Volume XXXIII Issue 20
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Maricopa, Arizona Volume XXXIII, Issue 20 October 18 - 31, 2019 Big Boy steams through Maricopa Story and Photos by C. Picciuolo The largest operational steam website. After nervously waiting locomotive in the world, Union several minutes for No. 4014 to Pacific Big Boy No. 4014, caused pass through Bosque, Shawmut, some locomotion in Maricopa Estrella and Mobile, Big Boy finally on Wednesday, October 16 as it appeared within sight around the trekked past the crowds of locals at bend of the tracks at approximately the Amtrak station. 4:12p.m. local time as spectators sounded the alarm with cell phones Several families and locomotive and cameras in hand to witness the enthusiasts lined each side of the rare steam-powered beast. railway hoping to catch some steam as Big Boy powers through Arizona. Two young Maricopa residents shared their experiences with No. The Runner was informed on 4014. “I just said ‘whoa!’ and then Wednesday about Big Boy by I said ‘woo!’ said Maddox Rushton, Community Elder Armida Mattia, 7. “Well, it was amazing because it who told us her sister Vicky told her was the first time I saw it and I don’t about the train. Vicky, who works think I’m going to see it (again) with elders at San Lucy in Gila for a long time,” said his brother Bend, took a group of elders to see Huxley, 9. the train as it made a stop in Gila Bend. Built in November 1941 by the American Locomotive Company, Armida said she asked her sister if Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered No. 4014 made the whistle noise to Union Pacific, who used the when it left, and her sister said it locomotive to haul 3,600-ton trains did. Armida also wanted to see the over Utah’s Wasatch Range. In 20 train, but she thought she too heard years of revenue service, No. 4014 the whistle as it passed through retired on December 7, 1961 after Maricopa en route to Casa Grande. traveling 1,031,205 miles. Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 passes through Maricopa on the way to Casa Grande for the night. The locomotive crew waves to onlookers who are enjoying the experience in front of the water tower. In Maricopa, onlookers shared Upon retirement, No. 4014 was stories and knowledge of their love donated to the Railway and of locomotives as they diligently Locomotive Historical Society checked their phones waiting in Pomona, California, and UP for updates on the Union Pacific reacquired it on July 23, 2013. The Injury Prevention hosts Big Boy continues to Page 2 SR 347 scoping Car Seat Check-Up Event study open house Story and Photos by J. Peters recommends traffic plans Story and Photos by C. Picciuolo Traffic is backed up southbound on SR 347 at Riggs Road as the majority of drivers head back to Maricopa from the Phoenix area. Submitted by T. De La Cruz With the rising congestion along SR them for their input,” said Chaun Pictured are the certified child passenger safety technicians who helped families give safer driving 347 from Peters and Nall Road to Hill, senior engineering project experiences during the Car Seat Check-Up Event. I-10, the Maricopa Association of manager at MAG. “Today we’d Governments (MAG) is overseeing like for people to stop by, look at On Thursday October 3rd, hosting Park gave families the opportunity Child Passenger Safety Week a scoping study to recommend a our boards, take a look at what this her first event with the Community, to stop by for a car seat inspection began on September 15th and plan to provide a safe and reliable corridor looks like from stem to Injury Prevention Specialist Teri De and to see if their child’s seat was continued through to 21st day of the corridor that supports anticipated stern. We’re all the way down here La Cruz led a team of certified Child up to the standards in providing a month, bringing strong awareness growth. at Peters and Nall Road, but if you Passenger Safety technicians on a safe and sound mode of everyday on how the many dangers of an see how (SR 347) traverses all the mission to provide a safe driving transportation. The car seats incorrectly installed car/booster seat This study led to an open house way out to I-10, it gives you a much experience for families across the provided at the event are 10-year can have on a child’s life. event on Tuesday, October 8 at the better understanding of the length community. With help from newly seats “life time seats”, these seats Ak-Chin Service Center. Several of this corridor and the proposal for certified technicians, along with can hold infants from five pounds Information from the Centers for Ak-Chin Indian Community different kinds of things in each of the Ak-Chin Fire Department, to children up to 100 pounds. These Disease Control and Prevention departments, Community members those segments.” Maricopa Fire Department, Arizona life time seats can run up to $129 in state that “Motor vehicle crashes are and Councilmembers joined the City Fire Department and Maricopa retail. the leading cause of unintentional conversation and gave their input During peak travel hours in the Police Department, this batch of injury death of American Indians/ on the commute and ideas on how mornings, commuters traveling technicians were ready to help in This event was in dedication to Alaska Natives.” Adding that the to improve the corridor. from Maricopa to Phoenix are often any way possible. a special week in the month of major risk factors for these types of backed up and experience extended September which is devoted to fatalities are due to low seat belt use, “It’s an open house on the Ak-Chin driving times to their destination. This was an open event for every giving an outpour of attention to low child safety seat use and alcohol Indian Community, going out to The same scenario happens in family in need of a safety seat. keep children safe while on the impaired driving. These injuries one of our key stakeholders, asking the afternoons on the way back The Car Seat Check-Up held at road. can be prevented, especially for Milton “Paul” Antone Memorial children. With the proper equipment 347 continued to Page 2 Car Seat Safety continued to Page 5 Page 2 Elder News Page 4 Creative Learning INSIDE THIS ISSUE Page 3 Community News Page 11 Entertainment 2 October 18 - 31, 2019 SRPMIC channels UltraStar hosts Water=Life Workshop Heritage School during Story and photos by C. Picciuolo construction There is one universal fact Story and photos by C. Picciuolo that can’t be disputed, and that is: water=life. This is Heritage Academy of apparent with the farming Maricopa is preparing for history of the Sister Tribes a bittersweet move to their and especially the ancient home location at 41000 West and current canals of the Salt Heroes Way after staying River Pima-Maricopa Indian at UltraStar Multi-tainment Community. Center at Ak-Chin Circle and Elements Event Center from On Saturday, October 12 at July 24 through October 17. the SRPMIC Community Garden, Community and The charter school campus non-Community members was looking for a place to gathered for a workshop to start the school year while A divided classroom at Elements used by Heritage. learn about the traditions, waiting for construction to agriculture, gardening be completed, and Kim Park, our construction, as it was large enough to hold 400 techniques and explore the sales and events manager at delayed a little bit. We ended students.” importance of water within UltraStar, took the call. “In up here (UltraStar) because the Community. The project early July, the Principal (of they were wonderful to let us Those 400 students and 35 was made possible by the Heritage Academy) stopped be here,” she said. “Honestly, staff members have utilized Water Public Art Challenge, by. She’s like, ‘Can we have UltraStar has been really the space with ease, as nearly presented by the Arizona class here?’ I thought she was great, so being here has been all classes are held at Ak- Community Foundation, joking. I said, ‘Sure! We’ll a huge blessing. They have Chin Circle. Many of the kids Republic Media and Morrison figure it out,’” said Park. been really awesome with have been overheard saying Institute for Public Policy. letting us have exactly what that they were excited to have Kimberly Ellsworth, principal we need to have. Obviously, school at UltraStar. The City of Mesa was one at Heritage Academy, was it’s not our school campus, of five winners in the Water grateful for the opportunity it’s not ideal; but it’s been Elements can be broken down Public Art Challenge and Jacob Butler talks with visitors about the history of water to temporarily relocate. “We perfect for us and it’s one of into three main rooms and and farming at the Water=Life workshop. the only places in town that’s then broken down more, with Water=Life continues to page 7 had a little bit of stalling on Heritage continues to page 8 347 Continued from Front signal, RSA improvements, Alternative strategies along advance signal warning with the corridor consists of detectors and beacons at the traditional corridor widening T-intersection. Road safety to six lanes or a six-lane recommendations south of Arizona Parkway Concept, the 187-mile marker could widening to include reversible potentially include a shoulder lanes and HOV lanes.