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RED ROCK NEWS, Sedona, Arizona Friday, October 29, 2010 - 1C
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DECORATE YOUR HOME this Halloween to create spooky audience, pick a theme and'dress the part for the most impact. For
environment for you and your neighbors to enjoy. Be sure to know your younger children, think fun. Older kids might appreciate a good scare.
Scare dickens out of neighbors with decor
Most days, you probably want visitors to
feel welcome and secure in your home.
But one day a year, it's fun to scare the
dickens out of them -- so make the most of
Halloween and all the good-natured frights that
come along with the spookiest of holidays.
There's still time before Halloween arrives
tO decorate.
While your neighbors may pull out all the
stops decorating outdoors for Christmas, an
over-the-top Halloween display can also eam
you a place in neighborhood lore.
Halloween decor experts offer some tips to
consider as you create a spooky playground to
impress the trick-or-treaters:
Know Your Audience
It might be a good idea to match the level
of scary in your Halloween decorations with
the age of the children you expect to visit you
home. For younger children, think fun. Older
kids might appreciate a good scare.
Choose a Theme
Halloween is the perfect holiday for
creativity, so whe n it comes to the front
yard, don't limit yourself.
Decorations that center around a theme
have the most impact and will delight chil-
dren when walking to your doorstep.
You could choose something as simple as
a graveyard theme, leading visitors through
a path of gravestones and creaky gates, with
zombie decorations for good measure. Or
use ideas from your favorite scary movie.
If you need ideas, try browsing outdoor
Halloween decor online.
Direct Traffic
Now, that you've chosen a theme, think
about how you want your guests to expe-
rience it, beginning with the sidewalk and.
ending with your front door.
For example, if you went with a Dracula
theme you could lead your visitors to the
front door with lights that resemble chan-
delier candles. Solar lanterns could also
be used to light the path, as they won't
leave you burning through batteries or
electricity.
Well lit signs could also be used to lead
visitors through a scavenger hunt through
your front yard.
Dress the Part
To make your theme really work for you,
wear a costume to the door that goes along
with it. It's a great way to get in touch with
your inner child and to thrill the kids in
your neighborhood.
Safety First
While it's great to create the scariest yard
on the block, you should also make sure it's
safe. Walkways and hazards like ponds or
stairs should be well lit.
Get Help From Nature
The trees in your yard make a great place
to hang spooky decorations. Use old grass
clippings to give a spookier feel to zombies
and gravestones. You can use leaves as
stuffing paper for bags and figurines, filling
them with life.
Courtesy of ARAcontent
SGA exhibit hanging
at Council Chambers
The city of Sedona Art in
Public Places Committee is proud
to announce a new exhibit of the
Sedona Gallery Association in the
Council Chambers at Sedona City
Hall.
SGA member Kinion Fine Art
is the featured gallery. The exhibit
can be viewed through January
2011. Artists in the exhibit are
Mary Lois Brown, Tom Fish,
Mire Fitzgerald, Tom Lynch, Jim
Meissner and Eileen Roberts.
The mission of the Sedona
Gallery Association is to provide
a unified voice on issues of mutual
concern regarding the visual
arts. Their goals are to advance
standards of excellence, to raise
awareness and to unite organiza-
tions, business and individuals in
order to support and promote the
business of art in Sedona. On the
first Friday ofeach month, from 5
to 8 p.m., members of the Sedona
Gallery Association offer a unique
monthly showcase highlighting
artists, special exhibits and events.
For more information on the
association, visit their website at
www.sedonagalleryassociation.
com.
Flavor of Sedona
meets on Nov. 1
Flavor of Sedona bridges the
gap for those on the patl of
self-discovery by offering locals
and tourists the opportunity to
get in touch with the "pulse of
Sedona" while enjoying dinner
and music at Heartline Caf6's
Fireside Room on Monday,
Nov. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Attendees can meet healing
practitioners, intuitive readers,
sacred land guides and learn why
spiritual Sedona inspires change
and healing for 2010. Flavor
of Sedona includes Tamara
Fernandes, D.D.S., horseman
Skip Bertuzzi, astrologer Electra
Jung and sacred land guide
Rebekah Simpson.
The cost is $15 and includes
dinner. Music will be performed
by Jesse Kalu. Seating is limited,
so R.S.V.P. to 282-5090 as soon
as possible.
Need Extra Cash?
Sell It Fast!
TO PLACE AN
AD CALL
282-7795
Participate in Christmas project
Businesses, churches and
schools across Northern Arizona
are starting to collect Christmas
cheer -- in shoe boxes.
Operation Christmas Child
is the world's largest Christmas
project, according to a press
release. This year, the organiza-
tion is working to send shoe box
gifts to more than 8 million chil-
dren in 100 countries who are
suffering from natural disaster,
war, terrorism, disease, famine
and poverty. Since 1993, this
project of international Christian
relief and the evangelism orga-
nization Samaritan's Purse has
delivered more than 77 million
gift-filled shoe boxes to needy
children in 130 countries.
There are many ways to
become involved with this
project. Families, churches,
Scout troops, community groups
and businesses can create shoe
box gifts. Volunteers can fill the
boxes with school supplies, toys,
necessity items, hard candy and
letters of encouragement. For
more information about how to
fill boxes or how to get involved
with the organization, go .to
www.samaritanspurse.org.
Collection sites in the Verde
Valley include Christ Center
Wesleyan, 580 Brewer Road
in Sedona; Beaver Creek
Baptist, 3705 E. Beaver Creek
in Rimrock; and Evangelical
Worship Center, 1380 E. Mingus
Ave. in Cottonwood.
The national collection week
for shoe box gifts is Monday,
Nov. 15, through Monday, Nov.
22. However, they are collected
throughout the year at the
group's headquarters in North
Carolina.
Do You Remit
Sedona City
Sales Taxes?
City tax reporting requirements
will be changing January 2011.
Get more information by attending
any of the following public meetings.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Sedona Public Library, 3250 White Bear Road
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
and
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wayside Chapel, Jordan Hall, 401 N. SR 89A
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
and
5:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.
City taxpayer information packets and guidelines
will be available atthe meetings.
For more information, please call
the City of Sedona Sales Tax
Inquiry Line (928) 203-5040
or email SalesTax@SedonaAZ,gov,