New Clear Creek Dam Breaks Lake Vanishes In Northern Arizona
Nearly 250 people enjoyed the Clear Creek Recreation Area before a Tuesday dam break emptied the new 52 acre lake. City officials and contractors reviewed the failure, with possible litigation and a water commission study planned. Arbitration on cost overruns from April remains unresolved as funds for damages are undetermined.
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Clear Creek
Arizona
Winslow
of International Engineering
Hallec Construction Company
Joel McHood
Arturo de la Cerda
de la Cerda
Water Commission
Phoenix
Residents Host 37 Foreign Students at local event
Residents and Crest National Park staff host 37 foreign students and chaperones from June 29 to July 3 in Holbrook Arizona. The group, part of the International intercultural program, has lived with host families during their senior year in northern California and will tour the Petrified Forest and a rock plant before a church dinner and talent show.
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Petrified Crest National Park
Are
Fielderice Te
United States
California
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Petrified Forest
Toteveryo
American Field Service
First Baptist Church of
DeBell Petrified Rock Plant
Quotations Honor America As Winslow Loses Lake Water
In This Corner marks Honor America with quotes from Washington Roosevelt Keller and a call to remember freedom. Tuesday’s dam failure drained nearly 50 acres of Winslow’s lake, prompting talk of funded repairs and water conservation amid praise for the region’s recreational value.
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America
George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Helen Keller
Winslow
Snowflake Board Approves 1980 81 Budget and Policy Change
Snowflake school board approved the 1980 81 budget at 5 590 265 48 and scheduled a June 19 meeting to decide on a policy eliminating parental requests for specific teachers. An old district item will be disposed of at a public auction June 28. The board reviewed goals for the coming year emphasizing patriotism efficiency pride PR and academic basics.
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America
Wally Pate Earns Arizona Class C Player of the Year Honor
Wally Pate of Joseph City is named Class C Player of the Year at the All-State baseball banquet, the first from a small school to win the honor. A 1980 graduate, he will attend Yavapai College on a partial scholarship, aiming for a PE degree and coaching career.
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Wally Pate
Joseph City
Arizona Republic
The
Republic
Pate
Babe Ruth
Little League
JoLynn Fox
Joseph City High School
Allstate
Gamble
Radio Shack
Holbrook
Yavapai College
Int
San Diego Padres
Larry
Tina Pate
Wally
Bernie Pate
Amen City
First Baptist Church of
Joseph City Utilities Company
Bies
Dale Miller
Navajo County Supervisors Reject Bids for Finance Wing
Navajo County supervisors rejected both bids for a finance wing project originally estimated at 150000 dollars. The low bid failed on legal technicalities and the high bid exceeded the estimate by about 100000 dollars.
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Navajo County Board of Supervisors
Maricopa
Steve Slade Receives Outstanding Recruit Award
Seaman Steven D. Slade, son of Wanda F. Connley of Holbrook, was chosen to receive his company's Outstanding Recruit award by shipmates for initiative and devotion to duty. He received a commendation letter at the Captain's Meritorious Mast last Friday. Slade, Holbrook High School graduate, is a former Navajo County sheriff's deputy.
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Steven D. Slade
Wanda F. Connley
Holbrook
Slade
Holbrook High School
Navajo County
Holbrook School Board Meeting and Upcoming Community Events
Holbrook School Board will meet at 7 30 tonight in the district office conference room. A Flag Day observance and Father’s Day tribute are planned at the Holbrook Elks Lodge and on McLaws Road. Northland Pioneer College will host a public hearing on the 1980 81 budget at 2 p m Tuesday June 17 at the Goldwater Center Show Low. Snowflake opens a new golf course July 1 with reduced membership rates at town hall.
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Robert E. Oliver
Lakeside
Navajo County
Oliver
Bill Sherwood
Johnny L. Butler
Winslow
Jay Turley
Holbrook
Mazon
Board of Supervisors
Holbrook School Board
Intersted
Northland Pioneer College Governing Board
Goldwater Center
Show Low
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New Clear Creek
Margaret Ayres
Holbrook Mesa
Arizona Public Service
APS
Bill Smith
I-40
Diego
Paul Barger
Snowflake Board
Gullickson Carbon Paper Ce
RBI
Rogram
Bob Hall
Jay Abbey
Dan Jones
Coco
Mojave
Yavapai
Robert Rhoten
Ether
Canyon State
Sheriff’s Department
Aspen Construction
H.E. Crane Central Contractor
Hardin Construction Company
Jim Bruce
Navajo Races Board of Supervisors
Highway 77
Steve Slade
Navy
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