Annual Oak Creek Watershed Council Labor Day 2018 Clean Up volunteers were from the Rotary Club of Sedona in VOC, Red Rock Crossing – photo courtesy OCWC Sedona AZ – The Oak Creek Watershed Council mission is to maintain a standard of excellence for watershed stewardship and preserving the integrity of Oak Creek. In 2018, OCWC did that and more. An edited end of year OCTC newsletter highlights... 

Sedona AZ (July 2, 2014) – The following is a letter posted to the SedonaEye.com: You may already know this but just in case you don’t I’m just passing on info – A photo exhibit entitled, “The Slide Fire Story: A Tribute to Oak Creek Canyon” will tell the story of the Slide Fire and develop the message of the importance of fire safety and protecting the environment. In... 

Sedona AZ (December 15, 2013) – Four Gold Passes to the 2014 Sedona Film Festival have been donated as raffle prizes for the Sedona Women and the Rotary Club of Sedona. The Gold Passes, each valued at $480, will be given away in pairs to two lucky raffle ticket holders (a total value of $960). Raffle tickets may be purchased at Bashas’, Webber’s IGA,  or from a member of the Rotary... 

Photo left to right: Chef Greg Koss, Up the Creek Grill (Peoples Choice Award), and Chef Patrick Jochim, Steaks and Sticks Restaurant & Bar at Los Abrigados (Judges Award). Sedona AZ (May 4, 2013) – Saturday saw more than 1,000 chili enthusiasts flock to the Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village in beautiful Sedona, Arizona, to help determine the best chili in the area and to support the Rotary... 

Sedona AZ (October 9, 2012) – Since pre-Columbian times, people in Mexico and Central America have celebrated El Dia de los Muertos by singing, dancing and sharing memories of their dead loved ones who are thought to briefly return on that special day to celebrate with the living. To support the Imagination Library literacy program, the Rotary Club of Sedona invites the community to El Dia de... 

ShelterBox Ambassador Andrea Shields and a water purification device included in each Rotary ShelterBox Sedona AZ (August 28, 2012) – Disaster relief was the topic at Sedona Arizona Rotary Clubs in early August 2012 when two Sedona clubs hosted Andrea Shields, a Rotary ShelterBox Ambassador volunteer and spokesperson for the Rotary targeted disaster relief organization. Since 1999, when a... 

Sedona AZ (May 5, 2012) – More than seven hundred chili enthusiasts sampled varieties of chili prepared by twelve Sedona area restaurants at the annual Great Sedona Chili Cook-Off at Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village in Sedona, Arizona. Balloting for the Peoples Choice Award was lively and the following Sedona restaurants were recognized:  Third Place Peoples Choice, El Rincon Restaurante... 

Sedona AZ (February 28, 2012) – The Rotary Club of Sedona is launching a program to send free books to preschool children who live in Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek. Children registered in the program will receive a book every month in the mail from the Imagination Library collection. The only requirements are that the child reside in Sedona or the Village of Oak Creek and be between birth... 

Sedona AZ (December 1, 2011) – Steaming samples of chili will be featured at the Rotary Club of Sedona’s Great Sedona Chili Cook Off, a special event at Tlaquepaque’s Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, on May 5, 2012. This year the Cook Off will have more space for restaurant booths and a beer garden in the Calle de Independencia at Tlaquepaque. Last year hundreds of people enjoyed tasting varieties of... 

Sedona AZ (October 23, 2011) – In October, Rotarians observe both World Polio Day (October 24) and the birthday of Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the world’s first safe and effective vaccine against this crippling and sometimes deadly disease. Sedona Rotarians also celebrate the fact that the world is on the verge of eradicating one of the most feared diseases of the 20th century.   When...