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The Arizona Wildfire & Incident Management Academy and Tim’s Buick/GMC of Prescott are teaming up to raffle a pickup truck during this year’s academy, March 10-16 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. Tim’s Buick generously donated a 2010 GMC Sierra pickup for the raffle. Tickets will be available to purchase at the academy and [...]
AJO, Arizona: With the weather warming and visitors arriving, Organ Pipe Cactus has scheduled tours to historic Quitobaquito. “This year we have planned additional tours over last year. This is the only opportunity local residents and visiting public have to visit this historical area. Tours will enhance the public’s understanding of the history and cultural [...]
Denver, Colo. – Grand Canyon National Park will eliminate the in-park sale of water packaged in individual disposable containers within 30 days under a plan approved today by National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Regional (IMR) Director John Wessels. Free water stations are available throughout the park to allow visitors to fill reusable water bottles. The [...]
Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912. Arizona was the 48th state admitted to the U.S. and the last of the contiguous states to be admitted. Several Arizona State Parks will be honoring the past century of Arizona’s Statehood with historical, environmental, and educational events throughout 2012. Happy Birthday Arizona! Feb. 14: Centennial Celebration at the [...]
February, 1881 – The city of Tombstone was incorporated February 10, 1881 – Johnny Behan becomes sheriff of Cochise County, which includes the town of Tombstone. February 11, 1882 – The defendants (Earps and Holliday) filed a Writ of Habeas Corpus petition, stating that: Judge Smith in Contention City had no right to hold them [...]
Oracle State Park will open again on Feb. 4 after two years of closure. The Friends of Oracle State Park have played a major role in the opening with an intensive fund-raising effort and membership drive. The park will be open on Saturdays to the general public from 8:00 am -5:00 pm, and to school [...]
WASHINGTON – January 9, 2012 – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced his decision to protect the iconic Grand Canyon and its vital watershed from the potential adverse effects of additional uranium and other hardrock mining on over 1 million acres of federal land for the next 20 years. Secretary Salazar’s decision will provide adequate time for [...]
January 3, 1882 – John Carr defeated John Clum for mayor of Tombstone. January 4, 1881 – A committee headed by George Parsons substituted John Clum for another candidate after he withdrew from the mayor’s race less than a week before the election. John was elected mayor of Tombstone with 532 out of 697 votes. [...]
December 14, 1879 – Johnny Ringo shot Louis Hancock in the throat at a saloon in Safford. December 1881 – U.S. Marshal Crawley Dake commissioned Wyatt Earp as a Deputy U.S. Marshal by telegraph from Prescott. December 14, 1881 – An attempted hijacking of the Benson night stage that contained Mayor John Clum took place, [...]
Celebrate Petrified Forest National Park’s 105th Anniversary! Activities at Petrified Forest include: Cultural Demonstrators will be at the Painted Desert Inn National Landmark between 9:30 am and 4:30 pm, sharing their skills and knowledge as well as a chance to purchase unique hand-made gifts for the holidays. Anniversary and Holiday Open House at the Painted [...]
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