It’s an election year, which means you’ve probably been bombarded by negative ads on both sides slamming prospective candidates, and you might be facing some tumultuous conversations over the Thanksgiving dinner table. So let’s take a moment to look at the positives here in our community.
Here’s one way to give thanks as the holiday season approaches: honoring a colleague, a neighbor, an acquaintance or someone you’ve admired from afar with a nomination as Flagstaff Citizen of the Year.
kAm%96 s2:=J $F? 92D 366? DA@?D@C:?8 E96 2H2C5 7@C >@C6 E92? D:I 564256D[ 2?5 :E :?4=F56D E9C66 42E68@C:6Di |2=6 r:E:K6?[ u6>2=6 r:E:K6? 2?5 ~C82?:K2E:@? @7 E96 *62C] %96 2H2C5 C64@8?:K6D D@>6@?6 H9@ 92D >256 u=28DE277 2 36EE6C A=246 :? E96 A2DE J62C 2D 2 G@=F?E66C[ ?@E :? E96:C >2:? =:?6 @7 H@C<] xE 42? 36 2 D:?8=6 AC@;64E @C 2 4@?E:?F:?8 42FD6] r:G:4 8C@FAD 42? ?@>:?2E6 E9:D J62C’D @FEDE2?5:?8 >6>36C[ 3FE :E 42? 2=D@ 36 2 72>:=J >6>36C[ ?6:893@C @C 7C:6?5] *@F?86C[ @=56C @C :? 36EH66? � E96C6 2C6 ?@ =:>:ED @? E96D6 2H2C5D]k^Am
kAm%96C6UCDBF@jD 2=D@ ?@ 7@C>2= 2AA=:42E:@? AC@46DD] yFDE D6?5 2? 6>2:= E@ k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i46E=:?8o2K52:=JDF?]4@>Qm46E=:?8o2K52:=JDF?]4@>k^2m 2?5 E6== FD H9J J@F E9:?< E96 A6CD@? @C @C82?:K2E:@? 92D >256 u=28DE277 2?5 ?@CE96C? pC:K@?2 2 36EE6C A=246 E@ =:G6 3642FD6 @7 E96:C G@=F?E66C 677@CED]k^Am
kAm!=62D6 <66A DF3>:DD:@?D F?56C d__ H@C5D[ @C E96J C:D< 36:?8 4FE @77 :? E96 ?@>:?2E:@? A24<6E E92E 8@6D E@ A2DE H:??6CD] x?4=F56 E96 E6IE :? E96 3@5J @7 E96 6>2:= @C 2D 2 ]5@4 2EE249>6?E[ A=62D6j ?@ !suD :7 A@DD:3=6] (6 H:== 36 2446AE:?8 ?@>:?2E:@?D E9C@F89 E96 6?5 @7 }@G6>36C]k^Am
kAm(:??6CD H:== 36 2??@F?465 :? E96 ?6HDA2A6C 2E E96 EFC? @7 E96 ?6H J62C] yF58:?8 :D 5@?6 3J 2 A2?6= @7 AC6G:@FD H:??6CD 2?5 ?@E 3J E96 s2:=J $F?] !2DE H:??6CD 2C6 ?@E 6=:8:3=6j D66 E96 =:DE 36=@H]k^Am
kAmu@C BF6DE:@?D[ 42== t5:E@C r9C:D tE=:?8 2E WhagX dde\aafc @C !F3=:D96C r@==66? qC25J 2E WhagX dde\aafh]k^Am
k9bmr:E:K6?D @7 E96 J62Ck^9bm
kAmr96C: ~DD6?7@CE 2?5 y2<6 q24@?[ a_a`j r96CJ= q=F>6 2?5 r2C= %2J=@C[ a_a_j #@D6 %@696 2?5 sC] s2G:5 $A6?46[ a_`hj {:?2 (2==6? 2?5 z6? {2>>[ a_`gj {@C2 %CF;:==@ 2?5 q2CCJ qC6??2?[ a_`fj qC6?52 $:=G6FD 2?5 }6:= (6:?EC2F3[ a_`ej $2==J '62K6J 2?5 y:> s2G:5[ a_`dj z2C6? z:??6\w6C>2?[ q64<J {6H:D 2?5 q:==J (6=5@?[ a_`cj $2C29 rC@>6C[ v6?6 |F?86C 2?5 }2E (9:E6[ a_`bj |2CJ w@DE6E=6C 2?5 sC] w6?CJ !@@C6[ a_`aj q2C32C2 !24<2C5[ w2= y6?D6? 2?5 y@6 #2J[ a_``j !2F=2 $E672?: 2?5 s@F8 #256[ a_`_j qF??J v2J=@C5 2?5 y24< (6=49[ a__hj !2> %FC?6C 2?5 q:== !24<2C5[ a__gj |@==J |F?86C 2?5 sC] #:492C5 w228[ a__fj $:DE6C t=:K236E9 r2C6J 2?5 sC] y@9? r2D<6J[ a__ej $FD:6 v2CC6ED@? 2?5 {2'6==6 |4r@J[ a__dj $E6A92?:6 #FDE 2?5 |:<6 rC@>6C[ a__cj |2C; |4r=2?292?[ y:> sC:D4@== 2?5 r9C:D q2G2D:[ a__bj y2? }6HE@? 2?5 s2??J }62=[ a__aj !2EC:4:2 w649E[ !2EC:4< }24<2C5 2?5 s2G:5 |4z2J[ a__`j yF=:2??6 w2CEK6== 2?5 y:> sJ<6D[ a___j r2E92C:?6 q] p56= 2?5 q:== (:==:2>D[ `hhhj u=@C6?46 z2C=DEC@> 2?5 sC] (2=E %2J=@C[ `hhgj w2K6= #@3:?D@? 2?5 y@6 s@?2=5D@?[ `hhfj q2C32C2 r=:?6 2?5 !2F= $H6:EK6C[ `hhej {66 w2CD9 2?5 s@F8=2D y24<D@?[ `hhdj z2J |4z2J 2?5 v6@C86 |4rF==@F89[ `hhcj s2G:5 '2D6=22C 2?5 !68 w636ED[ `hhbj y24< sF77J 2?5 s@C:D w2CA6C (9:E6[ `hha] p=D@[ yF5J u6=5DE6:? 2?5 !2DE@C w2CCJ q6?D@?[ `hh`j w2C@=5 (6==6C 2?5 }:?2 !@@C6[ `hh_j z2E96C:? r92D6 2?5 y@9? |@?E7@CE[ `hghj tF86?6 |] wF896D 2?5 q2C32C2 r@?=6J[ `hggj sC] (:==:2> v2J=@C5 2?5 }2?4J (2C56?[ `hgfj !2E q] rFCCJ 2?5 }2?4J6 $6ED6C[ `hgej |2CD92== z?@=6D 2?5 {@CC2:?6 rFCCJ[ `hgdj p??6 %:?D=6J 2?5 |2?F6= s] s6|:8F6=[ `hgcj uC2?46D q] |4p==:DE6C 2?5 sC] y] ~EE@ q6C8[ `hgbj w6=6? t2C?D92H 2?5 s2G:5 s] r92D6[ `hgaj #2J>2 q233:EE $92C36C 2?5 y@9? y] v:D:[ `hg`j !9J==:D |2??:?8 2?5 sC] uC2?< q6D?6EE6[ `hg_] ~E96CD :?4=F56 q:==:6 (:==:2>D *@DE 2?5 E96 #6G] (:==:2> s6?=:?86C[ `hfhj #@36CE q=2D6C[ `hfgj w6?CJ v:4=2D 2?5 #@36CE }2F>2?[ `hffj !=2EE r=:?6[ `hfej p8?6D p==6? 2?5 y@9? (] $E:==6J[ `hfdj w] $EF2CE w@FDE@? 2?5 ':C8:?:2 s@H?F>[ `hfcj #2=A9 q:=3J[ `hfbj sC] v2C=2?5 (@@5[ `hfaj q6C?:46 v:4=2D 2?5 $EFC86@? rC@>6C[ `hf`j w2CCJ qC@H?[ `hf_] ~E96C AC6G:@FD H:??6CD 2C6 sC] |:??:6 #@D636CCJ[ `hehj $E2E6 $6?] %]|] z?@=6D yC] 2?5 s@F8=2D (2==[ `hegj |2J@C #@==:? (966=6C[ `hefj y] {2HC6?46 (2=<FA[ `heej ':@=2 q233:EE[ `hedj tE96= $649C:DE 2?5 y@9? v] q233:EE[ `hecj }@ C64:A:6?E[ `hebj w]'] t>3=6? 2?5 x@?6 |4r2F=6J[ `heaj 2?5 (2=E6C q6??6EE[ `he`]k^Am
k9bm~C82?:K2E:@?D @7 E96 J62Ck^9bm
kAmr@>>F?:EJ t>6C86?4J #6DA@?D6 %62>[ a_a`j }^p[ a_a_j r2E9@=:4 r92C:E:6D[ a_`hj (:==@H q6?5 t?G:C@?>6?E2= t5F42E:@? r6?E6C[ a_`gj uC:6?5D @7 }@CE96C? pC:K@?2 u@C6DED[ a_`fj s#tp|$[ a_`ej u@C6DE w:89=2?5D u@F?52E:@?[ a_`dj u=28DE277 {6256CD9:A !C@8C2>[ a_`cj !@@C6 uC66 |65:42= r=:?:4[ a_`bj u=28DE277 u6DE:G2= @7 $4:6?46[ a_`aj uC:6?5D @7 r2>A r@=E@?[ a_``j }6H w@A6 r@EE286[ a_`_j $E] |2CJ’D u@@5 q2?< p==:2?46[ a__hj #2J>@?5 t5F42E:@?2= u@F?52E:@?[ a__gj u=28DE277 r@>>F?:EJ u@F?52E:@?[ a__fj r@FCE\pAA@:?E65 $A64:2= p5G@42E6D[ a__ej $F??JD:56 }6:893@C9@@5 pDD@4:2E:@?[ a__dj %96 !tprt !C@;64E[ a__cj r@4@?:?@ r@2=:E:@? 7@C r9:=5C6? 2?5 *@FE9[ a__bj }@CE96C? pC:K@?2 r6?E6C p82:?DE $6IF2= pDD2F=E[ a__aj %962EC:<@D[ a__`j %@JD 7@C %@ED[ a___j |FD6F> @7 }@CE96C? pC:K@?2[ `hhhj $@4:6EJ @7 $E] ':?46?E 56 !2F=[ `hhgj ':4E:>^(:E?6DD $6CG:46D @7 r@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ[ `hhfj %96 p>6C:42? #65 rC@DD[ `hhej {:E6C24J '@=F?E66CD @7 r@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ[ `hhdj }@CE9=2?5 u2>:=J w6=A r6?E6C[ `hhcj u=28DE277 u2>:=J u@@5 r6?E6C[ `hhbj }@CE9=2?5 w@DA:46[ `hhaj %96 p>6C:42? {68:@? 2?5 {68:@? pFI:=:2CJ[ `hh`j %96 u=28DE277 $F?C:D6 {:@?D[ `hh_j %96 u=28DE277 t=<D {@586[ `hghj $@C@AE:>:DED r=F3 @7 u=28DE277[ `hggj p=D@[ u=28DE277’D $96C:77’D !@DD6[ `hgfj }@ H:??6C :? `hgej u=28DE277 tI492?86 r=F3[ `hgdj pDD:DE2?46 {628F6 @7 u=28DE277[ `hgcj q:8 qC@E96CD @7 u=28DE277 2?5 q:8 $:DE6CD @7 }@CE96C? pC:K@?2[ `hgbj !:=@E r=F3 @7 u=28DE277[ x?4][ `hgaj u=28DE277 r@CAD[ $2=G2E:@? pC>J[ `hg`j q@2C5 @7 s:C64E@CD[ u=28DE277 $J>A9@?J[ `hg_j u=28DE277 r:G:E2?D[ `hfhj &?:E65 (2J @7 u=28DE277[ `hfgj $F?D9:?6 #6D4F6 |:DD:@?[ `hffj u=28DE277 w@DA:E2= pFI:=:2CJ[ `hfej 2?5 r@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ $62C49 2?5 #6D4F6[ `hfd]k^Am
