Seeking to create Coconino County’s first indoor shooting range for people to practice skills, participate in competitions and learn how to be safe with guns, Rob and Elise Wilson are aiming to open Timberline Firearms and Training in early 2017. The couple purchased land in East Flagstaff on U.S. Highway 89 and Copeland Lane to build the 10,000-square-foot facility, which will house a full retail store with firearms, ammunition and accessories, a classroom for training, and twelve 25-yard … [Read more...] about Timberline Firearms Construction Plan on Target
Seeking Solutions for Unwanted Smells
It is not the kind of an aroma that comes from a good meal. Rather, the odor that wafts from the Nestle Purina manufacturing facility on the east side of Flagstaff may well be a smell that only a dog could love. In fact, the plant odors are related to the pet food cooking process. Although Nestlé Purina meets all state and federal air quality and odor requirements, funky smells from the plant in the past have upset some local residents living nearby, and have been a challenge for … [Read more...] about Seeking Solutions for Unwanted Smells
June Performing Arts Classes and Events at The Sedona Hub
Beginning June 6 the Hub will host classes, music and a festival. Ongoing drop-in groups include Anything Goes Improv, Circle Songs and Ecstatic dance. Look for classes in Dance Meditation, Expressive Arts, Clay Play and a Summer Youth Arts Leadership Intensive. June 25 features the first Street Arts Festival with music, art, spoken word and a skateboard competition. That night Music in the House presents the Indie Folk duo 'Adam & I'. For more information and to register, go to … [Read more...] about June Performing Arts Classes and Events at The Sedona Hub
Cultivating a Multi-Million Dollar Boutique Wine Industry
As clouds wash over the Verde Valley on a drizzly spring day, Nikki Bagley shakes the dirt from her gloves and offers a smile of satisfaction. “We’re planting tannat today, which is a minor Bordeaux blending varietal,” she said above the sounds of raking and shoveling. “It’s very dark and tannic so it can be a good stand alone wine – it is age-able and sturdy – or it can be used to beef up a lighter-bodied wine.” Bagley is the director of Yavapai College’s viticulture program. Joining her … [Read more...] about Cultivating a Multi-Million Dollar Boutique Wine Industry
Field of Dreams
On a quiet Saturday afternoon in a secluded pocket of open land in Picture Canyon, a light breeze began picking up strength as the afternoon progressed, sending in banks of dark gray clouds from the Southwest. On a fenced piece of land, a group of younger workers leaned low over shovels and concentrated intently on the work at hand: the rush to get ready in time for the growing season this fertile quarter-acre farm plot that will be the heart and soul of Flagstaff Family Farm, a small-scale, … [Read more...] about Field of Dreams
June 9: Evening to Remember Fundraiser
Sedona Fire District and Vino Di Sedona invite you to an Evening to Remember. A Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Fundraiser for the 9/11 Memorial Plaza June 9, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Vino Di Sedona. Tickets are $35 per person at the door and include 8 tastes of wine, hors d'oeuvres and live music. The silent auction will include art, sculptures, gift certificates, sports tickets, jeeps tours and more. For more information, contact Dave Soto. … [Read more...] about June 9: Evening to Remember Fundraiser
Nursing Critical to Hospital’s Quality of Patient Care
Tina King has been a registered nurse at Mountain Valley Regional Rehabilitation Hospital for 10 years. She took the position after working in home health and long-term acute care because of an interest in rehabilitative care. “It’s been such a great experience,” she said. “It’s always changing and challenging. I can’t imagine going back to doing any other kind of nursing.” Leah Walters agrees. As the hospital’s nursing director, Walters comes from a long line of nurses, including her … [Read more...] about Nursing Critical to Hospital’s Quality of Patient Care
Keeping Your Hearing Aids Safe
The most common call to my office for lost hearing aids is that the individual was in the hospital or rehabilitation facility when the hearing aids were lost. Another common place to lose hearing aids is in a test situation, such as having an MRI, an outpatient procedure or other situation that requires you to remove hearing aids at a facility. You need to wear the hearing aids prior to testing because you want to hear what is being said. Decisions are being made creating an element of stress … [Read more...] about Keeping Your Hearing Aids Safe
Proposed $15 Minimum Wage Will Cost Jobs
Proponents of increasing the minimum wage generally argue that it will improve the standard of living for low-income earners. However, numerous studies – including one completed by the Congressional Budget Office, which provides nonpartisan analysis for the U.S. Congress – have shown that minimum wage increases actually reduce employment. Artificially mandating increased wages through government action also has the negative effect of increased inflation, thereby further reducing any potential … [Read more...] about Proposed $15 Minimum Wage Will Cost Jobs
Businesses Trading Hotel Rooms, Printing, Flowers
Imagine that a museum needs $1,000 worth of printing done. If the museum is a member of the Value Card Alliance (VCA), it could contribute $1,000 worth of memberships to the network and VCA would find a printer in the system to get the job done. In return, the printer would receive a $1,000 credit with VCA, to be used for services that another VCA member provides. The printer is not limited to whatever is offered by the museum, but can choose from anything within the network across the country. … [Read more...] about Businesses Trading Hotel Rooms, Printing, Flowers