CTEC offers programs like gunsmithing, automotive technology, mining technology and welding. Photos by: Amy Gable.

CTEC (Career and Technical Education Center), has a 108,000 sq. ft. facility that recently received automotive alignment machines, scanners, lifts and other tools.  The gunsmithing department received 24 new work benches and three milling machines. CTEC offers many programs including gunsmithing, automotive technology, mining technology and welding.

A student flies one of Guidance Helicopter's signature red helicopters around the Sedona area. Photos courtesy of Guidance Helicopters.
Former student, Ryan Kelly, gets hands-on training from Peter Renaggli, a former Instructor Pilot.
As of Dec. 12, 2009 and instituted Spring semester 2010, Yavapai College is offering an Associate of Applied Sciences degree in Professional Helicopter Pilot.
Approved in 2009 by the Yavapai College District Governing Board, the new AAS degree will be available through the college with the aid and efforts of Guidance Helicopters Academy of Prescott.

Why would a retired engineer drive from Black Canyon City to Clarkdale twice a week for a jewelry making class?
Two words: Carolyn Ensley.

In a national inventory published in November 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) states, “Wetlands are some of the Nation’s most ecologically and economically important habitats and provide benefits for fish, wildlife and people.”

In the cold December air a family walks from one tightly packed store on the square to the next. They have moved from a group of steel drum musicians to a solo bluegrass artist. Next they will stumble upon a harpist.
 
This kind of eclectic music happens once a year in Prescott at the Acker Musical Showcase. One hundred and ten locations downtown open their doors to artists of every kind and Prescottonians get to enjoy the music for free.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security and Campus Crime Statistics Act, which reports trends and incidences of crime on campus, has been released for 2009. 
The Clery report contains “information about crime on or near respective campuses,” says Federal Statute 20 U.S.C. 1092(f.).
These crimes include everything ranging from homicide, to sexual offenses to drug violations to parking violations.

Black Friday is right around the corner and retailers and shoppers are gearing up for one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Uninsured Americans are seeking out other healthcare options as their sizes grow and healthcare reform looms. 
 
“Nearly 46 million Americans, or 18 percent of the population under the age of 65, were without health insurance in 2007,” says the US Census Bureau in its most recent data. With rising poverty levels, this number is sure to rise.
 
Many jobs that previously offered healthcare benefits have revoked them, according to the National Coalition on Healthcare (NCHC).

Although rigorous, taxing and often a very selective profession, nursing remains a very popular and financially stable career. 
 
“Receiving a check that always cashes is one of the best benefits of nursing,” says Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) Nursing Supervisor, Shelly Beal. 

Bed Bath and Beyond is set to lease a space in the Village Shops of Prescott Gateway Mall. 
 
It will open in early December before the holidays,  according to Michelle Zdanowski, Prescott Gateway Mall’s marketing manager.