BINGO RETURNS TO THE WALKER FIREHOUSE

SATURDAY APRIL 20TH

4:00 P.M. UNTIL 7:00 P.M.

BRING A FINGER FOOD DISH TO SHARE

LOTS OF MONEY TO BE WON

LOT’S OF FUN TO BE HAD

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -BRING SOMEONE WITH YOU

SEE YOU SATURDAY!!!

Announcing Grinder Month – April 20 – May 20, 2013
Reduce the risk of losing your home to wildfire and take advantage of FREE yard debris disposal.
Create and maintain defensible space around your home and recycle your needles, branches, brush, shrubs and limbs for FREE!
A timely solution to rid those limbs in your yard resulting from the recent high winds and winter’s storms.
No Lines – No Waiting – Your Schedule – 24 Hour Access
Walker Firewise has arranged for free drop-off of vegetation such as: pine needles, leaf litter, branches, limbs, trees, logs, rounds, etc.
There will be two different drop locations, both at the Walker Fire Station:
First will be a 40-yard container.  This is where you may deposit pine needles, leaf litter, small branches, etc.  Deposits may be either bagged or not.
Second, is a designated area of the parking lot where you may pile large stuff like branches, trees, logs, rounds, etc.
As always – Vegetation Only!  Please, no household trash, no tires, no refrigerators, no washing machines, no pipes, no rocks, etc.  The equipment will handle vegetation only!
We plan to bring in a Vermeer HG4000TX Grinder on May 20th to grind everything previously collected.

Questions may be directed to walkerfirewise@gmail.com

The EPA project to mitigate the Sheldon Mine Tailings has begun this morning. Expect large heavy traffic most of today as heavy construction is arriving. Most of the equipment will be unloaded at the mailboxes at the junction of Sheldon, Walker, and Pine Mountain Roads. Pilot cars are running and traffic on Walker Rd. will be slow for the better part of today.

Traffic control will have a flagman on Walker Rd. at the Mailboxes for South bound vehicles and a flagman on Walker Rd. for North bound vehicles. There will also be a flagman at the junction of New Strike Lane and Eagle Rd.

The EPA has provided a community hot line telephone number and it is (928)-771- 0270. It may take a day or two to connect up to the EPA project trailer at the tailings site.

Here is the link to the finalized EPA Traffic Control Plan:

http://walkerfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/EPA_Fact_Sheet_with_Traffic_Control_Plan.pdf

IMPORTANT NEWS CONCERNING A LARGE NEW EPA PROJECT IN THE WALKER COMMUNITY

Sheldon Mine Tailings EPA Mitigation Project

YOU MAY EXPERIENCE TRAFFIC DELAYS BEGINNING APRIL 15 THROUGH MAY 31 IF YOU DRIVE ON WALKER ROAD TO GET TO AND FROM YOUR HOME IN THE WALKER/POTATO PATCH COMMUNITIES.

MORE SPECIFICALLY, TRAFFIC DELAYS WILL OCCUR WHEN DRIVING NEAR OR BETWEEN THE PINE MOUNTAIN ROAD, SHELDON ROAD & WALKER ROAD JUNCTION
(100 MAILBOXES) AND THE EAGLE ROAD & WALKER ROAD JUNCTION TO THE SOUTH.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PROVIDES SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT EPA PROJECT:

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning a mitigation of the Sheldon Mine Tailings near the junction of Walker and Eagle Roads. The EPA conducted a meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Walker Fire Station to share the details of the their Mitigation plan with concerned residents and certain affected agencies. This EPA Project is a huge undertaking lasting approximately six (6) weeks from the April 15th to the end of May. The EPA will manage the entire project that will require the following:

• A Traffic Control Plan on Walker Road between the 100 Mailboxes and Eagle Road.

• Work performed at the Project Site from 7:30am to 5:30pm Monday through Saturday.

• Heavy earth moving equipment at the Project Site.

• Dust control measures (Project Site & possibly roads).

• Delivery from Prescott to Project Site of massive amounts of fill material (approx. 530 Truckloads).

• Strict traffic control on Walker Road six (6) days a week utilizing flaggers and pilot cars.

• At least one road closure of Walker Road for 7 to 9 hours (date to be determined) near the junction of Walker & Eagle Road for installation of a new water culvert under Walker Road.

More information including the EPA presentation will be posted on the Walker Website at Walkerfire.org. Questions may be directed to the WFPA Board at the next Board meeting scheduled for April 13, 2013.

April marks the return of BINGO and Pancake Breakfasts

April 20th Bingo 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. (bring a snack to share)

April 27th Pancake Breakfast 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Good food, Specialty Pancakes and Prizes

Lots of events are scheduled in Walker!

Be sure to check the events calendar at http://walkerfire.org/calendar-of-events/

Hey Walker Community,

The big annual yard sale is happening on June 22, 2013 along with Walker Day. Please start saving your items to be donated.
Preferred items include;
•    collectibles/antiques
•    outdoor cow boy art, (rusty metal yard stuff)
•    tools
•    artwork
•    picture frames
•    clean rugs
•    holiday items
•    sports items
•    coats and blankets
•    CDs/albums
•    small appliances
•    furniture
•    toys
•    household items
•    patio furniture
•    working grills
•    movies
•    books
•    wood stoves
•    other suitable items in good condition
Please contact John Ohanesian @ 928-445-8358 if you have questions or need to arrange pick-up of bulky items,
(or would like to volunteer a few hours at Walker Day…we need helpers).

Reminder  …

There are three WFPA Board of Directors vacancies to be filled at this years Annual meeting at the Walker Fire Station on May 25th, 2013.  Please consider running for one of those positions, as it is not difficult, but it does require a commitment to attend the monthly Board meetings.  We continue as an all volunteer fire department and have enjoyed unparalleled  participation from our community.  Any one of you would be a good addition to the Board. We need varied opinions and diverse personalities.

Please see the link below for a suggested format for your application.   Please forward your application to Greg Stava as indicated on the suggested format.

Candidate Application – PDF Document  –  http://walkerfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Candidacy_Application_WFPA_Board_2013-2014.pdf
Candidate Application – Word Document  – http://walkerfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Candidacy_Application_WFPA_Board_2013-2014.doc

The Walker Board of Directors Meeting Agenda can be viewed at the following link:

WFPA Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

Mark your calendars.

Dances coming up at the Walker Fire Station.

Live music by Justus II, Barbara Jean, and Keith.

Sat., April 13th from 2-5
Sat., May 11th from 2-5
Sat., June 8th from 2-5

PLEASE SPREAD THE NEWS TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILIES, AND NEIGHBORS.

Please bring a snack to share.

Cost per person is only $5.00 for an afternoon of fun.

Questions:
Call Peg @ 771-1493 or e-mail ppzink@gmail.com
or
Barbara Jean @ 925-1626 or e-mail kmbimmv@q.com

We are excited to announce that Walker Day will be Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Walker Fire House.

Please see the links below for further information!!

Word Format:   http://walkerfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WALKER_DAY_FLYER_2013.docx

PDF Format:    http://walkerfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WALKER_DAY_FLYER_2013.pdf