All sorts of fireworks shows, Fourth of July fun, and even a military tribute, are planned for the holiday weekend.
Yuma's traditional “Third of July” fireworks show is planned for Friday night by the high school ball fields. Spectators will be able to use the football field bleachers for seating again this year. The gates will open before sundown. The west entrances will be the only ones open this year.
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The Yuma Children's Theatre presents “Willy Wonka Jr.” written by Roald Dahl.
There will be two performances, Wednesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 9, at 7 p.m. In the Yuma High School Auditorium. Intermission refreshments will be available, with one Lucky Golden Ticket winner each performance.
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Eagle Scout Tyler Miller of Yuma Boy Scout Troop 44 receives a certificate of appreciate from Fire Chief Gary Trute in recognition of the Eagle Scout Project that Miller did last summer. He color coded all the fire hydrants in town indicating what size of water line went to each particularly hydrant, providing the Yuma Volunteer Fire Department immediate and useful information if responding to a fire anywhere in town. Miller's Court of Honor for becoming an Eagle Scout is scheduled for July 12.
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Despite the fierce wind and dirt storm that hit just as things were getting started, the 2009 Relay for Life last Friday night turned into an unqualified success.
True to the show business adage, “The show must go on”, the Relay shifted into high gear following a weather delay to finish the activities as scheduled on Saturday morning, June 27.
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On Friday, June 26, Mel Domine, Managing Director for M & M Cooperative along with other M & M Grain employees provided a tour and briefing of the CHS, Inc./M & M Cooperative Shuttle loading facility located 4 miles east of Yuma to a team of flour millers from Nigeria. This 9 member team represents all of Nigeria’s major flour milling companies. The Shuttle facility has been an originating location for wheat being exported to Nigeria on several occasions. In the last five years, Nigeria has been the largest buyer of U.S. hard red winter wheat purchasing 2,103.2 million metric tons (77.3 mil. bu.) in the 2007-08 marketing year.
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While the country celebrates Independence Day with barbecues and fireworks, this weekend, it might be a good idea to remember all the military people and their families making sacrifices overseas for the United States of America.
At least two soldiers with families in Yuma have been, or are about to be, deployed to hot spots in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Yuma community is benefitting from the reintroduction of community service projects being done by sentenced in local courts to perform hours of useful public service.
Yuma Police Chief Michael Fields said the community service workers come from municipal, county or district court.
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A Yuma man was arrested by police last week after allegedly threatening his ex-roommate at knifepoint.
Juan Martin Ginel Nieves, 26, was arrested at the Yuma Police Department on June 23, after a warrant had been issued for fifth-degree felony menacing and third-degree assault. He later was transported to Yuma County Jail.
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Wayde Hamar of rural Yuma tragically was killed Sunday while competing in the bullriding competition at a Little Britches Rodeo in Longmont.
He is the son of Mitch and Angie Hamar. Wayde attended Lone Star School and would have been in the seventh grade this fall.
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A release of water from Bonny Reservoir that began June 17 continued until 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 28.
Healthy rainfall in the area led to State Engineer Dick Wolfe to order a maximum release of inflow water.
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