TOWN OF DEWEY-HUMBOLDT P.O. BOX 69 HUMBOLDT, AZ 86329 www.dhaz.gov (928) 632-7362 The Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter Vol. 9 Issue 7 July 2014 NEWS FROM TOWN HALL: By Yvonne Kimball, Town Manager IN THIS ISSUE: 60-Second Health Boost pg 4 Activity Center pg 5 American Legion pg 3 Arsenic Water Test Kits pg 6 Blood Donors pg 5 Coffee With Town Mgr. pg 6 D-H Town Meetings pg 5 July Events & Holidays pg 5 Library Book Sale pg 6 Library News pg 4 Lions Club News pg 3 New Business pg 2 Prescott Farmers Mkt. pg 6 Schools That Work pg 2 Summer Food Service pg 6 Tangy Dogs pg 5 YCSO Away From Homepg 6 NEW CONSOLIDATED ELECTION INFORMATION Yavapai County Elections Office As of May 1st the Yavapai County Elections office sent out a notice to all registered voters informing them of the upcoming elections. Permanent Early Voters registered in a non-recognized party were provided with a ballot request form where they are able to make their party ballot selection for one of the recognized parties or a non-partisan city/town only ballot. Election-Cont. on pg 5 Beginning July 1, 2014, the Town will begin to handle most of the building inspections in-house (as opposed to sending them to Yavapai County Development Services Department). We have just recruited a Building Official/Inspector to set up the Building Safety functions and conduct inspections. Mr. Terry Ford, with over 30 years of combined experience in the building industry, has accepted this part-time temporary position. Terry was the Town’s Building Official from 2005 until 2009. He holds appropriate International Code Council certificates as an inspector, is a great asset to the Town, and a wonderful fit for the Position. For the Community Development Department Planning and Zoning functions, we have Ms. Connie Dedrick to help out temporarily. Connie has worked in both public and private sectors as a planner and a consultant. I am pleased and thankful that Connie and Terry have joined us. If you have not met them, please stop in to say hi. Recently some residents informed the Town that in the Rocky Hill Rd. area, there is quite a bit of trash in the vacant Bureau of Land Management area. Although Town staff is not authorized to conduct maintenance in the BLM area, we do want to let the word out that no dumping is allowed in the area. Violators can be fined for up to $100,000 and one year in prison. If you have unwanted items, please dispose of them appropriately; dumping in the BLM land (or any public land) is not an option. Many of you have noticed that the Town’s Public Works staff have been working at the Town’s Butte Street Park to install the play-ground equipment that was donated by Dewey-Humboldt Agua Fria Festival Committee. The installation has recently been completed and we again thank the Committee. Since the grand opening a year ago our little Park has been adding quite a few improvements. But we have also seen damages to the park, such as graffiti. Please take care of our park so that more people can enjoy it! If you see suspicious behaviors at the park, please report them to the Sheriff’s office at 771-3509 or town office at 632-7362. IRON KING MINE/ HUMBOLDT SMELTER SUPERFUND SITE: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY UPDATE ON RECENTLY COMPLETED FIELD WORK In December 2013, EPA provided information at a public meeting and in a fact sheet describing extensive additional field investigation efforts planned for the first five months of 2014. With the exception of installing and sampling 6 groundwater monitoring wells (now scheduled for July) EPA has completed this field investigation work, which includes both residential and non-residential areas. In 2009-2010, EPA sampled 228 yards for arsenic and lead, collecting more than 2000 samples and covering a significant portion of residential areas potentially affected by the mine and smelter. Our recent field efforts substantially expanded the 2009-2010 investigation in residential yards. EPA sampled 368 additional yards, taking more than 4100 additional samples. Between the earlier and recent investigations, EPA now has sampled the great majority of yards in town. Some residents did not grant access to their properties for sampling. As part of this effort, we also screened 10 large areas peripheral to the core area of town to make sure we didn’t need to further expand the investigation. Our sampling showed that soils in those 10 peripheral areas do not pose an elevated risk from arsenic or lead and so we are confident we EPA-Cont. on pg. 2 2 The Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter have sampled all residential areas potentially affected by the site. The results from the yard sampling and screening will allow EPA to evaluate whether there is an effect from the former mine and smelter in soils at over 1000 yards, so that we can determine where cleanup is needed. EPA needs to compile and evaluate all the data and should be able to begin communicating findings to residents within about three months. EPA also sampled extensively in non-residential areas. The purpose of our additional investigation was to get a better sense of the volume, depth, and composition of the tailings contamination at the former Humboldt Smelter and in the Chaparral Gulch, as well as the stability of the former Iron King Mine tailings pile, so that we can begin evaluating possible cleanup alternatives. Non-residential sampling included a total of 268 borings drilled to as much as 30 feet deep. We extracted the soil and rock cores from these borings and sampled them to understand how and when the layers of tailings were laid down, the levels of metals in them, and what potential there may be for toxic mine drainage in the future. Sampling included 48 borings in the great tailings flood plain, 16 borings in the smelter tailings swale, 47 borings in the upper and middle Chaparral Gulch, 6 borings in the area of the tailings dam in Chaparral Gulch, 6 borings in the flat “plateau” area on the smelter property, 135 borings in the smelter “dross” (light-colored material that looks like ash), and 3 new deep borings in the top of the main tailings pile at the former mine. Over the next few months, EPA will be validating and confirming all data, evaluating what the data are showing, and developing ways of presenting it to the community. EPA will continue engaging with community members about residential results and cleanup alternatives for the mine and smelter. If you have questions or concerns about EPA activities in Dewey-Humboldt, please contact Amanda Pease, Community EPA-From pg. 1 Involvement Coordinator, at (415) 972 -3068 or pease.amanda@epa.gov. Additionally, the Community Coalition of Dewey-Humboldt, EPA’s Technical Assistance Grant recipient, will be holding a small question and answer session regarding EPA work. If you are interested, please contact Rose Eitemiller at reitemiller@gmail.com. COMMUNITY NEWS: “SCHOOLS THAT WORK” From:“The Force” will be with Humboldt Elementary by Sue Tone, PV Tribune, June 4, 2014 Humboldt Elementary School has been chosen by the George Lucas company Edutopia to be included in their film production “Schools That Work”. The project “ ...focuses on what highly performing schools with challenges—such as Humboldt’s rural location and higher percentage of lower socioeconomic households—are doing instructionally with their students and with such a high degree of accomplishment.” Extensive interviews focusing on the effective instructional practices specific to Humboldt covered the schoolwide Response to Intervention program, data usage, assessment, curriculum, and instructional time, as well as partnerships, motivation, student instruction and the non-negotiables associated with the school’s vision. A very successful component of the school culture is the motivational incentives. All students set goals at the beginning of the year and strive to reach them. Positive behavior earns Panda Paws awards, membership in the Blue Crew for achieving 80% or better in reading, and in the Purple Posse for reaching or exceeding 80% in reading and math. Additional rewards include Shop Til You Drop at the Reading Counts store, pool parties, cooking parties, ice cream sundaes, a special endof-the-year event for meeting a Reading Counts goal. The Edutopia crew will be here the fourth week of August and spend four days filming classroom activities, teachers, students, and parents. Congratulations to Principal Young and all the teachers, staff and students of Humboldt Elementary for being a “School That Works”!! 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. If you are, or know of, a new business in Town, please let us know! LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO? COME TO SANDY’S STUDIO AND GET CREATIVE! Sandy’s Studio has supplies for tie dying, painting, drawing and more. On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30-12:00; 1:00- 2:30; and 3:00 - 4:30, they offer: Tuesdays: Drawing Basics: Discover and use shading techniques, composition and proportions to create a more realistic image. Work with pencil, color pencil, charcoal and pastels. Learn how to work with value to help boost contrast. Thursdays: Watercolor Painting: Working with the medium of watercolor paint, learn some application tips, ways to manipulate the paint with watercolor techniques. All materials are included and the classes are open to all ages. (Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.) Instruction is provided by an Arizona Certified Art teacher. Each class is $15.00. Register at Sandy’s Studio or call (928) 420-0902. Evenings are available upon request. Sandy’s Studio is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 to 5:00, and is located at 2735 S. Hwy 69, Suite 6, in Humboldt, by the Chevron and behind Mama’s Kitchen. The Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter 3 POST 78 HUMBOLDT, AZ 86329 928-632-5185 Calendar of Events for July: July 2: Monthly Meetings: Post Officer’s Meeting 3:30pm, Auxiliary 4pm, Post Regular Meeting 5pm July 3: Ft Whipple Veterans 4th of July Lunch served by the Auxiliary 11am July 4: independence day Fish Fry 5pm to 7pm July 5: Monthly Birthday Bash: Music 1:30pm to 6pm July 6:40 & 8 at 1pm July 7: Posse Meeting 5pm July 19: Riders meet at 9am July 24: S.A.L. meeting 4pm June 26: District 8 Meeting at Post 78, 11am EVENTS TO OBSERVE: July 26: American with Disabilities Act signed; July 27: End of Korean War UPCOMING EVENTS: E-Board August 2 11am NEW DAY, NEW TIME Monday’s: Pool Tournament 4:30 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 July 4: Greenwood Hill; July 11: .Sidekicks; July 18: Greenwood Hill; July 25: Karman & Kompany. The Auxiliary is collecting a Pantry of Christmas Box items. Everyone is invited to participate! Bring these canned items from now until the boxes are distributed in December: green beans; yams; mushroom soup, boxes of mashed potato flakes. STAY CONNECTED WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION USING SOCIAL MEDIA & HASHTAGS!  #SupportOurTroops  #VetransDay  #AmericanLegion  #Poppy  #Veterans LION’S CLUB INVOLVEMENT IN OUR TOWN By Bob Greene At a recent Town Council Work Study Session Councilpersons asked “Just what does the Bradshaw Mountain Lion’s Club do for our community”? Let me give you some insight and history about DeweyHumboldt’s Bradshaw Mountain Lion’s Club. We formed at the same time that the Town was incorporated and, fortunately for me, I was one of the founding members in DeweyHumboldt. The Lion’s Club is an international charitable organization that works within their communities and provides many services. One of the best know services provide by the Lion’s Club is their “Sight and Hearing Program”. Lions provide free eye glasses and hearing support to school students and needy resident at no cost to them. As of today your Bradshaw Mountain Lion’s Club has expended over $25,000 in our community for the Eye Glass program alone. We also support other community programs such as Grants and Sponsorship to Dewey-Humboldt Little League. Student grants are also a part of our ongoing community programs and we have helped numerous students to achieve their dreams with monetary grants to help them go on different educational programs including trips to Washington, D.C. and other areas. This year alone over $9,500 dollars have been budgeted for such programs. The Lion’s Club also has a wonderful Camp in the Mogollon Rim area called Camp Tatiyee. This fantastic and fun fill Camp is for Handicapped, Autistic and other impaired children and is funded by the money Lion’s Clubs raise through different events throughout the year. Lion’s spend over $650,000 dollars a year operating this fine and needed facility and it is free to those eligible children. Additionally at Thanksgiving and Christmas your Lion’s Club sponsors needy families with food and gifts for their children. Every dollar we raise goes directly back into the community and our 42 members work hard all year long raising funds to continue our efforts. Additionally we spend countless hour involved in volunteering at the Humboldt Elementary School in their “Reading Programs’ as well as helping with other educational events at the school. Your Lion’s Club has recently taken over the production of the “Agua Fria Festival” which is the oldest and longest running festival in our State. We have just made DeweyHumboldt recognized internationally as one of our members, Joe Preston, has been elected President of Lion’s Club International and will preside over all Lion’s Clubs in the world for the next year. This is a great honor for Joe, our Club and the Community of Dewey Humboldt. If you are interested in becoming a Lion please contact me, Bob Greene, via email at fishingbobgreene@gmail.com or drop by one of our meetings. We meet at 5:30 PM the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Prescott Country Club POA Building on Old Chisholm Trail in the Country Club, and have a dinner meeting with guest speakers at 5:30 PM on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at Porta Viarta Restaurant on Hwy 69 in Dewey. You can also drop us a line at PO Box 818 Dewey, AZ. 86327. 4 The Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter LIBRARY NEWS BY Jeff Franklin Your library is the place to be this summer to cool down. Come in to check out a book and a movie, use our computers, read a magazine or peruse a newspaper. And don’t forget to check out some of our hot events while cooling off in our air conditioned building! Find out what your library can offer you! To be sure that we have enough room, materials, and snacks the library asks that you stop in or call to register for the following three events: Ronald McDonald is visiting the library on Tuesday, July 22: 1:00 – 2:00pm. Ronald will teach the value of reading through the use of jokes, magic, and singing! Great fun for the whole family! Our Story Time, for ages 3 and up, will be on Wednesdays, 10:00 – 10:45am, on July 9, 16, and 23. Come for the stories, the games, and the fun, lead by Mrs. Franklin! Light refreshments will be served. Our Arts and Crafts activities led by Ms. Kara for ages 7 and up will be held on Wednesdays, 11:00 – 11:40am on July 9, 16, and 23. The kids will have fun making crafts, playing games, and creating awesome artwork. Refreshments will be provided. No registration is requested for any of the following events and activities: 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 Wii games on the library’s huge 90” movie screen. 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! Also, bring your own Wii games to play against other players! Afternoon Games will be held on July 9, 16, and 23. Also, the library will have Family Summer Movies on Saturdays at 2pm. The movies will be played on the library’s huge 90” movie screen and refreshments will be provided—or bring in snacks from home! The library asks that you register for these events: July 12, 2pm: The Lego Movie July 19, 2pm: The Nut Job July 26, 2pm: Monsters University Every Thursday in July, 1:00 – 5:00 pm, the Friends of the Library group is having a continuing “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, 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 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 library’s US Fans of UK Entertainment will meet on Saturdays in July. We will be starting the second season of the BBC1 hit show, Sherlock on July 12 and July 19, both 10:00am – Noon, playing on our large 90” movie screen. If you are a fan of the super sleuth, don’t miss the brilliant portrayals of Sherlock played by Benedict Cumberbatch and Dr. Watson played by Martin Freeman. The library’s Book Discussion Group is reading two juvenile books, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and The Little Prince by Antoine de SaintExupéry, for the group’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 8: 9:30 – 11:00 am. The library has copies of both books available to borrow. Come on down to the library, checkout a copy of the book to read, and then come back for the fascinating discussion of the book! Visitors and new members are always welcome. Light refreshments will be provided. Your library is located at 2735 Corral St. in Humboldt near the entrance to the Humboldt Elementary School and next to the Kate Garber 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://www.yavapailibrary.org/yavapai/ deweyhumboldt.asp. The library’s regular hours are: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Fridays: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (closed for lunch Noon – 12:30 p.m.), Thursdays: 12:30 – 7:00 p.m., and Saturdays: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The library will be closed on Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5. 60-SECOND HEALTH BOOSTERS From the AARP Magazine Kick off your shoes—at the front door. It keeps you from tracking in allergen-loaded soil and pollen. Give someone a squeeze—A 10 second hug lowers blood pressure by increasing the feel-good hormone oxytocin and lowering the stress chemical cortisol. Drink your watermelon—A tall glass of watermelon juice can relieve muscle soreness because of the melon’s high levels of an amino acid called L-citruline. The Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter 5 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 July 1: 1)March for Babies Mayor’s attendance at ceremony; July 15: 1)TBD Council Work Sessions and Special Meetings 2:00pm July 8: 1) Council Reimbursement; 2) Annual Signature Event for D-H; 3) Develop Main St. P3 Project Action Plan; 4) CAARF on possible conflict of interest with OBC Hwy; 5) OBC Hwy with Town Attorney questions. P & Z Meetings 6:00pm July 3: 1) Accessory Dwelling Unit Summary of Concerns; 2) Initial Discussion of Town Code pertaining to Animals. 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. JULY HOLIDAYS & EVENTS July 4: Independence Day; July 13; FIFA World Cup Finals; July 15: Major League Baseball All -Star Game Birthstone: Ruby Flower: Larkspur ACTIVITY CENTER The Center will be closed July 4th. Have a Safe & Happy 4th of July! 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, 11 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. Congratulations Marilyn! Also, each week a Door Prize is picked for a Bingo player. Community Cupboard: The Center collects nonperishable food items for local distribution. Thank you for your continued donations! A BIG Thank You to the Dewey Classic Cruisers for their recent donation of nonperishable food to our food bank. Food Bank:. Wednesday 9 until 11 or the food is gone. For more informatio 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 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 around town. TANGY DOGS Sheila Randall Cut 3 pounds of hot dogs into bitesize pieces and skin. Cover with sauce of 1 cup each: brown sugar, bourbon, and chili sauce. Bake, covered, at 325 degrees for 3 hours. Serve in chafing dish. Better if made ahead. Can be frozen. Election-From pg .1 They must return their ballot selection to Yavapai County Elections office for processing prior to August 15, 2014. Voters registered in a nonrecognized party will have the option to choose any one of the state recognized party ballots or a City/Town-only ballot if they reside in a city/town that is conducting an election on the August Primary date (Dewey-Humboldt is conducting a candidate election on this date). If a non-affiliated voter does not notify Yavapai County Elections office of their ballot selection, YCE will be unable to mail them a ballot. However, they may still go to the polls on Election Day and make their ballot selection. HELLO BLOOD DONORS I’m the new assistant blood sucker (Site Coordinator) for the local blood drive. My name is Mary Franks. I hope some of you know me as I have lived up here over 30 years. I am so very lucky to have the assistance of Kathy Sankot (the cookie lady) and Shirley Williams, both who used to run the blood drive. They have agreed to help me until I get my feet under me. We hope to make this the real community participation event it used to be, with friendly, helpful faces and home baked goodies to help you recover from giving blood. Come help us make this a success. Participate and you really could be a life saver! The blood drives will be at the Humboldt Bible Church on Old Black Canyon Hwy—the same as it has been for several years. The next one will be on August 19 and the following one on October 21. For more information or to sign up call me at home (928) 642-2115 or on my cell at (928) 237-6896. BE A BLOOD HERO! 6 The Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter YCSO’s AWAY FROM HOME CHECK LIST As we head into summer many of us will be away from home. Your security check just takes 10 minutes! 1) Lock all doors, including the garage door; 2) Lock all windows, including basement and garage windows; 3) Cancel all deliveries such as newspaper, food services, etc; 4) Have mail and newspapers picked up by a neighbor if possible; 5) Have someone pick up handbills and throw-a-ways; 6) Never leave a note on the door that may indicate your absence; 7) Arrange to have the lawn cut; 8) Adjust blinds to make the house/apartment appear to be occupied; 9) Place a light or two on automatic timers; 10) Remove ladders from sight and secure them in locked places; 11) Don’t hide keys under doormats or flowerpots or in similar places; 12) Secure items such as jewelry, furs, cameras, credit cards, and checkbooks; 13) Arrange for a house-sitter, someone to live in your house while you are away, if possible; 14) Arrange for a neighbor to keep an eye on your property and to report anything suspicious to police; 15) Let a neighbor know where you can be reached in case of an emergency;.16) Arrange with a neighbor to leave his or her car parked in your driveway or in front of your house; 17) Join and be part of your Neighborhood Watch Group; 18) Lower the tone on your telephone; 19) Ask neighbors not to tell strangers such as salespersons and repair persons of your absence; 20) Notify your local law-enforcement agency of your absence for a vacation check. YOU’RE INVITED TO HAVE COFFEE WITH THE TOWN MANAGER Monday, July 7th from 9 to 10am in the Town Manager’s Office. WELL WATER ARSENIC TEST KIT 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. THE DEWEYHUMBOLDT 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 on-line at: newsletter@dhaz.gov or in person at Town Hall. Friends of the Library Book Sale, Thursdays 1 to 5, downstairs at the D-H Library. FREE MEALS for children 18 & under through July 25 (except the 4th) at Humboldt Elementary. Breakfast served 8 to 9, Lunch served 11:30 to 12:30 Town of Dewey-Humboldt P.O. Box 69 Humboldt, AZ 86329 Postal Customer PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PRESCOTT, AZ PERMIT #12 ECRWSS