IRS Has $$ For Area Taxpayers
More than 300 people (and $279,000) in Pinal County
By Ed Barker
The News
The Internal Revenue Service is looking for more than 300 Pinal County taxpayers who are missing over $300,000 in economic stimulus and regular refund checks that were returned by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors.
   “People across the country are missing tax refunds and stimulus checks,” said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. “We want to get this money into the hands of taxpayers where it belongs. We are committed to making the process as easy as possible for taxpayers to update their addresses with the IRS and get their checks.”
   All a taxpayer has to do is update his or her address once. The IRS will then send out all checks due. Stimulus Checks
   It is crucial that taxpayers who may be due a stimulus check update their addresses with the IRS by November 28, 2008. By law, economic stimulus checks must be sent out by December 31 of this year. The undeliverable economic stimulus checks average $583.

See A-1

City GAINs Neighborhood Support
Annual city event held October 25 in AJ neighborhoods
Ten neighborhoods participated in the fifth annual G.A.I.N. event held Saturday, October 25. Visiting each neighborhood was a caravan of city and Apache Junction Fire District personnel, including Mayor John Insalaco, Vice Mayor R.E. Eck and City Councilman Chip Wilson.
   Also participating were Bryant Powell, assistant city manager, Jeff Bell, Parks and Recreation director, David Fern, Public Works director, Joel Stern, city attorney, Jerald Monahan, police chief, Arnold Freeman, patrol captain, Bill Virtue, D.A.R.E. Officer, Mother Goose (Liz Burks of the library) and Leslie Fessler of the library.
   Several members of the Parks and Recreation Department organized activities for the kids in each neighborhood. The Police Explorers Unit, Arial Ohler, Community Development Corporation/ Main Street Program director, Suzanne Strong, the Police Department’s Community Resource coordinator, and McGruff, the crime-fighting dog also took part.

See A-1 and see City GAIN, A-6

Burial Ceremony For Veterans Starts In AJ
Six honored veterans laid to rest in Nat’l Cemetery
By Meghan McCoy
The News
The “Missing In America Project, Veteran Recovery Program” held a burial ceremony on Monday, October 27, 2008, which began with a line-up of 412 motorcycle riders between Arizona Joe’s Restaurant and Idaho Road and continued with a 50-mile ride to the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix.
   The program was held to honor its commitment to help find Veterans remains and commit them to eternity in a manner befitting those who have served this country.
   Last Monday’s ceremony was held in honor of SSGT Dorman D. Hutchinson (March 28, 1920 to June 10, 2003), Tec 5 Edward P. Majka (November 16, 1932 to December 8, 1993), Major Shirl L. Terry, who received a Bronze Star (December 8, 1916 to September 13, 1989), Pvt. John C. Mathers (May 6, 1947 to October 14, 2007), Pvt. James Bernard Thomas (August 17, 1923 to October 28, 2006), Sgt. Jerry Jean Lane, who received a Purple Heart (August 21, 1932 to November 1, 2003) and Mrs. Germayne Lane (March 14,1935 to August 6, 2008).

See A-1 and see Veterans, page A-10

13 Swimmers & Divers Advance To ‘State’
Including sophomore Jim Huynh who competed in two relays, the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke
By Chuck Baker
The News
A total of thirteen swimmers and divers from Apache Junction qualified for and competed in last weekend’s 4A-I State Championships held at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center on the campus of Arizona State University, including sophomore Jim
   Huynh, who competed in four separate events. Huynh competed on both the boys 200 and 400 freestyle races and swam the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke in individual events.
   Joining Huynh on the freestyle relay squads were senior Cody Beck, junior Andrew Jones and sophomore Mackenzie Hvidsten.
   Also competing at last weekend’s State Championships was the AJHS boys 200 medley team of junior John Simeonoff, sophomore Keaton Tenborg and freshmen Ty Adair and Richard Pennick, the girls 200 and 400 freestyle teams of seniors Lindsey Adair, Nicole Henry and Cecilia Kruser along with junior Clarissa Mohle, and junior diver Ole Gabrielson.

See B-1 and see State, page B-4