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September 2018

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Photo by Toni GibbonsSUSD Business Manager Mark Ollerton reviewed the 2018 financial report for the governing board at the meeting on Oct. 11.

Snowflake School District schools receive ‘A’ ratings

Oct 16

Photo by Linda KorWinslow resident Elias Jouen (right) was sworn in by Navajo County Superintendent of Schools Jalyn Gerlich (left) as the newest member of the Navajo County Community College Governing Board on Oct. 12. Jouen is also employed as the business manager for the City of Winslow. The term for his position will be until December of 2020.

The newest member of the Navajo County Community College Governing Board

Oct 16

Photos courtesy of the Navajo County Historical SocietyAlthough faded, this photo of Hashknife cowboys from the early 1900s shows the weapons and ammunition worn by these rough and often dangerous men.

Holbrook’s history details the true story of the Wild West

Oct 16

Photo by L. ParsonsDarcey McKee (right) presented Alice’s Place in Winslow, the local domestic violence shelter, with a grant for $3.500 from the Winslow Elks Lodge No. 536. Pictured are (left to right) Alice’s Place Victim advocates Analisa Scofield, Sharon Oliva, Eleysia Reyes and Tiffany Brooks, Alice’s Place Director Theresa Warren, board member Dr. Greg Hackler, and at Little Colorado Medical Center Social Services Director Tiffani Hardman.

Community awareness is key to stopping domestic violence

Oct 16

$Photo by Toni GibbonsDr. Kevin Gibson, a British mining engineer who recently retired to Snowflake, addressed the Navajo County Board of Supervisors regarding concerns he has pertaining to fracking.$

Concerns of fracking presented by citizens to county supervisors

Oct 16

Photo by Toni GibbonsPlayers practice their moves in the late afternoon on the soccer field at Freeman Park in Taylor that now sport telephone poles and netting to keep the balls contained on the fields.

APS funds improvements to Taylor soccer fields

Oct 16

Photo courtesy of Desierto de ColoresSydney Pierce (left), instructor of Desierto de Colores Ballet Folklorico in Holbrook, along with her dancers (Left to right) Mia Iguado, Alexa Quezada and Regina Aguilar, take a moment for a photo op before they continue dancing at the 19th Annual Mariachi and Folklorico Festival at the Chandler Center for the Arts on Oct. 6.

Young dancers honor their culture and community by taking part in festival

Oct 16

Photos by Steve PaukenThe High Desert Fly-In Gala was held on Oct. 13 at the Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport and provided great food and entertainment for those in attendance.

Fun was had by all at the High Desert Fly In and Gala

Oct 16

Photo by Toni GibbonsBrittin Shirley, a Navajo Rope Twister, showed off his trick roping skills as one of the entertainers at the Snowflake Harvest Festival. Shirley, a senior at Snowflake High School, grew up in a rodeo family and spent years learning the art of trick roping from some of the pro rodeo crowd.

Festival provides a day of family fun

Oct 16

Photo by Linda KorTwo-year-old Belle Hayden of Holbrook took a moment from the fun at the Snowflake Harvest Festival to check out the wide variety of pumpkins brought to the event from Willis Farm in Snowflake.

Snowflake celebrates the season

Oct 16