Dear Editor, My husband and I are both Tucson natives and we moved to Vail about 20 years ago. When we first arrived in Vail we could really feel the sense of community. This feeling of community and belonging has continued over the years, even as the area has expanded. The community members and variety of restaurants and stores have made it an...
Cookie Hog is a new family owned cookie business in Vail. They deliver to the Vail and ITA Ranch areas every day and Corona de Tucson on Wednesdays. To place an order:
Samantha Alamo is on Wichita State University’s Dean’s Spring Honor Roll. Congratulations, Samantha!
By David H. Levy During the last almost two years I have been busier than ever, meeting many new people, giving lectures, quoting poetry, and advocating observing the night sky. And Wendee and I have barely left home. Obviously, I have not been able to give lectures in person since the Covid 19 pandemic began. On the home front for me, our local...
Vail’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs provide students with opportunities to gain job skills, certifications, and even employment out of high school. And, the programs certainly set students up with a launching pad to pursue advanced certifications, degrees, and professions. Vail’s CTE programs are an integral part of helping...
By Liana Hicks Thank you to the Albertsons Safeway Foundation and our local Vail Safeway store. Greater Vail Community Resources has been selected again to receive donations toward the foundation’s annual “Nourishing Neighbors” campaign, aimed at ensuring children and seniors in Vail have access to healthy breakfasts. During the month of...
By K. Nepsa As we experience one of the best monsoon seasons in recorded history, many people have witnessed the raging waters running through the Pantano Wash. The Pantano Wash runs through our community of Vail and its seasonal waters act like an intermittent heartbeat for our local ecosystems. The section of the Pantano Wash we see in Vail is...
By Rob Samuelsen Historically, the Grand River originated from the continental divide in Colorado and flowed southwesterly across the Colorado Plateau to the confluence of the Green River. The conjoined river formed the Colorado River just south of Moab, Utah. For whatever reason, in 1921 Congress renamed the entirety of the Grand River to the...
July 2021 saw record rainfall throughout southern Arizona. In Vail, one of Pima County’s reporting stations near Cienega High School tallied 6.57 inches of rain in July. In contrast, this station has reported an average of 3.69 inches in July since 2000! The rain is a much-needed resource for our parched desert, but it also means that subterranean...
Remembering Sept. 11th By Ventura Tounsel A new generation has arrived. The children of 9/11 are now adults. Some lost parents on that day. Others lost siblings and friends. Some have served in the military or became first responders as a tribute to those who were lost. Much like those who came of age as bombs were dropped at Pearl Harbor, the...
