Park University Announces Local Graduates from Davis-Monthan AFB Campus Park University’s Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Campus Center held its commencement ceremony on June 10 at the Fox Tucson Theatre. Local students from Vail were awarded the following degrees: Bachelor of Science awarded to Tamar M. King, Criminal Justice Administration/Law...
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by Jennifer Ford Benson Hospital is excited to announce the opening of the Benson Hospital Care Clinic. The clinic is located in the Benson Safeway store next to the Safeway Pharmacy. The clinic is a convenient way to be able to receive care for minor illness, minor injuries, and other medical services you need quickly and easily. We have...
by Kallie Siderewicz, Clinical Dietician at TMCOne Rincon Summertime brings vacations, warm weather and great food. Here are some tips to make summer food fun, tasty and healthy. Healthy doesn’t mean boring Try a peanut butter and low-fat Greek yogurt dip for fruit. Ranch seasoning also gives Greek yogurt the yum factor for dipping veggies. Other...
by Anne Gibson The Vail School District opened in 1903 in a one-room schoolhouse. For the 2016-17 school year, Vail had over 12,000 students and 1,700 employees serving 19 traditional schools, four charter schools, a blended learning center, and an online homeschool partnership. In student population, Vail is ranked third in Pima County. On...
Summer is my favorite season, and Summer is also my favorite granddaughter. When I was growing up in Montreal, summer was the only time of year when the weather was warm enough to spend large amounts of time out of doors. With trees in full bloom, the quiet, sunny days of summer were really something to anticipate. Summer in Arizona is...
The ASCEND Program is a program within United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona (USPSA) offering home-based specialized habilitation services for families with young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASCEND employs the scientifically proven principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to develop an individualized teaching plan for...
By now, you probably have heard that your property taxes will be going up soon. This is a result of the majority of the Pima County Board of Supervisors voting in favor of a five-year, $0.25/$100 assessed value, property tax increase. The first year’s increase is reduced from $0.25 to a net $0.14 by cutting the primary property tax rate and...
Growing up in New Growing up in New York City, I wasn’t familiar with horses. In fact, I was a bit frightened by them. Now, decades later, I’m an artist living in Tucson, next door to an equestrian center. It took a while before my curiosity got the best of me. Finally, I sauntered down the hill to ask the owner if I could visit the horses. She...
Dear Editor, Our father, Gerald (Chief) Garrison became a resident of Academy Villas in Dec 2010 shortly after they opened their doors. He was fortunate to spend the last 6 1/2 years of his life at such a warm, caring, friendly and professional community. He loved playing cards with all of his friends. Loved to eat the great meals that were...
The Tucson Desert Art Museum was excited to welcome over twenty students and chaperones from the Vail Art Camp on Friday, June 16th. Their visit consisted of a general tour of the museum where they learned about Navajo textiles, landscape paintings, historic maps, as well as enjoy the three new exhibits: “ The Wayfinder’s Perspective:...