The Thanksgiving holiday is the peak day for home cooking fires across the nation. Thanksgiving day has more than three times the daily average for such incidents. Christmas Day and Christmas Eve ranked second and third, having nearly twice the...
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Rainfall for September was generally average for the Vail area. I recorded 1.67” of rain, which is about ¼” below my 12-year average of 1.91.” Rainfall in the Vail readership area ranged from about 1.5” to just over 3.” Mescal reported the...
Mastodons! Imagine a world when giant sloths, saber-toothed tigers, vampire bats, horses, camels, tapirs, and pachyderms roamed the earth. This may sound like a Hollywood movie set but, in reality, it was Vail, Arizona about 11,000 years ago...
“Debt is the slavery of the free.” -Publilius Syru Many of us have student loans. Many Americans with education debt apply for discharge relief and a new income-driven payment plan. The US Department of Education proposes a new...
Over 600 members of Beyond Textbook partners, from 67 partnerships, traveled to Mica Mountain High School in the Vail School District from across the United States to attend the 2022 Beyond Textbooks Super Conference. Some flew, some like the...
A Story of Survival As we transition from our hot summer to a glorious Fall season here in Arizona you may notice that the number of flying pests (I’m not speaking about visiting out-of-state relatives here) are diminishing with the seasonal...
Oct 31 – Dec 11 / During Business Hours. Arby’s Fundraiser for Vail Food Bank. 10115 E Old Vail Rd. ResourcesVail.org Nov 1 – Dec 31 / During Business Hours. Safeway Fundraiser for Holiday Meals Program. 13380 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way...
Health tip: What’s the best way to quit sugar? Just to be clear, there’s no need to eliminate all sugars. The natural sugars found in whole fruit and dairy are fine. So is the occasional sweet treat. That said, try not to go...
Arizona sits squarely amid the Termite Belt—the band of southern states where termites are most prevalent—and the damage they cause costs homeowners billions of dollars every year. In Vail, they’re most active in late summer and fall due to the...
November is a time to sit back and think about all the things in your life. Who, and what, helped you become the person you are today. It’s a time of thankfulness and gratitude. But sometimes we might not understand or know how to show someone...