January 20 was National Disc Jockey Day and Jan. 29 was World Leprosy Day, according to brownielocks.com.
 
These are just a few of the stranger holidays celebrated by some in the United States, according to Erin Kathleen McCoy, Executive Director of statesymbolusa.org, a website that has an extensive list of national food holidays.

When it comes to security and law enforcement, the Yavapai College campus is well equipped thanks to the dedicated Yavapai College Police Department.

Despite the prevalence of media attention to UFO sightings and psychic predictions, the search for extraterrestrial life is not confined to the paranormal.
Scientists, around the world, have been searching the skies for signs of life in the universe for over a century.

Over the years it has been easy for me to stay interested and occupied in this town, because I practically grew up here.
I have been forced to use my imagination to keep life interesting on a daily basis. But as I explore more and more of this area, I am finding it easier to become inspired just by using my legs.

During a White House press conference on April 4, 1950, President Harry S. Truman said, “I can assure you that flying saucers, given that they exist, are not constructed by any power on this earth.”
 
Since the discovery of unearthly debris in the desert near Roswell, NM on July 7, 1947, Americans have been fascinated by the idea that beings from other worlds may have paid our planet a visit and may continue to do so.

From the outside, the Monday Club doesn’t look like much. Hidden behind Alfonso’s and marked only by a small sign and a lonely parking lot, it’s easy to miss if you don’t know it’s there.
However, a few times a month it’s transformed into a hot spot for live music. The parking lot fills with cars and people; the ground with cigarette butts and trash. But the transformation from a bland empty building into an adrenaline fueled local music haven, isn’t truly apparent until you get inside.

    Students in the Residential Building Technology (RBT) program at Yavapai  College learn a vision for the future and a way to earn a living.
   “Learn a Living in Construction Technology” is painted on the trailer at the site in Chino Valley where the RBT program is building an energy and resource efficient house as part of its curriculum.
   The program offers its vision for the future by teaching technologies that build sustainable efficiency into the very structure of the house.  
 

“You know who I think owns it? The musicians in this town,” Bob Bjorklund says of POPS Music Shop. “Without them we wouldn’t even be open.”   If you want to get technical, however, it’s owned by Michele MacBride who runs it along with Bjorklund. “We’re responsible for it; it’s our baby,” he says, but wants to be clear that “she’s the boss.”

It’s amazing how many bicyclists you notice when you set out to photograph them. It made me start to wonder what motivates these people to really get their legs moving. The only problem proved to be catching up with them!
When I was able to stop a few determined folks, I found that every person I spoke with had his own unique reasons for hopping on a bike; aside from the obvious, such as soaring fuel prices and exercise.

Prescott has a very strong climbing community because of the many nearby climbing areas. Granite Mountain, The Dells, and Groom Creek all have many climbing routes on quality granite, similar to the rock found in Yosemite National Park and Joshua Tree National Park; both of which are legendary climbing areas.