Excitement is building for the Vail Chorale this fall. Membership has increased substantially this season, and the ensemble is eager to welcome folks in the Greater Vail Area to attend the Fall 2017 concerts, scheduled for Saturday, November 4th at 3:00 pm at the Arizona Senior Academy at Academy Village/Altura, and Sunday, November 5th at 3:00 pm...
Teaching others how to garden in our challenging Sonoran desert climate is just one of the ways our group, Rita Gardens, is helping support gardening success in our community. We have workshops for all ages and abilities on everything from Gardening in the Desert, Companion Planting, Organic Gardening, Composting, Raising Earthworms, Kids’...
If your piles of piles make you swoon, take heart! Whether you’re tackling a monstrous pile of papers or a house full of clutter, you can get a lot done by setting aside (and I mean put it on your calendar) just 10 minutes a day. I promise, even little nibbles can get you big results! Here’s how you make the most of it: Set up your system For...
Halloween is an exciting time of year for kids, and to help ensure they have a safe holiday, here are some tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Feel free to excerpt these tips or use them in their entirety for any print or broadcast story, with acknowledgment of source. All Dressed Up: Plan costumes that are bright and reflective...
To all of you who saved my life on Friday, the 8th of September. On Friday I had my daughter with me and we were picking up my son at Andrada Polytechnic High School. I’m a diabetic and I had tested my sugar before I left to pick my kids up from school and I was okay, I was 116. My sugar dropped. It dropped down to 17! I become incoherent...
It may be September but most of the state still feels like summer. While we wait for those triple-digit days to dwindle into something significantly cooler, we can start making plans for fall weather activities. This includes checking out the changing leaves throughout the state, and it looks like those activities may commence much sooner than you...
Boy Scout Troop 770 held a car wash on September 2nd to raise money for the American Red Cross and the victims of the devastating Harvey Hurricane. Senior Patrol Leader Billy Howe said that $756.00 was raised. He also stated that the Scouts had a great time, and were happy to have the chance to serve our Texas neighbors. Troop 770 meets on...
Save the Date! Saturday, October 21st, Corona de Tucson Fire Department will be hosting our annual Pancake Breakfast! There will be a raffle with lots of great prizes including gift certificates from our local businesses and a great prize for an elementary or middle school student; the winner will receive a ride to one of our local schools in the...
Questions for you: How old were you when you first started writing? I’ve always enjoyed writing, but I was 45 when I started to write seriously. By serious, I mean writing my first novel, The Shepherd’s Betrayal. What was your inspiration for the book? I have enjoyed reading Clive Cussler and Tom Clancy. I knew the book that I would write had to...
Arlington, VA – The Better Business Bureau and BBB Wise Giving Alliance are advising people to help as much as they can in the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, but to do so with caution and make sure their donations get to the people who need it most. “The devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey prompts us to do what we can to help as soon as...
