November 13, 2013 • Vol. 11, No.52
• Anthem
• Black Canyon City
Postal Patron Cave Creek
• Carefree
Council praises Wild West Days, rebuffs recall rhetoric Tara Alatorre
The Cave Creek Town Council officially declared the town slogan as, “Where the Wild West Lives,” in a 5-1 vote during its meeting on Nov. 4. T he me a s u r e fol lowe d Scottsdale’s denial of a Wild West Days duel with the town over the city’s trademarked slogan.
Recycling truck backs over, kills toddler
A 2-year-old boy died Nov. 6 when a rec ycling t r uck accidentally backed over him in Cave Creek near Lone Mountain Road and 40th Street. Authorities said that the toddler had been playing outside with other children shortly after 4 p.m. when he stopped on a narrow dirt road to remove some cactus thorns from his feet. A Waste Management truck was traveling in reverse down the road, striking and killing the child. The 2-year-old’s parents were identified as Sara and Davin Tarnanen. Neither the driver of the r e c yc l i n g t r u c k , nor t he trainee passenger were tested for impairment immediately following the fatal accident, but the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office reported that they did not suspect that intoxicated driving was a factor.
Before approving the new slogan, citizens and business owners spoke about how publicity from the slogan challenge brought in record crowds to this year’s Wild West Days, giving the local economy a boost. “I would like to see more events like this to help small businesses,” said Patty Coil, manager of Black Mountain Trading Post. She said that Wild West Days alone moved the trading post’s budget from the red into the black. After weeks of publically challenging Scottsdale over its slogan as the “West’s Most Western Town,” complete with publicity stunts such as parading into Scottsdale City Hall with a marching band and buffalo— climaxing with threats of Scottsdale suing the town over its trademarked slogan—the council moved to brand Cave Creek as “where the Wild West lives.” Councilman Thomas McGuire voted against the motion, saying the wording of the resolution made him uncomfortable. But Vice Mayor Adam Trenk argued that it was a good fit. “We need to brand ourselves. We live here, we don’t just visit,” Trenk said. “It’s where the Wild West lives.”
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• Cave Creek
• Desert Hills
ECRWSS Carrier Route PreSorted Standard U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 371 Cave Creek, AZ
• New River
• North Phoenix
Eric Quade photos
Parade day — Droves turned out at Anthem Saturday for the Daisy Mountain Veterans Day Parade. The popular event featured several passes by a squadron fly-over and Arizona’s 108th Army band of the Arizona National Guard, which is based out of the Papago Park Military Reservation.
Wastewater keeps local golf courses green after Scottsdale, Carefree dispute Amy Gleich Cronkite News Service
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• Tramonto
Amy Gleich photo
Green golf — This golf course at DC Ranch is among those in north Scottsdale made green by reclaimed water produced by a treatment plant and distribution system funded by golf clubs.
Every morning and every evening, the sound of sprinklers fills the air at Grayhawk Golf Club. It takes 2 million gallons of water daily during the summer to keep Grayhawk’s Talon and Raptor courses green. And all 2 million gallons of it comes from Scottsdale’s toilets and drains, reclaimed by a city wastewater treatment plant and delivery system that Grayhawk and 12 other golf clubs funded to ensure their survival. The partnership dates to Scottsdale’s decision in the late 1980s to ban the use of potable water on golf courses and parks, said Gregg Tryhus, president and owner of Grayhawk Development.. “It would have been incredibly costly to try to do this alone,” Tryhus said. “If we hadn’t
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