November 25, 2015 • Vol. 14, No.2
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Fraud alert: Beware of telephone and email tax scams ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
NORTH VALLEY – Scammers don’t take the holidays off, and this holiday season, local law enforcement agencies are warning the community to be aware of continuing email and phone scams designed to defraud taxpayers. Local residents have recently been targeted by telephone scammers who demand money and threaten residents if funds aren’t immediately sent. The scammers claim to be from the IRS; they try to threaten and scam taxpayers. The Yavapai County Sheriff ’s Office is reporting that they have been
receiving numerous reports of telephone tax scams. Last week, YCSO sent out a warning regarding the scam, noting that the most common report involves scam artists impersonating IRS agents and calling to demand money or telling victims that a tax refund is due as a means to obtain personal information. “When the scammer claims an overdue tax payment, the suspects will demand the taxpayer send cash via prepaid debit cards. The calls are also intimidating because many
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MCSO honors fallen deputy through Deputy Bill Coleman Memorial Run
Pictured: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Academy Class #137 led the first Deputy Bill Coleman Memorial Run in Anthem on Nov. 19.
ANTHEM – The Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office hosted the first annual Deputy Bill Coleman Memorial Run on Nov. 19. MCSO Academy Class #137
Boulder Creek to hold Winter Choir Concert , Dec. 12
led the 4.2 mile run, starting at the Anthem Community Center and continuing up Gavilan Peak Parkway to the area where Deputy Coleman lost his life. The run included a stop at
Cave Creek to be finish line in Prickly Pedal bike race TARA ALATORRE STAFF
ANTHEM – Get in the holiday spirit and enjoy the music of the Boulder Creek High School Choirs at this year’s Winter Choir Concert.
CAVE CREEK – Downtown Cave Creek will serve as the finish line for the first inaugural Prickly Pedal Mountain Bike Race on the Maricopa Trail, taking place on Saturday, Jan. 23. An expected 300 bicyclists from around the Valley will traverse a 50-mile course through the Sonoran Desert. The race, which has been 15 years in the making, will start in Lake Pleasant, cross through Peoria, the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, and finish in the town’s core, where Four Peaks Brewing Company will
The Boulder Creek Choirs are performing their Winter Choir Concert at 7 p.m. on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12 at the Boulder Creek High School auditorium. The
fun-filled concert will feature holiday music with a variety of selections. The Winter Concert
FIRST AID:
ANTHEM PETS:
SHOPPING:
Daisy Mountain Fire offering
Anthem Pets holding 12 Days
Merchants getting ready for
First Aid and CPR training
of Christmas auction
Black Friday shopping
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the Coleman Field, named in honor of Deputy Coleman, in the Anthem Community Park. Multiple first responders were on-site to share in the tribute. Deputy Coleman was a 20year MCSO veteran. He was killed in action in Anthem in January 2012. This run is one of several tributes to his service. MCSO helicopter 977 was flown over the Memorial Run area. This helicopter’s number is in honor of Deputy Coleman, whose serial number was 977. The Nov. 19 run was the beginning of a new tradition. In future, the Deputy Bill Coleman Memorial Run will be led by every deputy academy class. All MCSO personnel can participate.
be hosting a free after party with a beer garden. There is quite an elevation change and a nice combination of technically challenging segments, and portions where riders can pick up the speed and make up miles quickly. “We don’t think there could be a better finish line than this, for our first inaugural race,” said County Supervisor Andy Kunasek in the town council meeting on Nov. 2. The Prickly Pedal will also feature a Fun Ride for families and intermediate cyclists who
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