The seven-day forecast predicts clear weather through Tuesday and a rise in temperatures to 50-degrees.
Tonight northeast winds of 14 mph with gusts up to twenty will create a wind-chill making the 13-degree temperature feel like -1. Winds will calm, over the week, making the night time temperature 23-degrees. Christmas day temperature is expected to be about 47.
At night, ice can be expected as a travel hazard.
Williams—The candidates for offices for the City of Williams are set.
Candidates for the March 13th Primary Election for the office of Mayor are former Mayor Ken Edes and incumbent John W. Moore seeking a third term.
Council members, Frank W. McNelly and James Wurgler will face Craig A. Fritsinger and Bobby Patricca who are seeking their first terms in office.
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GRAND CANYON—The National Parks Traveler is reporting that National Parks Service director Jarvis is allowing parks to ban plastic water bottles after allegations that Coca-Cola company pressured a reversal of the decision for the Grand Canyon.
Coca-Cola manufactures the Dasani® water product. The Dasani® water web site begins with a commercial on their eco-friendly bottle.
The decision to ban water bottles at the Grand Canyon and subsequent reversal seems to have caused such a flurry that it led to this new decision. The new decision allows park superintendents to ban water bottles after severe considerations.
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by George Knapp
Forty years ago this week, the American people spoke with one voice on an issue that clearly touched the heart of the nation. The Wild Horse and Burro Act was signed into law, over the objections of the powerful cattle industry. Congress was flooded with more letters and telegrams about wild mustangs than for any other issue save the Vietnam War. They insisted that wild horses must be preserved on public lands. That demand became law.
But it is doubtful horse lovers are popping champagne corks to celebrate. The law, or what’s left of it, is a hollow farce, a piss-poor replica of what we thought we were getting, about as authentic as a gift-shop Jackalope.
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Williams, December 15—It was cold outside. With almost a foot-and-a-half of snow on the ground the wind made it nearly intolerable. That is what made our hunt from within the confines of the Jeep Cherokee so desirable. Our desire was to find whatever animals we could and shoot them. We even had the blessings of the authorities in charge.
We entered into the wilderness on the dirt road provided. The snow had been plowed away, so almost any car would have sufficed. They even provided us with a GPS device that told us the exact spot where we would find the animals on our hunting extravaganza. We passed right by the American burros without incident. We did not need a ride and who wants to shoot a burro? I have on previous hunts, but that is not what I was after this time.
It was not long before we spotted our prey. An Arctic Wolf right in the middle of the road. It was almost too easy. My dog ran frantically throughout the vehicle from one window to the next to point out the animal. They were all around us. It could be, also, that he just wanted to play with them. I took careful aim and shot right through the windshield. Another approached to stand beside the first, and I shot them both. I did not even have to roll down the window. In fact, the authority in charge asks that you do not roll down your window. That day I had a chance to shoot a white buffalo, some ravens and squirrels, and even a couple of bears.
Of course this is all easy when you are shooting with a camera and the “authority in charge” is Bearizona in Williams Arizona.
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Santa visits Williams Kiwanis Club holiday dinner at Doc Holiday's.
Williams, December 11, 2011—Santa had a busy schedule this weekend in Williams with a visit to the Recreation Center on Saturday followed by an appearance at the annual Kiwanis holiday dinner on Sunday. Volunteers from the Lion’s Club and the Rotary Club “stepped up to the plates” to serve turkey and ham with all the trimmings.
Kiwanis dinner draws a crowd.
Santa brought some preview toys as prizes for a drawing. Some say Santa’s Elves who helped bring these toys include some of the businesses and residence of Williams.
The Kiwanis buffet-style holiday dinner at Doc Holiday’s at the Holiday Inn in Williams started several years ago in December and has grown in popularity over the years. The volunteers even deliver a variety of non-alcoholic beverages right to your table.
Special thanks to all of the volunteers that make this a special event for Williams.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Coconino County Public Works Department is performing routine road maintenance in the Kaibab Forest Acres area located between Old Route 66 and Interstate 40 just west of Parks. The project began late last month and is scheduled to be completed during the first week of January, weather permitting.
Maintenance crews are clearing drainage ditches and pipes, maintaining the right of way and performing resurfacing work along North, South, East and West Park roads in Kaibab Forest Acres. Although no traffic closures or standing restrictions are anticipated for this project, crews and equipment may be present along these roads between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday until early January. For both personal and worker safety, residents are asked to drive slowly through this area for the duration of this project.
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK | Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:05pm EST
(Reuters) – U.S. home improvement chain Lowe’s Monday defended its decision to pull advertising from reality TV show “All-American Muslim” amid charges the company had given in to bigotry.
“All-American Muslim,” which airs on TLC, follows several Muslim families in and around the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, which is home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the United States and its largest mosque.
It has been accused by one Florida group to be propaganda. But the decision by Lowe’s sparked an outcry by defenders of the show.
Lowe’s employed its Facebook page to defend itself and called “All-American Muslim,” a “lightning rod” for “strong political and societal views.”
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