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Complimentary ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ Yuma Community Reference Guide 2020 YUMA AREA’S BUSINESS GUIDE Representing locally owned & operated businesses community information • education medical care • professional services real estate • retail • dining • attractions oversized Yuma area map and more! Yuma Art Center yumacommunityguide.com yumacommunityguide.com Yuma COMMUNITY GUIDE 2017 1 Yuma Community Guide 2020 contents Welcome..............................3 Neighbors: Somerton, San Luis, Wellton, Foothills ...4-5 Newcomer Information .................8-9 Business Directory ..................10-11 Important Phone Numbers .............12-13 Local Radio & TV.......................13 21 Community Services ....................14 features Excellence in Education...................16 Get Out and Enjoy Local Bike Trails.......7 Worship .............................17 Get A Ride! - Transportation solutions ...15 Shop ‘til you Drop! ..................18-19 Geocaching.........................21 Your Health & Wellness...............20-21 Field to Fork - Yuma farmers’ markets ...28 Find a Home! ......................22-23 Explore Agritourism.................29 Enjoy RVing...What a Life!.............24-25 Yuma Art Center Brings Beauty .......30 Eat, Drink and Be Merry!..............26-27 Local Events........................34 Arts & Culture.........................31 Off Roading in Arizona ..............35 Historic Downtown ..................32-34 Arizona Peace Trail ..................39 Attractions & Recreation ..............36-38 Come to Wellton for Golf and More....40 Tee Time! ............................41 Over the Border - Los Algodones ......42 Index of Advertisers/Distribution locations .......43 Yuma Map . inside back cover Buy Local! Cover photo: Yuma Art Center mural by Published for locals, snowbirds and newcomer MOMO, courtesy of Yuma Parks & Recreation. residents within the greater Yuma area. This Community Reference Guide is supported solely by the participating businesses within this publication. Please show your appreciation by supporting these sponsors. This annual publication is distributed free of charge throughout Yuma County. Copyright © 2020 Compass Marketing Group, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication, including design, layout and integration 39 may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. For information, call 480.513.8147 e-mail [email protected] Art Direction: Pam Hahn, in Demand arts Marketing Agents: Susan Loeser, Candace Kirk Distribution: Susan Loeser yumacommunityguide.com 2 Yuma COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 yumacommunityguide.com Welcome! You’ll find it all here... a variety of vibrant lifestyle enjoy the variety of places to dine, shop and tour. options enjoyed by Yuman’s, seasonal residents, The Yuma Visitor Bureau is actively reaching out-of newcomers and shorter-term guests. Included are a -area travelers and those interested in a new place selection of desired services to fulfill your interests, to visit, to inform them about all Yuma has to offer as needs and enjoyment. As a result of continual a desirable tourist destination. Of course, the “birds” population growth additional local services are will continue to arrive to enjoy this desirable warm available offering almost everything a local needs winter desert setting. or desires. The Yuma Regional Medical Center has This informative annual Yuma Community added a number of speciality medical services. Guide is recognized for its extensive resource Yuma Palms Regional Center and other retail centers information, connecting businesses and services with have added more national chains enhancing retail local & seasonal residents and newcomers. and diversified dining enjoyment. We strive to select local services with a proven track Known as the winter “Lettuce Capital” of the world, record offering superb customer care. This resource Yuma has deep roots in the agricultural industry, magazine promotes “BUY LOCAL” with primary growing a variety of produce and veggies. As the inclusion of locally owned and operated businesses largest local industry producing $3 billion annually, and services known for their personal care and to it supports a year-round employment base with retain dollars within the local community. In addition, ideal soil conditions, rights to irrigation water and yumacommunityguide.com, combines this extended warm weather. This allows three growing premier print guide with an online resource for Yuma, seasons, only attainable in southwestern Arizona viewable worldwide. and adjoining southeastern California. In addition to vegetables and produce the area is also known for Whether you’re a local, visiting overnight, for a its citrus, melons, wheat and in Bard Valley, premium week or for a season, you’ll appreciate all the Medjool dates. resource information this Guide provides, including an oversized map of Yuma to help you get Yuma is also a military town as the second largest around. Each advertiser is dedicated to providing industry, with two bases - the Marine Corps Air the highest quality in customer service. This Guide Station (MCAS) at the Yuma International Airport is sponsored solely by these businesses, so please and the Yuma Proving Ground, northeast of Yuma let them know you found them in this Yuma off Hwy. 95. Community Reference Guide. Tourism is the third largest local industry, becoming Enjoy the Yuma area and all it has to offer! a “must” convenient stop off 1-8, approx half way between San Diego and Tucson or greater Phoenix Published by Compass Marketing Group, LLC area. As electric vehicles gain popularity, more will 480.513.8147 • [email protected] stop to “recharge” enticing an extended stay to Member Yuma Visitors Bureau yumacommunityguide.com This guide promises to be something you’ll depend on for everything to know about the Yuma area. But there will be times when you want easy access to information, location and businesses and don’t have your Guide with you. Log on to yumacommunityguide.com on your computer or mobile device and you’ll have it all at your fingertips. Bookmark it today and you’ll never be without this excellent Yuma area resource! ☛ Scan this code with your mobile device to get mobile access. You can download a free app for this service. yumacommunityguide.com Yuma COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 3 Neighbors Up and Down the Road The Foothills–Yuma, Arizona Enjoy all the Foothills offers with a variety of retail, dining, The Foothills, just east of Yuma, is a separate unincorporated medical and professional services, and bedroom community in Yuma County, offering its residents local recreational opportunities. full services, a variety of eateries and recreational Access Foothills Area Map at opportunities. It has easy access to I-8, with three the Foothills Library. Contact: exits - 9, 12 and 14. Susan Loeser, 801.631.0839, This rapidly expanding area grew 25% in the past 10 [email protected]. years, with a current population of over 35,000. There has been interest in annexing this community into the City of Yuma, but local residents appreciate their independence and have resisted such efforts. Water and sewer services are privately owned and operated. All streets are paved, accessing a variety of oversized residential lot options, including RV lots with pad and storage, park models, modular homes, and site-built homes, some valued at over $350,000. The newer cluster of homes comprise the more “upscale” neighborhood in the southeastern area, close to the Gila Mountains with a slight elevation to enjoy the distant views. In addition to numerous desirable RV resorts, many of the private oversized lots are available for rent during snowbird season for those wanting a quiet setting without the RV park atmosphere. Somerton Just 12 miles south of Yuma, in the fertile Yuma Valley, you’ll find this primarily agricultural city of Somerton, population 16,000. You can drive the same distance south to Mexico as you go southwest on Hwy. 95 through San Luis, AZ. Somerton was founded in 1898 and incorporated in 1918, on land once claimed for the fraudulent Rancho El Paso de los Algodones [land] Grant. This property along the Colorado River was very attractive to speculators. The U.S. Congress passed a law that allowed settlers who were on the land prior to May 25, 1898 to buy up to 40 acres for only $1.25 per acre. In addition to agriculture, there is continual residential and light industrial growth. Citrus and vegetable growing and processing employs many local residents. The community is experiencing an increase in retail services. There are great family operated places for lunch or dinner, and the Cocopah Resort Casino and the Cocopah Tribe’s Wild River Entertainment Center, Museum & Cultural Center, & Speedway offer excellent recreation hubs. Check their scheduled activities and events while you’re visiting Somerton. City Hall: 110 N. State St., Somerton 85350 • 722.7300 somertonaz.gov 4 Yuma COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 yumacommunityguide.com Wellton Located 29 miles east of Yuma on the east side of the Gila Mountains, the town of Wellton serves the surrounding production of agricultural products. During the winter season, the population of 3,500 almost doubles as seasonal residents flock from the northwestern states and Canada to the local RV parks. It’s no wonder, with so many warm, sunny days that the Wellton area has become such a popular seasonal mature adult destination. Once a water stop for the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoaches and then the Southern Pacific Railroad, this small