You have to admit 2015 was like no other year we have seen, be it in our local community or on the world stage. Looking back, both Cienega Rotary and Rotary International had a banner year helping our friends and neighbors. Globally, Rotary...
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Good things keep happening on the corridor: As we reported last time, the Houghton Road: Irvington to Valencia project received the National Project of the Year Award from the American Public Works Association. We are happy to report that the...
December is a time for celebrations. Catching a new holiday release or planning family movie nights are a part of the season for many. Take time this year to have a Vail movie night. The landscape and sites around Vail have been the setting for...
It was a day like any other for Brittany Matsushino, a sophomore English teacher and advisor to the student council at Cienega High School. However, on November 16, she was met with the surprise of her life as she was honored in front of the...
With the holidays approaching, I know what’s on my Christmas wish list: books, books, and more books! However, with all these new young adult novels about “lost teenager finding their destiny,” it can be difficult to know which stories should...
Amateur golf enthusiast Matt Bentson played the Santa Rita Golf Course nearly a dozen times over the years. However, in September 2011, the course closed, and Corona de Tucson lost its only major recreational attraction. “The course was fairly...
A short time back, I was delighted and surprised to receive a call from Lucretia Free (editor of The Vail Voice) notifying me that I had been nominated for Pima County Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year. Delighted as I was at such news, I...
by Capitan Barrett Baker of the Tucson Fire Department In Tucson, we have two seasons, summer and winter. We can be challenged by going from near 90 degree high temperatures one week and lows in the 30’s just days later. As the need for warming...
In July 2014, a special meeting of the Vail Community Action Board was held. The result was a vote to turn the future of the non-profit corporation over to five members who had served as its incorporators. The five members designated by then...
By Audrey Sher A vast number of high school students are limited by low levels of literacy. This problematic situation impacts learning in all subjects because literacy is key to unlocking content knowledge across the curriculum. As reading...