Summer time finds the W. Anne Gibson – Esmond Station Library (WAG –ESL) filled with activity for all ages in the cool of the library located at 10931 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way. Beginning Thursday, June 1, 2023, Summer Learning kicked off with reading trackers filled with activities families can do together to enhance kids’ reading skills over the...
By Anne Gibson Incorporate Vail Arizona (?) (IVA) has continued to pursue every avenue to assure to receive input from as many segments of the greater Vail area in order to add valuable data to our feasibility study, said IVA President David Hook. In addition to being the president of the IVA, Hook serves as chair of the Pima County Planning and...
By Anne Gibson What is this Feasibility Study Incorporate Vail Arizona (?) keeps referring to? Basically a feasibility study is an assessment of the practicality of a proposed plan or project. A feasibility study analyzes the viability of a project to determine whether the project or venture is likely to succeed. IVA (?)’s feasibility study is to...
By Anne Gibson Members of the Friends of the Esmond Station Library were up early and ready for an adventure as they drove down west to Sahuarita to attend a Pima County Public Library Advisory Board Retreat on Saturday, May 7th. Friends’ members came from Oro Valley to Green Valley, from Arivaca to Vail, and from all parts of Pima County. The...
By Anne Gibson A contingency of seasoned residents of Vail proper came together concerned about the future of Vail, as the City of Tucson has annexed closer and closer. “We met informally for several months until we were advised to file with the Arizona Corporation Commission and form a 501(c)(4) (civic organization) non-profit corporation. This...
By Anne Gibson It is coming at last! On Saturday, May 14th, the Friends of the Esmond Station Library will hold its first book sale in the front patio and community room at the Gibson- Esmond Station Library. The sale of gently used books will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is a perfect time to stock up on reading materials during...
By Anne Gibson Volunteerism, as defined by The Free Dictionary is “the principle of donating time and energy for the benefit of other people in the community as a social responsibility rather than for financial reward.” The greater Vail area has a wealth of volunteers practicing volunteerism. Randy Hoffman stands in Turtleville the desert habitat...
By Anne Gibson Vail Pride Day is a celebration of the academic, artistic, scientific, and community achievements of the over 13,000 students and nearly 2,000 staff members of the Vail School District now over 20 years of bolstering community pride and involvement! Vail continually ranks among the top school districts in Arizona for academic...
By Anne Gibson Board members, Friend’s members, and guests gathered at the Esmond Station K-8 school, a Vail School District School, on Saturday, January 8th to celebrate the Friends of the Esmond Station Library’s Third Annual Meeting. Its corporate papers mandate the requirement to conduct an annual meeting. With the opening of the meeting it...
By Anne Gibson There is much you can tell about a community by their resident’s New Year’s Resolutions and the Greater Vail Area is no exception. Perhaps it is the choice to live where the sun shines frequently, the small town feel where people smile at each other, the outstanding caring school district, the ability to communicate with nature...
