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.

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.

Proposal to let younger than 21 drink awakes questioning from Governor
 PHOENIX — Gov. Janet Napolitano is giving a chilly reception to a proposal to let those younger than 21 drink — no matter what her personal experience.

As residential crimes rise, police step up patrol
Although Douglas police have witnessed a rise in residential crimes lately, the hardest areas hit, though, stretched from 8th Street to 14th Street, police authorities said.

District 2 Supervisor candidates say they are ready to work
BISBEE — The five candidates running for the Board of Supervisors District 2 seat met Tuesday night for a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters at the Bisbee Senior Center.

Douglas Police Department Reports
August 12, 2008

Supervisors authorize districts’ levies and tax rates
BISBEE — In a public meeting Monday, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors approved the levies and tax rates for the county and all the taxing entities in the county.

Police respond to bomb threat at Bank of America
A bomb threat at the Bank Of America halted business for about half an hour in downtown Douglas Tuesday afternoon.

Lake Huber?
The flooding along Washington Street across from Huber School continued recently, prompting the above sign to be placed near its edge: “Lake Huber - No Fishin’, No Swimin’. The sign is funny, but it also points out the continuing problem of flooding on the street everytime it rains. Raulston said the area never seems to dry out during monsoon season, and it has been as deep as three- to four-inches at times, causing a danger for drivers.

County recycling going forward
BISBEE — Cochise County has taken the first step to begin a countywide recycling program.

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.

Chile Festival Saturday marks the hot season!
What’s merely warm to local chile grower Jane Wyatt may scorch the mouth of those that don’t eat the hot peppers every day as she does.  Jane was born and raised in Safford and spent her career teaching and doing research in food science and nutrition, including ten years at a university in Hermosillo, Sonora.

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

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

Dozen area students named to National Honor Roll
A dozen area students have qualified for induction into the 2007-08 National Honor Roll.

Cochise College enrolling kids in youth chorus
The Cochise College Center for Lifelong Learning is enrolling kids in third through seventh grades in the Cochise College Youth Chorus. Participants in the youth chorus will sing two- and four-part music for treble and changing voices. The repertoire includes music from around the world and from various time periods. Singers will collaborate with other Cochise College choruses to prepare a concert performance in December. Solfege and movement will be part of the regular rehearsal structure.

American Legion Auxiliary works with education
The American Legion Auxiliary, Fred Hilburn Unit 11 completed a successful year by attending the 88th Annual Convention in Tucson, June 19 through the 22.

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