Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce News

          Once again the Carefree Fine Arts and Wine Festival was a smashing success! It was a beautiful weekend in charming Carefree for art and wine lovers. Festival goers were also entertained by Brule who  played in the amphitheatre during the entire weekend.

The Thunderbird Artists produce this first class event three times a year which brings thousands of visitors and shoppers into town. The Chamber of Commerce partners in the festival, it is a big fundraiser for the Chamber and an opportunity to showcase our fine community. This event we rearranged the tables in the Chamber booth making lots more space to display our local businesses and give away visitor information. The booth, admission gates and wine glass sales are all staffed by wonderful volunteers who donate a morning or afternoon to help us out and have a lot of fun in the process. We wish to thank our wonderful volunteers for making this event possible. 

Our volunteers for the Carefree Art Festival Feb 29^th , March 1-2^nd were: Bill Rintelman, Paul Merideth, Karen Rueger, Francie Hicks, Nancy & Bryan Franks, Gabriel Dluzansky, Mick Ennis, Steven Polgar, Dita Couch, Jarita Westbrook-Caspers, Crystal Smith, Gordon Greenwell, Vicki Silvestri, Patricia Gray, Mark Ellicson, Cindy Bruce, Dee Smart, Joan Watson, Lori Boskin, Stephanie, Jackie Urbanski, Kris Hyland, Laura McCormack, Ruth Stewart, Larry Wilson, Kate Nestler, Paris Toon, Jackie Dean, Lynn Charlas, David Court, RC, Noah Kendrick, Jeff Markbreiter, Julie Hedges, Lidia Olivero, Linda & Mark Markham, Jerry Szostak, and Robert Martino.  

A special thanks to Nancy & Bryan Franks and Karen Rueger who volunteered for shifts all three days of the festival. Also to James McCracken and Karen Cimaglia who worked tirelessly all during the festival to make sure our volunteers were taken care of and things were running smoothly- we couldn’t have done it without you.

Many Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers who worked the admission gates and wine glass sales at the Carefree Fine Arts and Wine Festival last weekend. We had great weather and a huge crowd of festival goers. Our volunteers had a good time interacting with the people in attendance. When their shift was over many chose to wander, enjoying the beautiful works of art, or to sit and listen to live music while sipping a glass of wine. All in all, it’s a very fun way to spend a morning or afternoon and many told us they would like to participate again next time. 

Our member volunteers were: Pat Rotchford, Kris, Jackie Dean, MaryAnn Milligan, Dave Karsten, Cheryl Karsten, Mick Ennis, Kim Prince, Linda Waymire, Roberta Kritzia, Larry Wilson, Mark Killian, Gabriel Dluzanksy, Mary Delaney, Martha Laizure, Kate Nestler, Evelyn Johnson, Noah Kendrick, Megan Kendrick, Georgia Taylor, Shuree Oldehoeft, Robert Martino.

A special thanks to James McCracken, Shaun Nesbitt, Garry Kaylor and Karen Cimiglia for their outstanding contributions to make the festival run smoothly. 

Our community volunteers included: Diana Smith, Dawn Farrell, Jan Heinz, Karen Moon, Jeanne Glass, Debbie Thacher, Lorraine Roth, Donna La Faso, Jeannie Bolger, Bill Chester, Ruth Sewart, Anne Diamos, Glenda Otte, Tera Ritz, Francie Hicks, Lori Bosken, Denise Palmer, Sheila Strunk, Kathy Clements, Sue Johnson, Paul Leisure, and Addie Anderson. The Art Festival is a major fundraising event for the Chamber and requires many helping hands to be successful.

We couldn’t do it without you!  

News Release Contact: Phil GordonVice PresidentWilhelm Automotive623-412-1989 Date: December 19, 2007 For Immediate Release  Wilhelm Automotive is proud to announce that they have received the Reader’s Choice Award for the best oil/lube shop in the West Valley. This is the third year of the Reader’s Choice Awards program, which is presented by the West Valley View newspaper, and the first time that Wilhelm’s has been chosen for the award.  This annual program asks consumers/readers to vote for their favorite places to go for different goods, services and entertainment in the West Valley. All of the employees at our five Wilhelm locations appreciate your continued patronage and thank you, the public, for your confidence in the quality service we provide and the community support that we offer. “This award lets us know that we are providing a quality service for our customers” said Thom Gyder, President of Wilhelm Automotive. “For 80 years, we have always put our customers first. Trust, quality, experience and peace of mind are terms that our staff lives by everyday. We thank those who took the time to voice their opinion and we look forward to providing the high quality service that our customers have come to expect.”