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...
As the 2015-16 school year comes to a close, Cienega Rotary hosted an event at Hacienda Del Lago Golf Club recognizing 7 Vail Unified School District Seniors (VUSD) for their outstanding effort and accomplishments. Competition for the awards was rigorous as each and every senior in the VUSD was eligible to compete. The winners this year, for the...
Laurel Wettstein, a senior attending Vail Academy, was recently awarded The Gold Award. As noted by Debbie Rich, Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona, “The Gold Award is the highest achievement in Girl Scouting and asks that girls identify a problem within their community and do something about it, not just in the...
Dr. Amy Hoffman has been loving and treating animals since childhood. She grew up in a dairy farming community in Western New York and did her undergraduate studies in Buffalo. She worked as a veterinary assistant, receptionist, and technician for over 10 years before finally going to veterinary school at Ross University and graduated with honors...
I read the Letter to the Editor from Rebecca Fox about the bees, and I am very disturbed. I am the “one or two out of 1000” who is allergic to bees; and when I was stung, I ended up in the hospital. I broke out in hives, I could not breathe, my blood pressure dropped. My father and brother have both experienced the same fate. I...
As a Pima County Supervisor, I am invited to a significant number of community events. And when it comes to sharing annual reports or strategic vision, they usually take place at established venues. Instead, I found myself on a warm, windy day in mid-May, dust clinging to my shoes, while making my way across a construction site to a tent at...
The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161-180. He wrote a book called Meditations in 167 (actually a collection of 12 books), while engaged in military campaigns. His book is his thoughts regarding life. You can download his book online for free, as it is in the public domain. In book four of Meditations, Marcus writes, “Men seek retreats...
