Dear Editor : I really like Alisha Brewers article on snakes this month! It’s just the right message for spring when the snakes are appearing. The little gopher snakes are our good friends and are at risk of being run over by those who think all snakes are bad. Thank you, Alisha! Lois Rose Dear Editor, Just wanted to say l really enjoyed your...
Dear Readers: Rumi wrote : Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing is a field…I’ll meet you there The Vail Voice celebrates its 20th year this October. When I started the paper (then a newsletter) I was committed to it being a vehicle to facilitate conversation and be a place where all voices, respectfully shared, can be heard. I, like...
By Kelly J. Walker, M.S. We have lost so much over the past year that we cannot lose; if it’s truly gone, then we must rebuild it. What have we lost? Compassion: The ability to feel what others feel, and truly care about them—even (and maybe especially) strangers. Tolerance: Accepting that other people look at the world differently and...
By David H. Levy A long time ago, while I was writing my biography of Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto, I learned from him that he had discovered other objects during his long search at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. He found many asteroids during his time at Lowell Observatory, at least one comet, and surprisingly enough, one...
By Kimberly Crossland, owner of Cruisin’ + Campfires and The Focus-Driven Biz To the mom who has her straw in the coffee pot right now, the mom who’s battling an inner dialogue of not being good enough, the mom who’s restless at 3 a.m. because her toddler’s foot is in her back, the mom who can’t sleep when her kids are sleeping because she is...
A new Pima County substation will be open this summer at the fairgrounds. This is a dream come true for Sheriff Chris Nanos who has always been passionate about the need for a substation in Vail. Vail has experienced substantial grown during the last several years. For example, between 2015-2019 Vail received about 7,000 emergency and non...
By Robert Samuelsen They won’t win a beauty contest, nor would they be considered a charismatic critter, but the collared peccary is commonly seen and is very much part of the arid southwest lore. Peccaries are territorial and mark their range using a scent gland on their posterior. By rubbing rocks and trees, they create an odiferous barrier of...
By Stuart Nielson In early 2020 as COVID-19 was ramping up, Stuart Nielson of Corona de Tucson hatched an idea. As an avid do-it-yourselfer from woodworking to laying pavers and everything in between, Stuart had accumulated tools, oftentimes opting to purchase instead of rent due to high rental prices. During this time, with every project Stuart...
By Lisa Larivee, Communications, Corona Cares Mary Jo Carlson is a native of Trufant, Michigan, the stump fence capital of the world. She raised two sons who reside in Michigan along with two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. When her children were adults, Mary Jo moved to Oregon and then to Tucson and has been in Arizona for over 40...
Leland Haussmann was named to Schreiner University’s President’s List and Baylee Parks was named to Schreiner University’s Dean’s List. Both are from Vail. To be eligible for the President’s List, full-time students must earn at least a 4.0 grade point average for the term, passing all classes, and have at least 12 hours credit...
