Mark Tufte, Unsung Hero Cottonwood AZ (September 27, 2010) – Yavapai County Supervisor A.G. Chip Davis presented the Unsung Hero Award to Mark Tufte. Catholic Charities nominated Tufte for his work with Arizona Saves financial education in the Verde Valley. Mark is the Branch Manager at Country Bank in Cottonwood Arizona. He teaches financial education classes to county residents on a variety... 

Sedona AZ (September 23, 2010) – The SedonaEye.com received this Letter to the Editor regarding pending HR 4823 in the United States Congress sponsored by Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, CD-1: Dear Members and Friends!  URGENT REQUEST TO HELP SAVE THE NSA BILL Yesterday, the NSA Designation (HR 4823) was debated on the floor of the House of Congress, under rules of suspension. ... 

Sedona AZ (September 22, 2010) – The following Letter to the SedonaEye.com editor was received from Birgit Loewenstein of Sedona, Arizona. She writes: Managing and conserving Arizona’s natural, cultural and recreational resources for the benefit of the people, both in our Parks and through Partners is the mission of Arizona State Parks. Over the course of the last decade Arizona’s legislature... 

Sedona AZ (September 17, 2010) – The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors voted to make approximately $538,000 available for FY 2010-11 Forest Projects from funds authorized by Public Law 106-393, the Secure Rural School and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, as amended in 2008. Public Law 106-393 allows eligible counties to increase the amount of their forest fee receipts in exchange... 

Sedona AZ (September 10 2010) – More than 900 city and town officials from all parts of the state, legislators, business leaders and guests gathered in Glendale Arizona for the 2010 League of Arizona Cities and Towns Annual Conference in early September. Among those in attendance were Mayor Rob Adams, Vice Mayor Cliff Hamilton, Councilor Barbara Litrell, Councilor Dan McIlroy, and Councilor... 

Sedona AZ (September 8, 2010) – Join the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Sedona Police Department in a community effort to turn in unwanted medications. The “Take Back” initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. The rate of prescription drug abuse is increasing at an alarming rate. The majority of abused prescription drugs are often obtained from... 

PRESCOTT, AZ (September 3 2010)—The Yavapai County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Arizona Community Foundation, recently awarded $167,405 in grants to 26 nonprofit organizations serving Yavapai County. In response to growing critical needs, nearly one third of the total funding will address health, hunger, poverty and emergency assistance needs. . “Despite persistent economic challenges... 

PRESCOTT, AZ (August 31 2010)— Paul Border, Steve Bracety, Kati Kelly, Paula Morris and Tim Naylor have been named to the Advisory Board of the Yavapai County Community Foundation, a sixteen year-old charitable foundation and an affiliate of the Arizona Community Foundation. Paul Border Paul R. Border brings vast estate and tax planning knowledge to the Community Foundation advisory board. Having... 

Sedona AZ (August 25, 2010) – As part of the Sedona City Council’s ongoing communications efforts and community outreach, the first of the quarterly Neighborhood Listening sessions will take place on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sedona United Methodist Church, 110 Indian Cliffs Road.  This meeting will cover the SR 179 corridor, including the Chapel area. ... 

Sedona AZ (August 11, 2010)–Sedona streets will be swept beginning Sunday, August 29 2010 through Friday, September 3, 2010 between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. and the streets to be swept are as follows: State Route 89A from Art Barn Road to Upper Red Rock Loop Road Upper Red Rock Loop Road from State Route 89A along Sedona Red Rock H. S. frontage Dry Creek Road from State Route 89A...