By Sharon Dobbin As the school year closes, we would like to recognize the Cottonwood News Reporters who contributed monthly to The Vail Voice. The hard working reporters include Calissa Berry, Lulu Gomez, Alexis Anderson, Amelia Varela, Nathan Abrego, Marco Padilla, Brayden Magnuson, Parker Barnes, Hunter Fuenning, Julius Salvador and Kathryn...
By Karen Schutte HSL Houghton Apartments, LLC, and affiliate of Tucson-based, HSL Properties (Omar Mireles, president) closed on a second site in the Vail submarket for $4.083 million from Mattamy Homes. The approximate 17-acre site is located in Saguaro Trails Master Planned Community, a successful new community by Mattamy that opened last...
To the editor: Suburban Ranch is intended as a low density zone, principally for single-family residences with conditional use allowed on large lots. The large minimum lot size requirement of this zone is intended to ensure a considerable reservation of open space. However, Conditional Uses are permitted subject to approval by the county board of...
By Jeri Strande It was a girl’s week with nearly 300 high school girls from across Arizona converging on the University of Arizona campus for the 72nd session of The American Legion Auxiliary premier program, American Legion Auxiliary Arizona Girls State. This “unique” opportunity is open to girls completing their junior year of high school that...
By Article Author Hiking the mountains that surround Tucson brings you to the very heart of Southern Arizona. In the canyons of the Santa Catalinas or on the summit of Rincon Peak, you’ll experience a quiet beauty that has a way of putting life in perspective. Or take an easy-going hike. It’s hard to beat our miles of urban trails...
By Jim Gressinger The Coronado National Forest is big and diverse. It includes the Santa Catalina Mountains including Mt. Lemmon, Santa Ritas home to Mt. Wrightson and Madera Canyon, the Huachuca Mountains of which Ramsey and Carr Canyons are well known, the Pinaleno Mountains of which Mt. Graham is the highest peak, Chiracahua Mountains, the...
By Liane Ehrich, Guest Contributor from VAILAZ.COM One of the best museums of Native American artifacts is located just east of Benson Arizona in the picturesque Texas Canyon. The museum is housed in a spectacular Mission Style building surrounded by grasslands and tall granite boulders. Established in 1937 to better promote understanding and...
Dear Claire, I dreamt that I was going to this very nice place for some type of party or event. As I was walking to the entrance, I suddenly realized that I did not have any makeup on and was not properly dressed for the occasion. In fact, I started to wonder whether I had even washed my face or taken a bath. Although I planned to go back home and...
By Ventura Tounsel My name is Ventura Tounsel but everyone calls me Ace. I am married with 3 daughters and a grandson. I currently serve as 2nd Vice Commander of the McCulloch-Wagner American Legion Post 109, right here in Corona De Tucson. I love serving at my post as it gives me an opportunity to continue to serve my community as I did when I...
By Article Author Tanque Verde High School Students Arianna Velosa and Karah Mayer competed in the local Optimist International Oratorical Contest sponsored by the Heat Optimist Club of Southeast Tucson. Both girls won at the Zone level and went on to compete in the AZ District competition April 27th. Karah placed first in the competition, earning...
