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

The Dewey-Humboldt
Newsletter
Vol. 10 Issue 2
February 2015

NEWS FROM TOWN HALL:
TOWN HALL NEWS
By Yvonne Kimball, Town Manager

IN THIS ISSUE:
AARP Movies Awards
Activity Center
American Legion
Well Water Testing Info.
Blood Drive
Building Permits
Coffee With Town Mgr.
DH Library News
DH Town Meetings
Feb Events & Holidays
Heart-Shape Cupcakes
In Memory
Museums Need Help
Post Office Graffiti
PNF Wood Gathering
Thank You
Winter Farmers Market
YCSO VIPs

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NEW TOWN & STATE
SEALS

Come to the Town Hall Council Chambers for Council,
P&Z or Committee meetings
and see the new Town and
State
seals
on
display
behind
the
dais.

In the last few months, many of you
may have noticed several new friendly
faces in the Town Hall offices, especially
with the transition of in-house Building
Safety services. I wish to take this opportunity to re-introduce town staff to you.
Let us start with me, Yvonne Kimball.
I am the Town Manager and have been
holding this position since January 2011.
I am in charge of daily operations and
supervise all town staff, except for Court
personnel.
Judy Morgan, is the Town Clerk and
has been employed by the Town for 9
years. Judy is the most tenured employee in the town’s municipal history. Judy
supervises two employees, Cathy Jackson, Receptionist, and Penney Bell, Administrative Assistant.
Cathy Jackson, who was born and
raised in the community, has been with
the Town for over 3 years. When you call
or visit, Cathy is usually the first person
greeting you and then she directs you to
the right person/department in the office
to address your needs. Cathy also helps
everyone around the office to make our
jobs easier.
Penney Bell is one of the new faces
in Town Hall. She began with the Town
in September 2014. Since December
2014 she handles permit in-take and
works closely with the Building Official/
Inspector. Penney also assists the Town
Clerk with minutes, records keeping and
other administrative matters. Penney has
worked in other municipalities before,
such as Willcox and Prescott.
The Town’s Community Development
Officer is Connie Christian (previously
Connie Dedrick). Connie began with the
Town in June 2014. She handles Planning/Zoning and Code Enforcement.
Connie works closely with the Building
Official/Inspector, Joe Janusz, when it
comes to processing building permit applications and building related code enforcement matters.

Joe began with the Town in December 2014 replacing Terry Ford, who is
retired (once again to take up travel engagements). Joe, who recently worked
for Yavapai County, has years of combined experience in the building industry,
multiple certifications and previous municipality experience to ensure efficient review and inspection. Joe reviews the
building plans and conducts inspections
after Penney takes the applications in and
processes them through Connie and other agencies.
When it comes to right-of-way issues,
Joe and Connie work together with Ed
Hanks, who is the Public Works Supervisor. Ed has been employed by the Town
since 2010. He and his two-man crew
take care of nearly 50 miles of the Town’s
owned roads and rights-of-way. Todd
Hamilton and Troy Moffatt are the Public
Works employees that report to Ed. Troy
started in January 2015 to fill the position
vacated by a PW employee who left. I
believe many of you have seen Ed, Todd
and Troy in town working on the roads.
Rain or shine, snow or clouds, you can
count on the Town’s Public Works employees being out and about making sure
the roads are taken care of.
Many of you may not have met Deni
Thompson, the Town Accountant. Deni
does not have the opportunity to interact
with the public as often as the rest of us
due to her job duties. The Town’s finance
duties are performed at large by Deni.
She has been with the Town for three
years and has almost 30 years of accounting experience. Deni’s office is located in Town Hall and she would be happy to meet with you if you have not had a
chance to speak to her in person.
The Town’s Magistrate Court is also
located in Town Hall. There are two employees for the Court, Judge Catherine
Kelley and Clerk Therese Christopher.
The Court is open Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. Judge Kelley and Therese
are both very helpful and understanding.
In addition to in-house staff, the
Town also
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engages professional firms as its extended staffs for its legal, IT and Engineering needs.
I hope you find the above employee “hall of fame” interesting. I am
very grateful to this small but talented
and caring team. I am also proud of
what we can accomplish as a whole.
If you have any questions about town
employees’ duties, please feel free to
call me at 928-632-7362.

COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
CORNER
BUILDING PERMITS

Since July 1, 2014 the Town of
Dewey-Humboldt has begun processing building permits and completing inspections for residential and
commercial development, which ended the inter-governmental agreement
arrangement with Yavapai County
which was effective since 2009.
Please note that building permit
applications are accepted in Town
Hall between the hours of 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
Please contact Penney Bell at
(928) 632-7362 to schedule an inspection. Inspections are scheduled
for and completed on Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday mornings,
weather permitting. Please allow 2 to
4 weeks for processing permits.
Some projects may require additional
documents and processing times.
If you have any questions, please
call town hall at (928) 632-7362.

COMMUNITY NEWS:

POST OFFICE GRAFFITI

WOOD GATHERING
DATES CHANGE ON
THE FOREST

The Prescott National Forest has
changed its fuel wood permitting
dates, dropping part of the winter
season.
Forest offices will begin selling
personal use dead and down fuel
wood permits for 2015 on Wednesday, March 4. Fuel wood is $5 per
cord, with
a
fourcord minimum and
a 10-cord
maximum
per
household per
year; accepted payment will be cash,
check or credit card. A map of permitted cutting areas is included as
part of the permit, along with instructions on types of wood available for
cutting.
Starting in 2015 the dead and
down fuel wood gathering season is
March 15 through Dec. 31. Forest
staff is making this change for several reasons. They want to make the
Prescott National Forest's firewood
program more consistent with the
other northern Arizona forests, and
to reduce excessive traveling on forest roads during the winter season
when roads are most vulnerable to
unsafe conditions and resource damage. Additionally, forest officials are
seeing more firewood cutting violations during the winter than other
times of the year.
For information, call 443-8000.

Recently the Humboldt Post Office fell victim to graffiti vandalism. I
want to personally thank the two individuals (who want to remain anonymous) for their help with the graffiti
removal and repainting. Thank you
for your hard work and service to the
community.
Sincerely,
Melanie Thomas
Postmaster Humboldt

DEWEY-HUMBOLDT
COMMUNITY
BLOOD DRIVE

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Dewey-Humboldt Bible Church
2500 Old Black Canyon Hwy
Humboldt, AZ
Please bring your photo ID and
donor card. Free cholesterol testing
with every donation!

Find the HERO in you!
Give blood 3 times a year!
Call Mary Franks
at (928) 643-2115 or
visit
www.bloodhero.com
(Sponsor code: Humboldt).

THANK YOU

IN MEMORY

The residents of The Old Wagon
Wheel RV Park would like to give
a BIG THANK YOU to the American
Legion Post 78 Women’s Auxiliary
for the very tasty Christmas turkey
dinners and food boxes. We are
truly blessed to have such a wonderful community.
Respectively yours,
Marilyn Lee

Catherine Elizabeth Lewis
Michelle Metiva
Phil Scott
Michael P. Sheldon
Paula S. Shulak
Pat Slaughter
Gone But Not Forgotten

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WE COULD USE
YOUR HELP!

POST 78
HUMBOLDT, AZ 86329
928-632-5185
FEBRUARY 2015
February 1: SUPER BOWL SUNDAY—Chili Cookoff—1pm. National Freedom Day;
February 4: Monthly Meetings:
Post Officer’s 3:30PM, Auxiliary 4pm,
Post Regular Meeting 5pm;
February 5: 9 Ball at 1pm; S.A.L.
meets at 4pm;
February 12: Lincoln’s Birthday;
February 14: Valentine Dinner 4 to
8pm. Music by the Rice Brothers—
Basket Raffle;
February 19: VA Luncheon for Ft
Whipple Vets 11am at Post 78; RIDER’s Meeting 5:30pm (New Day—
New Time);
February 28: Auxiliary eBoard
Meeting at 11am.
COMING EVENTS: April 12—SAL
Rib Dinner
Monday’s: 8 Ball Tournament
4:30pm
Wednesday’s: Hamburgers at Noon
$5.00
Friday Fish Fry: 5pm to 7pm –
Public Welcome! (Cod, Catfish,
Shrimp plus Chef’s Special) Soup,
Salad, Rolls and Desert for $9.00 per
person
Fish Fry Music: 6th Classic Duo;
13th Sidekicks; 20th Greenwood
Hill; 27th Karman & Kompany;
FEBRUARY DATES TO OBSERVE:
February 23: Flag raised on Iwo Jima,
1945;
February 27: Battle of Java Sea, 1942

The Yavapai County Sheriffs
Auxiliary Force VIP Patrol Group
is accepting applications for Volunteer Positions throughout Yavapai
County.
Patrol Group
VIPs are armed,
drive
marker
YCSO patrol vehicles, and are dispatched by YCSO
dispatchers.
No
previous law enforcement experience is required. Training is provided free. Additional duty gear purchase may be required.
Volunteers must be 21 or older
to participate. All candidates must
pass a background check, drug test,
and polygraph.
Both Men and
Women are urged to apply.
For more information call Richard, the VIP Recruiter, at (928) 4430607 or
on the web at
www.ycvip.org.

From The Prescott Daily Courier,
January 16, 2015

EDITORIAL: MUSEUMS
NEED HELP TO
PRESERVE HISTORY
Robin Layton, Editor-PDC

I promised to keep you in the
loop on the invitations I've accepted
to visit local groups. This week, I
was honored to attend a meeting of
the Dewey-Humboldt Historical
Society - a group of hard-working
folks who, two years ago, made
their dream of a local museum come

true.
After the meeting, members took
me on a private tour of that museum.
I was amazed that in two years, the
museum had a professional appearance and organization that marks
museums years old. This treasuretrove of local history is housed in a
1918 bank building. The unique architecture lends itself to their mission:
"The society was formed to collect
and preserve items, artifacts, pictures
and records that reflect the history of
Dewey-Humboldt and associated
Yavapai County and Arizona, and to
make the collections available for the
education of local students, and for
use by citizens of the community and
researchers."
Sadly, the owner of the building
has decided to sell it. This leaves the
museum with a cloudy future. The
society members made it clear to me
that they will find a new home if necessary and continue their mission.
Having a dedicated group of history
lovers
like the
society
is what
will
keep
this area's
history
alive for
many
more generations.
The
members often give school presentations
on the mining and ranching era. Just
in my short time with them, I learned
so much ... and I want to learn more.
I urge residents of Yavapai
County to reach out to their local museums to "do their part." Supporting
museums and/or historical groups
doesn't need to usurp your valuable
time. Donate an old item from your
attic that you have no clue what to do
with. Donate a bit of cash - any
amount is welcome. Volunteer a day
or two a month. Offer a service - brochures, design, landscaping, cleaning ... the options are endless.
These are your communities; invest
yourself in them.

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LIBRARY NEWS
By Jeff Franklin

YOUR Dewey-Humboldt public
library has a lot of great activities
planned in February including a brand
new movie event for grownups! And,
while you’re here, use our great computers, check out some of our fun and
informative books, and find some entertaining movies too! Find out what
your public library provides for you!
Every Thursday: 1:00 – 5:00 pm,
the Friends of the Library are having a
continuing “featured” Book Sale,
downstairs in the JW Mitchell Room.
Each week a new selection of giftquality books will be on display for purchase.
Most hardback books are
$1.00, most paperback books are
$0.25 (Romance and Western paperbacks
are
only
$0.10 each!), with
the larger “Trade”
paperbacks starting
at $0.50. DVD movies, audio books,
and coffee table style books are priced
at $2.00 and up. We have books for
kids and teens! All prices are as
marked. Come back each Thursday to
find new items to add to your personal
library collection!
Our newest activity, Movies for
Grownups, will occur on the last
Tuesday of each month. We will show
a movie each month on
our 90” movie screen
with a discussion to follow. To kick off our new
event The Giver, a movie based on the book by
Lois Lowry, will be
shown on Tuesday, February 24: 6:00 – 8:00pm.
A short discussion will
follow. Refreshments will be provided.
Please register in advance by calling
632-5049.
And most importantly,
please bring your own comfortable
chair (such as a lawn chair) and/or
blanket.
The library’s free Computer Classes will start up again this month.
Registration is required so please call
632-5049 or come in to register.
The first class offered is Borrow &

Download Library E-Books on
Tuesday, February 10: 1:00 –
2:30pm. Find out how to borrow ebooks for your iPad, Android Tablet,
Kindle, Kindle Fire, and Nook ereaders and tablet devices.
The library will then offer a twopart class, Computer Basics, to
teach computer terms and to have
fun practicing using the keyboard
and the mouse. Sign up for parts 1
and 2 on the same day of the week:
Wednesdays: Part 1: February 18
and Part 2: February 25, 10:30am –
12:30pm; or Thursdays: Part 1:
February 19 and Part 2: February
26, 5:00pm – 7:00pm.
Additional classes will be offered in March, April, and May on
topics such as Windows, The Internet, Google Chrome, Microsoft
Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and
more. Sign up early!
Attention Families and Children!
On Saturday, February 14, the library will have fun Valentines activities for kids! Starting off, we will
have Story Time, for children in Preschool through 2nd grade and their
moms and dads, from 10:00 – 10:45
am! Ms. Maizie will be reading
some great Valentine stories for the
kids! Parents, please stay with your
children.
Then, the library will have Valentines Arts & Crafts for children in
grades 2nd and up, run by Ms. Lisa,
from 11:00 am - Noon! Sign up
your kids today for
both Story Time
and Arts & Crafts
by stopping in the
library or calling
632-5049.
Refreshments will be
served for both events.
Afternoon Games, for ages 7
and up, will be held on Wednesdays
in February, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Kids
can come down to play board
games including Battleship, Connect 4, Chess, Checkers, Candy
Land, Sorry!, Monopoly Jr., Scrabble, Dominoes, Parcheesi, Clue,
and more! And, as usual, we’ll have
the Wii out to play on the library’s
huge 90” movie screen. Kids can

play Super Mario Bros., Wii Sports
Resort, Mario Karts, Just Dance 3,
Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games, and Mario
Sports Mix, or bring Wii
games from home to play
against other players. Fun
for all! No signup is required.
On Saturday afternoons at 1:00 pm the library has a weekly activity, US Fans
of UK Entertainment. The group’s
goal is to enjoy, share, and discuss
British entertainment. This month the
group will take a trip back in time by
viewing and discussing classic Doctor
Who stories from the 1970’s and 80’s.
New participants are always welcome
to these events. We will have refreshments on hand! For more information,
please stop in or call 632-5049.
The
Dewey-Humboldt
IONS
(Institute of the Noetic Sciences) will
meet on Tuesday, February 3: 10:30
am – 1:00 pm. For this meeting the
group will watch a documentary Fork
Over Knives. Putting the idea of
food as medicine to
the test, two respected experts on health
tackle the issue of
diet and disease. The group will then
discuss the film plus self-care and
natural healing. Refreshments will be
provided for the event and new members and visitors are always welcome!
The Book Discussion Group will
meet on a Tuesday, February 10:
9:30 – 10:30am, to discuss The Expats by Chris Pavone. This mystery and suspense novel, centers on
an American woman who moves to
Luxembourg
with
her husband who
has a new, mysterious job. She becomes suspicious
of another American couple that arrives in Luxembourg and discovers the many secrets that they have which threaten
her marriage, her family, and her life.
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MEETING DATES AND
EXPECTED AGENDA ITEMS
(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
Feb 3: 1) Public Safety Quarterly
reports YCSO, CYFD, Magistrate;
2) Abacus Inc.-Town Hall Space
Needs Study Preliminary Report.
Feb 17: 1) Banking Services RFP
selection or presentation by bidders; 2) Town Manager’s contract—
possible change to a date certain.
Council Work Sessions and
Special Meetings 2:00pm
Feb 10:
1) Procedure under
which Council conducts meetings;
2) Public Body Code of Ethics
Complaints Process.
Feb 24: 1) Special Town Economic Development Visioning Session.
P & Z Meetings 6:00pm
Feb 5: 1) ADU Ordinance Proposed Review; 2) Animal Code
continued discussion.
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.
LIBRARY—Continued from page 4

The group will talk about the issues
and the people presented in the
book, plus have fun causal discussion as well! We welcome new participants; so, come in to the library to
pick up a copy, read the book, and
then come for the discussion. Light
refreshments will be provided for this
fun and lively event. Call the library
at 632-5049 for more information.
Your Library is located at 2735
Corral St, Humboldt. Contact us at
632-5049, or visit the library’s website:
http://www.yavapailibrary.org/
yavapai/deweyhumboldt.asp.
The Library hours are: Tues,
Wed, & Fri: 10am – 5pm (closed for
lunch Noon – 12:30pm), Thurs:
12:30 – 7pm, and Sat: 10am – 2pm.

ACTIVITY CENTER
Tuesday through Friday, 10 to 2
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.
The Activity Center gives thanks
to Evie and Jack of Antiques & More
for their collection of used toys for our
toy give-away in December. And we
also thank Santa for his special trip to
help!
Coffee Time: Tuesdays, 10am to ?
Goodies, conversation and fun!
Bingo: Tuesdays, 11am to noon.
Bring a $2 prize (can include nonperishable foods). Player
with the highest number of wins each 4
weeks wins lunch for
two at a local area restaurant. Four weeks
winner to be announced.
Community Cupboard: The Center
collects nonperishable food items for
local distribution.
Thank you all for
your
continued
donations!
Food
Bank:.
Wednesday 9am
until 11am or the
food is gone. For
more information call 632-0699.
Men’s AA: Every Thursday at 7pm.
Thrift Store: Offering a good variety
of items, and accepting donations (but
not electric appliances, clothing, shoes
nor opened toiletries).
We also have info about Medicare
Assistance, Legal Advocacy, DES,
AHCCCS, food stamps, utility bill discounts, health, safety and welfare,
Meals on Wheels, and rides.

14TH ANNUAL AARP MOVIES
FOR GROWNUPS AWARDS:
Best Movie: The Theory of Everything
Best Actress: Julianne Moore, Still
Alice
Best Actor: Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Best Supporting Actress: Rene Russo, Nightcrawler
Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

HEART-SHAPED
CUPCAKES
From About Parenting
Things You’ll Need:



One box of cake mix, plus ingredients
listed on the back of the box, or your
favorite homemade cake recipe.



Two cupcake pans and 24 paper
liners.



One can of frosting and one tube of
gel icing, or your favorite homemade
recipes.

 Aluminum foil.
Gather your supplies. Line the cupcake
pans with the paper liners. Prepare the
batter according to the cupcake recipe on
the box.
Instructions:


Fill each cupcake liner about halfway
full with your cake batter.



Roll the aluminum foil into 24 marblesized balls.



Insert a foil ball into each cup between the cupcake pan and liner,
forming a v-shaped crease in each
cupcake.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 15-20
minutes.
Cupcakes
will be done when a
toothpick inserted into
the centers comes out
clean.
Frost the cupcakes
and then use the
squeeze tube of gel
icing to write messages on the cupcakes.

FEBRUARY HOLIDAYS &
EVENTS
February 2: Groundhog Day
February 12: Lincoln’s Birthday
February 14: Valentine’s Day
February 16: President’s Day &
Washington’s Birthday (Office Closed)
February 17: Mardi Gras Carnival
(New Orleans)
February 19: Chinese New Year
Flower: Violet or Primrose
Birthstone: Amethyst

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THE DEWEY-HUMBOLDT
NEWSLETTER
Articles welcome from and
provided by Citizens, Organizations, Committees, Staff, and
Partners of the Town of DeweyHumboldt.
Published Monthly by the
Town of Dewey-Humboldt
Denise Rogers, Editor
Please submit articles
by the 15th on-line at:
newsletter@dhaz.gov
or in person at Town Hall.

PRESCOTT
FARMERS

YOU’RE INVITED
TO HAVE COFFEE
WITH THE TOWN
MANAGER

WINTER MARKET
Each Saturday
through April 25th, from
10am until 2pm in the
Walgreens parking lot,
1310 Willow Creek Rd,
Prescott.

Monday, Feb 9th from
9 to 10am in
the Town
Manager’s
Office.

HAPPY 103rd BIRTHDAY
ARIZONA!
Have you seen the Centennial
markers around town? One
two-sided marker is at Humboldt Station between Town
Hall and Mama’s Café/Chevron
Station. The other marker is at
Butte Park.

WATER TESTING

Private well owners: Remember
to test your well water regularly.
Use a state certified lab to test
your water for bacteria and nitrates every year and for arsenic
at least every 3 years. For more
information, contact the Arizona
Department of Health Services
at (602) 364-3128 or see the
Town’s website.

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

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