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

The Dewey-Humboldt
Newsletter
Vol. 9 Issue 11
November 2014

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

IN THIS ISSUE:
Activity Center
pg 5
American Legion:
pg 3
Book Box in Park
pg 2
Christmas Craft Fair
pg 6
Coffee With Town Mgr pg 6
Dark Sky Ordinance
pg 2
DH Historical Society pg 3
DH Town Meetings
pg 5
Holiday Cranberry Mold pg 5
Library Book Sale
pg 6
Library News
pg 4
NatCon News
pg 3
Nov Events & Holidays pg 5
Painting Contest
pg 2
Who Made That?
Pg 5

UPCOMING EVENT
Next month the Town
will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of it’s incorporation.
Mayor and Town Council
wish to thank all former
Mayors and Councils, former
and current Board, Committee, Commission Members,
Citizens and Staff Members
for their vital contribution to
the Town’s wellbeing.
A simple gathering is
being planned for December
2nd at 4:00 p.m., to commemorate the Town’s Incorporation Anniversary.

As many of you are aware, Town
staff has been planning for the Town’s
10th Anniversary of Incorporation. The
event is scheduled for December 2nd at
4:00 p.m., at Town Hall. Details will be
forthcoming.
Also, at Council’s direction, staff has
been working on preparation for the 2012
International Building Codes adoption. Meetings regarding the building
code changes will be held in the coming
months. Please stay tuned.
In October, “animal code review” and
“code enforcement process” in general,
regarding building code and zoning code
violations, have been two popular subjects with the Dewey-Humboldt community. Staff prepared an update for the
“animal related code review”, in this
newsletter. The code enforcement process discussion pertaining to building and
zoning codes will be continuing in November.
If you have any questions about
these events please call Town Hall at
(928) 632-7362.

ANIMAL CODE REVIEW &
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
UPDATE
By Connie Dedrick, Community Development
Coordinator & Yvonne Kimball, Town Manager

Since May 2014, Town Council, the
Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z),
Staff and Dewey-Humboldt community
members have been looking into complex
issues related to animals in our
town. There have been productive discussions along the way. To recap the
task and process:
In May 2014 the Town Council
discussed the need to review Town Code
of Ordinance sections regarding animals,
at Vice Mayor Alen’s request, which
states to “revise and update (the code

sections), look for missing links, missing
definitions, also look into exotic animals
and whether to keep them as pets,
etc.” During the May Council discussion,
other animal related issues were brought
up. Town Council then collectively directed P&Z (and staff) to conduct the
broadly defined “animal code review”
task. Immediately after Council’s May
discussion, staff began to receive input
from the D-H Community. Meanwhile,
P&Z reviewed and accepted the task in
July. Considerable community input was
heard at the July P&Z meeting. Subsequently, a community meeting, separate
from P&Z and Council meetings, was held
in late July to better gauge the Community’s pulse on this issue. At that meeting
Staff learned that the Community desires
to be actively involved in the animal code
review task. Thereafter, in August, Staff
recommended to the Council that the
steps moving forward include a series of
Community Outreach meetings, Town
Staff meeting with Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (who handles the town’s animal
control services through an agreement),
and the review of other municipality animal ordinances. Staff anticipates bringing
findings and recommendations to Council
after the new year. Council directed Staff
to proceed with the recommended action
plan. Since that time, Town Staff has
met with YCSO, and held two additional
Community Outreach meetings on August
31 and October 8, 2014.
During the Community Outreach
meetings, the community members became familiar with the Town Code sections regarding animals and were able to
discuss animal control and code enforcement procedures openly with YSCO staff.
The participants also exchanged views on
how to strike a balance between protecting individual rights and enjoyment of animals and being considerate of the overall
neighborhood peace and quiet.
If you are interested in coming to
an upcoming community outreach meeting, the next meeting is scheduled for November 12, 2014 at

Cont. on Page 2—CODE

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Cont. from Page 1—CODE 5:30 p.m. and
will be held at Cherry Creek Ranch
located at 938 S. Foothill Dr., Dewey.
At this meeting, Staff plans to have
the discussion with the community
members focusing on the current
Town Code section in Title XV relating
to animals. All community outreach
meetings are open to the public. We
do encourage interested residents to
sign up with Connie Dedrick, Town
Community Development Officer.

Finally, staff would like to
thank the Council for assigning the
“animal code” review task, which has
stimulated productive discussions
among the D-H community members;
further staff wanted to thank the Town
Residents for your active participation
in the discussions. We look forward
to your continued involvement as we
move through the review process. For more information contact
Connie Dedrick, Community Development Officer at 632-7362 or email
conniededrick@dhaz.gov.

COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
CORNER
DARK SKY ORDINANCE

As the change of the seasons
occurs, sunset comes earlier. This
time of year we receive calls regarding outside lighting that is left on all
night and/or unshielded light. Please
remember to turn off outside lights
before retiring for the evening, to preserve energy and so everyone can
enjoy the beautiful night skies. Town
Code of Ordinances Sections
153.150, 153.151, 153.152, and
153.153 provide for “light pollution
control”. The Code Sections can be
located via dhaz.gov follow the “Code
of Ordinance” link.

COMMUNITY NEWS

The Mayor’s Winter Window Painting
Contest will be held on Saturday, December
13th, from 9am-2pm for
Charter & Home Schooled Children,
at the Dewey Post Office,
and Monday, December 15th for the
Humboldt Elementary School children,
on Main Street Humboldt!
A “BOOK BOX” FOR
BUTTE STREET PARK
Sandra Goodwin, Chair, FOL

The number of neighbors who have
found and are using the Butte
Street Park has momentum now
and most days you will find children
playing on the equipment and/or
teens sitting around in the gazebo.
And now the Friends of the
Library (FOL) has announced a
new, fun addition to the Park.
While it is generally called a Book
Box – it is actually a “Magazine
Box” that invites folks to “READ,
ENJOY, RETURN OR PASS ON”
a variety of magazines. The Box
idea came from around the country
and pictures were taken and
brought home of ones most recently
found in
Saratoga,
Calif.
Throughout neighborhoods
one could
find these
boxes in
front of
homes including the invitation to
take advantage of the benches in

front of the homes that READ, ENJOY, RETURN OR PASS ON.
Implementation in DeweyHumboldt was easy given our great
people so willing to do whatever they
can for the
community.
One very
talented
volunteer –
who did not
want to be
recognized
– built the
box from a
picture
brought home from Saratoga. Another
volunteer sanded, sealed and applied
weather protecting paint to the box
and the mounting post. As they say,
the rest is history and the box is very,
very popular.
The FOL established two donors
who constantly supply the magazines
(the max inventory we can handle)
and volunteers weekly restock and
exchange the magazines in the box.
Come visit the park, bring your
children and/or grandchildren to play
on the playground and do enjoy the
“Book Box” magazines. (The Park is
located at Butte Street and Prescott
Street).

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POST 78
HUMBOLDT, AZ 86329
928-632-5185
NOVEMBER 2014
November 1: Auxiliary Executive
Committee Meets at 11:00; Cruisin’
Susan Karaoke: 1:00pm until 6:00
p.m. celebrating November Birthdays
November 4: Posse meets at 5:00
p.m.; ELECTION DAY !! Remember
to VOTE!!
November 5: Monthly Meetings:
Auxiliary 4:00 p.m./Post Officer’s Mtg.
4:30/Post Regular Meeting 5:00
November 6: S.A.L. meets at 4:30
p.m.
November 10: Marine Corps Day
& American Legion Auxiliary Birthday
November 11: Veteran’s Day Parade in Prescott
November 15: Riders meet at 0900
November 20: VA Luncheon for
Fort Whipple vets 11:00 a.m. at Post
78
November 27: THANKSGIVING
DAY – Post POTLUCK at 2:00 p.m.
November 29: Auxiliary Executive
Meeting at 11:00
CURRENT EVENTS: NFL Football
Breakfasts every Sunday from 09001100 Price: $5.00
Donate yams, mushroom soup, stuffing mix, or a box of mashed potatoes
for Christmas Box Pantry
What’s new at Post 78: The road
has been paved and the bumps are
gone!!
Coming events: A walk-in cooler
will be installed for the bar!
Monday’s: Pool Tournament 4:30

p.m.
Wednesday’s: Hamburgers at
Noon $5.00
Friday Fish Fry: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m. – Public Welcome! (Cod, Catfish, Shrimp plus Chef’s Special)
$9.00 per person
Fish Fry Music: 7th Greenwood
Hill; 14th Sidekicks; 21st Greenwood Hill; 28th Karman & Kompany.

HISTORIC HUMBOLDT
WALKING TOUR
A Bradshaw Mountain High
School class of 18 students came to
Humboldt last month to take the
Walking Tour Through Historic
Humboldt. Their tour was guided
by Dewey-Humboldt Historical Society members, and the students thoroughly enjoyed the adventure!
Guide pamphlets are available
at the Museum, Thursday through
Saturday from 10 until 4. You can
venture out on your own or set up an
appointment for a guided tour.

IN MEMORY
John Benson Hallows
Kenneth Carl Hallows

Gone But Not Forgotten

NATCON NEWS
Nature Conservation (NatCon)
News daily reports information and
issues for animals, plants, soils, and
ecosystems.
General topics include animal
protection and human impacts.
These topics cover many familiar subjects. Human impact, for instance,
includes climate change, habitat destruction, invasive species, resource
harvest, and toxic pollution. Each of
these subjects has many issues and
concerns. Resource harvest covers
cattle grazing, farming, logging, mining, and water diversion.
Uncommon News: The
NatCon News includes stories
missed by mainstream media. For
instance, recently we covered a new
report released by the Department of
Defense describing U. S. military
preparations for dealing with climate
change. The report also describes
DOD's strategy for reducing greenhouse gasses responsible for the
changes.
NO Advertising: There is no
paid advertising on the NatCon News.
Individual stories may continue on
websites with advertising.
Nature Conservation: The
term Nature Conservation implies cataloging, protection, and maintenance
of nature. Curators do this work. Nature’s curators are the field biologists,
climatologists, geographers, and private citizens that catalog and study
the nature and condition of animals,
plants, and ecosystems.
Whatever your interest, the
NatCon News will help keep you up
to date. Subscription is free and gets
you a once daily email listing the latest stories.
Thank you,
Garry Rogers, PhD, Editor
President, Agua Fria Open Space
Alliance, Inc.
PO Box 1011, Humboldt, AZ 86329
Phone: (928) 925-7191 (for Garry)
Email: grogers@sigmaxi.net
http://garryrogers.com/natcon-news

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LIBRARY NEWS
By Jeff Franklin

It’s that time of year when the
days are getting cooler and the nights
are getting longer. This month, we will
have special events for you to enjoy
including our Huge Fall Book Sale, an
awesome E-Reader and Table Computer Class, a Turkey Craft Hunt and
a Thanksgiving Story Time for kids
The BIG FALL BOOK SALE, run
by the Friends of the Library, continues
on Saturday, November 1st from 9 to
4, Thursday, November 6th from
12:30 to 7:30, and
Friday, November
7th and Saturday,
November 8th
from 9 to 4. The
JW Mitchell Room
(lower floor—
Prescott Street entrance) will be filled
with gift quality books, DVD and VHS
movies, audio books, games, puzzles
and other items for sale. Find great
Christmas presents for your friends
and family! Books for all ages and
reading interests will be available.
Most paperbacks are $0.25, most trade
paperbacks are $0.50, and most hard
backs are $1.00. If an item has a different price, it will be marked on the
item. The last day of
the sale, Saturday,
November 8, will be
our $5.00 per Bag
Sale. Place as many
items as you can in a
bag provided by the
library and pay only
$5 for all the items!
Looking to Purchase an E-Book Reader or Tablet?
The library will have a special computer class to help you do that, just in time
for the holidays, on Tuesday, November 18: 1:00 - 2:30pm! Learn about
the capabilities, prices, differences,
and similarities of the various types of
e-book and tablet devices on the market today. Signup is required for this
class. To register, stop down at the
library or call 928-632-5049.
Attention families and children!
On Saturday, November 22, the library
will have great late-fall activities for

kids! Starting off, we will have Story
Time, for children in Preschool
through 2nd grade and for their
moms and dads, from 10:00 –
10:45 am! Come to the library for
some great Thanksgiving stories!
Parents, please stay with your children.
Then, the library will have a
Turkey Scavenger Hunt - Arts &
Crafts activity, ran by Ms. Lisa,
for 2nd – 5th graders, from 11:00 am
- Noon! Scattered around the
library will be turkeys hidden inside
library books. Using a clue sheet,
find the hidden turkeys. But watch
out, as there are decoys hidden too!
Find the right books to find the real
turkeys! This is a fun way to learn
how to use your library!
Sign up your kids today for
both Story Time and Arts & Crafts!
Refreshments will be served for
both events.
Afternoon Games, for ages 7
and up, will be held on Wednesday, November 12 and 19: 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!
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! Also,
bring your Wii games from home to
play against other players. Fun for
all! No signup is required.
The library has a weekly activity for adults, US Fans of UK Entertainment, on Saturday Afternoons , November 15 and 22 at
1pm.. The group’s goal is to enjoy,
share, and discuss British entertain-

ment. The group is viewing the brand
new series 8 of Doctor Who, starring
Peter Capaldi, the
12th Doctor,
and Jenna
Coleman as
Clara Oswald, on our
90” movie
screen. Two
episodes will be screened on each
date in November. New participants
are always welcome. We will have
refreshments on hand.
The library’s Book Discussion
Group will be meeting on Tuesday,
November 18: 9:30 – 10:30am. This
month the discussion members are
reading Unbroken: A World War II
Story of Survival, Resilience, and
Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand.
This book chronicles the true story of
survival and endurance of Lt. Louis
Zamperini, who is
captured and interrogated by the Japanese after his Army
Air Forces bomber
crashes in the Pacific
Ocean. The group will
discuss this book, talk about the issues and the people presented in the
book, plus have fun causal discussion
as well! We welcome new participants; so come 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.
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.
Please note that the library will
be closed on Tuesday November
11 for Veterans’ Day. Also, the library will be closed on Thursday
November 27, Friday November 28,
and Saturday November 29 for
Thanksgiving.

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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
Nov 4: 1) Main St Property donation discussion; 2) Iron King
acquisition discussion; 3) P&Z
Commission Applicant interview;
4) Ethics Complaints Procedure
Handling; 5) P&Z Joint meeting(s)
planning.
Nov 18: 1) 2015 Holiday Schedule; 2) GPREP Contract; 3) Abacus revised contract.
Council Work Sessions and
Special Meetings 2:00pm
Nov 14: 1) Code Enforcement
Procedure.
P & Z Meetings 6:00pm
Nov 13: 1) Meeting has been
cancelled. Next P&Z meeting will
be held on December 2nd.
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.

NOVEMBER HOLIDAYS
& EVENTS
Nov 2: Daylight Savings Time ends.
Nov 4: Election Day,
Town Hall closed on these days:
Nov 11: Veteran’s Day,
Nov 27 & 28: Thanksgiving Day
Flower: Chrysanthemum,
Birthstone: Topaz.

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY
MOLD

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.
Congratulations,
Shirley! 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 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.
The Activity Center will be
closed Thursday, November 27,
and Friday, November 28 for the
Thanksgiving Holiday.

VOTE—NOVEMBER 4TH

By Na Rains
(from the DHCO Community Cookbook)

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2 1/2 cups orange juice
6 oz package raspberry Jello
16 oz whole cranberry sauce
Small container of cool whip or 1-

1/2 cups whipping cream
In a sauce pan combine 1-1/4
cups orange juice, cranberry sauce,
and jello. Stir over medium heat until
jello dissolves. Stir in remaining orange juice. Chill until partially set, then
fold in the cool whip or whipped cream.
Pour into jello mold or ring. Chill 4 to 6
hours. Serves 8.

WHO MADE THAT?
Ice Cream Cone

Up until the early 20th century,
eating ice cream was a formal event,
always accompanied by a
bowl and spoon. Then
the 1904 St Louis World’s
Fair happened. There
were many spectacular
food exhibits at that Fair,
but the one that made the
most lasting impression
was a Syrian concession
vendor’s booth. He
curled a waffle cookie
into a receptacle for ice
cream. There was no
plate or spoon required for this new ice
cream cone. Controversy ensued as
the concept spread through the booths
at the Fair and various other booth operators claimed that they invented the
cone. But eventually the original story
stood the test of time. (From: Arizona
Food Industry Journal, January 2014)

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CHRISTMAS AT THE MUSEUM
CRAFT FAIR

THE DEWEY-HUMBOLDT
NEWSLETTER

The D-H Historical Society will be holding it’s 3rd
Annual Christmas at the Museum Craft Fair on
Nov.15th from 9am—3pm. Many great local crafters will be bringing their wares to sell at reasonable
prices for all.
We will be watching for Santa (AKA Mayor Terry
Nolan) who will be arriving at Noon and will be available for a photo shoot with
Chad Castigliano.
Place this on your Calendar, bring your Christmas
list and be ready for a fun
time.

Articles welcomed from and
provided by Citizens, Organizations, Committees, Staff, and
Partners of the Town of DeweyHumboldt.
Published Monthly by the
Town of Dewey-Humboldt

YOU’RE INVITED
TO HAVE COFFEE
WITH THE TOWN
MANGER

Monday, November 3rd
from 9-10 am in the Town
Manager’s Office.

Denise Rogers, Editor

Please submit articles
by the 15th on-line at:
newsletter@dhaz.gov
or in person at Town Hall.

ANIMAL CODE REVIEW
COMMUNITY MEETING
NOVEMBER 12TH
AT 5:30 P.M.
AT CHERRY CREEK
RANCH

HUGE BOOK SALE,
D-H LIBRARY
Thursday: Nov 6: 12:30-7:30pm
Friday: Nov 7: 9am-4pm
Saturdays: Nov 1 & Nov 8: 9am-4pm
Gift quality books,
movies, audio books,
games, puzzles, and
more!

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Humboldt, AZ 86329

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