Now that Verde Valley has been designated an American Viticulture Area (AVA), the Town of Camp Verde has racked up another achievement: Bottling more than 150 different wines, more than any other Arizona municipality. Town of Camp Verde Economic Development Specialist Crisi Clark has validated this claim. “After researching several avenues in the viticulture industry, I was delighted to discover that Camp Verde bottles more wine than any other township in Arizona. We are grateful for the … [Read more...] about Big Bottling in Camp Verde
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APS Meeting Challenges, Encouraging Energy Conservation
As utilities face severe weather, the reduction of coal-fired power plants, increasing costs of oil and gas, aging power grids, wildfires, threats of cybersecurity interference and concern that hydro turbines at Lake Powell and Lake Mead may not being able to produce enough power for clients in the Southwest, APS is encouraging customers to conserve energy. “We intend to meet our customers’ energy needs for another 135 years and beyond in a way that reduces our environmental impact,” APS … [Read more...] about APS Meeting Challenges, Encouraging Energy Conservation
Friends Offer Up Something Borrowed for Brides
In the last two years, Rachel Duncan was a bridesmaid at five weddings and Laura Hicks had her own wedding. While considering the age-old problem of what to do with post-wedding decorations, the two best friends created Something Borrowed: Wedding and Event Rentals. “Laura had purchased a lot of items for her ceremony and many of our friends stated they had no idea with to do with all the leftover wedding items,” said Duncan. The two also noticed wedding rental companies were … [Read more...] about Friends Offer Up Something Borrowed for Brides
From Earth to Space and into NightVisions
Prescott sculptor Joseph McShane’s style might be considered other worldly. He has engaged outer space and the sun to co-create with him and is the first artist to have his work leave this planet and travel with astronauts on board the space shuttle to be created in the vacuum and weightlessness of the space environment. A photograph of his sculpture titled S.P.A.C.E. will be part of NightVisions: Cultural Interpretations of the Night Sky, an exhibition running May 21 through Aug. 27, at the … [Read more...] about From Earth to Space and into NightVisions
Stoney Ward Teaches Hydroponic Gardening Through Spirit of the Canyon
Changing lives one plant at a time,” is the heart and goal of Spirit of the Canyon owner Stoney Ward, who has had a vision for hydroponic gardening since moving to Grand Canyon Junction (also known as Valle) four years ago. “I want to show people, especially school children, how to be healthier and how growing healthy foods such as microgreens is tasty, inexpensive and fast,” said Ward. Ward’s vision has mushroomed into teaching 7th, 8th and 9th graders at Grand Canyon School, where … [Read more...] about Stoney Ward Teaches Hydroponic Gardening Through Spirit of the Canyon
Nebeker Western Bronze Exhibit Expected to Attract Thousands
The Phippen Art Museum is hosting “If Horses Could Talk: The Art of Bill Nebeker” through July 24. “It’s one of our popular recent exhibits, for sure,” said Executive Director Edd Kellerman. The exhibit honors Nebeker’s 50 years of sculpting and casting Western life in bronze. An estimated 300 people came on opening day to view more than 100 selected pieces. “I envision thousands coming to this show over the coming weeks,” said Kellerman. “Nebeker is one of the most respected and well-known … [Read more...] about Nebeker Western Bronze Exhibit Expected to Attract Thousands
Architect Mary Colter’s Legacy Captured in Stone
She was tough, funny, fearless, dogmatic, imaginative, and her Grand Canyon architectural marvels continue to intrigue historians and fascinate visitors, including the only inner canyon lodging facility, Phantom Ranch, which turned 100 years old this year. Meet Mary Jane Elizabeth Colter, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 4, 1869. She was 33 years old when she was hired as an interior designer and architect by the hospitality forerunner Fred Harvey Company, a contractor for Santa Fe … [Read more...] about Architect Mary Colter’s Legacy Captured in Stone
The Path to Trail Preservation
It’s often said that the journey is as rewarding as the destination. Such may well be the case for visitors using the more than 400 miles of world-famous red rock trails in the Sedona Red Rock District of the Coconino National Forest. Sedona trails serve about three million people each year. As the gateway to Red Rock Country, the trail system is designed to educate and thrill travelers by providing an outdoors experience and information about the vegetation, geology, wildlife and cultural … [Read more...] about The Path to Trail Preservation
Sedona Honors Mariette Hartley with Lifetime Achievement Award
Mariette Hartley and Jerry Sroka spent a sunny late-February day in the red rock country holding hands, quipping back and forth in their ongoing quick-witted banter and being nervous. The two veteran actors, married since 2005, were about to see their film, “Our Almost Completely True Story,” debut before a live audience at the Sedona International Film Festival. The movie is an almost completely true love story, and a really funny one, as evidenced by the laughter in the Sedona Performing … [Read more...] about Sedona Honors Mariette Hartley with Lifetime Achievement Award
AutoCamp Proposing Boutique Airstream Campground Near Williams
If you love to spend your days and nights in the great outdoors, but don’t love to shake out the sleeping bags from your last wildland adventure and pack up the camper, the mountain bikes, the kayaks and all the other gear you’ll want to use, plus set up your campsite and try to find all the poles for the kids’ tent, AutoCamp may have the more carefree and way more comfortable solution you are looking for. Imagine waking to the sounds of wildlife and watching the sun rise through a majestic … [Read more...] about AutoCamp Proposing Boutique Airstream Campground Near Williams
