Clarkdale AZ (March 31, 2017) – Lori McDonald has been content for years to work in a variety of different professions while investigating careers that were a better fit for her interests and intellect.But the 42-year-old Yavapai College student is ready to let her wandering spirit rest and focus on finishing something she started. That something is an aerospace engineering degree now that she has been invited to participate in NASA’s Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) Project. The program’s aim is attracting and retaining students in science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) disciplines critical to NASA’s future missions.
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Camp Verde AZ (March 31, 2017) – Portions of the Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River Corridor will be temporarily closed May 1 through May 14 to allow for installation of vault toilets.During this time, reservations will be unavailable for the Waterfall, Irving, Tonto Bench, Fossil Creek Bridge, Homestead, Sally May, Purple Mountain, and Mazatzal parking lots. Reservations for the Fossil Springs Trailhead can still be made.
Sedona AZ (March 31, 2017) – The League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley will host the second in its “Philosophy and Politics” series on Thursday, April 6, 6PM-7:30PM at Yavapai College, 4215 Arts Village Dr., Sedona.Blair Henry will address “Wealth and Inequality.” According to Henry, “The United Nations and leaders have declared income inequality as the primary threat to democracy. In this presentation you’ll see the statistics, compare them with the overall issue of wealth distribution, how it got this way and how to reverse it.”
Crews will reduce roadway to one lane overnightDrivers should allow extra travel time between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.Cottonwood AZ (March 31, 2017) – Overnight work will continue on SR 260 in Camp Verde near Interstate 17 as crews haul excess materials. SR 260 will be narrowed to one lane from Sunday, April 2 through Thursday, April 7 between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.Drivers will need to allow additional travel time as they will be guided through the work zone by flagging crews.
By Anne Marie Mackler, Development DirectorSedona AZ (March 31, 2017) – April is a month of celebration at Sedona Public Library: April 4th is Arizona Gives Day and April 11th is National Library Workers Day. As we think about what makes our non-profit library extraordinary, we cannot overlook our dedicated team of librarians. They are an extraordinary lot. While you depend on the entire staff, and our volunteers, to provide friendly and helpful customer service, it is the librarians you depend upon for so much more.
This is the tenth in a series of articles on this topic over the past 2 years. Interested readers can access the compete set of previous articles in the Sedona.biz archives at: https://sedona.biz//editorial-and-opinion/opinion-selling-sedona-epilogue, and, https://sedona.biz//editorial-and-opinion/opinion-selling-sedona-one-year-laterBy [Concerned Sedona Resident] (March 30, 2017)Smoke rolls out of smokestacks and liquid outfalls flow into waterways around us every day. In the name of jobs, profits and “progress,” some turn their backs and pretend it’s not really there or it doesn’t really matter. For them, it all equates to money. The tide of tourist pollution rolls into Sedona each day as well. It floods the city…
By Ted Grussing… within beautiful landscape and other images there is always the potential for pulling out some textures and background material … and sometimes it is just cool in its own right. Most of the shooting I did at Grand Falls was of the landscape genre with a 24-70mm lens, but I also brought a 400mm prime lens along just for the fun of it and I got a hundred or so shots with it shooting various portions of the falls, rocks and other features of the area. I took this shot of the water/mud in the middle falls…
Just in time for the tax deadline! Comedy debuts one night only at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (March 30, 2017) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a one-night only special premiere of the timely new comedy “Love & Taxes” on Thursday, April 13 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Love & Taxes” is a riveting comic tale of seven years of tax avoidance. Following the possibly real-life exploits of Josh Kornbluth — an autobiographical monologist — “Love & Taxes” is a comedy that blends solo performance and scripted scenes to bring the subjective…
Meet Artists Ross and Teresa Jennings at the Next Art Show in Village of Oak CreekSedona AZ (March 29, 2017) – On April 8 and April 9, visit the Bell Rock Plaza in the Village of Oak Creek between 10:00 am – 5:00 pm for the Oak Creek Arts & Crafts Show.Over 50 artists and craftsman will have their unique fares beautifully displayed in front of Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte.
Flagstaff AZ (March 30, 2017) – This spring the Flagstaff Ranger District is opening some recreation sites earlier than usual with limited amenities. Lower Lake Mary Picnic Area is now open Saturdays and Sundays until April 10, when it will open for the entire week. The picnic area is day use only and gates will be opened at 7:30 a.m. and closed at 5:30 p.m. each weekend day. During this time there will be limited services; visitors are asked to “Pack It In and Pack It Out” as there will be no trash services, and no fee will be charged. Full services…
Camp Verde AZ (March 30, 2017) – Depression keeps us away from the world, prevents us from being interested in anything, and literally sucks the life out of us. Now, there are alternative to drugs!Thursday, April 13, 1 – 3 p.m.Camp Verde Community Library—FREE CLASS
Clarkdale AZ (March 30, 2017) – In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, the Yavapai County Coordinated Community Response Team (YCCCRT) invites the public to attend the third annual “No More” Sexual Assault Awareness event on Wednesday, April 12 at the Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus (601 Black Hills Dr., Clarkdale) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Building M, Room 137.
“News is what people want to keep hidden; everything else is publicity.”– George OrwellSedona.biz will highlight the importance of transparency and fiscal accountability in local government, and all those who fight for it by launching a series. The first is titled, “COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA–SMALL CITY WITH BIG PAY BUBBLE” by investigative reporter, Sherry Twamley.
By Ted Grussing… what I went down to the Lake Pleasant area to shoot yesterday … it is amazing and the mountains are literally covered with carpets of wildflowers … everywhere! Think I’ll head back down there on Thursday to shoot more areas and also get the lake in some of the shots. May or June will see me on the lakes getting wildlife and scenic shots from lake level and always looking for roadside opportunities too. There is so much beauty that surrounds us, no matter where you live, it is there and we are truly blessed to be…
New Bolshoi Ballet production from Moscow debuts on the big screen at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (March 29, 2017) – The Sedona International Film Festival presents Ballet in Cinema on Sunday, April 9 when it hosts the big screen premiere of “A Hero of Our Time” from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. There will be one show at 3:00 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “A Hero of Our Time” features music by Ilya Demutsky, choreography by Yuri Possokhov and libretto by Kirill Serebrennikov. The cast includes the Bolshoi’s principal dancers and the corps de ballet from the Bolshoi.