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CAREFREE TRUTH

Letters from Readers: 4/5/13

To all interested residents,
As you may know, in February the Town of Carefree petitioned the Arizona Game and Fish Department to restrict the hunting of game within the Town.
Recently, the staff at the Game and Fish Department completed their administrative review of this petition and submitted a public hearing schedule.
The hearing is scheduled to take place:
What:                  Arizona Game and Fish Commission Public Hearing
When:                 8AM on Saturday, April 13th
Where:                Arizona Game and Fish headquarters (located on Carefree Highway to the west of I-17)
The Game and Fish staff are recommending that future hunts for deer and mountain lion adopt a new rule for Carefree. If adopted by the Game and Fish Commission such rule would restrict archery hunting for deer and mountain lion within ¼ mile radius from any Carefree residence.   It is important to note, according to Game and Fish staff, the rules for future Javelina hunts are set at a separate hearing but similar provisions would be considered by the Commission at that subsequent public hearing. In essence, Game and Fish staff are confident that such new rules would effectively prohibit archery hunting south of the Rowe wash within the Town and address the resident’s concerns.
At this hearing, Mayor Schwan will speak to this additional restriction to ensure our resident’s rights for a sense of security and privacy are protected. Please plan on attending this meeting so we can bring this issue to a successful conclusion. The Town looks forward to receiving your support in this critical effort.
Best regards,
Gary Neiss, Town Administrator
David Schwan, Mayor

AARP Driver Safety Program Foothills Caring Corps and the Towns of Carefree and Cave Creek are cooperating to sponsor the AARP Driver Safety Program. This 4½ hour course is taught by certified volunteer instructors. Attendees learn ways to adjust to common changes in vision, hearing and reaction time and to advance their driving skills. Many graduates qualify for a 3 year auto premium discount. The course will be held on April 12, 2013, from 12:30pm to 5:00pm at the community room in the Carefree Firehouse on Tom Darlington Road. The cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. Please call (480)946-9625 to register for this opportunity to advance your driving skills.

Mayors of Carefree, Cave Creek and Scottsdale officially proclaim April’s For The Arts Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kristi Jacobs, 480-575-6624           info@sonoranartsleague.org

April’s For The Arts — the mayors of Carefree, Cave Creek and Scottsdale all say so. So does the Sonoran Arts League, which sponsors the celebration. For nearly four decades, members of the Sonoran Arts League (formerly the Cave Creek Craft Council) continue to believe that artistic awareness is essential to life and community.

Mayors David Schwan, mayor of Carefree; Vincent Francia, mayor of Cave Creek; and W.J. "Jim" Lane, mayor of Scottsdale added their support by officially declaring the fourth month of the year "April's For The Arts." "We very much appreciate the support of the arts by Mayors Lane, Francia and Schwan," says League President Karen Smith-Lovejoy. "So do the many artists and art enthusiasts of all ages whom this affects.” April’s For The Arts recognizes the Sonoran Arts League for its long-time commitment to advancing art, artists and art education, with a special focus on mentoring youth. The proclamation will be presented to the membership at the Sonoran Art League's April 8 General Meeting.

In harmony with April’s For The Arts, the League awards thousands of scholarship dollars to motivate local graduating seniors to stay involved in the arts. To foster artistic growth, since 2003, the Sonoran Arts League has recognized the artistic abilities of young artists and awarded $26,500 in scholarships to graduating seniors from local high schools pursuing studies in the arts. And as an ongoing effort to provide encouragement to local schoolchildren, the league again will award some 50 students with incentive bags filled with art supplies at the Celebration of the Arts on April 11 at 5 p.m. at the Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center located at 33606 N. 60th St., Scottsdale.

Following the course of action for April’s For The Arts, the league provides art-related field trips to area museums. This spring, 45 students were bused to the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts. Comments ranged from “I learned how to read art to help determine what message the art piece expressed.” to “It definitely got the creative ideas flowing for my own work.” And the league also coordinates the YouthArt Exhibition, which features selected artwork by local students in Studio #1 of the annual Hidden In The Hills Studio Tour to be held this year November 22, 23 & 24 and November 29, 30 and December 1.

"This is all part of what the League and its members give back to the community," says Smith-Lovejoy. "It's our way of painting the world with beauty."

For more information about April’s For The Arts, contact the league at info@sonoranartsleague.org or 480-575-6624 or visit its site at www.sonoranartsleague.org.

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ABOUT THE SONORAN ARTS LEAGUE: The Sonoran Arts League is a non-profit organization serving local, regional and statewide members, drawing friends and followers throughout the USA and Canada. A dynamic group of 450+ artists and volunteers, the League VISION is to be the premier art organization that supports and serves our community by nurturing a culture of creativity through education, events, and activities that connect the arts to the human spirit. Karen Smith-Lovejoy, Board of Directors President wants you to know that “We welcome new members who want to contribute to advancing the visual arts in the community. They can be amateur or professional artists as well as non-artist volunteers who want to provide leadership or operational support. As a volunteer organization, involvement by all sorts of people help sustain it and the good work that it does.”

To reach the Sonoran Arts League, call 480-575-6624, visit 6051 E Hidden Valley Drive, Cave Creek or write PO Box 1689, Cave Creek, AZ 85327. Or email the League at info@sonoranartsleague.org or visit the website at www.sonoranartsleague.org

Lyn,
Thanks for sharing David Court's message with those of us who could not attend the meeting.    For someone who has visited many libraries and been in this life a long, long time, I believe the Desert Foothills Library is second to none.    Success of this Library comes about from many sources, its board of Directors, terrific Staff, donors and wonderful volunteers!    But, David, as the CEO, gets most credit to the success as he truly leads with an awareness of the union between balancing human values along with economic ones.   The library has become the heart and soul of our two towns!  It serves as a model to other small towns, libraries, and other non-profits around the state for what can be accomplished by perseverance, vision, and community support.   It's that support that is now needed from the Mayor and Council.   I hope they will vote to allocate money to DFL and that vote will do such a service for our communities.
Anna Marsolo
volunteer and donor

Monthly Book Sale
April 5th, 6th, and 7th !
Friday, April 5th from 9am-6pm
Saturday, April 6th from 10am-4pm
Sunday, April 7th from 12pm-4pm

NOTE: No sales during sale setup or take down.


Our largest book sale
ever.
We have books running out our ears!!

As usual we will have pocket paperbacks for 50¢ and trade paperbacks and hardcovers for $1.00 on tables in the library outside the book store. Specials will be found inside the book store.

Don't forget that you can pay for your items with cash, check or debit/credit card (except American Express) for purchases of $5 and

over.

Visit our NEW websit
www.Chapter2BooksAZ.com

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