Sedona AZ (October 24, 2019) – I’d like to talk about an important effort the city is making to engage in sustainable practices, and to help you do the same. We all appreciate our beautiful environment and recognize that in order to have healthy communities and to protect our environment, we need clean air and water. As Sedona continues to change, and as the world changes, we require more resources such as energy, water, and space; sustainability seeks to use our resources responsibly and efficiently. We have all come to understand that sustainability is directly related to our own wellbeing. The…
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Cottonwood AZ (October 25, 2019) – The deceased teen has been identified as 17-year-old Kevin Deleon who lived at that location. His next of kin has been notified, including his family in Mexico.###Cottonwood AZ (October 24, 2019) – On October 21, 2019, Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) detectives were called to a home in the 4000 block of E. Wild Stallion Trail, Cottonwood, regarding an overdose involving a 17-year-old male. Background – Detectives learned that a friend of the teen went to check on him after sending several text messages with no response. The concerned party entered the home and found…
Many more Arizonans helping ‘Keep Arizona Grand’Phoenix AZ (October 24, 2019) – Litter Hotline reports are up significantly since the Arizona Department of Transportation began offering even more convenient ways for citizens to reach out when they see motorists trashing state highways.In recent months, ADOT has created a new Litter Hotline website, Litter.AZ.gov, for online reports of littering and made it possible for witnesses to call in reports by simply calling 511, the Arizona Traveler Information phone line. Meanwhile, ADOT processed 1,405 littering reports between April and September of this year, a two-thirds increase from the 839 processed in the same…
Jerome AZ (October 24, 2019) – Jerome Art Walk on November 2nd is the perfect post-Halloween night. If you missed the legendary Halloween costume party in Jerome, enjoy a more sedate but equally as entertaining night in this mile high town. Festivities run from 5 to 8 pm. Studios and galleries will host openings and happenings throughout the artist colony. From the Old Jerome High School studios to Made in Jerome Pottery at the other end of town, art, music and lively conversation are everywhere. Enjoy great food in wonderful restaurants, wine tasting and maybe even spend the night at one of…
By Ted Grussing… the beast … both are in this photo I shot this morning looking WNW from a point over the Verde Valley near the gap between Black Mountain on the left and Casner mountain on the right. Through the gap you are looking into Sycamore Canyon. Past the right side of the photograph, Sycamore Canyon cuts left to the west and this fire appears to be near the end of it. This is Kaibab Forest and it is this fire which buried Sedona and The Village in smoke and ash yesterday. This afternoon as the winds shifted to…
Award-winning films presented in 3-day mini festival at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 23, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to team up with the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley to present the Eighth Annual Sedona Jewish Film Festival Nov. 2-4 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The program will feature five award-winning feature films from around the world.
Cottonwood AZ (October 23, 2019) – A Yavapai County jury has found 41-year-old Krista Cline, a licensed fiduciary at the time of her crimes, guilty of Fraud Schemes and Theft, for stealing more than $95,000 from two of her clients, both disabled. The trial, conducted in front of Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Michael Bluff, concluded on October 16, 2019.In 2016, Cline was hired to oversee the finances of one of the disabled victims, a resident of Cottonwood. In 2017, Detective Todd Swaim of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office began investigating suspicious, large transactions on the victim’s “special needs” bank…
Designed for healthcare professionals, the conference will explore how plant-based nutrition is changing medical practice in the U.S.Sedona AZ (October 23, 2019) – On January 16-17, 2020, the 4th Annual Sedona Health and Nutrition Conference will take place at the beautiful L’Auberge de Sedona resort. Presented by Healthy World Sedona in partnership with Northern Arizona University Health Sciences and Northern Arizona Healthcare, this enlightening, educational event will showcase the latest research on food as medicine and the power of plant-based nutrition. Medical professionals may receive up to 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, and dietitians may receive up to 10.0…
By Dr. Marta Adelsman Life Coach in Communication and Consciousness(October 23, 2019)We all have aspects of ourselves hidden in the shadow of our personalities. Psychologist Carl Jung called these aspects archetypes — universal symbols that may pop out and surprise us at times when we don’t expect them. Even though it embarrasses me to tell you how this happened to me, I’m telling you anyway. That day, in the morning, I wrote in my journal about my “inner child,” whom I refer to as my LG (little girl). Later in the day, I sat down at my computer to write a welcome…
By Ted Grussing… one bird … Sparrow Hawk or American Kestrel … both refer to our smallest falcon in North American. We always referred to them as Sparrow Hawks when I was a kid in Minnesota, but now that I am friends with a lot of knowledgeable birders I most commonly refer to them as Kestrels. The proper name is American Kestrel and it is unrelated to the Eurasian Sparrowhawk which is an accipiter not a falcon so the term sparrow hawk is a bit misleading. They feed on mice, grasshoppers and such and are about the same size as…
Sedona Film Festival presents one-day-only special event at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 22, 2019) – Just in time for Halloween: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” — the outrageous cultural phenomenon that has been a hit with movie lovers for nearly four decades — returns to the big screen in Sedona on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the return one-night-only engagement at 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Feel free to dress in costume — if you wish — and come dance, sing along and do the time warp with…
Cottonwood AZ (October 22, 2019) – Verde Valley Fire District was recently awarded a grant from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) in the amount of $7,295 for a new air bag lift system. An air bag lift system is used in conjunction with cribbing, rescue jacks and other extrication equipment to extricate patients pinned under vehicles or other heavy objects.
Sedona AZ (October 22, 2019) – The Sedona Heritage Museum recently received a grant from the Arizona Historical Society (AHS) for the continuation of their effort to digitize Sedona Red Rock Newspapers from its first issue in 1963 to present.“Currently these newspapers exist on microfilm at the Sedona Public Library and are not easily search-able.”, said Sedona Historical Society President, Janeen Trevillyan. “This grant will digitize and add OCR, or word search capability to the electronic files, and the files will meet Library of Congress standards for digital preservation.”
Sedona AZ (October 22, 2019) – The Sedona Parks and Recreation Department will offer three workshops in November of special interest to Sedona homeowners and families.Tree workshop and Firewise education Nov. 9. The Arizona Community Tree Council will offer a free Homeowner’s Tree Workshop and Firewise Education session on Saturday, Nov., 9, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Recreation Room at Posse Grounds Park, 525-D Posse Ground Rd. Attendees will learn the fundamentals of proper tree installation, initial care, growth, development and the benefits of planting trees for both the homeowner and the community. Firewise education teaches the proper maintenance…
Camp Verde AZ (October 22, 2019) – Are you or someone you know experiencing homelessness? Once a month, continuing Friday, November 8th at 10:00 am, Camp Verde Community Library and Yavapai Outreach host Help with Housing and More where you can meet one-to-one with knowledgeable representatives from area agencies and get help with housing, healthcare, food, employment assistance, birth certificates and other important documents.