By Carson RalstonLibrary Specialist-Adult ProgramsDid you find adventure in your own backyard?Or in Antarctica? Come write about it with Ann.Camp Verde AZ (July 12, 2019) – Join us in the Founders Room at Camp Verde Community Library on Monday, July 15th from 9:30 – noon for a writing workshop for writers and for those who don’t label themselves writers – but want to record memories. This workshop will focus on writing a memory, using a time and a place. Come and write about places in your life or places you’ve lived. Come prepared to write. You may leave with a memory…
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Clarkdale AZ (July 12, 2019) – Today the Clarkdale police are asking for help in locating, John Gregory Lukasik. His last known address was in Cottonwood on South 18th Street. John Gregory Lukasik was born on 1/29/1960 and is 59 years old. He is 6’4″ and approximately 210 pounds.
Sedona AZ (July 12, 2019) – Arizona Music Hall of Fame Icon Walt Richardson has quite a history in Arizona, and will be performing this summer at Sound Bites Grill in Sedona on Saturday, July 13th starting at 7pm Richardson has quite a history in Arizona – having started as a street musician and working his way up to world tours, he has always made Tempe his home base, and celebrates the city in his songs.
By Virginia Volkman, Library DirectorSedona AZ (July 12, 2019) – Sedona Public Library is pleased to partner with the Sedona International City of Peace and Rotary Club of Sedona for the third Sedona Human Library™ event, on Sunday, September 22, with sessions from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Library on White Bear Road.The event is part of the Human Library project (www.humanlibrary.org), an international effort that is now local. This global movement for social change has the potential to alter our hearts and minds as to how we regard those in our…
By Ted Grussing… imagine sunning yourself on a small island in the middle of a lake … you see a large boat with two creatures holding what appear to be large weapons pointed right at you. You start to get a little nervous, move around a bit and notice that they are getting close and closer and seem very threatening … the weapons are clacking and firing at you … wait and see is replaced by fight or flight and this cormorant chose flight and gave me this photo of him departing his little island for some more secure position.…
Summer encore series will feature popular Met Operas returning to the big screenSedona AZ (July 11, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the encore of the Met Opera’s “Aida” (from the 2018/2019 season) on Saturday, July 20 at 12 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Soprano Anna Netrebko and mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili offer blazing performances in Verdi’s grand drama of ancient Egypt “Aida”, seen in a stunning production by Sonja Frisell. Nicola Luisotti conducts.
Must-have items include fully charged cellphone, drinking water, umbrellaPhoenix AZ (July 11, 2019) – With merciless temperatures forecast over the coming days, be sure you and your vehicle are prepared before traveling on highways in the Arizona desert.Motorists should always be ready for the possibility of becoming stranded, but that need is even more critical in extreme heat.
Prescott AZ (July 11, 2019) – Today Yavapai County Law Enforcement needs your help finding Tyrell Edison Manakaja. On January 5, 2015, Arizona Department of Public Safety received reports that a vehicle was brake checking other vehicles, driving erratically and actually ran another vehicle off the road. An officer contacted Manakaja who was operating the vehicle in the area of Milepost 118 on Interstate 40 near Seligman.
By Ted Grussing… it is that part of flight when an end is in sight and soon the wings will be tucked and the feet will be planted back on earth. First though, the landing gear must be extended, then the flare which loses the lift generated by the wings and by then the legs have swung forward, the body arched and then the feet touch ground and another beautiful flight has ended.
The real life story of Morris “Moe” Berg featured in award-winning new documentarySedona AZ (July 10, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the award-winning new documentary “The Spy Behind Home Plate” July 19-24 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Aviva Kempner’s “The Spy Behind Home Plate” is the first feature-length documentary to tell the real story of Morris “Moe” Berg, the enigmatic and brilliant Jewish baseball player turned spy. Berg caught and fielded in the major leagues during baseball’s Golden Age in the 1920s and 1930s. But very few people know…
Clarkdale AZ (July 10, 2019) – Verde Valley Fire District (VVFD) responded to the report of a brush fire in the area of Cement Plant Road and the Railroad Tracks. Crews responded to the area and had a large column of smoke and upgraded the fire to a working wildland assignment.Due to the location of the fire and rate the fire was spreading, additional units from the US Forest Service and neighboring agencies were requested to assist with the fire.
By Steve Mertes, Chief Building OfficialSedona AZ (July 10, 2019) – On June 11 of this year, I presented a draft of updated city building codes to the Sedona City Council for discussion and possible direction. The draft code is the culmination of many months of work, research, cross-referencing of old and new codes and code amendments, and discussions with staff, other municipalities, counties, members of the sustainability community, contractors, architects and designers. A primary goal of the effort is to create codes that are current, provide the latest in safety requirements, address new products and procedures, and keep Sedona…
Sedona AZ (July 10, 2019) – Mark your calendar for a full day of music, entertainment, food, and fun on Saturday July 27th at the Posse Grounds Pavilion (525 Posse Ground Rd.) from 2 to 9 PM. Admission is free.The Sedona Showcase is a benefit for the Sedona Area Homeless Alliance and features a stellar lineup, including headliner Steve McCarty, the multi-platinum, original guitar player for the Steve Miller band and co-writer of the hit song, Fly Like an Eagle. As a singer-songwriter today, McCarty is moved to write deep, meaningful music that touches people and can make a difference…
Cottonwood AZ (July 10, 2019) – Cottonwood Police Department is looking for Traci Ann Koelzer on Fraud charges. In the latter part of April 2018, Cottonwood detectives investigated an incident involving Old Town Association. During the investigation, detectives learned 50 year-old, Traci Ann Koelzer was the Treasurer for OTA and defrauded the organization of more than one hundred thousand dollars. Koelzer became aware of her charges and is believed to have left the Cottonwood area.
By Dr. Marta Adelsman Life Coach in Communication and Consciousness(July 10, 2019)Thomas, a young man I know in Chicago, got himself into trouble. Talking with work colleagues one day, he joined in bad-mouthing their boss. Someone among the group ratted to the boss about what Thomas had said. The boss talked with Thomas – and fired him!In a conversation I had with Thomas, he identified how “chameleon” behavior has been a pattern for him. As you may know, chameleons change their color to fit in with their background. Thomas so wanted to fit in with and be accepted by…