join us for a Shotgun Scramble golf tournament, raffle prizes and lunch at noon. The entry fee is $90/person [...]
This past weekend at the Gilbert Constitution Week art exhibit, Helen Thomas Robson won the People’s Choice Award for her work of art titled “Remember.” This fine art photograph depicts Christ comforting two your children, dressed in their daddy’s army fatigues, as they sit at his grave. “Remember “ is one of 28 works of [...]
1929 – Jimmy Doolittle performs the first blind flight from Mitchel Field proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_25
Mesa is one of many cities in the United States to participate in The National Citizen Survey. Starting Sept. 25, questionnaires will be sent to a random sample of 3,000 Mesa households, asking for feedback on the quality and usefulness of City services. The results will be included in a final report that City officials [...]
1936 – Muppet creator Jim Henson is born on this day in Greenville, Mississippi. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=3638
Today, Mayor Scott Smith announces a “Day of Play” for Sept. 25, 2009 at the Mesa City Council meeting. Mesa was one of 93 cities across the nation to receive the prestigious “Playful City USA” title from KaBOOM! In celebration of this award, Mesa is holding a Day of Play on Friday, Sept. 25 at [...]
