By Hollie Warnick Wintertime and the holidays bring so many wonderful festivities and traditions that warm our hearts. The longtime tradition of caroling speaks of humankind’s desire to...
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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Vail Preservation Society: Christmas in Frontier...
By JJ Lamb Arizona made Christmas official in 1881, eleven years after it was declared a federal holiday in 1870. It was not the commercial event that it is today. Having enough toys to...
Signs of Gratitude
The 8-11 year old girls group of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints wanted to share what they are grateful for during this Thanksgiving season. We hung the signs along the...
Scintillating Science: Footnotes of Science, Part 2
By K. Nepsa Last month, we learned a little about fun and interesting feet facts for mammals. Many of us in the community have pets that walk to the beat of their own species. But what are...
Art and Design: History found in a swab of saliva
By Patrick Whitehurst Whether it comes as a gift for the holidays or just a gift to yourself, your heritage is worth knowing, if just to explain why you prefer cold, rainy days over those...
Climate Review November 2020
By John Simpson Here comes the broken record and I can make September 2020’s climate report short. The Tucson Airport and my home in central Del Lago both recorded not a drop of rain for...
Bring Home the Gold
Bring Home the Gold By Kevin McDermott The High Desert Pickleball Classic was held in Sierra Vista on September 24 – 26. This event was the first sanctioned pickleball tournament in...
Judee’s Quick Health and Beauty Tips November 2020
We are all sick and tired of wearing masks, but they do have some female advantages. First of all, make up is no longer necessary. Secondly, there is no need to apply lipstick, rouge or...
Thanksgiving
By Mike Lavelle There was a time when we had a deep political divide, racial strife, civic unrest, wide-spread protests, riots in many American cities, and a pandemic. I was only...
New owners at Philabaum Glass Gallery
Congratulations to Vail’s Harvey family, who became the new owners of Philabaum Glass Gallery last month. Alison Harvey has worked for the gallery for a decade and was excited for the...