MAYOR FRANCIA WRITES... By Mayor Vincent Francia
The Cave Creek Auction is heating up with two special live outdoor auctions planned. On Saturday, November 2, a special Wild West Days Auction at Frontier Town is planned at 1pm, located at 6245 East Cave Creek Road. This sale will feature Western Americana, antiques, guns, memorabilia and more. They are currently accepting consignments by appointment by calling John at 602.419.5797.
Don’t miss the Fall Cave Creek Classic Car Auction scheduled for November 21-23 at Stagecoach Village located at 7100 East Cave Creek Road. The sale will feature classic and collector cars of all types from award-winning show cars to daily drivers to restorable rides just waiting for the right person to take them to the next level. They are now accepting auction entries. Visit www.cavecreekauction.com for more information or call 480.525.1136.
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We enter the season of giving thanks. There’s no other season quite like it. Debuting in 1621 with a gathering of recently arrived Pilgrims and native Wampanoag, Thanksgiving was elevated to a national holiday over 200 years later by President MAYOR Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863. Town of Cave Creek Thursday was the marker day in 480.488.1400 November. But the holiday bounced www.cavecreek.org Thursday around within the month until finally settling on the fourth Thursday. Cave Creek has much for which to be thankful. But we already know that. How many communities can say they live immersed in a natural ecological order outside their doors? We can’t take a step in Cave Creek without having a Darwinian moment with some creature – a wooly tarantula, a metallic-sheened humming bird, a deco patterned rattlesnake. Surveying the night sky, we view a cascade of stars flowing out of the confluence of rivers of stars. Morning sound effects from the feathered set mimic Mozart sonatas; evening tide rhythms tend towards the haunting and spooky dirges. Cave Creek’s population is barely 5,000 citizens. Not everyone knows everyone else. But if one of us is in trouble or in need, the neighbor you wave at but never really spoke with will be there for you. The Town’s tolerance for one another is equal to its passion for spirited discourse. This community we call home is unique. We don’t flaunt it. We celebrate it. Each day we give thanks. And on Thanksgiving Day we are grateful.
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Formerly Cave Creek Bicycle Fest The Cave Creek Cactus Classic will be held November 9 with a 9am start time. The 24-mile mountain bike race and ride will begin and end at Frontier Town in the heart of old Cave Creek. Two groups (racers and recreational riders) will be provided a separate police escort up Spur Cross Road to the end of the paved road. Racers and riders will then be free to race or ride through the spectacular Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area. The 2,100-acre park is known for its spectacular views of surrounding
mesas, well-preserved Hohokam Indian ruins and well-maintained hiking and mountain biking trails. Riders then proceed on portions of the Maricopa County Regional Trail to the 2,900-acre Cave Creek Regional Park. Riders will also pass portions of the State Trust Land the Town of Cave Creek is planning to acquire. After finishing the race back in town, riders can compare trail stories with friends and enjoy a lunch provided by the Cave Creek Smokehouse. For more information, visit www.cavecreekcactusclassic.org.
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