By Jean Jenks, Sedona Resident (February 16, 2017) Hello Mayor and Councilors,During Financial Services Director Cherie Wright’s presentation she stated: “Our population is pretty much steady, and the rest of the state is increasing at higher rates than we are.” What is City Hall doing about this bad news? As to why it’s happening, there’s more culprits than Sedona’s deteriorating quality of life and woefully inadequate roadway infrastructure.Sedona’s inordinately high cost of living is rising! Last year Sperling’s Best Places [to live] reported it at 29.20% Higher than the U.S. average when compared to the rest of the country, and today it’s listed as 37.80% Higher. Raising…
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Clarkdale AZ (February 16, 2017) – Yavapai College is proud to present an exhibition titled “Consecrate: Works about Preparation and Sanctity” at the college’s art gallery on its Verde campus at 601 Black Hills Drive Bldg. F-105.Consecrate is a collaborative show, assembling the works of Alyssa Ritchie, Sean Oswald, and Ben P Norton. The show focuses on the theme of Consecration, using the word as a prompt for each artist’s concepts to spill forth.
Camp Verde AZ (February 16, 2017) – Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is celebrating the inaugural Camp Verde OLLI Open House on Thursday, March 23 at the Camp Verde Community Library in the Terracotta Room from 4 – 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments served.
Sedona AZ (February 16, 2017) – Beginning March 1st, 2017 Sedona Fire District will implement new burn season regulations. These new regulations will not impact what is allowed to be burned only when those items are allowed to be burned. Fire Marshal Jon Davis explains, “After fielding several calls from citizens and working with our dispatch center it became evident that it would benefit all parties if Sedona Fire District were to adopt burn season policies that were more similar to other fire departments in our region. The new regulations really only impact burn days and times, not the materials that…
Forest Service seeks public input and commentsSedona AZ (February 16, 2017) – In an effort to manage sanitation issues within the Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River, the Coconino and Tonto national forests are proposing to replace temporary porta-potties with permanent vault-style toilets for human health and safety and for resource protection.
Sedona AZ (February 16, 2017) – The city of Sedona will hold a free Electronics Recycling Drop-Off day on Saturday, March 25,from 8 a.m. to noon in the Sedona City Hall parking lot,102 Roadrunner Dr. The event is open to all area residents for residential waste only. No business waste will be accepted.
Sedona AZ (February 16, 2017) – The University Women of Sedona will hold their monthly meeting Monday, March 6 at Christ Lutheran Church, 25 Chapel Road, Sedona. The featured speaker will be Savannah Sanders, Director of Community Outreach and Human Trafficking Services at the Sojourner Center, Phoenix.
By Ted Grussing… and that is what today was, starting with an espresso with an old friend at The Village Grind early this morning, then to the ponds in Page Springs for a shoot, then to the airport and a beautiful flight followed by some shopping at Basha’s, another large espresso, a return shoot at the ponds and finally home to One and a nice outing with her. Maybe a repeat tomorrow? Anyhow, it was fun and a homemade pizza while watching The Trial on Amazon Prime capped the evening.
By Nazih Hazime, Fire ChiefVerde Valley Fire DistrictCottonwood AZ (February 15, 2017) – Recently Verde Valley Fire District (VVFD) was the recipient of a Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) grant. This funding will allow VVFD to improve the use of seatbelts and child safety seats to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries due to vehicular crashes.
Sedona AZ (February 15, 2017) – The Sedona Public Works and Police departments are coordinating to ensure business access and traffic safety on State Route 89A through the Uptown area for Presidents Day.On Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 18 and 19, left turns onto and from Jordan Road will be restricted between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., or until traffic congestion subsides. An additional southbound lane on SR 89A between Forest Road and Amara Lane will allow visitors to access Uptown shops and keep traffic moving from the canyon. Northbound motorists needing access to Jordan Road will be directed…
By Ted Grussing… is a good one … I took this shot a few days ago when One and I were out on the deck and she was standing on the back of the bench … when I looked at it tonight I could picture being on a very tall mountain overlooking Sedona, so here she is in our new location … I wish!
Cottonwood AZ (February 14, 2017) – On the evening of February 13 at approximately 6:15 pm the Verde Valley Fire District responded to a Motor Vehicle Accident at the intersection of northbound 89A and N. Page Spring Road. Upon arrival crew found 2 vehicles with heavy front end damage approximately 75 ft apart from one another.
Sedona AZ (February 14, 2017) – Ed Asner and Valerie Harper, whose careers and links to Mary Tyler Moore helped create lasting memories and historic television, will join colleague and friend Cloris Leachman for a special event at the 23rd annual Sedona International Film Festival at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17.Asner, who is making his third appearance at the Festival, and Harper, will be on hand for “Cloris on Comedy: An Evening with Cloris Leachman” on Friday at the Sedona Performing Arts Center, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road in Sedona.
Sedona AZ (February 14, 2017) – A city of Sedona grant application is available for programs, activities, or events developed by 501(c) organizations that provide a public service or benefit and are consistent with the city’s funding priorities. Applications are due on Monday, April 17 by 12 noon with awards made in July by the City Council.
Sedona AZ (February 14, 2017) – On Thursday, February 23rd, at 6:30PM, Inspiration of Sedona will present a free Arizona premiere screening of National Geographic Channel’s season two of James Cameron’s Emmy award-winning documentary series Years of Living Dangerously, followed by an open, public discussion.