Sedona AZ (June 17, 2014) – Shortly after 4:00 PM yesterday, June 16, Sedona Fire District (SFD) crews were dispatched to a report of a wildland fire involving a single tree south of Junipine Estates, approximately twelve miles north of Sedona. Upon arrival, both US Forest Service and Sedona Fire District crews worked to contain a 10-20 acre wildland fire in heavy winds, with gusts up to 45 miles an hour. US Forest Service Incident Commander Beale Monday, stated that, “Evacuations were ordered to due heavy winds.” The fire is currently under investigation, with evacuations scheduled to be lifted at 9:00 PM…
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By Cecilia Shields, Chief of Interpretation and Education Flagstaff Area National Monuments Flagstaff AZ (June 16, 2014) – Join Sunset Crater Volcano this summer for our 4th year of celebrating the incredible dark skies and inspiring starscapes of Northern Arizona. Whether you are an experienced stargazer, an amateur, or have never looked through a telescope, our incredible volunteer astronomers and park rangers will be on hand to help you get the most out of the night skies.
Sedona AZ (June 15, 2014) – The City of Sedona, in cooperation with the Sedona Fire Department, is offering Sedona area residents the opportunity to dispose of their yard waste and flammable vegetation. This is also an opportunity to clean up any debris related to drainage maintenance prior to monsoon season. Shrubs and growth may reduce the capacity of washes or drainage ditches, and any loose trimmings and yard waste may impede proper flows. The City of Sedona Maintenance Yard, located at 2070 Contractors Road, will accept yard waste during the cleanup event starting Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June…
Camp Verde AZ (June 15, 2014) – Saturday June 14, just before 3 pm, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a Boy Scout Troop consisting of 4 adults and 8 teens had not returned to a previously scheduled and designated location as agreed. Attempts to reach the group by cell phone were unsuccessful. A search effort began including air support from DPS Ranger. Just after 6 PM, DPS Ranger located the group. All but 5 were able to walk out to safety and meet with a ground team from the Yavapai County Sheriff Response Team’s Back Country Unit. Two…
Sedona Film Festival presents one-day-only special event at Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (June 15, 2014) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present its premiere series with the one-night-only debut of the award-winning documentary “Finding Vivian Maier” on Thursday, June 26. There will be two shows at 4 and 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Vivian Maier — a mysterious nanny, who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that were hidden in storage lockers and discovered decades later — is now considered among the 20th century’s greatest photographers. Maier’s strange and riveting life and…
Sedona AZ (June 14, 2014) – The City of Sedona is accepting applications to fill one term on the Board of Adjustment. The term of service for this voluntary position is three years. The term begins immediately and ends on December 31, 2017.
Winner of three Tony Awards, new production premieres on screen at Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (June 14, 2014) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Screenvision and Broadway Near You to host the big screen premiere of “The Nance” — winner of three Tony Awards. The theatrical stage production will be featured in high definition June 23-28 at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien, “The Nance” stars Tony Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Nathan Lane (The Producers, The Birdcage). Lane received a Best Actor Tony Award nomination…
Sedona AZ (June 13, 2014) – It is kitten season and the Humane Society of Sedona shelter has many kittens and cats ready to go home. June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month and the shelter is running specials all month long. Every time you adopt a cat or kitten, you get to spin the wheel of feline fortune and win prizes such as 2 for 1 adoption fee, free cat food, cat litter and cat toys, and up to $10 in Kritter Kash to spend at Paws West and Paw Prints Thrift Stores and the This n’ That store…
Acclaimed new independent films premiering at Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (June 13, 2014) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of two award-winning, acclaimed new independent films: “Walking With the Enemy” and “Dom Hemingway” showing June 20-25 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Verde Valley AZ (June 13, 2014) – On Wednesday, June 18th from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Verde River Basin Partnership (Partnership) is sponsoring a field trip. It’s an opportunity for attendees to learn how water gets to homes in Prescott, where it comes from, and what happens to it once it’s been used. The tour will first visit one of Prescott’s municipal wells in Chino Valley to learn about that well field’s development, about the infrastructure required to take water from the well field to Prescott, and what’s involved in delivering it to the many areas around town.
By Sedona Smart Meter Awareness(June 13, 2014) On May 30, Sedona Smart Meter Awareness (SSMA) received a copy of Dr. Olle Johansson’s comments submitted to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), about ADHS’ study being done to determine health effects from radio frequency radiation emitted by APS smart meters. SSMA is a local group informing the community about health, safety and privacy effects of smart meters.
Sedona AZ (June 13, 2014) – The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) assessment team has finalized their ground survey and assessment of values-at-risk to determine if emergency watershed conditions exist from effects of the Slide wildfire which burned 21,227 acres on the Coconino National Forest. The team determined that values-at-risk to include life, property, or unacceptable cultural or natural resource degradation that may be threatened by future storms and has recommended emergency treatments.
Sedona AZ (June 13, 2014) – As part of a national Pink Heals Tour Cares Enough to Wear Pink campaign to bring awareness to communities about women battling cancer, Sedona Fire District and partners will host the Pink Fire Trucks on Wednesday, June 18, 2014.
Sedona AZ (June 13, 2014) – Registration is now open for OLLI’s Summer semester, which begins Monday, June 23rd, and continues to August 15th. This semester offers over 50 low cost learning groups (classes) and workshops on the Sedona and Verde Valley campuses. OLLI offers a wide range of topics, from tradition favorites to new and different. Some of the summer’s offerings include Links to Literature, Age Management Medicine, Human Consciousness, National Pet Preparedness, Creativity, and America’s Backstage Revealed.
The Who, What and Why of Code EnforcementBy Senior Code Enforcement Officer, Glenn Sharshon Sedona AZ (June 13, 2014) – Code enforcement, what is it? The City’s Code Enforcement program is administered by the Community & Economic Development Department and was created in part to help residents and business owners understand and follow the rules of city codes and ordinances and to ensure equal opportunities to create a safe, healthy, satisfying life, while enjoying the spectacular natural beauty our community offers.