Author: Tommy Acosta

By Dr. Marta Adelsman Life Coach in Communication and Consciousness www.DrMartaCoach.com (August 1, 2018)Packing and moving to a smaller living space tries one’s patience to the max.  It certainly tried mine during our recent house sale and move!After my husband and I had decided to put our house up for sale in the spring, the sorting and packing chugged along rather smoothly.  Although stressed, I felt good that I could, for the most part, stay away from worry. Internal jitters grabbed at me from time to time, though, because we had a contract and a closing date on our house.…

By Ted Grussing… into a tight formation these two Canada Geese were skimming along just above the water at Watson Lake, near Prescott, Arizona on a cloudy March afternoon. That was the last time I floated my boat on the lake and the last time I was there, the water at the end of the dock was only about a foot deep. Maybe the monsoons have added some water and brought the levels up; if not it will be down to Lake Pleasant for some water fun and shooting … my propeller is supposed to be shipping  from the Czech Republic…

By Carson RalstonLibrary Specialist-Adult ProgramsCamp Verde AZ (July 31, 2018) – Join us in The Center at Camp Verde Community Library for a 3 Part Resume Writing Workshop taking place on Wednesdays from 2:30-4:00 starting August 15th and ending on August 29th.  Each workshop will have a different focus:

Jerome AZ (July 31, 2018) – Visit the Jerome Art Center on Saturday, August 4th for two community collaborative art-making events.Karon Leigh invites families with children ten and under to participate in a free collaborative painting process, working together to create a mural-sized painting celebrating life in the Verde Valley from 10am – 1pm in studio 201 of building A. When children engage in hands-on art activities, they learn much better in all disciplines. Collaborative art projects connect children with a shared language that crosses other cultural boundaries. The finished work will be on display during Art Walk, 5-8pm.

Sedona AZ (July 31, 2018) – Did you know that Posse Grounds Park was once home to the Coconino Sheriff’s Posse rodeo grounds? Did you know that the posse held weekly rodeos where our ball fields are now located?The Sedona Parks and Recreation Department invites you to Posse Grounds Park on Friday, Aug.17, from 4-7 p.m. as the city celebrates the history of the park at our second annual Sedona Family Foot Rodeo.

By Ted Grussing… we will resume the daily fare and start with a peaceful end of day shot, taken over the west side of Long Canyon looking to the NE. The view is across the upper end of Long Canyon. The line of rock faces on the left below the horizon is part of the dividing line between Oak Creek Canyon and Long Canyon. Mt. Wilson is at the right end of it and is the only true mountain in Sedona … it is a volcano. Near the right side is Thunder Mountain and to the right of that you…

By Steve Segner, Sedona Resident(July 30, 2018)Everyone seems to want Sedona to be their Utopia.They will fight over every detail to get what they want. Roads, parks, parking, lighting, roundabouts, you name it. Whatever it is, they want it their way.They envision a Utopia, where they are handed a YOUtopia. What they’ve forgotten is that Utopia means no where.

By Joe Moore, Assistant  Fire ChiefVerde Valley Fire DistrictCottonwood AZ (July 30, 2018) – On Saturday, August 4th, Verde Valley Fire District and Cottonwood Fire & Medical Department will be hosting a car seat clinic at Station 31, 2700 Godard Road in Cottonwood.  The station is at the corner of Highway 260 and Godard Road, 1 mile south of Wal-Mart. Parents are encouraged to stop by to have their car seats installed, to ask questions about car seat safety, or simply check to see if your car seat is safely installed to properly protect their child.   You must have the…

Space available for artists, arts & crafts vendors, local businesses, non-profitsWell, it’s not really like Oktoberfest although there is beer involved. It’s Clarkdale’s unique event, a fall festival that is a street fair/concert/beer garden and a fun time for all and of course live music! On Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 1pm to 9 pm.  New this year is the addition of the Northern Arizona Blues Festival from 1pm to 5pm.   And they will be having again “Dogtoberfest” – the Clarkdale dog event, with Clarktoberfest. There will be lots of fun for dogs, kids and adults – For more information visit Clarktoberfest website: http://www.clarktoberfestaz.com

By Melanie LeeAuthor, “A Year In Sedona~Meeting The Muse At Wisdom’s Edge”(July 30, 2018)July and August in Sedona present a splendid opportunity to experience what the Zen Buddhist folk call ‘crazy wisdom’, which I understand to be a beginner’s mind approach to life, viz : “Who knows anything for sure, be open to new ideas, chill, relax, we’re all in this together so best to try to have a little fun along the way.” As we slog on through this annual liminal moment with our muggy monsoon season is upon us, much fussing and fretting in the heat of the dog days before September…

Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward (July 29, 2018)As many of you know, last January after getting the requisite number of signatures on a petition for rehearing, APS customer Stacey Champion requested that the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) rehear the APS rate increase because many residential customers were getting bills with a much greater increase than the average 4.54% increase that was all the rate increase was supposed to be. I intervened in the complaint which means I am a legal participant, a “party,” in the case.Tomorrow I will file written testimony in that case. Using APS’s own numbers, I…

By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(July 29, 2018)Clearing the fog gets done by first voting NO on Home Rule and then more importantly to select a new city council on August 28. Let’s also all heed editor Christopher Fox Graham’s advice in the 7/27 Friday Red Rock News to: ” Get your facts straight before voting in election.”. Here’s my take and what I know.Included within the proposed budget in the Home Rule vote option and also according to city manager, Justin Clifton’s, handout is the spending of $10.1 million on the Sedona in Motion ( SIM ) from a total…

By Holly MallerCottonwood AZ (July 27, 2018) – Drones – more formally termed Unmanned Aircraft Systems – have grown exponentially in popularity among the commercial sector.Yavapai County is seeing first-hand the advantages of drone use when it comes to inspections – specifically, solar panel inspections.Matthew Mintzmyer, Associate Professor of Aviation at Yavapai College, has developed a UAS program that gives students the hands-on experience necessary to perform such tasks.

Sedona AZ (July 27, 2018) – In response to questions related to the city’s tourism management and marketing contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce, the city is sharing some of the questions it has fielded over the past few weeks, and the answers provided.The contract is available for download at https://www.sedonaaz.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=35229

By Margareth Suzette Orah, Sedona Resident(July 27, 2018)I heard today that Whole Foods is laying off employees as it “is very slow”. It’s scary to lose your income, knowing you won’t be able to pay rent! There are a lot of people in Sedona who advocate the need to stop funding The Chamber “for a while,  as there are too many tourists that disrupt life for locals”.As much as I understand and know first hand of the traffic problem – a serious one indeed, I want to reiterate that Sedona’s main and only income is from Tourism. Sedona has no…