(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://aneyeonyouproduction.com/2320-sunset.html

Photo by Herbert Hitchon


(I just put in one link this week because there are a zillion really cute pics on it.  Be sure to click!  Here is your bonus round from Herbert.)
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/12520-late-afternoon.html

Photos by Herbert Hitchon



Town of Carefree Marketing newsletter
https://www.carefree.org/345/Town-Newsletters


Lyn:I may as well add my 2¢’s worth to the Photo Radar situation.
We moved to Carefree in 2003.  At that time, there was still a little bit of “Carefree is a speed trap” mentality.  It was never as bad as the Town of Paradise Valley, but they have no shops or restaurants other than in their resorts.  In the last 17 years, I have yet to be pulled over, not because I always observe the Carefree speed limits, but because I don’t drive faster than is necessary.  If I recall correctly from my days on Town Council, the court (now consolidated with Cave Creek) didn’t make much money from traffic tickets.
Yes, I would like to see better enforcement, with warnings and tickets being issued when necessary.  More importantly, I would like to see tickets given out for those who violate the Town’s decibel-limit ordinance, especially motorcycles.  One bike isn’t a problem, it is the pack of them that create the noise.
No objection to Carefree becoming a “noise trap”, better than becoming a “speed trap”.
Arthur Gimson

Oops - last week I forgot to include the rest of the story - the most important part of the Carefree Coffee Roastery Yarn Bomb!  Sorry to include this twice, but credit is due!  Yes, I organized the project and put it up, but most importantly with the generosity of 7 knitters and crocheters we were able to get 64 squares to cover a pole at the Carefree Coffee Roastery!  The picture shows Uta and Lars from CCR, Debbra Determan, Executive Director of Foothills Caring Corps, and me.  Debbra is accepting a generous donation from Carefree Coffee Roastery in honor of the crafters who helped make it all possible.  Now let's see what the Arizona weather will do to it!  Make sure you stop by and see it.
Binka Schwan



From the Town of Carefree: IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING VOTER INFORMATION, REGISTRATION AND CHANGES

The fastest and easiest way to update your voter registration is online at the website of the Maricopa County Recorder:
 
https://recorder.maricopa.gov/elections/registrationform.aspx
 
On this website you can:
 
  Register online to vote
ü  Update your voter registration or party affiliation
ü  Change your address
ü  Request an early ballot by mail
ü  Sign up for the Permanent Early Voting List
ü  Check the status of your provisional (mail in) ballot
       or you may call 602-506-1511
 
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE ELECTION
As the Presidential Preference Election is not a primary, registered independents are not eligible to vote. The Republican and Libertarian parties have opted out of holding a preference election.  Registered Democrats throughout Maricopa County have the opportunity to vote in the Democratic Presidential Preference Election on March 17, 2020.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR VOTING THIS ELECTION: February 17, 2020
 
EARLY VOTING
Early voting will be held at the Carefree Council Center, 33 Easy Street, Carefree AZ on the following dates:
March 9 through March 13, 2020 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
March 17, 2020 from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.