The Villager

The traffic problem in the Village of Oak Creek and Sedona is a very serious problem.

VOCA Annual Meeting of April 20th, 2019: The results are in, and the ballot initiative passed by 456 yes/185 no, and the candidates elected to the Board are Kevin O’Connor, James Kautz, John Rogers for three-year terms, Sean Baguley for a two-year term, and David Hanke for a one-year term.

The Sedona Village Business Association is the only business organization in the Village for the Village.

An audition will be held for the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of Robin Hood Monday, June 3, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Verde Valley School in the Village of Oak Creek.

The 6th annual community barbecue is hosted by Sedona Village residents Damian Bruno, Danielle Giann, Omar Kenney and Andrew Bailor.

SEDONA – Verde Valley First Books recently became $2,000 richer thanks to the Eye Boutique of Sedona.

The 2019 Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF) was the best that we have attended (with the exception of the Chicago band’s documentary and concert shown a few years ago). The SIFF staff didn’t skip a beat!

The Sedona Red Rock Trail Fund has been selected for an Installment Grant in the amount of $50,000 annually from Recreation Resource Management, Inc. (RRM).

The Verde Valley Neighborhood Food Project gathered more than 11,000 pounds of non-perishable food items from five communities during its April 13 collection, according to co-chairs Nicole Davis and Chelee Skinner. That total is the equivalent of 9,168 meals for hungry individuals and families in the Verde Valley.

GORDON: On Big Park Council, I represent Valley Vista Estates, a RAM. Our neighborhood has 64 lots around the Deer Pass Drive loop. Our HOA was established in 1973.

Dena Greenwood was posthumously presented the Norman B. Herkenham Award for her work on natural environments, bird habitat and education, by Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) at its April 16, 2019 40th annual Native Plant Workshop.

For better or worse, technology has changed our lives. Technology has definitely changed the way libraries deliver library services.

Mona Knittle is in her third year with the Head Start program at West Sedona School, currently a family advocate, and taking classes to earn her Family Services Certification.

As we begin another weed control season, Keep Sedona Beautiful asks the community to consider using alternatives to the popular, commercially available chemical herbicides used for decades.

“I’ve never been part of a more caring, generous, volunteering community,” said Jim Cunningham, pastor of the Village Church of the Nazarene. “Having lived in seven states and moved almost 50 times, that says a lot.”

Judi Forrest was the overall winner of the annual Women’s Association President’s Cup tournament at Oakcreek Country Club.

The traffic problem in the Village of Oak Creek and Sedona is a very serious problem. When one of the City of Sedona surveys, done in January, 2017, showed that 4,300 daily trips are made between the Village of Oak Creek and Sedona, again, nothing was done to alleviate the situation.

I want to give a big “Thank You” to everyone who participated in the Village of Oak Creek and Upper/Lower Loop Road Alternative Route Survey and also personally apologize for any confusion and stress it caused for some recipients.

Sedona Vista Village has announced that two new tenants – Village YOGA and Sedona Kitchen & Bath – are signed, moving in and opening soon.

According to a report from Marty Aronson, owner/developer of Sedona Vista Village (Vista Village), the property has completed the bulk of its major façade renovation with two new tenants opening soon (see related article “New Tenants Open at Sedona Vista Village”).

In May 2018, after the Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District voted to close Big Park Community School, a parent-initiated group, Big Park Education Exploratory Committee, was formed to explore how the school could be re-established. Everyone agreed that a neighborhood school was in the best interest of younger children and the community:

The upcoming Village of Oakcreek Association (VOCA) Board election is particularly important because VOCA represents most residents in the VOC with nearly 2,400 homeowners, and because there are five openings on the seven-person board.

The upcoming Village of Oakcreek Association (VOCA) Board election is particularly important because VOCA represents most residents in the VOC with nearly 2,400 homeowners, and because there are five openings on the seven-person board.

Who do you represent on Big Park Council and what kind of member is it: RAM (Residential), BOA (Business Owner) or EIM Educational Institution)? Briefly describe its character or anything that makes it unique.

March was an interesting, challenging and busy month for VOCA/OCC to say the least. At the forefront was “snowmageddon” that wreaked havoc on the Oak Creek Country Club golf course.