Author: Rocky Point Times

News Alert! U.S. Postal Service Facility in Lukeville at Risk of Closing Down Within Next Few Months

If you use the Lukeville postal facility at all, you may have heard the rumor that it is at risk of closing in the very near future. Well, brace yourself for the fact that this is a fact. However, we hasten to say that there may be some action we can take to alleviate what would be, at best, a traumatic occurrence that would cause a chain of unwelcome and confusing events as thousands of residents and businesses in Rocky Point scramble for PO Boxes from Ajo to probably Gila Bend, not counting the additional time and toil on our vehicles and psyche while adapting to the major shakeup in our lives and cost of living.

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How Tides Work

Now that we’re three supermoons into the three in a row scheduled for this year, the third just happened on September 9th, it’s appropriate to talk about the effect our moon has on tides around the planet and how that works.

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PART VIII: Economic Impact of Home Port on Puerto Peñasco

In Part VII of our impact study we discussed concerns of the cruise lines with regard to the ability of destinations to cope with passenger growth—which seems to have taken a life of its own, in fact for several years now. Of course, that’s positive news for Puerto Peñasco as we fit right into the growth trends: that is, new destinations, new larger ship handling capabilities and favorable economic conditions for the cruise lines to restock, refuel, and repair.

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New Wind Generator Came Together Like A Giant Erector Set-Only Quicker!

It arrived in pieces-really, really big pieces-even the crane that put it together arrived in pieces-really, really big pieces. Assemblage started on a Monday (August 11) and that monster was twirling in the wind by Friday. Words can’t describe the sheer largeness of this project, especially when you consider how quickly it became a working machine that will generate enough electricity to power some 2,700 folks for the next 20 years or so. But, first they had to put it together and here’s a video by frequent visitor Eric Brown that will let you know what happens when one of those “what if” thoughts really happen…he just by chance was in the right place to help when a strong wind swept across the area just as the critical raising of the propellers was taking place. Click on this video and watch Eric save the day for these brave workers!

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Alicia Grajeda
Rocky Point Times Newspaper
383-6325 / (480) 463-6255

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