Joseph K Giddens

Camp Verde, Sedona

Journalist at Camp Verde Journal

City Reporter at Sedona Red Rock News

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Articles

The Fey ready to rock the Verde Valley

1 week ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens

“Our sound is an ’80s and ’90s-like approach to music. It has a feel like the Dandy Warhols … Veruca Salt, the Pretenders and Blondie but has the versatility to take most musical genres,” saidAmy Winter, the lead singer of the rock band The Fey, said. “Some of our originals range from Electric Cowboy and Chaparral that has an old country, Cowboy Junkies feel to Creepy Woman that is full-on post-punk.
Yonas Rahman plans future at ASU

1 week ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens

Sedona Red Rock High School senior Yonas Rahman wrapped up his time as the Larson Newspapers sports intern during the fall of 2024 and is planning his life after graduation. Originally from New Jersey, Rahman moved to Sedona with his parents and two sisters in 2019. Although his parents are divorced, they made the move together to support their children. “Adjusting to the slower pace of [Sedona] was challenging at first because every day in Jersey there was something to do,” Rahman said.
Pfaff heading to West Point’s Summer Leaders Experience - Sedona Red Rock News

1 week ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens

Sedona Red Rock High School junior Ryan Pfaff’s summer vacation plans are a bit different from those of his peers. He will be spending a week of his summer at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., from May 31 through June 6, taking part in the U.S. Army’s Summer Leaders Experience designed for juniors considering applying to the academy.
Steve King and Yavapai County lobby for federal SRS funds

1 week ago | journalaz.com | Joseph K Giddens

Yavapai County School Superintendent Steve King [R] addressed a meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Sedona Bell Rock on Tuesday, April 1, his first speech to the group following his victory in an uncontested general election last year. King said that he had met with a staffer from U.S. Rep. Eli Crane’s [R-District 2] office the previous day to lobby for the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools program, which provides about $1.5 million in federal funding for Yavapai County schools each year.
Kevin Schindler talks Pluto discovery

1 week ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens

Lowell Observatory Historian Kevin Schindler followed Sedona-based author Diane Phelps Budden’s talk on Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery of Pluto during the Sedona Heritage Museum’s “Tiny Pluto Has a Big Heart” presentation on March 27 with a discussion of the dwarf planet’s place in astronomical research and pop culture.
Sedona Parks & Rec preps egg hunt

2 weeks ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens

The city of Sedona Parks and Recreation Department will be hatching its 14th annual Celebration of Spring at Posse Grounds Park at 525 Posse Ground Road on Saturday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parks and Recreation Special Events Coordinator Jason Vargo said that the event draws the largest attendance of any of the city’s programs, with an estimated attendance of 3,500 last year.
Sedona Torch Run on April 11 supports Special Olympics

2 weeks ago | journalaz.com | Joseph K Giddens

The public is encouraged to cheer on the runners for the Sedona Police Department’s 2025 Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of Special Olympics Arizona, which will take place on Friday, April 11, starting at 9 a.m. at the Sedona Cultural Park. Participants will walk, run and wheel along the sidewalk down State Route 89A east to the finish area at the intersection of State Route 89A and Northview Road, located at 1771 W. SR 89A.
From Kansas farms to Pluto and the stars

2 weeks ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens

The Sedona Heritage Museum hosted Sedona-based author Diane Phelps Budden and Lowell Observatory historian Kevin Schindler for a talk on “Tiny Pluto Has a Big Heart” on Thursday, March 27, as part of its Sedona Stories speaker series. “It’s a testament to the heritage we have in Arizona of doing science, of appreciating the science, celebrating it … it’s part of who we are,” Schindler said of Lowell’s recent recognition as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Exciting Destinations to Visit.
Sedona Heritage Museum serving up chuck wagon dinner and a Western film

2 weeks ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens

The Sedona Heritage Museum will host its third annual Chuck Wagon Dinner and Movie fundraiser on Saturday, April 12. The doors open at 4:30 p.m. with the meal being served at 5 p.m. At 5:30 p.m. there will be a screening of John Wayne’s locally-shot 1947 movie “Angel and the Badman.” The historic Telegraph Office at SHM made its debut in the film. “Wayne stars as Quirt Evans, a notorious gunfighter who’s wounded and sheltered by a Quaker family,” the film’s Amazon description stated.
APS talks fire plans with the city of Sedona

2 weeks ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens

Ahead of the 2025 Arizona wildfire season, Arizona Public Service Northern Division Director Frank Sanderson and Yavapai Emergency Management Director Ashley Ahlquist gave a fire season presentation to the Sedona City Council on Wednesday, March 26. They focused on APS’ Public Safety Power Shutoff program for high-risk days and the installation of AI-powered came designed to monitor wildfire outbreaks.