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2 ARIZONA DAILY SUN, Flagstaff, Arizona, Thursday, June 30, 1994 Fire-scarred state asks for feds help Z3 Flagstaff cerned, Symington said. Our firefighters have been working all week and theyre tired. Symington said there were 14 fires burning in the Yamcll area about 60 miles northwest of Phoenix, and an equal number near Bisbee, just short of Arizonas border with Mexico. Three fires that covered slightly more than 16,000 acres near Dolan Springs and Golden Valley in the Kingman area of northwestern Arizona destroyed three mobile homes but were contained late Wednesday, federal officials said. The fire 30 miles northwest of Kingman began Monday evening and scorched 9,000 acres.

About 2,500 acres of Golden Valley were the Indian crews are out on fires, the hotshot crews were using everything weve got." The Oracle blaze, ignited by lightning like virtually all of the 30 or so fires burning around Arizona, began in a state park and spread through scrub oak and manzanita shrubs, threatening the town, outlying homes and perhaps the sealed ecological laboratory Biosphere 2 for a time. Slurry dropped by the Forest Service halted the fire 2 miles or so short of Oracle, however, and Coronado National Forest spokeswoman Heidi Schewel said late Wednesday the western side of the blaze 40 miles north of Tucson was holding. A fire in steep and rocky terrain high in the Catalina Mountains near Tucson spread to 70 acres in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness but was no threat to anything but more trees higher up, Schewel said. Schewel said it was burning between Finger Rock Canyon and Ven-tana Canyon and might be given a degree of free rein, allowing it to clear out dcadwood to enhance the trees that survive. Symington, meanwhile, said he was asking the federal government to declare southern Arizona a disaster area to free up money and manpower.

Were at a maximum as far as our firefighting resources are con destroyed, with flames reaching 30 feet high, and Dolan Springs lost 4,660 acres. The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved federal funds for those blazes, meaning property owners may apply for low-interest loans to repair or replace any fire-damaged buildings. Symington said the firefighting demands in surrounding states make it difficult to get assistance from Nevada or California. If his request for an emergency declaration is approved for southern Arizona, it will allow Arizona to seek aid from throughout the country, he said. Hassell said the state has spent about $1 million on fighting fires so far and is about to run out of money.

Thirty blazes from Bisbee to Kingman PHOENIX (AP) Arizonas firefighting resources are maxed out and federal help is needed. Gov, Fife Symington and state Land Commissioner Jean Hassell say. Were using everything Rural-Metro can give us, were using everything the rural (fire) departments can give us, Hassell said late Wednesday after he and Symington flew over a blaze near Oracle. All of the prison crews are out on fires, CBS channel-surfs to Phoenixs KPHO shows up on D-Day Flagstaff had at least one representative at the June 6 celebration of the 50th anniversary of D-Day off the coast of Normandy. U.S.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Schrader was aboard the USS George Washington, the giant aircraft carrier that carried President Bill Clinton and his party to the celebration. The Washington was on its maiden voyage. Daniel, a personable, always cheerful graduate of Flagstaff High School, encountered a free-lance TV news crew. He was picked as the Arizonan interviewed for a nationwide telecast. Daniel is the son of Bob and Dolores Schrader and the grandson of Sam and Sophia Cancino.

His parents have been fixtures in the towns business community for years. Sam has been cutting hair downtown for as long as anyone can remember. In a letter dated May 21, as the Washington was leaving port, Daniel wrote to Bob and Dolores: they said they needed someone from Arizona to interview So I gave them an interview. They asked how I felt about being part of the D-Day celebration and making the maiden voyage on the GW. I told them I was proud and that since my grandfather was a World War II veteran, I felt somewhat honored as well although my grandpa served in the Pacific campaign, I still felt it would be honoring him and I was glad to do it.

Daniel is considering the Navy as a career and is awaiting developments in that area now. And, Ill bet he made one he ah one heck of an Arizona representative for the D-Day celebration. By AL BRAVO Auodaied Preu Writer PHOENIX KPHO-TV has garnered the CBS network affiliation, completing the affiliate musical chairs for stations that serve most of the states viewers. The switch of affiliations among four stations leaves former ABC affiliate KTVK-TV as an independent, although station officials said they would look into possible links with other proposed networks. The affiliate changes began in May, when current CBS affiliate KTSP-TV learned its new owner was switching the affiliations of its newly acquired stations to Fox.

That left KNXV-TV without a network until ABC said it would pick up the UHF channel as its Phoenix station under a related ownership deal. KTVK and independent KPHO, the states oldest television station, were left vying for the CBS affiliation. CBS worked out a deal with Meredith which owns KPHO and four other stations. Merediths WNEM-TV in Flint-Saginaw, will switch from NBC to CBS as part of the deal. Its a landmark day, said KPHO general manager Patrick North.

We are very happy. There are tons of advantages to being a network affiliate. CBS has been on an affiliate-building mission since Fox Broadcasting Co. first won the bidding to broadcast some National Football League games, then carried off eight CBS affiliates under a deal with New World Communications. 1 Other Meredith stations already have net work affiliates.

Meredith did not disclose terms of the affiliations, but spokesman Craig Maltby said there was no extraordinary compensation" from CBS. Maltby said Meredith had been looking for a network affiliation for the Phoenix station since the 1980s, but got down to business after Fox started growing at the expense of CBS and other networks. The deal for the Michigan station emerged as a separate transaction during the talks with CBS about the Phoenix station, Maltby said. Maltby also said there would be initial added expenses for the stations to expand their news operations and to promote the new affiliations. North agreed, saying the station would double its local news programming, hiring 35 to 50 people in the process.

The biggest advantage is being with the No. 1 news and entertainment network," North said, I North said KPHO probably would add morning and late afternoon newscasts to its schedule, which could change as soon as September. Officials from other stations have said the affiliate changes propably wont occur until the end of the year, but North said there could be a gap for one of the stations. KTVK general manager Bill Miller said going independent wouldnt hurt his station but that he believes the channel was the victim of corporate games. The station is owned locally and is not part of any chain.

Airwaves a little too hot Its been getting really hot on the transmitter and we switch from transmitter to transmitter periodically to keep our transmitters from overheating, Robbins said. In other media news, KKTM Channel 13 has dropped its newscast. The station aired its last newscast Friday night. Three KKTM news department employees were laid off, and two have accepted jobs outside of Flagstaff. I think it was something people saw coming," said Gary Hallelind, KKTM general manager.

The station is planning to introduce new programming in the next three months. A big revamping of programming will be taking place and it has already started taking place, Hallelind said. He added that KKTM plans to bring back its newscast at some point, but would not elaborate. Were taking care of a lot of our previous technical problems and were upgrading our equipment, Hallelind said. By DIANA YANEZ Sun Staff Reporter Flagstaffs recent 90-degree-plus weather has been taking its toll on area radio end TV broadcasts.

Northern Arizonas public radio station, KNAU 88.7 FM, lost its transmission temporarily Sunday. KNAUs transmitter, which sits on Mormon Mountain, blew two fuses, but an engineer fixed the problem in a matter of minutes. We were out briefly because of an electrical load caused by the heat weve been having, said John Stark, general manager of KNAU. Since then, to our knowledge, weve been doing okay. KNAZ Channel 2 viewers have seen the stations signal go out for various amounts of time.

We werent aware that this was happening, said Dan Robbins, KNAZ general manager. KNAZ has two transmitters that also sit on Mormon Mountain. A.M. PohrereArizona Daily Sun Having a ball TIIE CLASS of 1984 at Flagstaff High School will hold its first reunion Aug. 26 through 28 at Little America.

Class members Bethany Nack-ard and Tifni Haberlack were in town recently to organize the reunion, which will include a mixer and a dinner dance. Sunday, Aug. 28, the scene shifts to FortTuthill for a potluck picnic. Information and details are available by calling: (602) 926-2559. IN YARNELL, south of Prescott, former Williams postmaster Herman J.

Kielhorn celebrated his 100th birthday May 28. He came to Williams in the 1920s as a postal clerk and several years later was named postmaster. He is a World War I veteran and for many years was a leader of the American Legions Cordova Post in Williams. His wife, Lela, died in 1980. His daughters, Phyllis Fuller and Caryl Busman, were hosts at an open house May 28.

Twelve grandchildren and 22 greatgrandchildren either joined the fun or sent best wishes. AT ITS ANNUAL meeting in June, the Flagstaff Symphony Association honored 13 volunteers for work in the symphony office, including Pat Valdez, who for years WAS the office. Others honored were: Rita Rose, Virginia Kelly, Ginny Kramer, Leigh Johnson, Marion Espil, Kathy Hoyt, Marian Fried, Beatrice Riordan, Ruthella Caldwell, Harold Stern, Ed Nettell and Jean Sechrist. If you have any news items of interest especially about Flagstaff people please call Paul Sweitzer at 7744545. Kristina VanDivier, 12, returns a serve Wednesday during a volleyball game at Bushmaster Park.

Members of the W.L. Gore Regenerative Technology department and their families were enjoying a day of games and food. Whitney planning new directions for Arizona Jaycees people to join the organization. People are sometimes afraid to ask someone to join, but thats the best way to do it, he said. The Jaycees is an international community organization, with chapters in Japan, New Zealand, Philippines and Australia.

The Jaycees in the U.S. is the largest out of 110 international chapters," Whitney said. President Bill Clinton and vice president A1 Gore were Jaycees, and theyre very aware of the organization. So maybe well get to meet them someday. of cigarettes to minors, Whitney said.

Whitney also plans to start a shooting education program, sponsored by Daisy BB Gun. The event is held annually in other states. Its a competition for kids, the best shooter from every chapter goes on to compete with the state and then the national chapters. This also teaches kids gun safety, Whitney said. Another item on Whitneys agenda is to increase the states membership statewide.

His plan is to ask bers between 21 and 39. Flagstaff's local Jaycee chapter was chartered in 1981. Each local chapter sets goals to improve its community. Its whatever that group wants to do to improve their community and improve memberships through community improvements, Whitney said. One of the programs Whitney would like to start in Arizona is the JAYS Jaycees Against Youths Smoking.

The group would work with local business in preventing the sale Fla. where he spent four of the six days training for his upcoming duties. As president of the Arizona Jaycees, Whitney is not only the states representative but also over looks the states chapters. Til be doing a lot of traveling around the state. Ill be overseeing the success of the state and ensure the local chapters success in meeting their goals on their local level, Whitney said.

The Jaycees is a young peoples community organization, with mem By DAILY SUN STAFF When Paul Whitney joined the Jaycees back in 1987, all he wanted to do was to coordinate the annual Chili Cook-Off and work the Haunted House. He wasnt gunning for the groups top post in the state. Whitney, a 36-year-old Flagstaff dentist, was elected May 14 as president of the Arizona Jaycees. He began his one-year term June 1. Although his term just began, Whitney has already attended his first national convention in Orlando, A I ZONA The Arizona Dally Sun guarantees a value equal to or greater than the cost of your newspaper, EVERY DAY! Only coupons clipped directly from the Arizona Daily Sun accepted.

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