Vail School District Foundation is excited to kick off our 4th year as the premier non-profit for the Vail School District. We ended the 2021-22 school year with over $25,000 of giving in the form of grants and scholarships to the district. And we have now given over $75,000 in the last three years. This would not be possible without our generous...
School is out and your kids are home all day every day. Crafts, board games, books, and electronics are great ways to keep them entertained, but so is…organizing? Yup! Summer is the best time to get your kids excited about keeping the house tidy, and they have plenty of time to do it. It may sound improbable, but with a few basic strategies, you...
My wife and I really enjoy reading “The Vail Voice”. Thank you for all the hard work it takes to produce it. We moved to Tucson in 1994 and have had 17 dogs pass through our home over all these years. I (Pat) worked with Southern Arizona Boxer Rescue for many years and enjoyed the fostering process. Sometimes, though, I would fail and...
By Lizzy Barrett Recently, I visited Apple Annie’s Orchard in Willcox, Arizona. I interviewed Mandy Kirkendall, the Director of Fun at Apple Annie’s. Apple Annie’s Orchard is a family-run farm where families can come to pick fruits and try out a variety of food. According to Ms. Kirkendall, Apple Annie’s is a family farming operation that is owned...
By Kelly Hansen Kelly Hansen is currently a member of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Tombstone Chapter, centered in Sierra Vista. She is a part of the Vail Organizing Chapter team. Kelly moved to the Rita Ranch/ Vail area 28 years ago and has resided here since. Kelly is looking forward to the Vail Organizing DAR Chapter partnering...
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”– Nelson Mandela By Christine Anderson Ferraris The Arizona Consumer Fraud Act (the Act) provides a person (which could be a person or business as defined under the Act) with a legal remedy when harmed by any person, by an unlawful act, use, or practice in...
On Saturday, May 14, 2022, ten students throughout the state participated in the Arizona District Oratorical Contest, held at the Doubletree by Hilton Phoenix East Hotel. The students ranged in age from eleven to eighteen years of age. Seven clubs, representing all six zones, sponsored at least one student each. This year’s topic was “Staying...
Clearly, all those outstretched saguaro arms aren’t for hugging. Because, ouch! But they do give saguaros more chances to spread more seeds. “Saguaros produce flowers at the top of their stems, so if you have a single saguaro stem they’ll produce flowers there and flowers turn into fruits and produce seeds and the seeds are what...
By John Simpson Just like April 2022, May was warmer than average with no rain anywhere in the region. May is the driest month of the year, and my 12-year average May rainfall is a mere 0.05.” Seven of the past twelve Mays have yielded no rain at my place in central Del Lago, and my wettest May was 0.25” back in 2015. The Tucson airport’s 30-year...
By Rabbi Shemtov During the lifetime of Noah, G-d introduced seven laws, for all of humanity, known as the “Seven Noahide Laws.” These laws are a set of rules that all of us must keep, regardless of who we are or from where we come. Here are the seven laws. Each one of them has many details which are beyond the scope of this article. 1: Do not...
