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Serving the communities of Cave Creek and Carefree
Cave Creek - Carefree Area Edition
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Cave Creek Museum offers free sneak peek for event BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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he Cave Creek Museum will offer a free sneak peek at new exhibits in participation of Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day from 1 to 4:30 p.m. only on Saturday, Sept. 17. Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day is an annual celebration of curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums across the country provide free entry to anyone who presents a Museum Day ticket. “This event provides the public with a first peek at new exhibits,” said Evelyn
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Usually only open from October to May, the Cave Creek Museum is opening its doors for one day only in participation of the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day. (Foothills Focus file photo)
Mobile IV service improves health with hydration
Cave Creek water forum to address impacts of shortages
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BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
Football’s future comes to a head due to concussion concerns
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ave Creek town council and staff are hosting a water forum at Town Hall Tuesday, Sept. 13, with representatives from the State Department of Water Resources, Central Arizona Project and Cave Creek who will give information on how exactly the water shortage will affect the town and what is being done about it. Residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.
The meeting was orchestrated by Cave Creek Councilwoman Kathryn Royer, who, prior to serving on council, had a 20-year career with the Central Arizona Project. Because of her time there, she said water conservation is ingrained in her and she has made it a priority to make sure Cave Creek is doing everything it can to further its water resources. In August, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced that Arizona will lose 21% of its Colorado River water in 2023. Royer said town council and staff knew a cut was coming, and that’s what prompted her to organize the meeting.
“Well, we can’t live without water. And our supplies from the Central Arizona Project — which we are totally dependent on in Cave Creek, that’s our sole source of surface water supplies — they’re having shortage declarations on the Colorado River,” Royer said. “So, the purpose behind this seminar is to help inform residents and businesses about the status of our water supplies, particularly from the Central Arizona Project, but we did expand it to include the State Department of Water Re-
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