Sedona AZ (March 26, 2020) – The Arizona Community Foundation has established the Sedona/Verde Valley COVID-19 Community Response Fund to support local nonprofits as they assist in responding to the pandemic. “Based on the requests for funding we have already received and the impact this crisis is having on our community, we estimate that a minimum of $300,000 is needed to satisfy local critical care needs for the next 30-45 days,” said Jennifer Perry, ACF Regional Director. “We anticipate this number to grow significantly as the demand for the services of nonprofits increases and local volunteers are unable to help.”
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Sedona AZ (March 26, 2020) – To protect citizens and city staff from the spread of COVID-19, the city of Sedona is extending its policy to close in-person access to city facilities and continue with virtual and phone services until April 5, 2020.
Prescott AZ (March 26, 2020) – To keep with best practices of “social distancing”, effective no later than Monday, March 30th the Yavapai County Recorder’s Office will be closed to the public until further notice.There are several methods of registering to vote or updating your voter registration information.
By Tommy AcostaSedona, AZ (March 26, 2020) Thursday, March 19 will always be for me the day music died in Sedona, for that is the day every Sedona restaurant was shut down by the State and the Sedona city governmentAs a musician who once depended playing live to make ends meet, my heart breaks for the working musicians of Sedona, now without gigs thanks to the shut down of the venues they once performed in.I was fortunate to have had employment later in life that allowed me to play, without music as my main income. For the working musicians of Sedona…
By Darcy HitchcockCo-Founder, Sustainability AllianceSedona AZ (March 25, 2020) – Freaked out about the coronavirus? Wondering how to clean house without sickening your family? It’s important to remember that basic cleaning products are likely adequate unless you have an outbreak of the virus or an impaired immune system. We don’t want to bring out the ‘big guns,’ only to make them ineffective when we need them, causing resistance. Ironically many cleaning products can make you sick. Learn how to find green cleaning products.
By Ted Grussing… I got this shot of a drake widgeon moving out after I jumped him down at Bubbling Ponds last November … the light was great and you can see water droplets coming off his body as he rises higher into the sky. Shot with the Canon 1DX MKI … it is still a great camera even after just under eight years. Unless you need specific features not available when you bought your digital camera, the older digital cameras remain good … if it was great when you bought it, it probably will still do everything you want…
Prescott AZ (March 25, 2020) – Leslie Hoffman, Yavapai County Recorder is pleased to announce the addition of Eagle Fraud Guard to the self-service document searching website. This is a FREE service to citizens who are concerned about potential deception through recordings in Yavapai County.Eagle Fraud Guard allows citizens to proactively monitor and be alerted when a document is registered in a specific individual’s name and/or business name in Yavapai County. When documents are recorded, meeting a citizen’s search criteria, an email is automatically generated and sent to the citizen notifying them of the recording. The email provides basic information…
Sedona AZ (March 25, 2020) – Effective immediately Sedona Fire District has suspended the issuance of new burn permits and will is not allowing the activation of existing permits. “The moratorium on burning yard waste is made in order to align us with our state and federal partners which are suspending all prescribed burns for the time being,” said Fire Marshal Jon Davis. This decision will promote elevated air quality at a time when many people are facing the possibility of a respiratory virus and will help to limit public contacts for our first responders. Sedona Fire District is monitoring…
Prescott AZ (March 25, 2020) – The Yavapai College Foundation has partnered with Arizona Gives Day to boost the college’s ability to provide emergency grants to students at risk of faltering in their educational journeys because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Arizona Gives Day, an online fundraising initiative on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, brings together Arizonans from across the state to raise awareness and financial support for nonprofit organizations statewide.
Efforts helping long-haul truckers, MVD customers and the economyPhoenix AZ (March 25, 2020) – Pavement repairs continue, as do highway construction and improvement projects. For long-haul drivers delivering essential goods, rest areas offer truck parking and facilities. Crews patrol Phoenix-area freeways to quickly clear crashes and help stranded motorists.Along nearly 7,000 miles of state highways, Arizona Department of Transportation employees continue providing a safe and reliable transportation system as part of the state’s pandemic response.“Throughout it all, ADOT staff – from every corner of the state – remain committed to supporting the people of Arizona and those who are moving…
Extension of Tax Filing Deadline Does Not Affect Charitable ContributionsPhoenix AZ (March 25, 2020) – Arizona taxpayers considering donations to qualifying nonprofit organizations for Arizona tax credits on their 2019 income tax returns must still make those contributions by April 15 even with the U.S. Department of Treasury decision to extend filing deadlines to July 15 for Arizona and federal returns.Qualifying charitable organizations include 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, foster care organizations public schools and certified school tuition organizations.
Flagstaff AZ (March 24, 2020) – Coconino National Forest has closed its developed recreation and day-use sites indefinitely to protect public and employee health, as well as align with state and local measures already in place to lessen the impact of COVID-19. The vast majority of the forest is still open to visitors who want to spend time outdoors participating in recreational opportunities that support social distancing, such as hiking and biking on trails, and dispersed camping. However, the following developed recreation sites, facilities, and restrooms are closed. More sites may close in the future, depending on the situation, as…
By Ted Grussing… so here is my part time island in the part time lake … not as magnificent as that castle on the lake in Scotland … I take that back, perhaps more elegant than that island … no roadway or bridge out there and not messed up with construction by humans, just the beauty provided by nature. A simple and solitary tree graces the snow covered island, Come summer the lake will be gone and the island an island no more … at least until next year.
By Sandra Cosentino, Director Crossing Worlds Hopi Projects A local Verde Valley non-profit all volunteer groupSedona AZ (March 24, 2020) – Please do NOT go to our Arizona Indian Reservations right now unless you are an essential provider.At Hopi, for example, the Tribe is asking Hopis to stay home and not go back and forth off of the reservation. Some wanderers and would be campers (they told the Hopi authorities “we thought it would be safe here”) have been escorted OFF of the Hopi reservation this week.All tourism facilities (including Navajo casinos) are CLOSED at Navajo, Hopi and Havasupai. Monument…
Cottonwood AZ (March 24, 2020) – In consideration of citizens and employees, Yavapai County Recorder’s Office is suspending in-person customer service at the Cottonwood location beginning Tuesday, March 24th, 2020. Customer service will be conducted solely via drop box, phone, standard mail or email. This is a temporary closing until further notice.You may mail your documents to 10 S. 6th Street, Cottonwood, AZ 86326ORYou may use the temporary Recorder Drop Box outside of the Cottonwood Annex Building.