Payson Unified School District is on spring break this week and next (March 15-26). Those making travel plans could encounter a different experience, according AAA Arizona.
More than one year since the COVID-19 pandemic upended nearly all travel plans, many Americans are eagerly awaiting their next chance to get out once again and explore.
Whether planning a trip this spring, summer, or later this year, AAA Travel experts advise would-be travelers things will look very different from their last vacation.
âAs vaccinations help boost consumer confidence to begin traveling again, we have to remember that wearing masks and social distancing is still a requirement in most public areas,â said Aldo Vazquez, spokesperson for AAA Arizona.
Itâs unclear if the games will be rescheduled.
It was to be the 3A East Region opener for the two Longhorn varsity squads.
Itâs the third game on the girls basketball schedule that hasnât been played. The Longhorns opened the season with a win at Camp Verde on Thursday, Jan. 21 after their scheduled opener at home against Fountain Hills was canceled by Fountain Hills.
The girlsâ Saturday, Jan. 23 game at Benjamin Franklin was also canceled.
Both the girls and the boys now shift focus playing at Show Low on Friday in the new region opener.
The wrestling team returns from a three-match opening week with a 2-1 record and another three matches in four days this week, starting at Snowflake at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Cottonwood Mingus visits Wilson Dome at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29. The Longhorns travel to Queen Creek American Leadership Academy at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30.
The Gila County Provisional Community College District Governing Board announced recently the election of Jan Brocker as board president, Samuel Moorhead as vice president, Connie Cockrell as secretary, and Kurt Knauss as treasurer and chief financial officer.
Brocker succeeds Jay Spehar who stepped down from the position earlier this month, and Moorhead replaces Brocker as vice president.
Cockrell and Knauss were elected to newly formed positions. Fernando Shipley was welcomed to the seat vacated by Spehar. Shipleyâs appointment extends through Dec. 31, 2022; the remaining four years of Speharâs vacated term will be filled by the successful candidate in the November 2022 election.
Gila County has set the pace for the state when it comes to moving through the COVID-19 risk groups with vaccination clinics to administer the first of two required shots,