By Frank X. Moraga and Star Hunter / AmigosNAZ The banners near the freeway onramps at Kachina Boulevard seem to say it all. “THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS! From Coconino County & the Communities of Oak Creek, Kachina Village, Mountainaire, Forest Highlands…
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The City of Flagstaff has entered Stage 2 of Fire Restrictions, officials reported in a media release. As a result: No permits are issued for open burning within the City of Flagstaff; use of charcoal barbecue grills is prohibited throughout…
May cover story / Portada: Teens get ready for tough job market
Classes on filling out job applications, interview techniques prepare youth for competitive summer job season By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ It looked like a typical classroom with adult speakers talking in front of a group of teens. But…
Commentary / Comentario: A education in redevelopment
By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ Developers of a proposed student housing project near downtown Flagstaff most likely expected relatively smooth sailing when they first approached city staff with their proposal last summer as they sought to re-zone the seven-acre…
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Market on the Move, a program where community members can get up to 60 pounds of fresh produce for a $15 donation, is coming to Flagstaff on Wednesday, May 7 at Killip Elementary School, 2300 E. 6th Ave., Flagstaff. Community…
Bilingual report: First Friday Art Walk comes to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church & Cultural Center on May 2
FLAGSTAFF — First Friday Art Walk comes to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church & Cultural Center from 6:15 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 2 at 224 So. Kendrick St., Flagstaff. Visit the basement to see works by local artists…
Bilingual report: ‘Southside Celebration of History and Culture’ to be held May 2 in Flagstaff
FLAGSTAFF — The “Southside Celebration of History and Culture” will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 2 at the South Beaver School Gym, 506 So. Beaver St. A collaboration of Northern Arizona University’s College of Social & Behavioral…
April cover story / Portada: Immigration awareness events return to NAU
Activities expand to entire month of April at the university By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ During an interview last year, Robert Neustadt said it would be up to the students to decide if they want to carry on “Immigration…
Commentary: ‘National Day of Action’ on April 5 — Calling for an end to deportations
By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ Saturday, April 5 could go down as one of the low-lights for the Obama Administration regarding its handling of immigration. On that day, the administration is expected to deport its 2 millionth person, according…
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A group of Northern Arizona University researchers focused on sustainable practices, geography and earth sciences found something unexpected during their work in Central America: the effects of drug trafficking are leaving deep scars on a sensitive landscape. They call the…
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The City of Flagstaff reports that the Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $1.6 million for the Rio de Flag Flood Control Project. “We have worked tirelessly to secure funding for the Rio de Flag flood control project. Part of…
SB1070 policy meeting to be held Feb. 6 at Killip Elementary
FLAGSTAFF — A community meeting to discuss a change in the Flagstaff Police Department’s policy on SB1070 will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at W.F. Killip Elementary School in the Sunnyside Neighborhood of Flagstaff. The meeting will include…
Commentary / Comentario: An opportunity to talk
By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ For community policing, it’s a fine balance between gathering information to investigate crimes and maintaining trust with a segment of society that previously viewed law enforcement in other places with suspicion, if not downright…
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The City of Flagstaff has released results of its “2013 Citizen Survey,” which addressed issues from quality of life and community, shopping and transportation, to city government satisfaction of services, city officials reported in a media release. Quality of City…
Bilingual report: Sedona City Council to consider comprehensive immigration reform resolution on Dec. 10
SEDONA — The Sedona City Council will consider a resolution in support of comprehensive immigration reform at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 102 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona, the Northern Arizona Interfaith Council (NAIC). A similar resolution was passed by the…
December cover story / Portada: Region gets into the holiday spirit
Variety of charitable programs benefit those in need in Northern Arizona By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ Snow is in the air, holiday carols can be heard in the shopping mall and donation bells are ringing in front of local…
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Free diabetes and health, provided by the Northern Arizona Diabetes — Heart Connect and Diabetes programs, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Flagstaff Public Library East Campus, 3000 N. 4th St.; from…
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The Sunnyside Marketplace will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. each Wednesday through Dec. 18 in the gymnasium at Killip Elementary School, 2300 E. 6th Ave., Flagstaff. The indoor marketplace is designed to incubate and support the economic growth…
Health / Salud: Food safety during the holiday season
Editor’s note: The following commentary is provided by the Coconino County Public Health Services District. By Marlene Gaither / Coconino County Public Health Services District Environmental Health Program Manager Turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie are part of many holiday celebrations,…
Health / Salud: North Country HealthCare to help individuals, families enroll in health insurance
Editor’s note: The following commentary is provided by North Country HealthCare. By Katie Brock & Dr. Eric Henley / North Country HealthCare The Health Insurance Marketplace opened on Oct. 1; however, many may be confused by their options and might…
Bilingual report: ‘Health Care Information Night’ to be held Nov. 19 in Flagstaff
FLAGSTAFF — A health care information night, with information presented primarily in Spanish, will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Restauración en Cristo Congregation, 624 S. O’Leary St. (en Spring Hill Baptist Church), Flagstaff. Have you had trouble…
Bilingual report: Coconino Community College officials await results of Nov. 5 election
FLAGSTAFF — Coconino Community College held its final informational open house at Coconino High School on Oct. 30. The session was designed to answer questions about the college’s finances and the upcoming override initiative on the Nov. 5 election ballot.…
“2013 Coconino County Community and Family Vitality Survey” now available in Spanish
FLAGSTAFF — The Laboratory for Applied Social Research (LASR) at Northern Arizona University is conducting a survey to better understand the community’s “capacity to live, grow, and develop with a purposeful existence.” It was announced this week that the survey will…
November Cover Story / Portada: Families fighting to keep homes
Arrowhead Village residents battle to keep property from becoming student housing By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ Timing is everything — in business, relationships and life. For the developers of a proposed student housing project in west Flagstaff, the day…
Bilingual commentary: Residents begin first of many battles
By Roxana Cardiel De Niz and Anamaria Velasco Ortiz The community at Arrowhead Village Trailer Park in the center of Flagstaff is on the verge of being destroyed over a student housing development. This project is one that Landmark Properties,…
Commentary / Comentario: Making the case for ethnic studies
By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ As he surveyed the room, Sean Arce hit the play button and the video kicked in on the screen. Students, high school students, could be seen on the video rushing to sit and chain…
October Cover Story / Portada: A celebration of culture, families
Celebraciones de la Gente returns to Museum of Northern Arizona on Oct. 26-27 By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ As Armando Gonzalez and Theresa Thomas tell it, about a dozen years ago Flagstaff’s Latino community seemed on the verge of…
Commentary / Comentario: County government in action
By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ The strangest thing Cynthia Seelhammer has seen so far in her brief tenure at Coconino County is the organization’s timesheets. They are churned out on a dot-matrix printer complete with those old-fashioned sprocket hole…
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The Coconino County Public Health Services District (CCPHSD) is helping young adults and teens to quit using tobacco products by utilizing “The CIGNAL,” Arizona’s latest effort to curb tobacco use, county officials reported in a media release. Modeled after the…
Commentary / Comentario: Neighborhood groups strengthen area
By Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Archuleta / Coconino County District 2 Supervisor There are many things that tie communities together. They can be the strings of family, friendship, or even just common interests between neighbors. Like the first domino falling that starts…
Education / Educacíon: Nov. 5 property tax vote critical to college
Coconino Community College seeking funding to maintain existing programs By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ When educators first started to talk about opening a community college in Flagstaff, they envisioned an overall enrollment of about 500 students the first year.…
Folklorico dance groups from Oaxaca perform locally courtesy of Ballet Folklórico de Colores — Flagstaff, sponsors
FLAGSTAFF — Ballet Folklórico de Colores — Flagstaff presented a free performance by Grupo Folklorico de Oaxaca Asociación Civil, directora Teresa Ochoa, and Compañía de Danza Regional de Puebla, director Jorge Armando Castenada, on Sept. 19, 2013 at Sinagua Middle School Auditorium…
Area residents enjoy the outdoors with return of Camp Moreno
Click on the image to see a slideshow from Camp Moreno at Sunset Crater. Pause on photo to see a caption. AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — A brief rain and hail storm hit the O’Leary Group campground at Sunset Crater…
Bilingual report: ‘Deferred Action Application Drive’ to be held Sept. 28
FLAGSTAFF — NO DREAM DEFERRED will present a “Deferred Action Application Drive” on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Killip Elementary School, 2300 E. 6th Ave., Flagstaff. Held in collaboration with Arizona DREAMers in Action. Contact 810-373-2691 if you have questions about…
Coconino County Hispanic Advisory Council (CHAC) to hold special meeting on Sept. 18
FLAGSTAFF — The Coconino County Hispanic Advisory Council (CHAC) will hold a special meeting to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the under renovation Our Lady of Guadalupe Cultural Center — “The Basement,” 224 So.…
Reminder: Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces fundraiser all day at Someburros! on Sept. 16
Have a great meal and support a good cause For every meal purchased through 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, Someburros! will donate 20 percent of the proceeds to the Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces Heritage Fund for use in the renovation of…
CollegeAmerica Fall Resource Fair draws crowd
Click on the image to see a slideshow from the CollegeAmerica Fall Resource Fair AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — The first impression that something was going on at the CollegeAmerica campus on east Route 66 were the two radio remote…
Route 66 Days returns to Flagstaff (Part 2)
Click on the image to see a slideshow of 50 photographs taken during the 9th annual Route 66 Days Charity Car Show. AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — The website of the www.route66carclub.com club said “Rain or Shine,” the 9th annual Route 66…
September Cover Story / Portada: Bringing a historic legacy back to life
Renovation begins at Our Lady of Guadalupe Cultural Center — ‘The Basement’ By Star Hunter / AmigosNAZ It started out as a casual comment during a meeting: “The Father wants to see if the group wanted to help renovate the…
Commentary / Comentario: Starting school off right
By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ It was Aug. 21, nearly one month after the start of school and the annual W.F. Killip Elementary School open house was in full swing in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Flagstaff. It seemed like…
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Following a thorough review and input from community stakeholders, the Coconino County Public Health Services District (CCPHSD) will continue to offer dental clinic services for the public, Coconino County officials reported in a media release. The CCPHSD Dental Clinic offers…
Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces celebrates culture with picnic / dance
Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces presented its annual “Hispanic Pioneer Reunion” on Aug. 24, 2013 at Fort Tuthill County Park, following by a dance featuring Tejano Music Award nominees Grupo XS at the American Legion in Flagstaff. Click on the image to see…
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The Coconino County Public Health Services District will host Back to School Vaccination Clinics from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 7 and 14 at the Coconino Public Health Services District, 2625 No. King St., Flagstaff. All required vaccinations for…
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Expect More Arizona recently visited Flagstaff during its Expect More Excellence Tour to present Spotlight Awards to the Flagstaff Arts and Literacy Academy and to Read On Flagstaff, a collaborative literacy project supported by the United Way of Northern Arizona…
Bilingual report: Latinos to play important role in state’s future
Improving student achievement, developing new leaders will be key to Arizona’s success By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ A vibrant Arizona of the future will require a strong investment in the state’s educational system. But party politics and a focus on…
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Killip Elementary School and its principal, Joe Gutierrez, received the NAU Social and Behavioral Sciences Community Partners organization and individual awards from Miguel Vasquez of the NAU Anthropology Dept., and Luis Fernandez, director of the NAU Sustainable Communities Program, for…
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The contentious, and at times faceless and obsure, immigration debate was brought home to an audience of more than 100 people at Northern Arizona University with a family in tears coping with an uncertain future. As they await an immigration…