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LOCAL ARIZONA A2 Sunday, IWinlier 3, 3)06 www.azdailyxun.coin Arizona Iailv Sun Killip kids have all the right moves Chess master put through the paces for 30 simultaneous games Saturday 0 7 'r t. jacket and a Barbie sweater challenges Cheney to a match while Stubenrauch ponders moves across the room. Within three minutes the little girl has captured Cheneys knights, two pawns, a bishop, and his queen. She crows, and a boy no older than 8 sits beside the coach and flashes him a toothy grin. Cheneys ego seems intact, though, as he helps the girl reconsider her moves and offers strategy tips, and mentions how her game has really come along.

Cheney said the chess program has attracted a diverse crowd, and although the kids are excited about chess, they take defeats in stride, knowing there are lessons to be learned from them. Theres really no losing, he said. We build success no matter what. FUN FOR ALL Twenty-four opponents started Saturdays mass match, with kindergartners through 50-somethings. After about 2Vz hours, a first-grader, his diminutive hand against his furrowed brow in concentration, sat alongside a grown man as Stubenrauchs laps became shorter.

Stubenrauch said simuls take both mental and physical stamina, but two hours in, he was in good spirits and having fun. Near the end of the day, he had played 30 games, in things, he said. For Stubenrauch himself, camaraderie is one of the games main draws. Ive always been interested in geography and history, and so I loved being able to understand other cultures, and chess (is) a universal game, he said. Its played all over the world.

CHESS TOPS AT KILLIP From its origins in Persian antiquity to modem rubberized chess boards in Flagstaff schools, chess continues to be a popular diversion. Killips chess club, which draws about 40 students, is one of the strongest elementary school programs in the region. Trophies from regional, state and national competitions are tightly arranged on two shelves in the schools trophy case. The simul was a warmup of sorts for the Killip kids, who are gearing up for the new chess season. Bill Cheney, who is an assessment coordinator at Killip when hes not co-coaching the chess crews at Killip and Mount Elden Middle School, has been playing the game for 45 years.

He said he became more serious about it when he began working with the kids. Once my students started beating me I really had to start working on my game, he said. In a simul within a simul, a second-grader in a puffy pink pCONTACTUs i About the Daily Sun The Arizona Daily Sun (ISSN: 1054-9536) is published daily Monday through Sunday morning hy The Flagstaff Publishing 1751 S. Thompson Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Post Offue Box 1849, Flagstaff, AZ 80002; (92S) 774-4515; www.azdailysun.

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Ferguson 556-2253 Community editor Betsey Bruner 516-2255 bbrunenp azdailysun.com Corrections clarifications The Arizona Daily Sun strives for accuracy in all stories. Readers may bring errors to the newspapers attention by calling editor Randy Wilson at 516-2254. By HILLARY DAMS Sun Staff Reporter Steve Stubenrauch makes quick but measured movements as he walks laps inside a ring of lunch tables in the Killip Elementary School cafeteria. He pauses usually not for long before each person seated on the other side. Some are adults, but many are kids.

Between them is a chess board. Stubenrauch glances at the pieces, moves one with a quick flick of the wrist, and moves on. Stubenrauch was playing in a chess simul Saturday, where he played multiple opponents simultaneously. The event was a fundraiser for Killips chess club, a part of the F.A.C.T.S. after-school-program.

Stubenrauch is a life master player, who has a ranking above 2,200, and has taught chess for as long as hes played it, or 35 years. Killips players are some of his pupils. I like to watch them develop the consciousness of sequential learning, creativity, imagination, and going beyond memorization into thinking and imagining and creating One of original PHOENIX (AP) Joe Palmer, one of the last of the original Navajo Code Talkers from World War II, has died. He was 84. Palmer died Nov.

18 at To order this photo go to http:photos.azdailysun.comJosh BiggsAnzona Daily Sun CHESS MASTER STEVE STUBENRAUCH makes a move against Charish Magee at Killip Elementary School on Saturday. Stubenrauch took on several dozen chess players simultaneously in the charity event Navajo Code Talkers dies at 84 DeatbsFunerals their native language to transmit military messages on enemy tactics, Japanese troop movements and other battlefield information by telephone and radio. fied School District, he retired after 40 Years of service. Mr. Killips excitement for life will live on in everyone who can retell his wonderful stories.

He touched so many lives in his amazing 95 years. Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Flagstaff High School Auditorium, 400 W. Elm Ave.

An open house will follow at the Elks Lodge BPOE No. 499, 2101 N. San Francisco St. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Killip Scholarship at Northern Arizona University or Northland Hospice. Arrangements are by Norvel Owens Mortuary.

him, Benedict said. The youngster has been playing chess for about a year, and enjoys the game because its a learning experience. I like every piece on the board, he said. They move different ways. Hillary Davis can be reached at 556-2261 or hdavisazdailysun.com.

Residential burglary About 1,800 square feet of insulation were reported stolen from the underside of a house on the 5100 block of East Hickory Drive on Friday. The victim said the insulation disappeared sometime between September and this week. She said she was having trouble keeping her house warm as the weather has gotten colder, so she accessed her crawl space under the house and saw that the insulation was gone. The victim said she did not know who could have taken the insulation. However, she did say that she had recently had some work done on her house and a handyman asked if he could have access to her crawl space, so she opened the space for him.

She said she didnt see anybody from the work crew leave with the insulation and that they left her house with trucks full of debris. Police could not find a listing for the repair company, reports stated. Aggravated assault A man was arrested after a family fight, during which he allegedly punched his 2-year- old niece in the face. According to Flagstaff police reports, officers responded to several calls about a disturbance with a child screaming at about 2:30 a.m. Friday at an apartment complex on the 700 block of South Blackbird Roost.

The suspect had reportedly gotten into a fight with his brother and was wrestling with him and hitting him. The suspect also punched his brothers girlfriend and their 2-year-old daughter, reports stated. The suspect said he did not mean to hit the child, who was not seriously injured but had a bruise on her cheek. While searching the suspects car for his identification, an officer found a marijuana pipe, and the suspect admitted that the pipe was his and he had smoked that night, reports stated. Police also said the man smelled of alcohol and seemed intoxicated.

Nathaniel L. Honeyestewa, 22, was booked into Coconino County jail and charged with assault, aggravated assault, and possession of drug cluding a few start-overs. One of his toughest opponents was a middle-school boy, he said. John Benedict, a 9-year-old fourth-grader at Killip, played for hours before Stubenrauch defeated him. He said playing the master was kind of difficult.

But he likes playing against him. He lets me learn from PoliceLo Aggravated assault A man was charged with aggravated assault Thursday after he allegedly spit at a detention officer at the county jail. According to Flagstaff police reports, at about 10:17 p.m., the suspect struck a parked car head-on in a downtown residential neighborhood. He continued to drive his damaged vehicle for about a half a block 1 until it became inoperable. A responding officer said the man, who denied striking a vehicle, was apparently extremely intoxicated and smelled of burnt marijuana.

The man refused to submit to a breath test at the jail and became extremely combative during a blood draw. During the blood draw, the suspect allegedly spit in the direction of a detention while he was restraining him. Mark P. Minkler, 22, 2800 S. Highland Mesa Road, Apt.

2103, was charged with DUI and aggravated assault. Residential burglary Several firearms were reported stolen in a home burglary late Wednesday. According to Flagstaff police reports, officers responded to the home on the 1400 block of East Russ Way at about 11:23 p.m. The victims told police that they had been out of town and had given a friend a key so he could look after their house and dogs. When the victims returned on Wednesday, they found the house and garage ransacked and several items missing.

The suspect left an apologetic, handwritten note in the kitchen. The victims said they knew their friend wrote the note, even though it was not signed. Stolen firearms include a Ruger long rifle, a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, a Springfield XD2 handgun, a 7.69 Russian army rifle, two Remington 12-gauge shotguns, and two Walther rifles. Other missing items include a diamond engagement ring worth $6,000, a GPS system worth $800, several paintball guns, scuba gear, an iPod, a mens watch worth $1,200, several VHS movies and Xbox games, and $6,000 in cash. An officer visited the suspects home, where he did not find him but did find a note on similar paper in similar handwriting addressed to the mans roommate.

The note sounded suicidal, reports stated, and the mans roommate said she was concerned about his well-being. The case remains under investigation. the VA Medical Center in Tucson, according to his family. As a Marine in World War II, Palmer and 28 other Code Talkers used on June 5, 1993, and spent summers in Wellsboro, Pa. and winters in Naples, Fla.

Mrs. Kemp owned and operated Paulettes Sportswear for many years. She enjoyed dancing, painting and most of all her granddaughter and great-grandson. She is survived by her son, Harold Seber of Albuquerque; daughter Louise Duran of Winslow; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; stepdaughter Bernice Superko; and numerous friends in Arizona and back East. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Edward G.

Seber and The Hon. Robert M. Kemp; and a daughter-in-law, Nancy J. Seber. A memorial service will be held to celebrate her life at 1 p.m.

Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church, 101 E. Hillview, Winslow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Northland Hospice, Spina Bifida Association, or the Alzheimers Association. Arrangements are by Norvel Owens Mortuary. Wilfred F.

Killip Longtime Flagstaff resident and educator Wilfred F. Killip, 95, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006. Mr. Killip was a loving husband, perfect dad, wonderful grandpa, best friend and famous storyteller.

His memory was like no other, a treasure that all of us and the town of Flagstaff will miss. He made each of us feel special; his life was dedicated to family, friends and the town he called home for 74 years. Mr. Killip and his wife Joyce were blessed with 68 years of marriage and shared their joy with their family: sons John and Norm, daughters-in-law Kathy and Valerie, and six grandchildren. Mr.

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Ainsworth Mary Imogene Ainsworth, 82, of Cottonwood, died Friday, Dec. 1. She was bom Feb. 7, 1924 in Durango, the daughter of William R. and Mary Deer.

She attended Durango Elmentary School and Huntsville High School in Huntsville, Arkansas. She went on to attend John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas for three years. She received her bachelor of science degree from Oklahoma A in Stillwater, Okla. She received her Masters Degree in Home Economics from Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway, Ark. She taught home economics at Coconino High School in Flagstaff and at Northern Arizona University for 20 years.

Mrs. Ainsworth had been a member of the Federated Church of Flagstaff and the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. Her hobbies included painting, sewing cooking and grandkids. She is survived by two sons, Chester Ainsworth Jr. of Yucca Valley, and Kenneth (Kay) Ainsworth of Flagstaff; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Her husband, Chester B. Ainsworth; brother Kenneth Deer; and James Deer preceded her in death. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Cottonwood Village Retirement Center, 201 E.

Mingus Ave. An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneral-home.com. Eleanor T. Seber Kemp Eleanor T. Seber Kemp, 81, of Winslow, died Tuesday, Nov.

14, 2006. She was bom Nov. 9, 1925 in Elmira, N.Y., to Harold and Ruth Traver. She met and was married to Edward G. Seber on March 12, 1946.

They moved to Arizona from Pennsylvania in 1962. After her husbands death in 1987, Mrs. Kemp was married to The Hon. Robert M. Kemp Walter Murray Scott Walter Murray Scott, 104, of Cottonwood, formerly of Prescott and Flagstaff, died Wednesday, Nov.

22, 2006. He was born Nov. 18, 1902, north of Calgary, in Didsbury, Alberta, Canada, to Charles and Margaret Scott. At the age of 17, his parents brought him to Los Angeles, where he found a job in a bank as a bank bellhop and then became a vice president. While working at the bank he attended night school and after 18 years he received a law degree.

He was a member of the California State Bar Association for more then 50 years. He met and was married to Mary Alice Upton. Together they raised two children and enjoyed 67 years of marriage. Mr. Scott moved from California to Prescott in 1992 and then to Cottonwood Village in January of 2002.

He enjoyed reading the paper and politics. He was one you could not help but like. He will be missed greatly. Mr. Scott is survived by his son Mike (Teddy) of Flagstaff.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, in 1998; and daughter, Lucy Margaret Joyce, in 1980. Interment will take place in Citizens Cemetery. On Saturday, Dec. 9, at 10:30 a.m., a memorial service will be held at Trinity Heights United Methodist Church, 3600 N. Fourth St, Flagstaff.

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