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Cave Creek - Carefree Area Edition
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Carefree hosts 14th Veterans Day tribute BY LAURA LATZKO Foothills Focus Contributing Writer
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he town of Carefree will honor veterans with speakers and performances on Friday, Nov. 11, at the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion. The event is supported by the town, but has been organized by Vice Mayor John Crane, who served in the U.S. Navy for seven years as a submariner, since 2013. “I enjoy helping the veterans’ community,” Crane said. “As a young councilman, I was looking at how I could contribute. As it turns out, it’s something that I really enjoy. I look forward
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Ted Dimon speaks at a previous year’s Carefree Veterans Day Tribute. (Town of Carefree/Submitted)
Cave Creek Museum offering myriad programs BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF
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ave Creek Museum is hosting a plethora of events this season. They include Kiwanis Family Fun Days and a special concert by The Boys of ’63. Here’s a sampling of the programs. Tennessee Whiskey Cave Creek Museum will partner with Harold’s Corral and T2 Entertainment for a Tennessee Whiskey fundraising event from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12.
“The Chris Stapleton Tribute is as close as you can get to the real thing,” Johnson said. “People will enjoy great music and harmonies and a rocking band.” Tickets can be purchased at cavecreekmusuem.org. Harold’s Corral is located at 6895 E. Cave Creek Road. Arizona Gold Mining Experience The Cave Creek Museum will open the Arizona Gold Mining Experience to the public on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Held the second Saturday of the month during season, the working exhibit runs 10 to 11:15 a.m. The outdoor experience begins in the museum’s lobby with a retelling of the Cave Creek mining district’s history. Guests then move outside for numerous demonstrations that showcase the hard rock ore extraction process for which Cave Creek is renowned. The excitement builds with the op-
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