Choral music-making in the Vail community continues to enrich the greater Vail area with opportunities for singers to join in blending their voices in four-part harmony, and for audience members to enjoy attending fall and spring concerts. Kicking off its fifth year this month, The Vail Chorale is a non-auditioned community chorus that welcomes...
By J.J. Lamb The other Old Spanish Trail passed through Vail, via Highway 80. It was the name given by a tourism association formed in 1915 to promote business along an all-weather, southern route traversing the country from Saint Augustine to San Diego. The project was put on hold during WWI and wasn’t completed until 1929. The Old Spanish Trail...
By Khevin Barnes Driving into Vail from Highway 10 along Colossal Cave Rd., it’s hard not to notice the little white trailer parked permanently across from the Old Vail Shopping Center. Emblazoned on its side in gigantic black letters are the eye-catching words, “MAGIC SHOP.” After parking your car in the dirt lot and strolling up to the tiny...
Kelsey Thomas from Vail is one of 20 youth who were selected to participate in the American Youth Leadership Program (AYLP) to Ghana for four weeks this summer. The American Youth Leadership Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the University of Wyoming 4-H Youth...
by Jennifer Branch 7 cups of cubed watermelon, chilled and well drained 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese 1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, finely sliced 1/2 sweet onion, thinly sliced Olive oil Gently toss melon with rice vinegar, feta cheese and mint. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic syrup. Serve immediately...
Gardening is a great way to enjoy the outdoors, beautify your surroundings and improve your health. But for those of us who don’t have the space or the know how, community gardening offers the location and the “tools” for successful gardening. It’s also a wonderful way to bring communities together. Our community is working hard to bring the...
By Michelle Rouch Humans from all over have always imagined distant worlds. Arizona is no different and has an amazingly rich tradition of Astronomical Artists which continues today. The Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium proudly hosts “The Heritage of Astronomical Art in Arizona,” organized by the Tucson-Chapter of the International...
The Shyann Kindness Project announces their 6th Annual “Tri” for Acts of Kindness Sprint Triathlon/Duathlon and 5K Run/Walk, to be held on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at the La Mariposa Resort, Tucson, AZ. Since this is a *SPRINT* event the swim is only 300 yards, the bike course is 13.3 miles and the run course is 3.1 miles (5K). All are...
Arizona hosted the first ever Arizona Interscholastic Association Robotics State Championship, at the Prescott Valley Event Center. The top 30 teams in Arizona were selected to compete and qualify for the championship rounds. The students were required to, in a six week period, tobuild, program, and test robots that are intended to compete against...
There are many types of dreams. Some dreams are merely expressions of what is physically happening to the dreamer at that time–hunger, thirst, discomfort, and etc. Other dreams are just a review of events and experiences of the day, where the brain decides how to process and store information for future use. Sometimes, there are those...
