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Area students explore science

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:10am

Giana Hutchinson, 6, holds a model human brain, while looking at a real sheep one on Wednesday as a part of the Pueblo del Sol Elementary School’s science week. (Photo by Beatrice Richardson)

Adam Curtis

Herald/Review

Cowering together but too transfixed to look away, a group of kindergartners oscillated between fear and excitement as they watched a baby tarantula meander around in a Pueblo del Sol Elementary School teacher’s palm.

The adult Arizona Blond Tarantula came out next, to a chorus of squeals and giggles.

“It’s OK, you won’t get bitten, there’s no need to be afraid,” 11-year-old fifth grader Amy Magatagan said.

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Fifth-graders moving to junior high

Sat, 05/12/2012 - 12:01am

By Shar Porier

Herald/Review

BISBEE — Fifth graders will be moving from Greenway School to Lowell Junior High School when classes begin in August following a three-to-two vote of the school board members at Tuesday’s meeting.

Luche Giacomino and Carol Loy were the two “nay” votes, with Dr. Stephen Lindstrom, Fred Giacoletti and Terry Reyna voting in favor of the move.

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Military Update: Obama protects GI Bill users; new laws needed to do more

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 12:01am

By Tom Philpott

President Obama’s high-profile signing Friday of an executive order to protect Post-9/11 GI Bill users from predatory practices of for-profit schools is viewed by veterans’ service organizations as a big step, but also a first step, toward curbing abuses within the U.S. education industry.

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Chalk talk for May 4

Fri, 05/04/2012 - 9:04pm

Sierra Vista

School District

Buena High School

Today is a half day at Buena for teacher in-service. Students will be dismissed at 10:55 a.m.

The Arizona State National History Day Competition was on Saturday. Buena had two groups competing in the Senior Group Exhibit Category. One of these groups, comprised of John Brewer, Haley Harper, Kayley Moss and Caryn Zaruba won first place for their category and can advance to the National Competition in June in Washington, D.C. Their topic was “The Iron Curtain.”

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Church briefs for May 4

Fri, 05/04/2012 - 9:02pm

On Sunday, the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church’s Children’s Choir, Kingdom Kids and Spirit Singers will present a 20-minute musical at each of the three services. This special musical drama is entitled “The Rainbow Man.”

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Military Update: Graham forecasts House-Senate deal on Tricare fee hike

Sat, 04/28/2012 - 12:10am

Tom Philpott

The Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Daily Review

The House armed services subcommittee on military personnel has declined to give the Obama administration new authority it sought to phase in higher Tricare fees on military retirees over the next four years and to peg future Tricare fee hikes to medical inflation nationwide.

But in marking up its version of the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill, the subcommittee did not adopt discreet language, as it has in the past years, that would block any Tricare fee increases.

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church briefs for April 27

Fri, 04/27/2012 - 8:21pm

On May 6, the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church’s Children’s Choir, Kingdom Kids and Spirit Singers will present a 20-minute musical at each of the three services. This special musical drama is entitled “The Rainbow Man.”

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Five SV Fire personnel honored by colleagues

Wed, 04/25/2012 - 12:21am

Sierra Vista Fire Department’s award winners from left: Fire Marshal Paul Cimino, Firefighter / Paramedic Terry Cox, Firefighter / EMT Carlos Moreno, Firefighter / Paramedic Shawn Mott and Fire Inspector Brad Hoeft. (Beatrice Richardson • Herald/Review)

BY DEREK JORDAN

HERALD/REVIEW

SIERRA VISTA — So much of what it means to be a firefighter in this day and age goes beyond rushing out to extinguish a burning building, and that evolution is exemplified in the efforts of five Sierra Vista Fire Department personnel selected for distinction this year.

Fire department personnel submitted more than 70 nominations for the three usual distinctions this year, in addition to two special recognition awards.

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Around Your Town 04/24/12

Tue, 04/24/2012 - 12:01am

Hailey Redenbo, 7, reaches for the top while rock climbing on Sunday during the festival, which featured rides, midway games, carnival food, and live entertainment throughout the weekend. (Melissa Marshall • Herald/Review)

The Thunder Mountain Republican Women’s Club will host a luncheon meeting at 11 a.m. April 24 at Pueblo del Sol Country Club, 2770 St. Andrews Dr. The invited speakers are County Board of Supervisor candidates Pat Call, Richard Searle, and Linda Nunez; and County Assessor Philip Leiendecker. Reservations for lunch are $15 and can be made by calling Enid at 378-3635.

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Our Readers' Views: Confirming socialism

Mon, 04/23/2012 - 5:00pm

The Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Daily Review

To the Editor:

I would like to thank Mr. Smittenaar for confirming my assertion that President Obama is a marxist. Mr. Smittenaar used his letter to defend socialism but not one word to deny President Obama is a socialist. And he is also correct in his assumption that I have not read “The “Communist Manifesto” or “Das Kapital.” The synopsis of which I believe is “You produce and I’ll give you what I think you need.” That system was abolished in 1863 by a Republican president.

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