July 31, 2014

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Top author JA Jance visits SCOV: JA Jance, author of over twenty best-selling books, will be here on August 6 at 1 PM in the Auditorium to speak about her latest book, Remains of Innocence. Following her talk the author will answer questions and sign books. There is no charge for this event, however to help plan for attendance you will need to obtain a ticket, available in the Library.  Because of a visit by bestselling author JA Jance on August 6th, the Library will be closed from 12:00 - 2:30 PM. Please plan accordingly.

News from the Café:

• Help us name our new breakfast sandwich! The Café has a new breakfast sandwich, and it needs a name. So, put on your thinking caps and help us out! Ingredients include a homemade buttermilk biscuit, hash browns, egg, cheese and choice of meat. The winner will receive a $10 gift card to The Cafe. To enter, you may click here or go to the SCOV website, go to News, Café, then click on the link there. Good luck! 
• Next Happy Hour - Friday, August 8 from 4 - 7 PM. (Appetizers to include chicken wings, pulled pork sliders, crawfish beignets (fritters) & vegetable samosa (fried or baked pastry with vegetable filling)

Oro Valley Mayor and Town Council Forum:  On July 22, the Government Affairs Committee hosted a forum for the Town of Oro Valley Mayor and Town Council.  Our video did not turn out, but the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene shared their video with us.  It can be seen on our YouTube channel by clicking here.

Restrooms and Gift Shop: The Artisan Center, Posse Shack and Tennis restrooms renovations are progressing although not as quickly as desired. However, ever effort is being made to move these projects along and complete them very soon. On the other hand, the Gift Shop opening is planned for August 4th. So, please stop by to see the new décor and of course buy an item or two.

Pickleball/Bocceball: The plans are under review by the Town. If all goes well, the review will be complete by mid-August or possible a little earlier. If this occurs, construction should get underway by the first week in September.

Wash projects: The work in unit 7 is progressing very well and should be complete in a week or so.

Artisan Center Wifi: As noted last week, the Wifi installation is complete and ready for use.

Proposed pro shop: The Task Team will be meeting with the architect again next week to further review the proposed pro shop plans. It's expected that the architect will have preliminary digital drawings that will likely be slightly smaller than the previous manual drawings. The Team will also discuss additional cart parking in what is often referred to as the "upper green". The additional cart parking will be needed due to the situation that the new prop shop will take up an area that can now be occupied by about 24 carts.

Gift Shop Grand Opening: The Gift Shop is having its Grand Opening on August 4th from 9:00 to 12:30.  Come and see our new "look" and enjoy some refreshments.

Scam information: At least two victimized in Oro Valley phone scam

Posted: Jul 23, 2014 5:10 PM

By Som Lisaius

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -

Scammers are preying on people trying help out their families in Southern Arizona.

In the last two weeks, at least ten people in Oro Valley have gotten calls from fake law enforcement officers asking for money, and it's working. The most recent case happened on Tuesday when an 81-year-old grandmother was taken for $2,000 and nearly lost more.

Another Oro Valley resident learned on Tuesday that somebody on the east coast was attempting to use their credit card, after talking to an unidentified caller who recently obtained information from the person in Oro Valley. These are the kind of cases that really hits home for a lot of people because we all have somebody in our lives who is potentially vulnerable. An isolated loved one, oftentimes elderly, answers the phone and hears from somebody saying a relative of theirs is in trouble. In many cases, the knee-jerk reaction to this is, "How can I help?". That's exactly what happened when an 81-year-old Oro Valley woman received several calls on Tuesday from a person posing as law enforcement. The alleged officer told the woman her grandson just got into an accident and that she needed to send $2,000 to pay for the damages. The man on the phone told her to go to the store, purchase two pre-paid credit cards and then to call him back with the numbers on those cards. That's what the woman did and her money was then gone, almost immediately. But after doing this, the man called back saying he needed another $2,000 because damages were worse than originally thought. Fortunately, the woman's bank and real grandson ultimately got involved, after the bank contacted him, and prevented any further loss of money. Still, this is a classic example of how people are being taken advantage of, according to the Oro Valley Police Department. "Our community is really being targeted by these people. Just this week alone, I know of at least eight reports," Sgt. Dean Nesbitt says. And oftentimes, it's happening to these people out of the goodness of their own hearts. "If you get a phone call saying it's a representative of law enforcement calling you and they need money over the phone to pay for some sort of crime, whether it be an accident or bond money...we're not going to collect money over the phone from you," Nesbitt says, referring to law enforcement agencies everywhere. "Don't give any detailed information. Don't give any money, call your local police agency and we'll do what we can to find out whether it's legitimate or not." In some cases, callers will go as far as putting a fake family member on the phone, just for a second, saying they need help, but don't have time to talk. Bottom line, if you have any doubts about the legitimacy of a call, call that family member yourself. Never commit to anything over the phone, especially money or financial information. If you still have questions, contact your local police agency immediately.

At least two victimized in Oro Valley phone scam Video site: 

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/video?clipId=10399107&autostart=true

Sgt. Amy Graham

Oro Valley Police Department

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