Sedona AZ (March 1, 2018) – On Wednesday, March 14, join Keep Sedona Beautiful (“KSB”) for an intimate glimpse into the life of our city’s founding mother as part of Keep Sedona Beautiful’s Preserving the Wonder(tm) Speaker Series.
Free to members, residents and visitors – all are welcome to join KSB at 5:30 p.m. at its historic Pushmataha Center on 360 Brewer Road. The evening will include complimentary appetizers donated by El Rincon Restaurante Mexicano and refreshments provided by KSB.
Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has recreated her great-grandmother’s journal from interviews of Sedona Schnebly’s adult children and researching census records and family archives. Reading excerpts from “The Journal of Sedona Schnebly”, Lisa breathes life into a deeply reserved person whose independence and faith informed her decisions. This is decades of work skillfully woven into a story that answers hundreds of questions about Sedona’s founding mother.
Ms. Heidinger has been collecting and sharing Arizona stories for decades. Beginning as a cub reporter for the Green Valley News, she interviewed Barry Goldwater and Rose Mofford, Arizona’s first female Governor. While a reporter for Flagstaff’s KTVK-TV-3 she reported on plane crashes, Grand Canyon issues, tribal politics and new breweries. After marrying Tom Heidinger she moved to Phoenix and began a Sunday op-ed column called Arizona Correspondent which ran for three years. Author of numerous books and articles, Heidinger was voted OneBookAZ author for the state centennial book.
Keep Sedona Beautiful’s monthly Preserving the Wonder(tm) Speaker Series is held the second Wednesday of each month from September through May. It focuses on presenting a diversity of programs relevant to the unique environment of our region.
Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that, by acting through the stewardship of its members and volunteers, is committed to protecting and sustaining the unique scenic beauty and natural environment of the Greater Sedona Area. For more information about Keep Sedona Beautiful, please visit http://www.
