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Michele Bradley/Larson Newspapers
THE REEDY LAGOONS at Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood Sept. 25 and 26. The event features boating, fishing, live entertainment
await the thousands of river enthusiasts who will descend on the area for and educational presentations. The river acts as a wildlife corridor for
the 22nd annual Verde River Days held this year on Saturday and Sunday, many animals, including endangered birds like the bald eagle
Verde River Days emphasize conservation
By Greg Ruland
LARSON NEWSPAPERS
As many as 4,000 people are
expected to visit Dead Horse
Ranch State Park on Saturday
and Sunday, Sept. 25 and
Sept. 26, for the 22nd annual
Verde River Days, a celebration
of the river and a reminder about
the importance ofprotecting one
of Arizona's few perpetually
flowing waterways.
Arizona State Parks Executive
Director Renee Bahl and Yavapai
County District 3 Supervisor
Chip Davis will be the keynote
speakers for the event, which
kicks off at 10 a.m Saturday,
acting Dead Horse Ranch State
Park Manager Max Castillo
said.
Civil War reenactors will
stage several battles using
vintage weapons, including
Howitzer field cannons, at
I I a.m. Saturday and Sunday,
with matin6e battles scheduled
for 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m.
Sunday.
National FFA Organization is
hosting canoe rides in the park's
lagoons and a local touring
company will host kayak rides
in the river. Water cannons and
squirt guns will be provided in
case kayakers want to launch a
naval engagement, Castillo said.
The Verde River Citizens
Alliance will host a half-day
canoe trip down the river
Sunday, he said.
Cottonwood Kiwanis will
be selling hot dogs during the
day throughout the event, but
not before the local Knights of
Columbus serve up a pancake
breakfast starting at 7 a.m.
Saturday.
In addition to food, river
games and rides, a variety of
conservation groups and state
and local agencies will sponsor
information booths to teach visi-
tors about preserving the river,
which meanders from Paulden
and through the Verde Valley on
its way to Phoenix.
"The Verde River is one of
the few remaining wild, active
rivers in Arizona," Castillo said.
"Folks have been living here
along the river since prehistoric
times."
The river acts as a wildlife
corridor for many animals,
including endangered birds like
the bald eagle, which navigate
up and down the waterway in
search of food and shelter.
In the wintertime, eagles fly
from their nests in and around
Flagstaff to forage along the
river, though the eagle popula-
tion did not reproduce as well
this year as in years past, Castillo
said.
"I don't think they did so
well this year, but that's nature.
She can be a cruel mistress," he
said.
State Parks spokeswoman
Ellen Bilbrey said one of the
purposes of the event, in addition
to educating the public about the
importance of the river, is to
attract thousands of visitors who
drive up from Phoenix to visit
the park, stay in local hotels and
eat at local restaurants.
"Verde River Days is one
of the most popular events
the state parks hosts," Bilbrey
said. "Dead Horse Ranch State
Park is a really critical park in
Yavapai County as a hub for
tourists."
People love the event because
it provides activities that fami-
lies with children can enjoy, she
said.
"There so many things to do:
paddling around the lagoons,
castle building, learning about
the birds and so much more."
For more information, call
634-5283.
Greg Rulend,can be reached at
634-8551 or e-mail
gruland @ larsonnewspapers.com
NEWS, Sedona, Arizona Friday, September 17, 2010 - 7A / '.
Voter turnout ,:.,
in valley lower
By Mark Lineberger
LARSON NEWSPAPERS
Voter turnout in Yavapai
County in the recent Aug. 24
primary election was just over
41 percent, with just under
50,000 ballots cast.
It's not an unexpected
participation rate, given the
history of voter turnout in
primary elections here.
Nearly 10,000 more Votes
were cast this year than in
the 2008 primary, when voter
turnout was just over 36
percent.
The Yavapai County
Elections Office recently
released voting figures broken
down by precinct. Locally,
turnout hovered on both sides
of the average turnout for the
entire county, although many
districts were on the low side.
Once again this year,
more people took advantage
of Arizona's early voting
methods, with nearly two to
three times as many people
in the Verde Valley voting
districts casting their ballots
ahead of time rather than
going to the polls on election
day.
In the Beaver Creek District,
turnout was just under 38
percent, with 835 ballots cast.
Of those, 535 were east early.
The Clemenceau District
saw just over 42 percent
turnout with 738 voters
taking part. The ratio of early
voters to traditional voters
was similar to that in Beaver
Creek.
In Cottonwood, voter
turnout was significantly lower
than the county average. In the
Cottonwood 1 District, turnout
was just under 33 percent,
with 325 of 994 registered
voters marking a ballot.
The percentage was even
lower in the Cottonwood 2
district, with 30.8 percent
of the district's 1,334 voters
participating.
Participation in Bridgeport
also stuck close to the county
median, with 39 percent of
1,581 casting a vote. Clarkdale
had 474 of 1,267 show up, or
just over 37 percent.
The Fir District experienced
just over 37 percent turnout,
while the Sugar Loaf District
saw just over 35 percent. The
Western District had 299 of :
794 participate.
In terms of the lowest
participation rates .in the area,
Jerome takes the title. Only'
24 percent, or 91 people, cast
a ballot out of the 380 voters
in the district. Of those, only
17 people actually physically
went to the poll on election
day.
Cornville had 410 of the
district's 1,199 voters take
part, and also had almost as .
many people actually vote on
election day as voted early.
Camp Verde was another
area that had higher than
average participation Jn,i
places, where over 44 percent ::
of the Camp Verde 2 District's
1,557 voters took part.
The percentage was simi!ar0 :.
in Camp Verde 1 District, .i:i!
where 218 people, also just :,
over 44 percent, voted. '
In the Verde Lakes portion :i i
of town, however, results
were more lackluster. Only:
31.6 percent of the
there turned in a ballot. In
Middle Verde area, 425 out
of 1,331 voters cast a ballot,
and the number of early voter s ?
was nearly three times that of i
election day voters. !: .i
• Over 36 percent took parti:
in the Montezuma District,i:'
where 1,536 voters are on the:,
books, i!,:: i
Turnout was also low in :,,
the Mingus District, where 31 :i:
percent of the 705 registered
voters participated.
In the Verde Villages, 402
of 1,137 voters participated.
The Orchard District in the
Cottonwood area saw higher
than average participation.
There, more than 44 percent
of the district's 1,I 12 voters
made their voices heard.
Turnout was generally ,
higher on the other side of the
mountain. Of all the voting
districts in the county, the
highest participation rate was
in the Yavapai Hills District in
the Prescott area, where more
than 60 percent of registered
voters took part.
Mark Llneberger can be reached , '
at 567-3341 or e-matl i
CVEDttor@ larsonnewspapers.com
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