November 11 , 2003

Friends recall couple's warmth
Corey Hunt
Mesa Legend
While the murder of MCC student Lisa Gurrieri and her boyfriend, ASU student Brandon Rumbaugh, remains under investigation, friends and family are remembering their lives.
To celebrate their one-year anniversary, the couple parked near Bumble Bee Road about two miles from Interstate 17.
Camped out in the back of Gurrieri’s mother’s truck, their modest celebration was interrupted by gunfire as unknown assailant(s) gunned down the couple.

Former teacher honored
for life of civic duty
Dan Smith
Mesa Legend

Being a bomber pilot, a civil rights activist and an MCC teacher have landed Gilbert Orrantia in the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame.
He is being honored not only for his military career but also for the years of civic service that followed. According to nominee guidelines, inductees into the Hall are “recognized for significant contributions at the local, state or national level, and by excellence achieved through actions above and beyond the call of duty in their selected field or profession.”

‘Awareness Week’
Drugs, alcohol focus talks
Jamar Younger
Mesa Legend

The Peervention Volunteer Program recently completed its Peervention Awareness Week, which was an event that focused on prevention education for alcohol and other drug abuse.
The week, titled “Tell It Like It Is,” was highlighted by a series of workshops and seminars aimed at providing information on the effects of alcohol and other types of drug abuse.
Crista Adams, one of the creators of the Peervention Volunteer Program, said the program is important because alcohol and drug abuse (AOD) abuse is the No. 1 reason students drop out of college.

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