June 29, 2011 • Vol. 09, No. 30
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Daisy Mountain personnel aid in battle against Wallow Fire
Anthem Council asks for community input
MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
Silence isn’t golden, at least according to the Anthem Community Council. Just as Pink Floyd pondered, “Is there’s anybody out there,” members on the board want to know where members of the community stand. For the last couple of months a Governing Document Review Group has been examining the restructuring of the Anthem bylaws under which residents of Anthem would become members, giving them the opportunity to vote on a yet to be determined scope of items. Among a number of issues to be ironed out include what that scope would include, whether home owners would be the lone members or if business owners also would be voting members. The group also is looking at whether the Anthem Community Council should continue in its current form with three members representing Parkside, three members representing Country Club and one representing The Villages. While the council will ultimately make the decisions on how the governing documents are changed the group, including board members Jeff Pointer, vice president Bob Copen and president Craig Boates had
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Jason Coil U.S. Forest Service
Members of the Daisy Mountain Fire Department have contributed to fighting the Wallow Fire, which threatened the communities of Greer, Springerville, Sunrise, Eager, Alpine, Luna and Nutrioso. The blaze started on May 29 and was still burning as of press time Tuesday. The fire is the largest in state history.
Today marks one month since the Wallow Fire, now the largest wild fire in state history, started burning in northeastern Arizona. The blaze, which has burned more than 538,000 acres and was approximately 82 percent contained as of press time, has brought in firefighters from across the country to battle a fire that has threatened the communities of Greer, Springerville, Sunrise, Eager, Alpine, Luna and Nutrioso and such recreational
landmarks as Apache National Forest, Hannigan Meadow and Big Lake. Of the 3,000 plus firefighters that have contributed to the fight, nine are members of the Daisy Mountain Fire Department, serving the communities of Anthem, New River, Desert Hills and Tramonto. While some members of the department have returned to the Valley after two weeks worth of work others are still fighting the fire.
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Anthem 4th of July celebration set for Saturday STAFF REPORT
Thousands of people will come together on Saturday at the Anthem Community Park Ball Fields for Anthem’s Independence Day celebration. Sponsored this year by ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance, the free event starts at 6 p.m., and a fireworks display is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. The Anthem Independence Day celebration is expected to draw between 15,000 to 18,000 people from all over the metro-Phoenix area. Live entertainment will include a performance by Anthem’s second “Anthem Idol,” Dave Hatley, who will sing the National Anthem live and a cappella at about 9:15 p.m. with
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a presentation of the Luke Air Force Base Color Guard. Along with Hatley musical entertainment will be provided by a DJ. There will be an emcee leading the crowd in various dances and travelling stilt walkers will entertain the crowd. Entertainment options also will include wet and dry bounce houses and slides on an unlimited basis with the purchase of a $10 bracelet that can be purchased at the event, or in advance at the Anthem Community Center. There also will be pony rides. Patriotic glow necklaces, temporary tattoos and American flags will be on sale. Plenty of food will be available,
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Photo courtesy of Kim Mattina, I Remember Today Photography
The fireworks show at Anthem’s Independence Day celebration is set to start at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The day’s festivities begin at 6 p.m., with a crowd of just less than 20,000 expected.
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7th Street overhaul continues along Desert Hills Drive
Anthem Veterans Memorial construction set to start July 11
New River musician to perform anthem prior to prize fight
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