Liquor license sought for San Tan Scramble Trail Runs event in Queen Creek
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The event will be held 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, with 65% of the proceeds benefiting Wilderness Volunteers, a Flagstaff nonprofit. The remaining 35% benefits the special event contractor, Aravaipa Running LLC, Henderson states in the liquor license application.
A liquor license is being sought for the San Tan Scramble Trail Runs event to be held in January at San Tan Mountain Regional Park in Queen Creek.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Dec. 3 on a consent agenda with other items to recommend that the Arizona Department of Liquor License and Control approve a special event license application of Carrie J. Henderson for the event at the park, 6533 W. Phillips Road.
The event will be held 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, with 65% of the proceeds benefiting Wilderness Volunteers, a Flagstaff nonprofit. The remaining 35% benefits the special event contractor, Aravaipa Running LLC, Henderson states in the liquor license application.
“The beer tent is surrounded by 4-foot-high wind fencing that is anchored to the ground via T-posts. There is one entrance/exit that is manned for the entirety of the event. No one under 21 is allowed in the service area,” she states.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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