Dear Heather, My 9-year-old daughter has recently joined cheer. She absolutely loves being part of this and has expressed only good about the experience. Recently, at a parent meeting, we were made aware of the possibility of the girls competing in regionals. This means a long weekend in Las Vegas, where the girls will compete. The parents were...
August 27th was Global Forgiveness Day, but it’s not too late to try one of these titles about putting aside old differences, moving beyond hurt, and starting afresh. Wounds Not Healed by Time by Solomon Schimmel Life From Scratch by Sasha Martin Triumph of the Heart by Megan Feldman Bettencourt I Thought We’d Never Speak Again by Laura Davis Like...
by David James You may recall that we have discussed Modernism in these pages as a painting or artwork that exhibits attention to a process of reduction, alert to high ideals and gently bent towards creating a direct experiential gateway to a more Zen like way of seeing. If that describes a modernist, what and who are the postmodernists? Who are...
by Lisa Benson As school has begun again in the Vail community, local Pima County 4H clubs are beginning a new year. Project leaders and youth are planning their 2018-2019 4H programs and projects. The Little Rascals 4H Club is a Vail community 4H club that provides opportunities for youth to get involved in multiple 4H project areas. Pima...
by Fire Marshal Charlotte Herdliska, Corona de Tucson Fire Department September is upon us and now is a good time to plan ahead. National Preparedness Month (NPM), is recognized each September and provides an opportunity to remind us that we all must prepare ourselves and our families now and throughout the year. This NPM will focus on planning...
With the help of her high school science teacher, Joshua Farr, a Cienega High senior, Elisa McRae became one of 1318 students from around the nation to receive a prestigious internship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. High school, college, and graduate school students all applied. High school students made up roughly 30...
by John Simpson I did not come up with a catchy title to describe the monsoon for July because overall, it was not that exciting for most of the Vail Voice Readership area. It was neither exceptionally wet or dry and the rainfall amounts varied greatly across the Tucson area and even the Vail area as expected. The big winner for rainfall for the...
The Rincon 10/11 All Star team, managed by Tommy Riesgo, took another state title on Wednesday the 25th of July. This team won last summer and hold the title of 8/9/10 Arizona State Champions. The team won the District 12 title to play in the Arizona State Little League tournament in Mesa. The team is the first Southern Arizona Little League team...
Edward D. Buster of Vail/Corona de Tucson was recently elected to the position of chairman of the Pima County Library Advisory Board. “It was a great experience serving as vice chairman over the past year. I met so many wonderfully passionate people working within our library system and the incredible Friends of Libraries and Library Foundation...
by Paul Lorenz Besides the teacher, the parent plays the most critical role in a child’s musical development. Throughout my career as a piano teacher, there have been a number of cases in which a parent, in some way, dropped the ball and consequently brought the lessons to a premature end. When a good student is involved, this scenario is very...
