Sedona AZ (June 10, 2016) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting a new summer exhibit entitled “Here Come the Brides – Weddings Throughout the Decades” from June to September 2016.Wedding dresses and bridal accessories from 1874 to the 1950s will be on display. Featured dresses and veils will include those from several Sedona brides, including Sedona’ Schnebly’s granddaughter Paula’s 1956 wedding, Anne Jordan Jackson’s wedding gown from her 1952 wedding on the front yard of the Museum when it was her family’s home, and her sister Ruthie Jordan Jackson’s long veil.
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Sedona AZ (June 10, 2016) – Who are Arizona’s 1.2 million Independent voters? What are their philosophies, viewpoints, and voting patterns? How do you effectively reach them in this 2016 election cycle? The League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley has invited David Daugherty, Ph.D., Associate Director at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at ASU, to share the results of the first ever study done of Arizona Voters to profile and understand Arizona’s Independent Voter.
Sedona AZ (June 10, 2016) – To paraphrase Stanley Adams’ popular 1934 song, “What A Difference A Day Makes”, the Mental Health Coalition Verde Valley is hosting a panel discussion on “Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice and Mental Illness: What A Difference A Year Makes.” The panel will be part of Mental Health Monday on June 27 at 9AM at Yavapai College Sedona. According to Barbara Litrell, facilitator of the Coalition, “It’s been very exciting to see the many new programs and changes implemented in the Yavapai County Detention System over the past year, ranging from Mental Health Court to a Behavioral…
Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and John C. Reilly star in film premiering at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (June 10, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Lobster” — starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly and Olivia Colman — showing June 17-21 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Colin Farrell stars as David, a man who has just been dumped by his wife. To make matters worse, David lives in a society where single people have 45 days to find true love, or else they are turned into the animal of…
By Ted Grussing… this is a shot I have sent out before, but I like it a lot so thought I would send it out again. The time was near days’ end and I was walking back to the parking lot at Bubbling Ponds and I got this shot of a Great Blue Heron who was headed the other direction down a road to the area that many of them roost in for the night. A good day for both of us; he got his food for the day and I got this shot of him which made my day.…
Sedona AZ (June 9, 2016) – The Sedona Arts and Culture Collaborative is on a mission: “to establish the Greater Sedona Area as an internationally recognized learning community for arts and culture education.” The group, composed of artists, non-profit organizations, educators, civic leaders and arts supporters is focused on enhancing and growing arts education programming in the Greater Sedona area.
Sedona AZ (June 9, 2016) – If you were to go through the racks and racks of archived files and building permits that the city has on file in the Community Development Department you would be amazed at just how much technology has improved since the city was incorporated in 1988. Fading and yellowed paper with handwritten or manual typewriter prints look like an antiquity in comparison with the applications and plans that we see today. Technology continues to improve more rapidly than it can be implemented, but the City of Sedona Community Development Department is striving to use technological…
By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(June 9, 2016)This weeks Sedona Biz article reporting cell phone use causing cancer was certainly disconcerting. It also misled by intimating through association that other sources of local radiation such as towers and smart meters also cause cancer. The message ignored the scientific fact that distance has a great deal of effect on the radiation strength and that misleads the reader. In physics class we learned that radiation strength is inversely related to the square of the distance. So at 10 feet the strength of radiation is one hundredth as great.
Cottonwood AZ (June 9, 2016) – Ever wonder what the pets we love do when we leave? Join the Verde Valley Humane Society for a private screening of “The Secret Life of Pets” at Harkins Sedona on Wednesday, July 13 at 7:00 p.m.Tickets are pre-sale only and will sell out quickly! Cost is $20 for adults and $10 for children, and are on sale at the Verde Valley Humane Society at 1520 W. Mingus Avenue, Cottonwood, and also at Sedona Paint Center (next to Big O Tires, W. Sedona – 203-9500).
Camp Verde AZ (June 9, 2016) – On June 4th 2016, acting on information provided by the Camp Verde Marshal’s Office, the Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking Task Force facilitated the arrest of two suspects who were in possession of a large quantity of methamphetamine.P.AN.T. Detectives and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 teams began surveillance in the Camp Verde area looking for a Silver SUV type vehicle. The vehicle was driven by 21 year-old Victor Barrera-Gutierrez from Phoenix and he was accompanied by his 16 year-old juvenile male passenger.
Award-winning, powerful film makes Sedona stop for one night only at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (June 9, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed and powerful new film “Almost Holy” showing one day only: Thursday, June 16 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.This inspiring film is receiving rave reviews from critics and audiences around the world. It is executive produced by Terrence Malick and Nicolas Gonda and directed by Steve Hoover.One person really can make a difference in the world.
By Arthur PooleSedona AZ (June 9, 2016) – The Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG) will meet on Wednesday, June 15, at the Elks Lodge off Airport Road in West Sedona.Beginning at 5:00 PM: Is your Mac misbehaving? Do you want to know how a new feature works, or what’s in the latest update? local Mac/PC consultant Alan Gore will field questions the audience might have about the Mac. At this session, please feel free to ask any Apple-related question, from the most basic to the most advanced.
By Ted Grussing… all pros if you come to the KSB event tonight … free food, free beverages, and what is now a really exceptional free video presentation. I did a trial run with their equipment this afternoon and Jan made an observation that although it was a very good presentation, it was so long that there would not be enough time to get into much of a discussion or answer questions … and she was right, thank you Jan.
Rimrock AZ (June 8, 2016) – On June 3, 2016, at approximately 2:45 AM, 21-year-old Devon Shepard from Rimrock was arrested for Aggravated Assault on Law Enforcement Officers and booked at the Camp Verde Detention Center. He remains in-custody on a $5000 bond.Following a domestic violence incident in the Rimrock area, deputies were directed to search for a male suspect who had walked away from the scene. During a check of the area, a deputy found a man, later identified as Shepard, walking along Beaver Creek Road near Top O’ the Morning in Rimrock. The deputy contacted Shepard to determine…
Global one-night-only special film premiere event featured at Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (June 8, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join hundreds of theaters around the world for a special one-night-only premiere event of one of the most important films you will ever see: “Time to Choose”. This worldwide cinematic event will take place on Wednesday, June 15. Screenings will be at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Climate change is the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced – and it is also our greatest opportunity. We have the solutions we…