by Tom Howard Houghton Road over the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge Traffic has been shifted and work continues on the demolition of the old structure. Crews have been hauling dirt from Atterbury Wash Road to help in building up the grade for...
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The Regal Princess is a beautiful, majestic cruise vessel designed to sail to exotic destinations. In February 2018, Wendee and I boarded it for a single reason: we wanted to visit the El Caracol Observatory at Chichen Itza. Did we take a 7...
by Brad Adams, Asst Scoutmaster Boy Scout Troop 770 held an impressive Eagle Scout Court of Honor on March 11th when Scout Stephan Averill-Mittendorf was presented with his Eagle Scout Rank. This brought the total of Eagle Scouts from Troop 770...
by Rob Samuelsen Arizona has complex geology! Based on an ancient bed of sedimentary limestone, upheaval, volcanic action, pressure, and erosion it has resulted in basalt, gneiss, mica, granite, copper, gold, silver, … and caves! Certainly...
The Vail Chorale has been busily preparing for its Spring 2018 concerts, and is eager to welcome choral music lovers to attend performances on Saturday, April 14th at 3:00 pm at the Arizona Senior Academy (in Academy Village/Altura) and on...
by Anthony Gomez The 2017-2018 Empire Boys Basketball Team concluded their season as the winningest class in school history. The Empire Ravens Varsity Basketball team broke and set several records this season capped off with a run in the State...
Dear Heather, I am a full time working, mother of 4 children. While I adore being a wife and mother, lately I just feel tired. I don’t want to be the type of mom that is ragged and worn down, but I feel that is the path I am headed down. I feel...
by Anne Gibson The Vail School District (VSD) takes its tag line “Where Education is a Community Effort” very seriously. There is no better example that when over 100 volunteers from the district gathered in the Dining Auditorium/Student Union...
by G. K. Lamb Seeing a need in the community, Vail Plumbing is expanding their services in 2018. In addition to their basic plumbing services including water mains, water treatment systems, fixtures and faucets, gas piping water heaters, and...
by Kimberly Crossland, Owner of Savvy Copywriters I’ve written for The Vail Voice for several years now and love the publication, as well as the team behind it. My life behind-the-scenes has changed quite a bit since we started working together...