Upcoming Events: On Monday, April 2, at 10:30 a.m. join Kevin Roth as he weaves his musical spell with dulcimer ditties just for the kiddies! This 45 minute program will be held in the Children’s Room, and will be a delight for all ages. On Monday, April 2, at 7:30 pm. join Kevin Roth in an evening of original, traditional folk, and contemporary songs featuring autoharp, piano, and the guitarcimer – an original instrument created specifically for Kevin that is half guitar and half dulcimer. Both concerts are free of charge thanks to the fund raising efforts of our Friends…
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Partnerships + Volunteerism = Significant City Savings By Mayor Rob Adams Sedona AZ (March 28, 2012) – The purpose of government is to provide those basic services that most people would not be otherwise able to provide for themselves. Police and fire protection, court services, and public works projects such as sewer, water, sidewalks, streets and parks are a few examples of amenities and services citizens normally expect from government.
By James DP Bishop, Jr. Dear Mr. Adams: The mystery deepens. why oh why did you wait so long to knife a project that had passed city muster over and over again over nearly a decade! What a shame to waste all the time and money of city staffers, volunteers, realtors and chamber of commerce leaders, Chip Davis and Coconino County staffers, dentists, doctors, small business people, the greatest grass roots force ever assembled in my 26 years. Give the impending divorce, a projected 6-1 defeat for Park proponents, such a grass roots force has little chance of ever gathering…
By Maia Kincaid Ph.D. Dear Editor, Since 2006 the Arizona Department of Transportation has waged war on Sedona insisting the installation of continuous roadway lighting regardless of all studies, even their own indicating that CRL’s are not a viable road treatment for 89A, and despite the fact that there are practically no cars on the highway from 7:30 p.m. to sunrise. Also, the majority of residents are adamantly opposed to the lighting, and many visitors come to Sedona particularly for viewing night skies which provides much needed revenue to our local businesses.
By Natalia Molina, MPH, Director, OLLI of Sedona & Verde Valley Verde Valley AZ (March 23, 2012) – Yavapai College’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of Sedona and the Verde Valley is a dynamic program created to meet the needs of intellectually active adults. What makes this learning experience unique is that there are no grades or tests. Members attend learning groups and workshops for the joy of learning. On March 9, OLLI of Sedona and Verde Valley held an inaugural fundraising event. The original musical, written and produced by OLLI members and husband and wife Cynthia Strom and Curt Ireland,…
What I Learned this Morning… By Dorothy O’Brien Sedona AZ (March 23, 2012) – When asked to attend this morning’s meeting for the Justice Sandra Day O’Connor House Centennial Voter Engagement Project, I was intrigued but sure I wouldn’t have time to get involved in another organization. Does that sound familiar? In the Greater Sedona Community and the Verde Valley, there are a myriad of meaningful causes that call to us for our time and talents. The O’Connor House Project really got my attention: Consider that 31% of Arizona’s eligible citizens were not registered to vote in 2010! Of those who…
By Karoline Hermes Sedona AZ (March 22, 2012) – Removing 12 inches of snow from 30 individual steps is no easy task in any State of the Union. However, we in Sedona had some special challenges this week. Monday morning a local shopkeeper was diligently pushing the snow off each one of her steps with her feet when she heard giggling from behind her. It was at that moment she realized that with every push of snow, she had been letting out a little ‘bad word’. Luckily, the gigglers were visiting from Michigan – near world-class professionals at snow removal.…
By Marcela Saldivia, PhD Sedona AZ (March 20, 2012) – Why a Spanish collection? This question was posed by some Sedona residents when they learned that Sedona Public Library had invested time and money in developing a Spanish-language collection. The answer to this question is very straightforward: because there is a huge need to supply information services to the increasing Hispanic population. You might think that this answer is too simplistic to justify the existence of a growing collection (over 2,000 items) in a language other than English. However, the reality strikes us plain and simple: statistics reveal the importance…
The need for this project is non-debatable. — John Sather, renowned architect and planner by James Bishop, Jr. Sedona AZ (March 19, 2012) – Friends of the Posse Grounds, the veteran volunteer board behind creating Barbara’s Park, has a mission: to provide a community gathering place within Sedona’s Historic Posse Grounds Park, one that will preserve and enhance Sedona’s small town character by attracting local live music, family gatherings, youth and adult classes and picnics in nature’s glory. Citizens have seen it in a action already at Red Dirt Concerts, Holiday Sings and Art Scrapture events, poetry, yoga, country music,…
By Recreation and Aquatics Supervisor Rachel Murdoch Sedona AZ (March 14, 2012) – Three great events offer you unique opportunities to enjoy your community parks this spring. During the months of March and April at Posse Grounds Park multi-use field, your local Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting two Astronomy Workshops and our most popular event, the Celebration of Spring. Get ready to be amazed.
On March 19 at 1:30 pm “Arizona Women Journalists: 100 Years of Change” will be presented by Pam Knight Stevenson and held at Sedona Winds in the Village of Oak Creek. The program is funded by Arizona Humanities Council and the Friends of Sedona Library. On March 24 at 3 p.m. Sedona i-Talks will be presented at the library. They are short talks about ideas — innovation, information, or inspiration — which will be given by Sedona residents. Sedona i-Talks is a program co-produced by OLLI and the Sedona Public Library. By Virginia Volkman, Library Director Sedona AZ (March 13,…
Volunteers are available in the library’s Si Birch Community Room on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 am until 2 pm. The AARP Tax-Aide service is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The volunteers will be working through April 17, the filing deadline. By Karen Mack, Youth Services Librarian Sedona AZ (March 6, 2012) – Thanks to the Rotary Club of Sedona, every child under the age of five who lives in Sedona or the Village of Oak Creek qualifies to register for Imagination Library, a Dolly Parton Foundation initiative. Every registered child will receive an expertly selected, age-appropriate, free…
By Dr. Marta Adelsman Sedona AZ (March 5, 2012) – Somewhere between the ages of birth and five years old, you began to believe lies about yourself. The ego generated these lies and has used them ever since to keep you running on the gerbil wheel of upset and emotional drama. Once you recognize the lies, you can make choices that counter their effects on your relationships. One powerful lie is that you’re not good enough. Perhaps it originates from feeling inadequate to perform according to parental expectations. Or perhaps you are unsuccessful in keeping your parents from getting a…
By James Bishop Jr. A secret to too many! A man who has a vision is not able to use that power until he has performed that vision on earth for the people to see. – Black Elk Writing about what he observed in the U.S. in the 1830s, Alexis de Tocqueville judged Americans to be “avaricious, self-serving, and aggressive.” But he was also amazed at their collective keenness to join together in one cause or another, the fruits of that concern for community being libraries, historical societies, hospitals, and yes – parks. And, amazed also, by those citizen volunteers who…
By Marge Ellingson It’s sort of interesting to note that there are certain areas of the country that are officially designated as “Dark Sky Areas”, meaning no streetlights or illumination allowed. Lots of these are areas over state parks, thou some are within city limits… for example- Sedona, Arizona! The concept behind this idea is to protect us from “light pollution”, i.e. neon signs, illuminated billboards, even streetlights! It’s a cool idea, but not great for people who have “night blindness” (yes, sometimes me!) Read more … Blogger Marge Ellingson writes about country life.