Catherine Keener and Jeanne Tripplehorn star in film at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (May 10, 2018) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the new drama “Little Pink House” — showing May 18-23 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Based on a true story, a small-town paramedic named Susette Kelo (Catherine Keener) is starting over after a messy divorce. She buys a rundown cottage in New London, Connecticut, refurbishes it with her own hands, paints it pink, meets a great guy (Callum Keith Rennie), and exhales.
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Cornville AZ (May 10, 2018) – The Verde Valley Fire District responded to a report of a structure fire on the 2500 block of S. Hillert Drive on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at approximately 7:15 am. The crews arrived to find a detached 2 story shed involved approximately 50%. Crews went into an offensive mode and were able to make a quick attack on the fire preventing further damage.
Yavapai County Sheriff enforcement effort funded by GOHSVerde Valley AZ (May 10, 2018) – In an effort to save more lives on Arizona roadways, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is joining the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and our local law enforcement partners to enforce Arizona’s seat belt and child safety seat laws. The enforcement effort will run from May 21 through June 3, 2018.Arizona has a secondary seat belt law that allows officers to only issue citations for violations during traffic stops for other violations. However, Arizona’s child restraint law is a primary enforcement measure under which officers can…
Sedona AZ (May 10, 2018) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting a free party so the entire community can participate in a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Museum’s opening back in 1998. The free festivities will be Saturday, May 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Museum at 735 Jordan Road, in Uptown.The Museum has been the community’s memory keeper for two decades and is a community learning and gathering place along with being a visitor attraction, contributing to Sedona’s reputation for quality, authentic experiences. This free event is planned to be a day for locals and visitors alike…
Sedona AZ (May 10, 2018) – One of the most important activities of government is to decide how to allocate limited resources to the capital improvement projects, services and amenities that serve citizens. Making good choices – deciding which trade-offs are worth making – depends on the quality of the data and the dialog that influences budgeting decisions.
Sedona AZ (May 10, 2018) – Oak Creek Apples Macintosh Users Group (OCAMUG): 10 am to 12 noon., Si Birch Community Room, Sedona Public Library,3520 White Bear Rd, in West Sedona, 282-7714. Third Saturday. The Oak Creek Apples group is offering a general question-and-answer workshop on Apple computers, iPads, and iPhones, which will be facilitated by Alan Gore. The next meeting will be Saturday, May 19, 2018, from 10 am to 12 noon in the Si Birch Community Room at the Sedona Public Library. Admission is free. Pre-registration is desirable but not required. Register by emailing to oakcreekapples@gmail.com.
By Ted Grussing… through life and forever occurs a single moment at a time and that is why I made my choice to remain exclusively with still/freeze frame photography so that we can ponder that fraction of a second and spend some time just enjoying that moment, irrespective of what has gone before and what will follow. This is a shot of a young hen mallard and her brood of five young ducklings on May 6th, 2017 at 3:08:39 PM and it captured the family over a span of 1/1250th of a second. Now, a year later the ducklings that survived…
Gemma Arterton and Dominic Cooper star film at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (May 9, 2018) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the new drama “The Escape” — starring Gemma Arterton and Dominic Cooper — showing May 18-23 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.A woman sets out to reclaim her life in this stirring, emotionally rich look at what it means to start over. Tara (Gemma Arterton), a housewife and mother in suburban London, is living a life that is no longer hers: it belongs to her loving but overworked, self-absorbed husband (Dominic…
Cottonwood AZ (May 9, 2018) – On May 6, 2018, just before 3 PM, deputies were dispatched to the 2300 block of Arrow Drive in Cottonwood regarding a weapons offense. Initial reports indicated a dog had been shot. At the residence, a woman told deputies a gold colored vehicle with 3 males inside approached her home. A male friend of hers was sitting in her car parked in the driveway. One of the men in the gold car had jumped out of the vehicle, brandished an apparent handgun and ordered her friend out of her car. The gold car eventually…
By Nazih Hazime, Fire ChiefVerde Valley Fire DistrictCottonwood AZ (May 9, 2018) – Recently the Verde Valley Fire District (VVFD) was recipients of a Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) grant. This funding will allow VVFD to improve the use of seatbelts and child safety seats to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries due to vehicular crashes. The VVFD witnesses firsthand the negative outcome of accidents and children who are not properly secured in their vehicles. We have also partnered with our local Wal-mart for several years to prevent such tragedies from occurring. Together the program has proven successful.
Jerome AZ (May 9, 2018) – It’s time for the 53rd Annual Jerome Historic Home and Building Tour on May 19-20, 2018. This longest running tour in the state of Arizona promises a look at both the historic gems of this charming town and some recently renovated homes with modern touches. Tickets will be sold In Spook Hall, the original Arizona JCPenney building. The cost is $25 for adults and $10 for children. The first tickets will be sold at 9:00AMand the final tickets each day will be sold at 3:00PM, leaving two hours for latecomers to get through the tour by 5:00PM. There is…
Sedona AZ (May 9, 2018) – Recalibrate your mindset and regenerate your life is blues musician Leon J’s motto. Leon J who was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame by the National Heritage Foundation in 2011, oozes entrepreneurism!Besides a being a very talented performing artist he is a published co-author, consultant/coach, athlete and loving father with measured successful results in diverse experiences and endeavors in multiple fields over the course of his varied career.
By Dr. Marta Adelsman Life Coach in Communication and Consciousness www.DrMartaCoach.com (May 9, 2018)Transition occurs when something shifts in our lives – a move, a job change, a promotion, endings or beginnings of relationships, a medical diagnosis, the aging process or spiritual upheaval. We set out from our accustomed shore to journey across a divide from here to there, often not knowing what “there” will look like. Having weathered many transitions and supporting others to do so, I know how leaving the familiar often requires us to let go of our identity and self-image. We strain to see through the…
Cornville AZ (May 8, 2018) – UPDATE – After detectives completed their search warrant service at the Kadamoto Drive home in Cornville on May 3, 2018, suspect Brummett’s boyfriend, 34-year-old Nathan Hoffman, was identified as a participant in the counterfeit operation. Hoffman was also living at the Kadamoto Drive home. Part of the investigation revealed that on March 30, 2018, Hoffman entered the Beaver Creek gas mart and presented a $100 to pay for gas. While using the gas pumps, the clerk looked over the bill and determined it was likely a counterfeit and shut the pump off. By then,…
By James Bishop Jr.(May 8, 2018)Man is a complex being; he makes the deserts bloom and the rivers die. —-G. SternSTARS WILL BURN THROUGH THE SHEETS OF THE CLOUDS AND A NEW VOICE IS HEARD-—LIFE IS A RIVER, TIME IS A RIVER, LOVE IS A RIVER, WILL THAT VOICE BE OUR OWN? WE MUST LOVE OUR BROTHERS URGED CHIEF SEATTLE, THEY FEED OUR CHILDREN ANDQUENCH OUR THIRST THANKS BECAUSE OF TWO ATOMS HYDROGEN, DAT OLD MAN RIVER, OH SHENANDOAH, THE MOONLIGHTS FAIR TONIGHT UPON THE WABASH. WHO REMEMBERS THE DAYS WHEN RIVERS CAME FIRST? WHAT WOULD THE WORLD BE LIKE PONDERED THE POET HOPKINS, ONCE IT WAS BEREFT OF WILD AND WET?…