TOWN OF
DEWEY-HUMBOLDT
P.O. BOX 69
HUMBOLDT, AZ
86329
www.dhaz.gov
(928) 632-7362

The Dewey-Humboldt
Newsletter
Vol. 9 Issue 3
March 2014

NEWS FROM TOWN HALL:
A NOTE FROM
THE MAYOR

IN THIS ISSUE:
50-Year Milestone
pg 2
Activity Center
pg 5
American Legion
pg 3
Arsenic Water Test Kits pg 6
Cajun Pork Roast
pg 5
Coffee With Town Mgr. pg 6
D-H Town Meetings
pg 5
Forest Service Closures pg 2
Hot Shot’s Golf Tourney pg 3
Household Waste Day
pg 6
In Memory
pg 2
Inner Peace
pg 5
Library News
pg 3
Local Author Award
pg 2
March Events & Holidays pg 5
Person, Place, or Thing pg 5
Read Across America
pg 6
Road Signs
pg 4
Winter Farmer’s Market pg 3

D-H HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
Election of Board Members will be held at the
monthly meeting of the Dewey-Humboldt Historical Society at 9am on March 15th.
The meeting will be held at
the D-H Museum, 12925
Main St., in Humboldt.
In order to vote for
Board members your dues
must be current. To update
your membership, or to become a new member, dues
can be paid at the Museum
(Thursday, Friday, or Saturday: 10am to 4pm). Single
membership is $15, and
Family Membership is $25.

I thought I ought
to talk to everyone on
a serious issue, wildfire risk, and hopefully
we all can work on
reducing it.
We are
starting to go into Spring and Summer
and with that we may not get as much
moisture as we usually receive. Most of
us are guilty of having brush on our property. It can make for beautiful landscaping, but as the dryness continues this
can become a major wildfire danger in
our community.
We do not want to see the devastation that happened in Yarnell happen
here. We also have large areas of State
Land surrounding our town, similar to
Yarnell. Yarnell did have a fire suppression program, yet we have no such program here.
There are several websites, one of
which is www.fireadapted.org, with information to help us reduce wildfire risks.
Please work to identify and eliminate
these problems on your property and
consider assisting your neighbors as
well.
Let’s try to keep Dewey-Humboldt
from becoming the next disaster area!
It’s not if, but when, our community sees
the next threat.
Terry Nolan

UPCOMING CLEAN-UP
EVENTS:
By Yvonne Kimball, Town Manager

Spring is upon us. The Town is
ready to assist our citizens with spring
cleaning efforts by implementing two intergovernmental programs – Household
Hazard Waste Day (HHW) with the City
of Prescott, and the Clean-Up Day with
the Town of Prescott Valley.
The HHW event will take place on
Sunday, March 30 from 8 am to 1 pm,
at City of Prescott Transfer Station locat-

ed at 2800 Sundog Ranch Rd. The event
is free of charge to D-H residents. Therefore, please bring proof of residency when
you go, such as your driver’s license or a
utility bill. Please see page 6 for details.
Clean-Up Day will be held on Saturday, May 3 from 8 am to 4 pm. The
location is on east Valley Road in Prescott
Valley, off of Fain Rd. and Sarah Jane
Ln., near the Town of Prescott Valley’s
Wastewater Treatment plant. Please
note that there will be a small charge for
the items disposed of. More details will
be forthcoming next month.
In addition, Yavapai County is having
two Community Clean-Ups, free of
charge to all Yavapai County residents.
The first is at the Black Canyon City
Transfer Station, 21000 E. Landfill Road.
on March 1, 5, 7 and 8 from 8 am to 4 pm.
The second is at the Camp Verde Transfer Station, 2600 E. Hwy. 260 on March
20-22, 27-29 and April 3-4, 2014 from 8
am to 4 pm. Details are posted on the
Town’s website: www.dhz.gov. You can
also call the town office at 632-7362 to for
more information.

DEWEY-HUMBOLDT
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
PROCESS BEGINS:
By Yvonne Kimball, Town Manager

Every day Dewey-Humboldt volunteers generously give their time and service to help others. Now here is your
chance to give back by nominating a deserving individual in Dewey-Humboldt for
his or her outstanding service through the
town’s Volunteer of the Year program.
Who is eligible? The nomination is open
to all Dewey-Humboldt residents who have
volunteered in 2013. Nominees need to
have been volunteers for organizations
that directly benefit the citizens of the
Town of Dewey-Humboldt; the organization can be the Town Council, Town
Boards, Commissions, Committees, including the Planning and Zoning Commission,

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Open Space and Trail Committee,
(past) Board of Adjustment, (past) Environmental Issue Advisory Committee, (past) Clean Town Committee,
and (past) Groundwater Resource Advisory Committee. Volunteers for the
Activity Center, the Town Library, the
Historical Society, Humboldt Elementary School and other agencies that
have programs benefiting the citizens
of the Town of Dewey-Humboldt are
also eligible.
Nomination Process The process is
simple. Nominations can be written on
a piece of paper and submitted to
Cathy Jackson at the Town office, submitted via email to DeweyHumboldt@dhaz.gov or faxed to 632-7365
by 5 pm Thursday, April 10, 2014.
Only one nomination per paper please.
On the nomination paper, please state
the nominee’s name, volunteer organization (where the nominee volunteered
in 2013), and a description of why you
believe the individual should be nominated, such as how his/her efforts volunteering in the specific organization
have made a profound difference in
citizens’ lives.
Honoree Selection The Town Manager will form a Citizen Committee to
review the nominations after the nomination is closed in April. The Committee then makes a recommendation to
the Council. Nominees will be judged
on their outstanding service to the citizens of Dewey-Humboldt. The Honoree of the “Volunteer of the Year”
Award, along with all that have been
nominated, will be recognized at a
May/June council meeting and a
spring community event, also to be
held in May or June.
This is a wonderful way for the
Town to express its sincere appreciation for our volunteers and also a great
opportunity for volunteers to inspire
others through their stories.
Last year, Ms. Pat Mathews was
the Honoree of the first D-H Volunteer
of the Year award.
If you know anyone who volunteers in the community, please let the
Town know how he/she is doing a
great job by nominating him/her.
Keep those nomination papers coming
in! Kindly contact the Town Manager if
you have any questions.

COMMUNITY NEWS:
LOCAL AUTHOR WINS
ONEBOOKAZ
COMPETITION
The Arizona State Library reviewers chose Humboldt resident
Garry Rogers’ book, Corr Syl the
Warrior as Arizona’s
2014 OneBookAZ
teen fiction novel.
OneBookAZ
celebrates literature
and promotes a
sense of community
through shared reading.
The State Library tour begins with the Tucson
Festival of Books on March 15.
Learn more about the book and
get the library tour schedule at http://
garryrogers.com.

AREA CLOSURES
COMING SOON TO
GRANITE MOUNTAIN
AND THUMB BUTTE
Prescott National Forest officials
implemented restrictions on climbing
and other activities on the cliff faces of
both Granite Mountain and Thumb
Butte on Saturday, February 1st, and
running through July 15th.
For Granite Mountain, the closure will be the same as it has been
for the past nineteen years. It is prohibited to be upon any part of the
Granite Mountain rock cliff face or the
rim above the rock face and extending
100 feet back from the edge of the
cliff face by rock climbing or any other
means of access. Trail 261 will remain open. Maps of the closed areas
will be posted throughout the Granite
Basin Recreation Area.
On Thumb Butte, both the north
and south climbing faces, the top of
Thumb Butte, and the areas at the
base of the climbing faces will be
closed to entry. Trail 33 will remain
open for hiking. Maps of the closed
area will be posted around the Thumb
Butte area.

For the past twelve years, these
closures have provided the protection peregrines need to produce
young birds
from their
nest site on
Thumb
Butte.
Peregrine falcons
were once
listed under the Endangered Species
Act. Due to many changes in management practices, peregrine falcons
have since recovered from that vulnerable status. They continue to be
managed under the requirements of
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act which
affords land managers the opportunity to provide peregrines the appropriate environment needed for successfully nesting and raising young birds.
Volunteers may be monitoring the
peregrines at both sites to track their
status and hopefully provide information about peregrine nesting progress.
If you have any questions about
the peregrines and their management on Bradshaw District, please
feel free to call Noel Fletcher (928)
443-8020. If you are interested in
volunteer opportunities, please visit
our office at 344 South Cortez St.,
Prescott, AZ.

50-YEAR MILESTONE
March 9th, 1964, the first Mustang rolled off the assembly line at
Ford Motor Company in Dearborn,
MI. It debuted
the following
month at the
New York
World’s Fair
with a suggested retail price
of $2,368. Ford forecast fewer than
100,000 sales in the first year, but by
the 18-month mark it had manufactured 1 million Mustangs.

IN MEMORY
Nina D. Hunt

Gone But Not Forgotten

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WINTER FARMERS
MARKETS

POST 78
HUMBOLDT, AZ 86329
928-632-5185
March 2014
Calendar of Events:
Feb 2: 40 & 8 Meeting 1pm.
Feb 3:: Posse meets at 5:30pm.
Feb 5: Monthly Meetings—NEW
TIMES! Post Officer Meeting
3:30pm/Auxiliary 4pm/Post Regular
Meeting 5pm.
March 8: “Haulin’ Oats” jam session Noon to 6pm. Posse Steak
Fry 4 to 6pm. PUBLIC WELCOME!
March 15: Riders meet at 9am.
Post 78 hosts District Leadership
Seminar. Open to all Legion and
Auxiliary members! Registration
8:30am ($8.00), Seminar from 9am
to 4:30pm. Lunch $6, Leadership
Pin (Optional) $12.00. RSVP by
March 10 to 928-999-0728.
March 20: Veteran’s Luncheon
11am.
March 27: S.A.L. meeting 4pm.
March 31: Auxiliary eBoard Meeting 1pm.
Monday’s: Pool Tournament 4:30
p.m.
Wednesday’s: Hamburgers at
Noon.
Friday Fish Fry: 5pm to 7pm –
Public Welcome! (Cod, Catfish,
Shrimp plus Chef’s Special) $9.00
per person.
Fish Fry Music for 7: Chris Jaques
& Friends; 14: Sidekicks; 21: Potatoe Patch; 28—Karman & Kompany.
Winners of the Super Bowl Chili
Cookoff are: 1st Place: Dusty;
2nd Place: Jeff; 3rd Place: RJ.

The number of winter farmers
markets is skyrocketing. The USDA
reports a 52 percent rise, from
1,225 in 2011 to 1,864 in 2012.
“Winter farmers markets offer additional opportunities for farmers to
generate income year-round,” says
USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen
Merrigan. “These investments are a
win-win. Farmers have more stability, and consumers have a reliable
supply of local food, regardless of
the season.”
Local food — and the benefits
it brings to communities — isn’t
some temporary trend. It’s driven
by economic and environmental
concerns,
as well
as the
deep
belief
that
good
food,
sustainably and humanely produced, should have a place at every
table.
Fresh vegetables, eggs, baked
goods, sprouts, grass fed beef,
chicken, food booths, and product
tents are featured every Saturday
from 10 until 2pm through April 26
at Prescott College, 220 Grove
Ave., Prescott.

HOT SHOT’S GOLF
TOURNAMENT
You are all invited to attend
this months planning meeting for
the upcoming "Annual Hot Shot's
Charitable Golf Tournament" at
the Mayer Fire Station on February
4th at 6:30 p.m.
The Tournament will be held
on May 10th at the Prescott Golf
and Country Club.
For more info:
hotshotscharitygolf@yahoo.com.

LIBRARY NEWS!
The Dewey-Humboldt Town Library has new books and movies to
checkout! Our computers are ready
for your use, and we’re offering two
new computer classes to help you in
using our or your home computers!
And we continue to have informative
and entertaining events for adults and
children all through the month. Find
out what your library can do for you!
Every Thursday from 1 to 5pm,
the Friends of
the Library
group is continuing their
“featured” Book
Sale, downstairs in the JW Mitchell Room. Each
week a new selection of books will be
on display for purchase. Most hardback books are $1.00, paperbacks
are $0.25 (Romance and Western
paperbacks are only $0.10 each!),
and the larger “trade” paperbacks
start at $0.50. DVD movies, audio
books, and coffee table style books
start at $2.00. We have kids and teen
books, too! All prices are as marked.
Come back each Thursday to find
new items to add to your personal
library collection!
The Dewey-Humboldt IONS
(Institute of the Noetic Sciences) will
meet on Tuesday, March 4th from
10:30am to 12:30pm. This month,
IONS member John Carter introduces
a concept called Heart Math, a scientifically-based system that proves that
“the heart has a brain of its own”.
Research at The Institute of Heart
Math, referred to as “philosophy proven in the lab”, has developed self-care
techniques for stress release, emotional clarity, and body/mind harmony.
Refreshments will be provided for the
event. New members and visitors are
always welcome!
The library’s
Book Discussion
Group is reading
Night, a true life
account, by French
author Elie Wiesel
(and translated into

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English by Stella Rodway), of the horrifying events of Nazi death camps as
seen by a young Jewish boy. The
group will discuss the book on Tuesday, March 11th, from 9:30 to 11am.
The library has copies of the book
available to borrow. Get one to read
and then join us for the fascinating discussion of the book! Visitors and new
members are always welcome. Light
refreshments will be provided.
The US Fans of UK Entertainment
group meets on Saturday afternoons at
1:30 pm. We share and discuss
British television, movies, and books.
In March, we will continue our examination of
one of Britain’s most famous and longest running television shows,
Doctor Who. The
group will view and discuss recent episodes
from the latest series 7 of the popular
show.
This month the library is offering
two computer classes: Computer
Maintenance, a computer class to
help users learn how to keep their Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
and Windows 8 based computers running in tip-top shape. The class will be
offered on Tues., March 18: 1 to 3pm,
Wed., March 19: 10 to Noon, and
Thurs., March 20: 5 to 7pm.
And: Backing Up Your Windows
Computer offering different methods for backing up the data and programs stored on a Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows
8 computers. This class will be offered
on Tues., March 25: 1 to 3pm, Wed.,
March 26: 10am to Noon, and Thur.,
March 27: 5 to 7pm.

For both computer classes, pick
the day of the week you would like to
attend and come for both classes on
that day. Signup is required.
Attention families and children!

The Third Saturday of each month
is Family Fun Day! The library has
back-to-back activities for kids and
their parents! The date to mark on
your calendars is Sat., March 15.
Our theme this month is St. Patrick’s Day.
The first activity for the day is
Story Time from 10—10:45am, for
children Preschool through 2nd
grade and their moms and dads!
Mrs. Franklin will be here to read
and entertain
with fun stories
about St. Patrick.
Parents, please
stay with your
children during
this activity.
Next up,
from 1111:45am, is Arts
& Crafts for kids 2nd through 5th
grade. Ms. Kara will have some
innovative and fun St. Patrick’s Day
crafts, art projects, and more!
Refreshments will be served
between the two sessions from
10:45 – 11:00am.
Also, for young adults, 5th
grade and
up, the library has
new puzzles
and games
available to
check out.
Solve the
puzzles or
games, return them to the library,
and receive prizes for your efforts!
The more puzzles and games that
you complete, the more prizes you
will win! If you need hints or tips
with the puzzles and games, come
in on Saturdays from 10am – 2pm
for assistance from Ms. Lisa.
The Friends of the Library are
buying new Wii games for our Wii
system but we need to know what
you want to play! So, come down
for Afternoon Games, for ages 7
and up, on Wednesdays from
2:30 until 3:45 pm and tell us
what Wii games you want the library
to purchase! We already have Su-

per Mario Bros., Wii Sports Resort,
Mario Karts, Just Dance 3, Mario
and Sonic at the Winter Olympic
Games, Mario Sports Mix, and others available for you to play on the
library’s huge 90” movie screen, and
you can bring your Wii games from
home to play against other players.
We also have board games—
including Battleship, Connect 4,
Chess, Checkers, Candy Land, Sorry!, Monopoly Jr., Scrabble, Dominoes, Parcheesi, Clue, and more!
We’re located at 2735 Corral St.
in Humboldt near the entrance to the
elementary school and next to the
Activity Center. Contact us by phone
at 632-5049. Also, you can visit the
library’s website to find the dates and
times for all our activities and to
search for and place holds on library
items at: http://
www.yavapailibrary.org/yavapai/
deweyhumboldt.asp.
Regular hours are: Tues., Wed.
& Fri.: 10am to 5pm (closed for lunch
Noon – 12:30pm), Thurs.: 12:30 to
7pm and Sat.: 10am to 2pm.

IS IT POSSIBLE FOR A ROAD
SIGN TO REFLECT MORE
LIGHT THAN IT RECEIVES?
No. Newer traffic signs may appear brighter because federal standards require technology that gathers available lights
and aims as much
as possible back
to you so you can
see the signs.
Older signs with matte or shiny reflection waste precious light by allowing it
to diffuse or bounce in a wider angle.

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(Subject to change. Check website or
call Town Hall to confirm.)

Town Council Chambers
2735 S. Hwy. 69, Humboldt
(unless otherwise posted)

Council Meetings 6:30pm
Mar 4: 1) Mayors’ Day Recognition Proclamation; 2) iPad Policy;
3) Meals on Wheels; 4) League
Conference Booth; 5) Town
Branding.
Mar 18: 1) Use Permit for D-H
Museum Off-Premise Sign.
Council Work Sessions and
Special Meetings 2:00pm
Mar 11: 1) NACOG funding
items; 2) Education Reimbursement Policy.
Mar 25: Council Visioning Session 2.
P&Z Meeting 6:00pm
Mar 6: 1) Use Permit for D-H
Museum Off-Premise Sign.
To receive meeting notifications
and agendas by email contact: Agenda
List@dhaz.gov and put “subscribe” in
the subject line.
Citizens may have an item placed
on the agenda by contacting a Council
Member or filling out a form available at
the counter in Town Hall.

MARCH EVENTS
AND HOLIDAYS
National Craft Month
March 3—7: Read Across America Week;
March 9:
Daylight
Savings
Begins;
March 12: Plant a Flower Day;
March 17: St. Patrick’s Day;
March 20: First Day
of Spring;
No Holiday Closures.
Birthstone: Aquamarine;
Flower: Jonquil.

ACTIVITY CENTER
Tuesday through Friday, 10 to 2pm
(Closed if weather is bad)
13000 Prescott Street, Humboldt
(928) 632-0699.
Mission: To provide adult, youth
and family services to strengthen
the family unit, and, to provide
residents with recreational, event
and meeting space.
Coffee Time: Tuesdays, 10am to ?
Goodies, conversation and fun!
Bingo: Tuesdays, 11 to noon.
Bring a $2 prize
(can include nonperishable foods).
Player with the
highest number of
wins each month
wins lunch for two
at a local area restaurant. Congratulations to Margie, for the most 4
week wins!
Community Cupboard: The Center collects nonperishable food items
for local distribution. Thank you for
your donations!
Food Bank:. Wednesday
9 until 11am or the food is
gone. For more information
call 632-0699.
Men’s AA: Every Thursday, 7pm.
Thrift Store: A good variety of
items are on hand. (Accepting donations, but please no electric appliances, clothing, shoes, nor opened toiletries).
We also help with Medicare Assistance, Legal Advocacy, DES,
AHCCCS, food stamps, Neighbor to
Neighbor, Utility Bill Discount Info
and Health, Safety and Welfare Info.
See our fliers posted around
Town.

INNER PEACE
If you can start the day without
caffeine,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and
boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food every
day and be grateful for it,

If you can understand when your
loved ones are too busy to give you
any time,
If you can take criticism and blame
without resentment,
If you can conquer tension without
medical help,
If you can relax without alcohol
If you can sleep without the aid of
drugs,
THEN YOU ARE PROBABLY THE
FAMILY DOG.

CAJUN PORK ROAST
One of my favorites! Denise Rogers
2 lb pork roast 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cumin
3 Tbsp paprika
2 tsp oregano
1 Tbsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp white pepper

Combine all seasonings and rub
well over all
surfaces of
roast.
Place roast
in shallow
baking pan
and roast
at 350 for
about 45
minutes—until internal temperature is
150. Remove from heat and let rest for
5—10 minutes before slicing. Serves
6.

PERSON, PLACE, OR
THING? What am I?

 An early version of me was intro-

duced in 19th-century England…

 ...but I really hit my stride in 20thcentury America.

 I am named for my stealthy per







sonality.
Sporty types love me.
Jerry Seinfeld collects me.
I starred in the opening scene of
Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood…
...and Bella Swan wore me to the
prom.
In the U.K. I’m called trainers; in
France, les baskets.
Little kids like me with Velcro.
I often sport a Nike “swoosh”.
ANSWER: I am sneakers.

MEETING DATES
AND EXPECTED
AGENDA ITEMS

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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY
Sunday, March 30, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
City of Prescott Transfer Station, 2800 Sundog Ranch Rd.
This service is available to City of Prescott residential solid waste customers,
Town of Dewey-Humboldt residents, and Yavapai County residents. Proof of
residency is required. Driver’s license or utility bill must be provided.
Acceptable items include: Acids, antifreeze, appliances, batteries, car batteries, cleaners, electronics, fluorescents, freon, fuel tanks, paint, paint remover, paint
thinner, pesticides, prescription and over the counter drugs (remove your pills/
capsules/tablets from their containers and put them into a ziploc bag. Liquids, salves,
ointments, and aerosols can stay in their original container. Be sure the cap is tight,
and then place them in a ziploc bag), smoke detectors, tires, and used oil.
Unacceptable items include: Ammunition, asbestos, commercial
(business) waste, commercial vehicle tires (tractors, tractor trailer, and heavy equipment), explosives, fireworks, home-generated medical waste, household garbage,
items in plastic trash bags, radioactive waste, or any other material or items not included as “acceptable” from list above. Questions? Please call 928-777-1116.

YOU’RE INVITED TO
HAVE COFFEE WITH
THE TOWN MANAGER
Monday, March 3rd from
9 to 10am in
the Town
Manager’s
Office.

THE DEWEY-HUMBOLDT
NEWSLETTER
Articles welcome from and
provided by citizens, organizations,
committees, staff, and partners of the
Town of Dewey-Humboldt.
Published monthly by the Town of
Dewey-Humboldt.
Denise Rogers, Editor
Please submit articles
by the 15th online at:
newsletter@dhaz.gov
or in person at Town Hall.

READ ACROSS AMERICA
WEEK MARCH 3—7, 2014
“You’re never too old, too
wacky, too wild, to pick up a
book and read to a child.”
Dr. Seuss
If you want to be a reader,
contact Maureen Holt at Humboldt Elementary.
928-759-4000.

REMINDER:
March 31st is the end of
open enrollment in the health
insurance marketplace.
(After that you can enroll for
2014 if you’ve had a major
life event, such as losing your
job, having a child, or getting
divorced).

Town of Dewey-Humboldt
P.O. Box 69
Humboldt, AZ 86329

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U of A Cooperative Extension Services offers water test
kits for $32. You may order by
phone (445-6590) or pick one
up at 840 Rodeo Dr., #C., in
Prescott.

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