(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.)
(This week's Pics are of historical items in museum exhibits and a Christie's auction. Be sure to click on the link. This stuff is magnificent or fun!)
http://carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-61919.html
(This week's Pics are of historical items in museum exhibits and a Christie's auction. Be sure to click on the link. This stuff is magnificent or fun!)
http://carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-61919.html
The Peacock Clock at the Hermatage Museum in St. Petersberg, Russia
Photo by Jeanne Cassanova
Photo by Jeanne Cassanova
Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence | Christie's Auction
Photo by Betsy Lynn
And here are your bonus rounds from Herbert:
(These were taken with Herbert's new toy, a Canon 600mm lens. It's known as a birding lens, and he got some amazing bird pics, so do click on these links too. Both include short videos at the top,as well as all the still shots. In the first link, the doves were arguing over who would get the saguaro fruit. Check out the woodpecker spitting out the saguaro fruit seeds in the video. It's hilarious!)
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/61519-birds-in-flight-and-desert-pics.html
Photo by Betsy Lynn
And here are your bonus rounds from Herbert:
(These were taken with Herbert's new toy, a Canon 600mm lens. It's known as a birding lens, and he got some amazing bird pics, so do click on these links too. Both include short videos at the top,as well as all the still shots. In the first link, the doves were arguing over who would get the saguaro fruit. Check out the woodpecker spitting out the saguaro fruit seeds in the video. It's hilarious!)
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/61519-birds-in-flight-and-desert-pics.html
Photos and videos by Herbert Hitchon
Town of Carefree Marketing newsletter
https://www.carefree.org/345/Town-Newsletters
Thank you, Lyn. He was very unique. I have not met a more kind person, nor a person who was more passionate about helping others including veterans like himself, nor more hard working. He had spirituality, horse sense, drive, business sense and great leadership and team building ability. We were very fortunate to have him in our community, if for only 3 years. His legacy will live on at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center as we continue to bring healing to people, including our veterans.
Mike
(Lyn's note: Mike Wold is referring to Pastor Andersen. Mike runs the Healing of Memories workshops for veterans with physical and/or emotional disabilities incurred during their service. Mike is a gem.)
From AZ Central
Restrictions ordered on Tonto National Forest because of wildfire risk
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2019/06/14/restrictions-ordered-tonto-national-forest-wildfire-risk/1463184001/
Numerous restrictions will be in place beginning Saturday morning in the Tonto National Forest, where the Woodbury Fire had grown to nearly 26,000 acres and was projected to keep spreading over the next two weeks, forest officials said.The restrictions will impact the entire forest because of high wildfire risk. The forest encompasses parts of Maricopa, Gila, Yavapai and Pinal counties. It includes all lands, roads and trails. It is a major recreational attraction for Phoenix-area residents."The purpose of this order is to provide for the public’s health and safety and to protect National Forest System lands, resources and facilities during the current period of high fire danger,'' Tonto National Forest officials said in a statement issued Friday.
Phil Corso
(Lyn's note: This was sent to us on 6/14. This is a terrible fire summer and it's just beginning. Please take the time/expense to clear dead dried vegetation on your property. There is nothing we can do about the open spaces, but at least we can try to protect our homes to some degree. Rural/Metro advises homeowners to clear a 30' gap around houses and to make sure there are no tree branches hanging over the roof.)
26,000acres so far. Zero containment ... 500 firefighters / helos with water buckets, planes with slurrey. Man made... A great loss of vegetation and small desert animals,.... It’s headed North toward Tortilla flats.
Town of Carefree Marketing newsletter
https://www.carefree.org/345/Town-Newsletters
Thank you, Lyn. He was very unique. I have not met a more kind person, nor a person who was more passionate about helping others including veterans like himself, nor more hard working. He had spirituality, horse sense, drive, business sense and great leadership and team building ability. We were very fortunate to have him in our community, if for only 3 years. His legacy will live on at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center as we continue to bring healing to people, including our veterans.
Mike
(Lyn's note: Mike Wold is referring to Pastor Andersen. Mike runs the Healing of Memories workshops for veterans with physical and/or emotional disabilities incurred during their service. Mike is a gem.)
From AZ Central
Restrictions ordered on Tonto National Forest because of wildfire risk
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2019/06/14/restrictions-ordered-tonto-national-forest-wildfire-risk/1463184001/
Numerous restrictions will be in place beginning Saturday morning in the Tonto National Forest, where the Woodbury Fire had grown to nearly 26,000 acres and was projected to keep spreading over the next two weeks, forest officials said.The restrictions will impact the entire forest because of high wildfire risk. The forest encompasses parts of Maricopa, Gila, Yavapai and Pinal counties. It includes all lands, roads and trails. It is a major recreational attraction for Phoenix-area residents."The purpose of this order is to provide for the public’s health and safety and to protect National Forest System lands, resources and facilities during the current period of high fire danger,'' Tonto National Forest officials said in a statement issued Friday.
Phil Corso
(Lyn's note: This was sent to us on 6/14. This is a terrible fire summer and it's just beginning. Please take the time/expense to clear dead dried vegetation on your property. There is nothing we can do about the open spaces, but at least we can try to protect our homes to some degree. Rural/Metro advises homeowners to clear a 30' gap around houses and to make sure there are no tree branches hanging over the roof.)
26,000acres so far. Zero containment ... 500 firefighters / helos with water buckets, planes with slurrey. Man made... A great loss of vegetation and small desert animals,.... It’s headed North toward Tortilla flats.
Fire in the Superstition Mountains
Photo by Curt Fonger
(Lyn's note: Below is the email, with a copy to me, that Arthur Gimson, who is on the HOA Board in Canyon Creek Estates, sent out to his residents along with a copy of the COINS sent out on 6/13. The photos did not come through on my copy of COINS either.)
Dear Neighbors:
Below, please find a copy of COINS, the e-newsletter from the Town of Carefree. As mentioned in previous messages, the Town of Carefree receives between 20 and 30% of its water needs from the Town of Cave Creek, with the majority of the treated water coming from the City of Scottsdale. Due to problems, fully described below, Carefree has suspended water deliveries into its system from Cave Creek.
Please note that this will not make any difference to the water to the homes in Canyon Creek Estates, we will still be getting all of our water from Cave Creek, but it reflects the concerns raised in the past about Cave Creek's inability to properly operate and maintain its water system. While I have not seen any recent updates, the new mobile treatment units were originally planned for arrival on, or about June 15, with full installation to be completed by month's end.
I have not noticed any discoloration of my water, and I hope it stays that way.
Arthur Gimson
Secretary, CCE HOA
COINS
10:00 AM Arizona Local Time
COINS Info - 06-13-2019 - Carefree Water Company Suspends Water Deliveries From Cave Creek
On Thursday, June 6, the Carefree Water Company (CWC) suspended potable water deliveries into their system from Cave Creek. Cave Creek and Scottsdale normally treat the CWC's Central Arizona Project (CAP) allocation. Curtailment of treated CAP water from Cave Creek has been fully replaced with an increase in treated CAP water from Scottsdale.
According to Greg Crossman, General Manager of the CWC, the suspension of Cave Creek deliveries was primarily due to two factors:
* Heavily discolored (brown/rust colored) water was observed at the CWC's interconnection with Cave Creek. This discolored water has been attributed in part to Cave Creek's use of ferric chloride in their water treatment process. CWC placed filters at this location many years ago to treat the potable water received from Cave Creek. Currently there are concerns that this discolored water would overwhelm the filtration capacity and enter the CWC's distribution system. This could lead to the "dirty" water expanding into portions of the CWC's distribution system, ultimately being delivered to customers. The following photos depict the water discoloration issue:
Photo #1 - Brown/Rust Colored Water Delivered to CWC Filters
[Brown-Rust Colored Water Delivered to CWC Filters]
Photo #2 - Partially Cleaned Filters Showing Materials Causing the Water Discoloration
[Partially Cleaned Filters Showing Materials Causing the Water Discoloration]
* In the past four months, Cave Creek has been required by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to issue a second Public Notice regarding a Treatment Technique violation for the removal of total organic carbon (TOC) at their water treatment plant. While Cave Creek has reported that there are no known immediate or direct health issues related to TOC, the presence of TOC in chlorinated drinking water is a precursor to the formation of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) which are regulated by the EPA. Stated Mr. Crossman, "We are at the time of year where the potential for the formation of DBPs is at its greatest due to temperature, chlorine demand and the presence of TOC, so caution is warranted."
Because of these issues, and as a precautionary measure to further safeguard CWC customers, the decision was made to close the Cave Creek interconnection until such time that Cave Creek remedies these issues. The CWC will stay abreast of the situation, and will await water quality data confirming that proposed enhancements to the Cave Creek water treatment plant meet ADEQ standards for TOC removal. At that point, the CWC will re-evaluate a return to purchasing treated CAP water through the Cave Creek Water system.
I keep hoping to hear that the new nearly million dollar units are in Cave Creek and are being hooked up.
There is a little more negative stuff about TOC’s that make me worried. That’s just the start. Greg and I talked a little bit about it when he gave me the email addresses at Maricopa County and ADEQ. If TOCs are not well managed, they often need to increase the chemicals that will ‘disinfect’ the water. Most of the time, they use chlorine, which works, but that often causes something called THMS, which is the abbreviation forTrihalomethanes, which are a group of four chemicals that are formed along with other disinfection by products when chlorine or other disinfectants used to control microbial contaminants in drinking water react with naturally occurring organic and inorganic matter in water. In other words, if you cannot control the organic stuff through regular treatment, you have to use disinfectants! The man who is currently the Chair of the Cave Creek Water Advisory Committee talked about THMS when Cave Creek Council was hearing about portable, mobile, treatment units.
THMS is believed to be cancer causing.
Arthur Gimson
(Lyn's note: I forwarded the COINS issue about closing the connection to Cave Creek Water due to concerns about the dirty water to our residents in Sentinel Rock.)
Brown water from Cave Creek is not new news for any of us in our neighborhood. Thanks for the update and your continued work to move this project forward. All I know is I don't even want Cave Creeks water to flush my toilets.
Lori W.
(Lyn's note: Lori is thanking Carefree, not me, for moving this forward.)
Hi Lyn,
A virtual thumbs up on Joe Corpora's letter on term limits.
Catherine Zindell
(Responses on the new town homes that will be built in downtown Carefree)
Hi Lyn,
In regards to Mr. Jacobson's comment on "mortgaging problems" for the new construction town houses, he may be referring to obtaining VA & FHA loans.
In order to obtain a VA or FHA loan on a condo/townhouse, the complex needs to be on the approved list. If a community has a % of rentals vs primary residences, then it would not be eligible for a FHA or VA loan. However, the buyer would be able to obtain a conventional mortgage or pay cash. I would say approximately 10% of the complexes are FHA approved and 40% are VA approved. In my opinion, this really is not an issue for this particular development.
Have a great afternoon.
Catherine Zindell
Home Smart Realty
480-620-2185
The plan looks nice and my husband would have considered buying one if they had one story ones with no stairs. It would have been a great answer for us to downsize and still stay in Carefree. Appreciate keeping up on Carefree while gone for the summer.
Mary and Bill Nickolson
Hi Lyn,
It would be nice if the outside look of the condos would have more of a Southwest appearance to go with the downtown area.
Margaret Hasselbusch