A Friendly Neighborhood Near Williams, AZ Nestled In the Kaibab National Forest
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Sherwood Forest Estates
Halloween Party
WHEN: Saturday Oct. 31
TIME: 2:00 to 4:00 ish
WHERE: 7797 E Knighthood Lane
All ages of kids in Sherwood Forest Estates are welcome to celebrate at this Halloween event. We are hosting a Covid 19 safe Halloween event with masks and social distancing. There will be a costume parade (with prizes) at 3PM. We have a fall backdrop for family pictures. . . .either on your phone or with our camera and emailed to you!! There will be: Corn hole. . . hot dogs, chili, chips and drinks and pre-bagged goodies for the kids.
~Jeanna Roush and Brienne McDowell, SFE POA
Questions: 928-623-2723
and an excerpt:
Last Train Leaving
As you know the last attempt to bring high speed internet into the community did not get an adequate community response to the CenturyLink proposal to negotiate for a more reasonable offer. Therefore, it was dropped. That brings us to the last train leaving.
I have been in talks with a company that is interested in bringing Internet Fiber to the Door to a large number of communities here in Northern Arizona which includes us. As you know there is a risk in large ventures like this. To mitigate that risk, a buy in will be required for each community to participate. This buy in will be approximately one year of service and a small fee to bring the fiber to your door on your property including installation of the equipment. This “deposit or pre-payment” will be held in escrow until your service is up and running and then your escrow will disperse. If for some reason the project does not go forward due to a lack of participation from our community your funds will be returned and our community will be bypassed. There will be several tiers of service pricing available to fit your budget. This will be an unlimited bandwidth service, so watching TV over the internet will be possible. This can bring down almost by half of your overall cost by combining your services.
Now that the Virus has changed the business habits of many companies and schools, working and learning from home has become a new way of life for many. This was not for seen late last year while working with CenturyLink.
On a technical note, when the powers goes out, all of our CenturyLink phone and internet service goes out regardless of having a generator to keep your lights on at home. There is no backup power for the CenturyLink equipment feeding our community. This means the SFE Fire Dept has lost all communications too. Poor Cell Phone service is all that is left. The Fiber System will have backup batteries to maintain connectivity for an extended period of time. This will keep many of your cell phone apps and laptops connected with loved ones and others over your fiber internet service Wi-Fi. A backup battery will be required at your home to keep the fiber interface box and Wi-Fi powered up if you don’t have a generator.
For more information, questions and registering for the SFE FIBER project, please visit https://telcomwest.com Don’t mistype the web name or you will get the wrong website. This is an early bird offering so you can plan ahead. In short, we will need about 100 residences to participate to qualify for our portion of the project. For those who don’t participate in the initial project build out, your cost to extend the service across your property to your home will be much higher as the equipment will have to be brought in each time. Everything will be underground.
Be Safe and stay connected,
Judson Swearingen Jr, Member at large and newsletter editor.
From the Office of Matt Ryan:
Executive Order 2020-43 requires businesses to adhere to Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) COVID-19 guidelines. Details are available on the Arizona Department of Health Services Business Dashboard. Under the requirements, certain businesses have been allowed to open when the three benchmarks fall within the Moderate range or below for a two-week period. The benchmarks include cases per 100,000 residents, percent positivity, and COVID-like illness as a percentage of hospitalizations. Coconino County has remained in the Moderate category for several months.
As Coconino County COVID-19 case numbers change over time, clarification regarding a move from the Moderate category to the Substantial category was requested by the County. ADHS confirmed that the all three benchmarks for transmission on the ADHS Business Dashboard must be met for 14 days, with a 12-day reporting lag, to move to a higher transmission phase. This is a change from previous guidance.
Coconino County is experiencing a substantial case incidence rate, however percent positivity and COVID-Like Illness are within the Minimal range. Based on the ADHS guidelines, Coconino County remains within a Moderate level of community transmission.
Finally, on Thursday October 15th from 1:00pm to 5pm Coconino County Health and Human Services and North Country HealthCare will host No Cost COVID-19 Testing as well a low cost flu vaccines. This event will be located at North Country HealthCare Williams – parking lot
300 S 6th St, Williams, AZ 86046. Nasopharyngeal Swab and Saliva COVID testing will be available. Please call North Country HealthCare at 928-635-44410 to register for Nasopharyngeal COVID testing or flu vaccines. For COVID-19 salvia testing please pre-register through www.coconino.az.gov/covid19 .
From Matt Ryan’s Office:
Good Morning,
I hope everyone is well and safe. Matt asked me to send out an update. Overall cases decreased last week from the decline from the previous week. Please see the attached dashboard and graph. The COVID 19 Data will be updated at 10am for today and you can find the information here: https://www.coconino.az.gov/2376/Dashboard-Data
COVID-19 Surge testing has been extended. Please see the press release attached here in English and Spanish. Surge testing will continue through Friday September 4.
Surge Testing Locations and Hours:
All testing sites will utilize self-administrated testing. At the site individuals will be instructed on how to conduct a self-administered nasal swab test. Health professionals will guide participants through the testing process. Individuals who do not feel comfortable self-administering a test should contact their healthcare provider or call the COVID-19 Information Line at 928-679-7300 for information on other testing options.
Individuals seeking COVID-19 testing at a Testing Surge site are asked to register in advance to expedite the testing process. Registration for testing is available at https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/ . Please the attached press release for more information.
Thank you for your continued help in getting this information out to our communities. Please let me know if you need anything. I stand ready to assist.
Best,
Gregory
FLAGSTAFF, WILLIAMS , Ariz., Aug. 10, 2020 — Due to lack of monsoon precipitation and key criteria being met for restrictions, the Coconino and Kaibab national forests will enter Stage 1 campfire and smoking restrictions Friday (Aug. 14) at 8 a.m. The goal of the fire restrictions is to protect public health by reducing the number of preventable human-caused wildfires.
Under the restrictions, fires, campfires, charcoal, coal and wood stoves are prohibited, except within a developed recreation site. Smoking is also prohibited, except within an enclosed vehicle, building or a developed recreation site. Using a device that is solely fueled by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels that can be turned on and off is allowed in areas that are barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable materials within three feet of the device. Fireworks are always prohibited on all national forest lands.
Fire officials acknowledge it is rare for restrictions to be applied twice in the same year, however these decisions are based on a combination of factors that are carefully measured. Criteria used to determine when to implement restrictions include things such as current and predicted weather, fuel moisture, a variety of science-based indices, fire activity levels and available firefighting resources.
Fire restrictions are implemented to help prevent unwanted, human-caused fires and to limit the exposure of visitors during periods of potentially dangerous fire conditions. With no significant moisture predicted in the long term forecast, additional restrictions may be applied at any time conditions warrant which could include Stage 2 Fire Restrictions and additional closure areas as needed. Fire restrictions typically remain in effect until the area covered by the restrictions receives significant precipitation, at which time they will be rescinded.
An explanation of the different stages of fire restrictions and what is typically prohibited during those stages can be found online at www.tinyurl.com/firestagesexplained.
The Kaibab National Forest will also temporarily close the Bill Williams Mountain watershed just southwest of the City of Williams due to the area’s susceptibility to uncharacteristically severe wildfire and post-wildfire flooding that could result.
There will be a modified boundary of this closure area on the south side of the mountain reducing the southern closure boundary from FR108 north to FR122.
Forest officials would also like to remind visitors that having a campfire on the national forest while under fire restrictions is a violation that can carry a mandatory appearance in federal court. Visitors should use extra caution when recreating on all public lands during fire season.
Know Before You Go! The public can obtain additional fire information via the following:
· Fire Restrictions on Public Lands in Arizona and New Mexico – 1-877-864-6985
· Coconino National Forest – www.coconinonationalforest.us
· Kaibab National Forest – www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab
· Arizona Fire Restrictions: https://firerestrictions.us/az/
· Arizona Interagency Wildfire Prevention and Information Website – www.wildlandfire.az.gov/
| Bob Blasi Fire Information Officer |
| USDA Forest ServiceKaibab National Forest – Williams / Tusayan Ranger Districts |
| p: 928-635-5653 c: 928-606-7491 f: 928-635-5690 bob.blasi@usda.gov |
| 742 S Clover Rd Williams, AZ 86046 www.fs.fed.us |
Williams, Ariz., July 28, 2020—For Immediate Release. Due to significant and widespread precipitation received across much of northern Arizona, the Kaibab National Forest will lift all fire restrictions on all three districts on Tuesday July 28 at 6:00 a.m.
The area closure protecting the Bill Williams Mountain watershed will also be rescinded at this time, and visitors can once again camp, hike, and drive in the popular recreation areas. However, due to the hazardous nature of technical work in the higher elevations where steep slope fuels reduction operations have been occurring, a revised area closure will be forthcoming in September to ensure public safety on that portion of the mountain as work resumes.
The districts have received a substantial amount of rain over the last two weeks relaxing the danger levels across the forest. Each year fire officials closely monitor conditions before decisions are made to implement fire restrictions and area closures designed to protect human life, property and natural resources. These procedures are used to help prevent unwanted, human-caused fires and to limit the exposure of visitors during periods of potentially dangerous fire conditions.
The Kaibab National Forest would like to express appreciation for all those who assisted our firefighters and patrol units with their compliance while under these conditions. When members of the public abide by fire restrictions and closures, they greatly help in protecting their public lands and adjacent communities from the threats posed by human-caused wildfires.
For more information about the Kaibab National Forest and any fire restrictions in effect, reference the following sources:
From:
Bob Blasi
Fire Information Officer
USDA Forest Service
Kaibab National Forest – Williams / Tusayan Ranger Districts
p: 928-635-5653
c: 928-606-7491
f: 928-635-5690
bob.blasi@usda.gov
742 S Clover Rd
Williams, AZ 86046
www.fs.fed.us
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Hi Everyone,
Greg and I are back after a week off celebrating our Nation’s birthday. Unfortunately, we have seen our numbers increase (see attached dashboard and graph). Fortunately, more people are beginning to understand the need to wear masks (see attached FAQs on masks and how they help). Wearing a mask is a tool to help us keep our economy going by allowing people to go out while reducing the spread of COVID-19 to other people.
Coconino County Health and Human Services in partnership with NAU have created a new COVID Aware Enhanced Food Handler’s Certification for the local food-service industry. Please see the attached press release and https://coconino.az.gov/2397/CCHHS-Enhanced-Food-Handlers-Cert for more information.
As I have noted before with limited testing and no vaccine, this is a challenging situation where patience, perseverance, kindness, and mutual respect are our guiding principles. Please help us help one another.
Testing continues to be available at Fort Tuthill County Park Monday through Friday from 10 am to 3pm. Please find attached a pre-testing assessment flyer to help assist with questions folks may have.
Although some places received rain other did not and we are still in stage 2 fire restrictions.
Thank you for all of your help in getting this information out to our communities. Stay safe and well.
Matt Ryan
We, your POA Board hope all of you are having a safe summer and you are all staying well. We have decided that with the increasing COVID-19 numbers increasing it would be the best interest of all for us to postpone several of our activities and events until September. Those would include: POA Annual Meeting, Community Yard Sale and the Chili Cook-off. We were able to have 2 very successful events and I have noted those below.
Annual Neighborhood Cleanup:
June 13th, we had our Annual Neighborhood Cleanup. We started at 9 am and finished the morning off with a delicious pulled pork & chicken lunch hosted by Gary and Marilyn Taylor on Knighthood. We had 18 volunteers’, with a total of 63 hours worked and a little over 100 lbs. of debris collected. Our hours will go toward our Firewise hours. This helps with our ISO rating and also some insurance rates.
I would like to express my extreme gratitude to everyone who helped to make Sherwood Forest Estates look fantastic. Masks and Social Distancing practiced. ~Kathie Krushinsky SFE POA, President and Neighborhood Cleanup Coordinator.
SFE POA Blood Drive
On June 20th, the Sherwood Forest Estates Property Owners Association sponsored our first but not last Blood Drive. On behalf of the Officers of the SFEPOA, thank you for your donation today: We hope this is the first blood drive of many to come. Thank you for your understanding as we worked through this during the coronavirus pandemic and the resultant changes and accommodations. We plan to make this an annual event, and hope each of you will return to donate time and time again. There are a lot of great reasons to donate. Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood. Every year nearly 5 million Americans depend on blood transfusions.
Bart, the owner of the Parks Feed and Mercantile generously donated the $10 gift certificates for each of our donors. It is not good for cigarettes or alcoholic beverages! Parks will have their second community blood drive on September 19th from 8am to 1pm in the parking lot of the Parks Feed and Mercantile for anyone wanting information about future drives.
As we look forward to a SFEPOA sponsored Blood Drive in the summer of 2021, we would like any suggestions you might have. Again, thank you for your generous donation and your time! ~Jeanna Roush SFE POA, Treasurer and Blood Drive Coordinator
From: Raymond, Chrystal
Sent: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 18:11:08 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Thank You
Dear Jeanna,
Vitalant thanks you for organizing the recent blood drive at Sherwood Forest Estates POA. Your drive will help to assure that blood is available for patients in need.
In the current environment, when so many blood drives are being cancelled, please know we are especially grateful to you and your organization for keeping your blood drive open. Even in these uncertain times, one thing remain constant, the need for blood by hospital patients.
Your efforts and the support of Sherwood Forest Estates POA are greatly appreciated and will go a long way toward assuring a strong blood supply, and ultimately saving lives.
Again, thank you for your contribution and ongoing support of the community blood program. I enjoyed working with you.
Sincerely,
Carina Fors
Donor Recruitment Representative
Vitalant
Moonset Pit (closed) Alternative Site
Unfortunately, Moonset Pit green waste from 2019 was not burned. We were only able to use that site one time before it was filled to capacity. We’ve been given the use of the Alternative Waste Site off of Rt 66 and the gas pipeline rd. We will be using this site for the remainder of the summer. We have been sharing the volunteer manning of the site with Parks and it has been very successful and very well used by neighbors from near and far. This site will be open July 11th and 25th, August 8th and 22nd, with September 5th being the last open day.
Thank you too all of the many volunteers who have given their time to help keep this much needed service open and available for so many. ~Kathie Krushinsky, SFE POA President and Coordinator of Moonset Pit
Please stay safe and well. We hope to see you all during the summer.
Remember to try to keep the dust down on our roads and report to the Coconino Sheriff’s dispatch (928-774-4523) any speeders or stop sign runners.
Thank you,
Kathie Krushinsky, SFE POA President
