Week of July 27, 2009                              Follow Sedona.biz on Twitter

NSA Rally Packs Sedona Elks Club
Members of Keep Sedona Beautiful, the Sedona Sierra Club and the Democrats of the Red Rocks turned out in force Wednesday, July 22 to rally behind an effort to designate Sedona as a National Scenic Area.

Sedona Fire District Fire Board elects new Board Chairman
At their July 24th meeting, the Sedona Fire District Fire Board elected Ralph Graves as their new Board Chairman.

Sedona Film Festival presents award-winning "Everlasting Moments" Aug. 4
Sweden's Oscar entry for the Best Foreign Language Film by 4-time Academy Award nominee Jan Troell makes Arizona premiere in festival's "Best of Fest" series

From the Inside Out Radio Show

HealersOfSedona.com: Reiki Center of Sedona

Letter to the Edtior: Proposed RED ROCK VILLAGE to Replace Windsong
For those of you that are not home owners within the 1,000 foot surrounding area of the New Proposed Project on 89A, you probably didn't get a notice in your mail box on July 2, 2009, from the Sedona Dept. of Community Development.

Where’s Dewey? A Brief History of Public Libraries
I kept my library card carefully scrunched in the bottom of my Roy Rogers lunchbox; it was my passport to the library’s card catalog.

Red Rock Ranger District fire restrictions lifted
All campfire and smoking restrictions will be lifted July 23 in the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest and the Verde Ranger District of the Prescott National Forest.

Las Vegas; a reality check by Mel Copen
There is an old joke about the woman who always wore shoes that were two sizes too small. When asked why, she said: “because it feels so good when I take them off.”

Sedona Rangers Looking for Volunteers
Sedona residents who frequent Uptown or the city's parks have become accustomed to seeing the Sedona Volunteer Park Rangers (SVPRs) in their familiar tan and green uniforms and western hats.

Voices of the Verde at Sedona Museum on Aug 1
The Sedona Heritage Museum presents Michael Peach in a performance of "Voices of the Verde" at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 1 at the Sedona Heritage Museum.

Larry 4 Life bring funky rock to Ken's Creekside on July 31
The Sedona rock band Larry 4 Life will hit the stage at The Gypsy at 9 p.m. on Friday, July 31.

Sedona Community Foundation seeks nominations for Spirt of Sedona Awards
The Sedona Community Foundation is currently seeking nominations for its 2009 Spirit of Sedona Awards, which will recognize an outstanding volunteer, nonprofit organization, business and philanthropist whose efforts support nonprofits in the greater Sedona area.

Jupiter collision a warning call to Earth by Christian Science Monitor
The list of cosmic objects that could hit Earth is growing. Scientists study satellite 'tractors' and nuclear weapons as ways to divert asteroids headed our way.

Letter to the Edtior: Rape of the Chapel Area - Sewer Pipe Project
The decision by the last (and confirmed by the current) City Council to encumber the City's future sales tax revenues to finance an extension of the City sewer into the Chapel area without a mandate from ADEQ was monumentally stupid.

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