Pen-pricks
• The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Monday that Ohio hospitals and emergency medics have treated 170 people who were sickened after eating at a Chipotle’s in Ohio. The good news is, the numbers are down 50 percent. Chipotle’s is calling it their best poisoning yet.
• McDonald’s restaurants launched a nationwide TV and billboard advertising campaign this week in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Big Mac at McDonald’s. The fact that the burger turned 50 years old is amazing. The Big Mac has now outlived everybody who eats them.
Argus Hamilton is the host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and a speaker. His email address is argus@argushamilton.com.
The first Yuma County Chamber of Commerce Summer Golf BizLeague at the Yuma Golf & Country Club was a huge success. Thank you so much to John Baas, Katy Vossler, and the entire team at the Yuma Golf and Country Club for being so easy to do business with and taking care of all the details. We were able to raise a bunch of money for PGA Hope, the adaptive golf program run at the Country Club by Mark Croft. PGA Hope is a program for veteran men and women, with challenges, who can re-engage through the game of golf.
Thanks to our 10 team sponsors, especially, the League winner, 1st Bank Yuma. The others were: AEA FCU., Big Bob’s Flooring, Chicago Title, Del Outdoor / Sign Pro, DPE Construction, Pancrazi Insurance, Pioneer Title, and Yuma Investment Group. A great time was had by all, terrific networking was happening, and a wonderful organization received a little financial boost. Thanks again to the Yuma Golf & Country Club, and be ready for information on our upcoming fall league.
A great big thank you to the many, many people who re-worked our North Frontage Road between exits 12 and 14. It was a very long, trying time for all of us who used that road. I’m sure it was also hard for all the homeowners who lived along the detours.
On another note, the new murals are lovely but why not add some colorful cacti in bloom on the big
At first glance the Yuma Sun article of Aug. 2, “Council sets date for road tax collection,” ushered in one of those “uh oh” moments with regards to another salvo of onerous taxation schemes. Upon further examination, however, this proposal merits serious consideration.
If approved, the one half of one percent sales tax would be set aside in an account specifically for the purpose of road improvements, not commingled with the general fund. This adds a level of accountability and transparency with respect to restricted fund use.
This measure is in stark contrast to the abuse of the Highway User Revenue Fund on the state level that has been raided for years by the Legislature to serve as a slush fund to balance the state budget, diminishing the monies available to local entities for road construction and repair.
One only needs to drive around the city, particularly within certain neighborhood areas, to appreciate the need for vital road maintenance. As was stated in the article, we can no longer rely on funding from the state to aid in supplementing our infrastructure needs.
The “Fix Our Roads” political action committee has done an admirable job in addressing an essential need for our community going forward. This group is the embodiment of the phrase “grass roots.”