Articles, reviews and news about the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Flagstaff, Scottsdale, Phoenix & Prescott, Arizona
Posted in Arizona on Oct 31st, 2006
Where better for an outdoor painting festival than Sedona?
The area’s signature red-rock formations and sweeping vistas seem tailor-made for the style of painting known as plein air.
This type of art came about in the late 1800s, when artists began taking materials out of the studio and into the field, says Jennifer Reddington, spokeswoman for the [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 27th, 2006
Following an arduous hiking and rafting adventure in the Grand Canyon, a group of people with developmental and physical disabilities are hoping film of their triumph will educate the nation.
A Public Broadcasting Service documentary titled “Right to Risk” chronicles the group’s 15-day, 220-mile journey. The documentary opens in eight major cities, including Phoenix, on Wednesday [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 27th, 2006
A family scouting Prescott looking for a place to live may not appear unusual, however with the Kruse family, the world is watching.
Now a subject for an upcoming reality series, Victor and Lori Kruse along with their children, Anna Marie and Anthony, are on a 10-month trek that launched this past month after Victor’s official [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 17th, 2006
Main St. and Marshall Way will be overflowing with cowboys and cowgirls when the 17th annual Western ArtWalk returns to the Scottsdale Arts District on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 7-9pm.
Kick off your ArtWalk with the traditional and contemporary western paintings of Michael Swearngin and Zane Mead at Joan Cawley Gallery. Trailside Gallery hosts its annual [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 17th, 2006
After two years of fundraising and two months of training, Girl Scout Troop 119 from St. James Lutheran Church in Quincy recently returned from hiking the Grand Canyon with a sense of accomplishment.
Assistant troop leader Barbara O’Dear, who has been training athletes for years, knew it would not be easy to train 12- and 13-year-old [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 10th, 2006
Bob and Ellie Haan, Lafayette, took a whitewater raft trip on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon Aug. 16 through 26.
ACCOMMODATIONS
A rafting trip through the Grand Canyon was something my wife and I had dreamed about for years. On two different occasions, I had hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 4th, 2006
DATE: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
WHAT: The process of welding the steel beams for the glass cantilever-designed bridge, The Skywalk, is now underway. Shortly after the steel is fitted and welded together a process called “Jack-and-Roll” will be used in order to extend the bridges cantilever “U” shape steel piece 4,000 feet over the canyon. The [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 3rd, 2006
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (Sept. 28, 2006)—Northern Arizona University welcomed the largest class of new freshmen ever recorded as a result of setting an enrollment record this fall with 20,562 students.
The 2006 class of new freshmen stands at 2,846, compared to 2,279 last year—a 25 percent increase.
It is a class of increased diversity. Latinos comprise the largest [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 3rd, 2006
THE DEAL: Caravan Tours’ 8-day escorted Grand Canyon tour takes you from Phoenix to Sedona, and on to the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, and ends in Vegas. Price includes hotels, tour escort, 12 meals, and activities such as a Jeep tour of Monument Valley and a [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 3rd, 2006
New lottery replaces the up-to-10-year waiting list for Colorado River trips
Grand Canyon National Park on Oct. 1 will start taking applications for self-guided rafting permits on the Colorado River, using a new lottery that replaces a 26-year-old wait-list system.
The lottery will allocate permits for private trips as opposed to those run by commercial outfitters. Private, [...]