Sedona AZ (July 10, 2020) – Arizona Governor Doug Ducey mandated in an Executive Order, that beginning at 10 p.m. on July 11, 2020 and until further notice, restaurants must reduce inside dining to less than 50 percent of the permitted fire code capacity.Additionally: Restaurants must ensure at least six feet of separation between tables and parties at all times, including while waiting to be seated. Restaurant staff are not counted in the occupancy limit. All buffets and self-serve food bars must be closed.
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By Darcy Hitchcock Co-Founder, Sustainability AllianceSedona AZ (July 10, 2020) – When you think about the Circular Economy, you probably think of products, for example, repairing and recycling your cellphone. Applied to agriculture, you might think of composting. But that’s just the beginning of closing the loop on nutrients. This report focuses on mobility, buildings, and food production.
Cottonwood AZ (July 10, 2020) -Today the Cottonwood Police Department is looking for Traci Ann Koelzer on Fraud charges. In the latter part of April 2018, Cottonwood detectives investigated an incident involving the Old Town Association (OTA). During the investigation, detectives learned 50-year-old, Traci Ann Koelzer was the Treasurer for the OTA and defrauded the organization of more than one hundred thousand dollars. Koelzer became aware of her charges and is believed to have left the Cottonwood area.
By Elizabeth Cate, Collection Development LibrarianSedona AZ (July 9, 2020) – Have you checked out Kanopy, the Library’s streaming video service? It’s free for all Sedona Public Library cardholders!Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and instructional videos. The New York Times calls Kanopy “a garden of cinematic delights,” and, more importantly, our patrons love it!
By Ted Grussing… a sailplane is always descending and altitude is the fuel for them.There are a number of forms of lift that sailplanes use to gain altitude and convective lift is probably the most common method utilized when soaring … the dust devil (thermal) with or without dust. This occurs when you have surface heating and there are areas where the air heats up more than in surrounding areas. Hot air is less dense than cooler air and therefore rises until the temperature differential no longer exists. Soaring pilots use these columns of rising air to gain altitude and…
BISSELL Pet Foundation is Sponsoring Pet Adoption Fees at 160+ Shelters Across 32 States during ‘Empty the Shelters’ EventsBy Robert AlbrechtSedona AZ (July 9, 2020) – The Humane Society of Sedona is proud to be a participant in this “Empty the Shelters” event to be held July 10-12 at our shelter in West Sedona. The event is our first semi-virtual event because of the COVID-19 virus constraints and features adoption fees of $25.00 for either dogs or cats over 6 months in age.
Camp Verde AZ (July 9, 2020) – It’s day 9 of Yavapai Silent Witness’ Catch 22 Program. Today Yavapai County Law Enforcement is asking for your help in locating fugitive Austin James Hanson. Sometime between February 2014 and June 8, 2014, then 19-year-old Austin Hanson broke into a residence in the 1800 block of Long Rifle road in Camp Verde and stole a 65-inch Flat Screen Television, a 3-foot statue, a will signed by the victim’s late wife and her death certificate. Also taken were $200 worth of silver dimes $50 worth of silver dollars, and 10 silver certificates of…
By Ted Grussing… hard to believe that it is fifteen years since I took this shot on one of my evening walks around the golf course. This daffodil was in the garden of friends who lived on what was then the 8th tee box. now seventeen. There was a light rain and the setting sun came through a hole in the clouds and some bushes and gave me this beautiful light. The flower has long ago returned to the earth and my friends have also left this life, but memories of them live on and the beauty of this long…
Prescott AZ (July 8, 2020) – It’s day 8 of Yavapai Silent Witness’ Catch 22 Program. Yavapai County Law Enforcement is asking for your help in locating fugitive Davion Marquice Zacharie. In the early evening hours of November 23, 2016, Zacharie was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for speeding on eastbound Interstate 40 in the area of Ashfork. The Deputy smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Following a probable cause search, Zacharie was found to be in possession of over 20 pounds of marijuana and a firearm. Zacharie was a convicted felon at the time…
By Ted Grussing… when words are not needed and such is the case with this elegant creature I encountered on a walk nearly eleven years ago … she is the Venus de Milo of the animal kingdom … unlike the beautiful statute of the ancient Greeks she will live on in digital format only … this is her as she presented herself to me on September 23, 2009, late in the afternoon.
Prescott AZ (July 7, 2020) – Yavapai County Recorder, Leslie Hoffman would like to remind voters about important information regarding the upcoming 2020 Primary Election being held Tuesday, August 4, 2020.All registered voters are eligible to vote in the 2020 Primary Election. If you are a registered Independent, Other, Party Not Designated, or Green Party and are on the Permanent Early Voter List, you must tell us which Party Ballot you want mailed. Call 928-771-3248 or visit yavapai.us/GoVote to request a one-time early ballot.
Cottonwood AZ (July 7, 2020) – On July 4, 2020, around 3 PM, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Cottonwood Police Department that 64-year-old Donald Scott turned himself in after admitting he killed his wife at their Black Canyon City home the day before. Deputies went to the home in the 34000 block of Desert Cove and found a deceased woman inside. The evidence observed at the scene corresponded with the story offered by the suspect.
Update: Fugitive Taken into CustodyCottonwood AZ (July 9, 2020) – In the late afternoon hours of July 7th, the United States Marshals Service received anonymous information stating Fugitive Jared Neil Kelly was staying at a residence off Valley Drive in Flagstaff. US Marshall’s Deputies responded to the area and took Kelly into custody without incident. This is another great illustration of interagency teamwork that shows up time after time in law enforcement! United States Marshal David Gonzales adds on behalf of the US Marshals Service, “The United States Marshals Service is committed to assisting in the location and apprehension of…
Sedona AZ (July 6, 2020) – A small aircraft made an emergency crash landing on HWY 89A at Mountain Shadows Drive shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The plane, a 1964 Beechcraft A23 Musketeer, experienced engine problems shortly after take-off from Sedona Oak Creek airport. “The pilot did a remarkable job of flying and landing the plane without hitting any vehicles or people on the ground,” said Fire Marshal Jon Davis.Both occupants of the aircraft denied any injuries but elected to be transported to a local medical facility for evaluation. The aircraft did sustain some damage during the landing attempt and was trucked…
By Ted Grussing… since I sold Mariah about a month ago, I knew that the continuing stream of new aerial shots were coming to an end and I wondered what would be taking up the slack. The morning that Mariah left, I headed down to Red Rock Crossing with a friend and was sitting in a patch of foxtail shooting a few tiny Arizona Primrose flowers when Ed flew her overhead on the way down to Nogales; I found that I really enjoyed just sitting in that patch trying to figure out a way to get a unique shot of…