Drivers reminded to stop when children are boarding, exiting school bus Phoenix AZ (August 3, 2021) – With school buses prowling through neighborhoods again as school resumes, drivers should expect to wait when the bus’s stop sign arm is extended while children are boarding and exiting the bus. However, about 13,000 motorists each year are reported by Arizona school bus drivers for not stopping as required.A new streamlined process is allowing the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division to send warning letters more quickly to owners of vehicles that were reported as not stopping for the school bus stop…
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Sedona AZ (August 3, 2021) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is looking for reenactors to portray Sedona pioneers for their new program, “Throw Back Thursdays”.This volunteer opportunity will create an interactive program at the Museum on a regular basis, starting this fall.
By Ted Grussing… have differing purposes and values … in the photo above there is a juvenile bald eagle perched on a rock in Lake Pleasant waiting for a fish to come by … this rock is serving a purpose of providing a perch for the eagle to find his food.
John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan star in festival flashback at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 2, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a “Festival Flashback” of “Stan & Ollie” on Tuesday, Aug. 10 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.The true story of Hollywood’s greatest comedy double act — Laurel and Hardy — is brought to the big screen. Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the inimitable movie icons, “Stan and Ollie” is the heart-warming story of what would become the pair’s triumphant farewell tour.
Cottonwood AZ (August 2, 2021) – Meet Nancy Kores who has volunteered for the Verde Historical Society at the Clemenceau Heritage Museum in Cottonwood for over two years. “I love doing paperwork”, she commented. Serving on the Archive and Collections team, she records artifacts for the museums collection of items that pertain to Verde Valley history and also tracks, records and preserves for historic record obituary articles from local newspapers.
By Peter CutlerSedona News (August 4, 2021)Last night I suddenly experienced a very high fever and pain in the head and neck. Anyone who has ever done a healing with me knows that I take everything, especially pain or illness, as a message that is important to pay attention to and learn from.Fever is how the body protects itself from viruses that may be harmful to it. It can be very uncomfortable as this one was, but I am grateful for it and don’t try to reduce it or change it in any way. I just let it do what…
By Tommy AcostaSedona News (August 2,2021) Here in Sedona, mask wearing in school will be optional, for teachers, staff and students as well, giving the parents the choice to mask their children or not.What a trip. This means there will be two distinct classes of students — those who are masked and those who are not.I wonder how the students will react to this? Will the unmasked kids feel empowered and fare better in their studies because they will be getting more oxygen?
By Tommy Acosta Sedona News (August 1, 2021) Art is the present tense captured in form, forever. Each time true art is viewed one is transported into the here-and-now. The past and future are suspended as we immerse in the whim of the artist. Such is the art of Sedona painter and sculptor Christine DeSpain Schroeder. Effervescent, spiritual, whimsical and playful are adjectives that come close to defining the extraordinary paintings DeSpain has created through the years. Her paintings range from depictions of Native American children in full tribal costumes, fairies and children suspended in magical moments and paintings capturing the…
By Tommy AcostaSedona News (August 1, 2021) Can any parent imagine the horror of their child being procured by a sex trafficking ring?There are no words to describe the fear and pain associated with one’s own flesh and blood being torn from one’s life and never seen again.The same for the child that is procured, who suffers the terror of being ripped from their parents and the world they once knew, raped, tortured, forced to commit unspeakable acts and even murdered by these sick monsters. The sleepless nights, the panicked stomach-churning thoughts that come wondering what happened, what is happening and what…
Media & Propaganda is second in two-part lecture series at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (July 31, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Sedona Philosophy to present “Media & Propaganda” discussion on Sunday, Aug. 8 at 1 p.m.Explore historical and contemporary examples of how film and other media are tools of propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation.
Sedona AZ (July 31, 2021) – The city of Sedona celebrated July’s Moment of Art on July 13, 2021, with Sedona resident Robert Albrecht, by unveiling and receiving the donation of his digital painting of Police K-9 Max.Albrecht’s painting is his way of honoring the work and difficult situations handlers face with their K-9’s to protect the community.
Camp Verde AZ (July 31, 2021) – Are you interested in learning how to sew? Are you curious? Creative? Imaginative? Are you intrigued by fabric arts with so many varieties of textures, colors, and possibilities? Sew Fun Friday with Sandra begins August 6th from 1:00 – 3:00 pm and continues twice a month on Friday at the same time. Bring your curiosity, creativity, imagination, and talent to the library to experience an introduction to sewing. Registration is encouraged, but not required, please register at https://yavapai.events/events/sew-fun-friday-8
Trustees praise her work making college more accessible and affordablePrescott AZ (July 31, 2021) – Yavapai College President Dr. Lisa Rhine received national recognition for her leadership in higher education today, when the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) named her the recipient of its Pacific Region CEO Award.“In the midst of a pandemic,” her nomination reads, “Dr. Rhine has initiated a remarkable number of key initiatives and innovative programs with an unrelenting focus on student success.”
By Ted Grussing… well, the Marines cancelled the entire trip and did not head out this way with their Ospreys today, so I grabbed a shot that I took earlier this year when they did come out and the lead Osprey going to make a landing followed by another one.They are flat out awesome aircraft.
The Search for 52 award-winning documentary debuts at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (July 30, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the award-winning documentary “The Loneliest Whale” showing Aug. 6-12 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“The Loneliest Whale” is a cinematic quest to find the “52 Hertz Whale,” which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale.As the film embarks on this engrossing journey, audiences will explore what this whale’s lonely plight can teach us — not…