Cottonwood AZ (March 22, 2015) – Verde Valley Fire District crews responded to a residential fire on Rio Verde Drive in Cottonwood at approximately 4:12 am, Sunday morning. Upon arrival they found a single story home approximately 1,800 sq.ft. with smoke and heavy fire conditions venting from the roof.
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By Dr. Marta AdelsmanLife Coach in Communication and Consciousnesswww.DrMartaCoach.com(March 20, 2015) Life is messy. When we appear on this planet, none of us can escape calamity, confusion and chaos. For some, it’s chronic. For others, it’s occasional. For all of us, “messy” happens. Relationships contain untidy incidents that feel unpleasant. They may bring up anger, guilt, anxiety, embarrassment and shame. No matter how much you try to keep relationships neat and organized, at some point they will show up in a disheveled state.
By Karen McClelland, Sedona Resident(March 20, 2015) Next week the Arizona Senate will be voting on House Bill 2190 to repeal the Common Core Standards adopted by the Legislature in 2010 for use in Math and English language Arts in public schools in Arizona. Passage of this bill will be a huge step backwards forPUblic Education in Arizona. This bill is very bad policy. The bill is vague and confusing. There are many reasons to vote NO on this bill.
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(March 20, 2015) Through years of experience with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) I’ve learned that the agency simply cannot be trusted – ever. So, when I received emails from the ACC via a recent public records request, I was suspicious that some emails might be purposely missing. My suspicion was not unfounded. I was also suspicious of the validity of the redactions made to the emails I did receive. How can one know the real reasons an email was censored? Again, one is left trusting, and trust is something the ACC has betrayed repeatedly.…
Sedona AZ (March 20, 2015) – Duke and Duchess, our pets of the week, were left to the Humane Society of Sedona shelter when their owner sadly passed away. These two, 10 year young siblings spent their entire lives together in a home and they are ready to spend the second half of their 9 lives in the same fashion. They make a royal pair! You can take a peek at them online by visiting: Duke • Duchess
By Ted Grussing … it was a terrific week and it is good to be home. Last weekend one of the highlights was a visit to the Midway now on permanent display in San Diego harbor. If you have not seen it, it is very much worth the time and an opportunity to revisit or learn for the first time an important segment of our history and the sacrifices so many made to retain our liberty.
Sedona AZ (March 20, 2015) – Red Rose Inspiration for Animals a nonprofit 501c3 animal rescue in Sedona is having a book sale to benefit animal rescue at their retail store, the Red Rose Thriftique on Saturday, March 21 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at 41 Bell Rock Plaza in the VOC. Funds raised from the book sale will go exclusively to the “General Spay and Neuter Program”
By Bishop, Special Dumpster Devil(March 19, 2015) We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves— Goethe All sorts of records are being set these days in sports, in finance and for endless flatulent political bum fog. However, one record being set this year, as Christmas fades into memories’ is nothing to be amused at. Each of us will have received almost 560 pieces of junk mail out of 38 billion sent, and an average of 54 catalogues out of 14 billion mailed (an of 54 per American) and 38 billion pieces of junk mail, and I bet you even receive more!…
By Tommy AcostaAssociate Editor Sedona AZ (March 19, 2015) – West Sedona School Principal Dr. Lisa Hirsch will not seek a new contract for WSS for the next school year, according to an email reportedly sent by her to the Sedona Oak Creek Unified School District Governing Board and the district superintendent dated March 18, 2015. In her letter Hirsch wrote that she voluntarily made her decision not to seek the new contract after having 21 “magnificent” years serving the district as a founding teacher, sports coach, curriculum coordinator and principal. “It has also been an honor to work with…
By Ted Grussing … it were colder … it were sunny … this could be the view from the north end of the airport tomorrow … but it is not, so I shall make believe that it is cold and it was snow and not rain that we are receiving for the next few days.
Sedona AZ (March 19, 2015) – The announcement of the 36th annual Native Plant workshop marks an early harbinger of spring. Sponsored by Keep Sedona Beautiful (“KSB”), the Saturday, March 28 daylong program will cover topics ranging from managing invasive species to designing landscapes using water-saving features and drought-resistant plants. The Workshop location is again as in past years at the West Sedona School, 570 Posse Ground Road from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Advance ticket price is $35 for the General Public. Admission the day of the event is $45.
Sedona AZ (March 18, 2015) – The Pumphouse Poetry and Prose Project is kicking off their 4th season of literary readings in style with special guest Laura Tohe on Friday, March 27th from 5 to 630 PM. Located on the southernmost end of the Creekside Plaza parking lot. The readings take place on the steps of the pumphouse which is a historic designated site. The setting could not be more picturesque with the old stone pumphouse, the giant sycamore trees, and the creek only a stone’s throw away (assuming you are a right fielder). The committee which runs the Pumphouse…
By Sally Schindel(March 18, 2015) You always seem to hear people say that marijuana is a safe drug because no one has ever died from using it. I’m here to tell you that is simply not true. My 31 year old son Andy died by suicide one year ago this month in Peoria, leaving a note that ended with these words: “My soul is already dead. Marijuana Killed my soul + ruined my brain.”
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(March 17, 2015) At a meeting this past March 2nd, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) considered my appeal of their “smart” meter extortion fee decision of last December. The commissioners voted unanimously to ask the ACC Legal Division to come up with “sample orders of alternative dispositions,” in other words some options.
By Ted Grussing A little later this morning it is back on the road with stops to see a friend in Torrance, Malibu, Banning and hopefully La Quinta and then the drive home. Unlikely I will get home before 1 or 2AM on Wednesday so no missive and photo tomorrow, but will resume Wednesday night. Cannot think of a trip as fun as this has been in quite a while (except for last Thanksgiving). Spent the day visiting with friends I have not seen in quite a while … dinner at Dukes by the pier with a bevy of cousins…