Drew John was raised to value service to the community and the importance of hard work. As a small business owner for 40 years, he spent decades serving as a school board member and a county supervisor. Those roots established his position as a strong advocate for business, education, community, and infrastructure. Born and raised in rural...
by Assistant Scoutmaster Brad Adams Troop 770 has been busy! Since returning from a very successful summer camp at Camp Lawton on Mount Lemmon, the Scouts of Troop 770 have been seen at the 2nd Annual “A Colossal Fourth.” There, the Scouts assisted in children’s games area. And after a magnificent fireworks show the scouts helped...
by Candace Lansberry Wow! It’s the middle of summer and school is back in session. Routines start getting established again and we can take the time to reflect on vacations, rest, much-needed breaks, and gratefully set back to work with renewed vigor. At Desert Skies United Methodist Church, we keep our students, teachers, and administrators...
By Susan Summers Volunteering comes as naturally for Vail residents as it does for many Americans. After all, it’s part of our upbringing and has been ingrained in our culture since the republic began. So you might assume that the “ReSources” volunteers working at ReSources Vail Food Bank and Vail Depot Thrift Store are an altruistic bunch of...
by Walt Johnson Virgil and Dorothy met while attending Tucson High School and married in September of 1937. They moved to the Double H Ranch, owned by Walter and Ethel Johnson, Virgil’s parents, who had homesteaded the Double H around 1910 just south of Vail in the Santa Rita Mountains. Around 1940, Virgil and Dorothy purchased their own place...
Liz Bradshaw, an elementary school teacher at Desert Willow and Cottonwood Elementary was selected for the Arizona Council on Economic Education’s (ACEE) 2018 Economic Education Teacher of the Year Award. Ms. Bradshaw began teaching in Vail some 30 years ago making her the longest tenured teacher in the Vail School District. Congratulations!
Attention choral singers throughout Greater Vail and beyond! The Vail Chorale is inviting new members to join the ensemble for the Fall 2018 season. The non-auditioned community chorus, open to singers of all ages who enjoy singing in harmony, will begin rehearsals on Tuesday August 14th. Presenting Fall and Spring concerts each year since 2011...
To the Editor: Once again the Vail School District is asking the voters to approve a bond issue. This proposal is estimated to cost a homeowner $6.20 per month per $100,000 in home value, which totals about $75 a year per $100,000. The question is – why should we approve it? The answers are simple: If you have children or grandchildren who attend...
By Sophia Caporale There is one aspect of being a student that transcends generations; shopping for school supplies and the excitement (and sometimes stress) that comes with looking forward to the coming school year. For our older readers, do you remember shopping for school supplies when you were young? When you had a list and shopped with your...
Most people can’t say they knew their great grandma, but on the 4th of July 11 kids got to spend a few days with theirs! Grace Wilma King, a resident of Vail, will turn 100 years old on 09-26-2018 but with 2 daughters, 5 grandsons with their spouses and 11 great-grandchildren scattered around the Midwest and Arizona, the logistics get difficult...
