WILLIAMS – The Community United Methodist Church of Williams will hold it’s annual St. Patrick’s Day corned beef supper next Tuesday. The supper will run from 5 to 7 p.m. or until they run out of food. The church is located on the corner of Sherman and 2nd Street.
This popular event includes potatoes and carrots, rolls and desserts with the traditional corned beef and cabbage. Drinks included.
WILLIAMS — St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church of Williams proudly presents the legendary Michael John Poirier in concert Monday and Tuesday, March 16 and 17. The concerts begin at 7 p.m.
Poirier is a well-known Christian artist whose music is available through Amazon and through the online store on his web site.
St. Joseph the Workder Catholic Church is located at 900 W. Grant behind the Family Dollar store. Call (928)635-2430 for more information.
WILLIAMS — The City of Williams announced on their web site that as of yesterday, the City is in Resource Status Level 1.
The announcement cautions, “While there are no specific water use restrictions associated with Level 1, per Code, even under Level 1 Resource Level ‘water users are specifically encouraged to minimize waste in water used for irrigation, vehicle and pavement washing, construction and all other uses’.”
The recent storm seems to be filling the reservoirs and some have reported that tanks around their homes in the forest are filling.
The City of Williams is encouraging all residents and visitors to follow sensible water-saving tips. Examples are:
It might even be a good time to calculate the savings you might enjoy by replacing appliances and fixtures with newer, water-saving models.
Links to Water Conservation Tips:
100+ Ways To Conserve
25 ways to conserve water in the home and yard
How to Save Water
Conserving Water
Buckskinner reservoir on Sunday.
The Buckskinner reservoir was not running over Sunday, but the smaller tributary of Cataract creek was running steady.
Marv Mason of Marvelous Marv’s Private Grand Canyon Tours reported that the levels in Cataract Lake are also rising.
There are two encouraging notes for the water trouble of the City of Williams. The snow from the last storm has yet to burn off. In addition it has been known to snow as late as May.
The forecast shows a chance of rain Thursday afternoon, but mostly sunny with highs around 60 through next Monday.
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WILLIAMS — If you shop Amazon, you are probably happy with the great selection of books, videos and other products you receive. Now you can add donations to the Save Meant to Rescue shelter project in Williams.
Save Meant to Rescue has been working to build a no-kill shelter project in Williams. The City of Williams recently donated a portion of property to the project.
The project has recently signed up with the Amazon Smile project which donates a half-percent of your purchase to charitable organizations.
To participate you can go to the Amazon Smile web site to sign up.
WILLIAMS – While the City of Flagstaff Utilites division reports good news for Flagstaff, the recent winter storm does not seem to have had a major impact on the water situation in Williams. It is unknown what a spring thaw might bring in the future.
Dead fish float on Buckskinner Reservoir in August 2014
The only impact that the recent snow has had on Santa Fe dam is to cover the road in the center of the dam with snow. The road was put in place to allow dredging of the reservoir a few years ago.
The City of Flagstaff Utilities Division reported on their Facebook page on March 3 that the lake levels in Upper Lake Mary is now 60% full with future runoff from snow melt still to come. This represents a doubling of the level previous to the storm. They estimate that this totals 1.6 billion gallons of water. They deliver approximately 2.8 billion gallons of water to customers throughout the year.
Williams should see what impact the snow melt should have as the temperatures continue to increase into the upper 50s and low 60s next week. The long-range forecast shows a slight chance of rain showers next Friday.
WILLIAMS – The Arizona State Council of the Knights of Columbus is holding its annual raffle to support local charities. Tickets are $5 each, $20 for 5 or $100 for a book of 30. The drawing is May 16 and winners need not be present to win.
Prizes are a $10,000; $7000; $5000; $3000; $2000, $1000 and four $500 cash prizes.
You can purchase tickets from any Knights of Columbus member or at the St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Williams at 900 W Grant Ave. Call (928) 635-2430 for more information.
WILLIAMS – The Williams Young LIfe will hold a steak dinner and auction fundraiser at the Lost Canyon Dining Hall at 1450 Perkinsville Road. Adult tickets are $8 each, $5 per ticket for kids 4 to 12-years-old and kids under 3 eat free. You can reserve a table of 8 for $55,
There will also be a silent and live auction held. If you desire to donate, you can contact Patrick at (602)526-4398.
The dinner will be held on March 29. Tickets are available at Cafe 326 on Route 66 or through any Young Life or Wyldlife member.
To reach the camp, go up 4th Avenue to Perkinsville Road and look to the left just as you pass Santa Fe dam.
WILLIAMS – Williams is glad to see the snow, but the inevitable melting caused slush and ice overnight causing hazardous driving conditions. Snow started falling this afternoon with blue skies. There is a 10% chance of snow before 11 a.m. tomorrow with a 20% chance in Flagstaff. More snow will fall overnight with little or no new accumulation.
WILLIAMS – The old saying of March coming in like a lion does not seem to apply to Williams, this year. This year it came in more like a snow leopard. After receiving about six-inches yesterday, Williams can expect up to eight-inches today.
Steady snow is predicted today for Williams with an accumulation of 4 to 8-inches. Winds of 17 to 21-mph with gusts of 31 are expected to keep it cold throughout the day. Tonight there is a 60% chance of snow before 11 p.m. New snow accumulation overnight of one-inch is expected.
The snow and rain is predicted to clear Wednesday becoming sunny with temperatures raising to the mid-50s by Saturday.