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

The Dewey-Humboldt
Newsletter
Vol. 10 Issue 8
August 2015

NEWS FROM TOWN HALL:
AUGUST TOWN HALL
NEWS
IN THIS ISSUE:
Activity Center
AFF&OWD Contest Win
American Legion
Aug. Holidays & Events
Book Sale Bonuses
Coffee With Town Mgr
Comm. Dev. Dept.
D-H Library News
D-H Town Meetings
Health Care Savings Tip
HES Comm. Support
In Memory
Invitation from the DHHS
Leafy Greens Protection
MF Dinner 4 Food Bank
New Baby
Disappearing Wildlife
Squash Blossom Frittata
Stamp Mill Arrives
Summer Farmers Mkt

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FESTIVAL NEWS!
The Aqua Fria Festival
and Old West Day will get
under way on Sept. 26th at
10am. To start the day we
will have a Costume Pet Parade. This has been enjoyed
by many in previous years.
The Main Street Parade will
follow, starting at 3rd and Main
and ending at Humboldt Station. We are still accepting
parade application. All are
welcome!
We will have Food Vendors, Western Art and Crafters,
Demonstrations
from
GPAP (prospectors), and a
Blacksmith.
Karman and
Kompany and Bill Knox will
provide music for the day.
Many games, raffles and a fun
time for all will be in Humboldt
that day.

SAVE THE DATE!!

Mark your calendars for the 2014
Volunteers of the Year events! Council
received 5 nominations and decided to
recognize all as the 2014 Volunteers of
the Year. The five individuals are: Betty Comfort, Frank Davidson, Judy Davidson, Sandra Goodwin and Sue Palacio. Council Official Recognition is
scheduled for the August 4th Council
Meeting at 6.30pm, Town Hall. A Community Picnic is scheduled for Friday August 7th from 5pm to 7pm at Butte St.
Park (in the event of inclement weather
conditions the event would take place inside Town Hall). Food and beverage will
be provided. Please join Town Council
and the Community in celebrating volunteerism.

Town Council adopted the Fiscal
Year 2015-16 budget on July 7 2015. The
total expenditure is approximately $3.978
million, which is below the state imposed
expenditure limitation of $4.22 million.
The Final Budget is available on Town
website. In the coming months, Town
Council will consider implementing the
programs determined by the Budget, such
as a citizen survey.
The Building Department would like
to remind everyone that this time of year
is when most home owners take on new
DIY home improvement projects such as
additions, garages, sheds, drive-way resurfacing, grading, and other building projects. If you are doing a building project or
any type of home improvement project
you may be required to obtain a building
permit before you start. There can be substantial penalties for building without the
required permit. The building department
staff is available to help you with your per-

mit or to answer any questions you may have about
building permits. Before
you begin your home/property
improvement projects, please
contact the Town Office with
project details to find out if
any permits are needed. Taking this simple step may prevent unexpected cost
and headaches for all concerned parties
during the improvement process. Town
Staff wish all residents a positive experience improving your properties.
Many of our residents know that the
Town is working with the Prescott National Forest office to establish a trailhead at
the end of Newtown Ave. as it enters into
the Prescott National Forest multiple-use
trails by the Town’s western boundary.
Earlier this year, PNF advised that their
office has approved the Town’s trailhead
proposal and was excited to partner with
the Town of Dewey-Humboldt, many civic
organizations and Arizona State Parks to
bring the project to reality in the near future. During the public comments period,
PNF received nothing but notes of support
from a broad range of organizations located in the Greater Prescott area. In order
to fund the project’s design and construction, the PNF office applied for an Arizona
State Parks Board grant in the amount of
approximate $150,000. In June, PNF received the approval from AZ State Parks
Board for the funding request. With this
funding, the trailhead will be designed and
constructed to accommodate multiple users, including hiking, equestrian and offhighway vehicles. This funding also allows for clearing brush on the 20 miles of
trail accessed by the trailhead. It is likely
that the project will break ground at the
end of 2015. In preparation for the trailhead project, the Town has allocated
funds to improve Newtown Ave., including
the unpaved section that directly leads to
the proposed trailhead. The Town has
also planned to install directional signs on
town rights-of-way to notify motorists of
the trailhead. Town’s Open Space and
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TOWN NEWS continued from page 1 ting a

trailhead for the Town for several years.
Chair Sandra Goodwin has dedicated
incredible amounts of energy and time
to this project. Naturally she is extremely excited about the progress.
As Sandra proudly put it, the trailhead
would be a real solid addition for
“Arizona’s Country Town”.
Please
stay tuned with town OSAT meetings
for updates. The next OSAT meeting
is on August 5 at 3.30 pm at Town
Hall.

COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CORNER

COMMUNITY GROWTH
PERMITS ISSUED:
The Town’s Building Department
issued the following “new residence”
permits over the last month. This information is provided to indicate
growth in the community.

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2 new Single Family Residences
0 Manufactured Homes

COMMUNITY NEWS:
STAMP MILL ARRIVES
AT DHHS MUSEUM
Here are a few pictures of the
delivery of the stamp mill brought in
from
Kingman.
The
guys
worked
hard all
weekend to
get this to the museum. Disassembling after getting to Kingman, driving
it back, and working on Sunday to get
it piece by piece into the side yard of
the museum. This was amazing to
watch and when you see these pieces you will be amazed, too, just how
they accomplished this! We have
some strong, determined, and truly
hard working men in the Historical
Society. They do all this with a passion for the history of mining and the
love of this town and bringing it to the

citizens of Dewey- Humboldt. You
will get to see the assembly of the mill
come together in the months to come.

HUMBOLDT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THANKS COMMUNITY
SUPPORT
School is back in session in August. On behalf of Humboldt Elementary School staff and students, Bart
Brush, a HES teacher and volunteer,
wanted to take a moment to thank the
community members and businesses
who have contributed efforts to improve the school playground, hiking
trail, and garden, including: Taylor
Dalton and his Eagle Scout project,
the Bradshaw Mt. Lions, Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Bonnie's Plants,
Arizona Native Plant Society, Terroir
Seeds (Chino Valley), True Value
Hardware and The Native Garden
(Prescott).
Among all extra-curriculum activities Mr. Brush is in charge of, he
leads a garden club for students at
HES.
During
the
summer,
Mr.
Brush
planted
some
trees
for the school near its playground.
Unfortunately, the trees were vandalized a few days later, allegedly by
juvenile(s). Needless to say, Mr.
Brush was very disappointed and
frustrated.
In the new school year, Mr.
Brush will continue projects like planting trees. If you are interested in volunteering or providing assistance,
please call Mr. Brush at 710-7691.

ARIA ROSE JUSTIN
Born July 15, 2015
To Brittney & Lance
Justin
of Humboldt

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OUR DISAPPEARING
WILDLIFE
By Garry Rogers

Arizona’s diverse habitats host a
truly rich mixture of plant and animal
species. In our state, we can see
half of the country’s mammal species, more than half of the country’s
bird species, and more ant species
than any other state.
Our town is located near the
center of the state at the upper end
of the Agua Fria River Basin. With
pine-topped mountains and chaparral foothills on both sides of the Basin, and with desert grassland in the
north and the Sonoran Desert in the
south, we have habitats suitable for

project, please come to the inaugural
meeting:
Dewey-Humboldt Historical Society Museum
Main Street in Humboldt
10:00 am, Saturday, August 15.

AGUA FRIA FESTIVAL
& OLD WEST DAY
ADMISSION BUTTON
CONTEST WINNER
Dewey-Humboldt Historical
Society is very pleased to announce the winner of the Admission
Button Contest which was held at
various schools in the area. The
response was amazing and with so
many great drawings to choose from
it was sure made it difficult to pick
the 1st place winner.
The winner, Samuel Gordan, is a
student at Bradshaw Mountain Middle School. The Dewey-Humboldt
Historical Society wants to thank all
the students who participated and
the art teachers who made it possible.

a large percentage of the State’s
wildlife. No one knows how many
species live in or pass through Dewey-Humboldt, but those of us living
here know that the number is quite
high.
Wildlife biologists have observed
that Arizona wildlife is declining, and
the Arizona Game and Fish Department has summarized the observations on the Department’s website
(http://azgfd.gov).
I want to begin a series of short
reports on endangered species that
live in, or might have lived in Dewey
-Humboldt. If you have suggestions, or would like to discuss the

Admission Buttons for the Agua
Fria Festival & Old West Day will
be available at local businesses and
at the D-H Museum by the middle of
August. Before the event the Button
sells for $1, day of the event they will
cost $2. The Agua Fria Festival &
Old West Day will be held September 26 starting with a parade on
Main St. in Humboldt.
This is a fundraiser for the Dewey
–Humboldt Historical Society and it
helps to keep the D-H Museum alive.
We are excited to bring the early
years of the West to our community

today. We invite you to visit our web
page and check out FaceBook too!
contact # 928-499-9972.
www.dhhsmuseum.org

POST 78
HUMBOLDT, AZ 86329
928-632-5185
AUGUST 2015

The Post with a View
August 1: Auxiliary eBoard Meeting 11am
August 5: Monthly Meetings: Post
Officer’s 3:30PM, Auxiliary 4pm, Post
Regular Meeting 5pm;
August 6: S.A.L. meets at 4pm;
Rider Potluck 5pm
August 7: Purple
Heart Day
August 14: Japan Surrenders—
End of WWII,
1945
August 15: Hawaiian LUAU at
the POST WITH A
VIEW
August 206: VA Luncheon for Ft
Whipple Vets 11am
August 20: Rider’s Meeting 5:30p;

COMING EVENTS:
Mondays: 8 Ball Tournament
4:30pm;
Tuesdays: TACO Tuesday—Noon,
Free Pool, Bar Specials
Wednesdays: Burgers at Noon $5;
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: 7th Greenwood
Hill; 14th Classic Duo; 21st
Greenwood Hill; 28th Karman &
Kompany

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DEWEY-HUMBOLDT
LIBRARY NEWS!
YOUR Dewey-Humboldt Public
Library has a lot of great activities in
August! Come on in and find out what
your public library provides for you!
The Library will have a four-part
Microsoft Excel class in August
and September.
The class is designed to demonstrate how to use
the most common and useful
features of the
Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet application. We will be using the 2010
version of Microsoft Excel. The class
will be offered on Wednesdays,
10:30am – 12:30pm on the following dates: August 19, August 26, September 2, and September 9. The
same set of classes is also offered on
Thursdays, 5:00 – 7:00pm on the
following dates: August 20, August
27, September 3, and September
10. Choose to sign up for the
Wednesday classes or the Thursday
classes. Sign-up is required. Come
in to the library or call 632-5049 to
register!
The Library’s Movies for Grownups
is scheduled on the last Tuesday of
each month. We will show a recently
released or a
classic DVD
movie on our 90”
movie screen,
with a discussion
to follow. This
month’s movie,
on Tuesday, August 25: 6:00 –
8:30pm, is Still
Alice. This
movie stars
Julianne Moore
(who won an Academy Award for best
actress in the role), Alec Baldwin, and
Kristen Stewart, and is based upon
Lisa Genova’s bestselling novel. It
follows the life of Alice Howland who
is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The story follows the
lives of Alice and her family and

friends as the disease progresses.
Please register in advance by calling
928-632-5049. Refreshments will be
served.
Also, the Library welcomes suggestions for movies you would like to
see played at Movies for Grownups
in the coming months. Please let us
know either at the library desk or at
our movie events.
Every Thursday: 1:00 – 5:00
pm, the Friends of the Library
have a “featured” Book Sale, downstairs in the JW Mitchell Room at the
Library. Each Thursday a new selection of gift-quality books will be on
display for purchase. There are
books for all ages! Most hardback
books are $1.00. Most paperback
books are $0.25 (with Romance and
Western paperbacks only
$0.10 each!),
and the larger
“Trade” paperbacks start at
$0.50 per book. DVD movies, audio
books, and coffee table style books
are priced at $2.00 or more. All prices are as marked. Come back each
Thursday to find new items to add to
your personal library collection!
The Library has a weekly activity,
US Fans of UK Entertainment, on
Saturday Afternoons at 1:00 pm.
The group’s goal is to enjoy, share,
and discuss British entertainment. In
August, the group will continue to
take a trip back in time by viewing
and discussing the Doctor Who stories. With the 10th anniversary of the
revival of the series, the group will
view the first
season of
the revival
with the
Christopher
Eccleston
stories from
2005. Take a ride in the TARDIS
with this time travel hit! We will have
refreshments on hand. For more
information, please stop in or call
928-632-5049.
The Dewey-Humboldt IONS
group will meet on Tuesday, August
4: 10:30am – 12:30pm. This

month the group will have a special
celebration party for
the group. The IONS
meetings are open to
everyone with all
points of view. Visitors are welcome!
The Library’s Book Discussion
Group will have its monthly meeting
on Tuesday, August 11: 9:30 –
10:45am. The group is reading Gray
Mountain by John Grisham. The
story centers on Samantha Kofer, who
is an associate for a
huge Wall Street
law firm. When a
recession hits, she
is laid off but has an
opportunity to reclaim her job if she
works for free for
one year at a legal
aid clinic in the
small town of Brady,
Virginia, which is in
the center of the
murky and dangerous world of coal
mining. The Library has copies of the
book available for checkout so come to
the library to pick up a copy to read
and then come for the discussion.
Light refreshments will be provided for
this fun and lively event. Call 928-6325049 for more information.
Your library is located at 2735 Corral St. in Humboldt, next to the DeweyHumboldt Activity Center. Contact us
by phone at (928) 632-5049. Also,
don’t forget that you can visit the library’s website to find out the dates
and times for all the library’s activities
and to search for and place holds on
library
items
at:
http://
yavapailibrary.org/dhl.htm.
The library’s regular hours are:
Tues, Wed, & Fri: 10am to 5pm (closed
for lunch Noon to 12:30pm), Thurs:
12:30 to 7pm, and Sat: 10am to 2pm.

HEALTH CARE SAVINGS
Read your bills carefully! Eight
out of ten medical bills contain errors
so check to be sure you’re not being
overcharged. And be sure to ask for
an itemized bill. From the AARP Bulletin.

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MEETING DATES
AND EXPECTED
AGENDA ITEMS
(Subject to change. Check website,
www.dhaz.gov, or call Town Hall, 928632-7362 to confirm.)

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

Council Meetings 6:30pm
Aug 4: 1) Public Safety Quarterly Report; 2) VOTY presentation;
3) Liquor License Public Hearing;
4) Proclamation-America the
Beautiful.
Aug 18: Cancelled.
Council Work Sessions and
Special Meetings 2:00pm
Aug 11: 1) ADOR LGIP presentation; 2) OpenGov Software
presentation; 3) CAP Library
Lease.
P & Z Meetings 6:00pm
Aug 6: 1) TBD
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.

LEAFY GREENS
PROTECT COGNITION
American Society for Nutrition

Individuals who eat leafy
greens, such as spinach, kale, and
mustard greens, every day experience
slower
mental decline
than those who
eat no leafy
greens.
The
diets of 954
older adults (at
least 81 years of age at the study’s
start) who were enrolled in Rush’s
Memory and Aging Project were reviewed for 5 years. The researchers
found that those who ate 1—2 servings of leafy greens each day
demonstrated the mental capacity of
someone more than a decade
younger, even after accounting for
gender, age, education, smoking,
exercise, and any heightened Alzheimer’s risk.

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.
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. The
past four weeks winner
is Shirley. Congratulations!
Community Cupboard: The Activity Center collects nonperishable food
items for local distribution.
Thank
you for your continued donations!
Food
Bank:.
Wednesday 8am
until the food is
gone.
For information call 6320699.
Head Start: PV Early Head Start
and the Head Start Preschool Home
Based Program is closed for the
summer. It will resume at the D-H
Activity Center in September for children ages 3 to 5. Please call 7727274 for more information.
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.

IN MEMORY
Edith Dodgen
Gerald F. (Jerry) Heydorn

Gone But Not Forgotten

SQUASH BLOSSOM
FRITTATA
Whisk some eggs (say, 2 per person) in a small bowl, add a dash of
water, whisk again and season with
salt and pepper.
Heat some olive oil in a non-stick
frying pan over medium heat, add zucchini blossoms and fry gently for about
30 seconds.

Pour over the egg mixture, reduce
heat to low, and let it set for about 30
seconds to 1 minute.
Stir couple of times, sprinkle some
chopped green onions and spring onions/scallions on top, top with a spoonful or two of grated soft cheese
(mozzarella, feta, soft goat cheese or
Cheddar - all would work).
Cover the frying pan with a lid and
let the frittata set over a low heat. Alternatively, give it a few minutes under
a hot grill.

AUGUST HOLIDAYS &
EVENTS
August 3: National Watermelon Day
August 7: Pearl Harbor Day
August 14: VJ Day, WWII Ends
August 25: Kiss and Make Up Day
Flower: Gladiolus
Birthstone: Peridot

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AN INVITATION FROM THE DHHS

THE DEWEY-HUMBOLDT
NEWSLETTER
The Dewey-Humboldt Historical Society is pleased to invite the members

of our Town Council, Town Staff and the local community to our next General Meeting; Wednesday, August 12th at 5:30 PM. Once again, we are proud that the Town
is supporting your museum with a grant to help off-set the monthly expenses associated with our property lease.
The Society wishes to show everyone how a combination of public funds coupled with enthusiastic volunteer support continues to create something very special
for our Town.
Please join us for the business portion of our meeting at the Agua Fria Christian
Church (right behind the museum), followed by light refreshments and a personalized tour of the museum. Museum docents will be happy to answer your questions
about completed exhibits now on display, as well as some future artifacts currently
undergoing restoration.
And to everyone in Dewey-Humboldt: Thank-You for Your Support!

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

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Each Saturday through
October 31st, from 7:30am
until noon in the Yavapai
College Parking Lot,
Prescott.

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

Get a Regularly Priced Book

Denise Rogers, Editor

PRESCOTT
FARMERS MARKET

YOU’RE INVITED TO
HAVE COFFEE WITH
THE TOWN MANAGER

BOOK SALE BONUSES

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MORTIMER FAMILY FARMS
NEIGHBORHOOD DINNER FOR
YAVAPAI FOOD BANK

Saturday, August 1st at 6:00 p.m.
Mortimer Farms (corner of Hwy 69 &
169). Attendees are requested to donate
1 non-perishable food item per person
for the Yavapai Food Bank.
$4.00 per person (children under 3 free)
RSVP at cjernegan@hotmail.com

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