Sedona AZ (January 22, 2012) – New changes to the Red Rock Pass Program area become effective February 1, 2012. As a result, the public will note fewer areas where a Red Rock Pass is required. The new Red Rock Country Recreation Guide and trail maps will also be available February 1 to provide more information about local recreation opportunities, or online at www.redrockcountry.org. In addition,... 

Gary Chamberlain, Folksville USA Point Man Cottonwood AZ – With a sweep of his hand, Folksville USA Mayor Gary Chamberlain indicated Arizona SR 260 highway shoulders littered with broken glass and blowing paper. Exasperated he said, “The time has come again to remove trash from our highways. We must keep this “Third World” cancer out of the Verde Valley.” Chamberlain, the decorated... 

PHOENIX AZ (January 20, 2012) – A child’s most important developmental years are those leading up to kindergarten, and First Things First is using a recent report to remind Arizonans that kids 5 and younger face significant challenges in getting ready for school. “This publication is a must-read for anyone interested in helping young kids,” FTF Chief Executive Officer Rhian Evans Allvin said.... 

Clarkdale AZ (January 20, 2012) – The League of Women Voters of Sedona-Verde Valley is sponsoring a primary election forum with the Mayoral and Council candidates running for the Clarkdale Arizona City Council. The forum will be held on February 22, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. at the Clarkdale-Jerome School gymnasium, 16thand Main Streets, Clarkdale. Be informed. Scheduled to appear are... 

  Duke Ellington from the Merrill A. Roberts Jr. Sedona exhibition Sedona AZ (January 20, 2012) – The photographic art of Merrill A. Roberts, Jr. and Dibor Roberts will be exhibited February 1 through April 1, 2012 at the Art Mart Gallery, 2081 SR 89A in Sedona. The artists will greet the public at their “Art and Life Together Are Magic” exhibit on Sunday, February... 

Sedona AZ (January 19, 2012) – To commemorate Clarkdale Arizona’s Centennial, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)  of Sedona and the Verde Valley is hosting a special presentation. Clarkdale Mayor Doug Van Gausig will be speaking on “Clarkdale and the Verde River:  Then and Now.” The special presentation, open and free to the public, will be Friday, January 27, at 2 pm at Yavapai... 

Sedona Eye Star Columnist, Harley McGuire Sedona AZ (January 17, 2012) – Hello there! Yoohoo . . . are you hibernating for the winter or still just recovering from too much Holiday cheer? Well, guess what? I’m doing some celebrating of my own. After having two more sessions of X-rays on my much discussed disengaged jaw prior to an appointment on December 29, 2011 (last year) it was finally... 

Dear Word Press Editors, WordPress.org is officially joining the protest against Senate Bill 968: the Protect IP Act that is coming before the U.S. Senate next week. As I wrote in my post a week ago, if this bill is passed it will jeopardize internet freedom and shift the power of the independent web into the hands of corporations. We must stop it. On January 18, 2012 many sites around the web... 

Dear Sedona Eye Editor,   The SFD Governing Board has adjourned into Executive Session many times during the last few months.  Yet even the Board, with all its secret stuff going on behind closed doors — stuff to which the public is not so privileged to witness — manages Executive Sessions in the ever-available meeting room at Station #1, bearing no public expense.   Not so,... 

Florence Arizona (January 13, 2012) –  With the interior demolition complete and the architectural design finalized, the next and biggest step of the renovation of the 1891 historic Arizona Pinal County Courthouse is now underway – interior construction. “Considering the age of this building, it will be a very sensitive project. It is not typical of our past projects where we build from...