Air Force veteran Kimberly (Kim) Hervey of Vail, was a contestant on Wheel of Fortune on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Kim is a resource advisor for the Air Force. She has been married for 29 years and has two children. Kim enjoys dancing, playing bingo, and spending time with her dog, whose name is Murphy’s Law. Kim has been watching Wheel of Fortune...
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by Stacy Winstryg, Vail Parent Network and Travis Newton, Middle School Teacher The deficiencies in Arizona’s funding of public education are widely known, and until this year, seemed to advocates of our schools to be very difficult to change in any meaningful way. Enter the “Red for Ed” movement in early March. What started out as a Facebook...
by Linda Long Do you know someone in Vail who’s hungry? For many households, summertime means that children are going without the supplemental nutrition they receive through school district programs. The heat of the summer also hits some of our elderly hard, keeping them indoors and away from those who might help. Sometimes it’s a temporary...
Here are seven important things you can do to reduce the risk of your home going up in flames from wildfire. I have gathered a lot of information over the years, on the fire line, classroom, reading and discussing the nature of fire. Here are some tips from NFPA and Firewise.org Many of you probably saw the blowing embers from a wildfire in...
By David James My name is David James. This is my introductory column about the visual arts for the Vail Voice. Thank you to our editor Mike for the invitation, and to everyone who has welcomed me here in Vail. When I first moved to Vail, I cared not a whit if I would ever try to make any art again. The sincerity of the people here and the...
by Corona Fire Marshal Charlotte Herdliska I have a snake, or other desert animal in my yard, on my porch, in the garage. What should I do? Call 911 and tell them you have a snake or other desert animal in your yard, on your porch, or wherever it is. If you can safely keep an eye on it, please do so. When the fire department arrives, let them...
by Tom Howard Road Construction Update Houghton Road/Over Union Pacific Railroad This project is taking shape. The support walls along Southbound Houghton Road are nearly complete. Coordination with the railroad is ongoing while crews work on the new support piers for the bridge structure. Please obey all traffic devices. Business access is...
by John Carruth, Associate Superintendent of the Vail Unified School District The Vail School District Tiny House Project is on target to have the first home in place by the end of May. The intent of the project is to provide high-quality, small space housing option for Vail School District staff who desire affordable housing and a sense of...
by Elizabeth Smith Now that June is here things are really heating up outside. One of the ways you can make your yard and garden a little more inviting when it is 105 outside is to plant shade. There are a lot of options for planting shade, but deciduous trees are the obvious one. Deciduous means “shedding leaves annually” and this is a great way...
Vail School District employees Linda Kubiak and Heather Stough were recently recognized by the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona as two of the Top 25 Employee Campaign Leaders.