By James Bishop, Jr Sedona AZ (December 26, 2011) – Snow is falling in the distant mountains, Christmas music is echoing through the malls and many mailboxes are stuffed—but not with gifts from far flung loved ones– just never-ending junk mail, more than enough to dampen the holiday spirit. Deserving of a page from Ripley’s Believe it or Not, the extraordinary fact is than 100 million trees’ worth of such mail will arrive in America’s mailboxes by year’s end—that’s the equivalent of deforesting the entire Rocky Mountain National Park every four months. And we are talking tons of it, in…
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by Virginia Volkman, Library Director Sedona AZ (December 20, 2011) – Sedona Public Library started its holiday celebration with the Friends of Sedona Library’s Festival of Wreaths Gala in mid-November. Once again, this kickoff to the holidays was a fundraiser for the library that provided an enjoyable evening for all who attended.
Sedona AZ (December 16, 2011) – Wintertime in Sedona is often characterized by storms that can be more intense and concentrated in certain areas as compared to the monsoon rains. This heavy precipitation often leads to drainage channels, washes or ditches becoming overwhelmed with runoff flows, which result in flooding conditions. While there are many actions that can be taken during a storm to maintain safety, there are effective proactive measures that can be done to reduce the impact of flooding.
Is the time for marching at hand? By James Bishop Jr. Sedona, AZ (December 15, 2011) – Why is the sky blue? Why does water always run downhill? Why does the moon shine? Ah, the wonder and insight of childhood where everywhere there is life, visible and invisible, and every object possesses something that would be good to have—even stones and pebbles by a lake where minnows play on its surface. Born with a sense of wonder, this great interest in life, this powerful emotion, for the young and the old, has long been an antidote for the feeling of…
Peter Bogdanovich to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award Sedona, AZ (Dec. 14, 2011): Peter Bogdanovich, the son of immigrants who fled Nazi Germany and became an Academy Award-nominated director, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 18th annual Sedona International Film Festival, from Feb. 18-26. The Festival will officially open with two of Bogdonavich’s most important films: The Last Picture Show, which earned eight Oscar nominations in 1971, including for Best Director, and won two for Cloris Leachman (Best Supporting Actress) and Ben Johnson (Best Supporting Actor); and They All Laughed, a controversial film released in 1981 that was Audrey…
Sedona, AZ (December 13-22nd, 2011) – This is the day for the “Christmas Cheer” launch of “Your Inner Cheerleader” by Terri Marie. Included with this book are thousands of dollars worth of bonuses, The “Twelve Cheers of Christmas “and a chance to win a Sedona Resort vacation for 2. The launch last month on Amazon took the book to #1 in several categories including sports and self-esteem. The December 13th launch is the “Christmas Cheer” launch. With her new book, Terri Marie will be giving away the “Twelve Cheers of Christmas: A Guide with Strategies to Get Through the Holidays…
Celebration of Chanukah By Annette Star Lustgarten, Member of the Board of Trustees Sedona AZ (December 13, 2011) – Chanukah, which means “dedication” in Hebrew, is also known as the Festival of Lights. It is an eight-day holiday, commencing on the Hebrew calendar date of the 25th of Kislev. This year it starts at sundown on December 20, 2011, and ends at sundown on December 28, 2011. The Hebrew calendar is a lunar calendar, which differs from the Gregorian or Roman calendar—thus, the date changes from year to year.
“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech…” by Mel Copen Sedona, AZ (December 11, 2011) – Every now and then, issues arise which I believe are important, but which can be dealt with in substantially less than a full column. When I accumulate a few, “points to ponder” is the result. The First Amendment to the Constitution contains the wording: “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech…” Never, in the history of human language, have so few words been stretched to cover so much ground. They seem to form their own expanding…
By Karen Mack, Youth Services Librarian Sedona AZ (December 6, 2011) – Before sharing our youth department news, I want to thank the fantastic group of Mitzvah Day volunteers who cleaned the Children’s Room from top to bottom! We’re ready for the winter holiday season. The month of December at the Sedona Public Library bustles with story time programs and special events. In the coming weeks, we will bring you a morning with Mrs. Santa Claus, our Happy Holiday program, Paws to Read and Saturday Story Stop.
Sedona, AZ (December 3, 2011) – The Yavapai County AmeriCorps Project (YCAP) is looking for two AmeriCorps members in the Verde Valley. AmeriCorps is an opportunity to make a big difference in your life and in the lives of those around you. It’s a chance to apply your skills and ideals toward helping others and meeting critical needs in the community. Members are provided a living allowance to support them during their terms of service and upon successful completion of their service they receive an AmeriCorps Educational Award. The Educational award can be utilized by the member, their child, or…
Sedona, AZ (December 2, 2011) – AZADI Fine Rugs of Sedona is once again hosting a fascinating, informative and music-filled weekend fundraising event, entitled: Help Secure Sacred Land: The Amitabha Stupa, Jewel of Sedona. The event kicks off December 2nd during First Friday in the Galleries and continues through the weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 3rd and 4th in their Hillside shopping plaza location. Ongoing informal talks each day with video clips will reveal both the physical and mystical aspects of stupa construction, how to work with a stupa to deepen spiritually and heal, how to receive it’s blessings, the…
by Jessica Williamson Sedona, AZ (December 1, 2011) – You might have heard about the Occupy Wall Street movement. You might also know that the movement has spread across the country and the world. Residents in the Verde Valley have supported Occupy Wall Street by organizing protests in Sedona and Cottonwood. Many people are not sure what the movement is about or what those of us involved in the movement want. Two members of Occupy Sedona put together the following information that explains why we became involved. 1. Corporate money flowing into politics is destroying our democracy. Because corporate money…
By Councilor Dan McIlroy Sedona AZ (November 22, 2011) – The City of Sedona operates and maintains a waste water treatment system. This system pumps waste water nine miles underground by sixteen pumping stations located throughout the city from the Chapel area to the plant southwest of town on SR 89A. The residents and commercial businesses produce between one million and one million, two hundred thousand gallons of waste water per day. In order to dispose of treated waste water, known as effluent, the city uses a series of sprayers. The effluent is sprayed on fields. Through transpiration and evaporation,…
by Melvyn R. Copen Sedona AZ (November 22, 2011) – Yes, we are still alive and kicking! There’s a lot of life still left in this Nation, but we are ill, very ill. We face many challenges, not the least of which is a dysfunctional leadership structure that doesn’t seem to understand the nature of the problems and has neither the will nor the integrity nor the common sense to address them in a constructive manner. I want to focus on one aspect – possibly the most critical of all – building positive expectations for the future by creating jobs.…