April 11, 2018 • Vol. 16, No. 20
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Anthem | Black Canyon City | Carefree | Cave Creek | Desert Hills | New River| North Phoenix | Tramonto | Vistancia
Finding the cave in Cave Creek with the Desert Foothills Land Trust
Pictured: Approaching the cave in Cave Creek during a guided hike on a 13-acre land preserve with the DFLT .
Photo courtesy of Tara Alatorre/Staff
Water station to ease New River water woes, delayed again
TARA ALATORRE STAFF
TARA ALATORRE STAFF
CAVE CREEK – Ever wonder what puts the cave in Cave Creek? Or who the ancient people were that once inhabited this harsh yet spectacular landscape, leaving their antique graffiti marks on the cliff walls? Also, who were those crazy people that volunteered to live here prior to air conditioning? Well sign up for one of the hikes offered by the Desert Foothills Land Trust (DFLT) and indulge your curiosity
NEW RIVER – The private utility company EPCOR announced that it can’t finish building the Anthem water station before the April 30 deadline, which is when the City of Phoenix will cut off access to its fire hydrants that water delivery trucks use to service the area. The original site plan was approved last December in cooperation with Anthem, so EPCOR could quickly build and operate a water hauling station for residents in the Desert Hills and New River areas. However,
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over the last few weeks the plan was forced to be revised several times delaying EPCOR from even breaking ground on the site. In February the site had to be relocated slightly due to right-of-way concerns brought on by Maricopa County, then the revision of the plan had to be approved by the Anthem Community Council. Now, EPCOR has discovered that the 1.3-acre parcel is part of the Army Corps of Engineers EPCOR
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Free consultation sessions, workshops for aspiring authors at Anthem library TARA ALATORRE STAFF
ANTHEM - The North Valley Regional Library located in Anthem at the Boulder Creek High School campus was awarded a $5,000 mini-grant to host a Writers in Residence program along with four other libraries around the state. The mini grants were funded through the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records under the direction of Secretary of State Michele Reagan, who is extremely fond of the program, according to representatives from her office. “Grants like these make it possible for aspiring writers to learn from experienced authors,” said Secretary Reagan. “It’s just another example of libraries
providing great educational opportunities.” The program promotes writing in communities by connecting local, professional authors to serve in local libraries. Authors will spend time at the library during their residency composing new works and providing education for community members. Each library will host two authors, one for a residency from February to April and a second for May to July. Each recipient library listed received a grant of $5,000: • Glendale Public Library • Maricopa County Library • District North Valley Regional Library • Mesa Public Library • Pima Public Library
• Tempe Public Library “If you haven’t visited your local library in a while, you may not realize that libraries are so much more than just a place to get a book,” Secretary Reagan said in a press release. “They are community centers and a place where people can connect with their community.” Tina Radcliffe is the North Valley Regional Library’s resident author from now until the end of April. She has been a freelance writer for over twenty years, and is a founding member and manager of Seekerville, a 13-author blog. Seekerville has been a Writer’s Digest “101 Best Websites for Writers” award winner 2013-2017. She currently resides in Arizona writing heartwarming
romance, according to her website. Radcliffe will be available for 30-minute appointments during her residency for free consultation hours until the end of April on Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m., Fridays from 11 a.m.-1p.m., and varied times on Saturdays. Radcliffe will provide aspiring writers with comments, suggestions, encouragement and answers any questions they have during the scheduled consultations. Her next scheduled events as the Writer-in-Residence is “Do You Need a Literary Agent?” workshop that takes place on April 14 at 1 p.m. and “Building Your Writer Platform” on Saturday, April 21, at 1 p.m.
ANTHEM:
BLACK CANYON:
CAREFREE:
Go Green community
ADOT meeting regarding
Desert Gardens
recycling event
I-17 improvements
pollinator garden workshop
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Pictured: Anthem’s resident author, Tina Radcliffe.
Photo courtesy of tinaradcliffe.com
For more information visit the event calendar at mcldaz.org/custom/ branches/northvalley/.
OTHER : • Bluhm Column
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• Service Directory
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