Poston area allows school choice for next year
Patricia Likens reports Entz Elementary sixth graders in a neighborhood set to join Poston Junior High in 1996 may ride district buses to Poston next year. Parents must notify by Feb 15 to send children to either junior high, with later years needing district approval and own transportation. The board also approved a 760000 dollar purchase of Sunridge Center to house up to 34 classrooms and newcomer or accelerated programs, though plans await final board approval.
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Entz
Poston
Main Street
Val Vista Drive
Greenfield Road
Adobe Street
Shepherd Junior High
Shepherd
Guadalupe
Extension Roads
Sunridge Center
Jim Zaharis
Powerball comes to Arizona with first tickets April 6 draw
Arizona joins Powerball the multistate lottery game with 45 numbers per draw and a first drawing set for April 6. Tickets cost $1 and winnings range from $2 to the jackpot with nine ways to win. Arizona officials expect the move to boost overall ticket sales while funding clean air and mass transit initiatives.
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Arizona
Wisconsin
Arizona Lottery
Mary Ross
Powerball Task Force
Ross
Powerball
Vietnamese Americans bicycle journey bends war memories
The Payson family narrative charts a 1964 return to the United States for college, a 1972 Mesa move, and frequent Vietnam visits since 1988. Cyclists recount Ho Chi Minh City welcome, a photo before the Presidential Palace, and barriers to normalization, while veterans praise friendly locals and a shift from war memories to shared understanding.
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United States
Russell Payson
Mesa
Paysons
Nguyen Thu Huong Norton Payson
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
South Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Bauman
Hanoi
Old Man Winter Ends Warm Streak With Rainfall
A cold front swept through the Valley Tuesday dropping temperatures about 10 degrees from a 61 high after a pair of warm days. Record highs were set Friday and Saturday with 79 and 78 degrees before rain measured at .90 inches in Chandler and .19 inches at Guadalupe and Alma School roads.
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Tems
Valley
Mercury
Chandler
Guadalupe
Alma
April trial set in estate looting case in Mesa
A Mesa man Webber Mackey, 78, faces an April 11 trial for looting hundreds of thousands from East Valley estates. Co defendant Wayne E. Legg, 63, had arraignment reset to February 8 as his attorney handles another matter. Both face more than a dozen felony counts including fraud forgery and theft.
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Mesa
East Valley
Maricopa County
Ron Reinstein
Webber Mackey
Wayne E. Legg
Legg
Scottsdale
Killian
Lightning Fells Power Line Triggers Mesa House Fire
A rainstorm knocked down a power line onto the roof of two Mesa homes around 11:20 a.m. Lightning struck an electrical fixture causing outlets and switches to fail and ignite insulation. The attic fire spread to a copper water line, causing a hole and major water damage despite water dousing efforts. Fire Capt. Dewey Ray described the surge as superenergizing the electrical system.
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Mesa
East Bramble Avenue
Dewey Ray
Ray
Five Suspects Arrested in Mesa Robbery String
Police arrested four juveniles and a 23-year-old Mesa man after a group jumped from a Chevrolet Beretta at 2200 E University Dr about 11 40 p m. They beat a 20-year-old and a 17-year-old, stole a wallet, and face robbery counts. Juveniles referred to authorities. others linked to earlier assaults.
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Mesa
E. University Drive
Jimmy Encinas
Suspect sought in Tempe fatal gas pump shooting
Tempe police seek 18 year old Peter Gunther Koeriig in the Jan 20 death of Ralph Sims after an argument at a gas pump. Police say Koeriig followed Sims to East Campus Drive and fired at least two shots before fleeing. He is described as light skinned Hispanic, 5 8 and 160 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He drives a white 1980 Oldsmobile with red interior and plate GMH539.
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Tempe
Peter Gunther Koeriig
Tom Ryff
Ryff
Koeniig
Ing Ralph Sims
East Campus Drive
Sims
Arizona
Mesa
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Tribune
Kelly Ettenborough
Owera
Bob Elliott
Colorado Springs
Colo
Elliott
da Nang
Don Wise
New York City
America
Red River
North Vietnam
Ruthanne Gilbert Tribune
Yoko
S. Gilbert
Southern & Gilbert
Arizona Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery
Valentines
E. University
BY Kon
Kountry Kookin
Greenfield & I
Senitadindan
AYA Gala Eau Care Center
Mesa Christian
Atters Pride
Levebot
State of
W. Brown
Lutheran Brethren Retirement Services, Inc
Dewayne Brewer Factory
SAS
Cai
E. Main ST
Asnearl
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