By Amaya Gayle Gregory Why do we call it walking the dog? It is such a strange phrase. We’re both walking, or at least that is how it appears, or does it? Like everything, I guess it all depends on the point of view. When the focus is on the me, taking the dog for a walk, it seems like I am taking a walk so that the dog — sweet Miss Sophia — gets a walk too. That’s the fairly common version of dog walking. When the focus is on the dog, it doesn’t even seem like I’m part…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of “The Fabulous Four” showing Aug. 23-29 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFdUOzrYMD8 “The Fabulous Four” features an award-winning ensemble cast including Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Four friends. One wedding. Lots of baggage. If three’s a crowd, four’s a party! “The Fabulous Four” is an uproarious comedy about a group of life-long friends (Sarandon, Mullally, and Ralph) who travel to Key West, Florida, to be bridesmaids in the surprise wedding of their best college girlfriend Marilyn (Midler). Over…
Sedona News – A new lead ranger for the Red Rock Ranger District has been selected and will begin Aug. 25. “I’m so excited to announce that our own Alex Schleuter has been selected as the permanent district ranger for the Red Rock Ranger District,” said Coconino National Forest Supervisor Aaron Mayville. “Most of you have gotten to know Alex as the deputy district ranger, but he has been acting in the lead ranger role for the past six months and has done a stellar job!” Schlueter grew up in Minnesota and found his first Forest Service job on Superior…
Verde Valley News – Yavapai College’s Regional Economic Development Center (REDC) proudly announces that its Executive Director Vincent Redgrave and Director Karen Jones have been selected as the 2024 recipients of the ARIZONA@WORK Yavapai County 2023-24 Workforce Director Annual Award. Presented by the Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG), the Workforce Director Annual Award recognizes local leaders who demonstrate true dedication and vision through their work in Yavapai County and northern Arizona. As senior officers of YC’s Regional Economic Development Center – an agency dedicated to creating workforce solutions for local businesses – both Vincent Redgrave and Karen Jones have…
Sedona News – As part of an effort to provide more consolidated parking in Uptown, the city of Sedona’s contractor Fann Contracting will begin excavation of the Uptown Parking Garage on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Excavation operations include a combination of heavy digging, drilling, blasting, slope stabilization and the export of the removed material. Work will occur Monday through Thursday, from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This work will require the closure of the public parking area on Forest Road north of the Fire District, and routine closure of a small portion along Forest Road in front of the Parking…
Arizona News – Several roads located in the Schultz Pass area of the Coconino National Forest’s Flagstaff Ranger District will reopen to motorized vehicles tomorrow following a roughly two-year closure due to the Pipeline Fire. The temporary trail and road closure order for the Pipeline Fire, which has been in effect since September of 2022, will be lifted at 8 a.m. Friday (Aug. 16). Gates, barricades and signage posted in the area will be modified and removed to reflect the removal of the closure order. While many roads, including Schultz Pass Road (Forest Road [FR] 420), Elden Springs Road (FR…
By Craig Swanson President, Keep Sedona Beautiful The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors will consider and vote on an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to add a new Section 608 covering utility-scale solar facility requirements, standards, and procedures. This meeting will be held on Wednesday September 4 at 9:00 am at 1015 Fair Street in Prescott. Northern Arizona is well-suited to generate a significant amount of the energy we need from both individual rooftop installations like the one on the Keep Sedona Beautiful EcoHub and by well-considered utility-scale installations. Without clear direction and guidance, utility-scale solar development will lag in…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Daddio” showing Aug. 23-29 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJrr2amlFyc New York City. JFK airport. A young woman jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi, the cabbie throws the vehicle into drive as the two head out into the night toward Manhattan, striking up the most unexpected conversation resulting in a single, epic remarkable journey. Arriving at New York’s JFK airport after a short trip out of state, a woman we know simply as “Girlie” (Golden Globe winner Dakota Johnson) strikes up…
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. People who cannot attend or who live far away can access the service through zoom. Erev Shabbat services on Friday evening, August 23, 2024 begin at 5:30 pm in person and on Zoom, lay-led by Sheldon Hersh, who will chant a selection from Ekev, Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25, continuing the closing address by Moses to the Children of Israel, promising them that if they fulfill the commandments…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Arctic Convoy” showing Aug. 23-29 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “The Arctic Convoy” is inspired by true events. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAyu2vavK_Y In 1942, the leader of a convoy carrying vital military supplies to a Norwegian outpost decides to proceed through treacherous, enemy infested waters despite the recall of their military escort. Fighting for their lives against German air and naval forces, the 35 civilian merchant ships brave brutal Arctic seas to bring much needed support to soldiers on the front lines. “This film gives…
Verde Valley News – With the snip of a ceremonial ribbon, Yavapai College opened a new chapter on education in Northern Arizona, adding sound, video and the latest digital innovations to the pursuit of higher learning. Yavapai College took education into multiple dimensions on Tuesday, with the opening of its new Center for Learning & Innovation on the Verde Valley Campus. “The design and technology featured in this new state-of-the-art center is going to provide a modernized learning environment for our students.” Yavapai College President Dr. Lisa Rhine said. “It’s going to provide them an opportunity to learn and use…
Yavapai County News – As election day approaches, mailers will be filling up your mailbox such as the one pictured. These notices may contain deceptive wording or give the impression it is being mailed from the Yavapai County Recorder/Voter Registration Office. They are not! Our mail has the “Official Election Mail” logo: We recommend contacting Voter Registration to verify any voter information contained in these mailings you feel is incorrect or just to ensure your registration is up to date. You can also verify this information online using the Arizona Voter Information Portal: https://my.arizona.vote. Call: 928-771-3248 option 9 Email: web.voter.registration@yavapaiaz.gov
Arizona News – Fire managers are preparing to conduct firing operations on several hundred acres of land around the Tango Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire first reported last week and located 8.5 miles northeast of Clints Well. Fire managers are planning to begin firing operations the morning of Aug. 15 and plan to conclude by the end of Friday in advance of forecasted monsoonal rains. Smoke will be noticeable to residents of the Happy Jack and Clints Well communities and may also be visible to communities below Mogollon Rim and possibly to motorists along Interstate 17 in the area of Camp Verde.…
Sedona News – Daytime closures are scheduled next week on State Route 89A at the switchbacks in Oak Creek Canyon south of Flagstaff as work continues on a rockfall mitigation project, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. SR 89A will be closed in both directions from approximately 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (Aug. 19-23) along a 3-mile section south of the Oak Creek Vista scenic overlook. Drivers who normally would use SR 89A for travel between Sedona and Flagstaff during the closure times should plan on using a detour along Interstate 17 and SR 179. ADOT’s…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision” showing Aug. 23-28 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh4URMrsHe0 The critically acclaimed, full-length documentary “Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision”, chronicles the creation of the studio, rising from the rubble of a bankrupt Manhattan nightclub to state-of-the-art recording facility inspired by Hendrix’s desire for a permanent studio. Produced by Janie Hendrix, George Scott and John McDermott and directed by McDermott, the film features exclusive interviews with Steve Winwood, Experience bassist Billy…