Cienega High School NJROTC Cadet Trinity S. Galvan has been awarded a Navy ROTC Preparatory Program Scholarship at the University of San Diego. This unique scholarship fully supports tuition, books, room and board, and fees until degree completion and commissioning. In addition, she was also designated a University of San Diego Presidential...
By Sean Colbert Spring is here which means it’s time for the new. Spring has been known as the season of rebirth, resurrection, and regrowth.Spring is when we get to really reflect on everything, and start changing things we didn’t feel helped or benefited us in anyway. It’s when we get to do spring cleaning, really enjoy ourselves, and take time...
By Jack Curtis For many years explorers wandering through the West referred to the Colorado River as the Grand River. The river’s name then changed from Grand to Colorado where the Green River met it in southeastern Utah and continued on through the Grand Canyon and out to sea in Mexico. Prior to being called the Grand River around 1836...
Before the virus pandemic caused most indoor events to be discontinued, many Vail area residents attended lectures and concerts at the Arizona Senior Academy, located in Academy Village off Old Spanish Trail at 13715 E. Langtry Lane. For the past two years, most of these events have been presented over the internet via Zoom or YouTube recordings...
By Hughes Federal Credit Union A good credit score can help you get a better rate on a loan, help you rent an apartment, and in some cases, your credit history can even affect your employment opportunities. If your score could use a little help, here are a few tips to up your number. Check your credit report Start the repair process by looking at...
By Anne Gibson Vail Pride Day is a celebration of the academic, artistic, scientific, and community achievements of the over 13,000 students and nearly 2,000 staff members of the Vail School District now over 20 years of bolstering community pride and involvement! Vail continually ranks among the top school districts in Arizona for academic...
By J.J. Lamb, Vail Preservation Society One hundred springs, a wet grassy meadow, a place where grasses could be cut for feed, where horses and cattle could graze. Cien, Spanish for 100, agua for water, the terms merged to become Cienega. Cienega Creek Preserve is one of Vail’s most special places. It is a place where water reaches the desert...
Dear Editor, Are the Orange and Yellow striped cones on Houghton a permanent fixture? There are many things that can be blamed on Covid-19 and the pandemic but the pace for the completion of the drainage on the right sides of the north and south bound lanes should be one of them. Are we waiting on decorative rocks that are being imported so they...
By Kristin Breeding Do you LOVE Dogs, like celebrating, and want to attend an event close to home? Well, then this event is for you! Welcome to Vail’s 1st Annual St. PAWtrick’s Day Dog Adoption event! It is being held at the Land Between the Tracks, 13105 E. Colossal Cave Rd. from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, March 12th, 2022. Come with an...
By David H. Levy Star GazersWhat crowd is this? What have we here? We must not pass it by;A telescope upon its frame, and pointed to the sky…William Wordsworth, 1806 While I was working on my master’s degree at Queen’s University in Canada some 42 years ago, I came across this poem, loved it, and decided to include it in my thesis. Norman...
