Santa Rita Ranch III Moves Ahead with Two New Homebuilders in the Vail Area by Karen Schutte from Richmond American (NYSE: MDC) and Lennar Homes (NYSE: LEN) are the first two homebuilders to enter Santa Rita Ranch Phase III. Each builder purchased 68 SFR lots recently from Crown West Realty (Dean Wingert, VP) for a finished cost of $50,750 per...
Meritage Homes Buys Land for 113 new homes at Rancho Del Lago in Vail by Karen Schutte from Meritage Homes of Arizona, Inc. purchased (71) 45’ X 120’ and (42) 50’ X 120’ platted and engineered lots at Rancho del Lago in Vail from Fidelity National Title Agency under Trust No. 10,756 and Vail Valley Joint Venture (Bill Estes III, manager) for a...
Project Inus Work Day at Del Webb by Ida Haynes The volunteers for Project Linus had a huge work day on March 27th at Del Webb Rancho Del Lago The ladies, along with the ladies from the quilting group of Christ Lutheran Church, worked throughout the day, breaking for lunch. They were able to donate 60 finished quilts and blankets to Project...
The Jessica De La Cruz Scholarship Foundation Formed by Rose Harris On February 18, 2017 my daughter, Jessica De La Cruz passed away. Jessica was kind, a friend to anyone who would let her into their lives. She was beautiful, intelligent, and shy, but full of love. Jessica graduated the Class of 2004 from Cienega High School. She became an EMT...
Let’s Talk Dental Insurance by Desert Dental Group What’s the difference to you financially when your care is in-network and out-of-network? This information is hyper-critical if you’re thinking about a new dental office or just wanting to get the best out of your benefit plan. Hopefully, this will shed some light on the issue and help...
Local Students in Theater Production Three local Vail students, Tristan Acevedo from Cienega High School, Nathaniel Ullman from Empire High School, and Cassie Miller of Empire High School will be performing in Christian Youth Theater’s “James and the Giant Peach” on May 19-28 at the University of Arizona’s Crowder Hall. Tickets are just $15 and...
School Vouchers and Public Schools by Stacy Winstryg As a parent group advocating for educational reform in Arizona, we have been trying to bring awareness to the fact that capital budgets have been cut by 85% since 2008. The current law states that each child should generate $412 of capital funding each year. But currently, children in district...
Area Motorcycles Riders to Meet Some motorcycle riders, who reside in the Rancho Del Lago area, w ould like to invite other motorcycle riders in the Del Lago subdivision, to a meeting on Saturday the 13th of May, at 08:30 to be held at the Hacienda Del Lago Restaurant 14155 E Vía Rancho Del Lago. The purpose of the meeti ng is to establish a group...
Arisona Department of Transportation has the following projects in the works. * The I-10 Houghton Traffic Interchange (TI) signal project should start construction in May and conclude in October. An eastbound I-10 off ramp right turn bay will be constructed as well as a part of this project. * The I-10 Wilmot, Kolb, Rita, and Wentworth TI...
Communities cannot exist without a sense of caring and a commitment to serving others. Greater Vail area parents are well known for their involvement and partnership with the local schools. This spirit extends to civic service as well. This month, I use this column to acknowledge your neighbors, friends, and colleagues who have risen to the...
