Creating Warm Memories By Chuck Colbath As we welcome in the New Year here at Bavilon, we think about the memories we have created this year. We are thankful for our treasured clients and our incredible staff. And John and I are very happy to say it’s going to be another year with the same team. We believe in the importance of education, and are...
Vail Area Deadly Accidents The Life You Save May Be Your Own Most everyone has recognized the increased traffic and rising accidents in our area. As our desirable and unique area grows, so does the need to be extra vigilant in our driving habits. Last December, 2023, another deadly accident occurred along Old Spanish Trail and South Galileo Lane...
Hello Vail! Recently, Lucretia Free, publisher and owner of The Vail Voice, met and chatted it up about the newspaper/journalism business. We are looking to continue to take the publication in an even more content-driven direction in 2024. What I bring to the publication is a journalism career spanning over 20 years. In high school and college, I...
The Vail Chorale Welcomes You for the Spring 2024 Season! The Vail Chorale is excited to invite new and returning singers to join us for the upcoming Spring 2024 season! The Vail Chorale, a resource of the Vail Performing Arts Society (VPAS), is the Greater Vail Area’s non-auditioned community chorus. We welcome singers of all skill levels, from...
Friends and Neighbors, I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are entering 2024 with a sense of hope for the year ahead. Last year was a very challenging year for me and my family, and I’m grateful for the fresh start that we all have in this new year. As we enter the new year and I begin my second term on the Tucson City Council, I want to...
New Year: what it means and how to make it your year! Celebrating the New Year is not a new thing, it’s something many of us do every year, but do you know the history behind it? Did you know why the ball was dropped at midnight? Why do we celebrate on the first of January? And what other people do around the world? The new year started not...
Friends, The holiday season is upon us! One of my favorite events to usher in the holiday spirit is the Tucson Fire Fighters Association’s Thanksgiving food box initiative. Every year, TFFA’s dedication to raising funds, procuring food, and coordinating activities ensures a complete Thanksgiving meal for hundreds of people and families...
Imagine it’s a hot summer day in Vail. You’re in the middle of your weekly volunteer grocery rescue run for the Vail Food Bank when, whammo, the engine fails on the Resources 2004 Ford Econoline van you’re driving. Even though the vehicle has been well maintained over the years, that scenario lurks in the minds of food bank volunteer drivers and...
Do you believe in magic? The Vail Chorale does, and we cordially invite the Greater Vail Community to see why at our upcoming Fall 2023 concert, The Magic of Music. Two performances are scheduled, on Saturday November 4th at 3:00 p.m. at the Arizona Senior Academy, 13715 E. Langtry Lane, and on Sunday November 5th at 3:00 p.m. at the Del Webb...
By now, everyone in Vail should have noticed the Love Vail signs spread throughout our community. The Love Vail campaign and Proposition 402 is a vote of HOPE. It’s the message of hope that Walter Vail held true when he purchased the Empire Ranch and negotiated an easement for the rail siding of Vail. To him, hope meant bringing food to the west...
