Sedona AZ (June 17, 2011) – The cancer diagnosis was not welcome for this much loved twenty-year-old Red Rock High School graduate, and long-time Sedona resident, but Amanda Coughlin and her family are not fighting this battle alone. The entire Sedona community and its extended friends and family are lifting up Amanda with their prayer support, friendship and, most of all, love. Love for Amanda... 

Charlene Costanzo Sedona AZ (May 28, 2011)–Sedona resident and author, Charlene Costanzo, was presented with the Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) for her new book, The Thirteenth Gift. She won gold in the category of inspiration. Charlene, a member of the Arizona Book Publishing Association, is also a winner of three of its Glyph Awards and a Scotty (Scottsdale Library Association) for... 

Kim Johanson, Contributing writer SedonaEye.com Senior Issues and Health Care Sedona AZ (May 26, 2011)–Home Instead Senior Care would like to ask the community to join them in honoring seniors throughout the month of May, which has been designated Older Americans Month. This year’s theme, Older Americans: Connecting the Community, pays homage to the many ways in which older adults bring inspiration... 

L to R: Michele Stone, Verde Valley Senior Center, Bernadette Drouillard, Supervisor Davis and Bernadette’s daughter, Janet. Sedona AZ (May 20, 2011)–On May 18, 2011 Bernadette Drouillard was named the Unsung Hero for the month of May on KVRD’s Mark in the Morning show. Yavapai County Supervisor, A.G. (Chip) Davis, presented Bernadette with the award.  Bernadette has been volunteering... 

Pinewood Blvd. closure extended at I-17 in Munds Park for bridge demolition: Detour required to cross I-17. The Arizona Department of Transportation is reconstructing the bridges and ramps on Interstate 17 at Munds Park , 20 miles south of Flagstaff .  Weather and equipment issues have delayed the demolition of the northbound bridge. The closure of Pinewood Boulevard, which crosses under I-17, has... 

The world will end on May 21, 2011. So said full page ads in newspapers this week. People may choose Apocalypse now or later, or opt for prophecies like the end of the Mayan calendar on December 21, 2012. Some of us chose earlier, meeting spaceships in California, drinking Kool-Aid in Guyana, and planet trekking for prophesied Second Comings, Portal Openings, Awakenings... 

Author and keynote speaker Margaret Starbird Sedona AZ (May 17, 2011)–Margaret Starbird, internationally renowned author and Magdalene scholar, will be the keynote speaker at the 8th annual Mary Magdala Celebration sponsored by the Celebrating Women Witnesses Ministry of Sedona on Saturday, July 23 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Sedona Creative Life Center, 333 Schnebly Hill Road, Sedona. The... 

Sedona AZ (May 18, 2011) – The Teen Author Program (TAP) announces twelve scholarships for a June Retreat after an anonymous contributor purchased and donated the scholarships for interested teens to attend author Tom Bird’s Write Your Book in 5 Days retreat in Sedona, June 23-28, 2011. Each potential scholarship winner is being asked to submit a one page letter on why and how their attendance... 

by Ann Zimmerman and Miguel Bustillo Friday, May 13, 2011 to the Wall Street Journal An unknown number of shoppers at Michaels stores in 20 states whose bank accounts were looted after they had used their bank debit cards at the retailer. Thieves tampered with the retailer’s debit-card processing equipment at about 80 stores from Massachusetts to Washington, according to the chain’s... 

Sedona AZ (May 13, 2011) – Michael Lamb, graduating senior from Sedona Arizona Red Rock High School, received the Rotary Club of Sedona Student of the Year $2000 scholarship. Lamb has been active in both student and community volunteer projects during his high school career. He will continue his education at Boulder College of Massage Therapy in Boulder, Colorado next year. The club recognized...