by Linda Long Along Colossal Cave Road, positioned between two railroad crossings, stands a property that is bustling with an energy all its own. Step inside the doors of ReSources Vail Food Bank or Vail Depot Thrift Store and you’ll see what I...
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by Tom Howard Road Construction Update Houghton Road/Over Union Pacific Railroad Crews have removed the last of the old bridge structure and have begun constructing the retaining walls along the west side of Houghton. Coordination with Union...
by Nicole Cochran The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is a student lead organization attached to Vail Academy and High School’s (VAHS) Career and Technical Education Business Management Classes. VAHS is the only school in the district...
Trinity Peters from Empire High and Anthony Aguilar from Cienega High, have been recognized as 18 Under 18 Junior Achievers. The program recognizes individuals under 18 years of age who have demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit, extraordinary...
With spring in full swing in Southern Arizona, bees are busy gathering pollen, and, occasionally forming giant, somewhat alarming clusters which are often found on tree branches. This swarming behavior can be frightening, but is not necessarily...
by Mike Lavelle I have never seen a ghost, goblin, gremlin, spirit, apparition, genie, fairy, troll, orb, shadow person, leprechaun, sasquatch, chupacabra, extraterrestrial alien, or an unidentified flying object. I would absolutely love to see...
by Anne Gibson Connie Erickson will shortly begin a new adventure after 26 years as a teacher and 27 years as a principal. Her story in education begins in a one-room schoolhouse with an outhouse and no running water in South Dakota. She taught...
The stars, it somehow appears, were aligned in good fortune when my mother, Edith Pailet Levy, was born in New Orleans on June 1, 1918. Just one week later, a total eclipse of the Sun tracked all the way across the United States from Oregon to...
Dear Editor, My volunteering with the Vail School District has highlighted a dramatic need for an improvement in their fingerprint and background checking system. Hourly workers and volunteers have to undergo a thorough background and...
by Susann Miller of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona Medicare cards are undergoing a big change to make them more secure. But, in the meantime, scammers are (of course!) taking advantage of confusion around the launch. How the...