Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(December 24, 2015)If you are a CenturyLink customer then you have no doubt gotten the mailing CenturyLink sent out recently. CenturyLink wants another add-on fee of $1 to $3 per month for so-called “Facility Relocation.”Yet CenturyLink cannot even explain what “facilities” are being “relocated” or why we should be socked for it.If you are a CenturyLink customer I strongly urge you to write, email or call the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) and tell them to vote NO on CenturyLink’s proposed rate increase. Read more→
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Heavy demand expected along US 180 outside FlagstaffVerde Valley AZ (December 24, 2015) – With two holiday weekends approaching and snow in the forecast, travelers should expect plenty of company at snow-play areas, including those along US 180 outside Flagstaff, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.Leave prepared if heading to Arizona’s high country, starting with the knowledge that traffic can be heavy and conditions can be challenging, leading to more time than expected in wintry weather.
Sedona AZ (December 24, 2015) – The victim killed after a fall on Bell Rock this past Monday has been identified as 28-year-old Krista Hower of Sedona. Our condolences to her family and friends on this tragic loss.Sedona AZ (December 22, 2015) – PRELIMINARY INFORMATION – At approximately 3:30 PM yesterday, December 21, 2015, YCSO received a cell phone call from a 28-year-old woman who explained that while she was trying to climb down the south side of Bell Rock, she got stuck in a steep section of the rock face. She indicated her position was about a third of the way up the…
Jerome AZ (December 24, 2015) – Brandi Lee Cooper will debut new work at the January 2nd Jerome Art Walk at Gallery 527. Brandi Lee has spent the last year working as a Post-Baccalaureate student in the Ceramic Arts at the University of Kansas. She has focused on her craft like never before and the results are impressive and exciting.Brandi Lee Cooper is an artist who has built on her life experience and each show for the past years at Gallery 527 has been an eye opening display of experimental techniques and a mind rich with the joy and curiosity of…
Award-winning new documentaries premiere at the Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (December 24, 2015) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of the award-winning documentaries “Janis: Little Girl Blue” and “Hitchcock/Truffaut” showing Dec. 18-23 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Verde Valley AZ (December 23, 2015) – With gas prices at record lows, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) expects heavier than normal traffic volume on state and federal highways during the upcoming Christmas holiday weekend.Dangerous driving behaviors such as distraction, fatigue, impairment and impatience have proven to cause serious injury and deadly crashes. DPS encourages everyone to become involved in reporting such behavior by calling 9-1-1.
By Ted Grussing… this is the kind of summit conference you want world leaders to attend … something that is challenging to attend, no luxury private and government owned jets, no millions of dollars per day for lodging and people sucking up to them, no fancy meals or expensive lounges and drinks … just the pleasure of making the trek and enjoying the reward of gazing out over a beautiful world inhabited by other humans and creatures. The people attending this gathering at the summit of Humphreys Peak (12,633’) got the pleasure of viewing northern Arizona from the highest point…
By Nazih Hazime, Fire ChiefVerde Valley Fire DistrictCottonwood AZ (December 23, 2015) – Engineer Seth Murphy was recently promoted to Fire Captain through a competitive promotional process.Captain Murphy was born in Clarkdale and graduated from Mingus High School. Murphy has been married to his wife Cathy who is a nurse at Verde Valley Medical Center for 12 years. They have four children – three sons and a daughter, Thomas 10, Patrick 9, Rory 7, and Collin 3.
Violinist Elena Urioste will host film premiere of a hip hop musical love storySedona AZ (December 23, 2015) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Chamber Music Sedona to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “But Not For Me” — a hip hop musical love story — showing Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The event will feature a special introduction and Q&A with violinist Elena Urioste, who is featured in the film.The spirited and engaging violinist Elena Urioste was recently honored as a BBC Next Generation Artist. Her busy…
Sedona AZ (December 22, 2015) – With the holiday season upon us, many of us find ourselves reflecting on the past year and those individuals and events that impacted our lives and community. For me, Aug. 19 and the arrival of a 5 foot 6 inches, 3,000 pound steel girder in Sedona, have extra-special meaning.
Jerome AZ (December 22, 2015) – Let the party continue the Saturday after New Year’s Eve with the January 2nd Jerome Art Walk. Take the convenient shuttle throughout the town to visit 25 galleries and studios from the Old Jerome High School to Made in Jerome Pottery, The Lincoln Gallery and Epihyte in The New State Motor Company. The lively gallery group welcomes Old Jerome High School Members Sterling Fine Arts, Seeds, Mark Hemleben Fine Art, Anderson and Mandette, Flux Gallery and newest addition Jerome Art Vortex. There are new sponsors as well. Clothing store Bolshevita and hip spot Puscifer…
Prescott Valley AZ (December 22, 2015) – Following original test results from a deceased cat as reported below, YCSO animal control officials were notified that a secondary test by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) indicated the cat in question was NOT rabid.As part of normal protocol, the CDC will receive a specimen testing positive for rabies with the goal to determine the type of wildlife that originally transmitted rabies to the domestic animal under reviewed. (This is also known as a ‘rabies virus variant’). This is an attempt to identify the species of animal to watch for in the affected…
By Ted Grussing… it was, it really was … many things planned for today and I guess I got quite a bit done, but with no deadlines, no pressures to get anything done, I just kind of relaxed and every time I thought I should do something, I deliberately didn’t do it. It felt good, it did. Think I took what we used to call Grussing Holidays; when the girls were young, once and a while we would just declare a Grussing Holiday. The girls skipped school and Corky and I cancelled appointments and closed the Law Office for a…
Sedona AZ (December 22, 2015) – Join artists, scientists, and authors for informative and insightful discussions when the Sedona Muses of the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) present “Water on the Colorado Plateau,” an annual monthly lecture series beginning January 11. The lecture series runs the second Monday of the each month from January through April at the Sedona United Methodist Church, 110 Indian Cliffs Road, and begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets, $6 for MNA and Sedona Muses members and $7 for nonmembers, are available for purchase at Bashas’ in Sedona, Weber’s IGA at the Village of Oak Creek, or…
Sedona Film Festival hosts big-screen debut of new production of a timeless classicSedona AZ (December 22, 2015) – The National Theatre of London continues its season with “Jane Eyre” showing in Sedona on Sunday, Jan. 3 at 3 p.m. The Sedona International Film Festival hosts the big screen premiere at its Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Madeleine Worrall starts in the title role of this extraordinary production.