Superior NewsLocal news for Superior, AZ continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Copper mine may be boon for Superior- April 29, 2008 SUPERIOR - There are a little more than 3,000 people in the 1.9 square miles that make up Superior.The town, about an hour east of the Valley, was once a booming mining community, boasting a bustling town center and claiming to have visitors like Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp.http://www.topix.net/city/superior-az/2008/04/copper-mine-may-be-boon-for-superior?fromrss... Study reviews economic impact of copper mine project on state and local community- April 24, 2008 A study released to the public this week focuses a crystal ball on the proposed 66 years the Resolution Copper Company project will be in existence if the copper mining operation in and near Superior goes forward.The document, prepared by Elliott D. Pollack & Company for Resolution, looks at the 66 years as the sum total of 16 years of feasibility research and preparation and 50 years of mining operations.Also considered in the analysis is the impact of mine employees on the local economy...http://www.topix.net/city/superior-az/2008/04/study-reviews-economic-impact-of-copper-mine... Healthy Families Program Helps Pinal County- April 19, 2008 More than 406 children have a healthier future because their mother or father took advantage of the Pinal County Health District's Healthy Families Program. The program is a successful, voluntary program serving families at risk during pregnancy and after the birth of a baby. Over the years, Pinal County has expanded the program to reach even more families, including those who live on the reservations.http://www.topix.net/city/superior-az/2008/04/healthy-families-program-helps-pinal-county?... Resolution Copper Awards School Grant- April 18, 2008 Resolution Copper awarded Jodi Luna, third grade teacher at Copper Rim Elementary, $2,500 in grant money for a unit of Life Science titled "It's a Frog's Life." snip Several other communities besides Globe are eligible for the grant money including Miami, Superior, Kearny, Hayden, Winkelman, Apache Junction and Gold Canyon.http://www.topix.net/city/superior-az/2008/04/resolution-copper-awards-school-grant?fromrs... Arizona Highways: Boyce Thompson Arboretum- April 15, 2008 My son and I need to find a socially acceptable way to look at plants.Botanical browsing, you would think, should be a fairly non-confrontational sport. It doesn't have the in-your-face quality of, say, football. It doesn't have the competitive spirit of tennis, or bowling, or debate team, or bird watching. You could make an argument, even, that browsing leaf and petal, branch and spine, is a passive activity, not requiring strenuous participation.But David and I don't browse. We discuss. We...http://www.topix.net/city/superior-az/2008/04/arizona-highways-boyce-thompson-arboretum?fr... It's Spring Time in the Arizona Desert- April 14, 2008 It's spring time at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior Arizona, near Phoenix. I was tipped off to this years bloom by fellow photographer Bob Estrin who has an exhibit of his work on display at the arboretum - I recommend you check it out when you go.http://www.topix.net/city/superior-az/2008/04/its-spring-time-in-the-arizona-desert?fromrs... Residents, visitors...turn out in great numbers for festival frolic and to honor town tradition- April 10, 2008 Three days of fun, food, family and Superior tradition played out in perfect harmony and perfect weather in the streets of downtown last weekend.The occasion was the Superior Chamber of Commerce's 20th Annual Apache Leap Mining Festival that ran March 28-29, filling the area with the sound of music, dancing, mining competition events, the whoosh of colorful carnival rides parked this year in the middle of Main Street and just a whole lot of people having a good time.http://www.topix.net/city/superior-az/2008/04/residents-visitors-turn-out-in-great-numbers... |