PHOENIX — High gasoline prices and the state’s housing slump are having a ripple effect on Arizona’s employment picture.

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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.

4th body found in county
SIERRA VISTA — The remains of a yet another body were discovered Wednesday evening, making it the fourth body found in the past week.

Fundraising begins Aug. 23 to host Canadian airshow
The Douglas Dispatch

Gas prices continue to decline across the county
According to the Cochise College Center for Economic Research’s latest biweekly survey of gas prices, conducted during the week of August 11, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Cochise County dropped from $3.94 to $3.79 over the two-week period.

City urges homeowners to cut weeds
Much needed rain will always bring unwanted weeds.

City council approves temporary sites for call center
While the call center facility on 10th Street is being renovated, the Douglas City Council approved a temporary lease agreement for call center workers and staff to use portions of the Recreation Center and the Visitor’s Center.

Board OKs development near Douglas
BISBEE — After adding one condition, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a rezoning request to accommodate a new 368-acre multi-use development near Douglas with more than 1,300 units.

Two file for Board seats
Susan Kramer and Mario Ramos were the only candidates to file petitions seeking seats on the Douglas Unified School District Governing Board in the November election.

Attendees
Mitch Nelson along with students Johanna Urquijo and Alyssa Manarrez recently attended the HOSA conference in Dallas for students involved in the field of health occupations. They attended the national conference, as did Bryana Salazar, not pictured.

Remains of third person found
SIERRA VISTA — For the third time in four days, the corpse of a suspected illegal immigrant has been found in Cochise County.

Polices Reports
August 7, 2008

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announces new assistant director
TUCSON, Ariz – Tom Yearout, who has a federal career spanning more than 30 years, has been selected as a new Assistant Director, Field Operations, for U.S. Customs and Border Protection here in Arizona.

Backers of transit proposal file suit to get it on ballot
PHOENIX — Backers of what could be the largest tax hike in state history filed suit Wednesday to put their proposal back on the November ballot.

Cochise College awards exceptional faculty, staff
Cochise College employees who gathered at convocation on the Douglas Campus Monday heard from an internationally recognized expert on student retention and recognized a number of their own with excellence and service awards.

New Juvenile Director looking forward to carrying on with current success
COCHISE COUNTY – The Honorable Ann R. Littrell, Presiding Juvenile Superior Court Judge, is pleased to announce the promotion of Ms. Delcy Scull to the position of Director and Chief Juvenile Probation Officer of Cochise County Juvenile Court Services. Ms. Scull took over the position on July 13, 2008 upon the recent retirement of Ms. Myrtle Young.

Freemasons offer Child ID kit
The Freemansons of Arizona in Douglas have found a way to make our children safer.

BP arrests large group of illegal aliens
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of 62 illegal aliens near Naco, Arizona over the weekend.   

Home warranty law now up to Supreme Court
 PHOENIX — It is now up to the state’s high court whether voters will get a chance to require home builders to provide a warranty.

Growth at Tribal gaming casinos are beginning to slow
 PHOENIX — The growth in wagering at Arizona reservation casinos appears to be slowing.

100 pies to choose from at Portal festival
 The Fourth Annual Portal Rescue Pie Festival will be held on Saturday, August 30 from noon to 2:00 NM (11:00 - 1:00 AZ) time. at the Rodeo Community Center.

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.

Eighth annual Garden Tour of Bisbee Bloomers on September 6
The Bisbee Bloomers will hold their eighth annual Garden Tour on Saturday, September 6, 2008 from 10am to 4pm.  The tour this year will be held at some of the highest elevation gardens in Old Bisbee.  "Bisbee's Highest Gardens " tour will be a walking tour along West Boulevard, Wood Canyon and downtown Bisbee.  Admission is $10.  Tickets may be purchased at the Bisbee Visitor's Center in the Convention Center in Old Bisbee or in front of the Mining and Historical Museum in Copper Queen Plaza Park .  Bisbee  Bloomers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and augmenting the natural beauty of the City of Bisbee .  This garden tour is their primary fund raiser and takes place annually at the end of monsoon season to highlight the lovely, hidden gardens located in the Bisbee area.  After viewing the gardens it is easy to see Bisbee isn’t just an old mining town.

Stuff to Do
Bird Walk

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

Cooking with the Seasons in the Farmers Market
A while ago I received an e-mail about a “Simply in Season” cookbook and was sent a copy when I asked if I could review it.  It turns out that it is a lot more than a cookbook.  Commissioned by the Mennonite Central Committee to promote the understanding of how the food choices we make affect our lives and the lives of those who produce the food, it was put together by two women who are both Mennonite Church members. Mary Beth Lind is a registered dietitian, nutritional consultant and market grower in West Virginia and Cathleen Hockman-Wert is a journalist and church magazine editor from Oregon.

Top this Pizza on the grill
In this age of Domino’s and microwave pizza, homemade pizza is a treat. And grilled pizza is a treat times 10.

Hosting an easy, impressive end-of-summer party
Rule No. 1 of hosting a party — let yourself enjoy it.

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.

American Episcopal bishop upsets Lambeth Conference
The career of Bishop Catherine Roskam of the Diocese of New York has been built on her skills as a cross-cultural ambassador for the modern Episcopal Church.

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

$5M could be shifted to vouchers
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers voted Tuesday to make an end-run around the budget and shift around some money to fund public and private school vouchers for some students.

Two vaccines added to Arizona school immunization requirements
The Arizona Department of Health Services amended a vaccine rule to add Tetanus, Diphtheria Pertussis (Tdap) and Meningococcal (MV) vaccines to school immunization requirements for all sixth and seventh graders attending Arizona schools.

Bookmobile Schedule
Did you know that August is American Artist Appreciation Month as well as National Inventor’s Month?  Browse the shelves for books on American artists or surf the on-board computers for information on patenting your inventions or ideas.  Let your talents and ideas grow and get information on how to expand them and share them with the world.  We help you get it all.   For more information call the Cochise County Library District, at 800-231-1574 or 520-432-8930.

Registration for former classmates in process
More than  200 former DouglasHigh School Bulldogs have committed to be in Douglas for the All Classes Reunion on October 10-13.

More great classes at Cochise College
The Cochise College Center for Lifelong Learning is offering a new series of short-term, non-credit classes to connect the Cochise County community with valuable lifelong learning. Take an educational trip, earn a Red Cross certification, or learn about a new hobby.

College board hires association to help presidential search
SIERRA VISTA — The Cochise College Governing Board selected ACCT during its Tuesday night board meeting to help in its search for a new college president.

Cochise College Events
Friday, August 15

$1,000 grant
Elfrida Elementary School received a $1,000 grant from the Arizona Physical Therapy Association as part of their goal to make all children physically active. These grants are provided throughout the state to purchase equipment, particularly balls for the kids to use during playground activities. The grant was written by two seventh grade girls, Shaynne Maki and Shaelyn Jiron, who receive the grant check from Jim Sieveke of the association

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