Sedona AZ (June 29, 2011)-Dear Editor, I read this recent article and felt it important to share with fellow SedonaEye.com readers: Lucas Laursen …http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/89/i25/8925scene3.html Here are a few exerpts from the complete story: …While high school graduates in Oslo, Norway, partied hard for two weeks last spring during the so-called Russ graduation festivities, levels of... 

Sedona Eye columnist, Harley McGuire, "Please, give a care for our four-legged friends!" FLORENCE AZ (June 27, 2011)–Animal Care and Control officers work long and unusual hours but Pinal County’s team worked straight through the weekend after officers responded to an animal hoarding case, June 24, 2011, in Maricopa, the second hoarding case reported within a week. On Sunday, June... 

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Sedona AZ (June 27, 2011) – The Arizona Clean Elections Executive Director, Todd Lang, released a statement today after notification that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Arizona matching funds as follows: U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Matching Funds We are disappointed with today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court although not surprised because the court barred matching funds for the... 

Sedona AZ (June 27, 2011)-Sheriff Paul Babeu of Pinal County Arizona, recently awarded 2011 Sheriff of the Year, will be the guest speaker of the Verde Valley Republican Women at the Golden Goose Cafe in west Sedona on July 13, 2011.  The Verde Valley Republican Women organization welcomes the public to attend its guest speaker and luncheon programs. Monthly agendas include a short business... 

Sedona AZ (June 22, 2011)-In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 the City of Sedona awarded grants to non-profit organizations totaling $1.575 million including $106,500 for Arts and Culture. Because of the downturn in the economy, both the former and current Sedona City Councils reduced the size of those awards by approximately ten percent (10%) for Fiscal Year 2011. Not-for-profit community service organizations... 

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Paul Newman Sedona AZ (June 25, 2011)-In a letter to the Sedona Eye, Arizona Corporation Commissioner Paul Newman comments on the Arizona Department of Interior uranium mining moratorium near the Grand Canyon: Dear Editor, I was born and raised on a dairy farm, and like my fellow Arizonans who ranch and farm, appreciate the importance of clean water to the sustainability... 

Legal to sell, not legal to use SEDONA AZ (June 30, 2011) – This year, the public has been able to buy consumer fireworks in stores throughout the area but don’t try to use them this 4th of July. Last year, the Arizona Legislature legalized the sale of non-aerial fireworks. The law does not allow for any restriction on the sale of fireworks. It only allows cities, towns and counties to restrict... 

In happier days, the Sedona Winter Farmers Market opening at the Sedona airport. Katrin Themlitz, director/founder Sedona Community farmers market is center right. Hi there, The Tlaquepaque Farmers Market is not going forward this summer season.  We are keeping the option open to expand to this location in the future.  The 2011 summer season market at Relics Restaurant parking lot is going forward... 

Sedona Interim Fire Chief Terry Keller Sedona AZ (June 24, 2011) -The Sedona Fire District Board voted to appoint Assistant Fire Chief Terry Keller as Interim Sedona Fire Chief on June 22, 2011. Keller will fill the position of former Sedona Fire Chief, Nazih M. Hazime, until such time as the district board secures a permanent Fire Chief. Former Sedona Fire Chief Hazime, a professional...