Sheriff Joe

The self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America plans to erect a sign outside 1 of his jails that will say how many inmates have served time in his complex of canvas jail tents.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio acknowledges the idea for putting up the sign at "Tent City" was taken from McDonald's restaurants.

Still, he says his goal for the sign is to underscore that Tent City is an excellent facility.

Early in his tenure as sheriff, Arpaio won points with voters for housing inmates in canvas tents during Phoenix's triple-digit summer heat, making them wear pink underwear and banning cigarettes and porn magazines.

Critics have long complained about brutality in Arpaio's jails.

Yuma YCSO

YUMA, AZ - A longtime sheriff's deputy announces his candidacy for sheriff.
Major Leon Wilmot with the Yuma County Sheriff's Office says he's running for sheriff.
Current Sheriff Ralph Ogden is retiring after 20 years of serving as Yuma County Sheriff.
Wilmot says YCSO has become a top notch law enforcement agency and hopes to focus on hiring more deputies, in addition to finding more funding for the sheriff's office.

Canada Border

Harassment at the Mexican Border? What About the Canada Border?
Immigrant advocates from across the U.S. are in Detroit for a two-day conference aimed at finding ways to stop what they say is a growing problem of federal agents profiling and harassing minorities near the border.
The Northern Border Conference started today and looks at the issue of how groups like Latinos are treated near the border with Canada. Much of the national attention on border issues deals with the southern U.S. border with Mexico, but advocates say they are now seeing an increase in the targeting of minority groups near the border with Canada.
Southwest Detroit – the heart of the region’s Mexican-American population – is near the border with Canada and has had issues with federal agents over the past year. Some Latinos say they’ve been increasingly stopped and harassed by immigration agents with the Department of Homeland Security. The department has stepped up its enforcement near borders to stop illegal immigration, but some say the crackdown has spilled over to affect legal immigrants and even U.S. citizens.
“Latinos and Arab-Americans are being stopped for no reason while they’re walking down the street, waiting for a bus, or driving,” said Ryan Bates, director for the Michigan branch of the Alliance for Immigrants Rights and Reform. “There is some pretty crass racial profiling across the northern border.”
Last year, federal agents conducted raids in Detroit outside an elementary school and Catholic church that are heavily Latino, sparking renewed concern. Latino social service agencies say they have been targeted by agents who stake out their buildings. In addition, Muslims and Arab-Americans say they’ve been detained and interrogated at border crossings for no legitimate reason.
But an internal review last year by Immigration Customs Enforcement found that its agents were not guilty of the allegations made in Detroit.
A spokesman for the Detroit office of the Department of Homeland Security did not comment today about the conference. In the past, officials have said their agents do not racially profile. The head of the department, Secretary Janet Napolitano, told the Free Press last year she was concerned about the raid on the Detroit church and would look into that case.
The conference includes advocates from the state of Washington, New York, San Diego, New Mexico, and other border areas.
Christian Ramirez of San Diego, with the U.S.-Mexico Border Program of the American Friends Service Committee, spoke at the conference today. He said that harassment has long been an issue for Latinos in the southwest U.S.
He said “it’s getting worse” as agents become more aggressive in recent years. “It should not be tolerated,” he said.

Pow Wow, Ft. Yuma Quechan Nation

32nd Annual Pow Wow - San Pasqual Valley Unified School District Foot Ball Field.
676 Baseline Road, Winterhaven, Ca. Two Miles North of Yuma, Az.
Friday Saturday Sunday March 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2012
Special Dance Performances
Friday Grand Entry 7 p.m.
Saturday Grand Entry 1 p.m. and Again at 7 p.m.
Sunday Grand Entry at Noon
Admission $ 7 Adult, $ 4 Juniors (11-17) Ten and Under Free.
Weekend Pass $ 10.

Expect Native Arts and Crafts. Jewelry, Painting, Weaving, Musical Performances, Kachinas, Fry Bread, Native Artists, Basketry and Seramics.
Info Call 760- 572-0222 ext. 2182
Come one Come All and Enjoy.

2012 Activities and Events

Jan 01, Sand Drags Algodones Dunes
Feb 24, Mexican Flag Day
Feb 26, Rodeo Rancho Magana
Mar 03 Party of La Paloma Plata Curios
Mar 24 Farewell Party
Apr 07 65 th Anniversary Party Paraiso Restaurant
May 05 5 De Mayo Party
Jun 16 Festival Tequila Party
July 17 118 Aniversary of Los Algodones Downtown
Sep 15 Celebrate Mexican Independence
Sep 22 Anniversary Of The Green Door Bar
Oct 20 Degustation Party - degustación del Partido - (Tasting)
Oct 27 Beer Festival
Nov 02 Celebration Traditional - Dia De Muertos
Nov 20 ? Revolutionary Mexican Day
Nov 27 ? Festival of the Catholic Church
Dec 03 ? Welcome Winter Visitors (Official).
Dec 10 ? Paraiso Pary Welcome
Dec 11 ? Virgen De Guadalupe Celebration
Dec 12 ? Peregrimation for 2 Days at Church
? Dates Subject to Change and/or Not Confirmed Yet

CSA Winter Event 02/21/12

YUMA, AZ - Winter visitors are invited to an event designed just for them 2/21/12.

The Canadian Snowbird Association's annual winter event.

It kicks off at 1pm Mountain Time at the Yuma Civic Center located at 1440 Desert Hills Drive in Yuma.

Organizers say the event will feature live entertainment by Jimmy Flynn, Canada's ambassador of good cheers.

Additionally, there will be several speakers during the event that will give Canadians tips about traveling in the United States.

The event is free and open to Canadians and Americans.

Mexican Flag Day Feb 24, 2012

The flag songs are dedicated to the flag day, it is a national holiday in Mexico.

Flag Day is celebrated every year on February 24 since its implementation in 1937.

It was established by President of Mexico General Lázaro Cárdenas before the monument to General Vicente Guerrero, first to pledge allegiance to the Mexican flag and Agustin de Iturbide;