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Williams City Council agenda items for tonight
WILLIAMS — The meeting, as usual, will begin with public participation. Citizens are given five-minutes to discuss a topic. They may be granted additional time by the council.
The Council cannot act upon items presented during the public participation portion of the agenda. Individual Council members may ask questions of the public or may respond to any criticisms, but the members are prohibited by the open meeting law from discussing or considering the items among themselves until the time that the matter is officially placed on the agenda.
The open meeting law does, however, allow the City Council to ask staff to review a matter or ask that it be placed on a future Council agenda.
The council will Approval of Purchase Orders and Approval of Check Register for Month Ending October 31, 2015.
The Council will hear a proposal from Randy Feucht of Running Water regarding locating a water hauling facility on City-owned property and may direct Staff on how to proceed.
The Council will also discuss a proposal from SBA Communications to extend two existing ground leases located at 502 East Route 66 and 1211 West Route 66 and may direct Staff on how to proceed.
Writer’s Association meets this Saturday in Williams
WILLIAMS — The Northern Arizona Authors Association will meet this Saturday, November 14 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Wild West Junction on Route 66 in Williams.
Arizona Highways comes up big in prestigious magazine awards
PHOENIX — Arizona Highways (Facebook) was a big winner in the International Regional Magazine Association awards for 2014. The magazine, produced by the Arizona Department of Transportation, picked up 16 awards, including seven top honors, at a recent ceremony in San Diego.
John Burcham’s “Long Exposure,” a September 2014 portfolio for which Burcham photographed Bismarck Lake near Flagstaff for an entire year, won gold in the Photo Series category. Editor Robert Stieve took home a gold award for that portfolio’s headline, and Burcham won silver in the Photographer of the Year competition.
Other 2014 gold winners were for the magazine’s January cover, which featured a shot from the Vermilion Cliffs; Jack Unruh’s illustration of a jaguar (April); Charles Bowden’s “Counting Sheep” (February), an essay about bighorn reintroductions in the Santa Catalina Mountains; Joel Grimes’ portrait of a rodeo announcer (August); and Matt Jaffe’s “Two Men and a Truck” (November), a travelogue from the Navajo Nation.
Arizona Highways’ 16 total awards were the second-most in the competition, behind only Texas Highways’ 17. The seven golds were tied for the most with Down East: The Magazine of Maine.
In addition, Arizona Highways Publisher Win Holden received the Kenneth L. Gibbs Award for Merit, the association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
“Arizona Highways captures the essence of this state’s exquisite landscapes and byways while promoting Arizona’s brand around the world,” ADOT Director John Halikowski said. “While we are proud of the individuals who earned these awards, we’re even more proud of Arizona Highways’ role in this agency’s mission of moving Arizona and its economy forward.”
The International Regional Magazine Association was founded in 1960 to support and promote regional magazines in the United States and elsewhere.
Founded in 1925, Arizona Highways is dedicated to promoting travel to and through the state of Arizona. In addition to the world-renowned magazine known for spectacular landscape photography, Arizona Highways publishes travel guide books, calendars and other products to promote travel in Arizona. The magazine has subscribers in all 50 states and more than 110 countries.
For more information about Arizona Highways please visit arizonahighways.com.
Gold Awards
‒ Nature & Environment: “Counting Sheep,” Charles Bowden, February 2014
‒ Travel Feature: “Two Men and a Truck,” Matt Jaffe, November 2014
‒ Head and Deck: “Long Exposure,” Robert Stieve, September 2014
‒ Photo Series: “Long Exposure,” John Burcham, September 2014
‒ Portrait Photo: Rodeo announcer (The Journal), Joel Grimes, August 2014
‒ Illustration: Jaguar (Spotted in Southern Arizona), Jack Unruh, April 2014
‒ Cover: Vermilion Cliffs, Barbara Glynn Denney, January 2014
Silver Awards
‒ Public Issues: The Verde, Terry Greene Sterling, March 2014
‒ Single Photo: Monument Valley (A Picture’s Worth … Eh, Let’s Skip the Words), Enio Lanaro, April 2014
‒ Magazine Photographer of the Year: John Burcham
‒ Department: The Journal, Arizona Highways Staff
‒ Special Focus: Winter issue, December 2014
‒ Companion Website: Arizona Highways Staff
Awards of Merit
‒ Service Article: “On the Edge,” Robert Stieve, July 2014
‒ Essay: “A Winter’s Walk,” Craig Childs, January 2014
‒ Art Direction of a Single Story: “French Impressions,” Barbara Glynn Denney, Keith Whitney and Jeff Kida, August 2014
ADOT kicks off master plan study for Grand Canyon airport
PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Transportation, owner and operator of the Grand Canyon National Park Airport, is starting a two-year process to update the airport’s master plan, a document that guides its development.
Arizonans are welcome to be part of this process by providing questions, concerns and other comments to ADOT’s study team.
Airport master plans, required by the Federal Aviation Administration, set the short-, intermediate- and long-term development goals. The update for Grand Canyon National Park Airport will evaluate the facility’s capabilities and role, forecast future aviation demand and plan facility improvements to meet that demand over the next 20 years.
“Our plan will focus specifically on maintaining safety and security for the airport and planning for incremental development that meets future aviation demand and helps the airport be self-sufficient while remaining flexible as things change,” Grand Canyon Airport Manager Michael Thomas said.
The master plan will also evaluate environmental requirements and ways to remain environmentally sustainable.
Those wishing to provide questions, concerns and other comments for the study team to address can do so in three ways:
- Online at azdot.gov/gcnairportmasterplan
- Mail to Grand Canyon Airport Master Plan Study, c/o Coffman Associates, 4835 E. Cactus Rd., Ste. 235, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
- Over the phone at 1-800-574-6334
Public workshops will also be held throughout the study period. Those begin next year.
Icy roads and walkways order of the day
WILLIAMS — While people like to picture a winter wonderland as depicted in the photo above after a winter storm, they forget about the icy roads and walkways.
We would like to remind everyone to take care while driving and walking in our picturesque, snowy setting. The National Weather Service has issued warnings about freezing temperatures overnight. Ice could be a problem tomorrow, as well.
Bill Williams socked in by fog this morning.
Grand Canyon open Free for Veterans Day
GRAND CANYON – On Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, the Grand Canyon will be open on a free-entry basis.
Grand Canyon’s South Rim sits at approximately 7,000 feet. As a result, visitors should be prepared for winter weather and driving conditions, and should be aware that road closures and temporary suspension of shuttle service may occur with little or no notice if winter weather passes through the area.
Dogs must be on a leash at all times.
Williams gets 3-inches of snow
WILLIAMS — According to the weather report from Channel 3 news in Phoenix, Williams received three-inches of snow with Flagstaff receiving 4.5-inches.
While Williams received only a dusting overnight, snow began to fall at about 8:45 a.m. and has been falling steadily as of this writing.
Webcams around our area do show the impact of the storm that moved in Monday. The first image shows a view of the central campus. The camera view from the Weather Service in Bellmont shows a view of the San Francisco Peaks and the ADOT cam shows a view of I-40 around milepost 190. No significant snow fall appears at the Grand Canyon. These images are all from about 9 a.m. this morning.
Travel from Williams to Flagstaff may be hampered by snow and ice. A winter storm warning has been issued until midnight tonight. This means, of course, ice and we advise taking your time on I-40 and around Flagstaff.
Williams receives some hail with the rain
WILLIAMS — Rain has been pretty constant since about 10:20 this morning and is expected to continue throughout the afternoon. The city also received a dose of hail and some thunder and lightning.
The rain is expected to give way to snow this afternoon and throughout Wednesday.
A high wind advisory has been issued through 6 p.m. tonight.
Tourism Cares visits Williams
WILLIAMS — As you wandered around Williams the past couple of days you might have noticed the “sprucing up” of City Hall and the Williams Visitor Center. Steve Dudley of Williams sent us this report.
Today, about 150 volunteers of Tourism Cares blew into Williams and spent the day painting the town. From City Hall and the Visitor Center to National Forest signs, the all volunteer group fanned out across the city and gave everything a fresh coat of paint. Tourism Cares’ mission is to preserve the travel experience for future generations. They protect the heart of travel by uniting the travel and tourism industry to tackle shared priorities with our collective might! Tourism Cares is the charitable arm of the travel and tourism industry. After a full day of hard work and a job well done the group had dinner at Wild West Junction.
Our thanks to the group for making us look even better.