By Tommy Acosta — It was a celebration of new hope at the May 25 Sedona City Council meeting where the new council was ceremoniously sworn in. One could feel the joy bouncing off the walls as the standing-room-only crowd applauded and cheered for the victorious candidates representing their dreams and hopes for the future of Sedona. The defeated incumbents took their lumps gracefully, save for... 

If you appreciate the current level of service provided by the Sedona Fire District for Emergency Medical Services, now would be a very good time to speak up.  Read More →

According to Rosemary LaBonte (and David), “Some [Ellis Island immigrants]would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground.”  Remember that if some of the Mexican immigrants got down on their hands and knees and kissed the ground, they would be kissing the ground that only a few short years ago (historically speaking) belonged to them — their long lost country. To... 

If you appreciate the current level of service provided by the Sedona Fire District for Emergency Medical Services, now would be a very good time to speak up. One of the Board Members, Charles Christensen, on his own, without the Fire Chief’s knowledge, put a Public Notice in the Sedona Red Rock News requesting bids from private ambulance companies to replace the medical services SFD has provided... 

  Ann Rasor and Valerie Girard enjoy Museum lending library  The Sedona Heritage Museum announces the opening of a Lending Library of books and CDs about local history and books by local authors.  One highlight of the Lending Library is a set of CDs of Sedona Westerners interviews with pioneers.  There are also CDs of almost 20 years of diaries from the 1890s to 1920 about living along Oak... 

The Sedona Police Department has been successful in obtaining several grants in excess of sixty-one thousand dollars from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) in 2010 to enhance the quality of life in the City of Sedona through public safety. The monies from these grants will help fund not only the Sedona Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) but regular patrol duties... 

Robert S. Wood, Sedona Times guest columnist article is rebutted by the Sedona Fire District staff Sedona AZ (May 15, 2010) – In response to the recent article by Mr. Robert Wood, published in the Sedona Times newspaper, entitled “Sedona Fire Department Expenditure Controversy” the SFD staff wish to present the following rebuttal in an attempt to correct the misinformation asserted within... 

By Tommy Acosta : One thing for certain, there is no clear cut majority of opposition or support for Immigration Reform Bill SB1070. At the may 12 Council meeting, though the room was stacked with Latinos from the community who would be most impacted by the legislation, it was obvious there were numerous members of the non-Latino Sedona community who were there as well and who were in support of the... 

The City of Sedona Historic Preservation Commission will co-host two open houses for the general public on Saturday, May 22 from 2-4 p.m. in celebration of National Historic Preservation Month.  The Doodlebug Ranch House and the Ralph Block Ranch House are featured this year to showcase their unique history and to recognize their recent designation as local historic landmarks.  The Mayor of Sedona... 

Mayor Adams,   This letter is not about this writer’s personal politics, nor yours. It’s about Sedona’s fate. National and Arizona polls are showing, consistently, that between 64% and 70% of Americans support Arizona’s SB1070 while the great majority of the people in Sedona who just voted for you support the new law as well. By allowing the Surber’s to import...