Camp Verde AZ (December 9, 2015) – Camp Verde’s Verde Brewing Company Burgers and Beer will host a highway clean up on Saturday December 12th, at mile posts 227-228 on State Highway 260.Verde brewing company invites anyone who wants to help to join them and do their part to keep Camp Verde clean. Volunteers are to meet at 9am at Verde Brewing Company, located at 325 s. Main St. Verde Brewing will have trash bags, gloves etc. available. After clean up, volunteers are invited back to VBC for free appetizers and prizes.
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Cottonwood AZ (December 19, 2015) – Swing your partner and do-si-do your neighbor at the annual Holiday Contra Dance, Saturday Dec. 19th. Dance to one of Arizona’s favorite contra bands: Updraft, featuring fiddle, piano, and mandolin with calling by Michael Barraclough.
By Lewis S. Levin, Presiding JudgeSedona AZ (December 9, 2015) – The Sedona Municipal Court, also referred to as the Magistrate Court or City Court, is the judicial branch of the Sedona city government. It is also part of the Arizona State Court System and under the supervision of the Arizona Supreme Court.The Sedona Municipal Court, like all municipal courts in the state, is a limited jurisdiction court. Its authority, that is, its ability to hear certain cases and make decisions about them, is defined by the Arizona State Constitution and by state law.
By Ted Grussing… I love them, and yesterday I took this shot of Arthur whilst on my morning walk and he and Anne were on theirs. Arthur is a hunter and he has the patience of one too. Reminded me of the walks I used to have with Nimbus and he covered several acres for his territory; Q had a much smaller territory and One is sweet and stays within the confines of our property lines and even better within 30 minutes decides she would rather be in her indoor territory she doesn’t have to share with anything else. Really…
Sedona AZ (December 8, 2015) – In celebration of the Christmas season, Michael Peach will give a reading of the Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol at the Sedona Heritage Museum on Sunday December 20 at 3:00 p.m. in the historic, and heated, Jordan Fruit Packing Shed.Encounters with the ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future teach miserly Ebenezer Scrooge what it means to be human in this perennial holiday favorite. Guests will enjoy Peach’s dramatic and inspiring rendition. Refreshments will be served.
Sedona AZ (December 8, 2015) – Sedona Parks and Recreation, in conjunction with Holiday Central Sedona, invites the community to Tinsel Town at Posse Grounds Park, the largest collection of animated holiday lights in Sedona. This free event features beautiful walk-through light displays that dance to music every 15 minutes.
Sedona AZ (December 8, 2015) – The BookWorm Bookstore in the Village of Oak Creek, is hosting the Book Signing debut event. Lucifer – the Dark Side of Creation is Book #1 of “Spheres within Spheres Series.” The Development of the Cosmos and the Creation of the Faeries, Angels and Spirits. Local Author, Mary Pallais encourages authors to visit the BookWorm Bookstore located in the Outlet Mall in the Village of Oak Creek, 19 Dec, 2016, between the hours of 1 pm to 4 pm.
All-star cast featured in acclaimed film based on best-selling novel and true storySedona AZ (December 8, 2015) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the critical sensation “Room” — based on the best-selling novel and true story — showing Dec. 11-17 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Room” features an award-winning ensemble cast including Brie Larson and Academy Award nominees Joan Allen and William H. Macy.
By Matthew C. Oskowis(December 8, 2015)I am appealing to the governing board of SOCUSD regarding a subject I believe is important, but alas the District’s administration apparently doesn’t.It came to my attention more than a week prior to the Thanksgiving break that my son who has autism was being consistently picked up at approximately 8:30 am every day. Since the beginning of school this year and the bus schedules given to me by transportation services, my son is supposed to be picked up at 8:20. My son is the last child picked up on the route and is supposed to…
By Ted GrussingI got a lot of flying in and time at the ponds too. Photographed One and Arthur (Anne’s cat) and just in general had an incredible weekend … and I got a lot of stuff done too … amazing!I got this shot of a drake mallard taking off yesterday at the ponds and yes he is a greenhead, but because of the angle of the light shining on him it returns a purplish blue instead of a green. I took the shot almost directly into the sun which was great because it provided fantastic lighting for the water…
Sedona Lit is a new 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(December 7, 2015)Two of the most famous artists ever to live in Sedona are Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning. Moreover, Tanning is most likely one of the best writers to have spent time here. In the second half of her long life, Tanning, already well known internationally as an artist, became a memorist, a novelist, and a poet. Before her death in 2012…
By Adele O’Connor-VernierDevelopment & Marketing DirectorHumane Society of SedonaSedona AZ (December 5, 2015) – This week we are featuring 4 dogs that have been at our shelter much too long and need a special mention of their need to find their forever home.In-Take Date of June 2015 Meet KadyAnimal ID# 11434Gender: Spayed FemaleBreed: Labrador Retriever MixAge: 2 Years OldDescription: Sweet, energetic, friendly and likes to talk.Did you know? She wiggles her tail with such vigor when she is happy that she is known as “Wiggle Butt”. If you would like to know more about Kady, please call (928)282-4679 or log on…
Sedona AZ (December 5, 2015) – Terry Evans is known for two things: her vintage assemblage art creations and her Traveling Tiny Home, the Wayzless.Both reflect her love for the vintage and slightly offbeat. Thomas Edison once said “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk”. Terry certainly has the imagination, and she turns bits and pieces of the past into art with a Steam Punk edge.
By Ted Grussing… by any other name is still a rose and a great day by any other name is still a great day. Arrived In Encinitas at 7:30 last night and it was off to a Cinepolis for dinner and a movie, “The Martian” in 3D … some work on the article this morning and then we headed down to the Museum of Natural History in San Diego to see a photographic exhibit and also the Maya exhibit … very cool! A meeting at GIA in the afternoon, dinner and then back to Cinepolis to see Hunger Games Mockingjay…
Sedona AZ (December 3, 2015) – The Sedona Oak Creek Unified School District (SOCUSD) Board of Governors voted unanimously to give Superintendent David Lykins the go-ahead to research the beginning of a plan to restructure the district’s educational delivery model and provide a cost analysis and timeline.Lykins will present the information at the board meeting in January when next steps in the potential district reorganization will be discussed.