Giffords will make hometown visit this weekend

06/17/11 Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' staff said Friday that the Arizona congresswoman will visit Tucson for Father's Day weekend in her first time back to her hometown since she was shot in January.

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Community notices

06/16/11 The third Annual Jump Into Summer Family Fun Day will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Gough Park. Join in games, fun fitness activities, food, dancing, rock wall climbing (requires signed liability release), obstacle course and more. Pick up your passport at anyone of the many activity booths and participate in at least four activities to get your name entered into a raffle drawing for ...

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Laughlin in brief - a collection of area events.

06/15/11 LAS VEGAS - Clark County is hosting public workshops to solicit comments and suggestions for changes to commission district boundaries.

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Arts briefs

06/05/11 The Do?a Ana Arts Council will sponsor the career Art Path Program (CAP), a two-week series of hands-on workshops for creative kids with interest in the vast world of the Arts Monday through June 17 at Crossroads in the Court Youth Center, 410 W. Court Ave. Open to middle school students grades 6 through 9. Workshops are set up so students can explore possible careers in creative industries ...

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Charley Walters: Will Ricky Rubio's jersey replace Kevin Love's as most popular Timberwolves jersey?

06/04/11 Kevin Love expects to be waving goodbye to his top-selling Timberwolves jersey status, replaced by the Spanish flavor of new point guard Ricky Rubio.

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Arizona at 100: Administrator played a key role in UA, NCAA athletics

06/03/11 Cedric Dempsey ushered the Arizona Wildcats into an era of financial independence and athletic success during a decade (1983-93) as athletic director before being named the NCAA's executive director, a position he held until 2002.

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Central Section hopefuls

06/02/11 BOYS Kyle Fraley, Lemoore: He's been the state leader in the pole vault for two months afte

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Yeah, there is an actual art scene here

06/02/11 Ambient Art Projects 7432 Silver Palm Ave., 233-3777, www.ambientartprojects.com. By appointment only.

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Today's Sports on TV, Radio & Area Prep Schedule

06/02/11 TODAY'S SPORTS ON TV Baseball MLB: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets noon MLB Net. MLB: TWINS at Kansas City 7 p.m. FSN MLB: San Francisco at St.

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Tributes for May 29

05/30/11 Fred Philip Curtiss, 84, of Greeley passed away May 11, 2011, at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Inpatient Unit. Phil was born Oct. 20, 1926, in Potlatch, Idaho, the second son of Ralph and Philo (Ergo) Curtiss.

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Athletics: Final Field Released For UAE Healthy Kidney 10-K

05/11/11 NEW YORK (10-May) -- The New York Road Runners released their final invited field for the 7th annual UAE Healthy Kidney 10-K, scheduled for Staturday, May 14, in Central Park. The 18 athletes on the list will be running for a $60,000 prize money purse, with $25,000 going to the winner, the largest first place prize of any road 10-K in the world.

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CIF Swim Central: Division 1 seedings released

05/09/11 Here are the seeding for the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 swimming and diving championships, which begin with the swim...

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Arts briefs

05/08/11 The Las Cruces Museum of Art seeks proposals for solo and group exhibitions to be presented in the museum in 2012. Artists living and working in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas are eligible to submit. Submission deadline is June 10. Visit las-cruces.org/museums for complete prospectus. Info: (575) 541-2137.

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Summer camps in Flagstaff on the near horizon

05/08/11 With summer vacation just a few weeks away, it's time for parents to think about summer camps and activities for kids. The Daily Sun has compiled a list of summer camp options.

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Handicapping Derby Jockeys

05/07/11 It's called the most exciting two minutes in sports -- and it all goes down with steady stewardship of the jockeys. The Kentucky Derby is all about thoroughbreds, of course. Everyone remembers the great Secretariat, for example.

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Paper announces discovery of 1 of earliest minerals formed in solar system

05/06/11 ( Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County ) In the May-June issue of the journal American Mineralogist, a team of scientists announced the discovery of the new mineral krotite, one of the earliest minerals formed in our solar system. It is the main component of an unusual inclusion embedded in a meteorite (NWA 1934), found in northwest Africa. These objects, known as refractory inclusions ...

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Supervisors approve Centennial Committee

05/05/11 The Graham County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to establish the county's Centennial Committee.

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Around Your Town 05/04/11

05/04/11 The Young Conservatives of Arizona will be hosting their first kick-off event featuring former congressional candidate Jesse Kelly. The event will be held at 5 p.m. today at the Cochise County Republican Headquarters (325 W. Fry Blvd.). This event is open to the public and refreshments will be served. read more

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Goodyear needs $400,000 to renovate historic train station

05/04/11 Funds needed to restore the Litchfield Train Station, a remnant of Goodyear's cotton origins.

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Around Your Town 05/03/11

05/03/11 Holocaust survivor Wanda Wolosky will be the featured speaker at the Days of Remembrance Observance from 10 a.m. to noon today at Alvarado Hall on Fort Huachuca. A historical lecture by Bryan Davis, Holocaust education coordinator, also will be presented. The public is invited to attend. read more

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