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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. azdailysun.com 2006 Member The Associated Press Arizona Newspapers Association Bureau of Circulations la To order this photo, go to http://photos.azdailysun.com Jill Daily Sun DEPUTY CITY MANAGER JIM Wine, and City Conservation Manager Jonathan Koehn stand in front of the newly installed solar panel at City Hall. Plugging into the sun Flagstaff City Hall conservation manager, said the days in Flagstaff," said Koehn. lot to the southwest entrance. entire project will cost an esti- City Hall was selected by the The roof of the structure will be mated $135,216.
city and APS Energy Services oriented at a 35-degree angle to installs solar panels. He said through federal tax because the facility is respon- the south, and result in approxiBY J. FERGUSON incentives, the net cost to the sible for a considerable portion mately 13kw of power. Sun Staff Reporter city will be $71,088. of the city's total utility expen- Rick Bender, the energy manKoehn said the energy bill for ditures.
ager for APS Energy Services, In the coming weeks, the the building is roughly $80,000 The city estimates it uses 1 said the utility will upgrade facade on the south side of Flagstaff City Hall will blossom with solar panels, allowing the city to reduce its electric bill. The thin-film solar panels, about one-sixteenth of an inch thick, will produce about 27,000 to 30,000 kilowatt-hours annually, or about 3 percent of the annual power needs for City Hall. Jonathan Koehn, the city's NewsBriefs Utah man indicted in rez shooting SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A Navajo man accused in the shooting death of another man on the Navajo Nation reservation was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on a charge of second-degree murder. Jeremy Harrison, 19, of Montezuma Creek also was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury while within Indian country, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen J.
Sorenson said in a release. Harrison was arrested Saturday night in the shooting death of Alphonso Benally, 28, also of Montezuma Creek, which is in the Utah portion of the reservation. Harrison allegedly argued with a friend of Benally's on Saturday, said Louis St. Germaine, a Navajo criminal investigator. Benally and two other friends returned to Harrison's home about two hours later and were told that Harrison wasn't home.
As they walked away, Harrison allegedly came out of the house and began shooting with a caliber rifle, St. Germaine said. Suspect dead, boy shot in gunbattle PHOENIX (AP) A suspect was killed and a 6-year-old boy seriously wounded by a stray bullet early Thursday after a shootout between the dead man and Phoenix police. The incident began about 1:30 a.m. when officers pulled over a car for running a stop Deaths Funerals annually.
He said the solar panels should offset around $2,666 each year at current rates and usage, although he said the panels very likely will produce more than 30,000 kwh a year. Koehn's concern is the estimate is based on average days of sunshine in the United States "We, of course, receive an above average number of sunny sign near 46th and Virginia avenues in west Phoenix, Detective Stacie Derge said. A passenger got out of the car and pointed a gun at officers, who fired at him before he took off running, Derge said. The suspect then ran through the neighborhood and broke into a house occupied by a couple and their children, ages 3 and 5. The man grabbed a crow bar and began fighting with the intruder, while the woman ran outside and started yelling to police, Derge said.
The suspect fled out the back of the home, jumped a fence, broke through another and was confronted by officers between two homes. That touched off a shootout, with the suspect opening fire and the officers returned fire, killing him on the spot, Derge said. The suspect was struck and killed, but no officers were wounded. The man was identified as Michael Anthony Hernandez, 24. Several bullets struck one of the homes and one hit the boy in the back while he was sleeping, Derge said.
He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital and was in serious condition Thursday afternoon. 81-year-old accused of child molestation YUMA (AP) Sheriff's deputies in Yuma County arrested an 81-year-old man on charges of child molestation and sexual misconduct with a minor. James Thomas Chapman was arrested late Wednesday at his home in Foothills after deputies investigated a report that a 7- year-old girl had been molested Cruzita Baca Holy rosary for Cruzita Baca, who died July 12, 2006, will be today, Friday, at 7 p.m. at St.
John the Baptist Catholic Church in St. John's. Funeral Mass will be Saturday at 9 a.m., also at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Burial will be at the St.
John's Catholic Cemetery. A visitation was held Thursday evening at Norvel Owens Mortuary in Flagstaff. Mary Gussman Mary E. Gussman, 74, of Cottonwood, formerly of Flagstaff, died Monday, July 10, 2006. She was born to Samuel and Bertha (Suddeth) George on Oct.
29, 1932, in Clarkdale. million kwh at City Hall alone. According to city officials, the 15kw solar array is split between the southeast and southwest sections of City Hall. The southwest array will consist of 2,737 square feet of solar panels mounted on a 12- foot-wide covered walkway running the length of the existing sidewalk from the west parking at his home earlier in the day. Chapman is a convicted sex offender from California, but he had not registered with the Yuma County sheriff's office, according to Capt.
Eben Bratcher. He remains jailed in lieu of $540,000 bond. Wayward pelicans again visit Yuma YUMA (AP) Yuma is seeing the return of brown pelicans, which seem to get lost about this time every year and end up in this southern Arizona city. The pelicans land on streets and parking lots, in ponds or sometimes along the river or canals. The first rescued brown pelican of the year was found in the middle of an intersection on Monday, said Susanna Henry, assistant manager at the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.
Wildlife officials say the pelicans are juveniles of non-breeding age, and were probably born late last year or early this year at the Sea of Cortez Pelican Island. "We don't know just how they come through here, it might be the southwest winds," said refuge Manager Paul Cornes. Group plans march for immigrant rights MESA (AP) A statewide immigration advocacy group is planning to march Friday morning outside the Phoenix offices of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas. Immigrants Without Borders Mrs. Gussman grew up and graduated from Clarkdale High School.
She then attended Northern Arizona University, where she obtained her master's degree in education. As an adult, Mrs. Gussman had an extensive work history: she was employed with Selna Grocery from 1947- 1950; Safeway from 1951-1955; Flagstaff Public School from 1959-1965; Northern GUSSMAN Arizona University from 1966-1969; and from 1971-1990, she returned to Flagstaff Public Schools. Mrs. Gussman was also very proud her education and the master's degrees she had earned in education, physiology, home some of the facilities at City Hall to coincide with panel installation.
The city will also have a public display in City Hall monitoring the panels' current and total electricity production. J. Ferguson can be reached at or 556- 2253. said the march was in response to the officials' efforts to charge illegal immigrants with conspiracy to smuggle themselves across the U.S.-Mexico border. Advocates have accused county authorities of misusing the anti-smuggling law, arguing it is aimed at "coyotes," who are paid by illegal immigrants to lead them to the United States.
The group's leaders hope to initiate a dialogue with Arpaio and Thomas. "We do not seek confrontation," said Immigration Without Borders founder Elias Bermudez. "We want them to be part of the solution to a broken-down federal immigration system." APS peak electricity demand sets record PHOENIX (AP) Arizona Public Service Co. said it established a record system peak demand for electricity usage as consumers stayed cool on one of the hottest days this year. The utility said demand reached 7,103 megawatts at about 5 p.m.
Wednesday, breaking the previous record set last summer. Temperatures in the Phoenix metropolitan area reached 110 degrees Wednesday. APS officials said the new record is still below their projected peak of 7,300 megawatts for this summer. But APS President Jack Davis said if projections of high temperatures prove correct, it's likely a new power usage record will be broken before this week is over. APS has more than 1 million customers in 11 of the state's 15 counties.
economics, and English literature. She was also a member of several sororities. She was an avid reader, having read thousands of books. She was also an accomplished chef, oil painter, knitter, quilter, porcelain artist and seamstress. She was a devoted mother and a loving wife.
Mrs. Gussman is survived by her son, Greg L. Gussman (Kimberly), of Flagstaff. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Richard A. Gussman, a as well as her parents.
A graveside memorial service will be Tuesday, July 18, at 10 a.m., at the Valley View Cemetery in Clarkdale. Contributions in her memory can be made to the Verde Valley Humane Society, P.O. Box 1429, Cottonwood, AZ 86326. Arizona Daily Sun PoliceLog Pickup hits elk A pickup truck traveling southbound on Highway 89 near Girls Ranch Road hit an elk at about 9 p.m. Wednesday.
The collision caused significant damage to the vehicle. Crews from Summit Fire Department arrived on scene and treated five patients. All were transported to FMC with on treated for a possible head injurys. All occupants were wearing their seat belts. Two engines from Summit Fire and two ambulances from Guardian Medical Transport along with DPS responded to the scene.
Arson A 16-year-old boy allegedly set a Dumpster on fire on Center Street near Sixth Avenue at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. The fire was located near the boy's bedroom window and police said he admitted to setting the fire. According to police reports, the boy had been arrested earlier this month for setting a garbage can on fire. The boy was arrested by Flagstaff police and charged with arson.
He was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center. Power tool stolen Someone stole a black and orange Rigid cordless power drill worth $300 from a construction site at Zuni Drive and Lone Tree Road between noon and 1 p.m. Monday. Vehicle burglary Someone stole two green briefcases, thermometers, various lab test strips, and other items from a white 2005 Ford Taurus. The vehicle, property of the Arizona Department of Health Services, was parked at 1500 E.
Cedar Ave. St. 22 between June 29 and Tuesday. The victim said he had parked his car at the building and picked it up Tuesday to drive to Phoenix. Along the way, he noticed things were missing from the vehicle.
There were no signs of forced entry. Injury accident A vehicle was struck from behind while traveling north on Milton Road at 5:41 p.m. Tuesday. There was bumper-tobumper traffic and the driver who hit the other vehicle said he didn't see the car ahead of him stop. The drivers of both vehicles were transported to FMC for their injuries, treated and released from the hospital.
Charged with DUI Shantel Marie Wallace, 21, 2377 S. Stormy Lane, was arrested by Flagstaff police and charged with DUI at 11:03 p.m. Tuesday. Residents who want to report a crime but wish to remain anonymous may call Silent Witness at 774-6111 or (877) 29-CRIME. Rewards of up to $1,000 are given for information that leads to an arrest.
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