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

The Dewey-Humboldt
Newsletter

NEWS FROM TOWN HALL
COMMUNITY SURVEY IS
HERE AND YOUR INPUT IS
NEEDED

IN THIS ISSUE:
Activity Center
pages 2 & 5
American Legion
pg 3
Area Holiday Events
pg 3
Bradshaw Bear
pg 3
Christmas Tree Permits pg 2
Coffee With Town Mgr
pg 6
Dec Holidays & Events
pg 5
DH Library News
pg 4
DH Town Meetings
pg 5
Fuelwood Permits
pg 2
In Memory
pg 3
New Business
pg 3
Pumpkin Raffle Winner
pg 2
Rum Cake
pg 5
US Mail Deadlines
pg 6
Winter Farmers Mkt
pg 6

CHRISTMAS AT THE
D-H MUSEUM &
BAKE SALE

The Dewey-Humboldt
Historical
Society is
excited to
announce
that Santa
is coming
back to the D-H Museum!
Join us for a day of fun
Dec.5th from 10 until 3.
Santa arrives at 11am (if his
flight to Humboldt is on
time.!), and will stay till the
cocoa and cookies run out!
Have your picture taken
with Santa! Boys & Girls
bring your
Mom &
Dad— &
Pets of all
kind are
welcome
too.

The Town Council has decided to
conduct a Community Survey in the coming weeks to gain a better understanding
of how Community Members feel about
current government activities and future
priorities. The Mayor and Town Council
respect the opinions
and needs of the citizenry and want to hear
your voice so that they
may better serve the
Town as it moves into
an increasingly complex future. The Town
of
Dewey-Humboldt
needs your input to create a path for prosperity and to maintain the quality of life
that is valued by its citizens.
The survey will be conducted by Yavapai College's Regional Economic
Development Center using multiple
approaches to garner the greatest response rate from the community. A sample of residential homes will receive the
survey by mail, the survey will also be
available at Town Hall for any community
member that was not part of the residential sample. Additionally, the survey will
be conducted in-person through the
months of December and January at the
community center and various local gathering places.
Your input is valued and appreciated.
Thank you for your time and consideration
with this project.
For questions regarding the survey,
please contact Alex Wright, YCREDC Director, at 928-776-2378 or Yvonne Kimball, Town Manager, at 928-632-7362.

NOTE FROM THE PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT
ABOUT SNOW REMOVAL:
As many may know, after last January’s snow storm the Public Works Department acquired a snow plow attachment for the town truck. Winter is upon

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December 2015

us. Some predict that this will be another
wet winter. After the November fronts that
brought rain and light snow to the community, Town staff has taken steps to make
sure the new snow plow is ready to go
when the need occurs.
The snow removal plan is as follows:
staff will start with the main collector/
feeder roads throughout town, then work
into the smaller neighborhood roads. We
will get to all the town owned roads as
quickly as possible. The snow plow blade
is wide and the truck has to move slowly
in order to effectively remove the snow.
When snow removal is in place, there may
be traffic delays on town owned roads.
Your patience would be appreciated.
We
also
ask
our
residents
to
avoid parking
your
vehicle on
the roads,
especially
the
night
before a potential snow storm. The next
day, your vehicle parked on the streets
may become an obstacle for the town’s
truck to remove snow.
If you have any questions about
snow removal or just want to take a look
at the snow plow, please call Ed Hanks,
Public Works Supervisor at 928-632-7362.

Town Staff wishes you a Safe
and Joyful Holiday Season.
CONSIDERING PUBLIC
SERVICE?
Have you ever wanted to give back
to your community by serving on a Town
Committee or Commission and have valuable life experiences to bring to the table.
Stop by Town Hall and fill out a short application to be considered for one of the
following vacancies:
 Planning and Zoning Commission—2
vacancies
 Open Space and Trails Committee—1
Executive Member vacancy

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REGIONAL NEWS
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
TO CUT YOUR OWN
FUELWOOD,
PERMITS FOR 2015
EXPIRE ON DEC. 31
Prescott National Forest would
like to remind those of you that like to
cut your own fuelwood, that you have
only two months remaining. Personal
use dead and down fuelwood permits
for 2015 will expire on Dec. 31. Fuelwood permits are $5 per cord, with a
four-cord 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 fuelwood gathering season was
changed to March 15 through Dec.
31. We made this change for several
reasons: to make Prescott National
Forest's firewood program more consistent with the other northern Arizona
forests and to reduce the need to be
traveling on forest roads during the
winter when roads are most vulnerable to rutting
and resource
damage. Additionally, we
are experiencing a higher
percentage of
firewood cutting violations
during winter than at other times of
the year.
Visitors to Prescott National Forest can obtain additional information
at Prescott NF Forest Website: http://
www.fs.usda.gov/prescott/; Bradshaw
Ranger District, 928-443-8000; Chino
Valley Ranger District 928-777-2200;
or Verde Ranger District 928-5674121.

CHRISTMAS TREE
PERMITS AVAILABLE
The Prescott National Forest
plans to sell 450 over-the-counter
Christmas tree permits starting on
Tuesday, November 17.
Permits will be available at the
Bradshaw Ranger and Verde Ranger
Districts Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and our Chino
Valley Ranger District Monday
through Friday
from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Permits
will be sold on
a first-come,
first-served
basis until they
are gone and
can be purchased
with
cash, check,
or credit card. Prescott National Forest permits will not be sold at Big 5
Sporting Goods stores this year.
Customers will be provided a
map that shows the designated cutting areas along with additional
Christmas tree cutting instructions.
The permit will allow the holder
to cut a tree of a particular species
within designated cutting areas between the dates of November 17
through December 24.
Rules for Christmas Tree Permits:
1) Each Christmas tree permit is $15
and allows permit holders to cut a
tree
up
to
10
feet
tall
2) A maximum of 5 permits per
household
3) Permits are for personal use only
4) Trees must be cut within designated cutting areas
5) Trees may be cut until Dec. 24.
No refunds on Christmas tree permits
Tree cutters are reminded to be
prepared for sudden weather changes and colder conditions when in
higher elevations. A fun family outing
can become miserable and even
dangerous with a quick change of
weather for the unprepared.
The permits expire on Dec. 25,
however forest officials recommend
cutting your tree early in the season
before the higher elevations are

snow bound.
Trees can stay fresh for quite
some time if cared for correctly.

COMMUNITY NEWS
ACTIVITY CENTER
CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
The Dewey-Humboldt Activity
Center (located just below the Dewey-Humboldt Library) on Prescott St
off Main St, will have a Christmas
Giveaway for families in the local
area on Friday, December 18, from
noon until 3pm.
The
Center is taking
unwrapped donations
of
clean, good,
used and new
gifts for children. We are
also
taking
donations of
clean and in good shape jackets,
coats,
hats,
scarves, gloves
and mittens for
children.
These
donations,
plus
non-perishable
food donations for
the Center’s Community Cupboard,
should
be
dropped off at Antiques and More
located at the corner of Main St and
Prescott St. Barrels are setting out
there for the donations Wednesdays
through Sundays, 10am to 4pm.
Call the Center at 928-632-0699
for more information. You can leave
a message with your phone number
for Margaret Roberts.
Thank you very much and Happy Holidays!

PUMPKIN RAFFLE

Troy Moffatt of
Dewey was the winner of the Pumpkin
Raffle Drawing held
at Antiques and
More.

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A NEW BUSINESS
IN OUR AREA:
The D-H Newsletter does not
accept advertising ,but we do like to
announce new businesses in the
Community.

ARON’S BBQ

There is a new restaurant, in
Humboldt at Humboldt Station. Owner Aron Crisp serves barbecued
beef,
pork,
ribs,
chicken
and
homemade
desserts
and is
located on Main Street and Hwy 69
(by the Chevron). Take out is available from 11am to 6pm, Monday
through Saturday. Call ahead (928
7590302)
and
he’ll
have it
ready
for you!
He also
caters.
Aron’s
BBQ is now open with the Grand
Opening to be held on December
5th.
The Editor of the newsletter wanted to also share that Mr. Crisp is a
20-year veteran of the US Navy.

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

The Post with a View
Dec 1: Post Officer’s Meeting
5:30pm;
Dec 2: Monthly Meetings: Auxiliary
4pm, Post Regular Meeting 5pm/
QUEEN of Hearts;
Dec 3: S.A.L. meets at 5pm; Rider
Potluck 5:30pm
Dec 5: SOCK HOP—5pm to 8pm—
Dancing and food;
Dec 6: 40 & 8 1pm;
Dec 12: S.A.L. Breakfast—9am to
11am. BUY 1 DRINK AT THE BAR
AND GET YOUR BREAKFAST
FREE!!
Dec 12: KARAOKE sponsored by
the Auxiliary—Bring a toy for the
Christmas Box to sing: 5pm to 8pm;
Dec 17: VA :Lunch for Fort Whipple
Vets 11am; and RIDER’s Meeting
6pm
Dec 20/21: Approved families pick
up their Christmas Boxes 11am to
3pm;
Dec 25: Post 78 Bar and Facility
Closed ALL Day!!!!!!!!
Dec 31: New Year’s Eve;
Jan 1: New Year’s Day

COMING EVENTS:

BRADSHAW BEAR
Have you seen Bradshaw Bear in
the
DeweyHumboldt Museum Gift Shop?
Raffle tickets
are available at
the Museum now
and he will be
raffled off on Dec.
5th at 2 pm.

Auxiliary Christmas Boxes:
We are still seeking donations of:
boxes of stuffing, instant mashed
potatoes, French’s dried onions.
Also cans of: cream of mushroom
soup, cut green beans (not Frenchcut), cranberries and yams.
Please leave donations in the
“dog pen” located in the bar area.

Mondays: 8 Ball Tournament
4:30pm;
Tuesdays: TACO Tuesday $1.50 —
12 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, Dessert $9 per person
Fish Fry Music: 4th Greenwood
Hill; 11th Classic Duo; 18th Greenwood Hill; 25th NO FISH FRY—
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

SOME AREA
HOLIDAY EVENTS
 The Polar Express - Grand
Canyon Railway, afternoons and
evenings, through Jan. 3, at
Grand Canyon Railway Depot,
Williams. For information, call
888-484-7245,
www.TheTrain.com.
 Santa Claus is in town! - Prescott Gateway Mall, Nov. 21
through Dec. 24. For information
and
times,
visit
ThePrescottGatewayMall.com.
 World's Largest Gingerbread
Village. Open 24/7 Nov. 21
through Dec. 31 at the Prescott
Resort Lobby. For information,
call 928)776-1666, www.Prescott
Resort.com.

IN MEMORY
Paul Manganella
Gone But Not Forgotten
COMMUNITY GROWTH
PERMITS ISSUED:

This month the Town’s Building Department is working on a more consistent solution for reporting building
permit / community growth information. For this reason we are not
reporting for this month, but will
again provide this permit information in the January newsletter.
Thank you.

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DEWEY-HUMBOLDT
LIBRARY NEWS!

There’s no excuse for not finding
YOUR Dewey-Humboldt Town Library because
we have a
new,
very
large
“LIBRARY”
sign on the side of our building! We
are located at 2735 S. Corral Street
in Humboldt. Take Route 69 to
Humboldt, turn east on Main St. at
the Chevron then turn left on Prescott Street, and then turn left on Corral Street. You’ll see us on the right
at the top of the hill. Our new sign
can easily be seen from the intersection of Main and Prescott streets.
Kids, the library needs your help!
The library’s Christmas Tree needs
ornaments. We are asking
you to get crafty; create a
Christmas Tree ornament
at home and bring it in to
the library to hang on our
tree. If you bring in your
homemade ornament to
the Library for our tree we will give
you a treat at the circulation desk!
Help make the library festive by
helping us decorate our Christmas
Tree!
The Mini Book Sales are returning in December, on Thursdays December 3, 10, and 17: 1:00 – 5:00
pm, downstairs in the JW Mitchell
Room at the library. Come down to
do some holiday shopping! A
new selection of
gift-quality 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 per book.
DVD movies, audio books, and coffee table style books are priced at
$2.00 or more. We have books for
kids and teens! All prices are as
marked. Come back each Thursday
to find new items!
The
Dewey-Humboldt
IONS
group will meet on Tuesday, Decem-

ber 1: 10:30am – 12:30pm. For
December, everyone is encouraged
to bring an item to the meeting and
share how it inspired you. The item
can be anything - a book, a piece of
art, a song, a person, or just an experience like an “aha moment”. An
inspiration is something that left an
indelible imprint on you, like, “Wow! I
never thought of it like that!” It
doesn’t matter what the subject was,
it matters that it left an imprint on
you.
When it happened can be any time
in your distant or recent past. The purpose of this topic is to show how
such experiences shape our lives.
We will also talk about what inspiration means to us individually, because I’m sure that even though we
can use the dictionary meaning for
inspiration (which will be pointed
out!) that some of us have a much
deeper grasp of what an inspiration
means to us. The IONS meetings
are open to everyone with all points
of view. Visitors are welcome! Refreshments will be on hand.
The library has a weekly activity,
US Fans of UK Entertainment, on
Saturdays at 1:00 pm. The group’s
goal is to enjoy, share, and discuss
British entertainment. This month we
will continue to view BRAND NEW
Series 9 episodes, starring Peter
Capaldi and Jenna
Coleman, as well
as viewing the first
series of the 10th
Anniversary 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 632-5049
Afternoon Games, for ages 7
and up, will be held on Wednesdays: 2:30 - 4:00 pm. 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!
Also, we’ll have the Wii out to play on
the library’s huge 90” movie screen.
Come and play Super Mario Bros.,

Wii Sports Resort, Mario Karts, Just Dance 3,
Mario and Sonic at the
Winter
Olympic
Games, Mario Sports
Mix, and more! Bring
your Wii games to the
library to play against
others!
Afternoon
Games will be held on December 2,
9, 16, and 23 (no session on December 30).
The library’s Book Discussion
Group will have its monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 8: 9:30 –
10:45am.
The group is doing
something a little different for December. We are each reading a “Fun
Book” for the meeting. Find a book
that will be fun for you. Read it.
Then come for the meeting where
each of us will then take a short time
discussing the book we read, what
we thought of it, and why it was fun.
If you need a copy of your fun book
for the meeting, come down to the
library to place a hold; and, we will try
to get it for you. Then read your fun
book! Finally, come for the discussion. Light refreshments will be provided for this fun and lively event.
Call the library, 928-632-5049, for
more information.
Your library is located at 2735
Corral St. in Humboldt near the Elementary School and next to the Activity Center. Contact us by phone at
(928) 632-5049, or 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:
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday:
10am – 5pm. (closed for lunch Noon
– 12:30 p.m.), Thursday: 12:30 –
7pm, and Saturday: 10am – 2pm.
The library will be closed on the
following dates for Christmas: Thursday December 24, Friday December 25, and Saturday December 26.
The library will also be closed for
New Years on these dates: Thursday December 31, Friday January
1, and Saturday January 2.

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MEETING DATES AND
EXPECTED AGENDA
ITEMS

MISS M’S RUM CAKE

ACTIVITY CENTER

From Sheila Randall

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 4-weeks winner Beverly.
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 632-0699. **
Head Start: PV Early Head Start
and the Head Start Preschool Home
Based for children ages 3 to
5 meets once
or twice a
month at the
DeweyHumboldt Activity Center. Please call 772-7274
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.
THE CENTER WILL BE
CLOSED THE WEEKs OF CHRISTMAS
AND
NEW
YEARS.
**PLEASE CHECK THE WEEK BEFORE TO SEE IF THE FOOD BANK
WILL BE OPEN ON THE 23RD
AND THE 30TH.

(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
Dec 1: 1) Mayor’s Annual report
on external memberships; 2) 2016
Meeting dates and holidays; 3)
Magistrate Judge Anniversary; 4)
Evaluation Forms; 5) Proposal for
added holiday closures; 6) Limitation filing for election by incumbent
of elective office; 7) Museum use
of Town Logo.
Dec 15: 1) U of A Superfund
Research program presentation;
2) Vice Mayor Appointment; 3)
Code enforcement Activity Report;
4) Update of Council appointments
to various regional organizations;
5) Discuss future legal representation for the town; 6) Recognition of
Service for Judy Morgan, Catherine Kelley, Therese Christopher
and Ed Hanks.
Council Work Sessions and
Special Meetings 2:00pm
Dec 8: 1) Town Website Options; 2) Financial Statement
Presentation; 3) Municipal Bill of
Rights implementation overview
presentation; 4) Discussion and
consensus on changing Town
Code 30.031(D) on choosing the
Vice –Mayor or any other part of
the 30.031(D).
P & Z Meetings 6:00pm
Dec 3: 1) P&Z Work List Status
Report and formulation of future
work list; 2) 2009 General Plan
Review and 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.

Cake ingredients:
1 package Duncan Hines Butter Recipe cake mix
1 package instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs
1/2 cup rum
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup water
Sauce ingredients:
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup rum
1/4 cup water
Combine cake ingredients in a
large bowl. Mix with mixer on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into bundt
pan coated with bakers joy with flour.
Bake in 325 degree oven for 45-50
minutes or until toothpick inserted in
center comes out clean. Remove
from oven and poke holes all around
the center of the cake, pour sauce in
holes and over sides and middle of
cake. Cool on baking rack at least 1
hour. Turn onto plate. Serve warm
or cold.

DECEMBER EVENTS &
HOLIDAYS

Dec 5: 33rd Annual Christmas
Parade "The Magic of Christmas",
1 to 3pm, Downtown Prescott
Dec 5: 61st Annual Courthouse
Lighting, 5pm, Prescott
Dec 6: Hanukkah Begins
Dec 7: Pearl Harbor Day
Dec 22: First Day of Winter
Dec 25: Christmas Day (Closed)
Dec 31: New Year’s Eve
Birthstone: Turquoise, Tanzanite
Flower: Narcissus

Merry Christmas!!

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US MAIL DEADLINES FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY

Dec 3—Parcel Airlift Military destinations (APO, FPO, DPO) and everything
to zip 093.
Dec 10.-.1st Class and Priority Military destinations except zip 093.
Dec. 15 - Standard Post Ground service for less-than-urgent deliveries and
oversized packages.
Dec. 19 - First Class Mail Service for standard-sized, single-piece envelopes
and small packages weighing up to 13 ounces with delivery in 3 business days or
less.
Dec. 21 - Priority Mail Domestic service in 1, 2, or 3 business days based on
where your package starts and where it’s being sent, variety of Flat Rate options.
 Dec. 23 - Priority Mail Express Fastest domestic service, guaranteed overnight scheduled delivery to most locations. Some restrictions and exceptions apply. Please note, Priority Mail Express postage refund eligibility is adjusted for
shipments mailed Dec. 22

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.

YOU’RE INVITED TO
HAVE COFFEE WITH
THE TOWN MANAGER
Monday, Dec 14th from
9 to 10am in
the Town
Manager’s
Office.

WINTER MARKET:

The Prescott Farmers
Market has changed to win-

ter hours and location. It runs
on Saturdays, through April
30th, 2016, from 10:00 am to
1:00 pm at Yavapai Regional
Medical Center, Pendleton
Center parking lot, 930 Division St, Prescott.
Closed December 26th.

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P.O. Box 69
Humboldt, AZ 86329

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