Do you know anyone who’s had their high school number retired? Does your high school have retired numbers? Do you ever wonder why? If so, “What’s Your Number?” has all the answers. The book, the second from former KNAZ-TV sports broadcaster and NAU alum Scott Hanson, tells the fascinating stories behind every retired number at high schools across the state, including those from across Coconino and Yavapai counties. “What’s Your Number?” is the result of more than a year of research … [Read more...] about NAU Grad, Advisor Releases ‘What’s Your Number?’ Book Aimed at Sharing the Stories Behind Retired Numbers at Arizona High Schools
Veterinarian Helping Practices Manage Records
When Cindy Barnes bought the Prescott Area Pet Emergency Hospital (PAPEH) in April 2015, she had no idea that within weeks, she would convert it to a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week facility that would soon serve all of Northern Arizona. Barnes, who earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in 2012, understands that pet owners want the same kind of care for their non-human companions as most people want for their direct family and friends. But when the … [Read more...] about Veterinarian Helping Practices Manage Records
Fourth Annual Northern Arizona Travel Expo Offering Travel Ideas
It’s time to get ready for Avenues of the World’s 4th Annual Northern Arizona Travel Expo. This year, the event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 5-8 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton located at 1175 Historic Rte 66 here in Flagstaff. No better place to be for Happy Hour! Avenues of the World Travel has created this educational event for you. You can meet with professionals behind the scenes, ask questions and learn what products are out there that you may not know about. Avenues of the … [Read more...] about Fourth Annual Northern Arizona Travel Expo Offering Travel Ideas
Understanding One-Sided Hearing Loss
Do you or someone you know have a hearing loss in one ear and were told nothing could be done about it? That was the common misconception many years ago. With this type of hearing loss, a person will experience difficulty understanding speech in a noisy room and locating the source of a sound. Many times significant emotional strain is created because others feel that you should hear just fine with one ear. They can’t understand why you hear some of the time and not all the time. The good news … [Read more...] about Understanding One-Sided Hearing Loss
Retirement Planning: The Big Picture
Future retirees and retirees should take into consideration the big picture of their retirement planning, which includes conducting financial planning and tax reviews. Once you have the full picture, it helps you make more detailed and necessary decisions to achieve the retirement for which you have worked so hard. Planning for retirement is a multi-step process that can bring along many questions. For example, one must consider inflation, health care costs and debt. At American Financial … [Read more...] about Retirement Planning: The Big Picture
ERAU Student Selected to Golf in World University Games
Being selected as one of only two American golfers for the second largest amateur athletic event – The World University Games (WUG) – was “…the biggest honor I’ve ever received,” said Matt Andrews, a junior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott. Andrews, from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and his teammate, Dylan Rottner from Fort Worth, Texas, were picked from among thousands of college and university golfers across the country to represent the United States at the WUG in Taipei, China in … [Read more...] about ERAU Student Selected to Golf in World University Games
Just the (Fascia) Facts: Why Myofascial Release is so Beneficial
Fascia is the head-to-toe connective tissue that runs throughout the entire body. The fascia encompasses all the body’s internal structures, connecting everything together, even penetrating the muscles, organs and fatty tissues, and connecting bones to muscles and organs to each other. It looks like an extremely large spider web, with each thread connecting to another, which connects to another, and so on. Because the fascia is connected to the muscles and every other part of the body’s … [Read more...] about Just the (Fascia) Facts: Why Myofascial Release is so Beneficial
Candidates Preparing for Run-Off Election
Both propositions on the primary ballot of Aug. 29 passed handily. However, because no candidates for city offices won outright, a run-off election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 7. City Code Mandates General Election Prescott City code stipulates that because no candidate, either for mayor or for City Council, received 50 percent plus one vote of the ballots cast, top-finishing candidates must advance to the general election. The Nov. 7 general election will have Greg Mengarelli … [Read more...] about Candidates Preparing for Run-Off Election
Upscale Apartments Rising in Downtown Prescott Valley
Groundbreaking ceremonies near Prescott Valley’s entertainment district have signaled the beginning of a $35 to $40 million upscale apartment complex, Homestead at Talking Glass, on almost 10 acres. Executives from the Fain Signature Group greeted more than 75 attendees who gathered at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 14. They opened formal ceremonies to celebrate the culmination of more than six years of planning and investment efforts, which they say will result in a first-class, high rise … [Read more...] about Upscale Apartments Rising in Downtown Prescott Valley
Understanding the Healing Properties of Herbs
I have been on a journey this past year and have been studying herbalism at Herbal Wisdom Institute in Prescott Valley. My instructor and founder of the school is Kris Vaughan. She has been an inspiration to me. Her passion for herbalism has been life changing. If you would have told me a year ago that I would be talking to plants and asking them for their medicine, I wouldn’t have believed you. Herbalism is a traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the use of crude plant … [Read more...] about Understanding the Healing Properties of Herbs