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Eye on a Verde Valley Hidden Jackpot
Shortie Graham with Monty Roberts, the Horse Whisperer
Sedona AZ (July 31, 2014) – For over 10 years, “Shortie” Graham has been the face behind the picturesque 72-acre grounds of Shuster Foundation’s Jackpot Ranch. A best kept secret of Verde Valley, Shortie and Jackpot Ranch have hosted dozens of youth nonprofit organizations, including Teen Challenge, Youth at Risk and New Pathways for...
SFD July 2014 Business Meeting Draft Minutes
Sedona AZ (July 30, 2014) – The following DRAFT Minutes from the July 23, 2014, Sedona Fire District Governing Board business meeting are available below. Please remember these Minutes will not be officially approved by the SFD Board until the August 2014 meeting and are subject to change.
Click link below to view Minutes:
7/23/14 DRAFT SFD Board Minutes
Questions and or comments should be directed...
Juvenile Crime Spree Arrests
Sedona AZ (July 30, 2014) – The arrest of a 16-year-old male on July 22, 2014, in the 3600 block of Jester Circle, Prescott Valley, Arizona, solved a series of crimes, and led to the arrest of a second 16-year-old male. Both suspects were booked at the Prescott Juvenile Detention Center.
In May of this year, the two 16-year-old suspects stole two bicycles from a home in the Wildwood Estates,...
Firefighters Respond to Lightning Sparked Fires
Sedona AZ (July 29, 2014) – Prescott National Forest firefighters have been active in locating and suppressing several small lightning fires across the forest this past weekend. Fire officials are managing a few of these fires for resource benefit. This allows the fire to have positive effects on the landscape by reducing fuels and to promote healthy soils for vegetation grown and wildlife habitat....
Election Board Workers Needed
Sedona AZ (July 29, 2014) – The Coconino County Elections Office is seeking Election Board Workers in Sedona to work the polls on August 26 and November 4, 2014. Please contact Kimberly Graves immediately if you would like to work the polls, and invite a friend or neighbor to sign up too.
AN ELECTION BOARD WORKER MUST:
* Be registered to vote in Coconino County
* Complete Election Board Worker...
Local Grocers Face Another Recall
Sedona AZ (July 28, 2014) – GoMacro, is recalling MARCOBARS brand almond butter and carob (lots 1634 and 1645 and sunflower butter and chocolate lot 1646) because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected...
Eye on Sedona’s Vocal Discord
SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock
Sedona AZ (July 28, 2014) – Attention all you silly little people who would dare go against Home Rule, the Alternative Expenditure Limitation!
A letter from Sedona City Council candidate Jon Thompson, in the City of Sedona Publicity Pamphlet for the August 26, 2014 election, states “you are but a vocal minority of Sedona.” Does that, therefore, mean you...
Congresswoman Kirkpatrick Honors Folksville USA
Beaver Creek Trash
Sedona AZ (July 27, 2014) – Arizonan Gary Chamberlain fights an uphill battle every day with litter. No matter how much litter he and the virtual town of Folksville USA and its BagReadyJobs volunteers pick up, recycle and dispose of properly, more, not less, is dumped on Arizona highways and byways and its mountain and valley landscapes daily.
“Do you see that?”...
Mayoral and Council Candidates Survey Responses
Sedona AZ (July 27, 2014) – Sedona Smart Meter Awareness (SSMA), the local residents’ group which has been informing the Sedona community about the effects of recently installed smart meters on health, privacy and safety, received survey responses from one mayoral and seven city council candidates.
It should be noted that in the city of Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek, approximately 25%...