By Rob Hallberg As we live and work in Southeast Tucson, we are constantly faced with the road construction challenges on the Houghton/I-10 corridor. There are actually two projects; widening Houghton Road from Valencia to Mary Anne Cleveland and building a new bridge across I-10. Sometimes we feel like we are singled out for this road...
Vail School District Foundation is ready to quick off the year with a bang! Last year we were able to gift over $40,000 in grants to our Vail Schools. We would love to double that effort this year! If you are a business or individual, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. Your donation will go to support and enrich learning...
From I-10 to AndradaPolytechnic High School The Pima County Department of Transportation, along with its contractor, Borderland Construction, will begin the roadway improvement construction project on South Houghton Road from I-10 interchange to Andrada Polytechnic High School. Project Activity Starting Thursday, July 22 between the hours of 6 a.m...
By Tamra Haase A seller’s market arises when demand exceeds supply. In other words, there are many interested buyers, but the real estate inventory is low. Since there are fewer homes available, sellers are at an advantage. In a seller’s market, homes sell faster, and buyers must compete with each other in order to score a property. These market...
Send us an email at editor@thevailvoice.com with a pic of your pet, your pet’s name, and how they found you. We’ll publish your pet in the paper! Meet Patch on the left and Sallie Mae on the right. They both came to us through theArizona Border Collie Rescue.Elaine Schmerbeck My dog Simba was rescued from the Pima Animal Care Center in...
Skyler Ray Cavanaugh of Vail has been named to the dean’s list in South Dakota State University – College of Education and Human Sciences for academic excellence after the spring 2021 semester at South Dakota State University. To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12...
By Brad Anderson How do you feel about the businesses in Vail? Do we have enough restaurants, banks, hardware stores, clothing stores and doctor’s offices? If not, why not? What about commercial and industrial businesses.? Who is out there promoting our community? How do we attract business to our community? What do they get? Why invest here...
I recently returned from a memorial service which was held for a family member who had passed away after being involved in a motorcycle accident. This family member had been on life support before she passed, and so she was able to give the gift of life and health to multiple people through organ, eye, and tissue donations. While at the memorial...
Somehow, the school year is already upon us. I’m glad our kids will be returning to some sense of normalcy, as will many parents in our community. At the Ward 4 office, we were thrilled to bring back our Back to School Bash for its 20th year last month. We provided 750 backpacks full of school supplies to students in our community, in addition to...
By J.J. Lamb Charron Vineyards is one of Vail’s very special places. The original owners Leo and Rhea Cox planted the vineyard in 1995. Charron is Rhea’s maiden name. The name is French and brings many visitors with the same last name from Quebec, Canada to enjoy a wine tasting. Twelve years ago Leo and Rhea sold their vineyard to Susan and Milton...
