Hello Friends, As the weather starts to cool down and fall begins, one of my family’s favorite things to do is to get moving, especially outside and into nature. We are lucky to have world class recreational amenities throughout the Tucson region. If you are looking for new adventures visit www.visittucson.org/things-to-do/outdoors/ We also have...
Dear Editor, For 30 years I have lived and volunteered in the Vail School District. Over those years “We have done the hard work of getting along.” The Vail community stood out because we worked together, even during times of controversy and disagreement. During my sixteen years as a Vail Governing Board Member, I worked with ten board...
The Del Lago Women’s Golf Association (DLWGA) invites women golfers to join our league. DLWGA brings together a community of women of all skill levels to promote camaraderie and love for the game of golf. Centering on fun competitions to enhance knowledge of the game and develop social friendships, our league provides a supportive and welcoming...
This fall, Chabad of Vail, AZ will offer a six-week course produced by the acclaimed Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) that unpacks Judaism’s understanding of G-d while providing fresh, profound answers to common questions about G-d. How did G-d come to be? Is G-d a He, a She, or a They? Does G-d have feelings? If G-d has foreknowledge of all...
On Sunday, October 16th a local group of women (Del Webb Chacha’s) will be representing cancer survivors with a breast cancer awareness walk at the UA Tech Park (9070 S. Rita Rd.) from 8am to 12pm. The event provides all participants the opportunity to help save lives, ensure no one faces breast cancer alone, and ultimately move forward in the...
Dear Claire,I keep dreaming of this huge wave, like a tidal wave, outside of my house. It is like there is an ocean outside of my house, and there is this huge wave of water right outside the front door of the house. It is just this wall of water, and I can see it through my living room window, which is right next to the front door. It is not like...
by Susan Summers Whether you’re a frequent golfer, an occasional golfer or a pretend golfer, reserve October 29th for Greater Vail Community Resources annual fundraising tournament at Del Lago Golf Course. As always, proceeds from this event go directly to fund Resources Vail Food Bank and its programs which serve local families, students and the...
Vail School District Foundation has been very busy this school year! In the last two months, we have awarded over $16,000 in grants to our amazing Vail teachers! We are so grateful for our returning business sponsor, Jen Anderson – Long Realty. Thank you for your donation as well as your sponsorship of our staff appreciation event for Vail...
Warren Buffett is perhaps the most famous and most successful investor alive. One quote that always stuck with me is especially prescient at this point in the economic cycle. “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Many investors will buy a stock and HOPE it goes up. Hope is not a strategy. A better way to manage...
Dear Don, You left us far too soon, my friend. From your home in California and later in Arizona, you lived quietly and well, with a passion for stargazing that dominated your life. As the English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote, “I am like a slip of comet, Scarce worth discovery.” He wrote his poem in 1864 but it might have been composed with...
