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Copper Basin News
Never in my life would I have expected to see what I witnessed last week. I was born and raised in Arizona and I think maybe I have seen three or four live rattlesnakes and never two at a time. Lucky I guess. Well, this is quite a story, at least for me.
The ArtUs group, that I paint with every Thursday, began their day as usual. We meet every Thursday in Ray Hall, next to the United Methodist Church. Nothing special until after lunch. The weather was beautiful and the doors were opened up onto the back patio.
Fellow artist Gary Hill noticed an activity just across the patio, maybe 15 feet from the open door. Lo and behold there were two rattlesnakes engaged in something that was unreal at least to us. A mating dance perhaps, who knows but it was fascinating.
We all gathered to watch and at first were very apprehensive. These two were not in the least bit put off by our presence and continued to pursue their thing. We all got much braver and moved in to take pictures. And we got plenty, plus videos…and they didn’t seem to care.
After about 30 minutes they left the area and left all of shaking our heads. This display put a whole new twist on artistic creativity.
And oh, needless to say, we shut the doors.
Vicki started her career in the journalism field while attending Ray High School in Kearny with an excellent teacher who took her by the hand and guided her. She worked on the school newspaper and as a senior was a co-editor. Her dream was to go on to college to study journalism and eventually to travel the world reporting the news. This dream was interrupted by life circumstances. She stayed in Kearny and went to work for the Copper Basin News in 1964 as a typesetter. Her editor was Ira Q. Toler and he also was a good teacher. After marrying and having children, her desires to again work in the newspaper field surfaced. She responded to an ad for a position in advertising for the Copper Basin News which included selling, lay-out and design. She was hired on the spot. The business has greatly changed with technology and the introduction of desktop publishing. She was fortunate enough to be a part of it. She has now worked for Copper Area News Publishers on and off for over 30 years, starting when John Seater was the publisher. She has held many positions over the years, but is most proud to be named a reporter. She loves to write and is so grateful for being given that chance.
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