Dan Akee, one of the last Navajo Code Talkers, wants to go home for Christmas. The house that he built in the 1960s has been vacant and uninhabitable for years. When Red Feather Development Group of Flagstaff learned of the war hero’s wish, they set out to do something about it. “All I want to do before I die is live in the house I built with my own hands 60 years ago,” Dan Akee, 94, said to his son Danny, one of his caretakers. “When my father was in the hospital, he wasn’t praying for … [Read more...] about Navajo Code Talker Wants to Go Home for Christmas
Business
County Offering Business Empowerment Program
Coconino County Community Services will begin entrepreneur classes January 5, 2016 to assist future small business owners. The Community Services Basic Business Empowerment Program is a training program to help emerging entrepreneurs start new ventures and provide growth tools for small businesses. The program is designed to assist people who are unemployed, underemployed, and/or who have dreams, talents and skills. BBE curriculum simplifies the development of the business plan process by … [Read more...] about County Offering Business Empowerment Program
Sharing the Watershed Wealth
Arizona residents can “share the wealth” thanks to a program by the Oak Creek Watershed Council (OCWC) and funding from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. The web-based Manure Share Program has given a whole new definition to the old-school notion of sharing with your neighbors. Through the program, Arizona residents use an online module to share and find free manure across the state, improving community relationships and the overall environment. Arizona Department of … [Read more...] about Sharing the Watershed Wealth
COPE Seeks Volunteers for Virtual Mentoring Program
Coconino Online Probation Education (COPE) is seeking volunteer mentors for its virtual mentoring program. Mentees in the program are adults currently on Coconino County and/or Navajo Nation adult probation. COPE mentors help identify and support internal motivation for change, assist with developing problem-solving skills and act as a positive link to the community. As a partnership between Coconino County Adult Probation Department and Sunnyside Neighborhood Association, COPE is an … [Read more...] about COPE Seeks Volunteers for Virtual Mentoring Program
ITEP Receiving $8 Million EPA Grant
NAU’s Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals has been awarded a five-year, $8 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to continue its two decades of work supporting air quality program development on Native American reservations. Since its launch in 1992, ITEP has provided air quality capacity-building assistance to environmental staff from more than 450 tribes through its American Indian Air Quality Training Program. The five-year grant renewal will fund … [Read more...] about ITEP Receiving $8 Million EPA Grant
Power Poles Being Airlifted to Mount Elden
The sights and sounds of a helicopter flying around Flagstaff’s Mount Elden have been a frequent occurrence for the last month. Those who live or work near the Flagstaff Mall were treated to the daily sights of men being transported up the mountain – hanging from a cable attached to a brightly colored helicopter. Viewers also may have seen large, steel, rust-colored power poles hanging from the helicopter and then set on the south face of the rugged mountain. Arizona Public Service, commonly … [Read more...] about Power Poles Being Airlifted to Mount Elden
Flagstaff Artists to Unveil Largest Mural in Arizona
After two years, the “Sound of Flight” mural on the east side of the Orpheum Theater in downtown Flagstaff is complete. Sky Black and Mural Mice artists R.E. Wall and Margaret Dewar began the painting effort for the “Sound of Flight” mural in 2014, and believe the 4,500-square-foot mural to be the largest in the state. Shortly after Black conceived the idea for the mural in 2013, he asked the Mural Mice, a veteran team with murals throughout Arizona, to join the effort. Together, the artists … [Read more...] about Flagstaff Artists to Unveil Largest Mural in Arizona
Northern Arizona Healthcare Launches Consumer Website
As Northern Arizona Healthcare transitions into one unified healthcare system, many projects and initiatives formerly performed separately at Flagstaff Medical Center, Verde Valley Medical Center and multiple outpatient clinics are now becoming unified. Much like the consolidation of the three governing bodies into a single body − the NAH Board of Directors − NAH’s new website combines what used to be five separate websites into one. To view the NAH website, visit NAHealth.com. “The NAH … [Read more...] about Northern Arizona Healthcare Launches Consumer Website
Living Small Brings Big Benefits
After traveling the world and living in a Buddhist monastery in France for a year, John Baskett decided that he did not really need all his material possessions. Meanwhile, Kristen and Dave Edge were very passionate about being environmentally friendly and sustainable and decided to walk their walk. Both of these households live in Tiny Houses to accommodate their needs for simplicity and sustainability. Tiny Houses are part of a national movement that advocates living simply in a building … [Read more...] about Living Small Brings Big Benefits
Hiring Fair for New Flagstaff Restaurant
This week, MRG Marketing & Management, Inc., leading franchise partner of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers in the Southwest, is holding a hiring fair for its new location on Milton Road in Flagstaff. Raising Cane’s is looking for spirited and ambitious individuals to share their “ONE LOVE” for quality chicken finger meals and superior service at its first Flagstaff restaurant opening January 22, 2016. In doing so, MRG Marketing & Management, Inc., plans to add at least 50 new jobs to the … [Read more...] about Hiring Fair for New Flagstaff Restaurant