The Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition has partnered with Valle del Sol for the past three years to host the Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI-Copper Corridor). This year the 10 week course was held at the Central Arizona College Aravaipa Campus....
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Central Arizona College Upward Bound Program applications now available
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – Central Arizona College is now accepting applications for the new Upward Bound program. The first review of applications will occur on Mon., January 15. Space is limited. Upward Bound is a college preparatory program...
Central Arizona College-Aravaipa announces December 2017 graduates
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – Central Arizona College recognizes the following students who represent the December 2017 graduating class. Aravaipa Campus Angelina Flores, Associate General Studies Matthew Fode, Associate of Science* Josette...
Funding for housing repairs available to Copper Corridor homeowners
The Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition is working with the United States Department of Agriculture - Rural Development to help local residents apply for Section 504 Single Family Housing Repair Loan and Grant program. The 504 program provides...
Georgie Digs: Being Thankful
I am hopeful that this New Year of 2018 will be a peaceful and happy year for all, and I am very thankful for the good life I have had, and for my family. I have tried to keep my mind busy with what interests me, especially writing my short Georgie Digs...
John Raymond ‘Boy’ Burrell
John Raymond “Boy” Burrell, 86, passed away Dec. 4, 2017 in Tucson. He was born Feb. 13, 1931 in Holtsville, CA to Encarnacion "Chonita" Sweeney; father, Thomas Henry Bamrick; step-father, George Raymon Burrell. John Served in the Army Air Corp in...
Free Firewise Assessor course for Copper Corridor residents
By Holt Bodinson, Oracle Firewise Here’s a unique opportunity to learn how to better protect your and your neighbors’ properties from the constant threat posed by wildfires. The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is hosting a free, two-day, hands-on...
Along the Gila: Good Things are Happening in the Copper Corridor
My son, daughter-in-law and grand daughter are with us this week. They are from Bellingham, Washington. We wished they could be here on Christmas Day, but that was not possible since son Joshua is an Episcopal priest and was leading worship on Christmas Eve and...
Georgie Digs: Writing and Recording Memories
I had often wished that more people would have recorded in some way what they remembered of their earlier years and what they knew of their ancestors' lives. We can learn so much from their memories, as I did from reading the memoirs of the wife and daughter...
Evangeline R. Corona
Evangeline R. Corona, 74, of Florence, Arizona, passed away in Gilbert, Arizona on Dec. 12, 2017. Evangeline was born to Joaquin and Ruth (Ynclan) Ramirez on July 03, 1943 in Ray, Arizona. Evangeline worked for Pinal County for 30 years before retiring....