Reports say mom takes her thirteen year old child to a store in Florida with her and they are shopping with no real worries or concerns – yet. The video from the store, which has been shown on television over and over again since yesterday, graphically shows how things can change. A middle aged man takes notice of the young girl and turns...
Because I teach piano students in several Tucson-area school districts, the Vail School District’s oddball academic calendar, out of sync with those of the other districts, creates a nightmare in coordinating lesson times and seasonal breaks that will be fair to everyone. In and of itself, however, the Vail School District is an ideal one in which...
On the morning of the 23rd of April 2016, 8 WWII and 16 Korean War veterans, along with 21 guardians and 2 team leaders, flew out of Tucson on our 20th official Southern Arizona Honor Flight. Including this flight, the total number of veterans flown stands at 617 since the first flight in September of 2011. Honor Flight Southern Arizona provides...
In August 2017 there will be a total solar eclipse. It is an incredible and rare event that scientists all over the world will be following closely. In conjunction with The National Solar Observatory, several major universities and citizen scientists across the country, including eight Cienega High School students, will take part in research on...
On the 5th of August, 2016 the Cienega Rotary Club and Rita Ranch Safeway will be hosting their annual “Texas Hold’em Porker Tournament.” Join Rotary and Safeway for an evening of fun, food, and prizes to raise funds supporting the Cienega Rotary Foundation. The tournament will be held at the Hacienda Del Lago Golf Course and...
The final numbers are in for the 2016 TMC Mega Raffle. Tucson Medical Center is pleased to announce that the 2016 raffle success surpassed the previous year, selling out early yet again and breaking records in terms of community participation, prizes given, and money raised. This year, more than $1.2 million dollars in funds were raised for the...
“A joy that’s shared is a joy made double.” – American Proverb If looking through a telescope at Saturn’s rings, or the crescent Moon, or a comet, is a fun thing to do, then surely showing such a thing to somebody else is even more fun. I learned that lesson on October 8, 1960. All those years ago, I quietly stepped into the meeting room of...
Andrada Polytechnic High School Andrada Polytecnhic High School Valedictorian is Lindsay Renee Freeman. She will be attending Arizona State University and plans to major in biology and/or environmental sciences. Lindsay was inspired by her “Mom and Dad because they are both good role models, and they are the main reason that she’s able to do this...
Sprouts is still shopping for a location in the Vail area, according to their Arizona real estate manager. They have not found a location that works as of this writing, but will continue their search. Colossal Cave Road: Acacia Elementary School to Old Vail Middle School Beginning Tuesday, May 31, Pima County Department of Transportation, the...
Do you… Overeat or mindlessly munch? Eat late at night? Eat when you’re not even hungry? Eat when you’re nervous, sad, or mad? Get “orally fidgety” and need a food pacifier? Live on fast foods due to lack of time? Crave sweets? Eat too much fat and salt? Skip meals or forget to eat? Delay eating until you’re starving? Stress and a hectic lifestyle...
