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A8 The Arizona Republic Thursday, September 25, 1997 jfei lb-acre RANCHES in Prescott. No cityslickers allowed. Crossroads Ranch is offering 36acre ranches in this heaven on earth for as little as $89,000, with attractive seller There are some things you just can't find in the city. Like the satisfaction that comes from owning your own 36aae ranch in the high country outside Prescott; Arizona. life is simpler here.

The pace is slower. The air is cleaner. And the' views stretch 80 miles in all But the best news of all is that financing, underground electric, horse privileges, and limited rights to divide. Call 1-800311-6174, Ext-1055 for a brochure or to arrange a private showing of the ranch property. Or visit our sales office on Yuma native Mary Ellen Mendoza shops for water in Smith's supermarket in preparation for Nora.

She had to buy a higher-priced brand because the store had sold out of the cheaper gallon containers, as the empty shelves attest. mi fl -i .1 the Square in downtown Prescott, 115 W. Goodwin Street Deirdre HamillThe Arizona Republic ROSS Rp ADS RANCH UlNSI'UILtlA IN IV Iv 1 1 1 A 1NIVIA I UHEU Nora brings state of emergency Offered by Properties of the West, a bluenreen company. Obtain a copy of the Arizona Department of Real Estate Public Report which contain the Department of Water Resources letter. i Tlie good news is one of your relatives is about to inherit your esiata The bad nevs is, its Uncle could wind up being nothing more than a simple rain storm.

But cities throughout the Valley were offering help in the form of sand bags in case the rain is heavier. Officials of Phoenix Fire Department said they were preparing for Nora in much the same way it prepares for a monsoon storm. If the storm is severe, off-duty firefighters will be called in to staff additional crews. Fire officials gave out about 30 tons of sand by late Wednesday, which was all they had. Officials said they will have more sand available today.

Those interested should call 495-5555. Carlos Ariasi Sonora's hurricane i tracker, was also warning residents of coastal areas as far south as Bahia Kino to beware of heavy surf since Nora could cause waves of up to 13 feet. Meanwhile, authorities of towns in northwestern Sonora within the hurricane range were preparing shelters Wednesday night in case evacuations become necessary. Austin suggested that people in the affected areas store some bottled and prepare for possible power outages, just as if it were a major monsoon thunderstorm. "Think of it as a large monsoon storm," he said.

"Basically, what we're getting is a lot of monsoon storms." In fact, Austin said, in many areas of the state, including Phoenix, Nora AttendaFreeSeiRinar We can showyou howto disinherit tlim. With the right estate plan in place, you can keep your wealth in the family and 1 out of Uncle Sam's pocket. If I your net worth is $600,000 or Dk. i higher, a proper estate plan can protect your assets from taxes that can eat up 37 to Republic writers Diana Balazs, Ryan Konkj, Graciela Sevilla, Christina Leonard and Bill Bertolino contributed to this article. AHWATUKEE Tuesday, September 30 7:00 9:00 p.m.

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Holms Ave. NORA, jivrn Page Al response center in east Phoenix, and Hull said the storm's track will be monitored 24 hours a day. "I don't want the people of Arizona frightened," Hull said. "But on the other hand we want to be safe, we to be prepared, and we want to 'be ready for this." The National Guard was expected to arrive in Yuma about 3 a.m. today and were prepared to stay a minimum of three days.

They brought along gear to prepare them for a variety of tasks, anything' from an evacuation to assisting in setting up shelters. Army National Guard helicopters also were on standby in case they had to conduct searches and rescues. Craig Ellis, a forecaster for the Phoenix office of the Weather Service, said he expects the storm to produce no more than 1 .5 inches of rain in the Phoenix area. "But there could be widespread problems from flooding in the Yuma area," Ellis said. And, residents of the city of 60.000 who live in Tow-lying areas near the Colorado River weren't taking any chances.

Thousands of sandbags were handed out at the city's central fire to lines of people stretching three blocks Wednesday afternoon. Schools were canceled for today and a run on bottled water left the shelves bars at one grocery store near downtown Yuma. "The whole town is getting frenzied out," said David Penilla, a Yuma attorney. Veronica Lopez, principal of St. Francis of Assisi school, said children at the school were "more than a little antsy" during Wednesday's classes as the skies darkened.

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Hull said that emergency help was offered to La Paz, Mohave and Yavapai counties but that none of the counties had initiated the request for assistance, which is required for the funds. Anton Hafler, chief meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Phoenix, said the amounts of rain that fall on Arizona would depend on Nora's path and speed once it hits land. "If she decides to pick up speed and move rapidly through the state, we will see less amounts of rainfall than we have projected," Hafler said. "If the tendency is to slow down or park over Arizona," he added, rainfall amounts could rise significantly, and "there also may be a wider spread of precipitation across the entire state." Mike Austin, director of emergency management for the state, said the state's four sand-bagging machines were being sent to Yuma, Prescott, Tucson and Cochise County. Austin said state officials were mainly concerned with flooding in the washes that run into the Colorado River.

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