Pageantry
of thanks
Dear
Foothills community:
Thank
you to everyone who helped make the 53rd Annual Desert
Foothills Christmas Pageant such a great success.
A well‑organized committee of directors helped
the event run smoothly. Meribeth Reeves and her sizable
crew of luminaria workers put out a spectacular display
around the five‑mile trail to Spur Cross. Steve
Norris prepared the impressive choir. Toby Payne was
once again in charge of providing and installing the
lighting and sound system that transformed the desert
into a beautiful performance space. Meribeth Reeves
provided the poster design and printing and all publicity
for the event, successfully bringing close to 700
people to the performances.
The
pageant crew that worked tirelessly to make this event
a success are to thank. They are Ed Steinlee, Cody
Crane, Lolly Johnson, Danny Dupont, Rita Gosnell,
Ned Dobak, George Hofer, Bob Herrmann, Lenny Brown,
John Emig, Manny Gonzales, Jim Walborn, Bob Kroyer,
John Abram, Ralph Pipp, Ed Warner, Sterling Johnson,
David Shirey, Roy Cirincione, Glenn Fahringer, Ron
McGee, Phil McDonald, Ian Cordwell, Ron Klecan and
Rip Suster.
The
pageant was made possible by the following cast of
people who created the Christmas scene at Spur Cross:
Rev. Bob Hutson, Dana DiRado, Clay McInterney, Nathaniel
Sullivan, Sarah Warren, Alex Flamini, Fil Payne, Tori
Rutigliano, Kea Warren, Paul Rusch, Laura Mannino,
Alexis Matt, China Allen, Lizzy Wright, Cindy Garcia,
Elizabeth Mernick, Maddy Turley, Charity Cervantes,
Katie Stilson, Meghan Wright, Melissa Dragoo, Scott
Warren, Maddy Turley,
Melissa
Dragoo, Kristi Frederiksen, Shawna Caswell, Ally Caswell
and Paige Frederiksen. We thank them all for participating.
The
beautiful Christmas music that was heard by attendees
was directed by Steve Norris. We thank the following
choir members for such great performances: Merry Austin,
Don Basta, Bill Boyton, Ron Brockman, Betty Desler,
Ian Cordwell, Diana Ellis, Rose Fields, Brian Gewecke,
Jacquie Goodspeed, Nancy Hales, Max Link, Nancy Molder,
Dave Neumann, Deanie Reh, and Jayne Wise.
A
special thanks to the Town of Cave Creek for usage
of the Spur Cross site as well as preparing the land
for usage. The new site brought a record number of
people to enjoy the Christmas pageant in the beautiful
desert under the stars. We also want to thank RSC
Equipment Rental for donating the use of a generator
for the pageant. And lastly, we thank the Foothills
Community Foundation for providing hot chocolate,
coffee and cookies for the attendees of the pageant.
