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House leaders reject Napolitano loan plan
 PHOENIX -- Calling it unnecessary and fiscally unsound, House Republican leaders on Thursday rejected a proposal by Gov. Janet current budget.

Former mayor of Agua Prieta dodges bullet in Mexico City
BISBEE — A former mayor of Agua Prieta, who is now the federal representative for Sonora, was shot at in Mexico City on Wednesday.

Mexican gets prison time for assault on BP agents
TUCSON — A Mexican man who pleaded guilty to charges that included assault on federal officers has been sentenced on Monday to 66 months in a federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Arizona.

Police to investigate misappropriation of funds by middle school principal
The Douglas Unified School District has asked the Douglas Police Department to begin an investigation on a middle school principal for alleged misappropriation of funds, police authorities said Thursday afternoon.

American Legion prepares for annual Veterans Day parade
The Sons of the American Legion (SAL), Squadron 11, proudly announces the Veterans Day parade and observance on Sunday, November 11, 2007.  This date is in keeping with the observance of the 11th month, the 11th day, and the 11th hour.  It commemorates Armistice Day, the anniversary of the official end of World War I on November 11, 1918.   In 1954, the name was changed to Veterans Day to honor all those, living and dead, who served and serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.  The parade will commence at 9:00am, with the line-up at 3rd Street and G Avenue.  The observance will begin after the parade at 10:45am at the Douglas Veterans Memorial, located by the visitor center.  

‘Arizona Civil Rights Initiative is divisive’ says civic group known as ‘Los Abogados’
  PHOENIX — Foes of an initiative drive said Friday they don’t want race- or sex-based preferences — but also don’t want the proposed constitutional amendment which would make such advantages illegal.

Basketball Clinic Nov. 17
The Annual Cochise Buddies Youth Basketball Camp at Cochise College is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 17 from 12-2 p.m. in Cochise Stronghold.

Joe Carlson celebrates Red Ribbon Week
October 22-31 was national Red Ribbon Week.  It is a time to teach drug awareness and promote a drug free lifestyle.  The Joe Carlson Student Council designated this as a top priority project.  They bought special incentives for each grade level, along with a banner for the school.  The slogan the students selected this year is Believe, Achieve, Succeed, Joe Carlson Drug Free.  Pictured are the 5th graders who all received t-shirts.  The 5th grade teachers plan to continue this awareness all year by having the students wear their t-shirts every Friday.  The class with the most participation will get to have a clock, containing the slogan, to hang in their classroom for the next week. Other grade levels were awarded water bottles, pencils, ribbons, stickers, and bookmarks.

Meet college exchange students at lunch-hour event
Eurasian exchange students attending Cochise College this semester will give public presentations about their home countries at the Douglas and Sierra Vista Campuses during the next few weeks.

20 years in prison for former aide
BISBEE — A former middle school teacher’s aide was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for having sexual relations with two female students.

Control your Diabetes this
holidays
Managing your Diabtetes during the holidays can sometimes be difficult with all the foods , parties, and festivities going on around you at home and at work.  You need to care for yourself so that you can be healthier for yourself and your family.   You are invited to attend a program to learn how to manage your Diabetes during the holidays.   Chiricahua Community Health Ctrs, Inc. is sponsoring a  FREE series of  classes.  

Scholarships available in Cochise College, application deadline Dec. 3
The Cochise College Foundation is now accepting applications for two new scholarships.

Douglas Dialysis Center running smoothly
Since the Douglas Dialysis Center opened its doors in early October, the staff there has been serving members of the community and the surrounding area.

Napolitano refuses to repeal tax cuts
 PHOENIX — Gov. Janet Napolitano is brushing aside a request by some legislative Democrats to reconsider — and possibly repeal — the tax cuts of prior years as a way to balance the budget.

Road Construction
The City of Douglas will be working on various projects over the coming week.  The work is being completed by the City of Douglas Public Works Department and is part of the Mayor and Council’s ongoing infrastructure improvement program.

Not Vision’s Quest
Four runaway boys from Vision Quest in Elfrida are believed to have caused criminal damage to the Valley Union High School and the Tumbleweed Crossing Market, sheriff’s authorities said.

Smile if you’re speeding
BISBEE — Those who choose to ignore the posted speed limits on state highways within the county may want to rethink putting the pedal to the metal.

Voters may be able to put limits on property taxes
 PHOENIX — Arizona voters may get the chance to put an absolute limit on their property taxes — even for special items the already voted to approve.

Border Patrol Agents fired on by smuggler
Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Tucson Sector attempted to make an immigration stop on a vehicle when they were fired upon by an occupant in the vehicle Sunday.

Thousands of people who should not have been allowed in U.S. slip by officers anyway
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some 21,000 people who should not have been allowed to enter the U.S. came through official border crossing points between Oct. 1, 2005 and Sept. 30, 2006, according to a government report released Monday.

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School District to address areas that need to be corrected in audit
In a preliminary audit, the Douglas Unified School District still has areas that need to be corrected, but Superintendent Gail Zamar said the items are easily corrected.

UETA continues with new building
For vacationers and businesspersons visiting Douglas, the UETA Duty Free Americas store is one of the great pleasures of visiting the border.

Plan to consolidate school districts in the State could fail
 PHOENIX — A plan to consolidate more than seven dozen school districts in the state is doomed to failure unless there is a mechanism to equalize disparities, the lobbyist for the Arizona School Boards Association warned Tuesday. And that, she said, will take money — most likely from the Legislature.

Commander Bruce Conklin of the American Legion will be in Douglas Nov. 10
The Department Commander Bruce Conklin, of the American Legion will be making his official visit at the Early Bird Dinner and Dance on November 10, 2007 at the American Legion post 11 in Douglas.

Notice of Public Community Meeting
Aviso de ReuniÓn Pública de la comunidad
The Douglas Unified School District Governing Board has retained the consultants of Search Solutions to assist them with the search for a new superintendent due to the completion of Gail Zamar’s tenure as superintendent with DUSD effective June 28, 2008. The consultants will be in the community all day on Thursday, November 8th, listening to staff members at all schools and then hosting a community-wide meeting to gather input from the public as to the desired qualifications and leadership skills of the incoming superintendent. The consultants will also explain the search process and answer questions from the audience.

Police Reports
October 31, 2007

Chertoff pledges to fight lawsuits targeting border security efforts
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff pledged Tuesday to fight all lawsuits against his efforts to secure the border, ranging from building fences to requiring new driver’s licenses.

Phelps Dodge takes action in old mines for safety’s sake
BISBEE — Slowly, the Southwest Heliservices chopper gently lifts a 900-pound bundle from the temporary heli-pad set up at Phelps Dodge in Bisbee and heads high up to deliver it to a crew of waiting men at one of the 10 holes on Higgins Hill scheduled for closure.

County hires help for Corbett case
BISBEE — A new team led by a former state attorney general is coming to Cochise County today to help prosecute the murder case against U.S. Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Corbett.

Cochise College hosts students from the former Soviet Union
SIERRA VISTA — For one academic year, Cochise College in Douglas is home to five students from the former Soviet Union.

Taxpayers may be asked to pay for Eloy theme park
PHOENIX — Planners of a 300-acre rock and roll theme park believe people are willing to drive to Eloy, brave the Arizona heat — and pay money — to board the Grand Funk Railroad, drive scale model Little Deuce Coupe 50s and 60s sports cars, get wet on the Hotel California flume ride, and buy a burger in the Haight-Ashbury restaurant district.

Migrant deaths fall for 2nd year in a row
PHOENIX — The number of illegal immigrants dying while crossing America’s southern border fell for the second straight year, officials said Wednesday.

Police Reports
November 3, 2007

Creamed
Clawson Elementary principal Andrea Overman ducks as a pie is thrown at her by one of her students.  Mrs. Overman agreed to allow students to throw whipped cream pies at her if they reached the goal of selling 404 books from the P.T.S.O. sponsored Scholastic book fair.  They not only met that number, they went beyond it!  Names were chosen from the Good Kid box, and those lucky students had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to “pie” their principal!  It was all in good fun and everyone (even Mrs. Overman) enjoyed it.  “I’ll do whatever it takes to get kids to connect with books” said Mrs. Overman.

Registration for the Bisbee Economic Focus Luncheon underway
Registration is currently underway for the annual Bisbee Economic Focus Luncheon set for December 6. The luncheon, currently in its sixth year, is a venue that is held by the Cochise College Center for Economic Research (CER) as a way to inform local citizens and business leaders on the pulse of the local economy.  The CER will host the luncheon at the Turquoise Valley Golf & RV Park in Naco, Arizona. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. with lunch and program beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Registration for the Bisbee Economic Focus Luncheon Underway
Registration is currently underway for the annual Bisbee Economic Focus Luncheon set for December 6.

Heartland Insurance aims to find the right coverage
With so many kinds of insurance out in the market, finding the right insurance can often create lots of confusion and anxiety.

American Community Survey looks at Cochise County
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released results from its 2006 American Community Survey. This was the second year Cochise County was included in the survey, which provides annual updates to the census data collected every 10 years. Prior to 2005, only communities with a population of 250,000 or more were included. In 2005, this was changed to include populations of 65,000 or more.

AZ House speaker says sanctions law needs standard complaint form
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's new employer sanctions law to penalize businesses which knowingly hire illegal immigrants needs to be changed to require uniform enforcement across the state, House Speaker Jim Weiers said Thursday.

State isn’t getting revenues as officials had expected
PHOENIX — State government continues awash in red ink as new figures show revenues continuing to fall behind the projections used to build the $10.6 billion state budget.

Who are Cochise County’s working poor?
Recently I was asked: Who are the working poor in Cochise County? Since there’s not a universally accepted definition of “working poor,” my first task was to define the term. I checked with the U.S. Census Bureau, which tracks both the working and the poor.

SVEC to consider future rate hike
Carol Broeder
Wick News Service

Cochise County Health Department
Cochise County Health Department \, 515 7th Street, Douglas, AZ. 85607; telephone: 805-5600. Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except holidays).

St. David artist gave life's work to promote learning
Hundreds of art pieces to be displayed at the Cochise College Benson Center this fall will be sold to raise funds for college scholarships.

Chamber players perform Oct. 26
Full of old-world grace, charm and, occasionally, fury, the Daystar Chamber Players present a face-to-face, quadraphonic experience of two violins, a viola and a cello at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 at the Sierra Vista Community United Church of Christ. The concert is brought to Sierra Vista by Cochise College Cultural Events.

Call to Artists . . .
Interested artists are invited to submit original artwork, completed within the last two years, for the 2008 La Frontera Tucson International Mariachi Conference poster. The conference is scheduled for April 21-26, 2008.

Cochise College Events
Saturday, October 20

Mesquite milling, pancake breakfast Sat.
Bisbee Farmers Market

Stews for the season
For a certain kind of cook — the kind who likes to produce slow-cooked, savory pots of good things to eat — autumn is prime time. We’ve said goodbye to the salads and simple grilled dishes of summer, and we are preparing to welcome big hunks of meat, deep flavors and warm kitchens back into our lives.

Shop healthy this holiday season
The road to good health is paved with good nutrition and exercise.  But for many folks traveling that road and knowing how to shop for low-fat foods rich in nutrients is a mystery.

Wal-Mart: Are their groceries a bargain?
Over the years, I have heard from many shoppers that they believe Wal-Mart has the lowest grocery prices. While there are hundreds of locations, unless you have a Wal-Mart Supercenter nearby, your savings may not justify the driving time and gas expense of shopping across town. As a one will be opening near my house in a few weeks, I decided to take a closer look.

Nothing fishy here-Embrace your inner fish
Like "tree-huggers," we fish-huggers are concerned about the environment, specifically the impact of factory trawlers, bottom draggers, the problem of bycatch (e.g., dolphins caught in tuna nets) and industrialized aquaculture. We worry about the byproducts of bad fisheries management or farming, including mercury, antibiotics and colorants in fish. We want to save the fish so we can ... eat them. A little self-interest can, environmentally speaking, be a good thing.

Take rain checks when the shelves run dry
I recently shopped at my drugstore and was disappointed that the best bargains were out of stock. I had waited until the last day of the sale week, and other clever shoppers had cleared out the bargains.

Entertainment versus religious messages
The idea for the movie began with a vision of three fake pirates falling from the sky into the ocean, transported in a magical rowboat back to the 17th century.

Religion In The News
Students now required to observe moment of silence in Illinois

Child Find / Encuentro del Niño
"Child Find" is a process to locate children who may have a delay in development or a disability. The Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) and local schools can help children with disabilities from birth to twenty-two years old. They provide early intervention services and special education services for eligible children. There is no cost for Child Find services. For information on Child Find services for any child, birth to twenty-two years of age, you may call Douglas Public Schools Special Services office at 520.364.2447, Ext. 7102.  For children ages birth to three, you may also call the Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) offices for more information at 1.800.464.7920 or 520.452.7920 (local number) or visit their website at  http://www.de.state.az.us/azeip/. For children ages five to twenty-one years of age, you may also contact the special education teacher or principal at your child’s school.

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