One of the largest list of entries in years.  Does it signal a good economy or just a community whose members enjoy getting together, working together, and playing together?  Both.

Today was a day where everyone put aside their differences, walked the parade route or cheered from the side lines, and appreciated the beauty of the day, the crowds, the people, and the spirit.

St. Patrick would have been proud.  Proud of the Irish culture of Sedona, of the gift of life and spirit, and of the strong sense of community.

The Sedona Main Street Program is one of the major sponsors, along with NAU, in the preparation, the set-up, and the total organization of the Parade.  Thanks to all my fellow board members who contributed so much of their time and effort to assisting the NAU contingency in making this year awesome!

As for me, Itsy had an opportunity to be the official SMSP vehicle and show that community sustainability is alive and well in Uptown!  She’s a GEM… a Global Electric Motor company car… she plugs in at home and at work.  For me, she’s my official “town” car.  Wave, the next time you see us!

 Till next year…

Kathy Howe aka SedonaKathy

• Proud Uptown Sedona resident
• Board Member Sedona Main Street Program

On February 14, 2012, at 2:14pm

Arizonians will celebrate statehood by ringing bells throughout the State.

In Sedona, at the Wayside Chapel in Uptown, “Sedona’s Bell” will be rung in unison with bells throughout Arizona.

Join us in the celebration.

This is the list of events in Sedona.

Dec. 30 – Feb. 14, 2012 Sedona Centennial Quilt

• Sedona Public Library
• Contact: Sedona Public Library at 928-282-7714

February 8 Lecture Series: Arizona Statehood

• 9:00 am    Part of “Living History” Talks
• Sedona Heritage Museum Contact: 928.282.7038

February 11 Centennial Musical Program

• 7pm   Verde Valley Sinfonietta
• info@VerdeValleySinfonietta.org

February 11 & 12 Arizona Constitutional Convention –

• 2:00pm   “You are There” Radio Theatre performances
• Sedona Heritage Museum
• 928.282.7038

February 12 Arizona Centennial Splatter Dab Breakfast

• 9:00 am – Noon   Sedona Heritage Museum
• 928.282.7038

February 12 Centennial Musical Program

• 2:30pm    Verde Valley Sinfonietta
• info@VerdeValleySinfonietta.org

February 12 A Celebration of the Arizona Centennial

• 5:30pm    Reservations are required
• info@VerdeValleySinfonietta.org

February 14 Arizona Centennial Bell Ringing

• 1:45 pm    bells ring at 2:14pm
• Wayside Chapel in Uptown
• Sedona Heritage Museum 928.282.7038

February 24 Sedona Schnebly’s Birthday

Please share with us the history of Arizona

Kathy Howe aka SedonaKathy

• Arizona resident since 1968
• Proud Resident of Uptown Sedona

SedonaKathy celebrates Christmas Day as her birthday and wishes each of you Aloha!

Kathy has been going to Hawaii annually since 1964 and lived in the Islands for 9+ years. You never lose “the call” of the Islands.

A Proud Resident of Uptown Sedona

This Sunday morning we were hunkered down due to the mist and cold. After getting the soup simmering on the stove, calls to friends began… then, in the backyard appeared a family of deer. No one can tell you the joy of seeing Mother Nature’s offspring walking, nibbling the branches, and being part of your Sunday. Sedona is special

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Simon overlooks the backyard and watches as the deer family migrates down the arroyo to the West. He loves his world.

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Ella Roberts and SedonaKathy made their annual trek to the West Fork area of Oak Creek Canyon just north of Main Street, Uptown, Sedona, AZ. The video says it all. Untamed beauty. Unbridled serenity.

Kathy Howe aka SedonaKathy
…a proud resident of Uptown Sedona…

Dates to remember:

• Sept. 17, Car Show & Airport Day
• Sept. 24 & 25, Winefest
• Sept. 30, Oct. 1-2: Festival of Native American Culture.
• Oct. 1: Sedona Book Festival.
• Oct. 8: Sedona Jazz on the Rocks.
• Oct. 8-9: Sedona Arts Festival.
• Oct. 22-29: Sedona Plein Air Festival.
• Nov. 17, 2011 – Jan. 7, 2012:
• Dec. 2: Holiday Tree Lighting.
• Dec. 10: Festival of Lights.

Oak Creek at Westfork

Come and enjoy Sedona with us!

SedonaKathy

Proud resident of Uptown Sedona

Visitors.  We are delighted you’ve chosen to visit Sedona!

The first thing you’ll be asked is how long you’ve lived in Sedona.  It’s part of the culture to determine how rooted you are in the community.  Trust me.  Even if you just arrived to spend the day at Tlaquepaque, unless you assert your visitor status, the question will come up.

Next, you will be judged on how you navigate the round-abouts.  If you get through the one at Sr179 and Schnebly without a “honk”, you’re ready to tackle the big one and go to the Post Office without stopping or getting hit.  How do you navigate a round-about?  According to my niece, Reilly, who lives in New Zealand: “If the car coming your way is bigger and faster than you, yield!”  Technically, if you’re in the “round” portion, you have the right-of-way.  For heaven’s sake, do not stop in the round-about to let cars go by.  That is a local reason to use the horn.

So you’re a night person. Hopefully you filled up on nightlife before driving to Sedona.  Oh, it’s not that we don’t have a “night life”, it’s just that our version of “tripping the light fantastic” might be a bit different than yours.  Did anyone tell you that the average age of a Sedona resident is 51?  Having said that, if you want to kick up your boots or stilettos, you should be directed to the Canyon Breeze on the weekends, Ken’s Creekside in the evenings, or Relics, down the road in West Sedona,.  No, you won’t see many residents at those places as there are not enough designated drivers in the Sedona to get us home.  It’s hard enough at our age to drive, let alone blow into a contraption before starting the car.  That, and, in West Sedona there are no streetlights along SR89A.  No telling where you might end up.

The residents. Are they friendly?  Most of the time.  You can find them early in the morning walking in the foothills behind Uptown Sedona, from Forest to Jordan Park, as singles, doubles or small packs.  Some will have dogs on leashes while the cat people will be the fast walkers pacing themselves and ending their morning exercise with a stop at Starbucks for a Latte and a paper.  The neighborhood is friendly.  Just be careful.  If the gossip is good, it will be hard to get them to move to the side of the road to let your car go by.  Have patience

What’s to love about Sedona? The pesky Javelinas who root through the bulbs, flowers, and prickly pear cactus left unattended, unfenced, and sometimes non-existant; but, if Javelina are not seen for several weeks, residents call out across the arroyos or down the hills (notice how sound carries here?) asking “Have you seen the Javelina?”  Next, they will put out food to lure them back.  Same with the deer.  Bucky and Buckette are always welcome in Sedona.

Cocktail hour. Rock naming.  Did you know that the number of rocks named, are in direct proportion to the number of Martinis consumed?  You can now understand why the residents prefer their own decks or patios instead of venturing out to a restaurant or bar.  Dancing after rock-naming is unheard of in Sedona.

Peace and quiet. Even in the Uptown area of Sedona where dark-sky compliant lighting casts a misty glow over SR89A and SR179, the neighborhoods are dark as pitch.  Going next door to a neighbor’s house after dark requires at least one LED 1000 lumen flashlight in order to find the road, let alone the house.

Shopping Sedona. You can tell the female residents by the “Chico’s” look.  It has been heard:  “Chico’s?”  “Chico’s!!”  The Sedona male residents?  Aloha shirts.  Well, think about it.  Would it be better if they wore their red dirt shirts?  And welcome Petsmart!  Monday of Labor Day weekend, Petsmart did a “soft” opening, followed by a Grand Opening on 9/10.  You now have the added advantage of identifying a resident from a visitor by the free Petsmart T-shirts!

Sedona has changed, but then who hasn’t.  Sedona isn’t the same unfinished, diamond-in-the-rough that I met in the early ‘70s.  She’s all grown up now, added a little gloss and glitter, and she has enhanced the scenery in every direction. My Sedona is still Sedona Schnebly: a woman of immense strength and character.

Visitors, come back and mingle with us in Uptown Sedona where we natives are friendly!

SedonaKathy

Proud Uptown Resident!

Head up to Sedona for a fun Labor Day weekend and enjoy the Moonlight Madness street festival!  The Sedona Main Street Program and sponsors are anxious to share with you the end of the summer music and entertainment.

For a flyer, click here.

See you in Uptwn over the weekend!

Kathy Howe aka SedonaKathy
Uptown Resident & Sedona Main Street Program Board Member

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MOONLIGHT MADNESS – SEDONA 2011

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Take a look at Sedona Business Association

“A social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.” - dictionary.com

versus the original concept…

From the City of Sedona’s own website:  click here

Sadly, NOWHERE is there a FAQ sheet telling Sedonans the number of people who will be able to use the park at one time, how many cars can park on the premises, or the current cost of construction.

Barbara’s Park is taking the Posse Grounds to the next level… to give the residents in Sedona the ability to gather, celebrate, and come together.  But to what extent, is the issue.

With the loss of the Cultural Park, Sedonans look for an alternative sight for plays, concerts, and community events.  The City Council must decide if funding Barbara’s Park at the Posse Grounds is a prudent decision.  While the people in the neighborhood are used to the events at the Posse Grounds, will the City Council be sympathetic to the concerns of the neighborhood about noise, traffic, etc?  Or will they vote to further along the project?

We’ll have to see…

Kathy Howe aka SedonaKathy

• Uptown Sedona resident

• Board member of Sedona Main Street Program
• how2arizona real estate LLC
• how2educate LLC
• how2realty referrals LLC
• Kitty mom to 4 beautiful cats

The Wallow fire

The “Wallow” fire, as it is called in Arizona by those fighting the fire, has consumed an area larger than greater Phoenix.

The Wallow fire map

This is the area as of 6-10-11.

The Wallow fire Smoke Plume

3 miles high…

Wallow fire firefighter

For those of you who are Facebook people, there is an open group:  ”I love Greer Arizona”.  Much news of the Wallow fire as it impacts Greer, and many pictures of the area.  These are the people who have family, friends, houses, and roots in Greer.

For those of you who are interested in seeing what we in Arizona have come to call our “Angels”, open this link to see firefighters and pictures of the Wallow fire.

The Wallow fire – Greer, AZ

Nancy Crosby’s house

Kathy Howe aka SedonaKathy