Nostalgia for days gone by mixed with gratitude for historic preservation and affordable housing solutions filled the warm summer air as members of three Flagstaff families came together unexpectedly to watch the century-old home that had been an important part of their lives move to another neighborhood downtown. Homeowner Helene Babbitt, who, with her husband, the late Jim Babbitt, bought the house at 12 N. Hillside in 1995, donated the home to Townsite CLT. The local non-profit … [Read more...] about Historic Move for Affordable Housing
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Babbitt Ranches Turning Cold War Uranium Site into Conservation Area
In keeping with its more than 130-year commitment as stewards of the land, Babbitt Ranches is taking action to evaluate and address the presence of radioactive mining materials that exist on a parcel north of Wupatki National Monument, currently owned by the company. These materials are the byproduct of surface mining activities conducted on the parcel commonly known as Section 9 in the 1950s and 1960s, when it was owned by Arizona Title Guarantee and Trust Company. The area is part of the … [Read more...] about Babbitt Ranches Turning Cold War Uranium Site into Conservation Area
Rodeo Riders, Ranchers Seek Babbitt Colts
Tonalea special education teacher Ella Farrell tries to get to Spider Web Camp from her home near the Utah border every July for the Annual Colt Sale. This year, she made her third Babbitt Ranches purchase, a palomino from the reputable “Cowboy Drift” bloodline. “My brother advised me,” she said. “He works with the UofA Cooperative Extension Service and advises people on agriculture. He tells me that Babbitt Ranches has quality horses. The auctioneer said the colt has the potential of being … [Read more...] about Rodeo Riders, Ranchers Seek Babbitt Colts
Colt Sale Celebrates Babbitt Ranches Community
Amidst the crowd of several hundred spectators were Justin, Jessica and three-year-old Hud Greer. The Exeter, California family kept cowboy Scott Westlake busy keeping track of their bids in the Annual Colt Sale on Saturday, July 9. At the end of the day, the Greers were the event’s volume buyers, purchasing eight colts for Greer Livestock and ending the auction in a lively bidding competition for a sorrel colt at $15,500, a Babbitt Ranches record. Earlier in the day, they purchased … [Read more...] about Colt Sale Celebrates Babbitt Ranches Community
