Vail Youth-Where Are They Now? On the High Seas with Calley Davenport Spotting wildlife, whale watching, glacier cruises on a 100 ton – 200 passenger vessel or keeping things ship-shape on private yachts in the Caribbean, it’s all in a day’s work for Calley. Currently, she is a First Mate for Major Marine Tours out of Seward, Alaska. Working...
Editor, In response to “Steve Christy Means Business,” July 2016, I think there must be a better alternative than someone who thinks only one “lens” is how to view issues that affect us. His vision seems to be, according to what “he” wrote, handicapped with a significant and specific blinder. Often, if not always, issues should be...
Dear Editor, I am a fiscal conservative and believe in balanced budgets. I also wholeheartedly support the Vail School District override. There was a time when communities directly supported the local school system. This became a problem when poorer communities did not receive the same funding as richer ones. However, when the state government...
Monday and Tuesday mornings find women from Vail, Rita Ranch and Tucson meeting in a home in Rita Ranch for coffee and an interfaith Bible Study. The women come from all different backgrounds and churches. The Bible is our textbook and authority. This fall we will be studying the Old Testament book of First Samuel. The historical setting of this...
Drew John Selected as Arizona Supervisor of the Year July 23, Tucson, AZ – On July the 23rd, Drew John was presented with an award recognizing him as Arizona Supervisor of the year for 2015. The award was presented at the Board of Directors meeting of the Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties. Awards are presented for outstanding work above and...
Dear Editor, The Vail Chorale is a vital part of the Greater Vail community as an all-volunteer, non-auditioned community chorus. We welcome singers from age 14 through adults of all ages who enjoy singing in four-part harmony. We were most disappointed to find that the announcement of our first rehearsal for the Fall 2016 season was omitted from...
A vote by the IMPACT of Southern Arizona board of directors set in motion the transfer of the food bank serving greater Vail to a newly formed 501 (c)(3), Greater Vail Community ReSources, trade name ReSources. The transfer is effective January 1, 2017. In 2012, a local group recognized there were people in the greater Vail area whose needs were...
We are proud to announce the 6th Annual Del Webb Arts and Craft Fair on Saturday, November 5th, from 9 AM to 4 PM at our lodge located at 10264 S. Blendu Way in Vail. We have a number of artists and crafters that have been joining us since our first event, and we are happy to welcome new artists every year! All of the arts and crafts are hand...
Miss Mary M. Maroney sat at her desk to fill out the end of the year report. It had been a good year of teaching in Vail. Twenty two 1st – 6th grade students were enrolled. Often only 18 were in attendance. The report to the Pima County Superintendent had so many questions to answer. She had to report that the local School Trustees: S.G. Wagner...
Thirty years ago, none of these fitness programs existed: Crossfit, P90x, Les Mills, or P31. The fitness world has now been completely transformed with how people choose to work out and stay fit. In the 1970’s, the craze was distance running. In the 80’s step aerobics was what many were doing. The 1990’s saw the birth of the big...
