Clarkdale AZ (April 30, 2020) – Despite being physically closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yavapai College library is providing support to students and the Verde Valley community by providing safe curbside pick-up of reserved items or “holds” at the Yavapai College book drop located outside on the Verde Valley Yavapai College Campus in Clarkdale.
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Eased limits for loads with critical supplies continuing through MayPhoenix AZ (April 30, 2020) – The Arizona Department of Transportation has extended higher weight limits for commercial trucks hauling critical supplies and goods that Arizona communities are relying on during the current public health situation.Coordinating with Governor Ducey, ADOT in early April raised the gross weight limit for commercial vehicles to 90,000 pounds without the need for an overweight permit, up from the normal 80,000 pounds. That temporary measure, set to expire on April 30, has now been extended to the end of May.
Laser Girl Skincare is now a Certified Sustainable Business at the Conservationist/Bronze level from the Sustainability Alliance.Sedona AZ (April 30, 2020) – Anita Marcus started Laser Girl Skincare after getting sun damage on a long hike in the Grand Canyon. When a laser treatment in Phoenix repaired the damage, she wanted to offer the same results for others and opened her business in 2015. Currently she operates out of The Spa of Sedona four days per week and one day in a Prescott medical office.
By Ted Grussing … of year when the Argentine Giant cactus are blooming and as I headed out on my walk tonight I got a few shots of my neighbors cactus with last light illuminating one of the blooms and here it is. Also need to get some shots of iris this year as I didn’t get many shots last year and they will be gone soon too.
Phoenix AZ (April 29, 2020) – With COVID-19 causing a large number of Arizonans to work from home or attend school online, Attorney General Mark Brnovich advises Arizonans to use safe internet practices. With crooks and scammers busy trying to gain access to people’s computers and personal information through weak security measures, AG Brnovich offers the following common sense tips to help you, your business, and your family stay safe online.
Clarkdale AZ (April 29, 2020) – It took her over nine years to get her associates degree from Yavapai College, but she didn’t stop there. Sophia Zarifis-Russell’s story is one of perseverance and overcoming adversity to obtain her degrees and pursue a career in library science—culminating right back where she started—at Yavapai College.After high school, Sophia Zarifis-Russell attended college for a couple years, but her studies were interrupted when she got married, moved to Quebec, and had children. After 15 years in Quebec, Sophia moved to the Verde Valley in 2002 and immediately started taking classes at Yavapai College (YC)…
Friends of the Verde River is now a Certified Sustainable Business at the Innovator/Silver level from the Sustainability Alliance.Cottonwood AZ (April 29, 2020) – Friends of the Verde River began as an informal gathering of volunteer river activists in 2007. They later merged with the Verde River Basin Partnership, a founding member of the Sustainability Alliance, and in 2011 became an official 501(c)(3). Friends of the Verde’s mission is to “work collaboratively to restore habitat, sustain flows, and promote community stewardship to support a healthy Verde River system.”The Verde River, an important wildlife and bird migration corridor, is one of…
Flagstaff AZ (April 29, 2020) – Coconino National Forest is rescinding the closure order for the burned area of last year’s Museum Fire north of Flagstaff.Lifting this closure order allows public access into the burned area on Mount Elden and Dry Lake Hills, which has been closed since the Museum Fire began on July 21, 2019 and burned more than 1,900 acres in the heart of this popular recreation area.
Cottonwood AZ (April 29, 2020) – The suspect in the auto theft case out of the Cottonwood area has been identified as 16-year-old Saul Alcantar Sierra of Maricopa County. Sierra, who was already in custody outside Yavapai County on unrelated charges, was located and identified by Yavapai County Sheriff’s investigators as the suspect sought in this case.###$300 Reward Offered for Information Leading to an ArrestCottonwood AZ (April 24, 2020) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in identifying an auto theft suspect. On April 12, 2020, between 8:30 PM and 10:30 PM, an unidentified male subject…
Cottonwood AZ (April 29, 2020) – Verde Drive-In, a new premiere drive-in movie theater, celebrates its’ opening Friday May 1st. The Verde Drive-In shows movies Friday and Saturday nights at 6101 E Coury Drive, Camp Verde, 86322. Get your tickets online today!Carload parking packages are $25 which include parking and usage fees, two discounted Adult tickets, two cans of Soda, and two bags of popcorn. ADD-ON tickets are available for additional passengers in vehicles; Adults (16+) are $8.50, Seniors (55+) are $7.50, Children (5-15) are $5.00. ALL tickets are eligible for discount; simply use the coupon code COVID during checkout…
ACF of Sedona and collaborating partners issue grants across Sedona and the Verde ValleySedona AZ (April 29, 2020) – In the last five weeks, the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona/Verde Valley and its collaborating partners have granted $189,400 to 22 local nonprofit organizations who are providing critical care services to our neighbors in need.. Funding has been distributed from the Sedona/Verde Valley COVID-19 Community Response Fund and the ACF’s statewide COVID-19 fund. “The outpouring of support from caring community members has been truly inspiring. I am so thankful to all of the individuals and organizations who have pulled together and collaborated…
By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(April 29, 2020)You Tube ( YT ) and Google (G ) removed the TV program by two California doctors ( also immunologists ) who were reporting the governments shut down guide was wrong and harmful. They provided ample real proof this guidance was reducing the capacity of our immune systems from containing and coping with COVID-19 viral attacks. Or less anti bodies.
By Ted Grussing… this rooster promised to give me some much needed oversight and advice while I try to get the formatting correct in six of my lists that are outside of the Constant Contact list which is where most of the email list contacts reside … I only have about 600 contacts in these lists. In the past I have sent the photos out as attachments where they end up not being part of the story line, so recently I have begun embedding the image (s) and on the ones that are addressed to me come back with both…
Arizona Testing Blitz aims to test between 30,000-60,000 people over three weekendsPhoenix AZ (April 28, 2020) – Governor Doug Ducey today announced that the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), in partnership with healthcare partners across the state, are joining forces to launch the Arizona Testing Blitz with the goal of increasing COVID-19 testing statewide. The Arizona Testing Blitz aims to test 10,000-20,000 Arizonans for COVID-19 every Saturday for three consecutive weeks, beginning Saturday, May 2, 2020.“Arizona has placed an emphasis on ramping up testing, but we need more,” Governor Ducey said. “As our healthcare partners develop a more reliable supply of testing materials,…
By Ted Grussing… is taking to the golf links … not sure who she is, but she was playing with her dad and brother. For sure she did not look up whilst making her golf swing and she hit the ball straight. Fun to see young kids learning to play the game and methinks her dad is doing a great job teaching her. Our future is secure … new generations are coming up the ranks just as all of us once did and they will have the privilege of learning from our successes as well as out failures … this…