Apr27

Citizen Science Backpacks

by KVWM on April 27, 2021 at 5:15 pm
Posted In: ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, Local Events

(From Show Low Public Library’s Facebook page)

Citizen Science Backpacks are available for checkout starting April 28th [at the Show Low Public Library]! The backpacks can be checked-out for use while hiking our beautiful trails. They include items that will help you “Leave No Trace” as you take in the sights and sounds of nature. Each backpack contains a pair of binoculars, a compass, a supply of garbage bags, a tool for picking up your trash or any trash you may come across as you are hiking, an activity book with tons of ideas on how to make the most of your adventure, information on why it’s important to “Leave No Trace” and a scavenger hunt game with daubers to mark your card as you spot animals, bugs, and plant life. For each filled card that you bring back to the library, you will receive a free book about nature! These backpacks were made possible with a grant through the Network of the National Library of Medicine “All of Us” program and in partnership with SciStarter.

Apr19

NPC’s Virtual Spring Theatre Festival, April 24-May 9

by KVWM on April 19, 2021 at 5:02 pm
Posted In: ENTERTAINMENT, Local Events, Technology

Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s), Performing Arts Department will be producing six 10-minute plays as part of the college’s 2021 Virtual Spring Theatre Festival. Due to the pandemic, NPC’s performing arts students and director Patrick Day have been rehearsing via Zoom and will record and post the performances to YouTube. The series will be available for public viewing from Saturday, April 24 through Sunday, May 9. The YouTube channel is titled Northland Pioneer College, 2021 Theatre Festival and can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp6yzFzViIZqvrQA-Bn1Kyw/videos

NPC’s Virtual Spring Theatre Festival will feature the work of contemporary playwrights involved in the New Play Exchange, a website where playwrights from around the world post their work, which can then be read by subscribers and used by theatre companies who contact the playwrights about production rights and licensing requests.

This spring’s virtual theatre festival includes Tiffany is a Medieval Name by Sarah Rae Brown, featuring Claire Padilla and KayBree Raisor as two old vampire friends who connect via video chat to discuss an interesting revelation about their relationship.

In another play, performers Kellie Stanton and Taya Hancock portray two mismatched scene partners who connect in an online improv class in Allie Costa’s Yes, And…

In Stung, by Laura Ekstrand, two people, played by Kara Cirre and Reece Harris, meet at a farmers’ market and are resolved to change the way they participate in relationships. A simple transaction turns into a conversation that nudges them toward a new path forward.

Alexandrea Delarosa and Kellie Stanton appear in Jess Honovich’s comedy Amazing in which a mother hires a magician for her son’s birthday party… only one’s not really a magician and the other’s not really a mother.

Performers Alexandrea Delarosa, Taya Hancock, Reece Harris and Elaine Mahaffey make up the cast in another comedy, The Check-Up, written by Scott Mullen. A man attends a doctor’s appointment using Zoom but isn’t happy when it is a female doctor; then their mothers show up.

Jennifer O’Grady’s Fridge focuses on a woman and her refrigerator in a story about failure and acceptance. The play will be published in the Smith and Kraus anthology The Best 10-Minute Plays, 2021, and features Kara Cirre, Elaine Mahaffey, Claire Padilla and KayBree Raisor.

NPC’s Virtual Spring Theatre Festival is free to the public and viewable at any time during the YouTube unveiling, as a way for the college’s Performing Arts Department to provide entertainment to White Mountain communities despite the uncertainties brought about by the pandemic.

Questions about this and upcoming NPC performances as well as Northland Pioneer College’s Performing Arts program, can be directed to NPC’s Technical Designer/Production Manager, Patrick Day at 928-536-6267 or email patrick.day@npc.edu.

Apr08

G22 Fire Update

by KVWM on April 8, 2021 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: CURRENT NEWS, HEALTH, Local Events

Apr05

City of Show Low Updated Reopening Plans

by KVWM on April 5, 2021 at 3:02 pm
Posted In: CURRENT NEWS, HEALTH, Local Events

Effective April 5, the Show Low Public Library and Show Low Family Aquatic Center will offer more hours of operation that resemble the pre-COVID-19 schedule. Certain programming will again be made available to the public.

Since June 1, 2020, the city enacted policies to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and has been in Phase 1.  The city will begin making adjustments to maximize the community recreational resources available to citizens and visitors. Please visit the city’s website at www.showlowaz.gov under the “News” icon to see the detailed and updated reopening plans for the Show Low Family Aquatic Center and Show Low Public Library.

While using or visiting the city’s facilities, we encourage our citizens to continue following social distancing guidelines, wear masks where distancing is not possible, wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer frequently, don’t touch your eyes, nose, or mouth, and stay home if you are sick.

For more information or if you have questions, please contact Jay Brimhall at (928) 532-4014 or at jbrimhall@showlowaz.gov.

Mar18

“Take a Hike” for student scholarships with NPC Friends and Family

by KVWM on March 18, 2021 at 11:28 am
Posted In: FINANCE, HEALTH, Local Events

Arizona Gives Day, Tuesday, April 6, is an online 24-hour giving campaign, sponsored by the Alliance of Arizona Non-Profits and the Arizona Grant Maker’s Forum. NPC Friends and Family, the nonprofit foundation that supports the students of Northland Pioneer College (NPC), primarily through need-based scholarships, has participated in the event since 2015. The nonprofits who raise the most funds can win thousands of dollars in bonus cash. NPC Friends and Family has finished among the top four in the category of Small Non-Profits – across the entire State of Arizona – since 2016!

This year, in conjunction with Arizona Gives Day, NPC Friends and Family invites you to “Take A Hike!” in support of NPC students! This fun new fundraising event will allow you to invite your friends to help in the important effort of supporting NPC students. A donation of $50 or more to NPC Friends and Family, made between Tuesday, March 16 and Tuesday, April 6 at NPC Friends and Family’s donation page (https://www.azgives.org/npcfriendsfamily) qualifies you to participate in the “Take A Hike” event, which includes a free official tee shirt!

You and your buddies choose where you hike and when – any time between March 16 and April 30 – whatever distance you like, with anyone! Then share photos and stories of your hiking adventures on the official NPC Take a Hike! Facebook group page https://bit.ly/2NiOhzb

This year, our featured Arizona Gives Day scholarship is a brand-new endowed scholarship, the “Taking Flight Scholarship” in Memory of Dr. Eric B. Henderson. Dr. Henderson spent the last sixteen years of his life as an instructor at NPC, and was a tireless champion of NPC students. This endowed scholarship, established by his family, will provide $1,200 each year to an NPC graduate who is pursuing a residential bachelor’s degree at any accredited college or university. This new scholarship provides an opportunity to help NPC graduates take the next big step!

Scholarships raised through events like Arizona Gives Day have been truly life-changing for NPC students, and no more so than in the past year. NPC Friends and Family’s “COVID-19 Emergency Fund” provided students with laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots keeping students connected with their classes during the pandemic. It has even helped students make utility bill payments, car repairs and buy groceries when many jobs were lost to the pandemic. These scholarships mean so much more to NPC students than just financial assistance. They are a validation of all the hard work, dedication and commitment that goes into earning a college degree. They show NPC students that someone cares about their success. For Arizona Gives Day 2021, please join us on the trail and “Take A Hike” for NPC students!