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Complete WWG Photo Story Book (File large 8mg)
Feature
Recipe
Sesame Baked or Dutch Oven Chicken
 
The Code
of the West
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Live each day with
courage.
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Take pride in your work.
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Always finish what you
start.
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Do what has to be done.
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Be tough but fair.
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When you make a promise,
keep it.
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Ride for the brand.
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Talk less and say more.
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Remember that some
things aren't for sale.
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Know where to draw the
line.
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Wild West Gazette
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Wild West Gazette with Shuttle U in the
Prescott Rodeo Parade
JULY 5TH
Themed "Our American Heritage"
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Celebrating the Valley’s (Phoenix) Founding Fathers
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Here’s a bit of history that gives your family the chance to
explore the Valley of the Sun’s inhabitants before the arrival
of the Spanish and Anglos. Join
Pueblo Grande Museum
on a tour of the
Park of Four Waters area. The Hohokam people
lived in the Salt River Valley area from approximately 450AD to
1450AD. They were an agricultural society, growing corn, beans,
squash and cotton. In order to support their extensive
agricultural system, the Hohokam people constructed miles of
canals to direct water from the Salt River to their fields. The
Park of Four Waters tour will take you and your family on a tour
through undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins of some of
these canal systems.
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Celebrating the Valley’s Forward-thinking Visionary
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The Valley’s connection with one of the most renowned architects
has left us with an architectural legacy that survives to this
day. The Frank Lloyd
Wright Foundation offers your family a tour of
the crown jewel of his legacy, Taliesin West.
The Night Lights on the Desert Tour is a
twilight tour in which the buildings, glowing from within,
appear as sculptures, and the fire-breathing dragon is lit. The
newly restored living quarters and the dramatic Taliesin West
living room (called the 'Garden Room' by Wright) are the
highlights of this tour, and refreshments are included. |
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Western Writers of
America Conference
June 10-14, 2008
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Hogs in Heat June 7, 2008
Wild West Gazette
attends to announce
the
name the
Publisher's Character Contest!
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KINGMAN AZ MAY 3-4, 2008
JIM MARTIN INVITATIONAL FAST DRAW
& ROUTE 66 CLASSIC
CAR SHOW |
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Pistol Packin' Paula Benefit June 29th
at Buffalo Chip
Saloon
Story & Pictures |
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SEE WILD WEST GAZETTE
in the Fiesta Days Parade
in April 2008!
Wild West Gazette will be
at
Satisfied Frog Frontier Town
Cave Creek 4th of July Fireworks!
THEN
Prescott 5th of July Parade
Be sure to come on out to see
the Arizona Duuude, Crazy Cowgirl and WWG
Publisher... what's his name?
See naming
contest below!
BIG PRIZES!!!!!
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Tombstone:
 The Town Too Tough to Die!
Exciting destinations steeped in Arizona History
Story
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 November
14, 1882
Franklin Leslie kills
Billy "The Kid" Claiborne
On this day,
the gunslinger Franklin "Buckskin" Leslie shoots the Billy "The Kid"
Claiborne dead in the streets of Tombstone, Arizona. Read all about it
Story Continues |
Flagstaff AZ Post Office circa 1860
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 NORTH WEST ARIZONA &
THE GRAND CANYON WEST EXPERIENCE
North West Arizona was
first explored just after the California gold rush as a means of
developing a quick route to the gold of California. The first
explorer to enter the scene was Captain Lorenzo Sitgraves with his
1851 topographic survey assignment. His survey expedition started at
the land of the Zuni (Zuni Pueblo; approximately 100 miles east of
current day Holbrook) with these instructions from his superior
Colonel J. Albert, Topographic Engineers: "You will therefore go to
that place, which will be, in fact, the commencing point of your
exploration…" "Pursue the Zuni to it’s junction with the Colorado,
determining its course and character… You will then pursue the
Colorado to it’s junction with the Gulf of California…" The course
taken was very close to present day Interstate 40.
Story Continues
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Alchesay National Fish Hatchery &
William Hart Alchesay
a forgotten part of arizona history
More Alchesay History
Recent Updates! New information! |
The National Day
of the Cowboy is
a day set aside
by the United
States Senate to
pay homage to
our Cowboy and
Western
heritage, as
well as to honor
working Cowboys
and Cowgirls,
rodeo athletes,
Western
musicians,
Cowboy poets,
Western artists,
ranchers, and
all others who
continue to
contribute to
the Cowboy and
Western culture
in America
today.
The purpose in
supporting the
Cowboy Day
resolution is to
encourage
recognition and
appreciation for
all the good
that the cowboy
represents. By
sharing
information
about the
campaign,
ceremonies, and
celebrations, we
hope to ensure
that the
National Day of
the Cowboy
achieves the
highest possible
level of public
involvement,
awareness, and
stature; and is
finally passed
in perpetuity.
4th
Annual National Day of the American Cowboy July 26th
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Pioneer
Sponsors
"Back to School
Clothing Drive Fundraiser"
story? 
Census figures presented in the
Historical Atlas of Arizona
Henry P Walker & Don Bufkin
Tombstone population in 1870 = 0
(Founded in 1878)
Peak population was about 10,000
around 1882-1884 non-census years.
1910
=
1,582
1940 =
822
1970
=
1,241
1980 = 1,632
Tombstone the town too
tough to die....
Wild
West Gazette January 2007
October 26, 1881- 2007
126th Anniversary of the
Gunfight at
the OK Corral
Yuma Territorial Prison 1875
- 1910
The
Yuma Territorial Prison was commissioned in 1875 and operated until
1910, when the
prisoner built facility at Florence AZ was completed. Yuma
Territorial Prison was dubbed “The Hell Hole”. This nickname was not
as well deserved as many desperados would care to have us believe.
It was a well operated facility that housed a capacity population of
around 200. Throughout the entire operating period Yuma Territorial
Prison was at 120 to 130 percent over populated. More Yuma Territorial Prison History
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for
Hamilton Dry Goods
FEATURE ARTICLES by
Herst
Carlos
Montezuma Apache Doctor and Indian Activist
By Howard
Herst
The historical and popular fiction of the ninetieth century southwest is
abundant with stories of hostility and savagery of the Apache
Indians attacking settlers and travelers on the frontier. In
Arizona and New Mexico, the army maintained an active force in the
field to control Indian hostilities by forcing the Apaches to be
confined on reservations.
More of this Carlos Montezuma story Continues
JOHN WILKES
BOOTH, WAS HE SHOT, OR NOT?
A
Fictionalized Version of an Historical Account
By Howard (Gene) Herst
More
John Wilkes Booth story Continues
L.C. Herst
602-478-9961
BRONZE
SCULPTURE
Contemporary Western and
Historical Subjects by GAIL
A Native of northern Arizona, GAIL sculpts highly
detailed subjects living the Western life such as
“No Riding Job” which depicts a tired cowboy digging
post holes and “Spring Fantasy,” a cowgirl
bathing in a shallow stream.
See her work at:
Down the Street Art Gallery -Payson, AZ
Gold Nugget Gallery - Wickenburg, AZ
Myra’s Gallery - Pine, AZ
(928) 474-8182
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