Sedona AZ – The Sedona Historical Society and Sedona Heritage Museum recently received a gift from Clark’s Market in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona, as part of the company’s “Non-Profit Mondays” program. During this limited time promotional program, Society volunteers spent the day in the Clark’s Market grocery store meeting and greeting shoppers and collecting receipts. The store... 

Sedona AZ – The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors announce grant and scholarship distributions for the first quarter of its fiscal year: Between April 1 and June 30, 2019, a total of $14,442,732 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide Affiliates in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai County, and Yuma. The nearly $14.5 million... 

Sedona AZ (November 8, 2018) – The Arizona Community Foundation, Republic Media and Morrison Institute for Public Policy are pleased to announce the five winners in the Water Public Art Challenge, the third philanthropic prize competition offered under the New Arizona Prize banner. Sixteen teams met the August 30 deadline for submitting projects for consideration by their peers and a Technical/Cultural... 

J. Rick Normand, examines City of Sedona contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce in the second of his two-part Op-Ed series. Sedona AZ (August 10, 2018) – Thanks to the decade long influence peddling to the last several Sedona City Councils by the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and the Sedona Lodging Council, the effective design and implementation of a successful and sustainable resort town... 

J. Rick Normand, examines City of Sedona contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce in his two-part Op-Ed series In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act!- George Orwell Have you seen the Chamber’s new signs? “Let’s Fix Traffic…Vote Yes on Visitors Rule!” (..over us, that is?) OK, the signs actually say “Vote Yes on Home Rule,” but Home Rule enables... 

Sedona AZ (June 19, 2018) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: In an earlier article I included the chart below to show what I called the Blob Effect. I compared the growth of Sedona city government to the alien creature in the 1958 movie, The Blob. This organism kept on growing bigger and bigger, just like our City staff and budgets as this chart attests… FISCAL FULL-TIME*... 

Sedona AZ (September 4, 2017) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:   On Labor Day, we commemorate the birth of the American labor movement, and all that the American worker has accomplished to grow our economy and spur innovation around the world. Unfortunately, too many Americans today are working under antiquated labor laws from the 1930’s that deprive employees of... 

Sedona AZ (September 27, 2010) – Verde Valley Leadership welcomed Class V to its orientation retreat held at Jackpot Ranch in Camp Verde, Arizona, on September 17 and 18, 2010. The eleven class members, representing a variety of businesses and industries in the Verde Valley, were led by Al and Jodie Filardo of the Filardo Group, in a two day workshop focused on leadership.    Class V received...