Hello, Friends. It’s your Councilwoman Nikki, here with an exciting summer update to keep you informed and prepared for the sunny days ahead. So, grab your sunglasses, put on your adventure hats, and let’s dive right in! Dive into Summer Fun: Pool Openings Let’s start with a splash! I’m thrilled to share that several...
Experience shapes earning respect. Professional and personal experiences are combined from real and true accounts of a person’s life. While experience sets people in motion, positive or negative motion, the reaction to experience is a choice made by each individual. These timelines are representative of events that are true, accurate, can be...
I love reading epic adventure books. Is that your thing too? I like comedies with action and romance. I tune in to podcasts about people who are pushing the boundaries of their existence. Do you? Often, I spend my free time learning from other people’s stories. When others share, we can gain perspective on new topics. But if they aren’t sharing a...
I never knew my father. As a kid, I imagined him to be a brave soldier fighting enemies across the ocean (this was the late 1960s and the Vietnam War was in full force) or a firefighter who spent his days saving kittens and grandmothers from horrendous fires. But when I was older, my mother told me that my father had been a member of a notorious...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal agency, requires most employers to provide a notice of “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” before conducting background checks. Model forms and disclosures in English and Spanish are available at the CFPB website under the “Compliance” section...
Well maybe in today’s world, “Calling all Men” is considered an outdated expression, so feel free to substitute another neutral alternative title like “Calling All People with Good Upper Body Strength.” Levity aside, Greater Vail Community Resources is blessed to have many great volunteers, mostly women, and mostly at retirement age, and we’d...
April 24th was Vail’s 143 Birthday; it was also a special celebration. With an Arizona State Parks Historic Preservation grant awarded to Vail Preservation Society the long awaited rehabilitation of the Old Vail Post Office is finally underway! We appreciate those who gave cash (42k) and in-kind (60k) donations that made it possible for VPS to...
The Tucson Juneteenth Festival IS BACK OUTSIDE!!!. It has been a long time (due to COVID restrictions) since we have been able to celebrate this historic event, as we should, outside. This year’s Festival is at Kennedy Park Fiesta Area, 3357 S. La Cholla Blvd, Tucson, 85713. 10 am to 9 pm, on Sunday June 18, a Gospel Jubilee and Father’s Day...
Have you ever found yourself stuck in a rut, unsure of your path in life? Perhaps you have grand dreams and aspirations that you’ve been putting off for years. If this sounds like you, then Barbara Sher’s Wishcraft might just be the answer you’ve been searching for. Wishcraft presents a refreshingly practical approach to...
I am an Extra Class License holder and been licensed as an amateur radio operator since 1979. I have been DX overseas in Guam, Diego Garcia and Saudi Arabia. I love building antennas and other things related to amateur radio. I have an extensive background in electronics from high school, then 13 years in the US Navy as an Electronics Technician...
