Sedona News – The Sedona Police Department’s investigation into a child abuse and neglect of special needs individuals continues following the arrest of a Sedona man on Thursday, March 10, 2022. A joint investigation was conducted with the Arizona Department of Child (DCS) Safety and the Arizona Department of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). Probable cause was established that care providers, Bruce and Sherrian Bloomquist, of Sedona, were neglectful for the care of a 16-year-old female with special needs within their home. The child abuse allegations are based upon the identification of the couple’s failure to provide for the medical and nutritional…
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… I spent some time scrounging through portfolios that I have not looked at in a long time today and found several images which caught my eye. The fine art image above is a photo of a feather from a white pigeon that had been blown by the wind and caught on a small branch sticking up out of the ground … last flight for the pigeon that hosted the feather and the Coopers Hawk that brought him down, dined and had the sustenance to continue his life. I was talking with a friend tonight and after we hung up,…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the Oscar-nominated film “The Worst Person in the World” showing March 18-24 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Worst Person in the World” is nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay. Sedona audiences get to see the film prior to the Oscar telecast later in March. Director Joachim Trier returns with another modern twist on a classically constructed character portrait of contemporary life in Oslo. Chronicling four years in the life of Julie, “The Worst…
Sedona News – Any user of Apple products- iPhone, iPad, Mac- is invited to attend the March 2022 Zoom meeting of the Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG, or OCA, for short). Alan Gore will facilitate a general question-and-answer session. He often covers recent and upcoming trends, as well as bugs and fixes. His topic this month will be Apple’s big March 3 product announcement day, which included an entirely new computer. Apple is not “becoming a device company” after all. There is no charge to participate. OCA will continue its monthly virtual/online meetings on the 3rd Saturday of March, Saturday, March 19, 2022, beginning…
Sedona News – Even though Arizona Gives Day officially begins April 5, early donations can start on March 15 at AzGives.org and count towards a nonprofit’s fundraising total for the event. More than 1,000 Arizona nonprofits are expected to participate in the tenth annual Arizona Gives Day, a 24-hour statewide online fundraising event, from noon on Tuesday, April 5 to noon on Wednesday, April 6. Beginning Tuesday, March 15, donors can make early donations by visiting the Arizona Gives Day website at AzGives.org and donate immediately by selecting the “Today” button at checkout. Donors also can donate during a specific block of time on Arizona Gives…
… in 1971 Joe Raposo wrote Sing for Sesame Street as its signature song and in 1973 the song gained wide popularity when it was performed and recorded by the Carpenters … it is a happy song and worth a listen or three. Click on the word sing to take you to a YouTube video with them performing the song. In the spirit of singing, joy and all good things on our little planet, it is good to listen to the heartfelt songs of creatures we share the planet with … two of them are included … the Gambel’s Quail and the…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed new drama “The Desperate Hour” showing March 18-24 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Academy Award-nominee Naomi Watts stars in this gripping new drama ripped from today’s headlines. Unfolding in real time, “The Desperate Hour” is a riveting and pulse-pounding thriller from award-winning director Phillip Noyce. Recently widowed mother Amy Carr (Naomi Watts) is doing her best to restore normalcy to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town. As she’s on a jog in the…
Yavapai County News – Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office announces that it has been nominated for a 2022 RISE award for the Agency category. This unique awards program is designed to recognize a department for making great strides in building up their community. Community members, friends and family may each vote once per day until March 18, 2022, by clicking on the link below. The top 10 finalists with the most votes in each category will then be reviewed by a panel of judges. Winners will receive $7,500 for the police foundation, police nonprofit or community program. To vote click here:…
Camp Verde News – Camp Verde Community is celebrating the valuable contributions of AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers who pledged to “get things done” for our nation as part of the annual AmeriCorps Week, March 13-19, 2022. The weeklong celebration honors the contributions and support of thousands of local organizations, like Camp Verde Community Library, that make AmeriCorps programs possible. AmeriCorps members are making a significant impact on Arizona’s ability to meet many local needs. In Arizona, approximately 6,800 AmeriCorps members serve each year. “We are proud to be part of the AmeriCorps program and grateful for our AmeriCorps member,…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum has announced the opening of their newest temporary exhibit, a tribute to Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) and the organization’s first 50 years of community service. The exhibit focuses on some of the people, programs and awards that KSB has been involved in over the decades. Displays share major milestones and achievements as the grassroots organization has shined a light on local and regional issues like land conservation, protecting dark skies and water quality, and working for good community planning. Advocacy has been a core function of the group and their members, not only…
Sedona News – Applications are now being accepted for the Sedona Workforce Housing Assistance Program. Qualified homebuyers may receive up to $25,000 toward a down payment on a first home in the Verde Valley. Through a partnership with Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona, the city of Sedona is providing funds to help make homeownership an option for households that do not have sufficient cash to purchase a home but are otherwise mortgage eligible based on credit and income. The city’s housing study, prepared for the city of Sedona in November 2020 by Elliott D. Pollack & Company, identified an affordable housing…
Sedona, Ariz. (March 9, 2022) Director of Marketing Michelle Conway has been named Interim President/CEO Of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau (SCC&TB) following the resignation of Candace Carr Strauss. Chamber Board of Directors Chairman Al Comello released the following statement: “It is with regret that the Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Candace Carr Strauss as President/CEO of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau. Candace has expressed a desire to return to her family in Montana, from whom she has been separated since assuming leadership of the Sedona Chamber 14 months ago. This…
Verde Valley News – Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a substantial rise in the incidence of domestic violence in the Verde Valley. Social distancing and other efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 over the last year have escalated the risk of violence for survivors through more time spent at home, increased levels of household stress, and compromised access to advocacy and direct support systems. Verde Valley Sanctuary (VVS) has been tracking occurrences of family violence since before the COVID-19 pandemic began. In our surrounding communities, domestic violence incidents increased as high as 138% with…
Sedona News – On March 24, 2022, the city of Sedona will launch the first phase of its transit implementation plan. The new transit system, the Sedona Shuttle, will begin with service to several of the area’s most popular trailheads, including Cathedral Rock, Soldier Pass, Dry Creek, and Little Horse. In early 2020, the city of Sedona adopted the Sedona Area Transit Implementation Plan (which can be viewed at www.SedonaShuttle.com). The plan contemplates a network of public transit services within Sedona, the Village of Oak Creek, and Oak Creek Canyon. Since that time, the city of Sedona has been working…
Sedona News – The Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) and the Arizona Commission on the Arts announced today a renewed joint effort to support Arizona artists, including additional funding from the Newton and Betty Rosenzweig Fund for the Arts, an endowment held at ACF. This public-philanthropic partnership strategically pairs the Arizona Community Foundation’s resources and collaborative practices with the Arts Commission’s statewide reach and artist-services infrastructure to serve a common goal: to invest in artists, supporting the work they do as innovators and creative contributors to Arizona’s future. “We are thrilled to renew our collaboration with the Arizona Commission on the…