CAREFREE TRUTH
Letters from Readers & Events: 6/1/16
we will put them under that category. We have a special section for that purpose. If anyone would like to buy a print of any of Herbert's photos, all profits will be donated to one of the local non-profit organizations. Here are the links to this week's Pictures of the Week. Enjoy!)
http://www.carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-5-30-16.html
Photo by Herbert Hitchon
The 2016 Carefree Desert Garden calendars are now available at Carefree Town Hall, 8 Sundial Circle, Carefree, and they are gorgeous! If you like to take pictures, visit the Gardens. Our entry period for the Carefree Desert Gardens Photo Contest is January. Your picture could be in the 2017 calendar.
Town of Carefree Newsletter link:
http://us10.campaign-archive2.com/?u=4b736631f153ae846e0670316&id=1c548bde21
In The News-Town of Carefree link
http://www.carefree.org/DocumentCenter/View/1250
Desert Foothills Chronicle link:
http://www.desertfoothillschronicle.org/
CITYSunTimes link:
Michael E. Farrar is honored to run for Town Council a third term. He is Vice President and Designated Broker of Elliott Homes in Arizona, has more than thirty years of real estate expertise and a list of highly notable accomplishments in residential development and vast experience in transactional commercial brokerage, asset analysis, feasibility and financial analysis, entitlements, and project management.
In addition to his duties as a town councilman, Mike serves on the Regional Council and Economic Development Committee of the Maricopa Association of Governments, Board member of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, member of the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations, Urban Land Institute, and the Homebuilders Association of Central Arizona.
Farrar has been a full time resident since 2009 and is committed to preserving and nurturing the qualities that make Carefree unique, and which afford a wonderful lifestyle to our citizens, along with great public services and amenities. His goal is to continue to promote respect, honesty, and trust to the partnership between Carefree’s citizens, business owners, and their elected representatives.
“Effective town government must be open, responsive and responsible and allow all voices to be heard with dignity.”
In his free time he enjoys golf, yoga, judo and can be seen with his lovely granddaughter walking with their wheaten terrier through town from time to time.
Born and educated in Arizona, Michael graduated Cum Laude from Northern Arizona University W.A. Franke College of Business with a Bachelor's of Science in International Economics. He then went on to earn double International MBA's from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and the Helsinki School of Economics in Finland.
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Thank you again for the signatures you collected on my behalf. I most appreciate all you do!
Sincerely,
Mike
(Lyn's note: Here is the newly published video Herbert did of the elephant playing chess with a mouse in the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion.
Chessie Trunkston's Carefree Chess Match
Herbert also took still photos of Ray Villafane's owl sand sculpture in the west Gardens by the playground equipment that can be viewed at this link:
http://carefreeazbusinesses.com/rays-sand-sculpture-41416.html)
I drive by almost every day to pick up my mail and always see people coming and going looking at Ray & Sue's work.
Enjoyable.
Joe DeVito
Will try to go look this weekend. From the pictures it looks amazing. Thanks for keeping me updated. Hope we get to see you soon.
Georgette Cleg
Saw the elephant today and was really impressed with the work being done. Every little detail was pure perfection. How fortunate we are to have so much going on in this little lovely place.
Georgette
It’s wonderful.
Sara Vannucci
WOW, pretty impressive; might just have to take a ride to see it....
Lynn Iresabal
Magnificent !
Joe Corpora
Absolutely amazing.
Holly Bergman
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW
Hank Molder
They are amazing artists!
Victoria Orrico
That's so great!!!
Kunio Hagio
I love that SO MUCH!
Christine
So cool!
Jackie McDermott
This is simply STUNNING!!! Can't wait to see it in person!!! I love elephants, mice & chess!!
Jakki Brooks
That just makes me laugh out loud. Fun!!!
Anita Schwartz
Pictures beautiful but the sculpture is magnificent.
Larry Holland
Unbelievable...
Marji Monte Carlo
That work is absolutely incredible. No, I have not seen it, but I'll do so now!
Thx
Larry Schneider
Simply wonderful.
Laurie Palace
