Calendar of Events

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FLAG HOLIDAYS

The American Flag should be displayed on all days, especially...
New Years Day, January 1
Inauguration Day, January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, third Monday in January
Lincoln's Birthday, February 12
Washington's Birthday, third Monday in February
Easter Sunday
Mother's Day, second Sunday in May
Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15 (half staff all day)
Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May
Memorial Day, last Monday in May (half staff until noon)
Flag Day, June 14
Father's Day, third Sunday in June
Independence Day, July 4
Korean War Veterans Day, July 27 (half staff all day)
Labor Day, first Monday in September
Patriot Day, September 11 (half staff all day)
Constitution Day, September 17
Gold Star Mother's Day, last Sunday in September
Columbus Day, second Monday in October
Navy Day, October 27
Election Day, first Tuesday in November
Veteran's Day, November 11
Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7 (half staff all day)
Christmas Day, December 25

...such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States;
the birthdays of States (date of admission); and on State holidays.

The Town of Pinetop-Lakeside is a drop off location for old, tattered flags needing to be destroyed.

JANUARY 2010

January 16 - March 16: Youth Basketball Program.
Saturday clinics and games from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. for boys and girls 3rd-6th grades.
Start of program begins with the team divisions and initial clinic
at the Blue Ridge High School gyms. For more information call 368-8696 x 3.

January 16: Night Skiing at Sunrise Park Resort 4:30 - 9:00 p.m.

January 24: 8th Annual Robert Burns Memorial Dinner at the Hon-Dah Resort & Casino
presented by the White Mountain S.A.F.E. House. For information call 367-6017.

January 30 - January 31: Winter Games
Sled Dog Races at Sunrise Park Resort from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Winter Festival at Hon-Dah Resort & Casino on Saturday at 2:00 p.m., incluiding Dog Weight Pull Competition, Ice Carving, Chili Cook-Off - Hot Food and Drinks!!! For more information call 369-7573 or the Pinetop-Lakeside Chamber at 367-4290.

FEBRUARY 2010

February 16 - May: Adult Basketball League
Sign-ups start in early February. There is limited space this year, so sign your team up soon. Local teams will be given first consideration. For information call 368-8696 x 3.

February 5-6: Arizona Region I Academic Decathlon
Blue Ridge School District
For more information contact Dewain Bartimus at 928-368-5570

February 6-7: Women's Ski Clinic at Sunrise Ski Resort.
Call 928-735-7669 ext. 2306 to register.
Designed by women and taught by women.

February 13: Night Skiing at Sunrise Park Resort 4:30 - 9:00 p.m.

February 14-15: White Mountain Youth Leadership Warm Weather Caving
For more informaiton call 928-532-4047

February 20: Competition for snowboarders at Sunrise Ski Resort.

February 27: Night Skiing at Sunrise Park Resort 4:30 - 9:00 p.m.

MARCH 2010

March 6: 5th Annual Wedding Expo
Hon-Dah Resort, Casino & Conference Center
Noon - 4:00 p.m. Free Admission
For more information, call Five Star Entertainment at 205-3400

March 25-27: White Mountain Youth Leadership Whitewater Rafting
For more information call 928-532-4047

APRIL 2010

April 3 : Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Family Easter Walk
Easter Egg Hunt for children up to age 11, visit from the Easter Bunny, Egg Decorating Contest and Family Easter Walk around Woodland Lake/Raffle
Location: Woodland Lake Park Ballfields, Pinetop-Lakeside
Time: 10:30 a.m. Easter Bunny; 11:00 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt

April 10: Spring Gathering sponsored by the White Mountains Roundup at the Blue Ridge High School Campus. Cowboy music, poetry, vendors, pie silent auction, food. Tickets $10, $5. Doors open at 5 p.m. show starts at 6 p.m. 10% goes to packages for military overseas.

April 17: White Mountain Youth Leadership Flat-water Kayaking
For more information call 928-532-4047

April 21: White Mountain Sheriff's Posse Annual Mail Ride
Departs at 8:00 a.m. from the Lakeside Post Office

April 22: Pinetop-Lakeside Chamber of Commerce Sponsorship Dinner
For more information, call 928-367-4290

April 30: National Arbor Day Celebration
Will include tree planting, the presentation of the Tree City USA Award
and a brief education program.
Location: Blue Ridge School District
Time: 10:00 a.m.

MAY 2010

May 1: Loyalty Day Program at the Pinetop-Lakeside Veterans Memorial, 11:00 a .m.

May 1: Lupe Acevedo's 26th Annual Blue Ridge Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament
White Mountain Country Club

May 5: Cinco de Mayo Celebration Hon-Dah Resort Casino

May 8-9: DOCNA Dog Agility Trials at Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex

May 8: Migratory Birds Natural History Workshop
Pinetop Game & Fish Office
This will be a two-hour program beginning at 9:00 a.m. and includes an outdoor segment on bird viewing, identification and calling.

May 15: VFW Post 2364 and Ladies Auxiliary Armed Forces Day Program at the Pinetop-Lakeside Veterans Memorial, 11 a.m.

May 29: USSSA Softball at Woodland Lake Park

May 29-30: DOCNA Dog Agility Trials at Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex

May 29-31: 11th Annual Art Barn Memorial Day Arts & Crafts Festival
Art Barn on Buck Springs Road
www.runningbearproductions.net

May 29-31: 20th Annual Woodcarer's Carve-Along
Quacker Barrel, Main Street, Greet
9:00 to 4:30, 928-735-7491

May 30-31: Show Low Memorial Day Softball Tournament at Woodland Lake Park

May 31: Memorial Day Services by VFW Post 2364 and Ladies Auxiliary at the Veteran's Memorial, 12:30 p.m.


JUNE 2010

June 4-5: AKC Dog Agility Trials at Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex

June 4-6: 2010 Show Low Days Still Cruzin' Car Show and Mountain Festival
Show Low City Park, 928-537-2326

June 5: 18th Annual National Trails Day Celebration at Woodland Lake Park
Come join our local hiking and trail development organization TRACKS for a day of hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and interpretive activities in the White Mountain Trailsystem. Call Parks & Recreation at 368-6700 ext. 3 for program details and locations.

June 5: Save Our Park Walk/Hike for Woodland Lake Park
White Mountain Wildlife and Nature Center, 9:00 a.m.

June 5-6: 13th Annual Pow Wow in the Pines
Native American Dance Groups, U.S. & Canada
Hon-Dah Resort, Casino & Conference Center Outdoor Event Area

June 5-6: Deuces Wild Triathlon Festival
Fool Hollow Lake, Show Low
USAT Sanctioned, www.races.trisports.com
For more information contact Mary Atteberry, 928-532-8592

June 10: Town Sponsored Blood Drive
Council Chambers, 1360 N. Niels Hansen Lane
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

June 12: "Get to Know Your Nature Center" Event
with Aldo Leopold impressionist, bat mist-netting and night skies star gazing (and food)
White Mountain Wildlife and Nature Center, 5:00 p.m.

June 14: Flag Day Ceremony
Pinetop-Lakeside Veteran's Memorial, 11:00 a.m.
VFW 2364 and Ladies Auxiliary

June 17-19: Blue Ridge/CellOne Baseball Tournament @ Blue Ridge High School

June 18-19: Relay for LIfe of the White Mountains, American Cancer Society
Show Low High School, contact Sara Eby @ 928-526-2896

June 18-20: Senior Softball @ Woodland Lake Park.
For more information contact Mike Bloom at 602-971-7880.

June 19: Forest Health, Wildlife and Community FIREWISE Principles
White Mountain Wildlife and Nature Center, 10:00 a.m.

June 19-20: DOCNA Dog Agility Trials @ Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex

June 20: 24th Annual Father's Day Fishing Contest
Registration begins at 10:00 a.m.; fish from 11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sponsored by VFW 2364 and Ladies Auxiliary, Woodland Lake Park Boat Dock
Prizes, trophies, free hot dogs and soda

June 24-July 3: 7th Annual Arizona Lavender Festival
Concho, Arizona
For more information and directions, call 928-337-2289 or visit www.redrockfarms.com

June 26: Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary @ Torreon Country Club, Show Low

June 26: USDAA Fun Run and Junior Handler Trial (DOCNA) at Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex

JULY 2010

July 3: Taking Wing with Birds of Prey – hawk and owl ecology presented by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and other experts
White Mountain Wildlife and Nature Center, 10:00 a.m.

July 3-4: USSSA Softball at Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex.
For more information contact Tom Carle at (520) 906-4330.
http://www.azrecreationalservices.com/fassstpitch/independencedayclassic.html

July 3-5: 35th Annual NEAFAA Arts & Crafts Show
The Orchard behind Charlie Clarks
Fri-Sat from 9 am to 5 pm, Sun 9 am to 4 pm
Contact Jane Minnier at 480-816-4165 for entry information

July 3: July 4th Celebration, Show Low

July 5-9: Blue Ridge Soccer Camp at Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex.

July 8-11: Medieval Festival at Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex

July 9-11: Senior Softball @ Woodland Lake Park

July 16: 23rd Annual White Mountain Native American Art Festival
Artists Pre-show, Hon-Dah Conference Center

July 17: Landscaping for Wildlife - Creating Backyard Habitats
White Mountain Wildlife and Nature Center, 10:00 a.m.

July 17-18 : 23rd Annual White Mountain Native American Art Festival
Blue Ridge High School
For more information, contact the Pinetop-Lakeside Chamber of Commerce, 928-367-4290

July 17-18: 4 Corners Chili Cook-off Competition at Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex

July 19-24: LIttle League State Tournament at Blue Ridge High School

July 23-25: 5th Annual White Mountain Roundup of Cowboy Poetry, Music and Art
Blue Ridge High School, tickets $15, $12 advance, $5 kids 11 and under
Show features Dave Starney, Waddie Mitchell, Chris Isaacs MC, Mountain Saddle Band
For more information call 928-367-0240

July 23-25: Steve Taylor's Western Art Invitational
Blue Ridge High School Campus
Contact Steve Taylor at 928-537-7174 or www.mtnsaddleband.com

July 24 or 31: Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary and LIving in Harmony with Urban Black Bears
White Mountain Wildlife and Nature Center, 10:00 a.m.

July 28-31: Christmas Cabin Guild Craft Show at the Pinetop-Lakeside Town Hall Gym

July 31: High Country Hummers at the Sipe Wildlife Area.
7:30 a.m. to noon, includes observing hummingbird researchers capture and band birds, a program on hummingbird life history, a program on beginning bird-watching, and a live wildlife exhibit.

AUGUST 2010

August 7: Water in the White Mountains
White Mountain Wildlife and Nature Center, 10:00 a.m.

August 13-15: 20th Annual White Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Kick-Off Party at the Hon-Dah Festival Grounds from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Aug. 13
Sat. - Sun. from 9 am to 4 pm
Advance tickets $10 per day, $15 at the door
After Hours at The Orchard behind Charlie Clark's, 6-9 pm

August 14: White Mountain Sheriff's Posse Annual Barbeque
Pinetop-Lakeside Civic Center, 1-7 p.m.
Click here for flyer


August 21: Outdoor Preparedness, Survival and Orienteering
White Mountain Wildlife and Nature Center, 10:00 a.m.

August 21: 15th Annual Tri in the Pines
Show Low, USAT Sanctioned
www.ci.show-low.az.us/departments/parks/runs&races.htm

August 21: Humane Society Happy Tails Auction
The Art Barn, 4756 Buck Springs Road
11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 2010

September 4-5: DOCNA Dog Agility Trials @ Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex

September 4-6: 15th Annual Art Barn Arts & Crafts Festival
Art Barn on Buck Springs Road
www.runningbearproductions.net

September 4-6: Taylor Sweet Corn Festival
For more inforamtion, call Jason at 243-0424

September 17: POW/MIA Day, Pinetop-Lakeside Veteran's Memorial, 11:00 a.m.
VFW 2364 and Ladies Auxiliary

September 24: 3rd Annual Fall Family Fun Night at Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex on Woodland Road.

September 24: Run to the Pines Cavalcade of Cars
4:15 pm from DD Furniture in Show low to Hon-Dah
For more information contact Bob Gates 928-368-5325

September24: 27th Annual Run to the Pines Pre-Show, Hon-Dah Resort and Casino

September25: Cool Runnings 10K & 2 Mile Fun Run/Walk
The annual 10K Cool Runnings is a 10,000 meter course, which travels through the tall pines of Pinetop-Lakeside. The 2 mile Run/Walk follows the paved trail around Woodland Lake
Location: Starts at the Woodland Lake Ballfields
Time: Registration begins at 6:30 a.m., 10K starts at 7:30 a.m., 2 mile starts at 7:45 a.m.

September 25 : Fall Festival Parade, Pinetop-Lakeside
This year's theme is "White Mountain Champions"

September 25-26: 35th Annual Pinetop-Lakeside Fall Artisans Festival
Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex (many other events held throughout Pinetop-Lakeside)

September 25-26: 27th Annual Run to the Pines Car Show, Pinetop Lakes Country Club
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday

OCTOBER 2010

Octber 2: Show Low Bluff Tour of the White MOuntains
A 10-66 mile single day endurance bike ride. Benefits Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center. Visit www.epicrides.com for additonal information

October2: 5th Annual Woodland Wildlife Festival at Woodland Lake Park; 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

October TBA : Oktoberfest at Hon-Dah Resort, Casino and Conference Center

October 30: 4th Annual Trunk or Treat at Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. For information contact Parks & Recreation at 368-8696 ext. 233

October 31: Halloween Party, Hon-Dah Resort and Casino

NOVEMBER 2010

November 11: Veterans' Day Activities
Pinetop-Lakeside Veteran's Memorial, 11:00 a.m.
VFW 2364 and Ladies Auxiliary

DECEMBER 2010

December 4: Woodland Park Holiday Festival and Christmas Tree Lighting
Santa and his elves, live entertainment, raffle, hot chocolate and cookies
Location: Woodland Lake Park Covered Bridge
Time: 2:30 to 5:00 p.m.

December 4: Show Low Main Street
Christmas Tree Lighting and Electric Light Parade
Show Low Festival Market Place 5:30 p.m., Parade at 6:30 p.m.

December 4 : White Mountain Chorale
Handel's Messiah
Downtown LDS Chapel, Show Low, 7:00 p.m.

December 5: White Mountain Chorale
Songs of Christmas Concert
Blue Ridge High School Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.

December 7: Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance,
Pinetop-Lakeside Veteran's Memorial, 11:00 a.m.
VFW Post 2364 and Ladies Auxiliary

December 31: New Years Eve Party, Hon-Dah Resort & Casino