By Hughes Federal Credit Union A good credit score can help you get a better rate on a loan, help you rent an apartment, and in some cases, your credit history can even affect your employment opportunities. If your score could use a little help, here are a few tips to up your number. Check your credit report Start the repair process by looking at...
By Anne Gibson Vail Pride Day is a celebration of the academic, artistic, scientific, and community achievements of the over 13,000 students and nearly 2,000 staff members of the Vail School District now over 20 years of bolstering community pride and involvement! Vail continually ranks among the top school districts in Arizona for academic...
By J.J. Lamb, Vail Preservation Society One hundred springs, a wet grassy meadow, a place where grasses could be cut for feed, where horses and cattle could graze. Cien, Spanish for 100, agua for water, the terms merged to become Cienega. Cienega Creek Preserve is one of Vail’s most special places. It is a place where water reaches the desert...
Dear Editor, Are the Orange and Yellow striped cones on Houghton a permanent fixture? There are many things that can be blamed on Covid-19 and the pandemic but the pace for the completion of the drainage on the right sides of the north and south bound lanes should be one of them. Are we waiting on decorative rocks that are being imported so they...
By Kristin Breeding Do you LOVE Dogs, like celebrating, and want to attend an event close to home? Well, then this event is for you! Welcome to Vail’s 1st Annual St. PAWtrick’s Day Dog Adoption event! It is being held at the Land Between the Tracks, 13105 E. Colossal Cave Rd. from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, March 12th, 2022. Come with an...
Vail’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs provide students with opportunities to gain job skills, certifications, and even employment out of high school. And, the programs certainly set students up with a launching pad to pursue advanced certifications, degrees, and professions. Vail’s CTE programs are an integral part of helping...
By George Mower, Greater Vail Community Resources Board of Directors This article provides a brief introduction to the Vail Food Bank and Thrift Store located between the tracks on Colossal Cave Road in Vail. We invite you to stop in and see for yourselves!Greater Vail Community Resources (“ReSources”) began as a grassroots response to the need...
By K. Nepsa We’ve all been there. Enjoying the warm water, while humming to the beat of our own drummers, as our stresses melt away and get washed down the drain with the soap. Everything starts to feel so far away and soon, the groove takes over and you grab the loofah handle and start belting out your favorite tune…and you sound so GOOD! Your...
By Jack Curtis The States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, having resolved to enter into a compact under the Act of Congress of the United States of America approved it on August 19, 1921. The Acts of the Legislatures of the said States, have through their Governors, appointed Commissioners to sign the...
In 2020, the Marana Bluegrass Festival was one of the very last live music events in the Tucson area before the pandemic shut everything down. This year, the Desert Bluegrass Association is thrilled to invite everyone out for three terrific days of open-air, down home bluegrass music! The festival is Friday through Sunday, March 11-13 at Gladden...
