Verde Valley News – A traditional pinning ceremony on May 2 saw 46 Yavapai College Nursing Program graduates celebrate earning the degree that will open the door to a healthcare hero career — an associate of applied science in nursing. The ceremony featured each future RN receiving a nurse pin from one or more loved one onstage at the Jim and Linda Lee Performing Arts Center, a candlelight tribute to nursing founder Florence Nightingale, student award presentations and congratulatory remarks from YC leaders and nursing faculty. In her remarks to the graduates and their well-wishers, YC Vice President of Workforce…
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Arizona News – If you’ve recently traveled along Interstate 17 north of the Phoenix metro area, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that the landscape looks a lot different. Entire sections of the mountainsides have been removed through controlled rock blasting, and this major earthwork operation is now complete ahead of the start of the summer travel season. This tremendous effort was necessary to make way for the additional lanes from Anthem Way to Sunset Point. That includes 15 miles of widening and 8 miles of flex lanes along the entire 23-mile I-17 Improvement Project corridor. https://vimeo.com/942040151 Controlled rock blasting began in December 2022 and required…
Arizona News – Ignitions have started on the Wolf Fire, a lightning-sparked wildfire located about 3 miles northwest of Clints Well on the Coconino National Forest’s Mogollon Rim Ranger District. A closure order has been issued for the area surrounding the wildfire. Fire managers had already planned to treat the area of the Wolf Fire with the Clints prescribed fire project scheduled for later this month. Despite the change in cause of ignition – from a planned prescribed fire to an unplanned naturally-sparked wildfire – fire managers will proceed with ignitions as part of an overall fire management plan to improve the health of the forest…
Sedona News – On May 16, 2024, both residents and Sedona guests will see the early morning placement of “89 Flags on 89A” in preparation of Armed Forces Day on Saturday May 18, 2024. Armed Forces Day is a special day to honor our brothers, sisters, sons & daughters and all others currently serving this country in uniform. When Armed Forces Day was established in 1949 President Truman praised the work of the military services at home and across the seas and said, “it is vital to the security of the nation and to the establishment of a desirable peace.”…
Sedona News -The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the acclaimed new production of “Phantom: The Musical Film” showing on Sunday and Tuesday, May 12 and 14 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Phantom: The Musical Film” was captured live from the Charlotte Theater in South Korea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2W89fn4y_o Featuring K-Pop sensation Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, world renowned soprano Sunhae Im and world class ballerina Joowon Kim, this lavish Korean production of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit’s, “Phantom”, is an eye-dazzling and ear-pleasing take on Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel “The Phantom of the Opera”. Paris, Late 19th century. Gifted with…
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 security check. People who cannot attend or who live far away can access the service through zoom. Several classes, holidays, and special events are coming up in April. Check the website and plan to join us! Erev Shabbat services begin on Friday evening, May 10 beginning at 5:30 pm in person and on Zoom led by Rabbi Alicia Magal. Rabbi Magal will chant from the portion for this week: Kedoshim, (Leviticus…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Fox” showing May 10-15 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz7ErwZnvPY An introverted young farm laborer, indentured and seemingly abandoned by his poor family as a child, volunteers for Austria’s army but soon finds himself part of Nazi Germany’s vast military machine. When he discovers an orphaned fox cub, he adopts it and clings to it as the last vestige of his humanity amidst the carnage of WW2. Based on the true story of Franz Streitberger, the director’s great-grandfather.…
Verde Valley News – Yavapai College held its 54th commencement ceremony at the Verde Valley campus’s Mabery Pavilion in Clarkdale on Saturday, May 4, honoring the students who completed their degree or certificate. With 1,750 total graduates and 1,981 total certificates and degrees awarded, Provost of Yavapai College Dr. Doug Berry opened the ceremony by recognizing the faculty members and friends, family and classmates of the graduates who helped in supporting them in their achievement. Keynote speaker Arizona State Representative Quang Nguyen then took to the podium to deliver his remarks. “It’s impossible not to feel the weight of both…
Prescott News – The ‘Tis Art Center & Gallery is proud to present “Journeys in Spirit 2024: Traditional and Contemporary Native Art” in partnership with the Museum of Indigenous People. Journeys in Spirit, which will open on Thursday, May 16 and run through Tuesday, June 25, is a captivating exhibition of Native American art that celebrates the rich cultural heritage and artistic traditions of indigenous communities. Featuring a diverse collection of artworks, including paintings, basketry, jewelry, photography, beadworks, ceramics and other traditional and contemporary mediums, the exhibition is free and open to the public. Journeys in Spirit showcases the extraordinary…
Arizona News – Today marks one year before the federal deadline for domestic airline travelers to have a federally compliant form of identification. If you plan to use your driver license or state-issued ID card for travel after that date, now is a good time to make an appointment at an Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division office to get your Arizona Travel ID. Without the Arizona Travel ID or other form of federally compliant identification such as a valid U.S. passport, you’ll risk missing an airline flight because the standard Arizona driver license and ID card will no…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2023-2024 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season concludes with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” live via simulcast on Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, May 15 at 3 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4OCc8T3aHk Plan to come early as John Steinbrunner will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. In her Met debut, Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the trusting geisha at the heart of Puccini’s…
… back from a short trip to northern California to celebrate my granddaughter’s graduation from Pepperdine … now it is on to the real world and methinks that she will be doing just fine! She is moving to Denver today and beginning her new life and that is exciting! A busy week is beginning in just a few hours so this will be a brief missive … the shot above is of a Caspian Tern that we saw down at Lake Pleasant last week and I got the shot just as he was flaring for a landing on a spit…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Forgotten Man” showing May 10-16 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. From Switzerland comes an intimate World War II psychological thriller — “A Forgotten Man” — examining the implications of neutrality in times of war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbKUaEg2Nak In the spring of 1945 as Nazi Germany collapses, Swiss ambassador Heinrich Zwygart flees bombed-out Berlin after serving eight years in the capital of the Reich. This is the end of a dreadful mandate, during which he had to make fatal compromises to preserve the neutrality and…
Sedona News – Cave Springs Campground, located 11 miles north of Sedona in Oak Creek Canyon, is closed till August for public health and safety as construction personnel work on a bank stabilization project. Work will center on the Cave Springs Campground main access road (Forest Road 89D) and preventing further erosion and undercutting of the road. Construction crews will be staging heavy construction equipment at the parking area for the Harding Springs Trailhead—located on the west side of state Route 89A at the entrance of Cave Springs Campground. The Cave Springs Campground area is under a closure order until July 31, and…
Arizona News – Summer is nearly here and with it comes heat that’s all too familiar to Arizonans. With temperatures rapidly rising and in recognition of Heat Awareness Week (May 6-10), the Arizona Department of Transportation wants to remind motorists to prepare themselves and their vehicles for driving in extreme heat. Whether you’re planning summer road trips or a daily commute, ADOT has safety tips for drivers and passengers as triple-digit temperatures settle in for summer. Your car becoming disabled or breaking down in extreme heat can be dangerous, especially if you’ll need to make repairs, like fixing a flat…