Daily Archives: May 28, 2015

City council meeting for May 28

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640-city-hall-williamsWILLIAMS — The Williams City Council meeting will be held tonight at 7 p.m. They will approve the following items:

  • Council will review and may recommend approval for an Acquisition of Control for the Safeway #1639 liquor license (#09030026), Series #9, Liquor Store.
  • Council will consider and may approve an IGA with the Arizona State Forestry Division to provide wild land fire protection services.
  • Council may accept a bid for the water meter replacement project.
  • Council will review the transfer of cash to the Golf Fund from the General Fund and may offer direction to the Finance Director.

Public participation begins before voting on the above items, but the council cannot act on the items presented.

Afterward the Mayor and council may make reports or provide other information.

Next phase for US 89 and Haul Road roundabout construction to begin Friday

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PAGE — The Arizona Department of Transportation is moving onto the next phase of construction on the new roundabout at the intersection of US 89 and Haul Road in Page, beginning this Friday, May 29.

During this phase of construction the intersection of US 89 and Haul Road will have restrictions in place for east- and westbound travel on Haul Road, which will not allow cross traffic on US 89 from Haul Road.

With Haul Road temporarily closed at the US 89 junction during the roundabout construction, motorists can connect to local businesses by using one of two new access locations along US 89: one in front of Walmart, and the other on the north side of McDonald’s.

Traffic on US 89 will be accommodated with one lane of travel in each direction, including a center turn lane. ADOT urges motorists to obey the reduced speed limit of 25 mph through the work zone.

Access to area businesses will be provided at all times during construction.  Drivers can expect congestion through the work zone and should be prepared for possible delays. Motorists should allow for extra time and exercise caution while traveling through work zones.

The $2.3 million improvement project includes the construction of a large, two-lane roundabout that will allow oversized vehicles, including houseboats, to safely pass through the intersection. The project is expected to be completed late this year.

For more information on the project, please visit azdot.gov/US89PageRoundabout.

ADOT works to inform the public about planned highway restrictions, but there is a possibility that unscheduled closures or restrictions may occur. Weather can also affect a project schedule. To stay up-to-date with the latest highway conditions around the state, visit the ADOT Traveler Information Center at www.az511.gov or call 5-1-1.

Grand Canyon Friends of NRA preparing the tables for dinner

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300-GCFNRA-logoWILLIAMS — The Grand Canyon Friends of NRA is preparing for their annual August fundraising dinner at Doc Holliday’s Steakhouse & Saloon in the Ramada Inn. The Ramada Inn is located at 950 N. Grand Canyon Boulevard. The event is August 1 and doors open at 4:30 p.m.

Corporate tables are available, but individual tickets are $50 for each or 2 for $90. Tickets must be purchased prior to the dinner. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Dinner tickets can be purchased through Chuck Corcoran, 928-635-2751 or local Committee members.

Banquet activities will include games, a variety of raffles, a silent auction, and a live auction. Prizes and auction items will include a wide range of limited edition Friends of NRA merchandise, firearms, hunting equipment and collectible items, as well as services and special prizes donated by local businesses and community members.

CORPORATE TABLES

This year they are offering a choice of three tables for corporate sponsors. The 4-person table consists of four dinner tickets, four 14″ double-zippered gun rugs and one $500 ticket package for $1000. The 8-person table for $1500 offers eight dinners, eight gun rugs and the $500 ticket package. Both also offer the choice of one of the following three guns:

1) Rock Island Armory parkerized .45 ACP short-barrel
2) A Savage Axis XP .308 with scope
3) Mossberg turkey/deer combo 12 gauge shotgun

Alternately they are offering a 1911 table. For $1911 the table the table has 8 dinner tickets, the $500 ticket package and a choice of either a Kimber Stainless Pro Carry II or Colt Commander Stainless .45 ACP, based on availability.

Decision of who gets the gun at each table is left to the corporate sponsor.

ABOUT GRAND CANYON FRIENDS OF NRA

The Grand Canyon Friends of NRA is a committee under the umbrella of the NRA Foundation. Money raised by the Friends of NRA go to grants that stay in the state they were raised in, in our case Arizona. Their grants benefit Arizona programs such as youth education, firearms and marksmanship training and safety, and much more.

In 2015 the Boy Scouts’ Camp Raymond located in Parks, the Birdbusters of Payson, the American Heritage Academy in Cottonwood, the Lake Havasu City Sportsman’s Club, the Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation, the Arizona High School Rodeo Association, the Mohave Sportsman Club in Kingman. and the Arizona State Rifle & Pistol Association benefited from money raised at the banquets in the form of grants. Some of these organizations use their grant monies in support of local Scholastic Clay Target Programs, sponsored by the Arizona Game & Fish Department.

To purchase tickets, download 2015 Dinner Ticket Form 2015 Dinner Ticket Form.

Study: Average Attention Span Now 8 Seconds – Lower than a Goldfish

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Girls-on-mobile-phones-004A study from Microsoft involving more than 2,000 people has found that the average attention span has dipped to a low 8 seconds – down from 12 seconds in 2000. A goldfish has an attention span of 9 seconds.

There are many effects from smartphones and the like on the human body which are never written about. Information technology (IT) is much more powerful in unrecognized ways than is generally acknowledged.

Because these various IT devices are often very close to a person’s body, they can and do have profound effects on the human bioelectric field. The key factor in this ever-intensifying dynamic between human and technology is the length of time of daily interaction.

In other words, picking up a cellphone to make a couple of calls a day is one thing; being tied to your smartphone 24 hour a day, 7 days a week is something altogether different. Herein lies one of the key causes of the shrinking attention span. Additionally, constant exposure to cell phones near our heads may be dangerous.

Read more at Natural Society

Final paving to resume on US 180 from Flagstaff to Snow Bowl June 1

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sf-peaksFLAGSTAFF — After a winter hiatus, the Arizona Department of Transportation is returning next week to apply the top layer of asphalt along a five-mile segment of US 180 from Schultz Pass to Bader roads (mileposts 214-219).

The work is part of a pavement preservation project that started in summer 2014, but work had to be temporarily suspended until warmer temperatures allowed for the final paving.

The work will occur daily, Monday, June 1 through Saturday, June 6, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Additional work may be necessary throughout the month and additional traffic alerts will be issued in advance of those operations.

During paving operations, the two-lane roadway will be reduced to one lane. Pilot cars will allow for alternating travel and delays can be expected in both directions.

Motorists interested in traveling to the Grand Canyon National Park can use Interstate 40 to State Route 64 in Williams west of Flagstaff as an alternate route.