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14A- RED ROCK NEWS, Sedona, Arizona Wednesday, March
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Sedona Park Rangers walk a friendly beat
Volunteer group
takes care of city
parks and Uptown
By Lu Stitt
LARSON NEWSPAPERS
Being a volunteer Sedona Park
Ranger is an opportunity to meet
people from around the world,
as well as people from next door,
according to Judy Huggins.
Huggins and her husband,
Bob. spearheaded the ranger
program after they retired to
Sedona a few years ago. They
worked for the National Park
Service for 30 years in several
national parks and were used to
living in beautiful areas. After
visiting Sedona a few times,
they decided it was almost like
living in a national forest visitor
area with the surrounding moun-
tains and travelers from all over
the world.
"So we thought why not start
a volunteer ranger program for
the city," Bob Huggins said,
wearing his uniform with a city
of Sedona badge on the sleeve,
Western hat, and his nameplate
over his right shirt pocket.
Judy Huggins wore the same
outfit. It is the uniform of the
rangers. In 2005, the Sedona City
Council along with the Parks
and Recreation Commission
approved the ranger project, and
they started patrols of the city's
parks and Uptown in June 2007.
Dr. Wanderman's new office will be open on March 8th,
and he is accepting new patients now.
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SEDONA VOLUNTEER PARK RANGERS Bob and Judy Huggins keep an eye on traffic during the St. Patrick's
Day parade Saturday, March 6, in Uptown. The Huggins spearheaded the ranger program here when they
retired to Sedona after working for the National Park Service for 30 years.
The annual budget is approxiz
mately $3,000, which pays for
the uniforms.
"Right now we have about
nine of us rangers. We set a limit
of 15. so we can
use a few more
good people,"
Bob Huggins
said.
Rangerspatrol
the three larger
parks: . Jordan
Historic. Posse
Grounds and
Sunset parks,
as well as three
pocket parks:
the Botanical
Garden on
Arroyo Road,
Jamesen
Memorial at
the corner of
Northview and
State Route 89A
and Grayback near the Sedona
Public Library.
"We patrol all of those parks
and Uptown. Our main purpose
in Uptown is visitor informa-
tion and directions, along with
some first-aid when necessary
"Right now we
have about nine of
us rangers. We set
a limit of 15, so we
can use a few more
good people."
Bob Huggins
Sedona Volunteer Park
Rangers Program Manager
or calling 9-1-1," Judy Huggins
said. "We also work closely
with public works when we see
something that needs their atten-
tion or to report a violation."
Rangers
routinely pick up
litter when neces-
sary, check the
public restrooms,
report hazards
and are respon-
sive to merchant
and resident
concerns. One
of their chosen
duties is to
maintain the
interpretive trail
at the Jordan
Historical Park
leading to the
Sedona Historical
Society's
Heritage Museum
on Jordan Road.
On litter, Bob Huggins said
people, for the most part. are
pretty good at putting trash in
the provided containers. The
only challenge is on busy week-
ends when the containers start to
get full.
"We get comments often
about how clean the city is,"
Judy Huggins said.
According to Andi Welsh.
administrative services director
for the city, the rangers not only
serve as a uniformed presence
and as ambassadors at the city
parks and Uptown, but save the
city a lot of money.
"They really provide an
invaluable service to the city.
They are keen eyes and ears for
the city staff and can give us a
perspective from visitors' point
of view. Welsh said. "They also
provide the equivalent of one to
three staff members."
During 2009, the rangers
provided more than 2;500 hours
of service. Rangers work two-
hour shifts and have two shifts a
day, seven days a week.
"We usually work from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 4
p.m. the busiest times," Bob
Huggins said.
For more information, call
282-3465.
Lu Stitt can be reached at
282-7795, ext. 122, or e-mail
lu @ larsonnewspapers.com
2questrians complete 50-znile race
On Saturday, Feb. 27, five
Verde Valley School endur-
ance riders competed in the
Scottsdale Dynamite Dash, an
annual 50/75/100 mile endur-
ance race held this year on the
Tonto National Forest.
It was Verde Valley School's
first attempt at competing in
a 50-mile endurance race. In
the past, students have ridden
primarily in 25-mile rides. Since
they have always placed in the
top 10, often qualifying for
best condition, VVS equestrian
director Caroline Diehl decided
it was time to push their limits
this season, according to a press
release.
On Feb. 6, VVS's Endurance
Team had placed fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh out of 39 riders
"at the Land of the Sun Race in
Wickenburg, after months of
intense training.
They continued training
between races and headed to
Scottsdale for the Dynamite
Dash on Feb. 26. They had pre-
ride veterinarian checks and
spent the night.
The 50-mile race started at 7
a.m. on Feb. 27 with 41 contes-
tants. VVS was represented
by Caroline Diehl on Kismet,
freshman Maddie Smith on Toby,
sophomore Lea Benclowitz on
Jar0aara, junior Keely Bates on
Kiwi; and junior Carlie Gildon
on Shezaada.
"At the first vet check at 25
miles, all of the horses' heart
rates dropped below the required
60 beats per minute within
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ERDE VALLEY SCHOOL Endurance Riders include sophomore Lea
nclowitz, juniors Keely Bates and Ca?lie Gildon and freshman
addle Smith.
veral minutes, which was a elevate to the next distance, to go
lear indicator that we were on to try to complete the 75-mile
ding well and not pushing too race, since all of our horses were
hard," Diehl stated in a press
release.
Volunteers were impressed
with the VVS students and
the obvious training that had
occurred prior to the ride. They
completed the first 25-mil e loop
in almost three hours.
The second loop was over
rougher terrain and took
longer, but again the horses
met vet criteria quickly. One
has an hour to meet completion
criteria after a 50-mile race,
but all of the VVS horses met
criteria in under 10 minutes
and scored all As and Bs, Diehl
stated.
"We were given the option to
doing so well and had plenty of
energy left, but the VVS riders
decided not to continue ," Diehl
stated. It was their goal to have
all of their horses complete the
50 mile section.
"We just wanted to ride
conservatively and use this race
as an indicator of how competi-
tive we could be in these longer
distances in the future," Diehl
stated.
"Their final finishes were 27th,
28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st out of
41 riders. I'm incredibly proud
of the dedication and level of
commitment that was shown by
the VVS Endurance Team this
year," Diehl stated.
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