(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-11420.html 
Photo by Jim Cahill

 
 
Here are your bonus rounds from Herbert.
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/103020-sunset.html 
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/11120-sunset.html 
Photos by Herbert Hitchon
 
Here's your bonus video from Herbert:
(Lyn's note: The movie part was done hand held.  He had just been planning to take still shots so didn't bring a tripod.  We didn't realize it would just be Greg sitting in one position, playing guitar.)

Here is the link to the Maricopa County & Rural/Metro emergency
preparedness presentation from 6/27/19.  This is good info to keep saved
on your computer.

Emergency Preparedness Presentation by R/M & County: 6/27/19
http://carefreetruth2.com/carefree-truth-763.html
 
 Call for Volunteers
The Town of Carefree is instituting an Ambassador Program and we need your help.
This program is designed to get residents involved in our community to help in promoting our businesses, areas of interest and generating excitement in our Town.
Our Ambassadors will act like docents walking around town and interfacing with visitors and residents alike.  They will be knowledgeable about our stores, restaurants and galleries.  They will also have a deep knowledge of our history and key points of interest:  the desert gardens, North America’s tallest sundial, the splash pad and more.
Our Ambassadors will be empowered to answer questions about our community and county with pride and to point out all the treasures that we have right here in our own backyard.
Volunteers will be given a comprehensive visitor ‘survival guide’; a reference folder filled with maps, various attractions, marketing materials and a quick reference guide of customer service tips, Carefree trivia, history and more.
We will be stationed in the Town’s new visitor center, adjacent to the Pavilion stage, and will be easily identified by our Ambassador shirts and hats.  This will not only be fun but it will help our Town and its businesses.
We only have room for 10 volunteers to start out so,  you are interested please contact:  cherylkroyer@carefree.org to reserve your place.
 
Hi Lyn!
Excellent response by Steve Prokopek to JP.
Catherine Zindell
 
(Lyn's note: regarding a new Carefree Visitors Center)

Thank you for sharing this, Lyn!!!
Debbi Burdick
(Lyn's note: CCUSD Teacher Excellence Awards)

Hi, Lyn,
Just wondering what is the latest on when the arbitration for the solution issue for Carefree residents who have Cave Creek Water?  If I remember correctly it was changed from July to October but I have not heard anything lately about it.  I certainly wish it would be resolved ASAP.  
Mary Kay Thurston
(Lyn's note: The arbitration is going on now, so the Town can't discuss it at this point.)
Thanks, Lyn. I appreciate the update.
Blessings, 
Mary Kay

Lyn:
Undoubtedly you have seen anti-Carefree John Traynor's rant.  I saw the letter in the Sonoran News, wasn't able to fully understand the message.  It was, however, interesting to read other letters, one of which explained that the Town of Cave Creek had overpaid for its water company.
The purpose of this letter is to ask a simple question raised in the letter to the Sonoran News.  Your Carefree Truth mailing list obviously has a greater reach than my few contacts.
The letter states, " The rest of the Carefree Water Company's board is made up of the other town council members, including those council members who will personally benefit from this water transition."
But the letter does not elaborate on exactly how the Water Company's Board (Mayor and Town Council) will personally benefit from the water transition.  The Board members are not paid for their time and effort, either as Board members or as members of the Carefree Town Council.  Many expend amounts, big and small, for supplies, and gas to get around, few requesting reimbursement unless it is a significant amount.  Evidence of few requests for reimbursement can easily be found in the Town's check register published with the monthly financial reports.  For the two years I served as a member of the Carefree Town Council, to the best of my memory, I only once requested reimbursement and that was when I drove from Carefree to Tucson for a meeting of the League of Cities and Towns.  To further reduce mileage, two Council Members traveled together.  I did not keep any records of the amounts of copy paper, printer cartridges and other office supplies that I used in the two years, but many times there were hundreds of pages of documents that I needed to print.
Perhaps you can ask Carefree's Future Matters to outline how board members can "personally benefit" from their volunteer duties on both organizations.  The allegations of conflict or personal gain without facts is scurrilous.
From a Bing search I found the following:
personal
[ˈpərs(ə)n(ə)l]
ADJECTIVE
1.     of, affecting, or belonging to a particular person rather than to anyone else.
It is very clear to me that, when using that definition, John Traynor has clearly implied that all seven of the water company’s board have been libeled, getting something that no one else gets.  He does not, in any way, indicate that any others will benefit.  I guess that getting a good source of clean drinking water is a “personal benefit”.  I am in the same position as are over 500 accounts.
His allegation is still bad through implication of personal benefit, one that could be shared by many others.  I am not an attorney, but have to ask when implied allegations without facts to support them are bordering on libel.
Arthur Gimson 
(Lyn's note: Back when Carefree purchased their water company (the one that services John Traynor), all but one of the Council members were customers and had direct positive benefits.  Should they have been unable to vote?  As always, John Traynor is negative and ridiculous.  He never has anything positive to say or ideas to make things better. The reality is it’s his right to be wrong.)


Non profit info:
Please continue for 2020-2021 Calendar of Events. Current as of 10-23-20, but subject to change.
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
2020-2021 Season
FREE
KIWANIS FAMILY SUNDAYS
and
SATURDAY STAMP MILL RUNS 
with new
Gold Panning Exhibit
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
STAMP MILL DEMONSTRATION
November 14, 2020 at 1:30pm
The Cave Creek Museum Golden Reef Stamp Mill, complete with Tramway, is Arizona’s only fully operational ten-stamp ore crushing mill. Watch history come alive as the ten 1,000 lb. stamps slam down with synchronized precision and hear the pounding echo from the desert foothills, just as it did over 140 years ago. Videos, photos, and fascinating historical tidbits and tales are regularly posted on the Cave Creek Museum Facebook Page. There is something for everyone of all ages and interests!
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
KIWANIS FAMILY SUNDAYS
November 15, 2020 
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Be a Miner for a Day 
Cave Creek Museum’s very own “Dream Team” of dedicated Stamp Mill volunteers provides a virtual in-depth look at how miners conducted placer mining (mining from an open stream) panning for gold. You don’t want to miss this grand reveal of Cave Creek Museum’s new Gold Panning Display!
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
STAMP MILL DEMONSTRATION
December 12, 2020 at 1:30pm
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
KIWANIS FAMILY SUNDAYS
December 13, 2020  
2:00pm - 4:00pm 
Merry Christmas, Arizona
Have you ever wondered how residents of the Southwest decorate their Christmas trees? Take home a saguaro-themed craft and reconstruct your very own Christmas tree. Be sure to tag the Cave Creek Museum social media websites so everyone at the Museum can see your artwork!
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
STAMP MILL DEMONSTRATION
January 9, 2021 at 1:30pm
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
KIWANIS FAMILY SUNDAYS
January 10, 2021
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Desert Safety in the Sonoran Desert
Gila monsters, rattlesnakes, chuckwallas … oh, my! Learn about desert wildlife and safety in our northern Sonoran Desert with special guests, Phoenix Herpetological Society.
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
STAMP MILL DEMONSTRATION
February 13, 2021 at 1:30pm
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
KIWANIS FAMILY SUNDAYS
February 14, 2021
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Museums in the Literary World
Reading and museums go hand in hand! Sit back, relax, and enjoy a reading fo children’s books by local authors Rita Goldner and Barbara Renner. Pick up a copy of Quincy the Quail and Agent H20 Rides the Water Cycle to take home.
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
STAMP MILL DEMONSTRATION
March 13, 2021 at 1:30pm
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
KIWANIS FAMILY SUNDAYS
March 14, 2021
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Cave Creek Museum Celebrates Archeology Month
Cave Creek Museum celebrates Archeology Month with special guests, Cave Creek Museum Curator Liz Kapp and former state archaeologist Kathy ! Learn about the unique archaeology of the Southwest and take home a coloring page to craft your own pottery.
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE DAY
April 4, 2021
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
STAMP MILL DEMONSTRATION
April 10, 2021 at 1:30pm
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
KIWANIS FAMILY SUNDAYS
April 11, 2021
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Cave Creek Museum Celebrates Cave Creek
Happy Birthday, Cave Creek! Join us as Cave Creek celebrates its Sesquicentennial (150th) Year as a very special town. Take home prizes … and even a piece of birthday cake! 
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
STAMP MILL DEMONSTRATION
May 8, 2021 at 1:30pm
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
KIWANIS FAMILY SUNDAYS
May 9, 2021
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Starry Nights in the Solar System
Star gaze from the comfort of Cave Creek Museum! Learn about the solar system and space that resides above the Arizona landscape with featured guest speakers from Lowell Observatory.  
 
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM
Closes for the Season
May 31, 2021
 
The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive, Cave Creek
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1, Cave Creek, AZ 85327
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