The Sedona Fire District, on an annual basis, recognizes its members, outstanding citizens, and community organizations for service-related and performance-related excellence. We are pleased to recognize and acknowledge the following members of the Sedona Fire District and our community for their excellent service and performance:Firefighter/Engineer of the Year – Engineer Jonathan ScaifeOfficer of the Year – Captain Todd MirandaAdministrative/Support Employee of the Year – GIS Specialist Emily GardingCustomer Service Award – Mechanic Mike SheehanCommunity Service Award – Firefighter Mark FeeneyOutstanding Citizen/Community Organization – National Guard Helicopter Crew – Blackhawk Rescue in whiteout conditionsSedona Verde Valley Honor Guard – Professionalism in…
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Friends of the Verde River is pleased to announce the recipients of the annual River Friendly Living small grants program. Due to the overwhelming support of more than 30 local businesses, Friends of the Verde River was able to fund four worthy projects in 2022. Since 2014, these businesses have put nearly $100,000 back into our community. All of the participating businesses are taking big steps to becoming certified as River Friendly Businesses.The goals of the grant program are to improve local river health, outdoor recreation, and river education by assisting in the implementation of River Friendly Living projects. Grants…
As the State Route (SR) 179 Sewer Main Replacement Project: Phase 2 continues, the city of Sedona and their contractor, Standard Construction Company, will conduct night work and road closures over the next week as crews work to finish repairing additional sewer main that was discovered to be damaged as well as repair concrete that was damaged during sewer repair.For the week of Feb. 28, 2022, the contractor will continue night work to perform operations that cannot be completed during the day without major traffic implications. Specifically, work will occur on the nights of Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, to Thursday,…
… sitting at the base of the Colorado Plateau we cannot see all the beautiful features that lie mere miles from us, but hidden from view by the cliffs where the plateau breaks off. So on a beautiful September morning, I took off from Sedona airport and headed north to capture the beauty of vast aspen stands in full color on the San Francisco Peaks and environs. I had been shooting the peaks and the inner basin and then headed NW to shoot Kendrick Peak and was slowly losing altitude and was at 11,585′ when I took this shot of…
Shalom and greetings from the Rabbi, Board of Directors, and congregation of the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley.All the services, classes, and programs are listed on the synagogue website.Come join us either in person or online. See jcsvv.org for instructions to register for in-person services. On Friday,March 4, Rabbi Magal will lead a service to welcome in Shabbat with candle lighting, songs, prayers, and a Torah reading from the portion of the week, Pekudei, describing the completion and dedication of the Mishkan, Israel’s first house of worship, the portable Tabernacle erected in the desert, at the center…
Yavapai County Elections Director, Lynn Constabile, would like to announce that Special District candidate packets with official signature requirements are now available for download on our website: YavapaiAZ.gov/GoVote/forms. This packet is for candidates running in Fire Districts, Domestic Water Improvement Districts (DWID), Domestic Waste Water Improvement Districts (DWWID), Sanitary Districts, Road Improvement / Maintenance Districts, and Hospital Districts. A full list of Special Districts with positions up for election in the November 8, 2022 General Election can be found within the Special District Candidate Packet. Candidates may turn in their nomination petitions and paperwork between June 11th and July 11th…
The local kickoff event at the Sedona Performing Arts Center for this year’s Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF), “An Afternoon with Bruce Babbitt,” attracted a large, enthusiastic audience. Prior to hearing Secretary Babbitt speak, SIFF screened a new movie, “Red Rock State Park”, now showing to visitors at the park. Local filmmakers Bryan Reinhart, director, and Ron Melmon, producer, created this inspiring short documentary. Funding was made possible by the Benefactors of Red Rock State Park.The park owes its existence to Bruce Babbitt. He negotiated a way for the State of Arizona to procure the land and create what we…
As part of a new sustainability initiative, the city of Sedona encourages residents to apply for up to $5,000 in funding to make their homes more energy efficient and weatherized. Known as the Home Energy Retrofit Project and in partnership with CozyHome LLC, the project is intended to benefit moderate and low-income residents within Sedona city limits. Home weatherization and retrofitting services supported by this project include duct sealing, air sealing, insulation repair, lighting upgrades, mini-split installations and heat pump installations.How to applyProject information and applications can be found under Sustainability Projects at www.sedonaaz.gov/sustainability. This is an ongoing project, and…
… and it was simply another beautiful end of day in this amazing place that we call home … behind me the long shadows from Mingus Mountain were sweeping across the valley and soon the light was gone and the beauty hidden during the hours of night and rest … soon enough the sun rose and another day in paradise began. Save for the signs of a populated city this is how it has looked for thousands of years … and it will for thousands more. Change comes slowly here and we see the work of millions of years all…