Happy Birthday Apache Junction!
City celebrates 30th Anniversary of incorporation this month
By Ed Barker
The News
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City of Apache Junction will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Monday, November 24, with a host of events, including tours of municipal buildings, and a celebratory video.
   As part of the celebration, public tours will be conducted on November 24th, at the Library, Multi-Generational Recreation Center and City Hall.
   “If you have not yet had a chance to see our awardwinning facilities, please be sure to take a tour,” said Pat Brenner, CPM community relations manager. “Tour guides will be available to also direct citizens to their next tour building. Ample parking exists at all three facilities.”

The tour schedule is as follows:

• 9 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. City Hall (meet at Directory Sign in front of Council Chambers)— 20 minutes each

• 9:30 a.m., noon, 2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Multi-Generational Recreation Center, (check in at customer service desk)— 30 minutes each

• 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Library (check in at customer service desk) – 45 minutes each.

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has issued an official proclamation dated October 17, 2008, declaring the “Apache Junction Thirtieth Anniversary.”

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14 Residents Apply For Open Council Seat
Decision may come as early as next week
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The News
APACHE JUNCTION- Fourteen Apache Junction residents are vying for the City Council position left open by Councilman Joe Severs’ abrupt resignation in October.
   Interviews will be held during the 6 p.m. Monday, November 17, work session. The meeting time was bumped up from 7 p.m to 6 p.m. to handle the flood of applicants. A decision is expected during the 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 18, regular meeting.
   In no particular order, the applicants are:
   Doug Coleman, who was elected as Apache Junction’s mayor for 6 terms (12 years) and was a city councilman for four years, turned in an application.
   “I do miss working with the other members of the council and I miss working with the city staff,” Coleman told The Apache Junction/Gold Canyon News in October. “I’ve been encouraged by a lot of people.”
   John Kantowski explained he has been thinking about applying for City Council for “some time now.”
   “With the resignation of Mr. Severs, it leaves a void in council. With all the new projects coming up before the election, we can not afford to have a tie vote that will kill an issue or project,” Kantowski said by e-mail. He told the News that he does not participate in telephone interviews.

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Martyn Wins Supervisor Race, Babeu Wins Sheriff’s Office
The two Republican candidates make history— Democratic incumbents retain all other county offices
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The News
FLORENCE- Bryan Martyn became the first Republican ever elected to the Pinal County Board of Supervisors, besting Democrat Mary Shope 20,120 to 16,516. Independent Elliott Fisher received 2,959 votes, according to unofficial results faxed to The Apache Junction/Gold Canyon News the morning of Wednesday, November 5.
   “It’s good to have this behind us,” Martyn said. “Now the real work begins.”
   Before he takes office on January 2, he said he is going to take his children to Universal Studios in Universal City, Calif.
   “Then we’ll get busy on working the issues of Pinal County,” Martyn said.
  In other Pinal County races, Chandler police officer Paul Babeu became the first Republican ever elected Pinal County Sheriff by beating incumbent Democratic Sheriff Chris Vasquez 50,091 to 42,723. Babeu was the only Republican to win a countywide race.

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Eight Wins And Playoff Bound
AJHS seeded #10 in 4A-I power points; Projected to play at #7 Vail Cienega this Friday in first round
By Chuck Baker
The News
The Prospectors knocked off Tempe McClintock 34-10 last Friday in their regular season finale for their eighth win of the season against three losses, and at number ten in the final 4A-I power point rankings, just missed by two slots the chance to host a first round State Tournament game.
   As the tenth seed, Apache Junction is projected to open 4A-I tournament play this coming Friday, November 14 at #7 Cienega in Vail, Arizona, located southeast of Tucson. The Bobcats are 8-2 overall and coming off a 48-0 win over Tucson Flowing Wells last Friday.
   Apache Junction and Ciengea faced two common opponents this season in Scottsdale Chaparral and Avondale Agua Fria. Cienega lost to Chaparral 23-20 and defeated Agua Fria 48-14. The Prospectors defeated Agua Fria 48-6 this season and lost to Chaparral 31-12.

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