Sedona AZ (August 12, 2013) – Sugar and Puppy are two adorable Chihuahua mixes who love each other and everyone. Sugar is 4 years old and Puppy is two years old and they are both females. Come to the shelter and visit with these two – they are literally two times the fun and two times the love. The Humane Society of Sedona shelter is open seven days a week from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm for adoptions.
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Dewey AZ (August 12, 2013) – Locally owned Mortimer Family Farms announced today that it will be host their Sweet Corn Festival on August 17th and 18th in Dewey Az. This festival will feature everything “CORN!” Free Admission. They will have entertainment for the entire family, to include: Just picked Fresh Corn, delicious Roasted Corn, Corn Bath, & more! Enjoy a hay ride to the corn field and pick your own corn! Are you competitive? Test your skills with a Corn Eating competition, Corn Shucking competition, & Corn Toss with prizes being awarded.
Sedona AZ (August 12, 2013) – The City of Sedona Volunteer Park Rangers are looking for a few dedicated people to help expand the Park Ranger program. The rangers, in their familiar green and tan uniforms with western hat, work year around providing assistance to visitors, helping at community events and supporting the city’s parks & recreation program. Since the program began in 2007, rangers have contributed nearly 14,000 hours of community service.
Verde Valley AZ (August 10, 2013) – Red Rose Inspiration For Animals, Inc. does so much more than just promoting Community-Organized Special Events for Animal Rescue, such as the popular Art and Craft Shows held at the Olde Sedona Bar and Grill in West Sedona. When Rosey a rottie/pit-bull mix passed from osteosarcoma (bone cancer), Founder Tina Allegrezza felt the need to continue helping animals in Rosey’s honor, and in 2009, Red Rose Inspiration for Animals was formed out of the love for Rosey.
Cornville AZ (August 8, 2013) – On Wednesday, July 24th, seven members of the Cornville Community Association Board of Directors and Planning and Zoning Committee met with Yavapai County Supervisors Davis and Thurman to discuss how to improve communications with the newly formed Commissioners.
Cottonwood AZ (August 8, 2013) – On July 19, 2013, 30-year-old Kai Keller of Cottonwood was arrested for Aggravated Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation in a Cottonwood area commercial parking lot. He was booked at the Camp Verde Detention Center and remains in-custody on a $50,000 bond.
Cornville AZ (August 8, 2013) Connections Equine Therapy is now expanding the Downrange Program. This program is designed to help veterans and/or their family members. It’s about having a place for them to meet and network with other veterans and their families while working with the horses to address issues that may be complicating their lives.
Tom Ashcraft, father of fallen Arizona hotshot firefighter Andrew Ashcraft, starts Change.org petition asking city officials to extend benefits to son’s family;Family says Andrew earned health and lifetime benefits currently being denied to his wife and children by the city of Prescott Prescott AZ (August 8, 2013) – The father of an Arizona hotshot firefighter killed in the Yarnell Hill wildfire that took the lives of 19 firefighters has launched a Change.org petition calling on the city of Prescott, Arizona to grant his son’s family the lifetime health benefits extended to the other victims. Andrew Ashcraft was a member of…
One- Man Show by Michael Turner: “This and That”August 16 – October 4 Clarkdale AZ (August 8, 2013) – Made In Clarkdale’s (MIC) redesigned and newly coined, “Corner Gallery” opens its Fall season with a One-Man show by Michael Turner entitled, “THIS AND THAT”. The show opens August 16, 2013 with a “Meet the Artist” reception from 5:00pm – 7:00pm featuring a raffle to win one of Michael’s works of art and light refreshments. The show runs for 2 and a half months through October 4, 2013 with Gallery hours Wed-Fri 10a-4p and Sat & Sun 10a-1p, evening hours planned…
Sedona AZ (August 8, 2013) – USA Today Travel and 10Best announced nominees for “Best Pet Friendly Hotel” chosen by readers of USA Today and 10Best.com – El Portal Sedona Hotel is the only hotel in Arizona nominated. There is a list of 20 nominees and people can vote for who they want to win. Voting is easy, just visit http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-pet-friendly-hotel/ and click on the hotel of choice!
Cottonwood AZ (August 7, 2013) – Dust off your instrument and come join the Cottonwood Community Band, a forty-five-member concert band that rehearses Monday evenings beginning August 12 from 7-9 PM at the Cottonwood Middle School band room. The band has several performances planned for fall 2013. All instrumentalists who read music, especially trumpeters, percussionists, trombonists, and clarinetists, are welcomed. There is no audition.
SOSS – Save Our School Sports – Set for Saturday, August 17Special Celebrity Guest – Jenilee Harrison Sedona AZ (August 7, 2013) – When several parents became aware that some of the school programs in Sedona, Arizona were being cut due to a loss of a million dollars over the next two years in the district, they immediately went to work to save the sports programs. The tax money that funded these programs lost the allocation. Therefore, locals are raising money to save these programs: the girl’s freshman volleyball team, the entire cross country team, the sports performance class, and…
Camp Verde AZ (August 6, 2013) – Verde Brewing Company (VBC) made headlines with its local farm-to-mug approach to creating genuine craft brews. VBC is ready to create its first farm-to-mug beer through its new “Harvest Crops, Plant Hops” Kickstarter campaign, with an initial goal of $4,000 launching Monday, August 5th. After nearly four months and generous contributions from people across the nation, especially here in the Verde Valley, the Verde Brewing Company set up shop next to The Horn in downtown Camp Verde. Emerging brew master Alex Goetting went to work learning how to perfect hand-crafted brewing from Tom…
Team Called to Real Life Water Rescue that Night Verde Valley AZ (August 5, 2013) – On July 27, 2013, members of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Response Team, Back Country Unit (BCU), competed in statewide swift water rescue competition and “swam” away with first place. The BCU contains a specially trained group of Swift Water Technicians. This 12th annual event was held at the Saguaro Lake Ranch in Mesa, Arizona, and involved teams representing 7 counties.
Clarkdale AZ (August 5, 2013) – The first jurying for the December 2013 Made In Clarkdale annual show will take place Saturday, August 17. Artists must live, work, or be taking art classes in Clarkdale to be eligible. Previously accepted artists do not have to re-jury if they still live or work in Clarkdale. Those eligible only as students taking art classes must re-jury each year. All art media will be considered. Art must be original and conceived and created by the artist. No kits or crafts made from the patterns of others will be accepted.