Houghton Town Center Popeye’s and Jersey Mike’s will begin building soon. Details to follow. A medical office is being constructed next to Northwest Emergency. The building will be 9,860 square feet and opening is anticipated mid-to-late third quarter. The hours for the primary care clinic tentatively will be Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. ...
In this issue, we are honored to recognize Howard Simms, U.S. Army, retired. I was shopping at Costco when I saw an older man with a hat embroidered with the words, U. S. Army, Korea and Vietnam. The man looked in very good shape and almost too young to have been in Korea. As has happened to me, I thanked him for his service, and I asked him when...
“Two” Armies and How Playing the Bass Drum Changed Howard Simms Life by J.J. Lamb Howard Simms stepped off the train at Ft Knox. It was 1946. He was only 15 years old. Through his resourcefulness, he had managed to join the Army by “recruiting” a man off the street to pretend to be his father and sign the paperwork. Now he was one of a group of...
Ancient Wisdom “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” — Booker T. Washington
Howard “Buddy” Simms at home in Continental, Arizona about age 6. Courtesy Howard Simms Howard Simms playing the base drum for the 28th Army Band. Courtesy Howard Simms
Hiking Rincon Peak by Rob Samuelsen Iconic to Tucsonans but especially to Vailites, Rincon Peak rises majestically on the eastern horizon of the Tucson basin. Its distinctive knob on its 8,482 foot summit visually distinguishes it from its higher neighboring peaks. Rincon means corner in Spanish representing the Rincon Valley, which is nestled...
Ryan Companies US, Inc., Diamond Ventures and the city of Tucson gathered today for the groundbreaking of three retail stores at Houghton Town Center; Ross Dress for Less, T.J. Maxx and Petco. Ross, T.J. Maxx and Petco will open in the fall of 2017 at Houghton Town Center, a 60+ acre community shopping center, which caters to the residents of Rita...
Local Vail Resident Climbs High to Support Our Veterans This coming May, local Vail resident, Chris Cobb, will be attempting to climb to the top of North America’s highest mountain peak to raise funds for the Arizona Fisher House. We checked in with Chris to get an update on how things are going. Since the interview last month how has your...
Tucson Water Quality Monitoring Program by Heidi A. Lytle When we hear public service announcements about water in our desert communities, the message is generally about water conservation and minimal usage. In the wake of the tragic water situation in Flint, Michigan in recent years, municipal water departments nationwide are increasingly aware...
Houghton Road Needs Attention by C. West Houghton Road has over 12,000 cars that travel it daily and yet this road is literally crumbling away, in many places. Some sections of the road have been washed away clear to the solid white line, where deep trenches have been formed. Often, storm conditions may make it difficult to see these trenches...
