May is a month of transition. It’s graduation season, and the young people will experience a sudden change in their lives. The normal routine of class and events, friends and family, will be dislocated. A new field of choices will open up for them, but the changes are...
Copper Basin News
Dia de las Madres Rosary to be observed Thursday in Hayden
The annual Dia de las Madres Rosary will be held Thursday, May 10, 11 a.m., at the Hayden Golf Clubhouse. Our mother, Ramona “Monchi” Lopez always wanted us to continue this beautiful tradition. This rosary has been held for many years. We all got...
Letter to the Editor: Friends of the Kearny Library may disband
On May 14, the Friends of the Kearny Library will vote to close up shop or not. We have had a Friends committee for many years but we no longer have the members to hold office nor to do the work. Past members have aged out or moved away. ...
Copper Basin youth honored at annual Elks banquet
Kearny Elks Lodge #2478 honored Copper Basin area young people at its annual Youth Banquet last week. Each academic year the Lodge sponsors a variety of contests and programs involving students from both the Ray and Hayden-Winkelman School Districts....
Central Arizona College 2018 graduation ceremony to be held at Casa Grande Union High School
PINAL COUNTY, AZ. – Central Arizona College will hold the 2018 Graduation Ceremony at Casa Grande Union High School (2730 N. Trekell Rd., Casa Grande, AZ 85122.) on Friday, May 11. A reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the high school’s...
CAC College for Kids recruiting for this summer’s session
The fun educational summer program, College for Kids is currently accepting applications. The hands-on science program will be held at the Central Arizona College Aravaipa Campus, July 9 – 19, 2018. The program is for children exiting 2nd grade through...
Central Arizona College recognizes outstanding students and Faculty of the Year – Aravaipa Campus
PINAL COUNTY, AZ – Central Arizona College recently held Student Awards of Excellence events at the Aravaipa campus to recognize students for their outstanding academic and co-curricular achievements. Faculty of the Year was also named. Students recognized...
Along the Gila: Copper Corridor Teachers at the Capitol
It was a wonder to behold. More than 50,000 teachers and educational supporters came together to make Arizona’s educational needs known. On the capitol grounds, speeches were made and 200 hundred music teachers formed a band and played stirring music. RedForEd made...
Run for the Fallen honors the Heroes of the War on Terror
In 2004, a young soldier from Eastern Pinal County lost his life in Iraq. This was the first casualty of the Iraqi War for the small communities of Winkelman, Dudleyville and Mammoth. His family and the community mourned his loss. Throughout the month of...
Ray’s Ruiz signs LOI with MNU
Ray senior softball player Janae Ruiz will continue her academic and athletic career at the next level after recently signing her Letter of Intent to MidAmerica Nazarene University, an NAIA liberal arts college located in Olathe, Kansas, and a member of the...