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The 12 Days of Williams: April 2014

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20140426-01The frigate USS Vandegrift was sent to rescue a child who fell ill from an unknown fever onboard the Rebel Heart. An armed Detroit nurse saved the life of a man who was being beaten by an angry mob. The Bureau of Land Management sent in armed troops to rescue the desert tortoise at the Bundy Ranch near Las Vegas. Militia men responded. The western States, in response, started forming together to fight by taking State lands back. The National Guard had Apache helicopters taken from them by the Army.

Terrorists in Oregon turned a ranch into a training camp. American Pastor Saeed Abedini, still jailed in Iran, sent an Easter message.

The Veteran hospital in Phoenix was implicated in the VA let them die program.

Google bought drone maker Titan Aerospace.
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John McCain hosted “his friend” Hillary Clinton in Sedona.

Williams was surprised when a case of fireworks was set ablaze. The Grand Canyon Coffee and Cafe received an award as one of the best restaurants in Arizona for 2014. Williams held its annual Community Easter Egg Hunt. A last minute winter storm dampened some weekend events, but was not enough to damper Level 4 water restrictions.

Anna, Aquilla Larson and Maria Jacobs display the plate awarded by Arizona Highways magazine.

Anna, Aquilla Larson and Maria Jacobs display the plate awarded by Arizona Highways magazine.


Flag Military Surplus announced a Battlefield 4 tournament. Symmetree Marketplace flea market opened in Flagstaff.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s department investigated a fire which damaged a residence and two travel trailers near Parks. Pete C. Gomez, a detention officer, was arrested for unlawful sexual conduct with an inmate. Page held a Tip-a-Cop event for Special Olympics.

Deaths
Mickey Rooney, 93 – well-known childhood actor.

New Year snow

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640-141231-7WILLIAMS – The riders on the last few days of the Polar Express will find Santa Clause in snow for the first time. After a couple of months of winter waiting, Williams finally got a significant snow today. The long range weather forecast predicts about seven-inches by the end of the day with about an inch of new snow on New Year’s Day.

Flagstaff is expected to get about 10-inches with 3 to 5-inches overnight. They could get up to 2-inches tomorrow.

Last night until about 7:30, the sky was clear and stars were visible. Later that night the clouds moved in and snow started to fall about 10:58 p.m.

This morning Williams woke up to about two-inches and it continued to fall through the day piling up to about five-inches at about 1 p.m. Snow removal crews are on the job and Williams residents are taking pictures like tourists.

Many of the restaurants and shops are open, but Bearizona closed early in the morning. They, like everyone else, are shoveling snow and removing it from the roadways. Bearizona should re-open on Friday.

The 12 Days of Williams: March 2014

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Dr. Andy McDaniel of the FBC dedicates the center with a prayer.

Dr. Andy McDaniel of the FBC dedicates the center with a prayer.

Hope for the World ministry opened in Williams. Director Mike Rioux collects food, clothing and other items for homeless and maintains tracts and Bibles in various languages. The dedication was held by Pastor Andy McDaniel of the First Baptist Church.

While the Democrats were hosting a demand that something be done about the fantasy of climate change, Representative Cory Booker claimed he drove from his home in New Jersey to Hawaii. In the flap that followed, Democrats released a video which proved conclusively that Representative Booker could make the drive to Hawaii. Speaking of cars, Subaru of Wichita was shamed by the local carpenter’s union.
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S.B. 1310 would have prohibited the Arizona State Board of Education from implementing the Common Core Standards and require Arizona to withdraw from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). It failed a vote in the legislature. While in Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a bill removing Common Core from their State.

rt-66-diner-1Construction began to widen State Route 89 to a four-lane highway between Prescott and Chino Valley.

An inmate was found dead in the Coconino County Detention center from possible suicide.

A lot of old businesses began opening in March after the winter and others started up.

Deaths
robert-shallComedian David Brenner died at 78
Glenn McDuffie, 86 – Sailor in iconic WWII war end photo
Robert H. Schall Jr., 63 – Rodeo Hall of Famer.
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. – a real Vietnam POW and real U.S. Senator.
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