Compete in this Rally in the Dark Blacklight Pickleball Tournament! Registration opens April 1st!
CITIZEN SCIENCE MONTH: COMETS, CLUES, AND OUR COSMIC STORY
Join us for a live-streamed event hosted by SciStarter where you will look at real space images, learn how to find active comets, and help scientists study how planets are made. For more information, call 928-532-4070.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 29th
WHERE: Show Low Public Library
TIME: 3-5pm
AGES: All
COST: Free
🚶♀️ Come out to the Turn of the Card Community Center on National Senior Health and Fitness Day on May 27th! 🥦🥕
Looking for a fun and valuable way for your teen to build confidence and life skills?
Our Babysitting & Basic First Aid Class is the perfect opportunity to learn essential safety skills, hands-on caregiving techniques, and earn a certificate of completion—all in a supportive, engaging environment!
✨ Includes manual, activities, snack, and a FREE backpack
🗓️ Registration opens Friday, April 24th, 2026
Spots are limited, so be ready to sign up!
Register at showlow.activityreg.com
Our Babysitting & Basic First Aid Class is the perfect opportunity to learn essential safety skills, hands-on caregiving techniques, and earn a certificate of completion—all in a supportive, engaging environment!
✨ Includes manual, activities, snack, and a FREE backpack
🗓️ Registration opens Friday, April 24th, 2026
Spots are limited, so be ready to sign up!
Register at showlow.activityreg.com
Save the date! 🐎 The Show Low Rodeo returns this June — don’t miss the action!
🔥 Get ready for the BBQ Throwdown! 🔥
🍗🥓 Sign up for this great competition and put your skills to the test! Compete against fellow pitmasters, show off your signature flavors, and battle for bragging rights and the title. Register now at steakcookoffs.com and bring the heat! 🍖🏆
🍗🥓 Sign up for this great competition and put your skills to the test! Compete against fellow pitmasters, show off your signature flavors, and battle for bragging rights and the title. Register now at steakcookoffs.com and bring the heat! 🍖🏆
🎉 Join us for our City Incorporation Anniversary Party on Friday, May 1st!
🐻 The Arizona Game and Fish Department have posted the following press release related to bears.🌲
AZGFD: Stay safe and help keep bears wild
New video highlights wildlife managers keeping communities safe and tips for preventing human-bear interactions.
PINETOP — Summer is the peak season for black bear activity in rural communities across Arizona. As hungry bears scour the landscape for their next meal, the chance rises that they will wander into populated areas and become a threat to public safety.
In a new video produced by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), the agency’s wildlife managers explain how they manage the state’s wild bear population and the actions that those living in bear country can take to protect their communities.
While bears are typically shy and avoid humans, their strong sense of smell can lead them into cities and towns in search of an easy meal. AZGFD officials advise those living in or visiting bear country to remove or block access to trash, food or other attractants (such as pet food or bird seed).
A bear’s behavior can be unpredictable and dangerous. When bears frequently forage in populated areas, they can lose their fear of humans and become a serious risk to the public. This habituation to people can lead to the bear being trapped and relocated, or in some cases, lethally removed.
“Bears are dangerous. They might look cute or cuddly, but they certainly have the capacity to inflict harm on humans,” said Paul Greer, wildlife manager supervisor at AZGFD’s Region 1 office in Pinetop.
“If humans do their part, then the bears may pass through without getting the reward of those attractants, the trash and the human sources of food — the bears will just move on,” said Greer.
Before bears become habituated to populated areas, here are tips on how to keep bears wild:
• Place your trash on the curb for pickup the morning of collection, not the night before.
• Secure trash in a building, trash enclosure, or with bear-resistant straps and latches.
• Consider attracting birds without food: supply shelter, water and natural food sources like seed-producing flowers.
• Bird feeders should be elevated and at the end of a long branch that is not accessible by bears.
• Pet food or water should not be left outside and accessible to wildlife.
• Clean and securely store grills after every use, and ensure all fat and food particles are removed.
• “Scare the bear” whenever it is near human-related food sources and you are in a safe position to do so.
• Refer to the Living with Bears webpage to learn more.
Unacceptable bear behavior, such as entering or attempting to enter human dwellings, tents or vehicles, approaching a human after it becomes aware of the human's presence and any other aggressive behavior should be reported to AZGFD’s dispatch center at 623-236-7201. In an emergency, call 911.
People should also call to report situations where bears continue to frequent and access human attractants after measures have been taken to secure the attractant.
Click the link to read the press release:
https://www.azgfd.com/2026/04/16/azgfd-stay-safe-and-help-keep-bears-wild/
AZGFD: Stay safe and help keep bears wild
New video highlights wildlife managers keeping communities safe and tips for preventing human-bear interactions.
PINETOP — Summer is the peak season for black bear activity in rural communities across Arizona. As hungry bears scour the landscape for their next meal, the chance rises that they will wander into populated areas and become a threat to public safety.
In a new video produced by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), the agency’s wildlife managers explain how they manage the state’s wild bear population and the actions that those living in bear country can take to protect their communities.
While bears are typically shy and avoid humans, their strong sense of smell can lead them into cities and towns in search of an easy meal. AZGFD officials advise those living in or visiting bear country to remove or block access to trash, food or other attractants (such as pet food or bird seed).
A bear’s behavior can be unpredictable and dangerous. When bears frequently forage in populated areas, they can lose their fear of humans and become a serious risk to the public. This habituation to people can lead to the bear being trapped and relocated, or in some cases, lethally removed.
“Bears are dangerous. They might look cute or cuddly, but they certainly have the capacity to inflict harm on humans,” said Paul Greer, wildlife manager supervisor at AZGFD’s Region 1 office in Pinetop.
“If humans do their part, then the bears may pass through without getting the reward of those attractants, the trash and the human sources of food — the bears will just move on,” said Greer.
Before bears become habituated to populated areas, here are tips on how to keep bears wild:
• Place your trash on the curb for pickup the morning of collection, not the night before.
• Secure trash in a building, trash enclosure, or with bear-resistant straps and latches.
• Consider attracting birds without food: supply shelter, water and natural food sources like seed-producing flowers.
• Bird feeders should be elevated and at the end of a long branch that is not accessible by bears.
• Pet food or water should not be left outside and accessible to wildlife.
• Clean and securely store grills after every use, and ensure all fat and food particles are removed.
• “Scare the bear” whenever it is near human-related food sources and you are in a safe position to do so.
• Refer to the Living with Bears webpage to learn more.
Unacceptable bear behavior, such as entering or attempting to enter human dwellings, tents or vehicles, approaching a human after it becomes aware of the human's presence and any other aggressive behavior should be reported to AZGFD’s dispatch center at 623-236-7201. In an emergency, call 911.
People should also call to report situations where bears continue to frequent and access human attractants after measures have been taken to secure the attractant.
Click the link to read the press release:
https://www.azgfd.com/2026/04/16/azgfd-stay-safe-and-help-keep-bears-wild/
Addendum 1 Posting: Aquatic Center Parking Lot Expansion, COSL Project No. 4452684
https://www.showlowaz.gov/o/cosl/page/bid-postings
https://www.showlowaz.gov/o/cosl/page/bid-postings
Did you know about these benefits of recycling?
The 2026 Project Clean Sweep is a program sponsored by the City of Show Low to help our citizens rid their property of unwanted items such as green waste, excess trash and abandoned vehicles. This project’s primary goal is to make our City more fire-wise and free of unwanted or discarded litter by sponsoring low-cost or free-of charge events that residents may take advantage of for waste and debris disposal.
Participation in the program is free to those presenting proof of residency via a City of Show Low utility bill displaying current refuse service. Please note that commercial businesses are excluded from the program.
For more information, please visit: https://www.showlowaz.gov/o/cosl/page/project-clean-sweep
Participation in the program is free to those presenting proof of residency via a City of Show Low utility bill displaying current refuse service. Please note that commercial businesses are excluded from the program.
For more information, please visit: https://www.showlowaz.gov/o/cosl/page/project-clean-sweep
City of Show Low, Arizona
Budget Calendar FY2027
Budget Calendar FY2027
