by Rebecca Horniman, Marketing Director, Prescott Unified School District and Christine Resnick, Executive Director, Jewish Community Foundation Prescott High School launched its state-of-the-art creative media lab with a grand opening celebration on Nov. 13. Principal Mark Goligoski, in his introductory comments to the crowd, said, “Our media lab is unique. There is nothing like it … Read More…
by Ray Newton Lt. Col. David Hamilton of the U.S. Army Air Force was barely 22 when he took the controls of a Douglas C-47 loaded with paratroopers and flew 50 feet above the English Channel as part of the first contingent to take troops to Normandy, France, June 6, 1944. Now known as D-Day, … Read More…
Photo caption: Don Packard and Sailor, an Australian Shepherd, bring smiles and comfort to patients at YRMC as part of the hospital’s Pets Are Warm Support (PAWS) program. by Heidi Dahms Foster, Communications Relations Coordinator, Town of Prescott Valley Sailor is a 9-year-old Australian Shepherd who was the only puppy in his litter. He learned … Read More…
Photo caption: Sheila Polk, bottom row second to the right, pictured with seven of her siblings. Her brother Joe, bottom row center, was rescued in the forest south of Prescott by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team approximately 50 years ago. by Sheila Polk, Yavapai County Attorney For me, “hero” will always … Read More…
The Northern Arizona Suns are Built by Basketball, and they wanted to use their platform to help build people up in the community. On Twuesday, Nov. 5, the entire NAZ Suns team volunteered their time and labor to assist Prescott Area Habitat for Humanity in building houses for those in need. Throughout the morning, NAZ … Read More…
Every Tuesday, Don Packard and Sailor – his Australian Shepherd – head to Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) in Prescott. Their mission? To bring smiles and comfort to patients at YRMC West as part of the hospital’s Pets Are Warm Support (PAWS) program. Like all PAWS program therapy dogs, Sailor is specially trained and certified … Read More…
by Dennis B. Light, Fire Chief, Prescott Fire Department Although credit for the famous quote “choose a job that you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” is uncertain, the certainty with which Prescott Fire Department Division Chief/Fire Marshal Don Devendorf has approached the past 35-plus years has led … Read More…