By Patrick Whitehurst The year 2022 is upon us. In my mind, however, it should still be early 2021, but time is ever elusive and waits for no one. In 2020, I set my eyes upon a total of thirty books. This last year, in 2021, I read only fifteen. No clue what happened. I read some amazing work, however, written by some amazing authors, and thought...
By Jill WellsFamily Resources & Community CoordinatorVail School District The holiday season is a special time of year. It is a time for parties, joy, singing, celebration, families, get togethers, and the exchanging of gifts. It is the perfect time for moving beyond ourselves and giving. For families who are struggling economically, it can...
Happy holidays! I hope you and your loved ones are enjoying your holiday season; in whatever ways you celebrate. I always use this time to connect, recharge, and reflect. Here are some reflections on the work that my Team and I focused on at the City and in Ward 4 in 2021. Reflections: · In order to be accessible and communicative, we continued...
Vail School District Foundation has been busy the last few months awarding grants to the amazing teachers in Vail! Check out the latest recipients: Ms. Boyd at Desert Willow Elementary received a new printer for the 5th grade pod Mrs. Kitzmiller at Esmond Station received a grant for the School-wide Reading Wishtree Mr. Lin at Mesquite Elementary...
The Vail Voice received a number of responses to a Letter to the Editor published in last month’s paper about Rabbi Shemtov’s use of “G-d.” Below is a reprint of what he wrote in his September article. Publisher From Rabbi Yisroel Shemtov’s column that ran in October: “You may notice in my article that G-d is...
By Matthew Kuntz I am organizing a massive toy drive for the children of Tucson and surrounding areas. We need your help in fulfilling our mission of putting a toy into the hands of every child who may not naturally receive one this year. With your help we can make this the merriest of Christmas’ for many children. We need local businesses and...
Fourteen-year old Vail resident and Cienega High School student Blake Carson will represent Tucson in the Challenge of the Americas international kart (go-cart) race to be held at Musselman Honda Circuit on January 28-30th. Racers from Mexico, Canada, and various European countries will also be competing through national qualifier series like this...
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 Pamela S Kelty For residents of the great state of Arizona, there is a wonderful dollar for dollar tax credit available to all individual taxpayers. Arizona provides two separate tax credits for individuals who make contributions to charitable organizations. As a Qualifying Charitable Organization (QCO), contributions made to Greater Vail...
By K. Nepsa A reader recently asked how frogs and other amphibians are able to survive in arid climates such as deserts. This year’s monsoon season produced many frogs that seemed to appear out of nowhere. Just a little rain brought them out from….well, where exactly do they go when it’s not storming and raining here in the desert? An amphibian is...
