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A life remembered

Jean Allen – 5/15/39 to 6/11/21Max Allen – 5/20/38 to 6/12/21 After 52 years of marriage, heaven gained Jean on June 11th and Max on June 12th. Max and Jean met on a ski club outing 53 years ago and have been virtually inseparable ever since. Together, they raised three children: Max, Stacy and Craig in a multitude of places they called home as...

Fourth of July

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...

Alternative Perceptions for June 2021

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...

Help for those in need

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...

How Hormone Balancing and Anti-Inflammatory Diet Can Help You with Long-Term Weight Loss

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...

Op-Ed: The Vail Freedom Fighters

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...