City of Yuma releases, July 29
YUMA PARKS & RECREATION UPDATE,
JULY 30
SUNS GORILLA, FORMER PLAYERS AT HOOPS PROJECT DEDICATION; LAST ‘MOON,’ FIRST ‘ANNE’ AT HISTORIC THEATRE; SPLASH OUT CRIME NIGHT; OPEN SWIM HOURS ADJUSTING; LATE-NIGHT OTL; PARENTS NIGHT OUT
SUNS GREATS TO JOIN HOOPS PROJECT COURT DEDICATION
Join the Phoenix Suns Gorilla and former Suns greats such as Kevin Johnson and Cedric Ceballos at the dedication of the Hoops Project regulation-size basketball court 6:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at Winsor Rotary Park, 20th Street and 34th Drive (between avenues B and C). Thanks to a grass-roots effort and support from APS and the Phoenix Suns, this state-of-the-art outdoor court will be available for public play, including at night under the new lights. Yuma Parks and Recreation will maintain the park, located on the east side of the park grounds. (Keep in mind this is a neighborhood park served primarily by street parking, but don’t be discouraged if you have to walk a couple blocks to get there!)
LAST WEEK FOR ‘MOON OVER BUFFALO’ AT THEATRE’S SUMMER SIX PAC
Six-plus weeks of great local theater continue at the Historic Yuma Theatre, 254 S. Main St., when 5 Point Theater Company presents the final three shows of “Moon Over Buffalo” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. “Moon” is a high-energy comedy about local theater actors whose dreams of Hollywood fame collide with romantic intentions. Confusion and hilarity ensue when the cast members pick up on a rumor that esteemed Hollywood director Frank Capra will be attending their show as kind of a talent scout. In the meantime, love, allegiances and mistakes all get sorted out in uproarious fashion. Tickets for reserved seats are $9 each per adult; 13 and under get in for $6 each. Call (928) 373-5202, click on www.yumaaz/gov/events or stop by the Yuma Art Center and Historic Yuma Theatre at 254 S. Main St.
KIDS TAKE THE FINAL CURTAIN CALL FOR THEATRE’S 2010 SUMMER SIX PAC
Hard to believe it’s about to come to an end, but the summer showcase of local theater wraps up Aug. 6-7 at the Historic Yuma Theatre, 254 S. Main St., with two performances by the Infinite Imagination Youth Theater of “Anne of Green Gables,” 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7. You won’t want to miss this wonderfully heartwarming youth tale of the orphan Anne Shirley and her best friend Diana Barry as they travel from childhood to maturity in the wonderful adaptation of L.M. Montgomery’s classic novel. Maria Cuthbert asks for an orphan boy to help her and her brother take care of Green Gables, but the orphanage sends Anne with an “e” – an independent, red-headed, freckle-faced girl who changes their lives and touches the hearts of all who come to know and love her.
Reserved seat tickets for this show are just $5 each and can be purchased by calling (928) 373-5202, clicking on www.yumaaz/gov/events or stopping by the Yuma Art Center and Historic Yuma Theatre at 254 S. Main St.
SPLASH OUT CRIME AT VALLEY AQUATIC CENTER
78-Crime Stoppers and the City of Yuma present Splash Out Crime Night, 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Valley Aquatic Center, on 18th Street north of Cibola High School. This is a free event for the entire family, with festivities that include music, games and giveaways. Refreshments will be available for sale at the concession stand, and all proceeds go to 78-Crime Stoppers, the board that makes the anonymous tip line to the Yuma Police Department possible. The City of Yuma Graffiti Busters will be there to provide information to the public on how they can make a difference and help eliminate graffiti. Children seven and under must be accompanied by a parent.
78-Crime Stoppers of Yuma is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping get criminals off the streets of Yuma. If someone has information about a criminal activity or suspected activity, they can call an anonymous tip line to report the information. Calls are not recorded or traced. The tipster is given a confidential number to use to call back in a few weeks to see if the tip leads to an arrest. If an arrest is made based on this tip, a cash award is given. 78-Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization that also needs help in the form of both public and business monetary donations to keep this program alive. Donations of any size are accepted and are tax deductible. To report a tip or to make a donation, call 78-Crime (782-7463).
WITH SCHOOL (YES, ALREADY) LOOMING, OPEN SWIM HOURS TO CHANGE
The kids will soon be returning to school, so the pool hours for Open Swim at all three municipal pools will be changing for the season. The last day for Open Swim at Kennedy Pool will be 1 to 7:45 p.m. Aug. 8. The Valley Aquatic Center will be open weekends only Aug. 7 through Sept. 26, from 1 to 5:45 p.m. Saturday and Sundays. Free swim at Marcus Pool on Tuesday and Thursdays from noon to 2 p.m. will end for the season on Aug. 5. Open Swim daily fees will reduce slightly due to the reduction of hours. For more information, please call Parks and Recreation at 373-5243.
TEENS GETTING LOCKED IN
From 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4 to 7 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, the MLK Jr. Teen Center, 3rd Street and 13th Avenue, will host the Teen Lock In, featuring gaming, door prizes, food, a big screen movie, night swimming at the Valley Aquatic Center and more. Registration for City residents is $10; nonresidents pay $15 but MLK Teen Center members pay just $8. Call 373-5243 to register.
PARENTS NIGHT OUT
Parents: Register by 3 p.m. next Thursday to take advantage of the next Parents Night Out, when you can drop off your child aged 6 to 12 and they can enjoy pizza, a kid-friendly movie and supervised swimming at the Valley Aquatic Center from 5 to 8:30 p.m. while you go out to dinner or to a movie. Call 373-5243 to register for $10 per child.
GET YOU TEAM TOGETHER FOR LATE-NIGHT O.T.L.
The Late-Night OTL tournament, featuring men’s and women’s divisions, begins at 7 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the Kennedy Athletic Complex, starting with round-robin play followed by championship playoffs. Cash prizes are awarded to the winners in each division, so try your hand at this unique sport. The action Registration is $40/team until July 30. After the July 30 deadline, teams will be taken on a waiting list basis only (roster w/payment by cash or check). Teams will be admitted to the tournament as needed to complete the field. Call 373-5243 to sign your team up today.
TAKE PRIDE IN YUMA
There were 49 cases of graffiti abated the week of July 21-21; this compares with 32 the prior week.
Graffiti cleanup and vandalism currently costs the Yuma taxpayers over $200,000 per year. Please help us reduce vandalism by reporting incidences of crime to 78-Crime (782-7463) and graffiti to the Graffiti Busters hot line, 329-2828. If you witness a crime in progress, call 911.
CITY OF YUMA PARKS & RECREATION, FIRE, POLICE CALLS FOR SERVICE & INCIDENTS
Information For This Reporting Period and Year to Date
(As of July 29, 2010)
Yuma, Arizona – Employees of the City of Yuma Police Department, Fire Department and Parks & Recreation Department responded to the following calls for service and reports of vandalism and graffiti this week.
Yuma Police Department:
For the period of Monday, July 12th through Sunday, July 18th, Yuma Police Department responded to an average of 161 calls per day. During this period YPD:
Responded to 1,054 calls for service
Documented 211 police reports
Responded to 24 non-injury accidents
Responded to 10 injury accidents
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
Drive Safe Location was Avenue A and our targeted intersection was the 24th Street and Avenue A. As of July 12th, the Yuma Police Department has issued 1,570 citations in Project Drive Save areas.
From January 1st to July 18th, the Yuma Police Department has:
Responded to 35,719 calls for service
Documented 7,347 police reports
Responded to 1,332 non-injury accidents
Responded to 470 injury accidents
Responded to 2,559 alarm calls resulting in 14 police reports
From January 1st through May 31, 2010, the Yuma Police Department:
Received 91,088 Incoming phone calls into the Public Safety Communications Center
Received 19,434 9-1-1 calls
Issued 3,642 Traffic Citations
Made 1,693 Adult Arrests and 569 Juvenile Arrests
In Calendar year 2009, the Yuma Police Department:
Received 208,555 calls into the Public Safety Communications Center
Received 52,035 9-1-1 calls
Issued 8,288 Traffic Citations
Made 1,317 Juvenile Arrests and 4,164 Adult Arrests
Responded to 84,332 calls for service
Documented 13,740 police reports
Responded to 2,384 non-injury accidents
Responded to 933 injury accidents
Responded to 5,085 alarm calls resulting in 25 police reports
Red light violations cause over 5,000 traffic accidents a year in Arizona[1]. Arizona traffic law requires motorists approaching an intersection to reduce their speed regardless of the color of the traffic signal. Doing so prepares motorist to stop for signal changes, as well as other hazards. A yellow traffic signal is a warning that the red signal is about to be activated and motorist should be braking rather than accelerating. Motorists facing a steady red traffic signal are required to stop prior to entering the intersection. Motorist should do their part by braking on yellow, stopping on red, and always Drive Safe!
[1] Source: Arizona Department of Transportation
Yuma Fire Department:
For the week of July 18th through July 24th, Yuma Fire Department responded to 200 Emergency Calls for Service, which included:
8 Commercial Assignments this week, including a : A water leak in an attic at a business, a burned motor on an air conditioning unit (creating smoke) in an apartment, a small fire outside of a condominium, a refrigerator fire in a mobile home, and various alarms
1 Hazardous Materials Response for a gasoline spill at a local service station.
1 Mutual Aid Response to backfill a Somerton Fire Station while they responded to a structure fire.
10 Motor Vehicle Crashes - 1 involving a building and 1 involving a bicycle.
155 Other Medical Emergencies (serious to minor) – 7 for difficulty breathing, 7 for chest pain, 24 fall victims, 6 unconscious people, 3 seizure cases, 11 subjects with mental problems, 6 diabetic emergencies, 40 trauma injuries, a child locked inside of a vehicle, and miscellaneous other illnesses and injuries.
25 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments that included: dog locked inside of a vehicle, an electrical smell inside of a house, 3 separate calls for wires arcing or sparking, a vehicle fire, a dumpster fire, the smell of natural gas in a neighborhood, a propane leak behind a building, a fire in a back yard, and various alarms.
From January 1, 2010 through July 24, 2010, the Yuma Fire Department has responded to 6,333 emergency calls for service including:
175 Commercial Assignments: 6 fires in businesses, 7 fires in apartments, and various alarms.
18 Hazardous Material Responses.
14 Mutual Aid Assignments.
506 Motor Vehicle Crashes.
4,983 Medical Emergencies (serious to minor): 223 for difficulty breathing, 317 for chest pain, 672 fall victims, 199 unconscious people, 225 people with an altered level of consciousness, 140 seizure cases, 113 diabetic emergencies, 55 possible stroke cases, 12 poisonings, 383 subjects with mental problems, 8 allergic reactions, 1,138 with a trauma injury, 29 calls for a child locked inside of a vehicle, and miscellaneous other illnesses and injuries.
637 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments: 37 fires in private residences, 32 dumpster fires, 13 grass or brush fires, 14 fires outside of a structure, 33 vehicle fires, and various alarms.
Every day, drivers of emergency vehicles are confronted with the challenge of traveling to an emergency scene as safely and quickly as possible. The Yuma Fire Department strives to respond to every emergency within five minutes. This can be achieved easier and safer with the cooperation of the public by yielding to emergency vehicles driving “Emergency Traffic” (with lights and sirens). Time lost in traffic can mean the difference between life and death for someone waiting for help.
When emergency vehicles responding to a call are approaching, pull to the right towards the nearest edge of the roadway and come to a complete stop until they have passed. Often times there are more than one emergency vehicle responding to a call…more may follow the first one you see! Be aware of your location when pulling to the side of the road. Do not stop on a blind curve or the crest of a hill.
The public should also exercise caution when firefighters are seen working on the scene of an emergency. Often times at fires, there will be large hose lines lying in the roadway that are not always blocked by law enforcement. Never drive over these hoses, as it could not only damage them, but could also cut off water supply to firefighters or cause dangerous water surges. Be aware of fire department personnel and equipment at all times.
The area around emergency scenes can become congested very quickly. Try to avoid these congested areas and traveling delays when possible.
Did you know you can follow the Yuma Fire Department on Twitter www.twitter.com/YumaFireDept, as we are often able to inform the public on major incident locations.
For more information, contact the City of Yuma Community Relations Office at 373-5023.
Parks and Recreation Department:
For the period of July 21st through July 27th in the City of Yuma Parks and Recreation Department:
The Graffiti Busters Crew responded to and cleaned up 49 incidents of graffiti
15 rounds of golf were played at Arroyo Dunes Golf course
560 rounds of 18-hole golf were played at Desert Hills Golf Course
The Putter Inn served 453 meals
54 events were held at the Yuma Civic Center with 2,544 people attending those events
138 organized games were played at City of Yuma athletic facilities
The Yuma Art Center hosted 4 events with a total attendance of 363
179 ramadas, parks and fields were rented for special events
62 programs were offered through the City’s recreation program, with 6,768 members of the Yuma community participating in those programs
4 programs were offered at the Yuma Art Center, with 43 attendees
From July 1, 2019 to July 27, 2010:
157 incidents of graffiti have been addressed and cleaned up
59 rounds of golf have been played at Desert Hills Golf Course
2,278 rounds of golf have been played at Desert Hills Golf Course
The Putter Inn has served 1,576 meals
200 events have been held at the Yuma Civic Center with an attendance of 9,992
A total of 438 games have been played at City of Yuma athletic facilities
The Yuma Art Center hosted 12 events with a total attendance of 1,347
708 ramadas, parks and fields were rented by Yuma area residents
390 programs have been offered with 28,423 people attending those programs
15 programs were offered at the Yuma Art Center, with 174 attendees
There were 49 cases of graffiti abated during the period of July 6 through July 13th, with a total of 157 removed from July 1st to date.
Vandalism and graffiti clean-up costs the Yuma taxpayers over $200,000 each year. Please help us reduce vandalism by reporting incidences of crime to 78-Crime and graffiti to the hot line of 329-2828.
If you witness a crime in progress, call 9-1-1.
You can now follow the City of Yuma and receive the latest information from your Twitter account. The City’s Twitter address is www.twitter.com/cityofyuma. You can also be a friend of the City on Facebook. Our Facebook name is Cityof Yuma
