PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Empire Ranch is part of the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, a key component of the Pima County Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan; and WHEREAS Pima County supports the preservation of its cattle ranching heritage...
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by Elizabeth Smith July usually marks the season of monsoons in our dry Sonoran desert. There aren’t a whole lot of things we can plant at this time with temperatures so high, but there are a few things that will grow very nicely once the...
There were people in old RVs at the end of dirt roads with no running water. There were people in large houses on 40-acre lots in a gated community. Conservatives. Liberals. People of differing ethnicities and color. The small community of...
by Stacy Winstryg The Vail Parent Network is gearing up for election season with several candidate forums. These are great opportunities for the Vail community to come out and meet the candidates who will represent them next year in the house...
Dear Heather, I have a long time friend who has a child that is the same age as one of my children. We often get together and share stories about our kids, talk about their successes and struggles, as parents often do. Historically, we have...
Author of “Cyber War Attack!” How old were you when you first started writing? I was nine when I wrote my first short story. What was your inspiration for the book? My inspiration for this book was Ted Koppel’s book, Lights...
by Khevin Barnes Chuck Colbath, the co-owner (with John Chaisson as the operating owner) of Bavilon Salon in Old Vail Station, knows firsthand that as we age, our aches and pains can make for a “bad hair day.” But where else do women and men...
Most VPS projects and programs begin as ideas brought to us by residents. Those ideas are brought to life by hard working VPS volunteers. We focus on how our heritage and history can connect community members, serve today, and inspire a...
by Anne Gibson In October 2017, the Vail School District (VSD) set out to gather community input on how to best handle new student growth. Over 100 community members responded. The work from this committee ultimately formed a...
This past June 15th, Justin T. Wollman of Vail received an Associate of Science Degree in Management and Management/Logistics and a Bachelor of Science in Management/Logistics.