I moved to Vail eleven years ago. For the past seven years landscaping, this beautiful area has been my profession. Tree trimming relaxes me throughout my work week. Mistletoe is spreading rapidly in Vail and has many residents concerned. To...
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In late 2015/early 2016, Pima County Department of Transportation (PCDOT) initiated a series of public outreach efforts to share information and solicit feedback regarding the proposal to install a number of single lane roundabouts, as well as...
Healthy living and health education is nothing new. Each generation discovers new information and incorporates it into the social and educational fabric of daily life in ways that are relevant at the time. In the late 1920s, the Pima County...
Coverall, chevron, crazy kite, cactus, six pack anywhere, and B&O railroad. These are some of the different ways to win bingo each Thursday night on the north side of Corona. Organized by the American Legion Post 109, the weekly bingo games...
Bob and Linda Long grew up on the East Coast (Bob in New York and Linda in Pennsylvania) with a common dream of retiring out west. When Bob retired from General Electric, the couple was living just east of Albuquerque. One particularly snowy...
With the coming of summer the roads begin to fill up with vacationers leaving our area for cooler climes as well as snowbirds returning home. This year in Vail we have major road construction clogging up our primary thoroughfares, rendering...
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” I read this recently and it spoke to me. Whatever stage of life you are in, you have a gift that can benefit others. Whether it’s a helping hand, charitable...
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob N. Russo graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio located in San Antonio, Texas. Airman Russo completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline...
Sonoran Desert Tortoise by John R. Leeper On a hike within the Rincon Mountain District’s Saguaro National Park, one of the longest-lived yet most newly named residents crossed my trail (Photo 1.). It was a mature Sonoran Desert tortoise. The...
Vail resident and Pianist Nicholas Turner, age 17, won the 2017 Dorothy Vanek Youth Concerto Competition sponsored by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Turner won a $1,000 cash prize and was invited to solo with the orchestra in...