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 Here is the latest E-Editon of the San Manuel Miner, Copper Basin News, Superior Sun, Nugget and Oracle Towne Crier.
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Decision delayed in Oracle bond election; board to meet Thursday
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With quite a few SaddleBrooke taxpayers in the audience urging the Oracle School Board to postpone a decision on a proposed $16 million bond election, members of the board only delayed the decision a week.
Last Thursday, members of the Pinal County Citizens for Excellence in Government approached the Oracle School Board about the proposed bond election and told them that more information was needed before the board could make an educated decision.
"We're not for or against it," PCCEG Chairman Fred MacKenzie said. "We have a pretty good idea of what's going on (since taking a tour of the school property)."
The group, he said, wants to help the district with special town hall meetings in SaddleBrooke and Eagle Crest to let taxpayers in that area know what's going on with the district.
MacKenzie told the board that it has a responsibility to educate students. It also, he said, has a responsibility to its constituents. "Can we justify it in today's economy?" he asked.
The bond, he added, was "not a finished product. There's more homework to do."....[Read full story]
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Ethical values education under discussion at Superior district
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 "Bullying Stops Here!" That's a phrase that hits the eye rather quickly in scanning the website of the Josephson Institute, Center for Youth Ethics.
The nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization administers the national office (Center for Youth Ethics) of CHARACTER COUNTS! This is an approach to character education that "reaches millions of youth," according to the site.
The program, which includes anti-bullying, formed part of a discussion at the June 1 meeting of the Superior school board.
The board was addressing an agenda item about possibly bringing a program to the district to deal with bullying. Superintendent/Principal Pete Guzman brought up CHARACTER COUNTS! and how it had been used in the past in the district. He said teachers had told him it was effective.
He also said the Arizona School Boards Association, which furnishes policies for boards to consider that comply with current laws, would be coming out with a new policy on bullying....[Read full story]
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Georgie Digs ...
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 The first annual meeting of the Aravaipa Property Owners Association, Inc. (APOA) was held on September 7, 1975, and because the members' main concern was the increased traffic on the Aravaipa road and the needed road improvements, it was suggested at the meeting that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), who managed the Aravaipa Canyon Primitive Area, might be asked to help with road improvement funding. Pinal County District One Supervisor, Virginia Newsome, attended the meeting, after which she soon sent to the APOA copies of an Aravaipa road report drawn up by Robert L. Stryker, Director of the Pinal County Highway Department in which he wrote that he and Jesse White, Foreman of District One, Oracle, had conducted an inspection of the Aravaipa road, and his recommendation was to provide normal maintenance with road widening done in certain areas. The county did do that, but, as far as I was able to learn, BLM did not provide any funding....[Read full story]
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Supervisors honor Zola Hall for 28 years of service on Public Health Advisory Board
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 FLORENCE - The Pinal County Board of Supervisors paid tribute to long-time Kearny resident Zola Hall for her service on the Public Health Advisory Board.
Hall had been a member since 1983. The Public Health Advisory Board works closely with the Public Health Services District and the Board of Supervisors to represent the interests of Pinal County residents when it comes to public health needs.
"Mrs. Hall has unselfishly volunteered her time and efforts for 28 years," Chairman Pete Rios said. "She has done a fantastic job of understanding and representing the needs of District 1 residents to the Public Health Services District. She was a valued member to this board and I, along with the other Supervisors, want to thank Mrs. Hall for her work."...[Read full story]
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| County Announces Trio of Pavement Preservation Projects: Redington Road to be affected | |
 FLORENCE - County roads in or near San Tan Valley, Florence and San Manuel will be treated with a sealant to improve skid resistance and smooth over minor imperfections. The treatment is called a 'fog seal' in Public Works parlance but it is a surface treatment that extends the life of county roads. These pavement preservation projects are likely to begin Monday, June 13 but the treatment and application is highly dependent on weather conditions. The affected roads include: * San Tan Valley area: Arizona Farms Road from Hunt Highway to the Union Pacific Railroad...[Read full story]
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