(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-8421.html
http://carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-8421.html
Photo by Pete Hedrick
Here are your bonus rounds from Herbert.
I loved this latest desert on the menu at Confluence.
Herbert Hitchon
Here are your bonus rounds from Herbert.
I loved this latest desert on the menu at Confluence.
Herbert Hitchon
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
We are all in this Together!
Majority of Previous Boulders HOA Directors Support Water Tank Location
This letter is submitted on behalf of 22 past HOA Board Members of the Boulders North Community.
As a group, we support the Town’s effort to provide a clean and reliable water supply for all our residents, and we recognize that making a comfortable and sustainable home in our Sonoran desert environment requires us all to work together. The Town’s proposed new water system will resolve the water quality, sediment and infrastructure maintenance issues currently impacting 527 homes and one retail development in west Carefree while providing the necessary water supply for undeveloped lots and an additional commercially zoned area.
We DO NOT support the current HOA Board’s efforts to fight the proposed 300,000 gallon buried water reservoir sited along Tom Darlington on our common land, which is part of this infrastructure improvement plan as proposed by the Town of Carefree and the Carefree Water Company. The Boulders Resort shares our view.
To solve our residents’ water problems, the Town exercised its right to acquire these customers under an Intergovernmental Agreement with Cave Creek, the current water provider, and hired the highly regarded water engineering firm Coe & Van Loo to lead the site selection and water system rebalancing / optimization process. After evaluating numerous sites, our HOA common land uniquely met all the critical criteria (elevation, non-residential access point, proximity to large water transmission line, topographic & geologic suitability). Past HOA Boards have reviewed the Town’s selection process and found it to be fair, competent and objective.
The town has agreed to bury the 300,000 gallon reinforced concrete reservoir and re-plant and irrigate the disturbed desert to minimize the visual and environmental impacts. This site allows water transport to occur only by gravity, which obviates any need for noisy, energy consuming, and costly pumps. The desert elevation in this area will be raised six to eight feet to allow service access by Carefree Water from an entrance off Tom Darlington Road. Impacted homeowners on the Boulders side will have no view of the reservoir, but will experience a modest rise in the desert floor that will reduce their visibility of Tom Darlington Road. Views of Black Mountain and the sunsets to the west will be only minimally affected (the Town of Carefree commissioned a photo rendering of the visual impact of the reservoir from the perspective of the closest Carefree resident. The rendering can be viewed at www.carefree.org in the Water Consolidation Fast Facts area under “Fast Facts #3: Underground Water Reservoir.”)
As a group, we DO endorse the current HOA board’s effort to receive fair compensation from Carefree as prescribed by the eminent domain legal process, but we DO NOT endorse existing and on-going efforts to prevent this project through voter initiatives or other delaying tactics that will have the effect of adding to the Town’s cost and delaying the necessary service improvements to our Carefree neighbors.
This letter is not written to explicitly call anyone out, but we will caution readers that some in our Boulders community have been publishing what we consider to be a tremendous amount of misinformation. Please do your own research (for example, watch the 2/9/21 Carefree Water Board Meeting presentation on this project). If you encounter a neighbor who criticizes town officials, technical professionals, and others in our community while insisting they have uncovered self-dealing and corruption, please consider the possibility that it is simpler to imagine that those they are criticizing are attempting to act in the best interests of all Carefree residents, while the accusers are fixated on narrow personal interests.
If anyone has questions or would simply like to support this open letter, please email carefreeunity@gmail.com
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
We are all in this Together!
Majority of Previous Boulders HOA Directors Support Water Tank Location
This letter is submitted on behalf of 22 past HOA Board Members of the Boulders North Community.
As a group, we support the Town’s effort to provide a clean and reliable water supply for all our residents, and we recognize that making a comfortable and sustainable home in our Sonoran desert environment requires us all to work together. The Town’s proposed new water system will resolve the water quality, sediment and infrastructure maintenance issues currently impacting 527 homes and one retail development in west Carefree while providing the necessary water supply for undeveloped lots and an additional commercially zoned area.
We DO NOT support the current HOA Board’s efforts to fight the proposed 300,000 gallon buried water reservoir sited along Tom Darlington on our common land, which is part of this infrastructure improvement plan as proposed by the Town of Carefree and the Carefree Water Company. The Boulders Resort shares our view.
To solve our residents’ water problems, the Town exercised its right to acquire these customers under an Intergovernmental Agreement with Cave Creek, the current water provider, and hired the highly regarded water engineering firm Coe & Van Loo to lead the site selection and water system rebalancing / optimization process. After evaluating numerous sites, our HOA common land uniquely met all the critical criteria (elevation, non-residential access point, proximity to large water transmission line, topographic & geologic suitability). Past HOA Boards have reviewed the Town’s selection process and found it to be fair, competent and objective.
The town has agreed to bury the 300,000 gallon reinforced concrete reservoir and re-plant and irrigate the disturbed desert to minimize the visual and environmental impacts. This site allows water transport to occur only by gravity, which obviates any need for noisy, energy consuming, and costly pumps. The desert elevation in this area will be raised six to eight feet to allow service access by Carefree Water from an entrance off Tom Darlington Road. Impacted homeowners on the Boulders side will have no view of the reservoir, but will experience a modest rise in the desert floor that will reduce their visibility of Tom Darlington Road. Views of Black Mountain and the sunsets to the west will be only minimally affected (the Town of Carefree commissioned a photo rendering of the visual impact of the reservoir from the perspective of the closest Carefree resident. The rendering can be viewed at www.carefree.org in the Water Consolidation Fast Facts area under “Fast Facts #3: Underground Water Reservoir.”)
As a group, we DO endorse the current HOA board’s effort to receive fair compensation from Carefree as prescribed by the eminent domain legal process, but we DO NOT endorse existing and on-going efforts to prevent this project through voter initiatives or other delaying tactics that will have the effect of adding to the Town’s cost and delaying the necessary service improvements to our Carefree neighbors.
This letter is not written to explicitly call anyone out, but we will caution readers that some in our Boulders community have been publishing what we consider to be a tremendous amount of misinformation. Please do your own research (for example, watch the 2/9/21 Carefree Water Board Meeting presentation on this project). If you encounter a neighbor who criticizes town officials, technical professionals, and others in our community while insisting they have uncovered self-dealing and corruption, please consider the possibility that it is simpler to imagine that those they are criticizing are attempting to act in the best interests of all Carefree residents, while the accusers are fixated on narrow personal interests.
If anyone has questions or would simply like to support this open letter, please email carefreeunity@gmail.com
What about this “Eminent Domain” Ballot
Initiative?
Would it be a Benefit to Carefree residents?
Boulders Water Storage Reservoir
Opponents:
Conservationists or Opportunists?
A small group of Boulders residents are claiming that they are trying to save desert open space. That would be an effort worthy of the support of all Carefree residents, if that was their real objective.
But consider an alternative explanation of this seemingly recently discovered “conservation” interest from these Boulders residents. Perhaps it could be more accurately described as a ruse, and that they are trying to use “conservation” to camouflage their real objective. Could it be that preventing the water storage reservoir from being built in the property along Tom Darlington in the Boulders open space, property which already has a water utility easement running through it and water infrastructure already in place, is their real objective? There seems to be some support for this alternative explanation.
If conservation is actually a high priority to these people, why did they choose to live in one of the most highly developed subdivisions in Carefree? The Boulders is not a community of a few houses interspersed within a relatively untouched native desert landscape. Over 40% of its land surface has already been scraped bare and developed. In addition to 700+ homes in the north and south Boulders, virtually all of which had an excavation footprint the size of the proposed water storage reservoir, there are two 18 hole golf courses where beautiful natural desert once stood. It is also home to three large man-made ponds full of treated effluent with which to water the golf courses. Large community and commercial structures, including a club house, spa, golf shop and tennis courts, each with asphalt parking lots, occupy space once covered by desert vegetation. The Boulders HOA even installed a septic tank and leach field in Boulders open space a year ago. Unfortunately, they have yet to landscape these excavation scars.
As another example, many of us know the time honored adage, “the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior“. Given their espoused passion for conservation, it is reasonable to expect these people to have a strong record of support for local conservation causes. We could not find any. We could not find any evidence of their financial and/or time support for the Desert Foothills Land Trust and Spur Cross. Perhaps we are not fully familiar with the conservation efforts of these few Boulders people evidencing their deep commitment to desert conservation. If so, we would invite them to share with us their previous support for local conservation causes.
Could it be that this sudden “conservation” orientation of these few Boulders residents is another opportunistic, disingenuous communication ploy to serve their self-interest? I would like to think not, but . . .
Carefree Citizens for Protecting our Water Supply
(Lyn's note: The Boulders is an exclusive gated golf course community. This "open space" is within the Boulders and its use is restricted. This "open space" does not benefit the community at large. Furthermore, the open space in question runs along Tom Darlington Dr., and was obviously meant to be nothing more than a buffer from the traffic sights and sounds for those houses in the Boulders adjacent to that street, similar to other traffic buffers frequently seen around the area along arterial streets.)
Hi Lyn,
EXCELLENT letters from Mayor Peterson!
Catherine Zindell
(Lyn's note: This refers to the 2 letters of explanation from Les Peterson speaking as the Mayor and as the Chairman of the Carefree Water Company Board.)
(Lyn's note: Below are responses to the Carefree Citizens For Protecting our Water Supply guest editorial.)
Lyn,
The thoughtful, reasoned responses to Mr. Schwarzkopf's concerns are much appreciated. The fact that you posted his unedited letter in its entirety shows that you are unbiased in all of this.
The Board of the water company (to which I am a member) sat through hours of presentations of facts, and heard from many residents expressing their concerns over the water quality and desire to be heard on this matter. Unfortunately, it was also politicized to a degree.
As a father of three teens in this community, I constantly strive to set the example for my kids of "doing what is right." Giving every resident access to quality water (and ensuring that their hydrants are inspected regularly) should be a right of every resident, particularly in the midst of a 20 year drought and constant fear of fire.
Studies were done by experts on where the tank should be placed. The studies were published publicly and meetings on the matter were public. The water company and the town have been assured that the tank's visibility will be kept to an extreme minimum, and that this tank is needed in the process of affording ALL Carefree residents access to the same water quality that those in the east side (including the Boulders community) currently enjoy.
Doing the right thing sometimes isn't easy. Carefree residents did the right thing when they helped to bear the responsibility in moving sewage out of the Boulders. Now the Boulders residents are being asked to be part of the community by sharing this responsibility in allowing the town access to public land that is designated for utilities. Boulders residents get their water from storage tanks on someone else's property. Let's see the bigger picture and help each other. That's what being neighbors is all about.
Councilman Vince D'Aliesio
Excellent and truly fact based analysis to counter such egregious misrepresentations. Thank you Lyn, for exposing the real story so well! We have never had better leadership in our wonderful town than our present Mayor, Vice Mayor and Council.
Joe Fetzer ( Carefree citizen for 23 years)
(Lyn's note: We just supplied the platform. Others did the research for that rebuttal. I couldn't agree more that we have great leadership on our Council. We are very lucky to have the caliber of volunteers willing to serve the public here in Carefree. We are also lucky to have regular citizens who are willing to do extensive research and to share their results. This is a terrific little town!)
Lyn,
I am not a big fan of the current major but that being said, I appreciate and agree with his comments surrounding the Carefree Water Reservoir controversy. The opposition to the location is not surprising nor unexpected. Were the location a different site, I am confident that the residents of homes in proximity of such an alternative site would raise similar objections. We have all experienced situations where conceptual agreements on the need for more mental health facilities, shelters and the like ultimately come in direct conflict with the belief that these facilities were needed but not “in my neighborhood”. Speed monitors, microwave towers are great until they impact certain neighborhoods. “Common good” or the “needs of the many” theoretically should take precedence over the desires of the individual. However, as has been demonstrated time and again, many of us are not willing to set aside our individual desires for the larger good. And so it is in this case.
John Nimsky
(Lyn's note: If it worked in our back yard, literally, Herbert and I would not object to a mostly buried, with soil and landscaping on top of it, water storage tank. Ron Clarke, who was always concerned with appearances and whose well known Holy Grail was the undergrounding of electrical poles in Carefree for that reason, accepted 2 large above ground water storage tanks in the literal back yard of his beautiful custom home on Black Mountain because he realized that it was for the greater good of the community. This was truly a sacrifice for Ron, but one he was willing to make because he was that kind of a man. Those, by the way, are the water tanks that supply water to the Boulders. Cell towers are pretty endemic now. Most people want good cell phone and internet service, so do not oppose the infrastructure to enable those benefits. Many also want to see traffic near residential neighborhoods slowed. That having been said, at issue in this case is an inanimate object that will be largely out of sight, not remotely the equivalent of a mental health facility or a homeless shelter that could house potentially dangerous people.)
What is this about declaring Carefree a slum and redevelopment district?
Louise Short
(Lyn's note: I referred this question to Steve Prokopeck, Carefree's Director of Economic Development. Others had also questioned this and Steve generally.)
You all in one way or another have reached out with a question regarding the Redevelopment Area Resolution. I am the one that is presenting this at this evenings council meeting. Under state law, a Council can declare that a designated area either has slum or blight. Slum refers to more social issues like crime, homelessness, poverty and health. Blight refers to more area physical conditions like prolonged vacancy, buildings in need of revitalization, properties that have not been able to reach full potential, and infrastructure that needs to be addressed for safety and usability.
The Redevelopment Area simply gives us tools, provided by state law, that allow us to better address these issues cooperatively with property owners, businesses and the community at large. Downtown Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Peoria, Mesa all have made this declaration, and have use the tools effectively to preserve and enhance the unique quality and charm these areas have today. Tools include 1. Enhanced financing and bonding options, 2. access to federal and state grants 3. Ability for the Town to better utilize Town own property 4. Allow for public and private sector collaboration at both the planning and financing level to revitalize buildings and fix infrastructure.
It’s no doubt Carefree Town Center has buildings sitting vacant for long periods of time, key intersections with buildings in need of revitalization, vacant parcels that are difficult to develop, streets and alleys that are not safe for pedestrians, sidewalks that end in ditches, signage that is confusing. We all know these things exist, and these are all definitions of blight under the state law. We can continue to look past them and complain, or we can take steps to fix problems that have plagued us for decades.
In no case, am I aware of, has this declaration harmed a community. In fact, I have only received positivity from property owners and businesses excited to work together on making town center a more attractive and safer place to access and visit. Gilbert’s Heritage District is the latest success story, and declaring a redevelopment area certainly didn’t harm the Town of Gilbert.
The next step is to engage in the redevelopment planning process, which will allow us to focus on the things needing to be fixed, and put real world fixes to those problems. The process will engage the property owners, businesses and residents, and we can work cooperatively together on positive outcomes, or we can get hung up on semantics like slum and blight, and ignore the reality that Town Center needs some extra help.
As to eminent domain, the Town has the inherent right, regardless of a redevelopment area, when it comes to public uses. Under a redevelopment area, the only expanded right is to acquire buildings, that determined by a court of law, are a public health risk, are unoccupiable, or have been abandoned. Economic development is not considered a public use. I am more about planning and cooperation, and have absolutely no intention to use eminent domain for redevelopment or revitalization.
If you would like to discuss this further, I can be available in person or by phone, or please visit the Carefree.org website to get more information You can go to the economic development website under town center. Here you will find all public presentations, background information, and the process we have followed to date.
Thanks,
Steve Prokopek
But consider an alternative explanation of this seemingly recently discovered “conservation” interest from these Boulders residents. Perhaps it could be more accurately described as a ruse, and that they are trying to use “conservation” to camouflage their real objective. Could it be that preventing the water storage reservoir from being built in the property along Tom Darlington in the Boulders open space, property which already has a water utility easement running through it and water infrastructure already in place, is their real objective? There seems to be some support for this alternative explanation.
If conservation is actually a high priority to these people, why did they choose to live in one of the most highly developed subdivisions in Carefree? The Boulders is not a community of a few houses interspersed within a relatively untouched native desert landscape. Over 40% of its land surface has already been scraped bare and developed. In addition to 700+ homes in the north and south Boulders, virtually all of which had an excavation footprint the size of the proposed water storage reservoir, there are two 18 hole golf courses where beautiful natural desert once stood. It is also home to three large man-made ponds full of treated effluent with which to water the golf courses. Large community and commercial structures, including a club house, spa, golf shop and tennis courts, each with asphalt parking lots, occupy space once covered by desert vegetation. The Boulders HOA even installed a septic tank and leach field in Boulders open space a year ago. Unfortunately, they have yet to landscape these excavation scars.
As another example, many of us know the time honored adage, “the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior“. Given their espoused passion for conservation, it is reasonable to expect these people to have a strong record of support for local conservation causes. We could not find any. We could not find any evidence of their financial and/or time support for the Desert Foothills Land Trust and Spur Cross. Perhaps we are not fully familiar with the conservation efforts of these few Boulders people evidencing their deep commitment to desert conservation. If so, we would invite them to share with us their previous support for local conservation causes.
Could it be that this sudden “conservation” orientation of these few Boulders residents is another opportunistic, disingenuous communication ploy to serve their self-interest? I would like to think not, but . . .
Carefree Citizens for Protecting our Water Supply
(Lyn's note: The Boulders is an exclusive gated golf course community. This "open space" is within the Boulders and its use is restricted. This "open space" does not benefit the community at large. Furthermore, the open space in question runs along Tom Darlington Dr., and was obviously meant to be nothing more than a buffer from the traffic sights and sounds for those houses in the Boulders adjacent to that street, similar to other traffic buffers frequently seen around the area along arterial streets.)
Hi Lyn,
EXCELLENT letters from Mayor Peterson!
Catherine Zindell
(Lyn's note: This refers to the 2 letters of explanation from Les Peterson speaking as the Mayor and as the Chairman of the Carefree Water Company Board.)
(Lyn's note: Below are responses to the Carefree Citizens For Protecting our Water Supply guest editorial.)
Lyn,
The thoughtful, reasoned responses to Mr. Schwarzkopf's concerns are much appreciated. The fact that you posted his unedited letter in its entirety shows that you are unbiased in all of this.
The Board of the water company (to which I am a member) sat through hours of presentations of facts, and heard from many residents expressing their concerns over the water quality and desire to be heard on this matter. Unfortunately, it was also politicized to a degree.
As a father of three teens in this community, I constantly strive to set the example for my kids of "doing what is right." Giving every resident access to quality water (and ensuring that their hydrants are inspected regularly) should be a right of every resident, particularly in the midst of a 20 year drought and constant fear of fire.
Studies were done by experts on where the tank should be placed. The studies were published publicly and meetings on the matter were public. The water company and the town have been assured that the tank's visibility will be kept to an extreme minimum, and that this tank is needed in the process of affording ALL Carefree residents access to the same water quality that those in the east side (including the Boulders community) currently enjoy.
Doing the right thing sometimes isn't easy. Carefree residents did the right thing when they helped to bear the responsibility in moving sewage out of the Boulders. Now the Boulders residents are being asked to be part of the community by sharing this responsibility in allowing the town access to public land that is designated for utilities. Boulders residents get their water from storage tanks on someone else's property. Let's see the bigger picture and help each other. That's what being neighbors is all about.
Councilman Vince D'Aliesio
Excellent and truly fact based analysis to counter such egregious misrepresentations. Thank you Lyn, for exposing the real story so well! We have never had better leadership in our wonderful town than our present Mayor, Vice Mayor and Council.
Joe Fetzer ( Carefree citizen for 23 years)
(Lyn's note: We just supplied the platform. Others did the research for that rebuttal. I couldn't agree more that we have great leadership on our Council. We are very lucky to have the caliber of volunteers willing to serve the public here in Carefree. We are also lucky to have regular citizens who are willing to do extensive research and to share their results. This is a terrific little town!)
Lyn,
I am not a big fan of the current major but that being said, I appreciate and agree with his comments surrounding the Carefree Water Reservoir controversy. The opposition to the location is not surprising nor unexpected. Were the location a different site, I am confident that the residents of homes in proximity of such an alternative site would raise similar objections. We have all experienced situations where conceptual agreements on the need for more mental health facilities, shelters and the like ultimately come in direct conflict with the belief that these facilities were needed but not “in my neighborhood”. Speed monitors, microwave towers are great until they impact certain neighborhoods. “Common good” or the “needs of the many” theoretically should take precedence over the desires of the individual. However, as has been demonstrated time and again, many of us are not willing to set aside our individual desires for the larger good. And so it is in this case.
John Nimsky
(Lyn's note: If it worked in our back yard, literally, Herbert and I would not object to a mostly buried, with soil and landscaping on top of it, water storage tank. Ron Clarke, who was always concerned with appearances and whose well known Holy Grail was the undergrounding of electrical poles in Carefree for that reason, accepted 2 large above ground water storage tanks in the literal back yard of his beautiful custom home on Black Mountain because he realized that it was for the greater good of the community. This was truly a sacrifice for Ron, but one he was willing to make because he was that kind of a man. Those, by the way, are the water tanks that supply water to the Boulders. Cell towers are pretty endemic now. Most people want good cell phone and internet service, so do not oppose the infrastructure to enable those benefits. Many also want to see traffic near residential neighborhoods slowed. That having been said, at issue in this case is an inanimate object that will be largely out of sight, not remotely the equivalent of a mental health facility or a homeless shelter that could house potentially dangerous people.)
What is this about declaring Carefree a slum and redevelopment district?
Louise Short
(Lyn's note: I referred this question to Steve Prokopeck, Carefree's Director of Economic Development. Others had also questioned this and Steve generally.)
You all in one way or another have reached out with a question regarding the Redevelopment Area Resolution. I am the one that is presenting this at this evenings council meeting. Under state law, a Council can declare that a designated area either has slum or blight. Slum refers to more social issues like crime, homelessness, poverty and health. Blight refers to more area physical conditions like prolonged vacancy, buildings in need of revitalization, properties that have not been able to reach full potential, and infrastructure that needs to be addressed for safety and usability.
The Redevelopment Area simply gives us tools, provided by state law, that allow us to better address these issues cooperatively with property owners, businesses and the community at large. Downtown Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Peoria, Mesa all have made this declaration, and have use the tools effectively to preserve and enhance the unique quality and charm these areas have today. Tools include 1. Enhanced financing and bonding options, 2. access to federal and state grants 3. Ability for the Town to better utilize Town own property 4. Allow for public and private sector collaboration at both the planning and financing level to revitalize buildings and fix infrastructure.
It’s no doubt Carefree Town Center has buildings sitting vacant for long periods of time, key intersections with buildings in need of revitalization, vacant parcels that are difficult to develop, streets and alleys that are not safe for pedestrians, sidewalks that end in ditches, signage that is confusing. We all know these things exist, and these are all definitions of blight under the state law. We can continue to look past them and complain, or we can take steps to fix problems that have plagued us for decades.
In no case, am I aware of, has this declaration harmed a community. In fact, I have only received positivity from property owners and businesses excited to work together on making town center a more attractive and safer place to access and visit. Gilbert’s Heritage District is the latest success story, and declaring a redevelopment area certainly didn’t harm the Town of Gilbert.
The next step is to engage in the redevelopment planning process, which will allow us to focus on the things needing to be fixed, and put real world fixes to those problems. The process will engage the property owners, businesses and residents, and we can work cooperatively together on positive outcomes, or we can get hung up on semantics like slum and blight, and ignore the reality that Town Center needs some extra help.
As to eminent domain, the Town has the inherent right, regardless of a redevelopment area, when it comes to public uses. Under a redevelopment area, the only expanded right is to acquire buildings, that determined by a court of law, are a public health risk, are unoccupiable, or have been abandoned. Economic development is not considered a public use. I am more about planning and cooperation, and have absolutely no intention to use eminent domain for redevelopment or revitalization.
If you would like to discuss this further, I can be available in person or by phone, or please visit the Carefree.org website to get more information You can go to the economic development website under town center. Here you will find all public presentations, background information, and the process we have followed to date.
Thanks,
Steve Prokopek
Non profit Info:
In HONOR of Jon, I share some GOOD NEWS!
I mentioned I had a "BIG-FISH" on the line in our last meeting. I made a presentation to Kiwanis in Cave Creek Tuesday afternoon, and I just received this today! I printed the form and hand-delivered to Kirk's office a couple hours ago...
Bob Jenkins
"Hi Bob,
Thank you for meeting with the Funds Request Committee on Tuesday, and presenting to us how “MCLEF” supports kids.
The Committee has approved your request in the amount of $5,000.00 / Medal of Honor Sponsor for the Golf Tournament Fundraiser.
Please fill out the attached letter of understanding, real signature required, and return to me. Once received, the check issuance process will take place.
As far as the tournament itself…will follow up with you at a later date.
Sincerely,
Joyce Jordan – Funds Request Committee Chair"
I mentioned I had a "BIG-FISH" on the line in our last meeting. I made a presentation to Kiwanis in Cave Creek Tuesday afternoon, and I just received this today! I printed the form and hand-delivered to Kirk's office a couple hours ago...
Bob Jenkins
"Hi Bob,
Thank you for meeting with the Funds Request Committee on Tuesday, and presenting to us how “MCLEF” supports kids.
The Committee has approved your request in the amount of $5,000.00 / Medal of Honor Sponsor for the Golf Tournament Fundraiser.
Please fill out the attached letter of understanding, real signature required, and return to me. Once received, the check issuance process will take place.
As far as the tournament itself…will follow up with you at a later date.
Sincerely,
Joyce Jordan – Funds Request Committee Chair"
The Varsity Sports Show will continue their Summer Spotlight Series in spotlighting special people and special organizations in our community, by featuring Carefree resident Bob Jenkins of Vetsbuilt Contracting and the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation (MCLEF). The Varsity Sports radio show will be broadcasting live on Saturday, August 21st from 9-10am at the Carefree Veteran's Memorial in the Desert Gardens. The Show broadcasts in Arizona on a.m. 1060 K.D.U.S., and can also be found on the world wide web: https://live.kdus1060.com/listen/. Vice Mayor John Crane will also be joining the broadcast with show host (Carefree Councilmember) Vince D'Aliesio. All residents (especially veterans) are encouraged to come out to the broadcast, in person!
Hi Lyn,
Thank you for the nice coverage of our Healing of Memories Workshop.
Mike Wold
Healing of Memories Workshop for Women Veterans
Announcing an in-person Healing of Memories Workshop for Women Veterans. It will be held at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, AZ on September 3-5, 2021. The workshop is devoted to women vets only and will provided them with a safe experiential and interactive way to address anger, loss, grief and guilt. The workshop is free of charge to any woman service member or veteran, including all meals and two nights lodging. It begins with dinner at 6pm on Friday, September 3 and ends at 1pm on Sunday, September 5. People who have attended this workshop say that it was a major step in their healing from their psychological and spiritual wounds. Transportation will be provided to those who need it.
In order to ensure the safety of the participants and facilitators at this workshop, we will be following the CDC Coronavirus Guidelines and will be employing additional safety precautions. All participants will be provided their own private rooms.
The Healing of Memories Workshop was created by Father Michael Lapsley, an Anglican missionary priest, who in 1990 suffered the loss of his hands and the sight in one eye from a letter bomb that was sent to him in Zimbabwe by a supporter of the pro-apartheid government in South Africa. After a long recovery from the bombing, Father Lapsley decided to dedicate his life to helping victims of emotional, psychological and spiritual wounds inflicted by war, human rights abuses and other traumatic circumstances.
Any woman service member or veteran who is interested in the workshop may find out more information or register free for the workshop by contacting Mike Wold, US Navy Veteran and workshop coordinator, at 651-687-9767.
For more information see: Healing of Memories Workshop for Women Veterans: A Desert Sojourn Retreat • Spirit In the Desert
Thank you for the nice coverage of our Healing of Memories Workshop.
Mike Wold
Healing of Memories Workshop for Women Veterans
Announcing an in-person Healing of Memories Workshop for Women Veterans. It will be held at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, AZ on September 3-5, 2021. The workshop is devoted to women vets only and will provided them with a safe experiential and interactive way to address anger, loss, grief and guilt. The workshop is free of charge to any woman service member or veteran, including all meals and two nights lodging. It begins with dinner at 6pm on Friday, September 3 and ends at 1pm on Sunday, September 5. People who have attended this workshop say that it was a major step in their healing from their psychological and spiritual wounds. Transportation will be provided to those who need it.
In order to ensure the safety of the participants and facilitators at this workshop, we will be following the CDC Coronavirus Guidelines and will be employing additional safety precautions. All participants will be provided their own private rooms.
The Healing of Memories Workshop was created by Father Michael Lapsley, an Anglican missionary priest, who in 1990 suffered the loss of his hands and the sight in one eye from a letter bomb that was sent to him in Zimbabwe by a supporter of the pro-apartheid government in South Africa. After a long recovery from the bombing, Father Lapsley decided to dedicate his life to helping victims of emotional, psychological and spiritual wounds inflicted by war, human rights abuses and other traumatic circumstances.
Any woman service member or veteran who is interested in the workshop may find out more information or register free for the workshop by contacting Mike Wold, US Navy Veteran and workshop coordinator, at 651-687-9767.
For more information see: Healing of Memories Workshop for Women Veterans: A Desert Sojourn Retreat • Spirit In the Desert
Non profit Info:
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.
Desert Foothills Library
AUGUST 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.
Library Closed: Monday, August 2nd
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FEATURED PROGRAMS
Desert Foothills Art Gallery
Katalin Ehling Art Show April 1st – October 6th
Katalin Ehling Art Show Tour
Wednesday, August 11 & 25
Please join us to tour the variety of all original art by local artist Katalin Ehling. Starting with fashion drawings while in Paris in the 60’s, to her 45 years as batiks artist and watercolorist, to her most current autobiographical collages. Will be informal with Q & A as we tour the exhibit.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
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. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Alcoholics Anonymous
Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 pm
A.A. meetings are being held at Desert Foothills Library on Thursdays.
No registration.
Cost: FREE
MONTHLY PROGRAMS
Caring for the Caregiver
TUESDAY, August 3, 10:00-11:30 am
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. This class is moved to the first Tuesday this month only.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Death Café
Wednesday, August 4, 12:30-2:30 pm
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
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Writer’s Connection
Friday, August 6, 1:00-3:00 pm
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: Evoke a Sneak Peek! Top Techniques for Book Cover Creation with Ann Videan. Do you know how readers “process” a book cover? What elements make them peek inside to learn more? Find out, with Book Shepherd Ann Videan, how to create a compelling fiction or nonfiction book cover. You’ll learn what elements must be included and how to present them with maximum impact. Discover tricks to immediately draw the eye, spark emotion, and create a connection... the secrets that make a reader buy.
We’ll explore:
· Book cover must-haves
· Genre design
· Cover images
· Type treatments
· Titles
· Subtitles
· Author names
· Book blurbs (descriptions)
· Testimonials
· Author bios
· Head shots
· Publisher details
· Barcodes
· Pricing
Expect to walk away with immediately usable ideas and resources that will entice your future readers to take a “sneak a peek” into your book.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
The Healing Pathway
Monday, August 9 & 23, 9:30-11:00 am
Join us on this journey of grief. This group will guide and support you as you discover your "new normal". The open-ended group will provide you with practical tools and supportive conversation as you are processing your personal grief journey. The group shares a common language of grief.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Get Lit Book Club Tuesday, August 10, 5:00-6:30 pm Your Librarians 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: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates at Pizzacata. RSVP online at dfla.org so we may give the restaurant accurate numbers. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286. Cost: FREE but we do encourage you to eat, drink, and be merry in support of our local businesses.
Library Book Club
Thursday, August 12, 10:00-12:00 pm Zoom
Tuesday, August 24, 10:00-12:00 pm In-Person
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: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
No registration needed for the in-person Thursday book club. If you would like to join the Zoom Tuesday book club, please email Public Services Manager, Ashley Ware, at aware@dfla.org.
Cost: FREE
Chapter2Books Monthly Sale! August 13 & 14 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.
We are always in need of volunteers to help setup and breakdown our monthly book sales. If you are interested, please contact our Support Services Manager, Terri Engebretson, at tengebretson@dfla.org or 480-488-2286.
HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS
Gentle Chair Yoga
Mondays, 11:00-12:00 pm
Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood! Marina started practicing yoga in 1995, and for the past seven years has taught locally. Marina also offers Gentle Yoga every Wednesday at 11:00am. Chairs are provided.
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286
Questions about Gentle Chair Yoga please contact instructor, Marina Kachur, at 480-510-6572 or yokama14@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Tai Chi – Qigong for Everyone!
Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 am
Thursdays, 9:00-10:00 am
Tai Chi & Qigong is a self-care practice. It is a choice of a healthy lifestyle and living well. It improves balance, flexibility, brain plasticity, inner peace and overall wellness. This class is offered every Tuesday and Thursday. Bina Bou is a senior trainer at IIQTC. She has been sharing the ancient practice for over a decade in our community. She believes no matter where you are on your healing journey Tai Chi practice can help improve your quality of life. To learn more about her classes visit mindfocusbodyqi.com
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Tai Chi & Qigong for Everyone please contact instructor, Bina Bou, at bina.b75@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Gentle Yoga
Wednesdays, 11:00-12:00 pm
Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood! Marina started practicing yoga in 1995, and for the past seven years has taught locally. Marina also offers Chair Yoga every Monday at 11:00am.
Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket.
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286
Questions about Gentle Yoga please contact instructor, Marina Kachur, at 480-510-6572 or yokama14@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Meditation with Reiki Healing
Wednesday, August 4 & 18 1:00-2:00 pm
Meditation and relaxation have been proven to promote mental and physical changes in a person. Come and experience meditation with guidance. Discuss your experience. Discover the power of healing through guided meditation. If you are interested in expanding your meditation practices, the reiki healing will provide a unique opportunity to experience the healing affects.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Meditation with Reiki Healing please contact instructor, Karen Cimaglia at rockinvibs21@gmail.com
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Reiki Healing
Wednesday, August 11 & 25, 1:00-2:00 pm
Learn and explore through a variety of energy healing methods including Reiki. We will play with the energy for a better understanding, how you can use it and how you can consciously control more of the energy that makes up all that is you. Each person is here for their unique experience, no matter the age or belief system there is something for you to glean from knowing more about yourself and how better to know yourself than through the part of you that is unseen. Healing is the focus of Reiki and healing is multi-level.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Reiki Healing, please contact instructor, Rev. Dr. Karen Cimaglia at rockinvibs21@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Yoga Fusion
Thursdays, 12:00-1:00pm
Please join Elizabeth Boisson for an intermediate-level course of Yoga Fusion on Thursdays from 12:00-1:00 pm! We will start with breathing exercises, go through a series of stretching movements to open our hearts and our hips, and then move into Vinyasa or Flow yoga and several standing sequences, including balance exercises. We finish with 5 minutes of Savasana at the end of class.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Yoga Fusion, please contact instructor Elizabeth Boisson: 480-363-5275 or evboisson@yahoo.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Desert Foothills Library
AUGUST 2021 Youth, Teen, & Family 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
Library Closed: Monday, August 2nd
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Please note there are no storytimes offered in August.
Swimming in a 3-D Aquarium
Tuesday, August 10, 10:30-11:30 am
Help your child create a beautiful underwater scene complete with fish, sand, shells, or seaweed. Let the imagination take off! This program will help with fine motor skills and the end result is bright, colorful, and so darn cute!
This program is suited for children 2-5 years old.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Ice Cube Painting
Thursday, August 19, 10:30-11:30 am
Cool off with this chilly art project! Show off your artistic imagination using ice cubes. This program is great to play with colors as well as to work on their fine motor skills.
This program is suited for children 4-7 years old.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Storigami
Friday, August 27, 3:30-5:00pm
Join us to tell a story through the beautiful Japanese art of paper folding! We will be following along a story as we fold paper and by the end a creation emerges. Learn a new skill and see where your story goes.
This program is suited for ages 10-13.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
DIY Locker Accessories
Monday, August 23, 3:30-5:00pm
What better way to start off the new school year than by personalizing your locker? Teens and tweens, come craft locker accessories, magnets, and any other decoration you can create. All supplies are included, please bring any accessories, pictures, or extras if you want to add a personal touch.
This program is suited for ages 12-18.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
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.
Desert Foothills Library
AUGUST 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.
Library Closed: Monday, August 2nd
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FEATURED PROGRAMS
Desert Foothills Art Gallery
Katalin Ehling Art Show April 1st – October 6th
Katalin Ehling Art Show Tour
Wednesday, August 11 & 25
Please join us to tour the variety of all original art by local artist Katalin Ehling. Starting with fashion drawings while in Paris in the 60’s, to her 45 years as batiks artist and watercolorist, to her most current autobiographical collages. Will be informal with Q & A as we tour the exhibit.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
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. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Alcoholics Anonymous
Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 pm
A.A. meetings are being held at Desert Foothills Library on Thursdays.
No registration.
Cost: FREE
MONTHLY PROGRAMS
Caring for the Caregiver
TUESDAY, August 3, 10:00-11:30 am
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. This class is moved to the first Tuesday this month only.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Death Café
Wednesday, August 4, 12:30-2:30 pm
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
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Writer’s Connection
Friday, August 6, 1:00-3:00 pm
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: Evoke a Sneak Peek! Top Techniques for Book Cover Creation with Ann Videan. Do you know how readers “process” a book cover? What elements make them peek inside to learn more? Find out, with Book Shepherd Ann Videan, how to create a compelling fiction or nonfiction book cover. You’ll learn what elements must be included and how to present them with maximum impact. Discover tricks to immediately draw the eye, spark emotion, and create a connection... the secrets that make a reader buy.
We’ll explore:
· Book cover must-haves
· Genre design
· Cover images
· Type treatments
· Titles
· Subtitles
· Author names
· Book blurbs (descriptions)
· Testimonials
· Author bios
· Head shots
· Publisher details
· Barcodes
· Pricing
Expect to walk away with immediately usable ideas and resources that will entice your future readers to take a “sneak a peek” into your book.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
The Healing Pathway
Monday, August 9 & 23, 9:30-11:00 am
Join us on this journey of grief. This group will guide and support you as you discover your "new normal". The open-ended group will provide you with practical tools and supportive conversation as you are processing your personal grief journey. The group shares a common language of grief.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Get Lit Book Club Tuesday, August 10, 5:00-6:30 pm Your Librarians 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: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates at Pizzacata. RSVP online at dfla.org so we may give the restaurant accurate numbers. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286. Cost: FREE but we do encourage you to eat, drink, and be merry in support of our local businesses.
Library Book Club
Thursday, August 12, 10:00-12:00 pm Zoom
Tuesday, August 24, 10:00-12:00 pm In-Person
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: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
No registration needed for the in-person Thursday book club. If you would like to join the Zoom Tuesday book club, please email Public Services Manager, Ashley Ware, at aware@dfla.org.
Cost: FREE
Chapter2Books Monthly Sale! August 13 & 14 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.
We are always in need of volunteers to help setup and breakdown our monthly book sales. If you are interested, please contact our Support Services Manager, Terri Engebretson, at tengebretson@dfla.org or 480-488-2286.
HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS
Gentle Chair Yoga
Mondays, 11:00-12:00 pm
Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood! Marina started practicing yoga in 1995, and for the past seven years has taught locally. Marina also offers Gentle Yoga every Wednesday at 11:00am. Chairs are provided.
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286
Questions about Gentle Chair Yoga please contact instructor, Marina Kachur, at 480-510-6572 or yokama14@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Tai Chi – Qigong for Everyone!
Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 am
Thursdays, 9:00-10:00 am
Tai Chi & Qigong is a self-care practice. It is a choice of a healthy lifestyle and living well. It improves balance, flexibility, brain plasticity, inner peace and overall wellness. This class is offered every Tuesday and Thursday. Bina Bou is a senior trainer at IIQTC. She has been sharing the ancient practice for over a decade in our community. She believes no matter where you are on your healing journey Tai Chi practice can help improve your quality of life. To learn more about her classes visit mindfocusbodyqi.com
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Tai Chi & Qigong for Everyone please contact instructor, Bina Bou, at bina.b75@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Gentle Yoga
Wednesdays, 11:00-12:00 pm
Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood! Marina started practicing yoga in 1995, and for the past seven years has taught locally. Marina also offers Chair Yoga every Monday at 11:00am.
Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket.
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286
Questions about Gentle Yoga please contact instructor, Marina Kachur, at 480-510-6572 or yokama14@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Meditation with Reiki Healing
Wednesday, August 4 & 18 1:00-2:00 pm
Meditation and relaxation have been proven to promote mental and physical changes in a person. Come and experience meditation with guidance. Discuss your experience. Discover the power of healing through guided meditation. If you are interested in expanding your meditation practices, the reiki healing will provide a unique opportunity to experience the healing affects.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Meditation with Reiki Healing please contact instructor, Karen Cimaglia at rockinvibs21@gmail.com
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Reiki Healing
Wednesday, August 11 & 25, 1:00-2:00 pm
Learn and explore through a variety of energy healing methods including Reiki. We will play with the energy for a better understanding, how you can use it and how you can consciously control more of the energy that makes up all that is you. Each person is here for their unique experience, no matter the age or belief system there is something for you to glean from knowing more about yourself and how better to know yourself than through the part of you that is unseen. Healing is the focus of Reiki and healing is multi-level.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Reiki Healing, please contact instructor, Rev. Dr. Karen Cimaglia at rockinvibs21@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Yoga Fusion
Thursdays, 12:00-1:00pm
Please join Elizabeth Boisson for an intermediate-level course of Yoga Fusion on Thursdays from 12:00-1:00 pm! We will start with breathing exercises, go through a series of stretching movements to open our hearts and our hips, and then move into Vinyasa or Flow yoga and several standing sequences, including balance exercises. We finish with 5 minutes of Savasana at the end of class.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Yoga Fusion, please contact instructor Elizabeth Boisson: 480-363-5275 or evboisson@yahoo.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Desert Foothills Library
AUGUST 2021 Youth, Teen, & Family 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
Library Closed: Monday, August 2nd
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please note there are no storytimes offered in August.
Swimming in a 3-D Aquarium
Tuesday, August 10, 10:30-11:30 am
Help your child create a beautiful underwater scene complete with fish, sand, shells, or seaweed. Let the imagination take off! This program will help with fine motor skills and the end result is bright, colorful, and so darn cute!
This program is suited for children 2-5 years old.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Ice Cube Painting
Thursday, August 19, 10:30-11:30 am
Cool off with this chilly art project! Show off your artistic imagination using ice cubes. This program is great to play with colors as well as to work on their fine motor skills.
This program is suited for children 4-7 years old.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Storigami
Friday, August 27, 3:30-5:00pm
Join us to tell a story through the beautiful Japanese art of paper folding! We will be following along a story as we fold paper and by the end a creation emerges. Learn a new skill and see where your story goes.
This program is suited for ages 10-13.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
DIY Locker Accessories
Monday, August 23, 3:30-5:00pm
What better way to start off the new school year than by personalizing your locker? Teens and tweens, come craft locker accessories, magnets, and any other decoration you can create. All supplies are included, please bring any accessories, pictures, or extras if you want to add a personal touch.
This program is suited for ages 12-18.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
