by Mika Deslongchamps Massey Tradition is ever more important as we enter the holiday season of 2020. With cancelled parties, zoom family gatherings and the need for holiday spirit stronger than ever, it’s heartening to see our community striving to keep the cheer. Integra Dance Arts, a local Vail business is doing just that as it continues...
The 8-11 year old girls group of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints wanted to share what they are grateful for during this Thanksgiving season. We hung the signs along the fence on Collossal Cave road and they will be taken down the Monday after Thanksgiving.
The path to homeownership is not a difficult one; with the help of Hughes Federal Credit Union, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a homeowner. Here’s how: Begin with a pre-qualificationThis is the most important step. Our mortgage loan representatives will ask you a series of questions in order to understand your current financial standing...
By David H. Levy When Earth crossed the summer solstice on June 21, 2020, we were all mired in the midst of the most serious pandemic in more than a century. Summer is the most important season for me for one reason: it was many years ago, during the Summer of 1960, that I fell in love with the night sky. This summer just concluded had a start...
By Holly Schaffer Online and Print Pima County Public Library: We Recommend Origami happiness—fold yourself into a state of flow. Folding paper is a soothing, fun activity that anyone of any age can do. Grab a few origami books and get started! Origami Made Simple by Russell Wood Tomoko Fuse’s Origami Boxes by Tomoko Fuse The Encyclopedia of...
By Claire Schild Dear Claire,I have been having a lot of dreams about scorpions lately. In all of these dreams, I am stepping on them, but not just because they are in my way. I am going out of my way to step on them when I notice them. In my latest dream I was stepping on small (but very fat and juicy) scorpions. No one could see them but me. The...
By K. Nepsa Last month, we learned a little about fun and interesting feet facts for mammals. Many of us in the community have pets that walk to the beat of their own species. But what are the tracks we can expect to find from ourselves and our furry companions? Humans may walk on their feet, but we also know our fingers leave specific prints that...
By Patrick Whitehurst Whether it comes as a gift for the holidays or just a gift to yourself, your heritage is worth knowing, if just to explain why you prefer cold, rainy days over those sweltering summer ones. Could be that, genetically, you’re from a place with more ice than grass.Born of Irish ancestry, McElwee to be exact, I changed my...
By John Simpson Hot and dry summed up October, just like much of the year. No big surprise, right? The Tucson airport recorded its 5th hottest October since the 1880s, and with only a trace of rain recorded. The airport’s 30-year average October rainfall is 0.89.” I recorded a mere 0.09” of rain for October, and my 10-year average is 0.64.” A dry...
Lennar purchases 113 additional lots in Phase 1 The Master Planned Community of Rocking K, in the Vail School District, is continuing toward its early 2021 Grand Opening and soon the first residents can call this beautiful setting in the foothills of the Rincon Mountains home. Model homes and the first new homes for purchase within Rocking K are...
