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Williams Clean and Beautiful tomorrow

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WILLIAMS — Do not forget to come out to Williams Clean and Beautiful campaign at the Williams-Kaibab Visitor Center parking lot tomorrow. The clean-up will start at 9 a.m. and run until noon. The American Legion Cordova Post No. 13 will be hosting the barbecue at that time.

The weather will be clear tomorrow through Sunday night. There is a chance of showers Sunday night increasing to 40% Monday afternoon to 50% over Monday night. Thundershowers are likely from Tuesday afternoon to midnight Tuesday.

The chance of showers continues through Wednesday but is expected to clear up to sunny days Thursday and Friday, according to the long-range forecast.

Sunny skies predicted through the week

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800-rainthreat15-09-16-01WILLIAMS — Clouds loomed over Williams, yesterday morning, threatening a storm. A few drops of rain even dropped. By the afternoon, however, the sun came out and the clouds parted.
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Just in time for the Clean and Beautiful event in Williams, the skies became clean and beautiful. The Clean and Beautiful event will start at 9 a.m. at the Williams Visitor Center parking lot and end with a barbecue at noon.

The long range weather forecast predicts sunny skies in Williams and Flagstaff through the weekend until Monday. A chance of showers returns next week.

Zipline should be open all weekend.

Zipline should be open all weekend.

A funny thing happened in Flagstaff. Or will happen.

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comedy-1FLAGSTAFF — We are not joking. Flagstaff will be hosting the first annual Big Pine Comedy Festival October 7 through 10. The show boasts 48 performers.

The performers will appear at different venues throughout Flagstaff. For dates, times and venues you can check the schedule at their web site.

There is also a Little Pine competition for those who want to try their hand at comedy. The Little Pine is a comedy competition open to any comic who wants to come to Flagstaff and try and win a spot on a festival showcase. There will be 2 Little Pine competitions during the festival. The first will be Friday October 9 at 6pm and the second will be Saturday October 10 at 6pm. Sets for Little Pine will be 5 minutes and if you win Little Pine you will do a festival showcase later the same night. To get booked for Little Pine simply email BigPineComedyFestival@gmail.com with the date(s) you would like to perform.

All shows (except Little Pine and The All New Material Show) are $5 at the door or people can purchase festival passes on their website or in the lobby at the haunted Hotel Weatherford Oct 7-10 for $25.

First Baptist Church hosts movie night Saturday

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believeWILLIAMS — The First Baptist Church of Williams is hosting a viewing of the movie Do You Believe this Saturday, September 19 at 5:30. They ask that you RSVP at their office or by signing the sheet at their table in the sanctuary of the Church to ensure enough snacks and drinks. The Church is located on Grant Street behind the Safeway. Their phone number is 928-635-4692.

Thunderstorm hits Williams

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Rain15-09-13-3WILLIAMS — Williams received the dose of wet weather it was promised though it looked like we might have a clear day during the morning. The rain started about 2 p.m. and is continuing on through the afternoon.

Thunder and lightning has been light, so far. Thunderstorms are expected to continue through Wednesday night, as of the latest long-range forecast. The long-range forecast also predicts clear and warm weather through next weekend as fall colors are forming in the trees and bushes.
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Brown’s Carnival here through Saturday

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brown15-09-10-08WILLIAMS — Brown’s Amusements carnival opened last night and will run through Saturday. They are set up along Railroad Avenue across from Rod’s Steak House and the Route 66 Diner. They come to Williams after entertaining at the Coconino County Fair over Labor Day weekend. Tickets and wristbands may be purchased at the carnival or at the Williams Kaibab Forest Visitor Center.

Slight chance of rain Saturday afternoon

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fall-clouds15-09-10-02WILLIAMS — Clouds rolled in yesterday appearing ready to douse Williams with yet another monsoon rain. A few thunder-claps could be heard in the distance and a few raindrops fell, but it fell silent.

It was predicted to be clear through Saturday night, but it appears now that there is a slight chance of rain Saturday beginning in the afternoon.

Sunday and Monday there is a 50% chance of rain. This could produce heavy rains and lightning.

The extended forecast shows a possibility of rain through Thursday of next week.

Boxcar bridge in place in Williams

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boxcar15-09-10-12WILLIAMS — Traffic on Route 66 was halted for several hours and a crowd formed in Williams, yesterday, to watch as they filled a gap left by the city across the drainage channel through Glassburn Park. The City of Williams worked with historian Al Richmond and the railroad to emplace a 50-foot boxcar to be used as a covered bridge.
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The accompanying video mistakenly informs that the property belongs to the Grand Canyon Railway, but it actually belongs to BNSF Railroad.

The City of Williams has been working with Al Richmond and the Railroad to build a railroad history museum in Williams for several years. While that appears to becoming a reality, this bridge project is not part of that, specifically.

The Railroad and the City have been building railroad-themed parks along the property for the last year.

Crews worked into the night to secure the new boxcar bridge.

Crews worked into the night to secure the new boxcar bridge.


Williams originally intended to turn the Babbit-Polson Warehouse into a museum, but technical difficulties could not be overcome at the time. The Community Stage was added about two-years ago.

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Award of Hospitality Contract on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

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Grand Canyon, Ariz. – Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga has announced the award of a concession contract to Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. Xanterra will provide lodging, food services, retail, transportation, mule rides, and other services on the South Rim.

Xanterra, the incumbent operator, submitted the selected offer in response to a prospectus issued earlier this year. Superintendent Uberuaga stated “We are pleased to continue our long relationship with this important park partner, and we look forward to working together to implement some exciting improvements to services on the South Rim.”

The new 15 year contract is one of the largest in the National Park Service (NPS) in terms of revenue and lodging inventory. The services required in this prospectus have generated an average of approximately $66 million in gross revenues annually. New services will include a re-constructed Maswik South Lodge, improved food offerings including food trucks, and other improvements to operations and services.

This historic lodging and hospitality contract (CC-GRCA001-15) will include lodging, retail and food service in the historic Grand Canyon Village including the El Tovar, Bright Angel Lodge, Thunderbird and Kachina Lodges, Maswik Lodge and Phantom Ranch, as well as retail and food service at Hermits Rest. It will also continue to include transportation services such as bus tours, taxi service and mule rides.

Concessions contracts are developed and issued under the authority of the Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998, P.L. 105-391, and its attending regulations in 36 CFR §51.

Martin Milner dies at age 83

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milner_nMartin Milner best known for the roles of Corvette owner Tod Stiles in the television series Route 66 and stone-faced police veteran Pete Malloy in Adam-12 passed away at the age of 83. The communication office of the LA Police Department issued an Instagram which stated, “Pete Malloy, you are end of watch.”
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Milner started his career with a 1947 appearance in Life With Father. He went on to do roles in many World War II movies, such as Sands of Iwo Jima, Halls of Monezuma, Fighting Coast Guard and other television shows and movies. He even stood out in his minor role as a southern shore patrol officer in Mister Roberts.

I remember him for his movie The Private Lives of Adam and Eve. He also stared in the Irwin Allen production of Swiss Family Robinson and the short-lived television series of the same name.

It was his role of Tod Stiles in the 1960 to ’64 Route 66 that brought him the most fame during this period. My father told me that when he was working on the Glen Canyon Dam, the show was filming somewhere in Arizona. He and a friend passed by and the friend said something that the producer liked and paid his friend $50 to allow him to use it in the show. My father said that he wished he had said something—anything—at the same time.

He played the role of Stephen Banner in the Dragnet series of 1951 to 1959. He returned to his association with Jack Webb in the Dragnet which ran from 1967 to 1970. He played to role of officer Pete Malloy. That character did not rest, however, appearing in The D.A. series and the television series Emergency! while the television series Adam-12 was running from 1968 to 1975.

His last role was Detective Halloran in the mystery television series Diagnosis Murder staring Dick Van Dyke. But he continued to draw fans and autograph seekers as this YouTube video at an event in Chicago in 1996 shows.