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...
Change happens all the time and it affects people in many ways. For example, a dog running away from its home and never returning. Imagine the family that lost the dog. Sad right? Change can ruin people’s life or help them. I had to go through change also. I moved from the house I grew up in. I went from being in the middle of nowhere and only...
What happens when you put 24 hopeful candidates, each appearing on the ballot for the November 8th General Election, for various local and county offices together? The answer is, a lot of politically oriented conversations. That is exactly what happened at the Vail Candidates Town Hall held on Monday, September 19th in the Vail Theatre of the...
Mark Flint (left), the Arizona Trail Regional Steward for passages 7 – 9-B and Dennis Fischer (right) with the Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce and Steward of trail segment 8-C are shown with the new trail sign at the Pistol Hill trailhead. Dennis recently rebuilt the long time eye sore kiosk and with the help of Peter Minot with Southwest...
To the Editor: One of the issues before the voters this year concerns a budget override for the Vail Schools. I would like to provide some reasons why everyone should vote in favor of the override. Reason #1 – The cost/benefit ratio says to vote yes. Vail is a community comprised 83% of owner occupied homes (source: City-data.com). The median...
Composting is Cool! by Elizabeth Smith Wednesday afternoon, 10 enthusiastic, 9 year old Boy Scouts from Pack 761 bounced into the garden to learn all about composting. The range of experience with gardening and composting was varied, so I started with some simple questions, “How many of you like to compost?” A few hands went up. “How many of you...
As a recently retired educator of 36 years, I wholeheartedly support the Vail School District override. Vail has proven it is one of the top districts in the state by having above average test scores (61% higher than Arizona’s average), a 96% graduation rate, and scholarship awards of over $14,000,000. The 12.5% override will cost a homeowner $3...
