This is not your average crafts fair!

I love arts and crafts fairs. I even love the ones where grade school kids create Popsicle stick boxes. The ones I admire most are those where the talent is unparalleled and the items are unique. I’d like to think that I’m talented in many things, but generally speaking, artistic endeavors are not included in my talent [...]

Gas card giveaway ends Aug. 29, ‘08

You only have 2 more days to enter our contest to win a $50 gas card. Fill out the form, leave a comment, and voila, your name will be entered! The contest ends on Friday, Aug. 29 at 11 a.m., PT. Good luck!
While you’re at it, visit www.explorecochise.com to see what’s happening. Check out the [...]

Air show in Douglas–more details

More details have come in on the air show in Douglas on Wednesday, Oct. 1 that I told you about in a previous post. It’s a little over a month away, so put in for a vacation day now. You you can see the precision air acrobatics of Canada’s Snowbirds.
These snow birds are different from what Arizonans [...]

Howie Mandel at Fort Huachuca Aug. 23

I just found out from a story in the Sierra Vista Herald that Howie Mandel will be performing on Fort Huachuca this at 8 p.m. on Saturday (as in tomorrow!). It’s a free show for the soldiers and anyone age 18 or older is invited.
If you’re in the area, you might want to check that [...]

Beer! A German Oktoberfest experience in Sierra Vista

What major fun-filled event involves imbibing massive quantities of beer and eating mountainous amounts of bratwurst? A clue – do you know the tune to the drinking song “Ein Prozit. Ein Prozit, Der Gemutlichkeit”? 
Naturally, you conjure images of huge beer tents where dirndl-garbed beer maidens hoist a dozen or more one-liter mugs of amber lager at [...]

Congrats to gas card winners… 2 more to go!

Congrats to Naomi and Philip, the winners of our gas card giveaway!
If you are visiting our blog and haven’t entered to win a $50 gas card, you still have two weeks left. The contest will end Aug. 29, so enter now. All you have to do is follow the instructions on our gas card page. Simple!
Good [...]

It’s Tuesday… time to plan your weekend!

There’s a classic rock song with lyrics you might be familiar with: Nothing matters but the weekend / from a Tuesday point of view! (Heck, it might be your anthem!) I think they are from a song called “This Beat Goes On” by The Kings). 
So, it’s Tuesday… and I say it doesn’t hurt to start [...]

Air show Oct. 1 in Douglas, Arizona

Save the date! I just heard that there’s going to be another free air show in Douglas. In March, their Border to Border air show was a fun day of pilots doing acrobatics.
In October, the Canadian Snowbirds will come to Douglas to perform. it’s a great excuse to take a vacation day from work (it’s [...]

Kartchner Caverns discounts

In August and September, you can get a discount on tours at Kartchner Caverns State Park, 9 miles south of I-10 in Benson on Highway 90. Usually, tours are $18.95 for adults and $9.95 for kids age 7-13. Through September, you can get in for $12 and $5, respectively!
This is such a cool place. The [...]

Birds and Vigilantes this weekend in southern Arizona

Wednesday night is the kickoff to the annual Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival in Sierra Vista. This is the 17th year for Southwest Wings, and the event has grown to be very popular. It has field trips in all parts of Cochise County (along the San Pedro River, in the Huachuca Mountains, in the [...]