December 30, 2015 • Vol. 14, No.7
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Presidential Preference DFLT announces Mountains of the Election: Voter registration Land Trust Photo Contest winners deadline approaching ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
NORTH VALLEY – Voters nationwide have many candidates campaigning for their votes in the upcoming presidential election. The Arizona Presidential Preference Election that will be taking place this March will help select the candidates chosen to represent their party in the general election. To vote in this election, Arizona voters need to be registered to vote by Feb. 22. Voters who are registered as Independents cannot vote in this election. Per the Arizona
Secretary of State’s Web site, “Only voters registered with a participating political party may vote in the PPE.” If you are a registered Independent but would like to vote in this upcoming election, you can change your voter registration to one of the participating political parties. “To participate in the PPE, voters would have to update their registration by February 22, 2016,” Arizona Secretary of State Communications Manager Kim Crawford wrote
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Pictured: Diane Vaszily’s photo, which won 1st place Professional Photographers’ Choice.
NORTH VALLEY – The Desert Foothills Land Trust has announced the winners of the 2015 Mountains of the Land
DMFD Citizen Corps honors this year’s volunteers NORTH VALLEY – Daisy Mountain Fire Department Citizen Corps is thanking their volunteers for their hard work this year. DMFDCC volunteers gathered recently to celebrate at the Annual Volunteer Appreciation Potluck. Daisy Mountain Fire Department Fire Chief Mark Nichols and Division Chief Dave Nielsen were in attendance at the DMFDCC celebration. The event focused on the many events DMFDCC volunteers DMFDCC photo
Pictured: DMFD Fire Chief Mark Nichols presents Marcia Mastrin with the 2015 DMFDCC Volunteer of the Year Award.
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Trust Photo Contest. This year, over 500 people voted online in the People’s Choice Awards. Mike Burns
received first place People’s
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North Valley sees freezing weather over holiday week NORTH VALLEY – The North Valley has had an unusually cold December, with temperatures dropping to freezing levels multiple times. Freeze warnings have been periodically in effect over the last week. Temperatures are forecasted to rise somewhat this week, but rain and colder weather is predicted for next week. Low temps are predicted to be high 30s to low 40s this week. Remember to cover delicate plants and wrap pipes to help prevent freezing on the colder nights.
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If you haven’t had a chance to see snow yet this year, snow has been forecasted for next week in Flagstaff. See tips for visiting and good locations for fun in the snow at www.flagstaffarizona. org/winter-recreation/ snowplay-map. See azdot.gov/ KnowSnow for winter driving tips and more information. Next week may bring more rain into the local forecast. The Valley is having a colder, wetter winter than normal. This December, over half an inch of rain has been recorded in Northeast Valley rain logs.
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• Service Directory
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