On Friday, September 9th, Cienega High School Staff and Students joined with community members, to include representatives from local law enforcement, fire departments, local government, military, and retired military service members to honor those lost in the September 11th, 2001 attack. Cienega NJROTC students were in attendance and provided...
SHERIFF NANOS: An Engaged Leader Sheriff Chris Nanos shifted into high gear when he was sworn into office on August 1, 2015. The following are just a few of Sheriff Nanos’ key initiatives that he has instituted: Inherited a $2.5 million dollar deficit and ended the fiscal year under budget, the first time in decades without cutting services...
To the Editor: Arizona funds education at the lowest level in the nation. Yet in Vail, the motto is “Where Education is a Community Effort.” Proposition 449 is our community’s opportunity to reward the success of our hard working teachers. Through the generations, people have funded our school systems. When my children were in school, we were...
To the Editor: The appointed Sheriff is refusing to engage in a public debate/forum. Instead, he is leveraging his position for political gain. He is attending public events that are safe from questioning and seeking every opportunity to obtain unearned media. It is clear he is providing media interviews on minor/insignificant events to gain...
Fall Is In The Air: Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes Near Tucson by East Tucson Macaroni Kid Apple Annie’s Fall Pumpkin Celebration-Willcox: Old fashioned family fun! Pick your own pumpkins and fall vegetables, go through Arizona’s LARGEST corn maze, and take a hay ride. The Festival runs weekends September 24-October 30 (9 AM-5 PM)...
The evening before I wrote this piece, I watched an episode of the original Star Trek. In this March 1968 episode of “Assignment Earth,” the Enterprise goes back in time for the purpose of historical observation. Apparently, the year 1968 is very interesting to future humans. In the episode, Kirk and Spock encounter an enigmatic interstellar...
You are Part of Vail’s Present-Be a Part of its Future. Buy a Brick- Leave a Legacy at Colossal Cave Road Crosswalks by J.J. Lamb The Old Wagon Road wound through the desert towards the dusty streets of Tucson. Traveled by settlers who called their wagons home, the nights were filled with the cries of coyotes, and winds whistling through mesquite...
Dear Claire, I keep having the same horrifying situation showing up in my dreams. I keep dreaming that my daughter is dead. It is not the exact same dream every time; the situation or the place will be different, but the ending will always be the same. I will find out that my daughter is dead, and then I wake up in horror. Sometimes, in the dream...
“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” – Pericles (circa 495-429 BCE), Greek statesman and ruler of Athens. This month in The Vail Voice, our front page article covers the 24 candidates who will be on the November 8th General Election Ballot. With the...
ReSourcesTM Neighbors helping Neighbors Some families are blessed with abundance while others need a little extra help. How will you help a neighbor in need? The greater Vail community is growing and so are the needs of the residents. A new Arizona non-profit, Greater Vail Community ReSources, trade named ReSourcesTM, has formed to provide...
