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Around Chandler: Week of July 28, 2024
The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes has announced the winners of its 2024 High School Service Above Self and Vocational Scholarships. • Daniel Johnson, Service Above Self Scholarship. The Perry High School graduate will be attending Grand Canyon University majoring in electrical engineering and with a minor in theology. •...
ASU transfer commit Ryan Minckler decides to turn pro, inks contract with Washington Nationals
Just as he was locked in to play his first season for ASU, right-handed pitcher Ryan Minckler has decided that he will turn pro instead, signing with the Washington Nationals who selected him in the 2024 MLB Draft. Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!. “Let’s get...
Wholesale aviation parts distributor Southern Cross Aviation announces expansion into Mesa
PHOENIX — Southern Cross Aviation, a wholesale aviation parts distributor, is expanding to Mesa. The location in Mesa will be the company’s third. Its headquarters are based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and it operates a distribution facility in Anchorage, Alaska. In Mesa, Southern Cross Aviation will cater to...
A look at the vegetable oil-powered steam engine at Grand Canyon Railways
WILLIAMS, AZ (AZFamily)—Steam engine 4960 is special not only because it’s one of about 200 steam engines in operation in the U.S. but also because it’s the only steam engine that completely runs on vegetable oil. 4960 was built in 1923 on the East Coast. However, after...
Scottsdale nonprofit names new director
Scottsdale Training and Rehabilitation Services has promoted its director of operations to executive director of the nonprofit, which normally identifies itself as STARS. Claudia Chavez has held a variety of roles since she joined the organization in 2011 and the board in a release said that in that time, “she gained a profound understanding of the organization’s programs and their incredible impact on participants, their families, and the community.
17 years later: Remembering 4 Arizona journalists killed in helicopter crash
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Saturday marks 17 years since a tragic helicopter crash took the lives of four Arizona journalists, including two beloved Arizona’s Family colleagues: Jim Cox and Scott Bowerbank. On July 27, 2007, two two-man helicopter crews were covering a police chase in the Valley when they...
Retail chain Big Lots to close 13 locations across Arizona
PHOENIX – Big Lots will be closing over a dozen of its Arizona stores, a product of the company’s plans to shut down multiple locations across the country. Thirteen locations across the Grand Canyon State are planned to close sometime this year. Closing stores will have banners on their personal webpages indicating their closure and promoting a 20% off discount with limited exceptions.
LIST: Phoenix-area wireless stores giving away $3M in free backpacks
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A number of Phoenix-area wireless stores are giving away $3 million worth of free backpacks to help ease the financial burden of back-to-school season. Round Room, LLC, a Verizon-authorized retailer, is hosting its 12th annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway on Sunday, July 28, as a way to ease the financial burden of back-to-school season.
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