Author - J.J. Lamb

Vail in the Movies

December is a time for celebrations. Catching a new holiday release or planning family movie nights are a part of the season for many. Take time this year to have a Vail movie night. The landscape and sites around Vail have been the setting for many movies. In The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean one can spot the Santa Rita Mountains and Vail...

A Vail Journey Story: Oscar Monthan

Oscar Monthan, from Rancho del Lago to Aeronautical Engineer Oscar’s journey to become an aeronautical engineer began with the drawing of straws at Rancho del Lago in Vail, Arizona. It was April 1917 and, like many young men, the four remaining sons of Alma and Jeremiah Tattersfield all wanted to go ͞over there͟ to join the fight in the ͞War to...