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Aug 26, 2024 | 
myheraldreview.com | Braeden Steele
SIERRA VISTA — Jasmine Schofield didn’t know exactly what to expect when she landed in Paris for the Summer Olympics. She had competed in several international competitions beforehand and seen some large crowds during them. But the Paris Olympics was a whole new experience for the young swimmer, especially how close she was to world-famous athletes. “At first, it was totally surreal when you walked into the village,” Schofield said. “It didn’t even feel real at first.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
myheraldreview.com | Braeden Steele
SIERRA VISTA –Bird and nature lovers and organizations congregated at the Mall of Sierra Vista this week for the Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival. People who walked around the small festival would see many stands advertising nature tours in both Sierra Vista and Mexico, birding equipment, books, live animals native to Arizona, and educational info.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
myheraldreview.com | Braeden Steele
Local First Arizona has always had small businesses success as their primary goal, assisting many through the Rural Energy of America Program (REAP). To help small businesses with the complicated paperwork that can go into applying for a grant, Local First has launched the REAP grant writing assistance center.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
myheraldreview.com | Braeden Steele
SIERRA VISTA — The Arizona State Little League Tournament finally started Tuesday afternoon after the previous day’s games had to be rescheduled due to a monsoon storm. The teams that faced off were Arcadia (D6) vs Rincon (D12), Chandler National (D13) vs Nogales (D8), East Mesa (D14) vs Canyon View (D5), and Prescott Valley (D10) vs Four Peaks (D7). Because of the rescheduling, the eight teams faced off in two different fields at Stone Park.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
myheraldreview.com | Braeden Steele
SIERRA VISTA — Rachella Westbrook replaced Mary Hyder as the executive director for the Miss Sierra Vista Scholarship Foundation and Pageant this year. Hyder announced her retirement in January, releasing a letter where she thanked several people involved in the organization, and personally declared that Westbrook would be the new executive director come this month.
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Jul 6, 2024 | 
myheraldreview.com | Braeden Steele
SIERRA VISTA — Toastmasters Club 3198 of Cochise County is dedicated to helping people become better speakers, whether in public for things such as speeches or just conversing with others. It is a part of Toastmasters International, a non-profit that operates clubs like the one in Cochise all around the world. Meeting every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the club has about a dozen members, including 7 officers who organize the various club events.
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Jun 29, 2024 | 
myheraldreview.com | Braeden Steele
TUCSON — The monsoon season is always an exciting time in Arizona, occurring from June to September. One moment, you’re enjoying a bright, sunny day, and suddenly, seemingly from nowhere, there is a storm above you as lots of rain pours down on the Arizona desert in a short amount of time.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
myheraldreview.com | Braeden Steele
Being from Arizona, there are plenty of sports teams to root for. You’ve got the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Arizona Cardinals, the Phoenix Diamondbacks, and the Phoenix Mercury as well. My father, Matt, grew up a fan of many teams as he moved around the world as a kid, eventually settling on being an Arizona Cardinals and Phoenix Suns fan. My mother, Jodi, well that is a whole other story. My mom was born and raised in Massachusetts, the daughter of Canadian immigrants.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
myheraldreview.com | Braeden Steele
SIERRA VISTA — Dominica is a small island country in the Caribbean, near islands such as Guadeloupe and Martinique. It has a population of about 70,000 people and is often called “the Nature Island of the Caribbean” because of its lush landscape and natural beauty. Francilia Agar-Schofield, known in Cochise County for creating the business 'Francie’s Piano Lessons' and the annual 'Francie's Youth Piano Competition,' hails from Dominica.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
myheraldreview.com | Braeden Steele
SIERRA VISTA — It was a day of golf and raffles last Wednesday at the Pueblo Del Sol Country Club as it hosted the 45th Hummingbird Invitational, an annual women’s golf tournament that attracts many participants, mostly from the greater Tucson area. This year, 82 golfers signed up for the event, with approximately 78 percent of them coming from Tucson. Helping put the event together was Pueblo Del Sol staff member Karol Lacroix. “[The Hummingbird Invitational] is a tradition,” Lacroix said.
