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Williams youths open new business over Independence weekend

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Trevor Cookston, Andrew Hughes (pictured) join Mawell Williams as newest business owner.

Trevor Cookston, Andrew Hughes (pictured) join Mawell Williams as newest business owner.

WILLIAMS — Three Williams youths opened up a new video game store and arcade in the mall. Andrew Hughes, Trevor Cookston and Mawell Williams pooled their stock of Atari games through a selection of the latest PS4 games to start the business. The business is located in Suite 109 of the mall at 117 Route 66 (Next to the American Legion).

Trevor pointed out that the distance to Flagstaff and the price of some of the games keep video games out of the reach of some Williams gamers. They hope to keep the prices of games reasonable.

Currently they have a good selection of older video games for the PS and X-Box machines as well as a small selection of the games machines. They will consider trading video games and purchasing working game machines.

In the back room they have installed an arcade with some of the classic video game machines. Andrew said that they plan to trade them out on occasion to keep the selection fresh. He said that when circumstances permit, they hope to have a full arcade on Route 66.

Their current hours are from 10 am to 8 pm daily except Sunday when they close at 6 p.m.

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Another short afternoon rain leads to another ten-percent chance

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640-Rain15-07-07-8WILLIAMS — Williams received another short duration of intense rain this afternoon. It cleared up leaving a beautiful afternoon. While tomorrow was predicted to be clear, it appears, now, that there is a 10%-chance of rain and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. in Williams and Flagstaff. Friday is predicted to be clear. The chance of rain picks up again Saturday and runs through next week.

Another afternoon of rain for Williams

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Rain-15-07-07-7WILLIAMS — A steady rain storm hit Williams again augmented by thunder and hail. The rain began about 1:40 and continued steady for about 40-minutes. It may continue off-and-on throughout the afternoon.

Tomorrow there is a 20%-chance of thunderstorms after 11 a.m. tomorrow dropping to 10% overnight. Otherwise the forecast is mostly clear.

Thursday it is expected to be sunny and breezy and clear on Friday.

The chance of thunderstorms picks up again beginning Saturday.

Williams receives good dose of rain overnight

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Wet historic Route 66 in Downtown Williams.

Wet historic Route 66 in Downtown Williams.

WILLIAMS — Williams received a good, steady rain overnight beginning about 8:30 p.m.

On Monday, there is a 40% chance of thunderstorms throughout the day and overnight. Tuesday the chance drops to 20% during the day and 10% overnight.

Wednesday sunny skies return and it is expected to stay clear through Friday with highs around 80.

Fire strikes home in Williams

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Fire nearly out at 131 Sherman in Williams.

Fire nearly out at 131 Sherman in Williams.

WILLIAMS — For units of the Williams Fire Department and a Lifeline Ambulance responded to a fire at 131 Sherman Avenue in Williams in the late morning hours of Sunday. Details of the fire are unknown.

The Lifeline Ambulance stood about two-blocks from the fire so it appears that there were no injuries.

The fourth fire truck arrived at about 11 a.m. and it appeared that the fire was nearly out by that time.

Williams Independence Day parade a smashing success

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640-015-07-04-05WILLIAMS — If Facebook is any gauge, it appears that the historic Route 66 Williams Independence Day parade was a rousing success. Pictures and videos of the parade appeared from Richard Goettel of Phoenix and local resident Brenda Carter. Brenda even caught the Mayor directing traffic.

There was some concern that it might be a wash. Rain came down starting about two hours before the parade, but cleared up. While clouds darkened the city and threatened more rain, it never came.

The parade began with the members of the American Legion Cordova Post #13 carrying the colors. They were followed by the Vietnam Veterans of America. Smokey the Bear was the parade Grand Marshall.
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The American Legion Post and Vietnam Veterans were joined by the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion and Matthew Broehm VFW Post.
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A new addition is the War Memorial Museum of Arizona in their 1942 WWII half-track.640-15-07-04-16It would not be a Williams parade without the Bill Williams Mountain Men—official ambassadors of the State of Arizona, the tractors and the classic cars.
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640-15-07-04-34It was good to see Bearizona in the parade this year. The were promoting their upcoming Backwoods BBQ July 25.

640-15-07-04-11Save Meant to Rescue had a tremendous float this year. They get our vote for Number 1. They were surrounded by pets rescued by new owners.

Overall the parade was the best we can remember.
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Williams Independence weekend started

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Updated 12:01 am 7/4/15 – Parade at 6:30 p.m.
sm-01sm-03WILLIAMS — The Williams Independence day weekend has started with the setup of the Kiwanis Route 66 Street Market across from the Memorial Park.

If you need prospecting equipment, camping items, movies, hats, or other general items, check out the Street Market. They usually get more day venders over the weekend.

There is even a bust of the first president under the Constitution on sale.

Tractors continue to arrive for the annual tractor display on Second Street next to the Dara Thai restaurant. The tractors also an annual feature of the Independence Day parade down historic Route 66 at 6:30 p.m tomorrow.
tractor15-07-03-13tractor15-07-03-14At 11 a.m. there will be a Community Prayer session at the Community Stage followed by the VFW chilli cook-off at noon. The United Methodist Church on Second Street will host their annual Ice Cream Social at 2 p.m on the Fourth.
wac15-07-03-11The Williams Aquatic Center will host a free swim from 12 to 4 p.m.

The forest trails and camping is open thanks to the wet weather we have enjoyed. Hike Benham Trail, Buckskinner trail or any of the other great trails around Williams. Camping is open at Dogtown and White Horse lakes. Fishing is open at Buckskinner and Santa Fe reservoirs as well as Kaibab Lake and the others aforementioned.

Or you can enjoy a guided tour to the Grand Canyon with Marvelous Marv and Magnificent Maggie. Perhaps take the train to the Grand Canyon.

The bear art will be on sale at Bearizona. You might want to even consider taking in the driving and walk-through tour of Bearizona while you are there.

So many things to do and so little time. You might just want to add a couple of days to your visit.
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For the hail of it

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64015-07-01-5WILLIAMS — Williams received a quick dose of rain, hail and lightning this afternoon as a prelude for the rest of the week.

The chance of thunderstorms rises to 50% tomorrow lowering to 30% through Independence Day. Highs will remain in the 80’s through the week with lows around 55. Winds are expected to remain fairly calm at about 5- to 8-mph. 64015-07-01-7

Animals at Bearizona are prepping for their own unique Independence celebrations

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WILLIAMS — Bearizona bear cubs spent the day yesterday prepping for some fun Independence Day enrichment, bear cub paintings! The bear cubs love to have fun, and keepers introduced a new enrichment activity to four incredibly eager cubs.

The bear cubs got to paw in red white and blue paint and tromp all over canvas to create their own unique artwork.

The artwork will be sold in the gift shop over the weekend with all proceeds going to C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors, Bearizona’s 2015 charity). The cubs will be doing more artwork on the 4th of July at 9:40 a.m. for any visitors that want to witness this fun filled enrichment in person.

Other animals getting special Independence day enrichment or treats include:

Kindergarten Bears: 10:00 a.m.
Bobcat: 12:50 p.m.
Otters: 2:30 p.m.

Bearizona Photo

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Tusayan Ranger District to manage the Jar Complex for resource benefit

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forestTUSAYAN — The Tusayan Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest is managing the Jar Complex fires in order to improve forest health and meet other natural resource objectives.

The Jar Complex is made up of three separate fires, the largest being the 16-acre Mason Fire located just southwest of Camp 36 Tank about 4 miles south of Grandview Lookout Tower. The other two fires comprising the Jar Complex are the Lost and Shale fires, each about one-tenth of an acre in size. The Lost Fire is located about 6 miles south of Tusayan, a quarter mile east of Highway 64, and 5 miles north of Red Butte. The Shale Fire is about a mile southeast of the Lost Fire just west of the junction of forest roads 2703 and 2703A.

The planning area within which the Jar Complex fires will be managed is about 18,600 acres in size. Much of the area is ponderosa pine forest that has seen various forms of treatment over the last several years from other managed fires, prescribed burns and various kinds of mechanical treatments.

While the Tusayan Ranger District has received some light precipitation over the last few days, growth potential for the fires, especially the Mason Fire, remains high. Fire managers expect the Mason Fire to continue relatively rapid growth over the next few days, so smoke will be visible from Tusayan, Highway 64, Grand Canyon National Park and Highway 180. Smoke is expected to be pushed toward the northeast due to prevailing winds, so it could also be visible from Cameron and Tuba City.

Goals of managing the Jar Complex for resource benefit include reducing fuel accumulations, improving wildlife habitat, restoring fire to a fire-adapted ecosystem, and enhancing overall forest health.

“These fires are excellent candidates for managing to achieve resource objectives due to their locations and the fire effects we are seeing so far,” said Josh Miller, fuels assistant fire management officer for the Tusayan Ranger District. “Despite a little bit of rain, the Mason Fire remains active on all sides, and we expect it to grow tens to hundreds of acres over the next few days.”

The forest service is currently managing the Locust Fire treating 3227-acres. They are also managing the Smith Fire near Love’s and the Keyhole fire north of Keyhole Sink.

All fires are natural caused.