Happy 4th of July, everyone. It’s wonderful to be able to safely celebrate summer occasions with friends and family again. I am grateful to everyone in our community who has prioritized getting vaccinated; this not only keeps us more protected, but also our neighbors and children who are unable to be vaccinated. As vaccine numbers continue...
Dear Editor, I am a concerned parent and member of the Vail community. I attended the school board meeting last week and have many concerns about the way the sheriffs conducted themselves. As such, I sent a letter to Sheriff Nanos and he has not responded. I’m still very concerned about our constitutional rights being trampled. Will you help...
By Shirley Mays “I will defend to my death your right to be wrong!” My dad often uttered this phrase to me during the course of my childhood. You see, my dad wasn’t the hugging, tell-me-he-loves-me kind of father. In fact, I can’t recall one time he said “I love you” to me. He definitely was old school in many ways. He opened my doors, believed I...
By Susan Bois The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Rita in the Desert Conference is available to help those who find themselves in a crisis. Our mantra is “There is no work of charity foreign to our Society.” Our Conference has been in existence since 2004 in the Vail area. We are part of an International Society that was founded in 1833 in...
Are you having a hard time losing weight? Even with regular exercise, you might find that it is difficult to lose weight and keep it off for good. This can be due to a hormonal imbalance and inflammation in your body. • High estrogen levels can lead to weight gain. Women may experience high levels of estrogen naturally or because of consuming or...
April 27, 2021 will live as a day long remembered by thousands, if not millions. It is interesting, however, that this started as a typical day for all of us who wished to attend a simple VUSD school board meeting to be heard, but ended in the most surreal way. We as parents had had enough of the events of the prior year and most of this year...
By David H. Levy The night before last, a comet named Palomar (actually known as C (for comet)/ 2020 T2 Palomar) was gliding near one of the most beautiful clusters of stars in the entire sky. It was parading about at about magnitude 11, which means that for my oldish eyes, it would be too faint to see. In fact, just a few weeks ago I spotted a...
Vail Chamber General Scholarship Winner Ellie Wolcott Ellie is an Andrada Polytechnic High School student and National Honor Society – President. She had an Internship – Optical Engineering and was accepted intO the University of Arizona College of Engineering and Honors College. After college sheapores to work at Raytheon or NASA. Ellie ‘s...
By Chris Kroto, Rincon Valley Bicycle Service My father has owned his business since 1980. He successfully built his business with integrity, honesty and respect for his customers. I felt I could do the same. I have wanted to open my own shop for years. The time was right, and I decided to make the leap. I have been in the bicycle industry for...
Bryce Colby is a Freshman at Cienega High School and is a competitive golfer participating in local and national tournaments. In April, he participated in the Tucson Conquistadors Spring Classic 2021. This was a two day tournament at Silverbell Golf Course organized by the JGAA Junior Golf Association of Arizona. He shot a 75 (+5) Day 1 and 74...
