EAC invites entries for its annual Skills Day Car Show
By Lori Dugan THATCHER, Ariz.—Eastern Arizona College’s 42nd annual Skills Day competition is scheduled for Tuesday, April 10, 2018, from 8 a.m. until Noon. Everyone…
March 2018
Today in history – March 31, 2018
1889 – Eiffel Tower opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eiffel-tower-opens 1931 – Knute Rockne, Studebaker namesake, dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/knute-rockne-studebaker-namesake-dies 1943 – Oklahoma! premieres on Broadway http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oklahoma-premieres-on-broadway 1959 – Dalai Lama…
EAC’s Sarah Dannenbrink Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar
Thatcher, AZ— Sarah Dannenbrink, a student at Eastern Arizona College, has been named a 2018 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar and will receive a $1,250…
Seferino M. Sanchez
Seferino M. Sanchez, 84, entered into rest on March 28, 2018 in Safford, Arizona. He was born July 8, 1933 in Sanchez, Arizona to Moises…
Arizona Gives Day and what it means for local non-profits
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD- Arizona Gives Day is a single day set aside to fundraising for Arizona non-profit organizations through the www.azgives.org website. Arizona…
Origins of Easter Traditions
The very strange story of bunnies, baskets, colored eggs and ham. This weekend is Easter. For Christians it is a religious holiday, celebrating Jesus’ triumph…
Today in history – March 30, 2018
1820 – Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anna-sewell-author-of-black-beauty-is-born 1870 – 15th Amendment adopted http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/15th-amendment-adopted 1965 – Bomb explodes outside U.S. Embassy in…
Community Pride Days and E-Waste Event coming up
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD- If you live in Graham County you are allowed one free dump load to be dropped off at the Safford…
Safford Police Department Letter of Thanks for C.O.R.E Participants
Many attended the Safford Police Department’s 3rd annual Community Organized Resource Event (C.O.R.E.) that took place last Saturday in Firth Park. Those attending were given…
Carmen Richardson Smith
Carmen Richardson Smith, age 101, was born and raised on a farm in Graham County in an area called Lebanon, south of Safford, on September…
