March 4, 2015 • Vol. 13, No.14
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Vandalized cable causes internet, phone outages throughout northern Arizona ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
NORTH VALLEY – A cut cable took down internet and phone services on Feb. 25 for many CenturyLink customers across the north valley and north to Flagstaff. Outages began to be reported at approximately 12 p.m. that day, prompting CenturyLink employees to contact the Phoenix Police Department. According to a news release from Phoenix Police, CenturyLink employees “advised officers that at around noon they started receiving complaints of interrupted cable and internet service.” The release stated that CenturyLink was able to pin down the cause of the outage to the area of New River Road (west of I-17). A cable in the desert area near New River Road and Circle
Mountain Road was found to have been cut through. “When employees inspected the cable conduits in that area, they found some unknown person(s) had cut completely through the cable, which caused the service disruption,” the release continued. THREE WAYS TO CONTACT PHOENIX POLICE In an emergency: Call 911 To report a crime (non-emergency): Call (602) 262-6151 If you have information about a crime: Call Silent Witness (480) WITNESS CenturyLink began posting Facebook updates on the status of the outage at 2:09 p.m. on Feb. 25.
“The majority of customers in North Phoenix and Northern Arizona experienced disruptions to their Internet, Prism TV, and third-party cell services on Feb. 25,” said Alex Juarez, CenturyLink Market Development and PR (Phoenix area). “Customers were able to make local calls – 911 services were rerouted.” Businesses experienced significant disruptions without internet or phone service; many could only accept cash payments and could not access any business databases. Local schools were also affected by the outage. Juarez said technicians began work as soon as possible to restore services. “The vandalism occurred at approximately noon and, due to our technicians’ hard work, services began to return at approximately 6 p.m. for
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northern Arizona and 1 a.m. for Anthem, New River, and Black Canyon City.” Juarez said. “The Phoenix Police are currently investigating the crime.” According to Phoenix Police, “No suspect(s)/motives have been determined at this time.” Phoenix Police news release concluded: “We are asking anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area, or who may have knowledge concerning this investigation to please call Silent Witness
at (480) W-I-T-N-E-S-S. As always, any caller may remain anonymous.” Residents who think they have seen or are witnessing any kind of vandalism should call 911 as soon as possible. “If consumers see any type of vandalism being committed, they should call 911,” Juarez said. CenturyLink has no identified hotline for suspected vandalism. The company could not offer any further information due to the ongoing investigation.
Chinese naming ceremony held for Cave Creek kindergarteners
Courtesy of Horseshoe Trails Elementary School, CCUSD
CAVE CREEK – Kinder students in Cave Creek Unified School District’s Chinese Immersion class received their official Chinese names during a bilingual naming ceremony. In China, names are important and have to be carefully created. The names have to sound beautiful in the tonal language and they usually represent something special about that person. Kinder students were able to learn the special meaning of their new name and leave with their
name written in calligraphy by our own HTES artist Chinese teachers. Liliana became 丽莲 娜, or beautiful waterlily girl, and Antonio became 安东尼, which is a combination of the word “peace” and the phonetic sounds of his name. Horseshoe Trails Elementary School parents are impressed with the results in the Touch of Immersion kinder classroom and have received first priority to fill the two first grade Chinese
CONCERT:
RECYCLING EVENT:
LOCAL FARM:
Tetra String Quartet
New River community
Local farmer serving up fresh
concert, March 8
Recycle & Donate
eggs, vegetables, and meat
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Immersion classes for the 20152016 school year. A typical day in a Chinese Immersion classroom has half the day conducted in Mandarin Chinese with math and science content learned in a hands-on, highly visual and interactive approach called immersion education. For additional information or to enroll your child in Chinese Immersion, contact Janiene Marlow, Principal, Horseshoe Trails Elementary School at (480) 272-8500.
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