The Del Webb Rancho Del Lago Pickleball Club held its Spring Fun Tournament on Saturday, May 14th. The registration fee for the 32 participants was a donation to the Vail Food Bank for IMPACT of Southern Arizona. Thanks to the generosity of the club, a car load of various foods was delivered to Food Bank. The high scorers for the tournament...
“You call this love? I doubt either of us has learned what that truly is. Love is a gift. Love is giving. We’ve done nothing but take, from every planet we can possibly reach, we’ve taken something from them.” This is just one example of the beautiful writing displayed in Patrick Tylee’s new science fiction adventure...
May 19th was a big day for the students of Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School. Numerous corporate, nonprofit, and personal donations came together in front of an excited crowd of 640 students. The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) set out to meet the goal of $16,500, in order to build a new track for the school. The PTA knew that the goal was a lofty...
Dads, and moms, work daily to build a framework within their home, neighborhood, school and community that will nurture their children. We want children to feel secure so that they can explore the world with confidence. We want them to feel respected and cared for so they will show respect and caring to others. We want them to understand the...
Dear Claire, I had a dream, actually, a nightmare, that bothered me so much that I woke up and couldn’t fall back to sleep. Although I haven’t had it again, I still think about it, and it still bothers me. In the dream, my wife and teenage son were dismembering a body on the island counter in the kitchen. I was walking down the hallway, about...
On Saturday, May 21st, I participated in a debate with my two opponents, and I thought we all did well as we shared our thoughts and ideas to help move Pima County forward. The Sahuarita Tea Party captured video of the event which I have shared on my campaign Facebook page . I have never run for political office before, and many people see that...
I am not my father. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I didn’t love or respect my dad, but at times during my adolescent years those feelings were clouded by my own coming of age issues, as they are between many young people and their parents. Dad was a business man. He worked his way upward in a company that long ago was called Bell Telephone. ...
Three Cienega High School girls volleyball players, who play with Zona Volleyball Club during the spring season, are members of the 2 teams (Zona 17-1 & Zona 16-1) that have earned bids to play in the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships in Indianapolis this year (June 29 to July 2). Juniors Imani Litz (#8) and Morgan Wright...
It started on the evening of April 20th with a notice on Facebook when a group called “DSCS Funding Fight 2016” was created. The group was established to draw attention to the state budget that was being discussed by the legislature specifically regarding funding for district sponsored charter schools. Certain members of the...
by Liane Ehrich, Guest Contributor from VAILAZ.COM Summer storms can be quite spectacular. The heat and humidity build high towering clouds that can produce massive clouds producing hail, strong winds, thunder, tornadoes, lightning and power outages. For many dogs, the storm season also brings a slew of symptoms grouped under the heading of...
