Off-highway vehicle operators, passengers to ride safelyVerde Valley AZ (August 31, 2016) – With the Labor Day weekend days away, the Arizona Game and Fish Department reminds residents and visitors looking to head outdoors on their off-highway vehicle (OHV) to do so safely and responsibly.AZGFD officers and partner agencies will be seeking unsafe and reckless OHV operators this holiday weekend to ensure the safety of those riding responsibly.
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By Ted Grussing… to go before the Little Colorado River joins the Colorado River at the Confluence and it is at this juncture that going downstream you enter the Grand Canyon and going upstream you would be going up through Marble Canyon towards Lees Ferry and Lake Powell. Just behind me is Grand Falls which had no flow at the time and you can see pools of water in the river bed. The Little Colorado River provides drainage for the White Mountains and it flows northwest towards the Grand Canyon and here in this photo you are right in the…
New acclaimed independent films premiere at the Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 30, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of the critically-acclaimed new films “Indignation” and “Gleason” showing Sept. 9-14 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Litter commercial brings humor to the serious issue of human waste in watershedSedona AZ (August 30, 2016) – Turning heads at the drop of trash in a bucket? Yep. That’s the new angle for an environmental message put out by the Oak Creek Watershed Council: Let’s Keep Mother Nature Sexy. All things, even the most serious, can offer a comical dimension. Poking fun at darker environmental issues that surround Oak Creek offers a new angle to seeing ourselves and our human-ways without self-critical awareness. At the same time, humor can be a path of least resistance, and a way to communicate with surprising emotional…
Sedona AZ (August 30, 2016) – The Sedona Marathon Event, set for February 4, 2017, is proud to announce its recent partnership with Red Canyon Water, which funds water projects for Native Americans who lack access to running water. The partnership has named Red Canyon Water as the official on-course hydration sponsor for the Sedona Marathon Event.
Sedona AZ (August 30, 2016) – On Wednesday August 31, 2016, city of Sedona Police Chief Ron Wheeler will hold a Chief Chat at Starbucks at 1885 Highway 89A from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Chief Chat is an opportunity for members of the community to come and talk with Wheeler about any questions regarding the city of Sedona Police Department and law enforcement in general.
Plan promotes safety for families, motorists and ADOT personnelVerde Valley AZ (August 30, 2016) – Recognizing the need of families to grieve in different ways for those killed in crashes, the Arizona Department of Transportation has established a policy allowing memorial markers along state-maintained highways in a way that minimizes risks for motorists, families and ADOT personnel.Developed with input from community members, the policy specifies a maximum size and establishes standards for materials and placement so markers present less chance of distracting passing drivers or damaging vehicles leaving the roadway.
Sedona AZ (August 30, 2016) – The deadline to submit nominations for the Northern Arizona Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals National Philanthropy Day Awards has been extended to Friday, Sept. 23, by 5 p.m.The NPD Awards Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 12 to 2 p.m. at Sedona Rouge Hotel and Spa. Each year the chapter recognizes the efforts of volunteers, businesses, organizations, and fundraising professionals. The chapter invites any individual or organization within the AFP Northern Arizona Chapter’s area (all of northern Arizona) to submit nominations in the following award categories.
By Ted Grussing… that which gives us meaning to start each day and for us because of the nature of our species it is not the daily search for food, shelter and defense from predators … mostly. For the creatures we share the planet with, however, job one each day is to find enough food to sustain their lives and much of each day is devoted to that purpose.
Camp Verde AZ (August 29, 2016) – Cedric Nye of Camp Verde Rope & Gear is running for the Verde Valley Humane Society on Saturday, September 24th and is kindly donating all proceeds to the VVHS. The run is named after his friend Ian McClellan’s late dog Riff Raff.Ced’s goal is a minimum of 10 miles and he plans to start in downtown Camp Verde, head down Main Street, out to Finnie Flat Road to 260, and then out toward Clear Creek. Ced will be videoing this run so you can enjoy it from wherever you are.
Sedona Lit is a series by Dr. Elizabeth Oakes, an award winning poet and former Shakespeare professor. A Sedonian of three years, she will highlight the literature, written or performed, of Sedona, past and present.By Elizabeth Oakes(August 29, 2016)Light is a thing; it weighs something. Astrophysicists theorize that 160 tons of sunlight hit the earth each year. When we feel heat, we are also feeling (although it is too slight ever to be noticed) weight.Light is also a major metaphor in literature, metaphysics, songs. It is the true subject of much of art – Monet, for instance, painted it with…
Trekkies unite! Film debuts on 50th anniversary of ‘Star Trek’ at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 27, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join hundreds of theatres around the world to present a special one-night-only premiere of “For the Love of Spock” — on the official 50th anniversary of “Star Trek”, Thursday, Sept. 8 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.A one-of-a-kind documentary sure to unite trekkies worldwide, “For the Love of Spock” tells the life of Star Trek’s Mr. Spock and the actor who played him, Leonard Nimoy, for nearly…
Sedona AZ (August 27, 2016) – Hillside Sedona’s Movin’ On Gallery is always on the lookout for noteworthy artists to showcase, and the venue is thus proud to be able to feature two award-winning local artists in September. Julie Talbot, long known as one the area’s premier watercolorists, will be showing a collection of her recent works, and Susan Shatreau-Janisky will be exhibiting a variety of her elegant native art, including silver and wire-wrapped jewelry, beadwork, and leather pieces.
By Ted Grussing… 6 AM, wake up, discover you are breathing … open your eyes and look at the beauty around you … head to the kitchen and brew the first five shots of espresso … check email, does anyone like what you sent out a few hours ago? Yes!!! Smiles form, espresso begins to take effect, exercises, text Sus and Jogi that I am still breathing, brush and feed One, clean up and out the door for an early morning flight. Free Mariah from her shade, preflight the ship, grab the cameras from the car, in the cockpit, canopy…
Sedona AZ (August 26, 2016) – When people use the term return on investment, they’re usually talking about money. They look for a good ROI when they invest in the stock market, for example. And because both the investment and the return are purely financial, ROI is very easy to calculate. ROI comes up in City Council discussions, too, but with a difference. For example, we might start to calculate the return on our destination marketing investment by adding up the taxes received from new tourist spending. But there are negative returns as well, like the cost of increasing police…