Sedona AZ (June 16, 2017) – The new fitness trail located at Posse Grounds Park is completed and the community is invited to a free workshop on June 20, 4 to 6 p.m., to learn about the trail’s benefits. The workshop will take place on the trail, 525 Posse Ground Rd.
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By Virginia Volkman, Library DirectorSedona AZ (June 16, 2017) – A national conversation about aging well and living fully when you have limited time was launched with the publication of “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End,” by Atul Gawande. Sedona Public Library is pleased to partner with Accord Hospice of Sedona and the Rotary Club of Sedona to host a free, community screening of “Being Mortal,” a documentary based on the book, on Friday, June 30, at 10 a.m. in the Library’s Si Birch Community Room. After the screening, audience members can participate in a guided conversation…
By Ted Grussing… my new attitude towards the ever present polluted skies we have due to continuing burning operations by the USFS has reached a level that can best be described as one of indifference. I cannot remember a day in weeks where we have had clean air. Many days are reminiscent of the LA Basin and as far as you can see, smoke is in the air. A wildfire starts which maybe would burn out a small area … enter the managed burn concept … the naturally occurring fire was fortunate enough to have started in the midst of…
By Henry Twombly, Sedona Resident(June 15, 2017)The Wizards continue to cast their misbegotten spells over Sedona, as we resident taxpayers are being set up for a series of three wham-bam GO bonds and/or a property tax in the next few years. We already know about the first one – the $18m Sedona Fire District bond proposal, which its Board will undoubtedly approve. From the beginning (late January) its media campaign has been a snow job with a coyness about whether or not there would even be a bond. This immediately struck me as misleading if not duplicitous since SFD had…
By Nazih Hazime, Fire ChiefVerde Valley Fire DistrictCottonwood AZ (June 15, 2017) – On June 14, 2017 a youth group from Cottonwood Journey Church was doing projects to develop leadership skills. Their task for this afternoon was to take $20 and divide it up to do 4-5 different things to show an “act of kindness”. They brought doughnuts to Fire Station 31 as one of these acts. The firefighters embraced their visit and gave them a tour of the fire station and gave them some insight of a firefighter‘s career.
Camp Verde AZ (June 15, 2017) – The Camp Verde Community Library will be welcoming the National Forest Service during Family Game Night on Wednesday, June 28th @ 4:00 PM. Come with the family and play a fun game of Jeopardy to find out just how much you really know about campfire safety. Family Game Night runs between 4:00-5:00 PM.If you have any questions, please contact Nadia (Youth Services Librarian) at (928) 554-8387 or nadia.torabi@campverde.az.gov for further information.
Yavapai Food Council’s nonprofit Bountiful Kitchen will be partnering with camps and schools throughout the Verde Valley to serve over 6,300 free summer meals for kids through July.Sedona AZ (June 15, 2017) – The hunger epidemic in Arizona continues to cripple over 2 million working poor residents who live at or below the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Arizona is ranked number 8 nationally for food insecurity and has the third highest child hunger rate nationwide. Yavapai County continues to lead the state with 1 out of 3 kids are food insecure.Yavapai Food Council (YFC) announces the sponsorship of Summer Food Service…
Sedona AZ (June 15, 2017) – On Thursday, June 22nd, at 6:30PM, Inspiration of Sedona will present the Sedona encore premiere of the award-winning documentary, SEED: The Untold Story. This will be followed by an open, public discussion with Janice Montgomery, the co-chair of the local Verde Valley Seed Library.Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds, worshiped and treasured since the dawn of humankind, and the basis of life on earth. SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy, the backbone of civilization. In the last century, 94% of our…
Sedona AZ (June 15, 2017) – The city of Sedona is offering a new opportunity for entrepreneurs. LaunchPad is a business basics boot camp to prepare those seriously considering starting a business. By the end of the program, business owners will have a fully vetted plan.
By Dr. Marta AdelsmanLife Coach in Communication and Consciousnesswww.DrMartaCoach.com(June 14, 2017)It usually starts with the appearance of a gray hair or two. As time passes, our “wisdom lines” deepen and become more obvious. Sagging happens in places that have never sagged before. Our joints hurt. We see photos of ourselves and we’re shocked. “That’s not me!” we proclaim.I’ve been a “senior” for many years, and, like others, I responded initially to my own aging with reactions of alarm and denial. “This happens to others, not to me!” “Where did the time go? Wasn’t I just that insecure high school girl…
Cornville AZ (June 14, 2017) – On June 9th, 2017, the Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking Task Force (P.A.N.T.) served a search warrant in the 300 block of S. El Rancho Bonito Road, Cornville, Arizona, 86325.Over the past several months, P.A.N.T. Detectives began receiving information regarding 52 year-old Bryan Ritter of Cornville and his reported involvement in the use and possession of illegal drugs among other crimes. Detectives developed probable cause and obtained a search warrant for Ritter’s residence and various drug-related crimes. At approximately 5:00 PM, P.A.N.T. Detectives and personnel from the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and Cottonwood Police Department…
Flagstaff AZ (June 14, 2017) – Despite a seemingly wet winter in Arizona’s high country, several wildfires have broken out during the recent dry conditions, prompting land managers to issue Stage 1 fire restrictions on multiple public lands statewide.At 8 a.m. Thursday, June 15, the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests will enter into Stage 1 restrictions, which place prohibitions on campfires and smoking outside of designated areas.
By Ted Grussing… have consequences and in the selection of your artform will lead you down an artistic path which separates you from others. In visual arts involving the capture of images you have the choice between the momentary glimpse and capture of life and the continuing capture of life as it occurs which is the video. At about age fourteen I had already made my choice to pursue the momentary glimpse of life, frozen in a fraction of a second and from this momentary and transient image you tell a story about that which you have captured. If you…
Sedona AZ (June 14, 2017) – The Posse Grounds Pavilion at Barbara Antonsen Park will be the site of a free concert of the beautiful music of the Air National Guard Band of the Southwest on Wednesday, June 28, 6-7:30 p.m. Featuring stellar vocals and a full concert band, the Air National Guard Band of the Southwest program is a mix of patriotic music, traditional military marches, familiar pop songs, Americana, and wind band standards. The night’s line-up be announced from the stage.
Sedona AZ (June 14, 2017) – Jim Huchel will join the city of Sedona as its newest Wastewater Director on June 19. Huchel (pronounced YOO-kuhl) currently works for the city of Flagstaff. Huchel was most recently Water Reclamation Manager for Flagstaff. Prior to that, he worked in Illinois for 25 years in a variety of wastewater facilities. Jim started as an operator and progressed to a wastewater superintendent over the course of his career. His accomplishments include creating a digital data entry system for plant operations, maintenance, and laboratory data and, as the chairperson for the Public Works Safety Committee, reducing plant accidents.