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Airport to limit private vehicle access

Action in response to heightened security
concerns with planned arrival of F-35
BY JOYCE LOBECK
SUN STAFF WRITER
In response to heightened na-
tional security concerns, private-
ly owned vehicles no longer will
have access to the airport’s flight
line that local civilian pilots have
enjoyed in the past.
The restriction, adopted recent-
ly by the Yuma County Airport
Authority, came at the request of
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
POV access to the civilian side
of Yuma International Airport
has been out of compliance with
the Department of Defense secu-
rity policies for some time, ex-
plained Lt. Col. Mark Workman,
military liaison to the Airport
Authority.
Until now, the MCAS com-
manding officer has been willing
to accept that difference. But due
to the planned arrival of the F-35
Joint Strike Fighter next year, the
required level of security is going
to increase significantly. And it
means the gap between existing
and required levels of security
no longer will be acceptable, the
Airport Authority was told.
Workman emphasized that
the concern isn’t with the gen-
eral aviation community but on a
broad array of security threats to
national strategic resources that
can come in many forms. Exam-
ples might be organized criminal
elements, terrorists, paramili-
tary forces or foreign intelligence
agents.
DoD policy clearly states that
no POVs are to be allowed past
the security fences that separate
a military installation from the
flight line where combat aircraft
are based. Military flight line
areas are always accorded the
second highest level of military
security. And with the newest
aircraft, the F-35, costing over
$100 million each, that security
becomes even more critical.
Local pilots feel they provide
an additional level of security
because they are the eyes and
ears of the airport’s own security
SEE AIRPORT/A5

OINK?
The Arizona Piglet Book purports to take aim
at wasteful government spending, but city and
$ county officials have a beef with the numbers,
saying they’re misleading — even wrong.
BY JOYCE LOBECK tute and Citizens Against Government Valley Aquatic Center, built at a cost of with the Yuma Union High School Dis-
SUN STAFF WRITER Waste in their report, the 2011 Arizona $8.8 million. However, just because the trict to build the Valley Aquatic Center,
Piglet Book. pool complex is completed doesn’t mean sharing the cost of its construction and
The city of Yuma and Yuma County The report also fails to acknowledge that taxpayers are out of rough waters, operation to benefit both high school stu-
didn’t escape scrutiny in a report that the explanations behind the numbers, the book stated. “Yuma’s aquatic pro- dents and the community.
claims pork projects, bad ideas and even said City Administrator Greg Wilkinson gram is budgeted to sop up nearly $1.1 It’s such partnerships that in reality
fraud have wasted more than $1.2 billion and Yuma County Administrator Robert million this year in operating expenses.” save taxpayers money while providing a
at all levels of government in Arizona. Pickels, who agreed the Piglet Book was The book also claims that the city’s popular community service, he said.
But the numbers quoted have local of- disappointing in that it paints an inaccu- Desert Hills Golf Course is in the red for Wilkinson said the pool’s operational
ficials wondering what sources of infor- rate and unfair picture of local spending. a second consecutive year and taxpayers’ cost is actually a fraction of the $1 mil-
mation were used by the Goldwater Insti- The Piglet book took aim at Yuma’s money was used to keep the greens open lion the Piglet report listed, a number
to the tune of $81,287 in 2010.
that also failed to take into account rev-
“Yuma’s illogical decision to get into
the golf business will cost residents enue the aquatic center generates. The
SPENDING BEYOND THE BUDGET: YUMA COUNTY, FISCAL YEAR 2009 even more this year,” the report stated. $1 million is the cost for the operation of
“It is expected that the Desert Hills Golf all four city pools, and as the newest and
Judicial Workload $11,000/$11,000 Course will require a $101,089 bailout in most state-of-the-art, the Valley Aquatic
2011.” Center is the cheapest. Furthermore,
Constable Precinct #1 $15,242/$230,401 Neither example is accurate, respond- one-third of the aquatic center’s opera-
ed Wilkinson. “These numbers are all tional cost is paid by YUHSD, the city ad-
Federal Victim Compensation Grant $17,061/$53,288 ministrator said.
wrong.”
Justice Court Enhancement $17,627/$316,998 He explained that the city partnered SEE PIGLET/A5
Property Information $18,341/$36,204
Probation Subsidy $20,123/$372,748
Domestic Relations $31,189/$31,189
Public Defender $41,567/$2,028,239
Water Company 13-6 $42,986/$167,577
Building Safety $47,591/$714,510
Fee-Case Management $65,911/$203,197
School Grants $71,340/$953,225
B & C Colonial $76,011/$76,011
Jail Facility Commission $105,834/$392,161
Section 8 Voucher Program $125,708/$2,387,984
Certificates of Participation $512,026/$1,934,418

Fund name $ spent over budget/$ spent total

These are the 10 funds with the largest variations between what was in the final budget and what was actually spent. Other funds that spent more than budgeted include: Case Processing Assistance ($4,950 over),
Environmental Programs ($4,772), Legal Defender ($3,637), Solid Waste Operations ($2,647), American Recover and Reinvestment Act Grant ($1,879), Library District Debt Service ($801), Public Housing ($673), Drug
Treatment and Education ($454), Court Appointed Specialist ($277), Juvenile Victim Rights ($276), IV-D Case Processing ($135), Aztec Field Training ($58), Bad Check Fund ($33), Child Support Automation ($22), El
Prado Estates ($20), Southwest Border ($19), Donovan Estates ($11).

BUT WHAT DO THOSE NUMBERS ACTUALLY MEAN?

The county made an early payoff of high-interest bonds — an action that will actually save taxpayers money in the long run, says Yuma County Adminstrator Robert Pickels.
This money was additional stimulus funding to improve public housing that had to be spent during the fiscal year, Pickels said.
Many of the smaller fund overages reflect the county’s receiving more grant money than expected. The county spent more money, but it had more money, too, Pickels said.

Sources: 2011 Arizona Piglet Book (http://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/article/5767), Yuma County Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended July 30, 2009 (http://www.co.yuma.az.us/index.aspx?page=320)

General store clerk becomes Yuma’s greatest builder

Editor’s Note: As part of the cel- great-great-grandson of pioneer
ebrations leading up to the Arizo- merchant E.F. Sanguinetti and
na Centennial on Feb. 14, 2012, the co-owner of the Garden Cafe.
Yuma Sun will be spotlighting his- It was those early settlers who
torical places, families and events helped make Yuma what it is
from the Yuma area each week. today, but few are as rec-
BY JAMES GILBERT ognized as being as
SUN STAFF WRITER influential as Sangui-
netti, who spent 62
One of the Yuma area’s ear- years building for
ly settlers was so well known the future of Yuma
throughout the state during his as a farmer, mer-
lifetime that that a letter simply chant, banker and all
postmarked Sanguinetti, Arizo- around business man.
na, would reach him, according Because he had been
to one of his relatives who still so extensively involved in its
lives here. business, social and commercial
“The man was an entrepreneur life, there was actually no part
extraordinare, no doubt about of Yuma’s development in which
it,” said Bruce Gwynn, the great- Sanguinetti did not play a promi-
nent role.
Born in Coulterville, Calif., on
May 16, 1867, Sanguinetti came
to Yuma at the age of 15 in 1883,
remaining here until his death in
1946 at age 78. In his life-
time, Sanguinetti saw
Yuma transform from
a barren area where
homesteaders were
grubbing a living
along the river into
a thriving commu-
nity on the verge of a
post-war boom.
“When he left home, he
headed south and stopped when
he got to Yuma,” said Gwynn,
whose family is also related to
another important Yuma pioneer
family, that of Jose Maria Redon-
do. “I remember asking my mom
why he stopped here and she said
he could see this was a center of
commerce. Everything was com-
ing here and he wanted to be here
to catch it.”
Once in Yuma, Gwynn said
Sanguinetti’s first job was as a
store clerk in the general store
of Ginochio & Co., earning $40 a
month, plus meals and a place to
sleep that was next to the trash
bin in the back of the store.
When Ginochio decided to re-
tire a few years later, Sanguinetti,
along with John Gandolfo, bought
the business from him, with Gan-
dolfo getting a two-thirds interest
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District 1 board AIRPORT lots know of the organized

criminal activity.
The decision by the air-
Every effort will be made
to meet the needs of the
general aviation commu-
In addition, flight line
policies would be formal-
ized by identifying taxi

to hear opinions
FROM PAGE A1
preparedness, said Craig
Williams, airport manag-
port authority to limit POV nity while honoring MCAS’ lanes and other places
access to the flight line request, Williams said. POVs will not be allowed.
came after considerable He proposed building a “Overall, the change to
discussion over several new road to the T-hangars the flight line policy that

on uniforms
BY SARAH WOMER
SUN STAFF WRITER
Yuma Elementary School
District 1 will hold its
monthly governing board
meeting at 5:30 p.m. Mon-
day.
During this meeting, Su-
perintendent Darwin Stiff-
ler will report to governing
board members about the
findings of his uniform re-
search through the district.
After the last regularly
scheduled meeting, the
board determined that they
would look at implement-
ing uniforms on a case-by-
case basis by looking at
each individual school and
what the parents want.
Currently four of the dis-
trict’s 18 schools have a stu- Sarah Womer can be reached at
dent uniform policy, Stiffler swomer@yumasun.com or 539-6858.
said. The superintendent
explained that in each of
those cases, the uniform
policy was petitioned at
the request of parents and
staff.
In other meeting news,
the board will also consider
whether or not to approve
board member travel to
New Orleans, La., for a Mi-
grant National Conference.
Chief Financial Officer
Kerry Jones will also dis-
cuss the results from the
Auditor General School
Spending report and pres-
ent the findings to the gov-
erning board. Jones will
also update the board on en-
rollment and on the budget.
er. However, in the last 18
months, two incidents oc-
curred at the airport: one a
case of human smuggling,
the other a drug running
operation that was run out
of a T-hangar.
Both incidents went on
for an extended time un-
til law enforcement agen-
cies discovered and shut
them down, Williams said.
In neither case did GA pi-
PIGLET
FROM PAGE A1
As for the municipal
golf course, Wilkinson said
it pays for itself or even
makes a little money. The
restaurant and pro shop
lose money, he acknowl-
edged, but the city is look-
ing at ways to turn them
around.
According to the Piglet
report, Yuma County is
one of seven counties that
failed to live within their
budgets, in some cases
costing taxpayers millions
months.
“The issue was not taken
lightly,” said Rob Ingold, a
board member.
“In recognition that
things will change and the
expectation there will be
future escalations in secu-
rity,” Albert Gardner made
the motion to accept the
new restrictions. It passed
with one no vote.
said. “The implication is
that the county acted irre-
sponsibly. That couldn’t be
further from the truth. The
report narrowly focused on
spending without consider-
ing the details or explana-
tions.”
For example, the report
lists a county budget over-
run of $512,026 for cer-
tificates of participation.
What really happened,
Pickels said, is that the
county made an early pay-
off of high-interest bonds
issued in 1997 for construc-
tion of the jail, Pickels said.
This will save taxpayers
and secured parking with
an electronically con-
trolled drive-through gate.
This solution would still
allow local T-Hangar ten-
ants unrestricted access to
their rented hangars, but
through new entrances that
can be secured during pe-
riods of increased security
threat conditions, Williams
said.
Voucher program. This
was additional money in
stimulus funds the county
received for its public hous-
ing program, Pickels said.
The stipulation was that
the money had to be spent
within fiscal year and it
was used to make some im-
provements to public hous-
ing.
Other smaller amounts
of supposed budget over-
runs were the result of
the county receiving more
money for various grant
programs than was antici-
pated, he said. “We spent
more than was budgeted,
is in effect today would be
minimal,” Williams said.
“But it would document,
enforce and provide the
military with the assur-
ances they need that the
civilian side of the airport
has addressed DoD security
concerns.”
Joyce Lobeck can be reached at
jlobeck@yumasun.com or 539-6853,
private-sector volunteers
to review of the federal
government. The report,
known as the Grace Com-
mission, made 2,478 rec-
ommendations that would
save taxpayers $424.4 bil-
lion over three years.
Commission Chairman
J. Peter Grace later joined
with syndicated columnist
and Pulitzer Prize winner
Jack Anderson to form Cit-
izens Against Government
Waste. Since then, CAGW
has been the leader in ex-
posing pork barrel spend-
ing by the U.S. Congress.
By teaming with the

Obituaries
of additional dollars. The
book reported that Yuma
County, in Fiscal Year 2009,
exceeded its budget for a to-
Carl Levier Miller tal of $1.2 million.
Carl Levier Miller, 85, passed away March 8th, 2011 with “Reports like these tend
his family by his side. Carl was born December 18, 1925 in to distort the facts,” Pickels
Seattle, Washington to Carl and Laura Miller.
Carl married his wife Billie Marie Myles on March 19, 1963
a considerable amount of
money on interest on that
debt, he added.
Another high-dollar item
listed in the Piglet report
was a supposed $125,708
overrun for the Section 8
but we had more money
come in.”
The Piglet Book series
has its origins in 1982,
when President Ronald
Reagan established a panel
of business executives and
Goldwater Institute, CAGW
turned its focus to Arizona
with the 2011 Arizona Pig-
let Book.
Joyce Lobeck can be reached at
jlobeck@yumasun.com or 539-6853.

CLERK
in Corpus Christi, Texas. Carl, Billie, and ployed more than 200 peo- told him about Sanguinetti 48, Sanguinetti married
their children moved to Yuma in 1975 and ple and earned well over $2 was that he would walk Yuma native Lilah Balsz,
opened Foothills Plumbing. He was well- million a year. home for lunch every day, who was in her 30s at the
known in the community as a hard-working FROM PAGE A1
According to an old news- and that he would have a time. The couple had three
and honest man. He was baptized as one of paper article at the time, block of ice, from his ice children E. F. Sanguinetti
Jehovah’s Witnesses and he served his God and Sanguinetti a one-
Sanguinetti is credited as plant, delivered to his home Jr., Norman Sanguinetti
Jehovah faithfully for over 40 years. third interest.
the first area merchant to each day, which he would and Rosemarie Sangui-
Carl is survived by his loving wife of As it would turn out,
CARL LEVIER 48 years, Billie; his daughters, Vicki Dart use a new “cash and carry” place in a tub with a fan netti, who was Gwynn’s
those four years Sangui-
MILLER idea at his stores to help blowing on it. grandmother. Rosemarie
(John), Ginger Miller, Laura Spatig (Steve), netti worked for Gandolfo
keep grocery prices low. Although Sanguinetti Sanguinetti married her
and Melissa Shaffer (Michael); son, Michael Miller (Tawnee); would be his first schooling
The concept, which was was probably better known late husband, Howard Gw-
his cherished friend and granddaughter Jessica Marrufo, in the business world.
considered really innova- throughout the state and in ynn, on April 20, 1941, at the
along with 13 other beloved grandchildren and 17 great- It wasn’t much longer original Immaculate Con-
before Sanguinetti bought tive at the time, changed California as a merchant,
grandchildren. the way people shopped. he was also easily one of ception Church in Yuma.
Carl will be remembered by the many who loved him for out Gandolfo and began The couple left Yuma brief-
to build his own business Normally customers the biggest farmers in the
his generosity, kindness, and unending love. Carl was well- ly but returned in 1948.
empire. He opened his first would give the clerk their state, at one time owning
known for his sense of humor, and he kept it to the very end. The Sanguinetti House
business venture in 1898, list of grocery items and more than 1,000 acres of
His family wishes to thank the many friends for their help (formerly Century House)
and love, and especially Hospice of Yuma, for their continual a general store, with a big then the clerk would gather prime farmland, 400 mules
them up for them. With the that were used for freight Museum, 240 S. Madison
support. sign “E. F. Sanguinetti” Ave., was once home to the
A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 19, 2011 over the door. new cash and carry idea, hauling and land leveling
the customer would actu- and handling millions of pioneering Sanguinetti
at 1:00 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, “Whatever you needed, family. The building was
1051 S. Ave A. he carried in that store,” ally go around the store and heads livestock that passed
get their own groceries and through his stockyard. donated to the historical
The family asks that a donation be made to Hospice of Gwynn said. “And it wasn’t society by Sanguinetti’s
Yuma in lieu of flowers. Please sign the guestbook at www. easy, because everything then proceed to the check Sanguinetti also brought
children.
yumasun.com/obituaries had to come here by the out. the first herd of thorough-
In an interview that ap-
river.” Gwynn said after seeing bred cattle to Yuma, which peared in The Sun in No-
Cleo Hollin Among Sanguinetti’s picture after picture of his was the basis for the many vember 1976, Sanguinetti’s
Called “a pioneer of Yuma’s social programs,” Cleo Hollin business empire was Yu- great-great-great-grandfa- herd of Holsteins still seen late daughter Rosemarie,
passed away at the age of 91 on March 7, 2011, in Union City, ma’s first dairy, first ice ther, he asked his mom if around the Yuma area to- who passed away in 2009,
Georgia, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Her profes- plant, packing shed and Sanguinetti also wore a suit day. In addition to growing was quoted as saying her
sional career included serving as program planner with United mortuary, as well as 11 and tie during the summer and buying cotton, Sangui- father, “really loved Yuma
Way of Atlanta (Georgia), planner and branch stores of his gen- months. netti was known as the al- — even the heat. It was a
director for the Arizona District IV Council eral store throughout the “She said he was a busi- falfa seed king of Arizona, pioneer community. Every-
of Governments, and program director of county. His chain of gen- nessman and would always due to always buying most thing was exciting.”
the Yuma County Economic Opportunity eral stores was also the dress like one,” Gwynn of the alfalfa seed grown in
Council. largest in the state. At its said. the Yuma area. James Gilbert can be reached at
Mrs. Hollin was recipient of Soropti- height, his companies em- Other stories his mother A bachelor until he was jgilbert@yumasun.com or 539-6854.
mist International of Yuma’s first SCOPE
award. Other honors she received during
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Committee of the 1971 White House Conference on Aging,
membership on the Yuma Proving Ground Equal Employment
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Church of Atlanta and Order of The Eastern Star. She received valuable finish from the elements and gives it
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Cleo is survived by her sons J.T. Hollin (Patty) of Tyrone,
Georgia, and Kenneth Hollin (Michelle) of Scottsdale, Arizona;
her daughter Sandra Hollin Flowers of Atlanta, Georgia; 8
grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren.
Cleo was preceded in death by her husband James T.
(“Ted”) Hollin Sr.
Graveside services will be held at Desert Lawn Memorial
Park on Monday March 14, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend
James Crittenden officiating.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Alzheimer’s
Association, Cleo Evelyn Hollin Honorary Fund.
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Our
deepest
gratitude
To all of the many
wonderful people:
family, friends,
doctors and health care providers.
We thank you for the gifts, food,
flowers and much needed love,
prayers, comfort and support during
the illness and passing of our loved
one, Bridget Orta Martinez.
We will always cherish the beautiful
memories of our beloved daughter,
sister, wife, mother and nana.

Sincerely,
The Martinez family and Orta family