Beaver Creek eNews

October 6, 2022

Dear Neighbors Monday afternoon’s rain, hail, wind, wash overflows & a funnel cloud tore up the Beaver Creek area pretty good. Lee, Russell, Geronimo, School House and several other washes overflowed. Dry Beaver Creek looked like the Mississippi River. Mud and rocks are in ribbons across roads and many tree branches were on the ground. Lower McGuireville experienced a funnel cloud. Sincere sympathies to all those who spent yesterday squeegying water from homes and cleaning up yards and driveways. In a desert, an inch, inch & a half of hard rainfall on ridges in a short time can tear up the area quickly. Sometimes our price to pay for living in such a wonderful place. Meanwhile, October activities continue. Today after school is your chance to meet the candidates for the school and fire boards. Also today, the Big Estate Sale starts in Camp Verde. And of course, this weekend is the Fort Verde Days we all look forward to. On Saturday the 22nd, Friends of the Beaver Creek Library have brought back the Fun Walk/Run to benefit the Beaver Creek Library. This is followed by a chance to meet Patty and Doug Edgelow who have purchased the Ranch House & golf course property. On Monday, October 31, Halloween Spooktacular will be in Rollins Park again. We do need volunteers, who much register prior to the event. Please call or text 928-301-2749 or reply to the eNews. Help is needed. Hoping for blue skies and gentle rain the rest of the year. . . .the calendar crew

Wednesday, 10/5 Today—Candidate Open House/Meet & Greet. School Board and Fire Board candidates will be at Beaver Creek School cafetorium this Wednesday, 10/5, from 5 to 7 PM. This is your chance to talk to your potential representatives for these important positions. Please bring any questions. The results of the Beaver Creek Community Survey will also be available. Light refreshments.  Wednesday, 10/5 thru Saturday—The Big Estate Sale will donate a portion of the profits to the Beaver Creek Preservation & Historical Society. Today it is open for BCPHS members only from 11 AM to 2 PM and Thurs through Sat for the general public. 513 Black Ridge Rd, Camp Verde. (See flyer below)  Saturday, 10/22—The in person iTrek Fun Walk/Run is scheduled from 8 AM to 10 AM in Rollins Park or you can do it on your own until 10/22. The Friends of Beaver Creek Library sponsor the event to benefit Beaver Creek Library. Registration can be done online or paper forms are available at several locations. (See flyer below) Saturday, 10/22—Meet the new owners of the Ranch House & Golf Course. Patty & Doug Edgelow will welcome community residents into the Ranch House for a 10:30 AM meeting. The meeting will be in the Rusty Spurs room, mostly standing but with a few chairs for those who need them.  Monday, 10/31—Halloween Spooktacular. The Beaver Creek Community Association, the Beaver Creek Kiwanis, Copper Canyon Fire & Medical District, businesses, organizations, & neighbors are sponsoring this neighborly event from 5 to 7 PM in Rollins Park at the Village Square in Lake Montezuma. Trunk ’n Treat, music, games, hotdogs, popcorn, apples and witch’s punch are featured. ALL FREE. Please escort your children to the Spooktacular. Bring flashlights since most parking is not lighted. Additional volunteers are needed to bring their vehicles for trunk ‘n treat! Candy and other treats available for your use. Please call or text 301-2749 to volunteer to hand out treats next to your vehicle or from your vehicle’s trunk or do games. Volunteers must register prior to the event.

Dear Neighbors

The Broadband Awareness meeting is scheduled for tonight at 5 PM at Beaver Creek School prior to the regular School Governing Board meeting which starts at 6 PM.

Monday, 9/19–The Beaver Creek School Governing Board meets at 6:00 PM. The agenda is posted at www.bcs.k12.az.us .  

Monday, 9/19–A Water Rights Adjudication meeting is scheduled in the Camp Verde High School Auditorium from 6 to 8 PM.

Monday, 9/19—Community Awareness Meeting for Yavapai County Broadband Initiative will start at 5 PM at Beaver Creek School. 

Wednesday, 10/5—Open House Meet & Greet for BC School and Copper Canyon Fire Board candidates will be from 5 to 7 PM at BC School. 

Saturday, 10/22—Annual Trek for Friends of Beaver Creek Library Walk/Run.

Monday, 10/31—Halloween Spooktacular will be from 5 to 7 PM in Rollins Park.

           Hoping attendance is good at the two special meetings tonight!

  . . . . . . the Calendar Crew

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Dear Neighbors

The news that we have all been expecting for many years has finally happened. The potential buyer for the golf course, after extensions of escrow, did close the purchase at the end of August which was the drop dead date for the transaction. So, congratulations to the new owner who we hope will become a respected member of our community. We’re sure that their representative will want to meet with the community soon. 

While we have a break in this year’s extended monsoon season, please note that as fall approaches the activity level increases here. Some of the major upcoming events to put in your calendars follow. 

Monday, 9/19—Community Awareness Meeting for Yavapai County Broadband Initiative will start at 7 PM at Beaver Creek School. 17 days out (See flyer below)

Wednesday, 10/5—Open House Meet & Greet for BC School and Copper Canyon Fire Board candidates will be from 5 to 7 PM at BC School. 33 days out

Saturday, 10/22—Annual Trek for Friends of Beaver Creek Library Walk/Run. 50 days out

Monday, 10/31—Halloween Spooktacular will be from 5 to 7 PM in Rollins Park. 59 days out

                     Looking forward to getting together again

    . . . . . . the Calendar Crew

Beaver Creek Community Association www.beavercreekaz.us PO Box 981Rimrock, AZ 86335

Serving Rimrock, Lake Montezuma, McGuireville, Beaver Hollow & surrounding areas

POB’s to Public Works which has delivered more sand and bags to the location next to Rimrock Post Office on the land offered by Beaver Creek Baptist Church. Please be safe if you are in a flood zone and be prepared just in case. 

If you are looking for Garrett from NAPA (Beaver Creek Service Center), he is now located at Rask’s Auto Services in McGuireville next to the minimart.

On Friday, July 8^th starting at 7 PM, there will be an evening concert at Montezuma Castle. On Wednesday, the 2032 Comprehensive Plan Update will be taking comments at the Beaver Creek Library from 11 AM to 3 PM.

 Regularly Scheduled thru July 17

Tuesday, 7/5—The Beaver Creek Adult Center Board meets at 10AM in the Adult Center. Please contact Bonnie Best at 928-567-4556 for the details.

Wednesdays, All—FREE food from 2 to 5:30 PM from Bread of Life is inside the Beaver Creek Baptist Church accessed via the Rimrock Post Office road. Please come select whatever you would like.  

Wednesdays, All—FREE Kids meals are provided by Bread of Life at the BC Baptist Church from Noon to 5 PM on Mondays & Wednesdays. (See flyer below)

Wednesdays, All—Story Time & Craft Activity from 2 PM to 2:45 PM for Pre-K and Kindergartners in the BC Public Library, 928-567-4034 for more information. 

Thursdays, All—3d Doodler Pen Crafting is at the BC Public Library from 2 PM to 3 PM, 928-567-4034 for more information. (See flyer below) 

Saturdays, All—The Nature Walk at Montezuma Well is continuing through August. Please meet at 8 AM with water, hats, etc. One hour, 1/3 mile, some steep inclines and stairs.  

Mondays, All—The Nextdoor Neighbor Group meets at 9 AM at the Beaver Creek Adult Center. Please contact Bonnie Best at 928-567-4556 for the details. 

Mondays, All—FREE Kids meals are provided by Bread of Life at the BC Baptist Church from Noon to 5 PM on Mondays & Wednesdays. (See flyer below)

Date Change, Thursday, 7/14–The Beaver Creek School Governing Board meets at 6:00 PM. The agenda will be posted at www.bcs.k12.az.us . 

Sunday, 7/17—The Human Trafficking Transition Team meets from 2 PM to 3 PM in the Beaver Creek Adult Center. Help us end Human Trafficking. The contacts are Eileen Conn at 928-300-6072 or Valerie Ervin at 928-300-5718 

Thursday, 7/21–The CCF&M District Fire Board meets at 9 AM (new time) at Station 81 located at 494 S Main St in Camp Verde. Call Robyn Cook at 928-567-9401 ext 8002 for further information. Don’t forget that you can find past minutes and the current agenda on the web site at http://ccfmd.az.gov/

Dear Neighbors
Welcome to our usual hot time in June! An excessive heat warning is posted by the National Weather Service from June 10 at 10 AM to June 11 at 8 PM. Our local Fire Marshal, Ken Krebbs, reminds us that we are still at Stage II Fire Restrictions. None the less, June is a very active time and includes getting ready for the annual 4^th of July Celebration.
This year Kiwanians with the help of other organizations and individuals is bringing back the Pancake Breakfast as requested. BCCA has stepped in to help get the Duck Race up and floating again. And as always the Parade, BC Baptist Church hotdogs, Grace Lutheran lemonade and cookies, and Adult Center ice cream will be at Rollins Park.
Let’s make this the best parade ever for 2022. The registration forms are now at the Beaver Creek fire station, the Kiwanis Clothes Closet and the Beaver Creek Adult Center. It is even more fun to be in the parade than to watch it. 
The Beaver Creek Community Association is helping to bring back the Duck Race. The duck signs will go up on the 16^th where merchants have the tickets for sale. Still $2 for one duck ticket or $5 for 3 entrants. The top cash prize this year is $300, $200 for 2^nd place and $50 for 4^th through 6^th place swimmers. All proceeds from ticket sales will go toward the Bread of Life Café on Beaver Creek Rd.
This summer in addition to the Wednesday Food Shares at the BC Baptist Church, meals for children are available to be picked up or delivered on Wednesdays and Fridays from 12 to 5 PM. The Beaver Creek Library has a special Adult Armchair program on Fridays, and Saturday morning walks at Montezuma Well are back. These flyers are below. Beaver Creek School is asking us for help in filling positions. Please pass the word or consider getting involved yourself. 
This year the BCCA annual meeting is Saturday, June 25th. From 8:30 AM to 9 AM a continental breakfast is available. Beautiful piano music will accompany this. Most of the meeting will be hands on to prepare the ducks for the Duck Race. There will be a few brief reports. One board member position is available. Please let us know if you would like to run for election.

Nature Walks at Montezuma Well in June 2022  Rimrock, AZ —Montezuma Well, a detached unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument will be conducting guided nature walks starting June 4 at 9 a.m. and continuing every Saturday throughout the month of June. Walks are free to attend.  Visitors are asked to meet at the Contact Station at 8:45 a.m. The walk will cover about 1/3 of a mile and last for one hour. The trail will have steep inclines/and or stairs. Visitors will have a chance to learn about the park’s flora, fauna, and history of the area’s natural and cultural resources. Participants are asked to bring supportive close-toed foot ware, weather appropriate protective clothing, such as a hat, as well as sunscreen and water. Montezuma Well is located at 5525 W. Beaver Creek Rd., Rimrock, AZ 86335  Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for? (Audience) Why should they care? (Benefit) What do I want them to do here? (Call-to-Action) Create a great offer by adding words like “free” “personalized” “complimentary” or “customized.” A sense of urgency often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like “for a limited time only” or “only 7 remaining!”