McCasland says she won’t be a “rubber stamp for the administration” in Prescott
Second District Yavapai Community College Governing Board candidates Deb McCasland and Harold Harrington squared off in a Q & A session with reporter Raquel Hendrickson of the Bugle and Verde Independent. Her extensive interview with the candidates appears in the Verde Independent and can be accessed by clicking here.
McCasland says “there are legitimate educational needs in the Verde Valley that are going unfunded or eliminated.” She also says she “will not be a rubber stamp for the [Prescott dominated community college] administration.”
Harrington told the reporter that “there is only one Community College allowed per district.” While this statement is true, he did not reveal or clarify how a separate administrative college, like those in Maricopa County, could be set up in Yavapai County–at least in the story as it was reported. Nor did he set out the arguments that many in the East Side of County believe support creating such a community college structure.
Representatives from McCarthy are at work with SmithGroup/JJR and the College, developing design documents for construction along with a phasing plan to address the continuation of services in Buildings 1 and 3 and CTEC while construction is underway.
Members to Verde campus Executive Dean James Perey’s Advisory Committee have been selected. They were included in the agenda to the October 14 Governing Board agenda and the chart presented to the Board showing the members is reproduced below. Perey says that “Only through communication and close cooperation with the community can a college continue to develop and conduct practical and realistic education programs which will prepare students for useful and productive lives.” The date for the first meeting of the Committee has not been announced.
Yavapai Community College President Penelope Wills said during a radio broadcast on Prescott radio station KYCA on September 30 that basketball might make a return sometime in the future. She said: “If we get five years of sustained funding, we will bring basketball back.” She did not elaborate. The recorded broadcast can be found by 
Community College employees are not supposed to use the College or its resources to influence the outcome of a political election. However, some folks in the County are beginning to ask whether the College is using a recent survey as a smokescreen to obtain voter support for the only two current Board candidates fighting for their seats. One example they point to is a radio program on September 30 on KYCA in Prescott. 
A 14 minute Video story giving the reasons most in the Verde Valley and Sedona want an administrative college on the East side of Yavapai County separate from the West side has been posted to UTube. Produced by Sedona film maker Stephen DeVol, it examines the many reasons for creating a separate administrative college from a variety of perspectives. Take a look and be informed. Please 
As you know, if you are a regular reader of this Blog, Yavapai Community College offers Career and Technical Education training at CTEC, a state-of-the-art facility. It houses courses designed to confer certificates and AAS degrees in 12 different job-training areas. One of the newest tech ed offerings is the lineworkers program.
OLLI says there will be over 25 local artists and crafters at the fair. There will be a kids art area, a magician, Yo Yo demonstrations, storytelling, face painting, and more. Dave Rentz and other local musicians will provide the entertainment as you enjoy the arts and crafts creations by local artists. This event is a fundraiser for OLLI scholarships.