By Nikki Lee Happy summer break! We’ve made it through quite the eventful school year. I have enormous appreciation and respect for all the students, teachers, school staff, and families that persevered through this tumultuous year. Here’s...
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On May 16, Cienega High School student Theodore Kassa participated in the Arizona State SASP (Scholastic Action Shooting Program) match. He competed in two disciplines, Rimfire Pistol and Rimfire Rifle Optics. He won first place in both...
The Rotary Club of Vail, AZ and Desert Grounds Landmanagement, LLC donated a 6′ saguaro to Mica Mtn. H.S. during their “Tree Planting Project” the weekend of May 1st. Pictured right to left are 3 Desert Grounds employees, Jim...
By Christine Anderson Ferraris This month’ article offers tips on how to approach a business with a complaint when you have a problem with goods or services purchased. Everyone has a right to be given specifics about a product or service prior...
By Annetta Derricotte Maybe you’re thinking of remodeling your kitchen, putting in a new pool for those hot Arizona summers or looking to finish up some repair work, whatever big project it may be, you can probably assume the costs will be high...
On the evening of April 27th, the Vail Governing Board was in a regularly scheduled study session where they were discussing employee healthcare benefits. The meeting was interrupted by a group of approximately 150 people. Some of them pushed...
By Shirley Mays Similar to others, the month of May can be bittersweet for me. This is because one special day in May has significant meaning for me: Mothers’ Day. My mother passed away ten years ago (I cannot believe that it has been that long...
Dear Editor : I really like Alisha Brewers article on snakes this month! It’s just the right message for spring when the snakes are appearing. The little gopher snakes are our good friends and are at risk of being run over by those who think...
Dear Readers: Rumi wrote : Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing is a field…I’ll meet you there The Vail Voice celebrates its 20th year this October. When I started the paper (then a newsletter) I was committed to it being a...
By Kelly J. Walker, M.S. We have lost so much over the past year that we cannot lose; if it’s truly gone, then we must rebuild it. What have we lost? Compassion: The ability to feel what others feel, and truly care about them—even (and...