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Namedropper 5-6-08
AMANDA RUSNAK Amanda Rusnak, a 2006 graduate of Kofa High School, has been admitted to the Arizona State University College of Nursing's bachelor of science degree program and will attend the Mayo Clinic campus. The daughter of Tina...
Puccini draws on his own experiences to help others
One former Wellton Elementary School student said, "I'm just a poor dumb Mexican, and I will just wind up in the fields." But Alan Puccini, pastor at Wellton Assembly of God and a teacher at Wellton Elementary School, knew better. "I...
In the Service 5-4-08
JOSHUA L. STANFIELD Joshua L. Stanfield, a 2006 graduate of Kofa High School, is serving in the Army as a private after his successful completion of basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. During his nine weeks of training, the son of Mike and...
Yuma lawyer knows music and martial arts
"My father taught me that my priorities are God, then family, and then country," said Robert Michael Way. Way is an attorney at the Deason Law Firm in Yuma and works in estate planning and elder law. But, he says, "My main profession is being a father....
Retiring superintendent to apply lessons as Boy Scouts chairman
Tom Rushin's vocabulary includes words such as "team," "commitment" and "perseverance." Rushin has learned to incorporate the definition of these words into his life, and now he hopes to pass on those lesson to Yuma's youth as a district chairman for...
In the Service 4-13-08
KYLE LASCH Kyle Lasch, a 2006 Vista School graduate, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., and is serving as a private in the Army. He is the son of Norma Lasch of Yuma. During the nine weeks of...
YPG welder refuses to allow birth defect to hold him back
As a first-grader, Ruben Rodriguez was teased because he had no right ear, but he did not allow this defect to stop him from pursuing an education. Today Rodriguez is a certified welder helping U.S. soldiers to fight the war on terrorism. ...
A fair for a great volunteer
If the Yuma County Fair has a good-luck charm, it's 86 years old and its name is Bud Lemke. To begin with, Lemke is one of the event's greatest fans, given the fact that he's never missed a fair - all 56 of them. Then there's the fact that Lemke has...
In The Service
Ryan M. Gibson Army Private Second Class Ryan M. Gibson, a 2007 Yuma High School graduate, is undergoing advanced infantry training as a light-wheel duty mechanic at Fort Jackson, S.C. After that, he is scheduled to undergo airborne training at...
Local middle school student started recycling program
At age 13, Nicki Dahl plans to leave the smallest footprint as possible - the smallest environmental footprint, that is. Last year, as a seventh-grader, Nicki started a volunteer newspaper recycling program at Centennial Middle School. Now in its second...
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