Safe champagne cork popping for New Year safety tips
This Town Crier note urges caution on New Year celebrations to prevent eye injuries from champagne corks and fireworks. It provides a step by step method to open a bottle safely, including chilling the bottle, removing foil and wire hood, tilting at 45 degrees, and twisting the cork slowly while applying downward pressure to soften the pop and preserve bubbles.
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The
American Academy of Opthalmology
Association of
Medical Eye Doctors
Child Care Resource Offers Free Help in Maricopa County
The Child Care Resource and Referral Service of Maricopa County offers free services to parents and providers. Call 244-2678 for information on choosing quality care and accessing referrals and free training workshops across the county.
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Maricopa County
Earth friendly postholiday tree returns in four Valley cities
Tempe Mesa Chandler and Gilbert offer live potted tree returns for reuse. Tempe directs drops at 6300 S All America Way seven days a week or call 350-8265. Mesa accepts at Sixth Street Service Center 655 N Center St or call 644-2305. Chandler provides pickup for large trees or drop at Chandler Comm Center 125 E Commonwealth Ave call 786-2727. Gilbert arranges pickup via Ron Taylor at 892-0772.
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Parks and Recreation
Tempe
Mesa
Chandler
Gilbert
East Valley
S. All America Way
Sixth Street
N. Center St
Chandler Comm Center
E. Commonwealth Ave
Ron Taylor
Residents protest canceled landfill hearings in valley
East Valley residents and officials voiced anger after three landfill siting committee members voted to cancel public hearings on proposed sites. Mesa Councilman Reno Hawker and Chandler Councilman Roger Peterson with Tempe Councilwoman Carol Smith supported workshops but opposed formal hearings, prompting walkouts and accusations of hiding information as communities in Queen Creek Gilbert and east Mesa face potential landfill development.
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East Valley
Bunny Bertleson
Queen Creek
Mesa
Reno Hawker
Maricopa County
Citizens Advisory Committee
Hawker
Chandler
Roger Peterson
Tempe
Carol Smith
Sunland Village East
Norbert Bruemmer
Bruemmer
Morrison
Gilbert
Proposed Maricopa County landfill sites list
A set of nine proposed landfill site pairs across Maricopa County includes intersections such as Gilbert and Lindsay with Riggs roads near the county line, Higley and Recker with Germann and Queen Creek roads, and Germann with Recker and Power roads. Additional pairings cover Riggs Road at the county line with Crismon and Signal Butte roads, and other cross streets including Baseline Guadalupe with Crismon Signal Butte, Guadalupe Elliot with Crimson Signal Butte, and Elliot Warner with Signal Butte Meridian.
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Gilbert and Lindsay
Riggs Roads
Higley and Recker
Germann
Queen Creek
Germann and
Recker
Power
Riggs Road
Crismon
Signal Butte
Meridian
Baseline
Guadalupe
Guadalupe and
Elliot
Crimson
Elliot and
Warner
6 000 Mesa homes get recycle barrels
Mesa's solid waste department has delivered more than 5,000 blue recycling barrels in the Dobson Ranch pilot. The program aims to divert 20 percent of Mesa trash from the landfill with curb side pickup starting in January for 6,000 homes and possible expansion to apartments and commercial users by 1995.
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Mesa
Dobson Ranch
Jack Friedline
Friedline
Carlos Salcedo
Tribune Mesa
Kwanzaa Celebration Opens with Culturally Rich Observance
A Kwanzaa weeklong celebration begins with a Sunday night event at Chandler Community Center. An overflow crowd in African print attire enjoyed storytelling dances and a meatless karamu. Gershom Williams of the East Valley Kwanzaa Committee calls it a family community reaffirming cultural identity for children and future generations. The seven Nguzo Saba principles guide daily candle lighting with three red candles for the past and three green for the future.
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Chandler
Gershom Williams
East Valley
Kwanzaa Committee
Williams
Mesa
Crowds return thoughtful holiday gifts at Valley stores
Crowds lined up at Valley stores including Target in Mesa to return gifts that missed the mark. Pam Knott laughed at a potato chip maker gift from her husband as others faced returns like a Buns of Steel stair stepper. Shoppers queued for efficient returns while one couple announced they are expecting their third child, prompting a pause on strenuous activity.
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Valley
Pam Knott
Target
S. Power Road
Mesa
Knott
Craig Cook
Barbara
Cook
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First Ave
Warner Rd
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Phoenix
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Patricia Likens
Tribune
CASTLE/Tribune Target
Susan Schwartz
Cindy Valenzuela
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