The Colossal Fourth Celebration is coming to Vail again with fireworks, parade, block party, music and children’s event. The Vail Preservation Society is looking for volunteers from our community to help make the 4th annual, 2018 celebration...
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Last month I visited the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Pennsylvania to give a lecture. The experience was fun and intellectually enlightening. Just before the lecture I had a good chat with University President Dr. Jem Spectar...
“Dear Claire, For as long as I can remember, I have had this one bad dream. In the dream, I am with a friend or friends. Suddenly, this big dude with a wrinkly face and a gray hood attacks me and whoever is with me. He shows up in the dream by...
The Christmas holiday in Germany begins December 24th and ends on the 26th. On the 24th (Christmas Eve), most Germans work a half day and shops are open until the early afternoon. Gifts are usually opened on the evening of the 24th. Christmas...
“The Cut” – Certain cuts and styles of bras fit different body types. If your straps always slip, find one with center set straps. If you’re tall and lean, a long-line bra may work for you. If you’re wider, try a bra with extra side support...
Our wonderful community continues to grow. Here’s a quick look back at major store openings in 2017! January: TMC One Rincon Health Campus opened. El Coronado’s has moved from the Safeway Shopping Center to the old Buddy’s Grill location...
Nicos Frenkel is the sweetest exchange student at Cienega who came to us all the way from a small town outside of Cologne, Germany. Nicos is fifteen years old and he’s a junior; sadly, he is only here for the duration of the school year. I...
The holidays are the time of year when we get together with friends and family to celebrate the season. It is also a time to make sure our pets stay safe. Some of the most common reasons for veterinary visits are foreign body ingestion...
In a word, everything. I’m often intrigued by the number of shopping carts that I see at my local grocery stores that have been dragged up and over curbs, left awkwardly in the parking stalls that would ordinarily hold a car, anchored in flower...
When I saw the beetle pictured below on a mountain bike ride in northern New Mexico this past fall, I knew for certain that there had to be something really interesting in this insect’s history to give it such a profound appearance. The insect...