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Building Green in Prescott AZ

By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011

When a person searches for building an environmentally conscious home (a green home or sustainable home), they normally look for the following;

1.   local contractors experienced in building green
2.   cooperation with the local government as far as zoning laws
3.   an area that has the natural resources (i.e. solar, water) to power a green home
4.   local resources to [...]

Posted by Jerry Cecil August 6, 2011, 12:24 pm

The YMCA in Prescott AZ is the Best

By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011

The YMCA located in downtown Prescott AZ is not like other YMCA’s around the country.  This one is very well equipped, very clean, and very functional.  Prescott’s YMCA is not just another place to “work-out”, it is at the center of physical activity in Prescott.  “The Y” as it is known, is everything to Prescott. This [...]

Posted by Jerry Cecil August 6, 2011, 12:19 pm

Times are Tight- We Need to Change the Way we Think

By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011

Times are no doubt tight.  This Christmas will be the tightest ever for many people.  We are all learning how we can save a nickel here and there.  For my family and friends, giving to the needy seems to be at an all-time low.  I have found myself avoiding adding just a few cents to my [...]

Posted by Jerry Cecil August 6, 2011, 11:55 am

Arcosanti, 35 Miles From Prescott, is an Urban Laboratory

By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011

I visited Arcosanti which is just 35 miles east of Prescott AZ and I was amazed.  This is trully one of the best examples I can think of for future urban planning.  Arcosanti was started in 1970.  It’s ideas and principles were way ahead of its time.  Now, when the nation is actually considering things like [...]

Posted by Jerry Cecil August 6, 2011, 11:43 am

What City was the Capital of Arizona When Arizona was a Territory?

By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011

The answer, Prescott AZ.  Prescott was named the capital of the Arizona territory in 1864.  It held that status until 1867 where it was moved to Tucson.  Prescott became the capital again in 1877 and lost the capital status to Phoenix in 1889.  The first territorial capitals governor’s mansion, is located at Sharlot Hall Museum grounds [...]

Posted by Jerry Cecil August 6, 2011, 11:37 am
 
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