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05/28/2022

This includes Heber-Overgaard

Red Flag Warning Saturday through Sunday for Northern and Sunday for Southeastern Arizona. One spark is all it takes, folks. It’s hot, dry, and windy. Campfire and smoking restrictions in place on all State Trust lands. No target shooting or fireworks!

04/25/2022

Three consecutive days of near or critical fire weather. Not the week to be complacent with any of our activities!

03/09/2022

When it turns cold and we use our wood heaters, it’s easy to skip safety steps. Follow the same process every time and your home and valuables are safe and secure!

Firefighters in the greater Whiteriver Community have responded to a few fires due to home owners improperly disposing of their woodstove ashes. Ashes can contain embers that are hot enough to ignite combustibles DAYS after having a fire. Please do your part by properly disposing of ashes.

Here are some tips for dealing with hot ashes/embers:

*When disposing of ashes outside DON’T dump them on a combustible surface.

*Use water to wet the ashes/embers to make sure they are completely out.

*Only use an approved metal ash bucket. It should have a tight fitting metal lid and a double-bottom.

*Don’t dump ashes outside on a windy day. The wind can whip up what may have seemed cool embers, making them fiery hot and sending them traveling to ignite nearby combustibles.

*Never burn garbage, wrapping paper, plastic, cardboard or anything not specifically approved for use in a fireplace. These items can lead to a chimney fire, can cause large embers to exit the flue igniting nearby combustibles AND the ashes/embers can be unpredictable.

*NEVER dump ashes into a plastic container, cardboard box, bag, or anything or place where combustible fluids of fumes are present.

Enjoy your fireplace or woodstove but always dispose of the ashes wisely.

02/24/2022

Please help us reduce the numbers in any way possible and in anyway you’re comfortable in doing!

07/06/2018

I apologize to everyone for my absence. The great news is that everything is going great! Just got Monday’s labs and that makes 36 weeks of stable values since October of last year!! Creatinine ranges between 1.5 and 1.8. Every other value in it’s range. Don’t feel any differences in general either way. But it seems my indicator is all the dry or patchy skin on my scalp and forearms when it creeps up. Anyone else have skin problems with higher creatinine levels?

I guess my labs have been good enough, because I no longer get my day after results phone call from Dr Hogan’s nurse to tell me to keep doing what I’m doing!

New job is challenging, fun, frustrating and promising all in one. There hasn’t been a DC in the position since approx 2012 and we are all learning a new dance. I sure like how the staff has stepped up to some of the new challenges (or just Me!)! We have some seriously good EMTs & medics working in our “rural” environment. The large population of elderly that we care for keeps us busy and on our toes. With our closest hospital over 40 minutes away, the single provider can usually have everything wrapped up and done by the time we arrive at Summit.

Sure proud of my wife for the unselfish gift of herself to all her real estate clients. She has been CRAZY busy and puts in some serious hours. We have met and made some amazing friends and neighbors in the course of our work/s. The recent article in the local paper (link here - http://www.mogollonrimnews.com/my-story-introducing-teressa-mccluskey-realtor/ highlights Teressa and all that our family has accomplished.

Home Featured Story My story—Introducing Teressa McCluskey, REALTOR® Featured StoryReal EstateMy story—Introducing Teressa McCluskey, REALTOR® By Teressa McCluskey - June 30, 2018 3 0 SHARE Facebook Twitter Pictured from left are Cole, Dee, Teressa, Megan, and Hannah McCluskey. Feeling happy a...

04/03/2018

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13

Credit where credit is due!

04/02/2018

Feeling pretty darn accomplished. Battling a chest cold for the past week, long 48 hour shift at Heber, ending at 7am. Went ahead and took my wildland arduous packtest, 3 mile walk, 45 lb pack in under 45 minutes at 8. 7 months post transplant. I think for me that stacks up in the top 10!! Thanks Steve and Brian (Black Mesa Hotshots) for the pace and encouragement!

03/23/2018

Literally my first excursion away from the valley. Before transplant it was so difficult to schedule dialysis away from home. Since transplant we just have been so busy. My birthday, and spring break for my step daughter was a great opportunity to head over to LA and get her situated in her new apartment and see FIDM in person. Got to give Megan kudos, it’s a HUGE city, she’s right downtown and she seems to have everything dialed in!

02/27/2018

Another rock solid set of lab results! That makes 18 weeks with no significant change! WoooHoooo! 🎉🎉🙏🙏😃😃

02/08/2018

Feb. 7, 2017. A year ago today I received the phone call that has literally changed my life and that of our family. Time has been so compressed that I still can’t grasp or comprehend all that has happened and all that I have gone through. The things that I specifically remember this past year are; the call from LabCorp’s physician, the night in the ER and initial admission, losing our dear Bella (our 13 year old lab on Feb 8th), dialysis (hard to forget dialysis), the call that I had been approved for transplant and on the same day, the text (miracle) from Kitty, that she may have a kidney for me. Of course the surgery (thank you Dr Febrega and his team) but I am humbled again by all your thoughts, support, blessings, prayers and comments, that have in every sense, made this whole thing possible. I am blessed in so many ways and I know I have missed thanking so many individuals and groups, so please know you are all responsible for this success! Most of all I am thankful and blessed for my wife, who I do not deserve and our kids for their resilience and love. Thank you all!!

01/27/2018

Was released for a “slow” return to work as of the end of December. Of course my first shift back we had a busy day of patient transports and a trailer fire. So much for being worried about my stamina and strength. Good to be back. Still have room for improvement but sure happy with the progress!