By Chelsea Martin
Corona senior Jessie Briggs is the first recipient
of the Blake Norvell “Smiles” Scholarship,
symbolizing the beginning of a lifelong
honor to the man who left a mark on all those who
surrounded him.
Briggs...
Volunteers at Chandler Regional Medical Center
and its sister hospital Mercy Gilbert racked up nearly
10,000 hours of service last year, a contribution
hospital officials say would be equal to more than
$1.7 million if calculated...
By Diana Whittle
With the Common Core curriculum fully
implemented into the curriculum of Tempe
classrooms, educators are broadening their
focus to explain the new learning expectations to
students and parents.
Common Core curriculum was adopted in 2010
in...
By Diana Whittle
When Goodwill Stores announced plans to
open a sales and donation outlet in the McClintock
Fountains center at Warner and McClintock in
Tempe, neighbors were quick to voice their concerns.
Residents who live in...
Editor’s note: Wrangler News contributor M.V.
Moorhead and photographer Billy Hardiman
accompanied members of the famed, centuriesold
boys choir from Germany during their Sister
Cities outing to the Grand Canyon. The following is
Moorhead’s account of the...
By M.V. Moorhead
‘Winnie was a wonderful
person...The only thing I
knew about the murders was
what I read in my mother’s
detective magazines. But as
a person, just know she was
sweet.’
“She was a little old lady who...
Wrangler News photographer Billy Hardiman, whose previous
foray into celestial photography focused on last summer’s
Perseus meteor shower, ventured forth once again for the
recent midnight showing of a spectacular Blood Moon, so named
because of...
By Chelsea Martin
In order to pursue a better tomorrow in our
communities, educators say, there must be
increased focus on educating the eager, resilient
children of today.
That’s the philosophy of Scales Technology
Academy, which is partnering...
