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1 week ago | 
eacourier.com | Brooke Curley
Marina Morales is not one of those "Do as I say, not as I do" kind of folks. When her daughters were playing softball in a local league, she encouraged them to be of service to the team, and when someone approached her about volunteering with the Clifton Social Club, she said, "That sounds fun!"
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1 week ago | 
eacourier.com | Brooke Curley
Graham County Supervisor Paul David describes Tim Linden as a "doer."David's association with Linden, owner of III Counties Distributing and Southern Arizona Distributing, includes working alongside him in Southeastern Arizona Clean and Beautiful (SEACAB).
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2 weeks ago | 
eacourier.com | Brooke Curley
It turns out Family Fun Night at Thatcher Park on June 6 was about more than fun. Kathy Grimes, executive director of the Graham County Substance Abuse Coalition, which partnered with the town of Thatcher in organizing the event, said the primary aim of the event was to increase family communication. "People are busy; kids are busy," she said. "Any opportunity they get to communicate with their kids; any time parents can talk to their kids is really important.”Nevertheless, the fun was plentiful.
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3 weeks ago | 
eacourier.com | Brooke Curley
Two young adults had to be hoisted from a precarious perch on Red Knolls, located east of Pima, on June 1. Graham County Search and Rescue Vice President Pete Gauna said the man and woman were hiking Red Knolls when it began to rain. He said the two attempted to descend, but it became apparent the footing had become too dangerous to continue. kAm“*@F <?@H H92E 92AA6?D E@ 4=2J H96?
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3 weeks ago | 
eacourier.com | Brooke Curley
One of Kay Ekvall’s most prized possessions is an art print of Ed Miracle’s painting “I Told You So.”The artwork depicts two ships perched precariously at the edge of the world, where the sea drops into nothingness. One ship is already tipping over the edge, while the other follows close behind. A short distance away, a small rowboat, presumably carrying passengers from one of the two ships, pulls futilely against the tide.
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1 month ago | 
eacourier.com | Brooke Curley
Sarah Sayles may not have started the Gila Watershed Partnership, but she is an important reason why the environmental organization has survived into its fifth decade. Founded in 1992 as the San Carlos/Safford/Duncan Watershed Advisory Council, the organization represented a coalition of residents and agencies that came to improve the health of the Gila River basin. This included addressing erosion, riparian management, water quality and salinity, and non-point source pollution.
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2 months ago | 
eacourier.com | Brooke Curley
Sarah Sayles may not have started the Gila Watershed Partnership, but she is an important reason why the environmental organization has survived into its fifth decade. Founded in 1992 as the San Carlos/Safford/Duncan Watershed Advisory Council, the organization represented a coalition of residents and agencies that came to improve the health of the Gila River basin. This included addressing erosion, riparian management, water quality and salinity, and non-point source pollution.
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2 months ago | 
eacourier.com | Brooke Curley
If Davin Dupont gets a chance to meet the pope, he knows exactly what he wants to ask him. “I would ask about what young Catholics like me can do to continue to grow and learn about our faith, and I would thank him for his leadership,” he said. The prospect of the 15-year-old Safford High student actually meeting the pope isn’t necessarily as far-fetched as it may sound. Dupont is scheduled to leave on Easter to travel with a Catholic youth group from the Diocese of Tucson to begin a tour of Rome.
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2 months ago | 
eacourier.com | Brooke Curley
Gila Valley Daughters of the American Revolution member Bonnie Briscoe first became acquainted with Joseph Bull Jr. when he won the chapter’s annual Constitution Week essay contest. The contest earned him a scholarship to help pay for his dual enrollment courses at Eastern Arizona College. Briscoe quickly learned the 18-year-old Thatcher High senior isn’t only impressive on paper. She was pleased to see he was fully engaged in participating in DAR’s Constitution Week activities in September.
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2 months ago | 
eacourier.com | Brooke Curley
The 2025 Pima Fire Fest Car Show on March 29 provided visitors a showcase of motorized and non-motorized conveyances ranging from painstakingly restored classic cars and motorbikes, to whimsical and highly customized trucks and autos, to elaborately chromed bicycles. It was the fourth consecutive year the Pima Fire Department has held the event, which took place at Pima High School.
