Camp Verde Community Library announces the purchase of AWE Learning’s Platinum Online first cloud-based program. Platinum Online programs are designed for ages 2-12. The program delivers 175+ award-winning, educational software titles with a single login. All programs have been screened and provide young learners a safe learning environment on a cloud platform. Login on any computer or tablet device in the library or at home. Platinum Online is the perfect addition to any homeschool or micro-school curriculum.All content is STREAM-aligned (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art and Music, and Math) making it ideal for enrichment, intervention, homework help, and skill reinforcement.…
Author: Sedona Best
First a decision is made to leave earth and travel unseen airways … it is optional and there are many ways of getting there and we’ll explore a few of them tonight … illustrated of course!The shot above is of a Great Egret that seemingly just flung itself out and over a cliff and is seeking stability and a little airspeed to remain airborne … you can see the alula feathers on the leading edge of his left wing deployed which increases lift and lowers his stall speed. If you think of these feathers as the thumb, and the primary…
The Arizona Community Foundation’s online scholarship portal is now accepting applications for scholarship funding opportunities. These scholarships are available to students attending postsecondary schools during the 2022-23 academic year.As Arizona’s largest independent provider of scholarship funding, ACF offers access to more than 150 scholarships through a single online application. Applicants complete one application that instantly matches them with scholarship opportunities for which they may be eligible.Scholarships are available for high school seniors, current college students, graduate students, or adult re-entry students attending accredited two-year and four-year colleges and universities, as well as career and technical schools anywhere in the United…
Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, January 13th 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.January’s free concert features the following talented local musicians: Jo Berger, Michael Peters, Kris Baldwin, and Matt Fabritz.Camp Verde Community Library is located just off of Montezuma Castle Highway at 130 Black Bridge Road, Camp Verde AZ. For more information about this or any other library program, visit the library’s…
… the water was mirror like and the world was coming to life … a pair of Horned Grebes in winter plumage was clearing left and right before continuing their journey forward and in search of small fish to feed on … later on in the spring and summer they will have outrageously beautiful and colorful plumage. Below we have a juvenile Bald Eagle cruising the shore line on his way to a perch on a tree branch overlooking the lake as he searches for his morning breakfast. The theme the rest of the week will be devoted to takeoffs…
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “La Liste: Everything or Nothing” on Thursday, Jan. 20 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Big mountain skiers, and close friends, Jérémie Heitz and Sam Anthamatten, find beauty and display grace in the dangerous world of free-skiing in “La Liste: Everything or Nothing”. Back in 2016, free-skier Jérémie Heitz compiled a list of some of the most daunting and iconic peaks in The Alps’, to then freeride down them at record speeds. Having developed a taste for adrenaline, the Swiss skier,…
The Coconino National Forest plans to improve the Mescal Day Use Trailhead area by constructing a new trailhead, providing a new access point to four popular trails: Mescal, Chuckwagon, Long Canyon, Devil’s Bridge and to Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness. This project will provide through-route parking for at least forty vehicles, including two oversize spots, an accessible parking spot and a shuttle stop. About half the existing parking area will remain open during construction, with minimal road closures on Long Canyon Road to accommodate visitor access. Construction will begin Jan. 10 with completion expected early summer. Worsening congestion along Long…
Big Park Regional Coordinating Council has submitted a detailed comment letter to the U.S. Forest Service in opposition to a proposed, above-ground Arizona Public Service (APS) 69kV Powerline Project from the Village of Oak Creek (VOC) to McGuireville. Most of the route would run across Coconino National Forest and require a special use permit from the Forest Service. On December 15th the Forest Service released a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA), initiating a 30-day public comment period.Big Park Council supports a second alternative under consideration by the Forest Service, according to Council President Camille Cox. The second option under study by…
Please join the CHSM Board of Directors at the annual meeting on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be virtual this year. Join via WebEx at https://clarkdaleheritage.my.webex.com/clarkdaleheritage.my/j.php?MTID=m5e7a6c69b49cf0f696a28431aba5986f. This link is available on the CHSM website: www.clarkdalemuseum.org.Learn what CHSM has accomplished in the past year, and what’s planned for the coming months. Take this opportunity to ask questions, offer opinions and discuss ideas.Access the Museum’s collection, archives, resources and newsletters by visiting www.clarkdalemuseum.org. Peruse school yearbooks, historic phone books and many personal histories at no charge. The 2021 Virtual Home Tour is still available for purchase as…