New award-winning documentaries make Sedona premiere at Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (May 6, 2015) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of the award-winning and critically-acclaimed documentaries “Dior and I” and “Misery Loves Comedy” showing May 15-20 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Author: Tommy Acosta
Read More
El Rincon Restaurante Mexicano, Schoolhouse Restaurant and Sedona Fire District walk off with top prizes in the Rotary Club of Sedona Great Sedona Chili Cook-Off Sedona AZ (May 6, 2015) – Ten of the top restaurants in Sedona and the Verde Valley plus the Sedona and Verde Valley Fire Districts competed in the 5th Annual Great Sedona Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, May 2 sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sedona. The Great Chili Cook-Off and the Silent Auction were held at the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village.
Construction slated to begin in 2016 to convert highway to four-lane divided highway Camp Verde AZ (May 6, 2015) – The Arizona Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, will host a public information meeting on Wednesday, May 20, in Camp Verde to discuss the upcoming State Route 260 widening project that is slated to begin in spring 2016. The $62 million safety improvement project in Yavapai County will upgrade a nine-mile segment of SR 260 from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane, modern divided highway east of Cottonwood between Thousand Trails Road and the Interstate 17…
By Tommy AcostaAssociate Editor Sedona AZ (May 6, 2015) – The effort to recall Sedona Oak Creek Unified School District Governing Board member Zach Richardson, has failed. Yavapai County School Superintendent Tim Carter notified Mr. Richardson of the failure in an email dated Wednesday, May 6, 2015. “The recall effort against you was NOT successful,” Mr. Carter stated in his email. “The committee did not turn in the requisite petitions by deadline yesterday [May 5, 2015]. This concludes the matter.”
By Ted Grussing A very special offer for anyone who would like some poster size photographic prints. These are on your choice of three different Kodak Professional Grade Papers; glossy, luster, metallic. The sizes are 16” x 20” or 20” x 30”.
Oak Creek Watershed Council will be conducting a tabling event at the Red Rock Ranger Visitor Center Sedona AZ (May 6, 2015) – The Oak Creek Watershed Council (OCWC) will conduct the event with our Volunteers (Friends of Oak Creek) one day, next weekend, Saturday only, May 9th, 2015. The table event will provide educational outreach at the Red Rock Ranger Visitor Center, from 10:00 am to 2:00pm. Included at the table, will be the popular “OCWC Terrain Model.”
Clarkdale AZ (May 6, 2015) – Yavapai College, in conjunction with the Verde Valley Wine Consortium (VVWC), will host the Consortium’s fourth annual symposium, entitled “Taking Root,” Saturday, May 30, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., on the college’s Verde Valley Campus, 601 Black Hills Drive in Clarkdale. The symposium, which is open to the public, includes presentations, an all-Arizona wine tasting, a wine competition and a raffle to support the VVWC. Several food vendors will be on-site for lunch, including Indian Garden Market and Deli, Up the Creek Grill and Bar, Chef Wayne serving hot dogs and bratwurst, and Xocolatl…
By Ed Wolfe, Chairman, Verde River Basin Partnership Verde Valley AZ (May 6, 2015) – Virtually all water for domestic, industrial, and commercial use throughout the Verde River watershed is pumped from thousands of water wells. These wells draw from aquifers that are hydrologically connected to the Verde River and whose groundwater provides the base flow that keeps the Verde River flowing year-round. The recent demand analysis report of the Central Yavapai Highlands Water-Resources Management Study (CYHWRMS) projected future unmet water demands by 2050 in the Prescott Active Management Area (PrAMA) of 19 cubic feet per second (cfs); this excludes Prescott…
Sedona AZ (May 6, 2015) – The Sedona Fire District (SFD) and the U.S. Forest Service are joining together to offer Sedona area residents an opportunity to dispose of their yard waste and combustible vegetation. SFD Fire Station #4, located at 391 Forest Road in Uptown Sedona, will be accepting yard waste Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 15th, 16th and 17th, 2015 from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Participation is open to all Sedona Fire District residents. Fire Marshal Gary Johnson reminds everyone that fire restrictions are just around the corner – are you prepared? This is the time that…
An exciting opportunity to help others and hang out with horses! Cornville AZ (May 6, 2015) – Connections Equine Therapy is a non-profit organization located in Cornville, AZ offering Therapeutic Riding and other services designed to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals with disabilities. This is your opportunity to get involved with a great group of people, get to know some wonderful horses and help a worth-while cause!
Cottonwood AZ (May 6, 2015) – “Hi, I’m Desi. I am a sweet loving, spayed heeler mix, and am about 5 years old. I love to sit and shake hands. Please come and meet me. I’d be a great family dog!” Verde Valley Humane Society is open from Monday-Saturday from 10a.m. to 5p.m. and is located at 1520 W. Mingus Ave., Cottonwood, AZ 86326 (approx. 1 mile past the Cottonwood Muncipal Airport).
By Ted Grussing … one of the fun things about going through all my photos is that I get to escape to beautiful places I have been and times when life was different. I have gone through all the uploads through today in May, have everything sorted to where it belongs and this afternoon began going through the prime folders and files. These are the folders that house all of a particular subject like Black Hawks and so on. These folders will be furnishing the really dramatic cuts. While they contain the best of each upload it is now a…
Sedona AZ (May 5, 2015) – For David Neishabori, the owner of AZADI Fine Rugs, there is a very personal face among the victims of 7.8 magnitude Earthquake in Nepal: 2012 CNN Hero of the year, Pushpa Basnet. Neishabori met Basnet when Waiting for Mamu debuted at the 2014 Sedona Film Festival. At the presentation of the film in Sedona, Neishabori surprised everyone with the donation of a year’s worth of rent for Butterfly Home. Over the past year they have developed a friendship. Nepal has sent out an appeal for hundreds of thousands of tents for temporary shelter. Survivors also…
Cottonwood AZ (May 5, 2015) – On Wednesday, May 20th at 10:30 a.m., there will be a presentation discussing the progress of the ADEQ-funded Water Quality Improvement Grant for the Settlers Rest stormwater project based out of Sedona. The Oak Creek Watershed Council’s Marie McCormick and Ryan Matson will present as part of the Verde River Basin Partnership’s (Partnership) ongoing monthly educational program series for the public. This presentation is free and will be at the Yavapai County Administrative Building in Cottonwood, 10 South 6th Street, in the Verde Room.
Sedona AZ (May 5, 2015) – The City of Sedona Community Development Department is requesting public comment on the Storm Water Quality Management Program. The Program affects the entire City, including construction sites, existing developments, government agencies, and activities by residents or tourists that may result in water pollution. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) requires the Program document, which is a plan identifying steps the City will take to enhance the quality of storm water draining from its stormwater system. The plan does not deal with the volume of water the system handles.