Sportclips franchise having grand opening Saturday

Local agribusinessman Tim Dunn visited a Sportclips shop in the Phoenix area a year ago and decided he wanted to bring that experience to Yuma so he and his teen-age boys and other men could look forward to haircuts in a sports theme atmosphere.

With his wife Eileen, Dunn is opening a Sportclips franchise in the multitenant building at 16th Street and Pacific Avenue next to Starbucks. Araceli Gamble, a former Yuman with 11 years of haircutting experience, has returned to Yuma to manage the shop.

The shop will have a grand opening Saturday. Store hours will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. No appointments are needed. Come by for a legendary hot steamed face towel, and scalp and neck massage along with a haircut.

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Chocolate Crafters has moved, but it didn't go far. It's still located at 11242 S. Foothills Blvd. in Foothills Village Shopping Center but has moved to Suite 29 — where Ussery's Antiques and Gifts had been located (that business moved recently to Suite 24). The chocolate shop has the same phone number of 287-1117.

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Running Boy Tours LLC is a new offroading tour company started by Steve and Clarcie Thornburg. These transplanted Iowans started offroading with neighbors and found history, beauty and mystery in the area surrounding Yuma.

Running Boy Tours offers several custom tours using Jeeps and open air ATVs. People may also request a tour to specific areas of interest. For more information and to schedule a tour, call 581-8202 or email steve@runningboy.us.

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The Corner Bookshop, 345 W. 32nd St., is sponsoring a community-wide rummage and craft sale Nov. 17-19 and all clubs, organizations and individuals are invited to participate. For information and reservations, call 726-4991.

Proceeds of the Corner Bookshop sale will go to Operation Paperback, an organization that sends books to the troops and veterans hospitals.

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Sam's Bakery is now open for business in the Mervyns Plaza, 3250 S. 4th Ave., Suite D (Next door but not part of the Arizona Indoor Marketplace).

Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, the bakery offers both wholesale and retail baked goods. It also serves hot breakfasts and such lunch items as soups and sandwiches.

By the way, bakery owner Sam Proffitt was making the cornbread for the popular Tudors Beanery at Tamarack Fine Foods. With that grocery store now closed, Proffitt is serving the cornbread and is in the process of adding beans to the menu at his new business.

For catering information, call Proffitt at 726-3686.

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Arizona Sweets has been granted the contract to provide cafe services at the Yuma County Library District's branches. Arizona Sweets owner Sherri Walter said the business will have the cafes open within the next 30 days in the Yuma Main, Heritage, Foothills, Somerton and San Luis library branches.

East Coast transplants Walter and her husband, Wayne, took over the Panaderia Kika bakery in San Luis last spring and over the summer opened Arizona Sweets, a cafe in the Foothills.

The library cafes will have baked goods, sandwiches, salads, coffee drinks and smoothies. Each library cafe will also have selections for children to include drink boxes, fruit cups and other healthy snacks.

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On the Brazil plantation in Powhatan, La., a great barbecue sauce was born. As the plantation's primary cook, “Mama” Clora Turner would craft and slow-brew her secret sauce, shaking a little of this, a dash of that and a pinch of lovin'.

Her son, James, drew on the culinary skills and the barbecue sauce recipe he learned from his mother to open several restaurants across the country under the name JT's Original Louisiana Barbecue.

Now his daughter Janell Jackson has come to Yuma (to join her Marine fiance) and opened JT's Original Louisiana Barbecue at Yuma Indoor Marketplace, 475 W. 32nd St. The restaurant is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. It can be reached at 446-3614.

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A trustee auction sale has been scheduled on Tuesday for the property that previously housed Arizona Ted's on Main Street. Remaining balance on the loan is $885,240, according to public notice published in the Yuma Sun, with Darrell and Evelyn Davis and Jay and Jodi McCallister listed as the beneficiaries.

Ted Males, owner of Arizona Ted's, said he longer could keep up with payments due to the decline of his business. He's now buying and selling gold and silver at 2544 S. 4th Ave., in space inside Buy, Sell, Trade — look for the big chicken that used to grace Arizona Ted's.

Males has a second location for his gold and silver business at Arizona Market Place, 32nd Street and Avenue 4E.

Report Comings and Goings to jlobeck@yumasun.com or call Joyce Lobeck at 529-6853.

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