By Sandy Moriarty, MayorSedona AZ (November 30, 2018) – I hope everyone is having a fabulous fall in Sedona, one of my favorite times of the year. This is the ideal time for outdoor activities, and fall colors in Sedona usually peak in the first part of November. Now that election season is over and Home Rule was approved by a 2-1 margin, the city is moving forward with a strong mandate to implement the Transportation Master Plan, a first in the nearly 47 years I have lived in Sedona. The need for traffic improvements – the projects collectively known…
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AZDPS did not investigate any fatal collisions during the five-day holiday travel periodPhoenix AZ (November 29, 2018) – The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) is reporting no collision fatalities on state highways patrolled by AZDPS during the 2018 Thanksgiving holiday, from Wednesday evening November 21, through Sunday evening November 25. This success is due to the combined efforts of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the Arizona Department of Transportation, AZDPS and most of all the public.
By Ted Grussing… no composites today, or tomorrow. Mostly I have been out all day, flying, shooting at the ponds after I landed and then some catch up work … tomorrow it is Tucson and unlikely I will have any time to do a composite … but there is always another day … possibly … at least there is today and I am here.
Sedona AZ (November 28, 2018) – Guitar Wizard Anthony Mazzella will be performing his “Legends of Guitar” concert at the beautiful Mary Fisher Theater on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 pm. Check out his brand new show, including some new song additions!Music lovers take notice! It doesn’t get much more perfect than this. Anthony Mazzella’s “Legends of Guitar” show is a dazzling spectacle featuring one of the most highly-skilled musical artists in the country channeling the raw power of living and deceased guitar legends with multiple instruments on stage.
Cottonwood AZ (November 28, 2018) – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced former City of Cottonwood employee Hans Burnett was sentenced to three years probation, 120 hours of community service, and 60 days of deferred jail time after he pleaded guilty to one count of Criminal Damage in connection with his previous work as a foreman at the City of Cottonwood Water Testing Laboratory in 2016.Burnett instructed his subordinate employees to modify test results and rewrite the paperwork associated with Cottonwood drinking water compliance samples. The altered results were submitted to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) as part of…
Clarkdale AZ (November 28, 2018) – The Arizona Community Foundation of Yavapai County and Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona have partnered with Yavapai College to present their annual Cash for College Scholarship Awareness Nights. Two events will provide opportunities for local students, their families, and educators to learn more about post-secondary scholarships, vocational trainings, and certificates available for both traditional and non-traditional college students.
Sedona AZ (November 28, 2018) – In celebration of the Christmas season, Michael Peach will give a reading of the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” at the Sedona Heritage Museum on Saturday December 8 at 3:00 p.m. in the historic Fruit Packing Shed. The shed is heated, but warm clothes are recommended, depending on the weather.
By Ted Grussing… I have to admit that sometimes my ideas are pure garbage and frustrating because I will spend hours trying to make an idea work, and there is simply no way to make it work and be even partially believable.
Austria’s official entrance for the Academy Award will debut at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (November 27, 2018) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed new film “The Waldheim Waltz” Nov. 30-Dec. 5 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“The Waldheim Waltz” is Austria’s official entry for the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film for the 2019 Oscars.
Cottonwood AZ (November 27, 2018) – On November 24, 2018, around 12:45 PM, YCSO deputies were dispatched to a call regarding a kayaker trapped in the Verde River near Thousand Trails Park just outside Cottonwood, Arizona. The 57-year-old woman, from out of state, had been knocked off her kayak and managed to get her leg stuck under a rock in a rough patch of moving water. Another kayaker was able to float down to the stranded woman, call 911 which provided GPS coordinates to arriving emergency personnel. The assisting kayaker indicated the woman had been in the water for some…
Highway reopens in the spring, usually around mid-MayPhoenix AZ (November 27, 2018) – State Route 67 between Jacob Lake (US 89A) and the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is scheduled to close for the winter season on Monday, Dec. 3. ADOT doesn’t clear snow from SR 67 during the winter since North Rim visitor accommodations are closed. The highway reopens each spring, usually around mid-May. US 89A remains open during the winter.
Flagstaff AZ (November 27, 2018) – Coconino National Forest has approximately 200 over-the-counter Christmas tree permits left for sale at the Mogollon Rim Ranger Station near Clints Well. The Flagstaff Ranger Station has sold all of its 500 permits and will not have any more for sale.
Cottonwood AZ (November 27, 2018) – Verde Valley Fire District was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $10,028.00 from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to continue their program to provide free car seats to low-income families.Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death amongst children ages 1 – 19. The District’s car seat program provides car seats at no cost to low-income families with insufficient means and provides free car seat check-ups and assistance with installation to anyone. The District has four Certified Car Seat Technicians that are available to help.Please contact the Verde…
By Ted Grussing… images every day this week … I spent quite a bit of time this weekend with YouTube tutorials by Terry L White on changes and upgrades in Photoshop CC 2019. Lots of new revisions that simplify and improve techniques I use in making composites, so all the images I send out this week will be composites of varying complexity. The primary objective is to produce a beautiful image and have it look natural as though you did nothing to it. All of these creations are available for purchase if you really like them, and I am doing…
Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz star in critically-acclaimed film at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (November 26, 2018) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the critically-acclaimed new film “The Mercy” Nov. 30-Dec. 5 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Academy Award winners Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz star in the award-winning new film “The Mercy.” The Sedona premiere will feature a recorded Q&A with Firth and Weisz showing after every screening.