PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano on Friday signed into law a bill to erase a $1.2 billion deficit in the current state budget in relatively painless fashion, though lawmakers still have to figure out how to balance the next one.

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Krentz family honored with selection into Farming, Ranching Hall of Fame
The Krentz Ranch  and family were recently inducted into the Arizona Farming and Ranching Hall of Fame.

Group wants sales tax hike for roads
 Capitol Media Services

Truck knocks out electricity
Electricity was knocked out for some time to APS customers on the west side of Douglas last night when a semi truck knocked down several power poles.

Border Patrol agent arrested for domestic violence
A Border Patrol agent in Douglas was arrested Tuesday evening in connection with domestic violence

Police Reports
April 15, 2008

Welding winners
The results for the ninth annual high school welding competition at Cochise College in Sierra Vista were as follows:

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.

Douglas student wins welding contest
SIERRA VISTA — Youth welders from high schools in Cochise County and beyond competed Friday at the Skills USA high school welding competition at Cochise College’s Sierra Vista campus.

State economy stays flat; Jobless rate stays the same
PHOENIX — Arizona’s jobless rate stayed the same last month as the state’s economy continued its relatively flat performance.

City of Douglas pushing for new call center
The City of Douglas has an agreement to buy the former Bayless building on 1701 10th Street from the First Assembly of God.

High school OK’d for journalism program grant
Douglas High School was one of only five schools chosen throughout the state to particpate in a newsroom program.

Spencer to show cameras
BISBEE — American Border Patrol, a private nongovernmental organization, will hold a live demonstration of its Internet camera system today in Tucson.

Senate OKs immigration bill; goes to Gov. Napolitano
PHOENIX (AP) — A bill approved by the Arizona Legislature would require city and county police agencies to have their officers tackle federal immigration violations.

Gas prices hit $3.50 a gallon
NEW YORK (AP) — Rising gasoline prices tightened the squeeze on drivers Monday, jumping for the first time to an average $3.50 a gallon at filling stations across the country with no sign of relief.

Profiling:
DPS searches minorities more than whites
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Department of Public Safety officers are more likely to search minorities than white people, even though on average minorities were less likely to have illegal items, according to a report released Monday.

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.

Douglas man arraigned for smuggling 61 pounds of pot through Douglas port
A Douglas man was arraigned Monday afternoon in connection with transporting marijuana through the Douglas Port of Entry.

DHS Bulldog tracksters win dual meet
What was supposed to be a tri-meet ended up being a dual meet after Flowing Wells pulled out leaving the Douglas Bulldog track team to lay a 90-50 thumping on Sunnyside High School Tuesday at Armando DeLucas Stadium.

Hearing waived for man charged in crash that killed illegal immigrants
TUCSON — A Mexican national accused of transporting illegal immigrants for profit resulting in death had his preliminary hearing waived Wednesday in federal court.

Library a wonderful learning environment for children
Julia Shanklin Tucker
Special To The Daily Dispatch

Property tax repeal bill vetoed
 PHOENIX — Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed permanent repeal of the state’s property tax, calling it “untimely, untenable and unwise.’’

Bill targets school lessons urging dissent from American values
PHOENIX — Arizona schools whose courses “denigrate American values and the teachings of Western civilization” could lose state funding under the terms of legislation approved Wednesday by a House panel.

Police Reports
April 9, 2008

Loretto honors students at annual speech contest
Loretto School recently held its annual speech contest.

Early Learning Center
The Early Learning  Center will have parent conferences on Wednesday, 16th and Thursday, 17th of April, no preschool classes except for Ms. Sandy’s class they will have regular schedules on those days.

Invitation to join Make A Difference Day April 26 continues
Residents all over the community can make a difference during Make A Difference Day on Saturday, April 26.

Lawmakers seek power from voters to alter provisions of certain ballot initiatives
 PHOENIX — A Senate panel agreed Tuesday to ask voters to give lawmakers the power to alter the provisions of some ballot initiatives.

Not this year...
 PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers won’t tinker with the phrases on the state’s 9-11 Memorial — at least not this year.

Mining company tests near the pit
BISBEE — To determine if there is a sufficient amount of copper in the hills that would make it economically feasible to resume mining, Freeport McMoRan Inc.’s Copper Queen Branch will be conducting tests east of the Lavender Pit in Jones Canyon.

Police Reports
April 12, 2008

Border Patrol arrests sex offenders
SIERRA VISTA — The U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector agents have arrested five illegal immigrants with criminal sex offense records in recent days. One of the  arrests was made Friday in Cochise County at the Douglas Border Patrol station.

Red flag warning again today for Cochise County today
SIERRA VISTA — Windy conditions and low humidity have again brought about a red flag warning for Cochise County and Southeastern Arizona.

Elfrida woman faces charges of animal neglect
SIERRA VISTA — A woman from Elfrida was cited on numerous counts of animal cruelty on Wednesday.

State finally balances budget
 PHOENIX — State lawmakers agreed late Thursday on a combination of raiding the state’s bank, budget cuts and short-term borrowing to finally bring the current state budget into balance.

Man to have change of plea hearing in BP agent attack
BISBEE — The attorney representing a man charged with assaulting a Border Patrol agent who shot his dog in Bisbee Junction last year has filed a  notice of change of plea hearing in U.S. District Court in Tucson.

Keeping it clean
The Douglas fire fighters clean garbage and other debris from Highway 80. They were there as part of Adopt-A-Highway.

Ariz. could count on a new ‘God’ license plate
 PHOENIX — Arizona already has the word “God’’ in its motto, albeit in Latin.

Spot zoning issue concerns supervisors
BISBEE — Though a rezoning request was advertised correctly at the county offices and in the newspaper, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors chose to table the item since it was listed as an action item and not a public hearing on the supervisors’ agenda.

Cochise College Events
April 16

Health clinics closed next week for training
COCHISE COUNTY – Due to mandatory training for clinical staff, Cochise County Health Department clinical services, including all clinical testing, immunizations, and vaccinations will not be available Monday April 21 – Thursday April 24.

Call Center
The City of Douglas and the Industrial Development Authority are working together to bring a call center to Douglas.

Hearing today for accused driver in wreck that killed illegal immigrants
SIERRA VISTA — A preliminary hearing for the accused driver of a vehicle transporting illegal immigrants that was involved in a fatal crash Sunday near Sierra Vista is scheduled to have a hearing in federal court today.

Death Penalty
A former Douglas resident was handed the death penalty for his part in the 2004 beating death of a five-year–old girl.

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.

Susan Kramer is ready to give your home a whole new look!
From the comfort of our own homes, many of us have become enlightened as to ways interior decorating can enrich our lives, thanks to cable television.  However, most of us lack the skills and knowledge to redecorate on our own.  That’s when it’s time to call longtime Douglas resident Susan Kramer, who has made her skills, professional training and talents available  to area residents since joining Interiors by Decorating Den September 2006 (364-6238).

Cochise College presents UA pianist tour
Cochise College will present a wonderful pian-opportunity on May 2 – a professional-level performance by students beginning a concert career.

Celebrate Earth Day at Sierra Vista Farmers Market
 

New home equals new ‘Memories’ with ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Local independent sales consultant Delline Mason announced that the company she represents, Creative Memories, had a hand in making the new home featured in a recent airing of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” a dream come true for Ju-Juanna Latif, a single mother of four living in Wilmington, Del.

Upcoming Stuff
April 26 bird walk

Make a Difference Day
Residents all over the community can make a difference during Make A Difference Day on Saturday, April 26.

For the Love of Music
The “For the Love of Music” concerts for April 19 and 20 will include “Trio Tales” , music written by violinist Michael Fan for the Ocotillo Piano Trio.   The other 2 members of the trio are Paula Fan, piano and Nelzimar Neves, cello.  This email is to provide more information about the “Trio Tales”,

Lions Club planning casino trip
The Lions Club is planning another trip to Apache Gold Casino on Saturday, June 14.

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

Are you
chicken?
It’s not news to most Americans that chicken is the most popular animal protein on our table. According to the National Restaurant Association (the other NRA), Americans still eat more red meat — beef, pork and lamb — than chicken, but chicken is the single most popular of the four. Annual per-capita consumption, according to the group, reached about 100 pounds per person per year in 2003.

Handmade Egg Pasta-Back to basics
After roughly two decades of teaching Americans how to cook Italian, Mary Ann Esposito still enjoys showing off the basics - a simple, egg-based, handmade pasta.

Numbers you need to make great pasta
The Associated Press

COOKING ON DEADLINE: Mega Meat Sauce
J.M. HIRSCH
AP Food Editor

Shopper clamors for more competition tips
Marta Laser of Reading, Pa., wanted to know more about the recent $100 shopping competition I participated in and wrote about. Due to space limitations, I wasn’t able to report details in that first column.

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.

Vatican watchers: Focus on pope’s speech at UN
It would be hard to pick a more symbolic moment to join the church than during an Easter Vigil Mass — the high point of the ancient Christian calendar.

Religion Briefs
Muslim group asks inquiry on alleged threats against Minn. school

At St. Pat’s, Pope prays for healing from abuse scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI returned to the clergy sex abuse scandal as he preached Saturday in St. Patrick’s cathedral, assuring priests and nuns that he was close to them as they battled the damage left by the scandal.

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

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