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ArizonA DAily Sun Saturday, July 7, 2018 A3 1 CORRECTION Two stories Friday on signs in Flagstaff should have stated that campaign signs are never allowed in the public right of way in Flagstaff, and if placed in sign-free zones they can be removed automatically by city staff. The limits on dates and size apply to signs on private property. LOTTERY Pick 3: 1-9-6 Fantasy 5: 24-29-31- 33-35 Mega Millions: 02-10- 46-50-56, Mega Ball: 16, Megaplier: 3 Beacon Unitarian Uni- versalist: What does this does this look like in so- cial and political climate? As a people of liberal religious faith where are we called to liberty and justice for all? Rev. Kevin will be in the pul- pit this morning to share re- flections on these and oth- ers aspects of our monthly theme for July: Liberty. 928- 779-4492.

beaconuu.com/. First Congrega- tional Church of Flag- staff (United Church of Christ): Guest Pastor Rev. Sara Day will preach on based on songs chosen by the congregation. Join us for a potluck lunch after the service. Living Water Meth- odist Church: 221 As- pinwall, Winslow.

Vaca- tion Bible School is set for July 10-12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily with a family dinner on July 12 at 6 p.m. Swimming will be one event during VBS and will take place on July 11. Other activities include games, crafts, Bible stories, snacks and music.

For more infor- mation, call 928-607-1117. Unity of Flagstaff: Charli Tupper is our speaker. Her message is ti- tled me tell you the birds and the program is available. Fellowship time follows the service. www.unityofflagtaff.org.

Spiritual Center for Intentional Living: Meditation facilitated by Ned Wolf. Steve Higgins will be our Religious Sci- ence Practitioner. Steve Huffman and Ned Wolf will sing special music. We are a New Thought church teaching and practicing the Science of Mind principles put forth by Ernest Holmes over 90 years ago. 928-522- 9103.

Flagstaff Friends Meeting (Quakers): Silent Meeting for Worship every Sunday followed by social hospitality. First Day School is held as well. Casual mid-week fellow- ship is held om Wednes- days, with the group going for pizza afterward. Come join us. All are welcome.

A chance for first-timers to learn about Quakers and Quakerism. fgcquaker.org/cloud/flag- staff-friends-meeting. 928-607-5725. Holy Cross Orthodox Church: Please join us for Divine Liturgy with Father Earl. http://www.holy- crossflagstaff.org/.

Christian Science Church Services: The subject of this sermon is, Wednesday testimony meetings are held each week. Everyone is welcome to attend. The subject of the readings for this coming Wednesday is Show Us How To Our Christian Science Reading Room is open on Wednes- days and Saturdays. Call 928-556-0510 for full church information. Flagstaff Christian Fellowship: Holy from Exodus will be the message by Pastor Steve Cole, followed by commu- nion.

Nursery, Pastries Fellowship. Evening ser- vice. Other Bible Studies Home Fellowship groups are available during the week. Please contact the church office for informa- tion on all Living Christ Lutheran Church: We gather weekly on Sundays to worship through music, teaching, prayer and sacraments. Fel- lowship time after service.

Pastor Kurt Fangmeier will be leading worship. livingchristflagstaff.org. Calvary Bible Church: Sunday teaching by Pastor Aaron Hulbert: Am The Bread of from John 6. Exegetical Bible teaching. Bible Study: How to Study your neutics.

Children welcome to attend, nursery care available. Also church in addition to nurs- ery services. Wednesday Bible Study: Book of Job and Congregational Prayer Time. VBS July 9 through 13. http://www.calvarybi- bleflagstaff.com.

Shepherd of the Hills ECLA: Our services in- clude a Spoken Word service on Saturday, a Contemporary service on Sunday and a Traditional service on Sunday. sothflagstaff.org. Trinity Heights United Methodist Church: Join us this Sunday for our worship service. We look forward to fellowship with you! http://www.thumc. com.

Peace Lutheran Church: Pastor John Welge will be speaking at both services. He is a Lutheran minister who is involved with Food For the Poor Inc. Come Join us in fellowship and praise. http://www.peaceluther- anfalgstaff.org. Church of the Res- urrection: We welcome Ruling Elder of COR and Oasis of Hope, pastor Elias Reyes as our preacher this Sunday.

Brian and Liz Skowronski are our wor- ship leaders. Mark your calendars for the all church potluck next Saturday, July 14 at Pine Canyon. Games, fun, singing, and BBQ pro- vided. Just bring a friend and a dish to share. Every Wednesday: bi- ble study and on Fridays: support group.

Ev- ery Wednesday: bible study and prayer group. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon): Sun- day services held at four Flagstaff locations: 4165 S. Lake Mary Road, 625 E. Cherry 2401 E. Linda Vista Dr.

and, for young single adults, 239 E. Saunders Dr. Meetings are also held in Williams at 1111 Stockmens Road and at the Shrine of the Ages on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Sunday services consist of Sac- rament Meeting, Sun- day School and special instruction for various age and interest groups (Priesthood Meeting for men, Relief Society for women, Young Young Women for youth and Primary for children). The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Priests Lynn and Roger Perkins celebrate at all services, and Rev.

Janetta Beaumont preaches. Open Doors Gallery Art in Action ex- hibit: Brothers, Our photographs by Dr Michael Collier and Jake Bacon on display through July 17. www.epiphanyaz.org. RELIGION BRIEFS ADOT: I-17 system warns of wrong-way driver for 1st time PHOENIX (AP) A warning system being tested along 15 miles of Interstate 17 in Phoenix alerted authorities to a vehicle traveling the wrong way. No crash resulted from the incident early Thursday and the wrong-way driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Arizona Department of Transportation officials say it was the first vehicle detected on I-17 travel lanes in Phoenix since the wrong-way system went into operation in January. The $4 million system includes 90 thermal detection cameras positioned above exit ramps and the mainline of the freeway between the Interstate 10 interchange near downtown Phoenix to the Loop 101 interchange in north Phoenix. designed to alert authorities so traffic operators can warn other drivers via overhead message boards and state troopers can respond faster than relying on 911 calls. Man killed crawling across Route 66 last week identified The man who was fatally hit by a car while crossing the road on his hands and knees has been identified as Flagstaff resident Elmer Yazzie, age 53. The collision happened at about 10:30 p.m.

on Friday, June 29, in the 1500 block of East Route 66 in an area of the road that was not a crosswalk and that had no bends or curves. Flagstaff Police Spokesperson Sgt. Cory Runge said two vehicles were able to swerve around Yazzie before the third hit him. The driver of the first vehicle got out and tried to alert oncoming drivers of a person in the road, he said. Runge also added that the cars came in quick succession, and it appears as if the third driver have time to react or see Yazzie after the second vehicle swerved out of the way.

The person who struck Yazzie showed no signs of impairment at the time of the incident. Flagstaff Police officers were already en route to the scene after receiving a report of a man crawling in the roadway and were informed he was hit before they arrived. Yazzie was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center and pronounced dead upon arrival. As with any autopsy, a toxicology screen will be per- formed on Yazzie, and results could take more than a month. As of now, the investigation is still active, and the police department is reviewing all information about the case.

Runge said there are no signs as to why Yazzie was on his hands and knees, and there was no one with him at the time he was struck. But, he said, he expects there will be more to the story as information becomes available over time. PERLA TREVIZO Arizona Daily Star Nearly 80 immigrant children separated from their parents at the bor- der are housed at a shelter north of downtown Tuc- son, U.S. Rep. Grijalva told reporters Friday after he toured the facility.

Since the Trump ad- ministration implemented a zero tolerance policy for border enforcement, there have been 3,000 children reclassified as unaccom- panied minors across the U.S.-Mexico border, in- cluding about 100 under the age of 5, after their parents were referred for prosecution for crossing the border illegally. But government officials have refused to provide lo- cal numbers. Casa Estrella del Norte, the shelter visited by Gri- jalva, is one of about three in the Tucson area. There are at least nine others in the greater Phoenix area, according to a map put to- gether by ProPublica. clean, but still a place where kids Grijalva said after the more than hourlong tour.

the end of the day it is still disheartening to see kids in legal limbo trying to figure out going to be their status in the There are about 300 mi- nors currently housed at the shelter about 60 girls and the rest boys which is operating at capacity. Grijalva said the focus at the moment is to expedite the reunifications of those separated from their par- ents, which is taking about 45 days. going to be said Grijalva, a Tucson Dem- ocrat. staff was very honest the reunification is not going to be an easy The administration re- quested an extension Friday to abide by a federal order to reunite children under age 5 by Tuesday and the rest within 30 days. Citing Department of Homeland Security offi- cials, The New York Times reported that records link- ing children to their parents have disappeared, in some cases destroyed, compli- cating efforts to reunite.

As part of the process, staff at Southwest Key which operates the shel- ters is looking at each case individually. This can include DNA samples to ensure they are connecting the child to the right indi- vidual, Grijalva said. In response to an email request for updated num- bers initially submitted in June, Department of Health and Human Services offi- cials responded: HHS continues to evaluate the impact of the District Court ruling, and given the con- stantly changing number of unaccompanied alien chil- dren in our care (every day minors are referred to our care and released from our care to parents, close rela- tives or suitable sponsors), we are providing the total number of unaccompanied alien children in the care of HHS-funded grantees. While we understand the interest in detailed break- downs of this information, our mission has been and remains to provide every minor transferred to HHS, regardless of the circum- stances, with quality and age-appropriate care and a speedy and safe release to a sponsor. Currently, there are more than 11,800 mi- nors in our Casa Estrella del Norte shelter opened in the sum- mer of 2014 in what used to be studio apartments for college students.

That year, the number of unaccompa- nied minors crossing the border had risen to about 40,000. The following year, Border Patrol apprehended close to 70,000 minors along the Southwest bor- der, the vast majority from Central America and many of them crossing through Texas. So far this fiscal year, the Border Patrol has ap- prehended 37,450 unac- companied minors coming through the Southwest border and nearly 69,000 families, usually a parent traveling with a child. Customs and Border Pro- tection has to transfer the children within 72 hours to HHS, which takes custody of them while they are re- united with parents or rela- tives in the United States to continue their immigration proceedings. The federal agency then contracts with groups such as Southwest Key, which describes itself as the larg- est provider of shelter ser- vices to unaccompanied minors in the country, to house the children while case managers work to find the parents or other rela- tives or sponsors.

But the facilities are off limits to the public, includ- ing media and government officials. Southwest Key has been operating shelters for years now, especially since 2014, but recently came under more scrutiny for housing the children separated from their parents. Media reports, including from Texas Monthly and Reveal, have found viola- tions in facilities across the country. In the last decade, South- west Key, an Austin-based nonprofit, has received $1.5 billion from the federal gov- ernment and will receive at least $459 million in 2018. The nonprofit says it runs 26 immigrant shelters in Texas, Arizona and California.

Based on current trends, Grijalva said, the need to care for immigrant minors is not a passing phenome- non and will continue. needed at the moment, he said, are more resources to speed up re- unifications, to resist ef- forts to overturn the Flores settlement which protects minors, and to get rid of zero tolerance enforce- ment. separations need to he said. Grijalva tours shelter housing migrant kids HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services PHOENIX Got an opinion on whether to hike income taxes on the most wealthy? Mandates for renewable energy? Or even voucher expan- sion? Want to tell and try to influence more than just your immediate circle of friends and coworkers? Well, you can. For $75.

all it takes to put a 300-word argument into a pamphlet going to be mailed to the homes of all 3.6 million registered vot- ers ahead of the November 6 general election. But got to act fast: The deadline is 11:59 p.m. this coming Wednesday. all part of a long-standing state law that allows individuals, organizations and political committees to make their own pitch to voters about ballot issues. The Secretary of Office then mails these out, one to each head of household with at least one registered voters.

Arguments have to be submitted electronically. In fact, the agency has set up a web site at: ballotarguments.az.gov. pretty much self-ex- planatory. First, pick out which of the seven measures set to be on the ballot that like to share your thoughts. Then a simple matter of decid- ing whether or the measure.

Be aware that one ballot measure is a bit of a trick. the referendum to ask voters whether they approve of the decision by state lawmakers last year to expand who is eligible to get a voucher of state dollars to send a child to private or parochial schools. Foes suc- ceeded in getting sufficient signatures to put the issue on the ballot, listed on the Secretary of web page as Save Our Schools But the thing: If you want people to ratify what the Legislature did, you have to urge a vote; if you agree with refer- endum organizers who want to quash the law, a ar- gument is necessary. For all the rest, pretty much straight forward. Just type in what you want to say up to 300 words fill out the rest of the form and then, when prompted, make your $75 payment online.

And worry if you know what number is going to be assigned to the measure. Just write it out to say or and the Sec- retary of Office will fill in the number when assigned. State Elections Director Eric Spencer said what you decide to do with those 300 words is pretty much up to you. He said his office going to be editing for con- tent. peruse it for some- thing horrible like hate speech or threats of vio- Spencer said.

no one has ever submitted like And if someone chose to spice up an argument with a four-letter word not nor- mally used in polite con- versation, Spencer said he would consult with the At- torney Office. But pretty much anything else is in bounds, whether it actually relates to the ballot measure or not. could write 500 times and that would get printed in the publicity pamphlet, un- Spencer said. Well, not 500 times, given the word limit. But you get the idea.

One thing relatively new is that those making ar- guments will have to do so with simple text. The web site accept efforts to use bold or italics to make a point, though Spencer said people are free to capitalize for emphasis. The other thing is that only online submissions will be accepted. Forget about typing or printing up something at home and showing up at the Secre- tary of Office, paper in hand. But Spencer pointed out that there are two comput- ers available in the lobby of his agency, on the sev- enth floor of the Executive Tower, and he said agency staffers will assist those whose computer skills may not be up to par.

Oh, and that $75 fee? Spencer said even to covering the actual cost of printing and mailing out the pamphlets. probably even make one-one thousandth of a he said. is a massively expensive prop- Individual ballot arguments due soon NANT-MAN AND THE WASPC 4:15, 7:00, 10:00 ANT-MAN AND THE WASP 9:45, 10:50, 11:45, 1:45, 2:30, 3:20, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 7:20, 8:00, 9:10, 10:15, 10:45 3D ANT-MAN AND THE WASP 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 THE FIRST PURGE 10:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:00, 6:10, 7:30, 8:30, 10:00, 11:00 SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO 4:35, 5:10, 7:40, 8:10, 10:30 UNCLE DREW 4:25, 7:00, 10:45 JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM 10:50, 1:50, 3:50, 4:50, 6:50, 7:50, 9:50, 10:50 THE INCREDIBLES 2 9:50, 11:00, 12:45, 2:00, 3:00, 3:50, 4:50, 6:45, 7:45, 9:40, 10:40 TAG 10:55 8 2:35 KF YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? 3:40, 6:05, 9:20 SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY DEADPOOL 2 11:05 Special Engagement No Passes, No Coupons Closed Captioning Device not available Audio Description Headsets not available Saturday 7.7 2018Showtimes valid for 2007 VOTED BEST JEWELER by Arizona Daily Sun Readers In Historic Downtown Flagstaff 204 E. Route 66 Flagstaff, AZ 773-8914.