Special Event

Some of us are going to attend the Empire Ranch Foundation's 10th Roundup and Open
House near Tucson, Arizona on October 23rd. Walter Vail, who founded the immense Vail
Ranch in Southern California, started the cattle business at the Empire Ranch in the 1870s.
In 1881 Walter Vail took his bride to an Arizona adobe home that was later expanded and
improved, and still stands today on a protected parcel of BLM land.

Members and friends of the Temecula Valley Historical Society are invited to travel to the
Tucson area to participate in this special event featuring Western skills, lore & storytelling,
tours of the historic ranch house, a kids corral, Western author's pavilion, historic displays,
music, raffles and an auction accompanied by a huge Western Barbecue.

Carpooling is planned with departure for Arizona scheduled for Friday, October 22 and return
on Monday, October 25, although participants may plan their own schedules. Possible side
trips could include Casa Grande, historic Tucson, San Xavier Mission, Vail Arizona, Tombstone
Arizona, and Yuma Penitentiary to name a few.

Stay tuned for more details on this special event that will be fun to share with our "sister" Vail
Ranch enthusiasts from Arizona. For more information contact Darell Farnbach at
951-552-3516.