City Faces Bookkeeping Woes And Project Plans In Holbrook
Holbrook city operations face serious bookkeeping problems with an apparent $130,000 overdraft in the books, though bank records show no such deficit. City Manager Joe Pennington warned the council book accounting is messy and will take time to fix while pursuing water main relocation and cable placements along I-40. The council also eyed delinquent sewer and water bills for collection and approved pool site work, Seventh Street paving with NACOG funds, and North East Central dedication.
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Holbrook
Joe Pennington
Pennington
Lecom General
Scott Barber
F.E. Bailey and Sons Contractors
Barber
Haver, Nunn
Collamer
Fairgrounds
Seventh Street
NACOG
North East Central
Frank Perkins
Walt Lowe
Deadline Nears For Holbrook Man And Woman Of The Year
Holbrook Chamber of Commerce warns nominations close tomorrow at 5 p.m. Carrie Neff reports slow response with only five names submitted by Tuesday. Winners will be named at a January 20 banquet at The Motaurant for their community contributions.
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Holbrook
Chamber of Commerce
Carrie Neff
Motaurant
Neff
Freedom of the press and profanity in high school papers
Daniel Guzman writes in Winslow High School's Bulldog Barks about freedom of speech and the limits on profanity. He argues for high standards, noting profanity would lower paper quality and mislead young readers.
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Bulldog Barks
Winslow
Daniel Guzman
Daniel
Phoenix
Snowflake Board Reviews New Policy
Snowflake School District board reviewed birthdate enrollment policy aligning with state law lowering deadlines for next year to November 1 and then September 1 in 1980. Superintendent Brewer noted past Oct 15 deadline to aid older students and expects adoption of Nov 1 next year. Discussion also covered back tuition dispute with the BIA and a new contract based transportation reimbursement policy for parents.
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Snowflake
Larry Brewer
Brewer
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Arizona State Department
BIA
We Were Zapped Weather Report From Navajo County Storm
Arizona officials describe a brutal storm in Navajo County with 960 miles of snow packed roads. ADOT chief engineer Gene Ireland notes crews worked around the clock, DPS patrolled Navajo and Apache counties, and I-40 remained open eastward despite a major disabling ice event. Temperature records fell from Dec 6 to 10 with lows plunging to minus 27 at Flagstaff and as cold as minus six in Holbrook. Local leaders praise road crews while cautioning motorists about lingering ice as heavy snowfall reshaped travel conditions and safety challenges.
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Chuck Hanford
Arizona Department of Transportation
Gene Ireland
Navajo County
Ireland
ADOT
Region Four
Utah
New Mexico
Two Guns
Strawberry
Holbrook
USS
Winslow
Weather Bureau
Arizona Public Service
Flagstaff
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Daniels
DPS Holbrook
New Mexico Highway Patrol
Arizona
Navajo
New Mexico Line
Sherwoodgers
Rodgers
Charles Patterson
Show Low
Christmas and holiday events in Holbrook area calendar
The region’s schools and colleges announce a series of holiday events. Northland Symphony and Chorus perform Messiah at Joseph City High School auditorium at 7 30 p m Sunday December 17 with admission 2 for adults and free for students with ID or accompanying children. Holbrook Public Schools music program at 7 p m tonight and open classroom holiday displays December 18 19 6 to 9 p m. Snowflake Junior High School room B 6 features Lobo Dream of Christmas. Holbrook School Board meets tonight 7 30 p m to discuss the new junior high curriculum. Christmas vacation for Holbrook schools begins after classes Friday and resumes Tuesday January 2. White Mountain League volleyball and wrestling at Holbrook Junior High Saturday December 16 with 8 30 to 11 30 a m volleyball and 10 45 a m to 3 p m wrestling. admission 50 cents students 1 for adults. Open house at Joseph City schools December 21 at 6 30 p m followed by a 7 30 p m Christmas concert. Joseph City schools closed December 22 to January 2. Northland Pioneer College entertainers directed by Kim Ingram present an hour of Christmas carols tonight in Holbrook Chamber of Commerce building at 7 p m with public invitation to join in.
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Northland Symphony and Chorus
Joseph City High School
The
Holbrook Public Schools
Snowflake
Holbrook
Joseph City
Northland Pioneer College
Kim Ingram
Holbrook Chamber of Commerce
Three Contractors Bid On Auditorium Project
Bids from three contractors for the Joseph City High School auditorium were opened by the Navajo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday with the lowest bid from a Bozeman Montana firm Bruce Anderson Company at 2,424,885 as base.
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Joseph City High School
Navajo County Board of Supervisors
Bozeman, Montana
Bruce Anderson Company
Bradbury and
Stamm Construction
Farmington
N.M
Metz Construction
Tucson
Arizona
Board of Supervisors
Norman Turley
Joseph City
Bill Bennett
Anderson
Bennett
County Buys Several Vehicles
Navajo County's Board of Supervisors awarded contracts for a minimum of four sheriff's cars to Hall Motors in Holbrook. Hall Motors also won bids for four wheel drive trucks and sedans for county personnel. Swanty Motors of Winslow won four sedans, and Ames Ford of Winslow secured a van bid pending accessory verification. A new county communications plan, presented by Paul Ellsworth, was approved as mandatory for state cost-sharing funds.
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Navajo County
Board of Supervisors
Hall Motors
Holbrook
Swanty Motors
Winslow
Ames Ford
Paul Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Road Department
Emergency Services
Sheriff's Department
Jay Turley
Clear Creek Road
Forest Service
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Colorado
Little Colorado
Continental Telephone
Cab
Paul Barger
Snowflake Board
Lansky
Kook
Christina Marie Gallegos
Santa Claus
Holbrook Lions Club
Christina
Jolly Old St. Nick
Holbrook School Board
Fern Young
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