By Anne Marie Mackler, Development DirectorSedona AZ (August 31, 2018) – C’mon Sedona, let’s help choose America’s best-loved novel! This election is guaranteed to be stress-free and fun! Join other book lovers from across the nation and vote for your most-loved book from the 100 chosen for The Great American Read. Sedona Public Library has organized a great line-up of programs to help celebrate this national literacy endeavor. Stop by the Library to review the 100 books and check one out (or the movie adaptation on DVD)—and don’t forget to vote!
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By Ted Grussing… of all the green grass and well-tended property that surrounds me … our gang of crows occasionally alight on the 11th tee box and spend some time looking for food in the grass and strut around like they are in charge … in fact they seem to believe that they are. Anyhow, there wasn’t much flying or moving, so whilst sitting on the bench I just turned a bit and ripped some shots of this guy as he strutted around. One was perched inside the large Desert Olive bush in the yard and was looking for birds and…
By Jean Jenks, Sedona Resident(August 30, 2018)The SPECIAL MESSAGE on the Wastewater Account Statement for 7/1/2018 to 7/31/2018 received by sewer users early in August speciously states: “The City Council rescinded the increase for FY 18-19 and rates will remain the same as last year. If you have any questions please call the Finance Dept. at 928.204.7185.” This statement is false as there is NO adopted rate increase for FY 18-19 to rescind.
Sedona AZ (August 30, 2018) – A homeowner in the Les Springs sub-division awoke early this morning to the sound of a smoke detector. Upon investigation, the homeowner discovered that the recreational vehicle in the garage was on fire. Thinking quickly, he was able to pull the RV out of the garage. When firefighters from the Sedona Fire District arrived they were able to extinguish the fire and remove smoke from the structure.
Sedona AZ (August 30, 2018) – The city’s Sedona in Motion (SIM) transportation improvement project continues to move forward. Active planning has begun for expanded transit service for both residents and tourists.LSC Transportation Consultants, a transportation and traffic engineering firm with offices in Colorado, California and Nevada, has been contracted for development and implementation of a greater Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon transit system.
By Ted Grussing… good ones to be sure! A friend wanted an image of a portrait of One with specific characteristics and I sent him several of her, but whilst in the Cat Folders I took some time going through photos of Nimbus II and Q her predecessors in our home. We have loved all of our critter friends and it is tough to become attached to creatures who have shorter life spans than ours because inevitably loss occurs and there is no simple or easy way of dealing with it, you just keep on and in our case we…
Sedona AZ (August 29, 2018) – Unofficial Preliminary Primary Election Results for the city of Sedona Aug. 28, 2019, election are shown below. Note that these results do not reflect processing of all ballots.“No determination of election will be made until all ballots are processed and we receive the unofficial final results from Coconino and Yavapai counties,” says City Clerk Susan Irvine.
Sedona AZ (August 29, 2018) – If you have a piece of wood and a wood carving knife, come to Monday at the Museum at Sedona Heritage Museum on Monday, September 10th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and join the Verde Valley Woodcarvers. Hundreds of people have tried their hand at carving with this group since its founding in 1997 by Norm Knight. The group consists of carvers ranging from beginners to master carvers. Come by with your own equipment or just come to watch these artisans do relief carving, chip carving, and bark carving. There is no fee for this demonstration.
Sedona AZ (August 29, 2018) – U.S. Forest Service Regional Forester Cal Joyner presented the Red Rock Ranger District with a special Department of Agriculture Volunteer Innovation Award, Thursday August 23.The Under Secretary’s Award recognizes the unique ways that our local Red Rock Ranger District has worked with Friends of the Forest (FOF) to protect and restore our public lands.
Sedona AZ (August 29, 2018) – Join us for the Sedona Plein Air Festival, a week-long celebration of extraordinary landscapes, world-renowned artists, unique workshops, and wonderful free events from October 13 to 20, 2018. Sedona Arts Center invites you along to be inspired and experience master artists painting in the Shangri-La of the Southwest!
By June, Big Park ResidentA Concerned Citizen living in Unincorporated Yavapai County by choice(August 29, 2018)Recently, people have been working very hard behind the scenes, trying to find a new way to look at an “emotional” subject. They want to look at it “scientifically”. OK, scientifically, Red Rock Crossing is an extremely environmentally sensitive area.Who are these people working very hard behind the scenes?
Sedona AZ (August 29, 2018) – Movies in the Park is back for fall. Join the Sedona Parks and Recreation Department every Friday evening in the month of September for Fall Friday Flicks. Posse Grounds Park offers the perfect backdrop for families and friends to gather and experience cinematic magic in an outdoor setting. Each week a feature film will be shown on a jumbo 32 by 17 foot screen with top-of-the-line equipment that movie-goers are going to love.
By Ted Grussing… another successful day for this Osprey as he flies off to eat the chub he has just extracted from the water at Bubbling Ponds around 5PM tonight. I took a break from the photo selection process to do a little work on Mariah, thence to the ponds for a walk and to shoot whatever I found … very specific intentions. It was beautiful and also windy and there wasn’t a lot of wildlife hanging out there, then as I was leaving, I looked up and this guy was making his appearance. He over flew the ponds and took kind of…
NOTE: Disturbing content! Reader discrection advised.Cottonwood AZ (August 28, 2018) – Just after 2 AM on the morning of August 28, deputies were assigned to investigate an anonymous tip regarding the apparent abuse of a calf at an unknown location. Deputies reviewed a video tape that was being shared on different social media sites and saw 2 males abusing a calf and discharging a firearm near its head. Suspects were eventually identified as 23-year-old Kyle Abrigo and 19-year-old Nathan Chambliss. Both are Cottonwood residents.
Camp Verde AZ (August 28, 2018) – Join Caleb Davison from Verde Massage at Camp Verde Community Library in the Terracotta Room at 5:30 pm on Monday, September 17th for a free massage class. He will discuss benefits of massage therapy, the different styles of massage, and will provide a professional massage demonstration. He will also be raffling off a gift certificate for a one hour massage.Camp Verde Community Library is located at 130 Black Bridge Rd. Camp Verde, AZ. For more information on this, or any other program in the library, call (928) 554-8391.