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A New Look for the Big Park Council’s 25th Anniversary: Since incorporation in 1997, the Council has provided the Big Park Region, including the Village of Oak Creek, with a structured, representational organization to serve the community’s interests.

By By Mary Pope, Secretary BPRCC January 1, 2023
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The Council is pleased to introduce its new president for 2023, Dr. John Wichert. John brings a rich background in medical practice, academics and leadership.

By By Big Park Council January 1, 2023
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In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus is the god who represents the first month of the new year. He holds the key to metaphorical doors or gateways between what was and what is to come — representing the transition from the old to the new.

By By Michelle Conway, President/CEO Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau January 1, 2023
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A crowd gathered at the Sedona Vista Village in the heart of the Village of Oak Creek as Yavapai County District 3 Supervisor Donna Michaels and the Arizona Rangers commenced the first ceremonial tree lighting Friday.

By Paige Daniels January 1, 2023
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The Forest Service has the double challenge of conserving a sensitive and unique ecosystem, while providing National Forest access for nearly 3 million trail users annually.

By By Jennifer Burns, Camille Cox and Kevin Adams, Sedona Red Rock Trail Fund January 1, 2023
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The Rotary Club of Sedona Village awarded funds to the Sedona Public Library and Project Fill the Need from their September Golf Extravaganza event.

January 1, 2023
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National Fire Protection Association encourages homeowners to change their smoke detector batteries when adjusting their clocks to daylight savings time. With Arizona not observing the DST (with the exception of the Navajo Nation), that important task might escape us. And it might (or might not) cost us life.

By By Magdalena Romanska, Ph.D., Certified Wellness Coach and Fitness Specialist January 1, 2023
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The Internal Revenue Service has released new limits for the coming year. After months of high inflation and financial uncertainty, some of these cost-of-living-based adjustments have reached near-record levels.

By Provided by Dawna Westberg-Welch of Stratos Wealth Partners January 1, 2023
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The ball has dropped, and we welcome 2023 with hope and promise. As we all do in the New Year, the Library is beginning some new things. It’s also a great time to review what we have been offering to the Village and Big Park Community for over a year now.

By By Jan Quisumbing Program and Marketing Coordinator January 1, 2023
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After a beautiful and welcome winter storm, our garden is covered with a blanket of snow. Some call snow “a poor man’s mulch,” and in our arid landscape it is a blessing.

By Richard Sidy January 1, 2023
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Keep Sedona Beautiful will hold its next Preserving the Wonder Speaker Series event on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 5 p.m.

January 1, 2023
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I grew up on a farm in Illinois and moved west when I was in my early 20s. Holidays, special occasions, and Sundays always centered around good, homemade from scratch food.

By By Sylvia Galloway January 1, 2023
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The plans for Verde Valley School are back on the agenda for the Yavapai County Planning & Zoning Commission after residents of the Village of Oak Creek were able to get a postponement of the discussion earlier this fall.

By By RAQUEL HENDRICKSON, The Villager December 1, 2022
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Sedona Village Partnership, together with its partners John and Nikki Ramagli and Jack and Camilla Ross, have organized a series of holiday events for the seasonal enjoyment of Big Park Villagers. All events will take place at John and Nikki Ramagli’s soon-to-be inaugurated Village Chophouse in the Collective, Village of Oak Creek.

December 1, 2022
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It’s with a grateful heart that I offer you my final thoughts as Big Park Council president.

By Camille Cox, President December 1, 2022
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and on behalf of our partners — especially those in the VOC — we wish you a happy holiday season.

By By Michelle Conway, President, and CEO of SCC&TB December 1, 2022
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Unfinished Business: Carolyn Fisher, on behalf of the Nominating Committee, introduced the 2023 nominees for president and vice president, Renald Stettler and Colleen Hinds, requesting each to say a few words about themselves. She then thanked Patty Reski and Mary Pope for agreeing to serve another term as treasurer and secretary respectively.

By By Mary Pope, Secretary, Big Park Council December 1, 2022
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Founded in 2012, with a membership of 67 individual, organization and business partners, Sedona Village Partnership initiates, sponsors and co-sponsors community forums, events, and fundraising efforts.

By By Don Groves President, Sedona Village Partnership December 1, 2022
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There are 525,600 minutes in a year. How do I know this? It’s certainly not from Google.

By By Jan Marc Quisumbing, Program & Marketing Coordinator December 1, 2022
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The Sedona Railroaders will have their annual holiday train show this year Dec. 9-23.

December 1, 2022
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Visiting a lovingly old time train display that was assembled With beautifully set up multiple tabled displays

By By Theresa Pagor December 1, 2022
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As we discussed last month, the Red Rock Ranger District (RRRD) contains more than 400 miles of non-motorized trails with over 300 of those miles in close proximity to the city of Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek.

By By the Sedona Red Rock Trail Fund December 1, 2022
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Chef Hector Vazquez has developed a wonderful menu befitting the magical patio of Shadow Rock Tap and Table.

By By Jeff & Suzie Dunn December 1, 2022
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Bare soil starves for plants. That is why disturbed or bare soil invites weeds. Weeds! These unappreciated guests do the important work of restoring and nourishing the earth.

By Richard Sidy December 1, 2022
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Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) celebrated 50 years of environmental stewardship in Sedona and the Verde Valley with a formal reception at the Mary D. Fisher Theater on Oct. 19.

December 1, 2022

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