Warmer weather means blockbuster movies in the theaters and this year is no exception. Avengers: Endgame is closing in on $3 billion (yes, that’s a “b”) in worldwide ticket sales after being out a month. Meanwhile, a lot…
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KNAU update for May 31 — US Officials to Put Off Oil Leases Near Sacred Tribal Land
Click here for the latest KNAU news KNAU Insider – May 31st, 2019 Poetry Friday: One Language, One Person A few weeks ago, KNAU’s Poetry Friday segment highlighted the work of the late Flagstaff poet, Jim Simmerman, and the annual poetry…
Sedona Arts Center update for May 31 — New Workshops Added! Summer Sale! 10% off all these new workshops when you pay in full!
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Summer Sale! ALL WORKSHOPS ARE ON SALE! 10% OFF THROUGH JUNE 14 ONLY! Coupon applies to new registrations that elect to pay in full at the time of registration. To take advantage of…
Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau update for May 30 — Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival presents, “Much Ado About Nothing,” at the Museum of Northern Arizona
Click here for the entire e-newsletter This Week’s Happening Highlights The Flagstaff CVB publishes Flagstaff 365 Happenings on a weekly basis to highlight local events happening in and around Flagstaff. It is distributed throughout Downtown Flagstaff, displayed in kiosks and…
ADOT update for May 30 — State Route 89A FULL overnight closures north of Sedona scheduled June 9-11; daytime lane restrictions scheduled for June 13
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Three overnight closures required for drainage work Drivers who use State Route 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff are advised to plan for travel delays as crews remove rocks and fallen trees, improve drainage through the switchbacks, and…
Mormon Lake Road Reconstruction Project breaks ground
COCONINO COUNTY — Crews have broken ground on a $9.5 million project to improve Mormon Lake Road. The Mormon Lake Road Reconstruction Project includes the mill, overlay and widening of the entire 9.8 miles of roadway, which is located about 30…
District 5 Supervisor Lena Fowler’s update for May 29 — Supervisor Lena Fowler Named Gates Fellow
Click here for the entire e-newsletter May 29, 2019 Please take a moment to read some of the latest news and upcoming events within Coconino County and it’s surrounding areas. Feel free to share this e-newsletter and encourage others to sign up!…
Sedona Arts Center update for May 29 — Starting Soon — Check out these upcoming Art Classes and Workshops!
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING CLASSES & CRASH COURSES Vince Fazio Drawing Crash Course June 4 – 13, 2019 Vince Fazio offers you the chance to take an intensive course that provides all the tools you need…
Museum of Northern Arizona update for May 29 — Summer events at MNA
We’re seeing signs of summer at MNA. Thirsty Thursdays start this week, our favorite family date night. The big tent is also going up, getting ready for Shakespeare performances this weekend and the Gala on June 22. The Discovery Camp…
The Trust For Public Land and Coconino County Announce Expansion of Roger’s Lake County Natural Area
COCONINO COUNTY — The Trust for Public Land and Coconino County announced the purchase of 80 acres at Rogers Lake near Flagstaff on May 28. The existing Rogers Lake Natural Area, a wetland area surrounded by ponderosa pine and gambel oak…
Sinagua Middle School Parent Teacher Organization update for May 27 — Make Up Exams June 3
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U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran update for May 26 — Share Your Thoughts: Do you support the efforts to ban abortion in Alabama?
Click here for the entire e-newsletter WEBSITE | MEET TOM | CONTACT | ISSUES | NEWSROOM | HELPING YOU With many states passing strict abortion laws, I want to hear your thoughts. Do you support these laws? Yes No…
Flagstaff Miniumum Wage
FLAGSTAFF — The city of Flagstaff’s voters (the electorate of Flagstaff) passed Proposition 414 (Flagstaff’s Minimum Wage Law), a voter initiative, with 54 percent of the vote in November 2016. Proposition 414 was amended by a supermajority of the Flagstaff…
United Way of Northern Arizona update for May 23 — 130 + 3904 + 5 million = VITA 2019
Click here for the entire e-newsletter The Big Numbers from VITA 2019 Here’s some not-so-random numbers for you: 103 3,409 5,007,692 Every number has a story to tell, and these three – all from this year’s Volunteer Income Tax…
CHAC joins other groups in honoring veterans during 2019 Armed Forces Day Parade
Photos by Frank X. Moraga / ©2019 AmigosNAZ FLAGSTAFF — Riding in a couple of classic cars, members of the Coconino County Hispanic Advisory Council (CHAC) were honored during the 2019 Armed Forces Day Parade, held Saturday, May 18 in downtown…
NALEO Education Fund comes to Flagstaff
Photos by Frank X. Moraga / ©2019 AmigosNAZ Gathering helps local officials learn about the educational challenge facing Latinos in Northern Arizona FLAGSTAFF — Educators, business and political leaders gathered to learn about the NALEO Education Fund and hear…
Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth update for May 22 — High school students earn scholarships from Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth’s Williams Child Abuse Prevention Council
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Weekly Newsletter Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Connections Spotlight High school students earn scholarships from Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth’s Williams Child Abuse Prevention Council WILLIAMS — Isabel Cristina Ortiz Salazar believes anyone suffering…
Coconino County Offices closed in honor of Memorial Day
COCONINO COUNTY — All Coconino County administrative offices will be closed Monday, May 27, 2019 in honor of Memorial Day. While the administrative offices at the Sheriff’s Office will be closed on Monday, May 27, Dispatch, Patrol and Detention will…
County tests Emergency Notification System. See related information here
COCONINO COUNTY — Coconino County Emergency Management is conducting a test of the emergency notification system between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Monday, May 27. This will help ensure that the system is up to date. County officials are…
Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau update for May 22 — Memorial Day weekend events. Find all your recreation, music and art events with Flagstaff 365 Happenings
Click here for the entire e-newsletter This Week’s Happening Highlights The Flagstaff CVB publishes Flagstaff 365 Happenings on a weekly basis to highlight local events happening in and around Flagstaff. It is distributed throughout Downtown Flagstaff, displayed in kiosks and…
Repairs beginning on North Schultz Flood area mitigation measures
COCONINO COUNTY — Contractors will begin repairs next week to both on- and off-forest flood mitigation measures in the northern portion of the Schultz Flood area. This is part of the Brandis Way Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) infrastructure that was damaged…
District 5 Supervisor Lena Fowler: Coconino County Offices closed in honor of Memorial Day
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Coconino County Offices closed in honor of Memorial Day All Coconino County administrative offices will be closed Monday, May 27, 2019 in honor of Memorial Day. While the administrative offices at the Sheriff’s…
Flagstaff to hold Municipal Courthouse Groundbreaking Ceremony on May 30
FLAGSTAFF — The City of Flagstaff will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Municipal Courthouse that will be open to the public on May 30 at 10:30. The facility is set to open spring 2020. The new, three-story, $19.5…
District 5 Supervisor Lena Fowler’s update for May 21 — Tuba City Veterans’ Computer Center open house on May 24
Click here for the entire e-newsletter May 21, 2019 Please take a moment to read some of the latest news and upcoming events within Coconino County and it’s surrounding areas. Feel free to share this e-newsletter and encourage others to sign up!…
Sinagua Middle School Parent Teacher Organization update for May 20 — 8th Grade Promotion, Potluck & Dance
“LIKE” us on Facebook As always, if you have any questions feel free to email us at smsmustangspto@gmail.com and we’ll try to get back to you as soon as we can! Have a great week! SMS PTO This week’s newsletter…
Flagstaff High School celebrates 2019 Hispanic Convocation
Photos by Frank X. Moraga / ©2019 www.AmigosNAZ.com FLAGSTAFF — The stage was crowded from one side to the other with students wearing colorful sarape sashes during the annual Hispanic Convocation held May 16, 2019 in the Hurley Theatre at…
Coconino County Hispanic Advisory Council (CHAC) named Honor Division for 2019 Armed Forces Day Parade on May 18
FLAGSTAFF — The Coconino County Hispanic Advisory Council (CHAC) will be the Honor Division for 2019 Armed Forces Day Parade that will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18 in downtown Flagstaff. CHAC was established in 2001 by the…
Flagstaff Community — Firefighter Mark A Sanchez Memorial Blood Drive set for May 21-24
FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff Community — Firefighter Mark A Sanchez Memorial Blood Drive will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21; 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 22; 6 p.m. Thursday, May 23; and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, May…
U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran update for May 17 — Lowering drug costs for Arizonans and improving access to care
Click here for the entire e-newsletter WEBSITE | MEET TOM | CONTACT | ISSUES | NEWSROOM | HELPING YOU Dear Friend, It has been a busy start to the year. Over the past two months, I have worked to…
AARP Arizona Hispanic Connection update for May 17 — Playwright James Garcia: “American Dreamer – Raul H Castro”
Dear friend and partner, Below please find information on the issues addressed this week. Please help us share links with family and friends. Programs can be accessed on Facebook, YouTube and Podcasts [Stitcher in Android and Podcasts in IPhone]; all…
KNAU update for May 17 — Navajo Communities Give a Voice to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Click here for the latest KNAU news KNAU Insider – May 10th, 2019 Navajo Communities Give a Voice to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Gov. Doug Ducey this week signed a bill to commission a task force to…
Museum of Northern Arizona update for May 17 — May events at MNA
The summer festival season begins on Memorial Day Weekend with a celebration of Zuni culture, and this year the summer festivals will include tours of the Easton Collection Center and garden workshops, in addition to traditional music and dance performances…
East Flagstaff Community Library to close during renovations
FLAGSTAFF — The East Flagstaff Community Library (3000 N Fourth Street) will close from May 24 -28, 2019 for the installation of new carpet. The closure is necessary to maintain a safe environment during installation. During the renovation there will be…
ECoNA update for May 16 — A Different Way of Looking at NAU Impact
With graduation weekend just behind us, we read with interest a report from Northern Arizona University that included some unique statistics about NAU’s positive impact in the community. Typically when we get these reports, the takeaways are the…
Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau update for May 15 — Flagstaff Festivals have begun. Find all your recreation, music and art events with Flagstaff 365 Happenings
Click here for the entire e-newsletter This Week’s Happening Highlights The Flagstaff CVB publishes Flagstaff 365 Happenings on a weekly basis to highlight local events happening in and around Flagstaff. It is distributed throughout Downtown Flagstaff, displayed in kiosks and…
Sedona Arts Center update for May 15 — Art Barn Historical Dedication Plus Classes, Camps, Events!
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Coming up at Sedona Arts Center… SPECIAL EVENT Historical Preservation Party Friday, May 17, 2019 5–7pm In January of 2018 the Historic Preservation Commission adopted the Historic Resource Recognition Award Program. The program…
Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth update for May 15 — 2019 Sara Morley Girls on the Run Spirit Scholarship awarded to Samantha Hampton
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Weekly Newsletter Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Connections Spotlight 2019 Sara Morley Girls on the Run Spirit Scholarship awarded to Samantha Hampton Girls on the Run of Northern Arizona is proud to announce Samantha…
Northern Arizona’s Got Talent preliminary competition to be held May 15
FLAGSTAFF — The city of Flagstaff presents “Northern Arizona’s Got Talent” a singing competition for talent throughout northern Arizona. The preliminary competition will be May 15, 2019, with registration opening at 6 p.m. and the competition beginning at 7 p.m. Contestants…
Sinagua Middle School Parent Teacher Organization update for May 13 — Teacher Appreciation Week was a HIT!
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NAU celebrates 2019 NAU Hispanic/Latinx Convocation
Photos by Frank X. Moraga / ©2019 AmigosNAZ FLAGSTAFF — Hundreds of NAU students and their families filled the Ardrey Memorial Auditorium during the 2019 Hispanic/Latinx Convocation on May 9 The 2019 Hispanic/Latinx Convocation is a celebration to honor…
Coconino Community College presents 2019 Commencement Ceremony
Photos by Frank X. Moraga / ©2019 AmigosNAZ FLAGSTAFF — Coconino Community College celebrated its Commencement Ceremonies on May 10 in the V. Phillip Tullar Commons. The Arts and Science ceremony was held at 10 a.m., followed by the Career…
Coconino High School holds 2019 Hispanic Convocation at CCC
Photos by Richard and Ruth Eaton FLAGSTAFF — Coconino High School celebrated its 2019 Hispanic Convocation on May 7 in the Commons at Coconino Community College. Nearly 50 CHS students took part in the event that included a talk…
Flagstaff celebrates 2019 Cinco de Mayo with dinner, dance at the American Legion
Photos by Frank X. Moraga / ©2019 AmigosNAZ FLAGSTAFF — They were dancing late into the night as the American Legion Auxiliary and Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces presented the 2nd annual “Cinco de Mayo Celebration — Dinner, Dance,” on May…
Grant creates Center for Student Success to support all AZ community colleges
PHOENIX – The Office of the Governor, Helios Education Foundation, Pima Community College Foundation, and the Arizona Community Foundation have jointly awarded a $1,350,000 grant to create the Arizona Center for Student Success at the ten community colleges in the…
U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran update for May 9 — This week we recognize small businesses across Arizona
Click here for the entire e-newsletter WEBSITE | MEET TOM | CONTACT | ISSUES | NEWSROOM | HELPING YOU Dear Friend, This week is National Small Business Week. I urge you to shop local and support our local entrepreneurs…
Southside Community Association to host topical stakeholder meetings for Southside Community Plan
FLAGSTAFF — The Southside Community Association will convene a series of stakeholder meetings for the evaluation and creation of possible policies for the Southside Community Plan. The meetings will be held from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. on selected Thursdays at…
AARP Arizona Hispanic Connection update for May 10 — Playwright Marcelino Quiñonez – ‘El Che’ and estamentos, Fideicomisos y Más #1
Dear friend and partner, below please find information on the issues addressed this week. Please help us share links with family and friends. Programs can be accessed on Facebook, YouTube and Podcasts [Stitcher in Android and Podcasts in IPhone]; all…
2019 Flagstaff Street Maintenance project
FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff City Council approved the 2019 Street Maintenance overlay project at their May 7, 209 meeting. This project consists of 22 street asphalt overlays as well as associated concrete repairs for a construction cost of $4.6 million. This…
ADOT: Plan for I-40 ramp closures in Williams, west of Flagstaff
Northern Arizona drivers who use Interstate 40 are advised to plan for travel delays as crews return to complete paving, bridge and intersection work between Parks and Williams. The following I-40 ramp closures and detours are scheduled while crews reconstruct the on-…
KNAU update for May 10 — Northern Arizona Fire Managers Cautiously Optimistic Following Wet Winter
Click here for the latest KNAU news KNAU Insider – May 10th, 2019 Earth Notes: Dolores Flume At the confluence where the San Miguel the Dolores rivers, beams and hoists zipper a section of streaked, vertical sandstone cliff on river…
Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau update for May 9 — Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival presents, Paula Vogel’s ‘Indecent,’ Riordan Mansion State Historic Park through May 12
Click here for the entire e-newsletter This Week’s Happening Highlights The Flagstaff CVB publishes Flagstaff 365 Happenings on a weekly basis to highlight local events happening in and around Flagstaff. It is distributed throughout Downtown Flagstaff, displayed in kiosks and…
Friends of Flagstaff’s Future update for May 9 — NAIPTA Proposes New Transit Center
Click here for more information In This Issue -NAIPTA Proposes New Transit Center -Scattered Affordable Housing Designs Approved -Dan Folke permanent Community Development Director -Community Involvement this Week Donate Now NAIPTA Proposes New Transit Center As NAIPTA has increased transit…
JKC creates scholarship for CCC construction students
FLAGSTAFF — Flagstaff-based JKC Inc. General Contractor has established a $1,000 scholarship at Coconino Community College for students wanting a career in the construction trades. “I think CCC is an integral part to the community,” said Jeff Knorr, president of JKC…
Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth update for May 8 — Register now for ‘Meaningful Engagement: Methods for Facilitating Continuous Improvement and Evaluation’
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Weekly Newsletter Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Connections Spotlight Register now for ‘Meaningful Engagement: Methods for Facilitating Continuous Improvement and Evaluation’ Register now for “Meaningful Engagement: Methods for Facilitating Continuous Improvement and Evaluation,” to be held…
Museum of Northern Arizona introduces new Museum Director
Click here for more information Dear Members and Friends, I invite you to join the MNA Board and staff in welcoming Mary Kershaw as the new Executive Director/CEO of the Museum. A seasoned museum professional, Mary comes to MNA…
Public Health Officials urge precautions against rabies
COCONINO COUNTY — Coconino County Public Health Services District (CCPHSD) Officials are urging people to protect themselves against rabies. CCPHSD advises individuals to seek immediate medical attention if they are bitten or have had contact with an animal suspected to have…
FHS senior receives certificates from CCC before graduation
FLAGSTAFF — Her mother and grandmother constantly told her education is important. She took those words to heart. Flagstaff High School senior Nevaeh Nez, 18, will be receiving two certifications from Coconino Community College on May 10 during Commencement. She will…
Coconino County Parks & Recreation Master Plan Update Spring 2019
Master Plan Update Spring 2019 Community Connections Coconino County Parks & Recreation connected with many organizations across Coconino County last year during the Master Plan process, and as a result, has provided information and consultation related to parks and recreation…
Sinagua Middle School Parent Teacher Organization update for May 6 — Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
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United Way of Northern Arizona update for May 3 — Getting Ready for KinderCamp 2019
Click here for the entire e-newsletter FLAGSTAFF — In about a month, hundreds of Pre-K children will be participating in one of United Way of Northern Arizona’s signature initiatives, a program that ensures that youngsters entering kindergarten this fall are academically,…