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Council Seeks To Fill
Vacant Seat
 Applications being taken for City
Council seat— Deadline is Wednesday,
November 5
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The News
APACHE JUNCTION- The
Apache Junction City Council
is seeking to fill a seat left
vacant by the abrupt resignation
of Councilman Joe Severs
on October 7.
The city will begin accepting
applications on Monday,
October 27, with a deadline
set for 5 p.m. Wednesday,
November 5. Interviews will
be held during the 7 p.m.
Monday, November 17, work
session. A decision is expected
during its regular meeting
Tuesday, November 18.
To be considered for the
open seat, individuals must
be:
In addition, an individual
must have had all civil rights restored
if taken away due to
prior treason or felony convictions.
They cannot be a
member of state legislature,
a state employee or be under
guardianship.
In
addition, an individual
must have had all civil rights
restored if taken away due to
prior treason or felony convictions.
They cannot be a
member of state legislature,
a state employee or be under
guardianship.
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Gold Canyon C.O.P.
Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
 By Christina Fuoco-
Karasinski
The News
Gold Canyon Citizens on
Patrol (C.O.P.) celebrated its
second anniversary recently
by honoring the top contributors
of the Pinal County Sheriff’s
Office program as well
as those who supported the
group.
“It was really great,” said
Pat Prince, adviser liaison
between the volunteer program
and the sheriff’s office.
“We had about 55 people attend
that. We put it together at
short notice.”
Pinal County Supervisor
Sandie Smith was presented
with a gift for her efforts on
behalf of C.O.P.
Genevieve Bricker, representing
A.D.O.B.E., and John
Enright, Gold Canyon Business
Association member,
received certificates of appreciation
for purchasing a $500
GPS system for the patrol vehicle,
Prince said.
“If you’re out doing a night
patrol and you’re out in the
rural area, you can’t see anything,”
Prince said of the importance
of a GPS system. “You can’t see street
signs. It
really has benefitted us, especially
some of the men who
watch those areas closely.”
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Four Rescued From
Wilderness
 By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The News
Superstition Search and Rescue
saved four people during
three incidents in the Superstition
Wilderness October
11-12.
Gilbert resident Elizabeth
Boeppla, 58, told Superstition
Search and Rescue on
October 11 that she “always
thought it would be thrilling
to hike cross country.”
“After hiking four miles and
realizing she was alone, she
called 9-1-1 in a panic and
crying for help,” said Robert
Cooper, Superstition Search
and Rescue commander. “After
her call for help, she ran
across some hikers who pointed
her in the correct direction,
where we met up with her.”
Also on October 11, 72-yearold
Paul Cox informed his
wife that he was hiking to
Weaver’s Needle to scope
things out before he led a group hike
the weekend of
October 18. His wife called
for assistance when he did
not return home for dinner.
“He said he lost the trail and
bushwacked for two hours
then called it a day,” Cooper
said.
Two females— 24-year-old
Samantha Drouillard and
25-year-old Jennifer Richard,
both of Chandler— attempted
to hike the “Ridgeline” across
the top of the Superstition
Mountains from Lost Dutchman
State Park and down
Carney Springs on October
12. After 10 hours of hiking,
they only reached the halfway
point so they gave up.
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 BGYFL Homecoming Day
By Chuck Baker
The News
The Black and Gold Youth
Football League held its
first-ever Homecoming
Day on Saturday, October
18, at Apache Junction
High School’s Davis Field
and featured six of the
league’s seven teams along
with raffles, AJHS Booster
Club concessions, the All-
BGYFL cheerleaders and
some great football action.
The schedule included
the Mighty Mite Predators
taking on the Mighty Mite
Miners at noon featuring
7- and 8-year-old players,
the Junior Pee Wee Predators
battling the Junior Pee
Wee Miners at 2 p.m. featuring
9- and 10-year-old
players, and the Pee Wee
Mud Dugs playing the Pee
Wee Predators at 4 p.m.
featuring 11- and 12-yearold
players.
The AJHS Booster Club
operated concessions during
all three games and
raffles were held throughout
the day for some great
Arizona Cardinals memorabilia,
free 2009 BGYFL
player registrations and
tickets to Shadowlands at
Fiesta Mall in Mesa, considered
the East Valley’s
premier Halloween experience
with three haunted
attractions.
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and see BGYFL,
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