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What has the CKCA and
Crown King been up to? |
- The Crown King Community Survey is still open! Many of you have opened but not completed your surveys. Remember that everybody in your household who is a CKCA member can complete the survey. Please contact Meara if you did not receive one or if it ended up in your Spam/Junk mailbox. The purpose of the survey is to gather data from all property owners and all permanent residents of the Crown King Community.We need the data so we can have a record of what issues or concerns exist in our community. After the survey we will categorize the responses and rate the issues on importance. The data at this point can then be used to meet with County, State or Forest Service departments.
- IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL
PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY! Only 29 of you have opened and filled
out your survey. If you filled out your Census, you should also fill out
your Crown King Community Survey. We need ALL residents & property
owners to participate in this survey so we know where you stand on
issues affecting your community right now! Please help encourage
participation, without our community - the community association cannot
move forward.
- Would you like to feature your business on our newsletters?Please see the FAQ page for details or contact Meara
Upcoming Events
Good news! The businesses & associations of Crown King have come together to create the 2010 Event Calendar. This calendar is for the entire community! In fact, it is our goal this year to ensure that all businesses and associations work in sync to make each event a success! Please contact us if there is a community event that needs to be added to the webpage. You can access the calendar here
- July
4th: Independence Day, Thomas Oliver at the Mill - July 10: CK Fire Mtg - July
17: CKCA Important Community Meeting: Dwight D'Evelyn and Lt. Mark Schmidt of the
Yavapai Co. Sheriff's department will be here for a community meeting at
the fire department at 10:30. - July 17: Crown King Luau - July
24: CK Fire Mtg
- July 24: Antiques and Collectibles Sale at Museum
9-3 (every Saturday in July),
- July 24: LOCALS ONLY (it will be monitored) CABIN
CRAWL'S NEW DATE.
- July 31: *New Event Food Bank Dinner * Also - Prickly
Pear Picking Season - Contact Meara to be a part of the picking and
pickling fun!
Great New Events To
Attend This Year
- CKCA Oktoberfest. TBA
- Sunday School at the Crown King Community Church. Welcome to all children! Drop kids off for an hour of singing, crafts, and bible lessons.
- Youth Group meets on Saturdays. Contact Darla for more details at 928.632.5564
Past Events
- Photos of events past and future are posted on the Crown King Facebook Page |
Crown King Person of the Month
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 On behalf of the
Crown King Community Association, this month's "Person of the Month" is
Meara
Perrin whose contributions to our community are beginning to be too
numerous to
mention.
Meara spends her days looking after her great family, helping
Dave run
the business, and keeping everyone in the community up to date with
news,
events, and exactly what's happening in our little town.
Many of you may
recall
that it was Meara who coordinated and continually updated the Lane 2
Fire
informational website a few years ago, keeping the residents updated on
the
fire's progress. She did this at her own expense as well as devoting
countless
hours to this daunting task.
Meara currently serves the community and
people of
Crown King in several different capacities. Not only does she act as the
CKCA's Public Information Liaison carrying all the responsibilities
that come with that job, but
she is also instrumental in publishing our monthly newsletter and
surveys, keeping
the CKCA website up to date, as
well as providing us with excellent ideas for the betterment of the
association and the Town.
Recently, she was responsible for one of the most
exciting events
in Crown King so far this year - the Crown King Prom - which had an excellent
level of
participation and was an absolute fun evening for all.
Thanks for all
that you
do, Meara!
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| Update On The Rash Of Property Break-ins And Thefts In And Around Crown King |
Community Association Board Meets
On June
12th, 2010, the Community Association board and officers had a
working session to address the problem of recent cabin break-ins in Crown
King. The discussion concerned the most
effective method of informing property owners of precautions to take, and to
quell rumors. It was decided that a
meeting of town's people with the Sheriff as soon as possible would be the most
desirable avenue.
This meeting is now scheduled for Saturday, July 17th, 2010. Dwight D'Evelyn and Lt.
Mark Schmidt of the
Yavapai Co. Sheriff's department will be here for a community meeting at
the fire department at 10:30.
If you did not read the update we sent out to the CKCA membership on 6/16 on the rash of property break-ins and thefts in and around Crown King you can read it here. |
Update on Fire Restrictions
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PRESCOTT, AZ (June 25, 2010) - Campfire
and smoking restrictions went into effect on the Prescott National
Forest Wednesday, June 23, at 8:00 a.m. Forest managers have determined
that key trigger points have been reached to warrant taking these
restrictive actions. These include increased forest visitor use,
abandoned campfires and rising temperatures.
The following fire
restrictions will be in effect for the entire Prescott National Forest: Campfires, charcoal grills, and
stove fires (wood, charcoal, and coal burning) are prohibited on all
Prescott National Forest lands, roads, and trails; except within
developed recreation sites where grills and campfire rings are
provided.
Pressurized liquid or gas
stoves, lanterns and heaters meeting safety specifications are allowed.
Smoking, except within an
enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while
stopped in an area at least three (3) feet in diameter that is barren or
cleared of all flammable material.
Campfires are not allowed
at the designated dispersed sites within the Prescott Basin. Metal
posts identify designated dispersed sites with a number.
Campfire and smoking restrictions will
remain in effect until forest officials determine that conditions have
changed sufficiently to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfire. Violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more
than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or
imprisonment of not more than six (6) months, or both. The public is
reminded that fireworks are always prohibited on all national forest
lands.
For current information on fire
restrictions,
closures or wildfires on the Prescott National Forest, call
928-777-5799. For further information about fire restrictions on public
lands in Arizona and New Mexico, call toll free 1-877-864-6985 or visit
http://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/
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Crown King Fire Department
| The Fire Department Encourages All to Sign Up for the Emergency Notification System.
For more information visit the Sheriff's Office web site at http://www.co.yavapai.az.us/sheriff.aspx and click on the Emergency Notification System box in lower right hand corner.
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Crown King Road Maintenance Association
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Crown King Historical Society
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Every Saturday in July The Crown
King Historical Society is sponsoring an Antique and Collectible's Only Sale.
Mining, tools, jewelry, glassware, homemade items and more...
10% of all proceeds will go to the
Historical Society
Location: the General Store
Porch at the Historical Building Site
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Available tables, chairs and shade are limited So plan to B.Y.O.
For more information and booth
participation contact
Cindy 928-632-7973
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Our organization is preparing a
taste-tempting cookbook, Gold Pans & Iron Skillets
featuring favorite recipes from friends and members of our community. Our
cookbook will be beautifully illustrated and bound and is sure to be
treasured for years.
We would like you to
submit recipes so you can be represented in our memorable collection.
Feel free to enter as
many of your favorite recipes as you like.
Follow the instructions below. Your name will be printed with each of your
recipes.
Option 1: Type it for us
Go online to http://www.typensave.com
Type your name as the contributor
Use the group login: crownking
And the password: acaq6 (that's a Q, in case you weren't sure)
Follow the prompts!
Option 2: Provide a hard copy, typed or written clearly,
and we'll type it in for you.
Send recipes to the
Historical Society's P.O. Box 254 (Crown King, AZ 86343)
To find out more click here |
A Bit of Crown King History
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Fool's Gold in the Bradshaws
(From "From the
Ground Up" - mining stories by Governor Jack Williams)
Fort
Whipple's commanding officer didn't take kindly to the idea of his men spending
their spare time on mining claims. If they
had signed up for a tour of duty in the U.S. Army, they should be drilling,
marching, working around the barracks...not rushing off to dig for gold.
But the
law said any claim on the public domain had to be worked to be held. So when a soldier had a claim, he would hire
a local prospector to do "assessment" work, thereby satisfying the law.
One such
prospector saw no reason to exert any effort and decided to pass it on to
somebody else for a smaller fee, and pocket the difference.
He
wandered over to the Tiger mining camp and found two bullwhackers. "Say," he proposed, "you fellas be interested
in working on a claim?"
"Yeh,
sure," the men agreed. "Just give us the
tools."
Armed
with drills and shovels, they started digging. The dirt flew steadily until they reached solid rock. The men found a softer spot and started
digging again. This time they uncovered
a vein about four inches wide, full of sparkling ore that they identified as
iron pyrite, or "fool's gold".
Figuring
they had done their job by uncovering anything at all, they returned to the
mining camp. The prospectors around the
campfire greeted them jovially. "Hey,
you find anything up there?"
"Nah...just
a bunch of them iron pirates. See?" A
nugget was thrown across the campfire, glinting in its lighted arc. The miner who caught it stared
incredulously. "You found this?"
"Yeh...we
knew it was a waste of time diggin' up there."
"Man,
this is gold - all gold!"
The
Crown King area yielded gold strike after gold strike, and Bradshaw City,
nearby, grew to a rollicking camp of almost 5,000 people.
Over
$1.5 million in gold was produced before 1901, and some silver, copper, lead
and zinc were mined as well. The
developers built a railroad that connected the Crown King with Prescott. Ore was transported along a winding track
until 1927, when the railroad was replaced by a highway.
In 1948
production at the Crown King was stopped. But during its rich years, the mine yielded some $2 million of ore -
gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc and, if the two bullwhackers are to be
believed, maybe even a few worthless nuggets of "iron pirate".
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Yavapai County Press Release
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Memorial Day Parade -
May 30, 2010 |
This year's parade to honor our veterans
was a great hit, with more floats than ever before. Lots of hard work
went into some of the more innovative ones like the cemetery replica.
Mary Wolfe would like to thank all
those generous folks for donations to the "poppy fund" over Memorial
Day. Funds collected totaled $275.50 and were given to American Legion
Post 39 in Gilbert. Every cent given will be used to benefit our
disabled veterans and the families.
Check out pictures by clicking here. |
Welcome Wagon
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A special welcome to new cabin owners in Crown King...
"Welcome Wagon" packets are available
for all new cabin owners in Crown
King.
The packets include general information on the surrounding area, trail maps, phone
books and more.
Please contact either Bernie Singer at (928-632-5452) or Martie Martin
at (928-632-9161) to arrange a time to pick up your packet at the Historical
Society Museum.
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Moss/Torpedo Annual
Firewise Meeting
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On Saturday June 12th, the Moss/Torpedo designated Firewise
Community had their first annual meeting.
It was agreed upon by the members,
that there is demonstrated value in becoming a designated Firewise Community.
The
Moss/Torpedo Firewise community identified several benefits of becoming a
Firewise community: - Reduced risk of fire to homes and surrounding area.
- Increased collaboration between the fire department and individual home
owners to continue up keep efforts
- Continued insurability of properties
present and future.
If anyone is interested in how they can become a designated
Firewise community they can speak with Steve Lombardo and/ or Dawn Cosburn. |
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Wine in the Pines
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On Saturday, June 19th, Firebird Realty hosted the 4th Annual Wine in the
Pines to benefit the Child Crisis Center. With the help of generous
donations and over 150 people in attendance, the event raised $2,500 to
be donated to the Crisis Center. We would like to thank everyone who
attended and who donated gift baskets and other items to our raffle and
silent auction. We couldn't have done it without you!! Next year's Wine
in the Pines will have a limited number of VIP tickets available so
check in at www.WineinthePinesAZ.com as more info becomes available.
View event photos here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/teambriggs/WineInThePines2010?feat=directlink#
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Crown King Food Bank
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Mark your calendars
for the 4th Thursday of every month from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.Those are the hours that Crown King's food
bank is open.
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Facebook / Twitter
Community Bulletin
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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 372 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!
Community Bulletin! We now have a free Community Bulletin site for CKCA members to buy/sell/advertise - Click here to check it out- If you would like to post something, please email requests to: info@crownkingca.org
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Crown King Phone Book
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Crown King School is
in the process of updating information for the upcoming 2010 Crown King
telephone book. You can contact the school at crownkingschool@yahoo.com with new
phone numbers for the white pages.
We also are selling
space for the yellow page ads. A full page is $50, half page $25, and a
quarter page for $15. A full page measures 4" X 6" and a
quarter page is about the size of a business card. Please contact us for
further information.
The children use the
proceeds from the phone book to fund field trips, pay for props for plays and
other extracurricular activity expenses.
We would like to
take this opportunity to thank all our friends and neighbors in the community
for their continued support.
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Membership & Sponsorship
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Help grow our membership: We are at 124 members and are 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.
We are 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.
Get your business noticed with our Sponsorship 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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