Man determined to maintain pants on throughout snake scare

1923: The man who received essentially the most pleasure out of the Hopi Indian snake dance was Earl (“Bucko”) Sisk of Flagstaff. Bucko took up his stand close to an enormous stone obelisk standing within the middle of the oblong court docket through which the dance passed off. When the circle of dancers shaped, Bucko, leaning towards his obelisk, was within the middle, contained in the ring. As the spectators pressed near the surface of the ring, it contracted, and the dancers, with their snakes, handed fairly near Bucko. Then, because the snakes have been dropped, they have been thrown in a heap at Bucko’s toes. He didn’t need to disturb the ceremony by attempting to interrupt by means of the ring of dancers. So he stored his eyes on the continuously growing pile of snakes, lots of them large rattlers. Finally one whip, or coach snake, a really quickly transferring selection, began straight towards Bucko. “I saw that snake sashay one way, then sashay another,” stated Bucko, “then sashay toward me.” That was when Bucko turned shortly round and tried to climb the obelisk. Failing in that, he glanced again to see the place the whip snake had received to. It had disappeared. “I couldn’t figure out any place it had gone except up my pant’s leg. I felt of my leg, and I want to tell you if I’d have felt only a wrinkle I’d have taken my pants off right there.”

1948: Although solely 4 childish paralysis circumstances have been reported in all of Coconino county in recent weeks, county well being officers are conserving their fingers crossed till chilly climate brings an finish to the potential of a severe polio outbreak right here. Of the 4 present circumstances, two are at Williams and two are at Flagstaff, Miss Margaret Eacrett, public well being nurse, reported. As a way of avoiding an outbreak right here, county well being officers urged a number of precautionary steps:

Be alert to any indicators of sickness, particularly in kids and younger adults.

Don’t delay in calling a health care provider if sickness units in.

Avoid contact with polio circumstances.

Do not enable kids, particularly, to turn out to be overtired.

Wash arms earlier than consuming. Observe all the straightforward guidelines of well being.

The opening of faculty has introduced with it a warning from Chief of Police William Epperson that metropolis police have begun to crack down on visitors violators of every kind, and particularly violators within the neighborhood of faculties. Motorists have been reminded by the chief it’s towards state legislation to move a parked faculty bus from both path, to move automobiles in a faculty zone, or to exceed 15 miles per hour in a faculty zone. The chief stated that James Darling, motorbike officer, not too long ago added to the drive, had explicit directions to implement visitors rules in class zones, and that the warning interval had ended with the opening of faculty.

1973: Flagstaff will formally foyer for institution of daylight saving time through the subsequent session of the State Legislature. By a 6-1 vote Tuesday, with Councilman Virgil Langley dissenting, the council ordered City Manager Leland C. McPherson to organize a decision endorsing the institution of daylight time in Arizona. The query is an annual main debate within the Legislature since Arizona is one in all two mainland states, together with Michigan, which doesn’t observe the annual time change.

The highest home mortgage rates of interest in Flagstaff’s historical past have created a considerably combined image on town’s actual property market. One realtor says, “Our business hasn’t been affected that much, yet.” Another paints a depressing image of the actual property occupation. “The high interest rates are working against both buyer and seller,” he says. One financial institution mortgage officer says the rate of interest has slowed home shopping for. Another tells you the home-buying business has fallen off sharply. All agree most patrons try to take the money to mortgage route of buy, taking up a mortgage from a earlier proprietor at a decrease rate of interest. The common rate of interest on home loans within the metropolis this week was 9 per cent.

1998: More than a month after the cost of a round-trip flight from Yuma to Phoenix shot up by $110, some vacationers are venting their anger by refusing to fly America West Express. AgTech proprietor Kenny Evans used to fly to Phoenix on weekly business journeys, however now he drives three hours a method. “It has so incensed me that I am not getting on that airline,” Evans stated. “I’m doing it in protest because it’s absolutely unreasonable. As a practical matter, their service has gone to hell and their prices have gone through the roof.” The July 28 fare enhance — from $248 to $358 spherical journey — was the latest in a protracted listing of neighborhood complaints towards Mesa Airlines, which supplies the commuter service as America West Express.

Sharon Armstrong, one in all Flagstaff’s most seen volunteers and activists on behalf of battered girls and most cancers survivors, has herself succumbed to most cancers. She died Monday in Flagstaff.

The enticingly candy aroma of recent, heat zucchini bread stuffed Charlene Talbott’s home Tuesday afternoon. And in her yard, the colours of yellow gloriosa daisies, rose-colored coral bells, crimson zinnias, pink petunias and tiny white alyssum have been breaking forth within the daylight following the morning’s rain. Checking her backyard for the perfect blooms, Talbott was readying to take her baked items and flowers to enter within the Coconino County Fair. Talbott, who has been getting into gadgets within the honest for about 10 years, usually takes almost 50 gadgets out to the fairgrounds for judging every fall. “Last year I got 21 blue ribbons, 10 red ribbons, and seven white, and I had about 10 other entries,” she stated. A blue ribbon earns the entrant $3; a crimson ribbon, $2; and a white ribbon, $1. Best of Show is usually $5.