Rimrock AZ (June 11, 2020) – On June 9, 2020, around 3:45 PM, deputies were dispatched to the Beaver Creek Overflow Parking area in Rimrock. The burglaries occurred at the Bruce Brockett Trailhead parking area off Soda Springs Road, NE of Forest Road 618. Two victims reported vehicle burglaries occurring between 11:30 AM and 3:45 PM. Both vehicles had windows broken out to gain access. The first victim reported the theft of a red ‘Long Champ’ brand purse, ‘Lululemon’ brand clothing, sunglasses and 2016 Nissan passenger key. The second victim lost a ‘Michael Kors’ bag, clothing and a credit card.
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Clarkdale AZ (June 11, 2020) – The Verde Valley Fire District responded to a single motorcycle accident on Black Hills Dr. on June 10th at approx. 1700 hours. There was 1 person on the motorcycle who received a serious injury and was transported to VVMC by Verde Valley Ambulance Company. The accident is being investigated by Clarkdale PD. Also assisting with the incident was Cottonwood Fire and Medical Department.
By Camilla RossEmerson Theater CollaborativeSedona AZ (June 11, 2020) – Emerson Theater Collaborative is honored to announce our receipt of a CARES Act Emergency Relief – Humanities Grant from Arizona Humanities. This grant will help support our mission to serve youth, under-represented communities and artists, with an emphasis on diversity, by producing innovative and thought-provoking theater. In particular, it will give us the ability to provide our Summer Youth Theater Program in spite of the current health crisis and allow us to enter the realm of virtual theater for this and future productions.
By Dave MyersSedona AZ (June 11, 2020) – In keeping with precautions to prevent the spread of corona virus, including social distancing, there will NOT be a regular monthly meeting of the Oak Creek Apples Macintosh Users Group (OCAMUG) in June, 2020. Although Sedona has begun to reopen, the library will not be reopening in June. Oak Creek Apples will continue its practice of not meeting in July and August. We hope our regular September meeting can occur. Notices will be placed in local media one way or the other in early September.The OCAMUG is exclusively an educational institution for the public on the use…
By Ted Grussing… in one of my favorite places in the world, Sausalito, the street and bay front cafes and coffee shops … unmatched beauty anywhere. The Bay Bridge on the left horizon and the city on the bay, San Francisco, on the right. The marine layer is rolling in and will soon engulf the city. Corky and I used to go up there several times a year … normally we would stay at the Lodge at Tiburon and take the ferries over to the city, to Angel Island for a good day hike, Pier 39, or wherever we would decide to…
Rimrock AZ (June 10, 2020) – A massage therapist working in the Sedona area has been sentenced to 24 years in state prison by the Honorable Michael Bluff of the Yavapai County Superior Court. Aaron Orrico, age 49 of Rimrock, AZ, was sentenced on May 14, 2020, for three separate counts of Sexual Assault. Orrico was previously found guilty of the crimes at the conclusion of a trial to a Yavapai County jury. The evidence at trial showed Orrico was a licensed massage therapist who was working as an independent contractor in the Sedona area. In 2016, over a nine-month…
Sedona AZ (June 10, 2020) – The Sedona Heritage Museum will once again welcome guests beginning Monday, June 15.The Museum will reopen with regular hours, 7 days/week, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Simultaneous visitor numbers will be limited with spacing between entries. Visitors, volunteers and staff will be asked to honor social distancing and will be required to wear masks. Masks will be available for sale on-site, including locally handmade fabric masks. Hand sanitizer will be available and a disinfecting protocol will be followed during open hours. Audio tours will not be available for the foreseeable future. The Museum Gift Shop…
Flagstaff AZ (June 10, 2020) – The Coconino and Kaibab national forests of northern Arizona will implement Stage 2 fire restrictions across both forests at 8 a.m., June 13, due to increasing fire danger and the need to prevent human-caused wildfires during potentially dangerous fire conditions.The Kaibab National Forest will also temporarily close the Bill Williams Mountain watershed just southwest of the City of Williams due to the area’s susceptibility to uncharacteristically severe wildfire and the post-wildfire flooding that would result.
Sedona AZ (June 10, 2020) – On June 16, 2020 the Sedona Fire District will be holding the public budget hearing and there are four options for participating.In Person: 2860 Southwest Dr, Multipurpose Meeting RoomZoom Webinar: https://sedonafire.zoom.us/j/97936860659Telephone: 1-253-215-8782 or 1-301-715-8592 Meeting ID# 979-3686-0659Email: Send comments to: ktarver@sedonafire.orgPublic comments are limited to three (3) minutes in length and will be taken in advance through email or live during the meeting. Please see the following instructions for each method of participation:
Sedona AZ (June 10, 2020) – The Rotary Club of Sedona Village and the Rotary Club of Sedona Village Charitable Fund presented checks for $8,930 to eight area not for profit organizations recently. The grant recipients socially distanced at the Oak Creek Country Club for a morning recognition ceremony.“Each organization’s application highlighted a specific service or program which enhances our community” stated Rob Schaefer, Charitable Fund President. “Our club raises funds annually, through various means, to support worthy endeavors impacting the Verde Valley”.
By Ted Grussing… back from space and down to the ponds in Page Springs where a great blue heron is sticking a landing on the very edge of the berm between ponds … miss it and a go around is required less he slip down the plastic liner into the pond. He ends up there anyhow as shortly thereafter he nailed a nice fish in the pond and scrambled back up with trophy firmly speared on his beak.
TSIIZIZII, DINÉTAH (Leupp, Navajo Nation) (June 9, 2020) — The Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund (Relief Fund) marks its third month of operations as the Navajo Nation remains a hotspot for COVID-19. The Navajo Nation currently has 5,808 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 269 who have passed on in just three months as curfews and restrictions on businesses are lifted throughout the US.“Our all-volunteer leadership team remains steadfast and committed to diligently protecting the well-being and health of vulnerable Navajo and Hopi community members during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Relief Fund founder Ethel Branch. “That this effort has grown…
Yavapai County AZ (June 9, 2020) – MATFORCE’s Youth Poster Contest is an annual event held to raise awareness among youth about the risks of drug and alcohol abuse. Each year the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office assists in promoting this contest to students across the county.Deputy Scott Reed, Law Enforcement Education Deputy on the Community Relations Team with Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, has helped with this contest since it began. He stated, “I love being a part of the Youth Poster contest each year because the messaging and artwork the kids create are amazing. It’s an honor to be involved…
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world.Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”– Margaret Mead (1901-1978), anthropologistCamp Verde AZ (June 9, 2020) – As the world has become more interconnected, it is more important than ever to inspire people of all ages to create positive social change. The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) has partnered with the educational organization Facing History and Ourselves to dramatically increase access to the themes and content presented in its national initiative “Choosing to Participate” with a poster exhibition designed to encourage dialogue, engagement, respect, and participation in classrooms…
By Ted Grussing… I just read an article in Sci Tech Daily about data reviewed from previous studies that indicate with an 85% probability that an earth like planet has been discovered orbiting a star that is emitting light within our visible frequency range and that it is within the zone that life can form. To be confirmed as a planet there must be a 99% certainty … launches in the mid 2020’s may be able to confirm these findings. This is really exciting, the possibility of humanoid type life somewhere else within our galaxy.