Amateur Radio Technician License Class on Saturday, June 5th

by Jason Shultz on May 10, 2010

Free Amateur Radio Technician License Class on Saturday, June 5th 2010 with a license exam scheduled for the following Saturday.

The Verde Valley Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce a free Amateur Radio License course to be held on Saturday June 5th at the Cottonwood Public Safety Building conference room ( 6th Street & Aspen ). The course will start at 8:00 A.M. and will finish about 4:30 P.M. There will be morning and afternoon comfort breaks and a half-hour break for lunch. A bag lunch would be advisable. This course will be a one day session that will cover all of the material required to pass the FCC license exam for the Technician class Amateur Radio license. Note that being able to send and receive Morse Code is no longer a requirement to get your Amateur Radio license.

The recommended text book for this course is The ARRL Ham Radio Technician License Manual, 1st edition, 2006-2009. Textbooks are optional, but we are attempting to obtain sufficient manuals from previous students for this course as this manual will be updated in July 2010 and a new question pool will be used after that date.

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Mingus Mountain Road Update: Sunday, Feb. 7

by Jason Shultz on February 8, 2010

FYI more snow to come!

Mingus Mountain Road Update for Sunday, February 7, 2010:

Upper Mingus Mountain received 8” to 10” of snowfall on Saturday night & early Sunday morning.  The 104A Forest Service road has been snowplowed from Hwy 89A up to the Forest Service Day Use/Picnic area ¼ mile beyond the Mingus Mountain Camp.  The road has become restricted to single lane passage with this additional snow on most of the areas beyond the Forest Service gate.  Pull-off’s are limited.  Currently (5:30pm we are receiving mountain hail-snow but I don’t expect to receive much more new accumulation tonight.  Next storm with precipitation is expected on Wednesday.

The FS road up to the South sites continues to be plugged with heavy snow.  An unsuccessful attempt was made by someone yesterday in a vehicle & it appears to have bogged down within the first 10 yards & made a nice mess of things while backing out.  Sorry, but the additional new snow will just make it worse Southsiders…………L

Please drive safe up here, have a full tank of gas & keep those cell phones charged up!!!

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Chinese Massage Shut Down for Prostitution

February 5, 2010

Even though it was widely rumored that this massage parlor was famous for it’s “happy endings” it still took four agencies to end the happiness. The investigation took a  year – to make sure it was a thorough and complete look into what was going on.
From the Verde Independent:
Shortly after noon, 15 to 20 members [...]

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James Ray “Sweat Lodge Guru” Charged in Deaths

February 3, 2010

James Ray was arrested today (Wednesday Feb 3rd) by Yavapai County Sheriff’s at his attorney’s office in Prescott on three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of three participants at an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony he organized last year.
Ray is charged with the deaths of Kirby Brown, James Shore and Liz Neuman.
Ray’s attorney, Luis [...]

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Cottonwood Flood of 2010

January 22, 2010

The flood of 2010 in Cottonwood, Arizona didn’t meet the predictions that was forecast. The NWS predicted the river to crest at 25 feet. Still, the river did rise 10 feet. This video was shot near Cottonwood, AZ by the Verde River. http://openskymedia.com

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Tempe Firefighter Killed in Snow Storm on Highway 260

December 8, 2009

Found out today that a tree fell on hunters sleeping in their tent last night by milepost 245 on highway 260. One was a tempe firefighter who was killed by the tree falling. It took 1.5 to 2 hours for a passerby to see the survivor and rescue him. Where was the snow plow driver [...]

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Old Town Mission, Cottonwood, Arizona

October 21, 2009

I recently made a promotional video for the Old Town Mission in Cottonwood, Arizona. I was really happy to have a chance to make this video for them. They are doing a lot of good work for the local community. One of the things I like most about them is that all donations stay in [...]

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Update: Shawna Bowen Discusses James Ray Sweat Lodge

October 19, 2009

Sedona resident Shawna Bowen, who was at the sweat lodge ceremony last week, discusses the event with 3TV’s Jared Dillingham. Until now we haven’t had a first-hand account of what happened at the sweat lodge tragedy and what role James Arthur Ray may have played when participants began passing out.

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Bigfoot Sighted Near Seligman, Arizona

October 16, 2009

If an explorer named Java Bob says it’s true then I have to believe!

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Shawna Bowen Interviews About James Ray Sweat Lodge

October 16, 2009

Shawna Bowen interviews with Harry Smith of the CBS Early Show about what she saw at the James Ray Sweat Lodge in Sedona, Arizona where two people died. Shawna Bowen is a Therapist, Author, and Motivational Speaker. You can find out more about her at FromRockStarToTherapist.com.

Here’s her radio show where she talks about the James [...]

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