Sedona AZ (February 12, 2016) – At its January 5th 2016 Board meeting the Keep Sedona Beautiful (“KSB”) Board of Trustees elected officers and new trustees for the next 1-2 years.Officers elected: Joanne Kendrick was elected to a two-year term as President;Mike Yarbrough was elected to a two-year term as Executive Vice President;Georgia Munsell was elected to a two-year term as Secretary; Abbie Denton continues to serve her two-year term as Treasurer which will end in 2016.
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Sedona AZ (February 12, 2016) – Kimber Lanning of Local First Arizona will talk about “Leveraging Your Localness & Positioning Your Company to Compete,” at NAWBO’s Sedona Verde Valley luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, at Relics Restaurant in Sedona.
By Arthur PooleSedona AZ (February 12, 2016) – The Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG) will meet on Wednesday, February 17, 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.
Sedona AZ (February 11, 2016) – Due to a snow day and college closing, The Mental Health Coalition Verde Valley (MHCVV), in partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, has rescheduled the first “Mental Health Monday” for February 22 at Yavapai College Sedona Campus, 4215 Arts Village Dr.The new, free, monthly program is open to the public and consists of three parts: a speaker from 9:30-10:30AM, the Coalition business meeting from 10:30-11:30AM, and a film and community conversation in the evening from 6:30-8:30PM. The subject of the first “Mental Health Monday” is suicide.
Sedona AZ (February 11, 2016) – The annual competitive grants process of the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona will provide financial support to worthy projects and programs serving residents of Sedona and the Verde Valley. The online application for funding requests is now open and accessible at www.azfoundation.org/grants. Applications must be submitted before 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2016 to be considered.
By Ted Grussing… pretty well describes my day and this lovely rose and cloud composite; slightly modified from the large size in my guest suite where it is one of a tryptic set on the wall.
Verde Valley AZ (February 11, 2016) – The Verde Valley Forum for Public Affairs has announced that their planned April 3-6 Forum addressing post-secondary educational opportunities in the Verde Valley will be rescheduled for early fall 2016 using a Friday evening and all-day Saturday format. This decision was made to ensure more adequate and representative participation of stakeholders from throughout the Verde Valley region. The new dates for this forum will be announced shortly.
Sedona AZ (February 11, 2016) – The Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (NAIPTA) is adding another commuter service to its MOUNTAIN LINE and MOUNTAIN LINK transit systems. The commuter vanpool program is ideal for people with daily commutes from outlying County areas into the City of Flagstaff or reverse commutes from the City to outlying areas. Vanpools can be started with as few as five people and have capacity for up to 12. NAIPTA was recently awarded a grant to help offset the ridership costs of vanpool participation.
Sedona AZ (February 10, 2016) – Last call for entries in the 46th Annual St. Patrick’s Parade! It’s a great opportunity for community exposure and promotion. Monday, February 22nd is the deadline for all applications to participate. Please submit your parade entry forms as soon as possible. Entry slots are limited and filled on a first-come first-served basis.
P.A.N.T. Detectives Investigating – 4 ArrestedCottonwood AZ (February 10, 2016) – During the service of an arrest warrant for Failure to Pay Child Support in the 3700 block of E Vaquero Lane, Cottonwood, the following persons were arrested on various charges as detailed below: 36-year-old Nathaniel Janes, 37-year-old Jamie Meier, 43-year-old Janice Garcia, and 23-year-old Krystal Gonzales. Gonzales is from Sedona and the remaining suspects are from Cottonwood.
By Ted Grussing… yes someday I will … in the interim it is fun watching others do it like this Ringneck drake that I jumped at the ponds this afternoon, or like looking at that beautiful new California Highway Patrol plane that my friend Rich flew into Sedona this afternoon; the half way point in the flight from Colorado back to California taking the southern route. A truly beautiful ship and the second in the fleet of this new class of ships being added as older planes are retired.
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(February 10, 2016) Yesterday I filed a “Petition for Special Action” at the Arizona Supreme Court. The Petition asks the Court to compel Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to do his constitutionally mandated duty and proceed in Quo Warranto against Robert Burns for usurping the office of Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) commissioner.On January 29th, Brunn Roysden, one of Brnovich’s employees, issued a statement that the AG would not be pursuing my complaint against Burns. The statement was basically a highly contrived rationalization for not prosecuting Burns for being a lobbyist for companies regulated by the ACC…
Cornville AZ (February 10, 2016) – February 9, 2016, approximately 10:15, the Verde Valley Fire District responded to a fall of approximately 15 feet down a steep hill behind a resident off N. Blackhawk Dr, Cornville. Crew responded with 1 Engine, 1 Ambulance, and Support 311 which is used for technical rescues operations.
Cottonwood AZ (February 10, 2016) – The Verde Valley Medical Center, which is part of the Northern Arizona Healthcare organization, is partnering with MATFORCE to host a free Presstraining for professionals on neonatal abstinence syndrome The training, which will be held on March 4, 2016 in Cottonwood, is designed to help medical providers and others working in the substance abuse field to address this growing problem among infants.
Make Your Voice Heard on Engage SedonaBy Lauren Browne, Citizen Engagement CoordinatorSedona AZ (February 10, 2016) – 2015 was a good year for the Citizen Engagement Program. In addition to the many work groups that met and gave the city valuable input, the world took notice of the innovative way we are engaging citizens. The International City/County Management Association selected the city’s Citizen Engagement Program as the recipient of the Strategic Leadership and Governance Award for communities of 10,000 to 50,000 residents. It is the first award of this kind the city has received.