Williams—Due to the inclement weather, the Friends of the Williams Aquatic Center moved the meeting to select two new board members to this Monday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Williams Recreation Center on Railroad Avenue. You still have time to get your campaign speech together.
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Williams weather permitting
Springtime snowfall in Williams.
The long range forecast shows a 30% chance of rain/snow starting Sunday night through Monday during the day. It is expected to clear by Monday night leaving no appreciable accumulation. The Williams weather usually consists of chances of snowfall through May.
Some train no matter the weather.
The advantages of registering early are lower prices and a free T-shirt. Through May 31, the prices for the 10-K, 5-K and fun run are $40, $30 and $15 respectively rising to $55, $45 and $30 on race day. Those who register before July 31 get a T-shirt. If you cannot race, the Lion’s Club accepts volunteers for traffic control and other assistance.
The race benefits the vision and hearing services that the Lion’s Club provides for the Williams Community. You can register for the race at Virtual Roster.
Friends of the Williams Aquatic Center seeks board members
WILLIAMS—The Friends of the Williams Aquatic Center (FWAC/Blog) is seeking volunteers to fill 2 Board of Director positions. The election will be held on Monday, March 19 at the Williams Youth Recreation Center from 6:30 to 8 PM.
The positions are open to any legal resident of the United States. You don’t need to be a resident of Williams to run. The positions are open to anyone desiring to assist the community.
The Board usually meets monthly between March and September in order to plan and hold fundraisers. The meetings are open to the public. This year’s goal is replacement of the PoolPak (the climate control system). They hope to do that with additional funding from grants. The mission of the FWAC is to return the Williams Aquatic Center to year-round operations.
For more information please contact Clare Hydock at 928-235-5321.
Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner at the Williams Methodist Church
WILLIAMS—The Williams Community United Methodist Church on the corner of Second Street and Sherman in Williams will be hosting a Saint Patrick’s Day dinner on Saturday, March 17th.
The dinner will consist of corned beef and cabbage, deserts and beverages. The dinner will run from 5 to 7 pm or until the food runs out.
They ask your most generous donation for the dinner.
Williams Senior Center March for Meals pancake breakfast
WILLIAMS—The Williams Senior Center will be holding a March for Meals pancake breakfast this Saturday, March 10th from 9 am to 11 am. The Senior Center is at 850 W. Grant Street next to Safeway. Grant Street is one block down from Route 66.
The breakfast will consist of Pancakes, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage, Biscuits, Eggs and Yogurt, Orange juice, coffee and tea will also be served. Generous donations for the breakfast will be matched by the Meals on Wheels Association of America and benefit the Williams Senior Nutrition Program.
The Senior Center provides lunches in-house for seniors in Williams and delivers lunches to seniors who cannot make it to the Senior Center. The Senior Center has a thrift store which also supports their activities and provides other activities for seniors in Williams.
House to hear bill to decriminalize marijuana
House republican John Fillmore from Apache Junction has introduced several bills covering the use of marijuana and protecting medical marijuana dispensaries.
House Bill 2044 would reduce the possession of one-ounce or less to a petty offense. The bill passed through the Judicial and Rules committee and had its second read on January 10.
The bill would change Subsection B of 13-3405 to add a Paragraph 1 to read, “Subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section involving an amount of marijuana not possessed for sale having a weight of one ounce or less is guilty of a petty offense and, notwithstanding section 13‑802, the person shall pay a fine of not more than four hundred dollars.”
13-802 provides, “A sentence to pay a fine for a petty offense shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, of not more than three hundred dollars.” The change would allow a fine up to one hundred dollars more.
The bill does not make the use of marijuana legal for recreational purposes.
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Northern Arizona Authors Group expanding their vision
The small writer’s group in Williams is expanding in size and scope. Their plans are to tackle the intricacies of screenplays. The group normally meets once a month at the Williams Public Library, but will have two meetings next month.
On February 4th at 9 a.m. David Seals will be conducting a screenplay workshop. He is asking the group to write a 5 page treatment. Mr. Seals has been a writer in different genres for 45 years and has published with Penguin and Random House. David wrote Pow Wow Highway in 1989 which won awards at the Sundance Film Festivals in San Francisco, Montreal and Milan.
The regular meeting of the Northern Arizona Authors Group is scheduled for February 18th at 9 a.m. If the library is closed due to the holiday, the meeting will be held in the Brown Bag Sandwich restaurant across the street.
You can get more information about the group at their web site.