Sedona AZ (October 16, 2015) – The Sedona Marathon Event, which is produced by the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau, is set for February 6, 2016. The event includes four races: 5K, 10K, Half and Full Marathons. In 2015, the Sedona Marathon Event generated $4.3 million in direct spending in the Sedona area by attendees and participants, generating $130,000 in sales and bed taxes for the City of Sedona.
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By Virginia Volkman, Library DirectorSedona AZ (October 16, 2015) – This year, October 18 – 24 is the annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week. Sedona Public Library takes this time to thank the Friends of the Sedona Library, who contribute so much of their time and expertise to significantly enhance our services.
By Ted Grussing… not that it really matters to this Zone Tail Hawk, but Quail season began October 5th this year and continues on into December … his season runs all year as it did for humans when hunting was for providing food and before it became a sport. It is also true that because the hunting of wildlife is a sport, those who participate in the sport are also responsible for the very large populations of game birds that we have in this country.
By Michelle LloydTreasurer, Board of DirectorsVerde Valley Humane SocietyCottonwood AZ (October 15, 2015) – Join us in celebrating cats on National Feral Cat Day®! Inspired by this year’s theme, Evolution of the Cat Revolution, cat advocates are committing to continue their own evolution by taking the next step – whether it be neutering a cat or helping raise awareness about the needs of strays and feral cats and TNR. Today and every day, let’s protect the lives of all cats. The Verde Valley Humane Society supports and promotes TNR as it demonstrates a socially-responsible and humane approach to serving the cats…
Sedona AZ (October 15, 2015) – Dr. Linda Marsanico introduces her new model for behavioral, psychological and spiritual change! Join her in Sedona on October 17th, 18th or 19th (location TBA) to meditate, collaborate, and brain storm to get beyond linearity into the organic flow of enlightenment energy… In spiritual coaching we look at the highest possible meaning of situations in our life. We ask: Why is this happening right now? What can I learn about myself through this interaction or circumstance? When I look at myself in the mirror, what do I see? With a willingness to be open, we understand…
By Ted Grussing… last Friday in Lockett meadows and looking into the caldera of the San Francisco Peaks, also known as the inner basin … it is lovely. The clouds did not want to cover the sun so you get the starred version of it thanks to the optical effects of my lens. The roadway circles the meadow in the woods and is to the left, the right and beyond the first tree line in the photo. It is nice seeing it from the ground, and I can also see the routes I fly into the basin and about a…
By Bill Rigner and Carolyn Fisher(October 14, 2015)The October 8, 2015 meeting of the Yavapai College Board Verde Valley Advisory Committee (VVBAC) was an important and welcomed opportunity to examine the best assumptions that the College could provide on Expenses and Revenues for the Verde Valley campuses. The Committee expressed repeatedly its appreciation to the College and Vice-President of Finance Dr. Clint Ewell for their willingness to provide and explain their assumptive financial data.
Sedona AZ (October 14, 2015) – Commercial lifestyle and destination wedding photographer Lear Miller will dive into the world of commercial lifestyle and outdoor environmental portraits from 6-9 p.m. Monday, October 26th at the United Methodist Church, 110 Indian Cliffs Rd., in Sedona. The presentation is hosted by the Sedona Camera Club.
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(October 14, 2015) It seems that the more Robert Burns tries to defend himself, the more evidence he provides against himself.Burns’ latest evidence that he is a usurper of office came in a letter Burns wrote to the Arizona Attorney General on October 8, 2015. Poor Burns was attempting to answer my Complaint and Demand Quo Warranto against him.Here is my response to the Attorney General in which I discuss the new evidence Burns was so kind to supply. Read More→
Bernie Sanders is right about practically everything he said but he has a snowflake –in-hell chance of winning the nomination, never mind the election.There is no government on the planet that can control the banks. He should be aware of this actuality. He’s a fool to think they would ever let him be president or that he and his idealistic followers would ever be allowed to control Wall Street.Also, he and the other naive candidates agreed during the debate that the war in Iraq was “the worst mistake in the history of our country” that destabilized the entire region creating a…
By Ted Grussing… funny how little things can trigger memories from days gone by … days that were rich in love and beauty and are firmly in the past never to return, but then there is the present beauty captured today and which fleshed out the beauty and richness of today. Such was the experience down at the ponds this afternoon; not much flying except for insects, the ducks were laying low taking in the warm sun before the coolness of winter arrives. On the far pond there were hundreds of butterflies feeding on a flowering plant of some sort…
By James Bishop Jr.Sedona AZ (October 13, 2015) – For Jack Proctor, being sent to his room as a child in Michigan and then the Bay Area was never a punishment. It just gave him more time to draw and paint. Truth be known he has never stopped. “I have yet to find a way of not doing art,” he tells friends.On Friday October 16th from 5-30-7.30 a special Reception at the Sedona Hub (www.sedonahub.org) will celebrate forty years of art-making. With poetry readings by James Bishop and live Native American flute music from Nova, and stunning views of the red…
By Jean JenksSedona, AZ(October 13, 2015) Hello Mayor Moriarty, Councilors and City Manager Clifton,I read that the Transportation Master Plan is listed as the current #1 Council priority. So will the study area include the entirety of Sedona, I wonder? While it’s not unusual to have traffic quagmires in and approaching the City, still more vehicle-congesting lodging projects are in the works. A Transportation Master Plan will not keep residents, tourists and workers out of harms way should a wildfire rage through Sedona, or Oak Creek flash-flood beyond the pale. Hot, dry weather has fueled wildfires across much of the drought-stricken west this year, and no doubt…
By Ted Grussing… the active runway at sunset … this beautiful Cessna Citation 550 taxied in front of the red rocks just as they were going max color, lined up, applied power and disappeared into the early evening skies. Bill had stopped to say hi as this ship taxied by my “hangar” for Mariah and told me a little about the gentleman who operates the aircraft. He operates several jets and runs a charter air service … he loves flying.
Sedona AZ (October 12, 2015) – On Thursday, October 22nd, at 6:30 PM, The Inspiration of Sedona, will show the final part 9 of James Cameron’s, Emmy award-winning, nine-part “Years of Living Dangerously” documentary series, and then discuss the issues that the series raises.