By Ted Grussing…seems like a reasonable caption for this little girl as she approaches Kathy for another treat … last year Kathy had grey squirrels and a black squirrel; this year the black squirrel has vanished and this little albino has taken her place. I got a bunch of shots, but no chance to sort through them yet. My SWA flight landed in Minneapolis around 4PM and a stop to see Kathy and Brian on the way to the hotel. She lives about a half mile from where Corky and I lived before our move to California in 1967 … funny how…
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Great Stage on Screen series from London Theaters debuts at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (September 24, 2018) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Great Stage on Screen series from London’s most prestigious theater companies. The series continues with “Elaine Stritch at Liberty” showing in Sedona on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 1 p.m. on screen at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Great Stage on Screen is a compilation of past performances filmed on the stages of the National Theatre of London, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Broadway and London’s West End and features some of the world’s biggest stars.
Sedona AZ (September 24, 2018) – WagFest & Fair is the perfect day out for dogs and their two-legged friends on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Posse Grounds Pavilion, 525 Posse Ground Rd. This canine resource event will feature everything dogs.There will be free activities for you and your pet. The day will start with a welcome address and parade where you can showcase your loveable pooch. Stop, shop and learn at booths hosted by the area’s best dog-related product and service providers; there will be also be a play/agility zone and cooling station, free nail clipping provided by…
Sedona AZ (September 24, 2018) – Here is your chance to purchase handwoven, handmade fiber art made by members of the Verde Valley Weavers & Spinners Guild who are presenting their 4th annual “Fabulous Fiber Sale 2018” this October. A wide variety of one-of-a-kind fiber art creations will be offered in the sale at the Sedona United Methodist Church located at 110 Indian Cliffs Rd. and Highway 179.
Sedona AZ (September 24, 2018) – The 14th Annual RunSedona event (formally the Sedona Marathon Event) is taking place on February 2, 2019. Gather your family and friends to start your year off with fitness goals on a course that you will never forget. Register before September 30 to save with Early Bird Pricing!
By Melanie LeeAuthor, “A Year In Sedona~Meeting The Muse At Wisdom’s Edge”(September 24, 2018)It must be troubling for the god who loves you To ponder how much happier you’d be today Had you been able to glimpse your many futures. — Carl Dennis, The God Who Loves YouMy birthday is on the horizon (seventh decade!) and the days of spring chickenhood are long gone. I’m celebrating a little early by taking an innovative sabbatical week, devoted to reading again poems from books I love. Like selections from a previous birthday gift book, Practical Gods, the Pulitzer Prize winning volume of poems by…
Sedona AZ (September 23, 2018) – Filmgoers in Sedona will unite with audiences in over 300 cities spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 21st Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, Sept. 28-Oct. 4, hosted by the Sedona International Film Festival.Manhattan Short is the only event of its kind. The nine finalists are screened simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, with the Best Film and Best Actor awards determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each participating cinema.
Suspect gains ownership of real estate worth millions through Fraud SchemesPrescott AZ (September 23, 2018) – On September 13, 2018, YCSO detectives were contacted by the Paradise Valley Police Department for assistance in a real estate fraud case involving a location in the 16,000 block of S Cordes Lakes Drive, Cordes Lakes. Paradise Valley detectives were investigating a complaint from an elderly victim who stated someone forged documents showing she had signed over her property to a person in Indiana. The deed had been filed with Maricopa County as a legal document. It was later learned the notary signature was…
Sedona AZ (September 23, 2018) – Red Rose Inspiration For Animals has 4 additional Art Shows this fall season that take place exclusively at the Olde Sedona Bar and Grill and Redrock Precision Motors at 1405 West Hwy 89A in West Sedona. The shows are not affiliated with any other events in town and benefit animal welfare through their organization.Red Rose is proud to represent some of the most fabulous and talented artist this fall at the only outdoor art shows on 89A in West Sedona. Red Rose has been promoting shows since 2009 and all proceeds benefit animal welfare through…
Sedona AZ (September 23, 2018) – The city’s Coffee Pot drainage basin improvements project continues to move forward, on schedule and on budget.Tiffany Construction Company, in conjunction with Arizona Water Company, UniSource Energy Services and the city will complete utility relocation work within the coming weeks for the Little Elf portion of the project, which is in the fourth and final phase.
Puppies that will become guide dogs take center stage in film at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (September 21, 2018) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed and heartwarming new documentary “Pick of the Litter” Sept. 28-Oct. 4 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Meet Patriot, Potomac, Primrose, Poppet, and Phil — five spirited puppies who, from the moment they’re born, begin an incredible journey to become guide dogs for the blind. “Pick of the Litter” follows them as they begin their quest.
Sedona AZ (September 21, 2018) – The Platypus and Rhino Fires transitioned to a smaller Type IV incident command team Thursday with 40 firefighters continuing to serve on the incident.Fire managers conducted a reconnaissance flight today which confirmed decreased fire activity along its entire perimeter.Some potential for fire activity remains as the warm and dry weather returns to the area. This weather change could possibly increase fire activity on the southern edge of the Rhino Fire where fingers of vegetation run through steep, rugged canyons.
Camp Verde AZ (September 21, 2018) – A full-day session on Mental Health First Aid training sponsored jointly by the Mental Health Coalition Verde Valley, Spectrum Healthcare Group and MATFORCE will be offered free on Monday, October 8, 8AM-5PM, at the Camp Verde Library, 130 Black Bridge Lp Rd, Camp Verde.
Sedona AZ (September 21, 2018) – The Sedona Financial Services Department has begun the process of refunding prepaid sewer capacity fees to 283 property owners.
By John Tamiazzo, PhD (September 21, 2018)Dear Theo is a collection of letters that highlight the intimate correspondence between Vincent Van Gogh and his brother and closest friend Theo, an art dealer in Amsterdam. There are more than 600 letters from Vincent to Theo and 40 from Theo to Vincent. In these letters, Vincent Van Gogh shared amazing stories with his brother of his discoveries of the beauty and wonder of nature and the people that captured his attention, all of which became the subjects for over 900 paintings he made between 1880 and 1890. In 1878 he wrote, “Great…