Wenden AZ is ready to celebrate!

Wenden AZ has recovered from the January floods and is ready for its Annual Wendendale Celebration!

The event is Saturday March 27, 2010 – 10 AM to 8 PM – on the streets of Wenden. The town opens its doors to street games, kids activities, crafters, food, music and more. The street dance starts at 4 PM and continues to 8 PM, and is held on 2nd Street – right in front of the Outback Restaurant.

Wenden, AZ is located approx 45 miles west of Wickenburg on HWY 60. Or take Salome Road north from I-10 to Hwy 60 then go east approx 5 miles.

The local residents are proud of their efforts to recover from the flood – what a great chance to help them celebrate the very heritage that formed and sustained so many of these small western desert towns.

Volunteers Arrive for Wenden Flood Cleanup

An estimated 150 to 200 volunteers from the Surprise and Quartzsite LDS Church arrived in Wenden on Saturday, January 30th to clean up the town.

The much-needed flood cleanup left the local residents stunned at the wonderful job these volunteers did.  ” It looked like an army of ants working in Wenden – they are terrific!”.

Much thanks for a job well done!

Salome Lions Club donates to Wenden Food Bank

Updates on the Wenden Flood ~

The command center for the flood relief has moved from LKH Farming to the new Centennial Community Center, on Centennial Park Road.

The Salome Lions Club has donated $600 to restock the Wenden Food Bank.

Two church groups are in Wenden now helping flood victims clean out the mud and flood debris from their homes.  The LDS church will send a crew in next week to continue with clean up efforts.

Does anyone have any news on the repairs that are needed for the streets that were washed out?

Local Farmer Supports Flood relief

Larry Hancock of LKH Farming  has volunteered his office site on Hwy 60 to be used as the Flood Relief  Command Center.

Home Depot donates to Wenden Flood Cleanup

Home Depot donated (and delivered!) a pressure washer to the Wenden Fire Department on Saturday morning.  This will be a huge help with  the flood cleanup.

Thanks Home Depot!

Once again the Town of Wenden Arizona is flooded by the raging Centennial Wash.

“A 2-foot surge of runoff from a powerful winter storm early Friday morning flooded streets and an unknown number of homes in the western Arizona community of Wenden” AP.