Verde Valley News – Ten artists from Camp Verde are showcasing their artworks in a debut exhibit that opened on April 15 at the Camp Verde Community Library. On June 5, three of the ten artists exchanged their works for new ones, giving library patrons and staff a new view. Mary Rush exchanged her three paintings for three new ones. Sue Moning added a photography piece. Sally Reeves changed one painting out for a new one. One piece has already sold; Zoe Reeves-Conway previously exchanged her sold piece for a new one. All are members of the new Camp Verde…
Author: Tommy
Read More
By John Martinez Sedona, AZ – I, like everyone else, think the Most Critical Issue Facing Sedona is the management of Traffic. As previously stated, Maricopa/Pinal Counties are the second fasting growing counties in the United States, and those residents will be coming to our city to see the beauty of what our town has to offer. Whoever the Civil Engineer was when the city was planned, did a pretty poor job of deciding how to get from one end of the city to the other side with only one road (North and South). We also must realize that we…
… two days in a row on the lake and thousands of great shots … also two successive days of being up at 2:45AM to make it down there and be on the water before the sun comes up over the mountains to the east … life really happens down there in the early morning hours before everyone including us is off the water and seeking shelter, shade and cool by 9:30 AM. The juvenile eagles that just fledged a few weeks ago are still hanging out together and the adults are more or less overseeing the activities of the…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “In the Whale” showing June 15-20 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. In the shark-filled waters off Cape Cod, Michael Packard has long tempted fate. For several months a year, Packard and his longtime mate cast off nearly every morning around dawn and navigate through the half-light to their diving grounds off Provincetown, the idiosyncratic, isolated community where they grew up at the tip of the Cape. https://vimeo.com/884393992 As the region’s last-remaining commercial lobster diver, the aging father has had his share of harrowing…
Arizona News – Motorists taking State Route 260 to and from the Mogollon Rim on weekdays should budget extra travel time with a safety project underway west of Heber-Overgaard East- and westbound SR 260 traffic is alternating in one lane between Rim Road and Heber-Overgaard (mileposts 282-304) from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 5 a.m. to noon on Fridays. Drivers should expect significant delays that become more pronounced as the weekend approaches. The restriction is lifted outside of the posted work hours, on weekends and on holidays. A $24.9 million project is extending and improving…
Arizona News – (June 7, 2024) – UPDATE – The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, Northern Arizona Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT), and local agencies continue to respond to the Bravo Fire that began late evening June 5th, on Camp Navajo, located west of Flagstaff. The fire is reported to be approximately 1,400 acres. Details on the origin of the fire are still under investigation. The IMT remains the incident command authority. Resources assigned to the incident have carried over from yesterday with air assets resuming operations in an effort for full fire suppression. Camp Navajo remains…
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 begin on Friday evening, June 14, beginning at 5:30 pm in person and on Zoom led by Rabbi Alicia Magal. Yona Salberg will chant from the portion for this week: Naso (Numbers 4:21−7:89), including the beautiful priestly blessing, “May God watch over you and protect you, shine God’s countenance upon…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Rowdy Girl” showing June 14-19 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdyP70gEyic After a spiritual awakening, a former Texas cattle rancher leaves the cruel cycle of animal agriculture and transforms her husband’s beef operation into a sanctuary. Executive produced by Moby, “Rowdy Girl” showcases the inspiring work of Renee King-Sonnen, who has lived on both sides of the fence, and proves that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans: a shared mission of compassion and sustainability. Jason Goldman’s verité style lovingly captures…
Verde Valley News – Seniors looking for interesting things to do during the heat of summer need look no further! Yavapai College’s Osher Lifelong Learning Initiative (OLLI) has just released the catalog for its Verde Valley and Sedona courses and registration is now open for the Summer semester. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Yavapai College offers academic, not-for-credit programs designed for adults 50 years old or older OLLI learning is social, enriching, and held in the cool, air-conditioned classrooms on YC’s Sedona and Verde Valley campuses. Members enjoy an oasis of comfort as they gather among like-minds for compelling…
Sedona News – The Rotary Club of Sedona Village is proud to announce that it has awarded a total of $4,280 this year in summer camp scholarships to select local families, benefiting children from pre-kindergarten to high school age. An additional $1,135 was recently awarded along with the $3,145 of funds that were disbursed as part of the club’s previous initiative in April, where five students from Sedona Red Rock High-Middle School were awarded summer camp scholarships. Just this week, the Rotary Club stepped up for the 2nd time this year, to support the community by awarding scholarships to seven…
By John Martinez Sedona, AZ — I, like everyone else, think the Most Critical Issue Facing Sedona is the management of Traffic. As previously stated, Maricopa/Pinal Counties are the second fasting growing counties in the United States, and those residents will be coming to our city to see the beauty of what our town has to offer. Whoever the Civil Engineer was when the city was planned, did a pretty poor job of deciding how to get from one end of the city to the other side with only one road (North and South). We also must realize that we…
… back up on the tram early morning today and again it was a real treat. The photo above is one of the two red tail chicks that fledged yesterday and is on a ridgeline about 450 feet from me and perhaps a hundred feet above the ground. From the looks of it he scored a meal with a small rodent that he captured a few seconds previous to the shot. The second one that fledged yesterday was seen flying in the neighborhood while this little one was downing his meal … good survival skills … want food? Go get…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Kiss Me Kosher” showing June 14-20 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. A subversive love story between clashing cultures and families, “Kiss Me Kosher” is a romantic misadventure comedy crossing all borders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGGjxGYAWo8 When two generations of Israeli women fall for a German woman and a Palestinian man, chaos follows. What happens with lovers who don’t fit but do belong together? When Maria lands in Tel Aviv from Germany and arrives at her lover Shira’s apartment, one small miss-step starts…
Verde Valley News – When the prestigious Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society needed a new coordinator to advocate for Arizona’s top collegiate scholars, they chose from within – and chose well. Yavapai College proudly announces that YC Business Professor and Honors College Director Denise Woolsey was selected as the new Arizona Regional Coordinator for the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK). “I am pleased to welcome Denise Woolsey, from the Beta Gamma Pi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Yavapai College Prescott Campus, as the new Arizona Regional Coordinator.” PTK President and CEO Dr. Lynn Tichner-Ladner announced on Monday. “Denise’s…
Arizona News – Northbound Interstate 17 is scheduled to be closed this weekend (June 7-10) between Happy Valley Road and Loop 303 in north Phoenix for pavement improvement work, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should allow extra time, consider traveling during non-peak morning or nighttime hours and stay on the designated detour route. Northbound I-17 will be closed between Happy Valley Road and Loop 303 from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Northbound I-17 on-ramps at Deer Valley and Pinnacle Peak roads also will be closed. The posted detour follows westbound Happy Valley Road to northbound Lake Pleasant…