Monthly Archives: May 2015

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.

Williams Kite Festival rescheduled for this weekend

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kite-03WILLIAMS — The Williams spring Kite Festival was originally scheduled for earlier this month, but was called because of weather. The event has been rescheduled for Saturday, the 30th at Cureton Park on Grand Canyon Boulevard in Williams. The event features games, free food and kites and begins at 10 a.m.

3rd annual Pure Living Expo brings Healthy Lifestyles Education To Sedona’s Red Rocks

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RLE 2014-92SEDONA — As a trusted news source (sort of like FOX. Depends on who you talk to.), we receive up to four recalls of processed foods daily. With this in mind one has to wonder where to find a source of information for real food. The 3rd annual Pure Living Expo and Conference coming to Sedona might be the answer.

Formerly known as the Raw Living Expo, the Pure Living Expo explores the connection between food, health and ecology. The Pure Living Expo attracts a global group of health enthusiasts, hungry for change, for three days of panels, demos, meals and parties.

The Expo boasts over 45 professional chefs and keynote speakers providing workshops on gluten free, non-GMO and organic plant based nutrition. Over 50 pure and other companies will provide displays in the Exhibit Hall showcase. Exhibitor Booths and Sponsor packages are still available but space is limited.

In addition to the Expo and Conference there will also be several parties and receptions. One to benefit the Sedona Food Bank by providing non-GMO foods to the organization.

Pure Living Expo found Chireya Fox state in a press release:

“With over 45 presenters, the Pure Living Expo & Conference features professional chef demos, keynote speakers, workshops, the Best of Raw Awards gala, receptions, outdoor gardening skills, after parties, and more.”

The Expo will be held at the Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa in Sedona. VIP Platinum Tickets help participants enjoy a luxurious and exclusive experience including the Pure Living Awesomeness Lounge, reserved front row seats, and a VIP Reception Thursday, July 23.

Gold Tickets give full access to all Expo and Conference programming. “Expo Hall Only” passes will be launched later in the season and include access to one workshop or talk, morning yoga and the Pure Living Cafe.

Local Sedonans can request a special local discount code via the website.

For more information on registration and room rates please visit purelivingexpo.com, or contact Founder Laura Chireya Fox at bestofrawfoods@gmail.com or 310-460-9987.

Happy 5th birthday Bearizona

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Photos by Bearizona.

Photos by Bearizona.

WILLIAMS — With all that transpired over the weekend, we now have time to congratulate Bearizona on the occasion of their 5th anniversary. Bearizona was established on May 22, 2010 and has since grown to one of the most popular attractions to Williams.

Bearizona opened May 22, 2010 and has already grown to be a top tourist destination in Arizona. It was recently voted one of the top 10 drive through wildlife parks in the entire country by USA Today, and was last year’s recipient of the Governor’s Tourism Champion of the Year award. They have been featured on national and local television programs. They seem to be most popular in the spring when the bear cubs are born.

In their effort to educate people about wild life, they had started a summer day camp for youth ages 6 to 15. This year the day camp will begin June 29 and run through July 3. Tickets are apparently still available. They host Home School Visitation days. They held one on April 3 and May 1. They will host two more this year on September 4 and October 2.
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As usual, the staff provided the animals with special treats to mark the occasion. These snacks look scrumptious and sweet and might lead the visitor to believe that they can provide similar sweets to the animals. The celebratory snacks, however, are carefully prepared by the staff for the animals and their specific dietary needs. Visitors should not attempt to feed the animals.

Williams remembers those who passed

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20150525aaWILLIAMS — After the graduations, the parade, the roping and all of the other Memorial weekend activities, Williams ended with a memorial service to honor those who went to serve our country and did not return.
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Veterans and the families of loved ones who have passed gathered in the Williams Cemetery to honor their memory. The solemn occasion was accompanied with a 21-gun salute and the playing of taps by Lu Carle. Volunteers assisted in the placing of flags to mark the resting places of veterans. Some with only a small marker to indicate their presence.
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The event was scheduled by “Perico” Avila and the American Legion Cordova Post #13. Father Killian of St. Joseph The Worker Catholic Church gave the invocation.

Unfortunately, due to a scheduling conflict, we could not get the names of all of the participants.

IPhoneConservative teaches Poe’s Law

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A YouTube video was published on May 20, 2015 by IPhoneConservative which will probably go viral without the warning he or she attaches.

For those that understand “Poe’s Law” no further disclaimer is required. For those that don’t………I suggest you look it up.

WikiPedia calls Poe’s Law a “literary adage” and attributes it to a post by Nathan Poe in a 2005 debate on a Christian forum concerning creation v. evolution.

POE’S LAW:

Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is uttrerly [sic] impossible to parody a Creationist in such a way that someone won’t mistake for the genuine article. Source

The idea is that one should mark their statements on the Internet because one cannot see the body language or hear the inflections in the voice of the individual to tell if it is real or sarcasm. This does not apply to writing such as the Right Wing Extremism memorandum.

He was attacking the intelligence of Christians.

IPhoneConservative admitted in one of the comments:

Folks…….this a spoof. It was never intended to be taken as a legitimate news report. Obviously two things are at play here. One, I did the job too well. Two, we have come to the stage in the Obama presidency where quite literally……….anything is possible.

Anything indeed. Just after the initial “election” of Barrack Obama, I received a series of interesting phone calls which I reported on. The most interesting was the audio I was able to obtain.

I do not have statistics on how many people actually fell into the scam. I do not know how many people actually believed that Obama was going to pay for their mortgage, car, gas or Obamaphone.

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Traffic shift scheduled Tuesday on SR 89 at Road 4 North in Chino Valley

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CHINO VALLEY — Motorists traveling along State Route 89 in Chino Valley need to be aware of a traffic shift that will occur on Tuesday, May 26 as the Arizona Department of Transportation continues constructing the new roundabout at the intersection at Road 4 North.

Traffic will be shifted from the east side to the west side of SR 89 at Road 4 North in Chino Valley and the new configuration will be in place for the next three months.

The work zone will be clearly marked by temporary barricades and signage. ADOT advises drivers to be aware of the new alignment, allow additional travel time to reach their destinations and be alert for construction equipment and personnel. Weather can affect a project schedule.

This $2.1 million project consists of a new roundabout at the intersection of SR 89 and Road 4 North between mileposts 330-331. Additional work includes removal and replacement of existing pavement, drainage improvements, new pavement markings and lighting.

This project is expected to be complete by August.

MESA: Proposed Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) Renewal Permit

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Pursuant to the Clean Water Act and in accordance with Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R18-9-A907, the Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) proposes to issue an Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) Permit to discharge pollutants to Waters of the United States to the following applicant, subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions:

Public Notice No. 15-58                                                      Published on May 21, 2015
Published in East Valley Tribune

AZPDES Permit No. AZ0025241
City of Mesa Water Resources
Greenfield Water Reclamation Plant (GWRP)
P.O. Box 1466
Mesa, Arizona 85211-1466

The City of Mesa applied for a renewal AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to 16 million gallons per day (mgd) of from the GWRP to the East Maricopa Floodway, tributary to the Gila River in the Middle Gila River Basin in Township 2 S, Range 6 E, Section 15, in Maricopa County, Arizona. The GWRP is a publicly owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential, commercial, and industrial sources in the City of Mesa and the Towns of Queen Creek and Gilbert. Sludge is treated on-site and then either hauled by a licensed contractor to the Apache Junction Landfill or land applied as Class B Biosolids, with the back-up capability to pump and discharge to the Baseline Interceptor and send to the City of Phoenix 91st Avenue WWTP for treatment.

The permit and fact sheet may be viewed online at http://www.azdeq.gov/cgi-bin/vertical.pl by typing the permit number in the box left of “Search Event”. The public notice and related documentation also are available for public review, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the ADEQ Records Center, 1110 W. Washington St., Phoenix, Arizona, 85007. In Phoenix, please call (602) 771-4380 or e-mail recordscenter@azdeq.gov 24 hours in advance to schedule an appointment to review the file.

Persons may submit comments or request a public hearing on the proposed action in writing, to Jacqueline Maye, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division, 1110 W. Washington St., 5415B-3, Phoenix, Arizona 85007. All written comments received by ADEQ by the close of business on the date 30 days after publication of this notice will be considered in the final permit decision. A public hearing request must be in writing and must include the reasons for such request. If there is a significant degree of public interest, the Director will hold a hearing in accordance with A.A.C. R18-9-A908(B).