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1 LOCAL NEWS A2 Sunday, August 13, 2004 www.azdailysun.com Arizona Daily Sun Back-to-school time Saturdays resource fair gave parents a chance to take care of business while their children were entertained and got shots By MONICA McLFLLAN Sun Staff Reporter For many kids, the most horrible part of the year is almost here: the end of summer vacation. But the kids at the Health Departments Back-to-School Resource Fair didnt look disappointed or filled with dread. They were having a pretty good time, actually. The purpose of the back-to-school fair is to provide a' one-stop opportunity to get all the stuff done that you need to get ready for school, said Wenda Meyer, senior program coordinator at Coconino County Community Services. In the parking lot of the Health Department were booths set up by community organizations such as Head Start, the Alternatives Center, Planned Parenthood and the Care and Share Food Bank.

In side, there were areas for free immunizations, fingerprinting and dental screenings. But the highlight for kids was the brightly painted truck parked outside and blasting pop music. The truck was part of the Verb anytour, a roving campaign to get kids active. Around the truck were setups for relay races and games and toys, including inflatable batons and assorted balls. Kelly Hallin, of Chicago, who was traveling with the tour, said it is aimed at 9- to 13-year-olds but open to anyone, and is intended to get them to play more.

Its to show them you dont need expensive things to play, she said. She estimated 400 to 500 kids had played there that morning. The truck will be at Jay Lively activity center from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Kai Bennett, the father of 5-year-old Mako and 3-year-old Parker, said he came to the fair because he saw the kids having fun as he was driving by.

I wanted to involve my kids, he said, adding, I think its great the community has stuff like this. While the kids participated in basketball shoot-outs or bag races, the parents took care of business. The fair provided an opportunity for parents to find out about local resources and gave away school supplies, Meyer said. Ana PimslerAnzona Daily Sun MARIA SORIA, 5, cringes as Marilyn Grudniewski gives her an immunization Saturday at the Back-to-School Resource Fair. Grudniewski is one of many FUSD school nurses who volunteered for the fair.

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The kits contain information about avoiding dangerous situations, he said, and while the kids Kerrys visit to Flagstaff mobilizes local Democrats SETH MULLER Comer attention, politically, was amazing. It was a good turnout and a good event for (Democrats). Echols, however, was critical of Kerrys message, suggesting that his campaign is based on substance through slogans. He also said that he believed Paul Babbitt, the Democratic challenger looking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep.

Rick Renzi, did not get a boost from the Kerry visit, calling it a zero bump. Young disagreed, contending that Babbitt got some face time and was introduced to 13,000 people. However, she said Babbitt probably was less involved than originally planned because Kerry arrived an hour late. Now that Kerry has paid a visit, is President Bush or Vice President Dick Cheney on their way to northern Arizona? Echols is not sure, but he said that Cheney is planning repeat visits to Arizona to bolster the Campaign We just heard about the giveaway for school supplies, and while were getting that done were doing the fingerprinting, said Dan Babbitt, the father of 4-year-old twins Aaliyah and Kayden and 9-year-old Megan. Sgt.

Gerry Blair of the Flagstaff Police Department, at the fair with an FPD motorcycle and a DARE truck, said getting kids fingerprinted is a good idea. At the fair, the GOP chances in what has become a battleground state. OIL IN THE POLITICAL MACHINE A gig known as the Just Vote Tour will arrive in Flagstaff Tuesday night, where entertainers will put on a show for the price of a gallon of vegetable oil. Yes, vegetable oil. Featuring a gaggle of San Francisco-based musicians, the tour arrives via the VoteMobile, which runs entirely on vegetable oil.

The show at Mogollon Brewery, 15 N. Agassiz starts at 9 p.m. If you dont have a gallon of new or used vegetable oil around the house, bring $10 for admission. The band Aphrodesia will headline with a blend of Afro-beat music. The VoteMobile will stop to collect used vegetable oil at restaurants.

GOP LUNCH TIME The local Republican on the 900 block of South OLeary on Friday, according to police reports. At 5:39 p.m. the victim told police his car had been robbed earlier in the day, and he suspected the burglar had pried out a window to gain access. Charged with DUI Ryan Thomas Kubik, 22, of Cheyenne, was booked into jail on a charge of DUI at 1:28 a.m. Friday.

Ike Foster Harris, 35, of Kayenta, was booked into jail on a charge of extreme DUI at 5:48 p.m. Friday. Ceroid Ray Butler, 34, of Tuba City, was booked into jail on a charge of aggravated DUI at around 6:30 p.m. Friday. City and county residents who want to report a crime but wish to remain anonymous may call Silent Witness at 774-6111 or (877) 29-CRIME.

Rewards of up to $1,000 are given for information that leads to an arrest. LOTTERYNumbcrs Pick 3: 3, 6, 1 Fantasy 5: 26, 11,14, 34, 12 The Pick: 14, 34, 9, 31, 19, 25, Bonus ball 2 Powerball: 4, 10, 11, 18, 43, Powerball 41 were being fingerprinted police officers spoke to them and their families about how to stay safe. Meyer said this years fair, the fifth annual, was a success. By 8:30 there were people lined up here, to here, up through the parking lot, to where the red truck is, she said, indicating a large part of the parking lot with her hand. We easily saw between 900 and 1,000 people.

traveling with it stayed at the Butler Avenue hotel. According to Dietrich Mayring, Little America general manager, 80 rooms (out of 247) were rented for the Kerry campaign and press contingent. Everything went fine. They got in about 12:15 a.m. and left around 9 a.m., Mayring said.

It was a good experience. Reporter Seth Muller can be reached at 913-8607 or at smullerazdailysun.com He is survived by his parents, Mack and Vera Martinez of Flagstaff; sons Jason (Angela) of Tampa, and Eric (Diana) and Stephen (Cindy) of San Antonio; sister Annette (Ed) Wolff of Scottsdale; brothers Larry (Sandy), Leslie, Steve (Carol) and Ernie (Aurelia) and Robert of Mesa. There will be a military graveside service at Calvary Cemetery Saturday at 10 a.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Norvel Owens Mortuary. Lawrence L.

Morrissey Lawrence L. Kiko Morrissey, 66, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004. lie was bom Aug. 23, 1937, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Virginia and Lawrence L.

Morrissey. Mr. Morrissey was retired from Yellow Freight Co. He loved working in his garage and working on cars. He was a loving husband, fa-t and He is survived by his wife, Celia; sons Lawrence L.

Uanet) Kellogg, Joe, Ray and Richard Morrissey, all of Flagstaff; daughters Joyce (Kelly) Tilbury of New Mexico and Libby Armijo and Cindy Carnes, both of Flagstaff; stepson Tyrone Singleton of California; brothers Roger (Elaine) Wedeking of Charles City, Iowa, and David (Nancy) Lines of Canyonville, an uncle; 23 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mr. Morrissey was preceded in death by his brother, Dennis Wedeking; and stepfather Ernest Ryden. Viewing will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Norvel Owens Mortuary, 914 E.

Route 66. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Norvel Owens Mortuary. Party, long with a stronghold at the Elks Lodge, is expanding to Little America this week for its monthly lunch. The GOP lunch meeting will take place at 11:45 a.m.

at the famous hotel and will feature Josh Allen. Hell speak about the future of Northern Arizona University and the Board of Regents. Reservations can be made by calling Dorothy Robertson, 526-1301. And speaking of Little America, the Kerry campaign party and national media DEATHSFunerals Harriet M. Eichor Harriet M.

Eichor, 65, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, at Flagstaff Medical Center. She was born Sept. 8, 1938, in Missouri, a daughter of Richard and Pearl Bell Morgan Garrett. Mrs.

Eichor is survived by her husband, Robert J. Eichor; sons Rob Melton of Provo, Utah, Jerry Thurman of Ed-wardviUe, 111., and Kenneth Pittman; daughter Charlotte Melton of St. Louis; and sisters Sally Crowell of Moonet, Betty Longwell of Vandelio, 111., and Judy Boyle of Bittner, Mo. Please send condolences to the family at http:www.flagstaffmortuary. com.

Arrangements are under the direction of Flagstaff Mortuary. Thomas M. Martinez Thomas Tommy M. Martinez, 53, died Monday, June 14, 2004, in Leesville, where he was residing and working at the time of his death. Martinez was born Sept.

26, 1950, in Flagstaff. He attended school in the Flagstaff public school system, both Flagstaff and Coconino high schools. Mr. Martinez joined the Army in 1969, and retired as a master sergeant in the Medical Corps after 22 years of service. His tour of duty included Korea, Germany, Greece and the Desert Storm conflict, where he recieved a Bronze Star.

Local Democrats came away from the John Kerry presidential campaign visit energized and ready to mobilize voter registration efforts when the big day nears. Harriet Young, Coconino County Democratic chairwoman, said the visit gave her and party volunteers a good trial run for get-out-the-vote efforts that will pick up in earnest after the primary election. The organizational skills to do an event like the Kerry visit stretched us, said Young, who Saturday received the state partys annual award for best county chair. We called every Democrat in the county and all of Sedona and a whole bunch of Prescott. Now we know how to get the vote out.

We know we can do it. While energizing Democrats, the visit also pleased some Republicans, who saw it more as a boon to Flagstaff. I was totally happy that John Kerry was in Flagstaff, from a Flagstaff point of view, said John Echols, a Republican who is traveling to the partys convention at the end of the month. That we were able to gamer that much POUCELog Assault, underage consumption A 19-year-old was booked into jail for assaulting medical officers and underage drinking. When the subject returned home and passed out, his brother suspected he had been using drugs and called an ambulance.

Once he was in the ambulance, the subject became combative and spit on a Guardian medic. At the hospital, he kicked a security officer, who was checking on him, in the shoulder blade and had to be placed in restraints. Nick Shepard, 19, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, underage consumption, and under 21 with alcohol in system. Onions stolen Thirty-five bags of yellow onions, with a total value of around $650, were stolen from the back of a flatbed truck parked at Little America, 2515 E. Butler, between 10 p.m.

Wednesday and 3 a.m. Friday, according to police reports. The driver of the truck told police he pulled into the truck stop because he was broken down. When he came to put a tarp over the exposed onions, he noticed the missing bags. Residential burglary A Sony Playstation 2, some video games and a class ring Circulation If you fail to receive your aper by 6:30 a.in.

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Police observed pry marks on a door of the house. Auto burglaries A purse containing a $39,780.50 cashiers check, $1,320 cash, and a gold ring and necklace valued at $800 was stolen from a vehicle parked in Bushmaster Park between 2:47 and 3:30 p.m. Friday, according to police reports. The victim said her family stopped at the park on their way as they were moving out of the state, which is why there was such a large sum in her purse. She told police the car was locked but a window was left open a crack.

Someone attempted to steal a car, and stole a CD player face plate valued at $130 and a teal case containing $300 worth of CDs between Wednesday evening and 7 a.m. Thursday, according to police reports. The ignition of the car, parked on the 1000 block of North Third Street, had been tampered with, and a flathead screwdriver was found inside the car. The rear hatch handle had been broken off the car and was missing. A car stereo valued at $320, CDs and a cell phone were stolen from a car parked i.