INSIDE THE SEPTEMBER 2021 ISSUE: Cleaning Up After the Rains p. 3 Country Fans Prepare for Watson Lake Festival p. 6 Flagstaff Stylist Inspires p. 8
Sedona Producer Enjoys Job Variety p. 10 Prescott-Area ATHENA to be Named p.12 Community Profile: Chef Eddie Bibb Brings New Orleans to Flagstaff p. 17
Saying ‘I Do’ to Micro-Weddings With concerns about public health and travel, brides and grooms are choosing small, intimate celebrations By V. Ronnie Tierney, FBN
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vent planners are busier than ever and, not surprisingly, smaller weddings have taken the lead, especially in Northern Arizona. “We’ve had a lot of micro-weddings of 50 people or less since March this year,” said Nancy Bewley, owner of Prescott-based Luella House Weddings and the soon-to-open
historic Willow Creek Inn. “I think it’s because small weddings make sense to people right now. People can spread out and the couple can have those who are most dear and closest to them attend, plus the expense is lower and the event is more manageable.” Rhonda Messal, of Fort Worth Texas, planned her micro-wedding at Moran Point at the Grand Canyon last May. A total of four guests
attended. “I thrive on simplicity. I chose to have a small wedding because I’m a simple girl who was raised in the mountains of Colorado and I prefer a more minimalist approach to things,” said Messal, a human resources executive. “Getting married on the rim of the Grand Canyon and taking in God’s beautiful creation was simply amazing, and keeping it small was so hassle-free.”
Choosing to have her wedding at the Grand Canyon in April, April Margulies, owner and founder of Trust Relations Agency in Williams, said, “With COVID, there was no telling when things would open up again and we didn’t really want to wait to find out. My parents would not have been comfortable traveling at the time, so asking anyone to attend seemed unfair. In the end, it was a great excuse to keep the moment intimate and just focus on each other rather than planning and executing
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Bear-Resistant Container Lands REI Deal for Local Entrepreneur Moonshot helps launch Holly Jaleski’s innovative Grubcan By Scott Hathcock and Bonnie Stevens, FBN
Outdoor enthusiast Holly Jaleski came up with the idea for the Grubcan while on a hike. Now, REI sells her product. Courtesy photo
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n inventor and avid backpacker working with the entrepreneurial program Moonshot at NACET has landed two major distribution deals for her next-generation bear-resistant food container, including one with outdoor recreation powerhouse REI. Holly Jaleski, of Flagstaff, said the inspiration for Grubcan came to her while she was out on the trail. “My husband and I were hiking out at the beginning of a week-long backpacking trip in Yosemite when the bear-resistant canister I was carrying in my pack wouldn’t stop stabbing me in the back,” Jaleski said. Frustrated, she told her husband, Jim Corning, an engineer, that they needed to create a container that could be easily opened but also fit neatly into a pack, like a tent. With the help of Moonshot, Jaleski went from concept Continued on page 38
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