Forbidden by ancient custom to sing certain songs that belonged only
to the men of her tribe, Delores Plunkett watched as those songs were
extinguished, taken to the grave by the diabetes and the alcohol that
claimed their singers.
A member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation, Plunkett mourned this loss,
and as much, the loss of that part of her tribe’s traditions among the
children.
“My father’s sons died before he did,” Plunkett said. “He should have taught me the songs, but he never did.”
Residents who want to participate in the city of Sedona’s budget
process should schedule time for three five-hour meetings during the
first two weeks of May.
By sitting through the series of scheduled workshops where the city
staff and City Council grind through hundreds of line items and dozens
of decision tables, participants can gain a thorough appreciation of
the degree of detail involved in the process.
The workshops begin Monday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the
Vultee Conference Room at the city complex at 106 Roadrunner Drive. Two
more will take place on Monday, May 12, and Wednesday, May 14, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Vultee Conference Room.
Sedona Fire District firefighters and paramedics attend to the
injuries of a driver who rolled his jeep on a curve in Oak Creek Canyon just
north of the Junipine Resort on Tuesday, April 29 at approximately two p.m. More photos inside.
