ECRWSS Postal Customer PRESORT STANDARD May 2020 US POSTAGE PAID Tucson, AZ THE Your Hometown Newspaper PERMIT No. 1710 TM Serving southeast Tucson, Corona de Tucson and Vail [email protected] • (520) 490-0962Voice • An Epiphany Communications, Inc. Publication Vail Pulls Together to Find Beauty by John Carruth Delivering high-quality public time of need. child in the community 18 years or Superintendent, Vail Unified School education is our primary mission. younger. District Working in partnership with our Our community is home to many community, we execute that mission families who work as health care We all hope that announced layoffs Our community has a strong history well. The Vail School District is widely providers, first responders, military, and furloughs are temporary, and of pulling together, especially in recognized as one of the best school or other fields deemed "essential" we can safely return to a sense of times of need. Just last month our districts in Arizona. We can all take during the Governor's stay at home normalcy sometime soon. In the local Arby's pride in this order. meantime, hosted a achievement. the meals fundraiser A few program is to support a Today, of these providing high school providing families critical student in high quality have no one support his fight education else to care to families against remains our for their who just cancer. core purpose children weeks ago, Thousands even as while they didn't need showed up. schools are work. Our that level Thousands closed to community of support. of dollars students. services There has were raised. In a very and Vail been a steady It was hard short period inclusive increase in to make it of time, preschool the number through the principals child-care of daily long line to order with dry eyes. Vail and teachers have pivoted to provide programs meals served, and now nearly 2,500 truly lives up to the motto of the Vail quality educational opportunities to are offering services to about sixty children are served meals daily. School District, "Where education is a students in their respective homes. children across four different sites community effort.” It’s not just empty There are numerous examples of so these parents can provide critical As one volunteer so aptly put it, words We live it. I see it daily. creative lessons and projects taking services to keep our community "Being able to meet the need for both place at kitchen tables, backyards, running. food and a safe means of connection I'm quite certain that those in our and sidewalks across our community. in our community is the rainbow in community who crafted our motto Groups of community volunteers the storm for all of us during this in the late 1980's couldn't have Yet over the past month, I have been from ReSources Food Bank, local time." imagined that this motto would be moved by the power of our motto as churches, and neighborhood groups used to serve as a guiding light it extends beyond the classroom and have been working alongside bus The Vail community certainly finds the during a pandemic, but it certainly is. into our community to support young drivers, teachers, and others to beauty in pulling together. organize and deliver meals to any people and families during a critical hhhhhhhhhhhhh See inside for Restaurants and Churches Guides - Pages 20 to 22 Finally, the region's own HOAs and of Tucson while strongly advocating neighborhoods are filled with loving for Ward 4. As a long term planner, I and kind folks, renowned for always want to ensure we are prepared when lending a hand, eagerly providing a Ward it is time to get "back to business laugh or shared tear, a heartfelt talk, as usual", therefore I am hosting a and a shoulder to cry or lean on. Update three part Virtual Summer Town Hall The latest from Pima County District 4 The latest from Tucson Ward 4 Series. We still have core services to Supervisor Steve Christy That is what community is all about. Councilwoman Nikki4 Lee deliver and we want to hear from you, That is what our Vail and Corona de especially this month regarding roads I don't have to remind or point out to Tucson area is all about. Hello friends. I can't believe we are and transportation. you in any great detail what all of you already in May of 2020. This year already know. These are frightening, Please know also, as your Supervisor, has been like nothing any of us troubling, and difficult times for all my office is working on your behalf, could have anticipated, and I hope of us in the and together with Pima County you are all Southeast Administration, ready to be of service doing as Region and to all Southeast Region residents. well as is Pima County. We will continue to provide guidance possible Terribly and protection throughout this ordeal during this unpleasant, and beyond. My Southeast Region time. This unfortunate, Office, run by Lucretia Free in the month and in many Vail Chamber Connection, is there poses many cases, as well, on the spot and at the curb unanswered devastating level. For up to date information and questions, occurrences help, visit pima.gov/covid19 just like have been unfolding on many All of us have been through the months before. For those different levels, on many different tough times, both personal and fortunate to have remained healthy fronts at breakneck speed. What is professional, and as a society. We during this global pandemic, will perhaps the most unsettling factor we will weather these tough times, too we remain healthy? What will our have to deal with is the nauseating – together. None of us are alone – summer look like, and will we be feeling of great uncertainty that hangs ever. That's what makes us Vail and able to travel at all? What will over us like a dark cloud. Corona de Tucson. And, oh yes, I the 2020-2021 school year look love being your Supervisor. like when our kids are supposed As a former long-time business to head back? Will our local owner, I do have experience with businesses survive this economic uncertainty. Uncertainty in business crisis? Will we survive this can lead to insolvency in business. economic crisis? So if you're a business owner, an employee or a consumer in the I am in this with you, and those Our first Ward 4 Virtual Town Hall Southeast Region, it's imperative that questions play through my mind just Summer session will be with the we all keep our heads and wits about like yours. While none of us have all Department of Transportation and us, along with a sense of balance and of the answers just yet, my team and Mobility on May 27th, from 5:30- perspective. We must remember the I in the Ward 4 office stand ready 6:30PM. Directions on how to foundational positive attributes that to support our constituents and log into the virtual town halls are our Vail/Corona de Tucson area is businesses during this time. It is my posted on the City of Tucson Ward historically famous for. job as a City Councilwoman to create 4 webpage at www.tucsonaz.gov/ hhhhhhhhhhhhh policies that support the entire City ward-4. First, our region has always been and will always be a caring, loving and all- Thank you for your role in ensuring embracing community. The our community stays strong. I Phone: (520) 490-0962 Fax: (520) 398-7742 encourage you to keep supporting Second, from our established Vail Voice our local Tucson businesses. Southeast Region organizations Together we will get through this. such as the Greater Vail Chamber Publisher: Lucretia Free of Commerce, Vail School District, [email protected] and the Southeast Regional Council Jared Free Art & Layout: Rick Keen to our not-for-profits such as the [email protected] [email protected] Greater Vail Community ReSources (520) 305-2019 and the Sheriff's Auxiliary Volunteers, Advertising Photographer: Bel Colson our region is poised to offer help and (520) 490-0962 [email protected] action in these times of need. The Vail Voice is published monthly. The Deadline is the 10th of the month for the following Third, our many churches and month’s issue. 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They to present a variety of articles work for us. that approach the COVID-19 from This is in response to Mark hhhhhhhh different perspectives. From the McLoughlin’s letter to the editor in J.