Blogs: Community News & Reports

“A Christmas Carol” Reading at Sedona Heritage Museum

December 10, 2020  In celebration of the Christmas season, Michael Peach will give a reading of the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” at the Sedona Heritage Museum on Saturday December 19 at 3:00 p.m. in the historic Fruit Packing...
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Big Sky Country’s Candace Carr Strauss Hired as President/CEO of Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau

December 8, 2020  The Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau announced today that Candace Carr Strauss, the Chief Executive Officer of the Big Sky Chamber of Commerce & Visit Big Sky, in Big Sky, Montana, has accepted the position...
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Locals Nite Out – Winter 2020

AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS December 4, 2020 We hope you are masked up and socially distant while enjoying post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping. Sedona businesses are doing their part, with more than 270 signed on to the Sedona |...
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Verde Conservation Grant Recipients Announced

December 1, 2020 Friends of the Verde River is pleased to announce the winners of the Verde Conservation Grant program 2020 cycle.  Due to the overwhelming support of more than 50 local business participants in the Verde Conservation Partner program, Friends of the...
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Sedona Heritage Museum’s Holiday Photo Vignettes

November 20, 2020 – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting a special collection of decorated vignettes, calling them their “Christmas in the Park” holiday photo opportunities, beginning November 16, 2020 through January 1, 2021. The exterior scenes are available during...
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Every Kid Outdoors program expands to 5th graders

November 17, 2020, Williams, Ariz. — Fifth-grade students and their families can now enjoy fee-free access to thousands of Forest Service sites across the country, as well as a free Christmas Tree permit.  The USDA Forest Service has expanded its Every...
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Chamber Closes Visitor Center after Employee’s Positive COVID-19 test

November 13, 2020 – The Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau has temporarily closed The Visitor Center at 331 Forest Road in Uptown after learning Friday that an employee who works at the Center tested positive for COVID-19. “Our...
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Sedona Public Library Bids Farewell to Director Ginny Volkman

November 13, 2020 – Sedona Public Library (SPL) director Virginia (Ginny) Volkman is retiring at the end of this year, after serving over a decade in the position. She had previously held the job from 1979 to 1985, when the...
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A River Friendly Living Preview

Friends of the Verde River is in the process of developing a new program to combat threats to the Verde River, including overuse of the water supply, pollution, drought, and climate change. The program is called River Friendly Living. River...
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Sedona Heritage Museum to Host Virtual Veterans Day Tribute

The Sedona Heritage Museum’s annual Veterans Day Tribute will be a virtual program this year in deference to the on-going pandemic. Instead of a public gathering at the Museum’s historic Fruit Packing Shed, they have created a 30-minute program with...
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Cliff Castle Casino Hotel declares October as the “Month of Giving” and kicks it off with a $10,000 donation!

Cliff Castle Casino Hotel is dedicated to supporting the community and organizations of northern Arizona. That’s why they are pleased to announce the month of October as the “Month of Giving”. Each week, Cliff Castle Casino Hotel will donate to...
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Sedona Heritage Museum Receives a Grant to Save Historic Photos

The Sedona Historical Society (SHS) and Sedona Heritage Museum recently received a grant from the Arizona Historical Society to catalog a portion of almost 10,000 historic photos that are scanned and stored, but need to be cataloged for easy search...
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