Sedona AZ (September 5, 2019) – In August 2018, The Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau joined forces with the City of Sedona, Sedona Compost, Keep Sedona Beautiful and the Sustainability Alliance to launch Straw Free Sedona, a campaign that encourages local businesses and their patrons to cease use of plastic straws.One year after the launch, 52 businesses have pledged to stop using one-time use plastic straws; a small step towards a more sustainable Sedona. Reports have shown that in one year, more than 1-million one-time use plastic straws have been eliminated in Sedona!
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Sedona AZ (September 4, 2019) – The Sedona Police Department has begun the next phase of ensuring school safety following the arrest last Friday, Aug. 30, of 19-year-old Thomas Zielinski on charges related to events at Sedona Red Rock Junior-Senior High School.”We have already conducted several debriefings,” says Chief Charles Husted, “and will continue in the coming weeks to further review emergency protocols both internally and externally. I am very pleased with our officers’ response to the incident at Sedona Red Rock Junior-Senior High School and the follow up investigation. At the same time, we always need to be vigilant…
By Ted Grussing… formation in Sycamore Canyon is this S type rock formation about a third of the way up the canyon from the confluence of Sycamore Creek and the Verde River … it is visible, but not like this from the gap between Casner and Black Mountains looking directly west. You have to be in a special attitude and at altitude to get this view. So far this remarkable canyon is not over loved and hoping that lasts for many years to come. I also flew over the very top of the canyon about fifteen miles up canyon to…
Documentary and discussion explore ways to live a longer, healthier lifeSedona AZ (September 4, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Code Blue: Redefining the Practice of Medicine” on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Dr. Tala Dajani will be in Sedona to present the film and host a Q&A discussion following the screenings.Would you change your habits to live a longer, healthier life? “Code Blue: Redefining the Practice of Medicine” provides the prescription to do just that. The solution is simple; the common-sense practice of lifestyle medicine can…
AZ Game and Fish biologists install structures to conserve, protect batsPhoenix AZ (September 4, 2019) – The sun is already baking off what’s left of the warm morning air, when Arizona Game and Fish bat biologist Joel Diamond carefully walks to the edge of a loose mound of gravel, and tosses a rock into the abandoned mineshaft below.He listens carefully as it bounces off the wall of the decades-old mineshaft, again and again as it quickly disappears into the abyss. He notes that the absence of sound from the final bounce — about 100 feet below — serves as proof…
By Carson RalstonLibrary Specialist-Adult ProgramsCamp Verde AZ (September 5, 2019) – Join us in the Terracotta Room at Camp Verde Community Library at 6:00 pm on Thursday, September 26th to hear Arizona author Jon Fuller’s account of his epic solo canoe journey from the Verde River headwaters near Prescott, Arizona to its end at the Salt River. Jon paddled alone through tranquil pools and splashy rapids along this beautiful oasis, with only his trusty canoe “”Red”” for company, a laminated river map to show the way, and a notebook in which to record his journey. From that notebook, Verde River…
By Ted Grussing… this is the roost that goes with Robbers. The rock is an outcropping from the lower east side of Casner Mountain … and one of my favorites that I shall never try to get out on. The caves that some people go out to are the black specks just below the top and about a third of the way along the precipice from the right side. The trail to get out there is quite narrow and slopes downward from the rock … no ropes or anything and if you slip it is a very long way down,…
Mary D. Fisher Theatre joins theaters around the world for special one night eventSedona AZ (September 3, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present a one-night only theatrical event: “Margaret Atwood: Live in Cinemas” on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.On Tuesday, Sept. 10, the wait will be over: “The Testaments”, Margaret Atwood’s highly anticipated sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale”, is revealed. The momentous literary event will be celebrated with an exclusive live cinema broadcast, as Fane Productions present an evening with the Canadian…
By Carson RalstonLibrary Specialist-Adult ProgramsCamp Verde AZ (September 3, 2019) – Join us in the Terracotta Room at Camp Verde Community Library at 4:00 pm on Monday, September 23rd for the first in a series of 3 origami classes for beginners.Have you always wanted to learn how to do origami but didn’t know where to start? Nick, a patron of the Children’s Library, will teach you the things you need to know to get started! Origami is actually a very easy hobby to pick up and it’s a lot of fun.
Sedona AZ (September 3, 2019) – Join over 600 community members who have been trained in Mental Health First Aid. Learn how to help a loved one, an employee or a neighbor experiencing a mental health crisis and how to offer support to someone who appears to be in emotional distress.The Mental Health Coalition Verde Valley is offering an 8 hour certificate training course on Mental Health First Aid in the Village of Oak Creek on Friday, September 27, 8AM-5PM, in the training room of Sedona Fire District Station 3, 125 Slide Rock Rd, Sedona. The program is free and…
By Ted Grussing… just got this shot Friday down at Bubbling Ponds in Page Springs with this great blue heron making a turn to come in for a landing on the dykes separating the ponds. The landing gear (legs) are rotating down to the down and locked position, the flaps are being extended to full (wings flaring and braking) and our winged pilot is about 30’ from touchdown near a companion who was busy filling the fuel tanks (fishing=energy to fly).
Bill Murray narrates story that explores the personal bond between golfer and caddieSedona AZ (September 2, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk” on Monday, Sept. 9. There will be two shows at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Centuries old and enjoyed by tens of millions of people worldwide, golf is seen by many as more than a sport. Yet what do we know about the other person on the course? The man or woman behind the player carrying the bag.
Cottonwood AZ (September 2, 2019) – The Muse Gallery in Old Town Cottonwood is offering a spectacular eat, drink, dance and create event on Saturday, September 14th, during the Old Town Art & Cultural Walk.The inaugural Old Town Cottonwood Food Truck Wine Fest will run from 4-9pm, with a portion of the day’s proceeds supporting the Friends of the Verde River, including 1/3 of sales from the new sculptural “Invasive Species” Shark Fins garden installation by Jerome artist Richard Johnson, plus many Muse Member Artists.
Sedona AZ (September 2, 2019) – Bring Little League Baseball back to Sedona! The Sedona Parks and Recreation Department and Verde Valley Little League want to know the public’s interest, support and commitment for having a league in Sedona in spring 2020.
By Ted Grussing… we spent a few hours with blue birds at a little pond off of 89A south of Cottonwood early one morning. I took over 3,000 shots which has been winnowed down to a little over 500 of them and this one is among my favorites … at least tonight. They can be pushy and obnoxious to each other and many times incoming birds would push perched birds aside and sometimes off the perch. I’m looking forward to shooting them again.