AZ U.S. Congressman Gosar Adopt a Highway group in action Sedona AZ (July 5, 2015) – America the Beautiful & BagReadyJobs extends an Arizona Shout Out to U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar’s Adopt-A-Highway Group. America the Beautiful and BagReadyJobs is always seeking stories about our elected officials who participate in the ADOT Adopt-A-Highway program. The following email from the Arizona... 

Sedona AZ (July 1, 2015) – The purpose of publishing these photos with comments is to continue indicating safety and image issues that can be remedied by an informed and active citizenry. All photographs were taken on Arizona State Highway 89A between Cottonwood and Sedona by Gary Chamberlain for SedonaEye.com. “Partnering” is an ADOT message. The Arizona Department of Transportation... 

Sedona AZ (June 29, 2015) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Arizona Governor Doug Ducey May 26, 2015 Executive Tower 1700 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Re: “BagReadyJobs & America the Beautiful” empowering our nation’s youth Arizona highways are littered with trash Dear Governor Doug Ducey, This is our second letter to your office. The image and economy... 

Sedona AZ (June 21, 2015) – American Heritage Academy continues to build tomorrow’s role models and leaders. When Folksville USA and America the Beautiful & BagReadyJobs made contact with the former school principal, Mrs. Colleen Kerr, and current teacher, Miss Janice Lay, of American Heritage Academy in Camp Verde, Arizona, they were eager to take on the task of improving the quality... 

Faith Lutheran Church volunteers in Cottonwood AZ collect trash along Arizona SR 260 Sedona AZ (June 17, 2015) – It was noticed and noted that Faith Lutheran Church in Cottonwood, Arizona, made a difference in what we will “not see” while traveling between Cottonwood and Camp Verde. On June 6, 2015, along State Highway 260 between Milepost 213 – 214, ten blue bags, filled with litter which... 

Sedona AZ (June 5, 2015) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:   Sedona Police Officer Cox and a second officer asked me to send these photos to City of Sedona Mayor Sandy Moriarty, so she could pass them along to the Sedona Police Chief. I did. Could you imagine what would have happened if an automobile, bicycle or motorcycle or all of the above were caught up in... 

Randall Hauk and culinary crew at Randall’s Restaurant in Cottonwood AZ Sedona AZ (June 3, 2015) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Randall’s Restaurant asks you to “Save the Date” August 15, 2015, “America the Beautiful & BagReadyJobs” for local litter recovery events. We, at Randall’s Restaurant in Cottonwood, would like to again join our community... 

Sedona AZ (May 25, 2015) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:   Dear Editor, American Legion Post 93 invites you (the public) to join us. As the Post Commander of Camp Verde American Legion Post 93, our Post would like to invite the public to join us on May 30, 2015, as we clean up State Highway 260. All participants need to be 12 years of age. We would like to use... 

For many years, the Cottonwood AZ Immaculate Conception Parish and Knights of Columbus Council clean a two mile stretch of AZ 89A highway four times a year of litter and trash as members of the Arizona Adopt a Highway program. Sedona AZ (May 17, 2015) –  The Immaculate Conception Parish and Knights of Columbus Council #2493 have been a very active Adopt-A-Highway group for many years, and I... 

Litter Lifter volunteer Mike Gjede truck filled after one hour of pick up on Pioneer Parkway, Prescott AZ. Sedona AZ (May 13, 2015) – Many visitors to Prescott, Arizona comment on how clean and beautiful the town is. As in every city, keeping the roadways clean is a special challenge. You may see crews wearing orange shirts picking up trash along the highways and streets around Prescott on Wednesday...