October 2016
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Maryln March and Pamla Raye are photographed by Richard Breyer in Mesa before the Trump-Pence rally.
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Hangars at Falcon Field included Retired fire chief honored on National Register of Historic Places by national organization By Shelley Ridenour Two Falcon Field hangars have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Falcon Field personnel spent two years trying to get the World War IIera hangars on the list, according to Edward Murphy. Murphy is a member of the Falcon Field Tenants and Users Association at the Mesa airport. Murphy and others began their effort in May 2014. The application was submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior in March and approval came in June. Placement of the hangars on the register “protects the history of Falcon Field and will preserve its strong traditions for generations of pilots for
Historic Falcon Field.
years to come,” he said. “It is a great honor for the city of Mesa and Falcon Field airport to be part of this distinguished list,” Airport Director Corinne Nystrom said. “We hope that being on the list will ...continues on page 6
By Christina FuocoKarasinski To Harry Beck, it took a village to make the Mesa Fire and Medical Department as successful as it is—not necessarily just him. The recently retired chief was named the 2016 IAFC Fire Chief of the Year. “The fire chief role is just one of many that is needed in order for the department to be successful,” said Beck, who lives in Mesa. “It’s absolutely a team effort to make that happen. That’s why it’s a little awkward to get a personal ...continues on page 14
Fire Cheif Harry Beck.
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