(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-62321.html
http://carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-62321.html
Scenery on the walk to Horseshoe Bend lookout up by Page, AZ
Photo by Jordan Blevins
Here are your bonus rounds from Herbert.
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/4121-sunset.html
Photo by Jordan Blevins
Here are your bonus rounds from Herbert.
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/4121-sunset.html
Photos by Herbert Hitchon
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
As Carefree Truth publishes the last of the 2021 Carefree Memorial Day program summaries, I would like to convey my thanks to all of those who helped make this year’s program a success.The Carefree Memorial Day program in the Cave Creek Cemetery is the most poignant event we do as a Town. The 2021 program was no exception. It is a local community event drawing upon participants, supporters and attendees from Carefree, Cave Creek, Scottsdale and beyond. For those who grew up in a small community, this is how it should be. And there is no better reason to come together than to honor those who have given their lives for our country.
This year a hearty thanks goes out to speakers Captain Winnie Fritz, US Army, and Sgt. Rick Gregory, US Army; Col. Tom Kirk, US Air Force, Retired, who led the pledge of allegiance; Cave Creek Boy Scout Troop 603 who presented the colors; Cub Scout Troop 603 who distributed the programs; Dave Hulbert from the Desert Hills Presbyterian Church who conducted the invocation; Maya King and Jackie Paul of Cactus Shadows High School who performed the National Anthem and ‘America the Beautiful’; The Heritage at Carefree assisted living home for providing van service from across Pima Road to the cemetery and back again; Pima Norte Garden Offices who permitted parking in their parking lot; Tribute Riders for placing an American flag at each veteran grave; the Daughters of the American Revolution Black Mountain Chapter; the Veterans Heritage Project; the Town of Carefree, including Public Works who arrived early Memorial Day morning to set up chairs, tables, tents, etc.; Maricopa County Sheriff deputies and posse members for making it safe for guests to walk across Pima Road; Lyn and Herb Hitchon for recording and then chronicling the morning; Councilman Vince D’Aliesio for live streaming the event on the Town’s YouTube station; and all of those who spent an hour with us early Memorial Day morning honoring our fallen veterans. It is always my honor to be involved with this event and I am grateful for the opportunity.
This is quite a list. Thanks to all of you.
John Crane
(Lyn's note: The final (pt. 4 of 4) Carefree Truth covering Carefree's Memorial Day Tribute will be coming out next Monday. A big "Thank you!" to John Crane for all the work he does to organize the Memorial Day and the Veterans Day events each year, and also a big" Thank you!" to all those who participate in these events honoring our veterans.)
Lyn~
I really enjoyed these Memorial Day issues of Carefree Truth. The Vice Mayor has an interesting background.
Becky Fenger
Thanks for sharing these. The photos/videos/ and stories were so impressive
Shirley Johnson
Lyn, thank you for sharing. With our 18 year old grandson recently joining the Marines, your message brought home how special a young man he has become...and all those men and women who Serve!
Archie & Beth Malone
Lyn:Thank you for sharing Captain Wanona (Winnie) Fritz’s very moving presentation on Memorial Day. Hopefully, those of us who were not able to attend the Memorial Day Tribute will take the time to read her words.
Carole
DFT Boxoffice
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
As Carefree Truth publishes the last of the 2021 Carefree Memorial Day program summaries, I would like to convey my thanks to all of those who helped make this year’s program a success.The Carefree Memorial Day program in the Cave Creek Cemetery is the most poignant event we do as a Town. The 2021 program was no exception. It is a local community event drawing upon participants, supporters and attendees from Carefree, Cave Creek, Scottsdale and beyond. For those who grew up in a small community, this is how it should be. And there is no better reason to come together than to honor those who have given their lives for our country.
This year a hearty thanks goes out to speakers Captain Winnie Fritz, US Army, and Sgt. Rick Gregory, US Army; Col. Tom Kirk, US Air Force, Retired, who led the pledge of allegiance; Cave Creek Boy Scout Troop 603 who presented the colors; Cub Scout Troop 603 who distributed the programs; Dave Hulbert from the Desert Hills Presbyterian Church who conducted the invocation; Maya King and Jackie Paul of Cactus Shadows High School who performed the National Anthem and ‘America the Beautiful’; The Heritage at Carefree assisted living home for providing van service from across Pima Road to the cemetery and back again; Pima Norte Garden Offices who permitted parking in their parking lot; Tribute Riders for placing an American flag at each veteran grave; the Daughters of the American Revolution Black Mountain Chapter; the Veterans Heritage Project; the Town of Carefree, including Public Works who arrived early Memorial Day morning to set up chairs, tables, tents, etc.; Maricopa County Sheriff deputies and posse members for making it safe for guests to walk across Pima Road; Lyn and Herb Hitchon for recording and then chronicling the morning; Councilman Vince D’Aliesio for live streaming the event on the Town’s YouTube station; and all of those who spent an hour with us early Memorial Day morning honoring our fallen veterans. It is always my honor to be involved with this event and I am grateful for the opportunity.
This is quite a list. Thanks to all of you.
John Crane
(Lyn's note: The final (pt. 4 of 4) Carefree Truth covering Carefree's Memorial Day Tribute will be coming out next Monday. A big "Thank you!" to John Crane for all the work he does to organize the Memorial Day and the Veterans Day events each year, and also a big" Thank you!" to all those who participate in these events honoring our veterans.)
Lyn~
I really enjoyed these Memorial Day issues of Carefree Truth. The Vice Mayor has an interesting background.
Becky Fenger
Thanks for sharing these. The photos/videos/ and stories were so impressive
Shirley Johnson
Lyn, thank you for sharing. With our 18 year old grandson recently joining the Marines, your message brought home how special a young man he has become...and all those men and women who Serve!
Archie & Beth Malone
Lyn:Thank you for sharing Captain Wanona (Winnie) Fritz’s very moving presentation on Memorial Day. Hopefully, those of us who were not able to attend the Memorial Day Tribute will take the time to read her words.
Carole
DFT Boxoffice
COINS
Rate Increase Announced for Carefree Residents using the Liberty/Black Mountain Sewer System Liberty Utilities (Black Mountain Sewer) Corporation recently published their Arizona
Corporation Commission (ACC) approved “New Rates & Surcharge Implementations”, effective June 1, 2021. About 1,250 of their 2,250 ratepayers reside in Carefree. The new monthly residential rates will be $87.99/month, plus a surcharge of $3.71/month for four years, for a total monthly billing of $91.70. Commercial rates will also increase proportionately.
Liberty/Black Mountain estimates that about 85% -90% of this $12.50/month rate increase for residential customers will result from the decommissioning and 2019 closure of the sewer treatment plant which was located in the Boulders subdivision.
Boulders residents had long complained that the odors and noises emanating from this plant negatively impacted the quality of life in the Boulders. Approximately 360 Boulder’s residents sought and received the Town’s support to request that the plant be decommissioned and closed. The Town responded by taking the leadership posture and incurred significant legal expenses in the effort to gain the closure of this plant. The Town believed and continues to believe, that protecting the health, safety and welfare of every one of our residents is of primary importance.
Liberty Utilities/Black Mountain has repeatedly stated that this plant could have continued to operate many years into the future in full compliance with all currently established regulations. However, the problems would have continued. While the closure costs were significant, the ACC agreed with the Town’s recommendation to close it to eliminate the problems it was causing.
The Town recently participated in the extensive rate increase request proceedings before the ACC, which included in-depth cost reviews, testimonies from expert witnesses and public input. While Carefree always supports the lowest utility rate increases for the Town’s residents and businesses, the Town believes that, given the substantial investment by Liberty/Black Mountain to close the plant, that the new rates which were approved by the ACC represent a fair and equitable resolution for all involved parties.
To our good neighbors at the Boulders:
I find it rich that a group of Boulder residents that the entire Carefree community supported in the decommissioning of a sewer treatment faculty which TRULY affected their quality of life and enjoyment of their property, (we are ALL paying for that in higher sewer utility charges) are denying that same courtesy to fellow Carefree residents on an even more vital issue, a sound, quality water delivery system, by spreading false and misleading information about the condition of the Cave Creek Water System, the costs (investment)of expanding the customer base of the Carefree Water Company, and whining about the placement of a well camouflaged water tank on a utility easement in their community.
The Cave Creek Water System is STILL a mess of hillbilly repairs and bandaids on a single old, decrepit water line, with lift and pump station upgrades that are not scheduled to be completed for years. New connection to Phoenix is a ways off and will be expensive for CCWC on the backside. The leased filtration units were an expensive and incomplete knee jerk quick fix, as well. And let's not forget the mess that is Desert Hills and the millstone of the debt payments CCWC must contend with.
On the other side, Carefree Water Company has done its due diligence and financial analysis of acquiring the 540 or so Carefree households currently on Cave Creek water. The millions of dollars that will be invested in infrastructure improvements is NOT just money floating around that could be spent elsewhere. This investment will bring the perpetual benefit of adding an additional 540 fellow Carefree households, each bringing along a valuable water allocation, onto the CWC. There are variable and fixed cost to delivering water. 540 new households means that those fixed costs will be spread over more customers in the future. And don’t forget, the infrastructure build out will put Carefree in the driver’s seat for developing the northeast corner of Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway. Taxes generated by the development of this area will benefit ALL Carefree residents. We ALL live in the beautiful Town of Carefree. Let's come together as a united community in providing the same water service to ALL households in Carefree.
Lisa Zarins Rinde
Carefree on Cave Creek Water
My name is Mike Johnson and I represent the Carefree Ironwood Estates HOA Board of Directors; consisting of 25 of the 526 homes currently on the Cave Creek Water System. This is our opinion of the issues surrounding the Carefree Water transition project.
So now, we are to understand that FUD people (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) have arrived to spread a message of doom across the Town to frighten people (probably with their wallets and threats of strain on the water supply), talks of petitions, recalls and derailing project financing; to try and prevent the transition of a very large segment of the Town’s population from enjoying the water available to them in the Town in which they live.
With Covid-19 and every other form of bad news out there, we are told that certain Carefree residents have hired so called outside “influencers” to help their cause to stop the Carefree Water project that will transition its Cave Creek customers onto the Carefree Water System.
Let us digress. It’s well known, that the Cave Creek Water System, whose sole water source is CAP, has suffered from a lack of maintenance which includes a single 30 year old pipe that brings water 12 miles uphill next to Cave Creek Road from the Deer Valley CAP station; utilizing 3 very old and tired CCW pumping stations. Fortunately, Carefree is not buying those assets.
We are told, we the people who live here, by people and interlopers who don’t live here, that the Cave Creek water and supply is adequate. Nonsense, the water is extremely hard, dirty at times, the water pressure fluctuates low and the fire hydrants were not serviced for years. In fact, one of them had become buried in the ground until we complained. Finally, we don’t vote in Cave Creek and have zero control as to how they run their system.
We believe if the drought continues, we will be subjected to water rationing, possibly a 30% cutback; while the other 75% of Carefree’s residents may not as there are multiple sources of supply. Is this fair to 25% of the Town’s population? What about our property values?
We believe the Town has done an excellent job of preparing the engineering for the project. The parcel in the Boulders identified for the necessary additional water storage tank, already has a utility easement on it and a large main water pipe running through it. It was obviously always meant for utility use in the future. In addition, there is a large septic tank buried on the parcel. We believe the town has bent over backwards to ensure the new tank is well placed. The tank will be mostly buried and the part that will be above ground, will be covered over and landscaped. A planned berm there should actually provide traffic noise mitigation from the vehicles traveling Tom Darlington.
We understand that Boulder resident Nay-Sayers are postulating that the water storage tank negatively impacts their development with no benefit to them. The residents of the Boulders were the sole beneficiaries when the sewer plant located in their community was decommissioned thus resolving their sewer odor issues while not impacting their property values or lifestyles. The rest of the Town received no benefit and all Carefree customers were impacted with increased monthly sewer charges.
Have they consider the possible harm that may come by forcing 25% of the Town to continue to remain on the Cave Creek Water System?
Putting the all the Nay-Sayers into perspective, Carefree has an estimated population of 4,025 people, this group can’t even be 1% of the population. The 526 plus homes/businesses that have been marooned on Cave Creek’s water system, is estimated at 1,000 to 1,500 human beings. This represents at least 25% of the Town’s population noted above.
We strongly encourage and strongly support the Carefree Town Council in its fight to complete the project. It’s the fair, just, equitable and right thing to do!
Let me get this straight: I'm paying higher sewer bills each month to cover the cost of removing a treatment plant that Boulders residents found objectionable, and now Boulders residents are fighting an unobtrusive water storage tank that will enable our section of Carefree to join the town's far-superior water system? Talk about community spirit!
Scott Peterson
To whom it concerns:
I am writing to you in order to express my concern that the Cave Creek Water Co. (CCW) system is long-term unreliable due to it's dependence on CAP as its sole source, especially during the current drought and consequent potential for rationing in the future.
According to public sources, there has been an historical lack of maintenance on the CCW system, including the single 30-year-old lead pipe that brings water 12 miles uphill along Cave Creek Road from the Deer Valley CAP station via three aging CCW pumping stations. Carefree Water is not buying that portion of the Cave Creek Water Co. That remains with Cave Creek. The parcel in ‘the Boulders’ development has a utility easement on it and a large water main pipe running through it, indicating it was always meant for a utility use in the future.
A small but extremely vocal group of residents in ‘the Boulders’ is complaining that the water storage tank will negatively impact their development with no benefit to them. According to public sources, the tank will be mostly buried and the part above ground will be covered over and landscaped, and will in fact, provide additional traffic noise mitigation from the vehicles traversing Tom Darlington Drive. It should also be noted that residents in ‘the Boulders’ received the sole benefit of a sewer plant being decommissioned and relocated from their development, thereby resolving sewer odors that did negatively impact their property values and lifestyle. The sewer plant relocation is being paid for by all Carefree taxpayers who themselves received no personal benefit from the relocation, but consequently are paying increased monthly sewer charges to cover the cost.
I am writing to implore you to continue to pursue transitioning those of us in Carefree that are on the CCW system to the Carefree Water system which is the right thing to do. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Natalie Baxter
Resident
Carefree Sentinel Rock Estates
Some 500 homes in Carefree are in serious need of the water protections provided by Carefree. The Carefree town government has made concerted efforts, including substantial research and legal efforts to move that group of users from the Cave Creek water system into the Carefree system. There is more than ample evidence that the Cave Creek system is inadequate to meet those homes' needs.
A logical and ideal part of the move involves a new water storage tank to be placed mostly underground (with a berm and appropriate landscaping) along Tom Darlington Road at The Boulders.
Despite those facts, a group within the Boulders is now complaining that the water storage tank negatively impacts their development with no benefit to them. (The berm will actually provide traffic noise mitigation from the vehicles traversing Tom Darlington Dr.) These same residents in the Boulders reaped the sole benefit when the sewer plant located there was decommissioned, thereby resolving their sewer odors issue that did negatively impact their property values and lifestyle. The rest of us are now paying higher sewer rates and got no benefit from it.
Yet we stood up and did right by our Boulders neighbors. It's high time they returned the favor.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Riemer
Carefree Sentinel Rock Estates
Oh My! We were so happy the Carefree, Cave Creek water project was progressing. We have been strong supporters all along. Now, we must raise our voices again to stand up on this issue. We have been informed that other Carefree residents don’t feel they benefit therefore don’t want a water increase and want to stop the project. So why then, have they benefited from other town improvements that we have paid for and not received a benefit. I feel if they stop this, we are definitely being treated as second class Carefree citizens. I’m aware of the accommodations made for the Boulder residents regarding the sewer system and supported that change and was willing to pay additional sewage fees to remedy that, but now am feeling somewhat betrayed.
I have attended meetings, supported the water project and town Council members who were in support of the project, and voted accordingly. The Council is fully aware of the need for this project to serve all Carefree residents, so I feel that citing all the water-related reasons this should proceed, is not necessary. I’m concerned but hopeful that any attempted political influence will not prevail over the right thing to do. Please, get this done and make the needs of all Carefree residents make a difference.
Barbara Neagle
As a Carefree resident, living on a Carefree portion of Black Mountain, I am deeply disturbed that other Carefree residents (mostly residing in The Boulders) want to deny us the right to use the same water system that they access. The Cave Creek system has historically not been well maintained and is totally dependent on a single 30 year old 12 mile pipe. I’m sure that if the shoe was on the other foot, those same people would be up in arms if we were trying to prevent THEM from accessing the Carefree water system. As a Carefree resident, I think we should be treated the same as other Carefree residents!
Dennis Lewin
Re: Mr Schwarzkopf’s Report Number Seven
I would like to comment upon Mr. Schwarzkopf’s report number seven. This response is consistent with the “commitment to transparency and accountability” which the current BHOA Directors frequently state is shared by each member of the Board.
I asked Mr. Schwarzkopf at the Board meeting last Friday to explain who his experts are and he did not want to address it in that forum. I have sent a note requesting a list of experts and an explanation of facts.
A primary question is what facts do you have to support your opinion?
In report number seven, you stated: “The portion of our common land sought by the town is not some inconspicuous corner of desert wasteland. It is front and center in the public presentation of The Boulders, along Carefree’s de facto main street adjacent to the town’s primary welcome sign.”
You continued on: “In the “Carefree Water Fast Facts #3” distributed last week (4/26), the town claims that the site will be “landscaped with native desert vegetation”. This has been asserted many times before, but never with any specificity. As described in detail in my fifth report, according to an expert landscape designer and horticulturalist, sizable trees and plants of the type that currently exist on the site cannot possibly survive in the 2 – 3 feet of soil the town indicated that it would place on top of the tank, nor on the steeply sloping sides. Construction would also impact and endanger surrounding vegetation, including the ancient saguaros behind the bunker on golf course.”
Below the actual communication from the Town is reproduced:
Liberty/Black Mountain estimates that about 85% -90% of this $12.50/month rate increase for residential customers will result from the decommissioning and 2019 closure of the sewer treatment plant which was located in the Boulders subdivision.
Boulders residents had long complained that the odors and noises emanating from this plant negatively impacted the quality of life in the Boulders. Approximately 360 Boulder’s residents sought and received the Town’s support to request that the plant be decommissioned and closed. The Town responded by taking the leadership posture and incurred significant legal expenses in the effort to gain the closure of this plant. The Town believed and continues to believe, that protecting the health, safety and welfare of every one of our residents is of primary importance.
Liberty Utilities/Black Mountain has repeatedly stated that this plant could have continued to operate many years into the future in full compliance with all currently established regulations. However, the problems would have continued. While the closure costs were significant, the ACC agreed with the Town’s recommendation to close it to eliminate the problems it was causing.
The Town recently participated in the extensive rate increase request proceedings before the ACC, which included in-depth cost reviews, testimonies from expert witnesses and public input. While Carefree always supports the lowest utility rate increases for the Town’s residents and businesses, the Town believes that, given the substantial investment by Liberty/Black Mountain to close the plant, that the new rates which were approved by the ACC represent a fair and equitable resolution for all involved parties.
To our good neighbors at the Boulders:
I find it rich that a group of Boulder residents that the entire Carefree community supported in the decommissioning of a sewer treatment faculty which TRULY affected their quality of life and enjoyment of their property, (we are ALL paying for that in higher sewer utility charges) are denying that same courtesy to fellow Carefree residents on an even more vital issue, a sound, quality water delivery system, by spreading false and misleading information about the condition of the Cave Creek Water System, the costs (investment)of expanding the customer base of the Carefree Water Company, and whining about the placement of a well camouflaged water tank on a utility easement in their community.
The Cave Creek Water System is STILL a mess of hillbilly repairs and bandaids on a single old, decrepit water line, with lift and pump station upgrades that are not scheduled to be completed for years. New connection to Phoenix is a ways off and will be expensive for CCWC on the backside. The leased filtration units were an expensive and incomplete knee jerk quick fix, as well. And let's not forget the mess that is Desert Hills and the millstone of the debt payments CCWC must contend with.
On the other side, Carefree Water Company has done its due diligence and financial analysis of acquiring the 540 or so Carefree households currently on Cave Creek water. The millions of dollars that will be invested in infrastructure improvements is NOT just money floating around that could be spent elsewhere. This investment will bring the perpetual benefit of adding an additional 540 fellow Carefree households, each bringing along a valuable water allocation, onto the CWC. There are variable and fixed cost to delivering water. 540 new households means that those fixed costs will be spread over more customers in the future. And don’t forget, the infrastructure build out will put Carefree in the driver’s seat for developing the northeast corner of Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway. Taxes generated by the development of this area will benefit ALL Carefree residents. We ALL live in the beautiful Town of Carefree. Let's come together as a united community in providing the same water service to ALL households in Carefree.
Lisa Zarins Rinde
Carefree on Cave Creek Water
My name is Mike Johnson and I represent the Carefree Ironwood Estates HOA Board of Directors; consisting of 25 of the 526 homes currently on the Cave Creek Water System. This is our opinion of the issues surrounding the Carefree Water transition project.
So now, we are to understand that FUD people (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) have arrived to spread a message of doom across the Town to frighten people (probably with their wallets and threats of strain on the water supply), talks of petitions, recalls and derailing project financing; to try and prevent the transition of a very large segment of the Town’s population from enjoying the water available to them in the Town in which they live.
With Covid-19 and every other form of bad news out there, we are told that certain Carefree residents have hired so called outside “influencers” to help their cause to stop the Carefree Water project that will transition its Cave Creek customers onto the Carefree Water System.
Let us digress. It’s well known, that the Cave Creek Water System, whose sole water source is CAP, has suffered from a lack of maintenance which includes a single 30 year old pipe that brings water 12 miles uphill next to Cave Creek Road from the Deer Valley CAP station; utilizing 3 very old and tired CCW pumping stations. Fortunately, Carefree is not buying those assets.
We are told, we the people who live here, by people and interlopers who don’t live here, that the Cave Creek water and supply is adequate. Nonsense, the water is extremely hard, dirty at times, the water pressure fluctuates low and the fire hydrants were not serviced for years. In fact, one of them had become buried in the ground until we complained. Finally, we don’t vote in Cave Creek and have zero control as to how they run their system.
We believe if the drought continues, we will be subjected to water rationing, possibly a 30% cutback; while the other 75% of Carefree’s residents may not as there are multiple sources of supply. Is this fair to 25% of the Town’s population? What about our property values?
We believe the Town has done an excellent job of preparing the engineering for the project. The parcel in the Boulders identified for the necessary additional water storage tank, already has a utility easement on it and a large main water pipe running through it. It was obviously always meant for utility use in the future. In addition, there is a large septic tank buried on the parcel. We believe the town has bent over backwards to ensure the new tank is well placed. The tank will be mostly buried and the part that will be above ground, will be covered over and landscaped. A planned berm there should actually provide traffic noise mitigation from the vehicles traveling Tom Darlington.
We understand that Boulder resident Nay-Sayers are postulating that the water storage tank negatively impacts their development with no benefit to them. The residents of the Boulders were the sole beneficiaries when the sewer plant located in their community was decommissioned thus resolving their sewer odor issues while not impacting their property values or lifestyles. The rest of the Town received no benefit and all Carefree customers were impacted with increased monthly sewer charges.
Have they consider the possible harm that may come by forcing 25% of the Town to continue to remain on the Cave Creek Water System?
Putting the all the Nay-Sayers into perspective, Carefree has an estimated population of 4,025 people, this group can’t even be 1% of the population. The 526 plus homes/businesses that have been marooned on Cave Creek’s water system, is estimated at 1,000 to 1,500 human beings. This represents at least 25% of the Town’s population noted above.
We strongly encourage and strongly support the Carefree Town Council in its fight to complete the project. It’s the fair, just, equitable and right thing to do!
Let me get this straight: I'm paying higher sewer bills each month to cover the cost of removing a treatment plant that Boulders residents found objectionable, and now Boulders residents are fighting an unobtrusive water storage tank that will enable our section of Carefree to join the town's far-superior water system? Talk about community spirit!
Scott Peterson
To whom it concerns:
I am writing to you in order to express my concern that the Cave Creek Water Co. (CCW) system is long-term unreliable due to it's dependence on CAP as its sole source, especially during the current drought and consequent potential for rationing in the future.
According to public sources, there has been an historical lack of maintenance on the CCW system, including the single 30-year-old lead pipe that brings water 12 miles uphill along Cave Creek Road from the Deer Valley CAP station via three aging CCW pumping stations. Carefree Water is not buying that portion of the Cave Creek Water Co. That remains with Cave Creek. The parcel in ‘the Boulders’ development has a utility easement on it and a large water main pipe running through it, indicating it was always meant for a utility use in the future.
A small but extremely vocal group of residents in ‘the Boulders’ is complaining that the water storage tank will negatively impact their development with no benefit to them. According to public sources, the tank will be mostly buried and the part above ground will be covered over and landscaped, and will in fact, provide additional traffic noise mitigation from the vehicles traversing Tom Darlington Drive. It should also be noted that residents in ‘the Boulders’ received the sole benefit of a sewer plant being decommissioned and relocated from their development, thereby resolving sewer odors that did negatively impact their property values and lifestyle. The sewer plant relocation is being paid for by all Carefree taxpayers who themselves received no personal benefit from the relocation, but consequently are paying increased monthly sewer charges to cover the cost.
I am writing to implore you to continue to pursue transitioning those of us in Carefree that are on the CCW system to the Carefree Water system which is the right thing to do. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Natalie Baxter
Resident
Carefree Sentinel Rock Estates
Some 500 homes in Carefree are in serious need of the water protections provided by Carefree. The Carefree town government has made concerted efforts, including substantial research and legal efforts to move that group of users from the Cave Creek water system into the Carefree system. There is more than ample evidence that the Cave Creek system is inadequate to meet those homes' needs.
A logical and ideal part of the move involves a new water storage tank to be placed mostly underground (with a berm and appropriate landscaping) along Tom Darlington Road at The Boulders.
Despite those facts, a group within the Boulders is now complaining that the water storage tank negatively impacts their development with no benefit to them. (The berm will actually provide traffic noise mitigation from the vehicles traversing Tom Darlington Dr.) These same residents in the Boulders reaped the sole benefit when the sewer plant located there was decommissioned, thereby resolving their sewer odors issue that did negatively impact their property values and lifestyle. The rest of us are now paying higher sewer rates and got no benefit from it.
Yet we stood up and did right by our Boulders neighbors. It's high time they returned the favor.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Riemer
Carefree Sentinel Rock Estates
Oh My! We were so happy the Carefree, Cave Creek water project was progressing. We have been strong supporters all along. Now, we must raise our voices again to stand up on this issue. We have been informed that other Carefree residents don’t feel they benefit therefore don’t want a water increase and want to stop the project. So why then, have they benefited from other town improvements that we have paid for and not received a benefit. I feel if they stop this, we are definitely being treated as second class Carefree citizens. I’m aware of the accommodations made for the Boulder residents regarding the sewer system and supported that change and was willing to pay additional sewage fees to remedy that, but now am feeling somewhat betrayed.
I have attended meetings, supported the water project and town Council members who were in support of the project, and voted accordingly. The Council is fully aware of the need for this project to serve all Carefree residents, so I feel that citing all the water-related reasons this should proceed, is not necessary. I’m concerned but hopeful that any attempted political influence will not prevail over the right thing to do. Please, get this done and make the needs of all Carefree residents make a difference.
Barbara Neagle
As a Carefree resident, living on a Carefree portion of Black Mountain, I am deeply disturbed that other Carefree residents (mostly residing in The Boulders) want to deny us the right to use the same water system that they access. The Cave Creek system has historically not been well maintained and is totally dependent on a single 30 year old 12 mile pipe. I’m sure that if the shoe was on the other foot, those same people would be up in arms if we were trying to prevent THEM from accessing the Carefree water system. As a Carefree resident, I think we should be treated the same as other Carefree residents!
Dennis Lewin
Re: Mr Schwarzkopf’s Report Number Seven
I would like to comment upon Mr. Schwarzkopf’s report number seven. This response is consistent with the “commitment to transparency and accountability” which the current BHOA Directors frequently state is shared by each member of the Board.
I asked Mr. Schwarzkopf at the Board meeting last Friday to explain who his experts are and he did not want to address it in that forum. I have sent a note requesting a list of experts and an explanation of facts.
A primary question is what facts do you have to support your opinion?
In report number seven, you stated: “The portion of our common land sought by the town is not some inconspicuous corner of desert wasteland. It is front and center in the public presentation of The Boulders, along Carefree’s de facto main street adjacent to the town’s primary welcome sign.”
You continued on: “In the “Carefree Water Fast Facts #3” distributed last week (4/26), the town claims that the site will be “landscaped with native desert vegetation”. This has been asserted many times before, but never with any specificity. As described in detail in my fifth report, according to an expert landscape designer and horticulturalist, sizable trees and plants of the type that currently exist on the site cannot possibly survive in the 2 – 3 feet of soil the town indicated that it would place on top of the tank, nor on the steeply sloping sides. Construction would also impact and endanger surrounding vegetation, including the ancient saguaros behind the bunker on golf course.”
Below the actual communication from the Town is reproduced:
As shown above, through 2015 this beautiful area comprising the Boulders has experienced significant development. It now has a resort, a shopping/restaurant complex, two 18 hole golf courses, 8 tennis courts, at least 6 community/resort pools, a Spa, 3 reclaimed water retention lakes, approximately 700+ homes, parking lots and paved streets to accommodate all of these, and a septic tank and a leach field without landscaping on land owned by the BHOA at our West entrance. Until recently, development also included the Carefree Waste Water Treatment Facility. Together, these developments occupy roughly 40% of the surface area within the Boulders. As you can see, there have been many changes over the years.
You also raised the question of is the site for the water storage reservoir necessary.
In your report you stated: “An expert water system engineer engaged by our association summarized the town’s methodology as “a lame attempt to back into a particular site, based on handcuffs they put on themselves”.
Again there is no name or the qualifications this individual has, or how they came up with this point of view. Did they do an engineering study? You state that they were “engaged by our association”, but I find no record of any engineer ever having been paid for work in this area by the Board. I was on the Board and to the very best of my knowledge no engineering study was ever conducted.
You also asked the question of “is the project worthwhile “?
Mr Schwarzkopf answers this himself that there is no data to support that the project is not worthwhile, and that this evaluation is just his opinion. According to Mr. Schwarzkopf “Fast Facts #4 offers new reasons that in my opinion are vague, highly subjective and essentially trivial.”
This is just a top line look at report number seven by Mr Schwarzkopf. I will not go into more detail of this report, the earlier reports or report number eight because, like this report, much of that which is reported as facts or offered as his astute observations have no basis in facts but are only his opinions.
If you have questions about why the Carefree Water Company believes that the open space property on the perimeter of the Boulders is the best location for the water storage reservoir, or what problems it will address for the Carefree residents living on the Western and Southern edges of Carefree, or how it will be an integral part of the fire service system for all of Carefree, or what it will look like when the construction is completed, or any other question, please contact the Town and talk it through with them for yourself. Get answers, form your own opinion. Don’t just take the opinions of one individual pre-disposed to be against the water storage reservoir distributed in cleverly worded “reports” seeking to communicate that this opinions have a factual basis.
Thank You,
Mary Peterson
Non profit Info:
Cave Creek Museum names 2021-2022 board of directors
The Cave Creek Museum, one of the most unique museums of its kind, has named its board of directors for 2021-2022. The new members are (left to right):
Back row: Frank Tyrol, Bill Oelman, Darlene Southern, Reg Monachino, Evelyn Johnson, Nina Spitzer, Jo Ann Stuckey
Front row: Tammy Causey, Shea Stanfield, Ellie Alsever, Pam DiPietro
The group’s board positions are:
Reg Monachino, president
Frank Tyrol, vice president
Shea Stanfield, secretary
Pam DiPietro, treasurer
Ellie Alsever, director
Tammy Causey, director
Bill Oelman, director
Darlene Southern, director
Nina Spitzer, director
Evelyn Johnson, interim executive director
Jo Ann Stuckey, museum administrator
The 51-year-old museum’s mission is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research, and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz. For more information, contact Cave Creek Museum at 480.488.2764. Open October through May.
The Cave Creek Museum, one of the most unique museums of its kind, has named its board of directors for 2021-2022. The new members are (left to right):
Back row: Frank Tyrol, Bill Oelman, Darlene Southern, Reg Monachino, Evelyn Johnson, Nina Spitzer, Jo Ann Stuckey
Front row: Tammy Causey, Shea Stanfield, Ellie Alsever, Pam DiPietro
The group’s board positions are:
Reg Monachino, president
Frank Tyrol, vice president
Shea Stanfield, secretary
Pam DiPietro, treasurer
Ellie Alsever, director
Tammy Causey, director
Bill Oelman, director
Darlene Southern, director
Nina Spitzer, director
Evelyn Johnson, interim executive director
Jo Ann Stuckey, museum administrator
The 51-year-old museum’s mission is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research, and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz. For more information, contact Cave Creek Museum at 480.488.2764. Open October through May.
Desert Foothills Library
Effective June 1st, DFL will be open from 9 AM - 5 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 9 AM - 6 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10 AM - 4 PM on Saturdays; closed on Sundays.
JULY 2021 Adult Events/Programs
Information for events: Contact Ashley Ware, Public Services Manager, Desert Foothills Library, 480-488-2286, aware@dfla.org, www.dfla.org
Where: All events below take place at Desert Foothills Library, 38443 North Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 85331 or virtually on Zoom.
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WEEKLY PROGRAMS
Craft N Chat
Mondays, 1:00-3:00 pm
Do you knit, crochet, or practice another table craft? Join other local enthusiasts weekly for companionable creating and conversation. Any portable craft is welcomed! New crafters and all skill levels are always welcome!
No registration.
Cost: FREE
Tai Chi – Qigong for Everyone!
Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 am
A discipline that can be practiced and benefits gained at any age – you are never too old! A blending of Qigong and Tai Chi, with deep breathing, repeated gentle motions, and stretches to improve health, balance, agility, and flexibility. For healthy body-mind-breath-balance with Tai Chi coach Bina Bou. While classes are not held at Desert Foothills Library, if you mention the Library at sign up, Bina will donate money to the Library!
To see the full schedule check out mindbodyfocusQi.com
Questions: Contact instructor Bina Bou: 480-284-1300 or bina.b75@gmail.com.
Cost: $10
Alcoholics Anonymous
Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 pm
A.A. meetings are being held at Desert Foothills Library on Thursdays.
Cost: FREE
MONTHLY PROGRAMS
Writer’s Connection
Friday, July 2, 1:00-3:00 pm (1st Fridays)
Today's world is literally at a writer's fingertips. A few keyboard strokes can open the information gates to help you create stories that are distinctively credible and compelling. This Month:
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Caring for the Caregiver
Monday, July 5, 10:00-11:30 am (1st Mondays)
Taking care of yourself is essential in being able to take care of your loved one. Join us for this opportunity to fellowship with other caregivers. Led by Hospice of the West facilitators.
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Death Café
Wednesday, July 7, 12:30-2:30 pm (1st Wednesdays)
Death Cafe is a gathering to talk about death and dying. The aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. It is a global, non-profit movement begun in London in 2011: to date, more than 7,000 Death Cafes have been held in 63 countries. Death Cafe does not promote beliefs, agendas, or products, nor is it a bereavement or grief support group. Join us for open, respectful, interesting conversation about topics relevant to all of us but often considered “dark” or even taboo. From more information go to www.deathcafe.com
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Library Book Club
Thursday, July 8, 10:00-12:00 pm
Tuesday, July 27, 10:00-12:00 pm
Book Club is offered twice every month! Same book, same facilitator, different days. Choose which day is best for you to join. Everyone is welcome! This Month: I Know why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Chapter2Books Monthly Sale!
July 9 & 10
Monthly book sales provide a wonderful opportunity to purchase quality books and other media at even lower prices than the everyday bargain prices in Chapter 2. The monthly book sale is throughout Chapter 2, the Jones/Coates Room, and our patio *weather permitting*. Chapter 2 Monthly Sales are offered on the second Friday and Saturday of every month. Can’t make a Sale? Check out our amazing selection on Amazon. There are hundreds of books as well as CDs, DVDs and audiobooks listed there that are not on display in the bookstore.
The Healing Pathway
Monday, July 12 & 26, 9:30-11:00 am (2nd & 4th Mondays)
Join us on this Journey that will guide you to find a "new normal" as you process through your personal grief journey. Led by Hospice of the West facilitators.
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Get Lit Book Club
Tuesday, July 13, 5:00-6:30 pm (2nd Tuesdays)
Your Librarians Marissa, Sara, and Ashley invite you to a new style of book club; Get Lit Book Club, a happy hour book club. Not for the faint of heart! Weird, odd, and unique books are chosen for a great discussion, so get ready for something you might not choose every day! Books will include non-fiction, classics, contemporary fiction, and memoirs to list a few. Get Lit is at a different restaurant every month to support local businesses. Everyone is welcome! This Month: The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque - restaurant choice to be determined.
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE but we do encourage you to eat, drink, and be merry in support of our local businesses.
Literary Salon
Thursday, June 17, 10:00-12:00 pm (3rd Thursdays)
An informal discussion of books, film, and theater led by a facilitator. No requirements to read or see any particular film, play, or book. Everyone is invited to share ideas and reflections on the selected theme. This month: Race Relations - Biases -- some inborn, some instilled – influence how we think about and react to people of all races, even people within our own race who deviate from what we’ve been conditioned to believe is the “norm.” Choose any book to read on this topic, and join our July Literary Salon to discuss novels, memoirs, and other types of nonfiction that address the breakdown and building of race relations, along with its psychology, origins, history and impact on people, societies, cultures and quality of life, all over the world.
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Desert Foothills Library
July 2021 Youth & Teen Events
For more information, contact our Public Services Manager, Ashley Ware at aware@dfla.org or call 480-488-2286.
The Summer Reading Program kicks off this year on June 1st and runs through August 1st. Sign up at MaricopaCountyReads.org (English) or CondadoDeMaricopaLee.org (Spanish). The theme of this year’s program is “Tails & Tales”, encouraging readers to explore the many stories of the animal kingdom by reading, completing challenges and attending virtual events and participating in community experiences. The program begins on Tuesday, June 1 and plays a vital role in helping to reduce the “Summer Slide”—the learning loss experienced while transitioning between school years.
Registration is required for all events, and space is limited. Participants can register for events by visiting dfla.org or calling the library at 480-488-2286.
Land of Ladybugs
Thursday, July 1st, 10:30 AM—Toddlers & Preschool
We’ll be reading ladybug books and talking about where ladybugs live, what they eat, and their role in the ecosystem. Join us for this themed storytime and you’ll even have a ladybug mask to take home with you.
Amazing Creatures Storytime
Tuesday, July 6, 10:30 AM—Toddlers
Thursday, July 8, 10:30 AM—Preschool
Another amazing animal-themed storytime, with parachute play!
Air-Dry Animal Magnets
Friday, July 9, 4 – 5 PM
Make adorable mini-animal magnets, jewelry, and figurines with fast drying modelling clay. This craft event is open to tweens and teens.
Hungry Hippos Storytime
Tuesday, July 13, 10:30 AM—Toddlers
Thursday, July 15, 10:30 AM—Preschool
These hippos are hungry hungry hungry! Join us for this hippopotamus themed storytime!
Teen DIY: Plush Sloths
Thursday, July 15, 4 – 5:30 PM
If you think you don’t need an adorable plush pocket sloth, you’re wrong! This program for teens will provide the materials, pattern, and guidance to create a pocket-sized plush sloth. No sewing experience is necessary, and this is a great way to learn some basic sewing skills.
Wild Earth Storytime
Tuesday, July 20, 10:30 AM – Toddlers
Tuesday, July 22, 10:30 AM – Toddlers
Join us for this semi-virtual safari. We’ll be spotting all kinds of animals hidden in the library, and we’ll also connect with an educational safari online.
Shelter Pet Portraits
Saturday, July 24, 1 – 2:30 PM
Children and teens will make portraits of adoptable pets to donate to our local animal shelter! This is a great way for children to practice art and contribute to their communities.
Under the Sea Storytime
Tuesday, July 27, 10:30 AM – Toddlers
Thursday, July 29, 10:30 AM -- Preschool
Explore the beautiful creatures of our oceans in this storytime experience.
Finding Nemo INTERACTIVE Movie
Saturday, July 31, 1 – 2:30 PM
Most older children and teens are familiar with Finding Nemo, but playing
along with the movie is a new twist! Everyone gets an interactive script and a
bag filled with props and snacks. Bring the whole family for this multigenerational movie experience.
JULY 2021 Adult Events/Programs
Information for events: Contact Ashley Ware, Public Services Manager, Desert Foothills Library, 480-488-2286, aware@dfla.org, www.dfla.org
Where: All events below take place at Desert Foothills Library, 38443 North Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 85331 or virtually on Zoom.
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WEEKLY PROGRAMS
Craft N Chat
Mondays, 1:00-3:00 pm
Do you knit, crochet, or practice another table craft? Join other local enthusiasts weekly for companionable creating and conversation. Any portable craft is welcomed! New crafters and all skill levels are always welcome!
No registration.
Cost: FREE
Tai Chi – Qigong for Everyone!
Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 am
A discipline that can be practiced and benefits gained at any age – you are never too old! A blending of Qigong and Tai Chi, with deep breathing, repeated gentle motions, and stretches to improve health, balance, agility, and flexibility. For healthy body-mind-breath-balance with Tai Chi coach Bina Bou. While classes are not held at Desert Foothills Library, if you mention the Library at sign up, Bina will donate money to the Library!
To see the full schedule check out mindbodyfocusQi.com
Questions: Contact instructor Bina Bou: 480-284-1300 or bina.b75@gmail.com.
Cost: $10
Alcoholics Anonymous
Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 pm
A.A. meetings are being held at Desert Foothills Library on Thursdays.
Cost: FREE
MONTHLY PROGRAMS
Writer’s Connection
Friday, July 2, 1:00-3:00 pm (1st Fridays)
Today's world is literally at a writer's fingertips. A few keyboard strokes can open the information gates to help you create stories that are distinctively credible and compelling. This Month:
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Caring for the Caregiver
Monday, July 5, 10:00-11:30 am (1st Mondays)
Taking care of yourself is essential in being able to take care of your loved one. Join us for this opportunity to fellowship with other caregivers. Led by Hospice of the West facilitators.
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Death Café
Wednesday, July 7, 12:30-2:30 pm (1st Wednesdays)
Death Cafe is a gathering to talk about death and dying. The aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. It is a global, non-profit movement begun in London in 2011: to date, more than 7,000 Death Cafes have been held in 63 countries. Death Cafe does not promote beliefs, agendas, or products, nor is it a bereavement or grief support group. Join us for open, respectful, interesting conversation about topics relevant to all of us but often considered “dark” or even taboo. From more information go to www.deathcafe.com
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Library Book Club
Thursday, July 8, 10:00-12:00 pm
Tuesday, July 27, 10:00-12:00 pm
Book Club is offered twice every month! Same book, same facilitator, different days. Choose which day is best for you to join. Everyone is welcome! This Month: I Know why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Chapter2Books Monthly Sale!
July 9 & 10
Monthly book sales provide a wonderful opportunity to purchase quality books and other media at even lower prices than the everyday bargain prices in Chapter 2. The monthly book sale is throughout Chapter 2, the Jones/Coates Room, and our patio *weather permitting*. Chapter 2 Monthly Sales are offered on the second Friday and Saturday of every month. Can’t make a Sale? Check out our amazing selection on Amazon. There are hundreds of books as well as CDs, DVDs and audiobooks listed there that are not on display in the bookstore.
The Healing Pathway
Monday, July 12 & 26, 9:30-11:00 am (2nd & 4th Mondays)
Join us on this Journey that will guide you to find a "new normal" as you process through your personal grief journey. Led by Hospice of the West facilitators.
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Get Lit Book Club
Tuesday, July 13, 5:00-6:30 pm (2nd Tuesdays)
Your Librarians Marissa, Sara, and Ashley invite you to a new style of book club; Get Lit Book Club, a happy hour book club. Not for the faint of heart! Weird, odd, and unique books are chosen for a great discussion, so get ready for something you might not choose every day! Books will include non-fiction, classics, contemporary fiction, and memoirs to list a few. Get Lit is at a different restaurant every month to support local businesses. Everyone is welcome! This Month: The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque - restaurant choice to be determined.
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE but we do encourage you to eat, drink, and be merry in support of our local businesses.
Literary Salon
Thursday, June 17, 10:00-12:00 pm (3rd Thursdays)
An informal discussion of books, film, and theater led by a facilitator. No requirements to read or see any particular film, play, or book. Everyone is invited to share ideas and reflections on the selected theme. This month: Race Relations - Biases -- some inborn, some instilled – influence how we think about and react to people of all races, even people within our own race who deviate from what we’ve been conditioned to believe is the “norm.” Choose any book to read on this topic, and join our July Literary Salon to discuss novels, memoirs, and other types of nonfiction that address the breakdown and building of race relations, along with its psychology, origins, history and impact on people, societies, cultures and quality of life, all over the world.
RSVP online at dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Desert Foothills Library
July 2021 Youth & Teen Events
For more information, contact our Public Services Manager, Ashley Ware at aware@dfla.org or call 480-488-2286.
The Summer Reading Program kicks off this year on June 1st and runs through August 1st. Sign up at MaricopaCountyReads.org (English) or CondadoDeMaricopaLee.org (Spanish). The theme of this year’s program is “Tails & Tales”, encouraging readers to explore the many stories of the animal kingdom by reading, completing challenges and attending virtual events and participating in community experiences. The program begins on Tuesday, June 1 and plays a vital role in helping to reduce the “Summer Slide”—the learning loss experienced while transitioning between school years.
Registration is required for all events, and space is limited. Participants can register for events by visiting dfla.org or calling the library at 480-488-2286.
Land of Ladybugs
Thursday, July 1st, 10:30 AM—Toddlers & Preschool
We’ll be reading ladybug books and talking about where ladybugs live, what they eat, and their role in the ecosystem. Join us for this themed storytime and you’ll even have a ladybug mask to take home with you.
Amazing Creatures Storytime
Tuesday, July 6, 10:30 AM—Toddlers
Thursday, July 8, 10:30 AM—Preschool
Another amazing animal-themed storytime, with parachute play!
Air-Dry Animal Magnets
Friday, July 9, 4 – 5 PM
Make adorable mini-animal magnets, jewelry, and figurines with fast drying modelling clay. This craft event is open to tweens and teens.
Hungry Hippos Storytime
Tuesday, July 13, 10:30 AM—Toddlers
Thursday, July 15, 10:30 AM—Preschool
These hippos are hungry hungry hungry! Join us for this hippopotamus themed storytime!
Teen DIY: Plush Sloths
Thursday, July 15, 4 – 5:30 PM
If you think you don’t need an adorable plush pocket sloth, you’re wrong! This program for teens will provide the materials, pattern, and guidance to create a pocket-sized plush sloth. No sewing experience is necessary, and this is a great way to learn some basic sewing skills.
Wild Earth Storytime
Tuesday, July 20, 10:30 AM – Toddlers
Tuesday, July 22, 10:30 AM – Toddlers
Join us for this semi-virtual safari. We’ll be spotting all kinds of animals hidden in the library, and we’ll also connect with an educational safari online.
Shelter Pet Portraits
Saturday, July 24, 1 – 2:30 PM
Children and teens will make portraits of adoptable pets to donate to our local animal shelter! This is a great way for children to practice art and contribute to their communities.
Under the Sea Storytime
Tuesday, July 27, 10:30 AM – Toddlers
Thursday, July 29, 10:30 AM -- Preschool
Explore the beautiful creatures of our oceans in this storytime experience.
Finding Nemo INTERACTIVE Movie
Saturday, July 31, 1 – 2:30 PM
Most older children and teens are familiar with Finding Nemo, but playing
along with the movie is a new twist! Everyone gets an interactive script and a
bag filled with props and snacks. Bring the whole family for this multigenerational movie experience.
