Author: Tommy

Sedona AZ (November 17, 2015) – Lee Otsubo, known by photographers as “the digital guy,” will show local photographers how to “Get the Colors You Want: Color Management on the Cheap” at the Monday, November 30th meeting of the Sedona Camera Club at the United Methodist Church, 110 Indian Cliffs Rd., in Sedona. His presentation is sponsored by Topaz Labs Photography Collection, Chromix Labs and X-Rite, which have donated over $1000 in prizes for attendees.

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Sedona AZ (November 17, 2015) – “You’re born into this and you’re here to love it and to see that it goes on,” author Joanna Macy’s soft voice delivers the heartfelt message of The Wisdom to Survive: Climate Change, Capitalism and Community.This film is having its Sedona premiere at the Sedona Public Library on November 28th, at 3:30PM. The film will be introduced by city council member Jon Thompson. After the film, Navajo Nation’s Robert Nutlouis, co-founder of Black Mesa Water Coalition, who is in the film, will be present for Q&A. He will be joined by Bob McCormick, local…

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Camp Verde AZ (November 17, 2015) – Santa Claus is coming to town!  On Saturday, November 21,   Ruby Road Resale Mall customers can bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots and meet Santa!  Make memories as Michelle Lee Photography will be on hand to take that special Santa picture parents will treasure for a lifetime.  Parents can shop and get a head start on Christmas shopping!  There are special markdowns throughout the store.  What a great way to start the Holiday Season! Santa is making his list and checking it twice!!

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By Ted GrussingFriday I took a break and did a Wal-Mart run and stopped at the ponds on the way home. The Widgeons and Ring Necks are back along with some northern Mallards … the usual suspects. No Teal yet, but hoping. A lot less water with the four big ponds drained, but still a respectable number of birds. With larger numbers of birds on fewer ponds, more get up at the same time and it is tempting to just point the camera at the flock and fire away … I have known hunters like that and they usually got…

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Jerome AZ (November 16, 2015) – If you have visited Jerome during the past few Christmas seasons, you have seen the hillside, the shops and the homes decorated with an unusual theme emerging. What started as a single giant H and O, all lit up with Christmas lights, continued with another H and O placed at another home further up the hill. Locals loved the tongue in cheek spirit of the decorations and a new tradition has started to grow as the H and O has spread up the mile high town panorama. At the same time, peace signs have begun…

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Sedona AZ (November 15, 2015) –  If you poured a droplet of mercury on the floor and attempted to obliterate it by force, let’s say by hitting it hard with a hammer, the mercury would splatter into a thousand droplets, each reforming into a smaller and perfect replica of the original one, as if it had never been hit.Strike each of these new globs of mercury with the hammer and they will eventually spread to poison your entire house.An idea is like a droplet of mercury. The harder and more times you hit it, the farther it spreads. Such it is with ISIS.…

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Sedona AZ (November 14, 2015) – Doris’ StoryIn-Take Date of August, 2015   Animal ID#11645My name is Doris and I am a spayed, female of the Shepherd variety.  I am 7 years old and labeled as a senior dog because I am the magic number of 7. Despite my age I consider myself young at heart and do have a sweet and affectionate personality. I pride myself on being a loving and gentle dog and do well walking on a leash. I am a medium size dog who truly would like a family to love. The holidays are fast approaching and it…

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Sedona AZ (November 14, 2015) – An exciting new group of professional artists in Sedona and Cornville are opening their private studios to show their latest work.  Visitors can talk with the artists, experience their working environments and purchase art, all while enjoying the beautiful landscape of the Verde Valley, touring from one studio to the next. One of the pleasures of shopping at a studio sale, whether for your own collection or for gifts, is the ability to spend time with the artists and to see how and where a piece is made. 

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Sedona AZ (November 14, 2015) – From November 28th through December 12th, the Inspiration of Sedona group will host a variety of events presented in conjunction with the global actions taking place surrounding the upcoming December UN Conference on Climate Change in Paris. These Climate Care Awareness events are focussed on climate change, and include movies, speakers, related art, poetry, music, mask making and more.

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By Ted Grussing… starry daytime skies, earth cooling and a new mini ice age on the way, increases in activity of earthquakes and volcanoes along the ring of fire (caused by subduction of the plates creating earthquakes and volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean), Solar activity on the decline, ice packs increasing in Antarctica and the Arctic Sea … earth continues to change just as it has been doing for the last 4.5 billion years and mercifully it does not need the permission of human soothsayers to tell it what to do, the natural order is followed … here and throughout…

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By Ted Grussing… now that the issues with Mariah have all been pretty much resolved it is nice to slip back into the comfort zone where everything works the way it supposed to and the focus is not will it fly and instrumentation work, but enjoying the ride and being confident enough in it to return to cruising the mountain slopes and going back out over tiger country knowing that the return is not an issue.

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Sedona AZ (November 12, 2015) – Sedona United Methodist Church will present their annual Holiday Boutique on Saturday, November 14th from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00p.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall.   It is the perfect place to find handcrafted gift items for all your family and friends.

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By Ted Grussing… what a bunch of fun emails I got this morning and among them was one from friends who write as follows: “NOW, as far as the HORMEL corned beef hash goes——don’t ever put it on top of a green salad, yuk.  Fix it in your frying pan and top it with a couple of fried or poached eggs.  Mary Kitchen Roast Beef Hash is even better, don’t be afraid to try it, but, do NOT put green salad on top.Remember HORMEL hash and spam have paid our retirement for many years.”

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By Ted Grussing… I talked with my daughter Jogi last night (I wanted Gigi, Cork wanted Joleen … Joleen it was and we chose the nickname Jogi for her … a compromise that worked) and in the course of our conversation she asked what I had for dinner and I replied a really crappy dinner. She asked what I had and I told her a can of Hormel Corn Beef Hash on top of a bed of Romaine lettuce ( at least it was torn) with Blue Cheese dressing on top of the lettuce, but below the corn beef hash.…

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