By Ted Grussing So here is an incredibly filling meal … like nearly half the length of the King snake. The King Snake is a constrictor and you can clearly see how he has firmly clamped down on the Gopher snake and is engaged in some serious eating. It was pretty dark when Suzi stopped in to let me know what she had seen and it was out the door with the first camera I could get my hands on … the Canon 6D and the new 24/70 F2.8 lens on it.
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Northbound motorists will be guided through work zone with a pilot car Camp Verde AZ (June 23, 2015) – Overnight paving work continues this week on Interstate 17 just south of Camp Verde (mileposts 280 to 286) between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. from Wednesday, June 24 through July 9. Northbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane and drivers will be guided through the work zone with a pilot car for the protection of workers and the traveling public. Delays of up to 10 minutes are expected.
By Ed WolfeChairman of the Verde River Basin Partnership Verde Valley AZ (June 23, 2015) – Groundwater currently supplies almost all residential and municipal water needs in the upper Verde River watershed (Big Chino Valley, the Prescott area, Chino Valley, and part of Prescott Valley) and the Verde Valley within the middle Verde River watershed. Critically, these two watersheds provide the groundwater that sustains year-round flow of the Verde River and its perennial tributaries, their crucial riparian functions, and agricultural irrigation in the Verde Valley. Reports of the U.S. Geological Survey clearly show that pumping of groundwater that began in…
Clarkdale AZ (June 23, 2015) – On Sunday, June 21, 2015, at 12:30 AM, deputies were dispatched to an area along the Verde River north of Clarkdale, Arizona, regarding a stranded 33-year-old female. The caller stated that his girlfriend and their 2 sons, ages 6 and 7, had been hiking along the river and around sunset, he and the boys decided to return to their motorhome requiring a nearly 200’ climb up a canyon wall. His girlfriend stayed back and once darkness fell, she felt she could not climb out on her own. Her boyfriend indicated she did not have…
Sedona AZ (June 23, 2015) – Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition has launched the “900 New Neighbors in 2015” major gifts campaign to prepare for the 900 additional older adults who will need services by the end of the year. VVCC Executive Director Kent Ellsworth said his projections are based on the steady increase in needs each year. Last year VVCC enrolled 650 new neighbors and this year expects to enroll 900. “The vast majority of the older adults we serve are at an advanced age of 85 and older. Nearly 50 percent of the neighbors we serve are 90 to…
Jerome AZ (June 23, 2015) – First Saturday Jerome Art Walk celebrates the Fourth of July weekend in artistic style as galleries and studios open the doors for an evening of summertime enchantment. From the lively Old Jerome High School to Made in Jerome Pottery at the other end of town, delightful surprises abound in this artist colony high on Cleopatra Hill. Restaurants will be offering delicious fare and the charming hotels and Bed and Breakfasts will be welcoming visitors on this holiday weekend. Cool evenings at a mile high beckon guests from the steamy Arizona valleys and lovely art…
By Ted Grussing There is something special about rivers and the sculpting of the earth they do … this is an aerial of the Little Colorado River near Holbrook, Arizona that I shot last week. The chocolatey color is the river flow which contains a lot of mud and downstream fifty or so miles it goes over Grand Falls and rather than the straight water mists characteristic of waterfalls, you get dust clouds coming up … wet ones perhaps we could call it mud mist? Oh well …
Sedona AZ (June 22, 2015) – The City of Sedona pavement repair work on SR 89A in Uptown Sedona, which began on June 15, is progressing on schedule. “While the Uptown Paving Project has presented some challenges, the contractor, J. Banicki Construction, has been very responsive to issues and kept the project on schedule,” states Assistant Community Development Director/City Engineer Andy Dickey.
Jerome AZ (June 22, 2015) – Gallery 527 in Jerome presents “Beaded Weavings on Paper” by Rhonda Zwillinger. The show continues on July 4th from 5 to 8pm during Jerome Art Walk. Rhonda Zwillinger began her stellar career in the early 80s in The East Village. She was part of a group of exceptional women artists who were on a trajectory to stardom. Rhonda’s body of work has been described as amazing creations of ornate beaded pieces, somewhere between furniture, sculpture, apparel, decorative and fine art.
Sedona AZ (June 22, 2015) – The City of Sedona is accepting applications to fill one vacancy on the City’s Historic Preservation Commission. This voluntary body is made up of seven citizens appointed by City Council. The Historic Preservation Commission was established by Sedona City Council to promote the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of properties and areas of historic, cultural, archaeological and aesthetic significance.
Sedona AZ (June 21, 2015) – On June 21, 2015 at about 12:04 AM, the Sedona Police Department responded to the area of SR 179 near the City limits regarding a possible vehicle crash. A resident had called 9-1-1 to report that the person had heard what sounded like a vehicle crash. Officers checked the area and found that a large commercial cargo type truck had gone off the roadway from the northbound lanes on SR 179 just south of the Little Horse Trailhead. The vehicle was found laying on its side at the bottom of a culvert on the…
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(June 21, 2015) Last April I made another Public Records Request of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). I asked for all “smart” meter related emails and documents from January 1st, 2015 to the date of my request, April 28th. Since the lawless and scandal-ridden ACC has so much to hide, what I received last Friday was mostly redacted. However, there were a few noteworthy unredacted email exchanges. Below is one such exchange. This email exchange is between employees of the ACC Utility Division’s so-called “Consumer Services” section. Mike Buck works there, and Connie Walczak is…
Mary D. Fisher Theatre presents award-winning documentary for special one-night-only event Sedona AZ (June 21, 2015) -The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the one-night-only Northern Arizona premiere of “The Seven Five”, an award-winning, thought-provoking new documentary. The film will show Thursday, July 9 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. In 1980s Brooklyn, the most dangerous gangsters were New York City cops. For Michael Dowd, being a police officer wasn’t a calling, it was just a job— and, assigned to the 75th Precinct in crime-ridden East New York, not an easy or lucrative…
Sedona AZ (June 21, 2015) – The City of Sedona is accepting applications to fill one position on the Board of Adjustment. The term begins immediately and ends on December 31, 2015. The Board of Adjustment conducts hearings regarding requests for variances from the Sedona Land Development Code applicable to zoning regulations and hears appeals regarding interpretations made by the City’s Zoning Administrator.
The Sight Still Burns In My Soul By Barbara Mayer Today please allow a very personal sharing. I was just looking forward to eighth grade graduation when a friend came to my home in Cicero, Illinois saying something was happening a few blocks away. We rode our bikes together to a scene which has never stopped burning in my soul. A very large crowd of angry, shouting people had gathered in front of an apartment house. Some men with axes had broken into a second floor unit and shattered the front windows — only to allow them to throw pieces…