Sedona AZ (January 26, 2016) – The City of Sedona Engineering Services has recently installed signs informing motorists of the City’s ordinance which prohibits the use of hand held cell phone use while driving. The city code was approved by the Sedona City Council and became effective August 22, 2014. Since that time the police department has been issuing verbal warnings to motorists who have been in violation of the new code. The new ordinance states:“A person shall not drive a motor vehicle while using a portable communications device to engage in a call unless that device is configured to allow…
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Sedona AZ (January 26, 2016) – Begin your Valentine’s weekend with Leslie and Larry Latour at the The Sedona Hub for the second in the “Music in the House” performance series on Friday, February 12th. This heartfelt acoustic concert has been lovingly crafted by this long time husband-wife singer songwriter couple. Tickets are $10 at the door, which opens at 6:30 p.m. with the concert running from 7:00 to about 8.15pm.“There are none more qualified then Larry and Leslie to sing songs of love!!” – Everett Dumas, Musician, Bangor, Maine.
Verde Valley AZ (January 26, 2016) – MATFORCE announces its annual “My Voice Makes a Difference” video contest. Area youth ages 11 to 18 and college students are invited to let their voices be heard by creating an original short video that makes a positive statement about reducing drug and alcohol abuse. The theme for 2016 is “Stand With Me – Be Drug Free.”
Sedona AZ (January 26, 2016) – The Sedona Visual Artists’ Coalition (SVAC) is offering two scholarship grants in the amount of $500 each, to graduating seniors from Sedona Red Rock High School (SRRHS) and/or Mingus Union High School (MUHS) this spring. Applicants must have had a minimum of two semesters of high school art courses, and have plans to pursue higher education in the 2016-17 school year, anywhere in the United States, in any of the visual arts. The scholarships are available for two-year, and four-year colleges and universities as well as vocational and technical schools.
Sedona AZ (January 26, 2016) – The Red Rock District of the Coconino National Forest is seeking public comments on the proposal to add non-motorized trails to the official trail system in the area of Rimrock, Cottonwood and Sedona.The proposal includes a trail to link the existing Cliffrose Trailhead to the Lime Kiln Trail on the outskirts of Cottonwood near Mingus Avenue; a trail to cross Wet Beaver Creek near Montezuma Well National Monument, and several trails at the west end of the City of Sedona that would connect with the current Girdner Trailhead near the Red Rock High School.
Jerome AZ (January 26, 2016) – Jerome continues its love affair with ART on February 6th with the First Saturday ART WALK. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the 24 galleries and studios of Jerome will be brimming over with visual delights. There will be plenty of chocolate, music and good conversation at this vibrant event. Meet the artists that night and mingle with other art lovers who are drawn to this charming mountain town. Make a night of it with dinner at one of the town’s delicious restaurants. Maybe even spend the night at one of the delightful B&B’s or…
Sedona AZ (January 26, 2016) – The Sedona, Verde Valley Chapter of NAWBO will host two dynamic presentations, “Somatic Money: The integrity of Money Resonance & Body Presence,” and “Image Forward: Posting, Professionalism & Personality,” from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, at Relics in West Sedona.
By Ted Grussing… have your attention … or so it seems this hen mallard is saying to those around her. A fun weekend, Friday evening with friends at the Botanical Gardens in Phoenix; the light show was absolutely phenomenal and I need to head back down there this week to get shots of the displays with something better than my cell phone. I renewed my membership so am good to go for another year. Took this shot at the ponds this afternoon; stopped on the way home from Walmart after buying new fabric to line the display cases which with…
Sedona AZ (January 25, 2016) – Political candidates’ appeal every day for citizens’ votes. But democracy–the foundation of American life–involves much more than the right to vote. We also have the responsibility to know what we’re voting for–how our local, state, and federal governments work. “Civics” is the basic knowledge every citizen needs to understand the news and to evaluate candidates’ claims. Everyone’s civics knowledge needs a periodic check-up. Is yours up to par? How about Sedona’s community leaders?
Sedona AZ (January 25, 2016) – On Sunday, January 17, 2016, at approximately 00:37 am Sedona Fire District (SFD) emergency crews were dispatched to a reported rescue in a remote area in the Coconino National Forest west of Bear Mountain. Crews worked through the night and were able to complete the rescue by about 5:30 am. Initial crews arrived in challenging conditions that included difficult terrain, ice and cold weather that made it difficult to gain access to the site by foot and/or motor vehicles.
Sedona AZ (January 25, 2016) – Sedona artist Margaret Anderson’s exhibit “Abstractions” is currently being featured at Sedona City Hall in the Schnebly Conference Room through March. Anderson creates brightly colored, abstract, contemporary wall hangings using acrylic paint on cloth, collage and hand stitching. Anderson’s approach is one of intuitive spontaneity and meticulous craftsmanship. Abstract colors and shapes inspired by a life-long love of nature inform her work.
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Sedona AZ (January 23, 2016) – The Mental Health Coalition Verde Valley (MHCVV),in partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, is launching “Mental Health Monday” on February 1 at Yavapai College Sedona Campus, 4215 Arts Village Dr.The new, free, monthly program is open to the public and will consist of three parts: a speaker from 9:30-10:30AM, the Coalition business meeting from 10:30-11:30AM, and a film and community conversation in the evening from 6:30-8:30PM. The subject of the first “Mental Health Monday” is suicide.
Sedona AZ (January 23, 2016) – With nine wilderness areas on all or parts of the Coconino National Forest, the Red Rock Ranger District is presenting a unique project which will help forest visitors appreciate and care for their surrounding wilderness areas.Wilderness Ranger Danielle Boulais will work with members of the Arizona Natural History Association, Friends of the Forest, the Boynton Canyon Preservation Fund and interested volunteers to promote the Red Rock Wilderness Visitor Education Project.
Sedona AZ (January 23, 2016) – The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of Yavapai College presents National Issues Forums – a program that is free and open to the public. The program begins on January 27th at 2:30pm in room 34 of the Yavapai College Sedona Center.National Issues Forums (NIF) is a nonpartisan, nationwide network of locally sponsored public forums for the consideration of public policy issues. It is rooted in the simple notion that people need to come together to reason and talk—to deliberate about common problems. These forums, organized by a variety of organizations, groups, and individuals, offer citizens the…