Author: Tommy Acosta

Sedona AZ (October 20, 2020) – The Sedona Historical Society (SHS) and Sedona Heritage Museum recently received a grant from the Arizona Historical Society to catalog a portion of almost 10,000 historic photos that are scanned and stored, but need to be cataloged for easy search and access. This is the second grant this year for the Museum for this special project to catalog photos. No portion of any grant assists the Museum with overhead or operations costs.Prior to initiating their catalog system, SHS had thousands of historic photos, many scanned or given to them digitally. Over the years, many of…

By Ted Grussing… there are a lot of grebes on Lake Pleasant and for those lacking a fish finder they are a great way to find fish as that is a major component of their diet. This is a Clark’s Grebe; similar in size and appearance to the Western Grebe and they are found together in the same flocks. Looks like he has some kind of minnow or bait fish and is preparing to swallow it head first.

Phoenix AZ (October 19, 2020) – The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits has joined more than 160 organizations across the nation in signing a private sector letter to President Donald Trump requesting that he withdraw his Executive Order that effectively bans equity and diversity training.The letter to the President said that his “Executive Order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotypes,”  “as currently written … will create confusion and uncertainty, lead to non-meritorious investigations, and hinder the ability of employers to implement critical programs to promote diversity and combat discrimination in the workplace.”

By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(October 19, 2020)By now some 40,000,000 voters have mailed their ballots – initial Biden vote count ?Thugs to intimidate voters going to voting booths – don’t shoot them – instead just vote .Number of dictators Trump praises – let him join their club.Coral the crazies wanting to execute Trump – all,  so he can enjoy his defeat on the 3rd.Total  lies by Donald – beyond belief.Americans died because of Trump’s bungled program to stop coronavirus spread.The scientists and doctors who Donald ignores.The generals and admirals plus psychiatrists and his staff who said he’s unfit.Isn’t this enough…

By Tommy Acosta(October 16, 2020)Editor’s Note: Tommy Acosta, in addition to being a columnist for Sedona.biz, is a practicing Master Reflexologist of 30 years. He founded the New Canaan Institute of Holistic Health and Reflexology and has written extensively on health issues and holistic approaches. In this article he details the hidden dangers in homes people do not notice that can contribute to the body becoming susceptible to what modern medicine calls cancer and offers suggestions to help lower one’s risks of developing the disease.As a reflexologist I have had many clients with numerous diseases that have responded to the…

Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(October 16, 2020)All the candidates are fine except for Republicans Peterson and Sloan. Vote for those two only if you want APS to continue to have sway over the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC).Peterson was appointed to the ACC during the Champion Formal Complaint against APS’s last rate increase. Despite all the evidence provided by Champion (and Intervenors, myself included) that APS’s last rate increase was unjustified and wrong, Peterson voted with APS and against ratepayers. Read More→

Sedona Film Festival hosts big-screen presentation of art series at Mary D. Fisher theatreSedona AZ (October 16, 2020) – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Exhibition on Screen series with “Frida Kahlo”. The event will show in Sedona on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her, but who was the woman behind the bright colors, the big brows, and the floral crowns? Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often turbulent life.Making use of…

By Viviane Kraus, Youth Services LibrarianSedona AZ (October 16, 2020) – The days are just right for a walk in the park.  And what better way to enjoy a book than reading it outside?  Combine the two and you get StoryWalk®, a safe activity that all ages can experience on a paved, half-mile path.For another few weeks you can enjoy the Library’s current StoryWalk display “Thank You, Omu!” at Sunset Park, 655 Sunset Drive, in Sedona. It’s a heartwarming story about community, giving, and friendship. Omu is pronounced “Ah-Moo” and means “queen” in the Igbo language of Nigeria. Author Oge…

By Darcy Hitchcock Co-Founder, Sustainability AllianceSedona AZ (October 16, 2020) – Making beer generates carbon dioxide during fermentation but ironically, beer makers vent that gas into the atmosphere and then buy CO2 in canisters to add back into the beer in the finishing stage to enhance mouth-feel and shelf-life. What if breweries could capture the CO2 and then use it? Now they can.  More. What is your business wasting and how might it be put to use? Learn more about the Circular Economy opportunities in our region.

Become a Keep Sedona Beautiful Forever FriendSedona AZ (October 16, 2020) – Keep Sedona Beautiful is looking for litter lifter volunteers to cover two open, mile-long stretches of road. The open routes include a portion of 179 and another that starts at the top of Red Rock Loop, from the high school, and continues to the bottom of the hill.

By Ted Grussing… it seems that every time I go down to the lake one creature stands out and offers a series of great shots that stand out more than the others and today it was a pair of Bald Eagles, likely a mating pair, who were hunting one of the bays on the NE end of the lake. They would perch in the shade on the side of a rock cliff surveying the quiet waters of the bay looking for fish and then swoop low across the water, circle and land back on the side of the cliff. I…

Lighthearted, feel-good movie debuts at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (October 15, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the award-winning and acclaimed “Fisherman’s Friends” showing Oct. 23-28 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.The fishermen of Cornwall are signed to Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties in the lighthearted, feel-good movie “Fisherman’s Friends”, based on a true story.

Camp Verde AZ (October 15, 2020) – On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, the Honorable Michael Bluff of the Yavapai County Superior Court sentenced Jesse Michael Etienne, 21, of Camp Verde, Arizona, to the Arizona State Prison for 16 years.  Etienne was found guilty of Second Degree Murder by a Yavapai County Jury on January 31, 2020 and pled “no contest” to the charges of Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, both class six felonies, prior to the trial commencing.

Prescott AZ (October 15, 2020) – Typically, the No Shave Campaign is utilized by public safety agencies around the country during the month of November with a goal to raise money for local charities. For the past few years, Sheriff Mascher has permitted the No Shave campaign to take place over several months towards the end of each year. This allows employees at the Sheriff’s Office to ‘No Shave’ longer while increasing overall charitable donations. This year, on behalf of YCSO employees, the staff was pleased to select the Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) Foundation representing the YRMC BreastCare Center to…

By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(October 15, 2020)Is it the Trump version of immunity ? That’s the one where enough contract coronavirus, even get well and become immune. Scientists do not agree and say this is a crackpot idea.Or is it the herd lining up everywhere to cast their presidential vote ? That is the one Trump ridicules and is trying to discourage because he knows it is predominately made up of democratic like voting – and him out of office.