By Rabbi Alicia Magal The JCSVV offers services and classes which are life-affirming and soul enriching. All are listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Visitors are welcome to attend services after a security check. Those who cannot attend in person can access the service through zoom. Erev Shabbat services begin at 5:30 pm on Friday, October 25, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal. Simchat Torah will be celebrated when we will read from the very last verses of the Torah telling of the death of Moses, and then begin again from the first verses of Genesis describing Creation, in the never-ending…
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Monsters From The Id? Dr. Edward Morbius Forbidden Planet Editor’s Note : This a notice to Liberals and Democrats NOT to read this article. We apologize for any damage to one’s belief system after reading this minefield of cold, hard, and ruthless assessments, and take no responsibility. By Sean Dedalus Sedona, AZ — It really does not matter who the Democratic Party has appointed to be their candidate for president. The Democratic Party puts power before country. No matter what you think, they are simply doing everything they can to stay in power. The strategy is to dehumanize…
… continue to go through the portfolio and lately more into segregating the super shots into a folder of their own … these are the ones that are unlikely to be captured again and definitely in the top one percent of all time shots. I’ve moved about ten images into the folder now, including the two in this missive … thinking probably no more than a thousand shots will end up in the folder and maybe a lot less. The photo above is of a couple of wild burros bonding … perhaps just comforting each other with the message that…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Above the Trees” on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 4:00 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Meet the filmmakers at this special debut. Director/producer Gary Lundgren and producer Anne Lundgren will be in Sedona for the premiere event and will host a Q&A discussion following the screening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-4ow0pqOG0 “Above the Trees” stars Danielle Kelly, Julian Remulla, Luis Rodriguez, Danforth Comins and Barret O’Brien. It was filmed on location in the Rogue Valley. When a good man is assaulted and left in a serious…
Sedona News – A series of highway improvement projects which included rockfall mitigation in the area of the State Route 89A switchbacks in Oak Creek Canyon north of Sedona has been completed, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Traffic restrictions south of the SR 89A Oak Creek Vista scenic overlook have been lifted. Three ADOT projects allowed crews to remove loose material and stabilize a cliff face along the switchbacks where a rockslide occurred in March 2023, as well as remove a large rock overhang just north of the city of Sedona. The SR 89A Pumphouse Wash Bridge near…
Sedona News – After input from the public, community leaders, and user groups, the Red Rock Ranger District is releasing the Red Rock Trails Access Plan Phase II for additional public comments, from Oct. 16 to Nov. 14. The plan proposes trail enhancements, including adding approximately 31 miles of new non-motorized trails and re-routing and naturalizing other trails, within the Turkey Creek area of the Coconino National Forest. This area is located in the Village of Oak Creek in Yavapai County. Members of the public can view the recent Scoping Letter and associated maps on the project webpage at https://tinyurl.com/RedRockAccessPhaseII. Public…
Sedona News – This Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 from 5 to 8 p.m., the Sedona Parks and Recreation Department, Sedona Police Department and Uptown merchants will partner to host trick or treating once again in the Uptown area. Trick or treaters can expect the same safe and fun community experience this year, with hundreds of families coming out to enjoy this traditional Sedona event. Uptown merchants participating in the event will display “participating merchant” signage and will be well stocked with candy supplies. In addition to the community coming together in costume, the Sedona Dance Academy and the Halloween…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival presents “The Naughty Adventures of Scarlett May Blossom” on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Join us for the World Premiere of the first three episodes of Season One of a new TV series that, according to its director Paul Davids has a totally unique place in cinema and TV history, because it is the first series that has been visually created using AI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHuECn2VRI You’ve heard about “AI” for years –- everyone declares that artificial intelligence is the wave of the future. More likely it’s…
Sedona, AZ — Next Door has become the complaint line about life. It’s a place for people to express everything they don’t like about the world they live in especially places like Sedona. In a recent discussion on next-door talking about Proposition 483, which is referred to as the “Safe Place to Park” there was a round-robin discussion about the issue of the city temporary zone to allow people who work in Sedona and are probably already sleeping in their cars to have a “safe place to park” overnight. Such a discussion has brought some comments to the surface about…
Dear Neighbors: We would like to share why we strongly support a Yes vote on Prop 483. A Yes vote on Prop 483 would uphold the zoning change for 5 acres in the northwest corner of the Cultural Park/Western Gateway and provide temporary overnight parking for Sedona’s unhoused workers and possibly for a small number of retired and disabled people. A program such as Safe Place to Park is as much about us as a caring community as it about our workers who need it. We are living in new times, in which many workers making a modest income in…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival presents “The Beauty of Northern Arizona … and Everything” by photographer Ted Grussing at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27 at the festival’s Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “The Beauty of Northern Arizona … and Everything” will highlight some of the most beautiful photographs and photographic art captured and produced by Ted over the last thirty years. The show will feature everything from straight photography to his “artist unleashed” images that are as much a reflection of his visualization of nature and wildlife as they are of his exceptional photographic skills. You will be…
Sedona News – The Coconino National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host two virtual public meetings within the coming weeks to give residents and visitors the opportunity to learn more about the ongoing Oak Creek Canyon subsurface withdrawal. As part of the public meetings, forest and BLM representatives will give updates on the withdrawal submission and the proposed 20-year extension of the withdrawal. Representatives will also share information regarding the planned Draft Environmental Assessment required under the National Environmental Policy Act. The meetings will also give interested parties a chance to ask questions about the withdrawal. The…
Sedona News – ACF of Sedona is pleased to announce registration is now open for its annual Grant Awards Celebration. The event is open to public and will be held appropriately on National Philanthropy Day – Friday, November 15, 2024, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Sedona Performing Arts Center, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona, AZ 86336. The majority of the funding for the annual grants cycle comes from the Sedona Community Fund, which has received 1,026 donations from the community since its inception in 1991. Every contribution which has ranged from $25 to half a million…
Camp Verde News – On October 5th 2024, the Camp Verde Marshals Office (CVMO) received a report of an ongoing molestation of multiple victims that has been taking place in a home located in Camp Verde Az for close to 10 years. After further investigation, 56 year old Donald Langford was taken into custody without incident at his residence on October 12th by CVMO. Langford was then taken to the Yavapai County Detention Center in Camp Verde and booked for ARS 13-1417 – Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child (times 2), ARS 13-1410 – Child Molestation (times 2) as well…
Sedona News – The Red Rocks Music Festival is proud to partner with the Sedona International Film Festival to present a special event at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. “The Cello Still Sings” — will feature award-winning cellist, author and speaker Janet Horvath. Horvath is a lifelong performing classical musician, soloist, speaker, writer, and anti-racism spokesperson. The associate principal cello of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1980-2012, Horvath has performed in recital and chamber music throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, on CBC, BBC, and NPR radio stations, and on PBS television and…