Sedona AZ (May 13, 2016) – The city of Sedona is now accepting applications for one seat on the Sedona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) Local Board.The PSPRS Local Board administers the pension system for the Sedona Police Department, and follows the rules of the PSPRS system and Arizona Revised Statutes. Additionally, the board makes decisions for Sedona police officers on issues such as membership in the system and approving retirements and service purchase requests.
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By Ted Grussing… first time I have been up at the peaks for a while … it is like a magnet to me … I made one more high altitude pass like this above the peaks and then tucked down close to the mountain and into the gentle orographic lift that was coming up the slopes for a couple more runs before heading SW to Sycamore Canyon. They were doing some burns at Snow Bowl so it was easy to determine wind direction and expected lift (not much, about 250’ p/m). In this view from a little over 13,000’msl the…
Sedona AZ (May 12, 2016) – Each year, the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona selects outstanding individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations to acknowledge for their work to make Sedona and the Verde Valley a great place to live. This year’s nomination process is now open, and community members are invited to submit their nominations in the following categories:
Sedona AZ (May 12, 2016) – This summer, with the opening of the Sedona Community Pool on Saturday, May 21, 2016, the city of Sedona’s Department of Parks and Recreation Department will provide a wide range of programming, including the following.
Sedona AZ (May 12, 2016) – On Saturday, May 21st, at 7 PM, Verde Valley School will show Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, followed by a presentation and Q&A with co-executive producer, Dr. Sailesh Rao, founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, (www.climatehealers.org). A complimentary dessert and coffee/tea reception will follow.
By Arthur PooleSedona AZ (May 12, 2016) – The Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG) will meet on Wednesday, May 18, at the Elks Lodge off Airport Road in West Sedona.
Cornville AZ (May 11, 2016) – Early the morning of May 11 at approximately 1:30am, the Verde Valley Fire District (VVFD) and YCSO deputies were dispatched to the 1000 block of North Page Springs Road, Cornville, regarding a traffic crash involving a 2007 BMW Z3 convertible sedan.The vehicle with two occupants was traveling on Page Spring Rd. when it went off the road and struck a fence. A section of the fence post went through the windshield and impaled the passenger in the upper left chest and into the back of his seat. The driver continued to travel and finally stopped at VVFD Fire…
Sedona AZ (May 11, 2016) – Are you tired of sitting in Sedona traffic? Consider changing your mode of transportation. There are no traffic backups in the bike lanes. Some people believe riding a bicycle on the road is dangerous. However, I believe riding a bicycle in Sedona is fun and safe if you follow a few simple rules. The League of American Bicyclists advises that riders follow the law, be predictable, be conspicuous, think ahead and be ready.
By Ted Grussing… or as I told a friend tonight, weird, it was a very good day really, but with a fasting blood draw, waiting until noon to go in for it, my body was denied the benefits of 10 shots of espresso for an unreasonable length of time … which is why I put my cell phone down tonight while texting with a friend to go find my cell phone so I could make a call after we finished texting … get it? Yeah, strange and the whole day has felt that way … but, it was also a…
Sedona AZ (May 11, 2016) – Make a mask of your face that represents your vision of healing! May 27th, 1pm-4pm, at Sedona Arts Center, mask maker and performance artist, Pash Galbavy invites participants to a make a healing mask as one of 12 events for the Mental Health Coalition Verde Valley’s activities for Mental Health Awareness Month. A demonstration of Galbavy’s fast and easy mask making technique can be seen on the Videos page of www.unmaskit.com.
By Ted Grussing… another shot from Sunday morning; I-17 running from bottom right north to Flagstaff and on the far left about midway up 89A is also heading north to Flagstaff. The San Francisco Peaks are pretty well obscured by clouds as is Elden. Following I-17 north you can see a little white line at kind of a diagonal and that is Flagstaff Airport. I was about 10,500’MSL and nicely sandwiched between two cloud layers. Shortly after I took this shot I headed SW out to Sycamore Canyon. Fun!
Sedona AZ (May 10, 2016) – There’s a new summer camp coming to Sedona this June. The camp, called YALI –Youth Arts & Leadership Institute, is for young people ages 13-17 to get involved in impacting global and social change by offering youth leadership training, expressive arts facilitation, personal growth work, and using voice as a tool for social justice.
Sedona AZ (May 10, 2016) – Camp Bear Wallow, “The Art Camp For Kids!”, will open its doors for the summer with fun art projects like balloon art, sculpted eye balls, insect paintings, bird houses, walking sticks origami, Lego sculptures, bubble art, fiber clay sculptures, paint brush making and more! The camp is at the Sedona Creative Life Center, 333 Schnebly Hill Rd., in the art cabin, M-F from 9:30-12:30pm, and is accepting ages 6-11. The weeks are: June 6th, June 20th, July 4th, and July 11th.
By Ted Grussing… so how am I doing? Really well … the knees are not perfect (yet) but I seldom have any pain and the mobility and gait is substantially better. I may take three Advil once or twice a week and some mornings I wake up and I think the knees are not going to have a terrific day, but with no medications within an hour any thought of that is gone and I am into a pretty normal day (not sure what a definition of normal is when applied to me). So how much better? There is no…
Camp Verde AZ (May 9, 2016) – Verde Brewing Company is proud to announce that Chef John Teah won 1st place in the Great Northern AZ Steak Contest, at the Northern Arizona Summer Showcase cooking competition hosted by Sysco at Hilton Sedona Resort, on Tuesday May 3rd. Chef John competed with top chefs from around the region, and won with his cocoa dusted strip loin, sweet potatoes puree with beech mushrooms, purple asparagus and Brussel sprouts leaf.