The Susan J. Rheem Adult Day Care Center (SJRADC), whose original home was at 826 Sunset Ave., in Prescott, has moved to its second site in Prescott Valley. Officials say tightening economic conditions throughout the region, especially to Veteran’s Administration programs, caused the relocation to what has been a second but smaller facility. Unexpected and significant budgetary cuts to the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS) and its veterans’ health care programs for day care … [Read more...] about Adult Care Center Moves to Prescott Valley
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Cultivating a Milkweed Movement for Monarchs
Mike Wagner carefully examines shelves of milkweed plants growing in the Northern Arizona University Greenhouse. Of the 30 milkweed species native to Arizona, 15 are being cultivated here from wild seeds. They are also sharing a room with a tropical milkweed topped in bright pink flowers that Wagner calls “a monarch magnet.” Wagner, Ph.D., an NAU Regents Professor Emeritus, is among a number of entomologists and educators concerned about the striking orange and black monarch butterfly. The … [Read more...] about Cultivating a Milkweed Movement for Monarchs
Fann Contracting Reinvesting $40,000 Philanthropy Award
Mike Fann really means it when he says we should give back to our community. Fann and his Prescott-based Fann Contracting company are donating a $40,000 prize he received this spring to charitable organizations in the Quad Cities. Upon learning his company had been selected for the prize, Fann responded that he wanted those dollars to be used to support a community outreach program he is developing. He hopes other businesses and organizations will be inspired to increase their charitable … [Read more...] about Fann Contracting Reinvesting $40,000 Philanthropy Award
Fire and Ice: Extreme Weather Hits Vineyards in Arizona, France
Severe weather has wreaked havoc with winemakers on both sides of the Atlantic this spring. As adjusting with the elements is a staple of agriculture, Arizona winemakers and aficionados anxiously watched destructive flames approach Sonoita, the state’s oldest continuous viticultural area located south of Tucson. Meanwhile, Sonoita-Elgin, its counterpart in France’s Bordeaux and Burgundy regions, was taking extreme measures to keep vineyards warm through the night, fighting off the worst frost … [Read more...] about Fire and Ice: Extreme Weather Hits Vineyards in Arizona, France
Great Lakes Airlines is Exceeding Expectations
More flights, larger planes answering the demand for air service from Prescott Great Lakes Airlines (GLA), the commercial airline serving the Quad Cities area, is exceeding initial expectations of the numbers of passengers flying out of the Prescott Municipal Airport after it expanded its flight service last December. Kathy DeFreitas, the Prescott-based station manager for GLA, said increased boardings from Ernest A. Love Field put Prescott-based operations among the more profitable of the … [Read more...] about Great Lakes Airlines is Exceeding Expectations
Halfway ‘Home’ – Literally and Figuratively
Tom Biel, executive vice president of Touchmark at the Ranch, has a gleam in his eye and broad smile when he tells prospective buyers that the upper-end retirement living facility is half complete. He is right on two counts. First, more than 50 percent of the 45 single-family homes and even more of the 162 units in the Grand Lodge have been sold. Second, construction at the 45-acre site atop a hill overlooking the east side of Prescott is now more than half done. All this progress … [Read more...] about Halfway ‘Home’ – Literally and Figuratively
Valuing, Protecting the Verde River
Yavapai-Apache leader shares spiritual beliefs about water, urges awareness The Verde River should be treated as “a living spiritual entity,” says Yavapai-Apache Director of Cultural Resources Vincent Randall. Randall was the featured speaker at the Citizens Water Advocacy Group (CWAG) at a May 13 meeting in Prescott. An active in water rights and water issues almost his entire life, Randall is insistent that people throughout Arizona and the Southwest must begin to acknowledge that water … [Read more...] about Valuing, Protecting the Verde River
Prescott Continuing to Rank Among the Best
Prescott is in the spotlight once again – make that twice again. It was recently set to be chosen by the readers of USA Today as one of the best destinations in Arizona and by Expedia as having one of the best downtowns in North America. “We are delighted to be named one of the coolest Downtowns in North America by Expedia,” said John Heiney, community outreach manager for the City of Prescott. “They cited our historical buildings, our use of green space, our arts and culture. Courthouse … [Read more...] about Prescott Continuing to Rank Among the Best
Attorney Finds Satisfaction, Freedom Through Law Practice, Gun Shop
When Don Grier first discovered Prescott in the early 1990s, he was with an adventurous motorcycle group from Southern California that often spent weekends and vacations exploring communities in the Southwest and Rocky Mountain states. A practicing attorney who graduated in 1986 from Pepperdine University, a Christian university with the main campus in picturesque Malibu, Grier He explained, “We hadn’t been in town long when I figured out it was a conservative small community with traditional … [Read more...] about Attorney Finds Satisfaction, Freedom Through Law Practice, Gun Shop
Housing Arizona’s Softball Hall of Fame
What could be more appropriate in “The Softball Capital of Arizona” than the Arizona Softball Hall of Fame? That is what is in the Grace Sparkes Activity Center at 824 E. Gurley Street in Prescott. For the past 12 years, memorabilia paying tribute to renowned Arizona softball players – male and female – to coaches, sponsors, umpires and other contributors has been housed in a small alcove of this facility operated by the City of Prescott. On display are trophies, plaques and photographs … [Read more...] about Housing Arizona’s Softball Hall of Fame