Sedona AZ (August 9, 2011)–Warm weather invites everyone to head outdoors so the City of Sedona Parks and Recreation Department has planned great events for all ages to enjoy this fall. The fourth and final offering of the popular Sedona Kid’s Photo Hunt and Hike, is a free event for children with parents/guardians to enjoy an educational hike together on August 13, 2011. Guided... 

Dear SedonaEye.com Editor, My message to the Sedona silent majority is don’t take anybody’s word for it: do your due diligence, start attending the SFD board meetings. If you can’t go, view the SFD Governing Board meetings on video at http://www.sedonafire.org or read the Minutes. Check out the facts on http://www.sfdrecall.com and then you will realize WHY you need to sign the petitions to... 

  Pinal County Courthouse Florence AZ (August 8, 2011) – Board of Supervisors Chairman Pete Rios has ordered all Pinal County office flags to be flown at half-staff following Saturday’s downing of a U.S. Military helicopter in Afghanistan.  “I know this was the right thing to do,” Chairman Rios said. “We lost thirty of our military members at the hands of Afghan insurgents, and it’s... 

Oak Creek Sedona, AZ – The original two year grant awarded to the Oak Creek Watershed Council (OCWC) by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the federal Clean Water Act to develop the Oak Creek Watershed Improvement Plan has been extended an additional year to September 30, 2012.    Oak Creek is classified as an “outstanding”... 

Dear Editor: There is an old joke that goes like this: Q: What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy? A: I don’t know and I don’t care. To paraphrase Plato: The penalty good people pay for indifference to public affairs is to live with the consequences of decisions made by others. It is a mystery to me why citizens of our community are so indifferent to what certain members of the... 

Sedona Heritage Museum Sedona AZ (August 7, 2011)–Mark your calendars because the Sedona Heritage Museum is announcing that registration is open for its Fall Arts and Crafts sale to be held on Saturday, October 15 2011. The show will focus on local and regional artists and craftspeople and it will feature only handmade items. The Sedona Heritage Museum hosts this old-fashioned arts and... 

Sedona AZ (August 7, 2011) – Yavapai County Community Foundation and Yavapai First Things First invite submissions countywide for the 21st Year Edition of The Big & little Kids’ Book. The Yavapai County Community Foundation (YCCF) and the First Things First Yavapai Regional Partnership Council invites all organizations that provide services to children, youth and their families in Yavapai... 

Sedona AZ (August 2, 2011) – Forty-two Cities and Counties in California have taken positions against wireless Smart Meters and thirteen have passed ordinances prohibiting wireless meter installation writes SedonaEye.com reader, Kristin Monday, in this Letter to the Sedona Eye Editor and Open Letter to the Sedona Arizona City Council:  Dear Sedona City Council, I spoke to APS today and... 

Sedona AZ-The Sedona Tea Party will host the newly appointed Yavapai County Sheriff, Scott Mascher, the evening of August 4, 2011 at the Sedona Public Library. The public is invited to attend. Sheriff Mascher will address the current situation along the southern Arizona border with Mexico. He will update the public on actions undertaken by the various Sheriff’s departments policing illegal... 

Need a perfect summer squash recipe using zucchini? Let’s bake a batch of Sedona Eye Zucchini Bread with a loaf for you and one to give or freeze for later! Local farmer’s markets and produce stands are brimming with fresh squash! Support local farmers! A fun afternoon drive to Camp Verde passes by many Verde Valley produce stands! Corn, tomatoes and squash are at peak of season!  Get...