Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

Feb. 24, the City of Maricopa hosted the annual Copa Color Run at Copper Sky, with participants running or walking a 3K or one mile while being dashed with colored powder. The fun run raises funds for recreational events at the city.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.