It's been 60 years since the start of the Korean War, and two local United States Marine veterans recently returned to the country to reflect and honor those lost.

St. Johns' Pioneer Days Celebration started July 20 amd wraps up Saturday. The extensive calendar of events for Friday and Saturday are as follows.

The White Mountains Autism Foundation is sponsoring its third annual Wild West Rendezvous this year July 23-25.

Sedona resident Robert Shields is an artist with a unique perspective.

A Western authors' book signing and sale will be 4-6 p.m. Saturday at Blue Ridge High School Gym in conjunction with Steve Taylor's Western Art Invitational. Some of the authors will be there all day, so come early and browse.

The Fifth Annual White Mountains Roundup of Cowboy Poetry, Music and Art will be held July 23-25 at Blue Ridge High School in Pinetop-Lakeside.

SHOW LOW - Artisans from Navajo and Apache county have become experts in turning basic threads and materials into pieces of art.

SNOWFLAKE - Today and Saturday, the residents of Snowflake invite everyone to help commemorate Pioneer Traditions, Pioneering with a Purpose.

The Dog Days of Summer presented by Jill Tinkel's State Farm scheduled for Sat. July 24 will be moving to Frontier Field at 600 9th Street, across the street from where Pat's Place once stood.

The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a small stream flood advisory for Southwestern Apache County and Southeastern Navajo County including the city of Show Low until 3:30 p.m.

SHOW LOW - The city's Parks and Recreation Department is looking into incidents in which Fourth of July Parade participants were pelted with water balloons.

LAKESIDE - The executive director for Hospice Compassus wants people to know the organization still provides inpatient services, but are putting more of a focus on going to where the patient is rather than the patient coming to their facility.

WHITE MOUNTAINS - American Lung Association in Arizona Director of Community Outreach Stephanie Winn said the organization is working closely with retailers/manufacturers in northern Arizona to encourage residents to take advantage of a rebate program to change out their old wood, gas or pellet burning coal stove or non-EPA certified wood stove for newer EPA-certified higher efficiency units.

The national weather service in Flagstaff has issued a small stream flood advisory for Central Navajo County in Northeast Arizona. The advisory is in effect until 2:00 p.m. mst.

In accordance with state law, the Department of Economic Security is implementing a mandatory furlough program for all employees, including Show Low, effective fiscal year 2011, which began July 1.