By Sarah Pruitt The United States isn’t the only nation with a holiday dedicated to gratitude—here are eight different variations of the Thanksgiving tradition from around the world. CanadaIt may surprise you to learn that Canada’s first Thanksgiving celebration actually predates America’s—by more than 40 years. In 1578, an expedition led by the...
Dear Editor, I would like to comment on the Rabbi’s Corner article that was published in your latest issue of the Vail Voice. I was shocked to see that every instance of God’s name had the letter “o” replaced with a hyphen. Has it really gotten to this point, that God’s name cannot be written? I Know that society is...
By JJ Lamb and Gerald Lamb We usually take our roads for granted. But sometimes we have to fight for them. On June 26, 1926, 11 Vail residents—including brothers Guy and Carl Monthan and Colossal Cave Park Operator Frank Schmidt—petitioned the Pima County Board of Supervisors to declare the “the concrete dip over the Pantano Wash on the old Vail...
Mobile Device and Computer Fiks In The Neighborhood Fleks Bitz Fiks-IT Shop (Fry’s Plaza Next To Post Net) Thank you for welcoming the Fiks-IT Shop to the community with your patronage. Reaching out your hand to support us brings joy and pleasure to be in such a community. We, too, want to reach out our hand to you, ensuing an ekscellent...
By David H. Levy A few weeks ago, I received a message from Cameron Gillis, an amateur astronomer who wrote that he liked galaxies. Just for fun, I decided to take the opposite approach, a philosophical reversal. If he likes galaxies, then I hate them. As we prepared for our meeting I began to explain the various reasons why I hate them. When, for...
Vail’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs provide students with opportunities to gain job skills, certifications, and even employment out of high school. And, the programs certainly set students up with a launching pad to pursue advanced certifications, degrees, and professions. Vail’s CTE programs are an integral part of helping...
By Ev Campbell Between the two sets of railroad tracks on Colossal Cave Road in Vail is a gem of a store. Since the Vail Depot Thrift Store opened a few years ago, shoppers from as far away as Benson have discovered “finds” at very reasonable prices. Whether you’re looking for home goods, a sundress or blouse, jewelry, shoes, home décor, puzzles...
By Robert Samuelsen Nestled in the Tularosa valley in central New Mexico is the largest gypsum dunefield in the world! White Sands National Park includes 275 square miles of gypsum granules piled up in wind-blown dunes. While gypsum is plentiful, gypsum fields like White Sands are rare. To imagine bright white gypsum deposits 30 feet thick and up...
September 14, 2014, photo by Marsha McGaughy in Del Webb at Rancho Del Lago. There was a gentle rain that day which made for unique photographs.
By Ventura Tounsel This month we have an amazing opportunity. We have a chance to show our appreciation to America’s warfighters. Every Soldier, Airman, Marine, Sailor, Coast Guardsman and Guardian who made a conscious decision to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. However, I want...
