Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Golden Years” showing March 15-20 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://youtu.be/HQyIZllYNPY?si=q51-TABoVYhd4yrq Alice and Peter are a newly retired couple, looking forward to the next phase in their lives together, but on a retirement cruise, their differences – and a long-kept secret of Alice’s best friend – are revealed. Alice had hoped this trip would infuse fresh life into their marriage, but instead of enjoying their time together, they find themselves drifting further apart. Disappointed and hurt, Alice doesn’t reboard the cruise ship during…
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Sedona News – The city of Sedona extends the nomination window inviting all those interested to fill out nominations for the seventh Mayor’s Arts Awards, which honors individuals, organizations and businesses that have made outstanding contributions to the success of the arts in the city of Sedona. Started in 2008, the Mayor’s Arts Awards recognize those who have contributed to the development, expansion and success of the arts in Sedona. It does not address the quality or quantity of any individual or group’s artwork. The term “arts” refers to all aspects of the arts, including but not limited to culinary,…
Sedona News – The Sedona Women (TSW) will hear from women leaders of Sedona on Thursday, March 14 at a Panel featuring Integrative Breast Cancer Surgeon, author, and inspirational speaker Dr. Beth Dupree, Police Chief Stephanie Foley and Former Mayor Sandy Moriarty moderated by Vice Mayor Holli Ploog in honor of Women’s History Month. The TSW program will take place at the Sedona Public Library where TSW programs are scheduled monthly every second Thursday morning from September through May. Sedona has been fortunate to have many amazing women as a part of its history and The Sedona Women are looking…
A Letter and Invitation to the Faith Community– from Andrea Kadar Sedona, AZ –Patriot believers: Need some hope? Need some inspiration? Need some peace? Patrick Schweiss, Executive Director, Sedona International Film Festival, is bringing some fantastic faith-based films to the Mary D. Fisher/Alice Gill-Sheldon Theaters in Sedona starting this Friday, March 8th, 3:30 PM, with “CABRINI”, being the first. My husband Dwight and I are putting together groups to go see the films We already have a group going this Friday, March 8th, 3:30 PM, so join us! Take a look at the other films coming up this month. Great ones! Join us and be uplifted and…
Verde Valley News – It is with profound sadness that the Superior Court in Yavapai County announces the passing of retired Judge Kenton D. Jones. Judge Jones was a United States Navy Veteran and received his Juris Doctorate from the Arizona State University College of Law in December 1986. Prior to that, he attended Northern Arizona University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1984. He also received a degree from Yavapai College in 1983, where he was later named Alumni of the Year in 2013. Judge Jones began his legal career in private practice, where he specialized…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theatres around the world to present the global premiere of “The Ark and the Darkness” showing March 20 and 21 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS6sjo83TYU There is a tale over 4,000 years old, preserved in ancient writings from every major culture around the world. Many thought it was only a myth, but recent discoveries confirm what the Bible has said all along. From the director of “Genesis: Paradise Lost”, Sevenfold films and Genesis Apologetics present “The Ark and the Darkness”. Geology, paleontology, the…
Verde Valley News – Calling all artists! Yavapai College’s Prescott Campus Art Gallery announces that submissions are now open for Art in the Pines: The Fifth Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival. Plein Air painters from everywhere are encouraged to bring themselves and their works to the beautiful mountain town of Prescott, Arizona and paint the pine forests, boulder-lined highland lakes and historic architecture. Submissions for the Plein Air festival close April 5. The Plein Air Festival celebrates Prescott’s gorgeous vistas, compelling history and architectural beauty, as artists create amazing works on the trailheads and scenic byways of the Prescott area…
Arizona News – The Coconino County Flood Control District (The District) and the Coconino National Forest have announced a new Upper Rio De Flag Watershed restoration plan to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire and post-fire flooding. “It’s been proven that forest restoration — including mechanical thinning and prescribed fire — is an effective tool to reduce wildfire spread and severity,” said Coconino County Forest Restoration Director Jay Smith. “The completion of forest restoration in Upper Rio De Flag Watershed will provide a multi-generational benefit to our region.” The forest restoration plan for the Upper Rio De Flag Watershed focuses…
Sedona, AZ – It’s not often I find myself, as a reporter and editor, on the other side of the pen, so to speak, being interviewed rather than interviewing. Visit Sedona TV owner and publisher Allen Elfman conducted the surprise interview while at the after-party at Steakhouse89 Thursday night. I resisted but gave in to Allen’s relentless interviewing skills and shared a bit about me. So here it is, for better or worse. LOL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-wR3DrB2x0
… a most wonderful weekend … friends, photography, repairs and gem cutting. Tomorrow I am going to do a gem sequence beginning with a 4.25 ct eye clean top blue sapphire pebble from Gem Mountain Sapphire in Montana. I got it at the end of a long day working the high-pressure hose on the sluice and we emptied out all of the collection trays and sorted stones. This was about 35 years ago, and I found quite a few pieces of gem rough I have been saving … time to cut them now … sometimes it is more fun just…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Io Capitano” showing March 15-20 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Io Capitano” is nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature. The film was also the winner of the Silver Lion for Best Director and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mg_AiPGw-0 In this acclaimed film, writer-director Garrone presents a “reverse shot” of the immigration experience while unfurling an epic, cinematographically magnificent odyssey from West Africa to Italy. The story is told through…
Arizona News – Yavapai County Director of Elections, Laurin Custis, would like to notify voters of the following: The vendor for the Elections Department has mailed sample ballots to the households of voters who are not on the Active Early Voter List in advance of the upcoming Presidential Preference Primary Election. A printing error occurred during the vendor’s production process on 3,944 of the sample ballots. Corrected sample ballots will be mailed to the 3,944 affected households not later than Tuesday, March 5, 2024. If you do not receive a corrected sample ballot, then the initial sample ballot sent to…
Sedona News – Join the Sedona Camera Club for two presentations by professional landscape photographer Nic Stover. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm on Monday, March 25, 2024, at the Mary D. Fisher Theater, 2030 W. State Route 89A, Suite B-2, Sedona. Doors open at 6:00 pm. During the Power to Create, Nic will talk about an area of photography that is hard to quantify, takes some time to discover, but is part of the process. This presentation will help photographers look at our work and our creative process in completely different ways than ever before. We will see how…
Verde Valley News – The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality announced today its termination of the Minerals Research, Inc. (MRI) General Air Quality Permit for Crushing and Screening. Pursuant to Arizona Administrative Code R18-2-510(d), MRI is authorized to operate its facility located at 705 E Birch St. in Cottonwood, Arizona, under its pending Individual Air Quality Permit Application that ADEQ has deemed complete. MRI’s operations must be conducted in accordance with all applicable state and federal Clean Air Act requirements. ADEQ will continue to conduct required onsite inspections to ensure the facility’s operations maintain compliance. ADEQ Air Quality Permitting Process…
An Open Letter to the Community from Sedona Mayor Scott Jablow Sedona, AZ — In their March 1 editorial, The Sedona Red Rock News claimed that city staff acted outside their authority when starting work on the Safe Place to Park project, because council had not yet taken a formal vote to sanction that work. That isn’t true. The RRN claimed that because council didn’t take a formal vote, they made no decision and were not “on the record.” That isn’t true. The RRN claimed that the “site could open to the public tomorrow.” That isn’t true. They said that the city…