TO ALL:   I’m sure by now you are tired of hearing from outraged residents regarding the “euthanizing” of the bear last week. And I’ll admit I am one of those people.   But that is in the past now.  What does concern me is the City of Sedona, living in the heart of the Coconino National forest, does not seem to have a plan of action for handling these types of encounters... 

As part of its current Forest Plan revision effort, the Coconino National Forest has posted its draft Potential Wilderness Area Evaluation Report on its website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/projects/plan-revision/index.shtml. The ten areas that have been evaluated as potential wilderness areas are: Strawberry Crater, Rail Road Draw, East Clear Creek, Barbershop, Walker Mountain, Cedar Bench,... 

Dear Sedona Eye and Sedona Times readers, A penny goes a long way!  Camp Verde Relay for Life is raising funds by hosting a Yard Sale in the Camp Verde Bashas’s Parking Lot on Saturday, July 17 2010, from 7 a.m. – 11 a.m.  Come on down to find great treasures and help end this disease that affects us all in some way.  All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society to fund cancer research... 

City Council moved signage agenda from Tuesday, July 13th to Thursday July 15th and is making it a special city council work session. Mark your calendars!  Read More →

A former US representative from Michigan, Mark Deli Siljander, 59, pled guilty to charges contained in a 2008 indictment related to his work for the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA) of Columbia, Missouri. Co-defendant Abdel Azim El-Siddig, a former IARA fundraiser, also pleaded guilty to conspiring with Siljander and others to hire Siljander to lobby for IARA’s removal from a Senate Finance... 

  Former Roman Catholic nun, Barbara Mayer Sedona AZ (July 8, 2010)-The Mary Magdala Celebration on July 24, 2010 in Sedona, Arizona has changed venues from St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Church to the Sedona Creative Life Center after a representative from the Bishop’s office called objecting to one of the speakers on the program.   According to event chair, Barbara Litrell, the Bishop... 

Pull out your cool summer whites and head over to Tlaquepaque Terrace for an evening of dancing, cocktails and fun. Sedona Pride is hosting their 4th Annual Gayla “The White Party” Saturday, July 17, 2010 from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. The annual fundraising event will be held on the Tlaquepaque Terrace located in Tlaquepaque at 336 State Route 179 in Sedona Arizona. Sherab Khandro, board member... 

Dear Sedona Community Member, While campaigning for City Council, I, along with Mayor Adams, Barbara Litrell, Dan McIlroy, and Dennis Rayner made a commitment to work toward keeping our community informed concerning major issues that affect our community that are being considered by your City Council and to work to provide community members meaningful opportunities to participate in the Council decision... 

Recently I started to question myself as a writer.  I remember being in college and an English professor saying that unless my writing skills improved, my work would never get published. My goal was never to be a published writer, so I didn’t think much of his comment…until lately. I am finding that his words haunt me occasionally. Ten years ago I was managing a store in Denver.... 

Dyan Garris, best-selling author and International Clairvoyant Counselor to host the NEW Sedona Psychic/Holistic  Fair-an event CONNNECTING ENERGY PATHWAYS!  Sedona Psychic/Holistic Fair – Sunday, July 11th, 2010 – 9AM to 5PM WHERE – Poco Diablo Resort – 1752  State Road 179 – Sedona, AZ 86336 – Phone- (517)214-4592 $5.00 each for admission but NO admission charge...