Verde Cares, 2017 Legacy Award Winner The Lower Verde Valley Hall of Fame has announced that VerdeCares, a non-profit home health provider based in Rio Verde, will be the recipient of the Hall of Fame’s 2017 Legacy Award.The volunteer organization was nominated by the Verdes Hall of Fame members. “We feel strongly that VerdeCares best represents […]
John Williams, 2017 Inductee (1904-1983) The inductee from Fort McDowell is Mr. John Williams. His Indian name was Kehedwah. He played a leading role in the Yavapai tribe’s eventual victory in the 1970s fight against the building of Orme Dam. The planned construction of the Central Arizona project storage facility, if built, would have threatened forced […]
Stan Ziefert, 2017 Inductee Mr. Ziefert has a broad array of achievements in Fountain Hills. He has been active in education, the arts and community service for much of his life. He taught in Fountain Hills for 12 years, teaching world history, U.S. government and economics. He also served as student council advisor for 12 […]
George Kattermann, 2017 Inductee Mr. Kattermann has a long history of service in his hometown of Rio Verde, as well as in communities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine and Iowa. He has lived in Rio Verde since 1998 following his career focused on finance. Since living in Rio Verde, he has been instrumental in a variety […]
Peter Hill, 2017 Inductee A guiding force behind the success and growth of Fountain Hills’ award-winning theater, Mr. Hill is involved in every aspect of productions, programs, set design, lighting, props, directing and acting. He is the recipient of more than two dozen AriZoni theater awards and in 2009 was recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Theater […]
John Gibson, 2017 Inductee Mr. Gibson wears many hats in his hometown. He has been active as an emcee, auctioneer and announcer for a variety of fundraising andcommunity events. He has extensive Chamber of Commerce experience, including 11 years as membership director of the Mesa Chamber and CEO of the Gilbert Chamber. He was business retention and […]
Tina Duffy, 2017 Inductee Mrs. Duffy is known as something of a recruiter. She has spent countless hours working with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale, bringing with her a passion that is contagious and has rubbed off on hundreds of others who share her passion. She has served on the Board of […]
Jerry Butler, 2017 Inductee With a 40-year career as a civil engineer, Mr. Butler brought with him enormous experience with which to help his new community in 1999. Mr. Butler is a registered professional engineer in 18 states and has served as division president for an international consulting firm of architects, engineers and planners. He […]
Ione Bushman, 2017 Inductee When Mrs. Bushman is called on to help, she always says yes. She serves on a number of committees – and prefers to be a “worker bee†down in the trenches rather than chair committees (although she has done so with Four Peaks Women’s Club, Fountain Hills Theater and Friends […]