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Please keep our fellow Americans and others who were victims in the terrorist bombing during the Boston Marathon in your thoughts and prayers as we move forward. God Bless America
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THANK YOU for your support! When I started this website about 2.5 years ago, my goal was to provide current and useful information about the people and the place I love and respect so much, as well as beautiful landscape photography. I decided to add a weather station and other pages to celebrate our military and first responders and create a page of special videos that have touched my heart strings or funny bone. I will continue to strive to make "clicking" on this website an enjoyable experience for you.
As always, your feedback is not only welcome but appreciated.
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New Webpage Added!! - Sedona Calendar of Events - Added because of the Holidays - This will be a permanent feature - Includes descriptions and links of the event. Four different sources used to gather information about upcoming events.
"Top Of The Bell Rock Club" - Picture is courtesy of Rick M Sperry - All rights reserved 2012. - This picture was taken during the 2012 hiking season. There is a Facebook page moderated by Peter Gersten for members of the club. You must have been guided by Peter A Gersten or Rick M Sperry to be included in the club. Fortunately Peter and Rick are experienced climbers of Bell Rock and they make the experience a memory you will never forget. It has been a life altering experience for most members. The climb to the top is not for the faint of heart. You do need to be in good mental and physical health. Once you are at the top, there is a celebration and meditation for some. The view is phenomonal and breathtaking. Peter and Rick have worked with well more than 100 people to help provide this experience of a lifetime.
To go to some special photo galleries about Sedona and Northern Arizona CLICK ON THE PICTURE.
2013 Sedona Marathon - Click Hereto see the demographic and statisical results of this year's marathon.
Spring is here! - It's baseball season, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and time for proms and soon graduations. Flowers & trees are starting to bloom and the days are getting longer - Find the most complete weather information as well as Almanac information going back to 2010. Scroll down from the top of the Weather page for this info! Sedona Weather
Click on the banner below to get an extended forecast for Sedona 86636, AND, much, much more... Check it out!
The weather station is located @ 4536 ft. elevation in the CoffeePot Cottages, Soldiers Pass (close to uptown Sedona, 86336).
Sheri has a another dynamic website geared for your up-to-date search engine and demographic information needs! Nothing in the industry is more powerful...Check it out! --> www.eSedonaHomes4sale.com
This site has the most user friendly & complete listing search enginebar none. This search engine includes complete and up-to-date listing information for short sales and foreclosures. There is a wealth of demographic information that is unmatched in the industry. You can compare communities, get a market analysis and gather the most detailed community information not found in this much detail anywhere else on the web in a format that is easy to see. You can click on education level, crime risk, weather risk, maps with detailed info on shopping, restaurants, healthcare, places of worship, financial services, government, school rankings and many, many more stats. Check it out!
Sheri Sperry is a proud member of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce. Other affiliations include: Premier agent for Zillow.com, Sedona Luxury Real Estate Professionals (SLREP), Council of Residential Specialists (CRS), as well as the National Assoc. of Realtors® (NAR), Re/Max Sedona, and the Sedona Verde Valley Assoc. of Realtors (SVVAR - MLS).
Latest Newsfrom Sedona and Around The World!~~ This is an RSS feed which is continuously updated.
2013 Retrogrades - seeSedona Calendar of Events for other celestial information including moon phases and eclipses.
Next Mercury Retrograde begins on June 26th, and ends on July 20th. - This is when the planet Mercury appears to move backward because of the orbital position with earth. This generally happens 3 times in a calendar year because Mercury will orbit the sun three times to earth's annual orbit. In Astrology, Mercury governs all transportation and communication issues. During a retrograde some of its power is held back. Read More... To see all the Mercury Retrogrades in the 20th Century<CLICK HERE> Additional Retrogrades for 2013
June 26th to July 20, 2013
October 21 to November 10, 2013
Sedona AZ - March 25, 2012 Verde Valley Wine Trail- - If you like wine, this website is a huge find. All the wineries and tasting rooms in the Verde Valley are listed along with links to their individual websites.
Cottonwood AZ - February 1, 2013 - Strolled Old Town and the changes to the Old Town landscape are completely revitalizing the area. There are 4 tasting rooms within walking distance on Main Street in Old Town. Many other shops offer unique gifts that you don't find elsewhere. If you have not been in awhile, it is worth the visit. There are many eateries, where you can find most foods you may have a taste for.
Sedona AZ - September 3, 2012 Sedona/Village of Oak Creek Sheriff Substation Full Time Staffing Arrives. - The YCSO sub-station located at 6446 Highway 179, Suite 217 Sedona AZ 86351 is now fully staffed. Prior to September, the facilty was staffed with a full-time receptionist only. This sub-station can now provide better response times for emergency or criminal activity. Deputies work the areas they are assigned. VOC, unincorporated areas of Sedona, Page Springs and Cornville are part of Sector One which is in the Eastern Area Command.
Criminals will not be as bold to take chances because response times will be greatly improved. In the past, it was widely known that crimes were able to be committed because the get-away was easy. Not anymore! There will be a Sargent and four deputies stationed in VOC. This sub-station is in the budget for YCSO in the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Find more information on Village of Oak Creek.
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Construction on the first Climbing Lane on the I-17 started last week. - Camp Verde AZ - January 21, 2013 -
The climbing lane will start south of Camp Verde and proceed two miles to the top of Copper Canyon (mileposts 280-282). As part of the project, ADOT will add an auxilary lane between SR 260 and General Crook Trail traffic interchange (milepost 285). Large trucks will be able to gain speed when entering traffic. These lane additions will provide a safer lane for trucks and slower moving traffic to travel in.
For those who travel on this highway extensively, there will be some full closures of I-17 due to required blasting. This first phase will last most of 2013. There are three planned phases. The next two have not been scheduled in ADOT's Five Year Construction Program. The first phase has been funded but the rest have not been funded.
<-- Click on the candle for a different tribute and remembrance of 9/11/01...
Arizona celebrated it's centennial on February 14th, 2012. Check out my blog @ Rick's World Perspective!
Check Out New or Updated Webpages below
As pages are added or updated they will appear here with a link and the date updated so that you can go right to them. Your time is valuable and there is no reason for you to click on a site you have already visited that has not been changed recently.
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Date Updated or (New) - Webpage and Link
~~~~~~~~ 05/07/13 -Videos or Multi-media can be found here. Videos no longer appear on the home page. 05/01/13 - Sedona Movie Group- uploaded new link for current group. 05/01/13 - Events in Ricks World (Updated) - "March Main Events" - designed for personal updates 05/01/13- Sedona Weather Almanac (UpdatedFinal update 2012) See the high/low temps for Sedona as well as rain/snowfall! 05/01/13 - (Updated) - Sedona Calendar of Events - Where you go to find out what is happening in and around Sedona. It is designed for locals and visitors. Will continue to add events a couple of times a month. 01/11/13 -My UPS Life(Updated) - (New page added) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the UPS Airline. 12/24/12 - Veterans & Military Commemeration(Updated)- featuring a aerial video of Riverside National Cemetery 07/16/12 - Sedona Photo Albums - This webpage has been completely rebuilt!! Thanks for your patience! 07/14/12- Every Day Journal (Updated) - covers events & activites Sheri, I & our friends/relatives are involved in 03/02/12 - BLOG - Rick's World ~ Perspective (Updated) - Mercury Retrograde Explained 09/11/11 - Special 911 Remembrance Page 05/21/11 - RSS feed for World News Headlines (updated daily) and articles from the Associated Press
My weather station is part of two separate weather networks - Station IDKAZSEDON7 is Weather Underground (wunderground.com)
This webpage is easy to understand and has extensive information as well as a data base that is easily accessible.
Call letters DW6167 - member of Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP)
Two features - includes Dopler Radar image from Flagstaff and Weather Warnings - For DW6167 - look at the instruction page.
Each webpage has a link
Sedona Information - Many external links for Sedona added for tourists and locals alike!
Sedona News - Information that may be useful for residents and tourists.
New Age Philosophy & Reflection
Sedona has a rich and interesting history and I want to highlight it through a series of articles.
Sedona Area Restaurants highlighted with links to the restaurant websites...just click on the corresponding number to the restaurant!
New pages under consideration include: Local/Regional/National current events - commentary and opinion.
Please Note: Your Browser may need a flash plug-in installed to play the video and slide shows that are visible on this site. This site will be upgraded this year to accomodate a more reponsive platform and HTML technology used in tablets and smartphone operating systems.
陰 陽 (Yin-Yang) Yin is characterized as slow, soft, yielding, diffuse, cold, wet, or tranquil: and is associated with water, earth, the moon, femininity and nightime. Yang, by contrast, is fast, hard, solid, focused, hot, dry or aggressive; and is associated with fire, sky, the sun, masculinity and daytime.Yin-Yang are complementary opposites within a greater whole. This abbreviated definition was gathered from wikipedia.org. LInk ---> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang
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Arizona celebrated it's centennial on February 14th, 2012. Check out my blog @ Rick's World Perspective! 
