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oO. A2 Friday, April 111, 2002 www.azdailysun.com LOCAL NEWS Arizona Daily Sun T0 Locals share favorite Places of the Heart through exhibit IF YOU GO WHAT: 'Places of the Heart art exhibit WHEN: Unveiling at 6 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Fort Valley Road Ramirez assistant program coordinator for NAUs Program for Community, Culture and Environment. "The San Francisco Peaks, Buffalo Park, Mount Elden, Wupatki, Walnut Canyon, the rez, Grand Canyon.

Ramirez has been working aR week to paint the places into a map of northern Arizona. The city of Flagstaff where most of peoples sacred places are will take up most of the center. More distant places will be indicated at the outer edges with arrows. The map will be unveiled along with all the entries Saturday. Connie Taylor, coordinator for the Community, Culture and Environment program and one of the Tlaces of the Heart organizers, called the diversity of entries incredible.

Each includes an artistic By ANNE M1NARD Sun Staff Reporter Where is your place of the heart? That was the question posed to the Flagstaff community in a recent public art event, Places of the Heart. The results, including more than 100 written and artistic representations of places around northern Arizona that residents cherish, will goon display at the Coconino Center for the Arts Saturday. An unveiling of the entries, along with a short series of guest lectures by local community enthusiasts Gary Nabhan, David Taylor and Gioia Woods, will begin at 6 p.m. at the center, 2300 N. Fort Valley Road.

There, people will get an representation of a favorite place a drawing, watercolor or photo along with a written description or ode. Local resident John Spencer, for example, wrote about Waterline Road, a popular dirt road that winds up through the San Francisco Peaks. Tast, level walking after a climb up here, the entry reads. Tut who would want to hurry through this place? Susan Lamb and Tom Bean submitted an entry called Catchfly Karaoke, including a written tribute to Fay Canyon near Walnut Canyon written to the tune of I Will Survive, the popular song by Gloria Gaynor. Besides being displayed at the center, several of the entries will be featured locally in outlets such as Flag Live! and the cover of the program for the upcoming Grand Canyon Forest Festival.

Tlaces of the Heart sponsors include Friends of Flagstaffs Future, Grand Canyon Trust, Northern Arizona Building Association, Northern Arizona University and Flag LivelMountain Living Magazine. The call for entries was made in February, and the deadline was March 31. For anyone who missed the contest this year, the organizers are hoping to offer it annually and Taylor, for one, foresees a demand for members of the public to express their love for this place. I dont think the community is going to want to stop. Reporter Anne Minard can be reached at 556-2253 or aminardazdailysm.com.

eyeful of Flagstaffs best through the eyes of the people who live here beginning with the basketball courts near the homes of elementary school students and chess night at Macys Coffee House. There are a lot of natural places, too, said Tamara Everybody loves a circus CCC sails through national evaluation Jill TorranceAnzona Daily Sun BOBBIE, B0NKY AND SULTIN, from left, are part of the Majestic Star Circus performing at the Frys supermarket parking lot today through Sunday in Flagstaff. Officials encouraged by rise in -CONTACTUs About the Daily Sun 'Hie Arizona Daily Sun (ISSN: IIVri-ffiHi) is published daily Monday through Sunday morning by The Flagstaff Publishing 1751 S. Thompson Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Post Office Box 1849, Flagstaff, AZ 80002; (928)774-4545; ww.azdailysun.com.

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Also included is Wiisiow in Navajo County. FT more inf irmatii in or to ol gain a news obituary form, contact tlie newsroom at The team recommended no further visits next evaluation date to be sometime in 2011-2012. The school received its initial accreditation in 1995 and a five-year reaccreditation in 1996. The team cited three areas of major advancement for the college: progress in providing more and better facilities, progress in serving students in rural areas through online delivery and instructional sites in Grand Canyon and Williams, and library partnerships with Northern Arizona University, Page and Flagstaff. In these partnerships, CCC students are able to check books out of the libraries with no additional fees.

This summer, the city of Flagstaffs eastside library will be moved from Mount Elden Middle School to a renovated site on CCCs Fourth Street campus. Essentially they are telling us that we are well positioned to meet the demands of the future, particularly when it comes to the technological skills that our students will need, Clark said. In a press release, Caffey said that the teams overall impression of CCC is that it possesses a dedicated and capable board of trustees, faculty, staff and administrative leadership. Reporter Richard Frederick can be reached at 913-8602. dead at 49 A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m.

today at Citizens Cemetery in Flagstaff. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Cline Library Auditorium of Northern Arizona University. In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family requests that donations be made in Connys name to the Martin-Springer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust, Tolerance and Humanitarian Values at Northern Arizona University, PO Box 5624, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5624. Cards may be sent to Michael and Eden at 3509 S.

Cheryl Drive, Flagstaff AZ 86001. By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN Associated Press Writer Grand Canyon National Park got more visitors in March than it did during the same period in 2001, the first such increase in seven months. Officials find the increase encouraging, but remain cautious about whether it would continue. I think its a little too early to determine whether or not its the start of a new trend, Conny Frisch, former Kaibab forest canyon visits pects visitations to return to normal this year, barring unforeseen events.

In March, 325,308 people visited the park, compared to 322,979 in the same period a year before. The figures reflect the traditional school spring break period, Oltrogge said. Weve had beautiful weather here all winter, so Im sure thats encouraged more of the vehicle traffic weve seen, Oltrogge said. ever Memorandum of Understanding between the Hopi Tribe and a federal land-management agency. In addition, she guided the Kaibab through the conclusion of the Tusayan Growth EIS process during the mid- to late-1990s.

She was diagnosed Adth cancer in late March 1999. She left her active Forest Service career in early November 2000 and spent her remaining time with her family and friends, writing a legacy journal, hiking, camping, fishing, reading voraciously, and learning to knit, among many other things. said park spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge. Visits to 'the park plunged through October after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks before starting to rebound.

For the last two years, the number of park visitors has declined, a trend that one analyst suggested shows that the South Rim is approaching capacity in accommodating travelers. The National Park Services regional office in Denver ex 1980s. She was named Region 6 District Ranger of the Year in 1989 for her work at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. She took the forest supervisor position on the Kaibab National Forest in Williams in May 1995. She led the Kaibab in the development of its own vision statement, which was signed by all Kaibab employees, and she guided the Kaibab through a comprehensive reorganization effort to better align itself with the vision.

She developed close relationships with the Kaibab tribal neighbors, culminating in 1999 with the signing of the first By RICHARD FREDERICK Sun Staff Reporter Coconino Community College announced Wednesday that it will receive a 10-year reaccreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges. The 10-year reaccreditation is the longest span offered by NCAC. The recommendation came after a three-day visit from a team representing NCACs Higher Learning Commission, during which the team met with college employees, CCC board members, community members and students. The team, led by David L. Caffey, evaluated many aspects of the school, including its educational programs, facilities and technology, finances and government, faculty and staff, and student services.

This is a symbol of quality, and this accreditation is an assurance that we are providing programs that our students need, said Linda Clark, a CCC spokesperson. Accreditation is necessary for a school to offer financial aid and be able to transfer credits between other accredited schools. NCAC is the largest of several accrediting organizations in the country. The school will not receive its formal accreditation and final report for another six weeks, when it will be approved by the commission. supervisor, She was an active member of the Heichal Baraonim community in Flagstaff and the Jewish Ladies Gardening Club Auxiliary.

Among her many awards were the 1999 Flagstaff Athena Award and recognition in 1999 by the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office for her contributions to enhancing Hopi cultural awareness. In addition to her husband and son, and her mother and father, she is survived by her sister, Louann Frisch, of Portland, and brother Daniel Frisch, his wife Pauline and nephew Jeremy, of Roseville, Calif. Pick 3: Fantasy the in one from been pried In the was taken Police to also safe. A system familiar knew alarm the safe were not investigation. By DAILY SUN STAFF Former Kaibab Forest Supervisor Conny Frisch has lost her extended battle with cancer.

She died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, in Flagstaff with her husband and son, Michael and Eden Lainoff, by her side. She was 49. Conny was a dear friend, mentor and colleague to a great many people, said Deputy Forest Supervisor Corey Wong. She touched our lives with her humor, thoughtfulness and inspiration; we will miss her. Conny Frisch became one of the first female district rangers in the Forest Service in the late DEATHSFunerals David Begay employees noticed that ceiling panels area of the restaurant were missing the ceiling.

The office door had open. office, the safe, had been removed from its location, and the door off the safe. found shoe prints in various locations in the restaurant that are believed be from one of the suspects. Officers found a screwdriver near the VCR tape from the surveillance was found destroyed. Investigators said the suspects were with the restaurant because they how to get in, circumvent the system and go directly to where was.

The contents of the safe disclosed. The matter is under LOTTERYNumbers POUCEFIRELog Brush fire burns less than acre at Equestrian Estates The Flagstaff Fire Department, the Coconino National Forest and the Mormon Lake Hot Shots responded to a quarter-acre fire shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday near Equestrian Estates. "The fire activity was really pretty incredible for April, said Bill Morse, a captain at Flagstaff Fire Station 1. He said the fire was burning toward homes in the area, but neighbors pitched in to dig a line around it using tools to remove brush that could bum and slowed its progress before firefighters arrived.

Business burglary A local restaurant was burglarized sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. According to Flagstaff police, employees at Mike Rondas East, 3518 E. Route 66, arrived at work at 4:15 a.m. and turned off the alarm system. One of ents, George and Ena K.

Begay; grandparents Harold and Mary Biggambler, a brother and two uncles. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. today at the Teesto Assembly of God Church. Interment will be in the family plot in Seba Dalkai. Greers Scott Mortuary of Winslow is handling the arrangements.

Timothy Ratcliff Timothy James Ratcliff, 37, of Flagstaff, died Friday, April 12, 2002. Mr. Ratcliff, a cook, was bom May .13, 1964, in Frederictown, Mo. He is survived by his daughter, Alicia Ratcliff, of Flagstaff; son Carlos Ratcliff of Flagstaff; sisters Melinda and Paula Ratcliff of Missouri; brothers Michael of Bend, Richard of Flagstaff and John Ratcliff Jr. of Arizona.

No service information was given. Contributions can be made in care of Michael Ratcliff, 1095 Hidden Valley Bend, OR 97701. Northern Arizona Cremation and Burial is handling the arrangements. David Begay, 46, of Farmington, N.M., died Friday, April 12, 2002, in Las Vegas. Mr.

Begay was bom Jan. 10, 1956, in Seba Dalkai. He graduated from Winslow High School in 1975. He served in the U.S. Marines from 1975- 77.

He was a member of the New Mexico Army National Guard from 1986-92. He is survived by his wife, Christine Begay, of Farmington, N.M.; son Kirk David Begay of Provo, Utah; stepsons Michael and DeWayne Day of Farming-ton, N.M.; brothers Steven Begay of Holbrook, Johnny Begay of Seba Dalkai and Dennis Begay of Phoenix; sisters Ruth Begay of Dilcon, Rose Begay of Seba Dalkai, Marie Nez of Teesto, Louise Ray of Freeport, Ohio, Nellie Jackson of Teesto, Lorraine Attakai of Dilcon and Geneva Begay of Dilcon; five grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his par 9, 8, 2 5: 18, 8, 9, 17, 12.