by Article Writer At the beginning of the year Mesquite’s Student Council members were challenged to find ways to spread kindness and cheer within our Vail community. Together, students...
Category - Faces of Vail
Today’s Daughters of the American Revolution
By Kelly Hansen Kelly Hansen is currently a member of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Tombstone Chapter, centered in...
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New book: ‘Stories from Behind the Wal’
Before the hit television series – “Superstore” or the feature-film – “Employee of the Month,” this author lived the...
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Parrots Are Amazing
By Rob Hallberg Parrots are amazing creatures and most of us know little about them except for their beauty and talking abilities...
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Between the Grape and the Glass – Milton and Susan Craig’s Wine...
By J.J. Lamb Charron Vineyards is one of Vail’s very special places. The original owners Leo and Rhea Cox planted the vineyard in...
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Local Student Wins Scholarship
Savannah Sorenson, a student at Empire High School (EHS) in Tucson, Arizona, has won ExpressVPN’s Future of Privacy Scholarship 2018 with her faux news article on the Carson Treaty. The...
Red Mandell
by Burt Graeff Sheldon (Red) Mandell is 88 years old going on 58 years old. The guy is a human dynamo. Mandell, a native Chicagoan, is the majority owner of the del Lago Golf Club. Fifteen...
Local Veteran Awarded Travel Franchise
Army veteran Irma Campuzano of Vail, was one seven veterans who won a free travel franchise from Dream Vacations as part of its annual contest, “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own...
Local Student Wins State Championship
Hailey Johnson, a sophomore at Cienega High School, won the Arizona 5A State Diving Championship held in Phoenix on Saturday, November 3rd. Coached by John Tritz at from Cienega, Hailey is...
Matthew Griffis Selected as ALLECA Director
American Legion’s Matthew Griffis has been selected as the new director of Arizona’s American Legion Law Enforcement Career Academy (ALLECA). ALLECA is a partnered youth program between the...
“Diabetes Doesn’t Change Who I Am”
by Kim Anderson of TMC Thirteen year-old Brody Coomler refuses to let Type 1 diabetes define him – he explains how an eighth-grader balances a full schedule with the challenges of...
Many Thanks for Arthur McMahon
by Post 109 Legionnaire Brad Adams Arthur McMahon, USMC, Retired, has been a vital force at McCulloch-Wagner, American Legion Post 109 since 1978 when a group of veterans got together and...
VAHS Student Publishes Novel
Fourteen year old Milena Janton, a student at Vail Academy and High School, is receiving rave reviews for her newly published novel, Unicorn Ranch! Synopsis: When Amy has to move to a new...
Senior Fire Officer Completes Executive Program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy (NFA) announced August 21st, 2018, that Jayme L. Kahle successfully completed the Executive Fire...