By Amaya Gayle Gregory Mind control is interesting. We flip out when we think another, let alone our government, is trying to control our minds and yet … you know me, there’s always an and yet … don’t see how our minds are controlled by the beliefs and thoughts, programming and wild stories we stuff them with. Talk about mind control! Wowser. It’s all mind. Seen to be controlled or not, realized to be unnecessary or not, held onto tightly or relaxed into like a toasty hot tub on a Winter’s day, all that we know,. all that we can…
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…sifting through photos tonight I came on a series of images that have always evoked a sense of forever while minimizing thoughts relating to human activities and participation in them … there are times when it is important to be alone and sense the unlimited universe we occupy such an infinitesimal part of … to be humbled by the extent and timelessness of creation and how short a period our visit here is. Flying above the cloud layers cuts you off from ties to earth; mountains poking through and above the clouds seem like intruders in the peace of…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of acclaimed new drama “Mothering Sunday” showing April 23-28 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Mothering Sunday” features an award-winning cast, including Academy Award-winners Colin Firth and Olivia Colman, along with Odessa Young and Josh O’Connor. The film was a hit at prestigious film festivals around the world, including Toronto, Cannes, Chicago and London. On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) finds herself alone on Mother’s Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven (Colin Firth and…
Sedona News – The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers, area residents and businesses that work is beginning on the SR 89A Oak Creek Canyon Improvements on Monday, April 18. The improvements, which will be constructed at various times through the end of 2023, include rockfall mitigation, erosion control and a bridge rehabilitation along portions of the roadway between Flagstaff and Sedona. Drivers should be prepared to slow down, stop and use caution around construction personnel and equipment while the following around-the-clock restrictions are in place seven days a week: Portions of SR 89A will be reduced to one…
CH’ÍHOOTSOOÍ, DINÉTAH (WINDOW ROCK, NAVAJO NATION) – Yee Ha’ólníi Doo announces expansion of economic development programming and support through Innovation Hubs on Navajo Nation. With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, these Hubs will advance entrepreneurship, promote greater food security, and strengthen cultural and linguistic transmission for Navajo communities. According to Yee Ha’ólníi Doo Executive Director Ethel Branch, these Innovation Hubs will close disproportionate equity gaps in communities by fostering local changemakers and problem solvers and rebuilding stronger, autonomous local economies and food systems. “These Hubs will reinvigorate local economies by giving flight to the rich, natural social and small…
Yavapai County News – MATFORCE, a primary prevention coalition focused on stopping youth drug use before it starts, has partnered again this year with local law enforcement agencies to host medication takeback events throughout Yavapai County. Since 2008 almost 38,000 pounds of medication have been collected and properly disposed of through Dump the Drugs events and drop box locations throughout Yavapai County. That’s about 2-1/2-times as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Takeback events are a convenient way for community members to dispose of expired or unwanted medications. The events will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2022, from 10:00 am…
Camp Verde News – Volunteering has been part of Camp Verde from the very beginning and is alive and well in the town today. From Volunteers in Policing and the Community Library to the volunteer group, the “Old Guys” who work on special projects around town, and all those who help make Parks and Recreation events successful, our town continues to thrive due to volunteerism today. National Volunteer Week gives us the perfect opportunity to recognize and thank volunteers who lend their time, talent, and heart in so many ways to the Town of Camp Verde. With this in mind,…
… I feel like I am basking in luxury as I revisit photos that are already uploaded to our online gallery and I am able to take the time to go through them and rework where necessary. The tulips from Filoli Gardens in Woodside, California are an example. I spent about two hours taking it from the original raw file to a new and well finished work of art … it is now in the online store gallery check it out. The photo below is from a flight to the SF Peaks just after a snow storm … Snow Bowl…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join cinemas around the globe for a worldwide Earth Day theatrical premiere of “The Revolution Generation” showing Friday, April 22 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Revolution Generation” is an exploration of the world-changing activism and potential of the largest youth generation in history. The film shows examples of young leaders working to revolutionize systems that have failed their generation. It paints a powerful and hopeful picture of how today’s youth can solve global political and environmental crises. The number of Millennials in…
Yavapai County News – Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Michael Lewis and Department of Public Safety Trooper Thomas Humphrey instructed 13 Law Enforcement Officer students from across the United States at a Drug Recognition Expert course hosted by the Department of Public Safety in Prescott Valley from March 31 to April 20, 2022. The three-week class attracted instructors and students from law enforcement agencies all over the state of Arizona, and as far as Alaska. Arizona is known for its high standards for instruction and certification standards, which is why instructors and students come from far and wide to teach and…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting local author Roger Naylor for a talk and book-signing of his latest award winning book Arizona’s Scenic Roads and Hikes on Tuesday April 26 at 10 a.m. In this latest book, travel writer Roger Naylor coaxes readers outdoors with an array of wonders. Arizona’s Scenic Roads and Hikes points the way toward the very best the state has to offer. Travel from sun-kissed deserts to the summits of snow-capped mountains, from the cosmic abyss of the Grand Canyon to the red rocks of Sedona and the haunting hoodoos of the Chiricahua Mountains. Visit ancient…
By Ted Grussing … when we were kids, we frequently would lie back on the grass and spend time looking up at the clouds … seeing what forms we could see in them and wondering what lie above them … I have never stopped looking up and with some frequency turn my lens up to capture this beautiful and transitory beauty. The clouds in the image above have an incredible amount of detail in it and reminds me of something very lacy and fancy … the photo below seems like some kind of airborne ship with a smoke stack…
Cottonwood News – The Cottonwood Community Band, under the direction of Jeff Bowell, is pleased to announce their spring concert to be held on Sunday, May 1, at 3:00 PM at the Phillip England Center for the Performing Arts in Camp Verde. The concert is presented free of charge. For a community band in a rather small community, we have been blessed with a remarkable wealth of talent and this concert will feature original compositions from three members of the band, among other selections. The band’s elder statesman, Paul Rosenfeld, who is now 90 and still active in the band…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona seeks a few dedicated individuals to serve as volunteer park rangers. The Sedona Volunteer Park Rangers choose their own workdays, performing a variety of tasks including providing a uniformed presence in Uptown answering visitor questions, performing park patrols, occasionally doing light trail maintenance, assisting the Parks and Recreation Department with community events and assisting hikers using the new Sedona Shuttle. The city’s ranger program has been serving the community and its visitors for over 16 years. When fully staffed, they performed a seven-day-a-week, year-around operation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, over half of the…
Sedona News – Emerson Theater Collaborative presents Friday Night at the Theater on April 22, 7 to 8 p.m. at Arts Academy of Sedona in The Collective Sedona located at 7000 SR-179, Suite C-100 in the Village of Oak Creek. This cabaret-style event will feature music, dance, recitation and drama from a variety of local artists. Entertainment slated for this month includes Bob Grogan and Cindy Cole, Gary Every and Zoot Suite Zebras, Joan Westmoreland, Shaeri Richards, Matt Egan, Craig Schneider, Rebecca Ricky and Camilla Ross. If you’d like to enjoy some local eats during the performances, order dinner from Rotten Johnny’s https://www.rottenjohnnys.com or Dellepiane’s Burger Joint http://www.dellepianeburger.com and pick it up before…