Online Edition – October 24, 2009
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Archive for: October, 2009
Good scare, good cause at this year’s Halloween fright-fest
This coming Halloween weekend will feature some good scares for a good cause. For the 11th consecutive year, LaNetta and Kevin Leger will stage their Nightmare on Kent Street Haunted House. And each year it makes more of an impact on the community. The Legers began the haunt as a way to give their Chandler [...]
Oct 22 2009 | Posted in Local News | Read More »
In high school sports, a call for moderation
At first glance, it appeared that the email to Wrangler News sports correspondent Alex Zener was nothing more than a complaint from a father frustrated by the treatment his athlete son had received from a coach at one of our local high schools. Whether we agreed with the complaint or not, the email got us [...]
Oct 22 2009 | Posted in Front Page | Read More »
Annual bonfire promises fun, chance to help those who are less fortunate
Do you get excited thinking about fall when the weather cools off and Halloween, with its wild costumes and candy, is right around the corner? If you do, you won’t want to miss Corona del Sol High School’s annual bonfire planned for Monday, Oct. 26. Corona is kicking off the fall season with yet another [...]
Oct 22 2009 | Posted in Local News | Read More »
Seasonal flu shots part of hospital’s disaster-readiness exercise Oct. 31
Chandler Regional Medical Center, with support from the city of Chandler and Maricopa County Department of Public Health, have announced plans to conduct an exercise that tests the ability of county and local agencies to vaccinate a large number of people in the event of a disease outbreak or terrorist attack. As part of the [...]
Oct 22 2009 | Posted in Local News | Read More »
10th Anniversary of Tempe Town Lake
Wrangler News is joining the city of Tempe’s celebration of the 10th anniversary of Tempe Town Lake. The event will be celebrated through December and includes an ongoing series of special features in Wrangler News, with something of interest for every member of the family, including the kids. Here’s a link to a coloring book [...]
Online Edition – October 10, 2009
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Oct 14 2009 | Posted in Online Edition | Read More »
West Chandler HOAs report savings from water conservation effort
A Kyrene Corridor homeowners association saved more than $3,400 and 1.4 million gallons of water last year by installing a “smart” irrigation controller and low water use landscaping under a city water conservation program. The Park Promenade HOA on the southwest corner of Ray Road and McClintock Drive converted 4,500 square feet of grass to [...]
Oct 14 2009 | Posted in Local News | Read More »
W. Chandler site picked for development of futuristic tech center
Chandler is charting a new technology path in the region that will both diversify and stabilize the community’s job market well into the future. Called Innovations, the project entails incubator lab space at a former Intel facility in west Chandler that will be made available to smaller, start-up science and technology companies. It’s another move [...]
Oct 14 2009 | Posted in Neighborhood | Read More »
Payton’s Place: Where class meets comfort
When the phrase “sports bar” comes up, it’s all too easy to think of grungy floors, grimy tables, gross food, grainy video screens and grumpy waitresses. Not at Payton’s Place. At this Kyrene Corridor favorite, located on the southeast corner of Elliot and Kyrene Roads in Tempe, class meets comfort. The sleek interior’s neutral colors [...]
Oct 14 2009 | Posted in Local News | Read More »