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    Give the Gift of the Outdoors with an Arizona State Parks Annual Pass

    December 12, 2012No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Arizona State ParksPhoenix AZ (December 12, 2012) – For families looking for the perfect gift, why not get them an Annual Pass to Arizona’s State Parks? It’s an economical idea that gives families opportunities for memories that will last a lifetime. Many State Parks are just hours from urban areas and offer diverse and fascinating ecosystems for recreating; or explore the history of Arizona as told in stories of the lives of many settlers who came here to find their fortunes before Arizona was a state.

    The Arizona State Parks Annual Pass is the perfect solution for your entire clan and it is only $75 for the entire year. The Standard Day-Use Annual Pass allows day entrance for up to four adults. It includes all the Parks except weekends and holidays at the western Arizona coast parks along the Colorado River. A Premium Annual Day-Use Pass is $200 and allows day entrance for up to four adults. It is good at all the Parks including weekends and holidays at western Arizona coast parks along the Colorado River.

    At Kartchner Caverns State Park, the Annual Pass allows everyone to experience the Discovery Center, picnicking and trails but not for the cave tours. However, Kartchner Caverns State Park offers gift certificates for cave tours, another $22.95 gift idea for holiday gift exchanges.

    Natural gifts found in the State Parks include fields of Mexican poppies, bald eagles at Fool Hollow Lake or spectacular views from the top of Picacho Peak. Visitors can camp, fish, hike, stargaze, horseback ride and see historic re-enactments. Visitors can swim and fish at Patagonia Lake, water ski at Lake Havasu, slide in the natural slide at Slide Rock and soak in the natural hot tub at Roper Lake.

    Whether you are looking forward to learning more about Arizona’s culture and history, or enjoying the changing seasons, giving an Annual Pass to Arizona State Parks is a holiday gift that is good for 364 days.

    Go to the Arizona State Parks website (AZStateParks.com) for gift-giving ideas and at the same time show your support for your State Parks system by finding the perfect ornament or nature-oriented gift. There are many things to choose from on the site including; Arizona State Trails guides featuring 550 hiking trail maps, nature books, clothing and hats.

    You can order an Arizona State Parks Annual Pass by mail (1300 W. Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85007), purchase one at any of the State Parks or by calling (602) 542-4174. Purchase Kartchner Caverns cave tour gift certificates by calling (520) 586-2283. Make your cave tour or camping reservations online at AZStateParks.com or by calling (520) 586-2283 seven days a week from 8am to 5pm MST.

    For information about all 27 Arizona State Parks, the Trails and Off-Highway Vehicle Programs and State Historic Preservation Office call (602) 542-4174 (outside of the Phoenix metro area call toll-free (800) 285-3703), visit the website and online camping reservations at AZStateParks.com, Twitter/Facebook AZStateParks.

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     THE MOMENT IS UPON US

    Dear Sedona,

    The moment is upon us. The time for a united effort to shift the focus back to our community is now.

    The ability to thrive in our community, our environment, our workforce, and the tourist industry, is entirely possible because we have all the resources needed for success.

    Still, we need a council that isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions, that makes decisions based on data and facts, and through discussion, rather than moving and voting in group unison as they so regularly do.

    This is my home. I have been a part of the Sedona community for 28 years. I witnessed the road debacle, the lack of planning, the city circumventing the local businesses ability to thrive, while making choices to expand the local government and be in direct competition with private industry.

    I am a unique candidate because unlike the incumbents, I don’t believe the government should expand in size, nor in operations, nor would I attempt to micromanage every aspect of our community.

    City government should stay in its lane and allow the competitive market of local private industry to prosper. And it should defend our community from corporate takeover and infiltration of our town.

    I do not agree that we should sign onto International Building Codes and regulations by signing Sedona up to the ICC. It is imperative that we remain a sweet, rural community.

    Where are the arts? Where is this organic thriving element that we allege to be animated by. Where is our culture? Where is our community?

    The discord between the decision making process and the desires of the community have never been more clear. It has been nearly a decade in the making.

    It is time for a new era of energy to take charge. An energy that is reflective in the ability to succeed rather than be trapped in out of date consciousness.

    It has been a great honor meeting with each of you. I hear your concerns over the insane and out of control spending and I echo them. A budget of $105,000,000 in a town of 9700 residents is completely unacceptable. A parking structure (that looks like a shoe box) originally slated to cost 11 million, now projected to cost 18 million, is incomprehensible. Especially, considering there is no intention of charging for parking.

    For those who are concerned that I lack the political experience within our established system- that is precisely what Sedona needs… Not another politician, but instead a person who understands people, who listens to the voices within the community, and who will act in service on their behalf with accountability, for the highest good of Sedona. What I am not, will prove to be an asset as I navigate the entrenched bureaucracy with a fresh perspective. Business as usual, is over.

    Creative solutions require new energy.

    Every decision that is made by our local government, must contemplate Sedona first.

    • Does this decision benefit the residents?
    • Does this decision benefit the local businesses?
    • Does this decision actually help the environment?
    • Will this decision sustain benefit in the future, or will it bring more problems?

    What we have now is a city government that expands to 165 employees for 9700 residents. Palm Desert has 53,000 residents and 119 city employees. Majority of our city department heads are not even in town. I find this problematic.

    Efforts towards championing in and courting new solutions for our medical needs are imperative. We are losing our doctors. We must encourage competition with other facilities rather than be held hostage by NAH, who clearly have their own set of dysfunctions.

    We must remember that so many move to Sedona for its beauty, hiking, and small town charm. Bigger, faster, and more concrete does not, in broad strokes, fit the ethos of Sedona.

    The old world must remain strong here in balance, as that is what visitors want to experience. Too many have noted that Sedona has lost its edge and charm.

    As Mayor I will preserve the rural charm of our community, and push back against the urbanization that is planned for Sedona.

    As mayor I will make it a priority to create opportunities to support our youth.  After school healthy, enriching programs should be created for our kids, and available to the Sedona workforce regardless of residency and regardless of school they belong to.

    As Mayor, I will create an agenda to deliberately embody the consciousness of our collective needs here, allowing private industry to meet the needs of our community rather than bigger government.

    I hope to have your vote on Aug 2nd. I am excited and have the energy to take on this leadership role with new eyes, community perspective, and the thoughtful consciousness that reflects all ages of the human spectrum.

    Thank you deeply for your consideration.

    Sincerely,

    Samaire Armstrong

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