Author: Tommy

Sedona AZ (May 11, 2021) – The Sedona Fire District (SFD) and the U.S. Forest Service are joining together to offer Sedona area residents an opportunity to dispose of their yard waste and combustible vegetation. SFD Fire Station #4, located at 391 Forest Road in Uptown Sedona, will be accepting yard waste Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday May 21st, 22nd, 23rd & 24th, 2021 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The event is open to all Sedona Fire District residents. “Thanks to a generous grant awarded by Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, we were able to expand this year’s event,” said…

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Logging in to account at AZMVDNow.gov no longer required to make an appointmentPhoenix AZ (May 11, 2021) – If a visit to an ADOT Motor Vehicle Division office is in your future, there’s good news: Appointments can be scheduled online in less than a minute.No longer is it required to log-in to an account at AZMVDNow.gov to schedule an office visit. Instead, MVD customers who have an Arizona driver license or ID card can simply go to AZMVDNow.gov, click on the orange “schedule an appointment” button and follow the prompts.

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Cottonwood AZ (May 11, 2021) – The Verde Historical Society and Clemenceau Heritage Museum continue to receive gifts of support from its membership since beginning its corporate and institutional memberships.  The Salt River Materials Group-Phoenix Cement Plant, in conjunction with Verde Valley Newspapers, provide display advertising assistance for the Society’s major fund-raising events, while the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce and the Old Town Association help to keep the museum and its activities in front of the tourism industry. The Wyoming Division Historical Society, a model railroad organization located in Cornville, AZ., provides and guides the ongoing maintenance of the Verde…

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Sedona AZ (May 11, 2021) – Enjoy the fresh air, the company of community friends and great live music, as the Posse Grounds Pavilion at Barbara Antonsen Park hosts the Invincible Grins on Friday, May 21, 2021, from 5 – 7 p.m.The pavilion, located at 525 Posse Grounds Road, has lawn seating, so bring a chair or blanket if you prefer and pack a picnic. Parking is available in the main lot across the road at Posse Grounds Park.

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By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(May 11, 2021)It’s amazing that opposition for a coronavirous cure advice from world recognized experts like these two doctors even exists in America where such a strong high level of enlightening education is present. It brings back the days of the popular snake oil cures for illnesses.It is present because the gullibility of the lemming crowd who believe every single lying remark Trump offers. That’s the most amazing aspect, not the disease. Quite a headwind to progress traceable to the record two times Trump faced realistic impeachments.

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By Ted Grussing… early Saturday morning as we were just beginning to move up the west shore of Lake Pleasant, a great egret took to flight … droplets of water trailed behind her and just as her reflection was in the water, the reflections of the rippling water danced across her wings. Another beautiful day on the water was underway. She is rising from a shoreline that is populated with partially submerged Tamarix trees.

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Camp Verde AZ (May 10, 2021) – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, May 13th at 5:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 3-5 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each monthMay’s concert features the following talented local musicians: Ed Cooper, Tim Young, and Mark Larson.  Special precautions have been taken to ensure everyone’s health and safety, including extensive cleaning and sanitizing, and arranging the seating to allow for social distancing.  Face coverings are now optional in the library.   

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Sedona AZ (May 10, 2021) – The city of Sedona seeks professional artists for a major exterior public art competition to fill three roundabouts on State Route (SR) 179 with commissioned art. More specifically, one artist or a team of artists, including artists from multiple disciplines, will be selected per roundabout, for this opportunity to receive a commission to create artwork for one of the three roundabouts.

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By Peter CutlerWhen we meditate what we are really doing is stopping. We stop moving and simply sit still. We stop focusing on the constant run of thoughts and inner dialogue and our mindbecomes open, peaceful, empty, and receptive.We are not doing anything. We stop doing. We simply stop.Great benefits come to us when we simply stop. We become calm, peaceful, happy, free of suffering. Insights come that were not available when our minds were filled with thoughts. As our body stops doing and relaxes, stress and tension melt away.All of this comes because we stop.

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A Political SatireBy Tommy Acosta(May 8, 2021)I always liked observing people. Since I was little, I would make a game out of it, trying to guess what that person did for a living; whether they were leading a full life or not, were they happy or sad, strong or weak, extrovert or introvert, etc.I would go to a park or beach, find a bench and just observe. It was like looking at a movie of their life forming in my mind as I watched them pass by. I would see similar quirks in sad people or happy people. I would…

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Michael Moore and Jeff Gibbs take a harsh look at the environmental movement In new filmSedona AZ (May 8, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Planet of the Humans” on Wednesday and Thursday, May 19 and 20 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Showtimes will be 4 and 7 p.m. each day.“Planet of the Humans” takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices, including the belief that solar panels and windmills would save us, and by giving in to the…

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Phoenix AZ (May 8, 2021) – The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds the public to leave baby wildlife alone. As temperatures rise and days grow longer, newborns of many wildlife species are beginning to explore the world around them.AZGFD encourages people to resist the urge to help seemingly abandoned animals, including baby birds and young rabbits, as a parent is likely nearby and will return once humans have left the area.

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Don’t let your vehicle be the cause of a wildfirePhoenix AZ (May 8, 2021) – As warm, dry weather settles into our state, the Arizona Department of Transportation is urging drivers to use extra care with their vehicles to reduce the chance of igniting a wildfire. Motorists should take preventative measures to reduce the risk that a spark from a vehicle or trailer doesn’t result in dry vegetation catching fire. A few tips include:

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Camp Verde AZ (May 8, 2021) – Taking place in the Teen Library on Thursdays from 5:00 – 7:45 pm, beginning May 6, teens will once again be able to game in the library. Sling spells in a game of Magic: The Gathering, take out the leader with a Blue Shell in Mario Kart, play a classic like chess, checkers, or Monopoly, or just hang out and make new friends. Snacks will be available for purchase in the vending machine, which benefits the Camp Verde Youth Advisory Council.  Ages 12-17 (18 if still in school).

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