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James R. Calhoun (Rob) July 8, 1941 - June 23, 2025 Rob was
Jun. 28—James R. Calhoun (Rob) July 8, 1941 — June 23, 2025 Rob was born on July 8, 1941 in Owensboro, Kentucky to the late Everett Calhoun and Pauline Payne-Calhoun and passed away peacefully on June 23, 2025 in Chandler, Arizona surrounded by his loving family. He was also preceded in death by brothers Rev. Gerald "Jerry" Calhoun, Sherrell Calhoun, James Henry Calhoun, Julian Calhoun and sisters Juanita Riney, Lucy Sthrel, and Martha Warren. Rob attended Catholic grade school, high school, and college in Owensboro, Kentucky. After college, he moved to Arizona where he was employed as Director of Restaurant Sales for a national bakery company. Through connections made there, he purchased a fast-food restaurant operation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He grew that first business to five restaurants, a restaurant equipment sales and rental company, and a Coca Cola Distributing Company. Rob's final venture was a Business Brokerage and Commercial Real Estate Company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rob had a love of boating, fishing, and traveling in his RV. Rob was past President of the Evening Optimist Club of Albuquerque where he received an award for Optimist of the Year and was awarded as Life Member to Optimist International. He was also past President of ASEGA (Albuquerque Sales and Economic Growth Association) and he was a member of the EAGA (Executive Association of Greater Albuquerque), and a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus at St. Juan Diego Catholic Church in Chandler, Arizona. He is survived by his wife Margie Moore-Calhoun, daughters Kathy Morris (Jerry) of Mesa, AZ, Christy Calhoun-Anderson (David) of Albuquerque, NM, Cindy Calhoun of Albuquerque, NM, and sons Tim Calhoun of Albuquerque, NM, Daniel Calhoun (Christina) of Prescott, AZ, and Sean Calhoun (Melissa) of Albuquerque, NM, and three grandchildren Cassie Kaplan, Payton Calhoun, and Lennon Calhoun. Memorial contributions may be made to the Knights of Columbus, Father Louis Anthony Sigman, Council 16277, St. Juan Diego Catholic Church, 3200 S. Cooper Road, Chandler, AZ 85286. A Memorial Mass will be held Friday, July 11, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Juan Diego Catholic Church, 3200 S. Cooper Road, Chandler, AZ 85286, followed by a reception at IronOaks Country Club at the Poolside Community Center, 24211 S. Oakwood Boulevard, Sun Lakes, AZ 85248. Condolences may be expressed at
Globe and Mail
20-06-2025
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- Globe and Mail
Gaia to Participate in the iAccess Alpha Virtual Best Ideas Summer Investment Conference 2025 on June 24–25
BOULDER, Colo., June 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gaia, Inc. (NASDAQ: GAIA) ('Gaia' and/or the 'Company'), a conscious media and community company, today announced that its management will be participating in the iAccess Alpha Virtual Best Ideas Summer Investment Conference 2025 on June 24 and 25, 2025. Representing the company, CEO, James Calhoun, and CFO, Ned Preston, will deliver a company presentation on June 24, followed by one-on-one meetings with investors on June 25. iAccess Alpha hosts virtual investor conferences featuring companies recommended by investors. These two-day events include webcast presentations on Day 1, followed by one-on-one meetings between company management teams and pre-qualified investors on Day 2. For more information about the iAccess Alpha Virtual Best Ideas Summer Investment Conference 2025, or to register and schedule a one-on-one meeting with Gaia, please visit the conference website at: About Gaia Gaia is a member-supported global video streaming service and community that produces and curates conscious media through four primary channels—Seeking Truth, Transformation, Alternative Healing and Yoga—in four languages (English, Spanish, French and German) to its members in 185 countries. Gaia's library includes over 10,000 titles, over 88% of which is exclusive to Gaia, and approximately 75% of viewership is generated by content produced or owned by Gaia. Gaia is available on Apple TV, iOS, Android, Roku, Chromecast, and sold through Amazon Prime Video and Comcast Xfinity. For more information about Gaia, visit
Yahoo
04-05-2025
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WW I machine-guns, 1870s cannons unearthed at PNE grounds in Vancouver
German machine-guns and 19th century cannons are among the latest military artifacts unearthed by construction crews at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) in Vancouver. Crews working to construct the PNE's new amphitheatre in Hastings Park first uncovered a piece of wartime material in late March — a captured First World War-era German howitzer. The new discoveries came a month later, on April 23, during excavation work. Among the latest artifacts found are four German machine-guns from the First World War. "What we've been able to determine is that two of these machine-guns were allocated to South Vancouver as war trophies," James Calhoun, a curator and archivist with the Vancouver-based Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, told CBC News. WATCH | Machine-guns, cannons unearthed in Hastings Park: Two British-Canadian "nine-pounder" cannons from the 1870s were also found. Calhoun says he's spoken to military experts who aren't sure how the weapons ended up in Vancouver. "They speculate that the most logical explanation is that they probably came from the naval base in Esquimalt," he said. "In 1905, the British turned that over to the Canadian forces and these were probably in stock there." PNE spokesperson Laura Ballance said previously that crews were excavating on March 27 when they "hit something" that turned out to be a German howitzer from the First World War. Calhoun believes it was brought back to Vancouver as a war trophy and was on display at Hastings Park from 1921 until the 1930s. A trail for the howitzer was among the items found in April. He called the findings "historically significant," noting that the relationship between Hastings Park and the Canadian military dates back more than a century. WATCH | Artillery found at the PNE grounds: The PNE says the site was used for military purposes during the First World War, mostly for assembling and training troops, as well as military parades and deployment. It went on to say it is working with a Vancouver Park Board archeologist and the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum to assess the artifacts and return them to the Canadian Armed Forces as museum pieces. Calhoun believes there's more artillery buried at the park and he wants to work with the PNE and city to use ground-penetrating radar to search for more pieces.
Global News
02-05-2025
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- Global News
‘Priceless': More cannons, century-old machine guns discovered at PNE in Vancouver
A month after work crews dug up a piece of Canadian military history at the PNE in Vancouver, officials say they've found more — and believe the area could yet prove to be a goldmine for historians. On March 27, crews building the new Freedom Mobile Arch amphitheatre discovered what appeared to be a 'cannon.' It turned out to be a captured German Howitzer from the First World War, taken as a trophy by Canadian soldiers. 1:58 WWI field artillery piece discovered on PNE grounds Canadian troops actually brought a number of such weapons home, which were staged around the city for display in the years after the war, according to James Calhoun, curator for the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum. Story continues below advertisement The guns were moved to Hastings Park in the 1930s with plans to make a permanent display, but the Great Depression scuttled that plan. By the 1940s, they were viewed as 'junk,' he said, and it's believed they were ultimately used to fill in a ravine on the site when the military took over the park in 1942. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'It's incredibly exciting. There have been rumours for years that they were going to find captured German guns buried at the PNE, and the first find on March 27 substantiated that — this subsequent find just shows that there was more stuff stored at the park. 'Two weeks later, we found a few more. We found two Canadian/British nine-pounder muzzle-loading artillery pieces from the 1870s … and we found a bunch of (German World War I) machine guns that came back as war trophies as well.' 1:54 How a WWI artillery weapon ended up buried beneath Vancouver's PNE Geordie Howe, an archaeologist with the Vancouver Park Board, said crews finishing the sewer installation for the amphitheatre made the latest find when they uncovered the rim of one of the cannon's wheels. Story continues below advertisement A park board team used a hydrovac to expose the cannon and a loader to lift it out — only to discover a second cannon buried beneath. 'It's actually pretty incredible that this material has been in the ground for over 80 years,' he said. 'All in the same general area.' The latest finds were uncovered in the area southwest of the amphitheatre site, and will not affect the development of the new facility. Calhoun, who has been researching the fate of the captured guns for years, says he believes there may be many more to uncover. 0:29 Field artillery piece found during amphitheater excavation at PNE He's particularly hopeful the 'holy grail' find may be at the site — a 16,000-pound 210mm German Mörser captured by the Seaforth Highlanders outside the French town of Valenciennes and which once stood guard at the entrance to Stanley Park. Story continues below advertisement 'We know there were between 15 and 16 artillery pieces stored at Hastings Park in 1933-34,' he said. 'We have found one, and we know five were cut up for scrap during the Second World War, but there could be as many as nine more artillery pieces south of the new amphitheatre they are building, and we think there might be at least 10 machine guns.' Calhoun said he's hopeful they will be able to keep digging at the site. The items that have already been excavated will be restored and displayed at the Seaforth Museum. Calhoun wouldn't speculate on what the new discovery is worth financially, but he knows what it's worth to Canada. 'In terms of historical value? Priceless.'
Vancouver Sun
30-04-2025
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- Vancouver Sun
'Historically significant find': More military artifacts found during excavation of PNE land
Article content In what is being called 'an incredibly exciting find,' more military artifacts have been found on PNE land during excavation work for the new amphitheatre at Hastings Park. Article content Article content The discovery — which includes four captured German machine-guns and two cannons from the 1870s — follows the unearthing last month of a captured German howitzer from the First World War. Article content Article content Article content • Four captured German MG08/15s (machine-guns) from the First World War • Two British/Canadian nine-pounder cannons from the 1870s • The 'trail' of the previously found howitzer. Ballance said it looks like the howitzer artifacts were buried in an old ravine, and were found in a row. Article content The PNE is working with Geordie Howe, the Vancouver park board's archeologist, and the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum to assess the artifacts, undertake appropriate next steps, and return them to the Canadian military as museum pieces, the release said. Article content Article content 'This is an incredibly exciting find,' said Seaforth Highlanders' curator James Calhoun in a statement. Article content Article content 'The relationship between the Canadian military and Hastings Park goes back more than a century, so it's hardly surprising that a major project like the Freedom Mobile Arch would reveal evidence of military matériel at the park. But to uncover so many major artifacts is simply staggering. This is a historically significant find,' added Calhoun. Article content 'My work has involved assisting contractors in removing the artifacts to allow excavation to continue as part of construction of the PNE Amphitheatre. It has brought a lot of satisfaction in addressing one of the lingering questions about the history of the PNE,' said Howe in a statement.
