Prescott AZ (December 11, 2018) – The monthly meeting of Prescott Indivisible will be held at the Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 882 Sunset, Prescott, Friday, January 4, 2019 from 6-7:30 pm.Prescott Indivisible is a non-partisan community which seeks to promote a progressive and inclusive agenda in support of human rights and the environment. We focus on local actions in defense of the rule of law, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. We invite all to participate and have your voice heard.
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Sedona AZ (December 11, 2018) – The Verde Valley chapter of Great Decisions will begin their 2019 program in January, and invites members of the community to join the group and engage in thought-provoking discussions on key foreign policy issues.Sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association, Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions briefing book and meeting in a discussion group to talk about the most critical global issues facing America today. The Great Decisions briefing book serves as the focal text for discussion groups by providing background information, expert…
By Ted Grussing… backwards in time to black and white … that is where I started and all my early photography was done. For one thing it was a lot cheaper for an aspiring 8 year old and for a professional 14 year old I could do all the work myself in my dad’s bar converted to a darkroom … talk about a great dad! Color photography came a few years later and most of my work has been in color … or black and white with spot color which is a great eye grabber.
Camp Verde AZ (December 10, 2018) – The next Music in the Stacks, a free monthly concert series, will take place on Thursday, December 13th at 5:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 4-6 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month.
Prescott AZ (December 10, 2018) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office was recently awarded grants totaling in excess of $51,000 from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). These monies will help YCSO enhance its efforts to keep roads safe throughout Yavapai County. The funding period is for the 2019 year grant cycle – October 2018 to September 2019.
By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(December 9, 2018)The following comments are each based upon reading just two of the nine articles written by staff journalists for the biannual magazine, Lifestyles of Sedona.The story about the Menekse family new owners of long time Sedona restaurant, Nick’s Westside, is charming as it also highlights how America welcomes immigrant assimilation into an American community. The owners, Ekin and Ramazan, raised and educated in Turkey arrived 13 years ago and became employed at Enchantment, settled nearby, married and are now raising two children who are being schooled here. Spike their mixed breed part greyhound doggie…
Sedona AZ (December 8, 2018) – On January 12th at 10:00 a.m. at the Sedona Community Center located at 2615 Melody Lane in Sedona, dementia educator and consultant Karen Walker will be leading an interactive, one hour class called “Creating Dementia Awareness”. She brings her dementia training came from internationally renowned dementia educators, Teepa Snow and Melanie Bunn and ten years’ experience working in a nursing facility to the public.
By Carson RalstonLibrary Specialist-Adult ProgramsCamp Verde AZ (December 8, 2018) – Join us Monday, January 28th from 9:30 am – 12:00 pm at Camp Verde Community Library for a writing workshop for writers and for those who don’t label themselves writers – but want to record memories. This workshop is especially for those who want to share their writing with others. Editing makes your writing more meaningful. Bring a “finished” piece of writing that will take about 5 minutes to read aloud and, with optional constructive feedback. Everyone writing to share is welcome.
Workshop Details Ways to Craft Startup Narrative to Secure Customers & InvestorsSedona AZ (December 8, 2018) – More than two dozen budding entrepreneurs recently took a crash course in the skill they must master in order to get their startups launched – and it has nothing to do with software, supply chains or bootstrapping funds.
By Karin Reid Offield(December 7, 2018)URGENT ACTION NEEDED BY THIS TUESDAY DECEMBER 11 !!! FRIENDS…are you aware of what is at work for the over 170 acres west of Sedona Shadows known as El Rojo Grande Ranch? This pristine, riparian area is currently being considered for an aged 55+ 600 manufactured home and 50 RV pad development that equates to a disaster on many levels.
Clarkdale AZ (December 7, 2018) – The Annual Cash for College Scholarship Awareness Night in Clarkdale brought together 24 scholarship providers and nearly 200 Sedona and Verde Valley high school and adult students and their families to learn about local scholarship opportunities. The event, hosted by the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona in partnership with the Arizona Community Foundation of Yavapai County and sponsored by Yavapai College, is part of an ongoing effort to increase awareness about financial support for higher education available to high school students and adult students of all ages.
Sedona AZ (December 7, 2018) – The Sedona City Council adopted a new Land Development Code (LDC) and Zoning Map on Nov. 14. The new LDC will take effect Dec. 14, and the section on Urban Agriculture, the keeping of bees and chickens, will take effect on March 31, 2019.
By Cheryl L. Yeatts, Manager of Sedona Public Library in the VillageSedona AZ (Decemeber 7, 2018) – Imagine living in Arizona in the 1870s. Martha Summerhayes, the young bride of an Army lieutenant, did just that and shared her adventures in her book “Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman.” This classic book was first published in 1908 and reprinted several times. Martha’s book is still being read, discussed, and enjoyed today.
By Rob AdamsSedona AZ (December 6, 2018) – Imagine the Greater Sedona area as a giant body with the heart portion outlined by the Ranger Road, the “Y” and Schnebly Road roundabouts. Now imagine that the primary arteries of the heart are SR89a heading west, SR89a heading north and SR179 heading south. This area has been diagnosed with “congestive heart failure.” At many times during the day, at least one of these roundabouts is afflicted with major traffic congestion, either entering or leaving the Sedona area.The “Sedona in Motion” Study has prescribed several “treatments” to mitigate the congestion. Arterial roadways,…
By Ted Grussing… of air … of space between clouds and ground and mountains hidden from view. Such was this flight back on October 9th when I had to fly high to get to Flagstaff and then drop down through a blue hole in the clouds to go under and shoot the color and snow on the San Francisco Peaks. Actually, it was one of the more awesome flights I have had in recent years. Clouds formed, some dissipated , but overall it mostly clouds. The lower portion of Snow Bowl is on the right hand portion of the photo along…