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The Vail Voice

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July 4th Celebrations in Vail
by J. J. Lamb
Birthdays are significant;
they define the passing of
time and often are such
special occasions that they
become part of how we
define ourselves and our
broader family and community
connections. They are a time
to celebrate. That is especially
true for our nation’s birthday!
July 4th is a time to corporately
celebrate the things that are
special about our nation and
Vail. Red, white and blue,
sparklers, firecrackers, picnics
and parades - we pull out all
the stops.
From July the 1st to the 4th,
we are celebrating community
and country in a big way in
Vail. There will be live music,
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star gazing, hiking, a parade,
Block Party and more. Since
1880, Vail residents have found
ways to celebrate in uniquely
local ways at local venues.
You will be able to hike in
Cienega Creek, tour Colossal
Cave, enjoy music under the
stars, star gaze, or visit Vail’s
own winery, Charron Vineyard.
A Colossal Fourth builds on
the tradition of celebrating at
locations that are uniquely Vail.
In 1940’s Vail, when Frances
Schmidt celebrated her
birthday, the entire Vail School
was invited. Frances was the
daughter of Frank Schmidt,
operator of Colossal Cave from
1923 until 1954. Classes were
basically canceled for the day.
The school bus transported
the entire student body to
Colossal Cave for a special
tour. Frances, whose home
was located just outside the
Cave, would lead a tour and
talk about geology even as
Frances Schmidt ready to greet friends outside Colossal Cave
c1935. Photo courtesy of the Vail Preservation Society.
"July 4th Celebrations in Vail"
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The latest from Pima County District 4
Supervisor Ray Carroll
Visit Tucson
Visit Tucson is a nonprofit
organization that offers destination
marketing
services
to attract
and provide
Tucson visitors
with their
ideal travel
and meeting
experiences.
Recently, this
organization
presented their 2016-2017 Marketing
Plan at their Annual Meeting.
Their initiatives are similar to Pima
County’s Economic Development
Plan. Pima County’s plan describes
increasing tourism spending because
it is “vital to Pima County’s continued
growth and investment back into
the community.” Visitors spend $2.2
billion annually in Pima County and
Visit Tucson generates about $23
in economic impact for every $1
invested in the organization.
Tucson and Southern Arizona as the
destination of choice for Mexican
visitors.” They were an important
component in my recent Rocky Point/
Pima County two-day exchange with
Mayor Ernesto “Kiko” Munro, which
encouraged transnational economic
development and tourism.
Visit Tucson also helped establish
nonstop flights from Tucson
International Airport (TIA) to New York
City. As of October 7, 2016, TIA will
offer daily direct flights on American
Airlines between these two cities.
Visit Tucson has committed up to
$250,000 along with $3 million from
the Tucson Metro Chamber and TIA
toward an air-service development
fund to expand air-service from
TIA. The local economy stands
to benefit from this connection
because research shows that New
York visitors spend the most when
traveling.
Other objectives include developing
programs tied to Tucson’s
designation as a UNESCO City of
Gastronomy, continuing to grow
Tucson’s film production industry
and increasing support for medical
tourism, to name a few. As Visit
Tucson continues to increase its
regional economic impact, Pima
County will continue to support
their endeavors in partnerships and
investments.
For more information, check out
these links:
Visit Tucson’s Marketing Plan
http://www.visittucson.org/includes/
content/docs/MEDIA/Visit-TucsonMarketingPlan-FY16-17.pdf
Pima County’s investment, in
organizations like these, is important
in helping the local economy bounce
back from the recent recession.
In 2015, Visit Tucson conducted
a survey of 15 comparably-sized
regional tourism competitors,
including Phoenix, San Diego,
Denver, San Antonio, etc. As it turns
out, Tucson spends the very least on
destination marketing. Despite that,
Visit Tucson accomplished many
achievements.
One of them aligns with Pima
County’s Economic Development
Plan’s Action Items to identify
business and tourism opportunities
in Mexico and meeting with local
officials. Similarly, Visit Tucson’s
Mexico Marketing team “conducts
marketing programs to position
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Pima County’s Economic
Development Plan
http://webcms.pima.gov/cms/One.
aspx?pageId=183160
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Construction
Zone
Building a Better
Community
by Lucretia Free, Owner and
Publisher
Grocery store in Vail
Rumors
continue to
swirl about a
grocery store
opening in
Vail. We hope
to have more
information
available
by our next
issue. Look for
updates on our Facebook page!
Please approach the area with
caution and obey all traffic control
devices. Minor delays may occur
during this work. Motorists may wish
to seek alternate routes. In the event
of mechanical failure or inclement
weather, the construction schedule
will be subject to change.
Houghton Town Center
Fry’s Gas Station Relocation
A 20,000 square foot apparel store
will be coming soon. Look for more
information in the next paper!
Construction of the Fry’s gas station
relocation is ongoing. The gas station
currently in the Fry’s parking lot is
moving to a location at Houghton and
Rita Roads. Construction should be
complete by early August. The space
that currently houses the Fry’s gas
station will be converted to parking.
There will be additional expansion
occurring at the grocery store itself in
the coming months.
Shell Gas Station/Convenience
Store/Subway on Rita Rd at I-10
Construction begins in July with
plans to open in February or March
of 2017.
Colossal Cave Road: Acacia
Elementary School to Old Vail
Middle School
Pima County Department of
Transportation, the Regional
Transportation Authority and their
contractor, Southern Arizona Paving
has begun work on the Colossal
Cave Roadway Improvement
Project. The work is expected to be
completed by winter of 2017. The
project will improve traffic operations
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Vail Voice
on Colossal Cave Road with the
addition of a center two-way leftturn lane that will widen the existing
two-lane section through most of
the project. Project improvements
will also include pedestrian facilities,
bicycle facilities, drainage upgrades,
and landscaping along with other
streetscape amenities. The contractor
will begin mobilizing equipment,
installing traffic control and
vegetation removal prior to the major
work beginning. A groundbreaking
ceremony was held on Monday, June
6th, in front of St. Rita in the Desert
Catholic Church located at 13260 E.
Colossal Cave Road.
Phone: (520) 490-0962 Fax: (520) 398-7742
Publisher: Lucretia Free
lucretia@TheVailVoice.com
Editor: Mike Lavelle
editor@TheVailVoice.com
(520) 222-6617
Sales: Audrey Moeller
audrey@TheVailVoice.com
(202) 230-4688
Art Director: Rick Keen
rick@KeenGraphicDesign.com
Photographer: Bel Colson
BelColson@Yahoo.com
The Vail Voice is published monthly. The Deadline is the 10th of the month for the following
month’s issue. Subscription rate: $24 per year.
The content in the Vail Voice does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the owner. No
additional research or fact finding has been conducted to verify the information contained
here-in.
Houghton Road Bridge
The City of Tucson Department of
Transportation (TDOT) is designing
and constructing improvements to
widen Houghton Road to four to six
lanes from Tanque Verde Road to
Interstate 10. These improvements
are made possible by the voterapproved Regional Transportation
Authority (RTA) Plan.
The design for the Houghton Road
Bridge over the Union Pacific
Railroad project is complete. The City
is waiting for the arrival of the federal
funding, and then will put the project
out to bid. The current anticipated
construction start date is October of
this year, and the project should take
two years to complete, (2018).
The phasing of this project will keep
traffic on the current bridge, while
one half of the new bridge is built
next to the old bridge. Once this is
complete, traffic will be transferred
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"July 4th Celebrations in Vail"
continued from Page 1
an elementary school student! Her
classmates enjoyed the annual Cave
tour that would be followed by a
picnic in the Civilian Conservation
Corp built campground. Great shared
memories were made on those
special days when a birthday brought
classmates and Vail Villagers, which
is what the residents of Vail called
themselves, together to celebrate.
Brought to you by Vail Preservation
Society, Greater Vail Area Chamber
of Commerce, Christ Lutheran Vail
Church, The Vail Voice, del Lago Golf
Club, Colossal Cave Mountain Park,
Rincon Valley Fire District, Impact
of Southern Arizona, Harrington
Technologies, and Vail Connects
Arizona Certified Main Street
Program. See you there!
For more information visit: www.
acolossalfourth.org or find it on
Facebook.
Save the
Dates –
Brought to
Vail by VPS
and Vail
Connects
Main Street
Program
Vail Feed Store entry in 2010, Between the Tracks Parade.
Photo Courtesy of the Vail Preservation Society.
The very first annual "A Colossal
Fourth, July 1-4, 2016" will be four
days of events hosted at some of
Vail’s special places that are sure
to appeal to the varied interests of
present day Vail Villagers. Mark your
calendar, bring your family, friends
and neighbors, and plan to enjoy at
least two of the free events. Many
local businesses are offering special
discounts, many especially for 85641
and 85747 residents. Find these
specials at www.acolossalfourth.
org, and on Facebook. Whether your
family has lived in Vail for 100 years
or one year, we hope you will get out
to at least two of the free events and
meet new friends while enjoying your
established connections.
If you are not an entry in the July 4th
parade, we know you will be along
Colossal Cave Road at 8:45 a.m.
ready to cheer the parade entrants on
when the parade begins at 9:00 am!
Will it be hot? You bet-it’s July 4th!
Cool off in the designated Parade
Splash Zone, where we promise you
will get super-soaked and cooled
off! Or, sit outside the Splash Zone,
bring your umbrella, and stay dry! The
first 200 spectators will receive a free
American flag!
A Colossal Fourth – Celebrating
Community & Country in Vail –
thevailvoice.com
July 1-4,
2016 A
Colossal
Fourth –
Parade, Block
Party, Music,
Star Gazing,
Hiking & Vailcation Fun
Oct. 22, 2016
2nd Annual
The Cobb Team VPS Corn Hole &
Horse Shoe Showdown
Dec. 3, 2016
9th Annual ‘Tis the
Season – Celebrate Traditions! Santa!
Artisans!
Apr. 22, 2017
7th Annual Vail
Meet Yourself – Vail Cultural & Food
Traditions
J.J. Lamb, is a founding member
of the Vail Preservation Society, a
2011 Arizona
Culturekeeper,
and U of A
graduate.
She is the
coordinator
of the New
Deal in Arizona
Heritage
tourism map,
earning a 2009
Governor’s Heritage Preservation
Honor Award. Her family has lived
in Vail since 1971. She currently
leads efforts to rehabilitate the 1915
Section Foreman House at Esmond
Station K8, and brought the Arizona
Main Street Program Vail Connects to
Vail.
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July 2016
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From
the
Editor
Mike Lavelle
Monsoon Memories
As I write this article, on Friday the
24th of June, I notice that the sky
is starting to
grow dark
and I hear
the sounds
of distant
rumble. It is
my favorite
time of the
year! To me,
July is a
festive month,
not only because of the 4th of July
celebrations, but also due to the
thunderstorms that often happen in
July.
Technically, while monsoon season
begins on the 15th of June and ends
on September 30, the thunderstorms
peak in the middle of July to the
middle of August. So July, although
the warmest month of the year, (in the
northern hemisphere), also has the
distinction of bringing some relief with
the welcomed drop in temperature
the rain often brings. Think of the
unique smell that happens during
and after a storm. What you smell is
called “petrichor” (mixed with some
storm produced ozone). Petrichor is
that well recognized scent produced
when rain falls on dry ground.
Basically, it is the mixture of the
many odiferous molecules that are
moved from the ground surface into
warm, damp air that the storm brings.
Scientific American Online has a great
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article on this phenomenon: http://
www.scientificamerican.com/article/
storm-scents-smell-rain/.
Don’t you just enjoy the post rain
scent and the warm but cooled down
July evenings? I am reminded of
when I had just retired from military
service and moved to New Mexico.
The first July storms came, and not
knowing that this would be a regular
event every afternoon for at least
a month, if not two, I ran outside
wearing my military issue Gortex rain
jacket and pants, to enjoy the warm
summer rain (it was coming down
hard). I still remember that summer
monsoon rain. While I no longer run
outside for the rain, I still have special
memories of the southwestern
summer monsoons.
Special memories can come from
memorable evenings, like sitting
outside enjoying the 4th of July
fireworks following a refreshing
rainstorm. In our issue this month,
we want to highlight not only our first
ever Vail 4th of July “Colossal 4th”
parade and
celebration,
but also the
many Vail
residents and
business that
have helped
make this
event a reality.
Do read Pastor
David Cook’s
article detailing
how this event
developed
and the many
organizations
and individuals
who have
played
key parts.
Four days
of fun with a parade, block party,
live music, and more! Visit http://
www.acolossalfourth.org for more
information. In years to come,
perhaps the Vail “Colossal 4th” will
be a time when people have their
own special memories.
Also in this issue, in addition to our
regular articles, and appropriate as
we celebrate the 4th of July, we have
an interesting article about Honor
Flights to the visit various national
monuments in Washington, D.C., for
WWII and Korean War Veterans.
Have a Happy and Safe Fourth of
July!
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Letters
to the
Editor
Our Readers Sound Off!
Submit your letter to the Editor
at: editor@thevailvoice.com
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Dear Editor,
I want to bring some attention to
an important issue that impacts
many people in our community. The
cosmetics and personal care industry
is grossly under regulated, and many
harmful ingredients find their way into
products that we put on our body
everyday.
I work as an independent consultant
for Beautycounter, an American
skincare and cosmetic company
dedicated to getting safer products
into the hands of everyone and
committed to advocating for better
laws that protect public health from
harmful ingredients commonly used
in the beauty industry.
Recently, I traveled to Washington,
DC to meet with our Arizona
delegation to discuss the Personal
Care Products Safety Act and share
that Arizona families care about
having safer products. The time has
come for Congress to protect our
health and act on this important
issue.
Teresa Taylor
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Dear Editor,
I read with interest in the May issue
of the Vail Voice commentary written
by the Greek philosopher Epictetus,
in which he differentiates between
aspects of our lives we can—and
cannot—control.
According to Epictetus we have
power over our opinions, aspirations
and more, all of which form the
“contents and character of our inner
lives.” However, one of the most
important powers we have was not
mentioned in the commentary: the
power we have over the words we
direct to others—whether in spoken
or written form.
Many people think the expression of
words involves two simple steps: (l)
have the thought and (2) express it. A
The Vail Voice third step inserted between steps one
and two is equally important. That
step involves quickly assessing how
one’s words (especially name calling,
put downs and negative labels) as
well as their tone and volume will
affect the receiver, then choosing
words accordingly to achieve the
most positive outcome.
There is no do-over for hurtful
words—only the far distant second
best: backpedaling with an apology;
even an apology is not always
forthcoming, since the speaker or
writer has frequently forgotten the
interaction and moved on.
Almost all of us can remember unkind
words spoken to us as children by a
thoughtless grownup or clueless child
that can affect us even now as adults.
We also remember the encouraging
words that inspired us to greater
heights. Comments made today can
remain with folks for the rest of their
lives.
We have a whole dictionary of words
(well over a million) to choose from in
the English language. I have a feeling
Epictetus would agree that it’s a good
idea for us all to stop and reflect for
a moment (especially at this time
fraught with political tensions) before
we let those destructive words come
tumbling out of our mouths or worse
yet travel on social media--potentially
all over the world--behind the
cowardly mask of anonymity.
Barbara Russek
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"Construction Zone"
continued from Page 2
over to the new bridge (half) and
the old bridge will be demolished.
When the second half of the new
bridge is complete, traffic will be
distributed on to both bridge halves,
with the northbound on one and the
southbound on the other.
Do you have questions about
construction in our area?
Email me at: lucretia@
thevailvoice.com
Due to email volume, I may
not be able to respond to
each individual email, but will
address questions directly in
this column. Thank you!
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Advanced Placement
Risks
by Trent Thomas
This month, thousands of Vail School
District high school students are
heading back into the classrooms.
Many have elected to enroll in
Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
There are numerous reasons for
students taking these courses. Some
like the challenge of a tougher class
while others are hoping to get college
credit for their studies. What are the
risks of taking these classes? Are
there potential pitfalls to participating
in AP?
Ruth Fraser is a retired teacher and
counselor with 40 years of experience
in the Dallas School District. Ruth is
concerned about putting the student
at a disadvantage. “I’m concerned
about the learning process for the
student,” said Ruth. “For instance,
taking AP Chemistry 101 in high
school can have a different content
than taking college Chemistry 201
in one of the state universities.
Application of the subject going
forward may be different in the
advanced college classes.”
This can be especially problematic for
students in competitive degrees such
as medical and law courses, where
a grade of a B or C can mean the
difference between getting accepted
into the field or not. Taylor Miller took
seven AP classes in high school.
She later attended Northwestern
University, a highly selective and
prestigious school. “The best classes
I took were the lecture style AP
classes. AP work in History, Political
Science, English Literature, and
Psychology were very beneficial since
the formats are college style.”
Languages and math can be more
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challenging for students if they aren't
already excelling in those subject
areas. AP tests are scored on a 5
point scale with 5 being the highest
rating. Most AP tests require a score
of 4 or higher for college course
credit. Some colleges permit a score
of 3 for credit. The point is, even
having an A+ grade in the high school
course does not translate to a college
credit. The student must pay $91 to
take the test option and receive a
passing grade that is accepted by the
university they are attending.
The latest AP test statistics are from
2014. Nationwide, the most popular
exams were (in order): English
Language, English Literature, US
History, US Government, and World
History. But nationally, students
attained test scores with a “3” or
higher rating just 55.8%, 55%,
54.5%, 50.7% and 54.5% part of the
time, respectively. An AP test score
of 3 equates to a “Qualified” score
rating, and may or may not mean the
student receives college credit for
the course. Statistically, the highest
AP exam pass rates go to: Chinese
Language 94.5%, Spanish Language
89.3%, Calculus BC 84.6%, Studio
Art 2-D Design 78.5%, and French
Language 78%.
The argument can easily be made
that there were a high number of
native language speakers, naturally
gifted math students, or talented
artists that took these tests and
passed with a high score, thus
inflating the averages. But if you are
good at learning one of these three
things, then this may be a good
strategy to use in order to receive a
college credit.
In 2015, the Vail School District
offered 38 different AP courses in
their 4 high schools. There were 977
students enrolled in these classes.
Some of these had students taking
more than one AP class.
When it came time to test, according
to Darcy Mentone, “483 students
took a total of 825 AP tests.” Darcy
is the communications specialist for
the Vail district. “ (Of those students
taking the test) ... the number of
students who earned a college credit
goes to 295.” This equates to about
a 36% pass success rate for college
credit.
I contacted all three Arizona state
universities to determine if there
was any concern on their part of
students getting too far ahead,
essentially skipping the course.
ASU’s Meenah Rincon is their media
relations officer and stated, “ASU
does not discourage students from
taking advanced placement courses
during their high school years. We
encourage students to be ambitious,
seek challenging courses while
in college, and become life-long
learners.”
Advanced Placement courses can be
a great way for students to get ahead
in their college studies. However, it is
important to fully understand the risks
before enrolling.
Trent has lived all over the country
and several places in Europe while
he was in the U.S. Army and later as
an airline pilot and business manager.
Trent and his family have lived in Vail
since 2007.
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July 2016
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Pima County Supervisor Candidates Forum
The race to fill the seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors, being
vacated by Supervisor Ray Carroll, will be determined by the outcome of the
August 30th primary vote. Three Republicans have filed to have their names
appear on the ballot. There are no candidates for the Democratic party.
The Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce and the Vail Parent Network will
hold a candidates forum on Wednesday, July 27th, 5:30 p.m., at Empire High
School located at 10701 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way.
The three Republican candidates, John Backer, Steve Christy, and Marla
Closen will address their platforms and meet afterward informally with
the audience. The program is open to the public at no charge. For further
information contact Chamber Executive Director Michelle Harrington at (520)
261-8245.
John Backer
Steve Christy
Marla Closen
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The Vail Voice 520-490-0962
The Greater Vail
Area Chamber of
Commerce Year in
Review
by Brad Anderson, 2015-2016
GVACC President
Elections were
held for a new
board at the
Greater Vail
Area Chamber
of Commerce
June
breakfast.
Although
I’m sad to be stepping down as
President, I’m encouraged by the
tremendous progress we made
for the Vail community and the
momentum we started.
This year, we unveiled a new tagline
– “Influencing Vail’s future.” This
tagline steered us into uncharted
territory this year as we actively
worked to increase our footprint in
the area. We decided it was time to
step up, to take a seat at the table
and have a voice in how the greater
Vail area develops so we can be sure
we’re attracting the businesses the
community wants. We did this in a
few ways.
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In September, we held our first
ever town hall to bring an unbiased
awareness to how the bond election
would directly impact the greater
Vail area. The community came out
to hear from each organization that
stood to benefit from the bonds
about how they’d use the money
if it passed. There was a question
and answer session that gave the
community members in attendance a
voice.
In November, we brought the
community face to face with
businesses and fun at our annual Vail
Country Fair, which is free for people
to attend.
Also in November, we raised money
for our local food and clothing bank
as well as the Angel Tree, which is a
part of the Vail School District.
In February, we awarded five
Vail School District seniors with
scholarships; and in May, we held our
fifth annual golf tournament to raise
money to award to seniors in the
class of 2017.
In April, we had Congresswoman
Martha McSally as our speaker at our
first annual Celebration of Vail held at
the Pima Air & Space Museum.
Local representatives and political
candidates on both sides of the
aisle took note and started making
regular appearances to connect
with our members. Businesses also
took note and joined, increasing our
membership by 15%.
Yes, this was a tremendous year
for the chamber. As the old board
passes our batons to the new, we
know they’ll continue the momentum.
I truly believe our chamber is moving
in the right direction. But, there is
so much more to do. We need to
continue our drive to be proactive
on the business front. We need to
encourage the right businesses to
locate in our community and further
improve our economic climate. Time
is of the essence. There is going to
be more commercial and residential
development around us, and we see
it as our job to continue to influence
what that development looks like.
Next month, the new board will be
revealed along with their plans for the
upcoming year. In the meantime, I
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Vail Parent Network
Update
While we are hearing a lot about the
upcoming Presidential election, it is
just as important, if not more so, to
be informed about what is happening
at the local level. This year, we have
several critical legislative positions
on the ballot. As is evident in
national presidential politics, primary
elections are key to getting quality
representation for our community.
We invite you to join the Vail Parent
Network for several important events
where you will have the opportunity
to meet candidates and become well
informed.
year. An override allows communities
to put more dollars into the classroom
through local taxes in order to provide
a higher standard of excellence. Vail
is currently on a 10% override that
is set to phase-out after this year.
If it is not renewed, the District will
lose 100 teachers over the next three
years. Vail simply can’t afford to lose
that many teachers with its already
growing class sizes and budget cuts.
While Prop 123 was a step in the
right direction in providing more
funding to education in Arizona, it
doesn’t begin to cover the damage
that has been done by our legislators
over the last eight years. The deep
cuts have caused Arizona to drop
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Heather Morzinski, and Stacy Winstryg
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High School — Town Hall for Pima
County Board of Supervisors. This
event is hosted by the Greater Vail
Area Chamber of Commerce and Vail
Parent Network.
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Another important issue facing the
Vail community is the renewal of the
Vail Unified School District override.
School districts are allotted a certain
dollar amount from the State each
The Vail Voice to 50th in the country for per pupil
spending and 47th for teacher pay.
As a result, Vail is losing quality
teachers to other states and other
professions. This must stop! At the
time of this writing, the Vail Parent
Network anticipates that the Vail
Governing Board will call for a 12.5%
override to replace current one. This
will not only cover the current 10%
override, but the extra 2.5% will go
directly to salary increases for nonadministrative staff. This will help give
our teachers and staff the raises that
have been impossible to give over
the last six years. Please support this
override vote in November and let our
amazing teachers know that they are
of tremendous value, and we will do
what we can as a community to keep
them here. The Vail family supports
one another, and this is one way to
do just that. Let’s step up and do the
right thing! Vote yes in November for
the override!
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the 2016 raffle success surpassed
the previous year, selling out early
yet again and breaking records in
terms of community participation,
prizes given, and money raised. This
year, more than $1.2 million dollars
in funds were raised for the hospital
to support innovative patient care
programs and services
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Last year, over $1 million was raised
to help support a variety of services
including continued education
programs for nurses caring for stroke
patients, lactation support programs
for new mothers, occupational
therapy for pediatric patients, and
adult rehabilitation and occupational
therapies.
The raffle's final drawing, held on
April 11, brought the number of
winners to almost
10,000 over the
raffle's four-year
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Steve Christy Means
Business
by Steve Christy
Economic development must be the
cornerstone of everything the Pima
County Board of Supervisors does
and is the cornerstone of why I am
running to work for you in District
Four. All Board decisions should be
viewed through this lens. I will bring
my vision and expertise to the Board
as both an employer and civic leader
for more than forty years.
the aerospace and defense corridor
must be an even greater priority.
However, the Board must actively and
carefully manage the use of public
dollars for this purpose. This is often
not the case.
There must be much greater
Supervisor involvement and
engagement in all economic
development decisions. As the only
member of the Board with real and
significant business experience, I
will drive the Board to proactively
engage exciting new opportunities in
high tech and connected industries,
while mindful of supporting our local
businesses.
The Sonoran Corridor is giving the
region very positive national attention
and exposure--and we need all we
can get. It is time for Pima County
to be seen as a leader in economic
development and international trade.
No single project provides a greater
opportunity to accomplish this than
the Sonoran Corridor--a proposed
new interstate connection between
I-19 and I-10-- to create a hub of
international trade and commerce of
direct benefit to Vail.
Steve Christy
Providing opportunities for Raytheon
to expand and for the relocation
of related companies and subcontractors is critical. Development in
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Arizona is losing millions, and
soon billions, of dollars in trade
and commerce to Texas. They are
"eating our lunch," increasingly
taking Mexican trade and business
away from our region. Through a
combination of efforts utilizing my
unique experiences on the State
Transportation Board, and other
relationships, I will work to bring
together Federal, State and local
resources to reverse this trend.
Together, we must rebuild Pima
County's economy and get our
business attraction, retention, and
development efforts firing on all
cylinders.
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Skyward...
with David H. Levy
Sharing Joy
“A joy that’s shared is a joy made
double.” - American Proverb
If looking through a telescope at
Saturn’s rings, or the crescent Moon,
or a comet, is a fun thing to do,
then surely showing such a thing to
somebody else is even more fun. I
learned that lesson on October 8,
1960. All those years ago, I quietly
stepped into
the meeting
room of the
Montreal Centre
of the Royal
Astronomical
Society of Canada
and shared
my interest in
astronomy with
other people for
the first time.
Two hours later I
stepped out the
same doorway,
this time armed
with a map of the
Moon containing
craters numbered
1 through 300,
plus 26 mountain
ranges and valleys
lettered A-Z. My
task: to identify all those features
and make my own map of the Moon.
Four years later, during the summer
of 1964, I finished that task and
spent an evening observing with
an older member of the society, a
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was about to leave for college and
was looking for someone who could
use his telescope while he was away.
When I told him I had completed the
lunar map, he replied, “You’ve just
borrowed a telescope for the next 8
months. I still have his receipt for the
$400 my father paid him to buy that
telescope outright - and I still use it
almost every clear night. Its optics
are so perfect, its images so true,
that I have seen blue and red coloring
in the Great Nebula in Orion with it.
And in 1987, I discovered a comet
with this telescope. But the most
fun I have had with this particular
telescope was in sharing the sky
using it with other people. That is
where its true value lies; therein lies
the heart of this telescope’s message.
I have been a member of the Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada for
52 years. Each year all its members
are invited to gather for the Society’s
General Assembly. It sounds esoteric,
and although there is a business
meeting involved, most of it is just
plain fun. We hear what our fellow
members have done during the last
year; we get caught up on the latest
astronomical news and discoveries,
and we enjoy each other’s company.
Sometimes there is an astronomical
song contest; and occasionally,
the younger members even form a
human pyramid. But more than all of
these reasons, we gather to share our
passion for the night sky.
which a year later would collide with
Jupiter in humanity’s first experience
of a collision between a comet and
a planet. These are the kinds of
ideas and observations that can
enrich a general assembly. These are
the things that make our night sky
experiences even better.
In 1970 I gave a brief lecture at the
Halifax Centre, one of many locations
for astronomy across Canada, called
“The Art of Comet Hunting.” In it I
said:
“Comet hunting has attracted the
fancies of many men, including
William Brooks, who, in the late
19th century, hunted in his yard with
a nine-inch refractor and picked
up over twenty
comets, Charles
Messier, better
known for his
“non-comets,”
Leslie C. Peltier,
who between
1925 and 1954
gathered twelve
comets and an
assortment of
novae, and David
H. Levy, who
between 1965
and 1970 has
found nothing
- absolutely
nothing.”
In 1993 I was
asked to present
the Society’s
Ruth Northcott
lecture at the General Assembly in
Halifax. I titled my talk “The Art of
Comet Hunting - Part II.” By this
time I had a dozen or so comets to
my credit; but by the time I delivered
the lecture, I had codiscovered one
more: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9,
David and Wendee Levy live in Vail.
Together they run both the Jarnac
Observatory and the National Sharing
the Sky Foundation. You can meet
David at the monthly Star Night at the
Corona Foothills Middle School.
For more information you may write
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with Kimberly Crossland,
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Matt and Lori Horn
“Do what you gotta do so you can do
what you wanna do.” That expression
of Denzel Washington’s sums up the
life of Matt and Lori Horn, owners of
Steamy Concepts.
Matt and Lori Horn have lived in
Rita Ranch since 1998. They started
out here as young parents without
a lot of life experience, but with a
strong commitment to hard work. By
giving their blood, sweat and tears,
being able to provide so many jobs
for the local economy. But it’s not all work and no play.
Family is at the heart of what the
Horns do. While building their
businesses, they have stayed
committed to taking time and being
proactive in their children’s education
and activities. They are a proud
football family. Their two younger
children have been involved with
the Vail Vikings for several years.
Their third son, Nick, graduated from
Empire High School, where he also
played football. He has now accepted
a job offer from the Tucson Police
Department.
Honor Flights for
WWII and Korean War
Vets
On the morning of the 23rd of April
2016, 8 WWII and 16 Korean War
veterans, along with 21 guardians
and 2 team leaders, flew out of
Tucson on our 20th official Southern
Arizona Honor Flight. Including this
flight, the total number of veterans
flown stands at 617 since the first
flight in September of 2011.
The trip includes airfare,
transportation, meals and lodging
plus a “Guardian” to watch over
them. The trip allows each veteran
The Horns regularly give back to
the community they feel has given
them so much. You’ll often find
Steamy Concepts as a sponsor for
organizations, such as the Vail Vikings
or the Grayson Weeks Memorial
Honor Flight Southern Arizona
provides WWII and Korean War
Veterans the opportunity to see their
national memorials in Washington,
D.C. These are the men and women
who availed themselves in a national
effort to keep America safe during
World War II (1941 – 1946) and the
they have grown two businesses,
including Steamy Concepts and
Royalty Renovation. Together, they
employ over 60 people, which means
they help support 60 families, which
is one of their proudest business
accomplishments. They are proud of
Korean War (1950-1955). Honor
Flight Southern Arizona works to
keep them from being forgotten, and
to thank them for a job they did so
long ago. Honor flight will provide
those veterans, living in southern
Arizona, with a three-day trip to
Washington, D.C. to visit the National
WWII Memorial and the Korean War
Veterans Memorial – at no cost. the opportunity to feel the impact of
their service as well as our nation’s
gratitude. At every stop along the
way, people cheer, shake their hands,
and thank them for their service.
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In Your
Dreams
with Claire Schild
Hi Claire,
I read your column every month
and wanted to share this dream
I had. Maybe you can shed some
light on its meaning. I typically
do not remember dreams. I sleep
heavily (a bomb could go off and
I wouldn’t hear it). Anyway, I was
not in a deep sleep, and I think
that’s why I remember the dream.
I was out in front of a ranch-style
house, tending my garden. It was a
beautiful morning, and the neighbor
was also out in front. The garden
was set in front of the house; the
front porch had steps and the
driveway separated the garden. I
heard the neighbor, and I looked up
briefly. As I returned my attention
to the plants (I was watering them),
something caught my eye. It was
a huge, fat, bright, neon-yellow
snake! Just as I noticed it, it looked
right at me with its beady, black
eyes and slithered very quickly
to the porch steps. Its head was
shaped like a rattler, and when it
looked at me, its head went up and
turned towards me. It had what
looked like gills that fanned out like
those Japanese dragons. It zoomed
to the steps
and went up
and into my
house. I ran
after it to tell
everyone
inside that
there was a
snake. I had
a dog, there
was a young
child, and
somewhere in
the house was
my husband.
He did not
come when
I called out. No one did. I went
from room to room (very carefully),
looking for the snake and hoping
the dog wouldn’t find it first. The
laundry room led into a garage. I
was afraid to go into the laundry
room, so I went around and opened
the garage door. I was so worried
about the dog. The snake was
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hiding in a pile of laundry, looking
for a way out. I opened the door,
grabbed it by the tail, ran through
the garage, and flung the snake
as far away from me as possible.
Oddly, I was not afraid of it. It was
not as distinct and vivid in color
as when I first saw it. It did not
look at me.
I remember
thinking that it
was odd that
it didn’t try to
bite me when
I picked it up.
Unfortunately,
it landed in
the neighbor’s
yard, and
he started
yelling at me.
I remember
feeling bad,
but then I
woke up. I
think about this dream a lot.
There are five symbols which appear
to be significant in this dream: the
snake (of course), the house, the
garden, the dog, and the laundry
room. The snake is a common and
universal symbol which can have a
variety of meanings associated with
it—evil, aggression, the Southwest,
male sexuality, creation, fear, and
more, depending upon the situation
in which it is found. For example,
the snake from the Garden of Eden
has become the classic symbol for
evil, temptation, and death, while
the iconic snake swallowing its own
tail has become a classic symbol
for eternity and the “circle of life”—
that eternal cycle of creating and
destroying, as well as eating and
being eaten. Also prominent in this
dream is the house symbol, which
can have a variety of meanings:
protection, sanctuary, tradition,
and home—not only in the literal,
structural sense, but also in the
sense of feeling at home when in a
certain place or with a certain person.
A garden can be an extension of
the home symbol, or can represent
growth, life, fertility, paradise, and
sanctuary—often symbolizing a
place of calm and order where one
can take refuge from the chaos and
turmoil in the world. The dog—“man’s
best friend”—is often symbolic of
loyalty, faithfulness, courage, and
protection and is usually a symbol
for guardianship in dreams. The
laundry room? Not really a classic
dream symbol—however, due to its
prominence in the dream, it most
likely has some personal significance.
The fact that there is a rattlesnake
which runs into her home/sanctuary
while she is tending to her garden
suggests that—in some way—she is
either not at ease with some aspect of
her home situation, or feels that there
is some type of threat existing in the
home. The fact that she cannot find
the dog, and her husband does not
respond, appears to suggest that she
feels alone and unprotected.
When contacted, the dreamer stated
that because she was currently
living with relatives, she did not feel
secure or at ease—worrying that if
she were to ever make them angry,
she and her daughter would no
longer have a home. When asked
about the significance of the laundry
room, she stated that she is often
concerned that she will upset her
benefactors by making too much
noise when doing laundry. Although
she repeatedly emphasized that
the relatives had been unfailingly
kind and generous to her and her
daughter, she still felt concerned
that she might do something which
could possibly anger them and
jeopardize her living situation. When
asked about what the color yellow
could be a personal symbol for, she
immediately responded with the term
“friendship”. This association would
appear to reinforce her perception
of threat in her living situation—she
considered these relatives to be her
friends, but not having a home of her
own and having to live in their space
had created a lack of security about
whether this situation could change.
This dream was probably just a way
for her subconscious mind to release
some angst while prodding her to
work towards a more secure living
situation. It is more than likely that no
matter how welcoming and generous
these relatives continue to be, this
dreamer will not be able to feel totally
comfortable and at ease until she has
a home to call her own.
Please submit your dreams for
analysis to:
dreams@thevailvoice.com
Of special interest is recurring
dreams; otherwise, a most recent and
remembered dream will work. Ms.
Schild may need to establish contact
with you for additional information.
However, your name, email contact
and shared information will stay
anonymous and private. Feel free to
use an alias.
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Vail Community
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Places to Go, Things to Do,
People to See
July 2016 - August 2016
For details and/or more information on any event listed here, please visit our website at www.thevailvoice.com/calendar.
There you will find details on each event, including dates,times, locations, and contact information.
Monday, July 4
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Senior Academy, 13715 E. Langtry
Lane, Tucson
Thursday, July 7
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Tuesday, July 5
6:30 PM - Lifetree Cafe - They both
suffered the devastating loss of
a loved one. How did they cope?
Through art. Hear and see their
inspiring stories during “The Art
of Loss” coming to Lifetree Café
@ Hacienda Cafe at del Lago Golf
Course, 14155 E. Via Rancho del
Lago, Vail
Wednesday, July 6
3:30 PM - Lecture /book-talk by
Dan Flores, Santa Fe historian of the
American West, discussing his latest
book “Coyote America: a Natural
July 1
July 2
July 3
July 4
3:30 PM - “American Musical
Comedy,” a video replay from
Omnibus, a 1950s music appreciation
TV series written, performed and
hosted by Leonard Bernstein, @
Arizona Senior Academy, 13715 E.
Langtry Lane, Tucson
Tuesday, July 12
11:30 AM - Vocal recital by Daniel
Rosenberg, baritone, an outstanding
high school senior who has been
accepted at several prestigious music
schools, @ Arizona Senior Academy,
13715 E. Langtry Lane, Tucson
6:30 PM - Lifetree Cafe - Could
adding a little bit of humor every day
really add a few years to your life?
“A Colossal Fourth” Schedule Highlights
Beetles Acoustic Tribute Under the Terrace at Colossal Cave Mountain Park,
Parking $5.
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Star Gazing with Tucson Amateur Astronomers – Christ Lutheran Vail Church
parking lot 14600 E. Colossal Cave Road. FREE – 8:00-10:00 PM
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Find out during “Laughter Is the Best
Medicine” coming to Lifetree Café
Lago, Vail
Wednesday, July 13
3:30 PM - “Introduction to Modern
Music, a video replay from Omnibus,
a 1950s music appreciation TV series
written, performed and hosted by
Leonard Bernstein, @ Arizona Senior
Academy, 13715 E. Langtry Lane,
Tucson
Thursday, July 14
3:30 PM - Lecture/Book Talk by
Author Norman Sherman, “1968: A
Year From Hell” @ Arizona Senior
Tucson
Tuesday, July 19
11:30 AM - Concert by Michael
Weiss and Liz Soflin, saxophone
and percussion @ Arizona Senior
Tucson
6:00 PM - Pima Community College
East Campus Community Night
@ Pima Community College East
Campus, 8181 E. Irvington Road,
Tucson
6:30 PM - Lifetree Cafe - It’s not
easy to talk about, but it couldn’t be
more important to know about. Join
us for “Child Sex Slaves: America’s
Disturbing Secret” at Lifetree Café
Lago, Vail
Wednesday, July 20
3:30 PM - Lecture by David Spector,
Professor of Ornithology, Central
Connecticut University, “Ralph
Ellison’s Invisible Birds,” @ Arizona
Lane, Tucson
Thursday, July 21
3:30 PM - “The Music of J. S. Bach,”
a video replay from Omnibus, a 1950s
music appreciation TV series written,
performed and hosted by Leonard
Bernstein @ Arizona Senior Academy,
Tuesday, July 26
11:30 AM - Concert by Baba
Marimba, a quartet of multiinstrumentalists who play African,
Middle Eastern, Cuban, Brazilian,
World Beat and original music, @
6:30 PM - Lifetree Cafe - Join us to
discuss what makes a person truly
beautiful. Is it face, body, mind,
spirit—or all of it? Share your opinion
during “True Beauty” at Lifetree Café
Lago, Vail
Wednesday, July 27
5:30 PM - Pima County Supervisor
Candidates Forum @ Empire High
Cienega Creek Preserve guided hike – Meet at Gabe Zimmerman Trail head at
7:00 AM – FREE Register by emailing vailpreservationsociety@gmail.com
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shade and be seated along Colossal Cave Road between Via del Lago (Rancho
del Lago) and 14600 E. Colossal Cave Road (Christ Lutheran Vail Church) by 8:50
AM. Colossal Cave Road will be closed by Pima County Sheriff’s Dept. at 9:00 AM.
Block Party – 4:00-8:00 PM at Hacienda del Lago Golf Course & Club House. Kid’s
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Calendar
Places to Go, Things to Do,
People to See
July 2016 - August 2016
Post an event at: http://www.thevailvoice.com/submit-your-event/ Deadline for posted events to make the print version is the 20th of the prior
month. As dates change, events cancel and mistakes happen, always check the online version for any corrections or changes to events.
School, 10701 E. Mary Ann Cleveland
Way, Tucson
Thursday, July 28
3:30 PM - “What Make Opera Grand,”
a video replay from Omnibus, a 1950s
Bernstein @ Arizona Senior Academy,
Friday, July 29
3:30 PM - Lecture by John Tsai, M.D.,
Tucson Gastroenterologist, “Colon
Cancer Screening” @ Arizona Senior
Tucson
Tuesday, August 2
11:30 AM - Concert by Tucson
Bassoon Quartet @ Arizona Senior
Tucson
6:30 PM - Lifetree Cafe - They walked
the streets as members of violent
gangs until something happened that
turned their lives completely around.
Hear their story and discuss what you
can do to help prevent gang violence
during “Hope for Gangs” at Lifetree
Café @ Hacienda Cafe at del Lago
Golf Course, 14155 E. Via Rancho del
Lago, Vail
Wednesday, August 3
3:30 PM - Lecture TBA @ Arizona
Lane, Tucson
Thursday, August 4
3:30 PM - “Handel: Messiah,” a
video replay from Omnibus, a 1950s
Bernstein, @ Arizona Senior Academy,
11:30 AM - Concert "The American
Songbook" with award-winning
vocalist Katherine Byrnes and
renowned jazz pianist Jeff Haskell @
Friday, August 5
Wednesday, August 17
5:30 PM - Cienega Rotary 5th Annual
Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament
to raise money for Cienega Rotary
Foundation (a 501(c)(3) charitable
organization) @ del Lago Golf Course,
14155 E. Via Rancho del Lago, Vail
3:30 PM -Video “Pilgrims and
Tourists,” from the four-part
documentary series “Standing on
Sacred Ground” about indigenous
communities around the world, @
Langtry Lane, Tucson @ Arizona
Lane, Tucson
11:30 AM - Concert by Johanna
Lundy, French Horn, and Paula Fan,
Piano, @ Arizona Senior Academy,
3:30 PM - Lecture (with animals)
by Kristen Metzger, Education
Coordinator at the Reid Park Zoo,
“Reid Park Zoo: Home Sweet
Habitat,” @ Arizona Senior Academy,
Thursday, August 11
3:30 PM - Video “Pilgrims and
Tourists,” from the four-part
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3:30 PM - Lecture-demonstration
about Japanese ensemble drumming
Taiko, by Tucson’s Odaiko-Sonora
ensemble led by Karen Falkenstrom,
@ Arizona Senior Academy, 13715 E.
Tuesday, August 16
5:00 PM - Thursdays with Marla
Closen, Pima County Supervisor
candidate (Marla will speak at 6:00
PM) @ The Kirk-Bear Canyon Library,
8959 E. Tanque Verde Rd, Tucson
Tuesday, August 9
documentary series Standing on
Sacred Ground about indigenous
communities around the world, @
Thursday, August 25
3:30 PM - Video “Fire and Ice,” from
the four-part documentary series
Standing on Sacred Ground about
indigenous communities around the
world, @ Arizona Senior Academy,
Tuesday, August 30
ELECTION DAY
Thursday, August 18
3:30 PM - Video “Profit and Loss,”
from the four-part documentary series
Standing on Sacred Ground about
indigenous communities around the
world, @ Arizona Senior Academy,
Tuesday, August 23
11:30 AM - Concert by Homero
Ceron's Brazilian/Argentinian Jazz Trio
@ Arizona Senior Academy, 13715 E.
11:30 AM - Concert TBA @ Arizona
Lane, Tucson
3:30 PM - Lecture by Robin Pinto,
Cultural Landscape Historian,
”Chiricahua National Monument:
One Landscape Steeped in Many
Arizona Histories” (co-sponsored by
Arizona Humanities), @ Arizona Senior
Tucson
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In an Instant
by Mike Widmer
Reports say mom takes her thirteen
year old child to a store in Florida
with her and they are shopping with
no real worries or concerns - yet.
The video from the store, which
has been shown on television over
and over again since yesterday,
graphically shows how things can
change. A middle aged man takes
notice of the young girl and turns
all of his attention to her. He strikes,
grabs the girl, and tries desperately
to get her out of the store. Enter mom
- She fights back, knowing that if she
fails her daughter could be taken.
She fought so hard that she causes
the would-be kidnapper to release his
grasp and run away.
These two incidents and many
others show how violent and how
blatantly real the dangers are. One
can speculate and guess why people
do these types of crimes, but the fact
is - it really doesn’t matter. The fact is
these types of crimes do happen.
So what can families do to insure
our kids are safe in shopping and
recreational activities without ruining
perfectly good outing events with
our families? Here are some simple
suggestions:
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And in another report a few months
ago in Pennsylvania, a family went
to visit a mall with her older kids and
a newborn child in a stroller in tow.
During that visit, a woman struck up
a conversation with the family and
they wound up at a food court. The
woman asked if she could hold the
baby and the mom said no. When
mom got her attention taken away
toward her other kids, the woman
removed the seven week old boy
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Pay attention to what is going
on in the parking lot as you
arrive. Just a little scan can
reveal who is paying attention
to those who unload kids and
strollers in the lot. Make it clear
you are looking and make
a mental note of suspicious
people sitting in vehicles.
Whatever influence parents
have on their kids, one of the
most important is pre-advising
them to stay with you and not
wander off. Many moms have
their kids hold onto the basket
as they walk through the store.
It’s no easy job to keep track
of what kids are doing, but it’s
important to keep them where
you can see what is happening.
It’s a good idea to make
rules about going shopping
in general as kids get to the
age where they are able to
understand.
With the right
audiologist and
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And the woman who stole the
newborn? She had reportedly told her
family she had just given birth earlier.
She took the stolen baby home to
show him to her family. The family
reportedly saw the video and turned
her in. Mom got her baby back!
Hope your summer is safe, fun and
happy.
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Widmer is
a retired
Tucson Police
Sergeant. His
first book,
Intervention,
deals
with mass
shootings and
has been out since 2014. His second
novel is a sequel entitled Before the
Death March. It is coming out later
this summer. PagePublishing.com/
Michael-Widmer
These things don’t happen every day
so there’s no need to stress about the
possibility. Instead, use a little more
awareness and think about some of
the things you hear about with an eye
toward NOT becoming a victim.
You’re probably wondering what
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ran out the door, he was met by an
off-duty deputy and got arrested and
charged.
Lastly, if someone is visibly
stalking you, customer service
or the checkout area may be
the best place to go in order
to let the staff know you have
a problem. Depending on the
seriousness of the signs you
see, the police may have to
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you are shopping but you
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environment. Someone who
has been following or paying
too much attention to you is
usually something people can
spot, especially in stores you
frequent regularly. Make no
mistake, there are people out
there who watch for moms who
leave their purses in baskets
and get preoccupied with their
kids.
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In August 2017 there will be a total
solar eclipse. It is an incredible and
rare event that scientists all over the
world will be following closely.
In conjunction with
The National Solar
Observatory, several
major universities and
citizen scientists across
the country, including
eight Cienega High
School students, will take
part in research on the
solar corona (the plasma
that surrounds the sun).
These eight Cienega
students will travel to
Nebraska in 2017 to take
part in this high level
scientific research. The
project is supported by
private and corporate donations.
To begin preparation for the August
2017 eclipse, the Cienega students
will be working with astronomer
Matt Penn, from the National Solar
Observatory, to follow the transit of
Mercury as its dark disk crosses the
face of the sun. The students will
observe this rare phenomenon using
a portable solar telescope, purchased
with funding from NASA, that was
used in Indonesia during the 2016
eclipse. It would be an incredible
opportunity for any scientist, let alone
high school astronomy students. The
students will also be following and
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Looking For Ways To Help and Make A
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Here’s are some ideas…
Food Bank
Senior Services
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Programs designed to
bridge the gap when
emergency assistance is
needed, to stretch
budgets and help people
become self sufficient
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Now, Vail has its own emergency room.
During an emergency, the last thing you need is a long drive. Thank goodness the Northwest Emergency Center at Vail is OPEN. It’s the area’s
first freestanding emergency department, staffed by board-certified physicians, nurse practitioners and registered nurses. From lab services,
X-rays and CT to the treatment of broken bones and life-threatening conditions, you’ll receive the same level of emergency care as you would
at a hospital-based ER. And we’re open 24/7.
Reserve your spot ahead of time. Check in online at HealthierTucson.com.*
*Because our ER and Urgent Care staffs must treat patients based on the
severity of illness or injury, your time is not guaranteed. We will see you as
close to your designated time as possible. If your symptoms worsen or you
believe you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or
go to the nearest Emergency Department as soon as possible.
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THE APPRAISAL PROCESS
If I am selling my home, how does the appraisal process work?
If the buyer is securing a new loan to purchase
your home, the Buyer’s lender will require an
appraisal to determine the fair market value of
the property. A licensed appraiser will research
nearby houses (within one mile if possible) that
have sold in the last six months and are similar to
yours in size, age, construction, and amenities.
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The appraiser will make an appointment to see
your home and will take about 30 minutes to an
hour to look over the property. They will measure
your home draw a representative floor plan, take
photographs inside and out, and review the
property’s condition, specific improvements,
and amenities. You can help the appraiser
by providing a list of any improvements and
remodeling projects completed since you bought
your home along with an approximate dollar
amount for each improvement. Keep in mind that
remodeling projects rarely bring a 100 percent
return on investment, but a list will ensure the
appraiser doesn’t overlook the added features.
The appraiser will provide a typed appraisal
report to the Buyer’s lender within a few days
after visiting your property. You will be notified if
the lender requires repairs before they will lend
on your homes. If specified in the contract, you
must repair these problems. The appraiser will
have to return to review the required repairs, and
a re-inspection fee will be charged.
Note: If the Buyer is applying for an FHA or VA
loan, your property will have to meet certain
requirements. Chipped or peeling paint on any
structures on the property will have to be scraped
and repainted. Missing or damages shingles
and missing slats or blocks in your fence will
have to be replaced. Other improvements also
may have to be made before the escrow can
close. Your Realtor® should be able to advise
you on the latest FHA/VA requirements.
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Arizona is a gorgeous and original
landscape, however the warmth
of infinite sunshine may be hurting
our four legged family members.
Ever wonder why our pets are in
such a hurry? Why do they insist on
pulling during walks? Sometimes we
mistake this eager mentality for the
thrill of being outside. This thrill may
actually be the urgency to get to a
shady or cooler area of the sidewalk.
Unfortunately, many injuries to the
feet occur due to thermal burns from
concrete, and they are a nightmare
for you and your beloved ones.
This being said, our busy schedules
make it difficult to appreciate the
outdoors at convenient temperatures,
but we have alternative options.
The next time you put on your pair
of sneakers grab two more pairs for
your pet. They may not appreciate
them at first, but a decrease in injury,
and possibly less pulling, will make
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you a believer. If your pet denies
the shoes, as many will, test the
waters yourself. If you can stand
the sidewalk barefoot for more than
30 seconds it should be just fine
for a walk. Dog footwear can be
purchased at your local pet store and
online.
As many know, Arizona is a heated
palace. Did you know that in the
summer time asphalt can be 40-60
degrees hotter than the temperature
outside? Now I know what you are
thinking, “I only walk my dog on the
sidewalk.” Yes, sidewalk, or cement
in general, absorbs less heat. That
is factual; however, sidewalk still
absorbs 75% of the heat, which is
enough to cause significant injuries at
high temperatures.
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Ideal Time and Place
to Begin
by Paul Lorenz
Because I teach piano students in
several Tucson-area school districts,
the Vail School District’s oddball
academic calendar, out of sync with
those of the other districts, creates
a nightmare in coordinating lesson
times and seasonal breaks that will
be fair to everyone. In and of itself,
however, the Vail School District is
an ideal one in which to go to school
and also privately study a musical
instrument. It is encouraging many
of the schools here are receiving
“Excelling” ratings from the state;
behind this calendar. This is the same
concern for a piano teacher when
students go an entire season without
a lesson. I often have to practically
start over with them, especially if
they haven’t touched a piano during
that time. The reasonable school day
length combined with reasonable
homework loads leaves an ample
time base for discretionary activities.
I encourage you to consider this
for taking piano lessons as the new
school year gets underway.
If you are considering taking lessons,
please be serious! Before inquiring:
1) Discuss the ramifications of
taking lessons thoroughly among
all involved: husband, wife, and of
course the prospective student,
and make a firm confirmation.
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and at the same time, the homework
demands, per the consensus I have
thus far received from students in this
district, have been very reasonable,
which proves an excellent education
can be provided without keeping a
student up until 9 or 10 o’clock every
evening doing homework.
This creates an ideal combination
for taking piano lessons. Although I
don’t entirely approve of an academic
calendar which sends kids to school
in July, as it deprives kids of some
seasonal activities such as camp, it
does reduce the necessary remedial
work to start the new school year,
which I suspect is the rationale
Keep in mind daily practice will be
a requirement, not an option. The
student must be mature enough to
accept that responsibility.
2) Be sure you have a suitable
instrument. An acoustic piano is
preferred, however, I will teach on a
digital keyboard, as long as it has 88
weighted keys and pedals. Laptop
keyboards with a couple of octaves
are not suitable. You cannot say
you’re serious if you’re looking for a
teacher and don’t have a piano. Put
first things first!
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Many Thanks for
A Colossal Fourth!
by David Hook, Chair, A
Colossal Fourth Committee
Pastor, Christ Lutheran Vail Church
The Colossal Fourth Committee is
pleased to bring our first Fourth of
July event to Vail. This dream came
about because of many people with
a passion for our great community.
The Vail Preservation Society, under
the leadership of J.J. Lamb, has been
gracious to be the parent organization
to sponsor the event. J.J.’s work
on the Vail Connects / Main Street
program and the “Between the
Track Parade” were invaluable to
the committee. The parade route
also raises the awareness of the
historic nature of Colossal Cave
Road. Brian Held and Mike Holmes
of Colossal Cave Mountain Park
have been gracious to plan events
for our celebration and provide
discounts to the community. The
Park has a strong desire to partner
with the Vail community to be a place
where Vail residents recreate. The
Greater Vail Chamber of Commerce
has been an invaluable resource to
launch the celebration. Michelle
Harrington, the Executive Director,
provided leadership and countless
hours. Harrington Technologies
also provided website design. Anne
Gibson, in charge of chamber
Community Outreach provided
valuable wisdom. The Del Lago Golf
Course and Restaurant provided the
place to hold the Block Party. Steve
Gummere and the whole staff at Del
Lago worked hard to make the day a
success. Jayme Kahle of the Rincon
Valley Fire Department also assisted
in the planning. We are grateful for
the emergency vehicles in the parade.
The committee would also like to
recognize several Vail residents:
Committee members Dick Katz, Lou
LaFrate, and Heather Bersbach put
in countless hours. Lucretia Free, the
publisher of the Vail Voice, provided
wisdom and guidance. There are
many, many, other people who
also provided assistance and the
committee is grateful to each one.
We are also grateful to our sponsors
who provided funding for the event.
Thank you Rita Ranch Automotive
for being the title sponsor. Thanks to
all the other sponsors at all the other
levels.
It is our desire that this event
continues to grow and bring a
strong sense of pride and joy to our
community. Vail is a beautiful place
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Colossal Fourth be a great celebration
for Vail!
and drinks. Fireworks go off at 9 p.m.
General admission is $12 in advance,
kids 5 and under are free.
Address: WestWorld of Scottsdale,
16601 N Pima Rd
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These Fireworks
Displays In Arizona
Will Drop Your Jaw
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Free Fireworks Extravaganza
(Tucson, 7pm)
by Monica Spencer of onlyinyourstate.
com (Arizona).
‘A’ Mountain Fireworks (Tucson,
7-9pm)
Music, food, and fireworks at 8:30pm.
What more could you ask for?
Admission is free!
It’s that time of year again where
grilling, pool time, and ice cold drinks
go hand in hand with some striking
fireworks. If you’re already getting
geared up for some Fourth of July
celebrations, then you’re in luck.
We’ve developed a long list of the
Independence Day fireworks displays
around the state along with a few
BIG events that should be even more
spectacular than the ones we saw in
2015. Check it out:
Check out the impressive fireworks
display that ignites from Tucson’s ‘A’
Mountain while enjoying food and live
entertainment. The fireworks start up
at 9:15pm.
Address: Casino Del Sol Resort, 5655
W Valencia Rd
Address: Tucson Convention Center,
260 S Church Ave
This event features rides, food,
and fireworks after the sun sets.
Admission is free and ride wristbands
are $15.
Lights on the Lawn (Flagstaff,
3-11pm)
Enjoy live music, kid-friendly
activities, food, and a beer garden.
The fireworks start up at 8:30pm.
General admission is free but you can
also purchase VIP tickets for $80.
Address: The Oakmont, 2380 N
Oakmont Dr
Fireworks Over The Lake (Lake
Havasu City, 9pm)
Enjoy an incredible fireworks show
over Lake Havasu. The best viewing
spots include London Bridge, Rotary
Park, and by boat in Thompson Bay.
Fabulous Phoenix Fourth
(Phoenix, 6-10pm)
Enjoy local entertainment, a classic
car show, rides, and, of course,
fireworks starting at 9:30 p.m.
Admission is free.
Address: Steele Indian School Park,
300 E Indian School Rd
Here’s a look at other events
going on from Friday leading up to
Independence Day.
July 1
Red, White, and Boom
(Ahwatukee Foothills, 5-10pm)
Features live entertainment, food,
drinks, games, and fireworks at 9
p.m.! Admission is $5 per person, kids
5 and under are free.
Address: Pecos Park, 17010 S 48th St
Light Up The Sky (Phoenix, 6:309:30pm)
Features games, food, drinks, and
fireworks at 9:10 p.m. Free admission.
Address: Maryvale Baseball Park,
3600 N 51st Ave
July 2
Scottsdale Independence
Day Celebration (Scottsdale,
3-9:30pm)
Features air-conditioned fun with
family-friendly activities, music, food,
Independence Day Celebration
(Anthem, 6-10pm)
Address: Anthem Community Park,
41703 N Gavilan Peak Pkwy
Westgate Firework Fest
(Glendale, 5-9:30pm)
Features live music, food, a beer
garden, and fireworks at 9 p.m. Free
admission.
Address: Westgate Entertainment
District, 6751 N Sunset Blvd
July 4
4th of July in Bisbee (Bisbee, all
day)
Events include a parade at 10am,
hardrock drilling and mucking at the
Brewery Gulch parking lot, and a
fireworks display in the evening.
4th of July Fireworks (Casa
Grande, 7pm)
Features fun family activities, like relay
races, plus music, food, drinks, and
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Tempe Town Lake Festival
(Tempe, 5pm)
Features live music, food, and
activities for the kids. Admission is
$8 per person, kids 12 and under are
free.
Address: Tempe Beach Park, 80 W
Rio Salado Pkwy
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fireworks at 9pm. Admission is free.
Address: Paul Mason Sportsplex,
2525 N Pinal Ave
July 4th Fireworks Spectacular
(Chandler, 4-10:30pm)
You’ll find lots of activities at this
community event, including music,
laser tag, and a chance for the kids
to meet dinosaurs. Parking is $5 per
vehicle.
Star Spangled 4th (Goodyear,
6-10pm)
This event features live music, kidfriendly activities, food, and fireworks.
Admission is free.
Address: Goodyear Ballpark, 1933 S
Ballpark Way
4th of July Splash Bash
(Litchfield Park, 10am-5pm)
This large pool party is perfect for a
hot summer day! Enjoy water games,
music, and food. Admission is $2.
Address: Tumbleweed Park, 2250 S
McQueen Rd
Address: Litchfield Park Recreation
Center, 100 Old Litchfield Rd
Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
4th of July Parade (Flagstaff,
9-11am)
Marana Star Spangled
Spectacular (Marana, 5-9:30pm)
Enjoy a parade in the pines with this
large-scale parade through downtown
Flagstaff.
A Flag Fourth (Flagstaff, 2pm)
This concert features the Flagstaff
Symphony Orchestra playing patriotic
music outdoors. Admission is free.
Address: Pepsi Amphitheatre at Fort
Tuthill County Park, 2446 Fort Tuthill
Loop
Fireworks All Month Long
(Flagstaff, 10pm)
Experience a month-long fireworks
display on Independence Day and
each Friday for the rest of the month!
Admission is free and the event is
open to all ages.
Address: Twin Arrows Casino Resort,
22181 Resort Blvd
John Michael Montgomery
Concert (Fort McDowell, 6pm)
Celebrate Independence Day with
some wonderful country music by
John Michael Montgomery, followed
by fireworks. Tickets start at $15.
Address: Fort McDowell Casino,
10424 N Fort McDowell Rd
Fourth at the Fountain (Fountain
Hills, 6-10pm)
Enjoy family-friendly music and
games until the fireworks start up at
9pm just over the lake. This is a free
event!
Address: Fountain Park, 12925 N
Saguaro Blvd
Enjoy an evening of family fun with
activities, food, and fireworks at 9pm.
Admission is free.
Address: Crossroads at Silverbell
Park, 7548 N Silverbell Rd
Arizona Celebration of Freedom
(Mesa, 6-10pm)
This family-friendly event features
games, food, and live entertainment.
Admission is free!
Address: Mesa Convention Center,
263 N Center St
Hometown 4th of July
Celebration (Payson, all day)
This all-day celebration starts at
8am with a flag raising ceremony
and a reading of the Declaration
of Independence. Afterwards,
enjoy games, food, live music, and
fireworks at 9pm. Admission is free.
Address: Green Valley Park, 1000 W
Country Club Dr
4th of July All-American Festival
(Peoria, 5-10pm)
Features fun water activities, food
eating contests, live entertainment,
and fireworks at 9:15pm. Admission is
$10, kids 12 and under are free.
Address: Peoria Sports Complex,
16101 N 83rd Ave
4th of July Fireworks
Celebration (Prescott, 12pm)
Enjoy a day of celebration with rides
(including a mechanical bull!), music,
food trucks, and drinks. Admission is
$5, ride wristbands are $10.
Fireworks over 'A' Mountain in Tucson
Address: Mile High Middle School,
300 S Granite St
4th of July Wet Fest (Sedona,
1-4pm)
Not into booming fireworks? You
might want to try this free pool party
which has live music and a hot dog
eating contest!
Address: Sedona Community Pool,
570 Posse Ground Rd
4th of July Parade &
Freedomfest (Show Low, all day)
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days in your July 4th celebrations?
Check out this event in Tubac which
features some old school games, hot
dogs, lemonade, and even a visit from
the local fire department. Admission
is free.
Address: Tubac Presidio State
Historical Park, 1 Burruel St
July 4th At Tubac Golf Resort
(Tubac, 4pm)
Features family-friendly activities,
food, and fireworks at 8:45pm.
Parking is $10 per vehicle.
Start the day with a hometown parade
through Deuce of Clubs at 9am, then
on to family activities, food, and live
music at 3pm. Finish the night with a
wonderful fireworks display at 9pm.
Address: Tubac Golf Resort, 65
Avenida de Otero
Address: Show Low High School
Football Field, 500 W Old Linden Rd
Enjoy a concert of patriotic songs
by the Arts Express Choir. General
seating is a suggested donation of
$10 per person.
July 4th Celebration (Sierra
Vista, all day)
Wowee, this event starts at 7am and
doesn’t end until the fireworks do
at 9pm. Enjoy activities like a pets
promenade, military displays, live
music, and a chili taste-off!
Address: Veterans Memorial Park,
3105 E Fry Blvd
4th of July Celebration (Surprise,
4:30pm)
Enjoy an all-American baseball game
at 5:30pm then fireworks at 8:30pm.
Admission is free with a canned food
donation.
Address: Surprise Stadium, 15930 N
Bullard Ave
Old-Fashioned July 4th in Tubac
(Tubac, 10am-12pm)
Looking for a taste of the good ol’
thevailvoice.com Let Freedom Sing Concert
(Tucson, 3pm)
Address: U of A Centennial Hall, 1020
E University Blvd
Small Town 4th of July Parade
(Williams, 10-11am)
Think Independence Day isn’t
complete without a small town
parade? Check out this one in
Williams which runs along Route 66.
4th of July All-American BBQ &
Fireworks Spectacular (Yuma,
4-11pm)
Features family-oriented
entertainment, kid splash zones,
barbeque, and fireworks towards the
end of the night. Admission is free!
Address: Desert Sun Stadium, 1280
Desert Sun Dr.
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July 2016
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Staying Safe in a
Scorching Summer
by Shelley Littin
This year already has seen some of
the hottest days in Tucson history.
Tragically, the intense heat has
claimed the lives of hikers unprepared
for the local climes. To stay safe, it’s
vital to understand the signs and
progression of heat illness, and be
prepared to prevent it.
Bottom line: heat can kill, and quickly.
Our bodies need time to acclimatize
to warmer weather, which means that
out-of-state visitors are at greater risk
of being physiologically unprepared
to handle the heat. Each of us has a
unique threshold of heat exposure we
can safely endure.
Heat exhaustion can occur when
the body is exposed to high
temperatures, and can indicate
dehydration or salt depletion. Salts
are lost through sweating, and need
to be replenished. Signs of heat
exhaustion include sweating, fatigue,
dizziness, fainting, cramps, nausea,
vomiting, and
diarrhea. If you
notice yourself
or companions
developing
signs of heat
exhaustion,
immediately
stop in the
shade, rest,
and drink
water and
electrolytes.
If untreated,
heat exhaustion can progress to heat
stroke in a matter of minutes. A victim
of heat stroke will be unable to adapt
to high temperatures. Their skin will
be hot to touch, and they will cease
sweating as their systems break
down. High internal temperatures
can cause brain damage, coma, and
death. If someone develops heat
stroke, their body must be cooled as
quickly as possible; wet their clothes
with any fluid available, submerge
them to their chin in cool water if
possible, and provide shade.
Above all, call for help IMMEDIATELY
if you think someone needs
assistance. The Southern Arizona
Rescue Association (SARA) is Pima
County’s non-profit, all-volunteer
search and rescue organization
assisting the Pima County Sheriff’s
Department, on-call 24/7. SARA is
proud to provide expert search and
28 rescue services in Southern Arizona
at NO cost.
Here’s how to stay safe when
hiking – or just living – in Tucson’s
summertime temps:
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Appropriate attire: lightcolored clothes reflect sunlight,
diverting heat.
A wide-brimmed hat,
sunscreen, and sunglasses help
protect the skin.
•
Drink it down: all the water
and electrolyte fluids you can
handle. If you are thirsty, you
are already dehydrated.
•
Know your limits: don’t hike
farther than you can handle.
Stop and rest frequently in the
shade to allow your body to
cool.
•
Know the signs: Call 911
immediately if you or a
companion experiences
cramps, dizziness, or fatigue
that does not improve with rest
and rehydration.
With more
frequent heat
exposure, our
metabolic,
biochemical,
and
cardiovascular
systems
adapt, cooling
us more
efficiently.
Blood vessels
widen to
bring blood
near the skin
to cool quickly, and we sweat more
and sooner. Sweat cools the body
as it evaporates off your skin, but
can leave you depleted of fluid and
necessary electrolytes.
Shelley is
an EMT and
a mountain
rescue
technician with
the Southern
Arizona
Rescue
Association,
Tucson’s non-profit, all-volunteer
search and rescue organization
since 1958. Shelley is a University of
Arizona graduate and Tucson writer
and spends her free time in the
mountains.
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Kelsey’s
Shelf
Have you read any good books lately?
Top Five Summer
Reads
With the long and endless hours of
summer in full swing, what could
be better than a nice novel to read
whether by the beach, poolside,
or even just in the comfort of your
home? Without further ado, here are
my recommendations for the top five
summer reads!
5. Passenger
by Alexandra
Bracken: Violin
prodigy Etta
Spencer was
completely
unprepared for
a secret that her
mother hid from
her for years - the
secret family gift
of time travel.
With her mother
stolen from her grasp on the biggest
night of her career, Etta must team
up with the enemy in order to use
her new talent and find her mother
somewhere in the folds of time.
4. My Life With
the Walter Boys
by Ali Novak: This
is a perfect story
if you are looking
for young adult
love, adventure,
and growth.
When Jackie
Howard, lifelong
resident of New
York City, looses
her parents and
sister in a car accident, she is forced
to move in with her godparents. The
catch? They have 12 sons and a
life more chaotic than she has ever
imagined.
3. Thanks for
the Trouble by
Tommy Wallch:
High school
outsider Parker
hates everything
about school
- the people,
the classes,
everything. He
would much
The Vail Voice rather spend his time wandering
through various hotels, his favorite
place to "people watch." When he
meets the mysterious Zelda, she
presents him with a challenge; a
challenge that forces him to break
out of his self-created shell and be
spontaneous for the first time in his
life.
2. Me Before You
by Jojo Moyes:
Chances are
this title sounds
familiar because
of the brand new
motion picture
staring Emilia
Clarke and Sam
Claflin that was
adapted from this
brilliantly written
epic book. If you
have not had the opportunity to pick
up this story yet, I highly recommend
it. When Lou Clark becomes a
caregiver of the injured Will Traynor,
she is convinced that she can show
him that there is still good in life,
even after an accident that made him
paralyzed from the shoulders down.
1. The
Unexpected
Everything by
Morgan Matson:
With a cover
the practically
screams
summer, this
contemporary
novel chronicles
the low point
in Andie's life.
After her father
is caught in the middle of a scandal
in Congress, her scholarship to the
summer program at John Hopkins is
revoked. With the whole summer to
spend at home, Andie takes new risks
with the help of her friends, a new job
she never expected, and a boy that
came along with it.
That's it for this summer's reading list!
Until next time, keep reading!
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Arizona’s Big Five
by Liane Ehrich, Guest Contributor
from VAILAZ.COM
When people
visit Africa on
safari, they
want to see
the Big Five.
The Big Five
were initially
singled out
because they
were the five
hardest big
game animals in Africa to hunt on
foot. Times have changed, and most
people who go to Africa are armed
with a camera rather than a gun.
However, seeing these animals still
resonates with visitors. For reference,
the African Big Five are: elephant,
lion, Cape buffalo, rhino, and leopard.
When I visited Alaska in 2015, I
certainly had my own Big Five in
mind: moose, killer whale, brown
bear, caribou, and Dall sheep.
Arizona, especially Southern Arizona,
isn’t filled with huge dynamic wild
animals, and the big animals we do
have are either common outside of
Arizona (deer, antelope and bighorn
sheep) or they are so fleeting that the
odds of seeing one are almost zero
(jaguar and mountain lion).
Javelina may be common garbage
raiders in the suburbs, but our
peculiar peccary is a novel creature
to visitors from out of town. Not a
pig, but pig-like, these small hoofed
creatures are completely foreign
to most visitors. Many people
actually think that these critters are
dangerous, but of course we know
that as long as we don’t startle them
or attack them like a dog they prefer
to mind their own business.
Gila monsters are a fairly rare find
even for locals. I have recently gone
two years without seeing one, but
seeing this amazing, venomous,
beaded orange and black lizard is
a thrill every time. For a visitor, it is
probably a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
Gila Monsters are the only venomous
lizards in the US.
That doesn’t mean that people don’t
arrive in Southern Arizona with a list
of ‘must see’ critters. I am certain
every one’s list differs, but there are
five that likely stand out for many
folks visiting from cooler climes.
The most obvious is not very big, and
is a pretty common sight for us during
much of the year: the rattlesnake.
For many people, seeing a rattler
on their trip to Arizona would be a
pretty special thrill. Luckily any hiker
who gets up early during the summer
months is likely to see one coiled in
the middle of the trail sleeping.
Horny toads are also not a super
common sight for locals. Unless
you spend a lot of time on the trails
or your yard is native desert, you
could go years without seeing this
small shy lizard. Imposing looking
though they may look, they are, of
course, completely harmless. Many
visitors will think that they really are
toads, and wait until you tell them
that they sometimes squirt blood out
of their eyes! They are often seen in
the mornings and evenings eating at
anthills.
by Gaga Barnes
The power of
our relationships
determines how
powerfully we live
our own lives. Life
outcomes depend
on our relationship with ourselves
and others. It is important that we
are willing to look at how we treat
ourselves and how that affects our life
and those around us.
How we show up in relation to
ourselves determines how we are
with people in our lives. If we are
hard on ourselves, self-judging and
unforgiving no matter what, we
are also hard on others. We will be
judging and unforgiving. By being
good to ourselves, we create powerful
pathways to an incredible life and
magnificent partnerships.
Our “big five” may not be that big, but
they are, by and large, desert dwellers
with limited range outside of the
Desert Southwest. For many visitors,
seeing a rattler or a Gila monster
is an unspoken desire. If you are
expecting visitors who love nature try
to give them a thrill by hiking trails in
the early morning and allowing them
to experience some of our unique
wildlife in the wild.
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The most powerful relationship is the
one we have with ourselves. How
we treat ourselves in terms of selfrespect, self-discipline, self-esteem,
and where our self-confidence level is
will determine the foundation of all our
relationships.
This month take some time to
enhance your relationships.
1. Ask yourself: “What can I do to be
more loving towards myself? What
habits can I let go of? What new
practices can I put in place? Then
take action. Start with a baby step.
2. Ask several close friends what they
would like you to do to deepen your
relationship with them. Then commit
to doing those things.
Roadrunners are everywhere; they
are so common that many locals
hardly take note of them any more,
but these prehistoric-looking birds are
a as iconic to the old West as is it’s
cartoon nemesis, the coyote. They are
on the list for first time visitors, even if
they aren’t blue!
3. Become aware of your self-talk
for a day. Make a list of all the things
you say that put yourself down.
Practice saying
something
opposite and
positive.
Photo by Intelligent
Design Captured
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Relationships Are Key
To Life
The Vail Voice Gaga Barnes is
an enthusiastic
student of
life, artist, life
coach and
Laughter Yoga
teacher. She is passionate about
supporting people in expressing their
deepest truth, creativity and personal
power. She lives in the Del Webb
community in Vail, AZ.
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How Tucson Got Its
Name
by Jim Gressinger from
Southernarizonaguide.com
People often want to know how
Tucson got its name.
Piman people with cousins (Akimel
O’odham or River People) on the Salt
and Gila Rivers near present-day
Phoenix; on the Gila and Colorado
Rivers near present-day Yuma (the
Yumas); the Sobaipuri on the San
Pedro River east of Tucson & south of
present-day Benson; and other Pimas
to the south in present-day Sonora,
Mexico.
Several of these related groups of
Native Americans revolted against
the Spanish many times in the 16
& 1700’s. With horses and superior
The Tohono O’odham (Desert People)
had a village and irrigated fields at
Bac, about 7 miles upstream from
their village of Stjucson (or Schookshon), meaning “At The Foot of Black
Hill or Mountain.
The name of the settlement on both
the west and east banks of Rio Santa
Cruz have evolved over the centuries.
An early Franciscan padre spelled
it “Tuquison.” Hugo O’Conner, who
established El Presidio del Tucson on
August 20, 1775, spelled it “Toixon.”
In the mid-1800’s, Mexicans still
pronounced the name of this very
Mexican village “Took-shon.” But in
the 1860’s and ‘70’s, with the influx
of Anglo-Americans, “Took-shon”
became Anglicized into “Tu’: sawn.”
To be clear, “Tu” is pronounced like
the number two. “…son” rhymes with
“yawn.”
Some claim that the “Black
Mountain” was Sentinel Hill, now
called “A” Mountain. But Tumamoc
Hill is blacker and, because its base
enjoyed a year-round spring, more
likely. They too had irrigated fields and
grew primarily squash, watermelon,
and white tepary beans, in addition
to foraging and hunting game. Some
say packrats were a Tohono O’odham
delicacy … if they could catch the
destructive little SOB’s.
The Spanish called these people
“Papago”, meaning “bean-eater”
because tepary beans were a diet
staple; and that is how their nearby
rivals referred to them. They were a
arms, the Spanish put down these
Pima revolts, but had to build
fortresses to protect themselves from
the Apaches ... with limited success.
We local Tucsonans can always tell
an easterner who has never heard of
our fair city because they invariably
pronounce it like it’s spelled: Tucksun. They pronounce “son” like “sun”,
rather than “sawn.”
Birds-Eye view of Tucson from One South Church looking NW over 3rd Pima
County Courthouse.
So there you have it. Now you can
amaze your friends with your esoteric
local knowledge.
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