Henry Taylor, as a college student earning his psychology degree, grew up with a desire to help people, a love of history and a fondness for the West. While going to school, he read Zane Grey’s Call of the Canyon, a novel set in Northern Arizona’s cattle and sheep ranching heyday of the early … [Read more...] about Historic Preservation Champion Soldiers On
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Teller Continues Looking Up
As a youngster, Arlando Teller stood in the yard of his Chinle home on the Navajo Reservation and looked up at an azure sky pebbled with popcorn clouds and jet contrails. He wondered where those white streaks crisscrossing the wild blue yonder were headed. When he graduated from Chinle High … [Read more...] about Teller Continues Looking Up
Ron Getto—Cleaning Up the Strikes
Ron Getto has two Ivy League college degrees and has spent 22 years on Wall Street. So, one might wonder, what brought the Starlite Lanes owner to Flagstaff? His career path has not been smooth. In fact, there were some pretty big bumps along the way. Getto was born and raised in New York. He … [Read more...] about Ron Getto—Cleaning Up the Strikes
Lifestyle Change Reflected on the Menu
Late last month, the historic Grand Canyon Café was sold. Paul Moir, one of the buyers, said he hopes to take the restaurant to its 100th year. “I’m 48 now, so I’ll be 75 then. I can see that happening,” said Moir. “I think it will be realistic to take it there. The Grand Canyon Café has been … [Read more...] about Lifestyle Change Reflected on the Menu
Helping Small Businesses at the State Legislature
Working on a bill in the state legislature has been an interesting experience. First, let me tell you about the problem I am trying to solve, then I will get to the legislative process. If you are a small business that needs some retail or office space, you will know the problem. A landlord shows … [Read more...] about Helping Small Businesses at the State Legislature
Sax Man Bringing Music to the Mountain
New York’s Times Square has the Naked Cowboy, Major League baseball had its Kissing Bandit and Northern Arizona has Sax Man. Among the restaurants, pubs, dog parks and street corners where Randall Boylan plays his saxophone, this avid skier can sometimes be seen and heard at Arizona … [Read more...] about Sax Man Bringing Music to the Mountain
Jay McCarthy: Champion for Children
Many years from now, when Philip “Jay” McCarthy Jr. looks back over his legal career, he can be confident that he has done what he set out to do – to help children and families. He has, in fact, helped many, many children and their families. He has been before the U.S. Supreme Court twice, both … [Read more...] about Jay McCarthy: Champion for Children
Mirjam Loverich Celebrates Jazzercise Success
There is one thing Mirjam Loverich wants everyone to know about: Jazzercise. “I think people associate it with the 1980s,” she said. “This is not your mama’s workout with leotards and leg warmers. That has all gone away.” Things have changed a lot since then. “You think you know us, but you … [Read more...] about Mirjam Loverich Celebrates Jazzercise Success
NAU Alumna’s Work Still Inspiring Others
The February confirmation of Aid Worker Kayla Mueller’s death in ISIS captivity has left her hometown of Prescott, her alma mater, Northern Arizona University, and the rest of the civilized world to shoulder her life’s work, mission and legacy. “I find God in the suffering eyes reflected in … [Read more...] about NAU Alumna’s Work Still Inspiring Others
Munger Returns to Osage Beach with Murder Mystery
Murder, intrigue and friendship meet in “Return to Osage Beach,” a new novel by Flagstaff author Gene Munger. The story follows how tragedy and politics shape the lives of three couples who grew up together, meet at a beach reunion and are changed forever. An unsolved murder brings out the truth … [Read more...] about Munger Returns to Osage Beach with Murder Mystery
