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...
As I review the paper before it is sent to the printer, I notice that we have many organizations, (businesses and civic groups), involved in projects and activities that help the greater good of the community. As Supervisor Ray Carroll points out in his column, “The Vail area is a thriving community and home to a nationally recognized school...
On Tuesday the 24th of May, graduating students of Vail Academy and High School honored Carmen Santana as the one staff member who made an impact on their lives. For the past six years, Carmen has served as the day porter not only taking care of the building, but she also motivated the students with her positive attitude and helpful nature. Carmen...
Staff at the local Walgreens store located at 9184 E Valencia Rd in Rita Ranch went out into the community to talk to local stores, shops, and businesses to get the word out about Red Nose Day. Employees sold Red Nose’s for one dollar, took some group photos and basically “Getting Seriously Silly.” They were able to sell over...
by Jim Gressinger at Southern Arizona Guide (southernarizonaguide.com) The Arizona Game and Fish Department estimates that about 200,000 coyotes live in Arizona. They are equally at home in the wild, in our cities and in the suburbs; anywhere they can snatch a meal. They are particularly fond of packrats, cottontails, jackrabbits, stray kitty...
