Monthly Archives: June 2011

Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:00 pm | Updated: 3:55 pm, Fri Mar 11, 2011. By Dan Zeiger, Tribune East Valley Tribune  Chandler will conduct dual centennial celebrations in 2012. As Arizona turns 100 next year, so does the municipality … Continue reading →

by Jim Cross/KTAR (February 14th, 2011 @ 5:37am) PHOENIX — Arizona is celebrating its 99th birthday as a state and kicking off the countdown to a big centennial celebration on Aug. 14, 2012. “Countdown to Centennial” will be launched at … Continue reading →

Posted: 02/17/2011 By: Deborah Stocks PHOENIX – Arizona students are being encouraged to save their pennies, not for a new bike or video game, but to help brighten the State Capitol’s copper dome. Bashas’ and Food City will be collecting … Continue reading →

Phoenix Business Journal Date: Monday, February 14, 2011, 1:17pm MST Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer marked the state’s 99th birthday on Monday with a formal launch of “Celebrate the Arizona Experience,” a countdown to the centennial. Arizona will turn 100 years … Continue reading →

by Staff reports – Feb. 15, 2011 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Arizona turned 99 on Monday. The celebration at the state Capitol kicked off a “Countdown to Centennial” campaign leading up to the 2012 centennial. The event included singing, … Continue reading →

Posted: Monday, February 14, 2011 10:25 pm | Updated: 3:55 pm, Fri Mar 11, 2011. By Lauren Gambino, Cronkite News Service East Valley Tribune A cowboy lassoed a bale of hay, flamenco dancers clapped castanets and a Navajo sounded his … Continue reading →

by Mary Jo Pitzl – Feb. 12, 2011 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic The countdown begins Monday for Arizona’s centennial year, with an exposition featuring numerous projects on the lawn of the state Capitol. Monday marks 99 years since Arizona … Continue reading →

by Lisa Nicita – Feb. 10, 2011 12:00 AM Special for The Republic Arizona hits the century mark next year, and such a momentous occasion requires more than a mere birthday party. Thus, a yearlong celebration starts Monday, Statehood Day … Continue reading →

by Eugene Scott – Feb. 9, 2011 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Thousands of schoolchildren are getting involved in the Arizona CENTennial Penny Drive, which kicks off today, to raise at least $45,000 to clean the state Capitol copper dome. … Continue reading →

by Kim Covington – Feb. 4, 2011 08:12 AM School Solutions To prepare for Arizona’s 100th birthday celebration next February, the Arizona Centennial 2012 Foundation is starting a statewide children’s legacy project called the Arizona Centennial Penny Drive. Teach your … Continue reading →