"Close Up Foundation" Presidential Inauguration Trip Fundraiser

Danielle Macias will be having a fundraiser at the Gila County Courthouse on Sept. 19th, from 9 am to 1 pm. They will be selling baked goods, bean burros, nachos, & veggie and fruit trays. The monies raised will go towards the GUSD sponsored trip to Washington D.C. in January. Each student must raise $2,600 to go on this trip.

Affordable Housing Presentation

A presentation regarding the possible development of affordable single family homes 9 miles from Globe will take place at the Pinal Mountain Elk’s Lodge, 1775 East Maple St. in Globe, from 5 pm to 7 pm on Sept. 17th. You will need to RSVP in you would like to attend. The number to call is 425-9438.

Globe-Miami Gun Club Looking To Form A Youth Shooting Division

The Globe-Miami Gun Club is looking for junior shooters to form a Youth Shooting Division. If enough juniors want to participate, three shooter teams will be formed and will shoot on the first Saturday of every month. These juniors must be between the ages of 8 years old to 12 years old. The course of fire will be: five shot strings at forty yards from four different positions: prone, sitting, kneeling and standing. Iron-sighted rifles must be furnished by the team members, no scopes allowed. Sponsors will furnish the ammo and awards. The Globe-Miami Gun Club is sponsoring these matches to promote teaching marksmanship to the young hunters in our area. If you have a youngster interested in learning basic marksmanship and safe firearms handling skills please contact Chuck Willis at (928) 402-5641 from 6:30 am to 3 pm Monday through Friday.

If you would like to become a sponsor or coach contact Chuck. This program is open to all interested shooters not just gun club members and their families.

Some DVDs Out This Week

Duckman - Seasons One & Two
Stranger On Horseback
Beetlejuice (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
UFC: The Tuffest 25 Moments
The Red Green Show - 2000 Season
Women Extreme Wrestling Vol. 1 Special Edition
Women Extreme Wrestling Vol. 8
WWE: Summerslam 2008
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: Season 3
Lone Rider
Surrender-Hell!
Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains
Pushing Daisies - The Complete 1st Season
The Busby Collection, Vol. 2
Goosebumps: One Day at Horrorland
Goosebumps: Monster Blood
Goosebumps: A Night in Terror Tower
Noise
Shin Chan: Season 1, Part 2
Chuck - The Complete 1st Season
Beyond The Door
Bill Burr: Why Do I Do This?
Dirty Sexy Money: Season 1
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
All Over the Place
Criminal Minds: The Complete 3rd Season
Ghost Hunters: Best of Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
Get Thrashed
The Legend of Bloody Mary
Cybill: The Collector's Edition Volume 1
88 Minutes
Woman Times Seven
British Cinema Classic B Film Collection, Vol. 1
Avatar - The Last Airbender: The Complete Book 3 Collection
Never Cry Werewolf
Speed Racer
High School Flashback Collection
The Babysitters
Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 5
They Wait
Snow Angels
Private Practice: The Complete 1st Season
The Man On The Eiffel Tower
The Love Guru
Made of Honor
Young@Heart
Gigi (2-Disc Special Edition)
An American in Paris (2-Disc Special Edition)
Torchwood - The Complete 2nd Season
Will & Grace: Season 8

Some Country/Folk CDs Out This Week

Jeff Talmadge - Secret Anniversaries
Charlie Louvin - Steps to Heaven
Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes
Robin and Linda Williams - Buena Vista
Darius Rucker - Learn To Live
Eli Young Band - Jet Black and Jealous
Kristy Lee Cook - Why Wait
Beth Rowley - Little Dreamer
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson - Rattlin' Bones

Problems With Blogger

Blogs are being randomly marked as spam. This blog has also been given that false designation. I am currently in the wait mode after sending in the verification code from Thursday, which was sent in after I logged in at home, 10 minutes after signing out from work. The measure to to get around this problem is they have put in a word verification for the next 24 hours to make sure I am not a spam bot placing a high number posts in a week. To curb this from being a problem again, I will have more new related items on the News Page at krde.com.

Globe School District Meeting

The meeting on Sept. 10th, will be at the Mofford Activity Center (Globe Junior High School Multipurpose Room). The meeting, as always, is open to the public & will start at 6 pm.

2nd Annual "Death By Chocolate" Benefit Fundraiser

Get your tickets for the 2nd Annual "Death By Chocolate" Benefit Fundraiser with a live auction and music by the White Mountain Symphony to be held on the evening of Sept. 13th, at the Meadows Day Training and Activity Center in Lakeside. Tickets are only $25. For more details, call (928) 368-2299.

Some DVDs Out This Week

The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniversary Limited Edition
How the West Was Won (Ultimate Collector's Edition)
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! - Strippers VS Zombies
Ultimate Fighting Championship: The Best of Fight Night
Species Collection
Baby Mama
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 3
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
Fox Horror Classics Collection, Vol. 2
Pumpkinhead (Collector's Edition)
Ugly Betty: The Complete 2nd Season
Heckler
Gulliver's Travels
14 Women
Wings - The Seventh Season
Cool Hand Luke (Deluxe Edition)
Cats: The Movie
Seed
The Forbidden Kingdom
C.S.I. Miami - The 6th Season
Rodan/War of the Gargantuas
Smallville - The Complete 7th Season
I Want Candy
Avril Lavigne: The Best Damn Tour (Live In Toronto)
Foreign Exchange
Lost Concerts Series: Uptown Divas
Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery
Grey's Anatomy: The Complete 4th Season
Edgar and Ellen: Season 1, Vol. 1
Jonny Lang: Live at Montreux 1999
Medium - The 4th Season

Some Country/Folk CDs Out This Week

Patty Loveless - Sleepless Nights
Hal Ketchum - Father Time
Soundtrack - Annie Get Your Gun
The Lonesome River Band - No Turning Back
Jessica Simpson - Do You Know

Man Goes Missing In Globe, Burned Car Found In San Carlos

On Sept. 3rd, the Gila County Sheriff's Office received a call from Ralph Tierno, stating that his brother, Aaron Tierno, had not returned to Phoenix from his job in Globe on August 28th. According to his employers, he left after his shift at approx. 8 am that morning to "get something to eat or drink" before heading back to Phoenix. His vehicle, a white 2000 Isuzu Amigo, was found a day later completely burned on the San Carlos Indian Reservation.

Aaron is 30 years old, 6'1", 200 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes. Everything is being done to locate Mr. Tierno and the public is urged to contact the Sheriff's Office dispatch at (928) 425-4449 with any information, no matter how small. The smallest bit of information is welcome as it might relevant.

Boy Scout's Gila Roundtable

The Gila Roundtable will be Thursday, Sept. 11th, at 7 pm at the Globe LDS Stake Center. At the meeting a few topics that will be talked about is the popcorn sales to fund the “perfect year of Scouting” & all the monthly themes for each age group.

Arizona To Host National Highway Safety Conference

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Arizona Governor’s Highway Safety Office will host the annual GHSA meeting in Scottsdale September 7th-10th. Approximately 400 top highway safety and public health officials from across the country will be in attendance.

The 2008 GHSA conference, themed Turning Knowledge into Action, focuses on how to translate research into effective state highway safety programs. A multitude of traditional and emerging highway safety issues will be addressed including:

1. Underage Drinking and the National Minimum Drinking Age.
2. Distracted and Inattentive Driving.
3. Making Teens Safer Drivers.
4. Improving Motorcycle Safety.
5. Use of Speed Cameras to Reduce Speeding-related Fatalities.
6. Implementing Ignition Interlocks for Drunk Driving Offenses.

Sexual Conduct Case Being Investigated By PCSO

The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Persons Crimes detectives are investigating a case of sexual conduct with a minor, stalking and exploitation of a minor.

The 15-year-old victim reported that Greg Andersen, 45, of Maricopa, has been having sexual relations with her multiple times over a six-month period. The victim reported that Andersen also took nude photographs of her and then placed some of the photographs on a Website.

The victim stated that she recently returned the cell phone Andersen had bought her, left the state and obtained another cell phone to which Andersen would not have the number. However, Andersen, who is a senior engineer for Verizon, was able to get her new phone number, which was also a Verizon number.

While the victim was out of state, Andersen purchased a car and told the victim it was for her. He also reportedly asked the victim to marry him on different occasions, though Andersen is currently married.

On Sept. 3rd, 2008, Andersen was booked into the Pinal County Jail on multiple charges and a search warrant was served on his residence on West Jean, outside of Maricopa. This is an ongoing investigation and additional charges may be pending.

Blessed Sacrament Church Fiesta

The Church Fiesta is this Saturday, Sept. 6th, at the Blessed Sacrament Church, 122 Church Dr. in Mammoth. It starts at noon and will end at midnight. Some of the activities include: Mariachi's, Folklorico dancers, lots of food and games. The dance with music provided by, Sabor Latino of Safford starts at 8 pm and will continue until midnight.

4th Annual Oktoberfest Horseshoe Tournament

Mark your calendars for October 4th, so you can enjoy a full day of Brews and 'Shoes at the Butcher Hook's 4th Annual Oktoberfest Horseshoe Tournament. Sign up and Warm up is between 10 am & 11 am. There are 2 tournaments sheduled, a "Blind Draw Doubles" & "Bring Your Own Partner."

There is a $10 person entry fee for "Blind Draw Doubles" & is a double elimination, 100% payback (50% - 30% - 20%), $250 added money plus ice chests, & the minimum age for this event is 15 years old. The Blind Draw starts at 11 am and pitching will start as soon as the draw is completed. No late sign ups will be taken.

The "Bring Your Own Partner" also has a $10 person entry fee, is double elimination, 100% payback (50% - 30% - 20%), & $250 added money. This tournament will start as soon as the first tournament is completed.

They will have food & drinks available all day. That means, NO food or drinks may be brought on premises & all children MUST be supervised. Also, all animals MUST also be on a leash. For more information call Ken Barrett at (623) 583-9288.

Globe-Miami Gun Club Sighting In Days

The Globe-Miami Gun Club will be sponsoring a weekend for the general public to sight in their firearms for the upcoming general hunting season. This event will take place on Saturday September 6th and Sunday September 7th at the club’s range on Bixby Road. The range will be open at 8 am both days and stay open until business falls off. Members will be on hand to help sight in long guns, handguns and help pattern shotguns. The club will furnish targets, bore-sighting equipment, rests, minor gunsmithing services and will also do the actual firing of your firearm if requested.

This is a good time for all non-members to get their firearms ready for the upcoming hunting season at a range as local areas that have been open in the past for recreational shooting have been closed to shooting. The club offers an NRA affiliated range for shooting purposes. Several club members are certified as firearms safety instructors and will be on hand help. Come on out and get your firearms ready for the upcoming hunting season. Any questions concerning this event may be directed to Chuck Willis, phone (928) 402-5641 Tuesday through Friday from 6:30 am to 3 pm.

Dino Daze

The Arizona Museum of Natural History, in collaboration with “Walking with Dinosaurs-The Live Experience,” is hosting Dino Daze Saturday, September 6th, from noon to 3 pm at the museum, 53 N. Macdonald in downtown Mesa.

Join them for hands-on fun for the whole family! Activities will include a coloring contest, dinosaur mask making, fossil touch carts and chances to win free museum tickets as well as tickets to see “Walking with Dinosaurs” in Phoenix from September 10th-14th, at U.S. Airways Center.

During Dino Daze, check out “Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of Flight” on display at the museum through September 28th. The traveling exhibition includes 35 fossils that are national treasures on loan from the People’s Republic of China. These fossils are bringing new answers to the on-going debate about the relationship between dinosaurs and birds, as well as how they evolved the ability to fly.

While you’re there, don’t miss the museum’s most popular permanent exhibitions: Dinosaur Hall, filled with examples of these amazing creatures throughout their history, and Dinosaur Mountain, experience roaring replicas of dinosaurs from the Mesozoic Era and see an indoor flash flood with volumes of water cascading down a three story mountain.

For more information on Dino Daze, contact the Arizona Museum of Natural History at (480) 644-2230.

Freeport-McMoRan's Safford Mine Air Quality Permit Faces Possible Revision

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced that the ADEQ is proposing a revision to the air quality permit for the Freeport-McMoRan mine near Safford in Graham County.

"This permit revision will enable the mine to continue its operations more effectively and provide good-paying jobs in Graham County, while making sure that air quality and public health in the community are protected," Owens said.

The proposed permit revision allows the company to build and run a new facility to produce sulfuric acid, which is used in the process that extracts copper from soil. The permit requires the company to install air pollution control equipment which will limit, to safe levels, emissions of sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and sulfuric acid mist.

To ensure that the Freeport-McMoRan mine remains within state and federal standards, the permit requires the company to monitor emissions on a continuous basis and regularly provide the monitoring data to ADEQ.

A public hearing on the permit will be held at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, at the City Hall Annex, 808 S. 8th Ave., in Safford. Persons wishing to submit written comments can do so at the hearing. Mailed comments must be received by Sept. 23rd. Comments should be sent to: Director, Air Quality Division, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 1110 W. Washington Street, 3415A-1, Phoenix, Az. 85007-2935.

Florence Community Library September Family Storytime Stories & Activities

Children of all ages, parents and caregivers are invited to a half-hour of stories, finger plays, crafts and fun at the Florence Community Library during September.

Every Wednesday at 10 am, Children's Librarian, Rita Marquez, will lead storytime with an award-winning book, an engaging activity or a special guest at the library, which is located on the campus of Florence High School.

Activities for Sept. 10th, include a story by Judy Sierra entitled Mind Your Manners B.B.Wolf and one by John Butler called Whose Baby Am I? Children will rhyme to verses of "I Bounce You Here" and prepare memory boxes to take home.

On Sept. 17th, Marquez will read Baby Faces by Margaret Miller and Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw. The rhyming activity is "This Is the Way the Baby Rides" and children will participate in a literacy activity.

The Great Arizona Puppet Theatre will be the guest of the library on Sept. 24th, and will present "Rabbit and the Hare". Children will take home coloring sheets.

Activities are free and reservations are not necessary. For more information, call Rita Marquez at (520) 868-9471.

Ann Kirkpatrick Election Night Watch Party

Ann and the campaign would like to thank you for all your hard work & invite you to watch the results with Ann! The Watch Party will be Tuesday, September 2nd, from 7 pm to 11 pm at the Hassayampa Inn, Arizona Room at 122 East Gurley Street in Prescott. Light Hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be provided. RSVP not necessary.

Children’s Action Alliance Interactive Web Tool Allows Users To Balance The State Budget

Children’s Action Alliance is giving the public an opportunity to 'get in' on the action and create their own state budget with an easy-to-use interactive web tool. The web tool allows users to mark their own priorities for taxes and spending and figure out how they would erase Arizona’s budget deficit.

“The decisions our legislators make to balance the budget are shaping the health, education, and security of children and families for years to come,” said Dana Wolfe Naimark, President and CEO of Children’s Action Alliance. “This tool gives Arizona citizens the opportunity to speak up about a budget that reflects their values and priorities.”

Visitors of the site must decide: Will they balance the budget by cutting spending or increasing revenues – or some of each? If they chose to increase spending in particular areas or cut specific taxes, then they’ll have to figure out how to pay for those choices.After balancing the budget, users can email their budget plan to Governor Napolitano and let her know what they consider Arizona’s priorities should be.

“The budget negotiations this year all happened behind closed doors with virtually no public discussion,” said Naimark. “But the voices of Arizonans should matter. There will be more state budget deficits ahead before the economy rebounds and elected officials should hear how their constituents want to balance the budget.”

To access the site visit azchildren.org and click on “What’s New”.

Howard Shanker Viewing Parties

U.S. Congressional candidate Howard Shanker will be attending viewing parties to watch the CD 1 Democratic Primary returns with supporters on Tuesday, Sept. 2nd, at the following venues:

Flagstaff:
5:30 pm to 6:15 pm - The Green Room at 15 N. Agassiz St. will be open to the public & they will have a big screen TV to broadcast minute-to-minute election results.

Prescott Valley:
7 pm – All ages are welcome to head over to the Shanker for U.S. Congress Campaign Office at 6616 E. Second St. in Prescott Valley.

"Kicking it at Heritage"

The Town of Florence Parks and Recreation is hosting its annual "Kicking it at Heritage" adult co-ed kickball tournament. This double elimination kickball tournament is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 17th, at Heritage Park.

Tournament play begins at 6 pm.There is a minimum requirement of 4 males and 4 females per team & a maximum of 12 players per team. The fee of $50 per team must be paid for no later than Oct. 10th, at the Florence Parks and Recreation office, located at 133 N. Main Street. Awards are provided for 1st and 2nd place teams.

For more information contact Erasmo Mendivil Jr. at 868-7586.

Some DVDs Out This Week

The Office: Season 4
Ultimate Fighting Championship Classics, Vol. 9: Motor City Madness
Ultimate Fighting Championship Classics, Vol. 10: The Tournament
Pride 32: The Real Deal
Elite XC Challenge Series: Onslaught
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Tagged Classics 2003: Summerslam/Unforgiven
Tagged Classics 2003: Bad Blood/Vengeance
Cheers: The 10th Season
Fist of Legend
the Junkyard Willie Movie: Lost In Transit
Little People, Big World: Season 2, Volume 1
Bait Shop
Ghost Hunters: Live From The Waverley Sanitorium
The Last Brickmaker In America
Waitin' To Live
The Outsiders
The Promotion
Bright Lights, Big City
Various Artists: Country Fever Jukebox, Vol. 3
Time After Time
Lagerfeld Confidential
Coons! Night of the Bandits of the Night
Conway Twitty: Greatest Hits Live
Then She Found Me
The Big Bang Theory - The Complete 1st Season
The Boys in Company C
Bachelor Party in Bungalow of The Damned
In the Folds of the Flesh
Water Lilies
How to Rob a Bank
Quark - The Complete Series
Skeleton Key 2
The Sensation of Sight
Hidden Secrets
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
Road House (Fox Film Noir)
Savage Weekend
Before I Forget
Life: Season 1
Outsourced
Moontide (Fox Film Noir)
Married Life
Kings
Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: The Complete Collection
Ghost Whisperer: The 3rd Season
Ballet Shoes
Supernatural - The Complete 3rd Season
Desperate Housewives: The Complete 4th Season

Some Country/Folk CDs Out This Week

BlackHawk - Greatest Hits Live
Hoyt Axton - My Griffin Is Gone
Jamey Johnson - Lonesome Song
Rodney Crowell - Sex and Gasoline

National Preparedness Month

The Grand Canyon Chapter wants Arizonans to take the Pledge to Prepare during National Preparedness Month in September. We know from national polling conducted over the years that only 25% to 30% of Americans have taken concrete steps to prepare for disasters and other emergencies.

It’s not a matter of if a disaster will strike, but when. Recently, Arizonans were evacuated following the Lane Two fire in Crown King and the Supai Canyon flood in northern Arizona. On top of that, dozens of people are forced from their homes every week because of house or apartment fires.

Are you prepared for a disaster? “Taking the time to prepare now will save you time during an emergency when every second counts,” said Cara Sloman, Grand Canyon Chapter emergency services director. “The American Red Cross wants everyone to have the confidence that comes with being prepared,” she added.

Red Cross Readiness can give you that peace of mind. The preparedness initiative involves three simple steps: Make a Plan, Build a Kit and Be Informed. Do one simple action today to get started.

“The American Red Cross is there to help people after disasters leave devastation behind, but we’re also in communities everyday teaching people lifesaving skills to help keep their families safe during an emergency, said Ken Krueger, Grand Canyon Chapter chief executive officer. “As the nation’s partner in preparedness, we are taking this opportunity to help move Arizona and the nation toward a greater state of preparedness.”

You can help improve our state’s level of preparedness by taking the Pledge to Prepare. We encourage you to visit our National Preparedness Month page to access resources that you can use to promote preparedness including:

1. A free online educational module that outlines the three simple actions people can take to “Be Red Cross Ready” for emergencies: 1) Get a kit, 2) Make a plan and 3) Be informed.
2. An online Pledge to Prepare tool.
3. A downloadable web banner that you can place on your website or intranet.

National Preparedness Month is a coordinated, nationwide effort sponsored each September by the Department of Homeland Security to raise awareness about the importance of emergency preparedness and encourage individuals to take action. The Grand Canyon Chapter is a 2008 National Preparedness Month coalition member.

About the American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter

The Grand Canyon Chapter of the American Red Cross is where people in Arizona come together to help each other every day. The volunteer-led organization serves more than 4.4 million people in communities across Apache, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma counties. Red Cross volunteers provide disaster relief to their neighbors affected by disasters, emergency assistance to members of the Armed Forces, preparedness and safety education to families and businesses, and international communications assistance for refugees. The Red Cross is not a government agency; it relies on the generosity of our Arizona neighbors in the forms of time, money, and blood to do its work. To make a financial donation, enroll for a lifesaving skills course, register to volunteer, request disaster assistance or Armed Forces emergency assistance, contact your local American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter by visiting arizonaredcross.org or calling (602) 336-6660. To give blood, visit givelife.org or call 1-800-GIVE LIFE.