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Guest Speaker: Rabbi Eric B. WisniaSedona AZ (January 12, 2021) – The Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley will be hosting the second of three educational online Lecture Series events. This one is entitled, “Does Prayer Work?” featuring guest speaker, Rabbi Eric B. Wisnia, on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 3:00 pm. His talk will focus on the provocative questions, “Does God Do Miracles?” “Does God Have Hands?” Rabbi Wisnia’s philosophy is that prayers don’t change things. Prayers change people, and people change things.

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Sedona AZ (January 12, 2021) – The city of Sedona’s Parks and Recreation Department seeks community input via an online survey in selecting an option for upgrading Posse Grounds Park. In Spring of 2020 an extensive evaluation process was conducted in which four initial park design concepts were created based on contributions from stakeholders and community members. The next step is to select a base option and gather specific feedback and suggestions from the survey to create a master plan that ensures the park is used to its maximum potential. 

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$500 RewardPrescott AZ (January 12, 2021) – It’s day 12 of Yavapai Silent Witness’ Catch 22 Program.  Today the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding fugitive Charles Edward Jackson. On February 19, 2015, the vehicle Jackson was driving, was pulled over by a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Deputy on I40 at milepost 138 for failing to maintain a single lane and weaving repeatedly.  Upon contacting Jackson, the Deputy learned Jackson had a suspended Nevada driver’s license.  Jackson told the deputy he and his two female passengers were on their way to a cancer treatment center…

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By Ted Grussing… since I have been sending out quite a few Osprey shots, taking off and in flight, I thought it would be appropriate to send out another shot of an Osprey taking off … I got the shot this afternoon as these Marines were heading back to Camp Pendleton in California after several days of training flights in the area. The takeoffs are amazing and those rotor blades really blast the ground during takeoff. Elegant in its own way.

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“Adventures in Light” and “An Introduction To The Power Of Luminosity Masks”SEDONA AZ (January 11, 2021) – Professional photographer Sean Bagshaw will present to the Sedona Camera Club starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 25th.  Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, his two part online presentation will be via a Sedona Camera Club webinar.Sean Bagshaw is a landscape and travel photographer, photography educator and experience junkie based in Ashland, Oregon.

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A single online application matches students with 100+ scholarship opportunitiesSedona AZ (January 11, 2021) – The Arizona Community Foundation’s online scholarship portal is now accepting applications for scholarship funding opportunities. These scholarships are available to students in Sedona and the Verde Valley attending a wide variety of post-secondary schools during the 2021-22 academic year. As Arizona’s largest independent provider of scholarship funding, ACF offers access to more than 100 scholarships with a single online application. Completing one general application matches applicants with scholarship opportunities within the system for which they may be eligible.

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Wine 101 with Steve Bailey, The Mayor of Wine and the Herschell Turner Show and Art Exhibit. The Sights sounds and tastes of the African American Experience. Sedona AZ (January 11, 2021) – Sedona Arts Academy (SAA) announces Wine 101 – The Pacific Wine Zone with Steve Bailey, The Mayor of Wine on January 19 and Herschell Turner Show and Art Exhibit on January 27. SAA is located in The Collective Sedona in the Village of Oak Creek.

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$500 RewardPrescott AZ (January 11, 2021) – It’s Day 11 of Yavapai Silent Witness’ CATCH 22 Program.  Today Yavapai County Law Enforcement is asking for your help in locating fugitive Racoco Alexander Williams. On April 3, 2014, Williams was pulled over by a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Deputy for speeding in the area of milepost 158 on Highway 93.  Upon contacting the driver, who was identified as Racoco Williams, the deputy could smell the odor of burning marijuana coming from the vehicle.  In addition, Williams displayed signs and symptoms of being impaired by drugs.  

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Sedona AZ (January 10, 2021) – Four large WWII aircraft models (known collectively as “warbirds”) built by the late long-time Sedona resident Dr. Howard Young are now “flying” again on permanent public display at the Sedona Airport.  The giant scale models were cleaned, detailed and suspended from the ceiling of the airport’s main lobby in active flying positions by members of Central Arizona Modelers (CAM), the radio-controlled aircraft club of the Verde Valley.   Howard Young had a lifelong passion for building and flying large radio-controlled airplanes and was a founding member of CAM.  He and wife Elaine, who is also…

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Prescott AZ (January 10, 2021) – UPDATE – On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Brian Aurelio was stopped by detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s Vehicle Theft Task Force in the area of 29th Avenue and Dunlap while driving a stolen 2020 Ford F-350 pickup. The truck was stolen during a commercial burglary of an Enterprise Rental Business in the area.  This truck was one of three trucks taken during the burglary.  Still outstanding are a white 2020 Ford F-550 with Arizona plate of CM18394, and the other was a white 2020 Ford F-350 with Arizona plate of CH98500. 

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McGuireville AZ (January 10, 2021) – The Yavapai County Medical Examiner has confirmed the remains found on January 1, 2021, near McGuireville are that of 31-year-old Shane Rollman. Shane was reported missing to the West Covina Police Department in California, last seen September 12, 2020. Shane’s abandoned vehicle was found by DPS Troopers on September 23, 2020, at the McGuireville rest stop off I 17. Shane could not be located following a search by Troopers and subsequent extensive search effort by YCSO Forest Patrol Deputies and search volunteers. The cause and manner of death is still pending, in part due to…

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$500 RewardCottonwood AZ (January 10, 2021) – It’s day 10 of Yavapai Silent Witness’ CATCH 22 Program.  Today Yavapai County Law Enforcement is asking for your help in locating fugitive Thomas Flores Lopez.  On August 6, 2016, Lopez went to the residence where his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend were staying in the 1600 block of East Franquero Lane in Cottonwood.  After being refused entry by the victims, Lopez was able to enter the home by climbing through a window.  The male victim locked himself in a room while the female victim locked herself in a bathroom.  

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Crack the manicured façade of The Villages, America’s largest retirement communitySedona AZ (January 8, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Some Kind of Heaven” on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.With “Some Kind of Heaven”, director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community – a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida.

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Clarkdale AZ (January 8, 2021) – A new narrated slideshow is available for viewing at the Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum’s website, Clarkdalemuseum.org. Click on the “Resource” tab, then “Video Slideshows” and choose Clarkdale Smelter Worker Recreation. You’ll be treated to almost ten minutes of vintage photos of such bygone Clarkdale icons as the golf course, Peck’s Lake and the movie theater.  Sports teams are prominent as are holiday celebrations. A lively narration accompanies the photos and tells the story of leisure times gone by.This presentation is one of the many resources available at the Museum’s website. Explore the extensive collection of…

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Sedona AZ (January 8, 2021) – The League of Women Voters Northern Arizona (formerly Greater Verde Valley) begins the sixth year of its Political Book Club on Saturday, January 30, 2021. New participants are invited to join; the only requirement is that you read the book. The Political Book Club meets online on ZOOM on the last Saturday of the month, from 1-3PM. Everyone has an opportunity to comment on the book, and to participate in a general discussion of the issues raised by the book. The selection for January 30 is Let the People Pick The President – The…

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