By Elizabeth Warburton-Smith As the executive director for a longstanding non-profit supporting community gardens, I like to get the word out about healthy eating. There is simply no comparison between the produce you find in a grocery store and home-grown fruits and vegetables, home raised eggs, honey, etc. Let’s focus on just tomatoes. Did you...
By Ventura W. Tounsel Jr. This month we have an amazing opportunity. We have a chance to show our appreciation to America’s warfighters. Every Soldier, Airman, Marine, Sailor, and Coast Guardsman who made a conscious decision to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” However, I want...
By Samantha Ayonn Flores Picture the masterful minds and characters that came from the gates of Cienega High School; now picture Vail without them. Very odd right? Well, even if it is hard to believe, it could’ve been a reality. As we can see from the ever-growing construction sites of the upcoming businesses wanting to meet the demand of Vail...
By Debra A. Perry If you have ever been to the Roadrunner Market in Corona de Tucson on a Friday or Saturday evening, surely you have seen the Roadrunner Music Man, Rusty Sivley, also known as the “Ol’ Cactus Cowboy.” He has been making music and singing to the public for the last 70 years, to be more specific, since 1948. In 1948, Hank Williams...
By Coach Brandon Brinkman My wife, Karolynn, and all three of our children are enrolled at Inverse. For the kids, they are getting a baseline of being physically and mentally strong, which will help them as they continue to grow and become adults. Karolynn and I get the opportunity to have a hobby together, which keeps us in good shape. As a...
By Article Author We are well into the fall period and it will soon be winter. The sun is less harsh in the mornings and evenings providing more coolness in the air. Of course, plants and trees grow at a much slower pace and need less water. This is a reminder to change your watering schedule if you have not done so already. Here are some...
By Article Author You might notice something colorful if you visit the food pantry at St. Vincent de Paul St. Rita’s Conference this month – or rather, a room full of color. In October, girls ages seven to eleven from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints collected, organized, and decorated over 200 “Birthday Bags” to share with...
By Burt Graeff Vail resident Bob Reuter called it the trip of a lifetime. And, no, it was not a trip to Paris. Or Rome. Or Barcelona. It was a three-day trip to Washington, D.C., where 23 Southern Arizona veterans of World War Two, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War were afforded the opportunity to visit and learn about the memorials built in...
To the editor: How to … launder $2 million. In 2018, the Vail Unified School District (VUSD) reached out to the state of Arizona for a piece of property to locate a new VUSD high school. The Arizona state board responds to get a licensed appraisal of the property, located at Houghton and Valencia. The VUSD puts out to bid, for a local...
By Article Author Bryce Colby is an 8th grader at the Corona Foothills Middle School. He has been a part of the Catalina Foothills All Star PGA Junior League golf team this season and participated in the Section Championship event in Prescott, the weekend of August 23-24th. They tied for 3rd for the Section and then participated at the Omni Tucson...
