(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-7721.html
http://carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-7721.html
"Waiting for the Sun to Set to a Point"
Photo by Tom Baker
Here are your bonus rounds from Herbert.
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/51721-pm-truckcactusbird.html
Photo by Tom Baker
Here are your bonus rounds from Herbert.
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/51721-pm-truckcactusbird.html
Photos by Herbert Hitchon
Here's your bonus video from Herbert:
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
Here's your bonus video from Herbert:
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
Ed Morgan
Hi, Lyn,
Just wanted you to know that Ed passed peacefully. So glad you stopped by to see him! We’ll have a memorial service Saturday, July 17, 1:00 at Desert Hills Presbyterian Church. And we would love to have Herbie film the service. I will save a parking place but I’m sure he will be there a little early. Thank you very much, Lyn- why Ed loved you!! Your article is beautiful. Can you send that to Karen, my daughter?
Bobbie Morgan
Thanks Lyn,
You are correct, Ed was a very special person. He will be missed.
Pam DiPietro
(Lyn's note: Martha and Kevin Glenn sent us an adorable 4th of July e-card. I copied the link to send it to our readers. We hoped you'd enjoy it as much as we did. Judging by the responses we received, many did. Thanks, Martha and Kevin!)
“Boulders resident Don Schwarzkopf is sending out missives opposing the joining of the Carefree Service Area (residences and businesses in Carefree currently served by the Cave Creek Water Company) with the Carefree Water Company. He and his cohorts have hired "influencer" David Lebowitz, president of the company Lebowitz Solo, who moved to Phoenix from the east coast. According to BallotPedia. "Influencers in American politics are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect public perceptions."
The citizens of Carefree are being charged significantly more for our sewer rates, starting June 1st, because the Town of Carefree supported the residents in the Boulders who were suffering from extensive sewer odors that had made some residences there literally unlivable. The sewer plant was shut down by Liberty Utilities, private owner of the sewer company that services us, at considerable expense, which is the main reason for our sewer rate increase.
All the property owners in Carefree, both residential and business, are paying for this so the residents in the Boulders could breathe fresh air. This group now fighting our water transfer are squealing that the water tank "hurts their property values" (which the sewer odors most certainly did), without providing them with any benefit. Well, our sewer rate increase to get rid of their sewer odors certainly did not provide the rest of Carefree with any benefit, but it was the right thing to do, something which does not seem to concern this group in the Boulders.
The Carefree Water Company draws from both multiple functioning wells that go into the huge aquifer beneath Carefree and Scottsdale and from CAP, so is not totally dependent on CAP water. CAP is already talking about instituting rationing due to the extended drought. We need to get off of Cave Creek Water for a multitude of reasons, and this group in the Boulders is not only delaying that, but is trying to derail it entirely.”
Our communities need to work together to ensure all residents receive water services we all deserve. It would be nice for the small opposition group in the Boulder’s to support this water effort, as Carefree supported them to ensure they had clean air.
Thank you.
Cara and John Herkamp
I’m not vicious. I’m not threatening the town, or its water supply. I am neither a cannibal nor a serial killer. I just don’t believe that Carefree town officials are omniscient and infallible.
There are three main concerns that any thoughtful Carefree resident should have about the town’s “water transition” project:
1) Why does it make sense to completely replace the existing water delivery infrastructure in western Carefree, when less drastic measures could achieve the same objectives ?
2) How can it make sense to spend more than 20 million dollars just to make the same Central Arizona Project water flow out of the same faucets, when so much else could be accomplished with this level of investment / indebtedness ?
3) Why should the town expropriate privately preserved open space for the above- ground industrial portion of this project, when they admit that other options are viable ?
A series of eight reports to my fellow members of the Boulders HOA examining these questions are freely available here: https://www.bouldersnorthhoa.com/water- tank/. My reports are based upon detailed review of thousands of pages of the town’s own documents produced in ongoing litigation, which few others have seen or bothered to examine.
Carefree is a tiny town of just 4000 people, with a small administration and town council demonstrably moving in lockstep under a single decision-maker. The engineers involved in this project have performed only a facilitating role, hobbled by the decisions and constraints that town officials have placed upon them. It would be foolhardy for us to assume that good decisions are being made about every aspect of such a complex and costly project.
In March, Boulders HOA members voted overwhelmingly to replace a board of directors who were unwilling to ask serious questions about the project. The town responded by immediately filing suit for condemnation of our association’s common land.
About fifty years ago, before the town of Carefree existed, developers of the Boulders set aside land to preserve as much as possible of this especially beautiful portion of the Sonoran desert. This land is a benefit enjoyed by everyone traveling on Tom Darlington Drive, and the Carefree General Plan recognizes it as valuable passive open space that “contributes to the social, economic and environmental well-being of the Town . . . benefits local businesses and helps strengthen the local economic base . . . (and) protects the natural flora fauna of the Upper Sonoran Desert, thereby preserving one of the foremost characteristics of the Town.”
This preserved open desert space is also the defining characteristic of The Boulders. Purchasers of homes in The Boulders paid a premium when this land was set aside, and buyers today continue to pay a significant premium over other homes in Carefree because of it. Permanent preservation is specified in the recorded land titles, and for decades local real estate agents have routinely assured buyers that nothing would ever be built there.
Now the town wants to take a particularly picturesque portion of this land, right in the middle of our public frontage along Tom Darlington Drive, for the price of a good set of patio furniture.
Anyone under the illusion that removal of the wastewater treatment plant was a gift to The Boulders should read this news release of May 13, 2013: https://www.carefree.org/DocumentCenter/View/286/Black-Mountain-Sewer-Plant- Closing-Press-Release-May-13-2013-PDF. For decades, without thanks or compensation, The Boulders endured the burden of processing sewage from all around the town at a facility originally built to serve fewer than 50 homes, but subsequently exploited by the town to serve more than 2,000.
The reverse of our Boulders situation is found in Carefree Sentinel Rock and other parts of western Carefree. Purchasers of homes in these neighborhoods undoubtedly did so with the knowledge that their water would be provided through Cave Creek. They likely paid less for their homes because of that. Yet now they clamor to be saved from their own decision, at the cost of more than $20 million in public funds and the taking of land paid for and preserved by Boulders residents.
In reality, no trade-off is required between the public amenity of clean and abundant water and the other public amenity of preserved Sonoran desert. As explained in my eighth report, saving our desert would likely also save millions of dollars. The project’s engineers are undoubtedly capable of devising alternative solutions that do not involve the condemnation and taking of privately preserved open space.
The hyperbole and misdirection now being employed to help imperious town officials evade accountability is an insult to every thoughtful resident of Carefree. The appropriate response to a government’s evasion of accountability in our democracy is ballot initiatives.
Don Schwarzkopf
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Desert Foothills Library
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
(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
(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.
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.
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
(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
(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.
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.
Desert Foothills Theater
is pleased to announce our 2021-22 theater season
is pleased to announce our 2021-22 theater season
We are incredibly happy with the 2021-22 theater season and know that you will be too! Actors young and old will take the stage to tell stories, entertain and delight our audiences. We will let you know when tickets are on sale so that you will not miss seeing your favorite performance.
