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Feb 29 2012 - 11:50pm
TUCSON — The Buena baseball team fell to 3-2 on the season Wednesday night after a 7-4 loss to Prescott in the first game of the Amphi Invitational.
Neither team led by more than one run through the first five innings, as the Colts erased a 4-3 deficit in the bottom of the fifth inning when Darick Hall doubled, reached third on a sacrifice bunt by Anthony Esquer and stole home after a missed squeeze bunt got by the Prescott catcher to...
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Feb 29 2012 - 11:49pm
YUMA — The Cochise College women’s basketball team built a 12-point first-half lead in the semifinals of their NJCAA Region I Tournament game at Arizona Western College. But everything that went right in the first half went wrong in the second as the Matadors came roaring back down the stretch to win 59-47 and advance to the region title game Friday night at top-seeded Central Arizona College.
“We executed really well...
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Feb 29 2012 - 11:48pm
SIERRA VISTA — Showing glimpses of the home run-happy days of yore, the Buena softball team cracked two home runs and very nearly a third to pull away from Douglas in a 14-4 win in its home opener.
Buena broke open a 6-4 game in the bottom of the fifth, scoring seven times, and ended the day early in the sixth when Mikayla Osterman went the other way on a pitch on the outside corner for a walk-off home run.
In the fourth inning,...
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Feb 29 2012 - 11:46pm
DOUGLAS — In his decade-and-a-half as head coach at Cochise College, Jerry Carrillo has had neither much experience, nor much success with overseas prospects.
But Nathan Sobey came with a special reference.
Two years ago, Sobey sat the bench for the Warrnombool Seahawks, a semipro team in Australia, whose player/coach, Tim Gainey starred at Cochise from 2001-2003 before taking his game to Southern Utah University and ultimately,...
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Feb 29 2012 - 6:29pm
The Bisbee Foundation is soliciting applications for the 2012 scholarship and community grant programs. There are five different grant categories; projects, operating support, historic preservation, mini, and scholarships. Grant applicants may read guidelines and eligibility requirements online and download the basic grant application as well as other appropriate forms from www.bisbeefoundation.com. Scholarship and grant applications must be...
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Feb 29 2012 - 1:45pm
Florence, Az – Arizona Department of Corrections inmate Robert Moorman, #31293, was executed at 10:33 a.m. Wednesday.
Moorman’s last meal included a hamburger with fries, two beef burritos, three RC colas and Rocky Road ice cream, which was served to him Tuesday night.
His last words were: “"I hope that this will bring closure and they can start the healing now, and I just hope they will forgive me in time...
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Feb 29 2012 - 1:22pm
SIERRA VISTA — The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a local 16-year-old after she apparently fell in the shower this morning.
In a statement released today, Spokeswoman Carol Capas said the sheriff’s office was notified of a medical call from a residence in the 5000 block of Apache Street south of Sierra Vista. The caller reported that the 16-year-old had apparently fallen in the shower. Fry...
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Feb 29 2012 - 9:17am
A Willcox teenager died in a crash involving three vehicles early Saturday morning on I-10 near Benson.
A car driven by Ivy M. Johnson, 18, was reportedly rear-ended by another vehicle, being driven by a Davis Monthan airman, Michael Messer, at around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
Another vehicle, driven by William Traywick, 44, was also struck during the accident in the eastbound lane on Interstate 10.
Traywick, of Benson and...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
When Edie Manion turned 5 years old, she was shocked to learn that she did not, in fact, have a birthday that year.
“I was so unhappy,” she said, recalling the vivid memory from her home in Sierra Vista.
She didn’t have a birthday, she learned, because the day she was born only comes around once every four years.
At that moment, nothing seemed worse than being born on Feb. 29, the leap year day.
However, she...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
If you live in the Brewery Gulch section of Old Bisbee, expect to see some city staff poking around your residence as survey work is done on the lateral sewer lines over the next few months.
The city is moving forward on a project to find and repair or replace lateral sewer lines beginning with the Brewery Gulch area of Old Bisbee.
In a pubic meeting Monday night, city Public Works Director Tom Klimek and Mike Bollinger, acting...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
A Sierra Vista man pleaded guilty to stabbing a man and attempting to possess a handgun during a hearing in Cochise County Superior Court on Tuesday.
Dale Francis Turner, 38, entered into a plea agreement and he will get sentenced next month to serve a term of 3 1/2 years in prison.
He committed aggravated assault by stabbing Michael Summers in the lower back with a knife on Sept. 27. He also committed attempted misconduct involving...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Through humor can come strength.
That’s what editorial cartoonist David Fitzsimmons showed Monday night when he skewered politicians, local and national, at a no-holds-barred event.
For the Democrats who gathered at the annual dinner at Cafe Roka, Fitzsimmons had a simple message, “Americans love to laugh,” and that is especially true when it comes puncturing thin-skinned politicians.
He told those who attended...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt.
Virginia passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 10, 1932, to Martin Paul and Rafaela Troglia in Gleeson. She graduated from Valley Union High School in 1951 where she was active in clubs, sports and was a cheerleader. During her years of employment, she worked for...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Edward Racketa passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, to be with our Lord. Edward was born Aug. 5, 1921, in Sharon, Pa., to John C. Racketa and Eva Porter Racketa.
He leaves to cherish his memory his sister, Marion Pleso of Sharpsville, Pa.; his loving nephew, Russell Neely and wife Trudy of Abilene, Kan.; his neice-in-law, Phyllis Kane and her husband, Anthony of Buffalo, N.Y.; also great nieces, Jill Durbin and her husband...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
L. G.“Stew” Stewart, 86, of Hereford, passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at the Sierra Vista Regional Health Care Center.
Services are pending.
Arrangements are by Hatfield Funeral Home.
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Jason W. Frye IV, 30, of Sierra Vista passed away on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at his home in Las Vegas, Nev. Jason was born on Sept. 8, 1981, at Fort Benning, Ga.
Jason graduated from Buena High School in 1999 and served our country in the U.S. Air Force. He had a passion for sports, airplane mechanics, music and creating his own inventions. Jason will be missed as a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend.
He is...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Lee Roy Stewart, Jr., 56, of Miami (formerly of Sierra Vista), passed from our lives on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. He was born in Louisiana, Mo. on Oct. 28, 1955, the son of Maude K. (Nulsen) and Lee Roy Stewart, Sr.
Lee proudly served his country in the United States Army. He enjoyed working on cars, woodworking, baking and was a conspiracy theorist.
He was a nurturer that never made judgments, always brought out the best in everyone and...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Lindsey C. Botkin, 63, passed away at his home in Whetstone.
Lindsey was born to Lindsey R. Botkin and Margaret I. Botkin in Las Vegas, Nev. Lindsey was a professional truck driver.
He proudly served in Vietnam 1966-’68 in the U.S. Army receiving the Purple Heart with three Bronze Stars and one “V” device.
Lindsey was preceded in death by his father, Lindsey R. Botkin; and brother, Richard E. Botkin....
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Quote of the day: “Oscar night is the magical night where we sit around in sweatpants and criticize the way famous women are dressed.”
— Late night funnyman
Jimmy Kimmel
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We’ve just received the final word that the national touring show, “In the Mood,” is coming to the Buena Performing Arts Center.
The musical variety revue featuring songs from the 1940s will take place at 3 p.m....
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
By mid-afternoon on Tuesday, the national political pundits already had Mitt Romney with a double-digit win in Arizona, putting him 29 delegates closer to the Republican Party presidential nomination.
It is ironic that Romney captured the Grand Canyon state, but if he had lost in his home state of Michigan, he would still finish Tuesday night winning more delegates than any other candidate.
Arizona is a “winner-take-all”...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Allowing as how this is a presidential election year, some devious political strategists are at this very moment trying to figure out how best to cripple Mitt Romney’s electability on the basis of his Mormon beliefs. It doesn’t get any worse than this. To accomplish that, they’ll likely try exposing Mormonism’s soiled historical baggage. Evangelicals have already indicated they will not vote for...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
This is an open letter to the Mayor and City Council.
On April 25, 2010 I was ‘criminally’ trespassed from Safeway for protesting the store’s management after talking to the manager on three separate occasions, but they were unwilling to alter their position.
Officer Burdick wrote the trespass, but never cited me. No one from Safeway spoke to me before having me trespassed as required...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Reference your Feb. 19, 2012, paper on “Readers View” where Tom Callahan criticized our society, culture, country, our president and First Lady of the United States. Tom ends his criticism by stating that with God willing this country can return to the greatness we know.
I will quote a distinguished retired decorated Army chaplain:
“God listens to people, but not to whiners....
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Black women have been important pickers of the fruits of freedom throughout the history of the United States, a retired Army command sergeant major said Tuesday.
And because of their actions, “The fruits of liberty” have been consumed and “God has been good to Americans,” Randolph S. Hollingsworth told more than 200 people at the post’s annual Africa America/Black History Month Observance.
This year’...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Police are searching for at least two people in connection with an alleged illegal pit bull breeding operation that was discovered in Huachuca City Tuesday.
A total of 31 dogs were removed from the inside and back yard of the house at 201 Grant St.
“Most of them have mange,” said Scott Allard, animal control supervisor for Huachuca City.
Allard said he has harbored suspicions about the residence for some time,...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Cochise County Republicans went for Mitt Romney over Rick Santorum in Tuesday’s Presidential Preference Election.
While the state gave Romney a higher percentage of the vote, county Republicans were not as generous, with Santorum trailing Romney by 548 votes or a 4.97 percent difference, according to the final tally from the county’s election and special district office.
Juanita Simmons, the director of the elections office...
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Feb 28 2012 - 10:55pm
DOUGLAS — Offensive struggles continued for the Cochise College baseball team in the first game of their doubleheader with Pima College on Friday, falling 5-1 to run their losing streak to five.
During that skid, the Apaches managed just six runs.
“It’s kind of hard to win when you can’t score runs,” Cochise head coach Todd Inglehart said. “We’re pitching well, playing good defense, we’re...
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Feb 28 2012 - 10:53pm
SIERRA VISTA — After a decade of dominance, the Buena softball team has found itself regressing toward the back end of the state tournament field the past couple of seasons.
But after beating Mesa Dobson in the state tournament last season, and then taking second-seeded Gilbert down to the wire in a 1-0 loss, the Colts have good reason to believe the program is back on the upswing heading into the 2012 season.
Last weekend, the...
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Feb 28 2012 - 10:51pm
SIERRA VISTA — When Johnny Bess arrived on the job last spring, he found a Buena baseball team loaded with young talent, but extremely thin on pitching.
As a result, the Colts found themselves in one slugfest after another, and almost always coming out on the short end in a difficult 2-25 season.
The moment the regular season ended, Bess decided to make all of his players prospective pitchers, and after a busy summer and fall...
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Feb 28 2012 - 3:20pm
SIERRA VISTA — A half dozen people will be in the primary for the special Congressional District 8 race, according to the Arizona Secretary of State’s office.
However, two of them, Democrat Ron Barber and Green Party candidate Charlie Manolakis will face no competition in their party races.
On the other hand the Republican field went from six to four, as only a quartet was able to garner enough signatures to be...
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Feb 28 2012 - 2:05pm
BISBEE — Cochise County election officials are in the process of counting early ballots for the Republican and Green Party presidential preference.
More than 5,000 early ballots have been received and the process of determining which ones are eligible to be counted is currently happening, said Juanita Simmons, the director of the county’s elections and special district office.
The number of early ballots is...
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Feb 28 2012 - 11:57am
HUACHUCA CITY — No fewer than 31 pit bulls have been removed from a house today after police investigating an assault discovered an alleged illegal breeding operation.
The residents of 201 Grant Street were not home when Huachuca City Police served a search warrant there Tuesday morning.
In the backyard at the residence, officers found a half-dozen chain link kennels covered by tarps, as well as several open-air enclosures made...
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Feb 28 2012 - 10:28am
Here are a list of polling places for today’s Presidential Preference Primary Election.
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:10am
On March 13, residents of the City of Tombstone will be going to the polls to vote in a recall election.Tombstone Mayor Jack Henderson, who has been in office for about 15 months, is on the ballot to be recalled, with Tombstone business owner Stephen Schmidt running against him.
“This whole process started just six months after I was in office,” said Henderson. “The first couple of attempts failed, so there were a couple...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:10am
For years now, tourists drawn to Tombstone have been visiting Boothill Graveyard, the final resting place of some of the town’s early residents and notorious history makers. The cemetery is now going through a few cosmetic changes, with care taken to preserve its Old West appearance.
Heading the project is City Councilman Steve Troncale, who is using money collected through the graveyard’s tourist donations to implement the...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:10am
Nearly 30 years into her career as a math teacher at Buena High School, Sandee Trevino still gets excited about learning.
It’s a passion that goes hand-in-hand with teaching and helps to explain why the Presidential Award for Excellence recipient has had so much success working with her students. Trevino genuinely loves to learn and imparts that infectious enthusiasm to her students.
So when Trevino picked up the phone recently...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:10am
Two days after a man was arrested on drug and weapons charges following a two-month investigation, police filed additional charges against him related to a robbery last month.
Nubian T. Amon-Ra, 49, was charged with kidnapping, armed robbery, aggravated robbery and three counts of aggravated assault in connection with an incident that saw a victim admitted to the Sierra Vista Regional Health Center for treatment of multiple injuries on Jan...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:10am
A man who allegedly killed an elderly man and sexually assaulted an elderly woman in Sierra Vista will go on trial in November instead of in April in Cochise County Superior Court.
Theodore R. Ramos, now 18, is charged with first-degree murder of a 76-year-old man, kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault and 12 counts of sexual assault against his 72-year-old wife, and first-degree burglary of their residence on July 24.
He was...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:10am
A woman charged with attempted murder for allegedly firing a gun at her husband as he drove away from their home near Sierra Vista will appear in Cochise County Superior Court next month.
Shannon Michelle Murray, 23, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, discharging a firearm at a structure, disorderly conduct and endangerment in November, according to court records.
She is scheduled for a jury trial on April 3. During...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:10am
The Cochise County Highway and Floodplain Department will be constructing a right-turn lane on Ramsey Road at Highway 92 beginning on Monday, March 5.
According to county staff, this work will require closure of Ramsey Road from Highway 92 to Santa Elena Avenue for two weeks.
Local residents on Ramsey Road will have access to their property throughout the duration of the project.The following detours will be established to safely avoid...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:10am
The Mexican Consulate in Douglas, partnering with Chiricahua Community Health Services, provides on-site assistance and outreach to low-income and Hispanic immigrant families unfamiliar with the U.S. health system through a program called Ventanilla de Salud.
Several types of services are offered, including general physical examinations, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol tests, flu shots and information on diabetes, obesity,...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:10am
Job creation, health care and border security are the three main issues Dave Sitton said will be on his list to tackle as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
But unlike many candidates who say they have the answers to the nation’s problems, Sitton said, “I don’t have quick answers.”
Speaking to about 15 people Monday at the Cochise County Republican Committee, the 57-year-old GOP hopeful and self...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:10am
Local author Shontel Stanford has always been best able to expressing herself through her writing, even as a child.
“I didn’t talk a lot. I guess I was an introvert,” Stanford said. “So the way that I expressed myself was through writing. If I was mad at somebody or I had to say something to someone, I would write them a letter versus talking to them about it.”
When it came to her relationship with God,...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:01am
If you’re hearing sharp rhetoric from the Capitol, pitting Gov. Brewer against top Republican lawmakers, don’t be fooled into believing there are cracks in the Grand Old Party’s political armor.
Senate Majority Whip Frank Antenori was quoted last week laying down the gauntlet, airing the intention of his party to push its budget proposal through the caucus process, onto the floor of both the House and Senate, and...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:01am
Feb. 17
9:20 a.m. A Naco woman, 55, was charged with transportation of marijuana for sale.
10:04 a.m. A Sierra Vista man, 53, was charged with judicial proceeding — disobey mandate.
10:34 a.m. A Sierra Vista man, 30, was charged with theft — control stolen property, theft — deprive of property, defacing/damaging property and burglary — nonresidential.
1:30 p.m. An Agua Prieta, Mexico, man, 28, was...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:01am
Yes, folks, it’s nearly spring and that means it’s time for "Making Sense of Dementia", a free community workshop hosted by me, Frena Gray-Davidson, from 1 to 4 p.m. March 14 at the Ethel Burger Center.
I’ve been a hands-on Alzheimer’s and other dementia caregiver for over 20 years now. My boss at the Parks and Rec Department wrote a press release which I am known for being "Irreverent,...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:01am
To the Editor:
There were two publications of a half-page ad on Feb. 15 and Feb. 22, paid for by Bob Watkins. If you read the fine print, you would have seen that this ad was originally from 1994.
While a few of the points were still relevant, in my opinion, many of them are no longer correct or applicable. A tremendous amount of science has been done in the San Pedro valley in 17-plus years and it appears that Mr. Watkins has not kept...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:01am
To the Editor:
The Cochise County Master Gardeners Association would like to publicly thank the following local businesses and organizations for their generous support of our 19th annual High Desert Gardening and Landscaping Conference, which was held at the Windemere Hotel and Conference Center on Feb. 16 and 17. Well over 130 people enjoyed themselves and our sincere thanks go out to: Ace Hardware, Adornments of Envy, Amerind...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:01am
To the Editor:
In response to “In regards to comments on greyhound racing” — it is legal in this state. If you don’t like that, write your representative.
In the meanwhile, shall we just close our eyes to the many loving dogs that need homes when their work is done? Or shall we try to find good, caring homes for them? It is easy to criticize and write letters. It is much harder to put love, sweat,...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:01am
Feb. 22
5:11 p.m. A man was driving an ATV on North Perez Road in Bowie, when he failed to negotiate a turn and rolled the vehicle. He was transported to UMC for non-life threatening injuries.
5:19 p.m. A concrete life size statue of a deer was stolen from the front yard of a residence on East San Xavier Road in Sierra Vista.
6:48 p.m. A woman was arrested in Mescal and taken to the Willcox Jail for domestic violence/assault...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:01am
Friday, Feb. 24, 2012
9:52 a.m. A resident in the 1300 block of Paso Robles reported a theft. Two televisions were taken from the home.
10:21 a.m. A resident in the 100 block of East Golf Links Road reported fraud. The victim reported they sent a check to Maryland for the purchase of a vehicle. The vehicle has never arrived.
10:41 a.m. An employee at Highland Woods, 555 North 7th Street, reported fraud. The case remains under...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:01am
Feb. 15
12:23 p.m. Illegal drug activity was reported at a residence on the 100 block of Star Avenue where it was believed the resident was growing marijuana plants in his backyard.
3:12 p.m. A resident on the 100 block of Van Dyke reported a domestic altercation that occurred on Feb. 4 when her husband pushed and bruised her.
Feb. 16
9:32 a.m. A resident on the 100 block of OK Street reported someone had written obscenities...
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Feb 28 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — The Coronado National Forest, Sierra Vista Ranger District, will soon begin implementation of spring-season prescribed fires. The district plans to ignite the Lyle Canyon Prescribed fire next week, dependent on favorable conditions. Ignition is planned for Tuesday February 28, and will continue throughout the week, weather permitting.
The project is approximately 3,100 acres in size and is expected to require two to...
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Feb 27 2012 - 2:13pm
PHOENIX — The head of the state Democratic Party and the top House Democrat called on Tucson Rep. Daniel Patterson today to step down in the face of allegations of a domestic dispute with his girlfriend.
But Patterson said he’s not going anywhere. And he said the comments by his party’s officials “cutthroat politics” and said they have a “lynching mob mentality,” more interested in the Democratic...
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Feb 27 2012 - 10:30am
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind advisory for today that could impact drivers traveling in all regions of the state.
A Pacific storm system will bring strong southwest winds to Arizona late this morning with increasing wind speeds in the afternoon. Gusty winds as high as 25-40 mph, including gusts up to 55-65 mph, are predicted in Northern Arizona. In southern Arizona, southwest winds from 25-35 mph, including...
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Feb 27 2012 - 10:03am
SIERRA VISTA — The Coronado National Forest, Sierra Vista Ranger District, will soon begin implementation of spring-season prescribed fires. The district plans to ignite the Lyle Canyon Prescribed fire next week, dependent on favorable environmental conditions. Ignition is planned for Tuesday February 28, and will continue throughout the week, weather permitting.
The project is approximately 3,100 acres in size and is expected to...
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Feb 27 2012 - 9:28am
PHOENIX — Citing his “pro-business” background, Gov. Jan Brewer on Sunday endorsed Mitt Romney for president.
Brewer, who has been courted by the contenders with the state’s own primary coming up Tuesday, acknowledged that the former Michigan governor has not exactly generated a lot of passion among supporters. And despite his having fought off challenges from various quarters, he has been seen as the second choice...
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Feb 27 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
I am refinancing my house – and I cannot believe the government mandates and bureaucracy now in place requiring law abiding citizens with great credit ratings and outstanding mortgage payment history to prove their worthiness! The housing meltdown and the entire mortgage industry collapse was caused by the federal government forcing financial institutions to give houses to people who could not possibly afford them and...
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Feb 27 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
The Huachucans Charities 2012 Grant Campaign is now open through March 20, 2012. Organizations may submit a funding request at www.thehuachucans.com (which also has a guidelines link) or mail to: The Huachucans, P.O. Box 2331, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636. Please provide your EIN number or a copy of your IRS determination letter as well.
We suggest that the Application for Funding Form be accompanied by a letter or other...
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Feb 27 2012 - 12:10am
Consider it an unexpected turn of events in the match between proponents of maintaining Fort Huachuca, and hence, Southeast Arizona, against those who would argue that the post should be dramatically reduced in size because of environmental concerns.
Last Wednesday’s announcement by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to exclude the San Pedro River from re-establishing the spikedance and loach minnows has an impact on the overall...
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Feb 27 2012 - 12:10am
LOCAL-STATE
Feb. 17
I’ve read something in the Bisbee newspaper that’s made me so angry. Somebody tied up their dog and left him while on a four-week vacation without food or water and he starved to death. That’s outrageous. Those people should go to prison for years. They should be horsewhipped. Another thing that bothers me is the bums out near Safeway in Bisbee bumming money with dogs that they get out of the pound,...
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Feb 27 2012 - 12:10am
“Buy less groceries.”
That’s the response Paul Bancroft-Turner and Debbie Roth, of the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, heard when they asked the fourth grade students in Luz Badgero’s class at Greenway School how they could use fewer grocery store plastic bags.
Though that wasn’t exactly the answer they had hoped for, it did show the students were thinking about the three “Rs” — reduce,...
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Feb 27 2012 - 12:10am
From small, intricately detailed patterns to vast nature scenes abounding with color, there were so many quilts at the Annual Hummingbird Stitchers Quilt Guild Show that it’s a wonder anybody in this town could ever go cold again.
And with enough fabric on location to wrap planet Earth in the cozy comfort only a hand-made quilt can provide, visitors packed Buena High School on Saturday and Sunday for a chance to see the guild’s...
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Feb 27 2012 - 12:10am
Persistent issues with the decades-old police and fire dispatch console warranted a special meeting of the town council Friday evening.
The current console came to the city used after up to 15 years in Santa Cruz County and has been in use by Huachuca City for about 10 years, said Huachuca City Police Chief Dennis Grey.
“It’s kaput. We’ve had several emergencies, especially in the last week, where we’ve...
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Feb 27 2012 - 12:10am
Jeanelle Lipford knows there’s nothing she can do about what happened to her sister, Charlotte Brogdon, who was struck by car while attempting to cross Highway 90 earlier this month, but she said something must be done to keep others from the same fate.
“I can’t go back in time and stop my sister’s accident from happening, but maybe I could initiate something to stop that from happening again,” Lipford said...
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Feb 27 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — Complete with purple, green and gold beads and a twist on a New Orleans favorite only Bisbee could provide, the 5th Annual Mardi Paws Doggie Fashion Show and Costume Party was a great success.
Presented by Border Animal Rescue (BAR), a 501(c)3 non-profit group tasked with finding homes for abused and abandoned animals, the event brought in dozens of dogs and their Bisbee owners for a silent auction, raffle, fashion show, and...
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Feb 27 2012 - 12:01am
MARANA — Even as Hunter Mahan motored his way through the Match Play Championship by beating one tough opponent after another, he had reason to feel he was just along for the ride in the final match Sunday afternoon.
All the chatter was about U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and his march to No. 1 in the world.
All the chants Mahan heard as he walked down the first two holes at Dove Mountain were for McIlroy.
With a little...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:48am
The Buena High School softball team continued play in the Canyon del Oro Tournament on Saturday.
The Colts defeated Eastwood High School, located in El Paso, Texas, 4-1.
Hailly Greenough was the winning pitcher for the Colts, giving up one run, three hits and one walk, while striking out four in four and two thirds innings.
Erica Zaborac got the save, going one and one third innings, giving up a hit and one walk.
Kaitlin...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:47am
SIERRA VISTA — Named one of the top 12 high school tennis players in Southern Arizona, Buena senior Chris Young was recently offered the chance to play at an invitation-only tennis tournament held from Jan. 30 to Feb. 4 at the Jim Reffkin Tennis Center in Tucson.
At the tournament, which includes the top 12 players along with four players who must qualify for the event, Young went 3-2 and finished in the top half of the field....
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
On Tuesday, we Arizona Republicans get to go to the polls to decide whether we want to send Mitt Romney to the general election to lose by seven points, or Rick Santorum to lose by 17.
I, for one, would feel a whole lot better about handing Barack Hussein Obama the mandate a second-term affords if there remained some semblance of an opposition party, that could remind us what freedom truly means.
Believe it or not, I’m no more...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
Lindsey Botkin, 63, of Huachuca City passed away on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 at home. Memorial services will be on Friday, March 2, 2012, at 1 p.m. at VFW Post 10342, 1301 N. Cochise St., Huachuca City. Interment will be at Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery on Friday, March 2, 2012, at 11 a.m. Further information will be in a later edition. Arrangements by Hatfield Funeral Home.
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
Wednesday night’s Republican debate in Mesa, Ariz., showed us that Rick Santorum, his protestations to the contrary, is all about ambition. As the latest alternative to Mitt Romney, he could have dealt a fatal blow to Romney’s aspirations. He didn’t. Instead, he got caught in a spider web, trying to defend his Senate voting record from the tag team of Romney and Rep. Ron Paul, and he couldn’t get out of...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — After hearing a presentation by Bisbee High School principal Lisa Holland, the board of directors at Copper Queen Community Hospital voted to approve a $10,000 donation for 50 Touch Kindles for the library.
Tuesday, David Chmura, medical information technology manager, and Drs. Patrick Coghlan, Prido Polanco and Peggy Avina gave the KIndles to Holland and school district librarian Heidi Kirchmeyer at the Bisbee Rural...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
BENSON — The San Pedro River Arts Council will host its kickoff reception for Celebrate the Arts 2012 on March 3, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Cochise College Benson Center.
The exhibition will feature several local artists, along with one Tucson artist, with works on display at the Benson Center through March. Artwork will be judged with awards presented at the reception. In addition, members of the public are urged to stop by the Center...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — The decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to exclude the San Pedro River from re-establishig two species of fish was met with relief by some in Cochise County and Sierra Vista and on Fort Huachuca.
There was some concern in previous discussions, particularly at the county level, that the re-colonization of the spikedace and loach minnows along the San Pedro River would create problems due to possible increased water...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
• Dell Orey Nickell, 89, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. A memorial service will be held at noon today at Sierra Vista United Methodist Church.
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
The Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers conducted their Seventh Annual Gala on Feb. 11, 2012, primarily to honor and thank the individuals and businesses who have supported and continue to support and inspire their efforts to tell the story of the Buffalo Soldiers; to educate students and organizations on military history of African-American men and women in the military service of our Nation from circa 1866 to the Korean War...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — “The Secretary of the Army has asked me to inform you that your son Pfc. Lloyd Kantor was wounded in action in Vietnam …”
It was a punch to the gut, a slap to the face.
That’s how then-Loretta Santoro remembers the official Army notice that her college sweetheart had been wounded.
The message wasn’t sent to her — they were not husband and wife then — but rather to...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
PHOENIX — It’s only one report.
But it could be that the worst of Arizona’s housing market is now behind us.
New figures Thursday from the Federal Housing Finance Agency show the price of homes in Arizona actually rose more than 4 percent in the last quarter of 2011. By contrast, the national figure was still one-tenth of a point in the red.
Even looking at a broader index that measures home values — one...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
Last year, for the first time, we started printing a comprehensive list of how our local legislators voted on specific bills. We did it in reaction to readers asking for more information about what was going on in the state capitol.
Even though we carry Associated Press reports and stories by Howard Fisher of Capitol Media Services, sometimes space or the interest level to our readers means we don’t get close to printing all that...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
To the Editor:
I would like to address the OYM comment about Greyhound racing/adoption groups in the Feb. 20 edition of the Herald.
I will admit that I do not have extensive knowledge about the racing industry. I have heard about some of the issues mentioned as part of what has happened to the hounds in the past.
But the attack on “the greyhound adoption program” is wrong. Yes, I am part of that group, and part of my...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
To the Editor:
Should we continue accepting oil company greed?
Everyone of us should be sick and mad as the devil at the rotten and greedy oil companies manipulation of the price of the crude oil they sell to refiners who use it to make the petroleum products we are forced to buy at unreasonable prices.
They continue to play us for suckers by giving us false and nonsensical reasons for those escalating prices. If you really check...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
To the Editor:
I am writing in response to Stephen L. Deatrick’s letter published Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. His letter was addressing a Sierra Vista Herald editorial. His second paragraph reads, “Just what do you think gives you the right to tell the rest of us what ‘the issues’ are? Where do you think you get the right to tell the American public what issues we should or should not care about? Who died and...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
The Mountain Vista Golden K Kiwanis Club will be holding a used book sale on Feb. 26 at the Sierra Vista Mall during mall hours. Proceeds go to support children’s programs in our community.
Singing Wind Bookshop will host “Flora, Fauna and Foods of the Desert,” from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 26 at the bookstore. Take I-10 exit 304 (Ocotillo Road) 2.4 miles north, then right on Singing Wind Road. For details, call (520)...
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Feb 26 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — Saying that while a pessimist thinks today’s politics in America can’t get any worse, an optimist “says yes it can,” Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl said, adding the nation is in the hands of the people.
And how the people vote, especially for members of Congress and the presidency, will determine if the United States will see personal liberties returned or more taken away, he told...
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Feb 25 2012 - 12:17am
DOUGLAS — The Cochise College women’s basketball team defeated Phoenix College in its regular season finale Friday night at home, beating Phoenix College 76-70.
With the win, the Lady Apaches head to the NJCAA Region I Playoffs as the No. 3 seed with a regular season mark of 18-12.
Ashley Mitchell led the Apaches with 19 points, Paulina Sias added 16 and J.J. Alli scored 11.
“We led all the way; we were up 10 at...
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Feb 25 2012 - 12:13am
The Buena High School softball team split its games Friday in the Canyon del Oro tournament.
In the first game, the Colts beat the Shadow Mountain Matadors 2-0. Cindy Chon was the winning pitcher for Buena, allowing two hits in five innings while striking out six.
Erica Zaborac earned the save, pitching two innings, allowing one hit and one walk, while striking out three batters.
On the offensive side, Salana Thomas got one...
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Feb 25 2012 - 12:12am
DOUGLAS — Though they’ll be back at it on the same court on Thursday to open the NJCAA Region I Playoffs, the Cochise College Apaches pulled out the ladder and the scissors to cut down the net after holding off Phoenix College 101-98 in the regular season finale.
The win gave the Apaches their sixth ACCAC championship in the last 14 years, but this one may have been a little more special.
“This one may have more...
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Feb 25 2012 - 12:05am
PHOENIX — The chief legal counsel for the Arizona Corporation Commission says a bid by lawmakers to give them veto power over the agency’s rules is illegal.
In a four-page memo for commissioners obtained by Capitol Media Services, Janice Alward said the Arizona Constitution gives them the sole authority to set the rates that investor-owned utilities can charge their customers. More to the point, she said the commission...
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Feb 25 2012 - 12:01am
After learning that an easement granted to the Naco Water Company for a water tower next to Camp Naco actually infringed on an existing conservation easement, the town council directed its attorney to examine the issue and make a recommendation.
Mayor Byron Robertson brought the issue to the council’s attention during Thursday’s monthly meeting, saying that, according to the town’s partner in restoring the historic camp,...
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Feb 25 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA—— Tanya Conde’s kindergarten class at Bella Vista Elementary School says the pledge of allegiance every morning, but until recently it was little more than an exercise in rote memorization. Now it means much more as the students associate the words with the freedoms they enjoy and the people who strive to protect them.
Sporting red, white and blue outfits, Conde’s students wrote letters to three...
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Feb 25 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — Local Red Cross volunteers are looking to shore up their ranks and will be on hand to speak with interested people at a blood drive next week.
Donna Inman is the Red Cross disaster action team manager for Cochise County and has been a volunteer with the international aid organization for more than 20 years.
“I volunteer because I love being able to help people,” Inman said this week. “I just...
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Feb 25 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — The Bisbee school district’s Digital Center for Advanced Learning (DCAL) was going to provide high school students who wanted more advanced courses or who needed to improve grades with the opportunity to do so at their own pace.
It was started under the leadership of former school superintendent Gail Covington in 2009, but now the school board members are taking a closer look at just what students are getting out of the...
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Feb 25 2012 - 12:01am
PHOENIX — For the first time in years, most students at the state’s three universities won’t have to dig deeper to attend classes.
Recommendations released Friday from the three university presidents call for no change in tuition for continuing full-time Arizona residents.
But for students at the University of Arizona and current freshmen at Northern Arizona University, there may be less there than meets...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
WASHINGTON —Public input is being sought on a plan to locate solar and wind energy developments on property in Cochise County.
The Bureau of Land Management is inviting comment on a draft document that is part of President Obama’s initiative to spur renewable energy development on “previously disturbed” public lands.
“We have two parcels identified as potential sites for future renewable energy in Cochise...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
To the Editor:
On Saturday, Feb. 11, the City of Sierra Vista celebrated the 100th anniversary of statehood with a wonderful program at Veterans’ Memorial Park. The event kicked off with Mayor Rick Mueller’s unveiling of a new memorial to our veterans and continued throughout the day with a wide variety of wonderful entertainment, displays and food. The programs highlighted the rich history of our local area, and it was an...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
We didn’t see many people attending a public hearing Wednesday night on the U.S. Air Force’s plan to station its newest fighter jet, the F-35, in Tucson.
Fewer than 20 people represented “the public,” at the gathering in a Windemere hotel conference room. As reporter Bill Hess related, the number of officials almost outnumbered interested residents.
In this case, the light turnout fits the issue.
The reason...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
9:47 a.m. A resident in the 200 block of Prairie Street reported fraud. The victim’s credit card was compromised through walmart.com. Items were sent to four different states and totaled close to $700.00.
10:49 a.m. A woman, 22, was arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after police were called to the 700 block of South Little Bear Trail for the report of...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
Feb. 20
10:16 a.m. A man was cited for failure to stop for an emergency vehicle on Highway 90 at I-10 and failure to stop at posted stop signs.
11:02 a.m. A resident of East Gardner Street in Sierra Vista reported an air conditioning unit had been removed from the side of the building and copper wiring had been removed. The residence had been forcefully entered and electrical tools removed.
5:35 p.m. A 29-year-old woman was...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
Dear Mrs. C:
Our son, ‘Waldo,’ keeps going on and on about all the good things that happen at Buena. Most recently, he was involved in a food drive for needy families. My husband and I like that you are teaching students to give back to the community, not just to ‘take.’ So, thank you!
Signed
Grateful Parents
Dear G P’s:
Sounds like the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. You all reflect...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
The biggest knife for slicing Tricare costs off future defense budgets is not new and higher enrollment fees or deductibles proposed for retirees and their families who use one of the military’s health insurance options of TRICARE Prime, Standard, Extra or, for the elderly, Tricare for Life.
Those phased increases, as detailed here last week, would save a total of $23 billion over 10 years, mostly by sticking retirees with higher...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — A multi-agency, two-month investigation paid off for local law enforcement this week when police arrested a man on drug and weapons charges.
Nubian T. Amon-Ra, 49, was arrested on charges of possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics for sale, possession of drug paraphernalia, prohibited possession of a firearm and possession of a deadly weapon while in commission of a felony.
Many details of the lengthy...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — For the past two weeks, Linda Danielson has been working hard to bring a Republic of Congo drum troupe to perform at various locations in Bisbee and Naco. Unfortunately, it may not happen if she cannot get help from the local community.
Bisbee was scheduled to be the first showcase in Arizona for the national Congolese drum and dance troupe called Ngoma Za Kongo on Saturday, March 10. Danielson discovered the troupe through a...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
Registration deadline is Thursday, April 5, for the 2012 Sierra Vista Economic Outlook Luncheon hosted by Cochise College’s Center for Economic Research and Small Business Development Center. The event will be held Thursday, April 12, at the Windemere Hotel and Conference Center in Sierra Vista. Doors open at 11 a.m.; program begins at 11:30 a.m. and concludes at 1:30 p.m.
The program will include a presentation by Chuck Potucek,...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — A man who allegedly shot at two men in Sierra Vista is scheduled to appear in Cochise County Superior Court in March.
Goldie Turner, 32, is charged with 22 counts of aggravated assault with a gun on April 29. The shootings took place at Dillon’s Night Club and a Circle K gas station, located along Highway 90.
He is also charged with three counts of possession of a weapon while being a prohibited possessor....
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — A man who allegedly entered a home at night and fondled a woman in her sleep in Sierra Vista is scheduled for a hearing in Cochise County Superior Court next month.
Michael Ellis, 38, is charged with second-degree burglary, sexual abuse, voyeurism, and six counts of aggravated assault.
During a hearing Friday in Division 4 court, Judge Ann Littrell postponed his pre-trial hearing until March 9. His jury trial is...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — Lane Baker, a 25-year veteran of the federal government, has been named superintendent of the National Park Service’s Southeast Arizona units: Coronado National Memorial, Chiricahua National Monument, and Fort Bowie National Historic Site. She will assume her new duties on March 25.
“Lane brings a lifetime of law enforcement and partnership building experience to her new position and will be an asset for the...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — An upcoming meeting will give area residents an opportunity to voice their thoughts on a proposal to reduce roadways within the Sierra Vista Ranger District portion of the Coronado National Forest.
Nearly 154 miles of National Forest Roads are up for closure as part of the Sierra Vista Ranger District’s Travel Analysis Plan, as well as the obliteration of nearly 81 miles of unauthorized roads within the district,...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — Cochise County will be working on the intersection of Ramsey Road and Highway 92 starting Monday, March 5.
“Cochise County is in the process of gearing up for the construction of the dedicated right turn bay at the intersection of Ramsey Road and SR 92,” said county Supervisor Pat Call. “Due to the condition of the existing asphalt, we will be removing and replacing the existing asphalt along the entire road...
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Feb 24 2012 - 11:59pm
The Sierra Vista Symphony League presents the 5th Annual “Men Who Cook” event from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Windemere Hotel. Twenty celebrity chefs will demonstrate their creative talents for attendees to sample along with a fine glass of wine. Tickets are $40 and are available at Ace Hardware, Dillard’s, Safeway and the Symphony Office at 458-5189. Only 200 tickets will be sold. For information about Sponsorship, please...
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:29am
DOUGLAS — In his senior year at Albuquerque’s Valley High, Michael Maya averaged 26 points per game and led the Vikings to the state semifinals.
There, Maya would have received lavish attention from a plethora of college scouts, but for the fact that he was already betrothed. Days before the start of his final high school campaign, Maya signed with Eastern New Mexico University, a Division II school in Portales....
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:25am
The Village Meadows Elementary Robotics First Lego League team, Team 6418 — submitted an idea for consideration for the Global Innovation Award.
Now, the team needs help — in the form of votes — from the community to win.
The First Lego League (FLL) Global Innovation Award is intended to support and assist FLL teams to further develop their innovative solutions to real-world problems. It is a worldwide...
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:22am
Fifth-grade students at Greenway School were assigned to write a persuasive essay about the food served in the cafeteria.
The following is the essay of Priscilla Polanco who is in Zoe Dietrich’s class.
Cafeteria Food
By Priscilla Polanco
For the Herald/Review
Don’t you think it’s about time for a change in the cafeteria food?
I’ve been going to this school for six...
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:19am
The Liberty Quartet will be performing at Sierra Vista Church of the Nazarene on March 3 at 6 p.m. Liberty, a traditional Southern Gospel quartet, is a full-time concert ministry based in Boise, Idaho.
Liberty currently averages 50,000-70,000 miles a year ministering in approximately 150-200 performances for church services; large conventions, including the Great Western Southern Gospel Fan Festifal, the National Quartet Convention and...
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:19am
Daniel Hernandez, the intern who helped save Gabrielle Giffords’s life in 2008, spoke to the students at Tombstone High School on Feb. 1 about the tragic events of that day.
Hernandez, who is now a school board member of the Sunnyside School District in Tucson, also spoke to the students of THS about getting involved in politics.
“It doesn’t matter what side you’re on. You don’t even have...
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:17am
Sierra Vista School District
Joyce Clark Middle School
Scorpion team has been working hard together on a project that incorporates all subjects. They are celebrating Arizona with a cross-curricular project. Each student is making a poster that represents a piece of Arizona’s history. They will be presenting them and some of their best will be displayed in the front office to recognize Arizona turning 100....
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:15am
SIERRA VISTA — Dogs have long been man’s best friend and have had many jobs from finding people in the snow, sniffing out drugs and bombs and comforting the elderly. Dogs also are used in therapy for children, and Bella Vista Elementary and Town and Country Elementary schools are using these therapies to help students gain social skills, teach patience and work on anger management issues.
Bella Vista Elementary recently...
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:10am
The city’s Public Works Director Tom Klimek is going for a $203,000 grant to repair the 104-year-old sidewalk that contains 1,200 individual glass squares in front of the Fair Store Building.
He told the city council members at Tuesday’s meeting that city crews have shored up the sidewalk with a number of two-by-four’s and placed plywood beneath the slabs to insure that pedestrians can safely walk across it.
Each of...
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:10am
God listens to people but not to whiners, a retired Army chaplain said.
Too often people want God to lift a burden off of them when the Lord is actually challenging individuals to work with him by using their abilities, retired Chaplain (Col.) Scott McChrystal said at the post’s Thursday morning annual National Prayer Breakfast.
As he has found out over the years, “God will hear me, but whining doesn’t work....
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:10am
The Women in Engineering program is becoming a major way of interesting females to look at a number of engineering degrees said a Tufts University scientist.
Karen Panetta, who has a doctorate and is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the simulation research laboratory at the Massachusetts university, said there is no reason women cannot do more in the math and science arenas and contribute answers to a...
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:10am
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has determined that the now endangered spikedace and loach minnows will not be re-established in the Upper San Pedro River.
FWS staff have excluded “the upper San Pedro River due to impacts to national security associated with Fort Huachuca,” states Jeff Humphries, FWS public outreach coordinator, in a press release.
The two fish species were declared to be threatened in 1986, but...
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:06am
Inflation-adjusted sales in Cochise County’s retail, accommodation, and restaurant and bar industries fell in December, compared to December 2010.
Countywide retail sales in December were down 3.1 percent after adjusting for the effects of inflation. For the year, retail sales countywide were down 1.2 percent in 2011. Retail sales have been down in 9 of the past 16 months.
Countywide restaurant and bar sales...
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Feb 24 2012 - 12:01am
William Richard Hargis was born March 30, 1923, to Elmer W. Hargis and Florence A. Reade, in Denver, Colo., and passed away peacefully Feb. 22, 2012 at home in Sierra Vista surrounded by his family.
Bill worked 21 years as a machinist for Gardner/Denver. He served proudly in the U.S. Army in the European and Pacific Theatres during WWII and received numerous awards, including the Bronze Star Medal. After the war, he met and married Edith...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Your Mind is a section of the newspaper that allows people to voice their opinions anonymously.
Read the entries with the idea that sometimes it is the same person making multiple comments; that opinions of callers may or may not be based on facts. In some cases, entries are edited. Comments are limited to 100 words. Some comments submitted are not published for a variety of reasons. The printing of these opinions...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — From oncology offices and weight loss centers to nutrition experts and spas, the Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce 2012 Health Fair is set to run the gamut of the local healthcare industry.
More than 40 health-related area businesses will gather at The Mall at Sierra Vista on Saturday for the event, the chamber’s first health fair in two years.
The business network first held a health fair in 2010...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
Mark it down.
Arizona may have been the first significant debate in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination when the remaining four candidates spent more time agreeing that Barack Obama is their shared problem, and less time sniping at each other.
For the Grand Old Party, the subtle shift to a common cause was important, and offers hope that no matter who gains the nomination, there will be a shared sense of purpose to...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
Senator Jon Kyl will be the guest of honor at a reception and dinner as he completes 26 years of service. The Cochise County Republican Committee will host this function at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Pueblo del Sol Country Club. The cost is $30 per person. Reservations are required, and space is limited. For details, call Dick Haines at 458-8029.
Bisbee’s well-known artist Judy Perry is enlisting help of individuals and groups to create a...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
To the Editor:
This is in response to your editorial of Feb. 21, 2012, especially the sentence in the sixth paragraph stating “there is little the government can do that has an impact at the pump.”
That statement would be correct if the word ‘immediate’ was inserted before impact. Actually present government polices ensure that gas prices will continue to rise. You are correct in stating gas prices are market...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
To the Editor:
With regard to Tuesday’s Opinion piece entitled “Gas prices should not be an issue.”
Just what do you think gives you the right to tell the rest of us what “the issues” are? Where do you think you get the right to tell the American public what issues we should or should care about?
Who died and left you boss?
You tell us that “Gas prices are market driven …” Why,...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
I’ve been trying to get outside and enjoy this fresh and mild weather before we leave winter behind and jump right into the heat of summer. I hate feeling I have missed spring.
Do you have any rituals that mark the end of winter? Do you pack away your sweaters or switch to a lighter weight blankets?
Even with the blossoms I see on some trees in Sierra Vista I wonder at how quickly spring has arrived. Some mesquite trees are...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
To the Editor:
Border Animal Rescue is having its 5th Annual Doggy Fashion Show and Costume Party, formerly known a Mardi Paws, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This year it will be at the Historic Central School at 34 Howell Avenue in Old Bisbee, Lower Level. Also wheelchair access at the side door.
This is our major fundraiser of the year. Everyone is welcome with or without a K-9 escort.
Dee Jordan
B.A.R. ...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — A man from New York City who used to live in Tucson is currently spending time in southern Arizona as he is doing research for a book that looks into boundary and immigration enforcement for City Lights Books.
“Although I start here on the U.S. southwestern border, my research will take me to many places throughout the United States including the northern border with Canada,” said Todd Miller.
One of...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
Motorists on Interstate 10 near Benson will encounter left lane closures next week while the Arizona Department of Transportation continues work on replacing the interstate overpass at State Route 90 and reconstructing a segment of highway west of the Cochise County interchange.
Starting Monday, Feb. 27, and continuing through Friday, March 2, the left lanes of both directions of I-10 will be closed from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. to allow crews...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — A fire that destroyed a travel trailer east of Sierra Vista Wednesday night is thought to have been arson, the
Cochise County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Sierra Vista fire and Fry fire personnel responded to the 4800 block of La Donna Lane shortly before 11 p.m. to find the trailer fully engulfed in flames, said Bill Miller, chief of the Fry Fire District.
“It took about 40 minutes to bring it...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
FORT HUACHUCA — An early morning vehicle accident on post sent a school bus driver to the Sierra Vista Regional Health Center.
As the usual workday traffic was building up on the fort, the driver of a Chrysler pulled out of the Shopette near the Main Gate and crashed into a school bus, Angela Moncur said.
The incident happened around 6:03 a.m. leading to a backup of incoming traffic, the post public affairs officer said....
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — There will be two Republican events Saturday at the Cochise County Republican Committee headquarters located at 525 W. Fry Blvd. in Sierra Vista.
At 11 a.m. David Hoefferies will be speaking on behalf of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, and also attending will be Arizona U.S. Sen. John McCain.
At 5 p.m. State Sen. Frank Antenori will have a meet and greet. He is seeking the GOP nomination to run for...
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Feb 23 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — A man allegedly involved in the Hollywood criminal street gang in Sierra Vista entered into a plea agreement for drug and weapons charges on Wednesday in Cochise County Superior Court.
Andrew Mears, 24, who was scheduled to go on trial next week in Division 3 court, is now set for a mitigation hearing followed by sentencing before Judge Wallace Hoggatt on April 20, according to court records.
According to the plea deal,...
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Feb 23 2012 - 3:03pm
The Hummingbird Stitchers Quilt Guild is holding a quilt show entitled “Quilts! A Centennial Heritage” to help you celebrate Arizona’s 100th birthday. The show includes quilts for sale, a raffle quilt and a silent auction.
The show will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Buena High School, 5225 E. Buena School Blvd., in Sierra Vista. Admission is $5...
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Feb 23 2012 - 3:00pm
SIERRA VISTA — This coming Sunday is Hollywood’s biggest, longest and sometimes most boring night otherwise known as the Academy Awards. This year has been a little different than years past as there are really no sure things and many of the awards could go to first time recipients, but there are still a few old favorites that could walk across the stage. These are my picks for the Academy Awards in the major categories. I...
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Feb 23 2012 - 2:58pm
The Tombstone Art Gallery announces the winners of the 30th Annual Quilt Show. Visitors to the gallery voted by ballot for their favorite quilt.
The “People’s Choice” first place award went to Sandy Dunlap of Benson. She designed, pieced, appliqued, and hand-stitched her beautiful “Japanese Blossoms” quilt. First place was Sally Engle, also of Benson, for her fine hand-applique of “Spanish...
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Feb 23 2012 - 2:57pm
Bob Bovee and Gail Heil and Bob and Diana Suckiel will be performing at the Tombstone Livery on March 3 at 7 p.m.
They have been performing together since 1980, singing and playing American traditional music on fiddle, banjo, guitar and harmonica. They live in rural Spring Grove, Minn., and have performed all across the U.S. and in Canada. This is rural music as played in homes, at dances and for earlier entertainments such as barn...
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Feb 23 2012 - 2:56pm
The Bisbee Community Chorus once again hosts the Tucson Symphony Orchestra in Bisbee on March 1. This year’s unique event will feature two special performances in the historic St. Patrick Church in Old Bisbee. Under the direction of Music Director and Conductor George Hanson, the concerts, entitled Mozart & Beethoven, will feature Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto....
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Feb 23 2012 - 2:56pm
Weymouth D. Symmes, award-winning author of “This is Latch, The Admiral Roy F. Hoffmann Story” and “War on the Rivers” ( A Swift Boat Sailor’s Chronicle of the Battle for the Mekong Delta)” will have a book signing at Hastings Books, Music and Video, 3758 E. Fry Blvd., in Sierra Vista on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Symmes will be available for a book signing and to discuss his books. He also will be...
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Feb 23 2012 - 2:55pm
Jan Huthoefer is the featured artist for the month of March at the Huachuca Art Gallery at the Mall at Sierra Vista.
Huthoefer is an outstanding and accomplished artist who received the Mayor’s Arts Award in 2001. Her vibrantly colored paintings reflect the variety of subject matter that interests her; architectural scenes, vintage automobiles, landscapes, floral and abstracts. She also enjoys the challenge presented by...
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Feb 23 2012 - 2:54pm
The Arizona Folklore Preserve in partnership with the University of Arizona South presents award-winning Western Swing Musician Carolyn Martin at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Some folks may not be too familiar with western swing, but more than one knowledgeable observer has described it as “Big band jazz, with fiddle and steel instead of trumpets and saxes.” Western swing is a style of music that was born in Texas,...
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Feb 23 2012 - 2:53pm
My Heart Changes, a unique and colorful travelling exhibition of rural Arizona youth artwork, will be shown at Central School Project beginning March 3.
My Heart Changes features more than 75 works by students of all ages in the Southeastern Arizona Arts in Academics project.
The three-year project brought visual art, theatre, music, dance and creative writing to seven schools in Graham and Cochise counties through...
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Feb 23 2012 - 2:50pm
The name, The Green Tomatoz, will stir memories of fun times on Brewery Gulch, when “the new people” were newer and Theater in the Gulch provided many laughs based on the daily goings on around our town. The original Green Tomatoz, Chris Bovée, Judy Perry and Nancy Weaver, were instrumental in the formation of Theater in the Gulch and served as the venue’s house band for the many locally written shows produced...
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Feb 23 2012 - 2:48pm
Two big shows announced this week for Tucson. First, Chickenfoot will be at the AVA
Amphitheater on Thursday, May 31. And iconic rocker Todd Rundgren will play April 1
and the Rialto Theatre (no fooling).
Look for the asterisks for other new shows added this week.
Compiled from a variety of websites
TUCSON
Saturday, Feb. 25
Clay Walker: Desert Diamond Casino
Sunday, Feb. 26...
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Feb 23 2012 - 2:45pm
The Hummingbird Stitchers Quilt Guild is holding a quilt show entitled “Quilts! A Centennial Heritage” to help all celebrate Arizona’s 100th birthday. The show includes quilts for sale, a raffle quilt and a silent auction.
The show will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Buena High School, 5225 E. Buena School Blvd., in Sierra Vista. Admission is $5 with children...
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Feb 23 2012 - 2:44pm
Dillon’s NightClub: 6415 E. Highway 90, Sierra Vista, 458-8209. Wednesday, $2 well drinks, $2 domestic beers, free pool, all night; Thursday, un-country night, 2 for 1 drinks until midnight, dance music with DJ Eddie; weekends, country and dance music, $2 well drinks, $2 domestic beers until 10 p.m., all weekend.
Landmark Cafe: Call 459-4624 for reservations.
Trattoria Ragazzi Italian Restaurant: 268 W. Fry Blvd...
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Feb 23 2012 - 1:55pm
With the NFL Scouting Combine starting this week, and the Draft less than two months away, I thought it would be a good time to do up this year’s Mock Draft 1.0.
Last season I was 12 of 32, marking one of my worst years for mock drafts. Nick Fairley falling to #13 along with Christian Ponder and Jake Locker jumping up into the high first round really mixed things up.
My best season was 2004 when I had 26 of the 32 first...
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Feb 23 2012 - 10:02am
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two military helicopters collided over the California desert during nighttime training exercises, killing seven Marines in the latest of several similar accidents in the region.
The service members with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing were based at Camp Pendleton north of San Diego, Lt. Maureen Dooley with Miramar Air Base in California said Thursday. The crash happened around 8 p.m. Wednesday and involved an AH-1W...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
Friday, Feb. 17, 2012
9:58 a.m. A man, 53, was arrested for domestic violence/interfering with judicial proceedings after police were called to the 300 block of West Brown Drive. He was booked into the county jail.
11:01 a.m. A two-vehicle injury collision was reported at Charleston Crossing. One driver made a left turn in front of the other, causing the accident and was cited. Two people were transported for minor injuries. One...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
A man was sentenced to serve five years in prison in Cochise County Superior Court on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to hitting a man with a handgun and fracturing his facial bones in Bisbee.
Jesse Lee Bruner, 25, entered into a plea agreement in Early Resolution Court last month for committing aggravated assault upon Ramon R. Quiroz on Nov. 6.
Division 5 Judge James Conlogue imposed a prison term of five years, pursuant to a...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
Ken was born in Portland, Ore., on March 22, 1930, and passed away at Tucson Medical Center on Feb. 16. During 81 fabulous years, our father was a driving spirit, always in high gear through life! He served his country in the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a resident of Sierra Vista for 45 years, was involved with the Sierra Vista Jaycees, worked in Civil Service on Fort Huachuca, and was later a proud business owner of Sierra...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
Feb. 17
12:04 a.m. Two suspects were seen fleeing from a fenced residential yard on South Barnett Road in Bisbee. The suspects smashed out the glass of an unoccupied vehicle causing $900 worth of damage.
9:29 a.m. A 39-year-old woman was stopped for a traffic violation on Fourth Street in Sierra Vista. During the stop it was determined that she was in possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a deadly weapon. She was transported...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
In a recent move, supported by both Democrats and Republicans, the reduced rate of 4.2 percent for Social Security was extended through the end of this year, giving the average person another $40 per month “in their pocket.” The president has touted the importance of this “help” offered to people in need. I doubt that anyone would argue with helping people in need, but if $40 is important, why not just...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
Sierra Vista police and fire personnel responded to a single-vehicle private property accident on Cottonwood Drive Wednesday afternoon after an elderly man ran his vehicle into his neighbor’s house.
Structural cracks were visible on the wall of the house in the 1000 block of Cottonwood Drive after the collision. The driver, 84, suffered a cut to his hand but refused treatment at the scene, said Tracy Grady, public information officer...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
This is the first of what we expect to be several editorials focused on a decision being weighed by the Sierra Vista school district on whether to join the local Joint Technology Education District.
Tuesday night school board members were presented facts and figures on joining the JTED, and as the old saying goes, it appears almost too good to be true.
For the school district, lots of funding would be made available at little cost to...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
In today’s (Feb. 17, 2012) Sierra Vista Herald, I read about Sheriff Dever’s comments concerning a state militia and disagree that the money would be better used by hiring more deputies instead of forming a militia.
I think the Sheriff does not realize that this militia will be all-volunteer and any funds will be used for logistics.
State, county and local budgets are already tight, and these...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
In regard to the current controversy over “government,” I offer the following. I don’t want more government, I don’t want less government, I want the right amount of government.
What does that mean? It means I want the FAA to assure me of safe flying in the sky, I want the FDA to assure me of safe drugs to use, I want the USDA to assure my food and meat is inspected and safe to eat, I want the EPA...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
BISBEE — Thanks to the hard work on recycling by city streets superintendent Andy Haratyk, 500 new rollout garbage carts for residents will soon be delivered.
At Tuesday’s meeting, city council members unanimously agreed to award the contract for the rollouts to Otto Environmental Systems, the lowest bidder, at a cost of $51.17 each totaling $25,585.
Haratyk’s dedication to the city’s recycling program and...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
The U.S. Air Force is weighing whether to put new F-35A single engine jet fighters at the Tucson Air National Guard Station, which will mean the aircraft, which has a higher noise level than F-16s currently flown by the Arizona Air National Guard unit, may negatively impact Fort Huachuca’s Libby Army Airfield and local civilian communities.
However, not many people showed up for Tuesday’s public discussion concerning the draft...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
The top civilian employee of the year for 2011 for the Network Enterprise Technology Command was named Wednesday.
Taking the honor is Bridy Godwin, an operations research system analyst with NETCOM’s assistant chief of staff for resource management.
Sharing the honor with those who were part of a team which developed and validated standardized global models for small, medium and large Network Enterprise Centers, Godwin said the...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
Johnny Allen McLain, Sr., 66, passed away quietly at his home in Hereford, on Feb. 19, 2012.
John was born in Mesa on Aug. 22, 1945.
He served our country in the U.S. Army and eventually settled down in the Sierra Vista area where he became a local entrepreneur and business owner.
John is survived by his loving wife, Linda; children, Karen McLain, Christine McClune, and John McLain, Jr., all of Hereford; 11 grandchildren and three...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
“Our Loving Nana and Mother”
Maria Julia Alvarez, 94 peacefully joined her savior Jesus Christ on Feb. 16, 2012, while living at her daughter’s home in Sierra Vista. Julia was born to Juan and Maria Olguin on April 12, 1917, and raised in Holbrook. She was married to her only love, Albert Alvarez on Nov. 12, 1933, and together they raised seven wonderful children. Julia was preceded in death by her parents, husband Albert...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
A new trial date is set in federal court in Tucson for a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer and co-defendants who allegedly smuggled marijuana through the Douglas Port of Entry.
Luis Carlos Vasquez, Jesus Antonio Chavez-Bustamante, Victor Stuppi, Saul Lizarraga-Roldan and Karla Beatriz Prieto were scheduled for a hearing on March 13. However, during a status conference before Judge David Bury on Feb. 16, a new trial date was set for...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
Some local residents may remember when Derek Peterson, youth advocate working for the Arizona School Boards Association, met with local teachers, parents and administrators to collect successful educational strategies for a book last year.
That book, “Helping Kids Succeed Arizona Style,” was published this month in honor of the state’s centennial. It highlights the importance of building a network of support, or “web...
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Feb 23 2012 - 12:10am
Over the past 85 years, the “B” on B Hill has been tended by numerous people and organizations. This year, in honor of the state’s 100th birthday, Bill Bailey and Richard Robinson added the state flag colors to make a striking night-time display that can be seen from various vantage points in Old Bisbee and along Highway 80.
Bailey explained that he had taken over the whitewashing of the letter for Jack Porter and Sam...
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Feb 22 2012 - 10:57pm
SIERRA VISTA — The Sierra Vista 12U boys traveling baseball team competed in the Mardi Gras Baseball tournament held in Tucson last weekend.
The team finished Saturday’s pool play with a record of 1-1, beating the Rio Rico Warriors 11-9 and losing to the Tucson Copperheads, 2-1.
Sunday’s bracket game was a rematch between SV Blackout and Rio Rico Warriors where team Blackout was again victorious, 5-4...
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Feb 22 2012 - 10:55pm
The mystery of his missed three-foot putts on West Coast poa annua greens is still unresolved, but Tiger Woods recently took a moment to state an opinion about the latest (potential) rules issue: The abominable long putter.
It seems some top players believe the long putter, when the handle is anchored at one’s chin or navel, gives an unfair advantage to some players when they roll a golf ball on a green. There is...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
After about four months of expansion work, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection checkpoint on Highway 90 reopened Tuesday night.
Now equipped with two traffic lanes and a 65-foot canopy, the improved interim checkpoint will allow for shorter wait times for motorists and improved safety for Border Patrol agents, said Brent Cagen, public information officer for the agency’s Tucson Sector.
The previous set up of the checkpoint had...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
Patty M. Hardwick was born in Las Vegas, Nev. on May 5, 1976. After a long and hard 10-year battle with cancer, she passed away at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, with family at her bedside.
Patty began her civil service career as a federal employee on Fort Huachuca in 2002 as an administrative assistant and more recently as a budget analyst with the USAICOE Directorate of Resource Management. She...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
More than 500 soldiers from Fort Bliss and Fort Hood in Texas are part of Operation Nimbus II, supporting the U.S. Border Patrol by providing intelligence and surveillance assistance, according to a spokesman for Joint Field Command.
Andy Adame said the 60-day assignment began on Jan. 17 and is scheduled to end in mid-April.
Adame said the special Department of Homeland Security field command in Arizona oversees both Border Patrol Sectors...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
While tonight’s presidential debate airs nationwide, at least some of the pitch by the four contenders will be toward someone sitting front and center: Gov. Jan Brewer.
The governor has so far withheld her endorsement for who she believes should be her party’s standard-bearer in the November race to oust incumbent President Barack Obama. Brewer said she wants to hear what they have to say when they face off in Mesa.
Top...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
“And now, for something completely different.” political insight through quotations! (Monty Python).
“It is an incontrovertible fact that during the eight years of the Bush administration fully 50 percent of the population continued to have below average intelligence quotients. And this, despite his ‘No Child Left Behind’ project!”
Get ready for this kind of obfuscated flimflam...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Regarding those high efficient light bulbs.
I am sorry I ever started using them. About eight of them fizzled and cracked or would not work when I first put them in. Over the next few weeks about a dozen more burned out. I did get free replacements. I went on Google and found that others were having the same problem with the brand I had. I started using a different,...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
Buena High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs would get a major new funding source for expansion if the Sierra Vista Unified School District (SVUSD) joined the Cochise Technology District, while local taxpayers would foot only a small portion of the total bill. The idea garnered the early support of the governing board during Tuesday’s meeting.
One of only two Cochise County districts that have not joined the local...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Reference: The Herald’s reprint of Capital Media Services article “Senator promotes law hoping to limit abortions.”
Apparently God has come to Earth and sits in an Arizona lawmakers seat at the statehouse in Phoenix under the physical world name of Senator Steve Smith. He has expended great official effort to submit a law, SB1494 “to convince women to decide...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
Quote of the day: “A man in Ireland was arrested with more than 500 pounds of marijuana. So I guess there is a little pot at the end of the rainbow.”
— Late night funnyman Jimmy Fallon
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Dori DuVall writes that the Border Animal Rescue will host its fifth annual fundraiser, Mardi Paws Doggie Fashion Show and Costume Party, on Sunday in Bisbee.
Dogs and owners are encouraged to dress up in their favorite...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
Samuel Owen Soles, 71, entered the gates of heaven on Feb. 17, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. Sam was the first born son to Orrin and Edna Soles on Sept, 30, 1940 in Macon, Miss.
Sam grew up in Bisbee, Ariz., and after graduating from high school he joined the U.S. Navy to see the world. He had the honor of floating around the Pacific Ocean aboard the USS Los Angeles which was classified as the “Show Boat of the Pacific Fleet” due to...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
The Lord called his son Jacob (Jake) Sanchez home on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Jake was born in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 8, 1927 to Estevan and Daria Sanchez. Jake began his long career as a dental lab technician at age 14. He was trained at Salinas Dental Laboratory in San Antonio, Texas. At age 17 he enlisted in the Navy and continued serving as a dental lab technician on an aircraft carrier and hospital ship during WWII and the Korean War....
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
The state House voted 42-15 Tuesday to allow high schools to teach elective courses on the influence of the Bible on Western culture and civilization.
Tuesday’s vote came over the objections of House Minority Leader Chad Campbell. The Phoenix Democrat said limiting schools to using the Old and New Testaments “is going to run into a constitutional challenge.’’
But Rep. Terri Proud, R-Tucson, who crafted the HB...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
Maxine I. Rude, 90, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Private interment will be held at the Post Cemetery on Fort Huachuca. Arrangements are by Hatfield Funeral Home.
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
T
wo prominent issues that have been aired in Cochise County are making their way into the State Legislature.
Last summer the Bisbee City Council decided against paying a bill submitted by the Arizona Department of Water Resources, which approached municipalities all over the state after lawmakers slashed the agency’s budget.
Local readers may remember the reaction of council member Ken Budge, who artfully aired his opinion...
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Feb 22 2012 - 12:10am
It was the day after Christmas in 1969.
Snow was falling hard during a “Nor’easter,” a major storm which hit the East Coast leading to the possibility of commercial flights out of New York City airports being canceled or delayed.
Bob Morton, a six-month flight crew member of United Airlines, was scheduled to fly from LaGuardia to Chicago’s O’Hare airport. He was initially in doubt whether he and the other crew...
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Feb 21 2012 - 11:59pm
The Sierra Vista Winter Visitors Program continues at 9 a.m. Feb. 22 with a presentation regarding European Immigration by Wes Patience. The program is hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church located at 2145 S. Coronado and is open to the public. Doors open at 8, coffee and donuts are served at 8:30 and the presentation begins at 9 a.m. and ends one hour later. For details, call Jim at 803-6810 or Ron at 459-0929.
The Cochise College Center for...
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Feb 21 2012 - 11:14pm
FORT HUACHUCA — Desert Lanes crowned a new King of the Hill at Saturday’s tournament. Twenty-two competitors accepted the challenge posed by the Mexico City pattern.
With lanes covered in forty-five feet of oil, many bowlers were unable to adapt their technique to a desirable balance of slide and curve, leaving them to prove accuracy at spares and split conversions.
In the end, last month’s champion, Rob...
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Feb 21 2012 - 11:13pm
SCOTTSDALE — All 21 of Michael Maya’s points came on seven 3-pointers that led the Cochise College Apaches to an 84-62 win at Scottsdale Community College on Tuesday.
The win, coupled with Arizona Western College’s 77-61 loss to South Mountain, clinches the No. 1 seed and home court throughout for the NJCAA Region I Playoffs for the Apaches, and gives them at least a share of the Arizona Community College Athletic...
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Feb 21 2012 - 11:12pm
DOUGLAS — The Cochise College baseball team saw its four-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday, dropping both ends of a home doubleheader to always tough Yavapai College.
The Apaches managed just three hits in the opener to fall 3-1, and pounded out 11 hits in the second game, but all of them were singles in a 7-3 loss to fall to 9-7 on the season.
Cochise head coach Todd Inglehart pointed to rally-killing baserunning errors as...
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Feb 21 2012 - 5:28pm
Two big shows announced this week for Tucson. First, Chickenfoot will be at the AVA
Amphitheater on Thursday, May 31. And iconic rocker Todd Rundgren will play April 1 and the Rialto Theatre (no fooling).
Look for the asterisks for other new shows added this week.
Compiled from a variety of websites
TUCSON
Saturday, Feb. 25
Clay Walker: Desert Diamond Casino
Sunday, Feb....
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Feb 21 2012 - 12:10am
All too often, ranchers and farmers are given a bad rap when it comes to land and water conservation. But, one Whetstone rancher wants people to know that there are plenty of reasons to allow grazing on public lands and he can prove it.
Mike and Jeannie Hayhurst have been raising grass, as they put it, to feed their small herd of cattle for the past 25 years.
“We farm grass,” said Mike at the kitchen table in his home that...
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Feb 21 2012 - 12:10am
Ahomeless camp was the site of a small fire on the north side of Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway Monday afternoon. Sierra Vista and Fry Fire personnel responded to the scene near Jean Randle Way at 3:18 p.m. The fire burned an area of about five-square feet, said Fry Fire Chief Bill Miller. The origin of the fire, whether it was a heating or cooking fire used by those at the site, was undetermined Monday. No injuries were reported in connection...
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Feb 21 2012 - 12:10am
First term Arizona House legislator Peggy Judd has announced she will not run for a second two-year term.
The Republican who represents District 25, along with fellow GOP member David Stevens, told the Arizona Range News, a Wick Communications newspaper in Willcox, of her decision last week.
With the proposed new congressional and legislative lines drawn, which have yet to be federally approved, Cochise County will now be in one...
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Feb 21 2012 - 12:10am
It was early 1945.
Two days into the New Year, James Sullivan found himself engaged in the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler’s last attempt to stop Western allies from being one of the pincers in defeating Nazi Germany, as Soviet forces in the East continued closing their part of the trap.
Assigned to a 2nd Infantry anti-tank unit, which had 55 mm cannons, the 88-year-old Sullivan said “We actually destroyed more German tanks...
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Feb 20 2012 - 11:59pm
To the Editor:
The Sierra Vista Police Officers’ Association, in conjunction with The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office, Arizona Department of Public Safety (Highway Patrol) and the Citizen Police Academy Associates, want to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who supported this great program.
The Christmas with a Cop event, which took place on Dec. 11, 2011, would not be possible without the generous...
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Feb 20 2012 - 11:59pm
A Peer-to-peer recovery education course will begin at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the NAMI Resource Center at 4755 Campus Dr. This 10-week course (two hours per week) will meet on Tuesday evenings. Topics include mental illness, addiction, spirituality, empowerment, coping strategies and communication. Preregistration is required. For details, call 459-3228 or (800) 380-2322.
The Democratic Women of Southeastern Arizona’s next meeting...
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Feb 20 2012 - 11:59pm
Sierra Vista Police
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012
7:59 a.m. A man, 19, was arrested, cited and released for possession of marijuana, a 17-year-old man was referred and released for possession of drug paraphernalia and a 16-year-old and two 17-year-old men were referred and released for minors using tobacco after police were called to the area of PPEP Tech, 4116 Avenida Cochise.
10:37 a.m. A 14-year-old boy was referred and...
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Feb 20 2012 - 11:59pm
Tourism is the economic engine of the Bisbee economy. More than 50 percent of city revenue can be attributed to direct and indirect taxes from tourism. As visitors have decreased the past three years, so has the money available to fund our infrastructure, personnel, and tourism. We are in an alarming situation and cannot continue to dawdle to reverse the decline.
The solution, which does not involve taxing residents and businesses, is to...
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Feb 20 2012 - 11:59pm
It isn’t hard to predict one of the issues that will develop during the summer as the election year unfolds.
Gas prices.
We’ve watched a steady increase at the pump and we’re waiting for this reality to turn into the next big national debate as our presidential candidates offer solutions.
Anticipate a new call for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve, continued arguing on the oil sands pipeline from...
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Feb 20 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — Copper Queen Community Hospital (CQCH) continues to offer mobile digital mammography on a monthly basis at its Rural Health Clinics in Douglas and Palominas. The next mobile digital screenings will take place on Monday, March 5, 2012.
Screenings at the Douglas Rural Health Clinic will take place from 8 to11:30 a.m., and the Palominas Rural Health Clinic will offer screenings from 2 to 5 p.m. In addition to a...
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Feb 20 2012 - 11:59pm
To the Editor:
“In 1994 — President Clinton launched the National Partnership in Homeownership, a private-public cooperative with one goal: raising the numbers of homeowners across the America. The partnership would achieve its goals by making home ownership more affordable, expanding creative financing, simplifying the home buying process, reducing transaction costs, changing conventional methods of design and building less...
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Feb 20 2012 - 11:59pm
“One of the quickest ways for a judge to get into ethical trouble is to try to help someone.” I have on occasion given that advice to judges, and I have heard of judges getting into ethical trouble in situations where they had the very best of intentions: The desire to help. A judge’s job really is not to “help;” rather the judge’s job is to adjudicate cases based on the facts and the law. This may result in...
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Feb 20 2012 - 11:42pm
On Sunday, ESPN fired the editor responsible for the headline “Chink in the Armor,” which appeared for a couple of hours on its mobile site following the New York Knicks’ first loss since the arrival of media darling Jeremy Lin.
Something like this was inevitable.
When the ontology of your vocation is to come up with two-and three-word, pun-drenched headlines for every bit of news coming across the wire, at a certain...
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Feb 20 2012 - 7:45pm
James Smith (Red) of Sierra Vista passed away on Feb. 14, 2012.
James was born in Ray, Ariz. He served our country in the United States Army. He was a DOC Officer.
James is survived by his child, Tristan Smith; siblings, Ginger Thompson of Okla., Marvin Smith Jr. (Pete) of Ariz., Trevelene Cullum of Mont., Nancy James of Safford, Katie Vaughn of Safford; Uncle Richard Smith (Pee Wee); and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Services...
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Feb 20 2012 - 7:44pm
Marlene F. Schroeder ‘Peggy’ went home to be in the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at the Life Care Center in Sierra Vista, Ariz. She was born in Lloyd, Wis., on Oct. 8, 1926, to Glen A. and Cecil P. (Woodruff) Johnston.
Marlene and her husband, Norbert E., were wed Jan. 14, 1947, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wonewoc, Wis., and were married for 56 years. They worked a dairy farm near Wonewoc, Wis.,...
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Feb 20 2012 - 2:26pm
It’s a recent bright winter morning and Steve Ziegler is driving down a neighborhood street just south of Sierra Vista.
“You’re looking side to side, keeping an eye out for anything that might be out of place, but basically you’re showing the flag,” Ziegler said.
These daily patrols in more than a dozen neighborhood watch areas across the county are one of several duties of the Cochise County Sheriff...
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Feb 20 2012 - 12:10am
Pallets full of electronic equipment picked up Saturday at ShredFest should give us an idea of what people need in today’s world of gadgets, computers and video displays.
The event, in the parking lot at Ace Hardware, was a tremendous success with a steady line of people from 9 a.m. to noon. It was an opportunity to dispose of documents you wanted shredded for security reasons and electronic equipment that had outlived its ...
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Feb 20 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
The 3rd Annual Tombstone Wild West Days (A Salute to the Men and Women of the Armed Forces) sponsored by the Wild West Detachment Marine Corps League, held Feb. 11-12, 2012, can be labeled as a total success.
On behalf of the detachment I would like to thank Arlene’s Southwest Trading, Russell’s Roadrunner, Tombstone Pharmacy, Superstition Gifts, Bird Cage Theater Museum, Grandma’s Frontier Fudge, Four...
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Feb 20 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
I really must respond to the very negative item in Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, “On Your Mind” column wherein a reader called the Frost Fest at Huachuca City Library ‘a dismal failure’. To the contrary, the event was a great success. How could it be otherwise where there were 47 entries from young people grades K-8? This means that more than 47 contemplated entering the exhibition. 47 had discussions with...
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Feb 20 2012 - 12:10am
LOCAL-STATE
Feb. 10
Why isn’t a simple majority vote always enough to determine civic affairs in your own cities, towns, counties, colleges and school, Mr. Agenbroad? Because the 51 percent mob always votes to seize the freedom, blood and treasure of the other 49 percent. That’s how wars start. And by the way, I’m not a one percenter. I’m a working class property owner.
I’m sure most of you have noticed that the...
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Feb 20 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Just wanted to extend a grateful thank you to The Mall at Sierra Vista, particularly to Ken and Sabra for offering the mall to our Buena High School girls 2012 soccer banquet.
It was a huge success and they took us in with open arms setting up the stage, tables (black table cloths), chairs, P.A. system, a black curtain backdrop and D.J. recommendations.
Better yet they even tore it all down for us — all for no...
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Feb 20 2012 - 12:10am
A 3-year-old died after a mobile home erupted in flames near Willcox this weekend.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office was first contacted about the fire in the 2900 block of west Torres Lane at about 5:51 p.m. Saturday, said Carol Capas, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office.
When deputies first arrived at the scene, they were approached by a screaming woman who said that her son was still inside the single-wide trailer. At...
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Feb 20 2012 - 12:10am
A local nonprofit organization that provides support and education for people struggling with mental illness, is offering a free 10-week class that starts on Feb. 21.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, Southeastern Arizona is offering its Peer to Peer class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday from Feb. 21 through April 24. The course is for people who live with mental illness and are interested in establishing and...
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Feb 20 2012 - 12:10am
When you live in a rural area, far from medical specialists, it’s good to know that you can get quality care right here in Bisbee at the Copper Queen Community Hospital.
Since February is Heart Health Month, the physicians and staff at CQCH wanted to show area residents the latest tele-medicine and radiology additions to the suite of medical offerings now available locally.
So, Wednesday, the hospital opened its doors for a...
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Feb 20 2012 - 12:10am
Located here in southern Arizona is a guest ranch called Rancho de la Osa that is truly a hidden gem, where visitors can go horseback riding, observe wildlife, and see sites of historical significance.
In 1921, Louisa Wade Wetherill started Hacienda de la Osa Guest Ranch. In 1996, Veronica and Richard Schultz bought the property, which was in disrepair, and restored the buildings here. They wanted to do something unique and different that...
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Feb 19 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — Area small business owners and entrepreneurs looking for new lines of capital will have a chance to speak with nearly half a dozen local lenders this week at the Cochise College Small Business Development Center’s lending fair.
The whole point of Wednesday’s event, said Robert Mucci, business counselor for the SBDC, “is to have banks and private lenders come in and explain what’s needed when...
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Feb 19 2012 - 12:22am
DOUGLAS — The Cochise College men’s basketball team held fast to the inside track to a No. 1 seed for the NJCAA Region I tournament, beating Mesa Community College 82-78 Saturday night at the Douglas campus.
Cochise was on its way to an easy win at the half, leading 46-31 but the Thunderbirds rallied fiercely in the second half, trimming the deficit to 57-49 by the 10 minute mark and pulling within two in the finnal minute...
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Feb 19 2012 - 12:20am
LAVEEN — Buena couldn’t have scripted a better first half.
In the locker room, Cesar Chavez head coach Gary Lee rewrote it by changing the character of his leading man, J.D. Reagan, and the result was a 15-2 run out of the gates that sent the Champions to the state quarterfinals with a 65-53 win, and Buena home — for the third time in four years by the hand of Chavez.
“Coach told me to just keep my head...
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Feb 19 2012 - 12:10am
Legislation being considered by Arizona lawmakers could have a dramatic impact on what happens in state classrooms.
Three bills being debated by our legislators would have a chilling affect on teachers, potentially changing everything from lesson plans to language within the profession.
SB 1202, otherwise known as the partisan doctrine bill, would punish teachers espousing political beliefs in a classroom setting.
SB 1203 requires...
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Feb 19 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
While attending the impressive and entertaining cowboy poets gathering Feb. 4, my silver and gold ring with an eagle emblem overlay slipped unnoticed off my finger. Upon returning to Tucson, I discovered it was missing— truly a sad loss since I had worn the ring nearly 20 years, emblematic of Eagle Canyon Ranch, near Dodge City, Kansas where I lived several years. We returned Sunday afternoon for the poets gathering...
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Feb 19 2012 - 12:10am
Seward Benjamin Crew, Jr., 74, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away at Tucson Medical Center on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.
Ben or Benny as most knew him as, was born on June 28, 1937, in Paxton, Ind. to the late Seward B. Crew, Sr., and the late Francis L. McCammon Crew. He was raised and educated in Odon, Ind., and graduated from high school in 1955. He also attended college in Terre Haute, Ind.
He proudly served his nation in the...
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Feb 19 2012 - 12:10am
R.G. Reed passed away of natural causes at Villa Vista Nursing Home in Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Feb. 13, 2012. He was born March 10, 1921, in DeLeon, Texas. He worked and retired from Phelps Dodge Corporation in Bisbee.
His loving wife, Fanny Reed, passed away on Oct. 13, 2000. He and his wife were married for 59 years. They had been residents of Bisbee since 1941, coming from Texas where they previously operated a dairy farm.
R.G....
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Feb 19 2012 - 12:10am
Mary T. Johnson, 86, a 19-year resident of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away on Feb. 14, 2012. She was born in Chicago, Ill. on Feb. 2, 1926.
Mary worked as a bookkeeper and retired in 1982. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Sierra Vista Hospital and the VFW. She volunteered at the Kartchner Caverns from the time of its opening.
She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Robert Johnson of Sierra Vista; sons, Paul Johnson...
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Feb 19 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Wow, how our society, culture, and country have changed.
Today, people know the names of Jersey Shore reality stars but cannot name the vice president. Thanksgiving has become a day of football and overeating. Christmas has become controversial even to mention.
But yet the most important day of the year has become Super Bowl Sunday. Our president defines successful individuals as “greedy” or “...
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Feb 19 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
My wife and I did not understand when we read in today’s paper about the demand of a bill in the state legislature that all university students pay the first $2,000 out of pocket — no loans, grants, etc. Then it dawned on us: it’s a perfect package! Students will have guns to protect that cash and, without photo radar in the state, they can speed; thereby...
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Feb 18 2012 - 11:59pm
DOUGLAS — The Douglas Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, is planning a March 1 meeting regarding proposed changes to the designated road system in the Chiricahua, Dragoon and Peloncillo Mountains. The Douglas Visitor Center, 1149 N. G Ave. in Douglas will be the site of the meeting, from 5 to 8 p.m.
The Scoping Notice for proposed changes was signed Feb. 13, initiating a 90-day comment period. The notice will be provided to...
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Feb 18 2012 - 11:59pm
You may have noticed that Cochise College advertising this year asks the question “What will you find?” The theme features an array of students and a magnifying glass that encourages close examination, and it has appeared on everything from a kiosk at The Mall at Sierra Vista and a monthly high school mailer to radio ads and print publications. The beauty of this campaign is that it allows for a wide variety of interpretations on the...
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Feb 18 2012 - 11:59pm
Once upon a time, in Paris, France, the street markets had problems with their weights and measures. A French cleric proposed the metric system which eventually was introduced after the French Revolution. Science adopted the metric system and it has spread throughout the world. In 1975, the Federal Register laid down the rules for the method of using the metric system or International System of Units, or SI, in this great republic of ours. Use...
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Feb 18 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — When it comes time to get rid of personal paperwork or toss out that old computer, many people often wonder how to keep their personal information safe without spending countless hours shredding documents or trying to erase all their private data from an old PC.
As a result, Shred Fest 2012 was a resounding success, causing some concern regarding truck space as car after car quickly pulled through the two lines created...
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Feb 18 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA— When Justin Nguyen, an eight-grader from San Simon, spelled his final word, “wampum,” he emphasized the “U.” He knew it could not trick him this time.
“I was pretty confident, because my mom and I had gone over that one and I had missed it a few times. So yeah, we had to work for that one,” said Nguyen, who will be the first San Simon High School student to go to the state spelling bee...
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Feb 18 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — When Manager of the Sierra Vista Farmers Market Diane Jones got a call back in December requesting a vendor’s phone number from a man claiming to be a customer, she was a bit hesitant. But wanting to help the vendor with business any way she could, Jones gave in and turned over the vendor’s phone number.
Afterward, Jones felt a little uneasy about giving out the number, but didn’t have any reason to...
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Feb 18 2012 - 11:59pm
We get to do a lot of fun and interesting things at the Sierra Vista Area Chamber.
And one of our greatest pleasures is being able to publicly recognize our members through our Business of the Year Awards.
As you may have read in this paper last week, the Chamber has made some changes to both the nominating and voting process to help improve this important program.
One of the biggest changes we have made is adding a new category...
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Feb 18 2012 - 11:59pm
Out-of-pocket health care costs for military retirees and for users of the TRICARE retail pharmacy network would jump next October if Congress approves President Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget request delivered Monday.
Annual active duty pay raises also would be impacted, but not until January 2015 when raise caps would begin and last three years. The 2015 raise would be half of a percentage point, to be followed by a 1 percent across-the...
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Feb 18 2012 - 11:59pm
One of the reasons that this primary season has seen such wild swings is that the candidates and the elite media, mostly interested in covering the horserace, have failed to focus on truly significant issues, except for medical care. The public is confused and is arguing about peripheral issues.
While it’s important that we elect a conservative in November, it’s equally important that we repudiate the sum and...
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Feb 18 2012 - 11:59pm
I am writing today to make you aware of proposed changes to the motorized transportation system on the Douglas Ranger District in Cochise County. The system that is currently in place was originally established following direction in standards and guidelines prescribed in the Coronado National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan; 1986, as amended).
We are about to begin a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)...
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Feb 18 2012 - 12:43am
Nancy A. Hughes, 54, a 29-year resident of Hereford, Ariz., passed away on Feb. 15, 2012.
She was born in San Mateo, Calif., to Richard S. and Marilynn L. (Sanders) Norris on April 22, 1957.
Nancy was raised in Tucson and attended Tanque Verde Elementary School
and Sabino High School.
She also attended Northern Arizona University and was an active member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.
Her love of animals...
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Feb 18 2012 - 12:10am
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012
11:44 a.m. A resident reported a hit-and-run collision at Home Depot, 3500 Avenida Cochise.
2:46 p.m. A resident in the 30 block of West Tacoma Street reported a vehicle burglary. The incident occurred thee weeks ago.
3:08 p.m. A resident reported a sexual assault.
5:30 p.m. A 13-year-old boy was referred and released for domestic violence/criminal damage and domestic violence/disorderly conduct after...
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Feb 18 2012 - 12:10am
Feb. 10
8:58 a.m. A Sierra Vista woman, 27, was charged with possession/use of marijuana and possession/use of drug paraphernalia.
9:15 a.m. A Sierra Vista man, 41, was charged with judicial proceeding – disobey mandate.
11:18 a.m. A Bisbee woman, 42, was charged with trespassing – residential structure/fenced yard, false report to law enforcement agency and judicial proceeding – disobey mandate.
11:18 a.m....
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Feb 18 2012 - 12:10am
Not too long ago it was a common contention that working for the government offered more security than compensation compared to a private sector job. If you landed employment for a state agency, for example, the pay might not be as much as you would make doing the same work in the private sector, but at least the benefits were good and you had a sense of job security.
Public sector jobs usually included an appeals process and other...
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Feb 18 2012 - 12:10am
November, 2011
Baxter, Sheri E., 24, Nov. 2: forgery of a written instrument with intent to defraud; 3 years probation and monetary.
Gaitan, Rudolfo Q., 33, Nov. 9: possessing prison contraband while confined in correctional facility; 1.5 years confinement in Department of Corrections with monetary, to be served consecutive to current sentence.
Garcia, Eric S., 27, Nov. 9: possessing prison contraband while confined in...
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Feb 18 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Mr. Stanley Crouch opines that minorities sharing the vision of a strong, free and enduring America are incompetent. He resorts to name-calling and innuendo rather than directly responding to alternative perspectives of individuals like Herman Cain, Nikki Haley, and Allen West. While objective assessments would show that individuals denigrated by Mr. Crouch are highly competent, the point is that Mr. Crouch is incapable of...
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Feb 18 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
As one of your neighbors to the north in Tucson, I want to make sure that our friends in Sierra Vista are aware of the dangerous path that your representative, David Stevens, is walking. Rep. Stevens is pushing legislation to force the City of Tucson to provide water to a tract of land that has long been set aside for preservation. Tucson’s decision that it is not obligated to provide water to this area has...
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Feb 18 2012 - 12:10am
Not too long ago it was a common contention that working for the government offered more security than compensation compared to a private sector job. If you landed employment for a state agency, for example, the pay might not be as much as you would make doing the same work in the private sector, but at least the benefits were good and you had a sense of job security.
Public sector jobs usually included an appeals process and other...
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Feb 17 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — According to an opinion presented by Assistant Attorney General Thomas Collins, the statutes governing the formation of a community park maintenance district may not have been followed by the county Board of Supervisors.
In a meeting of the supervisors in November, the Sunsites Community Park Maintenance District was formed in a two-to-one vote by the supervisors. That prompted a legal action by those in the community who did...
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Feb 17 2012 - 11:59pm
TUCSON — Beer begins flowing all the way up to the fifth inning at Hi Corbett Field for the first time during a University of Arizona baseball game.
School officials tell the Arizona Daily Star that moving to the midtown Tucson stadium should yield an annual income of $250,000, through increased interest and alcohol sales.
The Wildcats open the season Friday night against North Dakota State.
Meanwhile, Democratic...
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Feb 17 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — A man facing numerous counts of sexual conduct with a 15-year-old girl is scheduled for trial in June in Cochise County Superior Court.
Robert Clark Jenkins is charged with committing 25 counts of sexual conduct between Sept. 15, 2010, and Feb. 17, 2011.
During a hearing on Friday in Division 3 court, Judge Wallace Hoggatt determined that he is competent to stand trial. He scheduled a four-day jury trial for June 11 and...
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Feb 17 2012 - 11:59pm
The Douglas Historical Society will host the exhibit “Douglas in the Electrified Generation, the 1920s” for the next six months at the Douglas-Williams House, 1001 D. Ave. in Douglas. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Group tours can be arranged at other times. For details, call (520) 364-7370.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is holding a Boutique & Book Sale...
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Feb 17 2012 - 11:59pm
AARP Tax Aide Foundation volunteers are preparing tax returns now through April 17 at the Oscar Yrun Center in Sierra Vista. Hours of operation for this service are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Knowledgeable preparers can fill out returns for seniors and low-income individuals as well as tax payers who itemize deductions. Simple sole proprietor businesses with no employees and who meet specific criteria are also ...
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Feb 17 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — Longtime Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center’s senior employee Marie Wurth resigned her position as vice president and public relations and human relations officer earlier this week.
In a Friday press release from the hospital’s President and CEO Margaret Hepburn, Wurth’s resignation after 34 years is leaving a void.
“Marie’s contributions to SVRHC for more than 30 years have been...
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Feb 17 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA— Mary’s Mission’s outpatient clinic in Mesa has been fined $1000 following a state investigation into the hiring a convicted felon who did not have clearance to work there.
The fine and investigation were unrelated to the organization’s facilities in Sierra Vista, which operate under a separate license.
Darius Perry, who was convicted for his role in a drug running group composed of people serving...
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Feb 17 2012 - 11:59pm
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 Administrator has contacted the Army Corps of Engineers rejecting the current Rosemont mine’s Corps application, as submitted to the Corps, saying the project has a “high likelihood” of being a source of arsenic and selenium contamination among many other concerns.
In a Feb. 13 letter with addenda to Los Angeles District Engineer Colonel Mark Toy, Jared...
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Feb 17 2012 - 11:59pm
HUNTER CANYON — Irresponsible shooters.
That’s the only way individuals who destroy trees on U.S. Forest Service land can be described by Pete Sockness, who has cleaned up trash they have left behind; by Kathleen Nelson, the acting ranger of the Sierra Vista District; and a recreational shooter, who didn’t want his name used.
Earlier this week a reporter and photographer team from the Herald/Review went to one...
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Feb 17 2012 - 10:33pm
If you enjoy great food, get your taste buds fired up for Men Who Cook.
This popular Sierra Vista Symphony fundraiser is just around the corner.
The event, celebrating its fifth anniversary, will transform the Windemere Ballroom into a culinary showcase from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 25.
“I defy anyone to taste all the food,” declares Symphony President and former Men Who Cook Chef Roger Harris. “There are just...
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Feb 17 2012 - 10:31pm
Falling behind in the early years of high school can drastically alter the rest of a student’s high school experience and often leads to the wish to do it all again.
Well, that’s exactly what the staff, faculty, and the administrators at Tombstone High School had on their minds when they first thought about offering after-school classes.
THS Principal, Robert Devere, has stressed that these classes are in no way...
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Feb 17 2012 - 10:30pm
For the third consecutive year the Buena Colts finished second to Canyon Del Oro High School at the Southern Arizona Region III Academic Decathlon tournament held in Yuma on Feb. 3-4.
Following Canyon Del Oro, Buena High School finished second and Marana was third.
Seventeen teams, mostly from Tucson and Yuma, competed in the tournament. Buena was fourth in Super Quiz Relay.
There were 150 students competing at...
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Feb 17 2012 - 10:28pm
Sierra Vista
School District
Buena High School
Students in ninth through 11th grades will be registering for fall classes Wednesday. All students will complete the registration during their third period classes that day. It is imperative that all students be present in order to accurately forecast the needs for certain classes. A student who is not present may not be able to get into all the classes he or she wants for...
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Feb 17 2012 - 10:25pm
TUCSON — The SVSC U12 Revolution Boys team took home 1st place in the Silver Division of the Jacobs Classic soccer tournament in Tucson while the U12 Revolution Girls took home 2nd in the Gold Division.
The boys started the weekend off with a 4-2 loss to Club Freedom ManUnited requiring them to win their next two games to ensure a shot at the finals. Their second game came against CDO Pride which ended up a tight one but held on...
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Feb 17 2012 - 10:24pm
SIERRA VISTA — Wilson and Kesmine Hickman have been writing books for years and they are only 14 and 13 years old. Both have just released their first books in new series featuring their precious Shih-Tzu’s Luke and Luna, and will be holding their first book signings at Hastings on March 10.
Wilson Hickman’s book, “The Adventures of Detective Luke: Neighborhood Nuisance,” is based on Hickman’s own...
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Feb 17 2012 - 10:21pm
FLAGSTAFF — Midway through the third quarter of their second-round Division III State Tournament game against Thatcher, the Tombstone Yellowjackets were down by just eight points and threatening to stay in it for the duration.
But what the Yellowjackets couldn’t keep up with was Thatcher’s depth, and as one fresh Eagle after another checked into the game, the dam gave way and Tombstone’s season came to an end with a...
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Feb 17 2012 - 10:21pm
GILBERT — The Buena High School girls basketball team got out to a competitive start, but by the time the second quarter rolled around, the second-seeded Highland Hawks overwhelmed them.
Buena trailed just 15-12 at the end of one quarter, but Highland outscored Buena 24-6 in the second quarter on its way to a 67-29 win in the second round of the Division I State Tournament.
“We got our press-breaker down to the point where...
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Feb 17 2012 - 10:19pm
“Man-bodies.”
That’s the preferred term of Buena boys basketball coach Dave Glasgow to describe opponents’ front-court players who are big, strong, mature and typically present nightmares to his guard-oriented squad.
The Cesar Chavez Champions have two such “man-bodies” in 6-foot-6, 220-pound senior L.J. Harmon and 6-foot-5, 185-pound sophomore Paul Rivas, who combined for 28 points and 25 rebounds in a...
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Feb 17 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Having watched the entire video of the Feb. 9 Sierra Vista City Council meeting, I am struck by a few things.
First, and notably, are the patience, forbearance and statesmanship of the other members of our City Council as they listened to the extremely disturbing, prepared remarks of council member Crosby.
Secondly, while it is clear that other council members were not expecting this presentation, the...
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Feb 17 2012 - 12:10am
I’m certain many of you were as horrified as I was to read the article in Thursday’s Herald/Review about the brutal behavior of a grandfather who was so embarrassed by his 12, 9 and 8 year old grandsons being ‘overweight’ that he is now on trial for taking them on hikes into the Grand Canyon where, according to the boys, he denied them water and pushed, kicked and choked them repeatedly.
According to a National Park...
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Feb 17 2012 - 12:10am
The significance of statements made Tuesday at a gathering of the Southeastern Arizona Contractors Association cannot be over emphasized.
During the monthly luncheon meeting of the group, Cochise County Supervisor Pat Call and county engineer Karen Riggs outlined efforts to replenish the San Pedro aquifer by capturing storm water runoff.
It’s a significant step toward eliminating the long-standing argument that the impact of Fort...
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Feb 17 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
In our area at the foot of the Huachuca Mountains water doesn’t come from a faucet; it comes from the mountain.
I guess I always knew that.
It is a fact reinforced by many years hiking the mountain. The value of that water was made most evident in the dry years when once dependable springs dried up and a critical source of water for wildlife as well as people became apparent.
Will Rogers once said ‘...
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Feb 17 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — With a two-to-one vote, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors agreed to accept the roads within the newly-named Kings Ranch at Coronado subdivision as public roads and the amended final plat of the 840-acre subdivision off of
Highway 92.
At one point, Kings Ranch was to be a gated community, but the new owners have dropped that idea and want the county to take over the roads, said Beverly Wilson, interim planning...
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Feb 17 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — As a youngster, Casey L. Mellen enjoyed going to the city’s Veterans’ Memorial Park, especially to skateboard.
On Sept. 25, 2006, 21-year-old Army Cpl. Casey L. Mellen, was killed in action in Balad, Iraq.
Because of his son’s “love of the park,” his father, Casey E. Mellen wanted a plaque placed in the city’s complex.
After a struggle with officials in charge of the park,...
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Feb 17 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — Middle-Eastern terrorist groups have likely formed allegiances with drug cartels in Mexico, Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever said.
“I attend a lot of meetings and look at a lot of briefings from sources everywhere and all of them suggest there is action south of the border in Mexico and South America related to build-ups of terrorists groups that have formed allegiances with the smuggling cartels,” Dever...
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Feb 17 2012 - 12:01am
Johnnie Max “John” Forrister, 75, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Carlsbad, Calif., and Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away quietly at home Feb.12, 2012.
John was born Sept. 6, 1936, in Hobart, Kiowa County, Okla., to Charley G. and Gertrude “Nell” (McBride) Forister, the youngest of six children.
He served in the U.S. Navy as a Corpsman from 1955-1959. He worked as a Bell Telephone lineman in ...
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Feb 17 2012 - 12:01am
China passed away on Feb. 11, 2012, at home surrounded by family, after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 69 years old.
China was born in Tombstone, Ariz., to Librada and Anacleto Maldonado.
She was an avid sports fan who enjoyed watching the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Suns, with her sports fan and best friend Rose Parra (sister).
She was also a member of the Tombstone...
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Feb 17 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA-— For students to be engaged in school, their families have to be engaged, too.
Research shows that students experience more success in school when their parents are actively involved, said Crystal Schilling, third-grade teacher at Village Meadows. That’s why her grade level team has started hosting “Loving Literature” nights each quarter, which offer parents a fun atmosphere to see what their...
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Feb 16 2012 - 11:59pm
It was in the year 2004 that Arizona proudly announced the opening of the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) on top of Mt. Graham, located in Southern Arizona, north of Sierra Vista.
The effective aperture of the twin mirrors are 11.9 meters. That made it the largest telescope in the world.
In 2006, the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) was opened in the Canary Islands. With an aperture of 10.4 meters, it came in second to the...
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Feb 16 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — The Rotary Foundation is one step closer to its goal of eradicating polio after it was announced at the International Assembly that the organization has successfully passed the $200 million Polio Challenge.
And because the challenge, put forth by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was successfully completed, the Gates Foundation added another $50 million to the $202 million already collected as of Jan. 17, ...
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Feb 16 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — Glenn Spencer and the nongovernmental border watch group American Border Patrol will be the focus of an Outdoor Channel “Border Battles” segment that will air on at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 22.
Spencer, president of American Border Patrol, said he has been working closely with the production crew since they visited him last July.
“From what I understand, the American people are going to get the first honest look...
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Feb 16 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — While there is a rumor floating around concerning closure of the post’s West Gate for about eight hours a day, the fort’s spokeswoman said no such action is under consideration.
In response to queries from the Herald/Review Thursday, Tanja Linton said, “There are currently no plans to change operation of the West Gate.”
A few years ago there was a proposal to close the West Gate, which led...
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Feb 16 2012 - 11:59pm
TUCSON — Conditions on the Safford Ranger District, Coronado National Forest are favorable for wildfire, early for this year’s wildfire season.
A number of wildfires have already occurred within the district this calendar year, three in the Stockton Pass area.
All appear to be human-caused.
Two fires were ignited on Jan. 27; one in the morning and another in the afternoon. A third was started on Jan. 30. In...
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Feb 16 2012 - 11:59pm
The 19th Annual High Desert Gardening & Landscaping Conference will be held Feb. 17 at the Windmere Hotel & Conference Center. Fees: $65 which includes breakfasts, lunch, and a closing reception on Friday, and many on-site vendors. For details, call (520) 458-8278 (ext. 2141) or visit www.ag.arizona.edu/cochise/mg/.
The City of Sierra Vista Commission on Cultural Diversity is seeking participants for the 2012 Cultural Diversity Fair....
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Feb 16 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — In observance of Presidents’ Day, on Monday, Feb. 20, City of Sierra Vista facilities will adhere to the following schedules:
City Hall, Sierra Vista Public Library, The Cove, Ethel H. Berger Center, Henry F. Hauser Museum, Oscar Yrun Community Center, Visitor Center, Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Center, and Public Work facilities will be closed Monday, Feb. 20.
Catholic Community Services will still operate...
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Feb 16 2012 - 11:59pm
Dear Mrs. C:
Our son ‘Waldo’ came home yesterday and complained about a substitute teacher that he had in one of his classes. He said the sub taught differently than the regular teacher, and Waldo didn’t think he learned as much. Your thoughts?
Signed: Concerned.
Dear Concerned:
I would be too — about Waldo’s attitude.
Subbing is not the easiest job in the world — to face a...
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Feb 16 2012 - 10:41pm
Having played at Bisbee High and coached at Tombstone, David Thursby has seen plenty of good Thatcher High teams through the years.
None may be more impressive than this year’s squad.
Due to Arizona Interscholastic Association scheduling policies, his Yellowjackets didn’t get a chance to play the Eagles, but on Jan. 24, he drove to Thatcher to watch his former rivals take on Buena, one of the most consistently dominant big...
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Feb 16 2012 - 10:40pm
SIERRA VISTA — On the biggest possession of the season, the Buena Colts were faced with a quandary — hold for the last shot, or take the best available.
RaShawn Avery opted for the latter, beating his man off the dribble and lifting an 8-foot floater above the swipe of 6-foot-8 Chaparral center Joe Boyd. Avery used every part of the rim, but ultimately it fell through the net to break a 58-58 tie with 19 seconds to play....
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Feb 16 2012 - 4:41pm
SIERRA VISTA — While there is a rumor floating around concerning closure of the post’s West Gate for about eight hours a day, the fort’s spokeswoman said no such actions is under consideration.
In response to queries from the Herald/Review today, Tanja Linton said, "There are currently no plans to change operation of the West Gate."
A few years ago there was a proposal to close the West Gate,...
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Feb 16 2012 - 2:54pm
TUCSON — Conditions on the Safford Ranger District, Coronado National Forest are favorable for wildfire, early for this year’s wildfire season. A number of wildfires have already occurred on the district this calendar year, three in the Stockton Pass area. All appear to be human-caused.
Two fires were ignited on Jan. 27; one in the morning and another in the afternoon. A third was started on Jan. 30. In the early morning hours...
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Feb 16 2012 - 11:43am
The sheriff’s office is asking for anyone with information about a person who allegedly fired a paint ball at a pedestrian yesterday to contact authorities.
At approximately 6:56 p.m., a man was walking with his dog in the area of Equestrian Drive and East Choctaw Drive when he said an unknown person or persons drove up next to him in a light-colored pickup truck and fired a paint ball at him.
The vehicle was described as...
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Feb 16 2012 - 9:36am
SIERRA VISTA — The earliest stages of an extensive effort by the county and several partners to channel storm water to recharge the area aquifer is under way, Cochise County Supervisor Pat Call told local community leaders and construction industry insiders Wednesday.
Call and County Engineer Karen Riggs detailed the history and the progress made in the first few months of the Storm Water Recharge Pilot project in Palominas during the...
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Feb 16 2012 - 9:23am
Eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed briefly on Sunday morning (Feb. 19) to allow an oversized tractor trailer hauling turbines to a California energy plant to travel west in the eastbound lanes approaching the junction with State Route 90 near Benson, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The planned 30-minute closure is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. so that the truck, measuring 177-feet long weighing nearly 600,000...
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Feb 16 2012 - 2:34am
Big news out of Tucson this week is that the 50th anniversary tour of the Beach Boys will come to AVA Amphitheatre on April 24. For fans of bluegrass, legendary player Ralph Stanley will play the Rialto on April 26.
Up in Phoenix, Cheech and Chong will appear at the Celebrity Theatre on March 16. And the other new show of note is Iron Maiden, Coheed and Cambria on Aug. 8 at the Ashley Furniture Pavilion.
Look...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:10am
Teachers who promote “partisan doctrine’’ in the classroom would be automatically fired and districts that allow it would lose state funding under the terms of legislation approved Wednesday by a Senate panel.
The 5-2 vote by members of the Committee on Government Reform came after Sen. Lori Klein, R-Anthem, said she has received complaints about “political indoctrination in the classroom.’’
Klein said SB 1202 is designed to ensure...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:10am
Thanks to the efforts of state Sen. Gail Griffin (R-Hereford) and others, a bill passed last year that required municipalities to pay $6.3 million to help fund the budget of the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) may be repealed.
Senate Bill 1288 seeks to repeal the section of law that authorized the director of ADWR to assess and collect fees from cities and towns.
Bisbee’s city council opposed the action which would have...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:10am
About 135,000 Arizonans living in poverty will not be getting their free health care back.
The state Supreme Court refused Wednesday to disturb a ruling by the Court of Appeals that the Legislature was free to scale back coverage despite a 2000 ballot measure requiring the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to provide medical care for everyone below the federal poverty level. The justices did not explain their reasoning....
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:10am
Bisbee school board members voted unanimously Monday night to approve two metal sculptures that will be placed at Warren Ball Park.
Judy Anderson, the chairwoman for Friends of Warren Ball Park, told the board members at Monday’s meeting that they worked with the Cochise Community College welding and art department to design the sculptures. One piece is three metal bats that stand together in a teepee-style and will be 16 feet tall. That...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:10am
Feb. 8
12:01 p.m. Someone caused criminal damage/graffiti on the ramp to the gate and on the sidewalk at Greenway School and in the area of Briggs and Douglas Street.
2:27 p.m. An Arizona Ranger reported witnessing a man possibly shoplifting at Alco.
2:28 p.m. A resident on the 400 block of Tombstone Canyon reported possible credit card fraud after making a purchase from a company called U.S. Coins. The unauthorized charges were made in Florida...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Once again, Tom Crosby is ranting about diversity at Sierra Vista City Council meetings (Herald coverage of the Feb. 9 meeting). This time, in addition to insulting the efforts of the guest speaker, to whom he owes an apology, he’s also managed to invent a whole new language in which to couch his resentment of non-white, non-Christian Americans. “Cultural Marxism”? Seriously? If throwing stones is the point of the insult, it would...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:10am
Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
8:58 a.m. A man, 41, was arrested for domestic violence/violation of a court order after police were called to the 300 block of Rainbow Way. He was booked into the county jail.
9:49 a.m. A 16-year-old male was referred and detained at Juvenile Detention for domestic violence/aggravated assault and being a runaway, possession of marijuana, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of narcotics after police were called to...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Thank you to Frank Antenori, candidate for Congress for Congressional District 8. When the Republicans of Cochise County agreed to host an event, on Saturday, Feb. 4, to meet the Republican candidates for Congress, Frank Antenori did not make Sierra Vista his only stop in Cochise County. He toured a large portion of Cochise County and stopped by to visit groups in Palominas, Douglas, Tombstone, and Benson.
It is nice to know we...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
RE: The commentary written by Lt. Col. J. Young Mayberry, published in the Jan. 20 edition.
I want to thank you for writing this article about respect. I feel some of our youth and adults haven’t been taught respect for our country and other citizens.
I am 76 years old. My father was in the first world war and was commander of the American Legions in Kennewick, Wash., during the second world war. When I was 8-years -old, the...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:10am
We can’t help but notice the new tool of the conservative leaders in the Arizona Legislature is the referendum. It seems that more often than not, when our lawmakers run up against an idea that demands leadership and legislative direction, we’re seeing an increasing call to put the question on the ballot. It’s a tactic that forces anyone opposed to the idea to answer why they are against people having their say. Examples of...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:10am
The Mexican Consulate in Douglas is trying to reach former employees of the Sun Drywall and Stucco Company in Sierra Vista.
People who worked for the company between 2004 and 2007 could receive financial compensation due to unpaid wages, said Oscar Antonio de la Torre Amezcua, the Mexican Consul in Douglas.
For more information, visit the consulate located at 1201 F Ave. in Douglas, or call the Consulate at 364-3107 or 364-3142....
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:01am
William “Bill” Rohlinger, born Dec. 29, 1954, passed on to the next adventure of life on Feb. 3, 2012.
He was a good friend and father.
Bill fought a long battle with COPD, and received a double lung transplant in October 2011. It was a tough battle. He owned and operated Goal 45 Motorsports building hot rods, street rods and racecars. Racing was his passion. He fulfilled his dream of building, designing and racing some incredible cars. His cars...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:01am
Carl W. Clark passed away Jan. 1, 2012, at home surrounded by family. Carl was born Feb. 20, 1924, in Kansas City, Mo., to Carl Wasser Clark and Grace May (Matthews) Clark.
As an only child, his parents called him Billy.
Carl was a proud Marine of WWII, as an Edson Raider, 1st Marine Division. In Korea, he lost his right eye from enemy fire. Carl’s final award was the Purple Heart and he was medically retired from the Military in 1951.
He worked...
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Feb 16 2012 - 12:01am
Stephen Pike, concert keyboardist and inspirational speaker, will perform for Happy Achers, the Methodist seniors group, at a potluck gathering at 11:10 a.m. Feb. 16 in Fellowship Hall, Sierra Vista United Methodist Church. Stephen never learned how to read or write music, but 61 years later is still creating music with a unique approach. Everyone 50 years or over is welcome at Happy Achers. Please plan to arrive before 11:10 a.m. and enjoy a...
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Feb 15 2012 - 11:33pm
SIERRA VISTA — At first glance, the Buena boys basketball team ought to match up pretty well with Scottsdale Chaparral in tonight’s state tournament opener.
Playing in front of one of the largest and most raucous student sections in the state, the 11th-seeded Colts should be able to get the tempo and energy up against a Firebirds team that comes in with the second-lowest state tournament seed after a 16-12 regular season.
But what Chaparral has...
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Feb 15 2012 - 11:31pm
YUMA — The Arizona Western Matadors took away Cochise’s vaunted running game and with a 57-53 win, forced a tie for first place in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference standings.
Cochise, ranked 15th in the nation, fell to 22-7 on the season but still holds the tiebreaker edge over the Matadors for the No. 1 seed in the NJCAA Region I tournament.
Unlike the first meeting in which Cochise rallied from a 9-point halftime deficit to...
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Feb 15 2012 - 11:30pm
GLOBE — Throughout the regular season, Tombstone head coach David Thursby had rarely used Anthoney Prestly as a post threat.
But in pregame warmups Wednesday night, he saw that it might be time to use the athletic 6-1 senior as a primary source in the paint. Prestly did the rest, scoring 25 points to lead the Tombstone boys basketball team to its first state tournament win in over a decade with a 72-61 win at Globe in the opening round of the...
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Feb 15 2012 - 11:18pm
SIERRA VISTA — For the second straight year, the Buena girls basketball team has won a state tournament opener, handling Yuma Cibola, 48-37 Wednesday night at Ensign Gym.
Buena led from start to finish, but an 8-0 Raider run early in the third quarter trimmed the Colts’ lead, which had been as great as 10, to just two.
That’s when sophomore guard Denesia Smith started claiming every Cibola passing lane her own, starting a personal 6-0 run, and...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:10am
“William Robinson, Bisbee; assessed valuations of brick building in Bisbee; house furnishings, $200; piano, $100; work horse, $50; assessed valuation total, $11,190; property tax due $234.99 including school tax.”
The beautiful cursive writing of the Victorian Age brought to life tax records from 1907 in the county’s archives run by technician Kevin Pyles.
Pictures from the county’s past lined the walls and...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:10am
The Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce has made a few changes to the nominating and voting processes for its annual businesses of the year awards that its executive director said will make things “as open and fair as possible.”
Changes to the nominating form, opening up the nomination process to the public for the first time and enabling online voting are some of the methods the chamber is exploring this year, said Amanda...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:10am
A man who allegedly killed two people in Sierra Vista on Aug. 6 of last year will go on trial in Cochise County Superior Court in May.
Robert Bond, 20, is charged with first-degree murder of Carlos Enrique Calderon, 23, and Conner Matthew Lull, 22, who were stabbed in the chest with a knife at a party in the 4500 block of Cooper Street.
During a Rule 11 mental competency review hearing in Division 5 court on Monday, Judge James...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:10am
The state does not plan to file a cross petition for review in the case of a man who killed a woman at a Willcox motel on July 1, 1995.
Kyle David Sharp, 41, was convicted in Cochise County Superior Court in 1996 of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and murdering Judith Coughlin, 50, and in 1997 he was sentenced to death.
The defense filed its petition for review on Sept. 30 of last year, concerning guilt phase issues regarding a...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:10am
OMG! Mom and dad may soon be able to look over their children’s shoulders to see exactly what they are texting.
Legislation approved late Monday at the Senate Judiciary Committee would require cell phone providers to offer a service to parents that would let them review any messages sent to or received on phones paid for by the adult but held by a minor child.
The parents would have to subscribe to — and pay for —...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:10am
Years from now, students at Carmichael Elementary School will look back on Feb. 14, 2012, not as the day they did or didn’t get a Valentine’s card from someone they liked, but as the day they became part of Arizona history.
At least that was the goal on Tuesday, as the entire student body gathered together in the school cafeteria to wish the 100-year-old state happy birthday. Every class in the school graced the stage to give...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
Larry James Leamer 64 of Huachuca City, Ariz., died Nov. 16, 2011, from complications due to chronic heart disease. He was born Jan. 17, 1947 in Erie, Pa., to James Jonathan and Helen A. (Beck) Leamer. Larry was a great father, brother and friend to many, always able to help someone in need. He spent the majority of his life as an auto mechanic, but was really best known for being a fan; a fan of his two sons, Ken and JB; a fan of racing and...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
DENVER (AP) — Arron Afflalo scored 20 points, Ty Lawson had 17 and the Denver Nuggets broke open a close game in the third quarter to beat the short-handed Phoenix Suns 109-92 on Tuesday night.
Chris Andersen had 16 points and seven rebounds and rookie Kenneth Faried had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Nuggets, who snapped a five-game home losing streak.
Markieff Morris had 21 points, Michael Redd had 20 points and Marcin...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
William (Bill) Bean, 74, passed away on Feb. 10, 2012, after a battle with cancer. Bill was born Aug. 29, 1937, to Neil and Maudie May Bean in Bridger, Mont.
He grew up in Billings, Mont., and after high school graduation entered into the Air Force for four years and then joined the Army where he served for 16 years. Bill then went to work in civil service and worked for the Federal Aviation Administration in Alaska and Nevada...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
Quote of the day: “It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president… except me.”
— Barry Goldwater (1909-1998)
Five-term Arizona senator and presidential candidate
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A quick reminder that Peace Corps volunteer Cassie Pardee, who has reported for us about her life in the Philippines, will be giving a presentation about her experiences on Thursday.
Cassie’s talk will...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
FORT HUACHUCA — After weeks of adjusting, the league bowlers at Desert Lanes are beginning to see changes in the scores.
For the first time since the end of January, scores are climbing and hopefully signaling an end to the downward spiral many of the bowling alley’s highest averagers experienced.
Men saw a considerable improvement in scratch games. High scratch games reported on four of the leagues were well...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
To the Editor:
As a participant in the Douglas meeting referred to by Robert Fleming, I want to set the record straight.
The conversation reported on was not about voter fraud at the polls but about the voter registration rolls as maintained by Christine Rhodes, precinct committee person, who used the rolls to contact voters in 2010 and found them to be filled with outdated and questionable registrants.
The discussion in...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
DOUGLAS — Over the last decade-plus, the men’s basketball teams at Cochise and Arizona Western College have dominated the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference.
On Jan. 7, the latest installment of their head-to-head classics, saw the Apaches rally from a nine-point halftime deficit to hold on to a 79-78 win.
That win was the 11th in a row for the Apaches who went on to win 17 straight — the second longest in...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
To the Editor:
In this day and age of news covering natural catastrophes, economic disasters, polarization of public interests, serious educational challenges, it was my personal experience this evening around 4:30 p.m. to report that great kindness, selflessness and compassion are alive and well in Sierra Vista in the person of four caring citizens.
I was voluntarily ministered to, following what could have been a serious fall,...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
Earlier this month key “stakeholders” distributed a letter that has set the stage for an organized effort to secure the future of Fort Huachuca in Southeast Arizona.
Signed by Cochise County Supervisor Pat Call, Sierra Vista Mayor Rick Mueller, Huachuca 50 President Kevin Peterson and Chamber Chairman Frank Gonzalez, the letter briefly outlines forthcoming efforts that will educate people on the issues surrounding the fort and...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
To the Editor:
It is a rare blessing when people and/or organizations donate generously, and that has proven to be the case with the Bisbee 1000.
As the principal of Bisbee High School, to say that I have been delighted with the support and donations the Bisbee 1000 has made to our school would be an understatement. When I began to examine the historical relationship that has existed between Bisbee High School and the Bisbee 1000 Stair...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
When should succession planning begin? When is it too early, or too late, to plan? Can succession planning be confused with pre-determinations for future promotions? Should we even plan at all, or just let things play out?
These are all questions I must consider when looking at the future of the Sierra Vista Fire Department.
The most important consideration is that we ensure the continuation of quality service far into the...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — As a little girl, Kelaiah Dillard watched her brother learn the game of basketball in Sierra Vista’s city youth league. By the time she was nine, Kelaiah got her start in the same place.
Tonight, the freshman point guard leads the Buena girls basketball team into its state tournament opener at home against Yuma Cibola, and on Thursday, Kyani will play his final home game at Buena when the Colt boys take on...
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Feb 15 2012 - 12:01am
TOMBSTONE — The Tombstone boys basketball team’s Division III State Tournament opener at Globe scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed due to snow.
The game will instead be played tonight at 7 p.m. at Globe High School, which released its students early Tuesday in anticipation of the storm, Tombstone High basketball coach and athletic director David Thursby said.
“It’s disappointing; our kids were ready to...
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Feb 14 2012 - 11:59pm
State lawmakers meeting in Phoenix today will consider allocating $1.9 million to fund a volunteer force that would help National Guard and possibly other agencies with border enforcement.
Gov. Jan Brewer created the state guard last year and now Arizona Senators are deciding whether to fund the new militia to assist when disasters occur and to patrol our border with Mexico.
But there are questions.
Lawmakers need to decide the...
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Feb 14 2012 - 11:59pm
To the Editor:
Hello friends. My name is George McGuire and I am a nurse/caregiver here in Sierra Vista. About a month ago I came across a devotional wherein the author stated that it would be uplifting to see newspaper articles about how God has glorified Himself in various circumstances in His people’s lives. It piqued my interest and I contacted Herald publisher Phillip Vega to see if there was any interest in featuring these...
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Feb 14 2012 - 11:59pm
I took up residence in Cochise County 12 years ago and paid a visit to a local artisan store.
Engaged in a friendly exchange with the proprietor I realized I had frequented their store in Tucson. They had decided to pull up stakes in the Old Pueblo and relocate to Bisbee where we now chatted on what a small world we live in.
Sharing and comparing our perspective families’ histories in Arizona, my jaw couldn’t...
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Feb 14 2012 - 11:59pm
I have always believed that one of the most important principles in the game of politics should be “first, do no harm,” and I am deeply concerned that many of the bills coming out of our legislature recently totally ignore this guiding principal.
Our public education system has been severely undermined by the extreme cuts and the raiding of trust funds, and now there are several bills that have passed committees and await...
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Feb 14 2012 - 11:59pm
An influential Sierra Vista veteran passed away on January 10, 2012. He called himself “Trinity,” but I addressed him by the name and grade on his discharge papers, Master Sgt. Donald Tousek. We met several years ago. He was standing by the Staples store, hoping to collect some loose change from passers by. He was wearing parts of a well-worn woodland pattern battle dress uniform he must have gotten from a younger veteran. I...
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Feb 14 2012 - 11:59pm
To the Editor:
Matt Hickman’s Sunday column titled “Why don’t conservatives care about the physical world?” was wilder than a Ryne Duren pressbox warmup pitch. He knows not the basic tenants of true conservatism and is so far off base that he is, again, picked off first.
A true conservative cannot be boxed and sold off the shelf as a non-caring, irresponsible individual.
True conservatives know that the...
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Feb 14 2012 - 11:59pm
Jan Brewer did not get what she wanted for the state’s 100th birthday.
In her State of the State speech last month, the governor pointed out that Arizona does not currently own the House, the Senate and the Executive Tower. They were essentially mortgaged off two years ago as part of $1 billion in borrowing to balance the budget.
That deal gives the state 20 years to pay off the debt, with the option to pay it off early in a...
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Feb 14 2012 - 2:03pm
The Division III State Boys Basketball Tournament game between Tombstone and Globe, scheduled for tonght, has been postponed until Wednesday due to weather, the Arizona Interscholastic Association said in an e-mail. Tip-time Wednesday remains 7 p.m. with the winner advancing to round two Friday at Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff.
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Feb 14 2012 - 12:10am
More than two years after a devastating earthquake shook the island nation of Haiti in January of 2010, hundreds of thousands remain homeless, hungry, and otherwise trapped in the day-to-day turmoil brought on by the disaster.
But for the residents in the small, rural village of Timo, a loose clustering of homes high in the mountainous area to the southwest of the capitol Port-au-Prince, a reprieve from the struggles of daily life is on the...
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Feb 14 2012 - 12:10am
Mop up work has begun on a 533-acre brush fire north of Sonoita after crews expect to have the fire mostly contained by Monday evening.
Though it came close to some houses in its initial hours, the Hilton Fire damaged no structures and no injuries were reported in connection to the fire, according to spokespersons with the Bureau of Land Management.
Burning mostly on private land north of Sonoita and east of Highway 83 in the Empire...
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Feb 14 2012 - 12:10am
A woman struck by a vehicle on Highway 90 last week is likely to remain in the hospital for weeks as she recovers from extensive corrective surgeries after the accident, her sister said Monday.
Tammara Wambolt said that she has visited her sister, Charlotte Brogdon, each day at the University Medical Center in Tucson since she was struck crossing Highway 90 Thursday night.
“She can talk a little bit, but not a whole lot. She...
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Feb 14 2012 - 12:10am
“Get in the groove guys, get in the groove,” Buena High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse Bustamante urged his three teammates in the midst of an international competition that tests academics and leadership.
The group had just nailed a tough question after making a string of hasty decisions that had set them off to rough start in the semi-final round of the Army JROTC Leadership Bowl, in...
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Feb 13 2012 - 11:48pm
TOMBSTONE — When David Thursby took over the Tombstone High boys basketball position three years ago, he inherited a cupboard that was rather bare.
Fortunately, he didn’t have to look very far to find leaders to build around.
Brothers Efrain, then a junior, and Orlando, then a sophomore, Galvez fit the bill perfectly.
“He’s meant a lot to this program,” Thursby said of the younger Galvez, who leads...
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Feb 13 2012 - 7:30pm
Jo Ann Ringdahl, 55, of Centreville, Va., formerly of Sierra Vista, passed away at her home on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
She was born in Stillwater, Okla. on May 11, 1956. Jo received her bachelor’s of business administration from Oklahoma State University. For 19 years she resided in Sierra Vista where she worked as budget manager for the public schools. Five years ago she moved to Centreville and became budget and reporting manager...
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Feb 13 2012 - 7:29pm
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Larry Greenwood.
Larry passed away peacefully on Feb. 9, 2012, at the Copper Queen Hospital in Bisbee.
Larry is survived by his loving wife, Linda; his daughter, Marcie (Pat) Pilhofer of British Columbia, Canada; his son, Adam Greenwood of British Columbia, Canada; and three grandchildren, Damien, McKenzie, Madison.
He loved fishing, camping and visiting with his...
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Feb 13 2012 - 7:29pm
William Bean, 74, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.
Memorial services will be on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at 11 a.m., at Hatfield Funeral Home. Further information will be in a later edition. Arrangements by Hatfield Funeral Home.
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Feb 13 2012 - 9:13am
State Senator Paula Aboud of Tucson Monday announced her campaign for Congress for the regular fall election in Congressional Distict No. 2, the term to start in January 2013. Aboud made her announcement by video, and will be conducting a telephone town hall conversation with the voters in the newly drawn congressional district Monday night. The new CD2 contains the majority of Pima County and all of Cochise County.
On the...
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
The constantly watched unemployment number is a curious economic indicator. Unemployment went down to 8.3 percent in January. The economy made about 230,000 jobs in January and perhaps 160,000 in December. However, when calculating the unemployment rate, the government does not count people who give up looking for work. If an unemployed person stops going to the unemployment office, they are no longer counted as unemployed....
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:10am
LOCAL-STATE
Feb. 4
Recent developments have started me mourning all over again, at the loss of our congressional representative. Even before Ms. Giffords was attacked, and thereby elevated to the status of hero/saint, she seemed to be an honest, middle-of-the-road, hard-working person, dedicated to constituent service and the welfare of the citizenry. Now, here comes Jesse Kelly again, pandering and willing to say whatever he assumes will...
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Huachuca water has been piped across the San Pedro valley for more than 120 years, so what’s wrong with Tombstone repairing lines damaged by post-Monument Fire flooding and debris flows? If all they were doing were repairs, there would not be a problem. Instead, what’s happening is a water grab.
Debris flows following 1977’s Carr Peak Fire destroyed large sections of the pipeline in Miller Canyon...
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
The constantly watched unemployment number is a curious economic indicator. Unemployment went down to 8.3 percent in January. The economy made about 230,000 jobs in January and perhaps 160,000 in December. However, when calculating the unemployment rate, the government does not count people who give up looking for work. If an unemployed person stops going to the unemployment office, they are no longer counted as unemployed....
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:10am
After a lifetime in the Army, then a career with the Sierra Vista Police Department, John Clabourne was a healthy example of the benefits that result from living right when he retired in 2004.
He didn’t smoke, wasn’t a drinker and exercised regularly.
Together with his wife, Gerri, the Clabournes were the proud parents of two over-achieving sons and looked forward to a peaceful retirement at their rural Sierra Vista...
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:10am
Hoping to cut down on frivolous lawsuits, a first-term lawmaker wants to give judges more power to force one side in a claim to pay the legal fees of the other.
Current law already permits judges to assess legal fees and other costs in some cases. That includes instances where a lawsuit was filed or a defense was offered that is “without substantial justification.’’But Rep. Ted Vogt, R-Tucson, said the requirements already...
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:10am
After identifying several areas of the town’s operations that require improvement, Huachuca City’s interim town clerk and financial advisor presented a recommendation to the council that it explore adopting a new form of government.
Over the years, an increasing number of duties have been handed off to the position of the clerk, creating a job description that makes it difficult to find any qualified applicants for the position...
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:10am
An unscientific straw poll Friday night showed some people with their allegiances to the Republican Party in Cochise County are putting their support behind presidential candidate Rick Santorum.
Of course, as Herald/Review reporter Bill Hess noted in his story from the annual Lincoln Day Dinner, the outcome was easily influenced. Republicans in attendance could vote as often as they liked, buying ballots for $1 a pop.
But the poll does...
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Huachuca water has been piped across the San Pedro valley for more than 120 years, so what’s wrong with Tombstone repairing lines damaged by post-Monument Fire flooding and debris flows? If all they were doing were repairs, there would not be a problem. Instead, what’s happening is a water grab. Debris flows following 1977’s Carr Peak Fire destroyed large sections of the pipeline in Miller Canyon. When...
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:10am
The room was filled with people wanting to hear the latest news from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management about the health of the San Pedro River, but in the end they were not happy with the findings or the rosy picture painted of a river that could sustain itself and improve.
Why? Because the reports provided by the BLM’s National Riparian Service Team (NRST) did not tie in the link between the river and the San Pedro Valley ...
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:01am
In a span of four days, the Buena boys basketball team fell five spots in Division I power point rankings and will take the 11th seed to the state tournament. Meanwhile, the Buena girls basketball team, which, like the boys dropped their opener in sectionals, fell only one slot to hold steady at No. 15.
Both will host first-round state tournament games.
On Wednesday, the Buena girls, who finished the regular season and sectionals with...
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Feb 13 2012 - 12:01am
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Phil Mickelson rallied from six shots behind to win for the fourth time at Pebble Beach, a final round made even more memorable by the guy in a red shirt who was among the first to congratulate him Sunday on the 18th green.
Turns out that Tiger Woods was just along for the ride.
Mickelson closed with an 8-under 64, beating Woods by 11 shots in a one-sided showdown at the Pebble Beach National Pro...
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Feb 12 2012 - 2:44pm
SIERRA VISTA — The city’s proposed changes to its development fees garnered no public feedback on Thursday, but that’s not necessarily a surprise. Lowering fees rarely creates a backlash comparable to raising them, especially after the city has been proactive in engaging local stakeholders in the process.
The proposed reduction in fees is partially due to changes made to a new state law, but it is also the...
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Feb 12 2012 - 1:26am
Stories That Soar! is back for its second annual collaboration with MAKE, the Bisbee youth arts festival at Central School. Stories that Soar! programs offer children an open invitation to write about anything they choose. The Stories That Soar! Magic Box is currently at the Bisbee Public Library and is “hungry” for children’s stories and wants to magically bring them to life. Children can come to the library and “feed...
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Feb 12 2012 - 1:25am
Classical guitarist Tom Sheeley, a Northern Arizona University professor of guitar studies and music, will present a concert at 7 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the Sierra Vista Community United Church of Christ, located just North of Target.
Sheeley has performed nationally and internationally as a soloist and has been featured in chamber music concerts with the Blair Quartet, St. Petersburg Quartet, Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, Flagstaff Festival of...
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Feb 12 2012 - 1:25am
Join us for another year of a Celebration of Writers and Artists. Creative Communication is pleased to announce our Spring 2012 Essay, Poetry and Art Contests. Thousands in prizes and awards will be awarded to students and schools.
The Essay Contest divisions are: Grades 3-6, 7-9, and 10-12, with 10 top winners in each division. To enter an essay, write 250 words or less on any non-fiction topic. The deadline for the Essay...
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Feb 12 2012 - 1:24am
Army Pfc. Alexis Fragoso has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics,...
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Feb 12 2012 - 1:23am
Rachel Workman, daughter of Robert and Karen Workman of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Whitaker Cochran, son of Edd Cochran of Oklahoma, Okla. and Leslie Anderson of Springfield, Mo. announce their engagement.
The prospective bride is the granddaughter of Karol and Nancy George of Sierra Vista, Ariz.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mary Cochran of Cushing, Okla.
The prospective bride graduated from Oral Roberts University in...
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Feb 12 2012 - 1:20am
Ericka Donovan, daughter of Catherine and John Donovan of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Nicholas Reed, son of Narda and Michael Reed of Temple, Texas, announce their engagement.
The prospective bride graduated from Buena High School in Sierra Vista. She is serving in the U.S. Air Force and stationed at Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
The prospective groom graduated from Belton High School. He is serving in the U.S. Air Force and stationed at...
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Feb 12 2012 - 1:19am
Stacey Trottier and Eric Lindsoe were married Sept. 19, 2011, at Bisbee Courthouse in Bisbee. David C. Morales, Justice of the Peace, performed the ceremony.
Matron of honor was Corrine Killingsworth. Bride’s maid was Taylor Trottier, daughter of the bride.
Best man was Christopher Killingsworth.
The bride is the daughter of Harold and Roma Langen of Victoria, Texas. She is a 1992 graduate of Victoria High ...
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Feb 12 2012 - 1:16am
The first want of love is to adore the beloved.
The second want of love is to offer the words of love.
The third want of love is to give itself to the beloved.
The fourth want of love is to be with the beloved.
The fifth want of love is to take care of the beloved.
The sixth want of love is to hold the beloved.
The seventh want of love is to surrender to the beloved.
— James Tucker
It was 1962...
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Feb 12 2012 - 1:13am
BISBEE — Over on Subway Street in Old Bisbee is an artist-run studio that sells unique art made of a mixture of metal, paint, other objects and … a little magic.
Brenna Curry describes her work as “raw source material from an organic nature.”
“I use metal, and there’s water and the sun,” she said. “The images themselves are kind of abstract, I guess.”
Some, for example, depict...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:54am
SIERRA VISTA — Arizona has too often been placed in a “… ‘mommy can we please do it?’ situation” by the federal government, the state’s attorney general Tom Horne said Friday night.
Speaking to more than 140 people at the Lincoln Day Dinner, hosted by the Cochise County Republican Committee, Horne outlined the successes his office has had in the first year of GOP control since the 2010 election...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:48am
FORT HUACHUCA — The annual installation awards banquet recognized the top nine civilians and service members that represent the best of the best on Fort Huachuca Friday night.
“We try to foster excellence and I think it’s appropriate that we stop every once in a while and recognize those individuals for their superior performance,” said Maj. Gen. Gregg Potter, commanding general of the U.S. Army Intelligence...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:39am
SIERRA VISTA — The upcoming elections this year “will decide the future and soul of this great nation,” Arizona’s Republican State Committeeman Bruce Ash said.
Attending the annual Lincoln Day Dinner at the Knights of Columbus Hall put on by the Cochise County Republican Committee, Ash made some short comments at Friday’s event after keynote speaker Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne concluded his comments...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:38am
SIERRA VISTA — Since 1991, a small plaque has been affixed to a rock at Veterans’ Memorial Park in Sierra Vista.
But now, the city facility has added a larger monument dedicated to the honorable service of area soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen and Coast Guardsmen.
Saturday, as part of the community’s events honoring Arizona’s 100 years as a state, the plaque was unveiled, presenting the coat of arms of the...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:35am
SIERRA VISTA — Under a warming Saturday sun at Veterans’ Memorial Park, the city began its celebration of the 100th anniversary of Arizona’s statehood.
A number of afternoon concerts were the main attraction at the Centennial Pavilion in the park.
A number of displays were scattered throughout the festival grounds.
One, sponsored by the Sierra Vista Historical Society, highlighted early life in the...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:25am
BISBEE — A special report issued earlier this month by the Immigration Policy Center called “Discrediting ‘Self Deportation’ as Immigration Policy” argues that forcing all illegal immigrants to leave the United States would make life difficult for everyone.
The strategy called “attrition through enforcement” was conceived by national immigration restrictionist organizations, including the Federation...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:21am
During prehistoric times the Sinagua, Anasazi, Hohokam and Mogollon cultures inhabited the land. By A.D. 1500, it was home to Anasazi, Jocome, Yavapai, Mohave, Moqui and other tribes. During the 16th century the area would become a highway for the very first well-organized and lengthy exploration of America’s south central interior by the Spaniards.
In 1858 John Butterfield, William Wells and Henry Fargo (all three of future Wells-...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:18am
Obeying a New Year’s resolution to give up carbs, I recently found myself cutting a chunk of processed turkey breast into strips and dunking each one into a bowl of ranch dressing like chips and salsa.
I’ve never been one to make a spiritual connection with food. I could walk into a diner in Tel Aviv, order a cheeseburger with a milkshake, eat it out of a catcher’s mitt and leave with my conscience intact.
But...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:13am
Press coverage Friday was remarkably quiet on Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s visit to Mexico.
Our governor was attending a conference organized by the Arizona-Mexico Commission, which has been at work for 53 years on issues of shared concern between this state and our sister state, Sonora.
The conference was held at Rocky Point, a beach town located at the north end of the Gulf of California on Mexico’s western shore...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
PHOENIX — Senate Republicans are moving to keep Democrats from doing to them what they did to Russell Pearce.
Legislation set for debate Monday at the Senate Judiciary Committee would scrap the rules that recall elections are conducted as nonpartisan affairs. Instead, anyone who wants to replace a sitting official would first have to survive a partisan primary.
That change is crucial.
When foes of Russell Pearce got...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
On Feb. 6, 2012, Florence McKinley passed away at home surrounded by her family. She is preceded in death by her Father, Horace Allen.
Florence was a lifetime member of the Girl Scouts of America. She graduated from Oscoda High School in Oscoda, Mich., in 1974 and studied Architectural Drafting and Design at Cochise College with a special interest in designs that enhanced handicap accessibility. She was a member of the Vestry and the...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
Dorothy Louise Kizer, 95, of Sierra Vista, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Prestige Assisted Living.
A private memorial service has been held with interment at a later date in Henderson, Tennessee.
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
Sierra Vista police
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
8:57 a.m. A man, 33, was arrested for domestic violence/assault and three counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol after police were called to the 3700 block of Paseo Santa Clara. He was booked into the county jail.
9:27 a.m. A 16-year-old man was referred and released for being a runaway after returning to his home in the 300 block of Sherbundy Street.
10:35 a.m...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, I went with my son to Bella Vista Park to let him have some good and quality playtime when I discovered something that straight away bothered me. That park has side by side plastic slides and in one of them was a hole the size of a golf ball with the broken plastic around it cracked and sticking up. The slide next to it had a horizontal large crack in the middle of the slide. It looked to me like someone...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
Joseph Michael Bishoff, 44, of Sierra Vista, passed away at Life Care Center on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, Per his wishes, he will be cremated and services will held at a later date. Hatfield Funeral Home was in charge of the cremation.
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
Feb. 3
8:20 a.m. A Tucson man, 40, was charged with violation of promise to appear and failure to appear second degree.
9:37 a.m. A Sierra Vista woman, 49, was charged with theft — obtain by misrepresentation.
12:57 p.m. A Benson man, 18, was charged with theft — deprive of property and shoplifting — remove goods without payment. He was released.
5:25 p.m. A Willcox man, 25, was charged with two counts of...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
Donald D. Tousek, “Trinity,” 60, of Sierra Vista, died Jan. 10, 2012.
A graveside memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 at the Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 1300 Buffalo Soldier Trail, Sierra Vista.
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
William J. Gorzenski, 78, of Sierra Vista, went home with our Lord on Feb. 2, 2012.
“Bill was born in Bay City, Mich. on Aug. 7, 1933 to Peter and Elizabeth (Kosnik) Gorzenski.
He is survived by his children, Mark (Christy) Gorden of Redlands, Calif., Kim (Jennifer) Wittenberg of Georgia, (Jim) Lynne McMullen of Redlands, Calif., Scott (Ilka) Whittenberg of Mannheim, Germany. Bill is also survived by his eight grandchildren,...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
To refer to Rick Santorum as a “Warrior in a Cultural War” is a cutesy, but, dangerous term.
Cutesy is a dangerous term because it is cutesy; it conveys no sense of urgency, no sense of impacting our international dominance in science and technology, but rather, conveys the sense of our sitting comfortably in our living rooms and quietly discussing our preference for country music over rock music.
To...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
SIERRA VISTA — Two Tucson men are under arrest after authorities say they stole a vehicle from a local dealership prior to a pursuit on Highway 80 near Douglas.
Daniel Lee Harris, 37, was charged with burglary, unlawful flight from law enforcement and vehicle theft and Walter Charles Downs Jr., 27, was charged with vehicle theft after Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an alarm call at Wheels Deals, 1800 Highway 92,...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:10am
Feb. 9
9:48 a.m. A 20 year old woman was arrested on Airport Rd. in Willcox for domestic violence/assault, disorderly conduct, threatening and intimidation, and minor consumption of alcohol.
3:38 p.m. A resident of Willcox reported her black 2001 pick-up had been stolen from her fenced yard. The vehicle was later located as impounded by DPS in Tucson.
4:26 p.m. A 54 year old female Bisbee resident was arrested for disorderly...
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Feb 12 2012 - 12:04am
Village Meadows Baptist Church is hosting Keith Longbotham, a country singer from Nashville, at 6 p.m. today at the church, 1407 El Camino Real. Keith’s credits include several recorded CD’s, appearances on local and national television, and personal appearances all over the country. He has a unique blend of musical talent, humor, and sincerity. Performing with Keith are Chris Marion and T.J. Klay. Chris plays keyboard and...
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Feb 11 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — Cochise County residents can do their part to reduce the millions of tons of electronic waste that ends up in landfills and protect against identity theft at an event scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Ace Hardware, 3756 E. Fry Blvd., in Sierra Vista.
What to bring
Electronic equipment such as: PC systems, CPUs, monitors, mice, keyboards, printers, scanners, laptops, modems, hard drives, speakers...
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Feb 11 2012 - 11:57pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jared Dudley had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Phoenix Suns, who never trailed in defeating the Sacramento Kings 98-84 on Saturday night.
The victory was the fourth in five games for the Suns, who have won their last three on the road. Phoenix took a double-digit lead in the second quarter and maintained a comfortable margin for the remainder of the game.
Markieff Morris came off the bench for...
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Feb 11 2012 - 11:55pm
TUCSON — Arizona’s players were lackadaisical on defense, shot 3-pointers they only hoped would go in and looked like a scared team, not one playing for the Pac-12 lead.
The Wildcats pulled together to grind out a win, but it’s not what coach Sean Miller was hoping from his team, particularly not this late in the season.
Nick Johnson hit a 3-pointer with just over a minute left and had 18 points, Kyle Fogg added 17...
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Feb 11 2012 - 11:53pm
TUCSON — Michael Maya hit six three-pointers and the Cochise College men’s basketball team stayed in first place in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference with a 104-72 win over Pima on Saturday in Tucson.
The Apaches led by 11 at the half and pushed their lead to as much as 40 in the second half.
Maya scored 22 points and sophomore Nathan Sobey had 16 points on 7 of 10 shooting from the field to...
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Feb 11 2012 - 11:52pm
PRESCOTT VALLEY — The Buena High School wrestling team had two wrestlers place at the Arizona Interscholastic Association Division I State Tournament at the Toyota Center in Prescott Valley on Saturday.
Senior L.J. Boutte at 172 pounds, lost to Cibola wrestler Ricardo Morales in a tight 4-3 match that went down to the wire in the fifth-place match.
Fellow senior Cody Larimer at 195 did Boutte one better, placing fifth...
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Feb 11 2012 - 11:17am
On Friday, Feb. 10, at approximately 9:27 p.m. the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office was called to Wheels Deals, 1800 Highway 92, in Sierra Vista.
Deputies arrived at the scene and were advised by the manager that a 2007 Chevy Tahoe was missing from the lot. An attempt to locate was issued to local law enforcement agencies for the stolen vehicle.
At approximately 10:16 p.m., Cochise County Sheriff’deputies reported...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:10am
The Congressional Research Service has a message for those who suggest planned defense budget cuts and military compensation curbs will return America to the “hollow force” era of the 1970s.
Such references, in light of current force quality and the amount of money used to modernize weapons, infrastructure and benefit programs over the past decade, might be deemed “inappropriate,” CRS advises in a new report, “...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:10am
What could a celebration of 100 years have to do with me?
Sure, there are mornings when we feel like we’ve lived that long …
But why should we care that Arizona is 100 years old?
One of the great lessons of life is understanding where you came from. It helps you decide where you are going. That’s one reason that it would be a great idea to turn out today for the City of Sierra Vista’s centennial celebration...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
If SB 1474 passes in the Arizona legislature, special permission will be given to college students who have an Arizona concealed-carry permit to bring their firearms onto campus. It states that colleges will allow colleges to keep buildings as gun-free zones, gun-free signs can be posted and safe lockers must be provided to the students for their weapons.
I’m a gun owner who knows that people with...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
It is a sad commentary that a candidate for the U.S. Congress would condone blatant disregard for the truth, but that is what happened at a town hall meeting in Douglas. In his presence, one of Frank Antenori’s staffers made a statement that it is “common knowledge” that Cochise County has the biggest voter fraud frequency in the state.
The staffer’s statement is utter nonsense. No prosecutions...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
In the midst of a budgetary crisis so severe that even Arizonans voted for a tax increase to keep public schools from going under, the Arizona Interscholastic Association was there to do its part.
Under the auspices of austerity, it decided to reduce the number of conferences and, hence, the number of state tournaments in all high school sports.
At the time, I thought going down from seven conferences (more than in Texas or New York),...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — A pedestrian airlifted to Tucson after being struck by a car on Highway 90 is in fair condition, hospital staff said Friday.
Shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, Charlotte Brogdon, 41, was crossing the road from the area of the Suncrest Apartments on the north side of the highway to the Circle K on the south side when she was struck near the center of the roadway, said Tracy Grady, public information officer for the Sierra...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — A man facing numerous counts of sexual conduct with a 15-year-old girl is scheduled to appear in Cochise County Superior Court next week. Robert Clark Jenkins is charged with committing 25 counts of sexual conduct between Sept. 15, 2010, and Feb. 17 of this year.
He was found incompetent for trial in July. During a hearing on Friday in Division 3 court, Judge Wallace Hoggatt scheduled another Rule 11 review hearing for Feb....
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — Organizers are gearing up to host more than 200 area students who will participate in a unique competition that has, for nearly 30 years, helped generate enthusiasm among local youths to develop the technical and professional skills they will need to be successful.
Yet the annual Computer Challenge needs many volunteers to help judge events, provide instruction and help the event run smoothly. Now is the time to get...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
HUACHUCA CITY — Tombstone High School Principal Robert Devere has been appointed as assistant superintendent of Tombstone Unified School District, but will be continuing his position as principal.
During a school board meeting on Wednesday evening in Huachuca City, the board voted to make Devere assistant superintendent, which is a position he’s already performing, according to District Superintendent Karl Uterhardt...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Larry Greenwood. Larry passed away peaceful on Feb. 9, 2012, at the Copper Queen Hospital in Bisbee. He was born May 11, 1950. A full obituary will follow in a later edition.
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — The number of Republicans who are interested in the GOP nomination to replace resigned Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is now at five.
The most recent candidate is retired Air Force Col. Martha McSally, who brings a reputation of being a women’s rights leader in the military — overturning an American requirement that female military personnel had to wear Muslim clothing when off-base in Saudi Arabia...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — A Sierra Vista man was convicted of numerous child pornography counts at the conclusion of a jury trial on Friday in Cochise County Superior Court.
Joseph Lawrence Dixon, 69, was found guilty of 24 counts of knowingly possessing, electronically transmitting, exchanging or receiving any visual depiction in which a minor under the age of 15 is engaged in exploitive exhibition or other sexual conduct, between January of...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — If you are an artist, writer, poet, actor or musician, get over to the Copper Queen Library and add your name and talents to the timeline well-known artist Judy Perry has created called “Bisbee History of the Arts: 1965 to the present.”
Perry was asked to speak on the development of her many artistic, musical and acting talents over the years. She got the idea that it would be pretty cool to bring together those...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — A Cochise County Superior Court judge on Friday denied a motion to reduce the bond for a man who allegedly shot two men near Bisbee.
Adolfo Noel Ruiz Jr., 29, is charged with attempting to cause the death of Chris Rogers and Mauro Moreno without premeditation on Jan. 1.
He is also charged with aggravated assault for shooting Rogers two times and aggravated assault for shooting Moreno once. Ruiz is currently held on $150,...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
On Feb. 5, 2012, Soon-Ja Hatcher, a resident of Sierra Vista, Ariz., for 23 years, passed away. She was preceded in death by her cherished husband, Jimmy Allen Hatcher, who passed away Dec. 18, 2004.
She is survived by her children, John Hatcher, Tina and James Jackson; grandchildren, Danielle and David Weinberg, Brandon and Justin Pascual, Ashley, JJ, and Kaylee Hatcher, Hailee Jackson, and Jamie Way; and great-grandchildren,...
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Feb 11 2012 - 12:01am
Barbara Gail (Blackmore) Anders, age 49, of Buckeye, Ariz., found peace after her short battle with cancer on Wedesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Barbara was raised in Sierra Vista, Ariz., and after her husband finished his Army service in Germany she moved to the Phoenix valley, which was her home for approximately 20 years.
Barbara is survived by her husband of 30 years, Raymond Dean Anders; her children, Racheal, Kevin, Lindsey, Beth, and Kimi...
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Feb 10 2012 - 11:57pm
PRESCOTT VALLEY — At the same time, on different mats, Buena’s two best bets at a state title went down to defeat and were knocked to the consolation bracket.
Junior Brian Powers, ranked second after cruising to a title at sectionals last week, won by fall in his first match against Kiernan Bates of Brophy Prep, but in the quarterfinals of the 160 class, ran into seventh-seeded Adam Razo of Yuma Cibola.
Though Powers...
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Feb 10 2012 - 7:44pm
CANTER (Cochise Area Network of Therapeutic Equestrian Resources) is holding a fund raising dinner dance, “Hearts and Horses,” on Feb. 11 at the Elks Lodge in Sierra Vista. The night out will include dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Music will be by Sally and Clayton. To buy your $40 ticket to support therapeutic riding for those with disabilities or to donate to the Silent Auction, please call Marcia at 459-4868.
The Mule...
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Feb 10 2012 - 7:08am
An adult woman has been flown to a Tucson hospital after she was struck by a car on a stretch of highway under safety review by the state transportation department.
Sierra Vista police responded to Highway 90 near the intersection of Rainbow Way shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday.
“It happened right in front of the Circle K,” said Cpl. Brian Sebastian.
The woman was struck by a mid-sized sedan heading westbound on...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:10am
Cochise County and Bisbee High School are getting ready to kick off the state’s 100th birthday party on Feb. 14.
A centennial reception will be held at the county complex on Melody Lane beginning at 1 p.m. at the county treasurer’s office, and ending with a bang as the Bisbee Fire Department blasts off fireworks to honor Arizona’s birthday.
BHS principal Lisa Holland said her mother, Snoody Borowieck, a Bibsee alumnus...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
I would like to answer the several questions by Marcia Devere in her letter to the editor on “Tombstone water line is historic.” Yes, we do use water from the canyon as other owners of this homestead property have done so since 1903. And, no, we will not donate this homestead to the Nature Conservancy as you suggested, but instead will pay county property taxes, continue to open it up to...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:10am
Joint Task Force North will be deploying military personnel and equipment starting in mid-February to support the U.S. Border Patrol in southern Arizona and New Mexico, according to a Tucson Sector press release issued Thursday.
The ongoing collaboration between Customs and Border Protection and JTF-North supports the mission of the Border Patrol while providing training for the military, the release states.
The units and equipment...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:10am
What’s the perfect, low cost gift for your Valentine?
How about developing a practice of offering up spontaneous kisses? That’s romantic.
In the long run, holding your loved ones’ hand and giving them quick hugs could be more valuable than any box of chocolates, greeting card or bunch of flowers.
That’s because these simple physical expressions of affection are part of the profound mystery of touch. We have...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:10am
We have to admit the city’s early returns on its goal of changing the behavior of drivers at the intersection of Fry Boulevard and 7th Street is promising.
Monday, Sierra Vista Police Chief Ken Kimmel gave a year-to-year comparison of the number of red light violations and collisions at the crossing, with 2011 looking slightly better than 2010.
As Kimmel and Mayor Rick Mueller both noted, the early results are not a solid...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
The Buena High School Denominator Math Club would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their generous donations to the fourth annual Taste of Chocolate fundraiser. The local businesses are: Outback Steak House, Pizza Hut Bistro, Landmark Café, Bread Basket, Applebee’s, Heavenly Chocolates, McDonald’s restaurant on Highway 92, Scholtzsky’s, Food City, Safeway, Crafted Luxuries, and Myrna...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:10am
When walking the trails around the San Pedro House, you will encounter many plants, both native and nonnative. One of the most interesting ones is the “pigweed.”
Whether or not one considers Amaranthus palmeri, also known as “pigweed” or “carelessweed,” a weed, depends on which definition one uses for “weed.” The person who prides himself or herself on having a well-groomed garden of...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:10am
Ron Barber, the former district manager for Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, announced Thursday he will be seeking to fill the three-term congresswoman’s Arizona Congressional District 8 seat.
And, another Democrat — Dr. Matt Heinz — who earlier announced his candidacy to replace the unexpired congresswoman’s term, will be ending his campaign for the CD8 special election but will continue to seek the newly-...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:10am
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public assistance with an ongoing investigation into two recent shootings in the Sierra Vista area.
On Thursday, the sheriff’s office released information detailing two shootings that investigators believe to be connected.
The first occurred at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29 at a house in the 4600 block of Rodeo Drive, south of Sierra Vista. The residents...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:10am
With continued budget cuts hitting the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Geological Survey, the cost of monitoring 42 stream and well gauges in and around the San Pedro Riparian Conservation Area could fall to the Upper San Pedro Partnership.
During the monthly membership meeting Wednesday, Bruce Gungle, USGS, explained that the monitors had not been attended since last fall, which means several months of important data have been...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:10am
The owners of Kings Ranch at Coronado subdivision received unanimous approval of the Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission to increase the density of the new conservation development on Highway 92 in Hereford.
Beverly Wilson, interim planning manager, explained during Wednesday’s meeting that the developers were granting the county more than 11 acres out of 840 acres for right of way access on the eastern side of the property...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:09am
GLENDALE (AP) — Shane Doan and the Phoenix Coyotes just want to keep their momentum going. They’ll worry about the standings later.
Doan scored a power-play goal at 3:05 of overtime and Phoenix beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Thursday night for its fourth straight victory. The win moved the Coyotes into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 27 games left in the regular season.
“This is...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:06am
Chase Budinger and the Houston Rockets’ reserves roughed up the Phoenix Suns.
Budinger scored 12 points while playing a team-high 31 points and starter Luis Scola had 16 points to help the Rockets outlast the Phoenix Suns 96-89 on Thursday night.
“The first half, we played so well,” said Patrick Patterson, who had 14 points in a backup role.
“We thought in the second half we could go out there and...
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Feb 10 2012 - 12:03am
Arizona rejiggered roles from a season ago, shifting players to new positions and responsibilities without Derrick Williams to rely on.
Three months into the season, the Wildcats are finally starting to feel comfortable with who they are and where they’re supposed to be — and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Jessie Perry scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, Solomon Hill had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and...
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Feb 9 2012 - 11:52pm
PRESCOTT VALLEY — All wrestlers from Bisbee were eliminated on the first day at the Division IV State Wrestling Championships at the Toyota Center in Prescott Valley on Thursday.
Tombstone’s Tyler Francisco remains alive for a third-place finish.
For Bisbee, Jacob Rice-Stewart went in to the 113-pound class as the No. 16 seed with a 19-22 record and lost to top-ranked Ryder Nielsen of St. Johns, who was 34-2 by a 17-0 ...
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Feb 9 2012 - 11:50pm
SIERRA VISTA — With the likes of Sunnyside, Ironwood Ridge, Corona del Sol and Chandler in the field, last weekend’s Division I Section II was supposed to be the toughest sectional in the state.
But for Buena junior Brian Powers, it was little more than a walk in the park, as he pinned all four of his opponents — including a pin in the opening minute of the championship match against Chandler’s Daniel Savage...
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Feb 9 2012 - 9:09pm
Choosing a college major is one of the most difficult decisions students will face in their academic careers. That’s why Cochise College is hosting events to help high school and college students learn about the wide array of available career programs located close to home and find the direction that’s best suited for them.
Meet Your Major and High School Expo events will be held Monday, Feb. 13 at the Sierra Vista Campus...
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Feb 9 2012 - 9:07pm
The Rev. Willie L. Coleman, Sr. is the new Pastor at the Greater Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, located in Huachuca City. Willie L. Coleman Sr. was born Feb. 13, 1956, in Chattanooga, Tenn., to Reverend Charlie Vester and Willie Mae Coleman. He acknowledged Christ as his Savior at the age of 12 and commences his walk with the Lord. Reverend Coleman answered the call of God to preach the gospel in March of 1986 after running from the...
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Feb 9 2012 - 9:05pm
Sierra Vista
School District
Buena High School
Buena’s math department has a lot of options for the fourth year of math that is required by the Arizona Department of Education for classes 2013 and beyond. The school offers one semester classes in financial literacy and statistics. In addition, they offer pre-calculus as a yearlong course, modeling (I and II) which covers linear and quadratic modeling each semester, and...
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Feb 9 2012 - 9:04pm
Goldfish are more than the snack that smiles back for Tombstone High School’s Agriculture students. With the addition of live fish to the Agriculture class, students are getting a hands-on approach to the study of Aquaculture. Using goldfish and tilapia, students are learning about the symbiotic relationship which plants and animals can have. Students are raising fish and using their waste water to grow plants such as...
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Feb 9 2012 - 9:01pm
SIERRA VISTA — Bullying is an issue that seems to have been around forever, but with the invention of the Internet more kids are going online to target their victims. Two Buena High School seniors have taken it upon themselves to fight back against these bullies by starting a Facebook page named Smile Buena.
Smile Buena was formed in retaliation to a Myspace page named Buena High’z Burn Page. The burn page has since been...
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Feb 9 2012 - 8:57pm
Carey Falter kicks off her book promotion tour on Feb. 18 in Bisbee at Atalanta’s Music and Books, 38 Main St., from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Her next stop is at Hastings Books Music and Video, 3758 E. Fry Blvd, Sierra Vista on March 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“Rising Above Enron” highlights the struggles of 12 former employees who were laid off before, during, and after the bankruptcy on Dec. 2, 2001.
“When...
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Feb 9 2012 - 8:56pm
The excitement is building for this year’s 5th Anniversary “Men Who Cook” event on Feb. 25. The Symphony League has announced the return of Women Judges to this fundraiser to add to the fun and suspense.
The judges are Vicki Gilbert, owner of Pizzeria Mimosa; Leah Davies, President of the Sierra Vista Women’s Club; Amanda Ballie, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce; Kathy Orchekowsky, president of the...
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Feb 9 2012 - 8:55pm
It’s time for the Bisbee After 5 Gallery and Shop Walk. Join us Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. for a unique shopping experience. More than 25 galleries and shops keep their doors open, offering special discounts, refreshments and entertainment. Featured this month is “Centennial Celebration” — Bisbee’s Celebration of the Arizona Centennial. In addition to free horse...
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Feb 9 2012 - 8:52pm
For the past two years, Yvonne Urias has been working and taking classes to complete her nursing prerequisites. In May of 2013, she will achieve her dream of becoming a registered nurse — something she never thought she would be able to afford without the help of Sierra Vista Regional Health Center’s Auxiliary scholarship.
“I strongly believe that rural communities need medical staff like nurses within reach....
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Feb 9 2012 - 8:44pm
“For the Love of Music” presents The Gabriel Ayala Trio on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 3 and 8 p.m.
The concerts will be at The Bisbee Woman’s Club, 7 Ledge Ave., Quality Hill, Old Bisbee.
Ticket will be available at the door for $10. Students through high school are free.
For further information please call 432-7217 or 400-5123.
Last year when Gabriel Ayala, guitarist, performed in Bisbee, his solo concerts...
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Feb 9 2012 - 8:43pm
The Arizona Folklore Preserve, in partnership with the University of Arizona South, presents Gaylan Taylor on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Taylor’s first paid gig as a folk singer came at the age of 14, in Phoenix. After several successes in the 1960s, Taylor became a member of the prestigious folk group, The New Christy Minstrels, performing with them from 1970-71.
One career highlight for Taylor was as leader of Glenn...
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Feb 9 2012 - 8:42pm
Starting this week
‘the vow’ (PG-13): Paige and Leo (Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum) are a happy newlywed couple whose lives are changed by a car accident that puts Paige in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, Paige has no memory of Leo, a confusing relationship with her parents (Sam Neill and Jessica Lange), and an ex-fiancé (Scott Speedman) she may still have feelings for. Despite these complications, Leo...
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Feb 9 2012 - 8:41pm
SIERRA VISTA — Authors from across Arizona will be in Sierra Vista on Saturday to sign, sell and discuss their books.
About 35 authors will be on hand at “Memoir to Mystery,” a book fair that covers a variety of genres including everything from Christian romance to spine-tingling thrillers, according to Rebecca Dahlke, author coordinator. The free event begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. in the Mona Bishop Meeting...
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Feb 9 2012 - 8:38pm
Dillon’s NightClub: 6415 E. Highway 90, Sierra Vista, 458-8209. Wednesday, $2 well drinks, $2 domestic beers, free pool, all night; Thursday, un-country night, 2 for 1 drinks until midnight, dance music with DJ Eddie; weekends, country and dance music, $2 well drinks, $2 domestic beers until 10 p.m., all weekend.
Landmark Cafe: Call 459-4624 for reservations.
Trattoria Ragazzi Italian Restaurant: 268 W. Fry Blvd...
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Feb 9 2012 - 3:59pm
I worked as a journalist in Asia for 15 years. First in Nepal, where I was the NBC Radio Correspondent for Nepal. At that time, not much news, but stunning scenery in a wonderfully complex cultural melange — the great highway across which the Aryan and Mongoloid races crossed on trade expeditions.
Then I was based in Hong Kong, while I worked as a broadcaster and travel writer almost everywhere between India and China....
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Feb 9 2012 - 2:41pm
SIERRA VISTA — Ron Barber, former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ district manager, announced today he will be seeking to fill the three-term congresswoman’s Arizona Congressional District 8 seat.Barber told the Herald/Review, three weeks ago Giffords asked him to consider running in the special election and after much though and discussions with his wife and other family members he decided to seek election for...
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Feb 9 2012 - 2:38pm
SIERRA VISTA — Joint Task Force North will be deploying military personnel and equipment starting in mid-February to support the U.S. Border Patrol in southern Arizona and New Mexico, according to a Tucson Sector press release today.The ongoing collaboration between Customs and Border Protection and JTF-North supports the important mission of the Border Patrol while providing training missions for the military, the release stated.The units...
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Feb 9 2012 - 8:10am
Two big shows this week to announce. The first, Bon Iver with Feist at AVA
Amphitheatre in Tucson on Monday, April 23. The second, Madonna at US Airways Center
in Phoenix on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Look for the asterisks for other new shows added this week.
Compiled from a variety of websites
TUCSON
Friday, Feb. 10
Metropolitan Klezmer: Rialto Theatre
Sunday, Feb. 12...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:34am
DOUGLAS — Freshman forward Johnishia Welles scored 22 points, pulled down 15 rebounds, blocked three shots, and drew three charges to lift the Cochise College women’s basketball team to an 80-64 home win over South Mountain Wednesday night on the Douglas campus.
Welles’ big night in the post was especially vital after an injury to forward Mia Williams left the Apaches with just seven players who see regular playing time,...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:33am
DOUGLAS — After a two-game losing streak halted a 17-game winning streak, the Cochise College men’s basketball team is back on the winning side of things, taking care of South Mountain Community College on Wednesday, 97-88.
Cochise led 47-38 at halftime and fought off a run by the Cougars thanks to critical baskets by Matt Korcheck, who had 26 points, and Michael Maya, who led the way with 28. “We really needed that...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:31am
TUCSON — Wednesday night’s Division III, Section II opener was a matchup between the height of the Vail Empire Ravens and the quickness and athleticism of the Tombstone Yellowjackets.
Height won.
The Yellowjackets spent the first three quarters nipping at the heels of the Ravens before losing contact in the fourth quarter of a 61-43 loss.
“We didn’t play very well at all,” Tombstone head...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:24am
GILBERT — The last time Buena played in Maricopa County, a frigid start in the state semifinals against eventual state champion Mesa Mountain View took the Colts out of the game as soon as it started.
Wednesday night’s first-quarter struggles against Gilbert in the opening round of the Division I Section II Tournament were not quite as pronounced as in last year’s final four, but the Colts missed their first 11...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
The sheriff’s office has released more details regarding the single-vehicle accident on Moson Road on Tuesday that saw a vehicle strike a power pole.
A Cochise County Sheriff’s deputy in the area came upon the scene just as it was being reported by two female witnesses, said Carol Capas, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office.
The women informed the deputy that they saw the vehicle collide with the power pole near the...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
Kim was born in Tucson, Ariz., on Oct. 29, 1975, and spent her childhood in Tucson and it’s surrounding deserts, mountains and canyons.
Kim will be ever remembered as: a loving wife to Jamie C. Williams; a caring and devoted daughter to Bruce and Jo Ann Caruthers; little sister to Kerry; friend, companion and aunt to Henry and Miranda; cat mother to Princess and Precious, her favorite role!
Kim died unexpectedly...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
Donald D. Tousek, affectionately known as Trinity, 60, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away at the home of a friend on Jan. 10, 2012. He had been a resident of Sierra Vista for more than 15 years.
Trinity was born Sept. 7, 1951, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to the late Jimmie and Cecelia Tousek. Trinity attended public schools in Texas, after high school he joined the United States Army where he served in Germany and the Vietnam War and was...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
The old adage “figures lie and liars figure” never fit better when applied to the recent letter to the editor, “Democrats don’t raise the debt.” “Dutch” uses percentages to make a case that the Democrats don’t increase the debt at the rate Republicans do. Dutch uses what we call “fuzzy” math. Let’s use this analogy. Gas went from 30 cents to 60 cents, a 100...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
The Jan. 31 letter from Denise Crandall had some fairly amusing (to me) statements and questions. She questions how Dr. Silver knows what the fort’s missions are. With some Internet research, she too could know the fort’s missions. With further research, she could probably figure out which missions could be done at other military installations and which missions need this area’s unique features.
As far...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Just “some blow-back from the neighbors” about the large solar array in Old Bisbee? Did your reporter interview anyone besides the people who put them up? No doubt she noticed the protest sign on the house across the street. Did she interview the people who lived there? Or the residents of the other houses who can no longer see anything but solar panels when they look out their front windows? Did...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Governor finds windfall in the marijuana business—By the stroke of a pen authorizing legal sale of marijuana for medical purposes throughout the state, the governor has tapped into a multi-billion dollar revenue source for the state. With 1,039,443 pounds being delivered virtually free to Arizona’s doorstep daily, perhaps the governor will divert the millions in the faltering border fence fund to...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
Linguists must be having a field day with the debate currently raging before the state Senate Judiciary Committee.
Members voted 6-2 on Monday to refer a ballot initiative that would eliminate public financing of candidate campaigns.
The measure was originally adopted in 1998 as the “Clean Elections Act,” and allows taxpayers to deduct donations to a fund that is available to candidates running for office.
The idea...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
Sierra Vista police
Monday, Feb. 6, 2012
8:30 a.m. Two 16-year-old women were referred and released for threatening/intimidating after police received a complaint from a resident in the 2800 block of Sun Crest Drive. The 16-year-olds were contacted at Buena High School.
1:18 p.m. A resident in the 700 block of South Carmichael Avenue reported domestic violence but refused to cooperate with an investigation. An information report...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
Arizona’s centennial offers local residents an unique opportunity to put the state’s evolution in perspective, to look back on its traditions and heritage, while also pondering its future. But, like any birthday, it also calls for a party.
Area residents are invited to Veterans’ Memorial Park on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to take part in a day of festivities honoring the state’s 100th birthday, which takes place...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
Why was it buried?
Why were three feathers in the metal cylinder?
Why was a copy of the Aug. 30, 1932, issue of The Bisbee Daily Review in the container?
Why weren’t there other items inside the heavy tube?
Was it even a time capsule?
The answer is — well the answers may never be known.
It was about a year ago when Hubert Polo Rodriguez, who was helping to clean out a home in Old Bisbee, came upon the...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
Each year after the monsoons, vegetation along the San Pedro River can store thousands of gallons of water in the floodplain alluvium and then disburse whatever the plants don’t need back into the river.
Wayne Elmore, a botanist with the BLM’s Nation Riparian Service Team (NRST), explained to members of the Upper San Pedro Partnership Wednesday the significant benefit that comes from plants that lie in, along and above the banks...
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Feb 9 2012 - 12:10am
Almost three months since the first speed and red-light enforcement camera in Sierra Vista went online, the early data shows a slight reduction in accidents.
Yet with just two months of stats ready for comparison, the anecdotal results may be encouraging from a public safety standpoint but are still far from establishing a trend.
Since the camera system on 7th Street and Fry Boulevard went live on Nov. 10 it has been activated a total...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
Roger Eldon Pease, born to Harold and Martha (Weir) Pease on July 13, 1941 in Lansing, Mich., passed away peacefully in his home on Jan. 28, 2012, surrounded by his family after battling liver cancer.
He graduated from Rodney B. Wilson High School in St. Johns, Mich., in 1960.
He lived in Huachuca City for 13 years after moving from St. Johns, Mich.
Roger retired from General Motors, Lansing, Mich., after 38 years of dedicated...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
Dorothy Lee McIver, a long-time 58-year resident of Sierra Vista and long-time educator, passed away peacefully after a long battle with dementia/Alzheimer’s at Prestige Assisted Living in Sierra Vista on Feb. 1, 2012. In her final days and hours, she was surrounded by the loving care and comfort of those who were there for her until the end.
Dorothy, also known as “Dottie” to some, was born in Norfolk, Va. in 1916. She...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
John Gray Fuller, a resident of Sierra Vista since 1988, passed away on Jan. 19, 2012.
John is preceded in death by both parents.
John is survived by his loving wife, Gloria; and two step sons, Aaron and Seth.
John was born in Los Angles, Calif., in 1941. He was a Vietnam veteran and served in the Army Reserves for 31 years. After retirement John was a proud member of Fort Huachuca’s “B” Troop....
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
Do you ever wonder about the representation we as citizens are receiving from our elected officials?
Rep. David Stevens is sponsoring a ballot referendum that aims to dramatically curtail the ability of any governmental entity from securing a vote of the public to raise taxes at the ballot box.
His bill, HCR 2043 (tax increases; ballots; vote requirement), would require any ballot measure that called for a tax increase to...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
Quote of the day: “I had a match, but she had a lighter; I had a flame, but she had a fire; I was bright, but she was much brighter; I was high, but she was the sky.”
— Lyrics from “Mexico”
by John McCrea of the band Cake
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Inside Tuesday’s newspaper was another edition of The Pegasus, the Buena High School newspaper put together by students at the school under the able guidance of instructor...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
Suzanne Denise Zimmerman, 49, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 4, 2012, from a rare blood disorder. She has lived in the Sierra Vista/Bisbee area since 2001.
She will be terribly missed by her husband, Tim Zimmerman; and four children, Brian Fike, 27, Jeffery Zimmerman, 22, Cathleen Zimmerman, 17, and Sarah Sutinen, 13. She also leaves behind two sisters, Ruth Turcotte and Karen Birdsong; her parents, Delmar and Leona Pick; and...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
I would just like to thank our local fire department for a service I did not even know they had. At around 3 a.m. this morning, my dog awoke me, only to find there was a snake in my bathroom. I quietly, “freaked out,” as I live alone, and didn’t know what to do.
I called 911, and they passed me on to the fire department. Two gentlemen came out and assisted with the removal of my “early morning...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
So, Denise Crandall of Whetstone, where have you been hiding? Your letter on Robin Silver published Jan. 31, blew my mind. You write beautifully and I hope to hear much more from you down the road.
As for Dr. Silver, it’s high time someone took down this pretentious, self-important windbag and Crandall simply, point-by-point, took apart this environmentalist crackpot.
Suppose however, that this man succeeds in...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
Working with a special interest group, a contingent of state lawmakers has proposed legislation to collect sales tax from companies with a physical presence in Arizona.
On its surface, this might sound like an easy issue. The Arizona Retailers Association is pushing for the change, arguing that the current “loophole,” in state tax laws is costing significant revenue and jobs.
An economic impact study released by Elliott D....
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
Two different trials will be held — one in June and another in July — for three people who are accused in a child molestation case in Cochise County Superior Court.
A couple and their live-in caretaker are facing charges of luring minor(s) for sexual exploitation and committing sexual conduct with minor(s) between Feb. 1 and March 10, 2011. The victims were ages 6 and 10.
The defendants were originally supposed to go on...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
The Sierra Vista Table Tennis Club wishes to thank SSVEC, who sponsored our recent SVTTC Open Tournament.
Their donation contributed greatly to the event’s success. With their help, we were able to provide a wonderful day of recreation, friendly competition, and fellowship for table tennis players in Southeastern Arizona.
Best regards,
The Sierra Vista Table Tennis Club
Larry ...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
After a disappointing year, the adults supporting local CyberPatriot teams have a plan to set the students up for future success by creating new training opportunities.
Disappointing is a relative term, as expectations were unusually high for the Buena High School Junior Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) team that placed among the top two teams in the nation in 2011, the first year competing in the Air Force Association’s...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
A power pole was damaged after a single-vehicle accident east of Sierra Vista, though no electrical service was disrupted, a spokesman for Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative said Tuesday.
The accident occurred around 3:25 p.m. near the intersection of Moson Road and Highway 90.
The pole was “basically destroyed” by the impact, said Wayne Crane, media relations manager for SSVEC. However, there was enough support in...
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Feb 8 2012 - 12:10am
Although it does not always seem like it, babies are hungry for much more than just food. Their brains are developing at an incredible rate and need active stimulation to evolve the skills that will set them up for a successful life.
“Believe it or not, they start learning to read at birth,” said Morgan Sallee, youth services librarian at the Sierra Vista Public Library. That’s why the library has expanded its free weekly...
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Feb 7 2012 - 11:59pm
A federal court ruling Tuesday overturning California’s ban on gay marriage could provide the legal fodder to overturn a similar voter-approved constitutional amendment here.
In a split decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the California measure violates a provision of the U.S. Constitution which guarantees equal rights to all. Judge Stephen Reinhardt, writing for the majority, said the sole purpose of Proposition 8...
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Feb 7 2012 - 11:42pm
The Arizona Interscholastic Association’s new state qualifying system has the boys basketball teams from Buena and Tombstone High Schools facing high stakes heading into their first-ever sectional tournaments that open tonight at neutral locations.
The Buena boys, with a record in power point counting games of 15-3 are ranked sixth in all of Division I. The top eight seeds in the 24-team tournament get first-round byes, but Buena may...
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Feb 7 2012 - 11:41pm
GILBERT — When Buena and Dobson met in Sierra Vista one month earlier, the Colts were able to stay close despite committing 38 turnovers.
Tuesday night in the opening game of the Division I Section II tournament at Desert Ridge High School in Gilbert, the Colts were again bitten by the turnover bug, committing 30. But this time, they were chasing from the start in a 51-20 loss.
“We played catchup the whole game,”...
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Feb 7 2012 - 11:40pm
TUCSON — From the tip, the Bisbee High girls basketball team knew the Gilbert Christian Knights were a team they could play with.
But after a strong start propelled them to a 10-5 lead, the Pumas struggled mightily to sustain their energy level in a 55-45 loss in the opening game of sectionals Tuesday night at Pueblo High School.
A win would have guaranteed a spot in the state tournament for the third straight year for the Pumas...
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Feb 7 2012 - 11:47am
In a unique, non-competitive show about weight loss “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition” documents the amazing makeover of courageous, “super obese” people who, in an unprecedented 365 days, set out to safely lose half of their body weight, ultimately revealing an amazing metamorphosis. The term “super obese” is used to define those who exceed their estimated ideal weight by approximately 225 percent...
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Feb 7 2012 - 8:50am
Traffic lights are currently not functioning on the corner of Coronado and Fry Blvd. in Sierra Vista.
Police officers are on scene directing traffic. Updates as they become available.
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:50am
Continuing financial problems have prompted the layoff of 18 employees at the Southeast Arizona Medical Center in Douglas.
Monday, the center’s Chief Executive Officer, Brian Bickel, said some of the layoffs will happen immediately and the others by the first of March.
It was last July when Bickel, along with Sierra Vista Regional Health Center’s CEO Margaret Hepburn, announced a management agreement in which the Sierra...
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Yesterday (Feb 3, 2012) we learned that there were 243,000 new jobs created last month nationwide, that this pushed the unemployment figure down to 8.3 percent, the lowest since Feb 2009. What’s more, this is a continuation of a trend which has been going on since September when the unemployment was at 9.0 percent, down from 9.1 percent in August. Also, according to the Wall Street Journal, even though the government...
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Hooray for the return of musical theater to Bisbee High School! Congratulations to the school administration for recognizing the importance of the arts in our childrens’ education and to Alicia Caron and Elizabeth Henley for directing such a fine performance.
Congratulations especially to the brave and talented young people in the show’s cast and crew.
I urge everyone to look for future drama and...
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:10am
A
report issued last month by the Congressional Research Service, a highly-respected, non-partisan group that provides vital statistics to our elected officials in Washington, asserts that the number of people captured entering this country illegally during the 2011 Fiscal Year, who have been convicted of “major” crimes, is less than 1 percent.
“Major” is limited in its definition to a violent crime...
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:10am
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
8:24 a.m. A man, 21, was arrested on a valid arrest warrant after contact with Sierra Vista police in the area of Exeter Drive and Katherine Drive.
10:18 a.m. A 13-year-old boy juvenile was referred to the Juvenile Probation Office for minor consuming alcohol after contact with Sierra Vista police at Imagine Charter School.
1:20 p.m. A man, 26, was arrested on several valid arrest warrants...
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:10am
Feb. 3
2:43 a.m. A 30-pack of beer was removed from the Circle K on Hwy 92 in Sierra Vista by an unknown Caucasian male without paying.
6:07 a.m. An incident of road rage occurred in Palominas when a blue mid-size sedan pulled behind another driver and began flashing his lights, tailgating and then passing and slamming on his brakes.
7:41 a.m. Pima County Highway Department reported the theft of 20 gallons of diesel fuel from a...
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:10am
Fire conditions in the Coronado National Forest have been determined to be “above normal for significant fire potential,” a spokeswoman for the forest said Monday.
The first sizable wildfire in the Coronado this year, the Bruno Fire in the Chiricahua Mountains, burned approximately 190 acres of land last weekend and was 90 percent contained as of Monday morning.
The size of the human-caused fire had previously been reported...
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:10am
While it may not seem like it at the time, a child’s high school years are often filled with relationships and experiences that set the stage for the rest of their life.
That proved to be the case for Daniel Léo Simpson, who was among the Buena High School band members who marched in the Rose Parade in 1969. Yet he did not realize it at the time; Simpson was too busy being a teenager.
Now the former Marching Colt has had time...
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:10am
Police are seeking the public’s assistance with the investigation of a two-vehicle collision over the weekend that resulted in one woman being airlifted to a Tucson hospital.
The accident occurred shortly after 8 a.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Charleston Road and Colombo Avenue.
Cyndi WIlkins, 52, was flown to University Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries, said Tracy Grady, public information officer for...
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:01am
ATLANTA (AP) — On the eve of his 38th birthday, Steve Nash showed he can still control a game.
Nash had 24 points and 11 assists while missing only three shots, and the Phoenix Suns closed the third quarter with a 24-6 run and beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-90 on Monday night.
Nash, whose birthday is Tuesday, made nine of 12 shots — including each of his four 3-pointers.
“He’s still one of the better point...
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:01am
GLENDALE — Mike Smith stopped 30 shots, Martin Hanzal scored twice and the Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Red Wings on Monday night.
Boyd Gordon had a short-handed goal in the first period and Hanzal scored on a power play in the second for Phoenix. Detroit picked up the pressure in the third, but Smith made some difficult saves and Hanzal scored his eighth of the season into...
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Feb 7 2012 - 12:01am
SAN FRANCISCO — The Pac-12 Conference’s board of directors unanimously decided to extend the contract of Commissioner Larry Scott on Monday, giving him the opportunity to push forward with his plans to reshape the league through 2016.
All 12 university presidents who make up the board agreed to the extension.
Since taking over on July 1, 2009, Scott has overseen the conference’s expansion to include Utah and...
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Feb 6 2012 - 11:59pm
The Tombstone High School Alumni Association is hosting a Fundraiser Golf Tournament on Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Turquoise Hills Family Golf Center in Benson, Ariz., and is in search of individuals and local business leaders to help sponsor the event.
Hole Sponsorship ($100) includes a poster size advertisement on one of the holes, advertising recognition by at least 50 to 100 people, and verbal recognition at the luncheon/award ceremony...
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Feb 6 2012 - 11:59pm
The next Sierra Vista Woman’s Club meeting will be held on Feb. 7 at the Pueblo Del Sol Country Club. Meet and greet begins at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at 11:30. The speaker will be Carrie Gustavson, Director of the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum and Co-Chair of the Cochise County Arizona Centennial Committee. She will speak on “Cochise County on the Move. Women interested in membership should call Patricia Sechrest at ...
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Feb 6 2012 - 6:43pm
William J. Gorzenski, 78, passed away on February 2, 2012.
A full obituary will follow in a later edition.
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Feb 6 2012 - 2:34pm
SIERRA VISTA — The Southeast Arizona Medical Center is laying off 18 people between today and March 1, based on an announcement from the Douglas-based medical facility.SAMC entered into a five-year management agreement with the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center last year, which assisted in the review of the current personnel issue.Brian Bickel, SAMC’s chief executive officer, said the Douglas medical facility has...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:10am
LOCAL-STATE
Jan. 28
What House Speaker Andy Tobin has decided to do by re-doing the congressional district maps and putting them before the voters is nothing short of gerrymandering and it will be in the courts for years. Gerrymandering is illegal.
Gov. Brewer did what a lot of us would like to do. She speaks for all of us who are angry with Obama’s policies. While he is out and about courting the Hispanic vote, he’s thumbed his...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:10am
We will watch state lawmakers closely this week to find out whether several bills relating to firearms and others that limit the power of municipalities and counties gain any traction.
The strength of the conservative movement in Phoenix will literally run into its own principles if lawmakers move bills that increase state power at the expense of local control.
We point directly at a bill that will be discussed by the Senate Public...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
I was dismayed with your 01-28-12 headline, “Says fort, community must take responsibility.” Dr. Silver has no empirical data nor is there any way to collect such data showing the “San Pedro-destroying, groundwater dependent activity.”
His claims that the water umbel and fly catchers are endangered by pumping groundwater do not wash. Texas has de-listed the fly catcher and the umbels are thriving...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:10am
On Wednesday, the Copper Convention Center was filled with people celebrating the success of the Bisbee 1000 Great Stair Climb that provided local charities, organizations, food banks and schools with a total of $64,000 in mini-grants.
Cynthia Conroy, founder and president of the Bisbee 1000, and board members Doreen Edwards, Bonnie Finklea, Suzanne Page and Stephanie Peavey were on hand to distribute checks to 36 representatives who were...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Recently, a candidate for a seat on the Sierra Vista City Council expressed an opinion that the city should not have built the new Centennial Pavilion — particularly not during tough economic times. I disagree for several reasons. The former band shell, while serving admirably during its first couple of decades, had become very outdated by the demands of the increasing population in the region and the thriving arts...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Reason: Jan Brewer Arizona’s Rosa Parks in the OYM. How dare you. Reply: Jan Brewer Arizona’s George Wallace.
Frank A. Groppo
Tombstone
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:10am
Standing before a packed gymnasium of high school students, Daniel Hernandez talked about his experiences as a 17-year-old, going door-to-door, volunteering to work for politicians that he believed in.
Hernandez is the intern credited for saving Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ life during the horrific 2011 shooting in Tucson. He actually met Giffords in 2008 when he was volunteering for another politician, admired her as a person and...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:10am
A 42-page report released last month by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) called “Border Security: Immigration Enforcement Between Ports of Entry” says the number of people convicted of major crimes who are apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol in Fiscal 2011 was less than 1 percent.
But, some criminals with non-serious criminal records also may be coming into the United States, and others may be illegally entering by hiding...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:10am
Arizona Department of Transportation representatives will be meeting with the Sunsites/Pearce Chamber of Commerce members from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, to discuss keeping the right of way along Highway 191 clear of signs.
C.T. Revere, ADOT public communications, said in an interview that possible safety issues arising from businesses’ sandwich signs placed in ADOT’s right of way on the east side of Highway 191 led...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:01am
According to figures released by the Arizona Office of Employment and Population Statistics, adjusted for seasonality by the Cochise College Center for Economic Research, Cochise County’s unemployment rate in December declined from 8.1 to 8 percent, its lowest level since November 2009.
Statewide, the unemployment rate in December stabilized at 8.7 percent. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, national...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:01am
SCOTTSDALE — Kyle Stanley knew exactly how Spencer Levin felt.
Taking advantage of Levin’s final-round meltdown, Stanley rebounded from a devastating loss to win the Phoenix Open on Sunday, overcoming an eight-stroke deficit in a comeback as unlikely as his collapse last week at Torrey Pines. “I really feel for him, experiencing that,” Stanley said about Levin, echoing what Brandt Snedeker said about Stanley...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:01am
INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton’s little brother now.
Spot-on from beginning to end Sunday night, Eli Manning won his second NFL championship in a four-year span — and second Super Bowl MVP award — for leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots.
Manning went 30 for 40 for 296 yards, with one touchdown...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:01am
INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Brady’s two long incompletions in the final minutes, and several missed chances throughout the game cost the New England Patriots a chance at another Super Bowl victory. It also resulted in their second loss to the New York Giants in the big game in four years, 21-17 on Sunday.
“We just came up a little bit short,” Brady said. “There were some missed opportunities out there. It was a...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:01am
INDIANAPOLIS — Take that, Brady. You too, Peyton.
Eli Manning is the big man in the NFL after one-upping Tom Brady and leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Sunday’s Super Bowl — in older brother Peyton’s house, at that.
Just as Manning did four years ago when the Giants ruined New England’s perfect season, he guided them 88 yards to the decisive touchdown, which...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:01am
Dear M & M: This year I would like to be more active at craft shows. I was wondering about taking credit cards and how can I do this? – Monica
Dear Monica: Many people prefer to pay for sales transactions with credit and debit cards because it is more convenient than carrying cash. This is true in the craft business as well. When shoppers attend craft shows, they usually carry a limited amount of cash, if any, and when...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:01am
The H & R Block offices in Sierra Vista, Benson, and Bisbee announced today what it hopes will be an annual “Helping Hands” Fundraiser. Kathy and Charles Kircher, the franchisees of these offices, said “This is a win-win situation, one we’ve wanted to do for a long while, and one we’re extremely excited about!”
The way the fundraiser works is simple: For every returning H & R Block...
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Feb 6 2012 - 12:01am
Join the Cochise College Small Business Development Center for a free one-on-one opportunity to meet with local bankers about requirements for business loans.
The SBA Lending Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon in room 900 at the Sierra Vista Campus.
During this event, attendees will have the chance to listen to local bankers discuss the five C’s of lending and the realistic expectations for...
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Feb 5 2012 - 11:59pm
NOGALES — Nothing is eternal except perhaps the afterlife.
So unless you get cremated, those who have not bought plots already at Nogales City Cemetery will have to look elsewhere for a final resting place.
“There are no longer new plots available at the City of Nogales Cemetery,” said Parks and Recreation Director Marcel Bachelier in a press release on Monday.
The cemetery — flanked by Bejarano and Kitchen...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:18am
Choosing a college major is one of the most difficult decisions students will face in their academic careers. That’s why Cochise College is hosting events to help high school and college students learn about the wide array of available career programs located close to home, and find the direction that’s best suited for them.
Meet Your Major and High School Expo events will be held Feb. 13 at the Sierra Vista Campus Student Union...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:15am
Walter Simms, who was selected Student of the Month in December 2011, returned to the SV Noon Rotary Club to talk about the Rotary 4-Way Test and what it means to him. His topic was Bullying, to which he applied the Rotary 4-Way Test.
Is it the truth? Yes it is true because there are many types of bullying which exist everywhere and must be recognized in order to take action against bullying. Is it fair? Because it is not fair, we have to...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:13am
Cupid was sharpening his arrows from dawn to dusk, getting ready for the big day just around the corner. Sweethearts were making plans to be holding each other when his arrows struck. Single hearts were beating unsteadily in anxious hope that one of his arrows might find them.
All for the hope of saying and hearing those words, those three, simple words that catapult the lives of men, beasts, flowers, and perhaps even the stars. Those three...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:10am
A bad economy, improved fuel efficiency and vehicles that last longer offer something of a “perfect storm” for the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Kathy Boyle, the public affairs officer for the agency, told the Sierra Vista Chamber of Commerce last week that unless new revenue sources are identified, or existing sources generate more money, ADOT could fall $60 billion short of the cash it needs to maintain...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:10am
First off, don’t forget that the 19th annual High Desert Gardening and Landscaping Conference is coming up on Feb. 16 and 17 at the Windemere Hotel and Conference Center.
The registration form is available online at: http://ag.arizona.edu/cochise/mg/nnlpdf/2012%20regis.pdf. You can also call (520) 458-8278, extension 2141.
This conference is a great place to learn about gardening, landscaping, and the environment, plus you’...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:10am
Veterans come in many sizes and shapes, and from many conflicts and peace time, but what they all have in common in this economy is making ends meet.
What happens when the rent is due, utilities are about to be turned off or someone that you depend on dies and your income seems to vanish? Boots For Our Troops Foundation is a Arizona statewide charity that has been filling many of these gaps.
There is a Military Family Relief Fund, but...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:10am
In previous columns I have talked about the Chamber opening up some of its events to non-member businesses and organizations.
While our members remain our priority, and reap the most benefit from supporting the Chamber, we realize that the strength of our local economy also lies beyond our affiliates.
And that is why we are inviting all local businesses to participate in two important upcoming events.
On Saturday, Feb. 25, we will...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:10am
I like color in my garden, even in winter, when most of my trees have lost their leaves and everything looks drab, a little color splash make the garden look happy.
Of course, I have the usual containers planted with pansies, geraniums, petunias and sweet alyssum. But I also grow desert-adapted plants that bloom here in winter like Carolina jessamine and Primrose jasmine that keep the butterflies and the bees happy on a sunny winter...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:10am
Two weeks ago, the National Sheriffs Association convened its annual winter meeting in Washington D.C.
We generally hold this meeting to coincide with members of Congress coming back to the jobs we expect them to pay attention to. Sadly, the Senate was still mostly adjourned and the majority of House members were still back home. I am writing you, not to disparage Congress, but to bring new attention to the outrageous and atrocious antics...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:10am
Dorothy L. McIver, 95, longtime educator and 58-year resident of Sierra Vista, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at noon at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, 800 N. Taylor Drive, Sierra Vista with Father Gregory Adolf as the celebrant.
Private family interment will be at the Post Cemetery, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., where she will be laid to rest with her husband, ...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
With regard to “America” Love it or leave it, “God bless America and everyone in it!”
Through the years, I have encountered several times at ball games or attendance for other things, where people would not hold their hand over their heart during the anthem, etc. This upset me because I was taught the opposite. My father Stephen C. Chartier was reported MIA-POW during Vietnam era, 1969.
I was...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
When my family came to Cochise County in the early 1870s it was pretty unsettled and often lawless. Much blood was spilled over land and water rights. Many hearty pioneers stayed and tamed the West, building our wonderful state using laws rather than violence to sort out their land and water issues.
Some local residents today would have us cast aside those protective laws and return to lawless times. The eco-terrorism...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:10am
In ordinary circumstances, the most politically safe and easy course of action is to do nothing. On the other hand, it’s especially risky to foment actions that would alter the outcomes of voter initiatives. In the case of the Redistricting Commission, it’s important to conclude one way or another whether the intent and desires of the voters have been violated. If they have been, we should provide voters the mechanism with which to...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:10am
Angels have no philosophy but love.
Terri Guillemets, on Jan. 28, 2012, our beloved “Angel,” Nancy Louise Riley-Shute born in Gardena, Calif., was called home by the angels.
Nancy, 48, the daughter of Richard and Hilda Riley, was a kind and gentle soul with a free spirit.
Nancy also leaves behind her partner of 15 years, Lori Lundberg. Nancy was the youngest of five children and survived by Maryann,...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:08am
Liliana Nicole Jackson was born on Jan. 12, 2012, to Chris and Elena Jackson of Sierra Vista, Ariz.
The 19 3/4-inch baby weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces.
Maternal grandparent is Debra Hernandez of Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Paternal grandparents are Tod and Cheryl Linendoll and Bill Jackson of Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Sibling is Ysabella Jackson.
Crystal Sophia Cutaia was born on Jan. 16, 2012, to Christopher and...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:07am
Tom and Diana Andrew of Sierra Vista, Ariz., are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Jonathan Andrew, to Lindsay Cheney, daughter of Candi Cheney of Wichita, Kans., and D.H. Cheney of Newton, Kans.
Jonathan graduated from Buena High School in 2000 and the University of Arizona with a degree in computer engineering, with minors in math and electrical engineering, and is currently completing his master of history degree. He...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:04am
Megan Marie Harper and Aaron Richard Casas were married Oct. 29, 2011, by Father Tony Vilano at the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas.
The bride is the daughter of James and Karen Harper of Sierra Vista, Ariz. Megan is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree from the Eller School of Business. She is employed by HealthSpring.
The groom is the son of Richard Casas and Margie Ramon of San...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:01am
On Saturday, the Arizona Interscholastic Association released the brackets for the high school basketball sectional tournaments.
The Buena boys basketball team, which wrapped up a 15-3 resumé in power point counting games, wound up the No. 4 seed in Division I, Section II. On Wednesday at 5:45 p.m., the Colts open sectional play at Mesquite High School in Gilbert as the designated home team against Gilbert High, which comes in also with a...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — One Republican believes his legislative experience will give him the edge in a special congressional race while another GOP hopeful thinks his narrow loss to a former congresswoman in 2010 will make him the winner.
Although two candidates for the GOP nod to run for a vacant congressional seat were basically nice in their comments about each other, there was a dig from one about the other having moved to Texas and...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:01am
TOMBSTONE — As the long procession of horse-drawn wagons and riders traveled down Allen Street on Saturday, men solemnly removed their hats and cameras flashed. The town fell silent while locals gathered for a walkdown, a final tribute to Gayle Dean Bell.
A riderless horse bearing the symbolic empty saddle with reversed boots was led by Lydia Bell, the woman once married to Gayle, a longtime Tombstone resident and highly...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:01am
Throughout their decade of dominance, I despised the New England Patriots for all the reasons you’d expect.
I despised Bill Bellichick for being the antisocial, covert strongman whose “Spygate” scandal and fraudulent injury reports were the least of his sins. I despised the way veteran players would flock to New England for less money to win a cheap ring, and the way New England became a default rehab center for egocentric...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:01am
MESA — Buena junior Brian Powers pinned each and every opponent on his way to being crowned Division III, Section II champion at 160 pounds Saturday at Skyline High School.
In the championship bout, Powers pinned his Chandler High opponent in less than a minute.
“Considering this is one of the toughest sectionals in the state, he did a great job,” Buena head coach Mark Dannels said. “Even the referees and some...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — With more boots, belts, and buckles than you could fit in a ten gallon hat, the Saturday performances for the 20th Annual Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering turned Buena High School into a bustling display of Western culture and history.
And with parking at a premium, upward of 3,000 people visited Buena throughout the course of the day to take in the sights and sounds of the Old West.
“And It...
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Feb 5 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — New candidates for Cochise County elected offices are working to collect the required signatures for their names to go on the ballot in the Primary Election on Aug. 28.
In the Board of Supervisors races, Stephen Michael McDiarmid (R) and Jeff Harris (D) will face off against District 2 incumbent Ann English. For the District 3 seat, Linda Nunez (R) is running against incumbent Richard Searle (R). So far, District 1...
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Feb 4 2012 - 11:59pm
Sierra Vista United Methodist Church (SVUMC) will hold its 8th Annual Western Heritage on Feb. 5. This special Sunday recalls the bold men and women who built the Old West. All services will feature special music by the SVUMC Choir, the Sugartones, Thunder Mountain 4, Desert Song, The Cochise Chordsmen, and the Arthritis Brothers. The message will be in the unique form of a western drama, presented via old-time radio format. Wear western...
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Feb 4 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — Surrounded by an entourage of close friends and his wife, Agatha, today Norman W. Stimson is celebrating a milestone very few people reach.
Stimson is 100 years old.
Born Feb. 2, 1912, in Jersey City, Stimson was raised in Portland, Maine. He is a WWII Marine Corps veteran and full of stories about life’s experiences and the marines. He may be a centenarian, but Stimson has an amazing memory and is able to...
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Feb 4 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — Keyghan Burns is once again making moves in the film industry by being cast as Jack in the upcoming animated feature film “The Abandoned State,” which is being adapted from a graphic novel. Burns has starred in many small films around Arizona and is now branching out to do his first voice over work for this Tim Burton style dramatic, gothic film.
The film and graphic novel are being written by Teresa...
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Feb 4 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
The Democrats are constantly accused of practicing “tax and spend” policies and politics. The facts are different. Under President Obama we now have the lowest effective tax rate. Lower than under Presidents Bush (II), Clinton, Bush (I) and Reagan. At the same time the accumulation of debt (debt ceiling) has slowed under President Obama.
President Reagan first started deficit spending with a vengeance. He...
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Feb 4 2012 - 12:10am
Jan. 27
10:15 a.m. A Douglas man, 42, was charged with possession of marijuana for sale and transportation of marijuana for sale.
10:15 a.m. An Agua Prieta, MX man, 30, was charged with possession/use of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale and transportation of marijuana for sale.
11:44 a.m. A Willcox man, 48, was charged with burglary 2nd degree, theft – deprive of property and possession of burglary ...
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Feb 4 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
The recent popular topic of conversation, even among relative strangers, has been the installation of solar panels at the mouth of Wood Canyon, in Bisbee. I think I can speak for a number of people who all feel the collection of solar energy in Arizona is a positive. However, this installation, which I have heard described as looking like a NORAD site, bears no resemblance to those relatively unobtrusive panels that have been...
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Feb 4 2012 - 12:10am
There was a day when kids being outside was as natural as butter on bread.
But times change and what kids define as fun and adventurous changes with the times.
Today it’s video games, smartphones, social media and computers.
For many in their teen years, “outside” is a place between trips to the mall, a friend’s house, or an illustrated landscape in the newest role-playing game.
That reality must have...
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Feb 4 2012 - 12:10am
As defense budgets grew over the past decade, Congress shrugged off complaints of runaway military health costs and blocked every proposal from the Bush administration to raise TRICARE fees sharply on retirees.
Defense budgets have stopped rising, however, and Defense officials today are sounding more confident that Congress will follow last October’s $5-a-month bump in TRICARE Prime enrollment fees for working-age retirees with more...
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Feb 4 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — The Gardens at Mile High Ranch, a secluded bed and breakfast, is the latest Bisbee business to go solar thanks to a grant from the federal government.
Maggie Kohenak said Friday that the installation of the four solar panels was completed more than a week ago by the Safford solar company SunPumps.
These panels are adjusted manually to take advantage of the sun’s position as it moves from season to season. In the...
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Feb 4 2012 - 12:01am
Truda (Gray) Fail was born on Nov. 30, 1931, in Hall County, Texas. Her parents were Wheeler and Minnie (Bartlett) Gray. She grew up in Anson, Texas, where she attended high school, graduating in 1949. There she excelled in tennis, playing in the state championship games her senior year. She attended Hardin-Simmons University and at the age of 19, married Eulan Thomas (Tom) Fail. Shortly thereafter she assumed the role of an army wife for...
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Feb 4 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — It’s official; The 20th Annual Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering is here.
And with performances throughout the day today along with headliner performances tonight and Sunday afternoon, there is still time to take in the sights, sounds, history and adventure that made the West what we know it to be.
Held in conjunction with the state centennial and with the blessing of Gov. Jan Brewer, who...
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Feb 4 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA —With an eye toward prioritizing possible projects and studies, the Upper San Pedro Partnership has agreed to design a spreadsheet that will rank each effort.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Gila District Manager Tom Dabbs offered a beginning template to the USPP members at last week’s executive committee meeting. It included project or study contacts, the agency or group making the request, project name and summary...
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Feb 4 2012 - 12:01am
It is not easy, to grow up. How does a self-centered infant who observes only a blooming, buzzing world develop into an adult with adult responsibility, authority, and maturity? Sierra Vista Sunrise Rotary (meeting at 6:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Windemere) helps by annually sending several local students to an M.L.K. weekend for leadership training. The other three Sierra Vista Rotary Clubs also support this activity.
This year we sent 10...
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Feb 4 2012 - 12:01am
SIERRA VISTA — Decreasing revenue from fuel sales as well as several vehicle-related fees have greatly reduced the state’s transportation infrastructure budget, leaving the Arizona Department of Transportation with a projected revenue gap of more than $60 billion over the next 25 years, a spokeswoman for the department told members of the local chamber of commerce this week.
Kathy Boyle said that ADOT would be holding...
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Feb 3 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — Approximately 60 state fire crews are working to contain a 250-acre wild fire in the Chiricahua Mountains.
The Bruno Fire, which is said to be 70 percent contained, was first reported at 3:27 p.m. Thursday and is located south of Bruno Canyon on the southwest side of the mountain range, the Coronado National Forest reported on Friday.
The fire is described as “creeping and smoldering in brush and grass,...
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Feb 3 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — A woman who allegedly embezzled nearly $1 million from her former employer, Sierra Vista Internal Medicine, is now scheduled for a jury trial in August in Cochise County Superior Court.
Angelina Michelle Lopez, 34, was involved in numerous unauthorized payments totaling $967,166, between Aug. 1, 2005, and Dec. 31, 2009.
She was scheduled for a change of plea hearing on Friday in Division 3 court but the parties are still...
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Feb 3 2012 - 11:59pm
Motorists on Interstate 10 near Benson will encounter daytime lane restrictions Wednesday (Feb. 8) through Friday (Feb. 10) while the Arizona Department of Transportation continues construction of a new section of eastbound lanes near the State Route 90 interchange.
The left lane closures will be in effect for one mile west of the SR 90 overpass (Exit 302) in both directions from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day to allow ADOT crews to safely...
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Feb 3 2012 - 11:59pm
BISBEE — A Cochise County Superior Court judge on Friday upheld the decision of a Justice of the Peace who convicted a man of disorderly conduct, threatening and intimidating, and assault.
Glenn Spencer, president of American Border Patrol, a nongovernmental border watch group based in Hereford, was found guilty of the charges in February of 2011.
Justice Court Precinct 1 Judge David Morales fined him about $1,300 and sentenced...
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Feb 3 2012 - 11:00pm
DOUGLAS — Kellen Maruffo had a pair of game-winning RBIs to help bail the Cochise College baseball team out of a nine-error day in a sweep of El Paso Community College in the Apaches’ home openers.
Maruffo, a freshman first baseman from Tucson’s Sabino High, broke open a 5-5 tie with two out in the bottom of the sixth of the first game, with a two-run double that made Jacob Potts, who came on in relief of starter Braulio...
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Feb 3 2012 - 10:59pm
ST. DAVID — If the scores of their last two games are any indication, the Tombstone Yellowjackets are heading to the postseason at the top of their game.
Friday night, Tombstone closed out the regular season with a 64-29 win at St. David.
Seniors Orlando Galvez and Dom Bonilla scored 19 apiece to lead the way and Anthoney Prestly had 11. Tyler Prestly and William Braswell contributed nine apiece.
Tombstone led 20-9...
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Feb 3 2012 - 10:58pm
SIERRA VISTA — A short-handed Buena girls basketball team called up two junior varsity players on Friday and thumped visiting Desert View 63-21 in the final game of the regular season.
Dominique Carpenter led the Colts with 16 points and Denesia Smith followed with 13. Genesha Gourdine scored eight, as did Arianna Anderson, one of the junior varsity players called up to fill the void left by starting forward Nidja Thomas, who did not...
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Feb 3 2012 - 10:57pm
After one day of their respective sectional tournaments, the wrestling teams from Buena and Bisbee High have about as many wrestlers still alive and one win from a state tournament ticket as could have been expected.
At Skyline High School in Mesa, the Buena wrestling team finds itself ninth out of 16 of some of the toughest teams in the state at the halfway point. Individually, four Colt wrestlers are still in the hunt. Three of them...
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Feb 3 2012 - 10:56am
SIERRA VISTA — Approximately 60 state fire crews are working to contain a 200-acre wild fire in the Chiricahua Mountains.
The Bruno Fire was first reported at 3:27 p.m. yesterday and is located south of Bruno Canyon on the southwest side of the mountain range, the Coronado National Forest reported this morning.
The fire is described as “creeping and smoldering in brush and grass,” allowing Arizona State Department of...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:50am
A Mexican cartel operating in Naco, Sonora, has been dealt a hard blow as Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigators arrested nine people suspected of involvement in drug running Monday and Tuesday.
Amber Cargille, ICE public communications officer, said all of those arrested were suspected of trafficking marijuana and some cocaine.
U.S. Attorney...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:50am
Weather forecasts predict there is not likely to be a repeat of last February’s freezing temperatures that left dozens of residents with burst pipes and thousands more without heat due to a natural gas shortage.
Last year’s Feb. 3 cold snap was caused by a low pressure trough coming from the Pacific Ocean, said Raymond McLeod, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Tucson.
“It also pulled some cold arctic...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:29am
The caption for a photograph on page A1 of the Thursday, Feb. 2 edition of the Herald/Review incorrectly listed the position held by Jerry Proctor, who presented aviation wings to a soldier graduating from the Unmanned Aerial System Operations school on Fort Huachuca. Proctor is the Deputy to the Commanding General of the Intelligence Center of Excellence.
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An article published on page B1 of the Thursday, Feb. 2 edition of the Herald/...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:29am
Raymond Francis Webber, 90, of Hereford, Ariz., went to his rest on Jan. 31, 2012. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and lived most of his life in Lorain, Ohio.
In 1979, he came to Arizona and lived here for 31 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Stella Webber; sister, Irene Kosha; and brothers, Richard Webber, Clarence Webber and Robert Webber.
He is survived by his wife, Fran Webber; children,...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:27am
David “Davey” P. Dominguez was born in Bisbee, Ariz., on July 28, 1958, to Anthony Dominguez and Guadalupe Williams. Davey passed away on Jan. 29, 2012, in Phoenix. Preceding him in death are his grandmother who raised him, Inez Dominguez; his father, Antonio and mother, Guadalupe Dominguez.
Surviving are his girlfriend, Rhoda Burbank; daughter, Mia Sabrina Dominguez (Juan Dorame); and his three grandchildren, Yasmine...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:27am
Lindy Kelly was born in Woodstock, Vt., on Oct. 27, 1927, and passed away on Jan. 27, 2012, due to complications of lung cancer. Lindy was blessed with an incredible spirit, zest for life, and was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Lindy’s early years were spent at Kurn Hattin Homes in Westminster, Vt., and in Woodstock. Upon his graduation from high school, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1945 and proudly...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:25am
Oliver Lee Johnson was called Home to be with our Lord on Jan. 31, 2012, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Oliver was born Dec. 26, 1940, in Columbus, S.C., to the late Oliver Lee Johnson Sr. and Mildred Hampton Coleman. He is also preceded by his siblings, Ruth Johnson, Loretta Sweatman, Willard Rudy Hampton and Cornelius Coleman.
Oliver Johnson served in the U.S. Army; he also worked for the New York City Transit Authority as a dispatcher and...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:22am
SIERRA VISTA — Every moment captured on camera tells a story. The ability to capture a moment in such a way that allows viewers to recognize the story behind it is the art of photography. The City of Sierra Vista wants your stories and has launched a photo contest for residents to share their photographs with the community. Residents are asked to submit their photographs of city-sponsored events or city facilities to an online photo...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:22am
An oversized load passing through Benson requires brief closure of eastbound Interstate 10 early Sunday
Eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed for a brief period on Sunday morning (Feb. 5) at the State Route 90 traffic interchange near Benson to allow an oversized tractor trailer to travel west on a one-mile section of the eastbound lanes, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The planned 30-minute closure is scheduled...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:21am
BISBEE — A man who allegedly used a hatchet to cut the foot of a man who tried to repossess his vehicle in Sierra Vista on March 26, 2011, is scheduled for a hearing later this month in Cochise County Superior Court.
Josh Alan Albritton, 43, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault against Leroy Mullins, eight counts of misconduct involving weapons, and refusing to provide his truthful name when lawfully detained.
He...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:20am
SIERRA VISTA — The city accepted a petition to recall Sierra Vista Mayor Rick Mueller on Thursday morning, after local resident David Morgan submitted an application late Wednesday.
Morgan is listed as treasurer of the Committee to Recall Mayor Rick Mueller and former mayoral candidate Joshua James is the chairman. The committee must gather a minimum of 2,744 signatures from city residents by May 31 in order to establish a recall...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:19am
SIERRA VISTA — On Feb. 14, 1912, after nearly 49 years as a U.S. territory, Arizona become the 48th and last of the contiguous states to enter the union of the United States of America. To honor 100 years of statehood, Sierra Vista is planning a celebration on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Veterans’ Memorial Park.
Mayor Rick Mueller will kick off the celebration with the rededication of Veterans’ Memorial...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:18am
PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer is threatening to veto some union-busting bills unless lawmakers first give her what she wants: reform of the state personnel system. And even then, she’s not promising to sign anything.
The unusual warning from the governor comes less than 24 hours after the Senate Committee on Government Reform approved four separate measures aimed at undermining union membership. The most sweeping would make it...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:12am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Peyton Manning has been cleared by his surgeon to start taking hits again. A spokesman for Dr. Robert Watkins sent a one-paragraph e-mail to the media late Thursday night after ESPN first reported that the Colts’ star had been cleared to play.
The Colts contend that is nothing new because Manning was cleared to practice in December, a move that would have also allowed the quarterback to start playing again....
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:11am
INDIANAPOLIS — Overtime. For the first time.
In each of their trips to the Super Bowl with Bill Belichick as coach and Tom Brady at quarterback, the Patriots threatened to go into overtime. They eked out three wins and lost by three points to the Giants.
When New England and New York face off Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium, the Patriots will be favored by three. That will be the winning margin, and it will come in an...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:10am
SCOTTSDALE (AP) — Ryan Palmer parred his final hole at dusk for a 7-under 64 and the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Phoenix Open.
The start of the round was delayed an hour because of frost, and play was suspended because of darkness at 6:05 p.m. with 42 players unable to finish. Last year, frost and frozen greens delayed play nine hours during the week, forcing a Monday finish.
“I knew I was going to be...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:10am
Tuesday night, Bisbee residents got a chance to see their government in action as the City Council discussed the job performance of City Manager Steve Pauken in public.
Though an executive session was requested by two council members, Pauken chose to hold his evaluation in the public setting rather than behind closed doors.
He took credit and gave credit to department heads and employees for stepping up in difficult economic times to...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:10am
As part of her ongoing effort to make the local library a fun and enlightening place for young people, the town’s library director has invited local youths to submit original artwork to line its walls and shelves for the month of February.
“We just wanted to do something a little bit different than the normal library program, so we thought it might be fun to have an art festival,” said Lisa Lewis, director of library...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:08am
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Fogg hit a go-ahead 3-pointer under pressure with 1:19 to play and finished with 23 points, Jesse Perry added a key basket with 45.2 seconds left and Arizona knocked California out of the Pac-12 lead with a wild 78-74 victory Thursday night.
Harper Kamp scored a season-high 22 points for the Golden Bears (17-6, 7-3), who were handed their first home loss of the season at raucous Haas Pavilion a few...
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Feb 3 2012 - 12:06am
SIERRA VISTA — A long season of dual meets and invitationals all leads up to this for the Buena High School wrestling team.
Today at noon at Skyliine High School in Mesa, Colt wrestlers will take on the best in their respective classes from 15 other schools, with only the top four in each qualifying for state. To make things even more challenging for the Colts, their section is probably the toughest in the state with Hamilton,...
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Feb 2 2012 - 11:59pm
Our neighborhood is starting to get very crowded … with alien worlds. Our concept of how many solar systems may exist with numerous planets circling their suns, has recently been enlarged by a very large amount.
NASA announced on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, that the Kepler Space Telescope Mission has detected 26 previously unknown worlds in 11 different solar systems. That discovery substantially increases the number of known alien...
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Feb 2 2012 - 11:59pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Your Mind is a section of the newspaper that allows people to voice their opinions anonymously. Read the entries with the idea that sometimes it is the same person making multiple comments; that opinions of callers may or may not be based on facts. In some cases, entries are edited. Comments are limited to 100 words. Some comments submitted are not published for a variety of reasons. The printing of these opinions does...
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Feb 2 2012 - 11:59pm
Arizona is about to join a host of states pursuing legislation to limit the bargaining power of public employee unions.
A group of conservative lawmakers is discussing several initiatives aimed at the elimination of collective bargaining, the deduction of union fees from state payroll checks, and other possible bills.
Gov. Jan Brewer has yet to pick a dog in this fight, and instead has called for legislators to act first on her...
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Feb 2 2012 - 11:59pm
As I was unpacking some boxes from storage and changing the contents of a curio cabinet, I found an interesting bowl.
I think my grandparents purchased it as a souvenir when they were in Europe in the 1950s, since it was in a box of other, more obvious souvenirs.
The hand-painted markings on the bottom of the bowl read: Crown Devon Delph Fielding Stoke-on-Trent 2085. I did some internet searches and found plenty of items with the...
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Feb 2 2012 - 11:59pm
To the Editor:
Reference two articles, the Herald Jan. 12, 2012.
1. “There’s room in the legislature for bipartisanship” by Andy Tobin, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, and,
2. “State legislator pushes for higher salaries.”
I have been a registered Cochise County Independent voter continuously for the past 10 years, and I am outraged at the crew of hypocritical, self-serving human...
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Feb 2 2012 - 11:59pm
To the Editor:
Open letter to David Stevens, Republican Representative, LD-25:
Mr. Stevens, I wish you’d reconsider your legislation regarding having public notices published on agency websites (cities, counties, etc.), rather than in local newspapers. Your bill is faulty for the following reasons. First of all, we have a generational gap with many people/voters not savvy yet on the use of computers. Second, to place the burden...
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Feb 2 2012 - 11:59pm
The Boys & Girls Club of Bisbee is assisting the Cochise County Humane Society by selling 2012 calendars with photos of local dogs for $10. Club hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. All proceeds support Cochise County Humane Society. The club will be selling them through February.
Sierra Vista United Methodist Church (SVUMC) will host a “Cowboy Weekend” on Feb. 3 in the Fellowship Hall. From 9 to 11 a.m.,...
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Feb 2 2012 - 11:59pm
FORT HUACHUCA — Two Republicans who are seeking to replace resigned Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be at the Cochise County Republican Committee headquarters on Saturday.
Frank Antenori, the Republican State Senate majority whip, and Jesse Kelley are seeking to fill Giffords’ unexpired term in Arizona’s Congressional District 8 during special primary and general elections. They are also vying for the new CD2...
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Feb 2 2012 - 11:59pm
SIERRA VISTA — Air Evac Services Air Medical has announced a community effort to educate and raise awareness for heart disease, especially as it relates to women’s heart issues.
Air Evac Services Air Medical’s air ambulance services fly tens of thousands of cardiac patients each year across the country. Equipped with the latest in intra-aortic balloon pumps and various other advanced life-saving devices, Air Evac Services...
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Feb 2 2012 - 3:35pm
TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized marijuana and heroin yesterday with a combined value of nearly $700,000.
Nogales Station agents assigned to the Interstate 19 checkpoint, conducting a transportation check on a passenger shuttle, questioned a male Mexican national wearing a backpack beneath his jacket. An inspection of the backpack revealed small packages wrapped in black tape, which turned out to be just...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:50pm
In 1993 this Gathering was a gleam in the eye of one man, John Shaver. Looking for an event to foster an interest in Western heritage, promote the community and increase tourism, John sold the “Cowboy Gathering” concept to the city, raised the funds, brought in the artists and over the next 10 years, molded, channeled, coerced and developed the Gathering into a superb world-class event. Bud Strom joined John in 1995, and together,...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:38pm
The Tang Gallery will open a new show “Bisbee 2012” on Feb. 11. Eleven local artists will be featured, including the well known Eva Arenas with her colorful watercolors, Gretchen Baer with her provocative paintings, Mina Tang Kan’s abstract paintings, the delicate drawings of Laurie Kintzele, chromatic monoprints by Karen Kyler, the ceramics and etchings of Justin Larson, Boyd Nicholl the well known photographer, Margo...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:36pm
“Friday Night Lights” first aired in 2006 and instantly became one of the best shows to ever grace a television. Set in the fictional town of Dillon, Texas, the show follows a high school football team, the Dillon Panthers, on their quest for a state championship but along the way the story develops into more than a mere drama about a bunch of jocks.
Filled with in-depth storylines and interesting characters that grow with...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:34pm
The Arizona Folklore Preserve, in partnership with the University of Arizona South, and Dolan Ellis, Arizona’s official state balladeer, present a full day of cowboy music and poetry on Friday as part of the Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering.
Four acts will perform throughout the day, as follows:
• 10 to 11 a.m.: Dennis Gaines
• 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Chuck Pyle
• 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.: ...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:26pm
All are invited to join the Sierra Vista Historical Society for dinner and dancing at the Downtown Centennial Hoedown celebration of the State of Arizona’s 100 anniversary. The event will be held on Feb. 18 at the Landmark Café, and will feature a prime rib dinner as was offered in 1975. Seating is limited and two dinner seating’s are offered. The first seating is from 3 to 5 p.m.; the second seating from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Advance...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:24pm
The excitement was building at the recent Chef’s Meeting for the “Men Who Cook” fundraiser to benefit the Sierra Vista Symphony. Twenty prominent Cochise County men have been named as the celebrity chefs who are to participate in the Feb. 25 event at the Windemere Hotel. Sponsored by the Sierra Vista Symphony League, the fundraiser will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
The meeting was quite jovial as the details of Men Who Cook...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:20pm
The Cochise Music Teachers Association will hold two days of master classes this weekend in their Stepping Stones program. Eighteen piano and strings students will receive coaching from outstanding teacher-performers Kathryn Christenson and Dennis Bourret. On Friday, Feb. 3, at Cochise College, Room 700, three pianists — Hannah Struse, Hope Struse, and Maranatha Struse — will meet with Kathryn Christenson of Phoenix for individual...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:17pm
One of the leading playwrights and novelists of the Southwestern region will be the keynote presenter at the 14th annual Cochise Community Creative Writing Celebration to be held March 30-31.
Denise Chávez, a novelist, playwright, teacher and performance writer based in Las Cruces and Mesilla, N.M., will present her keynote address, Remembering the Sacred, at 11 a.m. on the opening day of the event.
Her presentation will emphasize the...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:10pm
If you’ve got a sweet-tooth and want to treat your sweetheart for special Valentine’s Day celebration, save the date for the 21st Annual Chocolate Tasting from 6 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 11 at the Copper Queen Library, 6 Main St., in the heart of Historic Downtown Bisbee. Live local music provided by Pat Panther.
The cost is $10 per person and tickets can be purchased at the Bisbee Visitor Center, #2 Copper Queen Plaza on Main ...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:09pm
“Throughout the land no one may wed, ‘til Dauntless shares his marriage bed.” Queen Aggravain and King Sextimus’ kingdom is in an upheaval. No one may marry until their son, Prince Dauntless, marries a true princess. But, thanks to the queen, 12 princesses have not passed her unfair tests. Enter Princess Winnifred, the outgoing, unconventional princess from the swamp whom the entire kingdom is hoping will bring them all...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:07pm
Travel across the USA with the Sierra Vista Community Chorus as they present their 9th annual popular “Sweet Treats & Swingin’ Sounds” variety show, “See The USA.” Each year an entirely new program is presented. Under the direction of Sharon Keene, chorus ensembles, soloists, duettists and other musical talents will take you on a whirlwind trip to many of your favorite cities and states.
You’ll enjoy...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:05pm
Classical guitarist Tom Sheeley, a Northern Arizona University professor of guitar studies and music, presents a concert at 7 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the Sierra Vista Community United Church of Christ, located just North of Target.
Sheeley has performed nationally and internationally as a soloist and has been featured in chamber music concerts with the Blair Quartet, St. Petersburg Quartet, Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, Flagstaff Festival of the...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:03pm
A Journey: The Art of Glory Tacheenie-Campoy, an exhibition by Dine (Navajo) artist Glory Tacheenie-Campoy, including original paintings, sculpture, mixed-media works and prints will open March 17 at 1:30 p.m. at the Amerind Museum (just off I-10 between Benson and Willcox, take the Dragoon Road, exit, #318.
Admission for adults is $8, for seniors (60 and up) $7 and for students and youth $5. Children under 12 are admitted free.
Glory...
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Feb 2 2012 - 2:01pm
Trying to find a special event for you and your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day? Help fund the Arizona Folklore Preserve, enjoy a wonderful meal and listen to songs all about love this Valentine’s Day. The Sierra Jazz, a vocal jazz ensemble, accompanied by Dorothy Scheafer, Pam Clark, Fred Close on percussion and Slim Tighe on bass have planned a program of favorite romantic songs and ballads to benefit the Arizona Folklore Preserve on...
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Feb 2 2012 - 1:56pm
Dillon’s NightClub: 6415 E. Highway 90, Sierra Vista, 458-8209. Wednesday, $2 well drinks, $2 domestic beers, free pool, all night; Thursday, un-country night, 2 for 1 drinks until midnight, dance music with DJ Eddie; weekends, country and dance music, $2 well drinks, $2 domestic beers until 10 p.m., all weekend.
Landmark Cafe: Call 459-4624 for reservations.
Trattoria Ragazzi Italian Restaurant: 268 W. Fry Blvd. “B...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:50am
He was the last of 39 soldiers to walk up and be presented a gradation diploma.
Although alphabetically and by rank Pfc. James Leaverton was the 15th soldier who should have been recognized, he was the last honored for being the 10,000th unmanned aerial system operator to graduate on the post since the inception of pilotless aircraft training began in 1986.
The 22-year-old Leaverton said he does not know how he became the 10,000th...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:50am
Even Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is excited about the 20th Annual Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering this weekend in Sierra Vista.
Event co-chairman Steve Conroy said Wednesday he received a telephone call from Brewer’s office this week explaining that scheduling conflicts would prevent the state’s First Lady from attending the nationally-recognized festival.
“The governor sent us a letter that welcomes everyone and...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:50am
At a special meeting Tuesday, Bisbee City Council members unanimously accepted the resignation of Councilman Boyd Nicholl and set the date for appointing a new person to his vacant seat.
A new council member will be appointed to fill Nicholl’s Ward 1 seat at a special meeting to be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Registered voters in Ward 1 (Old Bisbee) who wish to be considered for the vacant seat should submit an...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
After reading Lt. Col. Mayberry’s commentary this past Sunday, I felt compelled to respond. First of all, thank you Lt Col Mayberry for serving in this country’s armed forces. Your dedication and commitment is truly appreciated.
I agree with Lt. Col. Mayberry, let’s celebrate the land of free, but perhaps we need to start by defining it. Merriam-Webster includes the definition of freedom as “The...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Guest opinion — “America: Love it or leave it” by Lt. Col. Mayberry
Reprehensible? Abhorrent? Spitting in her (USA’s) face? Despicable? Flipping off our country?
I do not agree that any of these descriptions are appropriate for three high school basketball players who stood with their hands behind their back during the playing of the national anthem. Nor do I think that this is an “...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:10am
Bisbee police report
Jan. 24
6:02 p.m. Four Hispanic males with a blue Cadillac were observed in the Bisbee Middle School parking lot drinking alcoholic beverages.
Jan. 25
1:50 a.m. A suspicious man was seen “messing around” with the ATM at the Bank of America.
10:09 a.m. Someone wrote graffiti in white spray paint on a water pipeline that runs in the ditch behind the Child Support office on Bisbee Road...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:10am
Criticism stings, even when it’s constructive.
Few people have the thickness of skin necessary to withstand a pointed assessment that reminds us of our weaknesses.
That’s why it’s not surprising that Bisbee Visitors Center Director Ilona Smerekanich was a bit defensive when she perused a report prepared by Arizona State University students offering an assessment of the town’s tourism prospects.
While there...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:10am
Cochise College turned up the heat on students from five area high schools on Wednesday, giving them a taste of what they will face in a state-wide annual culinary arts competition.
The college culinary arts program kitchen on Fort Huachuca featured a flurry of activity as teams of students kneaded dough, fired up skillets and wrestled with their nerves, in an effort to produce an immaculately presented meal in just an hour.
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:10am
State lawmakers launched a broad attack Wednesday against public unions, including an absolute ban on state and local governments and school districts from bargaining with organizations that represent public workers.
The party line vote in the Republican-controlled Senate Committee on Government Reform came after extensive testimony from the Goldwater Institute which crafted the language. Steve Slivinski, lobbying for approval of SB 1485,...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:10am
Well, What do we know?
If you are a well owner, do you know if your water is safe to drink? If you use well water, you most likely have a septic system. When was the last time it was inspected?
Well owners may enjoy the freedom of not paying a water bill, but with that comes the responsibility of assuring their water meets drinking water standards. Unlike private well owners, public water suppliers must comply with Arizona...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:04am
BISBEE — A night after scoring 31 points in an overtime win over Valley Union, Bisbee junior Anthony Castellano hit a buzzer-beating game-winner to knock off San Miguel Wednesday night in Bisbee.
The last of Castellano’s 23 points gave the Pumas a 54-53 win over the Vipers, to improve the Pumas record to 6-11 in power point counting games heading into their season finale at home on Friday against Benson. But according to Bisbee...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:03am
THATCHER — Cochise College’s school-record 17-game winning streak hit a wall Wednesday night in Thatcher, where the Apaches were drubbed by Eastern Arizona College, 86-67.
“They came to play,” Cochise head coach Jerry Carrillo said. “I told our guys we were going to get their best game, ranked 10th in the country, 17-game winning streak. We got their best effort and we didn’t match it.”
Cochise...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:02am
SIERRA VISTA — Ashley Weber became the latest Buena High School athlete to sign a letter of intent to compete at a Division I university on Wednesday, signing to be a thrower of the shot put, discus and hammer for Arizona State on Wednesday inside the Buena lecture pod.
Weber, a state championship contender in the shot put and discus, follows in the footsteps of last year’s top senior thrower Jeremy Tuttle, who signed with...
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Feb 2 2012 - 12:01am
BISBEE — In all probability, Friday night will be your last chance to witness one of the great statistical anomalies in the history of Cochise County sports.
If you were to hear a girl averages seven blocked shots per game, you would assume she was somewhere in the neighborhood of 6-feet in height. Bisbee senior Megan Earnest is a generous 5-foot-7, but her lack of size hasn’t stopped her from putting up absolutely...
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Feb 1 2012 - 6:23pm
Plenty of acts scheduled for the Pima County Fair in April in Tucson. Among them are
Ted Nugent, Boyz II Men and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. In Phoenix, Feist will play
the Orpheum Theatre on April 22.
Look for the asterisks for other new shows added this week.
Compiled from a variety of websites
TUCSON
Saturday, Feb. 4
Starting Over, the John Lennon Experience: Fox Theatre
Lisa Otey...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:50am
Traffic safety studies examining a one-mile stretch of Highway 90 are expected to be completed this summer, a spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Safford District said Tuesday.
With assistance and data from the City of Sierra Vista, ADOT recently began two separate studies of the highway, from intersection of Highway 90 and Highway 92 to the west and Avenida Del Sol to the east, C.T. Revere said.
One of...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:50am
The number of people with diabetes is rising annually creating a need for information on how to manage the disease that creates so many problems in day-to-day living.
To help people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes and the families and caregivers get a better idea on this life-altering disease, Anne Hummel, registered nurse and certified diabetes educator will be in Bisbee on Leap Day to start a free, six-week course offering...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:50am
Three people remain booked in the county jail following a home invasion assault that left a Bisbee man hospitalized with at least one broken bone.
On Tuesday, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Tajani Bond, a 23-year-old woman, and Orlando Moreno Sanchez, also 23, from Texas, on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault/entering the home of another, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
Sunday, January 29, 2012
12:01 p.m. A woman, 61, was arrested for shoplifting, after police were called to Walmart, 500 North Highway 90. She was cited and released.
12:23 p.m. A hit and run accident was reported at Highway 92 and Foothills.
1:29 p.m. A 15-year-old female was arrested for a felony warrant for absconding while on probation after police contact at Veterans’ Memorial Park, 3105 East Fry Blvd....
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
About Diversity Day. It is about what the United States’ diverse population has added to our daily lives and our knowledge of the wider world.
The human population of the American continent was richly diverse long before the first recorded European sailed here. These tribes warred,took each other as slaves,traded,made treaties.intermarried ,and protected their territories like the other peoples of the world....
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
Sometimes just an extra 15 minutes can make the difference in a child’s day.
Dozens of All Saints Catholic School students and their mothers can attest to that after spending just a little time together eating breakfast before a hectic day of work and classes. Muffins with Mom is one of the events the school hosts in honor of National Catholic Schools week and tomorrow the fathers will have their turn, enjoying Donuts with Dad....
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Steve and Cokie Roberts have accomplished what I never would have believed possible. They have found a new low. In Sunday’s piece entitled “Good Newt, Bad Newt,” they descended beneath even their accustomed level.
They tell us that ‘Alinsky’ calls up fears of foreign (and vaguely Jewish) influences.” In other words, they accuse Newt Gingrich and his supporters of anti-Semitism....
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Your three columnists on page A five of the Sunday, Jan. 29 edition are a collection for everyone’s archives.
‘America: love it or leave it;’ ‘Strategy, tactics, transformationalism;’ and ‘The truth about drones’ are the best collection of timely, pragmatic information and needed explanations concerning our political, cultural and simple core values you have ever ...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
Quote of the day: “It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor.”
Four-time Oscar winning director John Ford (1894-1973)
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Twenty years ago John Shaver and some friends got together to put on a show that would entertain us, but also remind us of the songs and the ways of the Old West.
This weekend, The Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering will once again make Sierra Vista...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
Today begins a month-long celebration of black history, a recognition of the achievements of the African diaspora, or “movement”, outside of Africa.
The United States and Canada appoint February for this month, while the United Kingdom has set aside October for its recognition.
To confront a common retort that is aired annually when the media, schools, and other outlets publicize the fact that we celebrate black history, we...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
Jan. 27
1:52 a.m. A 49-year-old woman was cited for domestic violence/disorderly conduct after she kicked a resident of Benson.
2:26 a.m. Casa De La Paz reported the expected death of Carole Grindy in Hereford.
3:28 p.m. A resident reported a Chase Bank credit card had been opened in his name, using his Social Security number by an unknown person, without his permission.
4:22 p.m. A 43-year-old man was cited for driving a...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
Mayola Clementine Kolbe, beloved wife of Walter Kolbe and cherished mother of four, passed into the arms of her Lord on the 25th of January at University Medical Center in Tucson after a very brief and courageous fight with lung cancer.
A private family memorial service was held at her home in Hereford, Ariz., and a public celebration of May’s life is planned for this summer at the San Pedro River Inn.
May was born in...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
Carole Gay (Lawson) Grindy, a 40 year resident of Sierra Vista/Hereford Ariz., peacefully joined her loving husband Stanley Jule Grindy in heaven as God’s angles on Jan. 27, 2012, after a long battle with dementia/Alzheimer’s disease at home.
Carole was born in Donnybrook, N.D. on Oct. 16, 1935, to Harold James Lawson and Lorna V. Lytle (Lawson). She married Stanley Grindy on Sept. 25, 1959. Moving to Sierra Vista in 1971, she...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
Penny Law, 82, of Elfrida passed away on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. A memorial service will be held at First Assembly of God Church on North Lenzner Avenue in Sierra Vista on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m.
Penny was born on May 30, 1929, in Lake Butler, Fla., to the late Riley Curtis Rosier and the late Myrtis Sybill Barnes.
Penny’s parents died when Penny was very young and she raised her siblings, then...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
George Albert Dolak, 77, recently of Tucson, Ariz., and long time Sierra Vista, Ariz., resident, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at his home.
George was a loving husband, father, and a dedicated soldier and civil servant.
George served his country proudly for more than 20 years in the Infantry and Signal Corp. He was promoted to the rank of SGM at the age of 34, making him one of the youngest SGMs in modern history. He also achieved the...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
Idreana Smith, 93, of Sierra Vista, Ariz. passed away on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Idreana was born in England to the late Thomas and Ruth Johnstone.
Idreana is survived by her sister; Pat Gay and nephew; Paul Larmon both of England.
The family would like to thank all the caregivers at Life Care and Casa de la Paz hospice.
At Idreana’s request there will be no funeral services.
Arrangements are by Hatfield Funeral ...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
Early voting in the Presidential Preference Election (PPE) begins for residents registered with the Republican Party and the Green Party on Thursday, Feb. 2.
According to Juanita Simmons, Cochise County elections director, the PPE is limited to those political parties that chose to participate. For 2012, only the Green and Republican parties have opted to participate.The number of polling locations in the county for the PPE is 23 and was...
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Feb 1 2012 - 12:10am
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA) and BLM-Forest Service National Riparian Service Team (NRST) will hold a two-day technical workshop on Monday, Feb. 6, and Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the U.S. Geological Survey conference room on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson.
The purpose of this meeting is to review the draft descriptions for the current riparian...
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