Page High School’s marching band began practicing July 25, meeting every morning on the high school practice field to work through maneuvers and iron out their rhythm and routine.
The Page 4-H is gearing up for the Coconino County Fair. This year, the Page 4-H club has about 40 youth members aged 8-19 and 10 adult volunteers.
Though classes don’t begin until Aug. 9, Dionna Dempsey has been getting her classroom ready for her incoming students since the second week of July.
Sitting on the patio of a local restaurant, John Dodd, resident of Page and employee at a resort in southern Utah, described how he went from “dead to dad.”
Bill Diak is set to serve another two-year term as City of Page mayor after he won the Aug. 2 primary election with 58.73% of the vote over challenger Rick Yanke’s 41.27%.
Kids from grades 3 through 8 play flag football at the Sports Complex on Haul Road in Page on the morning of July 21.
Several representatives from Page attended the Arizona Governor’s Conference on Tourism earlier this month, with the aim of getting fresh ideas for boosting tourism in the region and promoting Page as a travel destination.
One of Page Unified School District’s most widely loved programs is its Community Band. The Community Band is funded and operated by the school district, and most of its members are students from the school district, but anyone from outside the district is also welcome to join if they’d like.
Tom Martin has been rafting for some 50 years. Two winters ago, he and some friends took an unusual trip through the entire length of the Grand Canyon, and he shared his story in a presentation at the monthly Canyon Club meeting at Courtyard by Marriot in Page on July 15.
Coach Billie is happy. “It’s day two of camp, and I’m happier than I’ve ever been at football camp,” he said.
This year’s Page Balloon Regatta will take place from Nov. 3 to 6, with the City of Page taking over management of the popular event from the Page Lake Powell Balloon Regatta Committee, which had run the event since its inception nearly 20 years ago.
Lori Voepel, formerly of Page, Arizona, has received the 2022 Tom Karas Criminal Justice Award from the Arizona State Bar.
Three new shade structures have been installed at Coconino Community College Page Center, the result of a cooperative effort between the Canyon Club of Page and the City of Page.
Glen Canyon Conservancy announced last week that renovation of the John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum in Page is finally moving forward after the GCC board of directors voted to accept a bid and contract from Flagstaff-based Loven Contracting.
The Circle K store at the corner of North Navajo Drive and Lake Powell Boulevard in Page reopened last week after months of construction.
After three months of closure, Page Animal Hospital will reopen on Aug. 1, according to a statement released by the hospital on July 11.
The four candidates running for Page City Council – incumbents Theresa Lee and David Auge, and challengers Joelann “Jules” Costa and Mike Farrow – answered questions at a debate on June 23 sponsored by Chamber Page Lake Powell.
Last week we duplicated the successful striper slurping trip reported last month.
An acting and directing youth summer camp will be held at Coconino Community College Page Center from July 11-14, aimed at teaching teenagers how to develop scenes, act in them, direct them and present them to others.
A new adult fitness park has opened on Elm Street between 4th Avenue and Gum Street, aimed at providing Page residents with an outdoor venue for safe, low-impact workouts.
