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For more information or to obtain a news obituary form, contact the newsroom at 556- 2241, or submit it online to: Visit us online at www. azdallysun.com 2006 Member The Associated Press Arizona Newspapers Association Audit Bureau of Circulations Fireworks to light up night sky over Page BY TODD GLASENAPP Sun Correspondent PAGE If you're looking for fireworks to celebrate our nation's independence day, you'll have to head northern Arizona. Page will host perhaps the region's only fireworks display, in addition to a fireman's muster, parade, park activities, outdoor concert and the 10th stop of the 14-stage Great Race. Flagstaff's show has been nixed, and so has Williams' show. Page's fireworks display has been set off for the past few years from Lake Powell National Golf Course under the direction of the local fire department.
Small brush fires have been extinguished promptly. The desert surrounding the course is brittle Page has recorded just of rain in two months. "We're not going to not do the 4th of July fireworks just because it's dry," said A PACKED HOUSE Craig Cottrell, assistant fire chief. "We're preparing in advance. We're going to have water around the course.
We're still going to get our trucks It's going to be business as usual." Attendance has been estimated at 8,000 to 10,000 in past years. This year's turnout could be smaller because July 4 does not fall on a weekend. But that may be offset by visitors from cities that have had displays canceled. All but two of the police department's 20 officers will be working, along with officers of the state Department of Public Safety, Coconino County Sheriff's Office and National Park Service, to facilitate with traffic and parking. Earlier today, activities centered at rock Page City Park begin with a 10 a.m.
parade down Lake Powell Boulevard, set followed by a mayoral address at 11:15, national anthem at 11:30 and a fireman's park muster from noon to 3 p.m. Special guests are eight Navajo Code Talkers. bands To get this photo, go to photos.azdailysun.com Jake Daily Sun THE LAWN of the Pine Mountain Amphitheater was full last night as the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra performed a free Patriotic Pops Concert. North Rim visitors return as fire-related road closure is lifted FREDONIA (AP) A Rim and the highway on Mon- north of the North Rim, was steady stream of tourists drove day morning came as higher 70 percent contained. Full into the Grand Canyon's North humidity levels and rain aided containment was expected by Rim on Monday as a road crews in building a line com- Tuesday evening.
closure prompted by a pletely around the fire, which It started burning June 8 in acre wildfire was lifted. hadn't increased in size for the Kaibab National Forest and The North Rim of Grand several days. hadn't reached Grand Canyon Canyon National Park and "There was a steady stream National Park. Highway 67, the only paved of visitors," said park spokes- The section of the Kaibab highway leading to the re- woman Maureen Oltrogge. "Peo- National Forest that tourists mote area, was closed midway ple arrived early and seemed will drive past on their way to through last week after the fire very enthusiastic to have the the North Rim remains closed jumped the roadway.
(North Rim) open again." until officials determine that The opening of the North The fire, about 25 miles it's safe to open it again, said Jacki Denk, a spokeswoman for the team fighting the blaze. Deaths Funerals cantly The more North Rim remote is and signifi- less popular than the park's main South Rim entrance, which wasn't affected by the fire. WHERE TO PARK Road closures will take effect at 9 p.m. Parking will be prohibited along Highway 89, but south-facing vehicles will be permitted to be parked on Scenic View Drive. The parking lot in front of the vacant Wal-Mart discount store will also be available.
Traffic entering Page from the south on 89 will be routed east at Lake Powell Boulevard, up Page's main artery. Traf- activities are an inflatable slide, climbing wall, Karaoke and the Surges dance team. Vendors will booths in the park. One hundred cars will begin arriving at the around 5:30 p.m. outdoor concert featuring three will be performed from 6:30 to fic entering the area from the north, and Glen Canyon Dam, will also be routed up Page's Manson Mesa in an easterly direction.
Once the show is over, those parking on Scenic View Drive will be routed south on 89. Those turning back into Page from that area will be routed on the inside lane of Lake Powell Boulevard while vehicles parked in the old Wal-Mart lot will be directed onto the two outside lanes. dark at the Quality Inn on Lake Powell Boulevard, just up from the golf course. The local Elks Lodge will sell Navajo Tacos to raise money for its scholarship fund. Daily Sun correspondent Todd Glasenapp can be contacted at Parched Page thirsty for monsoon BY TODD GLASENAPP PRECIPITATION Sun Correspondent Northern Arizona communities PAGE Monsoons finally made their way Pct.
of to the parched Arizona- City June Average Utah border Monday Precip. better late than never Cotton- 1.33 241.8 for a region scarred by wood fire. A late afternoon Camp 1.33 175.0 thunderstorm reportedly Verde produced four times as Ash Fork 1.33 160.2 much rain as Page had recorded since April. Prescott 1.33 138.5 Page and Tuba City, 80 Sedona 1.33 124.3 miles to the south, had only to show Seligman 1.33 124.3 for all of May and June Flagstaff .88 71.5 combined. By 6 p.m., Page was credited with Williams .88 68.8 an unofficial Grand .74 55.6 The drought and aboveCanyon average temperatures have fueled as many as 12 Chinle .49 44.5 fires on the Navajo Na- Holbrook .12 20.7 tion, including the Navajo Mountain fire about 35 Winslow .12 18.2 miles east of Page.
More Tuba City .01 2.0 than 5,100 acres has been consumed by the fire since Page .01 1.9 lightning started it June 10. The blaze had been 80 percent contained last Thursday before growing to its current 60 percent containment the next day. The Navajo Nation has responded by declaring a state of emergency. Page's high temperatures averaged 5.5 degrees above average in June and Tuba City was nearly 7 degrees above average. John Hugenroth, a heating and air conditioning specialist in Page, said he has been working long hours keeping up with the demand for repairs on cooling systems.
Southwest of Page, the Warm Fire in the Kaibab National Forest was reported at 70 percent containment on Monday. Increased precipitation and higher humidity permitted forest and fire man- According to Flagstaff police reports, officers found the victim on the road at the intersection of Woodlands Village Boulevard and University Avenue. The victim was having a hard time breathing and was bleeding from the head, but he was conscious. Responding officers told the victim to keep breathing until medics arrived. He was taken to Flagstaff Medical Center for treatment.
Investigators could not determine the victim being hit by a car, but subsequent interviews with an acquaintance of the victim's led investigators to begin working in the direction that the victim had been assaulted. The acquaintance's clothes, which had blood evidence on them, were seized. The case is under investigation. Residential burglary A resident reported Sunday afternoon that somebody broke into his home and stole a guitar and a camera. According to Flagstaff police reports, the resident, who lives on the 700 block of West University, came home from a trip to find somebody had kicked in his front door.
Inside, the resident found somebody had taken his black Canon Camera worth $800 and his black ESP KH2 agers to lift two area closures and some restrictions effective Thursday in other areas of the Kaibab, the U.S. Forest Service announced Monday. The closures on Bill Williams Mountain and the North Kaibab District will be cancelled, allowing public access to those areas. The Warm Fire area will continue to be closed to public access. Monsoonal rains last week in Yavapai County raised precipitation totals above monthly averages in Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Ash Fork, Seligman and Prescott.
Thunderstorms did not make it further north until Monday. Fredonia finished June with 32 percent of average and Page and Tuba City had just 2 percent of precipitation for the 61-day period of May and June. Kenny Acord ACORD Kenny Acord, 36, of Flagstaff, died June 30, 2006, after a year-long battle with cancer. Mr. Acord was born in Alhambra, on March 1, 1970, and raised in Marshall, Va.
After graduating from Fauquier High School in Warrenton, ACORD in 1988, he earned a degree in communications from East Carolina University. In 1996, he moved from Wilmington, N.C., to Flagstaff, where he worked as a river guide for several years. Mr. Acord's fascination with the Southwest led him to study at Northern Arizona University. He completed his master's degree in May 2005, earning top honors.
Mr. Acord was employed by the National Park Service as an archaeologist at Navajo National Monument. He was an avid outdoors enthusiast who enjoyed hiking, camping and all of nature's wonders. He enjoyed a great love of music, had an insatiable appetite for reading and was an accomplished photographer. His passion for sports was legendary, both as a player and spectator.
He will be remembered as a compassionate, caring and very loving person. He is survived by his partner, DeeAnn Tracy; his parents, Bobby and Anna Acord of Marshall, his sister and her husband, Leigh Anna Willard (Chip) of Wilmington, N.C.; and many other friends and relatives. There will be a celebration of life at his home on Saturday at 3 p.m. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in his name to Johns Hopkins University for Biliary Cancer Research, Dr. Pedram Argani, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2242, 401 Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231-2410.
Arrangements are by Norvel Owens Mortuary. Clifford Cauthen Clifford "Bud" Sliger Cauthen 70, of Seligman, died July 1, 2006, after a battle with lung cancer. He was born Aug. 27, 1935, to Hazel Sliger and John Thomas Cauthen in Clifton. Mr.
Cauthen spent four years in the U.S. CAUTHEN Navy. He worked for Orange Empire, Kaiser Steel and began his road construction career in 1972, retiring in 2000. During this time he had numerous other ventures including and Car Care. Unable to stay unoccupied, he drove the school bus for Seligman Schools and Akal Security until he went into the hospital in May, 2006.
Many lives were touched by his sense of humor and the way he tried to lighten the mood. Mr. Cauthen is survived by his wife Rhoda; son Clifford Jr. (Karen) of Phoenix; daughter Codie Ray (John) of Holbrook; nine grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and brothers Tommie of Ash Fork, and Bailey of Duncan. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and sister, and his son Carthuel John.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Seligman Fellowship Church. Arrangements are by Norvel Owens Mortuary in Flagstaff. CROWN KING COMPLEX CROWN KING (AP) Containment of a nearly wildfire complex near this mountain community about 50 miles north of Phoenix had reached 90 percent by Monday. PoliceL0g Beer-bottle assault A man was taken to the hospital early Sunday after another man hit him in the head with a beer bottle.
According to Flagstaff police reports, officers responded to an alley downtown between Aspen Avenue and East Route 66 at about 2 a.m. on a report of a fight. Officers found several people involved in the scuffle. One man was bleeding from his head and claiming that he was hit in the head with a beer bottle. The suspect was located in the area and arrested.
The victim stated that he was trying to break up a fight between some women who had accused the others of theft. The suspect said he was taking photos of the dispute and the victim did not like it, so the victim hit him. The victim was taken to Flagstaff Medical Center for treatment. Justin Paul, 22, 375 Placito Durango, was booked into the county jail on a charge of aggravated assault. Aggravated assault Several residents notified police Sunday morning of a man down on the road by Harkin's Theatres, and after some initial investigation, it appears the man was beaten, not hit by a car.
guitar worth $1,000. There is no suspect information, and the matter is under investigation. Charged with DUI Ervin F. McCormick, 68, 3300 S. Gila Drive was arrested by Flagstaff police and charged with DUI at 1:39 a.m.
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