YCSO Deputies and PANT work together in Drug/Weapons/Theft CaseCamp Verde AZ (October 27, 2018) – During recent weeks, detectives from the Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) multi-agency task force, developed information regarding methamphetamine sales involving 38-year-old Jason Robert Clark from Sun City. Detectives discovered Clark was transporting meth from Phoenix to the Camp Verde area for sales purposes. Clark also had a warrant for his arrest out of Maricopa County regarding his failure to appear on a Weapons Misconduct and Dangerous Drug charge. The warrant classified Clark as armed and dangerous. This information was shared with YCSO patrol deputies working…
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Clarkdale AZ (October 27, 2018) – Yavapai College invites all veterans and the public to join in on a day of celebration to honor those courageous men and women who have served our country. The College will host its annual Veterans Celebration and Resource Fair during the first two weeks of November.Two separate celebrations are planned, one at each of YC’S Verde Valley and Prescott campuses.
Sedona AZ (October 27, 2018) – The League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley (LWVGVV) annual Fall Hot Topics Luncheon will feature Mike Noble, Managing Partner and Chief Pollster of OH Predictive Insights, one of Arizona’s leading public opinion survey firms. The luncheon will be held on Thursday, November 15, at the Elks Lodge of Sedona, 110 Airport Road, Sedona.
By Ted Grussing… and that is my first impression every morning I wake up … an amazing world is still here and inviting me to join in the search for the miracles of life that surround us. Today was another such day starting with a friend over for espresso and treats and then this afternoon I got to spend with a friend who is just beginning her journey into the world of photography. It is a personal world and each of gets to define what we choose to shoot and why we choose what we do. Unless I have a specific…
Award-winning films presented in 3-day mini festival at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 26, 2018) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to team up with the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley to present the Seventh Annual Sedona Jewish Film Festival Nov. 3-5 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The program will feature six award-winning features from around the world.
Minorities, veterans, jobless among others benefiting from the programPhoenix AZ (October 26, 2018) – An unemployed single mom of three, Iris Bost hoped to break into the male-dominated construction industry that would provide better pay than working retail.Through a social media post, the 42-year-old Globe resident was excited to learn about an Arizona Department of Transportation-sponsored Construction Academy at Gila Community College. She signed up for the free apprenticeship program to learn carpentry and earned college credit too.
Sedona AZ (October 26, 2018) – Have you decided on your Halloween costume yet? Retailers have been hawking pumpkins, “fun size” candy, and orange and black decorations for at least a month already, so the big day hasn’t exactly sneaked up on us like an axe murderer in a hockey mask. But you still have a week to decide. And once you do, buying or creating that costume will be a relatively easy task.
Flagstaff AZ (October 26, 2018) – Federal land managers with the Forest Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management invite the public to attend a community conversation next week as part of an ongoing effort to connect with the public and hear first-hand what people value about their public lands.In partnership with the Museum of Northern Arizona, this event will be held in Flagstaff in the Branigar-Chase Auditorium at the Museum of Northern Arizona from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, November 1. Seating is limited to 60-70 people at this free community event, so please register online at https://tinyurl.com/ybu6fctk if you plan…
Sedona AZ (October 26, 2018) – On Saturday, November 3, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., in celebration of Yavapai College’s 50th anniversary, the community is invited to experience a variety of demonstrations and classes, including culinary arts, at Yavapai College Sedona Center, 4215 Arts Village Drive.All activities are offered free of charge, including sample classes, cooking demonstrations by the college’s culinary arts instructors, tours, lunch and a reception with 50th anniversary cake.
By John Tamiazzo, PhD (October 26, 2018)In 1980, Author and researcher Marilyn Ferguson wrote an amazing book titled, The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980’s. I used the word, ‘amazing’ because if she had this book published today, it would be as relevant now as it was back almost 40 years ago.In one section of the book, Ferguson described the four stages of personal transformation which I discovered correlate perfectly with the Wizard of Oz storyline. The first stage is what she calls the entry point which can be triggered by anything that shakes up the old…
Sedona AZ (October 26, 2018) – The Music in the House performance series is excited to present it’s third concert of the 2018/2019 season at the Sedona Hub, a return double show of the wonderfully unique and different artists Devin Angelet and Indie folk trio Yarrow, Friday, November 9th at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). Tickets are $10 at the door.
By Virginia Volkman, DirectorSedona AZ (October 26, 2018) – It has been my sincere pleasure to work with many board members, volunteers, staff and patrons during my years at Sedona Public Library – from January 1979 to August 1985 at the Jordan Road Library, and from the time I returned to Sedona in June 2009 and became director at the White Bear Road Library – where I’m happily taking part in the Library’s 60th anniversary year celebration.
By Jeanie Carroll, OrganizerSedona AZ (October 26, 2018) – The Red RockAppella Chorus, Sedona’s Sweet Adelines Barbershop Chorus, is hosting an event called Sedona Sings! on December 8th, 2018 at the Elks Lodge from 2:00-4:00pm. This special event will be modeled after the “L.A. Big Sing” and the highly successful “Flagstaff’s Big Sing” which took place in September. We are hoping that many choruses and vocal groups in the Verde Valley and beyond who didn’t have the chance to participate in Flagstaff’s Big Sing will participate in this one! It will be a wonderful opportunity for us to hear each other…
By Ted Grussing… behind those beautiful and relatively dense clouds there is a mountain and it goes up about three thousand more feet than you can currently see; At the base Snow Bowl is about 9200’ and I was a little over 9300’ when I took this shot. I’ve been going through all the photos I took of the peaks from the air this fall, culling the good from the excellent and deleting them and then I came across this one and it just talked to me … the beauty and mysteries of the mountains, the changing seasons and the…
Cottonwood AZ (October 25, 2018) – The Old Town Center for the Arts is pleased to present the renowned international music duo, 9 String Theory, in concert Saturday, November 3rd at 7:00 pm. 9 String Theory joins the musical talents of Russian Domra virtuoso Angelina Galashenkova – Reed with the award winning American classical guitarist John Huston.John and Angelina are currently touring the Southwest U.S., presenting new music arranged for their extraordinary collaboration and instrumentation. The duo performs music of great variety and intense virtuosity, evoking musical traditions both ancient and modern, sharing with audiences the world’s diverse musical culture.