April 22, 2015 • Vol. 13, No.21
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Outdoor recreation worth $646 billion a year to economy, experts say MIRANDA LEO CRONKITE NEWS
NORTH VALLEY – Consumers spend $646 billion annually on outdoor recreation, said advocates, who called on the government on April 16 to do a better job tracking the worth of what they called an undervalued industry. Speakers at the Center for American Progress event also said that the numbers demonstrated the value of the nation’s parks and open spaces, which the outdoor industry depends on. “These are legitimate jobs,” said Interior Secretary Sally
Jewell, adding that national parks saw more visitors last year than ever before. Rick Hill holds one of those jobs. Hill, the chief financial officer of Arizona Outback Adventures, said that revenues from his company’s tours benefit the state’s economy with money that otherwise would not be coming in. “Virtually 100 percent of the revenue we generate from those tours comes from visitors from outside the state,” he said in a telephone interview. Hill agreed that data about
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Body found alongside Carefree Highway; MCSO investigating DESERT HILLS – A man’s body was found alongside Carefree Highway, near Central Avenue, on the morning of Monday, April 20. Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating the death. “Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office detectives are investigating what appears to be a suicide,” reported MCSO Deputy Joaquin Enriquez. The scene was marked off with crime scene tape, as MCSO officers examined the area. An MCSO helicopter circled over the scene. MCSO has not released any further details in the investigation at this time. Anyone with information
on the case should call the MCSO Crime Stop line at (602) 876-1011.
Pictured: MCSO detectives onscene alongside Carefree Hwy.
Jags baseball team loses close game to Centennial LAUREN POTTER STAFF
Dylan Anderson photo
The Jags baseball team took on the Centennial team at Centennial on April 16.
ANTHEM – Joe Navarro’s clutch hit propelled Centennial High School Coyotes one step closer to the playoffs in a 3-5 victory against Boulder Creek High School Jaguars on Thursday, April 16. What started off as a slow and slipshod home game for the Coyotes took a fast turn at the bottom of the sixth inning, as Navarro stepped up to bat after two other teammates struck out. Navarro’s clutch hit came at a make or break moment in the home game: with bases loaded and a tied score of 3-3, Navarro’s hit landed in the shallow right field – just far enough out of
reach that two Coyotes were able to make it to home base. While the Jaguars defense and pitcher Mitchell Allen started off strong – with the Coyotes failing to score in the first two innings – the tables turned in favor of the Coyotes during that second inning. Coyotes pitcher Casey Brown was strong on the long fronts and helped keep his team in the game. Jaguars batter, Max Calderone, who batted at the top of the sixth inning, was disappointed with the third consecutive loss. “We knew it was a big game going in,” Calderone said. “We just tried to step up.”
BIKE RIDE:
VOLUNTEERING:
ON THE BALLOT:
Bike ride/trail run to raise
Foothills Caring Corps in
Ballot initiative filed to legalize
funds for trail building
need of volunteers
recreational marijuana use
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As the male BCHS Athlete of the Month, Calderone is no stranger to stepping it up. According to Jags Baseball’s Web site reports, Calderone “hit .500 in the month of March while playing solid defense in the outfield.” The Jags’ defenses couldn’t take down Centennial in this game, however. Every win gets the Coyotes closer to being a better seed in the playoffs, and at this point in the season, they don’t want to give away any games. “Every game is very important,” pitching Coach Bret
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