Prescott Valley Tribune

Limited edition ‘Challenge Coins’ now available for contributors to Granite Mountain Hotshot memorial

Coins will go to contributors of $200 or more to courthouse plaza memorial

The challenge to raise a half-million dollars for a Granite Mountain Hotshot Memorial on the courthouse plaza has now moved to the public.

Obituary Notice: Julie Smithers

Julie Smithers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Prescott Valley, Arizona, on Oct. 23, 2018.

Man saved by grandson, off-duty paramedic

CAFMA: Early CPR gave heart attack victim best chance for survival

Had it not been for the quick actions of his grandson and others in the community, Dan Vester likely wouldn’t be alive today.

Autumn 2018 colors play off Prescott’s running creeks and full lakes

Sparkling blue waters reflecting vibrant golds, oranges, and reds of fall are the norm this year along the trails through Prescott’s watersheds.

Ask the Contractor: Make right choice when melting ice, snow

We are approaching our winter weather, and from experience our weather can take a toll on more than just our cars and our attitudes. Concrete walks, driveway, steps all take a pounding from the elements and the deicing chemicals that we apply.

HUSD Student of the Week: Ben

Congratulations to Ben, a first-grader from Coyote Springs Elementary, for being chosen as this week’s HUSD Student of the Week.

Obituary Notice: Allen L. Richardson

Allen L. Richardson, 69, born April 14, 1949, in Ely, Nevada, died Oct. 19, 2018, in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Obituary Notice: William Fletcher Cordell

William Fletcher Cordell, 71, born Oct. 15, 1947, in Houston, Texas, died Oct. 19, 2018, in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Obituary Notice: David L. Whitlock Sr.

David L. Whitlock Sr., born June 21, 1936, in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, passed at his home in Cordes Lakes, Arizona, on Sept. 30, 2018.

Obituary Notice: Victor Pawloski

Victor Pawloski, born Sept. 30, 1939, in Hastings, Nebraska, died Oct. 11, 2018, in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Editorial cartoon (b): Oct. 24, 2018

Editorial cartoon (a): Oct. 24, 2018

Williams: Whatever happened to Saturday mornings?

As a young welp in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the early 1950s, I enjoyed Saturday mornings more than any other day of the week.

Prescott Valley in Brief: Learn how town police, water departments work today, Saturday

The Town of Prescott Valley is offering tours and information about police, wastewater and water supplies/recharge during Arizona Cities & Towns Week, through Oct. 27.

Take care with Halloween recycling

Wrappers are a no, homemade costumes a maybe

Americans buy 600 million pounds of candy each year for Halloween, reports Waste Management of Arizona.

What information can you find in historical documents?

Genealogy presentation looks at records with a new eye

The Northern Arizona Genealogy Society (NAGS) offers a free presentation titled “What does that Document REALLY Say?” at its monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Family History Center, 1001 Ruth St., Prescott.

Friends of Library seeks members

Friends of the Prescott Valley Public Library conducted its semi-annual used book sale Oct. 19-20, and is in the midst of its membership drive that takes place Oct. 22-26.

Photo: Library sale preparations

Skip Gladue, treasurer of Dewey-Humboldt Friends of the Library, works in the downstairs JW Mitchell Community Room getting ready for the October/November Used Book Sale.

Corridor Calendar: Week of Oct. 24, 2018

CORDES LAKES A costume sale will be held at the spaghetti dinner and also Saturday, Oct. 27., from 9 a.m. to noon.

officials target e-cigarettes

With teen us e of cigarettes and other tobacco products declining, Arizona health officials say their “No. 1 priority” now is reducing e-cigarette use, or “vaping,” by high school and middle school students in the state.

Obituary: James Francis Bates

James Francis Bates, age 92, of Prescott, Arizona, died July 11, 2018, in Goodyear, Arizona.

Stoneridge requests plan reduction to 11 single-family lots

At this week’s Prescott Valley Town Council meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, council members will start the meeting with a Proclamation on American Indian Heritage Month, then hear a presentation and update by Laura Norman on the West Yavapai Guidance Clinic’s Crisis Stabilization Unit.

Town Council mulls possible distracted driving ordinance

Yavapai County approved a ban on using hand-held devices while driving, making it the third county in the state to adopt such a measure.

Where have all the pronghorn gone? Meeting Oct. 24 to discuss capture of Glassford Hill herd

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) will offer a presentation and answer questions from the public at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Prescott Valley Public Library auditorium, 7401 E. Civic Circle, in Prescott Valley, about an upcoming pronghorn capture effort.

Cordes Lakes Community Association holds successful fundraising dinner

After a tough year, things may be turning around for the Cordes Lakes Community Association.

Memorial set for late Dewey-Humboldt miner, historical tour guide, author 3 days, 3 hours

HUSD Student of the Week: Zarianna 3 days, 4 hours