Program features Supervisor Randy Garrison and Executive Assistant Brandi Bateman who will discuss County proposals and upcoming legislation
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Brown Bag Brain Buzz will host Yavapai County District 3 Supervisor Randy Garrison and Brandi Bateman, executive assistant to Garrison, who will discuss the upcoming legislative session and Yavapai County proposals including taxation and other initiatives. The program begins at 12:45 on Thursday, February 27 in Room G-106 on the Verde Valley Campus in Clarkdale.
The presentation will address the upcoming legislative session, in particular legislative policies proposed by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors. These proposals include regulation on short term rentals, Title 36, a bed tax for the incorporated in the counties, and property tax exemptions for seniors and the disabled.
You may bring your brown bag or purchase lunch at the snack bar at Yavapai College Verde campus. The program is sponsored by Yavapai Community College.
The Blog has selected three short videos from Mudblots, the Utah company visited by the Community College team, that manufactures 3d cement printing machines to help readers better understand how they work. In addition, there are two other videos describing how similar machines may be used in other projects around the world.
Architect Tom Riley explained to the Governing Board at its February meeting how the newly authorized half million dollars in Yavapai Community College 3d construction printing equipment can be used. He has offered to draw the first plans for a small building at the Chino Valley Center that will be using the equipment. 
A must read is Sedona Red Rock newspaper reporter Alexandra Wittenberg’s February 14 story about ten Sedona Red Rock High School ninth graders already starting Yavapai Community College. She describes a new Early College Program launched January 6 at the high school that will allow 10 students to complete all 34 credits from Yavapai College needed to obtain an Associate’s degree. They will accomplish this while obtaining enough high school credits for high school graduation. 
The documentary movie, “Recorder,” was released in November 2019. It is 87 minutes long. It will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on the Verde Valley Campus in Clarkdale Tuesday, February 25 in the Community Room. The Community Room is located in Building “M” on the campus. The film is rated “Genre.”
The Yavapai Community College District Governing Board unanimously approved naming the art gallery on the Verde Valley Campus for Patty Mikles at its February meeting. Mikles was a former Yavapai College art instructor who passed away from cancer in 2015. The honor recognizes the ongoing financial contributions (currently at $40,000) being made by her family in support of aspiring art students at the Verde Valley campus, abd celebrate and recognize Patti’s lifetime of teaching and giving to others.
The Yavapai Community College District Governing Board has authorized the College to spend a half million dollars on purchasing a futuristic 3d construction printer that can be used to print out construction materials and use the materials to construct a building with minimal labor. It is estimated that, according to information supplied the College, the machine may reduce construction costs from 40 to 70% on some structures. 
Mesa Mayor John Giles announced Tuesday, February 4, the decision to provide free tuition for eligible Mesa Community College students beginning fall 2020. According to Giles, the city of Mesa has been studying the issue for the past year and received recommendations the end of January for starting the Mesa College Promise campaign.