What, you might ask, is a Nurse Honor Guard? Nurse Honor Guards pay tribute to nurses at the time of their death by performing the Nightingale Tribute at a funeral or memorial service. This service is similar to a military tribute and officially releases the nurse from their nursing duties. The first Nurse Honor Guard in Tucson started in the...
By Brad Singer A financial plan creates a roadmap for your money and helps you achieve your goals. Financial planning can be done on your own or with a professional. A financial plan is a comprehensive picture of your current finances, your financial goals and any strategies you’ve set to achieve those goals. Good financial planning should...
Vail School District Foundation was honored to host our first annual Donor Appreciation Dinner at Del Lago Golf Course last month. We are very fortunate to have generous businesses that support our mission statement: “To champion efforts to enrich learning, inspire learning, and enhance opportunities. While not all of our business leaders were...
Our “Town between the tracks” inspires a Train Yard Tale By Khevin Barnes One of my fondest childhood memories are of those few weeks around Christmas time when my brother and I were permitted to set up the big, Lionel electric train around the tree. I still have that train in my possession after nearly seven decades, along with my fascination for...
In Vail we have several creatures that are unique and not commonly found most other places in the U.S. One such insect that we commonly get questions about is the desert centipede, which many people who aren’t from here refer to as the small snake thing with lots of legs. Two Species in Arizona The common desert centipede and the giant desert...
Health TipsIf you forgot to make a New Year’s resolution, don’t worry… it’s not too late. In fact the later you make your resolution, the easier it can be to keep and can create a feeling of great accomplishment. Think of small, achievable goals like having a healthy salad per day or eating a handful of nuts, berries or fruit...
By Robert Samuelsen The desert is binary, survive or perish, depending on one critical factor – the presence of water! If you have it, you survive, if you don’t, you perish. For centuries, the early O’odham, explorers, and missionaries safely traversed through the harsh western Sonoran Desert because they knew where to find the six strategic water...
By Chuck Colbath At Bavilon Salon you can expect great care, as we do everything possible to make sure we have happy, loyal clients and stylists. And while there is a lot of uncertainty in the world, you can count on Bavilon to continue to provide the best possible services in a safe and clean environment. The word care is always front and center...
By Elizabeth Warburton-Smith Many of you know that the land where the Rita Ranch Community Garden resides has now been sold and that our last day is April 30th. We do have a temporary location where we will be able to store all of the garden blocks, fencing, sheds, potting bench, etc., but for our forever home, we are currently in negotiations and...
The DAR is a non-profit, non-political, worldwide service organization devoted to Historic Preservation, Education & Patriotism and family history. Any woman, 18 years or older, who can prove lineal bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided the American Revolution, is eligible to join. We will help with genealogy research, if needed, and...
