A portion of the Coconino National Forest surrounding Sycamore Creek will temporarily close at 6 a.m. Saturday due to an increased risk of flash flooding.The closure area includes Parsons Trailhead, Parsons Trail north (including Parson’s Spring), and the confluence of Sycamore Creek and the Verde River. The purpose of the temporary area closure is to protect the public from increased risk of flash flood events during the monsoon season due to the post-fire debris that has accumulated in Sycamore Creek due to the Rafael Fire. The Rafael Fire burned through the Sycamore Creek drainage in June 2021, leaving large amounts…
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Arts Academy of Sedona presents Friday Night at the Theater on July 15, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Arts Academy of Sedona in The Collective Sedona located at 7000 SR-179, Suite C-100 in the Village of Oak Creek. This cabaret-style event will feature music, dance, recitation and drama from a variety of local artists. Entertainment slated for this month includes Musicians, Linda Damita and Nathan Trujillo, Bob Grogan, Shaeri Richards, The Village Troubadours: Jashan and Chantal, Gary Ever, Dancers, Cassie Mavis, Poets and Performers, Melinda, McElroy, Gary Scott, Matt Egan, Craig Schneider, Michael Steel and Camilla Ross. If you’d like…
There is a McDonald’s location in Arizona that has gone viral for being different from every other McDonald’s location in the world. Can you guess what’s different without scrolling down? If not, take a peek and be as surprised as we are!On the inside of Sedona’s McDonald’s, everything looks right on target, pairing up visually with all of the other McDonald’s you’ve perhaps visited over the years. Tile floors, customer ordering counter up front, tables, self-serve soda machines, and so on…But the outside of this McDonald’s has one glaring difference that separates it from all the other McDonald’s anywhere and…
… so the hope was to come home with some shots that were better than those taken before today … all in all it was pretty good and I got a few I like a lot and here are two of them. The shot above is of an egret just leaving his perch from some branches of a mostly submerged tree in the lake … the photo is exactly as shot and no cropping other than to reduce size from the original size of 8192 pixels x 5464 pixels to 1200 pixels x 800 pixels. That doesn’t happen a lot…
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Fourth of July” showing July 8-13 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. A recovering alcoholic and jazz pianist in NYC confronts his acerbic family during their annual Fourth of July vacation in “Fourth of July” — a new comedy directed by Louis C.K. Jeff, a recovering alcoholic, is a jazz pianist living in New York City with his loving wife, Beth. He often finds himself rifled with anxiety, which he manages with the help of his therapist (Louis C.K.) and AA sponsor, Bill. Having been sober…
Starting Wednesday, August 3 at 3:00-4:00p Lynn Sweitzer will present in-person or virtually a series of four hands-on classes on how to do online banking successfully and safely. The class, part of the Community Connect: Digital Access at Home project, will meet weekly through August 24 on Wednesday in the Key Lime Room at Camp Verde Community Library or at the same time via Zoom.Ready, Set, Bank is an online and in-person, blended learning program designed to help seniors learn about online and mobile banking. Technology is rapidly changing the financial industry and more consumer banking services are shifting online.…
… A short one tonight as it is on the road early in the morning to see if we can do better than the shots we have taken on previous trips to the lake or elsewhere … always room for improvement, better poses, lighting and so many other variables in shooting wildlife. Still I know I can do better, but in the interim, these are pretty cool shots. The Bald Eagle is just lifting off from the top of the cliff, legs are extended, one foot is off and the other just about to leave also … the wings are…
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona encore of the award-winning historical drama “De Gaulle” showing July 8-14 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Based on a true story, “De Gaulle” premiered at the recent Sedona International Film Festival where it was one of the highest rated audience choice films in the narrative lineup. Audience members and critics have been raving about the film. Soldier. Patriot. Legend. May 1940. France is facing a disastrous military situation against the German army. Charles de Gaulle, newly appointed General, joins the Government in Paris while Yvonne, his wife, and…
Grant applications are being accepted now by the Coconino Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) for projects that can be funded under the authority of the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Self-Determination Act. The primary location for projects must be on federal lands within Coconino County, which includes the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests, and small sections of the Prescott and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. However, projects can also be on non-federal lands within Coconino County where it is clearly demonstrated that the project benefits resources on the national forests.The Act authorizes grants to federal agencies, State and local governments, private and non-profit…