Political Satire by Tommy AcostaMy friend Gerry asked what I would do if I were Bernie Sanders.I was intrigued. What would I do? What would my platform be if I were Bernie?Hmm? Ok. Here we go.If I were Bernie Sanders the first thing I would do is commission a 24-hour round-the-clock hairdresser to keep my hair in place so I don’t look like a crazy person.I would also get some Botox to take off a few years. Hiring the best tailor money can buy would also be a plus. Drop the rumpled old-man look. Especially the way the collar comes…
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By Carson RalstonLibrary Specialist-Adult ProgramsCamp Verde AZ (February 29, 2020) – Join us at 5:30 pm on Thursday, March 19th 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, JC Alvarez, and Al Raitano.The current band members feature Bob Grogan on keyboard and vocals, Doug Hersey on tenor sax, and Cindy Cole on guitar and vocals.
By Ted Grussing… three years ago this month I took this shot of a pair of widgeons taking off from one of the ponds at Page Springs … the water was in a rather churly state as the pair departed the area. Hopefully they found some peace and rest after they landed in a new pond. It takes a lot of energy for them to take to flight, so I only walk a pond with the intent to jump the ducks once. By this time of year, most of the ducks have little or no fear of humans and prefer…
Sedona AZ (February 28, 2020) – A Hopi Foster Care information program will be held at Sedona Public Library on March 13, from 1 – 2:30 pm.Crossing Worlds Hopi Projects, a Verde Valley based non-profit service group since 1999, has invited Hopi Social Services staff to speak about their Hopi Foster Care program to our area Verde Valley community. Brenda Patterson, Interim Clinical Supervisor, and Lorene Vincente, Foster Care Social Worker, will discuss their role in protecting children, types of trauma, and counseling services at Hopi and for Hopi foster children living off the reservation in Arizona and in other…
Local Cottonwood photographer, Isaac Wessel-Dudley invited to exhibit photographs from the border at Tubac Center of the ArtsTubac AZ (February 28, 2020) – Tubac Center of the Arts, (TCA) is excited to present two new exhibits focused on conditions at the border; “Critical Habitat,” and “Leaving – Images from the Border” with an opening reception, Friday, March 6th, 5-7pm. The public is invited to this free artist meet and greet opportunity. These exhibitions speak to today’s issues. Often, we are in discussion about politics in art. It is impossible for artists, or anyone really, to compartmentalize the world and the…
Sedona AZ (February 28, 2020) – The Sedona Heritage Museum has announced the opening of their newest temporary exhibit, a display of “Influential Sedona Women of the Past”, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of American women’s right to vote.The exhibit profiles women who contributed to Sedona’s development and character over the past 150 years or so. Photos and artifacts will help tell the stories of the first Anglo woman to give birth in Oak Creek Canyon and her treacherous journey across country; the gumption of the woman who wouldn’t take ‘no’ for an answer from geologists and drilled the first…
Camp Verde AZ (February 28, 2020) – The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with the Arizona Humanities Council presents Voices and Votes: Democracy in American. The exhibition examines the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people,” and how each generation since continues to question how to form “a more perfect union.” Opening at Camp Verde Community Library on Saturday, March 28, “Voices and Votes” will be on view through Monday, May 11 during library open hours.Camp Verde Community Library in partnership with League of Women Voters of Greater Verde Valley has been chosen by the…
By Darcy HitchcockCo-Founder, Sustainability AllianceSedona AZ (February 28, 2020) – Astronomer Kelsey Johnson explains why keeping nighttime dark is so important and offers five simple solutions to fix the problem. Artificial light affects many species, including us. It’s been tied to cancer and obesity. The light pollution going out into space wastes $3 billion. Johnson says, “It’s stupidly simple” to fix this problem: don’t use more light than you need and turn them off, shield lights, avoid blue-spectrum lights and advocate for Dark Sky policies. Watch her TED Talk.
By Ted Grussing… it has been a while since I have been at the ponds near sunset with the beautiful fall colors reflected into the water. This shot is from November 30, 2016 at 4:39P at Bubbling Ponds and a green head mallard is dabbling in this molten golden water … nothing done to the shot other than to crop it and slightly increase the detail/sharpness of the image. Anything more would take away from that incredible moment. Shot with my 1DX MKI and it still captures incredible images … for shots like this the MK III would offer very…
Prescott AZ (February 27, 2020) – A new Center for Biological Diversity analysis shows the city of Prescott’s proposed water policy would accelerate sprawl development and dramatically reduce the upper Verde River’s annual water flow.The city council meets Tuesday to discuss whether to supply approximately 9,500 acre-feet of water per year for use by developments in unspoiled grasslands in Yavapai County north of the city’s boundaries, where two major developers own property.The water would allow subdivisions to replace scenic open land and destroy pronghorn and grassland bird habitat. The new water plan would consume the equivalent of nearly the entire annual base flow…
Sedona AZ (February 27, 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, March 9th, 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…
By Ted Grussing… as seen through my sometimes quirky or eccentric eyes and mind. I took this shot of a great blue heron entering flight after downing a nice fish dinner … the background was rather, well ordinary and distracting, so I’ve spent the last couple of hours utilizing different techniques on the background whilst leaving our predator friend intact. To me it has a nice feel to it and hope you enjoy it also.
By Robert AlbrechtSedona AZ (February 26, 2020) – The Humane Society of Sedona and the Sedona PetSmart located in the Safeway shopping center in West Sedona have teamed up for another exciting adoption weekend event to begin 2020. As part of the PetSmart National Adoption Weekend events across the country, the Humane Society of Sedona brings additional adoptable pets to the PetSmart location Friday, February 28 to Sunday, March 1. We will have selected animals at the PetSmart location from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on these days; with the event at the main shelter lasting from 10 a.m. to…
By Ted Grussing… as I get to landscape photography … a shot from the airport after a beautiful snowstorm a year ago on February 23rd. I used to be out after every snow storm and get all the shots I could get from around the golf course, the creek, Red Rock Crossing and more. Now it is a drive to the airport to get the totally unique views of Sedona that can only be had from Airport Mesa.
Cottonwood AZ (February 25, 2020) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating the vandal or vandals who damaged a large amount of property in the Cottonwood area. On 02/17/2020 at approximately 7:42 AM, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a criminal damage report in the areas of Rancho Vista way, Peila Ave, Bonita Ln., Arrowhead Lane, and Monte Tesoro Dr, in Cottonwood. Upon investigation, deputies discovered that 30 mailboxes had been damaged. They also discovered an electronic speed sign had been vandalized on Camino Real in Cottonwood. It is unknown if the sign is…