Arizona News – No construction closures are scheduled on state highways over Memorial Day weekend, as the Arizona Department of Transportation focuses on both highway safety and keeping holiday traffic on the move. ADOT and its contractors will not schedule any full closures on the state highway system, including Phoenix-area freeways, from Friday afternoon, May 24, to late Monday night, May 27. Drivers should still allow extra travel time and be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching existing work zones. Motorists also should be prepared for unscheduled highway closures due to crashes, disabled vehicles or other incidents…
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Verde Valley News – The Yavapai College District Governing Board (DGB) approved the College’s proposed budget for 2024-2025 today at its annual budget adoption meeting. The approved budget includes funding for the college’s strategic priorities, initiatives, and improved services for students and the community. For just the second time since 2019, the DGB approved an increase in primary property tax levy for Yavapai County residents. The approved increase is $1,872,400, or a 3.4% increase in the primary property tax levy. With the 3.4% increase, property owners in Yavapai County will pay an estimated $5 per year in property taxes per $100,000…
Sedona News – Today marks a significant milestone in the relationship between Canmore, Alberta, Canada, and Sedona, Arizona, USA, as the two cities have officially signed a “Friendship Cities” agreement. The agreement, celebrated through a virtual ceremony, solidifies a commitment to fostering mutual understanding and collaboration between the two picturesque communities. The historic event was attended by members and guests of the Sedona Sister City Association and officials from Canmore, including Mayor Sean Krausert, who expressed his enthusiasm about the partnership. The ceremony, held via Zoom, brought together key stakeholders from both cities to witness the formalization of this new…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “We Grown Now” showing May 31-June 6 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Don’t be afraid to fly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK8jW-pGWaY For Malik and Eric — two best friends who are more like brothers living in Cabrini-Green, Chicago — childhood brims with unbound possibilities that extend beyond their more than 15,000-person housing complex. They see their environment through the lens of a youthful, optimistic imagination. The year is 1992 — Michael Jordan is at the height of his success, and the two boys are blissfully carefree…
Verde Valley News – Higher education begins with an awareness of what you can be. If you’re young, the best way to visualize the future – and your place in it – is with a sneak peek at what’s out there. This spring, Verde Valley middle school students got a preview of trades education through Yavapai College’s Mini-Class program. “YC’s Mini-Class program is an opportunity for seventh and eighth grade students to explore career and technical education programs.” Verde Valley Campus Associate Dean Heather Mulcaire explained. “Our goal is to get students excited about a career field before they enter…
Sedona News – The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers and area residents and businesses to plan for upcoming daytime full closures and lane restrictions on State Route 89A in Oak Creek Canyon. The restrictions are needed for repair work in Oak Creek Canyon resulting from a rockfall event in March 2023. DAYTIME FULL CLOSURES Full closures will be from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following days: Monday, June 3, through Friday, June 7. North- and southbound SR 89A will be closed to all traffic between the switchbacks and the Oak Creek Vista area (mileposts 387-390). NORTHBOUND…
… I spent three hours on the side of Red Tail Cliff early Friday morning and life continues at a frenetic pace … everyone has kids, and the kids need food! Parents are out hunting early in the morning and throughout the day. For the Red Tail Hawks, the adults have to provide for themselves, and three very hungry kids and they are doing a great job of it based on the growth and apparent health of the young ones. In the photo above one of kids (technically called “Eyas.”) is building wing muscle on the edge of the nest…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present the global premiere of “The Commandant’s Shadow” showing May 29 and 30 at the Mary D. Fisher and Theatre. “The Commandant’s Shadow” follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews; the life of Höss and his family was recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning “The Zone of Interest.” Now, “The Commandant’s Shadow”…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ –The jig is up. The cat is out of the bag. The chickens flew the coop. The cover’s blown. The bubble has burst. The secret’s out. The cow snuck out of the barn, and the beans have been spilled: Sedona is now officially a world-class destination point, and no matter how you cut the cake, skin the cat, or slice the pizza, a crowded town this summer is our destiny. Sedona is all over the news and travel websites. Everyone’s talking about it. The word is out that Sedona is one of the most beautiful…
Sedona, AZ — Humankind is excited to announce its recent acquisition of the Sedona Photon Light wellness center. As a community center dedicated to the evolving human, Humankind is committed to providing a holistic approach to health and well-being, integrating cutting-edge therapies with traditional healing practices. Our mission is to support your journey toward greater health, balance, and spiritual growth during the upgrades. Explore Our Comprehensive Offerings: Clinic Care At Humankind, we offer a variety of clinical services designed to enhance your physical well-being: Photon Light Therapy: Harness the healing power of light to rejuvenate your body and mind. Sound…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Tensing, the body waits for the next shoe to drop. It doesn’t matter which shoe, whether it is a steel toed boot in the butt, or a six-inch heel draped in an unexpected twist on life’s winding road. We humans have no idea how tense we are, how many years of our lives we shuffle away in the need to be ready, to get ahead of the game. We can’t, get ahead that is. It may seem that way, that it is possible, that we can prepare and prep for the coming storm. How many storms…
Verde Valley News – The theme for the 2024 Summer Reading Program (SRP) is Adventure Begins at Your Library. The Children’s Library and Teen Library have put together 6 weeks of activities designed to encourage summer reading and help children keep learning through hands-on, informal STEM activities that promote creativity, problem-solving, and discovery. The Children’s Librarian, Ms. Letty, has ordered many new books in preparation for summer reading. Children can check out books in the Children’s Library and will never be charged overdue fees for returning them late. Books and other library material can be dropped off at the drive-by…
… above we have a Bald Eagle about to land on a rocky outcrop from one of the islands in lake Pleasant … looks like a bit of a messy business, but then it was how many millennia before we had tablecloths and utensils? Dishwashers and napkins? After he finishes his meal, he will leave the leftovers for the scavengers who clean up the mess … enter the Turkey Vulture, part of nature’s waste management system. Below are two shots in a series of 91 shots of a Great Egret flying out to a small patch of water in the…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Finding the Money” showing May 25-30 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. There’s another side to the national debt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDioPeH48b8 An intrepid group of economists is on a mission to instigate a paradigm shift by flipping our understanding of the national debt — and the nature of money — upside down. “Finding the Money” follows American economist Stephanie Kelton on a journey through Modern Money Theory or “MMT”. Kelton provocatively asserts the National Debt Clock that ticks ominously upwards in New York City is…
Sedona News – The city invites the public to save the date for its next artist reception on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers and Vultee Conference Room at City Hall located at 102 Roadrunner Dr., where paintings created by Ed Buonvecchio and photographs by Terry Shoulders are on display through September 4, 2024. The special musical guest will be jazz musician, Erroll Foldes. Buonvecchio’s exhibition “Between ME & AZ: A Painter’s Journey,” is a testament to his life as a painter living in Maine and Arizona and his love for these beautiful…