Space available for artists, arts & crafts vendors, local businesses, non-profitsWell, it’s not really like Oktoberfest although there is beer involved. It’s Clarkdale’s unique event, a fall festival that is a street fair/concert/beer garden and a fun time for all and of course live music! On Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 1pm to 9 pm. New this year is the addition of the Northern Arizona Blues Festival from 1pm to 5pm. And they will be having again “Dogtoberfest” – the Clarkdale dog event, with Clarktoberfest. There will be lots of fun for dogs, kids and adults – For more information visit Clarktoberfest website: http://www.clarktoberfestaz.com
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By Melanie LeeAuthor, “A Year In Sedona~Meeting The Muse At Wisdom’s Edge”(July 30, 2018)July and August in Sedona present a splendid opportunity to experience what the Zen Buddhist folk call ‘crazy wisdom’, which I understand to be a beginner’s mind approach to life, viz : “Who knows anything for sure, be open to new ideas, chill, relax, we’re all in this together so best to try to have a little fun along the way.” As we slog on through this annual liminal moment with our muggy monsoon season is upon us, much fussing and fretting in the heat of the dog days before September…
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward (July 29, 2018)As many of you know, last January after getting the requisite number of signatures on a petition for rehearing, APS customer Stacey Champion requested that the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) rehear the APS rate increase because many residential customers were getting bills with a much greater increase than the average 4.54% increase that was all the rate increase was supposed to be. I intervened in the complaint which means I am a legal participant, a “party,” in the case.Tomorrow I will file written testimony in that case. Using APS’s own numbers, I…
By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(July 29, 2018)Clearing the fog gets done by first voting NO on Home Rule and then more importantly to select a new city council on August 28. Let’s also all heed editor Christopher Fox Graham’s advice in the 7/27 Friday Red Rock News to: ” Get your facts straight before voting in election.”. Here’s my take and what I know.Included within the proposed budget in the Home Rule vote option and also according to city manager, Justin Clifton’s, handout is the spending of $10.1 million on the Sedona in Motion ( SIM ) from a total…
By Holly MallerCottonwood AZ (July 27, 2018) – Drones – more formally termed Unmanned Aircraft Systems – have grown exponentially in popularity among the commercial sector.Yavapai County is seeing first-hand the advantages of drone use when it comes to inspections – specifically, solar panel inspections.Matthew Mintzmyer, Associate Professor of Aviation at Yavapai College, has developed a UAS program that gives students the hands-on experience necessary to perform such tasks.
Sedona AZ (July 27, 2018) – In response to questions related to the city’s tourism management and marketing contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce, the city is sharing some of the questions it has fielded over the past few weeks, and the answers provided.The contract is available for download at https://www.sedonaaz.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=35229
By Margareth Suzette Orah, Sedona Resident(July 27, 2018)I heard today that Whole Foods is laying off employees as it “is very slow”. It’s scary to lose your income, knowing you won’t be able to pay rent! There are a lot of people in Sedona who advocate the need to stop funding The Chamber “for a while, as there are too many tourists that disrupt life for locals”.As much as I understand and know first hand of the traffic problem – a serious one indeed, I want to reiterate that Sedona’s main and only income is from Tourism. Sedona has no…
By Anne Marie Mackler, Development DirectorSedona AZ (July 27, 2018) – Visitors and new residents often comment that Sedona is such a friendly place, and they admire the fact that so many people are active in the community. At Sedona Public Library, we can proudly account for at least 140 residents who generously contribute their time and dedication to our mission and services. In fact, our volunteers gave nearly 17,000 hours of service last year saving the Library $410,000.
By Tommy Acosta(July 26, 2018)Think of two words that encapsulate the premise of the American Revolution; two words that led to the penning of the Declaration of Independence; two words that gave our founding fathers the reason, the will, the strength and determination to turn their plows into guns and force the British overseers out of our country.What are these two words for which the founding fathers fought and died for? Two words that inspired the brave men and women of America in 1776 to say no to “Mad” King George’s rule and unshackle themselves from the tyranny of the…
Cottonwood AZ (July 26, 2018) – On July 23, 2018, YCSO detectives were notified by the parents of a teenage daughter that a person known to them had sexually assaulted their daughter in a Prescott area home. Detectives conducted an extensive interview with the victim who explained that earlier this year, Richard Edwards (age 55 from Cottonwood), contacted her on the Snapchat social media application expressing sexual desire for her. Eventually, Edwards showed up unannounced at the victim’s front door. When she opened the door, he grabbed her and forced her into a bedroom, sexually assaulted her, and threatened to…
Sedona AZ (July 26, 2018) – August 26th and 27th, 2018, Santa Fe’s Grammy award nominee Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra (his band) are coming to town and will be playing at Sound Bites Grill Sedona in uptown! The band will perform songs fans have come to know and love, as well celebrate their latest release, ‘The Complete Santa Fe Sessions’.
By Molly Spangler, Director of Economic DevelopmentSedona AZ (July 26, 2018) – Small businesses are at the heart of our community. Our small businesses create opportunities for entrepreneurs to thrive, jobs for our neighbors, and gathering places for each of us to connect.The city recognizes the importance of small businesses to Sedona’s social, cultural and economic health and that’s why we provide small business assistance and outreach through my department, Economic Development. Operating a small business takes risk, hard work and diligence. If my city colleagues and I can help a local business sustain itself or even expand, we are…
Presented at Keep Sedona Beautiful on August 2, 2018Sedona AZ (July 26, 2018) – Join Keep Sedona Beautiful (“KSB”) for an informative presentation and discussion concerning the pending arrival of Sedona’s first Sustainable Tourism Plan as part of KSB’s Preserving the Wonder(tm) Speaker Series on Thursday, August 2, 2018.
By Ted Grussing… back in March I got an entire series of this Great Blue Heron spearing a trout and finishing the meal off. Some pretty neat flips of the trout so that is aligned properly to head down the gullet and of course once started it is not reversible because of the fins on the fish, so best to get it right the first time and also make sure that it is not too big to make it down successfully … a number of waterfowl do not survive those type of incidents. Perhaps that is where the saying, “don’t…
By Ted Grussing… the heat of summer is something I try to avoid thinking about and taking myself back to February of this year did the trick. This is a shot I took while cruising the ridgeline at the San Francisco Peaks in February. Humphreys Peak is off image to the left, on the right side of the image closest to the right side is Agassiz Peak, to the left of that is Freemont and then Shultz. Peeking above the ridgeline between Agassiz and Freemont is Mt. Elden and unseen on the other side of that is the Flagstaff Mall…