Sedonans Dressing Malawian GirlsSedona AZ (March 3, 2020) – On July 15, 2019, Lin Ennis, a Chapel Area resident since 2002, found Dress a Girl Around the World online and following the website’s instructions, began constructing sundresses for impoverished girls, primarily in third world countries. Dress a Girl Around the World, Sedona, became a chapter of dress a Girl Around the World, February 28, 2020, when they received word from headquarters that the local group had been approved.In October, Ennis delivered 56 completed dresses to the Phoenix Chapter of Dress a Girl. In November, Thomas and Lou Ann Bruck, Sedona…
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Clarkdale AZ (March 3, 2020) – A fascinating special Sunday presentation of “In Their Own Words” is scheduled for March 8, 2020 at 3:00 pm at the Men’s Lounge in the Clark Memorial Clubhouse.Ken Zoll will present a talk entitled “Sinagua Meteorites from Meteor Crater.” Ken has been working in conjunction with Arizona State University’s Center for Meteorite Studies on meteorites found at Native American ruins in the Verde Valley and beyond. The occurrence of meteorites on archaeological sites in North America has been known since the early 19th century. From the Hopewell culture in the eastern United States to…
By Holli Ploog and Kathy Kinsella www.VoteSedona.com (March 3, 2020)Election season has begun. We know that because a misinformation campaign is already underway across our community. We have become aware that there is an email in circulation with hard copies being distributed at various locations in Sedona that attributes a position to us that we in fact do not hold. No one has asked us our position on this matter.
Prescott AZ (March 3, 2020) – On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, a Yavapai County Jury found Aaron Orrico, 49, of Rimrock, AZ, guilty of three counts of Sexual Assault. During the trial, the evidence showed that, in 2016, the defendant was a licensed massage therapist who was working as an independent contractor in the Sedona area. Over a nine-month period, three different women, none of them known to the other, became victims of his sexual assault.Trial testimony established that on February 18, 2016, Victim A visited a Sedona area spa for a relaxing massage before she ended her vacation and flew…
By Kerrie Snyder Attendance is FREE Clarkdale AZ (March 3, 2020) – Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 14th and join us on Main Street in Historic Downtown Clarkdale for our 10th Annual Car Show & Chili Cook-Off hosted by the Clarkdale Downtown Business Alliance and the Clarkdale Foundation. From 9am to 2pm we’re featuring cars, trucks and motorcycles on Main Street competing in four different categories along with a People’s Choice award with each category awarding a $100 prize. There will be a live remote broadcast sponsored by Mandalay Homes and the Mountain Gate subdivision and a beer garden…
Sedona AZ (March 3, 2020) – The city of Sedona invites all residents to take an online survey before March 16, 2020 to provide input on potential projects related to the city’s budget process. Take the survey here: http://sgiz.mobi/s3/BudgetSurvey. Every year, the city evaluates what projects will be included in future year budgets by weighing needs, funding and other competing priorities. New to this year’s budget process, the survey seeks input from the community on projects city staff has heard should be implemented.
By Ted GrussingOver the weekend I did my first ever raptor shoot with a Falconer and it was an amazing experience … my favorite flier was this tiny dynamo, an American Kestrel Falcon … his name is Finley. The kestrel is among the very smallest of the raptors, but their zest and ferocity will match any of them. The Amercian Kestrel only weighs in at about a quarter of a pound, about nine inches long with a wing span of around 22 inches. Their beauty is unsurpassed … they also have to be very careful when they make a kill…
ADOT MVD urges Arizonans to get the AZ Travel IDPhoenix AZ (March 2, 2020) – There are approximately 150 business days left until Oct. 1, and the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division reminds customers to get the AZ Travel ID to make it through federal TSA airport checkpoints starting on that date.“The clock is ticking and people need to get their AZ Travel ID,” said MVD Stakeholder Relations Manager Jennifer Bowser Richards. “We don’t want to see travel plans ruined because flyers don’t have an ID that the TSA will accept. That’s a very real risk for people…
Sedona AZ (March 1, 2020) – The Keeper, a British-German biographical drama that tells the extraordinary love story between a young English woman and Bert Trautmann, German footballer and prisoner of war, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy during World War II, was voted Audience Choice “Best of Fest” at the 26th annual Sedona International Film Festival.The 2020 Sedona International Film Festival featured 177 films over nine days from Feb. 22 through March 1.Among other Audience Choice award winners were Babysplitters, Best Feature Comedy; The Silent Revolution, Best International Film; Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, Best Documentary; and Liberation Heroes: The Last…
Political Satire by Tommy AcostaMy friend Gerry asked what I would do if I were Bernie Sanders.I was intrigued. What would I do? What would my platform be if I were Bernie?Hmm? Ok. Here we go.If I were Bernie Sanders the first thing I would do is commission a 24-hour round-the-clock hairdresser to keep my hair in place so I don’t look like a crazy person.I would also get some Botox to take off a few years. Hiring the best tailor money can buy would also be a plus. Drop the rumpled old-man look. Especially the way the collar comes…
By Carson RalstonLibrary Specialist-Adult ProgramsCamp Verde AZ (February 29, 2020) – Join us at 5:30 pm on Thursday, March 19th in the Fireside Room at Camp Verde Community Library for an incredible free concert by local band J&B on the Rocks.Bob Grogan started J&B on the Rocks around 20 years ago. Many singers and musicians performed with the group over the last 20 years including Nancy Clark, JC Alvarez, and Al Raitano.The current band members feature Bob Grogan on keyboard and vocals, Doug Hersey on tenor sax, and Cindy Cole on guitar and vocals.
By Ted Grussing… three years ago this month I took this shot of a pair of widgeons taking off from one of the ponds at Page Springs … the water was in a rather churly state as the pair departed the area. Hopefully they found some peace and rest after they landed in a new pond. It takes a lot of energy for them to take to flight, so I only walk a pond with the intent to jump the ducks once. By this time of year, most of the ducks have little or no fear of humans and prefer…
Sedona AZ (February 28, 2020) – A Hopi Foster Care information program will be held at Sedona Public Library on March 13, from 1 – 2:30 pm.Crossing Worlds Hopi Projects, a Verde Valley based non-profit service group since 1999, has invited Hopi Social Services staff to speak about their Hopi Foster Care program to our area Verde Valley community. Brenda Patterson, Interim Clinical Supervisor, and Lorene Vincente, Foster Care Social Worker, will discuss their role in protecting children, types of trauma, and counseling services at Hopi and for Hopi foster children living off the reservation in Arizona and in other…
Local Cottonwood photographer, Isaac Wessel-Dudley invited to exhibit photographs from the border at Tubac Center of the ArtsTubac AZ (February 28, 2020) – Tubac Center of the Arts, (TCA) is excited to present two new exhibits focused on conditions at the border; “Critical Habitat,” and “Leaving – Images from the Border” with an opening reception, Friday, March 6th, 5-7pm. The public is invited to this free artist meet and greet opportunity. These exhibitions speak to today’s issues. Often, we are in discussion about politics in art. It is impossible for artists, or anyone really, to compartmentalize the world and the…
Sedona AZ (February 28, 2020) – The Sedona Heritage Museum has announced the opening of their newest temporary exhibit, a display of “Influential Sedona Women of the Past”, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of American women’s right to vote.The exhibit profiles women who contributed to Sedona’s development and character over the past 150 years or so. Photos and artifacts will help tell the stories of the first Anglo woman to give birth in Oak Creek Canyon and her treacherous journey across country; the gumption of the woman who wouldn’t take ‘no’ for an answer from geologists and drilled the first…