Grand Canyon News Week of Jan 18th 2016

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Wildlife officials urge denial of Grand Canyon monument
Current and former Arizona Game and Fish commissioners are urging President Barack Obama to deny monument status to a large swath north of the Grand Canyon.

Source: Tuscon.com
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See the Grand Canyon in Miniature in Hamburg, Germany
Miniatur Wunderland—an extremely popular attraction inside a large building is an amazingly detailed model railway with more than 50,000 ft of track spread over an area of about 14,000 sq ft.

Source:  ExploretheCanyon.com
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Grand Canyon Association names new board members
The Grand Canyon Association, the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park has appointed four new board members, including one from Flagstaff, to its Board of Directions for 2016.

Source:  AZdailysun.com
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http://azdailysun.com/news/local/grand-canyon-association-names-new-board-members/article_80bef8b8-70cc-5312-894d-6f9d0404381f.html

Breaking: Grand Canyon Speed Record Shattered
Leave it to the river gods. A record that has been elevated to the level of myth around Grand Canyon campfires for 32 years could fall twice in one week.
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Source:  Canoekayak.com
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Drinking and Rafting in the Grand Canyon Do Not Always Go Together
If you want to drink alcohol during your breath-taking, heart-pounding rafting excursions over the rapids of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, you will need to organize your trip with a commercial company or you’ll need to go on a private trip.

Source:  ExploretheCanyon.com
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