Alan Wolton receives prestigious award from Oil Painters of America — Distinguished Artist of the Year Sedona AZ (June 18, 2014) – Renowned artist and Sedona resident, Alan Wolton has just returned from Bennington, Vermont, where he was the recipient of the Distinguished Artist of the Year from Oil Painters of America – “OPA.”
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By Arthur Poole The Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group will meet on Wednesday, June 18, at the Elks Lodge off Airport Road in West Sedona.
Sedona AZ (June 18, 2014) – July is National Parks and Recreation month, and to celebrate this occasion, your local Sedona Parks and Recreation Department is happy to provide Wet Wednesdays. For the entire month of July, all Wednesdays will be wet at the park. Join your friends on the grass field at Sunset Park, 655 Sunset Drive, between 11a.m. and 1 p.m. to run and play on the green grass with the sprinklers turned on and a thirty-foot dual lane, inflatable slip n’ slide! New this year is the Splash Park and covered playground.
Cornville AZ (June 17, 2014) – On June 16, 2014, 27-year-old Joseph Kennedy from Cornville was arrested for 2 felony counts of Cruelty to Animals, along with Possession of Dangerous Drugs and Paraphernalia. The original incident, as reported last week by Yavapai Silent Witness, occurred just before 9 AM on June 11, 2014. At that time, witnesses called YCSO after seeing a man throw a puppy from a vehicle on Cornville Road travelling approximately 50 miles per hour. The puppy was recovered and treated at a local emergency vet clinic. The dog suffered significant neurological issues as a result of…
Sedona AZ (June 17, 2014) – UPDATE – Firefighters are feeling optimistic about the Junipine Fire. The size and stayed relatively the same, and is mostly smoldering. Today’s high winds have inhibited helicopter work, but crews on the ground are continuing to hold. Containment remains the same. The public should expect to see an increase in smoke from the area, however, as a pocket within the Slide Fire has rekindled and is actively burning in the West Fork area. Fire managers are monitoring its behavior and do not expect any significant movement because it is well in the interior and…
Cottonwood AZ (June 17, 2014) – Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds is a feature-length documentary about a tiny ‘part’ of the food chain: seeds, with a huge impact that affects us all. Insights into the future of seeds and food supply may help to foretell our collective future. This special documentary will be shown at Old Town Center for the Arts on Friday, June 20th, at 7:30 PM. Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds was directed by award-winning filmmaker Sean Kaminsky. The film looks at the exceptional challenges that face seeds and our food supply. According to the FAO…
Crews worked diligently to complete road repairs, earn incentives Sedona AZ (June 17, 2014) – Drivers traveling between Sedona and Flagstaff received welcome news when the Arizona Department of Transportation lifted restrictions and opened the “switchbacks” section of State Route 89A to motorists, well ahead of schedule, late last night. There are currently no construction/fire-related restrictions along SR 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff.
Sedona AZ (June 17, 2014) – Shortly after 4:00 PM yesterday, June 16, Sedona Fire District (SFD) crews were dispatched to a report of a wildland fire involving a single tree south of Junipine Estates, approximately twelve miles north of Sedona. Upon arrival, both US Forest Service and Sedona Fire District crews worked to contain a 10-20 acre wildland fire in heavy winds, with gusts up to 45 miles an hour. US Forest Service Incident Commander Beale Monday, stated that, “Evacuations were ordered to due heavy winds.” The fire is currently under investigation, with evacuations scheduled to be lifted at 9:00 PM…
By Cecilia Shields, Chief of Interpretation and Education Flagstaff Area National Monuments Flagstaff AZ (June 16, 2014) – Join Sunset Crater Volcano this summer for our 4th year of celebrating the incredible dark skies and inspiring starscapes of Northern Arizona. Whether you are an experienced stargazer, an amateur, or have never looked through a telescope, our incredible volunteer astronomers and park rangers will be on hand to help you get the most out of the night skies.
Sedona AZ (June 15, 2014) – The City of Sedona, in cooperation with the Sedona Fire Department, is offering Sedona area residents the opportunity to dispose of their yard waste and flammable vegetation. This is also an opportunity to clean up any debris related to drainage maintenance prior to monsoon season. Shrubs and growth may reduce the capacity of washes or drainage ditches, and any loose trimmings and yard waste may impede proper flows. The City of Sedona Maintenance Yard, located at 2070 Contractors Road, will accept yard waste during the cleanup event starting Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June…
Camp Verde AZ (June 15, 2014) – Saturday June 14, just before 3 pm, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a Boy Scout Troop consisting of 4 adults and 8 teens had not returned to a previously scheduled and designated location as agreed. Attempts to reach the group by cell phone were unsuccessful. A search effort began including air support from DPS Ranger. Just after 6 PM, DPS Ranger located the group. All but 5 were able to walk out to safety and meet with a ground team from the Yavapai County Sheriff Response Team’s Back Country Unit. Two…
Sedona Film Festival presents one-day-only special event at Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (June 15, 2014) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present its premiere series with the one-night-only debut of the award-winning documentary “Finding Vivian Maier” on Thursday, June 26. There will be two shows at 4 and 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Vivian Maier — a mysterious nanny, who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that were hidden in storage lockers and discovered decades later — is now considered among the 20th century’s greatest photographers. Maier’s strange and riveting life and…
Sedona AZ (June 14, 2014) – The City of Sedona is accepting applications to fill one term on the Board of Adjustment. The term of service for this voluntary position is three years. The term begins immediately and ends on December 31, 2017.
Winner of three Tony Awards, new production premieres on screen at Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (June 14, 2014) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Screenvision and Broadway Near You to host the big screen premiere of “The Nance” — winner of three Tony Awards. The theatrical stage production will be featured in high definition June 23-28 at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien, “The Nance” stars Tony Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Nathan Lane (The Producers, The Birdcage). Lane received a Best Actor Tony Award nomination…
Sedona AZ (June 13, 2014) – It is kitten season and the Humane Society of Sedona shelter has many kittens and cats ready to go home. June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month and the shelter is running specials all month long. Every time you adopt a cat or kitten, you get to spin the wheel of feline fortune and win prizes such as 2 for 1 adoption fee, free cat food, cat litter and cat toys, and up to $10 in Kritter Kash to spend at Paws West and Paw Prints Thrift Stores and the This n’ That store…