Javelin throwers at Sedona Red Rock High School work on their form during practice on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Javelin is new to Arizona high schools and wasnÕt something any SRRHS students participated in last season. This year, as many as nine Scorpions have taken an interest in the event. Unfortunately, they were not able to compete this year because of COVID-19. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Seeking respite from the heat, people cliff jump into a swimming hole in Sycamore Canyon on Saturday, Aug. 15. The 106 degree high had locals flocking to swimming holes across the Verde Valley. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Brigham Young University's Living Legends perform the North American Fancy dance in the Season of Prosperity act at Sedona Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The women's fancy dance shows the emergence of the butterfly and the beginning of a new direction in life. The men's fancy dance depicts the warriors' battlefield feats." [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
The first female half marathon finisher Khia Kurtenbach, of New York, hugs Minnie Horvath, of Illinois, the second female half marathon finisher during RunSedona on Saturday, Feb. 1. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Sedona Fire District firefighters put out hot spots at the fire in the 100 block of Eagle Lane, in the Chapel area of Sedona. If the cause is determined to be arson, Sedona police will pick up the investigation and interview witnesses and possible suspects. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Patrick Schweiss, executive director of the Sedona International Film Festival, looks out from the projection booth at Mary D. Fisher Theatre. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Approximately 600 marchers came out for the Fourth Annual Sedona WomenÕs March on Saturday, Jan. 18. Marchers started at the Sedona Arts Center, then walked down 89A to the Y before returning to the Sedona Arts Center. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
After making their way up the rim, Logan Drake takes his horse to get water at Power Tank. At 11 a.m., the over-ten-mile trek ends and the cattle relax and graze by the water. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Rayanna Benally, of New Mexico, celebrates finishing the 10k during RunSedona on Saturday, Feb. 1. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Robert Garcia, a flagger with Flagstaff Allied Forces, holds eastbound 89A traffic while westbound cars drive through the construction zone in Uptown near Sedona Arts Center on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Workers were pouring concrete for the median, which limited traffic to one lane. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Irina Akulenko dances during the presentation Bella Gaia at the Sedona Performing Arts Center on Friday, Feb. 28 as part of the Sedona International Film Festival. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Scorpions second baseman Caleb Jennings (8) catches a pick for an out during the baseball game between Sedona Red Rock High School Scorpions and Glendale Prep Academy Griffins on Wednesday, March 4. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
A mountain biker jumps off the drop zone during the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival on Friday, March 6. The three-day festival was headquartered at Posse Grounds Park in West Sedona, with live music, guided bike rides on local trails, bike demonstrations and vendors. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Irina Akulenko dances during the presentation Bella Gaia at the Sedona Performing Arts Center on Friday, Feb. 28 as part of the Sedona International Film Festival. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Celeste Quinto, of Las Vegas, reportedly died after her pickup truck left State Route 89A at a high rate of speed and ended up in a ravine near Midgley Bridge. Police are unclear when the accident actually occurred but they were dispatched to the scene along with Sedona Fire District crews around 1 p.m., Friday, March 20. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Mason Baird, 5, goes on a Òbear huntÓ in his Northview subdivision in West Sedona on Saturday, March 28. Residents placed Teddy bears in their windows for the him and his little brother to find. ÒWe have always enjoyed going on walks but now weÕre enjoying them even more because it gets us out of the house to avoid going stir crazy,Ó BairdÕs mother Tonya said. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Exserted Indian Paintbrush flowers are in bloom along Jacks Canyon Trail on Saturday, April 18. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Katie Zarn, a lab and project manager with the U.S. Forest Service National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation, pumps water through a filter to collect environmental DNA from Oak Creek near West Fork. She wears a mask to observe USFSÕs guidance for COVID-19 protection. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Arizona Department of Public Safety Air Rescue and SFD paramedic and helicopter rescue technician Kyle West extracted the injured hiker by long line rescue from near Fay Canyon Arch to Boynton Pass Road. Sedona Fire District, Yavapai County SheriffÕs Office and Arizona Department of Public Safety Air Rescue, Ranger 56, were on scene for the technical high angle rescue at Fay Canyon on the afternoon of Saturday, May 16. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Sedona Red Rock Senior Mary Westervelt waves to teachers during a the graduating seniorsÕ car parade on Monday, May 18. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Sedona Red Rock High School seniors celebrate graduating by throwing their caps in the air in West Sedona on Monday, May 18. A student used his drone to film the proceedings, which included a parade from Posse Grounds Park to SRRHS. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Movie-goers sit on their van to watch ÒFootlooseÓ at the Sedona Airport on Wednesday, June 10. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
A mother hummingbird feeds her fledgling on Tuesday, June 16 in her nest built on a ceiling hook at Sedona Charter School. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Sedona Fire carries an injured man from the scene of an ATV rollover on Schnebly Hill, just past Huckaby Trailhead, on Friday, July 17. The ATV had four passengers, two were taken to get emergency care. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Comet NEO WISE, of ficially known as ÒC/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)Ó shines bright in the northwestern sky on Friday, July 17, over the Verde Valley. The comet was discovered in March during NASAÕs Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission. The best time to see the comet is just after sundown, looking to the northwest. The comet can be seen with the naked eye. This particular comet will not be seen again for 6,800 years, according to NASA. The 5-kilometer-wide comet will be nearest Earth on Wednesday, July 22, and Thursday, July 23. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Michelle Grimm showcases Christy FisherÕs new outfits during the Rock n Roll brunch fashion show at the Starbites Coffee Cafe courtyard on Sunday, Aug. 9. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Ashlynn Doyle, 7, right, rides her family's horse, Smokey, with Zoe Van Block, 19, at Secret Slickrock near Red Rock Crossing. Ashlynn's sister Aubrie Doyle, 11, rides Flash, left. "Taking my horse Cassie out into the red rocks, I can tell where she wants to go and what she finds fun. Half the time I'm not telling her which trail we're going to go on -- she's picking the trail and you can just see the enthusiasm she has with it and that's when I really have fun," said Van Block, a Sedona native. "I once took her up Sugarloaf ... It was just spectacular, being surrounded by all of the red rocks on my horse," Van Block said of her favorite ride. When asked what horseback riding trails she recommends, Van Block said, "Down Dry Creek Road at the shooting range [Arizona Cypress Trailhead], there is a huge web of trails that are all very horse-friendly, and that is a great spot to take horses." [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Members of the Sedona Red Rock High School cross country team run around the school track for the team time trial, which took place on Friday, Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m. There were some challenges to the late start time, like running in the dark. On the other hand, the team also enjoyed running in the cooler weather. Coach Ben Scamihorn was impressed with what he saw from his team, especially when comparing his returning runners to where they were at this time last year. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Kindergartner Anyla Martinez hugs her mother, Erika, goodbye on the first day of in-person class at West Sedona Elementary School on Monday, Aug. 24. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Freshman Luis Beltran, left, fights for the ball during Sedona Red Rock High SchoolÕs boys soccer against Desert Christian on Saturday, Sept. 19. Luis scored two goals for the scorpions in their 5-2 victory. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Margaret Connery holds a sign during a candlelight vigil for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the corner of 89A and Northview Rd on Saturday, Sept. 19. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Sedona Fire personnel from stations two and four work tactical rescue about halfway up the west side of Bell Rock on Wednesday Oct. 28. The call went out at 10:25 a.m. for a female patient felt an unknown distance into a ravine. The patient was found in stable condition, but needed to be rappelled off the cliff and carried out on a big wheel. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
Melody, 10, Ellie, 5, and Isaih Roehrick, 4, hang out their van window during Sedona United Methodist ChurchÕs Drive Thru Trunk-R-Treat on Saturday, Oct. 31. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
ScorpionsÕ Jaiah Grondin (20) heads the ball while being pressured by CougarsÕ Osmar Gomez (12) during Sedona Red Rock High School's game against Chino Valley on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The Scorpions lost 5-1 to the Cougars, falling to 5-2-1. The next SRRHS game will be at 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19 on the road against North Valley Christian while the next home game will be on Friday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. against Rancho Solano Prep. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
A Mustang drive off the road onto a rock on CookÕs Hill on Thursday evening, Dec. 10. Sedona Police were called to the scene at 4:22 p.m. for a single vehicle accident of a car the hydroplaned off the road. No injuries were reported. [David Jolkovski / Larson Newspapers]
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