By Anne Marie Mackler, Development DirectorSedona AZ (October 2, 2020) – The seasons are changing, days are growing longer and cooler, and Halloween is just around the corner. With it comes Sedona Public Library’s annual fall celebration! And since nothing is normal this year, we’re following suit with our first ever Spooktacular Online! Everyone is invited to enjoy the fun on Friday, October 30. We’ve got a great lineup again this year, and all you’ll have to do is visit our Facebook page, YouTube Channel, or our website for nonstop posts and Halloween celebration.Prepare for a day of family-friendly pop-up spooky…
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By Ted Grussing… and these three wild burros can only be classed as drinking buddies as they take a long drink from Lake Pleasant along the shore. All in all we saw several dozen burros today, along with Coyotes, Bald Eagles, Cormorants, Western Grebes, King Fishers, Black and Turkey Vultures, Great Blue Herons, North American Coots, and more than a few large fish jumping. It was by any standards a very successful shoot. I came home with1900+ shots and have now got it reduced to a little over 500 … another 200 have to go.
Camp Verde AZ (October 1, 2020) – Join Catholic Charities Community Outreach Services in the Key Lime Room at Camp Verde Community Library between 10:00 am and 11:30 am on Tuesday, October 6th to learn about Veteran’s Services, Housing Issues, Mental Health Services, and other available community resources.
Sedona AZ (October 1, 2020) – If you have a piece of wood and a wood carving knife, come to Monday at the Museum at Sedona Heritage Museum on Monday, October 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and join the Verde Valley Woodcarvers. Hundreds of people have tried their hand at carving with this group since its founding in 1997 by Norm Knight. The group consists of carvers ranging from beginners to master carvers. Come by with your own equipment or just come to watch these artisans do relief carving, chip carving, and bark carving. There is no fee…
Phoenix AZ (October 1, 2020) – Attorney General Mark Brnovich today announced that Anthem, Inc. has agreed to pay Arizona over $280,000 to resolve allegations stemming from a 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans. The settlement with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is part of a $39.5 million settlement with 43 total states and the District of Columbia. In addition to the payment, Anthem has also agreed to a series of data security and good governance provisions designed to strengthen its practices going forward.
By Tommy Acosta(September 30, 2020)The debate last night was like watching a blindfolded, club-footed, one-legged high-wire performer walk the tightrope, waiting for him to any second slip and fall to his demise.Biden was the acrobat. He did not.Biden was supposed to slip and stumble. But he didn’t.Biden was supposed to forget where he was and turn into a mumbling dementia victim on national TV. But he did not.Trump was supposed to crush him like a bulldozer running over a tin can. It didn’t happen.
By Ted Grussing… this seems to be a week for portraits and here is another one, but this is of a very cooperative Bluebird that I shot in a friends backyard this past February … a combination of wide open lens, close proximity to the bird and a relatively shallow depth of field gave me the bluebird in sharp focus and an amazing background. Thanks Eric 🙂
All-star cast featured in Aaron Sorkin’s award-winning feature based on a true storySedona AZ (September 30, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Trial of the Chicago 7” showing Oct. 9-13 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“The Trial of the Chicago 7” — written and directed by Aaron Sorkin — features an all-star award-winning ensemble cast including Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, Mark Rylance, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Carroll Lynch, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Frank Langella, among others.Critics are calling “The Trial of the Chicago 7” one…
Prescott AZ (September 30, 2020) – In partnership with the Chino Valley, Prescott, Prescott Valley and Tribal Police, YCSO personnel have begun distributing warning signs to area businesses that sell gift cards. As many already know, these scammers have been busy victimizing the Yavapai County community for years mostly targeting seniors, our most vulnerable population. Scammers use gifts cards to quickly obtain cash while the scam is in progress. The so called ‘payments’ are created through fake circumstances by convincing the victim they owe money for such things as a court warrant, computer service, overdue utility payment, helping out a person…
Sedona AZ (September 30, 2020) – Beginning October 1, 2020, the city of Cottonwood will expand its Verde Lynx public transit service, which connects Cottonwood and Sedona, to pre-pandemic levels. The new schedule will also provide more frequent and later night bus service tailored to the needs of Cottonwood residents who work in Sedona. The service will operate fare-free through December 2020.According to Bruce Morrow, city of Cottonwood’s transit manager, “The schedule has been adjusted to accommodate Sedona’s tourism-based economy. The most frequent and longest hours of service will operate on Wednesday through Sunday when the most employees need to…
Federal dollars reimburse state expensesPhoenix AZ (September 30, 2020) – More than $23 million in emergency federal aid is on its way to Arizona to reimburse the Arizona Department of Transportation for costs to repair damage to roads and bridges during recent fires and floods. The funds reimburse the state for dollars used for repair work that has already been completed except in the case of this summer’s Bush Fire where work is still continuing on damage to a portion of State Route 87 north of Fountain Hills and parts of SR 188.
Operation Corrupt Collector targets debt collectors trying to collect on non-existent debts, using illegal scare tacticsPhoenix AZ (September 30, 2020) – Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Arizona residents Mark Anthony Smith and Deborah Ann Butler, who operated debt collection businesses CMS Financial Group, John Lee Group & Associates, and TD Financial Solutions Group AZ. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) lawsuit alleges the defendants call consumers nationwide (including Arizonans), and make false claims and threats to convince them to pay debts that they have no authority to collect.
Sedona AZ (September 30, 2020) – The city of Sedona is seeking applicants for two seats on the Historic Preservation Commission as two current member terms approach expiration.This voluntary body consists of seven citizens appointed and established by City Council to promote and protect Sedona’s historic character and identity. As an extension of the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office, the Sedona Historic Preservation Commission reviews the approval of restoration and improvements to designated historical landmark homes and properties. The Commission’s work is part of a larger statewide and national effort to preserve historic landmarks, which, in Sedona, relates mainly to…
By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(September 30, 2020)Here’s my take on the Tuesday night, 9/29, presidential debate.Chris Wallace tried but Trump interrupted constantly with disparaging remarks plus a barrage of lying.
By Ted Grussing… among us and when we are blessed we get a glimpse of them as they pass through. Mostly we have Mule deer and a lesser number of the diminutive Coues Whitetail deer around here … this magnificent creature is an eight point buck Whitetail deer that I shot (camera only) on Lake Road near the cabin in northern Wisconsin last fall. This year is a skip year, but I will be back there next fall and possibly sooner.