In question are 600 early and provisional ballots

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A.J. Celebrates Veterans
Parade begins with F-16 fly-over
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The News
The city of Apache Junction will pay tribute to former soldiers this Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, with a parade themed “Honoring Women in the Service— Grateful Forever.”
   “This year’s parade is shaping up to be another event Apache Junction can be proud of,” said organizer/ former city councilman Dave Waldron, in a press release.
   “Take some time; come out to your parade on Veterans Day.”
The parade begins at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of Phelps Drive and Old West Trail with an F-16 fly-over from Luke Air Force Base. The parade route will proceed west on Apache Trail to Gold Drive, turn and go east on Apache Trail returning to the staging area on Old West Trail between Idaho Road and Phelps Drive.
   “This is a day to come out and honor our veterans, to take some time out of our busy schedule to watch the parade and meet those people who served this country with pride and honor,” Waldron said.
   “The parade committee wants to acknowledge those businesses along the parade route that are affected by the closure of Apache Trail and encourage everyone to stop by those businesses and thank them for allowing us to take the time for the parade.”
   The grand marshal is Master Sgt. (Retired) Darlene Tryon, who has a long and distinguished record while serving in the U.S. Air Force for 26 years. She served five combat tours.
   A Mesa native, she entered active duty in November 1979. She is the junior vice commander/lifetime member of VFW Post 7968 in Apache Junction.

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County Names Elections Director
Kizer comes to Pinal from Apache County
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The News
Pinal County has named Steve Kizer the new elections director, taking over for Gilbert Hoyos, who retired earlier this year.
   Kizer served as Apache County elections director for three years before coming to Pinal County. Previously, the Arizona State University graduate worked as a computer programmer in the Maricopa County elections department.
   He finds working in Pinal County challenging, considering the size difference between it and Apache County.
   “Apache County had half the number of cincts that Pinal County has,” said Kizer, who is living in Queen Creek while building a house in Florence.
   “So just dealing with everything on a larger scale—more staff, more poll workers—is a challenge. Each county has their own different internal dynamics. Getting tuned in to the beat of what’s going on here in Pinal County has been the biggest challenge.
   “In Pinal County, too, obviously this area’s experienced a lot of growth and is still growing. That’s something that wasn’t going on much in Apache County.”
   Kizer said he has been busy preparing for the November elections, including the budget override in Apache Junction.
   “A lot of people wonder what do the elections departments do when we’re not having big elections,” Kizer said.
   “In the state of Arizona, we actually we have four consolidated election dates—one in March, one in May, one in August and one in November. Stuff goes on every year. We have those four dates. The other elections that we’re having could be jurisdictional elections. Like school districts are having budget overrides in November, bond elections, cities and towns can have their city council elections, typically in March and May. We always have something going on.”

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Apache Trail Triumphs In 1st Round Playoffs
By Chuck Baker
The News
What a difference a year makes. Playing just their second season of eight-man tackle football, the Apache Trail Wolfpack, seeded number two in the eightteam Arizona Charter Athletic Association “Class B” playoffs, totally dominated Arizona Charter Academy 54-0 this past Friday night at Prospector Park to advance to the semifinals this coming Friday at Phoenix Christian High School.
   A year ago, in their inaugural season, Apache Trail went 2-6 and played their final game of the season with just nine players. They had a full squad last Friday, led by quarterback Brian Mayfield, who completed 4-of-8 passes for 176 yards and three touchdowns and rushed five times for 98 more yards and another score.
   Joe Rodriguez caught three of Mayfield’s passes totaling 81 yards and two scores and carried the ball twice for 45 yards, including a 43-yard TD run. Mayfield’s other TD throw came on the first play of the game and went 95 yards to speedy wide-out Jon Bohn.
   The Wolfpack ran just 15 plays on offense the entire game but racked up 319 yards of offense while their defense held ACA to only 48 total yards while coming up with three turnovers, two of those going for defensive scores.

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