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Miami Schools celebrate opening of renovated C.A. Bejarano playground

On April 18 Dr. Sherry Dorathy, superintendent of the Miami Unified School District, cut the ribbon held by Dr. Richard Ramos, assistant superintendent, and Lisa Marquez, business manager for the district, to open the newly renovated playground at Charles A. Bejarano School while students, teachers and visitors look on. After the ceremony, a good time was had by all, especially the students, who enjoyed the new equipment and savored freshly frosted doughnuts.

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Angel Perez Wings of Hope Show 'N Shine welcomes donors, sponsors, volunteers

Downtown Miami is the location for this year’s Angel Perez Wings of Hope Show 'N Shine on Saturday, April 13, and now’s the time for raffle-basket sponsors, donors, volunteers and vendors …

VFW to hold flag retirement ceremony followed by dinner

Local veterans from VFW Post 1704 will be conducting a flag retirement ceremony on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. in the rear parking lot of VFW Post 1704, 707 S. …

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2024 Cutest Couple winners announced

Djana and Eric Pastor were this year’s Cutest Couple winners. The Pastors won a dozen roses from Anna’s Petals and dinner for two at Copper Bistro. Pictured are Eric Pastor, Djana Pastor, Copper Bistro owner Kari Courtney and Anna’s Petals owner Anna Bejarano. The contest was sponsored by Anna’s Petals and Copper Bistro.

Obituaries

John Brandt

John E. Brandt passed from this life on March 20, 2024. John was born in the old Gila General Hospital on Oct. 5,1942 to the late Wilbert and Margaret Brandt of Globe. John attended Globe …

Richard Henderson

Richard Haynes Henderson, born Sept. 26, 1940, passed away at the age of 83 on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Hospice of the Valley in Gilbert, Arizona with family around him. Richard was born and …

Lavada Beason

Our dear mother Lavada Beason passed away on April 13, 2024, at the age of 92. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her. She also had many friends and was a well-loved …

Keith Listiak

Keith Michael Listiak, 68, peacefully passed away at his residence in Globe, AZ on April 9, 2024. He was born in Sharon, PA on March 9, 1956, and moved to San Manuel, AZ when he was a young boy. …

Lyle Thompson

Lyle Dean Thompson was called home to his wife on Monday, April 8, 2024. He was 90 years old. Lyle was born to Loretta and Ervin Thompson on Aug. 16, 1933, in Onawa, Iowa. Lyle’s …

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Opinion

You’re not the boss in wilderness

When my friends and I encountered the fresh grizzly bear scat, we were deep in Wyoming’s Teton Wilderness, 20 miles from a trailhead.

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Web Extras

20 hit songs you may not know were written by music icons

Stacker compiled 20 hit songs between 1960 and today that were written by someone other than the singer, using various sources.

Billions of cicadas are about to emerge from underground in a rare double-brood convergence

In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, Brood XIII.

Removing PFAS from public water will cost billions and take time – here are ways to filter out some harmful ‘forever chemicals’ at home

Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans, waterproof clothing, grease-resistant food packaging and stain-resistant carpet were all made possible by PFAS. …

Gold vs. stocks: As both hit record highs, which is performing better for investors?

Money helps shed light on which is a better investment: gold or stocks.

Taylor Swift’s homage to Clara Bow

One track on Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” honors a long-celebrated, oft-miscast heroine of American feminism: actress Clara Bow. As historians of the 1920s, we’ve studied Bow’s fame and her cultural legacy.