Sedona AZ (June 3, 2019) – At the May 29, 2019, council meeting, council members directed staff to proceed with another Sedona in Motion project, the Forest Road extension, and chose Design Option 1. The council also directed that the design include a sidewalk and bike lane, or shared-use bike/walk pathway.A 2018 survey of Uptown residents found 78 percent supported building the extension. It will allow Uptown residents to bypass the two roundabouts at Brewer/Ranger roads and the Y, and serve as an additional access / egress route for emergency responders and emergency evacuation. When the extension is completed vehicles will use…
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Drivers should plan ahead for delays up to 30 minutes while roadway is reduced to one lane onlyJerome AZ (June 1, 2019) – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for lane closures on north- and southbound State Route 89A between the town of Jerome (milepost 344) and Old Fain Road (milepost 330) while a pavement-repair project is underway. Drivers could experience delays up to 30 minutes while SR 89A is reduced to one lane only.Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, and Thursday, June 6.
Camp Verde AZ (June 1, 2019) – Fire managers with the Mogollon Rim Ranger District are evaluating whether or not a recent lightning-caused wildfire above Mogollon Rim would be beneficial to the area by allowing it to burn and consume dense forest fuels.The Coldwater Fire, discovered Thursday morning, is approximately 40 acres and about 4 miles directly south of Clints Well, near Coldwater spring. The fire poses no danger or threat to any residents or structures, but it is producing smoke visible to motorists along state Route 87 and recreationists in the area.
Camp Verde AZ (June 1, 2019) – Join us at Camp Verde Community Library Monday, June 17th from 9:30 am – 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 an animal. Come and write about animals in your life. Come prepared to write (if you choose). You may leave with a memory of a special pet or animal that made an impression on you.
Daytime lane restrictions scheduled for June 13Three overnight closures required for drainage workSedona AZ (May 31, 2019) – Drivers who use State Route 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff are advised to plan for travel delays as crews remove rocks and fallen trees, improve drainage through the switchbacks, and perform roadway maintenance work.SR 89A will be closed in both directions between Pine Flats Campground (milepost 386) and the lookout point (milepost 390) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday, June 9, Monday, June 10 and Tuesday, June 11.
Sedona AZ (May 31, 2019) – The indie folk trio the T Sisters — from Oakland, CA — will perform in concert at the beautiful Mary Fisher Theater on Thursday, June 13 at 7:00 pm. The Sedona performance, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival, is part of the group’s World Tour, including the Middle East, North Africa and the United States.Distinguished by close harmonies, catchy melodies and potent lyricism, the T Sisters have created a refreshing brew of indie-folk/Americana music. Blood sisters Erika, Rachel and Chloe Tietjen flow seamlessly between styles and moods, from roots to pop and sassy…
Prescott AZ (May 31, 2019) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in determining the identity of a male found on March 22, 2018, in the area of the Verde River and White Bluff, approximately 4-5 miles upstream from Sheep’s Bridge, Yavapai County, Arizona. This latest effort involves sharing a forensic facial reconstruction that was provided by the Yavapai County Medical Examiner’s office, pictured.
Plan also advances transportation projects across Greater ArizonaPhoenix AZ (May 31, 2019) – With planned Interstate 17 flex lanes between Black Canyon City and Sunset Point set for construction starting by 2021, the state budget approved by state lawmakers and signed by Governor Doug Ducey provides the additional funding needed to also complete widening I-17 south of where the flex system will be built.This $130 million investment to complete new third lanes in both directions of I-17 between Anthem and Black Canyon City is one of many in the budget that will expand and preserve transportation infrastructure across Arizona. Appropriations…
Camp Verde AZ (May 31, 2019) – Ann Metlay, artist and owner at Expressions Artist Gallery at 423 S. 6th Street in Cottonwood, brings her ceramic sculptures to Camp Verde Community Library. The display will be in the library until the end of July.Ann’s art is quirky and unique, filled with organic shapes and colors. She constructs masks and wall hangings, stand-alone pieces, primitive figures and beautiful interpretive plaques featuring a Hebrew word, accompanied by a short poem.
By Dave MyersSedona AZ (May 31, 2019) – On Saturday, June 15, 2019, beginning at 10:00AM,the Oak Creek Apples Macintosh Users Group will offer a general question-and-answer session on Apple computers, iPads, and iPhones in the Si Burch Room at the Sedona Public Library. Alan Gore will facilitate the meeting. Admission is free. Pre-registration is desirable but not required. Register by emailing to oakcreekapples@gmail.com.
Louis Landon Jazz Trio and Mother Road Trio share a Weekend of Music at Sound Bites!Sedona AZ (May 31, 2019) – The weekend of May 31st and June 1st Piano Jazz gives way to Motown, Blues and Rock & Roll as The Mother Road Trio takes the Sound Bites Grill Stage Friday May 31st at 7pm! MRT brings a mix of melody and music with a Motown Vibe, Rock & Roll, R & B, jazz, swinging into original ballads.
By Judy Poe, Assistant Library DirectorSedona AZ (May 31, 2019) – Every year, libraries across the country offer summer reading programs designed to spark imaginations and engage children as schools break for the summer. Besides being fun, summer reading programs battle the decline in reading ability (the “summer slide”) seen in students who don’t read or read infrequently during their summer vacation. But what about adults?
… a few weeks ago when I was down at Bubbling Ponds doing a shoot (anything I could find) I got a long sequence of this great blue heron in flight and was totally focused on him and until I began processing the images tonight I did not see the Killdeer that had joined him in a flight to wherever. A fun shot and two birds with one shot … didn’t do that much with a shotgun.
Sedona AZ (May 30, 2019) – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Exhibition on Screen series with “Van Gogh & Japan”. The event will show in Sedona on Monday, June 10 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.The festival is proud to be the official host of the series, joining hundreds of theatres around the globe for this special exhibition on screen. Cinema guests can now enjoy unprecedented high definition access into the lives of renowned artists, their art and the fabulous museums and galleries that are the custodians of such masterpieces.
Cornville AZ (May 30, 2019) – On May 8, 2019, deputies completed a burglary report involving stolen artwork and other property from a home on Waddell Road in Cornville.In addition to the artwork objects described and pictured here, the victims indicated several air powered tools were missing.