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By Cheryl L. Yeatts, Manager of Sedona Public Library in the VillageSedona AZ (March 6, 2020) – Don’t miss this opportunity to attend two library programs in the Village of Oak Creek during March. Grab your calendar and take note of these dates:Wednesday, March 11:  Join us for an Arizona Humanities Speaker Program, “The Vanishing Trading Posts,” at 1:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 55 Rojo Drive.Speakers Chris Glenn and Sandy Sunseri will present a snapshot of a way of life in the Southwest that has disappeared. In a little over one hundred years after they were founded, trading…

By Ted Grussing… Finley sat for a portrait for a few minutes before the flying began last Saturday and here is a portrait of the handsome young man … I think he remains my favorite young model. Nature continues to amaze me on a daily basis and we share this tiny self sufficient little spaceship called earth with so many differing species … even the tiniest creatures are magnificent and beautiful … and all of us have a special purpose to fulfill.

By Robert AlbrechtSedona AZ (March 5, 2020) – This past weekend, February 28-March 1, 2020, 13 animals from the Humane Society of Sedona found their new “forever” homes during the National PetSmart Adoption Event held at the Sedona PetSmart location in West Sedona and our main shelter location at 2115 Shelby Drive, also in West Sedona.The event highlights the partnership between the Humane Society of Sedona and the Sedona PetSmart that has been enjoyed for many years. We were joined by Yavapai Broadcasting on Saturday who has provided music, a prize wheel and handouts to support our events on many…

Prescott AZ (March 5, 2020) – MATFORCE invites the public to Mortimer Farms on Saturday, March 28, 2020, for a free family-friendly event. Activities begin at 10 AM with fun children’s activities, face-painting, child-safe equipment to play on, barn animals to pet, hot chocolate and more.“This is my favorite MATFORCE event of the year,” said Sheila Polk, Yavapai County Attorney and Chair of MATFORCE. “We get full use of all the fun things to do at Mortimer Farms. Every year, we see more kids coming out with parents, their Bigs, or guardians to engage in healthy fun while celebrating being…

Sedona AZ (March 5, 2020) – “Monday at the Museum” will feature Psanky (Decorated Ukrainian) Eggs on Monday March 16th, at 11:00 a.m. Learn the basics of decorating eggs in the Ukrainian tradition by layering beeswax and dyes to create intricate designs. Although traditionally done at Easter time, they are great for a special occasion or other holidays. This workshop is open to adults and children over the age of 12; Fee $7, RSVP required.

Sedona AZ (March 5, 2020) – As another busy season in Sedona is imminent, the city of Sedona would like to share the following project information and tips. Keep in mind to use your cell phone’s mapping apps to check travel times to your destination. The Uptown Roadway Improvements ProjectThis is expected to be completed in June 2020 with the major construction and paving completed before the second week of March. Construction crews may be working in the medians along State Route 89A in March and April.

By Ted Grussing… he was first to fly and last to be published … also the largest of the three to fly. Quinn is a ferruginous hawk and about the size of a small eagle … he sports long sharp talons and check out the sharp upper beak which is designed to help him rip chunks of meat off of his prey. Ferruginous is a reference to the rust color of the bird … 

Cornville AZ (March 4, 2020) – On March 2, 2020, around 10:15 PM, deputies were dispatched to a weapons offense call in the 1400 block of South Chick Road, Cornville. Callers reported they could hear a man yelling and believed someone had been shot. Deputies were directed to an RV on the property where the disturbance was occurring and saw a male laying on the ground in front of the RV. He was later identified as 64-year-old Michael Snell who is a resident in the trailer park. During the contact with Snell, a man inside the trailer told deputies he had…

By Craig Swanson, Keep Sedona Beautiful(March 4, 2020)After their initial proposal was rejected, the developers of Spring Creek Ranch submitted an Amended Letter of Intent, requesting rezoning that will allow them to put 2,100 housing units/pads on land that straddles Spring Creek: 1,500 manufactured or site-built home lots of which up to 200 may be used for recreational vehicle pads, 400 rental units and a 200 unit assisted living facility.You can read information provided by Keep Sedona Beautiful about this proposal for a mega-development by CLICKING HERE.KSB URGES YOU TO VOICE YOUR OPINION

Sedona AZ (March 4, 2020) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its Living History speaker series on Thursday March 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum when Linda Walls and Julie McDonald will tell about “The Sporting Life of Two Arizona Women-Big Nose Kate & Dollie Wiley”. The ‘sporting life’ was a euphemism for prostitution back in the Wild West. The two speakers will share the stories of two such women.”Big Nose Kate” is perhaps best known as the on-again, off-again common-law wife of Doc Holiday of Tombstone. She was born into an upper-class family, but her…

Sedona AZ (March 4, 2020) – On March 16, 2020, city of Sedona contractor Tiffany Construction Company will begin the Thunder Mountain Drainage Improvements Project, which will begin with utility relocation work, followed by a drainage culvert installation.This project involves installing drainage pipes ranging in diameter from 36 to 60 inches along the south side of Thunder Mountain Road between Rhapsody Road and Andante Drive. Before the drainage pipe installation portion of the project can start, it will be necessary to relocate a few short sections of Arizona Water Company water mains. In addition, two sections of city sewer main…

City of Sedona has advanced to Innovator/Silver Sustainable Business Certification from the Sustainability Alliance.Sedona AZ (March 4, 2020) – City of Sedona has taken so many steps since 2017 (when they qualified as Conservationist/Bronze) they decided to take the assessment again, this time qualifying for Innovator/Silver. Staffing and planning were key to their success. They hired McKenzie Jones as Sustainability Coordinator, plus AmeriCorps VISTA member Kaileigh Walker. The City just completed a Municipal Sustainability Plan which includes targets for becoming zero waste and carbon neutral. They also conducted a municipal and community greenhouse gas inventory and identified areas for reduction.

Camp Verde AZ (March 4, 2020) – The next Music in the Stacks, a free monthly concert series, will take place on Thursday, March 12th at 5:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 4-6 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month.

By Dr. Marta Adelsman Life Coach in Communication and Consciousness(March 4, 2020)Have you ever experienced someone trampling on your words, interrupting you as you communicated a thought?  When someone can’t wait until we’ve finished expressing your thought before they jump in with theirs, it can jar us! People interrupt for many reasons.  The “little me” (the self-absorbed part of us run by the ego) wants to appear smart (or important, valued, good enough, etc.). Maybe it feels impatient, so it interrupts to get on with the conversation. Or that “little me” may feel entitled to more air time than others.Fear…

By Ted Grussing… is a Harris Hawk and in this shot he is cruising low across the ground in full hunting mode. They fly close to the ground when hunting as rabbits and such are their food and covering the ground at high speed it is easy to spot and quickly drop a foot or so and snatch their prey before the prey knows what is happening … or if they do, it is easy to pursue and then it is either mealtime or time to begin the search again. In the wild they sometimes hunt with other Harris Hawks…