The Sonoran Trailblazers, 2018 Legacy Award Winners The Sonoran Trailblazers has been named recipient of the Lower Verde Valley Hall of Fame’s Legacy Award.The Trailblazers, under the leadership of Bill Craig, is a group of volunteers who have built every foot of the Fountain Hills hiking and biking trails using picks and shovels. There are […]
Burdena “Birdie” Pasenelli, 2018 Inductee Birdie moved to Tonto Verde with her husband, George in 1999. George still lives in Tonto Verde. She died in 2016. After her 26 years of service with the FBI, Bridie and George moved to Tonto Verde to enjoy golf, hiking and biking in retirement..Birdie enjoyed all these activities but […]
Hiawatha Hood, 2018 Inductee One of the most respected members of his tribe, Hiawatha Hood is this year’s inductee into the Lower Verde Valley Hall of Fame from the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. He was born in Camp Verde, Ariz., in 1912. He was elected Tribal Chairman in 1977. He was a strong, passionate leader and […]
Sandy Davis, 2018 Inductee Sandy has a wide variety of experience and contributions to the community. She has been active in the Golden Eagle Foundation since 1994. She currently serves as president of the board of directors. She has served as coordinator of the Fountain Hills High School Scholarships program, a member of the scholarship […]
 Joe Bill, 2018 Inductee Joe’s path started in Arcadia, Wis., and wound through Eau Claire, Wis., for college and Minneapolis for graduate school in physics and math. The road led to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where his career went from technical to marketing and management and his volunteer activities ranged from starting a Scouting […]
Dwight Johnson. 2018 Inductee Dwight has been involved in activities that have revolved around the children of Fountain Hills. He was instrumental in helping establish and maintain the Mothers of Preschools Group. Through the years he has been involved in the district’s Parent Teacher Organization, spearheaded fundraisers and serving as mediator when needed between the […]
Sami Jack, 2018 Inductee Sami marks her 31st year in business in Fountain Hills this year. Her jewelry career started in her early 20s when she began selling turquoise jewelry on Daytona Beach, Fla, She opened her first store, Sami’s Gold, in Scottsdale in the late 1970s. In 1986 she moved to Fountain Hills and […]
Mike Archambault, 2018 Inductee Mike has lived in Fountain Hills for more than 40 years and has contributed to the community in numerous ways for four decades After moving to the community in 1972 from Ohio, Mike saw a need for youth activities to help with the boredom that overcame the small number of youths […]