MRFD First Responders in action Sedona AZ (October 8, 2013) – The biggest disaster threat to American families isn’t floods, hurricanes or tornadoes; it’s fire. The American Red Cross responds to a disaster every eight minutes, and nearly all of these are home fires. Fortunately, most home fires can be prevented. Home fires can strike quickly and without warning, devastating lives... 

Mitzvah Day 2012 Cherie Tolliver photo Sedona AZ (October 8, 2013) – On Sunday, November 17, Sedona and surrounding communities will celebrate the Seventh Annual Mitzvah (Good Deed) Day. Leading into the Thanksgiving and holiday season of caring, the theme for this year’s Mitzvah Day is Gratitude in Action. About 350 volunteers of all ages are needed for this interfaith, inter-generational... 

Sedona Police Department Take-Back Drug Day is October 26 Sedona AZ (October 8, 2013) – On Saturday, October 26, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., the Sedona Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its seventh opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription... 

Article submitted by City of Sedona Sedona AZ (October 7, 2013) – The competitive design process for a new outdoor performance venue at the Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park at Posse Grounds Park is actively seeking a new design team. The new venue will replace the pavilion dome that collapsed during construction in August 2012. The two-stage design competition will take place between October 2013... 

Article submitted by the City of Sedona Sedona AZ (October 6, 2013) – The Sedona Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 on October 3, 2013, to forward its recommended version of the New Draft Community Plan to City of Sedona Council. The Commission’s action caps three scheduled days of public hearings on October 1, 2, and 3, 2013. Prior to the Commission’s public hearings, the Commission... 

Submitted by the City of Sedona Sedona AZ (October 4, 2013) – The following is a request for bids from the City of Sedona Arizona until October 18, 2013. Please note the mandatory pre-bid conference on October 10, 2013: Sealed bids for the construction of the Soldier Wash Jersey Barrier Drainage Project will be received in the Office of the City Engineer/Public Works, located at 104 Roadrunner... 

Harley McGuire, SedonaEye.com star pet columnist talks about Sedona critters that drop by uninvited Sedona AZ (October 3, 2013) – Will someone puleeze let me know why human beings are so touchy about nothingness? For example, just the other day your alert guard dog here discovered a tiny little critter wedged behind some shelves in the family room. My first thought was it was a dream come true,... 

Lauren Browne joins City of Sedona staff Sedona AZ (October 3, 2013) – The City of Sedona welcomes Lauren Browne as its newly hired Citizens Engagement Coordinator. Last June, the Sedona City Council approved the CEC position in order to help communicate with citizens, organize the volunteer program, and be a conduit for public comments and ideas. Originally from the midwest, Ms. Browne moved... 

Sedona Pumpkin Splash Sedona AZ (October 2, 2013) – Bring your bathing suit and join your friends at the best pumpkin patch in Sedona. On Saturday, October 19, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Sedona Community Pool will be home to 300 pumpkins ready for the picking, right out of the water! There will be organized games and prizes, pumpkin decorating, bobbing for apples, goodie bags, and, at the... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock shares a series of emails with the City of Sedona Attorney and its Assistant Public Works Director and City Engineer Sedona AZ (October 1, 2013) – You will find no history contained in what is being presented here (unless, of course, anyone out there is able to connect the theory that history repeats.)  What is offered is a direct e-mail exchange with...