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| Have land, will harvest |
Melons - sweet, juicy, delicious! Hundreds of types grow across the world, but Chino Valley is lucky enough to have a farmers who specialize in growing many different varieties of this scrumptious fruit.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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| 'Queen of Coupons' makes DVD |
"Stockpilers" is a name for people who are avid about clipping coupons. Leigh Ahrendt of Chino Valley is definitely the "queen of couponers." In fact she admits she is obsessed with this hobby.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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| When art grabs you |
"Anyone can learn to paint if they have the right instructor. Talent is just perseverance and learning to see," said Chino Valley artist Kathy Anderson.
Kathy developed a love for things of the "Old West" which shows in her impressive oil paintings of the Southwest. .
"I love horses and since I live in the West, I like painting the western horse and the people who rode them," Kathy said. "I also love to place them in all the different landscapes in the West that I have visited."
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Puppets with personality |
Puppetry is said to have started in India about 1,000 years B.C. But, isn't it interesting that even though puppets go way back in history, puppetry is still thriving in today's world?
Misty Mortimer of Chino Valley has been making her own puppets since 1991 and is a puppeteer for the children's program at her church. She and her husband, Bill, met at Bible college and after graduating believed they were led by God to move to Chino Valley.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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| Miller retires from hot career |
On June 30, 2010, at 1 p.m., Battalion Chief Jack Miller retired from the Chino Valley Fire District, and all his fellow firefighters from the tri-city area were calling in on their radios giving him their best wishes. Jack said he's going to fill his days fishing and playing with his new granddaughter, Payton.
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010
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| Time well spent
'Bigs' & 'Littles' value time together |
Big Brothers Big Sisters was first started in 1904 by a young New York city court clerk named Ernest Kent Coulter. By 1916 Big Brothers had spread to 96 cities across the country. In 1977 Big Brothers of America and Big Sisters International joined forces and became Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and now operates in all 50 states and 12 countries.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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| Bounty from a single seed |
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"I've wanted to have a big garden since the age of 16, but life got in the way," said Chuck Fleming, co-owner of Shady Acres Farm in Paulden. "So when we moved here, I was finally able to have the space and soil to have one.
Chuck and Sheilah Keith work from morning to night tending, watering and weeding their two-acre garden where they grow an abundance of vegetables.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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| Bursting at the seams with pride |
"One Flag, One Land, One Heart, One Hand, One Nation, evermore!" - Oliver Wendell Holmes
The following are some quotes from local proud military dads about their sons or daughters serving in the military.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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| Locals comment on immigration bill |
Arizona has been a big topic of controversy since Gov. Jan Brewer signed the new Immigration Law (SB1070), with some people saying it should have been enforced long ago to protect the U.S. border from drug and human smugglers, and people entering this country illegally, and others saying it's racial profiling. Here are some comments from local residents.
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
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| On top of the world in music |
"Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life." - Jean Paul Richter
"When I get down and blue, I start playing and singing and it brings me right up. It's higher then any drug you can take," said Ronnie Riggs of Chino Valley.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
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| Queenly reward |
Winning a beauty pageant, isn't that every little girl's dream?
Amanda Bradshaw has won the title of "Miss Yavapai County" for the past two years.
"Entering these contests is really a lot of fun, and because I do work hard at two jobs, I feel this is kind of my reward," Amanda said.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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| In their footsteps |
"Honoring Teachers" is the theme of the Town of Chino Valley's SpringFest on May 22, and the following two stories are about students who greatly value their teacher/mentors, all of whom plan to perform during SpringFest.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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| Cheese-making, a lost artform |
Cheddar, colby, provolone and American, are some of the more common cheeses, among more than 1,400 types in the world.
Marie Somers enjoys making a variety of soft and hard cheeses on her ranch in Chino Valley.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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| Twins - twice the fun:
Mom Jennifer Bergamini |
"Being a parent is definitely a dream come true," said Jennifer Bergamini, mother of adopted 3-year-old girls, Abigail and Aubrey.
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010
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| Twins - twice the fun:
Mom Julie Ayers |
A bit of twin trivia: Identical twins don't run in families like fraternal twins do, they just happen!
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
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| Twins - twice the fun:
Mom Debbie Krogh |
When Debbie Krogh's 7-year-old twin girls, Jessica and Joelle, were babies, she recalls the hardest part was getting enough sleep.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
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| Twins - twice the fun:
Mom Sara Morgan |
"When you become a parent, whether you have them naturally or adopt, you realize what a miracle children are," said Sara Morgan, single mother of adopted 9-year-old twin boys. Never having had children previously, Sara admits she was a little apprehensive adopting 15-month-old twin boys.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
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| Volunteers lighten loads, lighten hearts |
April is National Volunteer Month. The definition of a volunteer is "someone who voluntarily works without being paid." How fortunate people in all communities are to have these wonderful people who give of themselves to help wherever they can. Here are just of few stores of volunteers from Chino Valley and Paulden.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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| Leather-wonders |
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"I enjoy the artistic side of working with leather," said David Simmons, a saddle maker in Chino Valley. "I like that I'm building something functional that's unique."
"And it keeps me from having to get a real job," he added with a smile.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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| Honoring gravesites |
Dowsing, divining, doodle-bugging or water-witching is an activity said to have originated in Germany during the 15th Century. Dowsing is a type of divination used in attempts to find ground water, buried metals, oil or gravesites.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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