Hashknife Posse Begins Pony Express Ride Out of Holbrook
Navajo County Hashknife Sheriff's Posse members were sworn in at the Holbrook Post Office to carry U S mail from Holbrook to Scottsdale in the annual Pony Express Ride. The 200 mile trek starts 8 10 a m Tuesday Jan 27 with mail relayed every few miles and letters due to be received by 5 p m Monday Jan 26.
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Holbrook
Navajo County
Hashknife Sheriff’s
U.S
Scottsdale
del Sol
Chuck Coplan
Ken Coplan
Willis Coplan
Roy Downing
Bill Fischer
Camp Cook
Neal Kearney
Doug Lindsey
Howard Nutting
Bill Perkins
Jackson Perkins
Vern Prentice
Bob Racicot
Posse
Art Reynolds
Steve Reynolds
Mark Reynolds
Grant Brinkerhoff
Carl Sargeant
Bob Slade
Bob Tate
J.R. Walker
Pony Express
Ices
Cub Scout Pack 51
Den
Phyllis Steinmetz
Adeline
Gary Gorman
Mark Curtis
Webbs
Bron Steinmetz
Mario Serna
Isidro Baca
Toormer Holbrook
Ernest Hulet
Racicot
Nual
Tate Ford
Jim Smith
Nancy
Walt Muse
Thelma Wright
Gila County
Phoenix
Chamber
Carrie Neff
Terri White
Scott Barber
Hashknife Sheriff's Posse
Scotle
Holbrook Post Office
Chamber To Sponsor Annual Posse Dinner
Holbrook Petrified Forest Chamber of Commerce members voted to cancel the continental breakfast for the posse ride and host a Chili Bean Supper the night before at the Elks Lodge. Tickets cost 3 dollars to Jan 23. Scottsdale?
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Holbrook Petrified Forest Chamber of Commerce
Posse
Chamber
Lady Elks
Elks’ Lodge
Arizona Highway Transportation Board
Armand Ortega
Apache County
Arizona
Holbrook
Elk’s Lodge
The
Elk’s
Holbrook Basin eyed for oil and gas potential by Heylman
The Holbrook Basin spanning Arizona to New Mexico measures about 200 miles long and 100 miles wide with extensive drilling history since 1921. Heylman asserts data show strong opportunities for oil and gas at shallow depths, despite large untested areas and prior clustering of some 200 wells. He promises a deeper follow up in a future Oil & Gas article.
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Holbrook
Oil & Gas Gore
Petroleum Feld
Edgar B. Heylman
Tucson
Flagstaff
New Mexico
Heylman
Arizona
Hashknife Posse Recognition Day Kickoff Proclaimed
Mayor Leo Hunt designates Tuesday January 27 as Hashknife Posse Recognition Day and invites all residents to attend the morning send-off at the Post Office. The 23rd annual ride marks the start of Holbrook’s Centennial Celebration.
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Leo Hunt
Hashknife Sheriff's Posse
Hunt
Holbrook
Hunsaker Files Election Contest in Navajo County
Theo Hunsaker, Joseph City Republican, filed a second election contest against District 1 Supervisor Percy Deal a week after Deal’s swearing in. The suit seeks voiding of all votes, or alternatives declaring Hunsaker elected or Deal disqualified for residency issues. Deal resides in Fort Defiance and works in Window Rock.
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Percy Deal
Navajo County
Joseph City
Theo Hunsaker
Hunsaker
Deal
Fred Hyder
Phoenix
Apache County
C. Deal
Hard Rocks
Arizona
Naval County
Fort Defiance
Tribe
Window Rock
Take Time To Smile
A reflective note urges restraint in speech and broader thinking to ease global tensions. The author emphasizes the harm of narrow minds paired with loud mouths and encourages calmer, thoughtful dialogue to improve public discourse.
Holbrook School Board Reviews First Budget Proposals
Holbrook District faces a 1981-82 budget draft with a permissible total of 4,678,343 including a 265,618 override, and a local share of 1,219,092 at a projected 7.02 tax rate per 100, amid a 242,486 shortfall after proposed expenditures. Superintendent Luther Flick and business manager LaVerne Brown note potential reductions in non salary areas and caution against panic as the board begins months of review.
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Francie Payne
Holbrook District Board of Education
LaVerne Brown
Capps and Grable Given Probation in Fraud Case
Loyd Capps and Norman Grable received seven and a half years probation each after pleading guilty to multiple felony counts in a Navajo County fraud scheme. Restitution terms to be set by probation officer. Trials for co-defendants Zingsheim Harvey and Ware postponed with no new dates.
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Navajo County
Jack Schneider
Loyd Capps
Norman Grable
Apps
Grable
Jay Abbey
Taylor Road
Capps
Board of Supervisors
Daniel Zingsheim
George W
Woofie) Harvey
Don Ware
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Hashknife Posse
By JoLynn Fox
JoLynn Fox
Paul Barger
George and
Ira Gershwin
Joseph City Auditorium
Brook
Fifth Ave
High Low
Holbrook School Board
Greasewood
Winslow
Luther Flick
Frances DeMare
Zingsheim
Pinetop Road
Ware
Navajo County Parks Commission
Harvey
Pinetop
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