March 2, 2016 • Vol. 14, No.16
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Suspect arrested in connection with District 3 Supervisor Andy Kunasek announces he school gun threat investigation will not seek re-election ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
ANTHEM – Boulder Creek High School and multiple other schools in the immediate vicinity of the high school spent Monday afternoon under lockdown after a BCHS visitor reported seeing a man in the parking lot who possibly had a weapon. No one was hurt, and schools dismissed at their normal times after the lockdown was lifted. Former BCHS student Luis Barragan, 18, has been arrested in connection with the incident. Law enforcement closed off Gavilan Peak Parkway in front of the high school during the investigation; traffic was also restricted heading north
Law enforcment restricted traffic near Boulder Creek High School on Monday afternoon while investigating a gun threat at the school.
on Gavilan Peak at the Daisy Mountain Drive intersection. The lockdown was initiated at about 12 p.m. on Monday. “MCSO has placed Boulder Creek High on lock down after witnesses saw a man leaving the school with a gun,” Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office Deputy
Joaquin Enriquez posted on Twitter near noon on Feb. 29. “No shooter just protocol.” Enriquez continued to post updates on the investigation as the afternoon went on. Students
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NORTH VALLEY – Maricopa County District 3 Supervisor Andy Kunasek has announced he will not be seeking re-election for another term as District 3 Supervisor. Kunasek has served Maricopa County for 19 years, since being appointed to the Board of Supervisors in 1997 and being elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. Kunasek is well-known in the north valley. His official Maricopa County biography notes his ongoing dedication to conserving open space. In 2003, Kunasek was named “Outstanding Elected Official of the Year” by the National Association for County Parks &
Pictured: Andy Kunasek
Recreation for his championing of the County’s parks system. He has also committed to linking County parks with a 242-mile trail system throughout the Valley.
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DMFD volunteers fulfilling lifelong goals through work with fire crews JESSICA WATTS STAFF
NORTH VALLEY – Every first Saturday of each month, dreams are made. Zane Michels has always wanted to be a firefighter, and once a month he gets to be one. Zane was born with autism, but he does not let that stop him from pursuing his dreams. Paul Schickel, community services program coordinator for the Daisy Mountain Fire Department, met Zane and his caregiver Sydney Dinsmore at Anthem Days last year. DMFD had a display up when Zane and Sydney stopped by to see the fire trucks and meet the firefighters. According to Schickel, over
the next month, arrangements were made to set up monthly visits. Despite meeting Zane and Sydney almost a year ago, Schickel still remembers meeting them. “I remember Zane that day had a blue firefighter shirt on and he was excited to see the fire trucks and be around firefighters,” said Schickel. After the arrangements were set up for Zane’s monthly visits, Schickel soon found out that he was not the only one in the house. David Bland and Arnie Hett also live with Zane and they too would come and help Jessica Watts photo
Pictured: Daisy Mountain Fire volunteers learn about DMFD medical equipment and supplies.
MUSEUM:
ON THE BALLOT:
EVENTS:
Cave Creek Museum
Rep. Matt Salmon retires;
Spur Cross Fair to be
celebrates Archaelogy Month
House race heats up
held March 12
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OTHER : • Bluhm Column
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• Service Directory
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• Classified Ads
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