Monthly Archives: December 2014

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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McCain’s big purge

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By Alex Isenstadt

In an interview, Schwartz blamed his ouster squarely on McCain, whom he said had singled him out. “It’s very clear what’s going on,” he said. “Look, John McCain has prominence and money and influence and because of that he thinks he can ramrod us.”

Nearly a year ago, tea party agitators in Arizona managed to get John McCain censured by his own state party. Now, he’s getting his revenge.

As the longtime Republican senator lays the groundwork for a likely 2016 reelection bid, his political team is engaging in an aggressive and systematic campaign to reshape the state GOP apparatus by ridding it of conservative firebrands and replacing them with steadfast allies.

The ambitious effort — detailed to POLITICO by nearly a dozen McCain operatives, donors, and friends — has stretched from office buildings in Alexandria, Virginia, where strategists plotted and fundraisers collected cash for a super PAC, to Vietnamese-American communities across Arizona, where recruiters sought out supporters eager to help the incumbent defeat the tea party.

Team McCain’s goal? Unseat conservative activists who hold obscure, but influential, local party offices.

Read more at Politico

Why There Shouldn’t Be a Minimum Wage

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Ethan-GloverGuest Editorial By Ethan Glover
Writer at Anarchant and creator/admin for Liberty Resource Directory.

theytookourjobsIn 2015, this week, 21 states will be raising the minimum wage. New wages will range from $8 to $9.15 as compared to the federal minimum of $7.25. This made me wonder where the movement for $15/hr went, I haven’t heard from them in a while.

Turns out, Seattle implemented a $15 minimum wage early this year. What were the effects?

Managers started to take on more responsibility as opposed to hiring.
Large companies laid off employees and canceled plans to hire.
Small businesses are moving or closing.
Many products added “living-wage surcharges,” including parking.
Companies cut employee benefits and overtime.

On the positive side, despite no one hiring, there has been a huge increase in job applications.

The Real Cost of Minimum Wage

The argument against minimum wage is simple. It might not be profitable for a company to hire someone at a higher wage, so they don’t hire. If someone can’t produce $7.25/hr, you’re condemning him or her to a wage of $0.

One argument says that the minimum wage raises the standard of living for all. Lowering it would hurt everyone.

This is ridiculous considering that most jobs pay above the minimum due to competition and profits. Lowering the minimum does nothing but lower the barrier to entry.

Minimum wage isn’t for adults looking for a particular “standard of living.” Jobs like food preparation and retail floor sales isn’t the kind of thing you should be doing as a middle-aged parent.

Those jobs are for young people who need to earn experience and learn skills. Minimum wage jobs need little to no skill and operate in a low risk environment. (Missing a day of work at McDonald’s isn’t going to hurt anyone.)

Read more at Anarchant

ADOT recommends drivers be prepared for winter driving conditions

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A major winter storm is forecast to push through Arizona and the Arizona Department of Transportation wants drivers traveling in the high country to be prepared.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the mountains and high deserts throughout northern and eastern Arizona. Snow levels may be as low as 2,000 feet. Rain is expected in the lower elevations.

ADOT crews have been preparing for the storm and will be working 24/7 to keep roads clear. Maintenance crews are checking the snowplows and making sure they are stocked with de-icing products. Additional snowplow drivers have been sent to areas expecting significant snowfall, like Flagstaff and Williams.

Drivers should plan ahead and be very cautious if planning to travel to the high country when the storm arrives. ADOT recommends drivers wait until conditions improve before traveling.

More safety tips for drivers:

  • Slow down, be patient and drive safely. Plan for extra travel time. Use extra caution around snowplows.
  • Be alert: ice forms on bridges first and is hard to see.
  • When driving behind a snowplow, stay back at least four car lengths. If you think you’re traveling too close to a plow, you probably are. Be safe and stay back!
  • Never pass a snowplow that’s in the process of clearing snow and ice off the road.
  • Maintain at least a three-quarter-full tank of gas.
  • Notify someone of your travel route, destination and projected arrival time.
  • Carry an emergency preparedness kit in your vehicle that includes blankets, extra clothes, a flashlight, an ice scraper, a shovel, sand for traction, a fully charged cell phone, and hazard warning lights or reflectors.
  • Brake slowly to avoid any panic braking or jerking the steering wheel.
  • Increase the distance between you and the traffic ahead.
  • Carry plenty of food and water, and all necessary medications.
  • Carry tire chains and snow cables, or use snow tires.
  • Wear warm clothes to protect you during extended time periods in cold temperatures.

Additional information can be found on ADOT’s “Know Snow” website at azdot.gov/KnowSnow.

The 12 Days of Williams: February 2014

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The USS Forrestal was scrapped for a penny. The Forrestal is most famous for the fire that occurred on board. The Air Force promised to take “appropriate action” against an Airman who posed for a disgusting POW/MIA photo.

After the discovery of record mishaps and ID card problems at the VA, it was revealed that Veterans were left to die because of health care delays.
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The secret location of King David’s Castle was to be revealed.

A Goodwill worker returned $43,000 he found in donated clothes.

ADOT was busy with the Virgin River Gorge bridges and a project to ease traffic at Camp Verde. Arizona and Nevada DOTs received feedback on Interstate 11.

PETA wanted to honor a chicken.

A judge blocked the efforts of the Arizona State Department of Education from withholding funds from charter schools.

An attempt to block unconstitutional NSA spying in Arizona failed. Essentially it failed the same way the Arizona State Guard bill was killed by Andy Tobin. It was killed in committee. It was flowing until an “environmental” amendment was added which had nothing to do with the environment. It went to the Committee on Government and Environment in the Senate where it languished. Governor Jan Brewer vetoed S.B. 1062, which would have protected the rights of religious groups (Christians) from targeted law suits for not catering to homosexual affairs.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Department held a Tip-A-Cop fundraiser for Special Olympics. A man was arrested on multiple charges and three were arrested for weapons misconduct.

The proposed renewal of the contract for the Zip Line ride caused quite a stir. Level 4 water restrictions were put into effect in Williams.

A life was lost in a two vehicle collision on Townsend/Winona Road in Flagstaff.

The Matthew J. Broehm VFW sold See’s candy as a fundraiser and may do the same this year. Check with Mike Rioux at the Hope for the World ministry, the VFW post or Al Dunaway at the American Legion office all in the mini-mall on route 66 next to the Grand Canyon Coffee and Cafe.

Deaths
Art_HubbardArthur Hubbard, Sr., 102, Native American Code Talker and the first Native American Arizona Senator.
Shirley Temple Black, 85, Iconic child film star, U.S. ambassador to the West African nation of Ghana and later served as White House chief of protocol for President Ford. She also was an ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992, a “substantive job” that was the best she ever held

The 12 Days of Williams: January 2014

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In January Human Events reported that Christians were targeted in Iraq on Christmas day.

The VA had a problem with their new ID cards and more than 1,800 veteran records were intentionally destroyed or misfiled by 2 clerks.

CNN reported that a gun involved in the Fast and Furious operation, like the one that killed Arizona Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, turned up in a shootout in Mexico.

das-bootGlobal warming alarmists got stuck in Antarctic sea ice. Comedians, we learned, are no longer allowed to own guns.

The State of Maine voted to require GMO labeling. An effort to get a requirement on the Ballot in Arizona failed.

Eight fishermen found beheaded in boat in gruesome attack off the Philippines.

Opening Of The Center For The IntrepidSteven Seagal was said to be contemplating a run for governor of The Great State of Arizona. The Maricopa County GOP voted to censure John McCain. Republican Representative Trey Radel resigned his Florida seat in Congress after pleading guilty to a charge of buying 3.5 grams of cocaine.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office warned of a phone scam. They attempted to rescue 41-year-old David Stather of Canada after a base jumping incident at the Little Colorado River Canyon area. McCabe and Cordova were arrested for attempted First Degree Homicide.

In business, the Briar Patch Flower Shop opened for a short time.

January Obits
Phil Everly died at age 74
Russell Johnson 89.
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A funny thing about the weather

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santa-fe-201412270-02WILLIAMS – Friday night I came home after walking the dog in about 25-degree temperature. The wind chill factor made it seem more like about 18-degrees. A friend reported that overnight temperatures reached the predicted 12-degrees.

I turned on the news and the Phoenix weather man reported that it was going to get cold in Phoenix and that temperatures had already dropped to 40-degrees in some areas.

That was more than our daytime temperature.

This being our coldest month, Williams and Flagstaff can expect a chance of rain and snow showers starting Tuesday through Friday with a possibility of about 3-inches, according to the long range forecast.

The highest temperature expected will be about 38-degrees tomorrow dropping to around 33 on New Year’s Day. The low at night will be about 17 tomorrow dropping to about 14-degrees on the First of January.
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While the cool weather has caused ice to form on top of the Santa Fe reservoir and kept snow on the ground, so far it is not near enough to affect a change in the water situation of the northern Arizona.

Flagstaff police officer shot by a suspect

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flagstaffpdFLAGSTAFF – A Flagstaff police officer was shot at about 1:30 p.m. today by a “person of interest” in a domestic violence complaint. The officer was shot in the face by the suspect who was subsequently killed.

The officer is listed in critical condition at the Flagstaff Medical Center.

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