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6A - RED ROCK NEWS, Sedona, Arizona Friday, May 28, 2010
Make a difference
in life of a child
A Court Appointed Special Advocate or
CASA volunteer ,is needed for 7-year-old
"Robby." Child Protective Services removed
Robby from his home due to the mother's
neglect, mental illness, substance abuse and
domestic violence. The father abandoned his
wife and son several years ago.
Among the CASA volunteer's responsibili-
ties would be monitoring the ongoing prog-
ress of Robby in his foster home; working
with his schoolteachers to help promote his
education; working with his therapist to keep
abreast of the issues affecting his emotional
well-being; assisting CPS in working with the
mother [and the father, if he can be located],
to determine whether either0f them would
be willing and able to participate in treatment
programs that would permit one of them to
resume responsibility for Robby; working
with CPS to determine whether other rela-
tives might be able to be of support to the
parents and/or ser*e as guardians for the
boy; attending monthly team meetings with
Robby, his mother [and possibly his father]
and other team members involved in the case;
and making recommendations to the judge as
to the best long-term placement for this boy.
CASA volunteers need to provide informa-
tion to the court at report and review hearings
throughout the life of a case.
Anyone interested in becoming a CASA
volunteer for this case or a similar one, and
making a difference in the life of a child,
is asked to contact the Maggie Fega at
554-8900.
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Editor's Note
==This child's name has been changed to
protect the. identities of those involved,
and this child is not eligible for adoption
at this time.
Painter relishes olll:doors of red rock country
Twice Marita Gale was guided to
Sedona by some unknown force and
happenstance, so she decided to stay.
"I felt drawn to the desert to do my
art after 22 years in Knoxville, Tenn.,
where Imade a living and did my art.
Now I make my living with my art,"
Gale said as she sat outside a coffee
shop on a weekday afternoon
creating on her easel.
Today, she was painting
her interpretation of a time
when a friend met Whoop|
Goldberg. It had lots of bold
colors.
. Gale does abstract portraits
with colored chalk using
shape and color inspired by
a person's energy. She has
practiced her art for 15 years. At Random
Her favorite atmosphere is
working outside, where she LU
spends the majority of her
days -- and nights. STiff
"I love nature and living •""
among it. When I first came
here I camped, in a tent, at
Lo Lo Mai Springs for a while, then
moved to Dead Horse Ranch State
Park in Cottonwood. It's so wonderful
to wake up to the sounds of nature
-- birds singing and the wind in the
trees," Gale said and closed her eyes
enjoying the breeze that blew through
her hair.
Gale moved to Sedona inNovember.
A few weeks later, she decided to take
a road trip and see where it led her. It
first took her to New Mexico. While
driving around the southern part of
the state, she eventually ran out of
money and decided to head back to
Arizona. She made it to Ajo, a small
mining town in southern Arizona,
when the gas gauge read "empty."
Gale stayed there for a while
and made some money with her
portraits while camping on Bureau
of Land Management property. On
Feb. 22, a Monday, Gale took off
again with a full tank of gas on a
quest. To where and what
she did not know.
"Guess where I ran out of
gas? Sedona,"' Gale said. "So
here I am and here I'll stay.
Sedona is my home now,
unless I'm guided somewhere
else, but I feel good here."
As Gale started meeting
people she found more and
more of them wanted her
type of portrait. She went
to the Mingus Center ,in
Cottonwood and paints
portraits for the people
staying there while recov-
ering from an addiction.
"What I do is great therapy,
and I've been asked to
Mingus Center again so I'm here to
serve a purpose," Gale said. "Sedona
is a very healing place and full of
energy."
So far, everyone Gale has met
is friendly and welcoming and
happy, she said.
"The -people here are wonderful,"
Gale said. "I don't miss the Tennessee
humidity, either. The climate here is
great for my art. The paper doesn't
curl, and my hair doesn't frizz."
Tom HoodJLarson Newspapers
SEDONA RESIDENT MARITA GALE talks Thursday, May 20, about her love of
nature and living among it. Gale moved to Sedona in November and thinks the
people in the area are wonderful.
How 'At Random" Works
every person has a story.
Lu Still can be reached at
282-7795, ext. 122, or e-mail
lu @ larsonnewspapers.com
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Transit more than meets spring
targets, according to NAIPTA
In March, ridership on the
Sedona RoadRunner shuttle and
Verde Lynx, which connects
Sedona and Cottonwood,
reached new highs.
Both systems are now well
above minimum ridership
targets adopted by the Sedona
City Council in January 2009,
according to a press release.
The targets were set by the
RoadRunner Citizens Review
Commission which included
representatives from Sedona
and Cottonwood. The group
established three goals for
the transit services: increased
fiscal viability, increased
Nitin Patel, MD
AndreaStone-Shayer, MD
Nirav Mehta, MD FACC .
kmar Singh, MD, FACC
ridership, and the ability to
serve more groups.
In order to measure the effec-
tiveness of transit in reaching
the commission's desired
results, the group established
low and high targets for
the number of people who
board per hour of service
and the Cost per boarding.
According to Northern Arizona
Intergovernmental Public
Transportation Authority
management, these are stan-
dard measures of efficiency
used in the transit industry.
• For RoadRunner board-
ings per hour, the low goal
was 26.25, high goal was 37.5
and actual, as of March, was
30.94.
• For Verde Lynx board-
ings per hour, the low goal was
5.78, high goal was 8.25, and
actual, was 6.35.
• The low goal for
RoadRunner cost per boarding
was 3.64, high goal was 2.55,
and actual was 3.22.
• The low goal for Verde
Lynx cost per boarding was
16.55, high goal was 11.59,
and actual was 15.7.
As of March, both transit
services have not only
surpassed the minimum goals,
but are progressing toward the
numbers established as high,
end goals.
"We are excited about
meeting the ridership objec-
tives and even more excited
about the new riders we see
on the buses and shuttles
every day," James Wagner,
senior manager of operations
for NAIPTA, stated in a press
release.
Sedona Mayor Rob Adams
expressed satisfaction with the
collaborative public process.
"I created the Citizen Review
Commission when I first took
office so we could get a handle
on these programs. I am pleased
that such a diverse group of
citizens came to consensus on
measurable targets. Citizens
set the bar and NAIPTA has
met it," Adams stated.
In addition to meeting the
goals for ridership and cost,
public transit is also serving
new groups in both Sedona
and Cottonwood. With the
introduction of Verde Lynx in
November, there are now .eight
round-trips per day connecting
Cottonwood, West Sedona and
Uptown, making it a viable
alternative for daily commuters
as well as those traveling for
recreation or services.
Since expansion of the
intercity service in November,
Verde Lynx has seen consistent
monthly increases in rider-
ship and is now transporting
as many as 95 passengers on
some weekdays.
According to Wagner, a
recent Survey shows that the
largest group of Verde Lynx
riders are commuting from
Cottonwood to jobs in Sedona.
However, nearly a quarter of
the riders are Sedona resi-
dents commuting to work or
shopping,
Max Licher, past chairman
of the Citizen's Review
Committee, is happy to see that
the initial ridership goals set
by the committee for both the
Roadrunner and Verde Lynx
are now being met.
"The committee knew that it
would probably take some time
under the revised service model
to achieve these goals, and
believed that continued effort
and refinement could keep
ridership numbers increasing.
Transit helps our businesses
by providing commuter
service for employees, and
by improving the quality of
the visitor experience in the
Uptown/Creek Area, and so
warrants continued public
support," Licher stated.
NAIPTA General Manager
Jeff Meilbeck recognizes
that not everyone is totally
supportive of public transit, but
stresses that RoadRunner and
Verde Lynx service have shown
steady growth and provide
transportation opportunities
for increasing sectors of the
northern Arizona community.
"Some people have a philo-
sophical opposition to public
transit and want to keep
government out of it, so they
will never be totally satisfied
with our results," Meilbeck
stated. "Nevertheless, we are
accomplishing the CRC's
desired results and the budget
has remained flat. Meanwhile,
we are seeing new riders
every month as more and
more people become familiar
with the benefits of public
transit."
Sale signs have to meet regulations
Many Sedona residents enjoy
shopping at garage sales. As a
reminder to those residents who
c.nduct garage sales and put
up temporary garage sale signs,
remember the following rules:
• Signs may only be displayed
for three consecutive days during
the garage sale and cannot be
left out overnight.
• No more than four lead-in
signs may be displayed for each
garage sale,
• Signs may not exceed three
square feet in area and three feet
in height.
• Signs are prohibited in the
State Routes 89A or 179 rights-
of-way and may not be placed so
as to create a traffic hazard.
• Signs are prohibited within
roundabouts.
• Signs may not be attached
to any trees, fences, utility poles,
light poles, street signs or any
traffic control device.
City of Sedona staff will
remove and dispose of any signs
that violate these rules. Contact
the Community Development
Department at 282-1154 for
more information.
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