The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its Living History speaker series on Thursday February 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum when Bob Erb will present “Medicine of the Civil War and Frontier Military Outposts”.The medicine that was practiced during the Civil War and at military frontier forts such as Fort Verde was quite crude compared to today’s standards. Images that come to mind are bone cutting saws, blood covered operating tables, scary looking surgical tools, ghastly dental practices, and bloody aprons worn by doctors with little medical knowledge.Bob Erb, Fort Verde Historic State Park’s current Hospital…
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… the days are short and the shadows long … cold winds howl and dedicated photographers take to the air before sunset to catch it all. The image above was taken on January 8th of 2017 about 20 minutes before sunset. Rogers Lake had a lot of water/ice, snow covered the ground and the winds aloft were in excess of 50 knots … check out the clouds ripping off the San Francisco Peaks and the beautiful lenticular cloud formed from high winds ricocheting off the stable air mass near the surface behind the peaks. Think of it as a sine…
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed new drama “Jockey” showing Feb. 11-17 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. An aging jockey (Clifton Collins Jr.) hopes to win one last title for his longtime trainer (Molly Parker), who has acquired what appears to be a championship horse. But the years – and injuries – have taken a toll on his body, throwing into question his ability to continue his lifelong passion. The arrival of a young rookie rider (Moises Arias), who claims to be his son, and whom he takes under…
The Yavapai County Recorder’s Office has recently received calls regarding fraud protection related to property records. We offer a service, free to the public, called Eagle Fraud Guard. An email address is required to enroll as this is the method of contact should a document be recorded, that may affect you. Once enrolled and upon the recording of any document recorded with your name you will be notified by email. You may get notifications that are for a different person by the same or similar name. However, this notice gives you the opportunity to view the document and determine if…
City releases annual Community Report and State of the City videoThe city of Sedona encourages all residents to read the 2021 Community Report and watch the annual State of the City video, which provide a snapshot of last year’s key accomplishments. More specifically, the report and video help tell the city of Sedona’s story in 2021. For example, residents can learn more about: Progress of Sedona in Motion projects including transit.The city’s financial position.Sustainability initiatives.Emergency preparedness.Short-term rental stats and updates.Updates on the city’s departments and programs.To read the Community Report online, go to www.sedonaaz.gov/2021communityreport, and to watch the State of…
Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, February 10th at 5:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 3-5 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month. February’s concert features the following talented local musicians: Eric Douglas, Mike Greenleaf, and Christy Fisher. Eric Douglas is an Arizona singer/songwriter who combines contemporary folk, classic rock, and Texas country to tell stories of people finding their place in the world…for better or worse. Eric paints an American landscape,…
The Sedona Women will celebrate Sedona Film Festival month with a fun and whimsical program, “Vincent van Gogh Comes Alive in Sedona,” on Wednesday, February 9th. Film director and writer Paul Davids will provide a behind-the-scenes look at his imaginative film “Starry Night.” This film was shown in a previous Sedona Film Festival and won the audience choice award at the Newport Beach film festival. Interest in van Gogh’s life has recently intensified with multimedia exhibits touring cities worldwide as well as an acclaimed film called “Loving Vincent.” “Starry Night” is a fantasy about Vincent van Gogh returning to the…
… among the coolest shots of Bald Eagles that I have taken are the three in this missive. A mating pair with a male probably no more that 2/3rds the size of the female. We had the good fortune to find them perched on a cliff about 30 feet above the lake, looking for fish over a quiet bay of Lake Pleasant. More frequently than not, they will take off at an angle to the side or many times fly away giving you a nice shot of tail feathers … intentional? This guy took off coming straight at us and…
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of “Buried” on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. A motley crew of thrill-seeking ski patrollers living the outdoorsman’s dream face a reckoning with Mother Nature when the Alpine Meadows avalanche of 1982 strikes, leaving eight people missing during a raging storm. In the early 1980’s the Alpine Meadows Ski Patrol were the undisputed gods of winter in the mountain hamlet of Tahoe City, California, a sun-drenched wonderland of endless powder and parties. This sundry crew full of youthful hubris…