Annual SFE and MRRE Chili Cook-Off

2018

To Our Community of Neighbors in SFE and MRR

You are invited to the “Annual Chili Cook-Off” hosted by Sherwood Forest Estates’ Property Owners Association (POA) and Mountain Rose Ranch’s Home Owners Association (HOA).

This year’s Cook-Off is being held on Sunday, September 2nd at the SFE Firehouse. This year Cook-Off judging will be from everyone who comes to the ‘Chili Chow Down’ dinner for all from 4:00-6:30PM. If you are interested in entering the Chili Cook-Off and sharing your favorite chili recipe please email Kathie Krushinsky at krushinskywk@gmail.com with “Chili Cook-Off Entry” in the subject line no later than August 30th. Once we receive your email we will email you additional information.

Please come meet your neighbors and enjoy a great chili dinner. This will be the last POA event for this season.Hope to see you for an afternoon of delicious Chili tasting! Mark this date and time on your calendar’s…… September 2nd 4:00 to 6:30 PM!

Neighborhood Clean-Up Thank You

2018 NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UP

Thank You

Good afternoon Sherwood Forest Estates neighbors!

Just take notice as you drive in and out of our beautiful community. It is so nicely cleaned up.

With the help of fellow Annual Neighborhood Clean-Up Committee member’s, Danny Hunter, Vicki Hunter and Walt Krushinsky and 30 neighbor volunteers we have had another successful neighborhood and surrounding area clean-up and enjoyed BBQ pulled pork sandwiches and sides at the Krushinsky cabin. We enjoyed meeting new neighbors and sharing a fun social afternoon with everyone.

We had 30 volunteers with a total of 160 hours worked and we collected approximately 260 pounds of miscellaneous trash. Thank you, Danny and Walt, for transporting it all into the Williams refuse disposal site.

Any bottled water we purchased and did not use for this event was donated to the SFE Fire Department.

The Committee would like to thank all of the volunteer’s and set up crew who helped to make this year’s clean up event a great success.

Thank you so much neighbors,

Kathie Krushinsky, POA Member

Enjoying Wonderful Neighbors!

Neighborhood Clean-Up Next Saturday

When: August 4, 2018

Time: 8:30 am

Where: SFE Firehouse

Lunch: 7268 E. Knighthood

Please join us for our annual Neighborhood Clean-up. We will meet at the SFE Firehouse for coffee and donuts and sign in. Please remember to bring a hat, sunblock and sneakers or boots. We will have rubber gloves but you may want to bring heavy gloves.

After we finish we will have a BBQ at Walt & Kathie Krushinsky’s house for a hamburger lunch.

If we should have rain and need to call off or shorten the clean-up we will still have the BBQ.

Reminder—if you don’t have an off-road vehicle but want to participate please join us. We always have room for you in one of the many vehicles.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Coconino County and USFS To Lift Fire Bans

County lifts fire restrictions

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — In coordination with the U.S. Forest Service, Coconino County will lift fire restrictions below the South Rim of the Grand Canyon at 8 a.m., Wednesday, July 11. Stage Two Restrictions will remain in effect above the North Rim of the Canyon.

Fire restrictions are lifted because the region received significant moisture over the past week and due to continued precipitation in the forecast.

Although much of the region has received rain, fire conditions may still be high in some areas. Residents and visitors are asked to use caution when using equipment or items that can spark a fire. They are also asked to extinguish all campfires, operate ATVS and motorcycles with spark arrestors and to use caution when operating barbeque grills. Residents and visitors are reminded they can be legally responsible for causing wildfires.

The Coconino Wildland Defense Ordinance allows for the Coconino County Emergency Manager to remove restrictions when conditions for fire restrictions no longer exist. A link to the full ordinance can be found at www.coconino.az.gov/ready.

SFE Community Yard Sale

SHERWOOD FOREST ESTATES

COMMUNITY YARD SALE

Saturday – 7/21/2018

8am to 2pm

Hello neighbors, do you have some “old treasures” you would like to let go of? Well here is your opportunity.

The second annual SFE Neighborhood Yard Sale is coming Saturday, July 21, 2018. Hours will be 8am to 2pm.

Rachel Johnson and Kathie Krushinsky will be putting this yard sale event on this year. All SFE residents are invited to participate and are asked to register with Rachel or Kathie by July 14th. All sales will be at your property and any funds you make are yours. We are requesting a $10 donation to help offset printing and advertising costs as well as balloons/streamers to be placed on your mailbox signifying you are participating. Any extra funds will go towards water bottle packs for our SFE Fire Department. Also, if you donate, your name will be placed “in the hat” for a $20 drawing at the end of the sale day. We will be placing fliers at both Parks stores and several stores/shops in Williams. There will be advertisements placed with Nextdoor, Williams newspaper, SFE Website as well as directional signs placed on the main roads. Hope you join us in this event and have fun waving goodbye to your “old treasures”.

Please Contact:

Raechel Johnson 928-279-2620

or Kathie Krushinsky 405-919-4363

Stage 3 Fire Restrictions Enacted

Coconino County Enacts Stage Three Fire Restrictions

Coconino County will be entering Stage Three Fire Restrictions at 8 a.m. on May 23. The restrictions will be enacted for all of Coconino County up to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

This ordinance applies to unincorporated areas and residences in the County that are not under the jurisdiction of a fire district. Sherwood Forest Fire District will be following the county’s fire restrictions.

“The County is implementing common sense restrictions, in coordination with our regional partners, to mitigate the catastrophic damage of wildfire,” said Chairman of the Board Matt Ryan. “We live in a forested ecosystem and our forests provide jobs for our economy, trails for our adventures and comfort for our homes. We must be extremely firewise this dry and dangerous season.”

Stage Three Fire Restrictions prohibit any combustion, open fire, charcoal, propane, shooting of firearms and camp fires in unincorporated areas and residences in the County unless:

People have written permits or variances from their fire district (except on Red Flag Days).
Personal use of tobacco products is restricted to inside closed vehicles or buildings only.

Update: Gas grills and portable stoves for the use of cooking food that have an on/off switch are still allowed on private property within the County.

While activities, that don’t involve mechanical operations, such as lawn care, home construction and community clean-ups, are not specifically prohibited, residents and visitors should use their best judgment when considering whether to engage in any activity that could spark a fire. Anyone engaging in these activities could be held legally responsible.

For the full Wildfire Defense Ordinance 2017-5 and to sign-up for emergency notifications, go to www.coconino.az.gov/ready.

Road Projects Impact Travel

There are several projects in Northern Arizona that might impact your travel to and from Sherwood Forest this summer.

I-40 reconstruction. Currently traffic on I-40 is narrowed down to one lane in each direction from slightly west of Sherwood Forest Road to slightly west of Garland Prairie Road. All traffic has been moved to the southern (formerly eastbound) lanes. Two exits are closed. You cannot exit onto Pittman Valley (Exit #171) nor Garland Prairie (Exit #167) when traveling westbound. So if you are coming to Sherwood from Phoenix be sure to exit at Parks (Exit #178) and take Old Route 66 (north of I-40) to Sherwood Forest Road. If you don’t exit at Parks, you will have to drive to the first Williams exit (#165) at State Route 64 to turn around and return to Sherwood. Traveling eastbound on I-40 from Williams, all exits are currently open, as of May 17^th, 2018.

To get to Williams from Sherwood you can use the back roads. Take the Deer Farm Road past the Deer Farm and Davenport Lake. Once you get to the Garland Prairie overpass cross over I-40 and take the first right. This road will bring you into Williams near Bearizona.

I-17 to west I-40 transition. Currently, the cloverleaf exit from I-17 north to I-40 west is closed. The posted detour takes you east on I-40 to Butler to turn around and head west. Savvy travelers know that there are several more efficient ways to do this turn around. Try heading into Flagstaff and flipping a U-turn at the first light or try taking the McConnell exit towards NAU and left turn at the bottom of the ramp and then left turn again to join the ramp for I-40 westbound.

We hope that even though travel to Sherwood is challenging, you will join us for the semi-annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, May 26 from 8am-10am to help support our firefighters.

Due to the extreme fire danger this year, the Poker in the Pines Fun Run has been cancelled.

Prescribed Burn Southeast of Sherwood

Williams Ranger District to Continue Ignitions on Sunflower Rx Fire Project

Williams, Ariz., April 20, 2018—For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the south zone of the Kaibab National Forest will resume implementation on the Sunflower prescribed fire project beginning Saturday of this week. With red flag conditions subsiding and a measure of moisture in the immediate forecast, favorable weather conditions have presented an opportunity to continue with treatments in this specific area.

The 15,195 acre Sunflower project is located approximately 7 miles southeast of Williams between County Road 73 and Whitehorse Lake. It began in the fall of 2017 and will likely be ongoing throughout the year as opportunities arise and conditions permit.

Officials understand that smoke impacts to air quality may be unpleasant at times, however they can significantly reduce the amount and limit the duration more effectively using prescribed methods as opposed to an uncontrolled wildfire situation with long term effects.

During operations, fire personnel and vehicles working in these vicinities will be visible to the public. Motorists are reminded to slow down and drive with heightened caution when passing through active project areas.

Full news release below.

Sunflower RX News Release 04_20_18 FINAL

Moonset Alternate Site Sets Dates To Be Open

Green Waste Disposal Site Opening Dates Announced

Williams, Ariz., April 17, 2018—For Immediate Release. The Kaibab National Forest in cooperation with the Parks Area Connection and Sherwood Forest Estates Fire District are announcing dates the green waste disposal site will open to residents for dumping of woody debris materials from private property.

This alternative site is being offered to the local community as a result of the temporary closure of the Moonset Pit while undergoing construction to expand capacity for future operations.

The green waste disposal site located at the old dump site off forest road 900 north of Pittman Valley will be staffed and open between the hours of 08:00am and 2:00pm on the following dates. Users will only be allowed to access and discard herbaceous material on these dates while staff is present.

Saturday, May 12
Sunday, May 27
Saturday, June 9
Saturday, June 23
Saturday, July 14
Saturday, July 28
Saturday, August 11
Saturday, August 25
Saturday, September 8

Residents are encouraged to take advantage of these services in order to make their private property more defensible against the threat of wildland fire. No garbage, household trash, building materials, lumber or other items will be allowed. Materials should not be bagged.

Bob Blasi
(928) 635-5653
bobblasi@fs.fed.us

Fire Season is Here!

County urges people to sign up for emergency notifications

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Following the Copley Fire, which occurred April 8, County officials are encouraging all residents to sign-up to receive emergency notifications at coconino.az.gov/ready. Emergency Notifications have proven to save lives.

The fire started in the area of North Copley Dr., an unincorporated area of Coconino County, east of Flagstaff, Ariz. According to the Summit Fire Department, the Copley Fire reached approximately 80 plus acres. Several structures were lost and approximately 75 residents were evacuated during the fire. “This could be a very active, long and dangerous fire season,” said Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Matt Ryan. “The Copley Fire is a reminder of the crucial importance of emergency notifications during wildfires and when evacuations are enacted. We strongly ask everyone in the County to sign up for these important alerts.”

During an emergency, the County’s notification system sends calls, emails or text message alerts directly to people’s mobile device or landline if they have signed up. “The best way to help ensure the safety of all our constituents during a wildfire or other emergency, is for people to sign up for our emergency notification systems,” said Coconino County Emergency Management Director Todd Whitney. Despite the Red Flag Warning issued that day by the National Weather Service (NWS), the Copley Fire was suspected to have started due to illegal burning. Prior to any burning, citizens are reminded to pay attention to weather warnings and to contact their local fire district or the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for burn permits. Burning is not allowed on Red Flag Days, which are announced on the NWS page, www.weather.gov/fgz.