By Barbara MayerYou’re invited to a Woman VotePower happy hour event in West Sedona on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at Vino di Sedona from 4 to 6 pm. There will be entertainment from Sedona women Elizabeth Oakes, Teri Bays and even me as we share celebration of women winning the right to vote so far ago in 1920.This event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley as women and yes, men, are invited to stop by at the West Sedona restaurant to mark that step forward in America’s history.
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By Ted Grussing… for the daily food and the day that was … for the Walmart in Cottonwood where people drop food … thank you! Late afternoon I stopped by the airport and did some maintenance on the shade I keep Mariah in as repairs are nearly done and early next week I get her back. After the airport it was a Walmart run for some odds and ends I needed and as I came out of the store I first heard, then I saw some Grackles in a tree in the parking lot near my car … I put…
Verde Valley AZ (August 14, 2015) – A free, unique field trip to learn about and visit area springs is being offered by the Verde River Basin Partnership (Partnership) on Wednesday, August 19th at 10:30 a.m. in Prescott.Anyone wishing to join can meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Yavapai County Administrative Building, in Board Chambers, 1015 Fair Street for a brief presentation. From there, participants will carpool or caravan to different sites with expert Abe Springer, PhD, Professor of Hydrogeology at Northern Arizona University.
By Elizabeth Cate, Collection Development LibrarianSedona AZ (August 14, 2015) – While you might still be able to fry an egg on the sidewalk, fall is already in the air in the publishing world. Some of the hottest titles of the fall publishing season are available for you to put on hold right now, so log in to your library account, give us a call at 928-282-7714, or drop by the reference desk to reserve your copies.
By Ted Grussing… to the sea … it is like a magnet pulling on me and drawing me back to thoughts of hours and days we have spent at sea and cove hopping at Santa Catalina Island. This was before I discovered the beauty of the sky and began spending as many as 250 hours a year plying the unseen pathways of the sky. I could easily live back near the beach … at least I get to visit it frequently, both southern and northern California coasts.
Cornville AZ (August 14, 2015) – UPDATE – The victim in the August 12 Cornville accident has been identified as 46-year-old Sandra Silva from Cornville – Sandra recently moved to a community accessed by Lee Pasture Road, a single unmarked dirt road that connected the community to Page Springs Road. Sandra’s vehicle was travelling west on Lee Pasture Road when it drifted to the far left side of the roadway, almost leaving the road. It appeared that Sandra, the single occupant, overcorrected and the vehicle began to leave the north side of the roadway. The vehicle then collided with a bar-ditch depression…
By Charles Mosley, Director of WastewaterSedona AZ (August 13, 2015) – If you are connected to the City of Sedona Wastewater system, when you flush your toilet or wash something down your drain, it begins a five mile or more journey to the Sedona Wastewater Reclamation Plant. During this journey the water moves fast and slow, continuously and in slugs, and through pumps to reach the Wastewater Plant located five miles outside of the City. There are things that should never start that journey because they have the potential to cause problems within the sewer system.
Award-winning and eye-opening new documentary premieres at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 13, 2015) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to continue its summer documentary series with the one-night-only screenings of “That Sugar Film”, an award-winning, important and eye-opening new documentary. The film will show Thursday, Aug. 27 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.It’s the most dominant food in the world. How has sugar infiltrated our diet and culture? What effect is it having on our minds and bodies?
McGuireville AZ (August 13, 2015) – On August 11, 2015, deputies arrived at a residence in the 2100 block of Beaver Creek Road, McGuireville, regarding a reported stabbing. 22-year-old Alan Sigarto had fled the scene and was identified by 2 victims as the suspect. The male victim, 41, had a significant stab wound above his right knee across the thigh. The injury was not life threatening and he was treated by EMS personnel at the scene prior to self-admitting at a local hospital. The female victim, 42, is the suspect’s mother who lives with the male victim and had been threatened…
By Ted GrussingSaturday Sus and I headed down to Pescadero State Beach, turned inland to do a hike in the wildlife preserve … my intent was to get some good photos of Herons and shorebirds in the wetlands area. We hiked about a mile into the park and along the estuaries and marshlands … it was a very nice trek and the scenery was beautiful but there was a near absolute dearth of wildlife. In total we saw one bird and two insects. The bird was (and I presume still is) a Kingfisher and about 500 feet was as close…
New acclaimed independent films premiere at the Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 12, 2015) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of “After Words” (starring Academy Award-winner Marcia Gay Harden) and “Cop Car” (starring Kevin Bacon) showing Aug. 21-26 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Sedona AZ (August 12, 2015) – Lynn Heil has had a passion for art since growing up in a small town in Iowa. He played football at the University of Iowa, but he also studied graphic arts and art history in college. So it’s no wonder that Lynn has made a living in the art world since the 1970s, first as a picture framer in Texas and then as owner of Arizona Crate & Canvas, located here in Sedona. Lynn has lived in Sedona since 1981.
Verde Valley AZ (August 12, 2015) – Are you interested in serving as a volunteer guide or mentor for someone reentering the community after serving in prison? If so, the Yavapai Reentry Project is seeking your help as a Community Coach. Volunteer coaches give these individuals the opportunity for community support, the ability to build healthy relationships and to create hope for their future.
Sedona AZ (August 12, 2015) – The Sedona Police Department is currently seeking residents for the Citizens Police Academy. The academy is an 8-week course designed to provide the participants with a working knowledge and a better understanding of their police department. The purpose is to educate, inform and enlighten those attending about the department, its operations, and its personnel.
By Ted GrussingFriday evening, Ted and I headed down to the beach near their home in Half Moon Bay, California as it looked like we might get a good sunset … this time of year it is pretty hit and miss as the marine layer moves in and out during the day. More often than not the sun is obscured and as much as I enjoy the closed in feeling of fog or a low lying marine layer it really doesn’t make for very dynamic photographs. So, Friday morning it was Filoli Gardens and many photographs of the Rouge Royale…