May 2021

Thank You Renewing Members!

AZ@Work-Southeastern Arizona
Website
egrisham@cpic-cas.org
San Pedro Terrace Apartments
Kirsten Bostwick
Website
sanpedroterrace@fhrinc.net
Renewal Date: 03/04/2021

Country Dance
Elton Bowman
zelton.bowman@yahoo.com
Renewal Date: 04/04/2021

Horseshoe Cafe
Patricia Colombo
horseshoecafe2010@yahoo.com
Renewal Date: 04/03/2021

Gammons Gulch Old West Town & Movie Set
Jay & Joann Gammons
Website
gammonsgulch@gammonsgulch.com
Renewal Date: 04/02/2021

Warrior Healing Center
Catherine Goodman
Website
vets@warriorhealingcenter.org
Renewal Date: 03/16/2021

Benson Autobody Inc.
Phillip Holly
Website
phil@bensonautobody.com
Renewal Date: 04/15/2021

Butterfield RV Resort
Woody & Regina Johnson
Website
butterfieldmanager@gmail.com
Renewal Date: 03/01/2021

Guild Mortgage
Richard Johnson
Website
richard.johnson@guildmortgage.net
Renewal Date: 03/22/2021

Keith Family Ranch LLC & Bar 21 Cattle LLC
John & Shell Keith
shelljohnk@gmail.com
Renewal Date: 04/06/2021

Super Lube Plus
Eric Massey
Website
masseyfamily2011@gmail.com
Renewal Date: 05/03/2021

Layne Nelson
lnelson637@hotmail.com
Renewal Date: 03/13/2021

Becky Nutt
Becky Nutt
Website
becky@beckynutt.org
Renewal Date: 03/01/2021

Hangman Tattoo and Piercing
Travis Perry
traviswperry@yahoo.com
Renewal Date: 05/03/2021

Cochise College Benson Center
Barbara Richardson
Website
richardsonbarbara@cochise.edu
Renewal Date: 03/19/2021

Small Business Development
Mark Schmitt
schmittm@cochise.edu
Renewal Date: 04/15/2021

Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative
Lisa Tomerlin
Website
ltomerlin@ssvec.com
Renewal Date: 03/25/2021

AirMedCare Network/Arizona LifeLine
Nancy Tucker
Website
Nancy.Tucker@GMR.net
Renewal Date: 03/11/2021

Cowboy Way
Vicky Williamson
bensoncowboyway@gmail.com
Renewal Date: 03/08/2021

New Office Hours


With Sandi joining the team we have new office hours!

Mon - Thurs 9am-2pm

Recap Benson School Update Meeting


Chamber members had the opportunity on April 20th to hear from Micah Mortensen, Benson School Superintendent, on the latest happenings in the Benson School District. 

Mr. Mortensen started the discussion by recapping some of the positives that came out of dealing with the Corona crisis. Partnership with the Benson Hospital was extremely helpful in getting rapid tests for faculty and staff. In addition, once vaccines became available Benson Hospital facilitated vaccinating Benson  School personnel. The shift to online learning propelled many teachers to get better acquainted with the available technology to facilitate quality learning. 

Benson schools received additional funding from the Federal government to help with the challenges that Corona brought to the district. These funds were utilized to hire additional custodians and a nurse. 

Superintendent Mortensen also provided an update on the bond that was passed several years ago. The bond was to fund transportation, technology, and security. To date, the school had purchased 14 new school buses and several other district vehicles. These purchases have greatly increased the dependability of the fleet and the fleet mechanic is happy to be performing the routine maintenance on the vehicles instead of the constant repair of fatigued vehicles the negatively impacted the transportation at the school. Technology improvements have been made over the past 3 years that really came into play during the rapid switch to online learning. The investment saw immediate rewards during the pandemic. The last piece of the bond is underway way now with the increased security measures being put in place on the campus. The most obvious of which is the new higher fencing to completely close off the campus and funnel visitors through the offices so they can be vetted before entering the campus.  

The meeting concluded with Mr. Mortensen sharing that life on campus at Benson Schools is returning to normal and the graduation promotion ceremonies this year will be held in person. 

May Member Mixer

May Member Mixer
05/18/2021
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM MST
VFW Post
233 E. 5th Street
Benson, AZ 85602
We would like for you to join us at our May Member Mixer.

  • Meet our New Office Manager Sandi Tyree
  • Enjoy some Group Trivia
  • Bid on Silent Auction Items
  • Mingle with your fellow members
$10 for refreshments 
Benson | San Pedro Valley News - May 2021