Tribe trying to lure Cubs
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Gila River Indian tribe would like to add the Chicago Cubs to its entertainment portfolio of casinos, a wild west theme park, golf course and resort hotel.
The tribe is making a pitch to Cubs to move its spring training from Mesa to the Indian nation south of Phoenix.
Members of the [...]
Benefit to Help Special Olympics
FLAGSTAFF- On Saturday a number of Flagstaff businesses will team up with The Arizona Special Olympics to benefit Special Olympians from around Coconino county.
The event will feature a wine tasting, silent auction, and food from local restaurants. For more information and directions call event coordinators 928-853-5628.
Prescribed Burns Planned in Williams Area
WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — Kaibab National Forest officials are planning several prescribed burns during the next few weeks on the Williams Ranger District.
Depending on Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approval and weather conditions, forest personnel on Thursday will ignite 100 acres of slash piles near Spring Valley, eight miles north of Parks.
Another 100 acres of [...]
Feds Didn’t Clear Brush in Wildfire Area
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities failed to follow through on plans earlier this year to burn away highly flammable brush in a forest on the edge of Los Angeles to avoid the very kind of wildfire now raging there, The Associated Press has learned.
The U.S. Forest Service said that months before the huge blaze [...]
Interior Secretary to Meet with Navajo Officials
Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar is set to meet with Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. on Thursday afternoon
Locals Live in Green Home
Changing the little things in your life can go a long way to going green. But what about the big things? One Flagstaff family’s new home is at the cutting edge… of sustainability.
Playwright Comes to NAU
Flagstaff, AZ
Playwrights, stop pulling out your hair! Tina Howe, a renowned playwright, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and Tony Award nominee is coming to Northern Arizona University.
Howe, will host a week of seminars aimed at helping members of the public improve their own writing. The seminars and forums conclude Friday April 17, when the plays The [...]
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