A photo gallery of beautiful flowers from around the community. By Dan Ford.
Category - In the Area

The Vail Chorale Presents The Magic of Music, November 4th & 5th
Do you believe in magic? The Vail Chorale does, and we cordially invite the Greater Vail Community to see why at our upcoming...
Read MoreHow to Prevent Heat Exhaustion During the Challenging Summer Months
As temperatures rise, so do cases of heat exhaustion. Between 2016 and 2021, the number of patients diagnosed with heat...
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Camp Fury kicks off the summer camp season for Girl Scouts
The first camp of the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona camp season, Camp Fury, in its 14th year, is a one-of-a-kind adventure that...
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Vail Classroom Receives Surprise Visit — And More
At about 11:30 on Wednesday, May 18, Jeremy Vega’s Cienega High School choir class was invaded…by members of the Vail Performing...
Read MoreWhat to Expect From A Termite Treatment
In Southern Arizona, discovering termite activity at your home or business is bound to happen sooner or later and Vail is no exception. Once you notice signs of termites – like mud tunnels...
What a hoot
It’s not every day you see an owl stuck in a chimney. The owl was not injured and flew away once released outside of residence. Photo courtesy Corona de Tucson Fire Department
Purple Heart Day By Ventura Tounsel Please take some time on August 7 to reflect on Purple Heart Day, an observance created to commemorate the men and women who have been killed or wounded...
One Year Ago
July marks the anniversary of the Bighorn Fire, which occured in the area in the summer of 2020.Photo taken in Vail on 6/19/2020 by Josh Lien @joshlien27.
Skyward: Faint fuzzies
By David H. Levy The night before last, a comet named Palomar (actually known as C (for comet)/ 2020 T2 Palomar) was gliding near one of the most beautiful clusters of stars in the entire...
Contemplations: A remarkable accounting of hidden gold...
By Khevin Barnes DISCLAIMERThe author of this heretofore uncorroborated tale claims no responsibility for the accuracy nor the incidents contained here. And furthermore, he makes no...
Looking Up – Tucson Mountain Ranges
By Rob Hallberg The Tucson area mountains are spectacular and very few US cities can boast they are “surrounded” by them. You can see our mountain ranges from almost any point in the city...
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott) 2021...
Christopher Bowers, son of Kevin and May Bowers, graduated on May 8th, 2021 from ERAU Prescott Campus with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He’s a 2017 graduate...
Don’t Let Anybody Steal Your Joy!
By Shirley Mays Similar to others, the month of May can be bittersweet for me. This is because one special day in May has significant meaning for me: Mothers’ Day. My mother passed away ten...