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AJ Hospital Receives
OK To Open
Long-awaited Arizona Regional Medical
Center (ARMC) opens at 2050 W. Southern
Ave.
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The News
Arizona Regional Medical
Center, a full-service general
acute care hospital at 2050
W. Southern Ave. in Apache
Junction, opened Wednesday,
February 10, after receiving
licensing from the State of
Arizona.
“We are very excited about
how well the facility has
been received,” said Brent A.
Cope, chief executive officer
of ARMC. “Our first patient
came within five minutes of
opening. Located just west
of Ironwood, the facility is
easy to find and easy to use.
People who come here won’t
be wandering through a maze
of hallways.”
The 32,000-square-foot hospital
houses 30 beds—10 of
which are critical care. Offering
24-hour emergency care,
Arizona Regional Medical
Center has X-ray, ultrasound,
CT and nuclear medicine
available. There are more than
150 members of the medical
staff, representing a variety
of specialists including Internal
Medicine, Cardiology,
General Surgery, Vascular
Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Pulmonology,
Cardio-Thoracic
Surgery, Gastroenterology,
Gynecology, Otolaryngology,
Nephrology, Neurology,
Anesthesiology, Radiology
and Emergency Medicine.
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and see
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A-5
Young Woman Shot In AJ
Home
 Met with gunfire as she opened front
door
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The News
The Apache Junction Police
Department is on the lookout
for two men who are said to
be connected with a Monday,
February 8, shooting that left
a 19-year-old woman wounded.
According to police, the
woman in the 1300 block of
South Royal Palm refused
entry to two men who requested
to view her house
which had a for sale sign in
the front yard. When she did so, a man
pulled a handgun
and shot her in the upper
body, said the AJPD’s Capt.
Tom Kelly.
The victim, whom police
did not name, was able to call
9-1-1 for assistance.
“Upon arrival, police and
fire personnel rendered emergency
aid and the victim was
subsequently airlifted to a
local hospital for additional
emergency treatment,” Kelly
said.
The first man is described as
white, approximately 5-feet
2-inches tall to 5-feet 4-inches
tall, weighing 120 pounds.
He has shaggy brown hair
with a left-eye squint and
crooked teeth, Kelly said.
The second man is also
white, approximately 5-feet
4-inches tall, weighing 180 to
190 pounds. He has a shaved
head, thin goatee and glasses.
Anyone who may have any
additional information is requested
to contact the AJPD
Criminal Investigation Division
at (480) 982-8260.
Improvements to State
Park Being Discussed by Council
 Item on council agenda for Feb. 16
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The News
City of Apache Junction
staff met recently with representatives
from Arizona State
Parks to discuss options on
keeping Lost Dutchman State
Park open and a viable community
resource, officials
say.
State parks staff asked the
City to consider supporting
a proposed capital improvement
project at the park,
which they believe may have
longterm benefit and help
move the park from the June
3 closure list to the “keep
open” list.
As part of its regular agenda
Tuesday, February 16, the
Apache Junction City Council
will consider a “Resolution
of Support” for the Arizona
State Parks Board to authorize
the capital improvements
to Lost Dutchman State Park.
Highlights of that discussion
included:
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A-3
 Region Champs
By Chuck Baker
The News
Three wrestlers from
Apache Junction were
crowned Desert Sky Region
champions at the region
meet held Saturday, February
6 and hosted by AJHS.
Sophomore Trent McMinn
captured the region title in
the 132-pound weight class,
senior Brandon Dudley won
the 217-pound weight class,
and senior Dylan Munyon
was crowned the 287-pound
weight class champ.
The three Prospector wrestlers
were among a total of
eight who qualified for last
week’s 4A-I State Championships
by finishing first,
second or third at the region
meet. The others who joined
the AJHS region champs at
the State Championships
were senior Dallon Bush
(121 pounds), senior Chase
Converse (127 pounds), senior
Thomas Eckhardt (142
pounds), and senior Chris
Freed (154 pounds) who all
placed second in their weight
class at the region meet, and
freshman Derek Craig (162
pounds), who placed third.
McMinn was 2-0 at the region
meet, first defeating a
wrestler from Cave Creek
Cactus Shadows in the semifinals
via a pin, and then pinning
his Queen Creek opponent
in the finals. McMinn’s
season record improved to
30-2 overall and would have
made him a high seed at last
week’s 4A State Championship.
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and see Region,
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