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Rad Dadz is a PTO initiative at Cortina Elementary School in Queen Creek, a Higley USD school.
Dad-led PTO initiative gives Cortina Elementary 'Rad Dadz'
The Cortina Elementary Rad Dadz group formed organically, bonding over shared interests. Rad Dadz is a group focused on friendship and active involvement in their children's school. It's a … more
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Emergency Responder: Queen Creek Police Chief Randy Brice is December's Hometown Hero
Queen Creek’s first chief of police, Randy Brice, is striving to create a police force that works for and with the community. A life-long East Valley resident, Brice started working in Queen … more
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Queen Creek's Purdy makes outstanding debut with 49ers
The last player picked in the NFL draft is known as “Mr. Irrelevant.” It’s not the most complimentary of names, but Queen Creek resident Brock Purdy doesn’t mind. He’s … more
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Community Cheerleader: Nancy Haggerty is October’s Hometown Hero
Nancy Haggerty has lived through some tough times to get to a point where life is good for her. She is the founder of Nancy’s Closet, an extension of Marketplace Matters ministry, whose goal is … more
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Veteran Achievement: Steven C. Cain is July’s Queen Creek Hometown Hero
Steven C. Cain may have retired from the military, but he continues to serve his fellow veterans and the Queen Creek community in any way he can. Cain is the commander of the Duane Ellsworth … more
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Emergency Responder: Dr. Robert Porter is June's Hometown Hero
Since the time he was a child growing up in a small New Jersey town near the Jersey shore, Dr. Robert Porter always wanted to be a physician. He worked hard to make his dream come true. … more
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Veteran Achievement: Derek Zeigler is May's Hometown Hero
Queen Creek is on track to have its first veterans memorial by November 2023. Recently, the town council approved letting the Queen Creek Veterans Memorial Foundation build the memorial on a … more
Lifetime Achievement: Steve Sossaman is April's Hometown Hero
It’s not hyperbole to say that Steve Sossaman is one of the founding fathers of Queen Creek. With a group of other area leaders, particularly Mark Schnepf of Schnepf Farms, Sossaman helped … more
Educator: John Rowan is March’s Queen Creek Hometown Hero
Calling John Rowan a popular teacher is an understatement. About 100 of his students at American Leadership Academy Queen Creek High School at nominated him as a Hometown Hero. The mother of one … more
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Queen Creek Hometown Hero for January: Eric Ehmann, Spiritual Leader
This month’s Hometown Hero is Eric Ehmann, community pastor for the Central Christian Church in Queen Creek. For Ehmann, who began at Central Christian Church in 2016, church is more than a … more
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Cheerleader: Thomas Jambor named December Queen Creek Hometown Hero
You would be hard-pressed to find a better cheerleader for Queen Creek than Thomas Jambor. Jambor has lived in the area even before it became Queen Creek. He looks back on those early years … more
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Volunteer: Ryan Calvert Named October Queen Creek Hometown Hero
Recovering from a stroke has opened a whole new world for Ryan Calvert. As part of his rehabilitation, Calvert began volunteering at the Queen Creek Botanical Gardens, a local … more
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