Good morning, it’s Tuesday August 24th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.    Today - Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Zavala is the Naco Elementary’s first school resource officer. He’s also the second Cochise County Sheriff’s deputy to work as a school resource officer.    Now, some local history.   Did you know that Eusebio Francisco Kino, known as Father Kino, was a Tyrolean Jesuit, missionary, geographer, explorer, cartographer and astronomer born in the Holy Roman Empire? For the last 24 years of his life, he worked in the region then known as the Pimería Alta, which was modern-day Sonora in Mexico and southern Arizona. He explored the region and worked with the indigenous Native American population and proved that the Baja California Peninsula was not an island by leading an overland expedition there. By the time of his death, he had established 24 missions and visitas. Today, you’ll find all kinds of things in Arizona named for him.   Today’s history is brought to you by Benson Hospital. Benson Hospital’s comprehensive rehabilitation team strives to get you back on your feet and improve your lifestyle. Offering Physical, Occupational and Speech therapy. For more information visit bensonhospital.org or call 520-586-2262.    Now, our feature story.    Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Zavala is the Naco Elementary’s first school resource officer. He’s also the second Cochise County Sheriff’s deputy to work as a school resource officer.    To him, this is truly a blessing, he absolutely loves it.   Naco Elementary School Superintendent Tim Mayclin said he had been trying for two years to get someone like Zavala to become the school’s first SRO. But there was never any grant money available at the state level to make it happen.   That changed about a year and a half ago when Arizona Superintendent of Schools Kathy Hoffman visited the Naco School and was struck by a poster created by first graders during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.   The poster read that the first graders had a dream that we could get rid of all the guns and drugs. And when Hoffman went back to Phoenix, she saw there was a need for way more school resource officers out in the country.    She took some of the federal money and made it happen.   That’s when Mayclin embarked on a search for an SRO. It was challenging, until he heard about Zavala.   The veteran deputy said he received a call about the job at the Naco School while he was living in Phoenix with his family. Zavala said he had been a full-time deputy with Cochise County since 2010, but became a reserve in 2019 because he wanted to pursue a graduate degree.    But after discussing it with his wife, Zavala decided that coming back to Cochise County was the best thing.   So he became a full-time Sheriff’s deputy again — a requirement to be an SRO — and started his new gig at the Naco School in mid-July.   Mayclin explained that the need for an SRO at the Naco School has a lot to do with its location and the demographics of the area.   Being on the border adds a different dimension to things. They're in high poverty, and they’re extremely rural.    So the fact that Zavala is a Bisbee native who is also bilingual improved the situation.   Mayclin said that someone coming here from Phoenix or Tucson just wouldn’t have the same understanding.   Zavala says he wants to teach these young children that law enforcement here in the United States is here to help. Here to protect, and here to serve.   And so far the majority of the students have responded favorably to Zavala’s presence, as have many nearby Naco residents who have told Zavala that they feel safe that he’s at the school.    In the afternoon, after school lets out, Zavala sees to it that the same youngsters who crossed the international border without an adult get accompanied by him to the port of entry.   Most days he must make the same trip five and six times, until all the children have gone home to Sonora.   The daily walks to the border, like teaching the classes on Arizona law, have created a special bond between Zavala and the children.   To learn more about Zavala’s amazing work visit us at myheraldreview.com   And before we continue, a quick message from our sponsors, Prestige Family Living.    Next - After serving as an assistant on the Buena volleyball team, it is Breanna McDaniel’s time to shine.   With longtime Buena coach Todd Bradbury stepping down as head coach, McDaniel has been promoted. Now, McDaniel is focusing her efforts on building the program.   She’s played the sport since she was 13 and for her, volleyball is a way of life.   Those close to McDaniel would describe her as a tough, hard-nosed coach who is focused on the task at hand.   The Colts host their Blue and White match on Thursday, Aug. 26. Buena’s regular season begins on Tuesday, Aug. 31, hosting Marana Mountain View.    -- brought to you by our sponsors, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative.   Bisbee artists and crafters have been busy creating art pieces from used books for the Altered Books event on Thursday! These one-of-a-kind creations will be displayed at the Central School Project from   The number of attendees is limited to 36 people at a time and masks are required. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Copper Queen Library to pay for free books and programming for our Bisbee community.   Before we go, we’d like to take a moment to remember the life of    Wallace Atkins of Willcox. A native of Rockford Illinois, Wally was born in 1927. He was an only child. Wally attended Rockford schools and - after serving in the United States Army Air Corps - the University of Illinois. He spent much of his adult life involved in real estate and construction in Rockford and neighboring communities, and later started his own companies. Wally was a proud member of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois, and was a Master Mason of the 32nd degree, Scottish Rite.   Everything and everyone was of interest to him. There were no boring life stories in his world. He never stopped exploring everything life offered. Skiing and sailing were early passions later replaced by travel. He studied languages all his life - the fact that he was never able to master another language was a disappointment to him but never an impediment to his pleasure in trying. Music in all forms was his lifelong joy and solace. At the age of 92 he was taking piano lessons. His greatest regret when leaving Illinois to relocate to Arizona was that he would be losing his evenings attending performances of the Rockford Symphony Orchestra.   He will be greatly missed. Thank you for taking a moment with us to remember and celebrate Wally’s life.   Thanks for tuning in to the Herald Review podcast today, join us again on Wednesday! And remember, the Herald Review is here for you with local news you can trust. For more information on any of the stories you heard about today, visit us at myheraldreview.com. Right now you can become a member starting at just $1.99 per week.   Want to stay up to date on what’s going on? Join NABURSupport the show: https://www.myheraldreview.com/site/forms/subscription_services/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.