Author: Tommy

Nine miles will become four-lane divided highway west of I-17Camp Verde AZ (March 2, 2017) – To enhance safety and improve traffic flow in a growing area of the Verde Valley, the Arizona Department of Transportation is set to begin upgrading nine miles of State Route 260 to four-lane divided highway between Camp Verde and Cottonwood west of Interstate 17.The $62 million project, scheduled to start Monday, March 6, also will create seven roundabout intersections at Thousand Trails Road, Coury Drive, Cherry Creek Road, Horseshoe Bend Drive, Wilshire Road and two locations that will accommodate future development.

Sedona AZ (March 2, 2017) – For those with a bike, the passion to ride, and the desire to hone their skills, the city of Sedona is offering a chance to learn to ride like the best. The Parks and Recreation Department, in cooperation with Lee Likes Bikes, will offer full-day mountain bike skills clinics on three days at the Posse Grounds Bike Skills Park: Friday, March 31; Saturday, April 1; and Sunday, April 2.

Sedona AZ (March 2, 2017) – Keeping Sedona Together, a new citizen group, and The League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley are hosting a special forum, “Community Coming Together to Understand and Support Immigrant Rights,” Sunday, March 12, 9:30AM-Noon at Posse Grounds Recreation Room in Posse Grounds Park, Sedona.The speaker at the Forum is Margo Cowan, human rights activist, immigration lawyer from Tucson, and co-founder of Keeping Tucson Together. Cowan does extensive pro-bono work, mainly in the areas of border and immigration policy development and representation of undocumented persons and refugees.

By Ted Grussing… then there is my real passion in compositing and that is creating new realities from old realities and this is the art I most enjoy in compositing … there is no pretense at being true to the world as we know it, simply what I see and imagine it to be. I have a love of the cosmos and all the unknown mysteries that await us out there and possibly those that are their way here.

‘Sonoran Dogs’ Bluegrass Band Plays at OTCACottonwood AZ (March 1, 2017) – The Sonoran Dogs bluegrass band from Tucson, comes to Old Town Center for the Arts on Saturday, March 11th at 7:00 PM.Formed in 2011, The Sonoran Dogs have exploded upon the bluegrass scene. The “Dogs” headlined the 2014 and the 2015 Prescott Bluegrass Festivals, and headlined the 2014 Tucson Folk Festival. The Sonoran Dogs have performed at California’s Summergrass, Parkfield, and Blythe Bluegrass Festivals, and for the San Diego Folk Heritage. They also performed at the Reno Nevada Bower’s Mansion Festival, and Colorado’s Fruita Fall Festival. The Sonoran Dogs…

Camp Verde AZ (March 1, 2017) – The public can begin making reservations through a seasonal permit system to visit Fossil Creek starting today.Seasonal reservations are required from April 1 through Oct. 1, 2017, for day-use visitation in the Fossil Creek Permit Area, located within the Coconino and the Tonto national forests.

Sedona AZ (March 1, 2017) – Join Keep Sedona Beautiful on Wednesday, March 8th for its Preserving the Wonder™ Speaker Series to learn about Ken Zoll’s recent work with Arizona State University on the use of meteorites among ancient American Southwest cultures.

Prescott AZ (March 1, 2017) – A free conference, “Reentry and Recovery:  A Second Chance for Life”,  will be held at the Prescott Resort, 1500 State Rte. 69, on Thursday, March 23rd from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Returning to society from prison can be complicated for the individuals coming home and for their families.  The conference will present success stories from people who have reentered society from prison as contributing citizens.  Since 2012, the Yavapai Reentry Project has been offering volunteer Community Coaches for people returning from prison.  To date over 180 individuals have been served by the project.

Sedona AZ (March 1, 2017) – The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Sedona-Verde Valley Chapter is seeking nominations for Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards, called Shining Stars, celebrating women at least two years in business in the Sedona-Verde Valley area as owner or equal partner. Awards will be presented at the annual benefit luncheon at the Collective’s Vista Hall in the Village of Oak Creek on Thursday, May 4, 2017.

By Ted Grussing… that if I was patient enough I could eventually get a shot like this, but I’m not … ask anyone who goes shooting with me, I am on the move. When hunting waterfowl and upland game I was on the go jumping them in fields, ponds and streams … I’m not a blind hunter. Anyhow I shot the Great Blue Heron at the ponds last week and I took the shot in Sycamore Canyon last month. Sycamore Creek runs below the picture and I’m standing somewhere in the parking area at the overlook and trailhead. Kinda fun…

Prescott AZ (February 28, 2017) – In December of 2015, Arizona Department of Public Safety Director Frank Milstead donated a six seater Cessna T210M aircraft to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) to use for inmate extraditions. This aircraft replaced YCSO’s older, but very reliable, Cessna 182 which has been in-service for many years. The Cessna 210 has the ability to fly farther distances for less cost than the price of commercial flights and has worked well to fill the needs of YCSO’s inmate transportation program.

Sedona AZ (February 28, 2017) – The Red Rock Ranger District will feature two events to demonstrate a variety of ancient technologies to help celebrate March being Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month in Arizona. Activities will emphasize a better understanding and appreciation of the Native American cultures in the Southwest that have been practiced for hundreds of years.

Sedona AZ (February 28, 2017) – Sunday, March 5th, Running River School, Sedona’s only Waldorf-inspired grade school, invites the public to an annual open house to experience the ‘Wonder of Waldorf Education’ on their grounds at 221 Brewer Road beginning at 10:00 a.m.Running River School, the newest of independent schools in Sedona and the Verde Valley, hopes to reach out to families who want the best for their children’s education. By providing an open house, teachers and administration hope to facilitate that discussion and answer questions about Waldorf Education to gauge whether that model aligns with family needs and desires.

The Sedona Yoga Festival Kicks Off a Month of Big Events Coming to The Collective Sedona in MarchSedona AZ (February 28, 2017) – The Collective Sedona is proud to be the presenting sponsor for this year’s Sedona Yoga Festival March 9th through the 12th. This long weekend event brings thousands of yogis, seekers and like-minded souls eager to immerse themselves in the all-day classes, creative sessions, meditations and workshops offered by teachers from around the world, all sharing their deepest passion and purpose. The Sedona Yoga Festival will be setting up a vendor village, called the Heart Center Village, at the…

Sedona AZ (February 27, 2017) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its Living History speaker series on Wednesday March 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum when Ken Zoll will present an Arizona Humanities AZ Speaks program entitled “The Hopi Billingsley Dancers”.