When the cupboards are bare and there is no food in the house where does one turn in Vail? The answer is the Greater Vail Community ReSources (ReSources) Vail Food Bank. Recently relocated on land provided through a lease agreement with the Vail School District to a space behind the ReSources thrift store, The Vail Depot at 13105 East Colossal...
The year was 2010 when a group of 33 greater Vail area leaders began meeting in the community room of the Rincon Valley Fire District’s newly constructed second fire station on Sands Ranch Road. The charge to the members, each of whom represented a community organization, governmental agency, or business serving the greater Vail area, was to...
It was a beautiful Saturday morning on May 7th as 128 players hit the links at the Del Lago Golf Club for the Fifth Annual Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament. The proceeds from this tournament will enable the Chamber to continue to award scholarships next year to those chosen graduating Vail seniors preparing to attend Arizona...
by Anne Gibson Members and friends of the Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce (GVACOC) gathered amongst the indoor airplanes at the Pima Air and Space Museum on Friday, April 8th for the first annual Celebration of Vail. In acknowledging the Chambers seventh birthday, GVACOC president Brad Anderson recognized original incorporators Melissa...
Some wondered if the YMCA to be located at the UA Tech Park was in question with the defeat of the November Pima County Bond. Proposition 428 that would have funded $6 million toward a comprehensive YMCA at the Park. Speaking at UA Tech Park Neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, January 12, President and CEO of the YMCA of Southern Arizona Dane Woll...
In July 2014, a special meeting of the Vail Community Action Board was held. The result was a vote to turn the future of the non-profit corporation over to five members who had served as its incorporators. The five members designated by then VCAB President David Hook were Anne Gibson, Joe Heller, Richard Katz, Debbie Peck, and Rebecca Schulte. Mr...
The Pima County Board of Supervisors ushered in a new era for Colossal Cave Mountain Park (CCMP) on Monday, August 17th with the awarding of a 10 year operating agreement to Ortega Family Enterprises. The agreement has a renewal option of 15 years and 25 years. Ortega hired Brian Held to serve as operating manager for the CCMP. “There is a bit of...
