Peter Kerr of Vail was named to the President’s List at Gonzaga University. He earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for spring semester 2021. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. Emily Maksinchuk of Vail was among those who earned dean’s list recognition at George Fox...
Introduce your pet! Send us an email ateditor@thevailvoice.com with a pic of your pet, your pet’s name, and how they found you. We’ll publish your pet in the paper! Cash found his way to us when he was placed on the euthanasia list at a rural shelter. We are partial to the “underdogs”. We now rescue “underdogs” thru our non-profit...
By Tamra Haase We are on the fence, should we or shouldn’t we sell right now? Seller’s Market Won’t Last Forever and Higher mortgage rates could compound this effect. Both of these factors — but especially home prices reduce buyer demand as we move further into 2021 . It’s currently a great time to make your move and put on the...
Vail School District Foundation is very grateful for all of our generous donors this year. We were able to give over $40,000 to our schools and students in the form of supplies, scholarships, equipment, etc. We could not have done it without you! Vail is truly a special place. Our community is strong and our school district is amazing. We are...
By Rob Hallberg I grew up in the DC area and it often surprises my friends when I reveal that Tucson has flooding problems. Floods in the Desert? They just don’t understand. “Desert” refers to a climate with minimal rainfall so how can we have floods? One problem is caliche, which is a naturally forming soil layer found in much of Tucson. Caliche...
By Chuck Colbath On a Monday in June, when we are normally closed, our stylists gathered for another class in our all-natural and organic hair color. The class was led by a master instructor. The passion our stylists have for their work is demonstrated by all of them coming in on their day off. In a time when teamwork in salons of the past is all...
By Larry Starks The Tucson Juneteenth Festival Celebrated its 51st annual Celebration on June 19, 2021. Due to COVID regulations in 2020, we were not able to hold an “in person” festival. So we are Celebrated 50/51 this year! Juneteenth is held every year to honor and observe the official emancipation of slavery in the United States on June 19...
By Khevin Barnes PLANTING THE BANJO SEED Fifty four years ago I picked up a banjo that had been discarded by my older brother. I was in Jr. High School and he was four years older than me. I suppose he just got tired of it. This was the musical era that included The Limelighters, The Kingston Trio and Pete Seeger. The sounds of the banjo seemed to...
By Alisha Brewer I remember when I was young digging in my mom’s flower bed one summer night. I had a pile of soil next to me that contained all of the worms that I found. As I continued my hunt for pill bugs and worms I made a miraculous discovery. I found a toad! I was completely elated! I ran over to show my mom my treasure. I’m sure she was...
Dear Claire, Lately, I have been dreaming about being in a museum. I had two of these dreams. In each dream, I was walking through the museum with someone, but it was with a different person in each dream. In the first dream, I was walking with my swim coach from when I was in grade school. He was a really loud and rough type of person, and I was...
