Dear Editor, I am writing concerning the paths our children walk and ride bikes on to and from school every day. There is one particular path in my neighborhood that goes by an elementary and a middle school. Every morning there are a lot of kids of all ages walking and riding bicycles to school. It is a dirt path beside a wash and is used by a...
by Gaga Barnes “The trouble with the rat race is, even if you win, you are still a rat.” Lily Tomlin Our relationships, our home, work life, and daily moment to moment experiences arise from our thoughts, feelings, and actions – the building blocks of our lives. How often do we take time to slow down, to pause and to be aware? Over the years we...
At the annual awards dinner of the Arizona Women’s Golf Association (AWGA), Julie Katz was named as the AWGA Representative of the Year for 2018. In recognizing Julie for her accomplishments in assisting the Del Lago Women’s Golf Association and the AWGA in furthering the women’s golf throughout southern Arizona, the AWGA noted that she is a low...
Dear Heather, I am a senior in high school and I am feeling very stressed about the future. I feel like there are countless decisions that need to be made by me and that each of one of them have great bearing on what my future will hold. At times I feel very much like an adult and capable of making these decisions and at other times I feel...
Early February, the Cienega High School wrestling varsity team placed 3rd at the state tournament. Ethan Shoup and Bobby Tellez, Jr. each won 2nd place in their weight class. This was a great accomplishment by all the boys who worked very hard. Thanks to all the coaching staffs and the parents!
The McCulloch-Wagner American Legion Family is very appreciative of the numerous volunteers who work consistently to further the progress of our patriotic organization. All officers of the 109 entities are hard working elected volunteers who devote many hours to assure that the 109 family functions in a productive and purposeful manner. Meals...
In the last two hours of darkness before dawn on the morning of January 31st, 2018, the Moon waded into the shadow of the Earth. The result was a total eclipse of the Moon. Despite a forecast of high clouds during the night, the sky remained clear. There is a profound difference between a total eclipse of the Sun and a total eclipse of the Moon...
Shortly after being elected as your District 4 Supervisor, our Greater Vail Representative Lucretia Free and I were touring the neighborhoods of Corona de Tucson with a constituent. During one brief stop, Lucretia asked me, “Have you ever envisioned a formal gathering of folks out here to help identify and determine community issues and...
Houghton Town Center Development continues in Houghton Town Center. Inverse Jiu Jitzu is open for business, as of this writing. Realty Executives and Jersey Mike’s are planned to open the 2nd quarter of this year. Hughes Federal Credit Union construction is well under way and will open later in 2018. Please remember to support TJ Maxx...
The Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School’s Band & String group performed for the Del Webb Community on Monday, January 29, 2018, at 9:30am. The Del Webb Community has supported the music program at the school for many years including monetary donations to help with the purchase of instruments for the use of these groups. As always, the concert was...
