Cottonwood News – Over the past few weeks Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) has been gathering information on Evan Blackwood (23) of Cottonwood who is currently on probation. With enough evidence for a search warrant, detectives executed a search of Blackwood’s residence. Once inside, Detectives located Blackwood’s brother, Michael Smith (18) of Cottonwood, with a handgun and a few fentanyl pills on him. During the remainder of the search PANT detectives found the following throughout the home: an AK47 with three loaded magazines, a Remington 870 shotgun, a highpoint 9mm, two fentanyl pills, approximately 21 ounces of liquid codeine, 24…
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… here are two more photographs that will be included in the show on Saturday and there are stories to be told about each of them … that is what the show is about … beautiful images of real live creatures and or nature itself and the stories that go with them. I have yet to write a single note or reference card for any of the presentations/shows I have given. Simply put, I know my photographs, why I took them and what they tell me and this is precisely what you will experience and the goal is for you…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the final film in its four-week Sustainable Tourism Film Series. “Vendemmia” will show on Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre at 4 p.m. The screening will be followed by a LIVE Q&A discussion with the film’s directors who will be in Sedona to host the screening personally. “Vendemmia” documents the efforts to balance environmental sustainability in the Cinque Terre of Italy amid ever-rising tourism. In today’s modern world, when most everything is done with the touch of a button, an idyllic winemaking region on the…
Verde Valley News – Old Town Center for the Arts has lined up renowned performers from around the U.S., and right here in Arizona for the Fall Concert season. Here’s a brief description of some of our upcoming concerts and events at Old Town Center for the Arts. California Guitar Trio in Concert Saturday, October 8, 7:00 PM Celebrating their 30th Anniversary, the California Guitar Trio’s performances have been astounding, with unparalleled diversity. The California Guitar Trio is Paul Richards from Los Angeles, Bert Lams from Belgium, and Tom Griesgraber from San Diego. Together, their technical wizardry is breathtaking, as…
Verde Valley News – Northern Arizona has big water problems that the current state Legislature has failed to address, and the need for action has never been more immediate. Will incoming legislators be up to the task of ensuring a secure water future? Will they work to develop a regional water conservation/incentive program to reduce rural groundwater pumping and use by private water systems? What are their ideas for a regional stormwater recovery and recharge program to reduce the overdraft? Candidates for Arizona Legislative District 1 will be discussing these questions and more at a Candidate Forum presented via Zoom…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum will host a talk and book signing event on Thursday, September 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with local author Lois Truffa. At 10 a.m., Truffa will introduce her book “The Last Harvey House-The Miracle of Saving Winslow Arizona and La Posada” and share some insight into this story of a community proving that miracles can happen. She will then be available until noon to greet the audience and sell and sign copies of her book. “This is a David and Goliath story, and David won this round.” says author Truffa. “Fred…
… this week will be giving you previews of photos which are part of the show this coming Saturday at the Mary Fisher Theater, 4 PM. So you will receive eight out of about 135 photos to give you a sample of what to expect … to entice members of the local community to attend and see the best of the best and to share with everyone else on this list a portion of the show. The shots tonight of are Enedina (Saker Falcon) in some of her first free flying flights. Enedina and Michele will be at the show…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Territory” showing Sept. 25-28 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Territory” — from director Alex Pritz — won two of the top awards at the Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary and Special Jury Award for Documentary Craft. “The Territory” provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers and illegal settlers in the Brazilian Amazon. When a network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area…
Verde Valley News – The 15th Annual Prescott Area Artist Studio Tour will run from Friday, September 30 through Sunday, October 2, 2022, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Featuring over 100 artists throughout the Prescott/Quad-City area, the Studio Tour will offer attendees an opportunity to visit with the artists, observe their creative process and purchase one-of-a-kind works of art. Numerous mediums will be on display, including painting, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, woodworking and more. Attendees of this free, self-guided event may begin at any of the 51 locations throughout Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley or Paulden, and may visit…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum presents Michael Peach in a performance of his original show “Fool Me Twice!” on Saturday, October 1 at 1:30 p.m. Poet and historical researcher, Peach’s program is inspired by his investigations into Sedona and Arizona history. Sedona audiences have grown to love his style of blending original ‘cowboy’ poetry, tall tales, and historical humor as he exposes local mythology and takes a tongue-in-cheek look at quirky incidents from the past using jokes, storytelling, and first person narrative. As is customary with Mike’s shows, this one incorporates the spirit of the Old West with…
Verde Valley News – Since September is National Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, the next Mental Health Monday program on September 26, 2022, 10:00 to 11:30 AM, will focus on suicide prevention and support for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Please join us for this important discussion and message of hope. This free program via Zoom has been organized by NAMI Yavapai and the Northern Arizona Peer & Family Coalition. The following two speakers will be featured: Doug Dolan is the co-owner of and COO at Recovery in the Pines, a substance abuse and mental health…
Sedona News – Film lovers in Sedona will join over 100,000 film enthusiasts around the world to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers when the 25th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre, Sept. 23-29, hosted by the Sedona International Film Festival. The final ten Manhattan Short finalists hail from eight countries with films from Scotland, Czech & Slovakia, Spain, Australia, Finland and Lebanon, alongside two films each from France and USA. These final ten films represent the best short films from among 870 submissions from 70 countries received by Manhattan…
Sedona News – n-Lorem, a nonprofit foundation, today announced that n-Lorem founder and CEO, Stanley Crooke, M.D., Ph.D. will receive the 2022 Roy Vagelos Pro Bono Humanum Award for Global Health Equity of the Prix Galien. This award recognizes Dr. Crooke’s nearly 50 years of dedication to a novel, clinically endorsed concept of using synthetic oligonucleotides to control the expression of genes and proteins that impact disease. Dr. Crooke is also recognized for his leadership in being among the first in industry to make a commitment to open science a key element of the modern R&D enterprise and to embrace the principle…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory We each have our own thing. It’s where our paths have taken us and it is precious and valuable, not to mention it feels right to us. Some of us catch fire with our things, so much so that we teach our path to others, endorsing it as the way to go. Of course, we do. We believe in it. We see what it has seemingly done for us, and the natural inclination is to share our wealth of wisdom. We’ve all heard others as they stake their claim. Perhaps we’ve done it ourselves. We buy…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “God’s Country” showing Sept. 23-29 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “God’s Country” is a character-driven thriller set in the snowy wilderness of the American West. Thandiwe Newton plays Sandra Guidry, a Black professor living and working in a rural college town. She discovers a mysterious red truck parked in her driveway and soon learns it belongs to a pair of local hunters seeking to enter the forest behind her house. Sandra turns them away politely but firmly – her experience tells her…