The Family Resource Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center has partnered with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to offer a car seat distribution program to families in Yavapai County. The Family Resource Center has provided services via the Healthy Families program for over 20 years, offering parents and children free home visits from highly trained support specialists. Information on healthy pregnancy and bonding with one’s baby, along with developmental screenings and connection to … [Read more...] about YRMC’s Free Car Seat Distribution Program
Chino Valley Seeks Council Member
The Town of Chino Valley is seeking candidates to appoint to two vacancies on the Town Council. The Town Council, consisting of a directly-elected mayor and six elected councilmembers, is responsible for making policy and setting the Town's direction. Candidates will preferably have some experience and/or knowledge of or willingness to learn about local government, applicable state and local laws, and procedures; willingness and ability to prepare for and attend meetings; and a desire to serve … [Read more...] about Chino Valley Seeks Council Member
Balloon Camp Welcomes Future Engineers
Sixteen high schoolers from various parts of the country attended the Prescott Summer Programs’ Balloon Camp, the most popular of the campus's four engineering summer camps, and participated in a weather balloon launch. “It’s very hands-on," said Kori Skurja, Prescott Summer Programs coordinator, of the camp, explaining that the students design and build their payloads before launching them into the sky via balloon. The balloons are expected to travel 80,000 to 90,000 feet into the … [Read more...] about Balloon Camp Welcomes Future Engineers
Nine Embry-Riddle Business Students Place in Top 10 at National Competition
Following a dominant performance at the 2015 Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Arizona Leadership Conference Competition, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students produced impressive results at the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) National Competition, held June 24-27 in Chicago. More than 1,600 of America’s best and brightest college students attended the conference to enhance their business skills, expand their networks, participate in more than 55 business and … [Read more...] about Nine Embry-Riddle Business Students Place in Top 10 at National Competition
Realty Executives Celebrating Golden Anniversary
The year was 1965. A Scottsdale realtor named Dale Rector fundamentally changed the real estate industry by creating a company that rewarded the most productive real estate agents with the best reputations. He named it Realty Executives and insisted that his people consistently met the highest ethical standards because he knew his company’s reputation would be built on every transaction. That’s what convinced me in 2005 to acquire Realty Executives Northern Arizona. At the time, the company … [Read more...] about Realty Executives Celebrating Golden Anniversary
Prescott Valley Chamber Recognizes Community Excellence
The Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce celebrated greatness with food, entertainment and the recipients of the Chamber’s annual Community Excellence Awards last month. Ten award categories were recognized: Student of the Year Paul Schaffer Teacher of the Year Connie Hargis Organization of the Year Yavapai Humane Society Volunteer of the Year Kristi Jones Community … [Read more...] about Prescott Valley Chamber Recognizes Community Excellence
Chuckwagon Cookin,’ Country Singin’ Attracting Thousands to Cottonwood
Some youngsters squeal and crawl behind the jail bars to grin at their snapshot shooting parents. Others twirl lassoes at a mechanical steer from the saddle of a full-size stationary horse. Some try their skill in the shooting gallery, where cowboys show them how to use a Colt .45, which shoots wax bullets. Still others stick their heads over colorfully designed plywood silhouettes of cowboys and cowgirls – and parents and friends use cameras and cellphones to capture the image of an … [Read more...] about Chuckwagon Cookin,’ Country Singin’ Attracting Thousands to Cottonwood
Don’t Let Distractions Wreck Your Summer Vacation
Distracted driving is a growing – and dangerous – recurring event in the United States. Any activity – from talking on a cell phone, looking at a GPS system, to eating or drinking while driving – is a distraction and can endanger the driver, passengers, and bystanders. Probably the most alarming distraction of all is text messaging, because it requires visual, manual and cognitive attention from the driver. Five seconds is the average time someone’s eyes are off the road while texting. When … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Distractions Wreck Your Summer Vacation
Education and Schools: Big Business, Big Concerns
An intriguing socio-political phenomenon is occurring in Arizona. For the first time in three years, education has surpassed immigration issues as the top issue facing the state, according to poll results released by High Ground Public Affairs Consultants, a Phoenix-based public affairs consulting team. Findings from that poll, conducted in June and commissioned by the Stand for Children Arizona, stated that 70 percent of voters in Arizona think education is headed the wrong direction. … [Read more...] about Education and Schools: Big Business, Big Concerns
Festival of Science Exploring New Horizons with Pluto Mission Boss
Canyons, cliffs, mountains of ice and large crater-free regions have astronomers in awe as the New Horizons space mission brings Pluto, its moon Charon and the vast Kuiper Belt into focus. The latest images and information from the historic journey will be shared in the town where Pluto was discovered 85 years ago during the 2015 Flagstaff Festival of Science: Exploring New Horizons, Sept. 18-27. Pluto mission boss and planetary scientist Alan Stern, Ph.D., will kick off the free 10-day event … [Read more...] about Festival of Science Exploring New Horizons with Pluto Mission Boss