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VailThe community newspaper serving Vail, Rita Ranch, Corona De Tucson,Voice Civano, Sierra Morado, Mesquite Ranch, Academy Village and other Southeast Communities [email protected] • (520) 490-0654 • An Epiphany Communications, Inc. Publication Farewell to Bonnie Vining By Kimberly Crossland, Owner 2002, she attended an inter- She welcomed local artists to Java Edge. of GetVailAZ.com view where she was advised to come and play for a suggested avoid smiling too much. That’s donation. The locals loved it Vining and the artists felt the This June, the Vail School Dis- when she knew it was time for and soon she was attracting loss of the musician friendly trict is losing a valuable team a change. people from all over the state, venues in Tucson, so she took member – Bonnie Vining. For including from Oro Valley, Sier- matters into her own hands. the past six years, Vining has Vining opened Javalina’s Cof- ra Vista, and Phoenix. The eco- She formed a non-profit or- worked as the manager of the fee & Friends in Rita Ranch. nomic downturn in 2008 made ganization called Live Acous- Vail Theatre of the Arts. This The coffee shop was more than it difficult to keep her doors tic Venue Association (LAVA) job was well suited for her, a place to get a hot cup of Joe. open, so she sold her assets to where she could continue pre- given her rich background in senting concerts. Soon after, supporting local musicians and Left to right: Joe Schill, Bonnie Vining, Jon Kiser, Mary Bernardo, Bob Block, she received an opportunity to Amy Schill, and Bob Schill. Photo taken by container truck driver with Jon artists. Kiser’s camera. manage the Vail Theatre of the Arts. Vining grew up traveling the world. She went to school in With a lifetime of experience Kearny, Arizona and did study- under her belt, Vining has abroad programs in Australia decided it’s time to retire. She and Germany. From an early will be here through the end of age, she knew she was a small June to sell her house and two town girl at heart. After gradu- cars. After that, she’s moving ating, she worked in Prescott with her family to Costa Rica. for two years as a CPA and There, Vining plans to enjoy then moved to Tucson to continue her career at IBM. In Continued on page 12 State Senators Visit Speaker Gowan Visits Funding JTED: It’s Civano Andrada Polytechnic About The Economy Civano parents met with State Sena- High School tor Dave Bradley and Stephanie Mach By Greg D'Anna, Director of Public The latest from Pima County District 4 Relations at JTED to tour the school and see first-hand By Lucretia Free how the charter school has impacted Our nation’s help wanted ad could Water Crisis students and our community. Below Speaker David Gowan visited Andra- say: “Now hiring more than 70 million is an essay from Civano parent Kelly da Polytechnic High on April 27th. middle skilled workers for high paying By Supervisor Ray Carroll Farrell-Koren. Severe cuts have been proposed to jobs in fields such as; healthcare, the JTED program. The elevation of water in Lake Mead transportation, information technol- This past session, the Arizona legisla- ogy, and engineering.” That’s just to determines whether or not we are ture passed a budget that made huge experiencing a water shortage along cover the amount of workers set to cuts to the public education system. retire within the next decade, ac- the Colorado River. After this year’s We invited our legislators to our rainy season the levels are at 1,089 cording to the Bureau of Labor and school to thank them for fighting for Statistics. Middle skill jobs pay well feet above our children’s future and to let them sea level and provide the infrastructure for see first-hand what their efforts were critical economic sectors, such as (42%). for. Senator Bradley and Representa- When the manufacturing, energy, aerospace, tive Mach were the first legislators to and construction. elevation take us up on our invitation. hits 1,075 The Pima County JTED (Joint Tech- feet, a nical Education District) is a public level one high school district that works with shortage is all school districts in Pima County, declared. including the Tanque Verde District, As you are all aware Governor Speaker Gowan to provide students with Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. Jerry Brown, of California has He visited JTED classrooms and asked everyone to cut their water learned how important the program is consumption by 25%. California to the students and community (see water levels have been declining our Vail Students Speak Out on page steadily since 2002. It has just John Carruth, Representative Steph- 25). reached a crisis level due to the lack anie Mach, Senator Dave Bradley and of snowfall this past winter. Surveys parents... show that 94% of Californians consider the drought to be serious Vail School District is a model, known and one third support mandatory for giving parents a choice in how rationing. our children are educated within the As we read in the Arizona Daily public school system. The options Star, Arizona, as well as the rest here are amazing and they produce of the southwest is experiencing high-achieving students who are a drought. Urban Central Arizona ready for the challenges tomorrow Project (CAP) water shortages are will bring. At Civano, our parents saw predicted to be around 33% by 2016, that this model was under attack in and the number could rise to 75% the state budget. As the budget fight Speaker Gowan answers questions in JTED students in Steve Uyeda's by 2017. The Tucson area may fare became public, a huge percentage of a classroom. Bioscience program at Sunyside High a little better than most, because it the parents of children at the school School extract DNA for clients includ- met to see what we could do. We His favorite band is Iron Maiden and ing Native Seed Search, The UA, and has managed to recharge and bank he jammed with Andrada's rock band! 44,000 acre-feet of CAP water that made sure our voices were heard by the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum was purchased in prior years and the legislators and began to plan for the future. Businesses and Industry need JTEDs not used. Tucson delivered 93,000 to provide a skilled workforce. The acre-feet of CAP in 2013. It had Last month, we were parents, bring- number two reason for businesses not been this low since 1989. At ing our kids to school, volunteering not expanding is a lack of skilled this rate Tucson had expected to in classrooms and helping the school employees. Businesses and the store 350,000 acre-feet by 2020. run smoothly and efficiently. Now, State each need JTEDs because they However, if the drought continues, we are mobilized to maximize our enable students to become taxpayers residents and farmers across Arizona school’s potential in this new era. We earlier in their lives without taking on and the River Basin will have to pay have moms and dads learning the insurmountable student loans. These higher water prices while having intricacies of education legislation debts are a national problem and to conserve more. There would be and budgeting. It’s been amazing to preclude young adults from buying no CAP delivered for recharge into see our community come together homes, cars, and other big-ticket tax- the ground and seventeen irrigation to support our school and make sure able items. JTEDs bolster the econ- districts would receive less water. The that our kids and the students that omy. JTEDs also prepare students predictions then change and rise to a follow them will have the quality edu- Speaker Gowan "rocks out" with the to fill the one million additional jobs loss of 480,000 acre feet of water in cation our taxes support. students. opening in the U.S. for Registered 2020. Continued on page 4 hhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhh Continued on page 4

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All of our weight loss pro- sit around all day, it’s going to be grams are supervised under the care 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. very hard to feel good about yourself. of a trained weight loss physician. We The content in the Vail Voice does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the owner. No Proper nutrition and regular exer- believe that weight loss is a journey additional research or fact finding has been conducted to verify the information contained cise will give a natural boost to your here-in. self-esteem. Finally, don’t put your Continued on page 9 thevailvoice.com May 2015 3 "Funding JTED" continued from From the Cienega (Vail) Rotary Letters to the page 2 Club Editor Editor Nurses, and the more than 600,000 By Steve Hepner new jobs opening for health techni- Our Readers Opinions cians. Mike Lavelle On Oct 13th, 2006, 20 individuals are Important The months of May and June are got together to charter the Cienega In the whirlwind budget process did among the most beautiful months to (Vail) Rotary Club. This group was legislators kill Arizona’s goose that be out and about in the Southwest. comprised of business professionals, Submit your letter to the Editor lays the golden eggs? Like most Facilitating local leadership, and community at: [email protected] JTED member districts across the this fact is members, coming together, to State, the Tanque Verde District will that school address our community needs lose 50% of its funding for CTE pro- through fellowship, goodwill, and is out for Dear Editor, grams in the 2016-2017 school year, the summer action. Their vision was to make which will eviscerate them. More than a lasting difference, by giving and as we I read with increasing depression the 90,000 students are enrolled in Ari- move into those they would serve, a greater zona’s JTED programs. Of those stu- opportunity for success. articles from County Supervisor Ray June, we Carroll and State Senator David Brad- dents, 90% are enrolled in Satellite programs operated in high schools, experience Rotary International is normally ley. Why is it that the government the longest never has enough of our hard-earned and the rest attend central campus associated with their international programs. According to research daylight projects, including the eradication money? Why is it they ALWAYS need hours of the year, in the Northern more, and of course, if we don't conducted by Harvard University and of polio, humanitarian relief, youth the ASU Morrison Institute, CTE pro- Hemisphere. With the warm weather exchange, and vocational training agree to approve their voracious ap- and increased sunlight, there is a lot petites, we will all die, in one form or grams improve student achievement programs. But its international and dramatically reduce dropout more outdoor activity. Accordingly, in network of local clubs, (over 34,000), another. It would be so nice to finally this issue, we have articles on travel- have someone in positions of respon- rates. Approximately 98% of these makes it one of the most successful students graduate high school within ing with pets and rattlesnake safety. service organizations in the world. sibility that STOP the spending for a change. Of course, the low informa- four years, while the graduation for We also welcome a new writer, Locally, we support the Vail school tion voters that keep acquiescing to the rest of Arizona’s students is 76%. Attorney Eric Post, who writes about district, with dictionaries for every the sob stories at every election are cycling on the Old Spanish Trail. His 3rd grader every year, playground equally guilty. So, Governor Doucy article goes well with J. J. Lamb’s ar- equipment for the initial PK Inclusive has cut the budget, as required by ticle on the history of the Old Spanish School, over 2400 weekend meals State law, to balance the budget. And Trail. We also welcome Social Worker (Backpack program) during the David Bradley complains it doesn't Anna Steele, who in this issue writes school year, and $10,000 in college match his campaign rhetoric. What about graduations and the transitions scholarships annually. would Bradley prefer? We break our of life. Next month, in The Vail Voice, own law to go into debt? That would we will focus on traveling in the Please join us on May 11th, 2015, make things better? For whom? Sor- Southwest and getaway locations. In 5 PM sharp, at Del Lago Golf Club, ry, I don't buy, or appreciate, all the addition, I hope to develop an article as we recognize the Student of whining. as a result of my 1,300 mile south- the Year from each of our 5 high west motorcycle trip, undertaken with schools. We will also acknowledge Todd "Tachi" Paulus some friends from Vail (3 couples on our major contributors for the year, 3 bikes). the Target distribution center for the dictionary program, Safeway food hhhhhhhhh store in Rita Ranch for our Backpack JTED Medical Assistant students hhhhhhhhh program, Mike Adams, owner, Rita complete more than 800 hours of Ranch Storage Car & Dog Wash, Dear Vail Voice, instruction during their senior year of Terry Newman, owner, Rita Ranch high school, and a summer extern- "District 4 Update" continued from Automotive & Tire, American Legion We want to thank you for the expo- ship. Last year, 100% of our students page 2 Post 109, Residents of Voyager sure you gave us for our Rails in the either entered the workforce or RV Resort, for their support of our Garden 2015 tour; put on by The college. With only 1% of the water being Backpack program and finally, Del Tucson Garden Railway Society. pumped into our homes being used Anyone concerned about the econ- Lago Golf Club, for their continued With your help, we had a record over for drinking, we are using 99% for omy should persuade Governor support of our club through all these 11,000 visits (a visit equals one per- lawns, showers, laundry and to Ducey to include the restoration of years. RSVPs are required no later son at one house) for the two days. flush toilets. Thereby we should be JTED funding in a special session to than May 8th, 2015, to Janet Hepner, This allowed us to educate young able to accommodate change to correct the wrong turn we made in at 520-207-1195. Please join us and and old about the benefits of model conserve water usage without harm. the middle of the night. States across learn more about your opportunity to railroading as a hobby. In addition, we Residential conservation is only one the nation are increasing their invest- serve others. collected over $3,100 in donations for facet in accomplishing our goal. The ments in CTE, and seeing a direct The Community Food Bank. commercial and industrial entities economic benefit of having greater Sincerely, must commit to conserve as well. We numbers of people working in higher cannot allow hazardous chemicals to paying jobs. Restoring JTED funding Chuck Cook impair our water supply. This is why I is not about funding education, it’s Tucson Garden Railway Society firmly oppose Rosemont Mine. about the economy.

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Dustin added emphasis on speed reduction If you have lived here long, you are son from Arkansas for a temporary responded, “There are no plans to notification, it appears that enforce- well aware of the regular “speed trap” assignment. Oliver is a former police make changes to the signage, which ment will be the primary method of that happens on I-10 at the Kolb officer and a retired Army helicopter is consistent with other speed zoning controlling speeds on highways. Road overpass. A Department of pilot. changes across the state. The sig- Public Safety (DPS) officer will watch nage is consistent with ADOT Traffic Trent has westbound traffic and monitor vehic- Oliver added, “It would be prudent for Engineering Policies, Guidelines, and lived all ular speeds as drivers head toward the state to give ample opportunity Procedures.” over the Tucson. for drivers to reduce their speed. With country only two signs posted and seconds On March 28, I inquired with the and sever- to react, the police are simply bird public information office of Arizona al places dogging for easy tickets.” DPS to find out how many citations in Europe were issued last year on the I-10 and while he The very first line of the mission Kolb Road intersection. I also wanted was in the U.S. Army and later as an statement for Arizona DPS is, “To to know how many citations were for airline pilot and business manager. protect human life and property by out of state drivers. As of the writing Trent and his family have lived in Vail enforcing state laws...” If Arizona of this article, Arizona DPS had not since 2007. were serious about protecting human provided me the answers to my ques- hhhhhhhhh life on interstate highways, shouldn’t tions. the state spend more effort on high- Why are DPS officers focused heav- lighting speed reductions as opposed Since Arizona DPS did not provide ily at this location? About 1/4 of a to traffic enforcement? recent data, I had to search older re- Girls on the Run in mile before this point is a speed limit cords. I found a 2008 study that listed reduction sign that reduces speed One idea would be to simply add some useful data, though slightly Vail from 75 mph to 65 mph. If you miss orange warning flags to the top of dated. The University of Cincinnati by Levi Fallavollita the sign, then a short 30 seconds the speed limit reduction sign in Policing Institute (UCPI) reported later you will likely face a hefty ci- order to highlight the change. It could that of all traffic stops conducted by tation. In this county, the driver will Studying 5,300 miles away in En- promote safety to everyone on the Arizona DPS in 2008, 42% of drivers gland, I still hear about great things pay $215.50 for a 10 mph speeding roadway since the sign would be were issued warnings and 41.4% citation! happening in Vail. Even more excit- more visible. were issued citations. The remain- ing was learning it was happening ing stops resulted in repair orders or at Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School arrests. (ORE) where I once attended. I in- terviewed ORE math teacher, Kristin The UCPI study also reported state- Thomas, who is also a head coach wide numbers that, “...25% of the for Girls on the Run. drivers stopped did not reside in the state of Arizona and over 60% of Mrs. Thomas explained that Girls on drivers did not reside in the county in the Run is an international organiza- which they were stopped.”

Out of state drivers or Arizona drivers from different parts of the state are particularly vulnerable to missing the speed reduction. “Absolutely we are vulnerable,” said Oliver. “Additionally, law enforcement knows that if you are out of state, you are less likely to come back to Arizona to take the Continued on page 12

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Free Customer WiFi thevailvoice.com May 2015 9 of Rayleigh scattering of sunlight in the Earth’s atmosphere. The red- dening of the Sun every evening at Skyward... sunset, and bluish color of the sky in daytime, are both results of Rayleigh scattering. Actually, the “blood red” color of the Moon is a sign of a nor- with David H. Levy mal atmosphere. If an eclipse of the Moon takes place shortly after the Teachings of an Eclipse major eruption of a volcano, the Earth shadow gets much darker. For exam- Upcoming Events: May 2015 The third in a series of four back- ple, the Earth shadow was very dark to-back lunar eclipses, seen once during the eclipse of December 30, 2nd - Cinco De Mayo Fiesta each six months, happened on 1963, due to the explosive eruption of Friday night, April 3rd. Like the earlier the Mount Agung volcano on March Live Music by Johnny Bencomo one last October, this one was also 17. Debris from the eruption filled the threatened by clouds. Although it was atmosphere and darkened the shad- cloudy that night, the clouds them- ow of the Earth. During the middle 9th - Live Music by The Old Timers selves were quite thin, and I had no portion of that total eclipse, the Moon difficulty following the progress of this was virtually invisible. 16th - Pet Day & Community SALE behind event. Barn Pet Shots 9 am to Noon Each of the 87 eclipses I have seen Live Music by Johnny Bencomo has something to teach. Because the Moon during this particular eclipse would barely nick the center of the 23rd - Live Native American Flute Music by Earth’s shadow, with a totality of no longer than 10 minutes, on that night I Diane was given a lesson in how the Earth’s 30th - Community SALE behind Barn shadow moves across the Moon. First, the partial phase was very long indeed, lasting more than an hour and a half. As the shadow marched So what did the April 4 lunar eclipse across the face of the Moon, its fuzzy teach me? Besides the other fac- edge really took its time. Second, tors that appeared in this article, this as totality neared, the thin sliver of beautiful eclipse diminished the full brightening began to swing across Moon’s light, almost to nothingnot to the north side of the Moon. This is predict, but to amaze; the world will an effect I was unfamiliar with, and it end, neither with this eclipse nor with was really a treat to see. the next one, but will go on so we can appreciate many more of Nature’s Vail Youth Symphony 2015-2016 Season Auditions There is one more total eclipse in beautiful events. All Instruments (String, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion) this “tetrad,” as these sequences Saturday, May 2nd or Saturday, August 1st are called, and that will take place in REGISTER FOR AUDITIONS ON OUR WEBSITE: VAILYOUTHSYMPHONY.ORG the evening of September 27. With a BEGINNING MARCH 1ST longer totality, this eclipse should be a more traditional event.

Before Friday’s eclipse, one of the local stations suggested that the eclipse would herald the end of the Earth. At first, I thought this was a The Vail Youth Symphony began its inaugural season in September of 2014. It currently has over 50 talented ridiculous thing to say on a news young musicians participating from Vail and surrounding communities. There are two levels of orchestra that broadcast. But it turns out that there students must audition to be placed in. The String Orchestra offers an orchestral experience to our younger musicians who have played for at least is a theory, known by some as the Levy lives in Vail with his wife Wendee one year and can demonstrate basic technique and note reading on their instrument. Blood Moon Prophecy, that speci- The VYS Symphony Orchestra serves our more advanced students. This is a full symphony with strings, winds, who helps him run the Jarnac Obser- brass and percussion. fies that a tetrad of lunar eclipses is vatory located directly behind their Students are placed in the appropriate ensemble based on their audition. Both the String Orchestra and considered a sign that the Earth is Symphony Orchestra are directed by a team of qualiﬁ ed music educators. Bios of our directors are available home. He spends his days writing, on our website: vailyouthsymphony.org. coming to an end. Recently this theo- We rehearse at Cienega High School on Mondays from 6-8 p.m. August-May. editing, and giving speeches, but his We accept students of all ages until age 21. ry has been popularized by Christian nights staring up at the sky. ministers John Hagee and Mark Blitz, who link two mentions in the New Testament (Acts 2:20 and Revelation 6:12) to the idea that a blood-red Moon is linked to the end of times. The mission of the Vail Youth Symphony is to encourage, inspire and nurture the talents of young musicians through quality orchestral experiences while strengthening community with the power of music. Actually, during almost every total eclipse of the Moon, the Moon adopts a blood-red color. This is easily explained by the phenomenon hhhhhhhhh 10 The Vail Voice 520-490-0962 • May 15th – 16th: If you’re a Rita Ranch Storage, cancer survivor, stop by the Car & Dog Wash Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce booth at the Relay for Donates to the Life event. Rita Ranch Storage Car & Dog Wash will be handing American Cancer out free car and dog washes, air fresheners, and coupons for $50 Society auto detailing packages. There By Kimberly Crossland will also be a drawing for free detailing packages for everyone! May 15th – 16th, the American Cancer Society will host their annual Join Rita Ranch Storage, Car & Dog Relay for Life. This year, the Rita Wash owner, Mike Adams, in giving Ranch Storage, Car & Dog Wash is back, walking the track on May 15th getting involved with three giveaways and enjoying some great deals in the Relay For Life Tucson/Vail and fundraising events. process. Friday May 15, 2015 • May 6th: All cash from the Automatic Car Wash will be donated to the American Cancer 5:45pm Society. Come out and get your Contact Jeff Goldberg 520 883-4458 car clean, $3 off discount on 10269 E Irvington Rd/Houghton Empire High School or Sarah Martinez 520 437-7626 the Ultimate Car Wash, an air Tucson, Arizona 85730 freshener, and a cold bottle of 520-647-3355 Survivors are our hope. water. Grand Re-Opening Special Cancer Survivors and • May 10th: All cash from the their Caregivers are dog wash will be donated to 15% OFF Your Total Hair Service the American Cancer Society. (New Clients Only) invited to join us for Volunteers will hand out dog $5 OFF Every New Referral the Survivor Victory Lap. treats, air fresheners, and cold water bottles to everyone who www.RinconFamilySalon.com shows up. Like us on FACEBOOK relayforlife.org/tucsonvailaz cancer.org 800.227.2345

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Ethnomusicology: to [email protected] Va i l a parent or guardian are welcome Music in a Cultural Context - Musical or by calling 520-419-4428. to attend. Visit our website stand- Traditions of African-American hhhhhhhhh Happenings upforkids.givezooks.com to receive Children” discounted rates for the poker run. VAIL DISCOVERY CAMP 2015 Contact Sherri Barton at 520-484- Thursday, May 14, 3:30 PM. Lecture Places to Go, 8261 for additional questions. & Demonstration by UA College of Make this summer spectacular with Engineering Students "Autonomous Things to Do, People to See hhhhhhhhh the Vail School District Discovery Mapping" Camp for children entering Grades If you have an event that is open to CHRISTIAN YOUTH THEATER 1-6 on May 26 - July 10. For this and the public and you would like to invite Tuesday, May 19, 11:30 AM. Concert by Presidio Saxophone Quartet other programs visit http://www.vail. Vail Voice readers, please e-mail edi- Christian Youth Theater presents k12.az.us/community-services/ for [email protected] everyone's favorite practically perfect Thursday, May 21, 3:30 PM. Lecture more information. hhhhhhhhh nanny "Mary Poppins," May 14th - & Concert by Pamela Reinagel, folk- hhhhhhhhh 24th at Crowder Hall at the University singer "The War To End All Wars: VAIL GARDEN CLUB of Arizona. CYT waited 3 years for the WWI Memorialized in Folk Songs" licensing for this performance and will VAIL FLEA MARKET The Vail Garden Club will meet May be the first theater group to present it Tuesday, May 26, 11:30 AM. Concert 13th, 2015, from 10:00 AM until Come visit the Vail Flea Market on here in Tucson, in celebration of their by Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Big Saturdays from 6:30 AM. Located at Noon, at the Rincon Fire Station; 10th year of performances. Band 8850 S. Camino Loma Alta, (approx. 13005 E. Benson Highway (next to 1 mi. south of Old Spanish Trail). Executive director of CYT, Kathy Wednesday, May 27, 3:30 PM. the Vail Steak House). Admission is Gretchen McNeese will talk about Thuerbach noted, “106 of Tucson's Lecture by Brian Moon, UA free, for vender booth information, “Tower Gardening.” For additional most talented kids will be involved Assistant Professor of Music “III. call George at 520 762 8777. information and RSVP, call Allison in this production.” CYT's "Mary Ethnomusicology: Music in a Cultural hhhhhhhhh Caronna, by the 4th of May. (Ph. 730- Poppins" will have eight public Context - Spirituals as Artifacts and 2787; [email protected]). performances May 14th - May 24th Uplifts” SUMMER YOUTH CAMPS at Crowder Hall at the University of hhhhhhhhh Arizona. Tickets are just $10, $15, Thursday, May 28, 3:30 PM. Lecture Summer break is right around the and $20 and are available at cyttuc- by Monica J. Casper, UA Professor of corner, and registration is now open VAIL PRESERVATION SOCIETY Gender and Women’s Studies “The HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT son.org. for NASA rocketry and aeronautics Rise of New Social Movements” youth camps hosted at the UA Tech Showtimes are the following: 7:00 PM Park. The camps are brought to you October 3, 2015 1st Annual Vail hhhhhhhhh Preservation Society Horseshoe Tour- daily from Thursday, May14th to May by the UA College of Engineering, the nament. Start practicing! 17th and Friday, May 22nd. Additional PRODUCE ON WHEELS WITHOUT University of Arizona STEM Learning showings will be on Saturday May WASTE Center and the YMCA. Visit http:// hhhhhhhhh 23rd at 2:00 and 7:00 PM, and a final www.life.arizona.edu/ayu/ for more showing on Sunday, the 24th of May The McCulloch-Wagner American information and registration informa- STAND UP FOR KIDS TUCSON at 2:00 PM Legion Auxiliary in cooperation with tion. POKER RUN hhhhhhhhh Corona Cares, located at 15921 hhhhhhhhh The Post 109 Family is sponsor- South Houghton Road in Corona, will ing their 3rd annual “Stand Up For THE ARIZONA SENIOR ACADEMY sponsor the “Produce On Wheels COLOSSAL CAVE MOUNTAIN Kids-Tucson” charity event on the PROGRAMS Without Waste” (POW WOW), pro- PARK ACTIVITIES 2nd of May, 2015. “Stand Up For gram which will provide up to 60 All programs are open to the public Kids” is a non-profit organization pounds of produce for a $10 dona- May 10 - Mother's Day in the Park. free of charge in the Great Room of which works diligently for and is tion. Come visit us every 4th Saturday Half-price tour of the Cave for Mom the ASA Building, off Old Spanish committed to ending the cycle of through the month of May, from 7:00 plus Mother's Day Brunch (and a free Trail at 13715 E. Langtry Lane. For youth homelessness. Members of the AM to 11:00 AM. treat for Mom). Park hours 8:00 AM.- detailed information on a coming organization find, stabilize and oth- hhhhhhhhh 5:00 PM; Brunch 11:00 AM - 3:00 week’s programs go to www.arizo- erwise assist these kids in numerous PM. nasenioracademy.org capacities. ESMOND STATION STUDENTS May 25 - Colossal Cave 5K Road Tuesday, May 5, 11:30 AM. Concert VAIL PRESERVATION SOCIETY The fun filled day will begin with a Race. Registration & bib number by UA Percussion: “All Jazz” PROGRAM reasonably priced breakfast at 7 pickup: 5:30-6:25 AM. Start Time: AM. The first bike out will be at 10 Wednesday, May 6, 3:30 PM. Lecture Mrs. Henson's 17 students at Es- 6:30 AM. Run from the Ranch to the AM. There will be an afternoon and by Nicole Marrone, UA Professor of mond Station K8 have been working Cave and back to greet the day and evening of good food, games for Hearing Science "Research on Hear- with VPS over the past year, learning benefit the Park's CCC Museum and kids, raffles, an auction, and free ing and Listening at the University of about Vail, doing oral histories and the Shyann Kindness Project. entertainment by the “Machete Arizona" more. Their big question is: How can hhhhhhhhh Sauce” band. There will be many we protect the history of Vail while different vendors and all proceeds Thursday, May 7, 11:30 AM. Lecture preparing for the future? They are ONLY HOPE ANIMAL RESCUE'S will go to STUFK-Tucson. Due to by Dan Kruse, Ethnomusicologist and busy preparing their plans and prac- FOOD TRUCK RALLY AND ADOP- the large participation of folks who KUAZ Program Host “I. Ethnomusi- ticing their pitch. They need you to be TION EVENT have contributed to and enjoyed the cology: Music in a Cultural Context - their audience! previous events, the Post 109 family Musical Universals” Friday, May 15 5pm to 9pm at Wal- has made generous donations to this Come join us on May 5, 2015, greens 1352 E. Colossal Cave Rd. in outstanding charity and has hopes of Tuesday, May 12, 11:30 AM. Concert Tuesday at Esmond Station School Vail. Information call: Donna DeCon- increasing these contributions with by The Klezmopolitans located at 9400 S. Atterbury Wash cini 520.262.9331 or Connie Laeuter Way from 10:15-11:30 AM, at the 520.301.5037 the participation of members of our Wednesday, May 13, 3:30 PM. Library Hub. Please rsvp by May 4th hhhhhhhhh fine Tucson community. All persons Lecture by Dawn Corso, UA Music 14 The Vail Voice 520-490-0962 thevailvoice.com May 2015 15 contacted her. "I am so thankful • Lyssa Diamond Galindo, Still in his early 20’s, Ruiz notified that the hard work has paid off Pueblo the media that he has stepped and that I had the opportunity to • Piper Mali, Ironwood Ridge down in order to continue his be nominated for Prep Volleyball’s • Veronica Barraza, Douglas college studies. Ruiz indicated the Academic All-American team.” importance education has in his Owen committed to Webster Uni- BOYS COACHES OF THE YEAR life and the amount of time it took versity in St. Louis. to coach made that very difficult. • Masai Dean, Cholla Empire’s Macee hhhhhhhhh • Kelvin Eafon, Pueblo The Bobcats will lose Southern Owen Named Arizona All-Star Treyanna Clay to BOYS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR graduation (Iona) along with fellow Volleyball Academic 2015 All-Southern standout Destiny Richardson (Uni- • Terrence Johnson, Cienega versity of Arizona track). In all, five All-American Arizona Basketball • Jorge Carrasco, Cholla seniors will move on. Cienega will PrepVolleyball.com named All-Stars come back with a strong team, Macee Owen to their High School however, with freshman center Volleyball Academic All-American Cienega standouts Treyanna Clay BOYS FIRST TEAM Lauren Green being one of the list. Macee Owen, 5-9 OH, Empire and Destiny Richardson were centerpieces. – Owen had 237 kills, 134 digs named to the All-Southern Arizona • Terrence Johnson, Cienega and passed at a 2.5 rating on a girl's basketball team. Matt Ruiz • Jorge Carrasco, Cholla Cienega principal Nemer Hassey 3.0 scale. She was named the was named Coach of the Year. On • Jacob Inclan, Sunnyside should have plenty of time filling 2014 Southern Arizona Division III the boy's side, Cienega's Terrence • Deion James, Empire one of the best coaching jobs in Player of the Year. Johnson was named Player of the • Nate Renfro, Sahuaro Southern Arizona. There are sev- Year and he joined Empire's Deion • Gabe Gaxiola, Tanque Verde eral coaches from other programs James on the first team. and from the club ranks who are BOYS SECOND TEAM sure to apply or he can try to re- peat his success by filling the spot • Naquwan Solomon, Pueblo with a former assistant which is • Santino Duarte, Sunnyside where he was able to find Ruiz. • Daren Biggs, Cienega • Dakota Kordsiemon, Catalina hhhhhhhhh Foothills • Nik Nehls, Catalina Foothills • Ezekiel Alley, Cholla Football Schedule Sneak Peek hhhhhhhhh The complete football schedules will be released to the public on Deion James Matt Ruiz Resigns July 1, 2015 but here is a small (photo by Andy Morales) glimpse to some of the games from Cienega scheduled by Cienega and Empire GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR Matt Ruiz went 30-1 in his first as of April: year at Cienega. The Bobcats Macee Owen • Matt Ruiz, Cienega were upset in the Division II quar- CIENEGA (photo by Andy Morales) terfinal round by Ironwood Ridge GIRLS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR but his mark still remains one of • September 11th Home vs. “As exceptional as Macee has the best ever. Tempe Marcos de Niza; been on the court, she has been • Alexis Cortez, Tucson • September 25th Home vs. equally exceptional in the class- • Sydni Stallworth, Palo Verde Mountain View; room,” Coach Casey Shingler said • October 16th at Tucson High; via news release. “Taking every GIRLS FIRST TEAM • October 30 at Salpointe available AP course offered since her sophomore year, she has • Alexis Cortez, Tucson EMPIRE committed the time and effort into • Treyanna Clay, Cienega expanding her own knowledge. • Lexy Ram, Ironwood Ridge • September 25th at Catalina; Owen has completed college • Sydney Harden, Sahuaro • October 16th Home vs. applications to Harvard, Johns • Sydni Stallworth, Palo Verde Douglas. Hopkins, Emory, Brown, and Web- • Destiny Richardson, Cienega ster. “I’ve come to know her as hhhhhhhhh a genuine individual that will one GIRLS SECOND TEAM day contribute tremendously to society,” Shingler added. Owen • Arianna Roche, Cienega Matt Ruiz (photo by Andy Mo- was unaware of the honor until we • Olivia Christian, Pusch Ridge rales) • Moriah Rotors, Pusch Ridge 16 The Vail Voice 520-490-0962 round. But not Rita Ranch Rain everyone had Garden ready access to a nearby By Elizabeth Smith river so the traditional, old Our garden was inspired by our ways of growing desert roots, quite literally. While we also involved are Tucson natives, we were also intricate, hand searching for a better way to keep dug basins and the roots of our thirsty plants watered berms with lots of mulch to capture in this dry, hot desert. Looking back and hold any moisture for as long as at how people used to grow here, possible. Today, we call it “passive the Tucson basin has had continuous rainwater harvesting” and this is what agriculture for over 4000 years, the we incorporated into our garden. We longest known history of cultivation trenched out shallow basins and built in the United States! Incredibly, this up berms and planted things that like valley was filled with lots of edi- both dry heat and inundating mon- ble and useful crops like sorghum, soons. We love the gorgeous colors beans, onions, chiltipines, squash, of our penstemons, the fragrance of corn, melons, gourds, native cotton, our rosemary and the beauty of our and more. In the late 1600’s, Fr. Kino tall ocotillo; but one of the best parts introduced pomegranates, grapes, of our Rita Ranch Rain Garden is that quince, fig, peach and apricot trees we don’t have to water! and much more from his homeland in Europe. Elizabeth Smith is a Founding Mem- ber of the Rita Ranch Garden Tour Most recently, the Tucson area was and Rita Ranch Community Gardens, planted in vast citrus groves which and she is a Solar Energy and Sus- have all but disappeared to make tainability Consultant. She can be way for our modern city. In my reached at 520-591-CALL or Solarin- Grandfather’s time, the Santa Cruz [email protected] had a wooden bridge crossing it hhhhhhhhh and water flowing underneath it year

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20 The Vail Voice 520-490-0962 thevailvoice.com May 2015 21 check for $15.00 to Pima County and ideas, seeing possibilities and focus- Va i l began construction. “Rocky Top,” ing on potential. If Carter had decid- Cienega Construction Preservation their fourth home building project, is ed that the walk to Arizona Territory still there in 2015. There is a lot more would be too long and too hard he Tech Students Work Society red-tape and oversight in 2015. would never have experienced his vi- with VPS and are Connecting Community Since 2006 sionary success at Rancho del Lago. The same views, fears, and preju- Our future is full of potential. The Awarded $25K dices that are a part of the national Vail Preservation Society and part- Vail - A Changing story have played out in Vail. Caroline ners are working together to put Vail By Michael Keck Beach, after marrying a much young- Connects, an Arizona certified Main Community - Writing er Charles Beach and making Vail her Street program, to work in Vail as a Cienega's Construction Technology Our Own Story - "A home, pushed the boundaries when tool to give our engaged community classes were awarded $25,000 she saw a need and moved inde- a voice in our future. in grant money by Lowe's Home Two Part Story" pendently forward to build the Shrine Improvement Corporation and of Santa Rita in the Desert. She later J.J. Lamb SkillsUSA, due to the efforts of six student grant writers. By J.J. Lamb, Director, donated it to the Diocese. During is a native Vail Preservation Society the early 1950s, student Emma Jean Tucsonan Mosely and her siblings were trans- whose In part one of her two part story, J. ported to school in Tucson instead of family ties J. Lamb wrote how Vail has changed attending the Vail School. Why? The to Vail date over the years and how the decisions Mosely’s were a family of color whose to 1971. and actions of the early settlers have father worked for the railroad at Rita She is a affected the development of Vail. In Station. The 2015 Vail community founding part two, she continues this history to would welcome them. member of the present. the Vail Preservation Society, a 2011 Arizona Culturekeeper and coordinat- Part Two: By the mid-1890s, Crane ed the New Deal in Arizona heritage and Fraker were supplying both ends tourism map, which earned a 2009 The advanced students teamed of the Tucson to Helvetia Stage Line. Governor's Heritage Preservation up with their instructor and the Vail had become the break of bulk Honor Award. She has developed Vail Preservation Society to write point for the Helvetia Mine’s copper exhibits related to the New Deal and the grant for use in community as well as cattle from nearby ranches. Vail, Arizona and leads efforts to work improvement projects like the 1915 So many people were flagging down with the Vail Unified School District to Railroad Section Foreman House the train that the Southern Pacific rehab a 1915 railroad house. J.J. restoration project on the campus of Railroad built a new depot. In about graduated from the University of Esmond Station School. The money 1907, Crane and Fraker built a dam In the early 1980s, developer Joe Arizona and completed the American upstream on Cienega Creek to pro- Timon had plans for greater Vail that Association for State and Local vide a more reliable source of water. included condominiums on a golf History Seminar for History Adminis- Soon after, the ranch was sold to the course at La Posta Quemada, an tration. Tattersfield’s who planted orchards outdoor amphitheater to host rock with apricots, peaches, apples and concerts and development at Rancho built a large lake stocked with fish. del Lago very similar what is present They renamed it Rancho del Lago. in 2015. Joe never lived in Vail, but Crane and Fraker made their vision often brought his son Jeff to fish at a reality through hard work, as did Rancho del Lago. He advised his other early Vail homesteaders and son to always build to the east of a ranchers like Santiago Leon, Victor large city, so that the commute to and will help keep the project progressing Chavez, Roberto Lopez, Francisco from work wouldn’t be into the sun, with a projected finish date to in the Estrada, Jeremiah Tattersfield and and never get attached to a piece of 2016 school year. Congratulations Leonard Wagner. In 2015, it still takes property. That would affect decision students! discipline and hard work. making. hhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhh In 2015, over 5,000 rooftops dot the Maxie Allen rode his donkey, Sam landscape near Vail, most sprang up to school in the late 1940s. In 2015, between 2001and 2008 as planned students walk, ride their bikes, or ride communities. Ideas about land- the bus. Charles Easter remembers use, lifestyle, and construction have being able to target shoot anywhere changed dramatically over the past that was safe in the desert, and 60 years. Many mid-century new- driving to Cienega Dam. He feels that comers dreamed of idyllic country “there needs to be some solid com- life with horses, chickens, plenty of munity organized leadership, even open space and constructing their without incorporation, to make plans own home. Some call it wildcat for the future or we will just be some development. To many at that time, more Tucson.” building one’s own house was not extraordinary, it was expected. In Vail was established as a railroad 1971 when the Holderbaum’s built siding in 1880. As we look forward to their home in the Empire Mountains Vail’s next 135 years, Vail’s commu- they took hand-drawn plans and a nity members, just like Carter Crane, are still leading the way with visionary 22 The Vail Voice 520-490-0962 Dedicated to DESIGNATED BROKER/OWNER providing service that will exceed your Looking to Buy, Sell, or Rent! Call Me Today! expectations. Flexible Commission FOR RENT FOR RENT Rates. Offers Property Management

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thevailvoice.com May 2015 23 The Rattlesnake Safety for Animals and Hot Cars Don’t Mix Your Dog We love our pets and often want to take them with us everywhere. Living in Pet’s Page Arizona during the summer months, doing that is many times not a good idea. By Liane Ehrich, Guest Contributor Here is some information to help make the decision that is right for your pet It’s all about our best friends! from VAILAZ.COM during our extreme temperatures. As the weather here warms, snakes + + = Too Hot Teach Your Small Dog become more active. For pet owners, Big Dog Manners snakebites are a very real danger. We A study from San Francisco University in 2007 shows the following examples: all like to pretend that snakebite is OUTSIDE INSIDE CLOSED VEHICLE only a danger for dogs who live on by M.U.T.T. Manners big lots or in the open desert, but ask 9 am 82 degrees 109 degrees any veterinarian and they will tell you 12 pm. 101 degrees 119-127 degrees Little Gucci is a 10-pound baby that countless stories of dogs bitten in goes everywhere with you in her ‘snake proof’ back yards and when 1:30 pm. 112 degrees 124-130 degrees Coach-brand purse. Compliments walking on a sidewalk. Dogs are The study notes that cracking the windows has little impact on the internal abound on how adorable she is at curious; they stick their heads into temperature. A separate study from Stanford University showed that even if every stop! That is until she growls bushes looking for varmints to harass the temperature is 72 degrees, the interior temperature can get as high as 116 and snaps at an innocent person and lizards to chase. Sometimes, degrees within an hour. trying to pet her. Try imagining this however, there is more than they bar- scenario with a Rottweiler! You might gained for lurking in the brush. chuckle at the thought of a Rotty in a The Humane Society of Southern Arizona receives numerous calls every year, purse, but such ill manners from a big usually after outside temperatures have reached the 80 degree mark. The dog wouldn’t be tolerated. Gucci has Pima Animal Care Center responds annually to reports and numerous citations what I call Little Dog Syndrome. Little are issued to owners. dogs tend to learn poor etiquette If you do plan to take your pet(s) with you, bring a water bowl and take because they are easier to control measures to insure they are not in the car and subject to these extreme and manage. Gucci thinks she can be temperatures which can permanently harm or kill them. Minimize the time they an ill-tempered Prima Donna because are in the car or better yet, leave them at home. she hasn’t learned any social manners. Teach her to accept strangers It is a crime to leave an animal in a hot car subject to injury, and any instance by giving her treats when you begin a you witness should be reported to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department (351- conversation with someone. (Chang- 4900) or Pima Animal Care Center (724-5900). ing a learned behavior takes time, so don’t rush this stage in training.) Once hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh she is happily taking treats from you, ask the stranger to give her a treat to Snakebites are not only painful; they encourage a positive association to aversion classes are offered all over snakes in the yard. can be deadly. A snakebite can easily Tucson from spring through fall (when Is snake aversion 100% effective? visitors. Avoid coddling her when she run into the multiple thousands of misbehaves as this will encourage the the snakes needed for the classes No. I will tell you that the dogs that dollars, and the outcome is by no are active). The snake aversion class we see most often who ‘fail’ snake wrong behavior. With proper training means assured. and socialization Gucci will be a red teaches dogs that snakes are bad aversion training are terriers and bird news. dogs. We see terriers fail because carpet Diva ready to sign autographs There is a rattlesnake vaccine, and its when given the chance. they have been bred for centuries to use is controversial. No two snake- Having been in the veterinary industry fight harder if something puts up a bites are the same, and the vaccine for well over a decade and having fight (think about bull baiting and rat may not protect against species other owned upwards of 6 dogs at a time dogs). They will still go after snakes than diamond back. Any dog receiv- on open acreage, I can tell you that in many cases after snake aversion ing the vaccine still needs immediate for my dogs, snake aversion training training, or even after having been and expensive antivenin treatment. has not only kept them safe but kept bitten multiple times. So, how do we protect our dogs from me safe as well, as they have alerted hhhhhhhhh snakes? Snake aversion class. Snake me numerous times over the years of Continued on page 27

24 The Vail Voice 520-490-0962 Vail Students Speak Out! These students attend Andrada Polytechnic High School and were asked about their career plans and the importance of the skills they are learning at Andrada through JTED.

Alexis Cam My name is Alexis Cam, and I am in the 11th grade. I am currently in Automotive Technologies, and I hope to gain experience to be able to work on my own vehicles in the future to avoid being cheated by the automotive industry.

Cailyn Carley My name is Cailyn Carley and I’m in 11th grade. I’m in the Psychology pathway. I’m hoping to gain a better understanding of people to help me as I go further into the medical field as a Pediatric Oncologist.

Joselyn Brooks I am Joselyn Brooks, and I am in the 11th grade. I’m in the Medical Assisting Program. I hope to Our Neighborhood gain from this program experience to go further into the medical field as a surgeon. This training Pets will be an introduction to the medical field, and Email us your favorite pet photos with a brief will also provide me a well-paying job during description to [email protected] and we college. will pick our favorites each month.

We are starting a favorite pet photo column. To start off, we are Ariana Olmos highlighting the pets of Lucretia Free and Mike Lavelle of The Vail Voice. My name is Arianna Olmos. I‘m in the 10th grade, and I am going into MA and Sports Medicine. I just started, and I’m hoping to gain more understanding about nursing and Personal training. Currently, I’m torn between the two. I am hoping that exposure to these pathways will help enable me to decide which field I will enjoy the most.

Connor Hoover Hi, my name is Connor Hoover, and I am in the 12th grade. I am in the Medical Assistant Pathway Program at Andrada High School. JTED RENLY JAX is providing a wonderful kick-start to my future. I want to be a trauma surgeon, and it is a great way Renley was found running down Jax is 3 years old. He came from to get my foot in the door to the Medical FieId. Rita Road a couple of years ago. a shelter. He is part Siamese, from Lucretia pulled over to avoid hitting mother’s side. He is very curious, him. He jumped in her car and has social, and likes people. He lives with had the family's heart since then. He Mike and Laurie Lavelle. is pictured here with his new best All photos by www.facebook.com/PhotographyByBel buddy Oliver. thevailvoice.com May 2015 25 mile climb that has grades as steep Riding the Old as 8 and 9 percent. Spanish Trail It is my sincerest wish that everyone By Eric Post, Esq shares the road. They are public right- of-ways for all kinds of conveyances Eastern Pima County is rated as a including horse and buggy, joggers, Gold level Bicycle Friendly Communi- motorists, bicyclists and commercial ty by the League of American Bicy- trucks just to name a few. Be careful clists. It has the highest rating of any when driving. Slow for the turns, stay region in the United States. In fact, out of the bicycle lanes, and treat it is the only regional rating that LAB every roadway user as if they have a has given. right to be there - because they do. Here's to safe and happy traveling. LAB has been around since the 1800's. Back then, it was LAW or hhhhhhhhh League of American Wheelmen. In the Good Roads Movement of the 1890's, LAW petitioned various cities to pave their roads so that bicyclists could commute without getting muddy and dusty. The petition gained wide support and acceptance. So we have paved roads today because of bicyclists!

One of the more enjoyable roads is Old Spanish Trail. Every day cyclists ride uphill (southeast) towards Colos- sal Cave and then a little workout on Pistol Hill into Vail. Mary Ann Cleve- land is the preferred route to Hough- ton Road. Once on Houghton, riders head back to Tucson.

A stop at the Saguaro National Park to visit with more cyclists at the ramada is always fun. Of course, the 8-mile loop at the park has its enjoyable winding downhill where riders pay for the experience with a one

26 The Vail Voice 520-490-0962 improvised explosive device. Mr. Gonzales died at the very young Thoughts... age of 18. This May and Memorial Day, let us enjoy the outdoors and the many events and activities that our community offers; however, let Memorialwith Mike Day Lavelle us also remember those fallen in the service of our nation and always By Mike Lavelle consider the very high cost of war. Monday the 30 of May is Memorial Day. It is a day to remember all those Mike Lavelle is retired from military fallen in military service. It is not a day service. Following military retirement, in which we glorify war. Rather, it is a he worked at a university and also time when we mourn the sacrifice of taught classes in the Social Science life. department. He lives at Del Webb Rancho del Lago in Vail. When I taught at a university, a hhhhhhhhh college student in one of my classes, recently returned from Iraq, remarked "Rattlesnake Safety" continued to me that he was somewhat from page 24 bothered how life back home did not reflect that there is a war going on Bird dogs seem to fail training not and people are dying. Since I retired because they attack the snake as from the military and have spent lots terriers do, but because they are of time deployed and did serve in so focused on hunting other things Desert Storm, I can understand that that they simply walk into and over feeling. Perhaps some of you might snakes. They are the only types of recognize it as well. It is an odd dog commonly bitten in places other feeling. When you are deployed, your than the face. whole life, hour by hour and day by day, is living according to the needs Even if I had these types of dogs, of the service. All you do is affected; I would try to snake aversion train your actions, where you go, when you them. Most trainers, once the dog go, and how you go. When you come has been trained, will allow dogs to back, it amazes you that there is a get refresher training annually. world apart from the world you just As someone who has seen snake bit left, where hardship and sacrifice was dogs, has seen the devastation of almost routine. families trying to come up with the money necessary to save a beloved Imagine if you just came back from pet, or losing a pet, I can honestly Iraq, and you see a smiling reporter say that every dog I own is snake on CNN talking about how things are aversion trained the first available tough out there because the price of moment that they can be. gas, on Memorial Day, is high, (which I did see a few years ago) you could Most of the larger dog training ser- feel that there is a disconnect. vices in Tucson do snake aversion Memorial Day is not just a three day training. They all seem to have differ- weekend marking the beginning of ent philosophies (defanged vs. natu- summer. It is a time when we mourn ral snakes, one snake, versus several the sacrifice of life and consider the stations). I believe that the multiple terrible cost of war. More specifically, station system is likely the most ef- since March 20, 2003, at least 129 fective, but my own dogs have each Soldiers, Marines, Airmen and Sailors had different styles of training when with ties to Arizona have been killed they first came to the property and in the line of duty while serving in were old enough, and all have a wary Iraq or Afghanistan. Unfortunately, respect for snakes. space does not allow us to remember them all; however, we can list the Lastly, do not depend on a snake name of one soldier, to highlight what aversion trained dog to protect you. Memorial Day is about. My dogs have the following respons- es to snakes: Border Collie 1, run Joseph F. away, Border Collie 2, run away and Gonzales, of hide, Aussie, stare from a safe dis- Tucson, died Sept. tance and will the snake to go away, 20, 2008, in the German Shepherds 1 and 2, stand Korengal Valley, fifteen feet away and bark incessantly Afghanistan, of until someone addresses the issue to wounds suffered their satisfaction. when his vehicle encountered an hhhhhhhhh thevailvoice.com May 2015 27 Underground Living Cave Accepting TRICARE Starting May 1, 2015

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