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Kiwanis Club art event at the Rodeo Barn

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300px-kiovalWILLIAMS – The Williams Kiwanis Club will be holding the Gateway to the Grand Canyon Arts and Craft Fair at the Rodeo Barn, 501 East Rodeo Road across from Old Trails Hardware.

The Fair will consist of over 45 vendors selling hand made crafts and art work. Kiwanis will hold a Chinese and Silent auction during the event which benefits their community activities throughout the year.

The Fair will be held May 16th from 11 am to 5 pm and on Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm. Lunch will be available Friday and Saturday from 11am to 2 pm and a pancake breakfast from 8am to 11 on Saturday. A dessert bar and beverages will be available all day Friday and Saturday.

Coconino Astronomical Society viewing May 9th.

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640px-earthriseOur source informed us late tonight that the viewing by the Coconino Astronomical Society is apparently next Friday, May 9 at the same times. There will be a slight interference from a sliver of sunlight, but it will be dark enough for some great viewing.

We apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused.

You can do a sky viewing of your own at any time, however. You can see some pretty amazing things even with a simple pair of binoculars. You only have to travel as far as the Santa Fe Dam, for example, to find a dark enough area for a viewing.

You might even have a good viewing area in your back yard.

View the heavens Friday

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You will not see this.

You will not see this.

WILLIAMS – The Coconino Astronomical Society will be holding a viewing of the night sky on Friday, March 2d between 7:30 and 9:30 pm. The viewing will be held in the vacant area across from the laundry and Rod’s Steakhouse on Railroad avenue. The viewing is free.

The Society held a viewing last month in the same location and hopes to make this a monthly event. Tourist and residents of Williams are invited to come tour the skies.

The group picked this day because the brightness of the moon will not interfere with the viewing of other heavenly bodies. The group donates their telescopes and time to interest people in the science of astronomy.

Winter storm dampers Clean and Beautiful and Kite Day

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20140426-01WILLIAMS – Rain, snow and high winds stopped plans in the city of Williams for the annual Clean and Beautiful campaign and Kite Festival. Both activities are generally scheduled just after Easter and the day is normally warm and sunny. This is the first time that it has dampened the plans for Clean and Beautiful.

Some kids still enjoyed the snowy weather.

Some kids enjoyed the snowy weather.

The weather started about 2 am with rain turning into snow in the morning. Visibility dropped to about 100 yards, but some people still took advantage of the electronics waste disposal sponsored by the City of Williams at the rodeo barn.

The visibility increased later in the morning, but snow continued to fall. The weather service predicts the snow to continue in Williams and Flagstaff through the night clearing by tomorrow morning. 1-3 inches of snow accumulation is expected. Temperatures should rise to the 70s by next Saturday.

The weather was enough to kill events and the gardens people may have planted, but not enough to make up for the loss of snow over the winter months.

“Blood moon” all the rage tonight.

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Schematic diagram of the shadow cast by the Earth. Within the central umbra shadow, the Moon is totally shielded from direct illumination by the Sun. In contrast, within the penumbra shadow, only a portion of sunlight is blocked. - Wikipedia

Schematic diagram of the shadow cast by the Earth. Within the central umbra shadow, the Moon is totally shielded from direct illumination by the Sun. In contrast, within the penumbra shadow, only a portion of sunlight is blocked. – Wikipedia

Coconino Astronomical Society flier from Fred Espanak's web site.

Coconino Astronomical Society flier from Fred Espanak’s web site.

FLAGSTAFF – The Coconino Astronomical Society is encouraging the viewing of a somewhat rare astronomical event starting tonight and running into the early morning hours. Tonight there will be the first of four total eclipses of the moon in 2014. It is predicted to have a red appearance which has given rise to the term “blood moon.”

NASA is even promoting a live stream of the event if it is too chilly for you or if the cloud coverage in your area causes a problem.

Coconino Astronomical Society flier from Fred Espanak's web site.

Coconino Astronomical Society flier from Fred Espanak’s web site.

The rarity of this even is that four blood moons will occur in roughly six-month intervals on the following dates: April 15, 2014; October 8, 2014; April 4, 2015, and September 28, 2015. This is called a tetrad by astronomers. The NY Daily News reports:

According to NASA, seeing four complete lunar eclipses in a row is very rare. The skies were tetrad-free from 1600 to 1900. But in the 21st century, there will be many.

What’s even stranger is that Americans have a front row seat.

“The most unique thing about the 2014-2015 tetrad is that all of them are visible for all or parts of the USA,” NASA eclipse expert Fred Espenak told CNN.

According to the Society flier the eclipse can be viewed with the naked eye with no special equipment required. Binoculars might give a better view of the event.

An eclipse of the moon can only take place during the full moon phase when the moon passes through some portion of the shadow of the Earth. The shadow consists of two parts; the penumbra and umbra. It is when the moon passes through the umbra portion that the earth blocks all light from the sun. That is the type of eclipse we will see with the tetrad.

The event begins at about 10:58 tonight when a partial eclipse begins. The total eclipse should bet at 12:07 tomorrow morning. The moon will be eclipsed until around 1:25 with another partial eclipse ending at 2:33 am.

The Coconino Astronomical Society promotes taking advantage of the dark skies of Arizona to view astronomical events. They have a private, two-acre viewing area two-miles north of Williams provided for CAS members and their guests.

They group has recently been attempting to set up monthly viewing sessions inside Williams. Even within the lighted city the session this month provided remarkable views of Jupiter and four of the moons. Later in the summer Saturn will be visible including the amazing rings surrounding it.

Theatrikos Presents A 1940’s-Themed Fundraising Gala

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FLAGSTAFF – The Theatrikos Theatre Company will be hosting a gala event at the DoubleTree (formerly the Woodlands Hotel) in Flagstaff on May 3, 2014, complete with gourmet food and world-class entertainment. The reception will begin at 6:00 PM, followed by dinner at 7:00 PM and a presentation at 8:00 PM. The theme is “A Nostalgic Look Back to the 1940’s.” Period attire is encouraged, but not required.

Stan Sutherland and Ray Jordan, both members of the Theatrikos board of directors and frequent volunteers for various Northern Arizona nonprofit organizations, will present the evening’s entertainment with the help of other members of the Theatrikos family. Sutherland thinks that the 1940s theme will be a good excuse for people to get dolled up in period clothes and immerse themselves in an iconic era. “The ’40s were interesting, because in addition to being a time of unprecedented tragedy, they were a huge cultural highpoint. Film Noir classics like ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ as well as stuff like ‘Casablanca’ and ‘Citizen Kane’ were being made all in the same brief stretch.

Read more at Flagstaff Voices

Flagstaff Liberty Alliance April meeting features candidates.

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alliance-bannerFLAGSTAFF – The Flagstaff Liberty Alliance (Facebook) will introduce candidates John Lewis Mealer and Gary Kiehne at their April meeting (Facebook). Mealer is an Independent candidate for governor of Arizona and Kiehne is a Republican running for Representative for Congressional District #1.

The meeting will be held at the Weatherford Hotel at 23 N. Leroux Street in Flagstaff. The meeting will be on the second floor on Thursday, April 17 at 6 pm.

Grand Opry for Habitat for Humanity.

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WILLIAMS – Habitat for Humanity will hold their Grand Opry at the Rodeo Barn this Friday, April 11 from 6:30 to 9 pm. The evening of music, fun and dinner will benefit the activities of the Williams Habitat for Humanity.

This annual fundraiser will feature country music with special guests Aquilla Larson and Caroline Barlow. Events include dancing, raffle, door prizes and cake walk. Hotdogs, soda, and water will be on sale, but popcorn will be available free. The Kiwanis club of Williams will have a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 6 pm.

Adults $6, Students and Seniors over 62 $3, Family of 4 or more $15

Holiness Congregation Church meets tomorrow

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whs-annex-01WILLIAMS—The Holiness Congregation Church will start meeting tomorrow at 10 am at the Williams High School Annex. The annex is located at 636 south 7th street just past the high school. This church is considered Arminian-Wesleyan in nature. Pastor Cosette Riggs will officiate with the assistance of Darlene Thomas.

Pastor Riggs was trained at the Nazarene Bible College and licensed as an associate pastor with the Nazarene Church. She served as a volunteer Chaplain for a hospital, hospice and as a Police Chaplain. She was ordained by the non-denominational Holiness Congregation Church in California.

Darlene was a missionary with the Nazarene Church and her husband a Nazarene Evangelist. Darlene will use her love of singing to lead the singing of hymns and choruses of praise.

The church will pay no salaries preferring the money to go to rent and to help people in need in the community. The church invites people to join if they want to serve the Lord and reach out to the community.