Harley McGuire SedonaEye.com Star Paws Up Pet Columnist Sedona AZ (January 6, 2011) – The Humane Society of Sedona invites the Verde Valley and Northern Arizona community to visit our Mobile Adoption Vehicle/Emergency Evacuation Unit (MAV/EEU) as we travel throughout the area with available shelter animals for adoption. The Humane Society of Sedona’s Mobile Adoption Vehicle is scheduled for... 

Sedona AZ (January 3, 2011) – The Verde Valley School Board of Trustees has formed a special committee to conduct the search for a new Head of School, who will replace Interim Head John Griffiths beginning in the 2011 academic year. This committee is chaired by current Board Vice President Steve Mangold, Class of 1965, who has chaired previous head search committees during his tenure on the... 

Published October 28, 2010 in the Sedona Times Publishing Newspaper, Sedona Arizona © Mel Copen, October 2010 For over two months the world was enthralled by a story coming out of Chile.  The media coverage was intensive.  The good news is that it turned out to have a very positive ending.  People all over the globe celebrated the return to the surface of the 33 miners who were trapped in the... 

The Rotary Club of Sedona members elected a new slate of officers for the next Rotary year 2011-12: The incoming President will be Dave Young; Chuck Marr will become President-elect.  Other officers include Renata Barnwell, Vice President; Miki Dzugan, Secretary; Abbie Denton Lander, Treasurer; Catherine Moore, Past President.    Eddie Passov, Merv Shapan, Tami Lobur, Richard Youngberg and John... 

Sedona AZ (December 31, 2010) – A contract in the amount of $124,950 has been awarded to Sellers & Sons Inc. of Avondale, Arizona to install new lights on the existing poles for the two City of Sedona Posse Grounds softball fields. The lighting system construction project is anticipated to take about two weeks during mid to late January 2011. The City of Sedona Arizona received an Energy... 

Sedona AZ (December 24, 2010) – Be a Santa to a Senior program offers a community thank you: Volunteers wrapping gifts for seniors Home Instead Senior Care would like to thank the generous community members of the Verde Valley and Sedona, who participated in our annual Be a Santa to a Senior program. The purpose of the popular campaign is to provide holiday cheer and the spirit of giving to seniors... 

Sedona AZ (December 16, 2010) – Spice also called K2 are street names for synthetic marijuana. Synthetic marijuana is made by spraying a plant product with a chemical synthetic of THC – the psychoactive chemical in marijuana. It is sold as incense and marked “not for human consumption.”  Synthetic marijuana causes hallucinations and delusions; blurry vision; elevated blood... 

City of Sedona article submitted by staff Sedona AZ (December 16, 2010) – The City of Sedona is accepting applications to fill one vacancy on the Board of Adjustment.   The term of service for this voluntary position is from time of appointment until December 31, 2012. The Board of Adjustment conducts hearings regarding requests for variances from the Sedona Land Development Code applicable... 

This article submitted by the City of Sedona. Sedona AZ (December 6, 2010) – On November 4, 2010, at the Annual State Planning Conference in Phoenix, the City of Sedona was recognized with two state planning awards.  Sedona was the only city in the State to receive two awards and both awards were for Sedona’s affordable housing efforts.  Each year, the Arizona Planning Association recognizes... 

Sedona AZ (December 16, 2010) – The Sedona City Council believes that sustainability is an issue of great importance to the City and recently appointed Brent Bitz, Jeff Heidt, Sarah Irani, Meghan Kincheloe, Marlene Rayner, Charlie Schudson, Ernie Strauch, Kristopher Spector and William Welter to the newly formed Sustainability Commission. The new Commissioners represent a diverse cross-representation...