Organizations as diverse as The Boy Scouts of America, the Center for Disease Control, and FEMA all recommend that Americans have a basic level of preparedness for emergencies, disasters, and disease outbreaks. Although we are less prone to natural disaster than many locations, there are still some emergencies that might catch us off guard, such...
Two Arizona Department of Education “Exceptional Student’s Services” awards were given to Vail community members at the 17th annual ADE Transition Conference in Phoenix this week. Rhonda Warren was recognized for her great work helping students with disabilities transition from high school. Bob and Linda Long received the Community Award for...
The Post 109 family is proud to be a part of their rapidly growing community and is growing along with it since they were charted in 1979 by a small group of dedicated patriotic Vail veterans. Post 109 family membership now measures well over 1,000 veterans and certain family members of same. Among their numerous fund raising endeavors are 109...
The topic for this month is about what you’re seeing all around the community in abundance during and after this year’s monsoon season, which is wild grass and desert brush. In fire parlance, this is called fuel. We have seen exceptional growth of the wild grasses and brush in the area over the last few months and that translates into a...
This last summer, thousands of students from around the world donned their Rotary blazers, hugged their families goodbye, and jetted away to live in a foreign country for nearly a year. They left everything that was familiar and comfortable to them in order to learn a new language, a new culture, and have a greater appreciation for the world...
A total eclipse of the Sun is possibly nature’s grandest show. And to be somewhere in the path of totality, looking at a darkened sky and seeing the jeweled crown around what was once the Sun, is truly an experience like no other. Throughout most of 2017, the world has appeared to be fractured, disingenuous, and unfriendly. But for a few hours...
Several of my neighbors have observed a cougar in the desert scrub between their homes and the golf course or on the golf course fairway. Cougars are also known as American lion, Mexican lion, mountain lion, puma, panther, and catamount in North America. The cougar is in the subfamily Felinae, making it more closely related to the house cat...
Knowing how to listen well is an important component in relationships at work, in marriage, bringing up children, in leadership, and even taking the time to hear a homeless person. Listening is an act of compassion and caring. If you’re going to use your precious time to listen to someone who needs comforting, you might as well do it right. Good...
Houghton Road Over the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge Work continues on the northbound side of the new Houghton Bridge. Crews have the grade nearly complete for the new roadway. Bridge girders (support beams) should be one of the next items we see being put into place. Once this is done, crews will begin work on the new bridge surface. A lot of...
I recently had a lunch meeting with a friend who is very involved with local politics and very concerned with national politics. Part of our discussion revolved around the competing visions of how this country should operate. Aside from the major ongoing political conflict between and within political parties, we also have group conflict with all...
