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July 23, 2014 • Vol. 12, No.36
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Plane crash The wheels on the bike go round and round ignites fire YAVA PA I C OU N T Y – Two separate plane crashes in Yavapai and Mohave Counties on Sunday, July 20 have resulted in the deaths of multiple passengers. The Yavapai plane crash has also sparked the Fay Fire. According to a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office news release, hikers in the Bear Mountain area reported the crash near Sedona. The hikers related that they had seen a possible plane crash and resulting fire. Rescue crews searched the area on foot and by f lyover; ground fire crews found the downed plane. Four people died in the crash. No survivors have been found. Officials are currently working to identify the crash victims. Another small plane crashed on Sunday evening near Interstate 15. Two passengers died in the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration and local authorities are currently investigating. Anyone with information should contact the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office at (928) 753-9141. The Fay Fire has not yet been contained. At this time, no structures are threatened. No injuries as a result of the fire have been reported. Sedona Fire District and United States Forest Service crews are working to contain and control the Fay Fire. Anyone with information on the Sedona plane crash and the Fay Fire should contact the Yavapai Sheriff’s Office at (928) 771-3260.
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Stone will be racing on the United States junior national cycling team, along with five other teenage boys from all over the States. The series of 14 races will begin Aug. 2 and end Aug. 30. Before those races even begin, Stone will be competing in the Tour de l’Abitibi in Canada that is from July 18 to the 27, which is the largest stage race for ages 17 and 18. He was selected for this race by attending a selection camp in Flagstaff, Ariz., where he made the “A” team that is being sponsored by Waste Management. In the span of two months, he will be traveling Europe, competing in the sport he loves, and achieving his aspirations. “Getting to race in Canada (Tour de l’Abitibi) and makAnthem teen Clayton Stone (pictured) will be competing on the United ing the national team were my States junior national cycling team in August. goals for this year,” said Stone. “It is a huge opportunity and Savannah Tidd means a lot to me. It is taking me ANTHEM – As summer rolls teen Clayton Stone is packing to the next level towards achievto a close, not everyone is out and preparing for road cycling ing my long term cycling goals.” buying back pack s, binders races in Belgium and the NethAs his dreams come true, he and books for school. Anthem erlands. still doesn`t forget where he
came from and all who suppor ted him throughout his journey. “I would like to thank God for making all this possible, my family, and all the great people who have helped me along the way,” said Stone. Surrounding himself with those who care about him is not the only reason he is able to achieve his dreams. He has been putting in hours of training on and off his bike, which will physically prepare him for the many races to come. Cycling is physically demanding and requires much discipline, including watching what one eats, training year round, and being able to recover properly in order to train again the next day, according to Stone. Despite these challenges, Stone`s passion for the sport pushes him to keep improving and further his cycling career. The wheels on his bike will be rolling till the end of August and hopefully first over the finish line.
Life jacket saves man’s life in Lake Pleasant crash PEORIA – Arizona Game and Fish off icers stopped a personal watercraft rider on Lake Pleasant on Independence Day weekend for not wearing his life jacket. That life jacket reminder turned out to be lifesaving for the rider’s father. According to an Arizona Game and Fish Department news release, on the morning of July 4, Game and Fish Officers Bryan Marshall and David Mayer saw 19-year-old Hoy Lam on a red Sea Doo personal watercraft leaving the Lake Pleasant boat launch area without a life jacket and heading towards the main lake at a high rate of speed. The officers stopped the driver and cited him for not wearing his life jacket and for exceeding “wakeless speed” in the boat launch area. “After citing him, we watched the PWC driver return to his camp on shore where he put on his life jacket and went back out on the lake,” said AZGFD Officer Bryan Marshall. “But, as it turned out, that wasn’t the
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Courtesy of AZGFD.gov
Pictured is the Arizona Game and Fish ‘Wear It Arizona’ life jacket reminder vessel. AZGFD advocates wearing a life jacket every time you’re out on the water.