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Darlene Saucedo, of Peoria, had a booth for her handcrafted gourds and jewelry at a Pine-Strawberry Arts and Crafts Guild festival last year. To submit an application to sell your original work at a festival, visit the Arts and Crafts Guild Web site at http://pinestrawberryartscrafts.com. Applications for the Memorial Day show must be submitted by March 15 and for the 4th of July show by April 15. All items must be handmade by the artists and crafters.

When you tell people you live in Pine, they inevitably say, “Where? Pinetop?”

You say, “No. P-I-N-E period. By Strawberry. Payson.”

Pine and Strawberry are the best kept secrets in Arizona. A place where people greet you by your first name.

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