November 16, 2016 • Vol. 14, No. 52
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Third annual Memorial Run held in honor of Deputy Coleman ANTHEM – Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office Deputy William Coleman lost his life in the line of duty on Jan. 8, 2012. Now, his memory is honored with a memorial run in Anthem with MCSO training recruits. The third annual memorial run was held on Nov. 8, with MCSO Class #139 completing a run and a drill of 977 repetitions. The run began at the Coleman Memorial Field at the Anthem Community Park and ended at the site of Coleman’s End of Watch. Local residents turned out to show support for the runners, and multiple police officers attended. MCSO helicopter number 977, numbered in honor of Coleman’s serial number, hovered over Anthem
during the run. Coleman, who was a north valley resident, was shot and killed in the line of duty, while
responding to a burglary call in Anthem. He had served 20 years with MCSO and was highly respected throughout the
community and by those with whom he served. The Coleman Memorial Run is held biannually, offering the
community the opportunity to honor a highly respected police officer and to show support to new officers-in-training.
Council approves $63,000 Veterans Day ceremony draws record crowd to Veterans Memorial in repairs to finally provide ANTHEM
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crowd in the Anthem Veterans Memorial’s five-year existence gathered on Veterans Day to pay their respects to the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. The event was larger in scale than in previous years, in honor of the fifth anniversary celebration of the Memorial. The ceremony commenced with a historic aircraft flyover and the National Anthem; an Anthemarea youth choir with 300 voices strong was assembled especially for the event.
The Veterans Service Award was presented to Liz Turner for her extraordinary work with the AVM.
Anthem Community Council photo
VETERANS DAY continued on page 7
CAVE CREEK – The Cave Creek Town Council unanimously approved $63,211 for leased line operation costs that repair the public connections to existing water lines on Joy Ranch Road, in the first step to finally providing running water to residents on the west-side of town. The approval of the water line repairs is part of an ongoing struggle to provide municipal water services to residents on the west-side of Cave Creek,
TRAILS:
ELECTIONS:
EVENTS:
Cave Creek Council votes
Results from local elections;
Game and Fish holding
to approve trail easement
some still too close to call
Wildlife Day, Nov. 19
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as the enduring drought in the Southwest has caused wells to dry up, leaving people to rely on costly water deliveries, or haul their own water. Residents without water expected to receive public connections this year after the Cahava Springs special tax district was formed in 2015, which promised infrastructure improvements that would be paid by for by bonds, according to the public hearing on June 15, 2015.
WATER
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OTHER : • Bluhm Column
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• Service Directory
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• Classified Ads
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