WILLIAMS—The Northern Arizona Authors Association meets this Saturday, March 30 at 10 am. The meeting will be held at the Wild West Junction east of 1st Street on historic route 66 in Williams.
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Are Williams water woes washing away?
Kaibab Lake – 2012
This year two heavy snows seemed to have been helpful to the northern Arizona community in recovering from their water woes. At least for this year.
Ice forming on Santa Fe dam.
Over the hill, the dam at Buckskinner park started spilling over which is good news for the city. Buckskinner park opened for vehicle traffic today.
The old dam has been spilling over filling both ponds and creating a frog haven. This area has been dry the last two years.
On the fourteenth, Dogtown and Kaibab lakes were filling, but neither were to capacity. Ducks, however, took advantage of the rising lake by swimming in areas which, last year, were completely dry.
There is snow yet to melt and Williams residents know that they can expect snow through May. The current long range forecast, in fact, shows a chance of rain Friday and the possibility of snow above 6800 feet on Monday. Lows at night are expected to be in the lower 30s with temperatures rising to the lower 60s throughout the rest of the week.
Summer little league right around the corner.
WILLIAMS—Spring signals the beginning of baseball season and training for summer little league.
Unfortunately, Coach Richard Aguilar will not be with us this season. Lee Payne has taken up his coaching job and wants to purchase new Astros uniforms for the team. The uniforms will include emblems in honor of the late Coach Aguilar. Mr Aguilar was an active participant in organizing the barbeque to welcome the annual Run For The Wall veterans.
Lee has received some donations for new uniforms and is working with the American Legion Cordova Post #13 to come up with the rest of the approximately $900 for the uniforms. To that end they are holding a raffle which features a Smokey the Bear baseball autographed by retired local pro Billy Hatcher.
While writing this article, other donations were made which include a Jillian Michaels training set. Jillian is the personal trainer who became known for the reality series The Biggest Loser. Johnny Hatcher donated a Diamondbacks hat autographed by Luis Gonzales with a certificate of authenticity.
Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10. The drawing is scheduled for next Friday evening, the 29th of March, at the American Legion. Tickets may be obtained through the American Legion Post or by calling Lee Payne at 928-607-7918. If you are not interested in the prizes, a small donation would also be welcome to benefit the team and the Williams Little League.
Mr. Payne noted that any money collected in excess of the uniforms will go to the Williams Little League.
Give to Williams Aquatic Center and get prizes
WILLIAMS—There is a little over 14 hours left to go to the Arizona Gives web site and make a donation to the Williams Aquatic Center.
The web site states:
It’s March 20th, and today Arizonans are coming together for 24 hours of unprecedented giving! It’s one extraordinary day to support the organizations that make Arizona strong, and it’s your chance to make a real impact! From 12 am until 11:59 pm today only, every donation you make to your favorite Arizona nonprofit gives that organization a chance to win MORE MONEY through awards and prizes!
The Friends of the Williams Aquatic Center are seeking the funds to replace the PoolPac climate control system and get the pool back in full time operation.
The dam runneth over.
WILLIAMS—The melting snow and ice off of the reservoir at the Santa Fe dam started its seasonal spring overflow causing Cataract Creek to begin running. There is enough water flowing to satisfy even the Cataract Creek Gang (if it were Whiskey). This is good news to the residents of the community that saw little snowfall last year.
The forecast for the area shows temperatures just above the 70-degree mark Thursday and Friday dropping to mid-60s for Saturday and Sunday with some cloudiness. Nighttime temperatures will be around the mid-30s. The bad news is that it could drop to around 58 by next Wednesday. No moisture is predicted.
The lack of moisture in the forecast is not devastating, however, since there is still snow and ice left to melt.
Butterflies take advantage of the spring weather and mating ritual.
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at the Methodist Church
WILLIAMS—The Sisters in Spirit of the Community United Methodist Church in Williams will be hosting a Saint Patrick’s Day dinner at the Church in Williams on Saturday, March 16th from 5 to 7 pm for a free-will donation. The church is located on the corner of Sherman and Second Avenue.
Route 66 Toastmasters of Williams changes meeting times and location.
WILLIAMS—The Route 66 Toastmasters of Williams has changed the times and location of their meetings. The Toastmaster organization gives people the opportunity to hone their public speaking skills.
The group now meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 5:30 to 6:30 pm except holidays. The new location for the meetings is the Williams Justice Court at 700 W. Railroad Avenue in Williams.
The local group is still a prospective Chapter of Toastmasters International. Toastmasters is a group that has been teaching public speaking and leadership skills since 1924. The skills are useful in a variety of environments.
Williams TEA Party meets Saturday
WILLIAMS—The Williams TEA Party will meet Saturday, March 16th at 10 am. The meeting will be held at the Branding Iron restaurant in the Wild West Junction on route 66 in Williams.
March for Meals pancake breakfast Saturday.
WILLIAMS—The City of Williams, Coconino County and NACOG are sponsoring a March For Meals pancake breakfast from 9 am to 11 am on Saturday, March 16th, 2013 and the Williams Senior Center at 850 W. Grant next to Safeway.
The menu consists of pancakes, sausage or bacon, eggs, hash browns, biscuits and yogurt. Drinks include orange juice, coffee and tea.
The requested donations will benefit the Williams Senior nutrition program at the center. You can call 928-679-7485 for more information.
Weekend weather mix.
WILLIAMS—Williams, Arizona is going through its curious weather pattern as spring approaches. While the ice on the Santa Fe reservoir and snow in the mountains melt filling the reservoir to capacity, the weekend forecast shows snow for tonight and Saturday.
The weather service is warning that snow could be heavy at times with a possible accumulation of up to seven-inches. Snow accumulations over Saturday could be two more inches.