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.

Man arrested for May 4 assault at Sunspots
A Douglas man was arrested Monday in connection with the aggravated assault of Oscar Sodari, who was left beaten and unconscious on the street at Sunspots trailer park.

Budget provision could mean the end of AIMS test
PHOENIX — State lawmakers have taken the first steps toward scrapping the AIMS test as a graduation requirement.

Fairness of teacher contract signing limits question by former teacher
The subject of accepting late contracts came up during the “Call to the Audience” section of the recent meeting of the Douglas Unified School  District Governing Board on July 14.

New evidence in Corbett case
BISBEE — Attorneys prosecuting U.S. Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Corbett’s murder case are asking a federal judge in Tucson for permission to introduce at the next trial evidence of three unprovoked violent acts allegedly committed by the defendant.

Douglas Police Report
June 29, 2008

DHS assistant softball coach loses battle following heart attack
Douglas High School assistant softball coach David Ybarra passed away Wednesday in Phoenix as a result of complications from a heart attack he suffered in April prior to the Lady Bulldogs regional playoff game with Amphi.

City buys parking lot for call center, city meeting hours to change
As the call center continues to expand, the Douglas City Council on Wednesday passed a motion to buy a parking lot for the call center.

County meetings to offer information for voters
BISBEE — The Cochise County Elections Office will begin holding public information meetings next week throughout the              county.

Giffords’ funds outdistance Bee’s in race for District 8 seat
SIERRA VISTA — In Congressional District 8’s fundraising horse race, Democrat Gabrielle Giffords is in front of Republican Tim Bee by a 3-to-1 margin.

Cochise County educators support AIMS test review
SIERRA VISTA — With the future of the AIMS test in the hands of a seven-member task force, local educators are thinking about what they would like to see done to improve or replace the state test.

Money cannot be transferred to voucher program: Terry Goddard
PHOENIX — House Speaker Jim Weiers can't legally use leftover cash in his chamber's bank account to fund a voucher program for some special needs students specifically excluded from the new state budget, Attorney General Terry Goddard said Wednesday.

New county board to oversee building codes
BISBEE — The Cochise County Board of Supervisors will be looking for a few qualified volunteers to fill seats on a proposed Building Safety Advisory and Appeals Board.

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. 

APS is Large Business winner
On any given day Arizona Public Service provides electrical power to about 7,500 customers in Douglas. If you include Bisbee, Hereford, Palominas and Tombstone, that figure increases to about 15,000 customers.

Arizona loses 33,000 jobs since last year
PHOENIX — The number of people working in Arizona last month is 33,000 less than a year ago — the biggest year-over-year percentage decrease in six years.

El Chef restaurant es Small Business winner
God’s Blessing and $200 were all that Teresa Esparza had when she opened El Chef Restaurant 10 years ago.

Court says illegal immigrants can be prosecuted under law
PHOENIX — People who hire coyotes to get them into this country can be prosecuted under a state law aimed at the smugglers, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

State to issue more tickets with help from radar vans
PHOENIX — State police awarded a contract for photo enforcement of traffic laws that pays the successful bidder based on the number of people who pay their tickets.

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.

Many benefits in shopping locally
SIERRA VISTA — If you spend $100 in Cochise County, is there a difference from spending $100 in Tucson?

BBB urging consumers to check status of companies before purchasing products
Calls, postcards and letters pertaining to vehicle warranties are a nuisance and potential rip-off for Cochise County consumers.

The hidden costs of not shopping locally
The Greater Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce recently launched its campaign to encourage residents to shop locally. This gives rise to the question: What, if any, are the benefits of shopping locally?

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

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