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THE CLOUD MUSEUM, owned and operated by Johnny Cloud, boasts a large collection of vintage vehicles, gas pumps and many antique tools. The

museum is located at 1398 York Road in Bard, Calif.

AN OLD TEXACO GAS STATION complete with fuel pumps is a highlight ofthe Cloud Museum, owned and operated by Johnny Cloud. The museum

has a large collection of vintage vehicles, gas pumps and antique tools.

Packed with historyCloud Museum offers a peek into Arizonas early years of statehood

San Luis

patrols get

partnerswith pawsBY CESAR NEYOY

BAJO EL SOL

SAN LUIS, Ariz. Theres anew crime-ghting strategy afootin this city literally.

Over the past several weeks,San Luis police ofcers and thedepartments K-9 dogs have beeassigned together in walkinbeats on the citys streets.

The police departments sec-

ond in command says the neassignments are not only a crimeprevention measure but also aeffort to build closer ties witresidents.

Its already beginning to giveus results, said Police Com-mander Arturo Ramos. Lastweek, while on the beat, a K-9alerted the ofcer to a suspiciousvehicle. At that time, nothing wasfound, but an arrest order was is-sued for the driver.

His companion returned toMexico, but later methamphet-amines were seized from them atthe port of entry.

The foot patrols are one of thenew crime-ghting strategies put

in place by Police Chief EddieMunoz and Ramos, both formerPhoenix police ofcers who toothe helm of the San Luis depart-ment in recent months.

The foot patrols, which pairan ofcer with one of the depart-ments two dogs, are taking placenot just in the downtown com-

Appealscourtbackscompanyagainst

countyBY DARREN DARONCO

@YSDARREND

The Arizona Court of Appealsruled against Yuma County lastweek and overturned a lowercourts decision that the countydoes not owe approximately $2.6million to Pilkington Construc-tion for work on the Yuma CountyJustice Center.

This decision wasnt a sur-prise. The rst judge didnt knoa thing about construction andhe wasnt able to make a good

decision, said Jim Pilkington,the companys former owner.This is how the courts are sup-posed to work. When youve beewronged, the courts are meant tosort it out. And thats what hap-pened in this case.

The appeal is the result of a2007 breach of contract lawsuitPilkington Construction led,and lost, against the county whea dispute arose over payment ofadditional work and missed dead-lines.

In 2003, the county contractedwith Pilkington on the JusticeCenter project, said County Ad-ministrator Robert Pickels. As

the project was nearing comple-tion, it started to become appar-ent that they werent going tomeet the deadlines and addition-al time and work was required.

YUMA PROVING GROUND/LOANED PHOTO

AN EMPLOYEE FROM YPGS AIR COMBAT SYSTEMS retrieves aparachute that was being tested at the installation last year. Although itsworkload is expected to decrease in the coming years due to a decline inthe Department of Defenses budget, Yuma Proving Ground was once againthe Armys busiest test center in 2011, racking up some 2.77 million directlabor hours.

Even with budget cuts, YPG expects to stay busy

Proving ground also looking at expansioninto other areas, Wullenjohn says

run a museum. He parked a fewvintage cars by the road and peo-ple started to pull over to checkthem out.

When more and more peopleshowed interest, a light bulb wentoff: I put up a fence and startedcharging.

Hes willing to travel a distanceto get something he wants. He hastraveled throughout Arizona andseveral states, including Utah,North Dakota and South Caro-lina, in search of antiques. Some-times he pays for the stuff andsometimes the previous ownerswill donate it.

He has found some things in re-markable condition, such as 1909horse carriage and an 1880 pen-ny-farthing bicycle with a hugerear wheel and tiny front wheel.

The oldest thing in the muse-um? Petried wood.

An old farm labor house holdsantique cast irons with keroseneheaters, kitchen utensils and ap-pliances, an old brass bed, vacu-um cleaner with a suction pump,butane refrigerator and icebox ina wooden cabinet and an Olympicrecord player.

Cloud noted most items aremechanically operated, much dif-ferent than today, when just abouteverything runs on electricity.

BY MARA KNAUB

@YSMARAKNAUB

How did Arizonans live a cen-ury ago? The Cloud Museum inard, Calif., offers a glimpse into

he early years of Arizona state-ood.It takes you back to the old

days, noted Ellen Henderson, amuseum visitor from Canada.

The museum, owned and op-erated by Johnny Cloud, has animpressive collection of vintagevehicles, including what couldbe the largest collection of Ford

odel Ts in the world, as well asresidential antiques and historicitems from that era and the yearshat followed.

Its history packed into threeacres, Cloud quipped.

The rst McClouds hailed fromScotland and migrated to the

nited States, dropping the Mcfor political reasons. They settledin Texas before Clouds grandfa-her moved to the Yuma Valley in

1917, ve years after Arizona Ter-ritory became the 48th state. Hisfather was 12 years old.

The Clouds eventually setdown roots in nearby Bard.Clouds grandfather worked as afarm laborer before acquiring hisown land.

My family has always farmed

and worked on farms, Cloudsaid.

Hence, its not surprising manyof the vintage farming machin-ery in the museum belonged tohis grandfather and father. Anantique Ann Arbor hay baleron display was bought used byClouds father before he marriedhis mother.

Nowadays, Cloud leases thefamilys Bard land to other farm-ers and concentrates on his mu-seum during the winter months.

Cloud started amassing hispersonal collection during thepast 22 years. I didnt have any-thing to do so I started to collect,he said, laughing.

He certainly didnt set out to SEE CLOUD/A5

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Editors Note: As 2011 drew to aclose, the Yuma Sun met with com-munity leaders to discuss the year,as well as what they expect for012. This story is one in the series.

BY JAMES GILBERT

@YSJAMESGILBERT

Although its workload is ex-pected to decrease due to a decline

in the Department of Defensesbudget, Yuma Proving Groundwas once again the U.S. Armysbusiest test center in 2011.

YPG racked up 2.77 million di-rect labor hours while conduct-ing military tests in Yuma andaround the globe. It accounted for30 percent of the Ar mys total testworkload with evaluations con-

ducted in Yuma, Alaska, Panamaand Suriname.

This record-breaking feat waslargely due to a huge increasein vehicle testing done by YPGsCombat Automotive Division,which accumulated 1.07 millionlabor hours, a 6 percent increaseover the previous year. Before thewar, artillery testing accountedfor roughly half of YPGs work-

load.Despite YPG being busier than

ever, its leaders know the work-load wont always be what it isnow but that the installation isstill poised to remain the Armysleader in testing.

We anticipate that the work-load next year will be similar to

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He has several gas-mo-tored washing machinesdating from 1912 to 1920 andblacksmith tools, includinga rim shrinker and rollerfor wagon wheels. Its howthey xed at tires in thehorse and buggy days, hepointed out.

The collection includesvintage tools, miningequipment, old stoves andbuzz saws to cut the wood.People had wood stovesand had to cut the wood to

t into the stove, Cloud ex-plained.

He has old car parts,signs, bicycles with woodenrims, kerosene car lights,garage testing equipmentand even an old Texaco gasstation complete with fuelpumps.

Cloud explained the useof another oddity by to-days standards: roll-up gasstation. You drove up, theyrolled it out to you, pumpedgas into your car and thenthey rolled it back to thebusiness. The gas pumpsshow prices of 10 and 15

cents a gallon.He also has a Lawrence

Aircraft engine made dur-ing World War II and morethan 400 wheel spokeshanging around the perim-eter fence.

His collection includessome wacky stuff, like anold arm hook, an antiqueprosthesis and an old medi-cal device. You hookedup the wires to you and it

mercial block immediatelynorth of the border but inresidential areas through-out the city, Ramos said.

We divide up the city,and there will be foot pa-rols at different times ofhe day. The idea is that the

residents see the ofcersand that they become con-dent about speaking withhem and reporting any

suspicious activity theysee.

A key element in crimeprevention is citizen in-volvement, said Ramos,adding that the foot patrolsseek to encourage residentso report suspicious activ-

ity to the ofcers on foot.One of the most frequent

crimes in San Luis is homeburglaries. Munoz and Ra-mos hope the police pres-

what we experienced lastyear, said YPG spokesmanChuck Wullenjohn. Therearent going to be any hugeincreases or decreases.

Wullenjohn said meet-ing any future budgetarychanges, however, willmean nding ways to dohings more efciently and

performing different typesof tests.

Wullenjohn said YPG

eaders are exploring otherareas that the installationcould possibly expand into,including additional mili-ary training and getting

more non-Department ofefense customers and in-

ernational customers fromfriendly foreign nations orprivate companies.

Another area that baseeaders believe will help

YPG is the science of test-ing. Wullenjohn said cus-omers will continue to

seek out YPG for its tech-nical expertise and uniquecapabilities, which include

2,000 miles of restricted air-

They wanted compensationfor the extra time, but the(county) believed it was acontractors problem.

The Justice Center was awo-phase project. Phase 1

was the construction of thecourthouse annex and con-ained a 510-day deadline.hase 2 was the renovation

of the existing courthouse

and had a 300-day deadline.Once the project began, a

arge number of complexi-ies arose which resulted in

delays.While we were working,

we led over a hundred ar-chitecture supplementalinstructions, which meanthe architect had to come

back and redo the draw-ing, Pilkington said. Sobasically, it meant therewas a mistake and this was

ow we were supposed tox it.

Whenever those mis-akes are made, there are

additional costs and mate-rial changes. But the coun-y didnt want to pay for the

overhead. They wanted uso continue working, but

not compensate us. Theyhought that we were go-

ing to conduct businessfor free on the extra six to10 months it took to com-plete.

Pickels said the countywould have been more than

appy to pay the additionalcosts if Pilkington gaveproper notice and proof ofhe delays.

We still contend thatwe did not have adequate

notice of what the actual,additional obligationswere going to be for the(county), Pickels said.And we have maintainedsince the beginning thatif the contractor can showus evidence that they havean entitlement, we, in goodfaith, will look at it, consid-er it and make sure they getwhat they are entitled to.

Pickels said the com-pany has yet to show anydocuments to convince thecounty that it should payadditional money, a claim

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Pilkington disputes.I dont know why they

say they dont have docu-mentation, Pilkingtonsaid. We have expert wit-nesses that worked on thisfor hours and hours. Theexperts have three, three-ring binders full of docu-mentation on this. Thatshow we came up with thegure. We didnt just pull itout of the air And I ampretty sure weve submit-ted all of it to the county.

After months of negotia-tion between the companyand the county, PilkingtonConstruction led a lawsuitin Maricopa County Supe-rior Court.

In that rst court case,the judge issued a sum-mary judgment againstPilkington Constructionon the basis that the com-pany failed to comply withboth the statutory and con-tractual notice of claim re-quirements on the project,according to court records.

But on appeal, the courtruled that questions existwhether the two partiesagreed to delay ling of no-tices of claim and reversedthe decision.

The Court of Appealsrationale in this decisionwas that if we objectedto their entitlement, weshould have stated it andended any discussions ofit immediately, Pickelssaid. But thats not howwe do business. If we havepeople claiming that theyare entitled to something,the (county) is always go-ing to recognize the peoplewho are claiming it andgive them the opportunity

to present their case beforeus. We are not going to ig-nore them.

Pickels said if this rulingis allowed to stand, it isgoing to dramatically alterour ability to negotiate oreven discuss claims peoplehave with the county. So itcould be a really bad prec-edent.

But for now, the county isweighing its options. Pick-els said those include anout-of-court settlement, anappeal to the Arizona Su-preme Court or a jury trial.

ence in the neighborhoodscoupled with citizen in-volvement will reduce thebreak-in rate.

Another issue of con-cern to police is domesticviolence. Ramos said thepolice department has aseparate strategy for thatproblem.

There have been dayswhen we have received upto four calls (about domes-tic violence) in a singleshift. On that subject, we

are going to combine dif-ferent (crime prevention)programs, such as Neigh-borhood Watch and thegreat work by Ofcer Er-nesto Prieto (organizer ofthe Neighborhood Watchprogram), with womensgroups.

Police also plan to sendofcers and K-9 dogs to SanLuis schools to promotebetter ties with childrenand teens, Ramos said.

space and six airelds.One area Wullenjohn

said YPG leaders expectworkload levels to increaseis in Air Combat Systems,specically helicopters andunmanned aircraft, both ofwhich continue to undergoextensive testing at YPG.The Air Combat SystemsTest Directorate racked up485,000 direct labor hoursin scal year 2011, a nearly20 percent jump over theprevious year, making forits busiest year ever.

Wullenjohn said the in-

crease was the result ofadditional workload in allsectors of the Air CombatSystems except the numberof parachute drops, whichwas down from last yearsrecord high.

Important projects in-cluded ongoing testing ofthe Block III Apache attackhelicopter, a variety of un-manned aerial systems anda signicant increase insensor testing.

James Gilbert can be reached atjgilbert@yumasun.com or 539-6854.Find him on Facebook at www.Facebook.

com/YSJamesGilbert or on Twitter @

YSJamesGilbert.

shocked you, Cloud ex-

plained.Cloud also displays old

photos, which give a viewinto the olden times.

But Clouds collection ofantique vehicles is whatprobably attracts most at-tention. At more than 120vehicles, he has one of thelargest, if not the largest,collection of Model T Fords.

A few years ago the pres-ident of the Ford Model TClub of America came tosee the museum and he saidhe thought I had the largestModel T collection in theworld.

And every single vintagevehicle is in driving condi-tion.

Cloud developed a loveof Model Ts when he was alittle kid. You could say therst vehicle Cloud acquiredfor the museum, way beforehe thought of having a mu-seum, was his fathers 1926Model T one-ton pickup.

I drove it as a kid a mil-lion miles and it nevermoved, he quipped.

Among the Model T col-lection: a wooden 1914 pick-up, 1917 center door sedan,Roadster Touring Coupe2-door sedan, 4-door sedanand one-ton truck that be-longed to his father.

This truck has a storyto go with it. Seventy-eightyears ago, his parents livedin the Yuma Valley andhis mother went into laborwith his older sister. Hisdad jumped into the truck,went to get the doctor andreturned to his mothersside.

Its good that it was a

moonlight night because

the trucks headlights wereburned out, Cloud said.

A 1914 Ford Model T Run-about was bought new for$500. It has a carbide tank,and the lights have to be litwith a match.

Cloud has special plansfor this vintage vehicle. Intwo more years it will be 100years old and I will drive itaround in all the parades inYuma.

The Model Ts are linedup to show the changesfrom year to year.

He also has a 1922 Chev-rolet Model T, one of six

still in existence, accordingto Cloud. The original own-er bought it new in Yumafor $1,200.

He has a 1924 FordsonModel F with a gleanercombine attachment, a1931 Model A House Carold time motor home and a1922 Chevrolet Touring 490bought new for $490.

This one is what we callbarn fresh. It still has its

original paint, the original

seats and its in fairly goodcondition for that manyyears. Its been in a barn foryears.

He even has a few newcars such as a 1947 Packardand a 1966 Rambler.

The museum is open tothe public seven days aweek in the winter from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. It is located at1398 York Road in Bard. Fol-low S24 from Winterhaveand travel 10 miles.

Admission is $5. Formore information, call1-760-572-0188.

To watch videos of themuseum, go to www.yu-masun.com/video/?videoId=59747032001&play=noand www.yumasun.com/video/v/59743809001/an-tique-appliances-cars.

Mara Knaub can be reached at

mknaub@yumasun.com or 539-6856

Find her on Facebook at Facebook

com/YSMaraKnaub or on Twitter at @

YSMaraKnaub.

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THE CLOUD MUSEUM, owned and operated by Johnny Cloud, boasts a large collection of vintage vehicles, gas pumps andmany antique tools. The museum is located at 1398 York Road in Bard, Calif.

YPD offering anothercitizens police academy

BY JAMES GILBERT

@YSJAMESGILBERT

The Yuma Police Depart-ment is accepting applica-tions for its Feb. 29-April 18Citizens Police Academy.

The academy lasts foreight weeks, ending in agraduation ceremony. Cpl.Leanne Worthen, a YPDspokeswoman, says it is thebest way for Yumans to get

better acquainted with the

roles and responsibilities

of the police department

and its ofcers.

Worthen said the acad-

emy will also give partici-

pants an opportunity to

meet several ofcers who

will be instructing various

topics relating to police

work.

Participants will receive

three hours of trainingeach evening in many ofthe varied functions of lawenforcement. They will betaught the basics of crimi-nal law, patrol tactics, re-arms, processing of a crimescene, conduct a ride-alongwith an ofcer and manyother subjects.

Classes will be heldWednesdays from 6 to 9p.m. There is no fee, butparticipants must attendat least ve sessions andparticipate in all hands-on

exercises to successfullycomplete the course.

Preference will be giveto city of Yuma residents.Applicants must 21 yearsof age or older. The appli-cation deadline is Feb. 1.For questions, call MasterPolice Ofcer Cruz Vidal at373-4760.

James Gilbert can be reached at

jgilbert@yumasun.com or 539-6854

Find him on Facebook at www.Facebook

com/YSJamesGilbert or on Twitter @

YSJamesGilbert.

Department accepting applications