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| Shoes will help needy through Soles4Souls |
Shoes that still have plenty of wear left in them can be put to good use. The Soles4Souls shoe drive is an international non-profit that distributes shoes to needy people around the world, especially those victimized by some sort of disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina or the earthquake in Haiti.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Proceeds of 3 fundraisers to benefit burro and horse sanctuary in Chino Valley |
Hacienda de los Milagros in Chino Valley will be having three fundraisers in the next couple of months, to support the non-profit 501c3 animal rescue organization that includes burros and horses.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Survivalist's screening at Yavapai College included eating worms on stage |
Amid a near-capacity crowd, bug-eating children and free worm-covered jungle cakes, Cody Lundin, a former Chino Valley resident, answered curious questions Aug. 20 about his "Dual Survival" TV show on the Discovery Channel.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Good ol' days in Chino- |
For those who don't know, in 1854 Chino Valley received its name from U.S. Army Cavalry Lt. Amiel W. Whipple. From January through May of 1864 Chino Valley was the site of the first capital of the Arizona Territory, established at Del Rio Springs north of Chino Valley.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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| Aviation - How it works |
The Chino Valley Model Aviators worked with two classes of 2nd-3rd-graders from Mingus Springs Charter School Aug. 19 at the Chino Valley Library. After building the foam gliders using a penny for nose weight, from right, David Fountain, Ravay Tang, Danielle Bower, Shyla Mosley and Chase Bertram, the students took them outside to Memory Park next door to fly them, such as Cissy Gillo, far left. Each class also got to use a computer program flight simulator.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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| Viewpoint: Can't thank country's leaders for loss of rights |
Regarding the "Buy a ticket" editorial in the Aug. 4 Review: The analogy is simple, you say -- America is like a sports event. The citizen is the ticketholder; the illegal immigrant the gate-crasher who has stolen his assigned seat. Since seating is finite, no one sits until someone else is displaced. Simple, you say.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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| 'Queen of Coupons' makes DVD |
"Stockpilers" is a name for people who are avid about clipping coupons. Leigh Ahrendt of Chino Valley is definitely the "queen of couponers." In fact she admits she is obsessed with this hobby.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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| Startin' up |
Students in Heather Roche's 1st-grade class recite the flag pledge during opening announcements on the first day of school Monday at Del Rio Elementary School, while Principal Susan Clark, makes the announcements on the school's intercom.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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| Elks provide bingo games for veterans at Prescott VA hospital |
The Chino Valley Elks Lodge #2842 play bingo at the Bob Stump Veterans Affairs hospital in Prescott recently with hospitalized veterans. The Elks visit the hospital quarterly to visit with the patients and play bingo. Seventeen veterans attended the July visit and won $1 chips good at The Canteen store on the VA campus for each game played. The Canteen sells clothing, comfort items, shoes and food.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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| Boy Scouts have Recruiting Night Aug. 24 |
Boy Scout Pack and Troop 617 invite parents and their boys from the age of 6 through 16 to join them on Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church for their Fall Recruiting Night.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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| Auditions for 'Prescott's Got Talent' on Sept. 8-9 |
Auditions for the upcoming talent show, Prescott's Got Talent, will be 5-9 p.m. on Sept. 8-9 in the Yavapai College Performance Hall. Guidelines for the auditions can be found on the Yavapai College Foundation webpage at www.yc.edu/alumni-talent.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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| Into the depths |
Colorful coral reefs, unusual plants and multi-hued fish - few people ever get to see them firsthand. One way to experience them, however, is through underwater ocean photography, which is said to have a longer history than diving, and has developed into a refined art form.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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| The 'chicken or egg' solution |
Gretchen Skinner of Chino Valley leads a "fowl" life, fowl as in chickens, ducks and turkeys.
After moving here in 2000 with her husband, Scott, and daughter, Emily, Gretchen started obtaining her birds. Son, Soren, was born in 2001.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
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| Jackson's dream for new chamber campus is 'Citizen's Academy' |
With the Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce's move in August to its new location on Road 2 South, Director Ab Jackson plans to see his dream for a local Citizen's Academy come true.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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| Prop 13 fails to get required signatures for Nov. ballot;
local volunteer thanks businesses |
Proposition 13, proposed legislation geared to lower personal property tax, did not make the November ballot, according to Marty Corbett, the Chino Valley resident who volunteered to collect signatures in this area.
"We were close in collecting signatures for the initiative state wide, but did not make the requirement of 225,000," Corbett said. "I want to thank all the businesses and volunteers who helped me in this campaign in Chino Valley, Paulden, Ash Fork and Seligman. We all worked very had collecting signatures."
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Lakes' water quality topic of workshop |
After owning Willow and Watson lakes for about 12 years, some of the problems inherent in managing the former irrigation reservoirs have become obvious to the City of Prescott.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| 'Tops of wild rocky hills'
Year in Chino Valley inspired author |
Author Josh Wagner of Missoula, Mont., read from his latest novel, "Deadwind Sea," inspired by time he spent in Chino Valley, Sunday in Prescott.
"I moved to the hills west of Chino Valley in the fall of 2007 and lived with my dog in my truck pop-up camper through the winter of 2008," he said. He parked on the property of friends who provided him with the space, water and frequent home-cooked meals. Wagner intended to write while he was in Arizona - but not the novel he produced, he said.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| JTED board sticks with Parsons Construction, for now |
The Mountain Institute Joint Technical Education District Governing Board voted last evening to proceed with Job Order Contracting with Parsons Construction, but only for projects that must be completed before, or soon after, students return to school in August.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Good reading |
Outside the Chino Valley American Legion Hall on July 8, Terry Dole, chaplain of the Sons of the American Legion for the post, reads a copy of the "Arizona Military Veterans Devotional," compiled by Chino Valley resident, Laura Flood. People can get additional copies for a small charge at Chino Ship & Copy Center, 388 W. Butterfield Road in Chino Valley.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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| Swim, ride and run
Triathlon, duathlon in Chino attracts about 100 athletes |
About 100 athletes from across Arizona, youth and adults, competed in the 4th Annual Summer Sprint Triathlon and Duathlon Sunday, starting at the Chino Valley Aquatic Center. Above, Lifeguard Colen Heiner watches swimmers in the Maxi Triathlon, that included local participant, Miles Killian, front in pool, and at right, heading off to the 15-mile bike ride and 3-mile run. His total time was not available as of the Review's press time on Monday afternoon.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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