By Ted Grussing… such a week … closing it out with a photo of two cats, two craters and a frog … the primary crater in tonight’s photo is Colton Crater with the diminutive cinder cone that is left in the bottom of the crater after a steam explosion cleaned the entire crater out. About 2.5 miles to the north (right side of photo) is S-P Crater which is not shown, second from left on the horizon is Kendrick Peak which at 10,425′ is one of the highest peaks in the San Francisco Volcanic Field. Further to the right you…
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Annette Bening and Bill Nighy star in in William Nicholson’s award-winning new dramaSedona AZ (September 10, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Hope Gap” showing Sept. 18-24 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.A together-forever couple (Annette Bening and Bill Nighy) unpack the many complications of splitting up, in Oscar-nominated writer-director William Nicholson’s razor-sharp drama “Hope Gap”.Featuring brilliant performances from Bill Nighy and four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening, this exquisite drama will resonate with anyone who has ever navigated the choppy waters of long-term love.
Sedona AZ (September 10, 2020) – OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) has always offered a vast array of courses for the Fall Term, and this year it is even bigger and better with the new online program starting September 14. Because of Zoom technology, OLLI Sedona•Verde Valley is adding courses from Prescott OLLI, which can all be taken from the comfort of your home. With forty new courses, ten new facilitators who have been welcomed to Sedona•Verde Valley OLLI, and those instructors familiar to OLLI members, there is much to experience and learn. The Fall Term has also been split…
By Dave MyersSedona AZ (September 10, 2020) – Have you missed your friends at Oak Creek Apples? We’ve had no meetings since January, and we’ve missed you. Because the Sedona Library is still closed for meetings, we are going to try a virtual/online meeting for September 2020. Our next meeting will be Saturday, September 19, 2020, beginning at 10:00AM at the following online address: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79108670592?pwd=eDEwNTR5cVNjYjNWRnI5V3p3cTZiUT09. You will need to enter the passcode, 1L0Wvd
By Ted Grussing… one of my favorite volcanic craters in the San Francisco Volcanic fields is Strawberry Crater which is located about 20 miles north of Flagstaff and NW of Sunset Crater. It is one of the smaller ones in the field with its peak at about 6550′ and a prominence of 467′. It is easily accessible via Forest Road 545 which runs under the power transmission lines that are at the top of the image on the left side. For me it is the visual delight. I was at 7260′ when I took this shot, roughly 700′ above the…
Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska and Sam Neill star in new dramaSedona AZ (September 9, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Blackbird” showing Sept. 18-24 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Blackbird” — a crowd-pleasing drama by Roger Mitchell — features an award-winning, all-star ensemble cast including Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Lindsay Duncan and Sam Neill.In a remake of an acclaimed Dutch film, a mother summons her family home for one final reunion before she ends her battle with a terminal illness on her own dignified terms. There…
Sedona AZ (September 9, 2020) – The city of Sedona, in partnership with the third-party vendor LODGINGRevs, has established a 24/7 hotline and incident reporting form that people can use to report concerns, issues or problems they have with a short-term rental.Those who have issues with short-term rentals may:
By Ted Grussing… I do not believe that I have ever sent out a shot of a bullfrog before and I’m not even sure why I am tonight. I send out images of predators with wings and with legs, all elegant and lethal, but have not sent out a bullfrog. Bullfrogs are amphibians and are also lethal predators in their own right. Their diet consists of bugs, small fish, tadpoles, snails and large ones can even get birds, reptiles and even bats. They lie in wait for the right moment and their sticky tongue is shot out to capture the…
Cottonwood AZ (September 8, 2020) – Our water and communities will be better protected, thanks to the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust which has donated nearly $1.2 million to restore and protect the Verde River to The Nature Conservancy in Arizona and Friends of the Verde River. The generous funding supports projects aimed at improving scores from the recently released Verde River Watershed Health Report Card.In February, the first-ever Verde River Watershed Health Report Card gave the watershed a grade of C+. Of the three categories – water, communities and habitat – water and habitat had moderate scores, 48 percent and 54 percent respectively, and…
By Vanessa Trujillo TenbrinkSedona AZ (September 8, 2020) – At Verde Valley School we investigate and grow global citizenship. We are loyal stewards of this land, of this place. We offer transformative experiences that reveal the depths of someone’s courage, character, and convictions. We ask questions. We uncover surprising answers. We laugh. We rediscover our world, each other, and ourselves. Who says that ought to be reserved for teenagers? Any adult I respect would say such concepts relate to her daily life, her work in becoming the fullest version of herself, her journey in building a life that aligns with her…
New Federal Guidelines Were Not AppliedPhoenix AZ (September 8, 2020) – The Department of Economic Security (DES) has issued a statement advising Arizona nonprofits that self-insure for unemployment insurance purposes to disregard billing statements requiring full prepayment for unemployment claims until new statements can be issued reflecting Congress-established guidelines removing the full prepayment requirement. Interest on the balances will not accrue until Oct. 31, according to the DES statement.On Aug. 20, Congress passed the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020, which removed the full prepayment requirement. A provision in the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…
By Ted Grussing… determining the intent of another is not limited to humans and in this photo you can see that One and the bobcat kitten are trying to determine what will happen next as they observe each other. Even though it is a kitten, the bobcat has about 4″ height advantage at the shoulders over One who is approaching her 9th birthday in December.
Camp Verde AZ (September 5, 2020) – The next Music in the Stacks, a free monthly concert series, will take place on Thursday, September 10th from 5:00 -7:00 pm, “Out of the Stacks”, at Redinger Ramada at the Town Campus on Hollamon Street.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, special precautions will be taken for everyone’s safety, including sanitizing the existing seating areas. Attendees will need to practice physical distancing and are encouraged to bring their own chairs to assist with this. Face masks are encouraged, and there will be some available for those who do not have them.
By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(September 5, 2020)These words as reported are what dumpy of the White House has called the deceased son, Robert of general John Kelly, who was killed in Iraq and of course John McCain a genuine American hero neither of whom who draft dodged like dumpy.
Sedona AZ (September 4, 2020) – Professional landscape, wildlife, and travel photographer Ian Plant will present to the Sedona Camera Club starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 28th. Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, Ian’s online presentation will be via a Sedona Camera Club webinar.Ian will share his favorite techniques for creatively using light, composition, and the magic of the moment to make unique nature photos that get noticed. Ian will drill down into some of his core artistic philosophies, as well as discuss practical ways of creating high concept photographs that stand out. Great photography is all about showing…