Yuma Daily Sun

Yuma Daily Sun (Newspaper) - December 28, 2000, Yuma, Arizona The Yuma Dail>' Sun, ’nmrsday, De('ember 28,2(X)0 52/umaand region Teen freeway whiz takes on ADOT Associated Press PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Transportation contingent came well-prepared, a dozen strong equipped with maps, easels, artists’ renderings and glossy brochures. They’d done this kind of public gathering before'- wow the crowd with visuals, take polite questions and call it a wrap. And they expected to do the same thing at a recent Mesa meeting to discuss a fhture interchange of U.S. 60 and the Santan and Red Mountain fVeeways. But this time, they met their match. In 13-year-old Ricky Cannon. Whenever Ricky’s hand went up, the audience of adults perked up, straining to hear him stump the experts. Most times, their interest went well beyond his age to focus instead on his depth of knowledge. Even before the ADOT bureaucrats could start their spin session, the Mesa seventh-grader began peppering them with questions. “I was wondering." the boy asked quietly, "why you went with only a half-diamond interchange at .the Baseline intersection?" The consultant gave the slender, brown-haired boy a surprised look, then mumbled something about expected traffic flow and rights-of-way. "Hmm,’’ Ricky responded, suggesting he was not convinced that it shouldn’t be a fUll diamond, with traffic moving all directions onto and off the future Loop 202. John Codec of Codec, Randall && Associates should have had the advantage: As a member of a "communications strategy and Issues management" company, his job is to sell the project. He had a microphone and an impressive aerial map of Mesa. And he is an adult. But no sooner had he begun his spiel than Ricky’s hand went up. "Isn’t the South Mountain Freeway still unfunded?’’ the youngster asked. Yes, it remained partially uitftnided, Codec allowed. When Ricky asked why ADOT didn’t just go with a "classic stack’’ interchange, Steve Wilcox of ADOT replied. "That’s a good question. But ñrst, do you have a resume?" The crowd chuckled, and Wilcox explained that the changes Ricky was suggesting take more room and require buying more houses. “Out of 14 meetings, that’s the first person that’s asked that question, and it’s the best question we’ve had," Codec told the crowd. Trailing behind Ricky was his mother. Deb Cannon. Though she doesn’t share her son’s keen interest in fYeeways, she pretty much took it all in stride. "Before he could read, he asked for a book of maps," she said. "We would drive around Phoenix and he’d look for errors. The ñrst mistake he found, we had to drive over (to the spot) and, as he said, ‘Do field research.’ I think he was 6 at the time." The elder of two children, Ricky attends Tempe Preparatory Academy, a‘charter school. He’s a Boy Scout and an aspiring cartoonist. He reads Calvin and Hobbes and Edgar Allan Poe. Though the walls of his room are plastered with maps, he also has spent time studying dinosaurs, and was interested in canals for a time. "I have a couple of flower beds that he kept chaniteling for me," his mother said. "But that’s a Slimmer thing." Associated Press RICKY CANNON, 13, of Mesa worked on a map at his home Saturday. Cannon stole the show at an Arizona Department of Transportation public meeting recently concerning a freeway interchange. Sitting up front, he asked the most and best questions. He is trying to design a freeway system for Tucson. Funeral Notices Virginia E. Pinnick Virginia E. Pinnick, 84, of Yuma died Dec. 23, 2000, at home. A homemaker, she was born Feb. 10.1916, in Fort Smith, Ark. Funeral services and burial will be held in Ulysses, Kan. Local arrangements were handled by Sunset Vista Cemetery && Funeral Home. Angelo G. Dellamaggiore Sr. Angelo G. Dellamaggiore Sr., 88, of Yuma died Dec. 26,2000, at Yuma Regional Medical Center. A retired farmer, he was born Feb. 16,1912, in France. A wake will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Johnson Mortuary, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, followed by entombment at Desert Lawn Memorial Park. Mona M. Miller Mona M. Miller, 88, of Yuma died Dec. 26,2000, In Yuma. A housewife, she was bom Aug. 11,1912, in Sherwood, N.D. Services were held Dec. 27, 2000, followed by interment at Sunset Vista Memorial Park. Sunset Vista Cemetery and Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements. Gary Le Roy Jones Gary Le Roy Jones, 56, of Yuma, died Dec. 8,2000, at Yuma Regional Medical Center. Self-employed, he was born Aug. 24,1944, in Denver, Colo. Private cremation arrangements were handled by Sunset Vista Cemetery && Funeral Home. Norma Jo Nesbitt Norma Jo Nesbitt, 70, of Yuma died Dec. 20, 1930, at La Mesa Rehabilitation and Care Center. A homemaker, she was bom Nov. 27,1930, in Fort Sill, Okla. A memorial service was held today at Yuma Mortuary, with entombment at Sunset Vista Cemetery. Cremation arrangements were handled by Yuma Mortuary && Crematory. Dennis Royce Breadner Dennis Royce Breadner, 65, of Albany, Ore,, died Dec. 26, 2000, at Yuma Regional Medical Center. A pipefitter, he was bom Nov. 13,1936, in Weslock, Canada. ^neral services are pending 'at Aasum Funeral Home in Albany, Ore. Local arrangements are being handled by Yuma Mortuary && Crematory. m yeoRí Court Docket CHARGED • Ronald Laa Banson. 32, 893 S Date Ave., before Yuma Justice of the Peace Rick Donato with felony drunken driving and unlawful flight from a law officer. • Gloria Acosta. 47, Phoenyr. before Yuma Justice of the Peace Rick Donato with burglary, theft and criminal trespassing. • Gabriel Rincon Cervantes. 29. 3011 S, 23rd Ave., before Yuma Justice of the Peace Rick Donato with attempted burglary, heroin possession. possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor shoplifting from Chevron. 100 S, 4th Ave, • Carlos Alberto Velarde Jr., 24, 2055 S. Madison Ave., before Yuma Justice of the Peace Rick Donato with fraud, two counts of forgery and three of theft. • Cynthia Isabel Navarro. 20, 202 S. 41st Ave., before Yuma Justice of the Peace Rick Donato with fraud, • Isidro Duarte, 28, 4338 Primrose St., before Yuma Justice of the Peace Rick Donato with two counts of forgery, • Enrique Rivara, 18, 163 W. Lowell Drive, before Yuma Justice of the Peace Rick Donato with metham-phetamine possession, marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia • Joseph Anthony Rahkopf, 19, 650 W, 3rd St., No, 2. before Yuma Justice of the Peace Rick Donato with methamphetamine possasslon and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Howard Earl Godbay, 33, 2623 S, 19th Ave„ No. 2. befor# Yuma Justice of the Peace Rick Donato with methamphetamine possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. SENTENCED • Josa Villalpanda, 50, no fixed addres.5, by Yuma Municipal Court Judge Pro Tern M. Angela Graddy to a $452.50 fine and one day In jéil for misdemeanor drunken driving. NOTICE will be observing the New Year’s Day holiday on Monday, January 1, 2001. COMMERCIAL DUMPSTERS ••rvlced on Monday, Jan. 1st, will be picked up on Tuesday, Jan. 2nd. RESIDENTIAL SERVICE for New Year’s Day will not be picked up. - Meed additional aarvica? Plaaaa call 782‘1015 _ Yuma Regional Medical Center Institute for Wellness && Rehabilitation FREE QUIT SMOKING CLASSES FREE PATCHES!!! FOR MORE INFO CALL , YRMC INSTITUTE FOR WELLNESS 336-1018 EKD OF TEAR SALE! It is the end of the year, so it is time to move out the old to make room for the new! We have SLASHED and SLASHED prices to make this the sale event of the year! Hurry in and take advantage of these great savings! SWEATERS, SEPARATES, DRESSES, TOPS BLOUSES, PANTS, SKIRTS, JEWELRY REDUCED 30% to 50% I CHRISTMAS CARDS, DECOR, ORNAMENTS ? REDUCED 50% We have taken NEW and GREATER MARK-DOWNS on our clothing! Hurry in! 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