The first groundbreaking ceremony for a new home in the area devastated by the Yarnell Hill Fire will be held tomorrow. According to the Yarnell Hill Fire Recovery Group, Roy and Stacy Pizzirusso lost their Glen Ilah home in the fire. They plan to celebrate the groundbreaking of their new home with a barbecue and music. Denise Roggio will perform her new song “Yarnell Rising” following the celebration, which runs from 4 to 6. At 6, there will be a campfire sing-along in the Yarnell Presbyterian Community Church parking lot. For more information on these events, go online to yarnellhillrecoverygroup.org.
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“Down the street, restaurateur Chris Johnson has reopened his diner after a 10-day shutdown. His customers are slowly coming back, and the presence of those who lost their homes is particularly noticeable Friday nights. Local singer Denise Roggio’s “Yarnell Rising,” which Mr. Johnson describes as a heartfelt song of hope, is a big draw.
“They come in just to celebrate a little bit, get a little happiness in their lives instead of the tragedy that they have to remember,” he says.”
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| 8/29/2013 6:00:00 AM Yarnell musician to perform at VFW Hotshots fundraiser |
| The Daily Courier
Families of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died fighting the Yarnell Hill wildfire will benefit from an all-day fundraiser Saturday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 541 in Prescott. Doors open at 10 a.m. and stay open until 7 or 8 p.m. Yarnell resident and musician Denise Roggio, who wrote “Blazing Honor” in tribute to the Hotshots, will debut her newest song, “Yarnell Rising,” during her performance that will close the event. The community of Yarnell lost scores of structures during the fire, and Roggio’s new song – an upbeat country rock melody – is meant to inspire residents, she said. Roggio said she composes her music in her head when she walks or jogs in the mornings. As she ran one recent morning, the lyrics for “Yarnell Rising” began to come to her, she said. Its chorus illustrates her vision: “We are rising from the ashes. Wildfires can’t drag us away. We are bruised but we’re not broken. Home sweet home is where we want to be. Yarnell, Arizona’s home for me.” Other highlights on Saturday include hamburgers or brats with Louisiana-style cowboy beans and chips for $5, as well as a half-and-half drawing for raffle prizes, such as tickets for a 2014 Diamondbacks game, restaurant gift cards, an autographed Phoenix Suns basketball and an outdoor fire pit. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to the 100 Club of Arizona to help Hotshots families. For more information, call Kelly at… |
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At 10:00 AM Sunday morning Sept. 29 a large procession of Corvette’s, classic cars and antique vehicles , led by the Granite Mountain Hot Shot Buggy, and other Fire Dept. units will travel, in a caravan ,down White Spar Highway 89, to Yarnell. The procession will loop thru a burned out area of Yarnell, then park on 89 in Yarnell. The Burger Bash and the Bake Sale will be located at the National Bank of Arizona parking lot on 89. There will be parking available on two grass lots across 89 from the bank building and at the school and Church parking lots off of Table Top Way. The event is from 11:00 AM until 3:00.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Denise Roggio will be performing in front of the old bank.
Mule Shoe Animal Clinic – Yarnell/Peeples Valley, AZ 86332
Show Promoter: Yarnell Recovery
Show Dir.: Walt Eckes Ph.: 928.640.0249
Entertainment: Live Music – Outdoors – 3 stages!
Music: Rock – Blues – Country – R&B
Tickets at the gate if still available. Call for advance orders. They are going fast. Only 500 tickets available.
All Performers have Volunteered for this Benefit!
A Concert to Benefit & Recognize the unseen Organizations & Hero’s of the Yarnell Hill Fire with such name performers as: Paris James, Sir Harrison Blues Band, Trip Wire, Denise Roggio, South Bound, 2 Knuckles Deep, Troublemakers, Marionettes, Vulture Mine Road Band, Weaver Mtn. Band & more… Proceeds go to Petey’s Playground. They cared for everyone’s pets during the fire and evacuation in Yarnell and provide pet and animal services to seniors in all the surrounding rural communities.
Food, Refreshments & Fun For All!
She will start the event with her new song: “Yarnell Rising”.
Schedule:
Noon: Denise Roggio – 1:00PM: Paris James – 2:00PM: Tripwire
3:00PM: Sir Harrison – 4:00PM: 2 Knuckles Deep – 5:00PM: Marionettes
6:00PM: Vulture Mine Road Band – 7:00PM: South Bound
8:00PM: Trouble Makers – 9:00PM: Weaver Mountain Band
10:00PM: Jam Jam Jam & maybe some more!
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We will be celebrating the construction of the first home in Yarnell since the Yarnell Hill Fire with a groundbreaking ceremony and barbecue:
Saturday, Sept. 14, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Roy and Stacy Pizzirusso are hoping to have their permit in hand for their site-built Glen Ilah home early next week and plan to make the groundbreaking a festive event with food and live music.
“I want it to be completely positive,” Stacy says. “Yarnell rebuilding bigger and better.”
At the event, Chuck Tidey, chair of the Yarnell Hill Recovery Group, will say a few words, followed by a few words from Roy and Stacy.
Following the ceremonial groundbreaking, Denise Roggio will perform her new song, “Yarnell Rising”.
All of the residents of Glen Ilah, Yarnell and Peeples Valley are invited, as well as the Yavapai County officials who have been on the ground since the fire.
Michael Manone of MJ Manone, LLC, the couple’s contractor, will supply carne aside tacos and beverages. Bring a dish to share if you are able.
The Pizzirussos will be rebuilding the home they lost, with some minor modifications.
“We had a really cool house and we’d like to have it back,” Stacy says. You can find Stacy’s full story on the “Our Stories” page of our website, www.YarnellHillRecoveryGroup.org.
