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Welcome to the Crown King Community Association (CKCA) and our e-Newsletter
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those within as well as outside the Crown King Community on past,
current, & upcoming issues, activities, and events. Its contents
are more of a community effort than an editorial effort: The
newsletter is only as good as the articles contributed, so we highly
encourage your input by the 15th of the month. Throughout this e-newsletter, you can click on photos, events, or issues to be re-directed to other websites for more information. You can also print this email, forward it to a friend, or view the web version through the link at the top. We will also post all the newsletters in print version at the General Store and you can access all past archived issues here.
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What has the CKCA and
Crown King been up to? |  - The quarterly CKCA meeting was held Nov. 21st, 2009, the meeting notes are available by clicking here and here is a summary:
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Board Members reminded to keep communication on issues open and for
all in community to submit information to Meara for newsletter content.
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Dog issue brought up again. We are re-posting leash laws in town, in
newsletter, and on website as a reminder to keep dogs on leashes.
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Americorps came to meeting and we reintroduced the CKCA to them and new members.
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Membership: Now accepting dues for 2010 fiscal year. $10 per person. Mail form and checks (or cash) to Crown
King Community Association, PO Box 176, Crown King, AZ 86343, or drop off at the
General Store. You can download a form here or they are available at the General Store. Questions? Email Peg Martin or call her at 928-632-5484.
- Considerable time discussing Road issues. The CKCA is helping the
CKRMA to organize and recruit volunteers to create a "sub-committee".
Information will be posted on the website.
- Future scheduled meetings for CKCA: February, date TBD and posted in our January newsletter.
- All meetings start at 10AM and all members and residents are welcome and asked to please attend.
Upcoming Events
- Tree Trimming at the Saloon: December 11th
- Also on December 11th: From Sam Christie via the the CKCA Facebook page "We
have a special invitaion to Americorp to come to The Mill on Friday Dec
11th, for an all you can eat cheap Italian Buffet, of course the whole
town is invited. will start around 5:30 6ish"
- Parade of Lights: Evening of Saturday, Dec.12th. Important: Santa brings a REAL bag of
presents for the children at the parade. Please contact Meara or Judy
at the Saloon if you would like to donate money or presents for the kids and if your children would like to receive a present from
Santa.
Cindy Atha will be providing hot cocoa during the parade. Here is Cindy's recipe:
4 c powdered milk 2 c nestle quick 1 c powdered sugar 1 c powdered creamer 1 small package chocolate pudding(dry) Mix and store for the season - makes 8.5 cups. To serve: 1/8 C mixed powder with hot water in mug. Sprinkle with marshmallows and enjoy! - The school will be holding its Christmas program: Wed., Dec.16th
at 7:00.
- Saloon opens Christmas Day at mid-day and snacks will be provided. Bring something to share if you
choose.
Other Issues:
- We need your help regarding a road issue! Seeking volunteers with good
research skills from Phoenix, Bumble Bee, Cleator, or Crown King to
donate a considerable block of time in a 5 part issue. For more
information, please see our website and/or contact Chuck Bolle.
- Please read this attachment
regarding the need for an alternative Internet service provider for Crown
King. We are looking for volunteers to do the legwork on these issues so the
CKCA Board will have solid background information to begin work with!
- Historical Society needs volunteers to donate their time on Saturdays to open the Museum.
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Special Notice
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A long time friend of Crown King Mr. Alaric Woodward recently lost his
wife Vickie to a tragic car accident, which also injured their 7 year
old daughter, Aislinn. Please send your thoughts and prayers to him and
Aislinn. For those of you who do not know this family, they are close
friends of Greg and Aimee Flores, and Alaric donated the projector for
Dinner and a Movie, and is Greg's mining buddy. The family is accepting
donations to help cover the costs of the funeral and hospital bills.
Please contact Greg at the Prospector or email us if you would like to
support them. Here is the link to the Obituary.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=vickie-j-woodward&pid=135576972
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Crown King Fire Department
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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2009 CONTACT: Heather Dirck AmeriCorps NCCC - Community Relations
Specialist 303-844-7420 hdirck@cns.gov Alisha Chanthinith Team Media Representative - On site contact 860-748-8414
AmeriCorps NCCC continues to support local wildfire prevention efforts CROWN KING, Ariz. - On Monday, November 16, a team of 15 AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) members arrived in Crown King, Ariz. to begin a four-week project supporting the Crown King Fire Department (CKFD). This team, the 18th to work with CKFD since 2004, will be in town through December 15.
After a rocky start on Blue Bell Road,
the team immediately began fire management training. Their work will
focus on fuels reduction and creating a defensible space for community
members. The team's goals include chipping and clearing at least 10
acres of brush.
The Crown King Fire Department (CKFD) is dedicated to saving lives and
protecting the property of all residents and visitors to the community.
CKFD responds to emergency calls, including medical, structural, and
wild land fire.
The AmeriCorps NCCC team, composed of members from across the United States,
is really excited to support the mission of CKFD. They began their
term of service with NCCC in mid-October and, after receiving a month
of training, are happy to be starting their first project of the year.
They look forward to meeting community members and learning more about
Crown King.
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Crown King Road Maintenance Association
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- Our next meeting is at the school at 1pm on December 5th.
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Crown King Chamber of Commerce
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- A very important
event planning meeting will be held Mon Dec 7th at the Mill. A
representative from each business, association, the fire dept., and the
churches, are all strongly encouraged to attend to create the 2010
event calendar.
Crown King's First Town
Christmas Light Display
Note: When you cross the Magic Bridge, you will be asked to change your radio station to coincide with the light show in town.
This weekend marked the beginning of a new tradition in Crown King! The CK Chamber of Commerce and
local residents are proud to announced a fabulous Crown King Christmas
Light Extravaganza!
Many thanks go out to Herb Shepard, the mastermind
and coordinator of this event. Herb and his helpers have installed a 40
foot tall tree on the property directly across the street from The Crown King General Store at Burke's Railroad Park.
Herb and his volunteers are working hard to
complete the nearly 75,000 LED light display. Our Christmas light
display will rival those at malls and resorts. It will be complete with
music and maybe even some 'real' snow!!
We hope you will find time
during the holidays to visit Crown King and enjoy our town display.
Crown King is truly a unique place, and our Christmas Light
Extravaganza will make it even more special!!!
Thanks
to Tommy and Bill Burke for allowing us to use their property for this
town event. Many thanks, too, go out to all the folks who worked
tirelessly to make this a success.
The Crown King Christmas Light Extravaganza will run from Thanksgiving Weekend through Jan 3rd. Ben Boles, Board Member Crown King Chamber of Commerce
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CKCA is on Facebook & Twitter!
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If you have not yet jumped into the social media pond, this is a perfect opportunity to do so with your CK friends!
You can also add pictures to the Crown King Facebook Page yourself, create new topics of discussion, and add events of your own to invite other Crown King Facebook friends.
Note that anyone can view the photos!
Contact Meara if you would like
help with posting anything to the CKCA Facebook page, or help viewing photos.
Click here >>>
to join us and contribute on our Facebook group-We are now up to 219 members and growing everyday!
Click here >>>
to follow us on Twitter. We need more Twitter Followers!!! Follow us today and help us build the Crown King Twitter
account!
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This Month's Contributed Article
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A Bit of Crown King History - The Crown King SchoolFrom Peg Martin
The first known teacher in Crown
King was Essie Nelson (Tony Nelson's grandmother) beginning in 1894. She held classes in the bunkhouse located at
the Crown King mine. The next known teacher was Virgie Hite, who taught from
1901 to 1906, possibly in the Union Community Hall located at the present site
of Cedar Roost. The next known teacher
was Edna Shoe in 1915 followed by Helen Harrington (Tony's great aunt) in 1916.
The present schoolhouse was built in 1916 and opened
in 1917 with Alice Martin instructing the first classes. Monies for the new school came from the Santa
Fe Railroad, the Bradshaw Reduction Co., Nelson Mining and others, with lumber
milled at Minnehaha Flats. The present
structure has held as few as 1, and as many as 32 students throughout the
years.
The second classroom and library were added in 1987,
and the mural on the side of the school was done in 1998 through the Art in
Residence program.
Hats off to our present teacher, Cheryl Franklin,
for taking such good care of our present 6 students.
Note to readers: Please! We are always looking for contributions to our newsletter like this one from Peg. Please help us as this entire newsletter is a volunteer effort!
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Membership & Sponsorship
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Help grow our membership: The CKCA currently has 162 members and is always looking for new ones. If you are not a member, or know someone who you think would like to join please contact Peg Martin.
Get your business noticed with our Sponsership Opportunities: Please notice that on the right side of this e-newsletter there is a sponsorship ad section. See the sponsorship info on our FAQ page of website. Click here to go there.
If you would like to advertise your business with a listing that includes a photo and a link to your website contact us.
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CKCA Raffle For Benchmade Switch Blade Knife With Limited Lifetime Warranty
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$538.92 was raised in the raffle for this beautiful knife.
Brian Kay of Phoenix won the knife.
The proceeds benefit the Crown King Community Association.
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Contact Us
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Crown King Community Association
CKCA, P.O. Box 176, Crown King AZ 86343 |
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The mission of the Crown King Community Association is to provide an all-inclusive voice for the unincorporated Crown King postal area community. The purpose of this newsletter is to provide a channel to communicate our information to our members effectively and without commercial bias. We reserve the right to edit all content provided for this newsletter.
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