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Arizona Daily Sun LOCALARIZONA Wednesday, May 24, 2006 www.aaidailysun.com Nurse union- election dates set sentatives from the nurses union are allowed to be in the cafeteria and lobby areas, but they arent allowed to hand out materials. Hospital officials must also abide by a set of rules laid out by the NLRB. The NLRB will supervise the secret ballot election. NNOC is the national outreach arm of the California Nurses Association, which will be seeking to represent the approximately 550 RNs who work at FMC. contactUs About the Dally Sun The Arizona Daily Sun (ISSN: 1054-9536) is published daily Monday through Sunday morning by The Flagstaff Publishing 1751 S.

Thompson Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Post Office Box 1849, Flagstaff, AZ 86002; (928) 774-4545; www.azdailysun. com. The Arizona Daily Sun is the official legal newspaper for City of Flagstaff and Coconino County. Publisher Don Rowley 556-2240 drowleyazdailysun.com Editor Randy Wilson 556-2254 rwilsonazdailysun.com eMedia Director Sean Openshaw 913-8624 sopenshawazdailysun.com voters Monday night.

Had they not, the NLRB would have conducted a hearing to determine election parameters. Voting by a simple a yes or no" ballot will take place during four time periods (7:30 to 9 a.m., 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. to midnight) on June 21 and three time periods (5:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m., 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.) on June 22. Ballots will be counted after the polls close at 8:30 p.m. June 22. The RNs seeking representation with National Nurses nurse-to-patient ratios that meet or exceed national standards, and the hospitals records system was selected by a group of health care providers at the hospital. Eligible voters are estimated to be about 550 registered nurses, which includes all full-time, regular part-time and per diem RNs in various nursing care units throughout the hospital.

Excluded are flight nurses, who are employed by Northern' Arizona Healthcare, FMCs parent company. Now both sides will work to educate eligible voters until the election. Repre Organizing Committee say their efforts to provide the best patient care are being compromised by how the hospital administration staffs units and a patient records system that is cumbersome. We are that much closer to our goal of making our voices heard. What nurses want is to negotiate a contract that will ensure fair and equal treatment for all nurses, a contract that allows us to make the choices that affect our profession and our careers, FMC nurse Diane Baker stated in a press release.

The hospital says it has FMC and the union agree on June 21-22 for. the secret balloting. By LAURA CLYMER City Editor Registered nurses at Flagstaff Medical Center will decide whether they want union representation during a two-day secret ballot election June 21 and 22. The nurses filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board on May 11. Representatives from both sides hammered out an agreement on voting dates and eligible Laura Clymer can be reached at lclymeitiazdailysun.com or 913-8601.

Poll: Arizonans support Bush border plan 1 alcohol breath By HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services PHOENIX By a large margin, Arizonans appear to like the border and immigration proposals sketched out last week by President Bush. A new statewide survey shows 86 percent of registered voters asked support the presidents plan to add 6,000 new Border Patrol agents. And 70 percent agree with his proposal to use National Guard troops in the interim in support roles. There also is very strong backing for holding employers accountable for the legal status of workers they hire, with 85 percent in favor and only 11 percent opposed. Bush technically did not propose new employer sanctions.

But he said that methods need to be in place to help companies identify which people who are not U.S. citizens are entitled to work here and which are not. By a smaller margin 59 to 25 percent Arizonans support creating a new temporary guest worker program. The same survey, conducted by KAET-TV, the Phoenix PBS affiliate, shows vot tests on students, PHOENIX (AP) Breathalyzers are popping up on some Phoenix-area high school campuses as a way to deter students from drinking before special events such as prom, homecoming and graduation. High school principals in the Paradise Valley Unified School District will have the devices on hand when seniors graduate Thursday night.

Students could face testing if they show telltale signs of drinking, such as slurred speech, bloodshot eyes or the sharp smell of, spirits. Not all students are happy about the practice, saying it can dampen an event. Others say they have no problem with it, provided students are told in advance and are only tested if they show signs of drinking. (Random testing) just ruins someones graduation night. Its inappropriate, said Horizon High senior Tom Smith, whose school will test only if there is a suspicion.

However, some parents are thrilled by the breathalyzer plan. They should use them more often, said Susie Waldrom of Phoenix, who has a daughter graduating from Shadow Mountain High. The hand-held devices used in Paradise Valley cost $379 each. Students breathe through a disposable straw, and a screen displays their blood-alcohol level. Students under the influence can face discipline ranging from suspension to expulsion.

Those who get caught at graduation wont take part in the ceremony; their parents will be notified to come get them. Shadow Mountain had the alcohol screener on hand this year for school dances, prom and the occasional football game. During homecoming, it was used on five teens, none of whom ended up being Shadow Mountain students, and their parents were called. PoliceLog On a related subject of domestic security, Merrill said he found Arizonans deeply divided over the practice of the National Security Agency of accumulating the calling records of many U.S. residents.

A total of 39 percent said they support using the database to find terrorist cells, with 41 percent opposed. The survey, conducted last week, has a margin of error of 5.2 percent. members patrol the desert to find and arrest illegal immigrants. On that latter question, pollster Bruce Merrill said residents of Pima County were less familiar with Ar-paios actions than those in the other 14 counties. But he said there was no significant difference in support for the sheriffs actions among those who knew of the posse.

ers want action to seal the borders and capture those who come into this country illegally. A total of 54 percent said they support plans by the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps to build a fence on private land along the U.S.-Mexican border. And Arizonans, by a 59-22 margin, back the decision by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to have his volunteer posse DeathsFunerals To report news, call the Editorial Department at (928) 556-2241. Newsroom FAX: (928) 774-4790. City editor Laura Clymer 913-8601 lclymerazdailysun.com Sports editor EdOdeven 556-2251 eodevenazdailysun.com Weekend editor Lead page designer Jeff Reeves 556-2259 jreevesazdailysun.com Business news, call Rachel Peterson 556-2253 rpetersonazdailysun.com Community editor Betsey Bruner 556-2255 bbrunerazdailysun.com Corrections clarifications The Arizona Daily Sun strives for accuracy in all stories and welcomes reader participation in the effort to provide accurate news reports.

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How to submit an obituaiy The Daily Sun will publish obituaries free of charge for persons who have lived or worked in Coconino County, including Flagstaff, Williams, Sedona, Page, Grand Canyon and the Navajo and Hopi reservations. Also included is Winslow in Navajo County. For more information or to obtain a news obituaiy form, contact the newsroom at 556-224L or submit it online to: azdsnews azdailysun Theft Someone has been stealing parts of a Pawer washing ma- chine on the 5500 block of east Commerce Avenue, for about the last three months. The victim told police that the company provides mobile washing of cars and equipment The machine and vehicle are stored in a locked fence at night Someone has been tampering with the equipment and pealing pieces of the washing machine. There is no sign of forced entry to the fence.

The case has been given to detectives. Natalie Herholdt Natalie Herholdt, 88, died in her sleep at the home of her brother, George M. Breakey, early Wednesday morning, May 17, 2006. Bom on July 30, 1917, she would have celebrated her 89th birthday in July. Mrs.

Herholdt was a resident of Mffton, and Nassau in the Bahamas, as well as Tucson and Flagstaff. Her family, friends and caregivers will greatly miss her generosity, humor and lovable ways. Mrs. Herholdt is survived by her brother, George M. Breakey; one niece; and three nephews.

Her husband, Earl Herholdt, preceded her in death. A memorial celebration wfll be Sunday, May 28, at 2:30 p.m. at the home of George Breakey, 3031 E. Pine Drive, lower Greenlaw in Flagstaff, phone 526-6163. Condolences to the famfly may be sent via www.flagstaff-mortuary.com.

Arrangements are by Lozanos Flagstaff Mortuary. Marjorie Nelson Marjorie Nelson died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at The Lingenfelter Center in Kingman. She was 67. She was bom in Leupp to the late Josephine and Lee Nelson. She worked for the BIA in Shonto, the BVD Co.

in Winslow and Flagstaff Medical Center until her retirement after 27 years on Sept. 30, 2000. She loved traveling, attending pow wows and being with her grandchffdren. She will be greatly missed by all. She is survived by, children Dorris (Howard) At-takai, JoAnn Ashley, Delores Green, Stanley (Ernestine) Ashley Judy (Ron) Ashley Redsteer, Stuart Ashley; and many grandchffdren and great-grandchffdren.

She is also survived by siblings Sylvia Fredricks, Francine Foster, Rose mary Monroe, Leland Nelson, Leroy Nelson, Delores Lewis and Lee Alvin Nelson. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 a.m. (M.S.T.) at the Leupp Presbyterian Church. Burial will immediately follow at the family plot at late Josephine and Lee Nelson residence. Family and friends are invited for a reception at the Leupp Chapter House.

Arrangements are by Desert Memorial Funeral Home. Lloyd Bentsen HOUSTON (AP)-Former Senator and Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, the courtly Texan who famously put down vice presidential rival Dan Quayle in a 1988 debate by telling him youre no Jack Kennedy, died Tuesday. He was 85. Bentsen, who represented the state in Congress for 28 years, died at his Houston home, his family said. He had been under a doctor's care since a pair of strokes in 1998.

Bentsens political career took him from a county judge-ship in the Rio Grande Valley in the 1940s to six years in the U.S. House, 22 years in the Senate and two years as President Clintons first treasury secretary. A shrewd legislative operator, he maneuvered with ease in Democratic and Republican circles alike on Capitol Hill, displaying expertise on tax, trade and economic issues as well as foreign affairs. The state of Texas has had great senators but no senator has ever been a better senator than Lloyd Bentsen, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, said on the Senate floor Tuesday. Socorra Almaraz Socorra Duran Almaraz, 69, of Flagstaff, died on Sunday, May 21, 2006, at The Peaks SkUled Nursing FacUity.

Mrs. Almaraz was bom on Oct. 3, 1936, in Holbrook to Nicolas Chaves Duran and Mary Crus Duran. She spent her life as a wife and mother and volunteered much of her time to many organizations, including the Gua-dalupanas of the San Francisco de Asis Parish. She especially loved her time babysitting and helping to raise her grandchil-dren.

Mrs. Almaraz is survived by her four children, Elenor, George, Rudy and Barbara all of Flagstaff; six grandchffdren; two great-grandchffdren; and many other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband Felix in August of 1996. An evening vigD and holy rosary wDl be on Thursday, May 25, at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be on Friday, May 26, at 10 a.m., both at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel, 16 W.

Cherry Ave. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, 201 W. University Drive. Condolences to the famDy may be sent via www.flagstaff-mortuary.com. Arrangements are by Lozanos Flagstaff Mortuary.

Gary Brown Gary Scott Brown, 71, formerly of Flagstaff, died May 19, 2006, in Richfield, Utah. He was bom Nov. 24, 1934, in Kanab, Utah, to Myron Scott and Farris Hamblin Brown. Mr. Brown graduated from Fredonia High School in 1952.

He served in the U.S. Navy as a navy medical corps-man in the Korean theater from 1952 to 1955. He attended Fresno State University in California. Mr. Brown worked as a technical engineer for the Arizona Department of Transportation for 30 years.

He was married to Vivian Sami Sandoval April 10, 1982, in Flagstaff. Mr. Brown was a member of the Knights of Columbus, a eucharistic minister and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Richfield. He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion for 51 years.

He served on the American Legion Color Guard, and was the State Master of Arms with the American Legion in Arizona for four years. He worked with the Arizona Boys State, was a member of the Elks Lodge and he received a Special Olympics Volunteer Award in 1984. Mr. Brown enjoyed fishing, skeet shooting, bowling, boating, golfing, gardening and was an avid reader. He and his wife, Sami, moved to Richfield, Utah, three years ago.

Mr. Brown is survived by his loving wife, Sami; chffdren Martin and Patty Sanchez, Monica Davis, Pam Sanchez, Gina and Rick Lynch, David Bojorquez, Michel and Dean Woodbury, and Karmel Bojorquez; 23 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister Ethel (Roland) Burks; and two nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Michael Frank Brown; and a nephew. Funeral Mass will be Friday at 1 p.m. in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 224 S.

Kendrick in Flagstaff. There wDl be a viewing at 11:30 a.m. followed by rosary at noon at the church. Burial with military honors accorded by the Flagstaff American Legion Post No. 3 will be in Flagstaff Citizens Cemetery, 43 S.

San Francisco St, veterans section in Flagstaff, under the direction of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield, Safina and Gunnison, Utah. In feu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to St Judes Childrens Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. An online guest bode Fantasy 5: 1, 24, 33, 5, 21 Pick 3: 4, 8,2 SUDOKU ANSWER i 1.