tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73621192332517700952024-03-12T16:33:21.980-07:00Ash Fork, ArizonaWhere the Deer and the Antelope play hide and seekUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-6337589854222276172016-01-28T04:43:00.001-08:002016-01-28T04:43:30.526-08:00hello Ashforksalutations Ashfork
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<br>badacidjonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-18005739385799084002014-10-28T15:41:00.001-07:002014-10-28T15:44:13.222-07:00Luma Logs kickstarter is happening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello Everybody,<br />
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Luma Logs is available to see on kickstater now. We would like to you to go there (follow the link)<br />
and pledge support for this awesome project!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-49278425516935786062014-09-12T17:50:00.001-07:002014-09-12T17:50:19.116-07:00Grand Opening -Lu Lu Belles Restaurant<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Df_5nXB6pDqfy2NF23HHOKN7VYLMZwTyx7fq4fjPcafXJDckqp3Hxsjz0Qsk3IZ-UC7OuXirO-PKyVhnRGpVdk1hsJ7x2lRXSbeAa4gpSdUIu9gsIoynAgh7dQwbo5kP3qZqnI3BTNE/s640/blogger-image--537430938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Df_5nXB6pDqfy2NF23HHOKN7VYLMZwTyx7fq4fjPcafXJDckqp3Hxsjz0Qsk3IZ-UC7OuXirO-PKyVhnRGpVdk1hsJ7x2lRXSbeAa4gpSdUIu9gsIoynAgh7dQwbo5kP3qZqnI3BTNE/s640/blogger-image--537430938.jpg"></a></div>We have a new restaurant in town. Today is the Grand Opening! Everything looks good. I am having a brownie and ice cream. Maybe tomorrow I'll have some ribs.<div>Service is excellent here. I am glad there is a place to get dinner in Ash Fork.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-35929227794204139922014-08-28T20:47:00.004-07:002014-08-28T20:48:41.715-07:00This Parking Lot will Never Be The Same<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They started pouring the parking lot for the Corral Market today. I drove by this morning and you can barely see some blacktop there next to the red painted curb. I spoke with one of the guys on the job. He said that they will pave the Market parking lot area first then they will pour the new parking lot for LuLu Belle's, a Brand new restaurant in Ash Fork! I'm hungry already!<br />
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Sorry, I have been away working in another town for awhile-too long.<br />
I'm back and I need to get used to some things. I will be posting more often now.<br />
I did change the home page image. We have been getting a good share of rain these days. As a result, the have been an abundance of great sunsets. I will share them.<br />
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Regards-Webmaster JonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-74179470463295981772012-12-27T20:34:00.001-08:002012-12-27T20:46:22.618-08:00Luma LogsLuma Logs in Ash Fork
For more info go to <a href="http://lumalogs.com/">lumalogs</a><br />
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The Luma Log is a very unique piece of hand crafted furniture.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-8561089745976710852012-04-20T19:16:00.000-07:002012-04-20T19:17:16.106-07:00Grand Canyon Railway rolls out steam train for Earth Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Steam locomotives were not exactly the Priuses of the frontier. The big iron beasts had an insatiable need for fuel and water, and they emitted billowing clouds of coal-fueled black smoke. So it seems an odd thing that Grand Canyon Railway rolls out the steam train to celebrate Earth Day, April 22.
Then again, maybe not so strange
Since it was purchased by Xanterra Parks & Resorts in 2007, Grand Canyon Railway, quietly and without much fanfare, has gone aggressively green.
The centerpiece of its initiative has been to convert coal-fired steam engines to run on 100 percent-recycled waste vegetable oil for a handful of trips a year. The oil, originally used for cooking at Xanterra's Grand Canyon restaurants, is converted into a clean-burning fuel. Instead of black, sooty smoke, the converted engines produce a few white wisps and -- no joke -- the aroma of french fries.
Hard-core rail fans, or "foamers," take delight in Canyon excursions aboard the retrofitted vegetable-oil steamers. For other trips to the South Rim, diesel trains running on low-sulfur fuel are used.
Additionally, rainwater and snowmelt are gathered through the year to operate the steam trains. This saves more than 11,000 gallons of water per trip, water that doesn't need to be pulled from the aquifer.
"Xanterra's mission statement says it all: 'Legendary hospitality with a softer footprint,' " said Morgan O'Connor, the company's director of sustainability. "Since 2008, Grand Canyon Railway has reduced fossil-fuel consumption by 34.6 percent, water consumption by 61 percent and hazardous-waste generation by 98percent. We've teamed up with a local paper mill to close the loop on our paper-waste stream. In 2011, Grand Canyon Railway diverted 20.14 tons of paper waste to the mill for the manufacturing of the 100percent recycled-content paper towels and napkins we purchase for our operations."
The same effort is made at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel, where an Energy Star roof liner moderates room temperatures. A solar thermal system heats the water, Green Seal-certified cleaning and laundry products are used, and traditional lightbulbs have been converted to CFL and LED styles.
"Our company wholeheartedly embraces sustainability," O'Connor said. "Every employee participates in monthly sustainability training covering topics such as energy conservation, water conservation, universal waste management and green purchasing, just to name a few."
Trains first chugged the 65 miles from Williams to the Grand Canyon in 1901. For the next two decades, most visitors arrived via the rails. But during that era, automobiles began to seem less like newfangled contraptions and more like must-have items. As the American love affair with the car blossomed, train service declined. In 1968, three passengers took the last train to the Grand Canyon, and the line went dormant.
The track was being torn up for salvage materials when Phoenix businessman Max Biegert stepped in. He and his wife, Thelma, purchased the railway in 1989 and began redeveloping the route. After Xanterra bought the operation, it began updating equipment and implementing eco-friendly policies.
In the high desert, where water is a scarce commodity, running a steam locomotive day after day wasn't practical. Xanterra began using more-efficient diesel engines. These were fueled by ultra-low-sulfur diesel five years before that fuel was mandated by law.
Today, riding the rails to the Grand Canyon attracts people from all over the world. The train leaves the Williams depot at 9:30 a.m. daily. Attendants in each car give a talk on rules, safety procedures and recycling protocol aboard the train.
"Our passengers are great. They're very enthusiastic about the program," says Lorraine Oresko, an attendant. "When Max and Thelma owned the railway, the amount of trash we unloaded after each train was just tremendous. Now what's not biodegradable gets recycled. We process 500 pounds of glass each week. That's 500 pounds of material that doesn't end up in the landfill."
Xanterra's commitment to eco-friendly practices holds special significance for Oresko, who has lived in Ash Fork for 10 years and uses wind turbines and solar panels to generate power.
"We live in a place where the stillness is part of the landscape. You can hear your heart beat," Oresko said. "What we did is for the future of our grandkids. Maybe it will influence the choices they make."
A ride on the Grand Canyon Railway is a soothing, back-in-time journey. The standard-gauge tracks traverse rolling prairie for the first hour, then climb through mixed timber en route to the Canyon.
Keep an eye peeled for wildlife. Prairie dogs, elk, pronghorn and mule deer are among the animals often spotted.
Along the way, singing cowboys wander from car to car crooning folk, blues and campfire tunes.
The train pulls into the Grand Canyon Depot on the South Rim at 12:15 p.m. It departs for Williams at 3:30 p.m., giving day-trippers three hours for a taste of the sights.
"I never take time to do this, and it's allowed me such a relaxed view of the countryside," said Steve Vingelis, visiting from Long Island, N.Y.
"Normally when driving, I have one eye on the scenery and one on the road, which occasionally leads me to miss one or the other. The train has been a great way to meet people from all over. And the staff has been very educational and informative."
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Feed the hungry. Clean up a beach. Plant trees. Help build a home. And, along the way, she's also helping a homeless shelter move to a new location.<br />
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Rhea Ellis-Anwyl, 25, is touring nine western states, volunteering wherever she can in order to raise awareness about altruism.<br />
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Her mission is the Altruism Project, and her goal is "an effort to foster and spread the idea of selfless action."<br />
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She's in Flagstaff for the week, volunteering her time at the Flagstaff Family Food Center and the Flagstaff Shelter Services homeless shelter.<br />
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"Everyone should be more altruistic," Ellis-Anwyl said Tuesday while helping pack boxes at the shelter in preparation for the during the week of April 16-21. "I just wanted to inspire people to do a little something more with their free time."<br />
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GIVEN SO MUCH<br />
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From her home in Arcata, Calif., she plans to drive to more than two dozen locations to help out agencies with their causes. Where she can, she'll stay with friends, stay in hostels, "couch surf" with people she meets on the way, or sleep in her car.<br />
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The project is supported with $1,200 from fundraising and another $800 of her own money for phone service and gas.<br />
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The project started at the beginning of March and Ellis-Anwyl said she hopes to be back home and back to work as an assisted-living caregiver by early June.<br />
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"I've just been given so much in life," Ellis-Anwyl said. "I, at least, wanted to give my part, give back."<br />
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Of her experience, she said it has been "eye-opening."<br />
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"So many people need help," she said. "They don't need much."<br />
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Her inspiration to hit the road occurred to her one day standing on a street and watching cars whiz by. She said she was struck by how many people she was close to, but with whom she had no connection. She also became painfully aware, she said, of how little time people say they have to devote to helping others.<br />
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"It's so simple," she said.<br />
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TWO-FOLD BENEFIT<br />
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Tom Isakson, programs manager at the shelter, said the benefit of Ellis-Anwyl's effort is two-fold because it helps get a lot of work done for the move, and her attitude helps the clients.<br />
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"When they hear what she's doing, that says something to them," Isakson said, adding that the men were a little surprised and even shocked, but impressed by her mission.<br />
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"It's been great," Isakson said of her visit. "She immediately latched onto jobs, got stuff done and has such a caring attitude."<br />
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Isakson said the shelter will be closing for the season on April 16. Since opening in mid-October, the shelter has served more than 500 different people and has averaged between 40 and 48 bed nights every night during that period.<br />
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"I don't know when we've been under 40 in months," Isakson added.<br />
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The new shelter, which is bigger, will house between 60 and 80 men a night, and it will be able to open overnight as early as mid-July through the winter season thanks to a grant from the city.<br />
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Although the final figures aren't in yet, Isakson said the trend of continued growth in use of the shelter is a sign of hard economic times in the economy. In the 10-week hiatus for the shelter, the clients will have to find alternate housing at night.<br />
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When the new shelter opens in the summer, the eventual goal is to be open for overnight services year-round.<br />
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MOVING ON<br />
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When Ellis-Anwyl finishes up in Flagstaff, she'll head to the Grand Canyon. Then it's off to Colorado to the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center to volunteer with people with disabilities and special needs.<br />
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She's not expecting any reward from the effort. She has no expectations other than to simply give of her time. But a smile from the people her volunteer work is helping definitely gives her reward.<br />
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"It's being connected," she said, smiling. "It's closing that gap. That's the most rewarding part -- putting smiles on their faces. That's the best part."<br />
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For more information on Ellis-Anwyl's journey, visit www.altruismproject.wordpress.com.<br />
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Larry Hendricks can be reached at 556-2262 or lhendricks@azdailysun.com.<br />
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Shelter needs volunteers for move<br />
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Flagstaff Shelter Services, when it closes its doors for the season on April 16, will need a bevy of volunteers to help with moving to a new, larger location in the city.<br />
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Tom Isakson, programs manager for the shelter, said that "dozens" of volunteers are needed for the week of April 16-21 to move from the city-owned property on Phoenix Avenue to the new property on Industrial Avenue.<br />
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"By Saturday afternoon, we'd like the old location to be empty and ready for the city to use," Isakson said.<br />
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Folks interested in volunteering an hour, an afternoon or a day or two can RSVP with the shelter at 255-2533, or e-mail tisakson@flagstaffshelter.org, or visit www.flagstaffshelter.org.<br />
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via: azdailysunUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-13536725580723080112012-01-31T18:16:00.000-08:002012-01-31T18:17:33.937-08:00The Grand CanyonHere's a shot of the Grand Canyon. It happens to be a picture my cousin Dave took.<br />
I think it is a good photograph. What do you think?<br />
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Ray Charles one said, “Get your kicks on Route 66.” To some one of the most memorable road trips that you can embark on in the U.S., Route 66 serves up a bit of nostalgia, amazing scenery and wildlife, and diners that serve food just like mom or maybe just a bit better. <br />
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The stretch of Route 66 that goes through Williams and Flagstaff is most popular, but it’s important to note that Arizona boasts the longest unbroken stretch of Historic Route 66 in existence. It begins west of Ash Fork and stretches 158 miles to the California border. If you’re a purist and prefer to take the unbroken route head out on Interstate 40 west of Ash Fork at Exit 139 and turn onto the highway once known as the Main Street of America. It’s here that you’ll think that you’ve traveled back in time. You’ll be struck by the endless Burma-Shave signs, a 1950′s brushless shaving cream famous for its advertising gimmick of posting humorous rhyming poems on small, sequential highway billboard signs.<br />
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Seligman – The Heart and Soul of Route 66<br />
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Make your first stop in Seligman. In its heyday, Seligman played host to a flourishing business community, then became a ghost town overnight. Local businesses formed an association to lobby the state of Arizona to designate Route 66 a historic highway. By 1988, the state agreed and organizations popped up all along this American route and the frenzy for Route 66 nostalgia was launched.<br />
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As you drive through Seligman, evidence of the glory days are everywhere with the Aztec Motel, the famous Snow Cap drive-in and cafes like the Copper Cart and 66 Road Kill Café, both with clever tongue and cheek menus.<br />
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Route 66 gift shops are full of trinkets and collectibles preserving the best of the fun days of Route 66. To get a better look, explore Seligman on foot.<br />
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The Wonder and Surprise of the Hualapai Reservation<br />
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As you continue west on 66, you’ll cross the Hualapai Reservation, a 100 mile stretch along the pine-clad southern side of the Grand Canyon. Whether you simply drive through or plan to stay awhile, this stretch of the trip will fulfill your desire for the outdoors. If you plan to visit the Skywalk at Grand Canyon West, a unique glass-bottomed cantilever bridge that spans 70 feet over the Grand Canyon’s rim and sits 4,000 feet above the Colorado River, consider staying at the Hualapai Lodge in Peach Springs. This might also be your chance to take a river-rafting trip or hike the breathtaking Havasu Canyon. <br />
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As you continue on your journey, check out the Keepers of the Wild Nature Park in Valentine, a non-profit rescue sanctuary for more than 150 exotic animals including tigers, lions, wolves, leopards and monkeys.<br />
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Stock up on Route 66 merchandise at the Hackberry General Store where vintage signs and artwork cover the walls. And don’t leave before you have your photo taken out front next to the 1957 red and white corvette next to the antique gas pumps. <br />
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Route 66 Museum in Kingman<br />
Built in 1907, the Kingman Powerhouse Visitor Center is a must see. A real blast from the past, this museum is a treasure for pop-culture junkies. Make sure that you pick up a mile-by-mile guide of Route 66 from their association.<br />
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For a break, stop by Beal Street Brews a coffee shop that brews their own and offers free wi-fi located in downtown Kingman. For some comfort food and homemade root beer, Mr. D’s Route 66 Diner is across the street from the Kingman Visitor Center.<br />
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Brave the Hairpin Turns to Oatman<br />
As you head towards the Black Mountains you will endure the torturous climb through Sitgreaves Pass. The panoramic views are worth the sweat.<br />
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Once you make it, Oatman is a theme park filled with staged gunfights, burros roaming the streets and Model T Fords driving down the main road. Shopkeepers offer handmade leather goods, handmade Indian jewelry and knives. One of the more colorful shopkeepers is known as Betty the Bead Lady, who sold beads to the Navajos for their jewelry making. Check out the Mission Inn, some say it’s the best chili they’ve ever had.<br />
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You’ve only got 25 miles left on Route 66 from Oatman to the California state line. But why leave this state, when you can see more of Arizona’s vast landscapes, learn more of its history and reminisce of its nostalgic past.<br />
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Thanks Heather<br />
Via: examiner.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-22318968877945918322012-01-01T20:20:00.001-08:002012-01-01T20:33:59.035-08:00The Trip From Payson To Ash ForkThis video captures some of the beauty of the back woods on Highway 87 from Payson to Ash Fork, up through the the Lake Mary route.<br />
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<span class="hnews hentry item"><span class="entry-content"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Times New Roman,Times,Serif; font-size: x-small;">Impoverished children - 600 of them - will be getting new clothes this week, thanks to Dress A Child Inc.<br />
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As part of the organization's annual project, 60 volunteers began shopping at Prescott retailers Nov. 1 for pants, warm long-sleeved shirts, underwear, socks and parkas for school-age children in the quad cities, as well as in Congress, Seligman, Ash Fork and Mayer. The children also receive vouchers for shoes.<br />
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In the past, Dress A Child Inc. gave new clothing to children at Christmastime, but switched to fall this year, said director Karyn Poole. "In response to feedback from donors, schools and shoppers, they wanted the clothes earlier," she said. "It's cold by Halloween, so we are targeting Thanksgiving now."<br />
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Dress A Child Inc. began in 1967 when Prescott-area nurses Bonnie Kempf and Agnes Cook noticed that some of their patients' children were without clothes for the cold weather. They asked Chapter 5 of the Arizona Nurses Association for help. Together they raised money by selling handiwork on the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza and at the Salvation Army. They were able to buy clothing for 17 children that first year.<br />
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As the demand grew, Kempf, Cook and Chapter 5 invited the community to participate, and the response was overwhelming, Poole said. Over time Dress A Child Inc. established partnerships with many of the area schools and community agencies that serve children. Referrals for clothing needs must come from these entities, Poole said.<br />
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Kmart, Target, JC Penney and Walmart on Gail Gardner Way in Prescott are cooperative partners, Poole said, adding that Walmart and JC Penney offer financial incentives to Dress A Child Inc. to shop with them. The Prescott Chapter of the American Sewing Guild also donates hand-sewn items such as robes, pajamas, embroidered T-shirts, vests and dressier coordinated outfits to augment the purchases, Poole said. Shoppers then deliver all the items back to the schools and community programs for distribution to the children.<br />
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This past Friday evening, Alysa Cudney and Meg Goodall were browsing JC Penney to buy clothes for youngsters on their lists.<br />
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Cudney, a first-semester nursing student at <a href="http://www2.yc.edu/">Yavapai College</a>, became a volunteer for Dress A Child Inc. through a student nursing association. She was picking out clothing for five boys, and said, "I think it's important for somebody who is going to be a nurse to be an advocate for the community and get involved in community service."<br />
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The boys on Cudney's list ranged in age from 3 to 11 and though she found choosing clothes for them a "hard task," she has some experience since she has shopped for cousins and brothers before.<br />
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Goodall, the family advocate for Chino Valley Head Start, was on her third annual shopping trip for Dress A Child Inc., this time looking for clothes for nine children.<br />
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The experience is "really rewarding," she said. "It just adds more to my job. A lot of times I see the worst circumstances that families are in, and I actually get to do something that helps them" as a Dress A Child Inc. volunteer.<br />
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Dress A Child Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, and though its board members are nurses, volunteer shoppers are not necessarily of that profession.<br />
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The nonprofit organization depends on monetary donations to sustain its mission to provide warm clothing for needy children, Poole said.<br />
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Those interested in volunteering their time or contributing financially may log onto the Dress A Child Inc. website at www.dressachildinc.com or send an email to kapoowi@gmail.com. The clothing for each child costs about $60, Poole said.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Times New Roman,Times,Serif; font-size: x-small;">PRESCOTT - Supervisor Tom Thurman handed his ID to Desi Zurcher Monday morning during a demonstration of a new vote center at a Yavapai County Board of Supervisors meeting in Prescott.<br />
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Zurcher, an election office technician, ran it through the check-in system then asked if he would like to vote on a touch screen machine or paper ballot.<br />
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Thurman then received one from a ballot-on-demand printer nearby.<br />
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When Thurman asked what would happen if he tried to vote at a different vote center, Zurcher - who put together the poll worker training program - showed him his name highlighted in red as already having voted. "If people insist that they haven't voted, they can fill out a provisional ballot and that will be compared to the vote center data to determine which is valid," said Ana Trujillo, the Yavapai County Recorder.<br />
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The Board of Supervisors will vote at their meeting Monday, Nov. 21, on whether to use vote centers in upcoming elections.<br />
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"In traditional voting, you are assigned a polling place in your precinct where you have to go and vote in order for your vote to count," said Lynn Constabile, elections director for Yavapai County. "In a vote center, all the polling places are interconnected so you can go anywhere, vote, and your vote will count." <br />
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Supervisor Carol Springer asked what safeguards exist in the system. "It's always been a sore spot with me when I read about states like Illinois where lots of dead people vote," Springer said. <br />
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Secretary of State Ken Bennett, who attended the meeting, said his office receives information from Vital Records and passes it along to the counties each day.<br />
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"We receive information from the Department of Health Services about people who pass away, look through obituaries, and have spouses sign affidavits daily," said Karen McCracken, registrar of voters for the county.<br />
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Vote centers make sense for Yavapai County where 53 percent of registered voters cast their ballots by mail, reducing the need for polling places, Constabile said. <br />
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She noted that in 2010, the county reduced polling places from 95 to 50, and that vote centers would save the county more money, by reducing the number of polling places to only 30. <br />
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Two kinds of vote centers are proposed - urban and rural, Constabile said.<br />
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Urban vote centers in Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Clarkdale/Jerome, Cottonwood, Village of Oak Creek, and Sedona would be near where people work, have as many as four check-in stations with the entire county's voter registration list loaded on them, touch screen machines, and ballot-on-demand printers so that you can choose whether to vote on the touch screen or on a paper ballot for your precinct, Constabile said. <br />
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Rural vote centers in Seligman, Ash Fork, Bagdad, Beaver Creek, Congress, Kirkland, Mayer, Williamson Valley, Cordes Junction, and Black Canyon City would have two check-in stations each, paper ballots for that precinct, and touch screen machines that contain all of the ballots anyone who lives outside that area would need, Constabile said.<br />
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If the board approves the vote centers, the department suggests using them in the upcoming Presidential Preference Election and renting the printers from the City of Phoenix for $15,000 for that election before determining if the county should rent or buy, Constabile said.<br />
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When Supervisor Chip Davis asked how long the ballot-on-demand machines could be expected to last, Constabile said they had a life cycle of at least five years and cost $60,000.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Times New Roman,Times,Serif; font-size: x-small;">via: verde independent </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-6402302662971382902011-10-22T11:40:00.001-07:002011-10-22T11:40:42.469-07:00This another testUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-17141023222867770122011-10-22T10:43:00.001-07:002011-10-22T10:43:27.737-07:00This is a testUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-56628381935828558232011-10-09T20:03:00.000-07:002011-10-09T20:03:24.529-07:00About A Year AgoI snapped this picture on October 24, 2010 which is about a year ago. It was snowing there as you can see. The snow makes for very beautiful pictures.<br />
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Instead, they are in District 1, which stretches all the way from Fredonia to the farthest southeastern corner.<br /><br />This map will also mean that a different Congressman will need to be voted on to represent the Quad City areas, as there will not be an incumbent for the new district. Paul Gosar, the current representative for the area, will now serve District 1. He is expected to be challenged by Ann Kirkpatrick, who has already announced her intention to run again, after losing to Gosar two years ago.<br /><br />Speaker of the House Andy Tobin expressed his obvious disappointment in the selection, tweeting, "So, Dems approve a map for congress dists that was amended this wkend and 1st presented today. So much for transparency, and independence."<br /><br />Voting in favor of the map were Chairwoman Colleen Coyle Mathis, (I), Vice Chariman Jose' Herrera (D), Commissioner Linda McNulty (D). Commissioner Richard Stertz (R) voted no, and Vice Chairman Scott Freeman (R) abstained. <br /><br />Here is the formal press release from the AIRC:<br /><br />Redistricting Panel Adopts Draft Congressional Map<br />PHOENIX (Oct. 3, 2011) - Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission voted 3-1 today, with one abstention, to adopt a draft congressional-district map.<br /><br />The map has been posted online at http://bit.ly/o1I2vo. It includes two vast rural districts: a northeastern district stretching from the Navajo Nation on the Utah border to the southeastern corner of the state that includes most of the Arizona's Indian nations; and a so-called Colorado River district stretching from the Utah border to the northern part of Yuma. It contains two so-called majority-minority districts: one in South Phoenix and one that stretches from southern Yuma east to Santa Cruz County. Three of the districts touch the border with Mexico.<br /><br />As a result of reapportionment, Arizona will have nine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next decade.<br /><br />The draft map reflects a number of revisions proposed today by Chairwoman Colleen Coyle Mathis (I-Pima County) after hearing public reaction to the map that was considered on Friday. She led off today's meeting in Tempe by walking her fellow commissioners through those changes.<br /><br />Following some discussion and a period of public comment, she urged the commission to formally adopt the map.<br /><br />"I think we've worked really hard on this, and it's time to move forward," she said.<br /><br />Commissioner Linda McNulty (D-Pima County) moved to adopt the map. Vice Chairman José Herrera (D-Maricopa County) seconded the motion. Mathis, Herrera and McNulty voted "yes"; Commissioner Richard Stertz (R-Pima County) voted "no"; and Vice Chairman Scott Freeman (R-Maricopa County) abstained.<br /><br />The adoption of the draft map triggers a 30-day public comment period highlighted by IRC hearings around the state during the middle of October.<br /><br />Following their adoption of the congressional draft map, the commissioners returned to work on a legislative-district map.<br /><br />Via: Prescott News<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-49883768940539505422011-09-04T08:53:00.001-07:002011-09-04T09:17:03.924-07:00Core business, new outlet at Olsen's Grain<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/117514883448647060905/AshForkArizona?authkey=Gv1sRgCLTuyqrT2c-JDw#5648539215129515810'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0b_VXWT-PB6h3ivzVcYBHVxU6AZsTALiAaSD2nPP91VKEm6ilxUcwQzGYsIGNSqUE92TV6iA4rqAAIy_4bNkUVXUzshTZascnTGf9Xazv5CP3UXH7wNftpssuxL1uDZbPvLmAGwGLibc/s288/6.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='186' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The trend of keeping a backyard flock of chickens for a steady source of fresh eggs has been a growth industry for the local Olsen's Grain store.<br />Managers Warren and Kristi Hubbard of the Flagstaff store said they've sold more than 7,000 baby chickens since last year, up several thousand from historic levels.<br />But it is their indirect role in the sale of pork and beef that illustrates the family-owned company's commitment to helping their customers with special orders and how it could afford to open a new location off of Highway 89 during a tough economy.<br />The company doesn't sell cattle or pigs, but Warren said he is quick to introduce his customers to local ranches -- also customers of his -- that can sell the livestock.<br />"We put people together," Warren said. "We definitely are seeing people buy pork and beef and raising them in their backyard."<br />The recession has also meant that his customers are buying smaller items -- bridles rather than saddles. But core staples like animal feed are still steady, Warren said.<br />Pet food sales, however, were not hit as hard by the lousy economy.<br />"The recession definitely affected the dog food (sales), but the one thing we've learned is that truly that people in Flagstaff are very fond of their animals -- they are members of the family ... I think they would go without rather than let their animals go without."<br />The two have seen the pet food side of the company evolve since the store opened in 1997.<br />"Pet food, especially dog food, has changed immensely: More natural, more holistic. All of the trends that happen to humans tend to cross-merchandise into the pet food," Warren said. "Grain-frees, Atkins diet, vegetarian to all-natural -- that is what is neat about working here. It is constantly evolving."<br />The newest location for Olsen's Grain is relatively small when compared to the 12,000 square feet the company has in Flagstaff. The married couple is turning to their prospective customers for advice.<br />"We are asking the community there what they would like us to carry so we have some different products that we will be carrying out there," Kristi said. "We can't carry everything we carry in this store just because of space."<br />But they are not averse to special orders.<br />"If there is something the customer wants and we can save them the trip coming into town, we will take it out there," Kristi said. "A portion of our customer base is in Doney Park, so to do deliveries out to the new store would take a little pressure off of (the Flagstaff) store."<br />The pair spent $45,000 to open the new location.<br />"The biggest expense, which we haven't purchased yet, is going to be a delivery truck because our deliveries have increased," Kristi said.<br />Customers come from as far away as Ash Fork and distant parts of the Navajo Nation to buy feed and other supplies, she said.<br />The Timberline location has a planned grand opening on Oct. 1 and will be offering a free rabies clinic.<br /><br />Via: az daily sun<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-73641041647311288722011-08-26T21:30:00.001-07:002011-08-26T21:34:55.181-07:00rainy night in AFIt's a rainy night. I know it all too well. The floods, the mud, the streams flowing. Ash Fork monsoon season is here.<br />
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Conflict between a volunteer fire board and a segment of the rural community it serves appears to be intensifying north of Ash Fork.<br />
This follows an overhaul of volunteers at the fire station amid allegations from the new board that former managers misspent thousands in tax money for personal purposes.<br />
Jim Nelson, president of the Kaibab Estates West volunteer fire board, was attacked in his driveway Friday night following a contentious public meeting outside of the fire station.<br />
Nelson went with his dogs to lock the gate outside his home for the night and was struck on the head with a heavy object. He turned to fight off two men who had been waiting for him in the dark, one of whom he thought he recognized from that night's meeting.<br />
"It's escalating," Nelson said.<br />
Deputies from Coconino and Yavapai counties responded to Nelson's call for help, as did his new volunteer fire chief, but the dispatcher from his own fire department did not acknowledge the call, he said.<br />
The Coconino County Sheriff's Office is planning to question one local resident who has recently stepped forward to speak to investigators.<br />
There have been no arrests or charges related to the assault or any other part of the case, said Coconino County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Jim Driscoll.<br />
This comes after Nelson and fellow board member Lisa Monville found what they said was thousands in taxpayer dollars used for personal purposes at Kaibab Estates West's fire department, a volunteer agency where firefighters are supposed to be paid small stipends and for expenses like duty-related travel.<br />
They reported their findings to county investigators and the Coconino County Attorney's office is now weighing the case.<br />
Investigators have said that the spending does not appear improper or out of line with spending for a fire department.<br />
"We don't see at this point that there is a criminal act, but we're still going to be sending that to the county attorney's office for review. These were customary expenditures and it did not involve a lot of money for a fire district that size," Driscoll said.<br />
The former fire chief has previously denied any wrongdoing or misspending of public money.<br />
As the two started raising questions and terminating some volunteers in June and July, Nelson found a dead skunk at his gate, Monville said she received a verbal threat on her life, and a mysterious fire destroyed the department's only ambulance -- inside the locked fire station.<br />
No firefighter responded to extinguish the fire inside the fire station.<br />
Later, a friend of Monville's found her puppy with its neck broken, and the animal partially skinned, Monville said.<br />
One or more individuals moved around the furniture outside Monville's home the same night Nelson was attacked, she said.<br />
The fire department's radio repeater came unplugged several times in recent weeks.<br />
Investigators have not determined what ignited the fire inside the fire station.<br />
"We don't have a suspect. We have lots of rumors. We can't prove it's arson," Driscoll said.<br />
The fire board met Friday to consider 26 different fire department matters, but was frequently interrupted by a crowd that brought chairs and drinks, Monville said.<br />
Coconino County Sheriff's deputies planned to attend Tuesday night's meeting, as did Nelson.<br />
"I'm going to bring a big stick and put a football helmet on for this one," Nelson said.<br />
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Arizona Game and Fish and an anonymous donor are offering up to $3,000 for information leading to a conviction in the suspected poaching of a bull elk north of Ash Fork.<br />
The elk was found at Partridge Creek and was believed to have been shot and killed illegally, then left to decompose.<br />
Anyone with information regarding this case can call (800) 352-0700 and reference case number 11-000959. Web submissions can be reported via the internet by going to www.azgfd.gov/thief. Identities will remain confidential.<br />
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Via: Arizona Daily SunUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-982699998145797992011-07-30T15:04:00.000-07:002011-07-30T15:10:17.559-07:00The Ranch House Cafe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-rbH0Rl64XZwIqZRmQYZFzIMEFxXiJIh9LHAz_XoAgDsSg86poIN0iti8ADDX70PEYen57H6GbwoYXvUqnciybbKreB0DadIsflJNyH0Otu0T0TzCyj-Ud_vbTJ59xRHWbGefqdJzqw/s1600/ranch_house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-rbH0Rl64XZwIqZRmQYZFzIMEFxXiJIh9LHAz_XoAgDsSg86poIN0iti8ADDX70PEYen57H6GbwoYXvUqnciybbKreB0DadIsflJNyH0Otu0T0TzCyj-Ud_vbTJ59xRHWbGefqdJzqw/s1600/ranch_house.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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I have eaten at the Ranch House Cafe before. It's ok. Nothing to write home to Mom about. I ordered the standard breakfast there. There's a "bobby burro" that some say is fairly good. Here's a review of another person:<br />
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Zach Tamburello said: (quoted from the Urbanspoon website)<br />
<b><i>"The Ranch House Cafe, to me is the best restaurant in all of Ash Fork and its a reasonable price range for any budget."</i></b><br />
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Well, There aren't many restaurants in Ash Fork. 2, maybe 3. I would think that the place has it's "regulars" and those regulars keep the doors open. The truckers from interstate 40 help keep the doors open too. Somebody is always there, even when it snows. I know of another place and I will get info on it for another post.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-28936518001876934982011-07-19T06:32:00.000-07:002011-07-19T06:32:45.070-07:00A place to experience on old route 66<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wPDTzt8sOk4ptNWBjGUa4TDrufq0SoffoeUCVDKbaRf6w9uGdHdmaL3w79I0fQHzxqUMWocTJOZt1xPaVwD85mv_ImT6olMSINEYqU5laABecBd_s_0ReFOzMB2ubZSrbOGGW1vgclU/s1600/roadkill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="100" width="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wPDTzt8sOk4ptNWBjGUa4TDrufq0SoffoeUCVDKbaRf6w9uGdHdmaL3w79I0fQHzxqUMWocTJOZt1xPaVwD85mv_ImT6olMSINEYqU5laABecBd_s_0ReFOzMB2ubZSrbOGGW1vgclU/s320/roadkill.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Road Kill Restaurant Review<br />
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The motto is you kill it we grill it. This is a place full of character on the old route 66 near Seligman.<br />
The bar is very rustic with stuffed animals and the barman looked like Virgil Earp from the old cowboy days.<br />
Good choice of beer.<br />
We didnt eat but it had a comprehensive snack menu - and the food looked good as it came out.<br />
A very interesting place to visit and an alternative route to the I40 <br />
via: tripadviserUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-58012217599476277612011-07-06T18:33:00.001-07:002011-07-06T18:33:54.294-07:0070 days, 3,200 miles, 2 running shoes<br /><br /><center><a href='http://montepico.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/07/85EB2905-F952-4CEB-8E25-5F6B738440D91.jpg'><img src='http://montepico.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/07/85EB2905-F952-4CEB-8E25-5F6B738440D91.jpg' border='0' width='184' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />WILLIAMS - Heading out of Ash Fork up the hill to Williams is a grind. Semi trucks shift into low gear to make the climb and many a vehicle has been known to make a forced pit stop on the side of the highway after over heating.<br /><br />Imagine what it might feel like to make the journey on foot. Running.<br /><br />A handful of runners did just that last Thursday while participating in the ninth running of the Los Angeles-New York Footrace. The 70 stage, 3,200 mile race across the United States following Route 66 was first run in 1928 during the great depression. As a promotional effort to market the newly created Highway 66 from Los Angeles to Chicago, organizer C.C. Pyle sent 199 runners on their way from LA through Chicago to New York. Just 55 runners finished.<br /><br />The 14 runners participating in this year's race set out from Los Angeles June 19 before facing the sweltering heat of the Mohave Desert. Participants will run an average of 45 miles per day.<br /><br />Markus Mueller is no stranger to long distance running, what those in the sport call "ultra-running." In 2001, Mueller finished the 2,700 Trans Australia Footrace in 10th place. The run began in Perth in the middle of the hot Australian summer and ended in Canberra, 63 running days later. A total of 24 ultra runners were selected from around the world with only 14 runners finishing the grueling race. <br /><br />Mueller said the LA to New York race is particularly difficult. <br /><br />"It is really demanding and you have to take care of your feet and not run too fast," he said.<br /><br />Runners must maintain a minimum pace of 3.5 miles an hour for each stage or face disqualification. All stage times are totaled with the fastest runner named the winner.<br /><br />Unfortunately, Mueller is no longer in contention to win the foot race after missing the cut off time heading into Needles, Calif. as well as on the Kingman leg of the race.<br /><br />"Now, I have taken three days off in Flagstaff and just joined today again," Mueller said, adding he will finish out the race despite his official disqualification.<br /><br />Every morning, an orientation meeting is held to go over the race route for the day. Organizers scout each route the day before to insure that all roadways are passable. Most racers have one support person following by car with water and food. Mueller said most racers stop every three miles, more in the hottest deserts, to rehydrate and fuel up.<br /><br />Mueller said the 30-mile Ash Fork to Williams leg of the journey was actually one of the easier segments of the race.<br /><br />"It is kind of a rest day for the runners," he said.<br /><br />Just what drives runners to take on such a difficult journey, pushing their minds and bodies to the limit? Mueller said long distance running provides a different t perspective, another way to take a look at the world we live in.<br /><br />"The motivation for me, and I think for the rest of the people, is just to see the country at a human pace," Mueller said. "You see things you would never see otherwise and you actually grasp every detail that is along the road - the good and the bad."<br /><br />The race winds through the Navajo Reservation this week heading for New Mexico north of Los Alamos.<br /><br />"We are in really remote areas, so support will be kind of difficult," Mueller said. <br /><br />The race eventually ends in New York City by Central Park August 27 after crossing 14 states - California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and New York.<br /><br />What do you do after 70 days on the road?<br /><br />"Just drink a beer," Mueller said.<br /><br />For more information visit www.lanyfootrace.com<br /><br /><br />via: williams news<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362119233251770095.post-77794434890740383652011-05-30T08:48:00.001-07:002011-05-30T09:40:25.736-07:00Memorial Day 2011<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qhecJKqa11A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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We take time out to honor our men and women of the military who are serving and who have served to make our country free.<br />
This video was made on Monday, May 30, 2011 in the town of Ash Fork, home of many veterans. I was driving down double A ranch road and made the right at Lewis Ave. I continued down Lewis to 6th st., made a left then another quick left onto Park Ave. Every year they put out the American Flag to commemorate Memorial Day. Everybody, please let's take a moment of silence.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com