The Sedona City Council recently approved a process for private extensions of the public wastewater system.  The change in policy will affect properties where City-funded sewer has not been installed and allows for privately funded extensions of the system so that properties can connect. The new policy will help to assure that capacity for treatment and effluent management is maintained for all properties... 

Go to  sedonaartscenter.com and click on the “Save the Art Barn”  – register in a flash and vote everyday so we can win the $250,000 from Pepsi –  Thanks!!!   Christine Adams Go to SedonaArtsCenter.com and vote once a day! Let’s do it, Barnstormers!  People can vote from their mobile phones: Text* 101871 to Pepsi (773774)   AZ Highways is going to cover “the... 

  The fledgling Sedona Tea Party will hold their next general meeting Tuesday, August 10 2010, in the Village of Oak Creek.  Scheduled guest speakers are Jim Deakin, Arizona Candidate for the US Senate (presently represented by US Senator John McCain, AZ-Republican) and Bradley Beauchamp, Candidate for US Representative Congressional District One (presently represented by US Congresswoman Ann... 

Jim Franckowiak, author of "Hollywood Jim: Thank My Past For My Future"        Hello People! As you may know, my first book is published and in my hot little hands this week.   My excitement wasn’t long lived after I began to read the first few pages of my autobiography, and quickly realized that I had forgotten everything I had written.  Every grammatical and punctuation... 

Since moving to Sedona (not Maricopa County) about one year ago, I have been unable to escape the constant news about Maricopa County’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio.  Unfortunately, the comparison that comes to mind based on that news is to Bull Conner of Alabama fame.  The protestors Conner hated were engaged in civil disobedience or, in many cases, “illegal” behavior also.  It’s... 

Sedona Parks and Recreaction Offers Tennis Lessons Through Fall   Let the cool fall breeze lead you to the tennis courts at Posse Grounds Park.    The City of Sedona Parks and Recreation is continuing their tennis program with the assistance of USTA Professional Eric Meyers.  Regardless of age, 4 years to 100, we have a class appropriate for you.    Classes begin in August and will run through... 

City of Sedona is accepting applications for Community Event Funding Program   The purpose of this city program is to support existing and expanded local events to meet the needs of the community.   Non-profit organizations promoting new events and those promoting continuance of ongoing events may apply for funding.  Funding will be awarded on a one-time basis and is provided in part to support... 

Today people died. Someone’s cousin, in his early fifties, died after a long illness brought about by debauchery. He held such promise, they said. The family wants a note from above that says poor diet, drug and alcohol abuse were worth a year of watching him die in hospice, and the few decades of lost longevity. Today people died. A once best friend died in Maine.  I read her eulogy;... 

The monthly meeting of The Lamplighters has been changed as of August to the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.   It is still being held at the Cottonwood Library at 100 E. Sixth St.   The Lamplighters is an international movement for recovery from incest & child sexual abuse that currently has 60 chapters in nine countries.   For further information call Margie at 928.649.3826... 

I am from California and this may be a good way to explain things to people that don’t understand: The owner of the Phoenix Suns basketball team, Robert Sarver, opposes AZ’s new immigration laws.    Arizona ‘s Governor, Jan Brewer, released the following statement in response to Sarver’s criticism of the new law: “What if the owners of the Suns...