It‘s been nearly 10 years, but the emotions of working at Ground Zero just after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks are still close to the surface for Mark Ranges. “I don’t look at the pictures. I can watch things on TV, but I still can’t look at the pictures,” he said. Ranges, owner of Sedona Off Road Center, was in the Emergency Medical Service for 30 years in New Jersey when the twin towers came crashing down. “I was a volunteer in New Jersey. New Jersey has the largest number of volunteer … [Read more...] about Discovering Life’s New Paths Among the Red Rocks
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ADOT Recognizing Adopt-A-Hwy Group
In order to pay tribute to her son who died of liver cancer at the tender age of three, Bronwyn Streich adopted a segment of State Route 87. Now, the mother who sought to honor the memory of her son, Jayson, is being honored by ADOT for the outstanding dedication of her group to keep a mile of the Duthie-Martin Highway free of trash. Jayson Micajah FitzGibbons passed away on March 8, 1987 at three years of age after battling liver cancer for about 18 months. Streich said he never … [Read more...] about ADOT Recognizing Adopt-A-Hwy Group
International Tourists Hungry For Route 66 Nostalgia
The Eaglerider store on west Route 66 has not been open long – but their Harley Davidson motorcycle rentals have bookings months in advance. A Harley rider for 33 years, store manager Jim Enenkel has been running things there for just a few months – and has come in handy that he is originally from Germany. Enenkel says that around 40 percent of his customers are from Europe – particularly Germans, a percentage that is growing. Many of his one-day rental customers take a Harley day trip on an … [Read more...] about International Tourists Hungry For Route 66 Nostalgia
Businesswoman Helping Non Profits Throughout State
Flagstaff has a secret weapon in the extremely accomplished Alice Ferris. In the year 2000, Alice gave birth to her son, Matthew, and since staying at home full-time was not what she bargained for, with Matthew in tow, she created her own consulting firm. Passion is what she is all about. No matter what she does, and she does it all, she does it wholeheartedly. Alice is the creator of GoalBusters, LLC, a consulting firm established in 2001 (originally as Ferris Consulting) that provides … [Read more...] about Businesswoman Helping Non Profits Throughout State