By Mike Lavelle November 11 is Veterans Day, and we honor our military veterans for their service. In this column, however, I want to focus on one group of veterans – that is those veterans (of any age) who are struggling with the lasting consequences of trauma. This past May, President Donald Trump signed an executive order, called the PREVENTS...
By Mike Lavelle The Vail Voice often features stories that address the history of the old west, of Vail, Tucson, and close-to-visit towns in the southwest. Readers are also aware that our local history includes such characters as Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp (once a deputy sheriff in Pima County), “Doc” Holliday (a special police officer in...
By Mike Lavelle I have always wanted to write something starting with this well know phrase from Charles Dickens’ novel, “A Tale of Two Cities.” In Dicken’s novel, this phrase is part of a longer sentence that references a time of contradictory duality when change was coming, along with conflict. I was reminded of this phrase following a...
By Mike Lavelle The news media has recently reported about the heat wave that swept across the country, and Europe (Britain saw record days of heat, for July, with temperatures over 100 degrees). Many of us from Arizona are very familiar with what to do when it gets hot outside, but as a reminder, I located a free to reprint article, titled...
By Mike Lavelle This article will conclude a three-part series recounting a recent motorcycle trip to Bryce and Zion Canyons, covering 1,666 miles in a group of 3 motorcycles and 1 car. At the last part of our week-long trip, (Friday), we departed St. George and took I-15 north towards Cedar City, to the Zion Kolob exit. Only a quarter mile off of...
By Mike Lavelle In the last issue, my article addressed the first part of our week-long motorcycle trip. On the 3rd day (May 15th), we departed our motel in St. George to visit Zion National Park. We took I-15 north to SR 9 through Hurricane and Virgin, to Springdale, which is located at the entrance to the park. We parked our motorcycles and road...
By Mike Lavelle French author and political theorist, Alexis De Tocqueville, in the 1830’s, the propensity of Americans to develop civic associations, and how these associations strengthened community. Research over the years has shown that when groups join together and respond to a social need, there is a distinct benefit provided to the...
By Lucretia Free Mountain View Animal Clinic (MVAC) has a new change in ownership. Current MVAC Veterinarian Dr. Amy Hoffman and Technician Heather Knight are now the proud new owners here at MVAC. Dr. Amy Hoffman graduated from Ross University and completed her clinical year at Cornell. She then made her way to Arizona with her husband and four...
By Lucretia Free District 4 Office Opens in Vail: District 4 Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy has opened an office in Vail at the Vail Chamber at E. Colossal Cave Road. Contact Lucretia Free Southeast Region Representative. The phone number is (520) 609-6233 and email Lucretia.Free@Pima.Gov. Hours are currently by appointment. Hampton Inn...
Fathers, Mothers, Teachers, and More By Mike Lavelle In this issue, we recognize the valedictorians and salutatorians from our area schools. If time and space allowed, I suspect we could hear stories of how parents, teachers, and others, played significant roles in the lives of these, and all our graduating, students. It is an exciting time of...
