(Lyn's note: Please feel free to send us any pictures you'd like included.  Here's the link to this week's Pictures of the Week.
http://carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-11718.html
Photo by Hazel Vaughn


And here are your bonus rounds from Herbert:
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/11418-late-blue-time.html
Video of the Trunk or Treat event sponsored by Bella Donna & Cane Boutique on Halloween

Photos and video by Herbert Hitchon


Town of Carefree Marketing newsletter

http://www.carefree.org/336/IN -THE-NEWSCity Sun Times link:
http://news.citysuntimes.com/

The just concluded Enchanted Pumpkin Garden event was a tremendous success. Our best estimate was that over 100,000 people attended this event, coming to Carefree from all over the Valley. We received many, many comments about how much they loved Carefree, and how thrilled they were with the creativity on exhibition. Many said that it was one of the few things that brought a smile to their face. One of the most frequent comments we received at the Information Booth was from people who were now visiting Carefree to participate in the Enchanted Pumpkin event for their third or fourth year in a row, and how they had now convinced their friends and neighbors to come to it with them because they raved about it so much.
The new event footprint, which broadened the vendor tents down Ho Hum Road towards Spanish Village, enabling us to open up Easy Street to people walking, parking and vehicles driving through, was well received as well. Many of our fine restaurants and retailers participated in the event, with some outstanding results being reported. The new activities for families with kids, including the “Kid’s Zone” with the haunted house, a petting zoo and pony rides, broadened the appeal  of the event. The “Singing Pumpkins” were also a big attraction with many.
The upcoming schedule of events in the Downtown Carefree is very strong, and we would like to encourage every one of Carefree’s restaurants and retailers to talk with us about different ways that you could tie an and use the traffic generated by these events to help build your business. These upcoming events include:
    -          Carefree’s 10th annual Veterans Day event honoring all of our Veterans and their families on November 11th
    -          The lighting of the Carefree Christmas Tree ceremony on November 30th, followed by a showing to the movie “The Polar Express,” for free in the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion, with free hot coco and cookies (and a silver bell as the first gift of Christmas for all of the participating kids)
    -          The Celebration of Christmas in Carefree & Holiday Happenings December 7th - 9th
    -          The Celebration of Chanukah December 2nd - 9th  with a Menorah lighting each evening at 5 PM 
Call either Beth Renfro or Les Peterson at 488-3686 and let’s work together to develop a program to use these and other events we have planned  to help build your business. We would look forward to the opportunity to work together with you.
Thank you, and even though it a bit early, may we be among the first to wish you a “Happy Holidays.”
Mayor Les Peterson



Please Carefree folk;
Don't forget the eleven Jewish people killed in Pittsburgh, and those injured. Please take a moment to say a prayer for their community to quickly heal. Take a moment out of what we have to be grateful for in our Joy, and remember their persecution which is still going on in the world.
Joseph Corpora
(Lyn's note: That was so terrible and sad.  I'm glad we added the Chanukah celebration to our Christmas Festival.)


Hi Lyn,
Thank you for putting this out when you can.  First Friday Art Walks will be from November through May, and 4 of the Art Walk dates occur when other Carefree all weekend special events will be going on.  We appreciate you posting this and for all of the other information and ads you post to promote Carefree, our businesses, residents and visitors. Thank you, thank you!  You certainly do a lot to help Carefree businesses and it is very much appreciated!
TED & JOY
FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS IN CAREFREE

An invitation to visit the fine art galleries in Carefree for our FIRST FRIDAY

ART WALKS beginning November 2nd, and continuing through the month of May, 2019!  Start at any gallery and see posted names of the other participating galleries. See diversity in artistic styles and mediums, meet artists, enjoy refreshments and engage in conversation about art and architecture. Should you choose to buy any art during the FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK hours of 4:00 to 7:00 PM, participating galleries will pay for the Sales Tax.  Before or after the ART WALKS enjoy strolling through Carefree’s

beautiful Desert Gardens, visit other businesses in town and enjoy dinner at one of the fine restaurants in Carefree! We all welcome you!
TED and JOY
TED PHILLIP DENTON CONTEMPORARY ART




Thanks for the pumpkin fest pictures. Saved me a pair of shoe soles.
A pumpkin'ess job was done by all, especially you Herb.
Joseph Corpora




Hi All,
Please visit this link http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/11118-spelling-bee.html to view pictures from Community Spelling Bee.  Special shout out to Herbert and Lyn Hitchon for the amazing pictures.  Herbert and Lyn said if you would like to use the pictures in any publications, feel free.  Simply right click on the picture you wish to save and share away!!!


We really appreciate the support of the Kiwanis Club of Carefree members, Paula Scully, Dr. Burdick, Canon Stephen Dart,  Mayor Peterson, and the amazing David Simmons (https://ubuproject.org/staff-bios) for their time and assistance in making the BEE successfully come together.


Again, thank you and please share the above links (ubu project is great for all schools) with PTOs, businesses, and community members who donated to the event to make it such a successful fundraiser for people in need in our very own community.
Sincerely,
Cara (and the entire PIE Committee)
(Lyn's note: The link Cara included is just of the still photos.  A couple of days later, Herbert also produced a video of parts of the Bee, which I included in today's Non profit Events & Info section of Carefree Truth.)


 
Thank you, Cara, for your awesome leadership in accomplishing this fun community fund raiser!!  It was a wonderful evening, and well worth the hard work to make it happen!  Our students will benefit from this incredible event, and I look forward to next year!! BEE there or BEE square!
Appreciatively,
Nancy Pratt, M.Ed., NBCT
Director of Instructional Technology
Cave Creek Unified School District




It ROCKed! Thank you, Cara, and everyone involved- what a FUN event for our community!
Kind regards,
Debbi Burdick
Superintendent
Cave Creek Unified School District


Nancy and friends. Thank you all for inviting me to be a part of this wonderful event. So much fun. So much community. Hoping to continue my involvement in the future as well. -David
David Simmons, Founder & Creative Director
The UBU Project LLC
www.ubuproject.org
406-370-5616
The UBU Project envisions a world
where every child’s voice is honored and heard

(Lyn's note: Here's the video Herbert did for them, using his still photos and some recordings of the speaker explaining P.I.E.)