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Former Klansman tells his story at First Baptist Church

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WILLIAMS—Evangelist Johnny Lee Clary will share his conversion from Imperial Wizard of the Klu Klux Klan to preacher of the gospel at the First Baptist Church across from Safeway in Williams. Clary will explore how God brought him from the depths of hate and a hardened heart to preach the Gospel.

Brother Clary will be speaking on Saturday, May 18th at 7 pm. He will preach the morning service at the church at 10:30 pm on the 19th. He will also speak at a youth rally at the high school on May 19th at 6 p.m.

Everyone is invited to attend the church services and the youth rally.

Tow Mater visits Williams

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WILLIAMS—Tow Mater took time to stop in downtown Williams Friday as he traveled route 66 with a host of classic cars. The cars were part of a rally on their way to a car show in Bull Head City.

While route 66 was mentioned in the film Cars—of which Mr. Mater was a star—Williams has another connection to the film. An artist for the production traveled route 66 making sketches of old cars for the film. One of the sketches was drawn from a Model-T owned by Eddie—formerly of Eddie’s Tires. The sketch was used to create the “Lizzie” character in the movie. The Model-T was purportedly owned by Pancho Villa at one time.

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Rain possible for the week

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WILLIAMS—The long-range forecast predicts a 10% chance of showers throughout the day raising to 40% tonight. The chance raises to 50% Monday and the forecast shows a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday night. The chance of showers drops considerably Wednesday through Thursday.

Bearizona needs your dandelions

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bearizona-dandelionsWILLIAMS—Are you out doing your spring yard work preparing to plant your garden? Do you have to dig out all of those pesky dandelions? Bearizona will take them off your hands.

They are requesting the weeds on their Facebook page.

Got Dandelion weeds? Our bears love dandelions!
Instead of throwing the weeds out, feel free to drop
off your freshly pulled dandelion weeds at the front
gate when you come.

The bears will thank you!

We have invited them to bring one or two of the bears for lunch in our yard sometime. No response yet.

National Day of Prayer celebrated in Williams

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GeorgeWashingtonPrayingWILLIAMS—The City of Williams will hold two prayer sessions for National Prayer Day this Thursday, May 2nd. The first will be held at the flagpole outside City Hall on First Street at 9 am. The second prayer session will be held at the Williams Visitor Center on Railroad Avenue at 10 am.

The National Day of Prayer is constitutionally mandated by Federal Law.

TITLE 36 – PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS
36 USC Sec. 119. National Day of Prayer
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The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals.

The real object of the [first] amendment was, not to countenance, much less to advance Mahometanism, or Judiams, or infidelity, by prostrating Christianity; but to exclude all rivalry among Christian sects, and to prevent any national ecclesiastical establishment, which should give to an hierarchy the exclusive patronage of the national government.—Story, Joseph (1833) Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States. Boston: Hilliard, Gray and Company. Cambridge: Brown, Shattuck, and Co. Volume III, page 728, §1871.

Third annual Spring Celebration in Williams

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WILLIAMS—The 70-degree temperature and breezy conditions made it a perfect day for the third annual Spring Celebration and kite-fly at Cureton Park. Free food, popcorn, cotton candy and kites were available for the celebration. There was the customary bounce-house for the kids and musical entertainment.

People enjoy the kite-flying fun at Cureton Park.

People enjoy the kite-flying fun at Cureton Park.

Others enjoyed the challenge.

Others enjoyed the challenge.

Free food and kites, a bounce house and good weather were features of the Spring Celebration.

Free food and kites, a bounce house and good weather were features of the Spring Celebration.

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Northern Arizona Writers group meets this Saturday

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WILLIAMS—The Northern Arizona Writer’s Association meets this Saturday in Williams at 10 am. The meeting will be held at the Branding Iron Restaurant in the Wild West Junction on historic Route 66. Bring samples of your work to read or ideas for your project.

The Writers Association helps each other with suggestions on writing, how to self-publish and other writing tips from their experiences.

Temperatures rising

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WILLIAMS—After a 20% chance of thundershowers today, the long-range weather forecast shows the temperatures rising to the 70s into next Wednesday. Lows will be in the upper 30s for the better part of the week rising to the 40s by next Wednesday. Light winds are forecast off-and-on, throughout that period, with no hazardous weather conditions.

Carnival starts today at 5 pm

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brown-01WILLIAMS—The carnival is back in Williams. Brown’s Amusements set up in the Visitor Center parking lot across the street from Circle K and next to the Recreation Center on Railroad Avenue. Advanced all day ride passes can be obtained through the Chamber of Commerce in the Williams Visitor Center for $18.

brown-02Tickets are $1 each and each ride takes 3 to 5 tickets. No cash is accepted at the rides or for the games. Wristbands are available, but only good on the rides. Wristbands are not valid if they have been removed. They are only good on the day of purchase.

There are no refunds for tickets or wristbands.

For safety reasons, no pregnant women or people with casts are allowed on the rides. All riders must be at least 36″ tall and some rides require the rider to be up to 52″ tall.

The carnival runs through Saturday at 11 pm.

Williams Law Day coming your way.

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krombeem-thumbnailby Justice of the Peace Robert Krombeen

President Dwight Eisenhower established May 1st as Law Day in 1958 as “a day of national dedication to the principle of government under law.” Across the country, criminal justice agencies and courts will be renewing their understanding of, and appreciation for, the fundamental principle of the rule of law. This year’s theme for Law Day is, “No Courts, No justice, No Freedom,” and is indicative of the crucial role our judicial system plays in a free society. The Williams Justice and Municipal Courts will celebrate Law Day on May 13th by opening the Court to students from the Williams High School and Middle School to partake in courtroom activities which will impress upon them the importance of law and order in our communities. Real attorneys, bailiffs, and other criminal justice professionals and service providers will be present to provide instruction and real experience with inter-active courtroom proceedings. We want to encourage the public to celebrate with us on this day to remember of all the past sacrifices and struggles involved in creating the fair and just legal system we all appreciate. The event will be open to the public so please plan to stop by the court on May 13th between 8:00am and 4:00pm. We want to thank the Williams Unified School District and all of the criminal justice and service providing professionals who are participating to make this event a success.

The Williams Justice Court welcomes Coconino County Volunteer Don Saylor to our court. Mr. Saylor has extensive work history and experience in counseling veterans and those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and other emotional health matters. Mr. Saylor will be coordinating our community restitution program at the court, which has been providing services to our community from those persons ordered by the Court to perform community restitution. This is usually accomplished by those persons contributing to community beautification.

Glassburn park before and after beautification project.

Glassburn park before and after beautification project.

The Court works closely with Williams Clean and Beautiful and City Staff to identify and prioritize those projects. We appreciate the positive feedback we’ve received from business owners and public regarding this program.

If you have any suggestions for future projects please call the Court at (928) 635-2691.