Two AZ projects are recipients of grants Flagstaff AZ (April 10, 2015) – Today Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award of over $9 million dollars to expand and accelerate wood energy and other wood product markets. The federal funds will leverage $22 million in investments from partners, resulting in a total investment of $31 million in 23 states. “Working with our partners, the Forest Service is promoting deployment of new technologies, designed to convert previously unusable wood, including invasive species, for production of energy and new building materials,” said Vilsack. “This funding also supports forest management needs on the National…
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Acclaimed new independent films make Sedona premiere at Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (April 10, 2015) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the award-winning film “5 to 7” (featuring Glenn Close and Frank Langella) and “An Honest Liar” (a top winner at festivals around the world) showing April 17-22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Sedona AZ (April 10, 2015) – The City of Sedona and the Northern Arizona Audubon Society are pleased to announce the grand opening of a major new bird viewing deck at the Sedona Wetlands Preserve. Located on a berm overlooking the large retention pond on the north end of the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, the deck provides an exceptional view of birds that visit the pond.
OTCA Announces One Night Screening of Eliphante Film ”Where Art is Life and Life is Art”, with special guest Leda Livant Kahn Cottonwood AZ (April 9, 2015) – The Old Town Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a screening of the film ELIPHANTE: “Where Art is Life and Life is Art” on Saturday, April 18, at 7:00 pm. There will be one screening only. As a special treat, Leda Livant Kahn, one of the key artists in the film, will be present for this showing, to share her insights. Drawn by the dramatic inspiration of Sedona and the…
Camp Verde AZ (April 9, 2015) – Fort Verde State Historic Park will hold its annual “History of the Soldier” event on Saturday, April 11, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, April 12, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Experience a military timeline of history from the Revolutionary War to present day at the event. Activities will include flag raising and lowering ceremonies, artillery demonstrations, fashion show and dutch oven cooking demonstrations. The camps, cannon and soldiers will all be on the parade field for this annual event.
Flagstaff AZ (April 9, 2015) – The spring season for collecting live trees, known as wildings, from Coconino National Forest begins tomorrow and runs until May 10. There are typically two wildings permit seasons – one in the spring and another in the fall, for approximately one month while plants are dormant. Permits will be available for coniferous trees only (Douglas fir, white fir, ponderosa pine, pinyon pine, and juniper). Due to the severe decline of aspen stands across the forest and lack of natural regeneration, aspen seedlings will not be offered.
Facility closure will be in place for about 12 hours Rimrock AZ (April 9, 2014) – The McGuireville rest area on southbound Interstate 17 is scheduled to be closed between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday, April 10, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The southbound I-17 McGuireville rest area is located near milepost 297, two miles south of the State Route 179 junction.
By Ted Grussing Sometimes it is hard to discern between that which is real and that which is not, particularly when it is a melding to two very real photographs … sometimes like tonight I’m not really sure why I do what I do but it is the experimentation that blends the micro with the macro worlds … both are very real and both co-existed for a brief period and I still don’t know why I put it together … just like the colors and the patterns … so it is titled “Dunno”. Feels good though!
Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, The Pilgrim: Paulo Coehlo’s Best Story, Landfill Harmonic, Plant Pure Nation, On Meditation 2, Ram Dass-Timothy Leary Documentary, Dying to Know, Among Highlights Sedona AZ (April 9, 2015) – The second annual Illuminate Film Festival, May 27-31, will bring to screens 22 inspirational, thought-provoking films beginning with the Arizona premiere of the award-winning Emma Thompson-produced feature Sold, based on Patricia McCormick’s best-selling novel, and closing with The Pilgrim: Paulo Coehlo’s Best Story, a dramatic biopic depicting the rise of renowned Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, whose 25-year old spiritual classic The Alchemist still remains on the New…
Cottonwood AZ (April 9, 2015) – Get into the Aloha Spirit in Cottonwood by learning Hawaiian music, dance, and culture. Kumu Hula (master teacher) Kehau Chrisman is offering classes in Beginner Hula and Hawaiian Language. These classes are open to those who want to learn something new, have fun, and exercise, all while becoming immersed in the culture of Hawaii.
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(April 9, 2015) I had not intended for this to be an open letter. However, as I was writing I thought the subject too important to keep to just the investigators at the Arizona Attorney General’s office. The media has not done justice to this story. I will be asking the questions they forgot or never thought to ask. For example, why hasn’t ACC commissioner Bob Stump been taken away in handcuffs? Plus, I have some new information to disclose about former commissioner Gary Pierce.
Jerome AZ (April 9, 2015) – The Jerome Chamber of Commerce has begun planning the most talked about event of the year, The Jerome Historic Home and Building Tour, celebrating its 50th year. Guests will have the comfort and the shelter of Spook Hall and enjoy entertainment and seats while waiting for the shuttle to begin this wonderful tour. Watch for more details in the weeks to come as the lineup of homes unfolds. Five homes are selected with 2 more to come.
Verde Valley AZ (April 9, 2015) – On April 7, 2015, 27-year-old David Kent Thomas was arrested for numerous charges including Flee Pursing Law Enforcement Vehicle, Aggravated Assaulted, Endangerment, Theft, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He remains in-custody without bond. On March 28, 2015, around 11AM, a YCSO deputy conducted a license plate records check on a beige Toyota 4-door sedan traveling east on Beaver Creek Road in Rimrock. The record return identified the vehicle as stolen out of Peoria, Arizona. When the deputy activated his emergency lights and siren, the driver fled into a nearby Rimrock neighborhood and out…
Students from schools around the country will decorate umbrellas to be displayed at Hillside Sedona raising money for underprivileged Costa Rican school. Sedona AZ (April 9, 2015) – Hillside Sedona is pleased to announce that the Umbrella Project Event will take place on April 24, 25 and 26th and will benefit a underprivileged school in Costa Rica.
By Tabitha Miller, Finance Director Sedona AZ (April 9, 2015) – Like most years, the City of Sedona’s budget process started in December. To be precise, it began on December 5, 2014. The first step in the budget process is to set goals and priorities that will guide how the City allocates funds in the next fiscal year, which runs from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. This is not as easy as it sounds and this process took several City Council meetings and many hours of discussion. Of course, the first question one might ask is how much…