The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists traveling on US 93 near the community of Wikieup to plan for daytime restrictions May 20 – 23, along a 10-mile section of the highway. The following restrictions will be in place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, May 20, through Thursday, May 23: This is the final work on the US 93 Gunsite Canyon Road to Gray Wash Pavement Project, which included the following improvements: ADOT reminds drivers to watch for construction personnel and equipment while construction is underway. For more information, visit the project webpage.

To help keep visitors and outdoor recreators safe during the record high temperature summer months, Lake Mead National Recreation Area is instituting seasonal closures to certain strenuous areas and park trails from May 15 through September 30.  The National Weather Service said excessive heat is the leading weather-related killer in the Southwest United States. Therefore, Lake Mead is taking measures to proactively curb these serious safety concerns and potential tragedies by closing the following areas:  * Goldstrike Canyon  * White Rock Canyon and White Rock Canyon Trail  * Arizona Hot Springs and Arizona Hot Springs Trail  * Liberty Arch Trail …

I lost the duel. Recently, my fourteen-year-old grandson finally eclipsed me in a death match we like to call ping-pong. For the better part of three years, he and I have played countless games together and, at the beginning, I usually bested him. As time, talent, and development would have it, I declined while he progressed. Thus, the cruel nature of defeat for me while victory reigned supreme in him. Why do I mention this? In every person’s life there comes a moment of realization—an epiphany that ushers in a new mindset or understanding. Think with me. What are seminal…