Since the run up to the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Flagstaff’s elevation has put it on the global map as a place where top-performing athletes can improve their performance. In April, Northern Arizona University added a significant facility to further enhance the city’s reputation as a world-class venue for high altitude athlete training with the grand opening of its new High Performance Center. Entering the new state-of-the art facility’s Grand Hall across a walking bridge, student athletes … [Read more...] about Athletes on an All-Time High
Insuring Against No Rain
With the long-term drought hitting Arizona ranchers and growers hard, you might be surprised to learn that it is possible to take out insurance against getting no rain. Arnie Schlittenhart has been involved in Arizona agriculture all of his life. In 2002, he was hired by AMS Insurance and managed a cotton gin at Stanfield, in Pinal County. When the cotton gin was sold in 2006, he initially went to work for the Farm Service Agency. But when his former employer, AMS, approached him to come back … [Read more...] about Insuring Against No Rain
Guinness World Record Holder Encourages Kids to Jump Up
Demonstrating how quick the legendary Arizona Rangers are on their feet, jump-roping Guinness World Record Holder Mark Rothstein provided an inspirational program and demonstration to Winslow youth through a J.U.M.P event (Jump Up for our Military and Police), June 19, at the Route 66 Plaza. Rothstein claimed the world record by jumping rope for 36 hours. He delivers messages around the state about keeping fit, showing integrity and reminding children that police officers and military … [Read more...] about Guinness World Record Holder Encourages Kids to Jump Up
Camp Verde Bicycle Gearing Up for Growing Demand
Loving the abundance of water, greenery and long country bike rides, Camp Verde Bicycle owner James Cornelius has found his happy place. “I’m from Ohio, and my wife, Lani, is from Hawaii, so we really love the climate here in Camp Verde. Plus, it’s unusual to have a verdant area mixed with desert climate.” Cornelius lived in Flagstaff for 25 years, went to Coconino High School for his senior year, worked at SCA Tissue North America as a maintenance lead for most of his career and, until … [Read more...] about Camp Verde Bicycle Gearing Up for Growing Demand
Brenda Clouston Serves Up Southern Hospitality at Colt Grill
Grandmothers are famous for touching our lives in significant ways and sometimes even helping us chart a path to our dreams. For Colt Grill BBQ & Spirits owner Brenda Clouston, her Grandma Helen was the fuel that fired Clouston’s four smokehouse restaurants. With locations in Cottonwood, Prescott, Prescott Valley and Sedona, Clouston is quick to credit her grandmother. “Grandma Helen was a ranch woman who cooked huge meals for our family, always had a beautiful garden and cared for us … [Read more...] about Brenda Clouston Serves Up Southern Hospitality at Colt Grill
Making a Great Commotion
Miss Anna Durkee made history when, acting on a tip, she purchased gold mining property near Oatman in 1914. Two years later, the Wichita Daily Eagle reported that it was for “an insignificant sum.” The headline read, “Tip Gave Her a Fortune.” Miss Anna, who had become one of the world’s foremost women mine owners, was not flattered by the attention. In fact, she seemed annoyed. “I can’t see why a woman cannot run a gold mine just as well as a man,” she told the reporter. “If a man were … [Read more...] about Making a Great Commotion
Leave a Legacy through Leadership
We have all heard the phrase “Take a leap of faith,” but what does that really mean in the big scheme of life? Does it mean that we take careless risks, or lead our lives blindly into the unknown because we have faith in the “Leap?” No, it does not! I have applied the meaning of what “leaping” means to me in the acronym L.E.A.P. In my world, L.E.A.P. means to Lead with an Enhanced Acceleration to reach your Peak Performance. You might have caught a glimpse of the cover of the famous book, … [Read more...] about Leave a Legacy through Leadership
Continental Seeks Vote to Transform Lake into Multi-Use Preserve
The Continental Country Club Board of Directors is asking homeowners to approve a special assessment to fund both the association’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and to repurpose the former Lake Elaine into a multi-use space consisting of ponds and trails. The $2,000-per-homeowner assessment would provide the necessary funds to avoid Chapter 7, which would require liquidation of all association assets including the golf course, tennis and pickleball courts, pools, Bear Paw Activity … [Read more...] about Continental Seeks Vote to Transform Lake into Multi-Use Preserve
Leadership Skills Refined in Pandemic
In a breakout session titled “Native Women Lead: Women Innovating in Business and Beyond,” conducted during the 2022 Reservation Economic Summit (RES), Tsé Bii’ Ndzisgai Community Center (TBNCC) Director Shandiin Herrera said she developed leadership skills by showing up for her community during the pandemic. At the time, Herrera was a Hometown Fellow with Lead for America and was working with the Navajo Nation Oljato Chapter Government. “Right then, the pandemic started and I saw anxiety … [Read more...] about Leadership Skills Refined in Pandemic
Keeping Flagstaff’s Night Skies Dark
The City of Flagstaff and the Northern Arizona region have achieved worldwide recognition for innovative leadership in the protection of dark skies. Beginning in 1958, with regulations that addressed searchlights, more than a half-century of policy decisions and implementations have fostered an astronomy industry that now includes Lowell Observatory, the U.S. Naval Observatory, the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer, the National Undergraduate Research Observatory, the U.S. Geological Survey … [Read more...] about Keeping Flagstaff’s Night Skies Dark