The newest members of the Lower Verde Valley Hall of Fame were honored at the annual induction dinner Wednesday, March 29.

There were six inductees from Fountain Hills and one each from Rio Verde and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.

The Legacy Award went to VerdeCAres, a non-profit home health provider based in Rio Verde. Kermit Beseke accepted

Fountain Hills inductees were Ione Bushman, Jerry Butler, Tina Duffy, John Gibson, Peter J. Hill and Stan Ziefert.

George Kattermann was elected from Rio Verde, and the late John Williams was the inductee from Fort McDowell.

This was the 14th annual induction ceremony. The Fountain Hills and Lower Verde River Valley Historical Society initiated the hall of fame.

Eddie Madden played piano during the cocktail hour and Mike Scharnow emceed the induction ceremony.

A prime rib dinner was provided by Phil’s Filling Station. Some 260 people attended the event.