Browsing: Dead Horse Ranch State Park

Mountain Biking Sessions for all Types of Riders at Dead Horse Ranch State Park Through May

March 16, 20140

Cottonwood AZ (March 16, 2014) – Experienced mountain bikers will teach workshops Saturdays at Dead Horse Ranch State Park. The…

Verde Valley Fishing Fun Day at Dead Horse Ranch State Park on June 1

May 24, 20130

June is “Great Outdoors Month” Cottonwood AZ (May 24, 2013) – Governor Janice K. Brewer has proclaimed June 2013 as…

Partnerships that bring kids together at the Nature Outdoors program

May 1, 20130

Cottonwood AZ (May 1, 2013) – The 2nd grade students from Doctor Daniel Bright will be treated to a fieldtrip…

Family Campout Program Will Teach Families about Camping and the Outdoors at State Parks

February 22, 20130

Cottonwood AZ (February 22, 2013) – Arizona State Parks’ Arizona Family Campout Program is designed for families who have little…

Home for the Holidays – Arizona’s State Parks

November 27, 20120

By Bryan Martyn, Executive Director Arizona State Parks Phoenix AZ (November 27, 2012) – As always, we are planning a multitude…

Fights On!
By Tommy Acosta
So, it looks like the referendum on the Cultural Park made the ballot. Now comes the rallying, meetings, community forums, the ads, and the arguments between those for or against the Safe Parking concept. There are good arguments out there that elected officials should be allowed to do the job they were elected for and that the public should just lean back and let them work. But you just can’t beat a good old-fashioned referendum that brings the final say to the citizens themselves. That’s the bottom line, the very foundation upon which democracy is built. Get over it. The council’s only job right now, on this topic, is to listen to the will of the people. The fascinating question though, is how will the people vote on this issue? Would Sedonans want a new music venue over parking for the working homeless? Will opposition to any homeless facility at all win in the end? Would enough citizens be motivated by compassion to vote the facility into existence? Read more→