Author: Tommy Acosta

Sedona AZ (October 10, 2015) -TatianaIn-Take Date of July, 2015My name is Tatiana and I am a very leggy, 2 year old, spayed female, Super Model type of hound dog.  My Animal Care Staff call me a show stopper because I am mostly all legs but I have such a pretty model face that will just melt your heart. If only I could get a contract with a cosmetic company. I do have quite the look.I love to go for walks, especially as I am of the hound dog variety.  My nose just takes in all the wonderful smells of…

By Ted GrussingI waited a while to take off this morning to give time for the clouds to begin to form and then it was off to the peaks and Lockett Meadow. As soon as I climbed above the rim of the Colorado Plateau I knew that I might have a real treat waiting for me as there was a lot of snow on the peaks. Winds aloft were pretty high giving me a ground track ranging in the high 30 to low 40 kt range so it took a while to get there. The direction of and velocity of…

By Paul Chevalier, Chair and Sedona Representative on VVBACSedona AZ (October 9, 2015) – How about more opportunities for higher education right here in Sedona, right here in the Verde Valley, right from our Yavapai College?  The Verde Valley Board Advisory Committee (VVBAC) is holding a Town Hall Meeting to find out, to listen, to understand the needs of our Sedona community regarding higher educational learning opportunities from Yavapai College.  We need your input to accurately present/convey to the Yavapai College Governing Board exactly what you feel is important to your future learning.  To make sure we get your message…

Cottonwood AZ (October 9, 2015) – Shake a leg (or two) at the first of the fall Cottonwood Contra Dances, Saturday October 17th.  Michael Barraclough will call the dances to the tunes of Just Desserts, Flagstaff’s open band. With a strong core of fiddles, whistles, guitars, keyboards and a dulcimer, the open band has a different makeup for each dance.  The band brings the dancers a range of common contra dance tunes from many genres – old time, celtic, American fiddle tunes, and more. 

Cottonwood AZ (October 9, 2015) – On Wednesday October 7th approximately 3:40pm Verde Valley Fire District responded to a motor vehicle accident on 89A near Kelli Lane.  Upon arrival crews found two vehicles involved in a T-Boned collision.  After the crews assessed the patients they discovered one patient with life threatening injuries and needing to be extricated.  Once extricated and stabilized by the crew she was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center by Guardian Medical Helicopter.  There was another patient transport by ambulance to Verde Valley Medical Center with minor injuries.  89A was closed for approximately 2 hours by DPS, Cottonwood PD, and YCSO…

Sedona Public Library will be closed on Monday, October 12, for maintenance projects.  Please note that the community room will be open in the evening for the Monday night movie, Love & Mercy, a candid biopic tracing the winding path of Brian Wilson, creator of the Beach Boys’ unique sound.By Virginia Volkman, Library DirectorSedona AZ (October 9, 2015) – Budding Arizona fiction authors, you have through October 14 to dust off the computer keyboard and submit that manuscript to the ONEBOOKAZ writing contest.Authors who reside in Arizona are eligible to submit their unpublished or self-published works at www.onebookaz.org.

By Kristin Elizabeth Regina Preserve Sedona(October 8, 2015)Dear Big Park City Council:It must be understood that being inside a National Monument affects all the land in the designated area, not just the federally owned land area. The federal designation, creating federal regulations and oversight require a form of contract between state and local governmental entities and the Secretary of the Interior or Department of Agriculture; that contract is to manage the land-use of the region for preservation. That means federal control and zoning, either directly, under the terms of the “management pact,” indirectly.Such “indirect” control is the real danger. In…

Sedona AZ (October 8, 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 GrussingI had numerous requests for a contact sheet of the images I’m using in the calendar for 2016, so that is the image for tonight. Also it is going out pretty early tonight as I want to be in the air shortly after sunrise and get up to Lockett Meadow with the morning sun on it. If all goes well and there are still leaves on the trees I should come back with some pretty good stuff.

Cottonwood AZ (October 8, 2015) – Three special days are coming up for our wonderful Three Dogateers – whose adoption rates will be extra-special on their respective days. Come and sail away with Sailor on Saturday, Feel the Magic of Puff on Monday, Fall in Love to the Moon and Back with Callisto on Tuesday. Just call the Verde Valley Humane Society at 928.634.7387 for more info.The Verde Valley Humane Society is open from Monday-Saturday from 10a.m. to 5p.m. and located at 1520 W. Mingus Ave., Cottonwood, AZ 86326 (approx. 1 mile past the Cottonwood Muncipal Airport).  Call 928.634.7387.

Sedona AZ (October 8, 2015) – Sedona Recycles is celebrating 25 years of serving the Verde Valley. The community recycling center is launching a 90 Gifts in 90 Days Fundraiser to help offset rising operating costs. The center is non-profit and relies on the support of its patrons to provide free recycling to the public. 

Sedona AZ (October 8, 2015) – Keith Casarona will hold a free salon October 14 at 7pm at the Sedona Creative Life Center to discuss the material in his new book, “The Persistent Illusion.”At its heart, Casarona’s novel “The Persistent Illusion” is a love story with potent themes of reincarnation, war, heaven, and life choice. It offers readers a chance to see past their own life stories and into a higher and more expanded version of their lives.

Sedona AZ (October 8, 2015) – Most fine artists will happily agree that their relationship to their work is an endless odyssey.  No matter how much they have mastered their craft and no matter how many accolades they have received, there are always new artistic or spiritual directions to explore.The careers of the two artists featured this month at Sedona Giclée Gallery in West Sedona are excellent cases in point.  Monika Hilleary and Heather Molans can both tell many tales about their long and varied careers, but their respective journeys are clearly still very much in progress.

Finance Director Receives 2 Financial Reporting Awards at October Board MeetingSedona AZ (October 8, 2015) – At the Sedona Oak Creek Unified School District (SOCUSD) board meeting Monday night, Superintendent David Lykins expanded upon the community involvement process for upcoming meetings designed to provide the “current realities” of the Sedona-Oak Creek School District and “identify strategies and concepts to successfully move forward in a model that sustains a high quality education for all of our students.”

By Ted Grussing… at least I’m pretty sure I like the calendar for 2016 … just uploading the finished .tiff files as I write this. A little different this year and although One is mentioned (she does reign supreme here) I used a photo of Derek at the Grand Canyon when we went up there to do some shooting of the clouds below the rim last December. I like the casual nature of the shot with Derek setting up his tripod on the very edge of the cliff … I kinda back away from the edge when I get near…