An overflow crowd of friends, relatives and supporters filled the Douglas Council Chambers to witness the swearing-in of a new Mayor and two new council members at the beginning of the Wednesday, June 11 meeting.

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Gas prices continue to climb
According to the Cochise College Center for Economic Research’s latest biweekly survey of gas prices, conducted during the week of June 2, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Cochise County increased to $3.84 from $3.61 over the two-week period.

ELECTION 2008: Voter information, key dates
The following is election information for the September and November votes.

State legislators vote not to participate in Real ID program
PHOENIX — State legislators gave final approval Wednesday to a ban on Arizona participating in the federal government’s Real ID program.

City departments need to pay for themselves
During the Wednesday Douglas City Council meeting, much of the focus later in the session focused on the budget, and continuing concerns of having the General Fund supporting areas that have higher expenditures than they do revenues, such as the golf course and airport.

Proposed state sales tax hike doesn’t devote enough to transit
Arizona voters should defeat a proposed one-cent hike in state sales taxes because it doesn’t devote enough to mass transit, the Sierra Club is urging.

Work with jaguars nets federal honor for Glenn
SIERRA VISTA — Few people will have a face-to-face encounter with a jaguar in the wild.

Douglas man arrested for 393 pounds of pot
A Douglas man was arrested Wednesday, June 11, in connection with possessing more than 300 hundred pounds of marijuana.

Arizona panel gives cold shoulder to ELL alternatives
PHOENIX (AP) -A state panel is pouring cold water on the desires of most of the Arizona school districts that want to use customized alternatives to the state’s standard model for instruction of students learning English.

Saluting service
FORT HUACHUCA — For more than two centuries, the U.S. Army has fought and won the nation’s wars.

Most employers not using work eligibility program: Official
PHOENIX (AP) — An immigration official says a large percentage of Arizona businesses aren’t using a federal database to check the work eligibility of their employees, as they are required to do by state law.

Man arrested with 166 pounds of pot
Border Patrol agents in Douglas arrested a man Friday morning with 166 pounds of marijuana in a utility truck.

Locals cross border in search of cheaper gas
NACO, Sonora — Erika Saavedra handed $30 to Francisco Moreno and he filled the gas tank of her Chevrolet car with more than 10 gallons of gas.

Some favor, others oppose drug testing at Elfrida high school
Elfrida––In this small farming community of white corn and green chili fields 25 miles north of Douglas, a few parents and school board members are pushing for a drug-testing program for its high school students, albeit with some resistance.

Senate not giving rebate on gas taxes
 

June 18, 19 meets set to discuss copper mine north of Elfrida
Meetings re scheduled in Elfrida and Pearce on June 18 and 19, respectively, to review plans for a new copper mine located north of Elfrida.

Governor downs fed’s Real ID
PHOENIX — Arizona became the latest state Tuesday to refuse to go along with the federal government’s Real ID Act, a move the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said will have “real consequences” for state residents.

County administrator appointed by Governor to serve in GADA Board
BISBEE, AZ  - Mr. Michael Ortega, Cochise County Administrator, has been selected by a unanimous vote of the Arizona Senate to serve on the Greater Arizona Development Authority (GADA) Board.

New driving restrictions for teens
MESA (AP) — A state law that puts restrictions on new teenage drivers takes effect July 1 — the result of one mother’s fight to make sure her daughter’s death wasn’t in vain.

Legislature still not close to budget with year coming to close
 PHOENIX — State lawmakers are trying to figure out who will patrol the highways, guard the prisoners, run the universities, care for nursing home patients and open the gates to the parks on July 1.

Tight on funds, county makes tough decisions on roads
BISBEE — Some folks in Cochise County will be happy with the 2008/09 Highway department work plan; others may not.

Douglas Police Reports
June 9, 2008

Check this out
The Douglas Public Library recently received a $1,000 donation from Wal-Mart to be used to purchase new books and other materials which are used to encourage teens and children to read for fun. Pictured, from left are Claudia Tarazon, Events Coordinator for Wal-Mart; Luis Gomez, Elizabeth Price and Lilia Carr, assistant managers; Jeremy Lewis, co-manager; and Victoria Yarbrough, librarian, Douglas Public Library.

Cochise County Superior Court
The following are sentencings in Cochise County Superior Court, as provided by the court system. The listings include disposition date, charge and sentence. “Monetary” can be a fine or restitution, or both.

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.

Solar forum to be held in Douglas at college, June 21
DOUGLAS — Cochise County, Cochise College and Southeast Arizona Economic Development Group are co-sponsoring the first Solar Power Forum in Southeastern Arizona. The event will be held at the Douglas Campus of Cochise College on June 21.

Lots of action in June, July
Summer sweeps in with great events! Enjoy Cochise County’s cool outdoors and diversions this summer with Bisbee’s “Doors Wide Open” historic lodging tour and the GLBT Pride Weekend, Bowie’s Southeastern Arizona Western Heritage & Wine Festival, Sierra Vista’s Play Ball! Exhibit of Cochise County’s baseball history, Tombstone’s annual Sabaar Shriner’s Sweet Onion Festival, Tombstone’s Gem Show and Willcox’s Western Heritage Days.

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

Travel the rocky road of great ice cream
Depending on where you live, you may already be sick of people asking, “Hot enough for you?” To keep your cool, just smile knowingly and console yourself with a bowl of homemade ice cream. Know that you will be following the path of our forefathers.

THE HEALTHY PLATE: Grilled tuna has great flavor
Grilling gives fish great flavor without the need for lots of added cooking fat. But this healthy method for cooking seafood can be stressful if you don’t get the technique right.

Yes, loyalty cards save you money
Even though supermarket and drugstore loyalty cards have been around for years, I’m amazed at the number of times journalists ask me whether it’s really worth using them. I always tell reporters that I believe loyalty cards offer far more benefits than privacy risks to shoppers. First, I’ve never quite understood the privacy concern regarding loyalty cards. Supermarkets do not share their databases with other parties without permission. Shoppers concerned about this tell me that they don’t like the idea of “big brother” paying attention to what they are buying. Since we all buy our groceries in public, in plain view of other shoppers and store employees, this makes no sense to me at all.

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.

Tony Blair talks about religion
No doubt about it, Tony Blair's press secretary delivered a memorable sound bite when a pushy journalist kept asking about faith, politics and the prime minister.

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

Math Academy gives aides chance to share experience; writing added this year
From the corner of a Cochise College classroom, Alexa Peña and Manny Loreto observe a handful of incoming ninth graders as they listen to mathematics teacher Mark Contreras cover the finer details of turning decimals into percentages and vice versa.

Cochise College Events
Construction Update

Early Learning Center
Reminder to parents who have begun the registration process for the coming school year; your child’s registration process is complete only when a free/reduced lunch application is on file. Applications will be available July 7th Monday-Friday 8am-2pm at the District Nutrition office located at the DHS Cafeteria, on 15th Street and Estrella Avenue.  This is a requirement of the Early Childhood Block Grant which helps fund our program.

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