The ASCEND Program is a program within United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona (USPSA) offering home-based specialized habilitation services for families with young children with Autism...
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Who Invented Mother’s Day?
Happy Mother’s Day! The real history of Mother’s Day in the United States might surprise you. Three women—who championed efforts...
Read MoreIncorporation, Deception at its Finest
When the topic of Incorporation comes to mind, I flash back to my childhood. I grew up in an unincorporated area of Maricopa...
Read MoreIncorporation Concerns
The great enemy of communication, we find, is the illusion of it. We have talked enough; but we have not listened. William H...
Read MoreVail is in the Top 50!
The secret is out! According to SmartAsset, Vail is the 35th best suburb in America, the only Arizona suburb in the Top 50, and...
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New Road Tax: Success or Failure?
By now, you probably have heard that your property taxes will be going up soon. This is a result of the majority of the Pima County Board of Supervisors voting in favor of a five-year, $0...
Local Art Students Visit Museum
The Tucson Desert Art Museum was excited to welcome over twenty students and chaperones from the Vail Art Camp on Friday, June 16th. Their visit consisted of a general tour of the museum...
Piano Lessons: An Ideal Time and Place to Begin by...
Because I teach piano students in several Tucson-area school districts, the Vail School District’s oddball academic calendar, out of sync with those of the other districts, creates a...
Tucson Arizona Temple to Be Dedicated
The Tucson Arizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was open to the public for three weeks this past June. Approximately 100,000 visitors were able to tour the 38...
Local Construction Roads
Vail, Rita Ranch, and Corona Construction Updates by Tom Howard Houghton Road Speed Display Signs On Monday, June 26 and continuing through Thursday, July 6, between the hours of 6 AM. to...
Katie Griffin Named Assistant Principal at Senita...
The Vail Governing Board appointed the first graduate of a high school in Vail to a school administrative position — we hope and expect many will follow in her footsteps. Congratulations to...
Junior Rangers Graduate
Saguaro National Park East, located at 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail in Tucso, had a celebration on the 7th of June. Graduates of the Junior Ranger Program learned about park activities, area...
Local Student Makes University Dean’s List
Melissa Ann Moy, from Vail, made the Dean’s List at Iowa State University for Spring 2017. Melissa is majoring in biology. Students named to the Dean’s List must have earned a grade...
Mutton Busting Contest Winners
This past Memorial Day, a Rodeo with a Mutton Busting contest was held at the Sonoita Fairgrounds. First place winner with 80 points was Cienna Beyer (above 6 seconds). Second place with 78...