Nothing else gives me quite so much satisfaction. ... These are people I have walked with, held hands with, prayed with. This is home for me. My shoes and my footprints are home.

Showed the cracks we have as a community and that we need to be prepared at all times.

Work closely with other arts organizations, civic and community groups, and local businesses to form alliances and supportive networks.

An awful lot of people doing great things. It [the catastrophe] will not be for naught. Faith and prayer will prevail. I am so proud of our churches.

Maybe our team was a little star struck. But the turnovers had more to do with the size differential and the quickness differential.

Some terrific ideas came out of a focus group of more than 30 Sedona area community and business leaders, ... Pulling off this celebration in high style will require a tremendous amount of planning and coordination. We are fortunate to have enthusiastic, capable and creative volunteers who are dedicated to making our 25th Anniversary a real success.

It's probably more of a plus for us than it was for them.

Grammys are fine, stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame -- they're OK.