Since its inception in 2019 as a tribute to former staff member Charlie Cammer for his 20th work-anniversary, the Elk River Kipper Scholarship has been awarded annually to Vista staff alum to further their education and personal/career development. Charlie Cammer was committed to helping the many young staff he mentored learn and grow into leaders…
The holidays are all about giving, and what better way to give than to give to the next generation of young academics? If you’ve been to Vista Verde, or know anything about the way we operate, you know that we place a high value on our community—and that community begins with our incredible staff from…
Most everyone has watched that painful moment in the TV show the Bachelor, where a young man inundated with the affection of a slew of attractive women has to kick some out of the mansion. The pain of the decision is obvious on his face, and as the distraught women walk out the door, their emotions are raw. Picking the recipient…
Each year, when it is time to pick the recipient of the Elk River Kipper Scholarship, we are reminded that this is no easy feat. Once again, we had a field of applications that made us want to pick every one of them! It is with great pleasure that we introduce Victoria Ramirez as the…
It is with great excitement that we announce the 2021 recipient of the Elk River Kipper Scholarship. In its second year, we were reminded how difficult it is to select just one winner for this scholarship. The applicants were all wonderful staff members, present and some past, who are setting their sights on pursuing the…
It is with great excitement that we announce the inaugural recipient of the Elk River Kipper Scholarship. When we established the scholarship fund in honor of Charlie’s 20 years at the ranch, those of us on the selection committee understood we would have to choose the recipient each year, but we greatly underestimated the difficulty…
The summer of 2019 marked our beloved Charlie Cammer’s 20th year at the ranch. As we lobbed around ideas of what to do for him, nothing sounded right. What, are we going to get him a pen set? We wanted to do something that felt more powerful. Then it hit us. Charlie has always been…
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