WILLIAMS — The Calvary Chapel will host a Teen Night next Wednesday June 10. They will provide music and root beer floats and present How Great is Our God. The faith-based event is educational and open to all teens.
Calvary Chapel is located at 106 S. 9th Street in the Banker’s Real Estate shopping center behind Family Dollar.
WILLIAMS — The Williams Community United Methodist Church, Pastored by Billy Martin, will show the hit movie God’s Not Dead staring Kevin Sorbo and Shane Harper. The free showing will begin this Friday at 7 p.m. and free popcorn will be provided.
The church is located at 127 West Sherman Avenue in Williams; on the corner of 2nd Street and Sherman Avenue. Tourist and visitors simply drive south on 2nd Street from Route 66 and the church will be the left side.
WILLIAMS — 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.
WILLIAMS — 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.
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.
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.
Early shoppers get the best deals.
Spaces are $10 a day or $25 for the weekend, whether a three- or four-day weekend. There is an additional $5 per night for those desiring to stay overnight.
The proceeds from the Route 66 Street Market benefit the projects of the Kiwanis Club International of Williams.
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WILLIAMS — The sun was lower than normal as The Riders of the 2015 Run For The Wall event rolled into town later than usual. They even managed to miss the snow predicted for this weekend.
Run for the Wall has stopped exclusively in Williams in the past. For the last two years, the group has split with some proceeding to Flagstaff as the popularity of the event grows. The Williams group conducted their normal parade down historic Route 66.
After which they formed up at the American Legion Cordova Post #13 where volunteers from the community served dinner and deserts for the riders.
The American Legion dedicated the event to the memory of the late Richard Aguilar. Richard was a member of the post and worked hard every year to make this event successful.
Rain did come the next morning as they gathered to have breakfast at the Wild West Junction. Mayor John Moore has been supportive of the event since he took office. He even came out in the blizzard of 2011 that met the group when they arrived.
The annual event is run to keep the memory of prisoners of war and those missing in action alive. There was some good news in 2014 with the remains of 14 Vietnam Veterans located and returned and their names removed from the Vietnam Veterans memorial.
Walt “Detour” Reichard is a Vietnam Veteran from Virginia and the Virginia State Coordinator for Run For The Wall. His motorcycle reflects the dedication of the rider of this event right down to his license plate. It reads simply “R4TW.”
Walt said that he makes the ride from Virginia to California only to return on this ten-day ride because he appreciates the dedication of this group. He is a seven-time veteran of the ride.
Sadly, many of the Vietnam veterans are either getting too old to ride or are passing away. The event organizers have opened up the event and active-duty military and some civilians have been making the memorial ride.
UPDATED 5/13, 9:21 a.m.
WILLIAMS — The motorcycle riders of Run for the Wall will arrive today as their first stop on their ride to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington. The riders goal is to bring attention to the plight of those real prisoners of war and missing in action from all wars. They also honor those active-duty military who carry on the tradition.
On the east coast, Rolling Thunder serves the same function.
Each year the riders plan their journey to reach the Vietnam Memorial in Washington on Memorial Day meeting up with Rolling Thunder.
The riders will stop in Williams tonight to eat at the American Legion Cordova Post #13. They will depart early tomorrow morning after a breakfast provided by Wild West Junction and served by the Kiwanis Club of Williams.
The event was formed by Vietnam Veterans and included them and their families on the ride. The last few years, however, others—including active-duty military—have joined in the ride. The organizers of the event now invite everyone to ride for those who can’t.
WILLIAMS — This Saturday, Save Meant to Rescue will host thier Balls for Dogs golf tournament at the Elephant Rocks Golf Course.
The tournament will include:
WILLIAMS — St. Johns’ Episcopal Lutheran Church will hold their annual rummage sale this weekend. The sale will be held at the Church on the corner of 2nd and Grant.
The sale will be held on Friday, May 15 from noon to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday May 16 from 8 a.m. to noon.
WILLIAMS — The Kiwanis Club of WIlliams Gateway to the Grand Canyon Arts & Craft Fairis coming to the Rodeo Barn across the street from Old Trails Hardware store on Rodeo Road. The fair will be Saturday May 16 10 to 7 p.m. and Sunday May 17 10 to 3 p.m. You should be able to find a handicrafted gift for any occassion.
The proceeds from this event benefit the Children’s scholarship and activities such as the annual holiday dinner. Vendors can contact Cookie at 928-699-9036.