(Lyn's note: Please feel free to send us any pictures you'd like included. If your photos are for sale, let us know and we will put them under that category. We have a special section for that purpose. If anyone would like to buy a print of any of Herbert's photos, all profits will be donated to one of the local non-profit organizations. Here are the links to this week's Pictures of the Week. Enjoy!)
http://www.carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-41717.html
http://www.carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-41717.html
Photo by Linda Stewart
Town of Carefree Tourism Newsletter link:
http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4b736631f153ae846e0670316&id=ec1774bfe3
In The News-Town of Carefree link
http://www.carefree.org/DocumentCenter/View/1250
Desert Foothills Chronicle link:
http://www.desertfoothillschronicle.org/
City Sun Times link:
http://news.citysuntimes.com/
Wow. Thank you Lyn!! I feel like so many people in the room that night are so much more worthy of this award.....including you and Herb.
Thank you for all that you both do. Your services are incredibly valuable to all of us and the town!
Steve
(Lyn's note: Steve Woods was the winner of the 2016 Spirit of Carefree Award, and it was well deserved!)
This award could not have gone to a nicer, more deserving guy!!!!!! Thank you Carefree, for honoring Steve Woods !!!!!! Mary Kay Thurston
(Lyn's note: I couldn't agree more. We would all be lost without Steve and his team. I know Herbert and I would be.)
Thanks for using my kids' picture! Love it!
Binka Schwan
(Lyn's note: Last week's picture in the body of the Letters email was of Binka's dogs China and Rascal. So cute!)
Please tell the lady that bike week is not for the Hells Angels. Most all the bikers are Professionals and are very nice people. If Carefree was not so stuffy maybe some of the restaurants could have had more business.
Margaret
Thanks, Lyn as always for your reporting – this time on the Christmas Festival status.
I’d like to add my thanks to Jo Gemmill for her great contribution to our town.
My two cents on the meeting notes: I would be sad to see the evening of the light parade and the fireworks disappear. To me that combination is the unique offering of Carefree, and the lights are what make it a special parade. I recognize that the quality and quantity of entries in the parade seem to have diminished in the last couple of years. Putting some energy into making that an exciting and fun community support opportunity might be an all-around win.
Andrea Dickey Genette
Thanks Lyn,
Great report. The Parade of lights is a unique event. It would be nice to keep it.
Pam DiPietro
Will Magic Bird Festivals ( Roberta ) still provide vendors and food court for the Christmas Festival? She always has the best vendors and the VERY BEST food vendors, hope this successful tradition will continue, and would like to see their involvement in more Carefree festivals. Seems they've been cut back, don't know why.
Best regards,
A. Bard Boand
Hi Lyn, not sure if you print obituaries. This is for a longtime Boulders resident who moved away last June due to health. She was active at Good Shepherd of the Hills Church in Cave Creek. Memorial service has already been held, but thought it would be good for people to see this.
Thanks,
Phyllis Strupp
Sarah Anne (Sally) MacKinnon
Born April 20, 1937 – Died March 22, 2017
Sarah Anne (Sally) MacKinnon passed away at her home in Castle Rock, CO on March 22. She was preceded in death by her father Eugene and mother Anne. Survived by her sister Mimi and brother-in-law Khalil; nephew Christian, his wife Laura, and their two sons Owen and Andrew; and nephew Jonathan, his wife Susan, and their children Nicholas, Anna, and Joseph. Sally MacKinnon went through life with a determined and confident attitude that lasted through her final day.
Born in Chicago, IL on April 20, 1937, Sally lived for a short while in Philadelphia then spent her teen years in Salt Lake City. She studied philosophy and English at Smith College and the University of Arkansas. Sally was a fiercely independent woman that forged her own path through corporate America. Eventually her career drive led her to Winston-Salem, NC where she was Vice President of Marketing for RJ Reynolds tobacco company. At RJ Reynolds one of her indelible marks was the advertising campaign for Camel that featured panoramic shots of the tan-clad, cigarette-smoking protagonist in front of the Great Pyramids of Egypt. After retiring Sally moved to Scottsdale, AZ and lived at the Boulders. There she pursued her artistic interests in painting, writing, and photography. She was very involved at her church both as a volunteer at the thrift shop and as a member of the choir. Truly one-of-a-kind, and never regretful about how she went about it, Sally MacKinnon lived a full life.
Town of Carefree Tourism Newsletter link:
http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4b736631f153ae846e0670316&id=ec1774bfe3
In The News-Town of Carefree link
http://www.carefree.org/DocumentCenter/View/1250
Desert Foothills Chronicle link:
http://www.desertfoothillschronicle.org/
City Sun Times link:
http://news.citysuntimes.com/
Wow. Thank you Lyn!! I feel like so many people in the room that night are so much more worthy of this award.....including you and Herb.
Thank you for all that you both do. Your services are incredibly valuable to all of us and the town!
Steve
(Lyn's note: Steve Woods was the winner of the 2016 Spirit of Carefree Award, and it was well deserved!)
This award could not have gone to a nicer, more deserving guy!!!!!! Thank you Carefree, for honoring Steve Woods !!!!!! Mary Kay Thurston
(Lyn's note: I couldn't agree more. We would all be lost without Steve and his team. I know Herbert and I would be.)
Thanks for using my kids' picture! Love it!
Binka Schwan
(Lyn's note: Last week's picture in the body of the Letters email was of Binka's dogs China and Rascal. So cute!)
Please tell the lady that bike week is not for the Hells Angels. Most all the bikers are Professionals and are very nice people. If Carefree was not so stuffy maybe some of the restaurants could have had more business.
Margaret
Thanks, Lyn as always for your reporting – this time on the Christmas Festival status.
I’d like to add my thanks to Jo Gemmill for her great contribution to our town.
My two cents on the meeting notes: I would be sad to see the evening of the light parade and the fireworks disappear. To me that combination is the unique offering of Carefree, and the lights are what make it a special parade. I recognize that the quality and quantity of entries in the parade seem to have diminished in the last couple of years. Putting some energy into making that an exciting and fun community support opportunity might be an all-around win.
Andrea Dickey Genette
Thanks Lyn,
Great report. The Parade of lights is a unique event. It would be nice to keep it.
Pam DiPietro
Will Magic Bird Festivals ( Roberta ) still provide vendors and food court for the Christmas Festival? She always has the best vendors and the VERY BEST food vendors, hope this successful tradition will continue, and would like to see their involvement in more Carefree festivals. Seems they've been cut back, don't know why.
Best regards,
A. Bard Boand
Hi Lyn, not sure if you print obituaries. This is for a longtime Boulders resident who moved away last June due to health. She was active at Good Shepherd of the Hills Church in Cave Creek. Memorial service has already been held, but thought it would be good for people to see this.
Thanks,
Phyllis Strupp
Sarah Anne (Sally) MacKinnon
Born April 20, 1937 – Died March 22, 2017
Sarah Anne (Sally) MacKinnon passed away at her home in Castle Rock, CO on March 22. She was preceded in death by her father Eugene and mother Anne. Survived by her sister Mimi and brother-in-law Khalil; nephew Christian, his wife Laura, and their two sons Owen and Andrew; and nephew Jonathan, his wife Susan, and their children Nicholas, Anna, and Joseph. Sally MacKinnon went through life with a determined and confident attitude that lasted through her final day.
Born in Chicago, IL on April 20, 1937, Sally lived for a short while in Philadelphia then spent her teen years in Salt Lake City. She studied philosophy and English at Smith College and the University of Arkansas. Sally was a fiercely independent woman that forged her own path through corporate America. Eventually her career drive led her to Winston-Salem, NC where she was Vice President of Marketing for RJ Reynolds tobacco company. At RJ Reynolds one of her indelible marks was the advertising campaign for Camel that featured panoramic shots of the tan-clad, cigarette-smoking protagonist in front of the Great Pyramids of Egypt. After retiring Sally moved to Scottsdale, AZ and lived at the Boulders. There she pursued her artistic interests in painting, writing, and photography. She was very involved at her church both as a volunteer at the thrift shop and as a member of the choir. Truly one-of-a-kind, and never regretful about how she went about it, Sally MacKinnon lived a full life.