Sedona AZ (July 18, 2019) – On Friday July 26th at 5pm at the Sedona Library the Poetry and Prose Project will present two of the best poets the state of Arizona has to offer. Marilee Richards’ book Double Zero won the 2018 May Sarton New Hampsire Poetry Prize. It is hard to say which role Christopher Fox Graham is more renowned for; his job as editor in chief at Red Rock News or as the leader of Sedona’s poetry slam scene. Musical guest for this show will be guitarist, singer, songwriter and author Tim Young.
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Sedona AZ (July 18, 2019) – Sedona residents will have a rare opportunity to provide direct input on state legislation that governs short-term rentals at a July 24 listening session held by Arizona State Rep. Bob Thorpe.Thorpe, District 6 Republican, will host the listening session July 24, beginning at 3 p.m., in the Sedona City Council Chambers located in the city hall complex at 102 Roadrunner Dr.
Cottonwood AZ (July 18, 2019 – Yavapai County Law Enforcement needs your help in locating Ciara Treann Merchant-Feist. After her release from the Arizona Department of Corrections, Merchant-Feist absconded from parole and has a no bond full extradition warrant as a result. She is also facing additional charges for theft, forgery and fraud schemes from the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office. Merchant-Feist is believed to be in the Cottonwood/Verde Valley areas. She will often use false names when contacted by law enforcement.
By Ted Grussing… in the early ‘80’s I spent several years buying a great deal of Nevada rough opal from my friends Keith and Agnes Hodson and this included not only rough that would produce gemstones but also wood and opal specimens. Most if not all of the opal from their mines was wood replacement opal wherein the silica replaced the wood over hundreds of thousands years and seam opal which filled voids in the wood just as seam opal from Australia is where the silica gel fills voids in the host rock. Although I intended to work on the…
Festival audience hit and one of Bruno Ganz’s final films returns to Sedona by popular demandSedona AZ (July 17, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the encore of the critically-acclaimed new film “The Tobacconist” July 26-28 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“The Tobacconist” debuted to rave audience reviews at the recent Sedona International Film Festival and is returning to Sedona by popular demand.The film stars Bruno Ganz as Sigmund Freud in one of his last motion picture appearances. Sadly, Ganz passed away in February of this year.
Sedona AZ (July 17, 2019) – The city of Sedona has launched the online tool Wikimapping to collect ideas for walking and biking improvements. The tool features a map of Sedona in which you can draw routes you’d like to have built or would like improved; mark favorites, suggest “great” locations; and mark locations you feel are problematic. Once you mark your routes, you can add comments, or agree or disagree with others’ input. The feedback provided on the wikimap will be used to inform a walking and biking planning effort currently underway, which will ultimately result in a master plan to…
Prescott AZ (July 17, 2019) – Today Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in locating John Williamson. In July of this year, YCSO detectives began investigating the theft of $30,000 from an 84-year-old woman victimized by a scam. The woman told detectives that upon returning from a trip, 2 men showed up at her door arriving in a black truck. They told her that while she was gone, it was necessary to replace her entire septic system at a cost of $67,000. Her first response was that of panic because she did not have that much money. They told…
By Ted Grussing… Just can’t get back into straight photography right now and realized that I had overlooked some shots that were previously ignored. I sometimes wonder where my little feline friend goes when I scour the house looking for her so that I am comfortable leaving the house. You probably know the feeling … you check every room, under all the furniture, hiding places in closets and elsewhere and you just can’t find her! After reviewing this photograph I now understand … she wasn’t here, but flying right seat in a Phenom 100 for a law firm in Oklahoma…
Dedicated Volunteers conduct Focused EffortSedona AZ (July 16, 2019) – On July 10, 2019, just before 2 pm, a 50-year-old woman from California called the Sheriff’s Office and stated she had hiked off trail with her dog to a high mountain top in Boyton Canyon, Sedona. She reported not being able to find her way back and as a result, a YCSO Forest Patrol deputy coordinated a rescue with 8 volunteers from the Verde Search and Rescue Team (VSAR).
Film Festival partners with the Verde Valley Humane Society for special debut eventSedona AZ (July 16, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with the Verde Valley Humane Society to present the premiere of the New York Dog Film Festival showing Thursday, July 25 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.The New York Dog Film Festival is an annual celebration of the love between dogs and their people, through short films from around the world that inspire, educate and entertain, benefiting local animal welfare groups that bring people and pets together.
Cottonwood AZ (July 16, 2019) – UPDATE – Smokey Bear will be celebrating his 75th birthday on August 10. As part of his birthday celebration, a quilt has been created by award winning quilter Eunice Hill. The quilt is now on display at the Quilter’s Quarters in Cottonwood, located at 51 W. Verde Heights Drive which is right off of Hwy 89A, about a half a mile past the Verde Valley Medical Center. (Unfortunately, the Sedona Quilt Store has closed, so the quilt has moved to Cottonwood.) The quilt will be raffled off on Saturday August 10, at the Smokey Bear…
Prescott Valley AZ (July 16, 2019) – Today the Prescott Valley Police Department is requesting your assistance in locating Carlos Maya Pimentel. Pimentel is wanted for Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Kidnapping and endangerment. On April 6, 2007 Pimentel entered a residence in Prescott Valley with the intent to commit a theft. Upon entry, Pimentel assaulted three victims with a machete and baseball bat. The victims were kept from leaving the scene throughout the course of the crime. Pimentel’s warrant has a bond of $100, 000 with nationwide extradition.
By Ted Grussing… I found this photo tucked away in a folder of wildlife shots taken on Watkins lake in Prescott … well, it didn’t quite look like this, but it is/was a shot of flowers growing in the shallow waters with beautiful lavender flowers on the top of the stems. I spent several hours looking at the photo over the last four days knowing that I wanted to use it, but not sure what to do with it … perhaps a composite? Straight photograph? Perhaps straight photograph with a few special effects? Nope, it is time for another unleashed…
New season of ‘Deconstructing The Beatles’ continues at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (July 15, 2019) – Sedona International Film Festival is proud to be the official host of “Deconstructing the Beatles”, joining hundreds of theatres around the country for this special series.The next in the new season — “Deconstructing The Beatles: Abbey Road, Side 2” — will show in Sedona on Monday, July 22 at 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.The Beatles’ Abbey Road, Side 2 is a masterpiece filled with classic Beatles songs, such as “Come Together,” “Something,” and “Here Comes the Sun.” George Martin…
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(July 16, 2019)The majority of Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) commissioners showed their true colors last Wednesday by voting 4 to 1 against granting the relief Stacey Champion had sought in her formal complaint against APS for having unjust and unreasonable rates.Rates granted APS in its last rate case were supposed to result in an average bill increase of 4.54% but it was found that thousands of customers’ bills went up by many tens of percent. Fighting the ACC for over a year and a half via a formal complaint (in which I was an Intervenor…