By Ted Grussing… I started working on a beautiful Blue Heron shot from January 2017 tonight that I shot with a backdrop of trees with most of their leaves in fall color still attached. No matter what I did to the background the color combinations were such as made me ill to my stomach … certain color combinations do that to me, so I grabbed a rainbow shot I took in December of 2010 late afternoon when Corky and I were returning home from West Sedona. There were a lot of cars that had pulled over and were shooting the incredible rainbow in perfect…
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Working artists in the Verde Valley will be opening their private studios to the public for the Sedona Fall Open Studios Tour, which will be held the weekend of October 26-28, 2018. This wonderful, bi-annual self-guided event is presented by the Sedona Visual Artists’ Coalition (SVAC) and is always free to the public. The Tour runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, October 26 and 27, and from 12-5 p.m. on Sunday, October 28.
Cottonwood AZ (August 14, 2018) – All four Rotary Clubs in the Verde Valley are providing support to victims of domestic abuse. A check presentation was held at the Verde Valley Sanctuary’s Outreach Center located at 601 West Mingus Avenue in Cottonwood on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Holli Ploog, President of the Rotary Club of Sedona presented a check for $4,000 to support the construction of a Healing Garden at the Verde Valley Sanctuary’s Shelter. $2,000 was raised by her club and they received a matching grant from Rotary District 5495. Tania Simms, Membership Chair of the Rotary Club of…
By Ted Grussing… the view is spectacular and you can see forever … or nearly so. I took this shot the 30th of September in 2016 and was treated to vistas of low level clouds covering much of the Colorado Plateau with volcanic cones peeking up through the clouds and this amazing collection of peaks in this photo. Near cones from left are Sunset Crater and to the right of it O’Leary Peak. On the horizon from the left you have the San Francisco Peaks and at the base of thee right side of the peaks you can see Kendrick Peak…
Clarkdale AZ (August 13, 2018) – Calling all artists that live, work, or attend school in Clarkdale.Exhibit and sell your art in this year’s Made In Clarkdale Artists Showcase being held from December 6 -9, 2018 at the Clark Memorial Clubhouse in historic downtown Clarkdale.
Sedona AZ (August 13, 2018) – If you are a fan of Blues, Funk Groove or Jazz Standards you will find the entertainment lineup at Sound Bites Grill very enticing this weekend. Starting Friday Night at 7 pm August 17th the weekend kicks off with Scandalous Hands, a Prescott based four piece fusion and easy rock n roll band.Scandalous Hands is comprised of 4 very talented musicians who you can tell have put a lot of energy into bringing you some world class music. When you listen to them you can tell they are this garage band that no one has discovered yet. …
By Melanie LeeAuthor, “A Year In Sedona~Meeting The Muse At Wisdom’s Edge”(August 13, 2018) It’s still high summer in Sedona and we’re all still looking for ways to chill out ’til the dog days are done. The Crazy Wisdom Trio of contemplative meditation, poetry, and introspective creative writing might be just what we need to get back to that cool, green garden where the Muse lives.Begin with a little book by essayist/travel writer Pico Iyer, The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere. Iyer recommends nothing fancy or exotic, rather he suggests just getting chill by slowing down, paying attention and sitting still. “At…
Sedona AZ (August 10, 2018) – Warm evenings are just one great reason to step outside and enjoy quality events and programs offered by the Sedona Parks and Recreation Department.The Sedona Community Pool eases into the 2018 fall schedule beginning Aug. 13 and will be available for lap swim, open swim and water aerobics into the middle of November. Heated to a comfortable 83 degrees, the pool offers eight lap lanes, both deep and shallow water for play, a water slide, lounge chairs on deck, and locker room facilities with showers.
By Anne Marie Mackler, Development DirectorSedona AZ (August 10, 2018) – What better way to spend your hot summer days than finding a cool place to read a great book, or two, or three! That’s exactly what 140 readers did when they participated in “Libraries Rock,” Sedona Public Library’s 2018 summer reading programs for adults and for children. We are grateful to so many members of our community who helped make the program a success. We aim to keep adults and kids cool and engaged in literacy and to build a community of happy readers. So many of you helped us…
By Ted Grussing… seems like it just started, but it’s Thursday and my short four day week of doing the missives is over for the week and the plan is to be back first thing Monday morning. No special plans, no shoots planned, just going to try and wrap a couple of photo projects up. If that goes well and weather permits a trip to Watson Lake is a possibility.
Cottonwood AZ (August 9, 2018) – On the morning of August 8 at approximately 1:45 AM, deputies were dispatched to a house fire in the 1700 block of South Contention Lane, Cottonwood. When the first deputy arrived, Verde Valley Fire district personnel were on scene working to extinguish the fire. The 83-year-old homeowner told deputies she was asleep and awoke to a loud lightning strike. She remained in bed and a few moments later heard someone knocking on her windows saying that her home was on fire. She grabbed her dog and escaped to safety pending the arrival of fire…
Sedona AZ (August 9, 2018) – The Sedona City Clerk will restore an initiative to establish a permanent base adjustment to the city’s expenditure authority to the Nov. 6 ballot.City Attorney Robert Pickels says he erred in advising the city clerk that removing 35 non-residents from an initial review of petition signatures was within her authority.“While these 35 individuals do not live in Sedona and therefore are likely not qualified electors of the city, it was not the role of the city clerk to remove them,” says Pickels. “The role of verifying validity of signatures belongs to the county recorders.” [Stipulation]
Please share warning with Family/FriendsVerde Valley AZ (August 9, 2018) – In the past few weeks, YCSO has received several calls regarding a scam extorting ‘bitcoin’ from victims (aka cryptocurrency) based on a threat to expose alleged viewing of pornography sites.(Note: Bitcoin essentially is a digital or virtual currency that uses peer-to-peer technology to facilitate instant payments. Bitcoin operates outside of any formal banking structure and generally, transactions cannot be traced. Bitcoin can be exchanged for traditional currencies – see attachment.
By Jennifer Perry, Development DirectorVerde Valley SanctuarySedona AZ (August 9, 2018) – The Verde Valley Sanctuary is now accepting applications to join our Board of Directors. If you are interested in protecting, assisting and empowering victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault we encourage you to apply.
By Kerrie Snyder Clarkdale AZ (August 9, 2018) – Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 6th. This is the day the Clarkdale Downtown Business Alliance along with The Clarkdale Foundation and The Town of Clarkdale bring you our biggest and best party of the year. Join us from 1-9pm for our Fifth Annual Clarktoberfest on Main Street in Historic Downtown Clarkdale. This event spans the street for two blocks of downtown and includes kid events in the park.