Week of August 24, 2009                           Follow Sedona.biz on Twitter

My position on City of Sedona revenues and expenditures
Mike Ward, Candidate for Sedona City Council in 2010 breaks down the city budget. A 'must read' for anyone who wants to understand the City of Sedona's finances.

VIDEO: Taylor Fire on 8/16/2009
Steve DeVol shot this video coverage of the Taylor Fire with interview.

Aldo Leopold Celebration at Red Rock State Park September 20
This year, Arizona State Parks, in conjunction with the states of Arizona and New Mexico and the Aldo Leopold Foundation, are celebrating Aldo Leopold's arrival in the southwest (in Springerville, Arizona in 1909).

Peace Place Gifts

From the Inside Out Internet Radio

2nd Annual Coppertown Ball in Jerome on September 12, 2009
The Jerome Historical Society presents the 2nd Annual Coppertown Ball on September 12, 2009 from 6:00PM to 1:00AM. This black tie event will be a magical fall evening under the stars.

Award-winning documentary "The Cove" debuts in Sedona Sept. 1
The New York Times says “The Cove” is "an exceptionally well-made documentary that unfolds like a spy thriller – one of the most audacious and perilous operations in the history of the conservation movement."

Health-care reform – an ICU case by Mel Copen
They say that a camel is a horse put together by a committee. Can you even begin to imagine what that animal would look like if the task had been assigned to the U.S. Congress?

LINK: Sedona City Clerk offered job in Mesquite
Mesquite Local News has confirmed that the city has offered the city clerk position to Cherry Lawson.

Summer reading and programs for kids at the Sedona Library
It‘s hard to believe the month of August is here and school has begun for children in the area.

LINK: Sedona Post Office 'off review' for closure
In this Mojave Daily article about the Bullhead Post office, it reports, "Also removed from the postal service's list of locations under review were...West Sedona Branch in Sedona."

Sedona’s Fiesta del Tlaquepaque on Sept 12, 2009
Sedona, Arizona Mexican Independence Day is celebrated every September in magnificent high desert Sedona, Arizona at Fiesta del Tlaquepaque.

“Beau Jest” highlights Sedona Film Fest fundraiser on Aug. 29
Premiere of new comedy and special guests and a tribute to Lainie Kazan and Sedona legend Marion Herrman headline annual film festival event

Yavapai County Sheriff's Office seeking suspects in Cottonwood church vandalism
On August 13, 2009, at approximately 6:30 A.M., Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reported Criminal Damage at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints located in the 1300 block of East Hombre Drive, Cottonwood.

Free Festival Fun all Labor Day Weekend in Uptown Sedona
Come enjoy the festivities day and night all Labor Day weekend in Sedona. Tell your family, friends, neighbors and guests to plan their time off at the 23rd Annual Moonlight Madness Street Festival & Sidewalk Sales in Sedona Main Street District!

Harmonic Convergence on Sept 5th in Uptown, Sedona
Jeanie Carroll, Mark Lamm, and Di Wyatt will perform in front of Canyon Breeze on Sept 5th from 5-9pm as part of the Uptown Moonlight Madness.

Sedona Unitarian Universalist Fellowship resumes weekly services
After a summer break the Sedona Unitarian Universalist Fellowship resumes weekly services on Sunday, September 6, 1 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 110 Airport Road, Sedona.

Hilton Sedona Fine Arts Show & Sale coming November
The Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa is organizing a Sedona-wide Fine Arts Exhibit & Sale that will take place Thanksgiving weekend, November 27-28-29th.

Sunrise for solar heat power by Christian Science Monitor
Four technologies aim to use heat from the sun to make electricity. But which one has the edge?

Did rifle-toting Obama protester help or hurt gun rights? by the Christian Science Monitor
The appearance of weapons near the president at a speech and a healthcare town hall has been cast as either a danger to the president and public debate or a sign of that gun ownership is gradually losing its stigma.

Public service is cool again by Christian Science Monitor
Peace Corps and others see ’60s-style interest from recent grads.

City of Sedona seeks Tennis Professional Instructor
Sedona Parks and Recreation is looking for an energetic, friendly tennis professional...

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