1923: Celestials and Spud were the center of attention at the Rotary club meeting on Tuesday. His EC Slipher at Lowell Observatory spoke of the former, and LW Cureton, secretary and manager of his Coconino Farm Bureau Marketing Association, spoke of the latter. Very accessible music was provided by Mrs. GA Pearson and Mrs. CC Schwartz (the latter on piano).

Slipfer said that the application of the science of astronomy is somewhat obscure to many people who do not apply astronomy themselves or understand how it is applied in everyday life. Our government sets the time by the stars. Our meridian, on which all our property lines are laid, was established from observations of the stars, and astronomy influences our daily lives in many other ways.

The flu that has been circulating in the East for weeks has hit Flagstaff, but in very mild form. Most of the patients are children, and as far as we know, no one has a dangerous disease.

Few in Flagstaff know the name of this wonderful spring. There are his five of them: Snow Slide, 10,620 feet elevation. Flagstaff, 10,280 feet above sea level. Little Bear Paw, Elevation 9,810 feet. Jack Smith, 9,280 feet, Raspberry, 9,310 feet.

1948: Hundreds of visitors are expected to flock to Flagstaff over the weekend as the Thunderbirds of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce host their second annual ski meet at the Arizona Snowbowl. The Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce has worked with the group to make arrangements. This brought together a large number of out-of-state competitors in addition to the top state skiers. In addition to Monday’s 10 inches of snow, the runs at the Bowl are in great shape.

Quick action by the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest three hours after the Black Cat Café robbery was reported. The robbery was reported when an employee who opened the cafe discovered that about $75 in loose change had been stolen from a cache in front of the cafe. Nor was there a March of Dime donation box, which he estimated at $30 from $25.

“I’m afraid my party won’t be a success if I can’t serve cocktails. I’d be in a shocking position if a lot of adults didn’t feel the same way about my party.” At a time when many adults are mortally afraid to entertain without being able to count on a few drinks, how do they properly deal with teens who are afraid to throw a party without cocktails? Can you crush it?

1973: University Heights opens — the first home is in use today. In the fall of 1968, approximately 180 Northern Arizona University faculty and administrators formed the University Heights Corporation. The Group purchased 387 acres of land south of Interstate 40 and west of Highway 89A from the late Joseph Dolan. The aim was to create a subdivision that would provide a home site for the rapidly expanding university faculty. Today, David Seaman in the anthropology department is moving to segmentation.

This move-in is the climax of a program that has been subject to controversy, public concern and financial issues. Since 1969, few people have known that better than NAU professor and company president Charles Little. In Flagstaff, housing for newly hired faculty has been a problem for many years. As one way to solve this problem, it was decided to develop subdivisions to support the provision of housing. Key to this development was a $2.6 million improvement district, from which water supply, sanitary sewers, roads, curbs and gutters were installed. The 215-acre, 400-unit development has some land reserved for parks, but no school sites after the Flagstaff School District turned down proposed sites.

Flagstaff’s ‘water crisis’ is temporarily a thing of the past thanks to a harsh winter, but what city officials have called a ‘financial crisis’ is exactly the present. As such, the Flagstaff City Council could make permanent what’s known as the “Emergency Water Fee” at a special meeting next Tuesday. The “Emergency Water Tariff” was first enforced on August 1, 1971, and he was extended twice in the face of severe water shortages at various reservoirs in the city.

The city clerk says there is no longer a “water crisis” as heavy winter water pours into Upper Lake Mary and other reservoirs. What exists now is a “money crunch,” he said. Recently, the city received a series of reports from water consultants. One of the main recommendations was for the city to implement a capital improvement program for water development that would cost $7 million to he $8 million by 1980. The water authority will need to increase its ability to generate revenue by as much as 34% in order to start funding such programs.

Coconino County assessor Richard Hillman was notified Monday to switch his practice to computer programming. We advise valuation,” Hillman said.

Hillman couldn’t say what the taxes would be. That decision has a lot to wait, including what the state legislature does regarding homeowners’ property relief.

But “as a whole,” according to Hillman, the new computer programming system will “present a fair and equitable market value” for real estate.

The Orpheum Theater: Funny Girl, starring Barbara Streisand. Screening at the Flag-East Theater: The New Centurions, with George C. Scott.