As spring blooms and children head outdoors for sports, activities, and fun, seasonal allergies can cramp your child’s enjoyment.Here are some helpful hints for parents that can help ease runny noses and red, itchy eyes. Can you really do anything to prepare for allergy season? While there is no cure for allergies, there are steps you can take to...
By Alisha Brewer If I asked you to close your eyes and picture a cardinal, could you do it? Now, if I asked you to describe a cardinal using one and only one word, what would it be? “Red”, right? We Tucsonans love our cardinals! That deep red color makes them easily distinguishable as they dart across the desert sky. We put a bird feeder outside...
On March 26 and 27, the Del Lago Men’s Golf Club (DLMGC) held their annual Championships at the Del Lago Golf Course. The competition had three divisions based on handicaps, and when the final putts were holed out, Jeff McCall, Tim Tyler, and Rick Schnurr were victorious in their divisions. McCall was the overall Club Champion having carded a 151...
Davis GoolsbyDavis Goolsby, a Vail resident since 2006, and an Empire High School graduate, attended the University of Arizona and was a cadet of Air Force ROTC while in college. He graduated in December, 2021 with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He commissioned as an officer into the Air Force and will be going to pilot training in Del Rio, TX...
Congratulations to these Vail seniors for winning scholarships from the Vail School District Foundation! Zoe Krystoff from Empire High School – $1000 Resilience Scholarship
By J.J. Lamb Visionary, is how the Arizona Daily Star described the farming operation of business partners, Carter Crane and John Fraker near Vails Siding in 1897. The Star reported that Crane and Fraker “have probably the finest single ranch there is in Southern Arizona. They have 600 acres under fence with more than sufficient water to irrigate...
Being a Zoophilist May Add Life to Your Years By Khevin Barnes Springtime in Vail brings much more than just a return of “snowbirds”. It’s a splendid arena for viewing and interacting with nature in all its glory and pageantry. Don’t believe me? Just take a look out your window. Birds of all kinds are busy preparing nests for their newborn...
For many Vail residents, desert pests raise many questions about what to look for and how to protect their home. Here are some of the most common we’ve heard in our 58 years of serving Southern Arizona. I’m new to Vail: what do I need to know about pests? We have many different – sometimes scary – pests in Arizona that aren’t like anything you...
By Robert Samuelsen The southeastern corner of Pima County is the dividing line of four different ecosystems – the Rockies, the Sierra Madres, the Sonoran Desert, and the Chihuahuan Desert. While the dividing lines aren’t distinctly obvious, each biome has its unique characteristics. It’s interesting to be living in an ecological melting pot of...
By Chuck Colbath Thanks to a timely hint from a friend some time ago, we learned of a salon that was in need of a new owner. John and I had a record of success in other businesses, and we thought it could be an interesting challenge to own a business in the town we have grown to love. We have enjoyed developing the salon and we’re now in our...
