Sedona News – As the State Route (SR) 179 Sewer Main Replacement Project: Phase 2 continues, the city of Sedona and their contractor, Standard Construction Company, will conduct night work and road closures over the next week as crews work to finish repairing additional sewer main that was discovered to be damaged. For the week of Feb. 21, 2022, the contractor will continue night work to perform operations that cannot be completed during the day without major traffic implications. Specifically, work will occur on the nights of Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022 to Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Traffic control set-up will…
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… exploration of the planet we live on expands our appreciation for all that this wonderful world has to offer. When I was a kid, I was introduced to the beauty of the outdoors, nature and airplanes; growing up on Diamond Lake in Minneapolis provided us with endless opportunities to spend time in nature with wildlife … and there was the slough a block away that provided us with a place to build forts and tree houses. We lived under the approach to Wold Chamberlain Airport (MSP) and were continually fascinated by all the airplanes that flew over us. We…
Sedona News – The Flagstaff Area National Monuments will host a birding event from February 18th-21st, 2022 in conjunction with the 25th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. The Great Backyard Bird Count was started in 1998 by the Cornell Ornithology Lab and the Audubon Society and is the oldest citizen science event focused on wild birds. More information about the project is available at www.birdcount.org. Birders of all ages and experience levels are invited to visit Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater Volcano, and/or Wupatki National Monuments. Visitor centers will have bird lists and identification materials available, answer questions, and provide helpful information.…
Sedona News – A United States Forest Service Agent was violently assaulted this morning at approximately 10:30 am near the Palatki Ruins off Forest Service Rd. 525D. Jonathan Kip Medford has been named a person of interest in this investigation. Medford has an existing felony warrant with the Yavapai County Superior Court. He was last seen fleeing on foot on FS Rd. 525D. Medford is a 33-year-old male, weighing approximately 185lbs with long blonde hair and blue eyes, last seen wearing a long sleeve gray shirt and blue jeans. He should be considered dangerous, and we urge you not to…
Sedona News – The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors are pleased to announce grant and scholarship distributions for the third quarter of its fiscal year. Between October 1 and December 31, 2021, a total of $62,361,379 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide affiliates in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai County, and Yuma. The $62.4 million in both discretionary and advised grants and scholarships were awarded in five strategic priority areas: Health Innovations, Community Improvement & Development, Environment & Sustainability, Arts & Culture, and Quality Education. Over $12.4 million of that…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Sacred. Authentic. Enlightened. It doesn’t matter what you call it, it doesn’t mean always being happy. It doesn’t even mean being nice or positive, having the answers or being unfailingly at peace. We humans, and not just mystical metaphysical folk, strive towards the Holy Grail, the pinnacle of spirituality, the great awakening, not realizing we could never be anything other than sacred, could not be inauthentic if we tried, are nothing but This That Is, awareness itself. The sacred is at home in negativity, in boredom and anger, in frustration and doubt, in the traditional, in…
… what a treat it was to find a pod of White Pelicans on Lake Roosevelt last week … they are massive with average weights in the 15 to 20 pound range and 30 pounds is not uncommon. Wing spans can reach 10 feet, so when looking at the photo above, from wing tip to wingtip is about two thirds of the length of my boat (14′). They take off with both webbed feet pushing off at the same time as they head down the watery runway, reaching for the sky and they are excellent soaring machines too! Below is…
By Carson Ralston Camp Verde News – Join us on Thursday, February 24th from 5:30-7:00 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room for our next free Music in the Stacks Special Concert Series featuring Hambone. Music in the Stacks Special Concert Series is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There will be one band or solo artist that plays for the duration of the concert with a different artist playing each month, on the 4th Thursday. February’s concert features local favorite Hambone. Hambone performs original folk and Americana songs with three-part harmony,…
Sedona News – Health First Foundation is teaming up with the 2022 Sedona International Film Festival to present “Conservation Legacy: An Afternoon with Bruce Babbitt” Feb. 20 in Sedona. The former Arizona governor and U.S. Secretary of the Interior will be on hand for a screening and discussion of the Red Rock State Park documentary, a project produced by the Benefactors of Red Rock State Park and narrated by Babbitt. During his time as governor 1978-1987, Babbitt was instrumental in establishing the 286-acre nature preserve and environmental education center on the outskirts of Sedona. The Red Rock State Park film…
Sedona News – As part of the State Route (SR) 179 Sewer Main Replacement Project: Phase 2, the city of Sedona and their contractor, Standard Construction Company, will conduct night work and road closures potentially for the next two weeks as crews work to repair additional sewer main that was discovered to be damaged. For this coming week, the contractor will continue night work to perform operations that cannot be completed during the day without major traffic implications. Specifically, work will occur on the nights of Sunday, Feb. 13, to Thursday, Feb. 17. Traffic control set-up will begin at 8…
… every Valentines Day I send out a photograph of Sunset Crater … from the air and looking from the west to the east, the crater top appears to be a big beautiful valentine. So to you and yours from Mother Nature, One and myself, a very Happy Valentines Day and we’re wishing you every joy and blessing it is possible to have. The photo below I call “Fish Hooks” and it shows the talons of an Osprey that we got close to whilst at Theodore Roosevelt Lake, NE of Phoenix last Friday … many great shots and worth the…
By Will Hamburg/Associate Broker/Investor Update: The hearing in the House Land, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (LARA) Committee that was on February 14, 2022, passed 10-1 in favor of House Bill 2711. Keep a lookout for future updates on this bill by bookmarking our site and checking back tomorrow. Sedona AZ –A new amendment to the Arizona House Bill 2711 could stop investors from doing short-term rentals in Sedona. House Bill 2711 (HB2711), is a bill that was originally introduced by Representative Becky Nutt, (R) and passed the Arizona House of Representatives in 2021. The bill proposes to impose restrictions on…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ – This one is for those of you currently losing sleep over the menacing clouds of war looming over Ukraine and Europe and the distinct possibility our country could be pulled into it. Don’t worry. Be happy. Go back to stressing about Covid and the mandates. That war just ain’t gonna’ happen. No chance. No way. Not in the cards. It’s like two roosters posturing, fluffing their feathers to scare the other away. It’s all bluff and bravado, but on an international stage rather than a barnyard. Nobody really wants that war. Except, perhaps, those…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory It doesn’t have to be this way. What an interesting thought. It flittered into awareness early this morning when I was lying in bed, awake and still groggy. I wasn’t looking for something to be different. I never am these days. I was simply present, drifting in and out of sleep, enjoying the warm comfy bed, aware that daylight was peeking through the curtains … and there it was. What doesn’t have to be this way? Waking up while it’s still dark? The nerves going off in my arm like popcorn exploding in hot oil? Hurt…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona invites 501(c) organizations to apply for city grants beginning today, Feb. 10, 2022. Applications are due by noon on Thursday, April 28, 2022 with awards finalized in July 2022 by Sedona’s City Council. Grant applications are available for programs, activities or events developed by 501(c) organizations that provide a public service or benefit and are consistent with the city’s funding priorities. Individual grant amounts have typically ranged from $2,000 to $20,000. Like prior years, grant applications will be distributed by request only. To receive an application, fill out the request form located at…