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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.
It is imperative to make sure we have your correct email information. How to do this: If you change your email or want to use/add a different one please contact Peg or use the "update profile/email address" link at the bottom of every email. Lastly, if you do not want to receive our e-newsletters you can easily remove yourself by using the "SafeUnsubscribe" link at the bottom of every email - no need to contact us for that! |
What has the CKCA and
Crown King been up to? |  - 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.
- Future scheduled meetings for CKCA: Saturday, February 20th, at the school.
- All meetings start at 10AM and all members and residents are welcome and asked to please attend.
Upcoming Events
- January 1st: Bloody Mary Bash
- January 23rd: 23rd: Cowgirl Appreciation Night at Saloon. Wear your Cowgirl Hat for special drink prices!
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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Crown King Fire Department
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 The holiday season is a joyous time of year. Spending time with family and friends reminds us of what is truly important. However, home safety hazards associated with the holidays can lead us to letting our guard down if we are not careful. Please take a few moments to ensure the safety of your loved ones by visiting http://fire.nist.gov/tree_fire.htm for
information, graphic video examples of some of the hazards associated
with Christmas tree fires, and steps you can take to mitigate these
hazards. Many other safety tips can be found atwww.nfpa.org/holiday. The Fire Department's web site has moved. Please visit our new and improved site at http://www.crownkingfire.org/. While you are there please consider taking our performance survey. This survey will be used to improve our services to the community. Only with your input can we provide the highest quality emergency services possible. The link can be found near the top of the home page. Click on the link to start the survey or on the following link press CTRL + click to follow link Please complete our short performance survey! Thank you for helping us to be the best that we can be. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your help and support throughout the year. All of us at the Fire Department wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday season.
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Crown King Road Maintenance Association
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| Historical Society -
Special Thanks |
The Crown King Historical Society wishes to thank
all of our benefactorsfor their generous
donations.
Among the many items received from Herb & Terri Shephard is this 1929 gas powered Maytag washing machine.
Isn't she a
beaut?? Volunteers are
still greatly needed to man the Museum on weekends. Please contact
Margaret Heningsen at 928-632-9199
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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 246 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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| Can You Help? |
CAN YOU HELP ????
WE ARE MISSING A PICTURE !!!!!
After the Lane 2 fire, during the Crown King Fire
Department annual auction, Teresa Buhr won the quilt donated by Bernie Singer.
A quilt which held much meaning for Bernie. The women of the town rallied to
the cause and many donated - around $1800 was raised for the Fire Department.
When Teresa won the drawing she generously gave the quilt back to Bernie in a
very emotional moment during the auction. So emotional that nobody took a
picture of the actual moment when Teresa handed the quilt back to Bernie.
The ladies would very much like to have that keepsake
moment if a picture is available. It would have been during the CKFD auction
before the last, or the one held in 2008. PLEASE look at your pictures, your
kid's, friends, etc. and see if the town can come up with one.
Email or call Chuck Bolle, 928.632.7664 or
Meara Perrin 602-524-1384
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A Bit of Crown King History
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According to notes
written by Helen Harrington Sweet in 1930 In 1867,
the Tiger Mine was discovered and because of the richness of the ore a great
number of people mostly from California flocked into the country and, because of
the hostile Indians, they lived close together on the southern rim of the
basin. The population accorded to
Bradshaw City varies. The highest given
for the town proper being 1500, but those who received mail there shows as high
as 2500. From this figure in 1871, the
camp shrunk to about 600 in 1875, and from that number down to its complete
abandonment. The more
flimsy structures soon disappeared, but log houses were still standing in the
early 1900s. One in particular, an old
dance hall was built of logs hewn four-square and dovetailed at the corner with
a floor of whipsawed lumber planed smooth by hand, undoubtedly costing several
thousand dollars. This building was in
perfect condition until the winter of 1894 when heavy snow broke in the roof; the
walls stood until 1900 when it and other log buildings were wrecked and chopped
into wood for the Tiger Mill.
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The Holidays in Crown King
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The work began just
after Thanksgiving when the Santa Brigade decorated many trees on the main road
into town.
That was followed by the Cabin Crawl, the lighting of
Burke's Railroad Park and the Christmas Light Parade. After the Parade, Santa was even on hand with gifts for
all the children. Click here for photos!
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School Christmas Program
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Under the
direction of teacher, Cheryl Franklin, the 2009 Crown King School program on
December 16th was a huge success and well attended.
The theme of this
year's presentation was Christmas Programs past and present, featuring video
clips from past years interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols.
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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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Contact Us
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Crown King Community Association
CKCA, P.O. Box 176, Crown King AZ 86343 |
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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