Sedona News – The Rotary Club of Sedona Village (RCSV) is proud to announce $4,800 in summer scholarships awarded to outstanding local students for 2025. Summer Camp Scholarships ($3,000 total): Sofia Wolfe, 10th Grade — $750 for Sedona Dance Academy Teddy Arizmendo, 8th Grade — $750 for Sedona Dance Academy Phoebe Jones, 8th Grade — $500 for School of Ballet in Mesa Lotus Flores, 11th Grade — $500 for NAU Curry Summer Music Camp (violin) Elizabeth Kraus, 9th Grade — $500 for NAU Curry Summer Music Camp (violin) These scholarships support students’ participation in dance, music, and performing arts programs…
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Cornville News – On May 15, Yavapai County School Superintendent Steve King and Yavapai County Supervisors Nikki Check and Dee Jenkins along with representatives of USDA Rural Development and the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools will join the Desert Star community to celebrate the completion of a long-awaited school expansion. “We have been planning this building project for over a decade,” says Board Director and Project Coordinator, Jennifer Young. “Of course, we were not planning on a pandemic and other major challenges for schools along the way. It was a bit of a wild ride, but with the help…
Sedona News – A contractor for the city of Sedona Wastewater Department will repair a portion of sewer pipe on Windsong Drive on May 12-14, 2025, necessitating a temporary road closure of Harmony Drive between Hooper Drive and Lyric Drive, and on Windsong Drive approximately 150 feet west of the intersection with Harmony Drive. Detours will be in place along Hooper Drive and Lyric Drive. Access for residents within the closure area will be maintained. Minimal interruptions to sewer service may occur and will be communicated ahead of time to those impacted residents.
Verde Valley News – The top students across all Yavapai College workforce development, health sciences and public services programs were honored during a celebration of student success May 7 at the Prescott campus. The 33 honorees were singled out during an Evening of Excellence for their academic achievements, leadership attributes and contributions to their program of study. All of the individual awards were hard-won, YC President Dr. Lisa Rhine said in her remarks to the gathering. “Achievements recognized tonight required students to reach in deep, sacrifice and commit to excellence in their work and their duty to selflessly serve others,”…
Sedona, AZ The Sedona Sister Cities Association proudly announces that Edyta Wieczorek has been appointed as the Sister Cities International representative to Poland. A native of Jasło, Poland, and an active member of the Arizona Polish American Congress, Edyta has long championed cultural exchange and international friendship. Her leadership was instrumental in initiating the outreach between Sedona, Arizona, and Jasło, Poland, paving the way for a formal Sister City relationship. Edyta serves on the Board of the Sedona Sister Cities Association and is Chair of the Jasło, Poland Committee. Dividing her time between Arizona and Jasło, she was inspired by…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the encore of “The Room Next Door” on Thursday, May 22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Room Next Door” is the third film on the four-week “Heartful Living, Gentle Dying” film series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLHSOFsZICk Join us for this thought-provoking journey and discover what it means to be alive and connected to humanity, and how we might die with grace and dignity on our own terms. This profound glimpse into life and death explores how we view our purpose, our relationships, and the possibilities inherent in the gentle…
Yavapai County News – MATFORCE has partnered with Humboldt Unified School District and the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Yavapai County to bring suicide prevention programming to the community. Because suicide is preventable, and anyone can make a difference. Studies show that participants of safeTALK, a half-day training in suicide alertness skills, gain confidence in asking people about suicide directly, connecting them to life-saving resources, and keeping them safe until those resources take over. This program is widely used among professionals and the public. Attendees will learn suicide alertness skills, the four basic steps to create a lifesaving connection, and receive…
Camp Verde News – The Town of Camp Verde is now accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Town Council, following the resignation of former Mayor Dee Jenkins. Jenkins submitted her formal resignation on April 16, 2025, after being unanimously appointed by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors to serve as the District 2 Supervisor. Vice Mayor Marie Moore was sworn in as Mayor later that day. With Mayor Moore’s transition, a vacancy now exists on the Town Council. In accordance with Section 2-1-4 of the Town Code, the Council must fill the vacant seat within 60 days (no later…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum is proud to announce its participation in the Blue Star Museum program. The Blue Star Museums initiative is a nationwide program which provides free admission to people currently serving in the armed forces and their families. The 2025 Blue Star Museum program begins on Armed Forces Day, May 17, 2025, and runs through the summer to Labor Day, September 1, 2025. To kick off this year’s Blue Star Museum program, the Museum will host a Walk of Flags on Armed Forces Day. The flags will be provided and set up by the Sedona…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2024-2025 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season continues with Strauss’s “Salome” live via simulcast on Saturday, May 17 at 10:00 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, May 21 at 3 p.m. https://youtu.be/J9lQFY4B-HY?si=pQiUz7Co27U6aLMV Plan to come early as John Steinbrunner will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona will host the free Limited Collection Event on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the West Sedona School parking lot at 570 Posse Ground Rd., near the Sedona Community Pool. Waste that will be accepted for the event includes: • Small household batteries including AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt and button batteries • Medical waste including liquid medicine like cough syrup and Pepto-Bismol, sharps, prescription pills, over-the-counter pills and vitamins • Paper documents (limited to four file boxes of paper per vehicle) • Cathode ray tube (CRT)/tube TVs (a…
… a day when I regained the drive to make massive changes to my portfolio and a project that will take many months if not years depending on my dedication to the cause 🙂 Work has resumed on my website and the portfolios are beginning to flesh out. Clicking on the type on each picture of the Photographic Art will take you to a shared folder in my One Drive and clicking on a picture in there will give you a larger image of it. There is a lot of work left to resize the images to an optimum size to display on the…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Secret Mall Apartment” showing May 16-22 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Winner of nine top awards from prestigious film festivals around the country, “Secret Mall Apartment” — from executive producer Jesse Eisenberg — tells the amazing true story of eight young Rhode Islanders who built and lived in a secret apartment inside a busy mall from 2003 to 2007. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9OCYOD-e9s In 2003, eight Rhode Island artists created a secret apartment inside the busy Providence Place Mall and lived there for four years, filming…
Sedona News – Starting at 2 p.m. on May 12, 2025, residents and visitors will be able to drive on the newly completed Forest Road, a road that bypasses the “Y” roundabout if traveling to and from the Uptown area. The project consisted of constructing a new two-lane roadway that connects the old terminus of Forest Road to a new intersection on State Route (SR) 89A, just west of the post office. Additional work included the installation of new concrete curb and gutter, retaining walls, utility infrastructure, landscape improvements and a new shared-use path. The new intersection at SR 89A…
Verde Valley News – Yavapai College continues to prove its powerful role as a transformative force in northern Arizona, announcing the graduation of 1,258 students in 2024-2025. This milestone reflects the College’s unwavering commitment to accessible, inclusive, and career-focused education across the region. The graduates were honored at Yavapai College’s 55th Commencement Ceremonies this past weekend at the YC Verde Valley Campus in Clarkdale and the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley. The data highlights a vibrant and diverse graduating class, comprising healthcare professionals, first responders, skilled tradespeople, business owners, and more, now credentialed and ready to help shape the future workforce of…