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Monday, November 18, 2024

Scott Shumaker

USFS, OHV guides cooperate on forest roads

In what may be a sign of the burgeoning interest in off-highway vehicle recreation, another Sedona business has entered the local OHV rental market.  Greg Stevenson, owner of the 9- year-old Hike House, a hiking...

Wupatki National Monument to revisit backcountry limits

The National Park Service is revisiting its manage­ment plan for public access to the backcountry of Wupatki National Monument, a 35,254-acre park northeast of Flagstaff that protects thousands of archaeological sites, including many well-preserved, pre-Columbian masonry buildings dating to...

The Wright stuff for building a community: Dr. Serge and Kathy Wright helped shape Sedona

Dr. Serge Wright, an optometrist who has practiced in Sedona since 1973, clearly loves his job. Wright, wearing a crisp logo dress shirt, was in a good mood in his Soldier Pass office on a recent afternoon, but...

Sedona airport board fills two seats

After experiencing a bit of turbulence in November, two new members have finally landed on the Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority’s board of directors, bringing the board to its full line-up of seven members.  The full...

USFS: hiking guide RFP did not favor large operators

About half of the 40 applicants who responded to a 2015 Request for Proposals for hiking-based guided tours put out by the Red Rock Ranger District were turned down.  The high number of rejections for this category of...

VOCA aiming for lower fee hike

The Village of Oakcreek Association, a homeowners association that encompasses 2,400 residential and commer­cial lots in the Village of Oak Creek, is considering aiming significantly lower than the $500 fee level recommended by the association’s finance committee last summer. ...

Judge: Sedona airport fee is illegal tax

The Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority suffered a setback in ongoing legal disputes with Dakota Territory Tours, operator of Sedona Air Tours, when a Yavapai Superior Court judge ruled on Nov. 22 that the “Commercial Activity Fee” that the airport...

Detective, biologist learning art of falconry in Verde Valley

To mark World Falconry Day on Nov. 16, two falconers-in-training, Steve Warburton, a detective with Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, and Rachael Greer, a biologist and veteri­nary assistant in Camp Verde, brought two rescued adolescent red-tailed hawks to the hills...

Coffee Pot gears up for annual turkey dinner

In addition to their normal business of serving breakfast and lunch — including their famous 101 omelets — the staff of The Coffee Pot Restaurant is also getting ready to serve 700 or more people a free turkey dinner...

Familiar red biplane leaves Sedona

A small chapter in Sedona history came to a close on Nov. 15 when Eric Brunner, owner of Sedona Air Tours, sold a red biplane that spent thousands of hours flying above the Sedona area.  ...

About Me

Scott Shumaker has covered Arizona news since 2012. His work has previously appeared in Scottsdale Airpark News, High Country News, The Entertainer! Magazine and other publications. Before moving to the Village of Oak Creek, he lived in Flagstaff, Phoenix and Reno, Nevada.
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