by Lisa Benson As school has begun again in the Vail community, local Pima County 4H clubs are beginning a new year. Project leaders and youth are planning their 2018-2019 4H programs and...
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Hello Vail!
Hello Vail! Recently, Lucretia Free, publisher and owner of The Vail Voice, met and chatted it up about the newspaper/journalism...
Read MoreThe Vail Chorale Welcomes You for the Spring 2024 Season!
The Vail Chorale Welcomes You for the Spring 2024 Season! The Vail Chorale is excited to invite new and returning singers to join...
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Love Vail!
By now, everyone in Vail should have noticed the Love Vail signs spread throughout our community. The Love Vail campaign and...
Read MoreIncorporation Is Not a Done Deal!
The silencing of Vail residents has been happening for months behind the scenes and will continue to happen if Vail is...
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July, Monsoon Rainfall Report
by John Simpson I did not come up with a catchy title to describe the monsoon for July because overall, it was not that exciting for most of the Vail Voice Readership area. It was neither...
Does Arizona’s Native Plant Law Go too Far?
By Trent Thomas The giant saguaros dotting our landscape have long been an iconic symbol of Arizona and the Sonoran desert. Tourists come from around the world to see them firsthand and...
Monsoon Safety on Coronado National Forest
Monsoon season is a great time for recreation and other activities on Coronado National Forest! Mountain wildflowers are in bloom, temperatures are pleasant at higher elevations, and...
Foods of the Desert
by Elizabeth Smith There are so many amazing wild plants that we can eat here in the Sonoran Desert. As you go out foraging for interesting foods, be sure and wear long pants, closed toed...
District 4 Update: The latest from Pima County...
In last month’s column, I reported to you about the county’s pending presentation of a general obligation bond program for road repair to the board of supervisors. During its July 3, 2018...
Back in the Saddle Again
Having spent many years working at a university, August always was my “back in the saddle” month, following much appreciated summer season respite. August had that feeling like vacation was...
Vail, Rita Ranch, and Corona Construction Updates
by Tom Howard Road Construction Update Houghton Road/Over Union Pacific Railroad Construction crews have made great progress. The bridge girders for the southbound side of Houghton are now...
One Life at a Time
by Jeff Logsdon, Lead Pastor of Hope City Church Four years ago our family responded to the prompting to relocate from Southern California to Southern Arizona. I had always said I would...
Drew John Gets Results, Now We Need Him in the Arizona...
Drew John was raised to value service to the community and the importance of hard work. As a small business owner for 40 years, he spent decades serving as a school board member and a...