Author: Tommy Acosta

By Anne Marie Mackler, Development DirectorSedona AZ (December 15, 2017) – You may have recently read our magazine Check It Out or received our annual appeal letter. These important publications share information about the tremendous work Sedona Public Library does in the community. We provided lists, statistics and other data because libraries across the globe are measured by things like their number of library card holders, computer sessions, visitors, programs, etc. We are proud of the work represented in these numbers, but the most compelling stories we have to tell are from you, our library patrons. It is you, your stories, and…

An email to the Sedona City Council By Jean Jenks, Sedona Resident (December 14, 2017)Hello Mayor Moriarty and City Councilors:Decided during the 11/29/2017 Council Meeting was that sewer rate increases were for six years. The Assistant City Manager and the Financial Services Director wrote on Page 13 of the Proposed Budget FY 2016-17 about nine years of sewer rate increases via their City Manager’s Office Memo dated April 21, 2016.  The statement I refer to says: “The  2013-2014 rate study, adopted by Council, included an annual 4% increase to all the City’s sewer rates through FY20 with a 3% increase in FY21 through FY23.”As I have written the…

Please note: This Monday at the Museum event will be held on Tuesday December 26th because of the Christmas holiday on Monday.Sedona AZ (December 13, 2017) – Do you have an interest in weaving, spinning, basket making, dyeing yarns or knitting? If so, come to Monday at the Museum at the Sedona Heritage Museum on Tuesday December 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and join the members of the Verde Valley Weavers and Spinners Guild while they practice their art and share their love of fiber arts. Come to watch or bring your spinning wheel and yarns and join…

By Dr. Marta Adelsman Life Coach in Communication and Consciousness www.DrMartaCoach.com (December 13, 2017)Gratitude is more than folded hands and bowed head at a table laden with abundance. It is a heartfelt overwhelm that grabs us and hugs us tight until we want to cry from the joy of it.Gratitude is more than dropping a dollar to two into the Salvation Army bucket. It’s saying yes to someone’s need when it costs us time and energy, when it draws us away from the comfort of the familiar and the routine.

By Kate Hawkes – Managing Director, Sedona HubSedona AZ (December 13, 2017) – Join us at the Hub on Thursday December 14th at 7pm for the next “Wdya’Got?”  Once a month musicians and storytellers gather at the Hub to share new (or rarely heard) material in an informal setting where the focus is on the performer in an intimate personal space, followed by the Zenprov Comedy team creating a long-form improv based on what just happened.

Sedona AZ (December 12, 2017) – A great way to feel the spirit of the holidays! Come to the Sedona Heritage Museum on Monday, December 18th at 11:00 a.m., to make Gingerbread Ornaments with Sharmon Sharp. These ornaments will brighten your home, fill it with the delightful scent of ginger and add to the Christmas spirit. There is a $5.00 charge for materials. Not appropriate for children under 6 years old. Please RSVP 282-7038.

Sedona AZ (December 12, 2017) – The 19th annual Winter Gifting Project by Crossing Worlds Hopi Projects welcomes cash donations and gifts in support of Hopi Indian families.  This Verde Valley non-profit, all-volunteer group provides support year round for Hopi families and Hopi service groups to help grow sustainability in their remote villages in northeastern Arizona.  Hopis are the descendants of the ancestral peoples of northern Arizona and still maintain ceremonial connection to many sites in our region.

By Ted Grussing… with an oldie and with new body parts. I am told I am doing very well, but I’m going to take a few more days off for healing. I took this shot in 2009, and it captures the essence of one of my favorite creatures. Hope you enjoy it too.

By Jean Jenks, Sedona Resident (December 9, 2017)The City Council will review and consider the draft Wireless Communications Master Plan and the amendments pertaining to the wireless facilities zoning ordinance Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. The City alleges the purpose of its Wireless Master Plan is to “protect the unique natural beauty and small-town character of Sedona…promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public…minimize the impacts of wireless communications facilities …,” etc.According to last November 15th’s Red Rock News,  currently there are 22 towers in or near the boundaries of the city. CityScape, the city’s consultant, states that it has…

Camp Verde AZ (December 8, 2017) – Camp Verde Community Library announces the next Music in the Stacks, a free monthly concert series, which will take place on Thursday, December 14th  at 5:30 pm in the library’s Fireside Room.  Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 5-7 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month.

By Cheryl L. Yeatts, Manager of Sedona Public Library in the VillageSedona AZ (December 8, 2017) – Sedona Public Library, in partnership with Arizona Humanities, is pleased to announce the return of Arizona Speaks programs to our community. These programs will be held at the Church of the Nazarene, 55 Rojo Drive in the Village of Oak Creek. All presentations begin at 1:30 p.m.We have scheduled some outstanding speakers and presentations over the next several months:

By Ted Grussing… back in ’86 when Corky and I used hypnosis to shake the tobacco habit, we also took quite a few sessions learning self-hypnosis as a way to relieve stress and achieve other goals and it was really effective. Sometimes, I would create a particularly beautiful place for me to go and achieve whatever it was I wanted to accomplish, sometimes just a neat place to hang out while my dentist did his thing and he worked without benefit of my having any anesthetic … have to admit I do use anesthetic now, but for a long time…

Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(December 8, 2017)Readers may recall that last October the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the Superior Court judge in my public records case against the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) had erred by giving me unredacted documents and then telling me I had to ask his permission in order to share them. That’s called prior restraint of freedom of speech, and it’s a big 1st Amendment no-no.The Court of Appeals also “remanded” my case back to the Superior Court, instructing the Superior Court judge to decide whether the ACC had kept public records from me…

Sedona AZ (December 8, 2017) – The Sedona Heritage Museum has announced the opening of their newest permanent exhibit about the history of local wine-making and Sedona’s long and unique wine-maker history.The exhibit focuses on Verde Valley wine-making history, the Heinrich and Dorette Schuerman family as early Sedona wine-makers, and Prohibition’s effect on the local wine industry. The display was professionally designed and created and integrates artifacts from the Schuerman winery.

Sedona AZ (December 7, 2017) – Oak Creek Apples Macintosh Users Group (OCAMUG) meets on the third Saturday of the month, 10 am to 12 noon., Si Birch Community Room, Sedona Public Library, 3520 White Bear Rd, in West Sedona, 282-7714.