By Ted Grussing… as a new year is about to begin. This is one of the last shots I will take in 2020 and it was taken all the way up Castle Creek on the NW side of Lake Pleasant near the bridge. This Great Egret flew into territory that a Great Blue Heron was hunting and getting fish from … after landing he hustled over near the GBH and snagged this diminutive fish. The GBH went on the attack mode against the intruder and our sneaky poacher took off for other parts to finish his ill gotten dinner.
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Sedona Film Festival hosts big-screen presentation of art series at Mary D. Fisher theatreSedona AZ (December 31, 2020) – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Great Art on Screen series with “Botticelli: Florence and the Medici”. The event will show in Sedona on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 4 and 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Great Art on Screen is a series of documentaries featuring an in-depth look at the most extraordinary and groundbreaking art masters of their time.
Prescott AZ (December 31, 2020) – MATFORCE, an anti-drug organization with a focus on primary prevention, understands that good mental health plays an important role in anyone’s decision to use healthy coping mechanisms to deal with stress. This month, many of the webinars offered have a focus on discussing ways to take care of oneself this new year.Tackling subjects like loneliness, self-care, and stigma, January classes will cover a myriad of topics to help support good mental health and positive coping mechanisms through these trying times. Below is a list of classes offered and how to register.
Deputy intervenes and prevents an Additional $10,000 loss Cottonwood AZ (December 31, 2020) – Between December 13, 2020 and December 18, 2020, a 75-year-old Cottonwood resident received calls from a ‘Mike McCarthy’ (suspect, not real name) advising the victim his social security number had been used for illegal activity in Texas. In order to avoid a warrant for his arrest, the victim was directed to purchase $10,000 in gift cards and provide the card information to McCarthy. The victim went to various locations in the Cottonwood area and purchased $9,000 worth of gift cards using a bank card. His attempt…
Prescott AZ (December 31, 2020) – Recently, the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS) began administering COVID-19 inoculations using the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. This follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Emergency Use Authorization for this vaccine. “The Northern Arizona VA is eager to offer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to our health care personnel and Veterans in our Community Living Center,” said Jean Gurga, medical center director. “Receiving the vaccine is like having hope delivered. As vaccine supplies increase, our ultimate goal is to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all Veterans and employees who wish to be vaccinated.”
By Ted Grussing… a friend and I did a raptor shoot in February and one of my favorite raptors ever was part of the shoot, Finley the American Kestrel and this is one of many shots I got of him. The birds are highly trained, but when they are flying, it is still you who either gets the shot or not … methinks I got him.
One incredible night in 1964, four icons of sports, music and activism gathered in MiamiSedona AZ (December 30, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the powerful and award-winning new drama “One Night In Miami …” showing Jan. 8-14 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Directed by Regina King, “One Night In Miami …” features an award-winning ensemble cast, including Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Joaquina Kalukango, Nicolette Robinson, Beau Bridges and Lance Reddick.
Sedona AZ (December 30, 2020) – The Sedona Heritage Museum recently accepted a gift of a bronze sculpture by famous local artist Joe Beeler. Terrie Frankel, Sedona collector and community advocate, made the gift in the name of her sister, Jennie, and herself. The sisters are perhaps best known as the “Doublemint Twins”.The maquette is entitled “Charlie”, and is a portrait of Beeler’s friend and co-founder of the Cowboy Artists of America, painter Charlie Dye. The gift was accompanied by a specially bound, limited edition book that came with the sculpture. The book’s title is “Charlie Dye one helluva western…
Sedona AZ (December 30, 2020) – The city of Sedona seeks one applicant for a seat on the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) Local Board as one member has resigned.The PSPRS Local Board administers the pension system for the Sedona Police Department and follows the rules of the PSPRS system and Arizona Revised Statutes. Additionally, the board makes decisions for Sedona police officers on issues such as membership in the system and approving retirements and service purchase requests.
By Ted Grussing… I had a request today for an image that I have not looked at in some time and while in the folder containing that image I looked at quite a few other photos that I took on that beautiful day in late November of 2013 including this shot of a Snowy Egret, wading in one of the ponds at Gilbert Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, AZ. That was a period of great difficulties and a friend brought me down there and I was immersed in beauty everywhere I turned. That is still one of my favorite places to…
Film features the best skiers in the world having fun in spectacular locationsSedona AZ (December 29, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the exciting and adrenaline-pumping “Huck Yeah!” showing Jan. 8-14 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Matchstick Productions’ new ski film “Huck Yeah!” is packed with the best skiers in the world charging hard and having fun in some of the most spectacular locations. Prepare to have your mind blown as Hoji, Sam Kuch, Bobby Brown and the breakout girl posse “The Blondes,” have the time of their lives shredding…
By John Roberts, Sedona ResidentWill we get a Trump master piece book for this like his ” Art of the Deal ” so future business leaders will know what NOT to do.What a total lunkhead he turned out to be – 350,000 dead Americans for his blundering of COVID-19 in getting a vaccine but not arranging how to vaccinate.
By Ted Grussing… this day the clouds and sunlight were engaged in sculpting, lighting and creating fantasies in the Sedona area. This is a shot from Airport Mesa looking to the west; Thunder Mountain is crusted in snow towering above the red rocks in the foreground and random beams of sunlight are highlighting portions of the cliffs. Magic happens … especially here.
Camp Verde AZ (December 28, 2020) – The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with the Arizona Humanities Council presents Voices and Votes: Democracy in America. The exhibition examines the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people,” and how each generation since continues to question how to form “a more perfect union.” Opening at Camp Verde Community Library on Saturday, January 16 “Voices and Votes” will be on view through Saturday, February 27 during library open hours.Camp Verde Community Library in partnership with League of Women Voters of Greater Verde Valley has been chosen by the…
By Anne Marie Mackler, Development DirectorSedona AZ (December 25, 2020) -The best thing about this time of year, especially in a year like we’ve just had, is it offers a time to reflect and to be grateful. Sedona Public Library would like to say thank you for your interest, participation, patience, and for your support this past year.Our world, our states, and our towns have all changed this year. But there is one thing that simply hasn’t changed, not fundamentally, and that’s us, Sedona Public Library.We promise you that no matter the impact of the pandemic, your library is here…