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Meals included a turkey (or turkey breast, depending on family size), veggies, sides and rolls.

The McClures have been adding holiday decorations to their home annually since 2013.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Now in its second year, the Boys and Girls Club of Flagstaff continues to provide programs and mentorship to between 90-100 students weekly at Williams Elementary-Middle School.

PHOENIX — Let the adventures begin. With his latest book, Arizona’s Scenic Roads and Hikes, travel writer Roger Naylor coaxes readers outdoors with the promise of an array of wonders.

Hendrix said that although the symptoms were tolerable, she and her family needed extra rest while continuing to work and attend school from home.

A world without bats would look very different than the one you know — and not for the better.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — A newly constructed home in Williams is the first of its kind in northern Arizona — it’s built completely out of foam.

Charlie Webber has taken the baton from Neil Weintraub and is now the new South Zone Archaeologist for Kaibab National Forest.

Aircraft flying over the town of Ash Fork will now have a birds-eye view of a 30 x 20 foot mural commemorating Historic Route 66.

The Halloween Craft Fair Oct. 24 at the Sultana Theatre in Williams raised $800 that will go toward two local organizations.

There are only a handful of publishing presses that publish only Indigenous writers and even less that are owned by Indigenous people.

“I’ve never been to the Grand Canyon before and to get to do it with my beloved burros was the icing on the cake,” said Amber Wann.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — If anyone thinks Neil Weintraub will fade into the woodwork following the recent announcement of his retirement, then they don’t really know Neil. After a 33-year career as an archaeologist with the US Forest Service, Weintraub plans to hang up his gray and green, yet continue his passion to preserve and protect the Southwest’s cultural resources and maintain his deep involvement with the communities of Williams and Flagstaff.

Six days, six people, and lot of determination was what 86-year-old Dale Sanders needed in his efforts to pursue the Guinness World Book of Records for the oldest person to hike rim to rim to rim at the Grand Canyon.

Residents and visitors may see purple ribbons around Tusayan, Grand Canyon and other northern Arizona communities as business owners attempt to bring awareness to this issue.

PHOENIX, Ariz. — National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 4-10, and the Northern Arizona Chapter of the Red Cross urges Arizona residents to test their smoke and CO alarms and practice their escape plan as home fires continue during COVID-19.

Both Morning and Evening Star, and as the third brightest object in the sky, Venus has been made sacred by many cultures, and was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky, as early as 2000 BCE. Venus was the first planet visited by a spacecraft, Mariner 2 in 1962, and the first to be successfully landed on by Venera 7 in 1970.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. —A new resale business is now operating in Williams. Bargains and Blessings Thrift Store is open in the building at the corner of Route 66 and Ninth Street behind Family Dollar.

Sherwood Forest Estates Fire Department assemble Coconino Hose Packs Sept. 22.

The club has been teaching outdoor rock climbing for over 50 years.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — As the “Baby Boom” phenomenon was thundering across the United States in the 1950’s, the timber town of McNary, Arizona, located on the cuff of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, raised its population by one with the arrival of a healthy baby boy by the name of Kim Brown.

Even though the Zuni tribe is more than 250 miles away from the Grand Canyon, the connection remains strong — this is the reminder that Zuni leaders want the youth of their nation to remember and to feel and experience.

This year, organizers and volunteers offered a variety of veteran services in addition to distributing items and clothing to veterans.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Grand Canyon Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and the Arizona Railroad Heritage Park and Museum have partnered to acquire a vintage caboose for Williams.

Growing up in the Hopi village of Bacavi on Third Mesa, Leigh Kuwanwisiwma helped plant his family’s cornfields each spring. His grandpa would give him a handful of seeds along with careful instructions.