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...
By Rob Samuelsen For thousands of years, people have flocked to Sabino Canyon to use and enjoy the water because water is the lifeblood of the desert. Sabino Creek was a perennial stream funneling water from the higher elevations of the Catalina Mountains into an alluvial fan at the foothills of the mountain slope. More recently, the creek dries...
By Susan Summers Retiring president of Greater Vail Community Resources, Connie Plummer, was honored by the board of directors on May 13th with a special award recognizing her leadership of the nonprofit organization over the past several years. To the applause of all, a large and beautiful glass vase with an engraved base was presented to her by...
By Ventura Townsel, Commander “That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white in a blue field, representing the new constellation.” This was the resolution adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The resolution was made following the report of a...
By Hollie Warnick Long ago, in my youth, my friends and I had a special time each year when we would go camping together to relax, enjoy friendship and nature. We called it “Juneteenth. We could rely on that time of year to bring us closer together. It was in the teens (13-19) of the month of June. We made sure to bring all our camping gear...
By Rachael Lamb When teaching middle school students art, I was amazed that 12 year olds were already losing their ability to be creative. They were paralyzed with fear of making a mistake. Already, their inherent ability to be creative was stifled, shut down- similar to adults. I told them that EVERYONE is creative and everyone CAN make art. It...
By Anne Gibson A new cement slab has been poured at the front entrance of the Gibson-Esmond Station Library. The cement slab, when cured, will hold 30 standard and five large lockers to allow library clients the option to pick up their reading materials at any time of day or night with just a swipe of their library card. “When reserved items...
