Find Unique Gifts At Academy Village Market by Laurey Jaros A unique Holiday Gift Market replaces Academy Village’s usual Tuesday concert on November 15th at the Arizona Senior Academy. The Academy lobby and conference rooms as well as the patio, located at 13705 E. Langtry Lane, is the event venue, from 10 AM until 1 PM. Academy Village...
Your Vote Counts By Stacy Winstryg Election time is just around the corner, and your vote has never been more important. Vail residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard by casting their vote on November 8th. Whether you choose to vote through early ballot or go to the polls, the important thing is to vote! We hope that you have been...
Dear Editor, It is important to choose wisely. We have learned much over this election, not the least of which is that the political parties we grew up with have changed. They are simply not the same parties we grew up with. Both major parties have selected candidates for the Presidency that are more unpopular than they are popular. As a result...
The 11th Civano Annual Art and Quilt show will take place on Sunday, November 6th from 11:00 am to 6 pm at the Inn at Civano and its sister site Generations Inn, located at 10448 and 10457 E. Seven Generations Way in Civano. This Inn sponsored venue boasts 11 years of celebrating the arts and showcasing the beautiful craft of quilt-making, as well...
The Vail Depot Comes to Vail by Anne Gibson The middle or late November Vail Depot Thrift Store (Depot) will be open. It is the first project of the Greater Vail Community ReSources (ReSources) program to meet its slogan “neighbors helping neighbors.” The Depot is appropriately named, as it is located in downtown Vail between the railroad tracks...
Dear Editor, The Vail School District is asking its residents to approve a 12.5 percent override in the upcoming November general election. Voters last approved a 10% override in 2012. Now, the override is due for re-authorization. The Vail School District needs the additional 2.5% to give our teachers and other non-administrative personnel a much...
Dear Editor, I am a 30+ year resident of Arizona; retired; a 7 year resident of Sycamore Canyon / Corona; and the proud father-in-law and grandfather of, a VUSD teacher and 2 VUSD students. I am writing to express my unqualified support for the Vail Unified School District PROP 449. Arizona ranks 47th out of 50 states in total per student spending...
Dear Editor, I am writing to encourage your readers to support Prop 449, the Vail School District Budget Override. I am a parent of two children in the Vail School District and have witnessed the outstanding teaching, compassion and excitement for education that my children’s teachers and school administrators have exhibited. My children are...
During the Spring of 2012, Ev Campbell of Vail started mailing packages from Del Webb to troops stationed all over the world. These deployed troops often have trouble obtaining important items they need in their daily life. To date, her “Cards for Troops” volunteer group has mailed 1,217 boxes! The boxes contain toiletries, snacks, books...
Observations in Nature: The Tucson Banded Gecko by John R. Leeper Whether we like it or not, we are the interlopers in the Sonoran Desert. The native residents present themselves to us daily as a roadrunner dashing across the road; as an emerald hummingbird darting from one flower to the next; as butterflies in a rainbow of colors fluttering and...
