By Virginia Volkman, Library DirectorSedona AZ (October 23, 2020) – This year, October 18 – 24 is the annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week. Sedona Public Library takes this time to thank the Friends of the Sedona Library, who contribute so much of their time and expertise and this year has contributed $100,000 to the Library. Our Friends group was started in 1964 and officially became a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation in November 1967. Donations and memberships are deductible to the full extent allowable by law.The mission of the Friends of the Sedona Library is to support the Sedona…
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Flagstaff AZ (October 23, 2020) – Do you know the ghosts who haunt our mountain town? The resident spirits at The Monte Vista Hotel? Morton Hall at NAU? Spirits in the graveyard? Those who are departed but not yet gone? Want a fun frightful night to get you in the Halloween spirit? DANCES about our unseen residents will keep you looking over your shoulder. Our teen-age ghost-hunters will take us around town to find our friendly, or not so friendly ghosts.
By Darcy Hitchcock Co-Founder, Sustainability AllianceSedona AZ (October 23, 2020) – Businesses, governments and non-profits need to peer into the future to sense threats and identify opportunities. But our society is very short-term focused: quarterly profits, the daily news cycle, the latest Tweet. How do we improve our ability to think long-term, really long-term? The Long Time Project has a toolkit with 13 practices that can help your organization improve your impact on future generations. More.
By Ted Grussing… it seems to me that there a whole lot of feathers in this photo … well organized though. This Great Egret had just left the branch under his feet and compressing the air with his wings as he forces it downward and heads into the sky, low pressure on the upper side and high pressure below. His legs are fully extended after pushing off from the branch. If you want to shoot the takeoffs of egrets or herons look for the tell tale signs that they are about to launch. Most frequently they will compress their legs…
Award-winning documentary debuts at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (October 22, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the award-winning, acclaimed documentary “The Donut King” showing Oct. 30-Nov. 4 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“The Donut King” is the rags-to-riches story of a refugee escaping Cambodia, arriving in America in 1975 and building an unlikely multi-million-dollar empire baking America’s favorite pastry, the donut.Weaving together two histories hidden in plain sight, the film is a heartwarming yet three-dimensional portrait of a man who lifted hundreds of his shell-shocked countrymen out…
Sedona AZ (October 22, 2020) – Felicia Filep, Director of Development of the Humane Society of Sedona (HSS) met with the employees of the Sedona Builders FirstSource today to say thank you for their donation of $405.00 to homeless animals at the Shelter after one of two of the HSS collection canisters was stolen in early September.The team of over 30 employees were shocked when they discovered a customer at one of two of their check-out lines stole the Humane Society of Sedona’s donation canister which had approximately $50.00 in change in it. The thief placed their backpack on the…
Prescott AZ (October 22, 2020) – In 2018, there were 48 drug overdose fatalities in Yavapai County. In 2019 there were 68 drug overdose deaths in Yavapai County. From methamphetamine to heroin and fentanyl or mixtures of many different drugs, they are all claiming lives in our county. (The above information from the 2020 Yavapai County Overdose Fatality Review Board. www.matforce.org/Portals/0/ofrb%20annual%20report-Spring%202020.pdf)Drug related crimes are not now, nor have they ever been victimless crimes! One overdose death is too many.
Customers can go online to schedule instruction permits, vehicle and motorcycle road tests, and morePhoenix AZ (October 22, 2020) – More in-office visits can now be scheduled online for Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division customers.Earlier this month, MVD made it possible for customers to go online and schedule in-office appointments for instruction permits, vehicle road tests and motorcycle road tests. Customers can schedule appointments online at AZMVDNow.gov.
Sedona AZ (October 22, 2020) – Calling all moldy, squishy jack-o-lanterns! Because decomposing organics make landfills the third largest producers of greenhouse gas methane, the city of Sedona’s Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with Compost Crowd, will collect pumpkins from 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 at Posse Grounds Park to keep them from going to the landfill. Look for Compost Crowd to be set up in the parking lot near the baseball fields and they will make sure all pumpkins are composted, free of charge. For detailed questions call the city’s Parks and Recreation Department…
By Ted GrussingWhat an incredible day on the lake … coyotes, donkeys, eagles,ospreys, snow geese, herons, egrets, osprey, grebes, shore birds and more. The lake is up another two or three feet from last week and that allowed me to find shallow water to get stuck in where a couple of weeks ago the land was dry. Not too bad and I think we only had to pole our way to deeper water three times today. As long as I have at least 15 inches of water under the hull I am okay … I push until I only have…
Lighthearted, feel-good movie debuts at the Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 21, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the light-hearted, feel-good romantic comedy “Top End Wedding” showing Oct. 30-Nov. 4 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Engaged and in love, Lauren and Ned have just ten days to find Lauren’s mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the Northern Territory, reunite her parents and pull off their dream “Top End Wedding”. As the couple travel through the wild beauty of Australia’s Northern Territory landscapes they meet unforgettable characters, find fulfilment…
Prescott AZ (October 21, 2020) – Yavapai County Recorder, Leslie Hoffman would like to remind voters about important information regarding the upcoming 2020 General Election being held Tuesday, November 3, 2020.All registered Voters are eligible to vote in the 2020 General Election. Ballots were mailed to voters requesting Automatic Ballot-by-Mail on Wednesday, October 7, 2020.
By Carson RalstonLibrary Specialist-Adult ProgramsCamp Verde AZ (October 21, 2020) – Join us at 3:00 pm on Thursday, October 29th in the Fireside Room at Camp Verde Community Library for an incredible free concert by local band J&B on the Rocks.Bob Grogan started J&B on the Rocks around 20 years ago. Many singers and musicians performed with the group over the last 20 years including Nancy Clark and Al Raitano. The current band members feature Bob Grogan on keyboard and vocals, Doug Hersey on tenor sax, and Dr. JC Alvarez on lead vocals.
Sedona AZ (October 21, 2020) – What a FUN idea!!! A PET PARADE in the Village of Oak Creek hosted by the Sedona Village Partnership. The purpose is to give Verde Valley families, big people and little people, residents and visitors alike something unique to anticipate. The Halloween VOC Pet Parade is scheduled for Saturday, October 31st, yes, on Halloween, cheered on by locals and visitors alike. This is a no fee community event! All are welcome, with or without a pet! The event will begin at 10 am and will conclude around 12 noon.
By Ted Grussing… the essential ingredient for life as we know it is water, that beautiful liquid that is essential to life of every kind on this planet … here a seasonal creek is flowing through an area in the NW end of the Painted Desert and it provides for the trees and vegetation that borders the creek … coyotes, puma, bobcats, rabbits and all manner of creatures depend on that tiny flow of water to sustain them. When the water goes away the creatures move on and back in earlier times, humans too would move on … crops would…