Archive for the ‘News: Community’ Category

Plant Sale and Penstemon Festival

[ July 9, 2010; 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 10, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Flagstaff- The Arboretum at Flagstaff’s Summer Plant Sale and Penstemon Festival are scheduled in early July to take advantage of the monsoon rains. Horticulturists at The Arboretum are propagating herbaceous perennials, vines, shrubs, and trees that are acclimated to our area and are sure to do well in your garden.

The Member’s Preview takes place on [...]

Benefit for Sharlot Hall Museum

[ July 3, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]

Announcement from Prescott Art Docents re membership opportunity

[ August 30, 2010; 10:00 am; ] Passport to Art is the theme of Prescott Art Docents Annual Membership Coffee to be held Monday, August 30th, 10:00 a.m. at the Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott.

Prescott Art Docents is a local service organization affiliated with Phoenix Art Museum and is the only organization of its kind in Arizona!  [...]

Prescott Fine Arts Presents: Schticks & Stones July 9-11, 2010

[ July 9, 2010; 7:30 pm; July 10, 2010; 7:30 pm; July 11, 2010; 2:00 pm; ]

SCHTICKS & STONES An Allan Sherman Revue

Teen Summer Stock Experience

Directed by Jon Meyer

The Teen Summer Stock Experience’s inaugural performance kicks off with a celebration of the comedic genius of ALLAN SHERMAN. You’ll hear many of his most popular and funniest songs–some you may never [...]

YAVAPAI BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS RECEIVES BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA’S TOP HONOR

Prescott- Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters has received Big Brothers Big Sisters of America’s 2010 Gold Standard Award for significantly increasing revenues and successfully serving more children last year.  The agency is one of 22 of the national mentoring network’s nearly 400 agencies to receive the honor.

“Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters represents the best of [...]

Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library

[ June 19, 2010; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. June 26, 2010; July 10, 2010; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. July 14, 2010; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. July 17, 2010; July 31, 2010; ] Clarkdale- Clark Memorial Library presents an Every Child Ready to Read Early Literacy Program.

This program is designed to teach parents, grandparents, caregivers, babysitters and/or child care professionals the six pre-reading skills that children need in order to learn how to read. Everyone is welcome to attend. The program will be presented in two formats: adult [...]

Library Calendar

[ June 13, 2010; 3:00 am; June 14, 2010; 10:30 am; 11:00 am; June 15, 2010; 11:00 am; 1:00 pm; June 16, 2010; 10:00 am; 12:00 pm; 2:00 pm; 6:00 pm; June 17, 2010; 9:30 am; 10:00 am; 4:00 pm; June 19, 2010; 10:30 am; 2:00 pm; June 20, 2010; 1:00 pm; 2:00 pm; June 21, 2010; 10:00 am; 10:30 am; 11:00 am; June 22, 2010; 11:00 am; 1:00 pm; 6:30 pm; June 23, 2010; 10:00 am; June 24, 2010; 9:30 am; 10:00 am; ] Join Elisabeth Ruffner as she presents Yavapai: Mother of Counties, a photographic tour of Yavapai County’s importance in the campaign to create the State of Arizona on Sunday, June 13.

Music abounds at Prescott Library the third week in June. On Wednesday June 16, enjoy the harp and cello of Anne Badger and Karen Giglio during [...]

It’s Summer Solstice! Welcome Midsummer moon and the joining of our community as whole.

[ June 21, 2010; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Date:  Monday June 21, 2010
Time:  6:00PM – 10:00PM
Location:  505 W. Gurley St. Prescott, AZ 86301
For more info call Jenny: 928-925-7556
It’s Summer Solstice! Welcome Midsummer moon and the joining of our community as whole. Come and share and meet people alike as we bless mother earth here in Prescott. This earthly event, takes place each year [...]

Prescott College Presents First Annual Kids Adventure Camp

Prescott- Prescott College staff and faculty will provide fun, educational, and creative classes at the 2010 Kids Adventure Camp at Prescott College for two weeks this summer. The week-long camps for students ages 7 to 13 run from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the College, located at 220 Grove Avenue. Tuition per camp is $140. Registration needs [...]

Prescott Public Library Activity Calendar

[ June 20, 2010; 1:00 pm; 2:00 pm; 2:00 pm; June 21, 2010; 10:00 am; 10:30 am; 11:00 am; June 22, 2010; 11:00 am; 1:00 pm; 6:30 pm; 6:30 pm; June 23, 2010; 10:00 am; June 24, 2010; 9:30 am; 10:30 am; June 25, 2010; 10:00 am; June 26, 2010; 2:00 pm; June 28, 2010; 10:30 am; 11:00 am; June 29, 2010; 11:00 am; 1:00 pm; June 30, 2010; 10:00 am; July 1, 2010; 9:30 am; 10:30 am; July 2, 2010; 10:00 am; ] Prescott- It is a BIG week at Prescott Public Library June 20 – 26, with Tsunami Tsunday, PLUS perennial favorite Wayne Ranney on Sunday, June 20. Run away with the circus without leaving home with Tsunami Tsunday, or into the past when Wayne Ranney makes 1870s Prescott come alive.

Tuesday, June 22 at 6:30 [...]

Tsunami on the Square

[ June 19, 2010; ] Prescott- Surf’s up, Prescott! The 12th Annual Tsunami on the Square Performing Arts and Culture festival is set to hit Prescott’s historic Courthouse Square on Saturday, June 19, 2010. This community-supported event is free to the public and offers a full day of fun for the whole family. “Expect the Spectacular” as “The Little Wave [...]

Tucson Author Tom Miller presents Third Country Sandwiched In

[ June 22, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Tucson Author Tom Miller presents Third Country Sandwiched In on Tuesday, June 22 at 6:30 p.m.

Prescott- Prescott Public library is excited to announce a visit by Tucson Author Tom Miller. Miller is the second speaker for the 2010 Community Discussion Series Mexico: Prescott’s ‘Distant’ Neighbor, speaking on border literature in Third Country Sandwiched [...]

2010 PRESCOTT INDIAN ART MARKET

[ July 10, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. July 11, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Prescott- The 2010 Prescott Indian Art Market (PIAM) will be held on the tree–shaded grounds of the Sharlot Hall Museum on July 10thth and 11th.  The Museum’s flower–lined walkways and commemorative rose garden provide an inviting backdrop for the impressive display of Indian art.

The market features both traditional and contemporary works of art, including [...]

Help the Prescott Area Women’s Shelter

Notices:  The Prescott Area Women’s Shelter (PAWS) current needs the following items: locking filing cabinet, gift cards from wal-mart, staples, and calling cards.  PAWS also has formed a partnership with the Goodwin Street Community Thrift Store at 408 W. Goodwin St. in downtown Prescott. PAWS receives proceeds from all donations designated [...]

MNA OFFERS A SUMMER OF DISCOVERY FOR AGES 4–18

Flagstaff- The Museum of Northern Arizona’s Discovery Program inspires Flagstaff’s youth to explore the Colorado Plateau during a summer of unforgettable experiences. In each of the 39 classes offered for youths ages 4–18, campers are immersed in the region’s traditions of fine arts, natural sciences, Native cultures, and ecology. These [...]

Chino Valley Farmers Market Re-opens for Season June 3

[ May 22, 2010; May 29, 2010; June 1, 2010; June 3, 2010; June 5, 2010; June 8, 2010; June 10, 2010; June 12, 2010; June 15, 2010; June 17, 2010; June 19, 2010; June 22, 2010; June 24, 2010; June 26, 2010; June 29, 2010; July 1, 2010; July 3, 2010; July 6, 2010; July 8, 2010; July 10, 2010; July 13, 2010; July 15, 2010; July 17, 2010; July 20, 2010; July 22, 2010; July 24, 2010; July 27, 2010; July 29, 2010; July 31, 2010; August 3, 2010; August 5, 2010; August 7, 2010; August 10, 2010; August 12, 2010; August 14, 2010; August 17, 2010; August 19, 2010; August 21, 2010; August 24, 2010; August 26, 2010; August 28, 2010; August 31, 2010; September 2, 2010; September 4, 2010; September 7, 2010; September 9, 2010; September 11, 2010; September 14, 2010; September 16, 2010; September 18, 2010; September 21, 2010; September 23, 2010; September 25, 2010; September 28, 2010; September 30, 2010; October 2, 2010; October 9, 2010; October 16, 2010; October 23, 2010; October 30, 2010; ] Chino Valley- The Chino Valley Farmers Market will re-open on Thursday, June 3 in the Bonnfire Grill Restaurant parking lot at 1667 S. Highway 89. This year’s market will include farm-fresh, locally grown produce, meat, honey, agricultural crafts, body care products, gourmet foods, starter plants, advice from local growers, and much more! The market will [...]

PFAA Summer Youth Theatre Session One

Prescott- PFAA Summer Youth Theatre Session One (June 14-25) for [...]

2010 SUMMER ZOO CAMP

Prescott- Join Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary this summer for an exciting and fun experience at Summer Zoo Camp.  We are kicking off registration now, we will have 7 sessions this year which will run: June 7 -11, June 14 – 18, June 21 – 25, July 5 – 9, July 12 – 16, July 19 [...]

Prescott Public Library Special Events for Youth

[ June 16, 2010; 2:00 pm; June 17, 2010; 9:30 am; 10:30 am; June 19, 2010; 10:30 am; June 21, 2010; 10:00 am; 10:30 am; June 24, 2010; 9:30 am; 10:30 am; June 30, 2010; 1:00 pm; July 1, 2010; 9:30 am; 10:30 am; July 8, 2010; 9:30 am; 10:30 am; July 10, 2010; 10:30 am; July 14, 2010; 2:00 pm; July 15, 2010; 10:30 am; 1:00 pm; July 19, 2010; 10:00 am; July 20, 2010; 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. July 22, 2010; 9:30 am; 10:30 am; July 24, 2010; 10:30 am; July 28, 2010; 1:00 pm; August 4, 2010; 11:00 am; August 17, 2010; 3:30 pm; September 14, 2010; 3:30 pm; September 21, 2010; 3:30 pm; ] Ongoing Events

Tuesdays, 10 a.m. (Starting Tuesday, July 6)

Toddler Storytime

Stories, songs, and gentle activities selected for ages 0-3.  Founders Suite.

Summer Crafts

Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m., through July 20

Kids of all ages can drop in and create cool crafts of Tuesday afternoons during the summer reading program.  All supplies will be provided.  Children under 5 will need [...]

Prescott Public Library Quarterly Calendar

[ June 13, 2010; 1:30 pm; June 16, 2010; 12:00 pm; 6:00 pm; June 18, 2010; 9:30 am; June 20, 2010; 2:00 pm; June 22, 2010; 6:00 pm; July 7, 2010; 10:00 am; July 8, 2010; 10:00 am; 6:00 pm; July 13, 2010; 10:00 am; July 14, 2010; 6:30 pm; July 16, 2010; 4:00 pm; July 21, 2010; 12:00 pm; 6:00 pm; July 24, 2010; 10:30 am; August 4, 2010; 10:00 am; August 10, 2010; 10:00 am; August 11, 2010; 6:30 pm; August 12, 2010; 10:00 am; 6:00 pm; August 18, 2010; 12:00 pm; 6:00 pm; August 20, 2010; 4:00 pm; September 1, 2010; 10:00 am; September 8, 2010; 6:30 pm; September 9, 2010; 10:00 am; 6:00 pm; September 12, 2010; 2:00 pm; September 14, 2010; 10:00 am; September 15, 2010; 6:00 pm; September 16, 2010; 6:30 pm; September 17, 2010; 4:00 pm; September 21, 2010; September 26, 2010; 2:00 pm; September 28, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] In the Viewerie:

June:

The Yavapai Scale Modelers share their projects.
Tsunami on the Square’s exhibit will celebrate the spirit that is Tsunami on the Square with artifacts, performance photos and a sneak peek at this year’s festival.

July:

Hassayampa [...]

DONATIONS NEEDED FOR PRESCOTT AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Prescott- Keep in mind Habitat’s ReStore for household items you would like to  donate .  Habitat is willing and able to accept any “treasures” you no  longer want or need.

Items (except clothing) can be brought to the ReStore at 1061 Commerce Dr.  in Prescott any time between 8am to 4pm Monday through Saturday.  To make  [...]

Prescott Public Library Summer News

Hello Prescott Public Library Patrons,

Read on for important news about reductions to library hours and
temporary reductions to library services. You will also find
information about summer reading programs for all ages, as well as a
new publication, new programs and a new service.

Kids up to age 12 can sign up for the “Make a Splash – [...]

Access13 announces nominees for the best in local television programming. Cast your vote!

Prescott-Prescott Valley-Access13 of Prescott and Prescott Valley has announced nominees for the best in local television programming. Anyone with internet access can log on to www.access13.org and vote for their favorite local program. Winners will be announced at the 11th Annual Awards Show on May 22, 2010. This year’s program “The Magic [...]

Spirit of Clarkdale Awards

Clarkdale- The Town of Clarkdale is now accepting nominations for the “2010 Spirit of Clarkdale Awards” Program.   The Program provides a way for the Clarkdale Town Council to recognize Clarkdale home and business owners, residents and other individuals that have completed projects in the community which are worthy of recognition, based upon the nominations submitted.  [...]

Prescott College Presents Kids Adventure Camp

Prescott- Prescott College staff and faculty will provide fun, educational, and creative classes at the 2010 Kids Adventure Camp at Prescott College for two weeks this summer. The week-long camps for students ages 7 to 13 run from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the College, located at 220 Grove Avenue. Tuition per camp is $140. Registration needs [...]

RFID Magic at the Library

Prescott- There is Magic at Prescott Public Library in the form of a black pad at every Self Check station. Place up to 10 books on the pad and they are checked out to you in a flash. Although the fun and speedy library checkout process feels like magic, it is actually the library’s new [...]

Prescott Farmers Market Opens for Extended Season May 15

[ May 15, 2010; May 22, 2010; May 29, 2010; June 1, 2010; June 3, 2010; June 5, 2010; June 8, 2010; June 10, 2010; June 12, 2010; June 15, 2010; June 17, 2010; June 19, 2010; June 22, 2010; June 24, 2010; June 26, 2010; June 29, 2010; July 1, 2010; July 3, 2010; July 6, 2010; July 8, 2010; July 10, 2010; July 13, 2010; July 15, 2010; July 17, 2010; July 20, 2010; July 22, 2010; July 24, 2010; July 27, 2010; July 29, 2010; July 31, 2010; August 3, 2010; August 5, 2010; August 7, 2010; August 11, 2010; August 12, 2010; August 14, 2010; August 18, 2010; August 19, 2010; August 21, 2010; August 25, 2010; August 26, 2010; August 28, 2010; September 2, 2010; September 4, 2010; September 7, 2010; September 9, 2010; September 11, 2010; September 14, 2010; September 16, 2010; September 18, 2010; September 21, 2010; September 23, 2010; September 25, 2010; September 28, 2010; September 30, 2010; October 2, 2010; October 9, 2010; October 16, 2010; October 23, 2010; October 30, 2010; ] he Prescott Farmers Market (PFM) will begin its 14th season on Saturday, May 15 in the main parking lot at Yavapai College. This year’s market will include farm-fresh, locally grown produce, meat and dairy, honey, baked goods, tamales and BBQ, agricultural crafts, body care products, gourmet foods, starter plants, advice from local growers, chef demos [...]

SUMMER RUG AUCTION – OVER 300 NAVAJO RUGS OFFERED FOR SALE

[ July 23, 2010; 1:00 pm; July 24, 2010; 10:00 am; ] The Smoki Museum of American Indian Art and Culture is pleased to announce its annual Summer Rug Auction to be held on July 23-24, 2010.

The preview times will be Friday, July 23rd from 1-4:30PM with the auction starting at 5PM. The Preview on Saturday the 24th will be from 10-12:30PM with the auction starting [...]

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILDS HOMES BY RECYCLING CARS

Prescott- You can help the Prescott Area Habitat for Humanity build homes for  families in our local community by donating a car, truck, boat, motorcycle  or RV in  celebration of Earth Day, April 22, 2010.  Every year, roughly  14 million vehicles fine new life as recycled material   Donors can call Habitat for Humanity Cars for [...]

Prescott Public Library Now Gives Users the Ability of Check Out and Download Audiobooks and More on the Go

Prescott- Did you know that with your Prescott Public Library card you can download audio books from your library’s website? Now, Prescott Public Library offers even greater access to this popular download service, http://overdrive.yln.info, through a mobile device-optimized website coupled with software for downloading and listening on the go.

“It’s exciting,” [...]

Haiti Relief and Volunteers

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For the latest updates on The Salvation Army’s response to this disaster, please visit http://blog.salvationarmyusa.org/

The Salvation Army is mobilizing personnel and resources to send to Haiti in response to the earthquake

This includes 44,000 lbs of emergency rations, packaged and ready to move from the Midwest.
285,120 meals
20 pallets, each [...]

Prescott Regulators Target Sharlot Hall Museum for Latest Donation

The Prescott Regulators and Their Shady Ladies (PRSL) have donated $2,500 to the Sharlot Hall Museum as part of the group’s ongoing support of local non-profit organizations. PRSL President Neil Thomas presented a check to Museum Executive Director John Langellier on Monday, January 18 at the Museum.

“Each year we choose [...]

City of Prescott Water Rights Upheld

Judge:  Prescott can Transfer Big Chino Water into Prescott Active Management Area

In a February 1, 2010, hearing Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Robert Oberbillig upheld a statute approved by the Arizona Legislature nearly two decades ago granting to the City of Prescott the right to import Big Chino groundwater into the [...]

2010 Heritage Program

[ May 29, 2010 to May 30, 2010. June 12, 2010; 12:00 pm; July 3, 2010 to July 4, 2010. August 7, 2010 to August 8, 2010. September 18, 2010; 2:00 pm; October 23, 2010 to October 24, 2010. December 11, 2010; 2:00 pm; ] 2010 Heritage Program

In the Spirit of Community, Culture, and Creativity

Festivals

MNA’s four annual festivals highlight the region’s cultures and encourage the creative exchange of stories and ideas. Music, art, and presentations fill the weekend-long celebrations. New year-round monthly Insight Presentations, sponsored in part by [...]

Registration Now Open for Arboretum Summer Camps

Children explore nature in a 200-acre botanical garden and nature center.

Flagstaff- The Arboretum at Flagstaff is now registering children for the 2010 Summer Adventure Programs.  Nature-themed camps are designed especially for children aged four through fourteen.  A maximum of twelve participants and two adult leaders will spend their time [...]

2010 Fireball Run Adventurally Announces Williams, AZ as an “Official Host City”

[ September 25, 2010 to September 26, 2010. ] DESTINATION CITY ANNOUNCED FOR RACE TO RECOVER AMERICA’S MISSING CHILDREN
2010 Fireball Run Adventurally Announces Williams, AZ as an “Official Host City”

E-Mail: media@fireballrun.com                                       satkinson@williamschamber.com

Website: www.FireballRun.com www.williamschamber.com

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ORLANDO, Florida– The invitational Fireball Run Adventurally is announcing Williams, Arizona as a destination for its 2010 event. [...]

Prescott College Rolls out Equine-Assisted Learning Master’s Program Certificate

Prescott College has announced a new Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) Master of Arts and Post-Master of Arts Certificate and is enrolling students for the Fall session. Students of the Equine-Assisted Learning Program will gain in-the-field, practical experience with diverse clientele in preparation for work with a variety of populations.

Prescott College offers [...]

Access13 announces launch of videos on demand

Access13 of Prescott and Prescott Valley is pleased to announce the launch of Videos on Demand. The Videos on Demand service includes locally produced Public, Education and Government programming. Viewers now have access to Prescott City Council meetings, Prescott Unified School District Board meetings and much more. [...]

THE ARBORETUM SEEKS DOCENTS FOR 2010

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Share your passion for nature by volunteering at The Arboretum.

Flagstaff- The Arboretum at Flagstaff is looking for community members who have a deep love of the land and fascination with nature to volunteer during the upcoming year.  Docents lead visitors on daily tours of the gardens at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. [...]

NEW COMMUNITY THRIFT COOPERATIVE BENEFITS NONPROFIT PARTNERS

Prescott- A new, innovative not-for-profit community thrift store cooperative has recently opened in downtown Prescott.  Goodwin Street Community Thrift, Inc (GSCT) offers local not-for-profit agencies, churches and civic organizations the opportunity to raise additional operating dollars for their organizations.

“Partner organizations can sponsor their own clothing and housewares drives, bring their items to the store and [...]

Catholic Radio Comes to Arizona

Phoenix- Immaculate Heart Radio announced today that the Federal Communications Commission has granted its application to purchase 5,000 watt KXAM  AM 1310 from Embee Broadcasting, Inc. The station is licensed to Mesa and the signal reaches the greater Phoenix metropolitan area from that location. The new call letters will [...]

Local Quilter Donates Quilt for Raffle by Friends of PPL

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Consider a gift to yourself and the library. Local quilter Bettie Setz created and donated a gorgeous quilt to raise funds to enhance the library’s fiber arts collection. Once you see it on display at the Downtown Library, you will want to purchase raffle tickets ($1 each, or 6 for $5). The winning ticket will [...]

DONATIONS NEEDED FOR PRESCOTT AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Prescott- Fall is the time for garage sales and donations.   Keep  in  mind Habitat’s ReStore  for household  items  you would  like to donate.  Habitat is willing and able to accept  any “treasures” you no longer want or need.

Items (except clothing)  can be brought to the ReStore at 1061  Commerce Drive in Prescott any time between [...]

DOMESTIC ABUSE AGENCY BUILDS A HOLIDAY HOUSE FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE SURVIVORS

Tucson- Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse, the largest domestic abuse shelter and prevention services provider in Southern Arizona, is seeking donated NEW, unwrapped gifts for its Holiday House, a special holiday program for domestic abuse survivors.

New gift items are being accepted now through December 11. Please deliver new, unwrapped items to the Lipsey [...]

Rescue Group Seeks Artists to Create Pet Dishes

United Animal Friends is seeking artists and potters to make bowls for their annual Woof Down Lunch event. Call Jean Lutz at 928-445-3553 or go to UAF’s website at www.unitedanimalfriends.org for details.

Rescue Group Seeks Artists to Create Pet Dishes

 (Courtesy photo by Bonny Lepore) United Animal Friends (UAF) is looking for artists to create pet-safe bowls, for its “Woof Down Lunch” fundraiser scheduled for Spring.

Prescott- United Animal Friends (UAF) is looking for potters and artists to create dog and cat bowls for its second annual Woof Down Lunch fundraiser that will take place on the Courthouse Plaza in spring of 2010. All proceeds support UAF’s Spay/Neuter Program.

Anyone interested in crafting a pet-friendly and pet-safe bowl for the event [...]

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Interfaith Chapel Wins 2009 American Institute of Architects New England Architecture Award

Prescott, Ariz., project is sole Western location among 18 winners.
Local landscape architect teamed with brother in Vermont on design .

Prescott- The Fred and Fay Haas Memorial Interfaith Chapel at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott campus was honored with a merit award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New England Region Oct. 3.
Among 18 winning [...]

Forcing the Task Force

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~Forcing the Task Force~

by joey racano

Having arrived a day early, I found myself first staring at a blazing San Francisco sunset and then awakening the next morning to a multitude of hungry fisherman hauling poor shark after shark out of the bay and slamming them unceremoniously to the asphalt pavement that was Pier 28. I [...]

Citizens File Lawsuit: U.S. Government Ignores Public Health Dangers of Sewer Water Snowmaking

U.S. Government Ignores Public Health Dangers of Sewer Water Snowmaking
Concerned Citizens File New Lawsuit to Force Government to Study and Disclose
Effects of Ingesting Snow Made from Treated Sewage Effluent

Flagstaff- A group of concerned citizens will not let the potential health risks of using treated
sewage effluent to make snow at the Snowbowl ski area on the [...]

Award-winning, Green Architect Paolo Soleri Helps Kick-off Rome’s Festa dell'Architettura

Arcosanti- Acclaimed architect Paolo Soleri will speak in Rome on September 28, 2009 at an event introducing the upcoming Festa dell’Architettura di Roma. Arcosanti, Arizona, September 23, 2009 — An introductory, public event celebrating the Festa dell’Architettura di Roma, which will open in 2010, will be held on September 28, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at [...]

Friends of the Library Book Sale Seeks Donations

Prescott- The Friends of the Prescott Public Library Used Book Sale seeks donations. Hardback and paperback books and magazines are welcome. Bring your donations to any public service desk at Prescott Public Library, 215 East Goodwin Street, or the Prescott Gateway Branch Library, near Sears at the mall. Library staff will gladly issue a gift [...]

Aikido for Teens and Adults

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Prescott- Arizona Aikido Katsu Jin Ken Dojo is announcing a new Life Skills class for teens. A special after school class “Aikido for Teens”, a non-violent method of self-protection, will begin the week of September 14th and run for six weeks. The class will be taught at the Arizona’s Prescott Dojo, 1201 Iron [...]

LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS GRADUATE FROM APS’ NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AAAME PROGRAM Dan & Shelly Gilliam Gain Knowledge and Support to Succeed

Prescott- After 2 year of rigorous training and mentoring to sharpen their business skills, Dan and Shelly Gilliam, owners of C-C Doggie Dude Ranch, have graduated from APS’ Academy for the Advancement of Small, Minority, and Women Owned Enterprises (AAAME) and were honored at the Heard museum in Phoenix.  AAAME was launched in 1997 by [...]

Follow West Yavapai Guidance Clinic On Twitter

Prescott- Social networking is a new way West Yavapai Guidance Clinic is using to stay connected with the community. Would you like to be updated on news and developments at Prescott’s largest provider of mental health, crisis and addiction services? Would you like to know what upcoming local activities and health fairs will feature [...]

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PARTNERS WITH HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION

Prescott Habitat for Humanity was among more than 120 affiliates selected from across the country to participate and build green homes in partnership with the Home Depot Foundation in a program called “Partners in Sustainable Building”.

Habitat for Humanity will be granted $3,000 for each home built to Energy Star standards and up to $5,000 for [...]

Local AmeriCorps VISTA Program Expands with Grant Through Prescott College

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Prescott- The Yavapai County VISTA Project will expand in 2009 from 16 to 36 AmeriCorps VISTA members, reports Maggie Garvey, Program Director for the Yavapai County VISTA Project. The expansion will be funded by a grant from the Corporation for National Community Service awarded in early July to Prescott College for $266,014. A similar grant [...]

New Frontiers Natural Marketplace Seeks 5% Wednesday Candidates

New Frontiers Natural Marketplace

320 S. Cambridge Lane

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Contact: Priya Drews

Title: Marketing Manager

Phone: 928-774-5747 X 125

Fax: 928-774-8985

New Frontiers Natural Marketplace

Seeks 5% Wednesday Candidates

What:   Charitable donation program

Who:    Local non-profit groups

When:  3rd Wednesday of each month

Where: New Frontiers Natural Marketplace,

320 S. Cambridge Lane

Flagstaff, AZ.

Supporting local not-for-profit groups who make a difference

in [...]

APS OFFERS 5 SUMMER STORM SAFETY TIPS

APS OFFERS 5 SUMMER STORM SAFETY TIPS
Mother Nature Brings Yearly Challenges
With a defined beginning and end – June 15 to Sept. 30, regardless of dew point level – the monsoon season is underway.
No matter the official start date, it’s never too early to be prepared for the winds, lightning, and rain. Mother [...]