March 27, 2019 • Vol. 17, No. 19
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Anthem veterans prepare to take their Honor Flights Community invited to participate in flag lines for their departure,return BY TARA ALATORRE
Pictured: The Youth for Troops creating a flag line at Sky Harbor Airport for veterans returning home from their Honor Flights. The organization plans on creating a similar flag line and rally for the departure and return of two Anthem vets that will be going on their Honor Flights in a few weeks. (Photo courtesy of Youth for Troops)
ANTHEM – In a few weeks local veterans, James Gaines, and Myron Carstensen, will fly to Washington, D.C. making their final tour with the nonprofit organization Honor Flight, visiting war memorials that recognize their sacrifice and service along with their fallen comrades. Honor Flight provides American heroes with closure by transporting veterans for free to the U.S. Capitol so they can visit war memorials for reflection and healing, as many have never had
the opportunity to visit the very memorials made in their honor. Top priority is given to senior veterans, especially World War II survivors and those that are terminally ill. Over 20,000 Word War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans are on Honor Flights waiting list each year and are chosen through an application process, according to the organization’s website. Gaines and Carstensen
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Public comment period open for ADOT’s 16-year-old boy drowns proposal to improve I-17 Corridor from at Lake Pleasant Anthem to Sunset Point BY TARA ALATORRE
Pictured: An area on the I-17 near Black Canyon City where ADOT is proposing to add flex lanes. The public comment period is open for this project and another project to widen the I-10 from Casa Grande to Tucson. Visit ADOT.gov for more information.
(Photo courtesy of ADOT)
PHOENIX – Two major interstate corridors for passenger and freight traffic would receive funding for expansion and improvement during the next five years as part of the proposed annual update to the Arizona Department of Transportation's (ADOT) lineup of projects, which are open now for public comment. The 2020-2024 Tentative FiveYear Transportation Facilities Construction Program allocates funding for additional lanes along Interstate 17 between
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LAKE PLEASANT – A 16-year-old boy pulled out of the water by two bystanders was pronounced dead on March 22, after it appears he drowned while swimming with friends at Lake Pleasant in the area of Desert Tortoise. The boy was struggling to swim and stay above water, and a friend attempted to assist him, but was unable to bring him back up to the surface after he went under, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office (MCSO) Lake Patrol that responded to the call in the afternoon at about 1:30 p.m. Two bystanders in the area were able to pull the boy out
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The 42nd annual Cave Creek
AZGFD Outdoor Expo at Ben
Business leaders participate
Rodeo Days photo roundup
Avery offering free family fun
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of the water and begin CPR. MCSO continued life saving measures while they transported him to the 10 Lane Boat Ramp where he was taken to Abrazo Peoria Emergency Center by an ambulance, according first responders. The City of Peoria Fire Department was also on scene assisting, and it confirmed that the victim was pulled from the water without a pulse and was not breathing. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital despite the life support measures taken within minutes after he
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