The Water Quality Division of Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has extended the deadline to submit comments on the September 23, 2010 draft strawman rule. Questions or comments should be directed to:  taunt.linda@azdeq.gov or to lestarge.wendy@azdeq.gov by Sunday, October 3, 2010. ADEQ has posted the September 23, 2010 rule proposal and the PowerPoint presentation on ADEQ’s webpage... 

Sedona AZ–Next week, nationally renowned artist Rebecca Tobey will reveal her newest collection of extraordinary bronze and ceramic sculptures during a two-day show at Sedona’s Exposures International Gallery of Fine Art.   Gene and Rebecca Tobey at Exposures Gallery Known for her sculptures of abstracted animal forms, Rebecca will appear at the Arizona gallery on Friday, October 8th from... 

Sedona AZ–At their September 28, 2010 Council Meeting, Sedona City Council unanimously approved changes to the City Code which allows residential property owners who received notice of sewer availability after November 1, 2007 to defer connection to the system for up to 10 years.   The new ordinance will not be effective for 30 days.  During that time staff will finalize instructions for affected... 

Sedona AZ – Fire Prevention Week is October 3rd through 9th, 2010. Ron Puchi, owner of Village Ace Hardware in the Village of Oak Creek, has donated smoke detectors and batteries to support the Sedona Fire District (SFD) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in promoting this year’s  Fire Prevention Week theme of  “Smoke Alarms:  A Sound You Can Live With!” Fire Prevention... 

On September 27th, I attended a Candidate Forum  for the SFD Governing Board election, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, where Mr.  Demme, in response to a written question dealing with his request for a forensic audit, stated that the regular yearly external audit presently done of the SFD, only consisted of the audit firm looking  at the financial statements prepared by staff,  reviewing... 

Last night, Fire District Chief Hazime hosted a “Chief’s Chat “at Station 3 in the VOC. That meeting was intended for the taxpayers to ask the Chief pertinent questions of interest that would help them understand what happens in the fire district and why. Instead, it was immediately taken over by the rantings and ravings of Mr. Lowell Johnson and his slate against the Chief and his staff. Their... 

Fiber Artist and writer, Nancy Robb Dunst Sedona AZ--As a child  artist, Nancy Robb Dunst was always designing clothes for her dolls and creating plays for them. At the age of twelve, Nancy took a  bed sheet  from home, dyed it black and created a dress, “…and to the horror of my teachers, I wore it to school, hanging threads and all!” laughs Ms. Dunst. As she grew older,... 

Sedona AZ–The City of Sedona is seeking volunteers to serve on a newly established Sustainability Commission. The formation of this new commission emphasizes the City’s commitment to sustainability.  The commission will consist of seven members appointed by the City Council.  The commission serves in an advisory capacity to the Council and plays a key role in providing comments and... 

Sedona AZ–On June 8 2010, the Sedona City Council unanimously approved the formation of a citizens steering committee to work collaboratively with the public, Planning and Zoning Commission, City Council, staff and others in the updating of the Community Plan. On September 14th, Council appointed eleven members to the committee. Sedona residents who were appointed are Mike Bower, Jim Eaton,... 

Sedona's ST.com contributing writer, Hollywood Jim, and fan Sedona AZ–I have to give a shout out to the community of Sedona for showing it’s pride and support for the Second Annual Pride-Fest held at Los Abrigados Resort and Spa over the weekend. I couldn’t imagine a better way to spend a Sedona Saturday other than Creekside on a beautiful early autumn day. Pride-Fest began...