Major John Chávez, a Douglas High School graduate, was deployed along with 116 other soldiers of the 301st Military Intelligence Battalion. Their exact location was not disclosed, citing that their deployment was part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Chamber annual banquet honors Man, Woman of Year
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be the guest speaker during the annual Douglas Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Saturday, July 19. The event will be held at Club 3000, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.

One adult, two juveniles arrested in graffiti damage
One adult and two juveniles were arrested for their part in a rash of graffiti throughout town.

Dispatch open house Thursday
The Daily Dispatch will be holding the first of two open houses beginning at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, at its office at 530 11th Street.

Douglas Police Reports
June 24, 2008

Rapist arrested at Douglas Port
Border Patrol Agents from the Tucson Sector arrested three sexual predators and one burglar over the weekend.

Douglas Book Fair offers variety of books to teens and children
Do you know where to find books on Spongebob or Secret Codes?

Virtual fence will stretch all the way to Sierra Vista
TUCSON (AP) — The virtual fence program is scheduled to resume late this month as the Boeing Co. starts replacing surveillance and communications towers in its pilot project near Sasabe and erecting others farther east near the Mexican border.

More than 300 fugitives are captured
PHOENIX — Federal, state and local law enforcement took more than 300 wanted fugitives off Arizona streets in the last week of June, ranging from homicide suspects to sex offenders.

Double Adobe resident has novel published
Double Adobe resident Dorothy Fairchild published her first book recently,  Irish Rose.

County fair takes a hit but won’t quit
DOUGLAS — The efforts of the state Legislature in Phoenix to balance the budget have had far-reaching effects, including impacting country fairs statewide.

Illegal pleads guilty in home invasion
BISBEE - An illegal immigrant who broke into a home in Willcox on Dec. 5 pleaded guilty in a plea agreement June 30 in Cochise County Superior Court.

Mexico says U.S. sought extradition-after man freed
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) _ The United States did not ask Mexico to arrange for a suspect’s extradition in the death of a Border Patrol agent until the man had been freed, a Mexican government spokesman said Thursday.

BP fingerprint checks lead to arrests
BISBEE — U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Tucson Sector have made three significant arrests in recent days as a result of fingerprint checks in Naco, Willcox and Douglas, according to the agency’s public information office.

State Education hires Ken Starr to argue its case
PHOENIX — The Legislature has hired an attorney best known for  his role in the impeachment of Bill Clinton over l’affaire Lewinsky  to argue to the U.S. Supreme Court the state should not have to spend any more money than it does now to teach English to students who aren’t proficient in the language.

Shotgun used to knock out power line
SIERRA VISTA — Vandalism, not weather, caused Arizona Public Service’s principal power line in Cochise County to go out of service Wednesday night.

Officials warn of flash flood danger
SIERRA VISTA — Heavy rains are being forecast for Southeastern Arizona, including Cochise County, through Saturday morning.

The First 100
The first 100 call center agents have been hired and will begin their training on July 14.

Cochise County Marriage Licenses
The following people received marriage licenses through the office of the Cochise County Superior Court clerk.

Forest Service official to focus on agency support for border issues
BISBEE — The Nogales district ranger for the Coronado National Forest was recently assigned to a newly created position as a borderlands liaison.

First phase of Best Western Hotel construction begins
After several failed attempts to bring in a new hotel to Douglas, it seems that finally an enterprising group will begin construction on a Best Western Hotel.

Initiative’s backers sue over description
PHOENIX — Backers of a plan to hike state sales taxes for the next 30 years filed suit Friday because they don’t like the description to be given to voters about the ballot measure, at least in part because it spells out the size of the proposed increase.

Federal court says strip search of teen was wrong
The strip search of a 13-year-old Safford school girl to see if she had drugs was unjustified and excessive, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

Did sheriff employee diss Dever or is campaign fraud at play?
The primary race between Republicans Bill Cloud and incumbent Sheriff Larry Dever got nastier this week due to an entry posted Monday on a blog affiliated with Cloud's website, www.billcloudsheriff2008.com. 

House leader speaks out against measure to prevent health care choice limits
PHOENIX — The top House Democrat fired the first salvo Tuesday at a ballot measure designed to stop lawmakers from limiting the health care choices of Arizonans.

Supervisors approve $194.2M county budget
BISBEE — The Cochise County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted the tentative $194.2 million fiscal year 2008-2009 budget, but a change was added at the last minute.

Smuggling rings possible U.S. terror threat
WASHINGTON — The intercepted e-mail was alarmingly matter-of-fact for anyone worried about a new terror attack: “getting into U.S is no problem at all. thats what i do best.”

Border Patrol agents make significant arrests
Tucson, AZ—Border Patrol Agents from the Tucson Sector arrest a criminal with gang affiliations near Douglas, Arizona, while Agents from the Willcox Station arrest a convicted sex offender in there area of operations.

Census reveals more Arizonans are moving to suburbs
New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show Arizonans continued their march to the suburbs and beyond in the year ending July 1, 2007.

Officials warn of potential flash flood danger this week in Cochise County
SIERRA VISTA — Heavy rains are being forecast for Southeastern Arizona, including Cochise County, through Saturday morning.

$400K in marijuana seized at Douglas POE
Douglas, Az — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Douglas port of entry intercepted four different smuggling attempts over a recent five day period, preventing over 450 pounds of marijuana from entering the United States.

Development near Douglas gets OK
BISBEE — Imagine a community where you could walk or bike to work, take the kids to a park and even have a walk in the moonlight.

Elfrida school board declines to pass random drug testing at school
ELFRIDA––After more than a year of debating the merits and shortcomings of implementing a random drug testing program at Valley Union High School, the school board there declined to pass the proposal by a three to two vote.

State Department says there will be no delay on border cards
BISBEE — The U.S. Department of State issued a notice on Thursday announcing a delay in the production of the new passport card until August, but on Monday a government spokesman said the notice was sent out “erroneously” and the cards will be produced this month as scheduled.

Douglas rocks for a cure
Area volunteers are presently gearing up for the 2008 American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Douglas.  This year’s theme is “Douglas Rocks for a Cure!”   The Relay for Life Kick-Off and Training will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2008, at St. Luke’s Church Hall, 1211 15th Street, from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.  The entire community is invited and welcome to attend to hear about the new ideas and innovations planned for this year.  

Brokers, exporters affected by new trade regulations
New regulations have been implemented for brokers and exporters whose merchandise is headed southbound into Mexico. In fact, the regulations will affect all 240 trading partners with the United States.

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.

DHS student Kayhla Cornidez takes part in UA’s Med-Start
Thirty-three high school students from across the state have spent five weeks this summer learning firsthand what it takes to be a health-care professional, thanks to Med-Start, an innovative summer program offered by the Office of Outreach and Multicultural Affairs of The University of Arizona College of Medicine.

IN THE DESERT GARDEN: Chocolate flower grows well here
Commentary by Angel Rutherford
Wick News Service

Grand winner drawn
Mitzi Aguirre of Davis California, was the winner of the annual Grand Theatre Raffle.

Got goat milk?
BISBEE — Tranell Burns, 9, found milking a goat was pretty easy. It was also “weird.”

Upcoming Stuff
Hike the San Pedro Trail

Military News
Army Pvt. Juan C. Carbajal has graduated from the Unit Supply Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at the Quartermaster Battalion, Fort Lee, Petersburg, Va. Carbajal is the son of Rosa A. Carbajal of Douglas. The private is a 2007 graduate of Douglas High School.

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

Entertain yourself with these savings
 I have always been a big fan of the Entertainment coupon books. These are the books typically sold by schools or youth organizations at the beginning of the school year as a fundraiser. Years ago, I was the mother in charge of our school’s Entertainment fundraiser. (I might add that I hold the school record for selling the most books!)

Kids’ cooking camps sizzling in popularity
DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. (AP) - Drop the s’more and take that hot dog off the stick - one of the hottest trends in summer camp has kids whipping up haute cuisine.

Yum-o foods bring kids into the kitchen
It’s easy to make fun of Rachael Ray. She giggles a lot. She says “EVOO” instead of “extra-virgin olive oil” and “yum-o!” just to annoy us. She calls small children “itty bitties.” She gives her recipes cutesy names (Exhibit A: “That’s Shallota Flavor Spaghetti,” below). She is constantly awarding her creations props (“Delish!” “Serious yum-o!” “An absolute FAVE!”)

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.

Defining religion
Ask Southern Baptists to name their religion and most of them will simply say, “I’m a Baptist.”

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

‘Roll Along”
Cochise College, in conjunction with Off Broadway Theatre, will present Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along” as this year’s summer theater project. Performances are planned for July 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, and 26 at the Off Broadway Theatre, 4151 La Linda Way.

Cochise College alum receives fellowship to attend Iowa graduate school
Lizette Ortega, a graduate of the University of Arizona, Cochise College, and Douglas High School, will begin a new phase of her education this fall when she enrolls as a graduate student at the University of Iowa.

House speaker intends to keep vouchers program alive
PHOENIX — House Speaker Jim Weiers may tap his more than $9 million in reserves to keep alive a program that pays for some parents to send their children to private and parochial schools.

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