AGUA PRIETA, Sonora — Over the years, the Wings of Angels Foundation, based in Douglas, has provided assistance to countless people in the border town of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.

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Angel Wings helping those across the line
AGUA PRIETA, Sonora — Over the years, the Wings of Angels Foundation, based in Douglas, has provided assistance to countless people in the border town of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.

Douglas Area Food Bank to host Diabetes course
Anne Hummel, RN and Certified Diabetes Educator will be traveling to Douglas to present her free six week, twelve hour course on managing diabetes.

Coqui Child Care Center opens
A child’s education in early stages of life is a very important aspect to develop. And Douglas has a new place to do so: Coqui Child Care Center, located in 721 11th St. which opened its doors on January 9.

Local students write letters celebrating Arizona’s Birthday
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Paintings of local students of Anderson-Smith added to Gallery’s exhibit
The Douglas Art Association through the Art Gallery in Douglas is offering a retrospective exhibit of the finest works of impressionist painter Effie Anderson Smith in honor of Arizona’s Statehood Centennial.

Local student Sabori is Denny’s Biggest Fan
Ray Borane Middle School seventh grader Pedro Sabori was recognized as the Denny’s Biggest Fan on January 18 at Denny’s Restaurant thanks to an essay he wrote on November 14, 2011 as part of one of Mr. Brad Linsday’s classes.

Douglas Historical Society to open new exhibit
The 1920s burst into history defiant of the past and eager for the future. Tired of the war and its restrictions and angry and horrified at the death of so many young men in the muddy trenches in France, the younger generation threw aside the fashions, traditions, and values of their Victorian predecessors. Women were gaining more independence: they had already won the right to vote and during WWI many had found the satisfaction of work outside the drudgery of the home. They did away with heavy corsets, shortened their skirts and bobbed their hair. A great many even defied Prohibition and the repressive proscriptions of their parents to smoke and drink publically and dance to risqué music in the speakeasies and backroom clubs of the Jazz Age 20s.

Douglas ARC awards employees and supporters at annual dinner
Economic times can be tough but these will never break the hard-working spirit of the Douglas Association for Retarded Citizens (DARC), which since 1958 has served people with developmental disabilities to provide them an opportunity to learn how to be self-sustained and proved that they have a lot to give to the community.

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