Prescott, Az

Prescott eNews - Enrique Melendez, Honorary Consul for El Salvador, has announced that Ambassador Marisol Argueta de Barillas, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the country of El Salvador will be coming to Prescott in November, 2008.

Prescott eNews - This week, all 800 Arizona state judges - from simple magistrates to Arizona Supreme Court Judges - will be in Tucson to participate in the Holocaust Ethical Leadership course, jointly developed by Polk and the Holocaust Museum. Polk will be giving the introduction of the course to the Arizona judges.

Prescott eNews - Should I have called the non-emergency number (778-1444)? In hindsight, probably. Is this an issue to get excited about or really much ado about nothing?

Suppose that the City of Prescott does go ahead with the proposed sewer connection plan, making hookups mandatory, and forcing the homeowners to each pay the entire amount. What happens to the property values?

"Hi, This is Mayor Wilson, I'm down here at the Courthouse, we've got solicitors that are not on the sidewalk, I'd like somebody to come down here and take a look at them," says the voice on the other end of the line.

Prescott Mayor Jack Wilson and Prescott Valley Mayor Harvey Skoog joined together in a press conference today as the details of the new non-stop air flight service from Prescott to Los Angeles on Horizon Air were announced. Speaking for Horizon Air was Dan Russo, the Director of Marketing and Communications, who explained how a one-time Embry Riddle student, Clint Ostler, now the Horizon Air Manager of Market Planning, helped encourage the airline to consider Prescott as they expanded their services to northern Arizona.

"In Israel, if you don't believe in miracles, you're not a realist," Reuven Solomon quoted, speaking last night at the Heights Church on the topic, "The Challenges Facing Israel".Solomon was the guide for the group of Prescott Community leaders that went to visit Israel in October of 2007. The Prescott delegates were so impressed with Solomon that they asked him to come to Prescott and share his vast knowledge.Speaking on Israel's history and future, Solomon brought a new understanding of Israel to the hundreds of people that came to hear him.Includes video of his presentation.

On May 17, 2008, at approximately 7:30 P.M., the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) that their satellite had detected an aircraft emergency landing locator signal. The staff member at the AFRCC told YCSO that the signal location was in the area northwest of the Bagdad Airport and they were unable to verify if a plane crash actually occurred. Deputies were sent to the area and spent several hours searching in darkness but could not locate a downed aircraft or a pilot.

Coming up with a budget for an entire city is a demanding job for any small government. But Prescott has special challenges in the fact that they’ve taken on the task of trying to pump water from the Big Chino Water Ranch, which is outside their Active Management Area (AMA). It took a special act of the legislature in 1991 for the city to be able to do this, and still they are faced with legal challenges to the project. On May 22nd the city will meet off-site to start to bring together the budget, something city staffers have been working on since January. The current city budget is 444 pages...

"We'll move on to Agenda Item E, 'Adoption of Resolution No 3888-0856 - A resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, authorizing hte official development of a Sister City relationship with the city of Suchitoto, El Salvador," and with those words, the City of Prescott Mayor Jack Wilson opened up the discussion on whether or not Suchitoto, El Salvador would be the newest Sister City.But, Wilson had more to say, "Last week, my major objection to the Suchitoto Sister City relationship was the lack of a private sector support organization for the relationship....

Prescott Mayor Jack Wilson has allegedly refused to meet with the diplomatic envoy from El Salvador, Mr. Enrique Melendez. And make no mistake, having the Mayor of Prescott, Arizona, show cavalier disrespect to an official representative from the foreign government of El Salvador, which as a country is a staunch ally of the United States, is indeed a problem. Mayor Wilson needs to meet with Mr. Melendez and accept his credentials.

A simple resolution for the City of Prescott, AZ to adopt a second sister city in El Salvador turned into a huge controversy last week, as the Mayor proposed tabling the Sister City measure.

The citizens weighed in vociferously after the mayor proposed tabling the Sister City resolution which would establish a Suchitoto-Prescott relationship.

The Prescott Police Department will not receive ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) certification training for any of their officers in the forseeable future, according to Mayor Jack Wilson, "They [ICE] basically told us that we're never going to get that unless somebody changes policy. And so we had representatives and ICE said it's not going to happen. So I don't think we're going to bang our head up against the wall."

Seated in a wheelchair, Corporal Tibor Rubin, the only Holocaust victim to ever be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, was pushed into a recreation room at the Bob Stump VA Medical Center in Prescott. Immediately upon entering the room, he started to comfort the residents with a greeting, "You are going to be alright," Rubin said with encouragement. "Don't give up."

Environmental attorney Norman D. James from Phoenix has been hired to represent Prescott and Prescott Valley in the Big Chino Ranch issue.

The Sundogs win with a 6-1 victory over the Laredo Bucks, and are on their way to the Ray Miron President’s Cup Finals!

The World's Oldest Rodeo is 121 years old, and use facilities that are 75 years old. Are they ready for an upgrade?

The Arizona Adrenaline had an amazing game on Sunday night, as they outscored their opponents, the Utah Saints by a score of 95-21. That happened to be a league-high for the season, and gives the Adrenaline a season record of 3-1.

As summer weather gets warmer, people long to go swimming. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of options in the Prescott area. You can swim at the YMCA in Prescott, or at Mountain Valley Splash in Prescott Valley. There are a few private pools around, but not nearly as many as you would expect in sunny Arizona. Some families will pack up their kids in the car and drive to Phoenix to a water park such as Waterworld Safari.But, what if there was an aquatics center right here in Prescott