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The Rocky Point Times Newspaper is Puerto Peñasco’s #1 Tourist Newspaper, family owned and operated since 1993 in Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico, and written entirely in English! We are, and have always been, dedicated to helping the community in which we live, as well as promoting our city and bringing tourism to Rocky Point. We are a TOURIST NEWSPAPER dedicated to promoting tourism!
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MONTHLY CIRCULATION/DISTRIBUTION Our newspapers are hand delivered in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico and in the U.S. to Lukeville, Ajo, Gila Bend, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Peoria, Prescott, and Tempe, Arizona. We bulk mail to over 600 monthly subscribers. SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions are bulk mailed from Lukeville, AZ every month. A 1 Yr. Subscription is $35 (12 issues). Please send a check with your name and address to: S. O’Hare, PO Box 887, Lukeville, AZ 85341. ADVERTISING IN THE ROCKY POINT TIMES We offer display and classifieds ads. LOW Ad prices are in USD, charged per month, and do not include I.V.A. Contracts available. AD DEADLINE 10th of the month, preceeding publication CLASSIFIEDS ADS $15 USD for 25 words • 20¢ per word thereafter MEXICO OFFICES: Pino Suarez No. 124, off of Calle 13 Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico 83550 C. P. U.S. MAILING ADDRESS Please send correspondence to address PO Box 887, Lukeville, Arizona 85341 TELEPHONE & FAX from the U.S. dial (011-52-638) 383-6325 Local dial 383-6325; Fax: 383-5193 from the U.S. dial (480) 463-6255 EMAIL ADDRESS & WEBSITE rockypointtimes@yahoo.com www.rptimes.com FACEBOOK See our Facebook Page at Rocky Point Times Newspaper CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Anita K., Barb Mumaug, Cap ‘n Greg, Chef Mickey, Eddie Wharez, Gretchen Ellinger, Joe Houchin, Marcia Diane, Mark Paliscak, Rita Pizarro, Rosarie Salerno, Nancy Phelan, Sandy Spain. ROCKY POINT TIMES STAFF Tom O’Hare - Editor/Publisher Sandra O’Hare - Managing Editor Lannette Phipps - Graphic Artist Alicia Grajeda - Administrative Executive Marco Zepeda - Sales and Accounts Executive Beatriz Lumbreras - Freelance Graphic Artist Manny Sánchez Radical Gravity Media Web + Social + Video www.RadicalGravity.com PRINTING The Rocky Point Times is printed in Mexico PHOTO & ARTICLE SUBMISSION Upbeat, fun, and interesting articles and photos always welcome. Please include an SASE if you would like it returned. Email or SnailMail your article/photo to us. Please include your contact info. in the event we need to reach you. Feel free to contact us prior to sending your items to make sure they are in the right format. The Rocky Point Times reserves the right not to print any article or photo, and to edit content as the Editor sees fit. We do not guarantee placement, but do make every effort, so please note any special requests you may have. The Rocky Point Times is not responsible for the content of any advertising, nor has it attempted to verify any ad claims. Content contained in this publication is not authorized to be copied or reproduced without the permission of the Editor and Advertiser or Contributing Writer.
By Lannette Phipps Where to start? Where to start? So many things going on in Rocky Point, so much has happened and so many things coming up – this is getting to be a full time job keeping up! We didn’t get into this business to work all of the time, as evidenced in Tom’s July 1996 Editorial. I do believe that Sandy’s Birthday celebrations that year were some of the most memorable times – it was 2+ weeks of friends, family, ATV’s (ATC’s back then), partying, hitting the beach, boating to San Felipe, train station tacos, Playa Bonita Happy Hours, JJ’s Cantina cherry bombs, lunch and drinks at Manny’s, dinner at Margaritavilla and sunsets at La Casa del Capitan. I could go on, but a lot of you remember those days and still have quite a few of your own. Reading old Editorials brings back some great memories. Okay, wow so here we are in July now and we are very much looking forward to the 3rd Annual Casino Night for charity at the Sonoran Sky on July 5th starting at 7:00 PM. Break out the ball gowns and black ties and come have a great night of local casino action. It will be lots of fun. There is no dress code…you should know that by now! Tickets are $35 and include a buffet dinner, raffle ticket and $300 in chips. Feel free to deposit them in my pocketbook on your way in because I am taking down the house! Woohoo! Craps anyone? I know a lot of you come down for 4th of July celebration and just can’t help stopping at the fireworks stands around town. Make sure you give Red Cross a donation on your way into town so that they can come fix you when you blow something off. Just a warning to be smart and be careful and watch your children and pets. Fireworks do not always shoot up in the air like they are supposed to, and the fuse doesn’t always give you enough time to run a safe distance, so be smart and be safe. For those of you who bring pets, please remember that they are in a strange place and with all the noise that fireworks make they sometimes want to bolt when they are scared. Having the luxury, most of the time, to leave Mexico on any day of the week I have no idea why I picked a Sunday. And it wasn’t even the Sunday after Roger Clyne and The
Peacemakers took over the town – that was a Monday I left and YES a line at the border. Ugh. Monday was only about a half hour wait while the Sunday was well over an hour in the afternoon. It is time to start planning your trips wisely and come early and stay late or leave before you have a line up at the border. The Sonoyta police are still…years later…cramming traffic into 3 lanes where only 1 exists so those who have been waiting in line for an hour or more get really pissed off when people start riding up the right hand lane cutting traffic. Please know that it is the police (99% of the time) that force traffic to use the shoulder. I can see their logic that making one line into three shortens the traffic through town, but they do not take into consideration line cutting, which most of us do not look kindly upon. I even argued with a policeman, a very friendly one, who wanted me to form a third line. I told him that there wasn’t any room. His response was sure there was…see…as he pointed to the empty spot in front of me. “But”, I said, “then everyone gets mad because we have been waiting so long and you let other people cut in front of us.” He said, “Are you mad?” I said no. And he smiled. Ah, I could’ve choked him. I’m not mad, but the person behind me is livid and I don’t want to be in the middle of lane rage. I do not see them ending this practice anytime soon so don’t be a jackhole and ride the bumper of the person in front of you. Try to merge as best you can. One car goes, one car comes in, one car goes, one car comes in. See, simple. Yes I get mad too, but I understand it is not the driver’s fault when they are being instructed by the police But once you are in that position try to have consideration for the person to your left who has been in line maybe an hour longer than you. I think you can be kind and merge behind me instead of squeezing in front of me. Oops, I slipped from third to first person there. My bad. Internet is everywhere now so you can check border wait times before you leave
Puerto Peñasco by logging onto www.bwt. cbp.gov. Boomer Fest Days have had their ups and down, but seem to (hopefully) be on track now with their October 8th – 12th dates and the giant sign on Sandy Beach which touts 5 days of fun with 21 bands, comedians, charity golf tournament, classic car and motorcycle exhibit as well as food and wine festival and much more. For more information on the five day festival visit their website at www. boomerfestdays.com. The Bomberos finally have their own beautiful statue, “El Bombero Heroico”. Though it is not made out of brass like originally planned, the stone carving was wonderfully sculpted by Roberto Ledesma Avila and was dedicated on June 13th of this year. The local firemen do so much for the community so it is nice to see them get some recognition. A lot of you who live here full time, or visit a lot, and used to visit chiropractor Dr. French when he was here will be happy to know that besides Alphabiotista, Dr. Armenta (044-638) 107-5142, who is open during the week from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, there is a Tucson based chiropractor who visits the area and does $20 adjustments. Dr. Tory Brooks comes once a month and you can make an appointment by calling Ashley Sanchez or Karen Connor at CANVAS Hair and Beauty Studio at 383-1161 or stop by their shop on Blvd. Fremont in Plaza Melanie No. 107. Dr. Brooks does not have a set date so just leave your contact info and someone will get in touch with you when a date for the month has been set. Back by popular demand... RUMORSVILLE!!! Here’s a little sample of what we expect you to send to us (rockypointtimes@yahoo.com) • Sandys way to keep her dishes and silverware spotless is to always eat out. • Had to sit in a bag of ice at Canvas Hair and Beauty Salon...while getting her hair colored red, from blond. • Calle 13 (where the Marlin Monument points the way to the beach) will soon be open to one-way traffic only. Be safe out there and STAY COOL!
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(52) Mexico’s Country Code (638) Puerto Peñasco’s City Code
CALLING FROM THE U.S. Call U.S. & Canada from Mexico Dial 001 + (area code) + 7 digit number Dialing a Land Line dial 011-52-638 + last 7-digits of number listed Dialing a Cellular Phone dial 011-521-638 + last 7-digits of number listed
CALLING WITHIN MEXICO
dial 01 + area code + 7-digit number Mexico businesses outside of Peñasco are listed as 01 + area code + phone number in this Index.
LOCAL CELLULAR PHONES
from a land line dial 044 + 638 + 7-digit number from local cell to cell dial 638 + 7-digit number Local cellular phones start with 044+638 in this index. U.S. cells may vary - check with your service provider. AT&T Viva Mexico Plan works best.
CELL PHONES OUTSIDE OF PP
to dial a long distance cell from a local PP cell dial 045 + city code + 7-digit number to dial PP from a long distance MX cell dial 045-638 + 7-digit number
U.S. AREA CODES & VOIP LINES
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A bit of Shangrila RV........................480-225-6546 Acqua Spa..........................388-5382/623-207-9275 Ajo Chamber of Commerce..........................520-387-7742 Ajo Plaza..............................................520-387-5044 Ajo Print Shop......................................520-387-6858 Ajo Satellite Sales..............................520-387-4846 Aleman, Victor................................044-638-105-7839 Amazon Window Covering.........................623-925-8199 Ana Seguros...........................................619-691-7747 Anchor Storage....044-638-102-0049/602-512-1761 Arizona Realty......................................520-387-8787 Art Stop & Plaza Gallery................................520-387-6858 Aztec Sol Beauty & Spa.............................383-3656 or................................................044-638-113-0133
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Babycatchers and Company.......................602-769-2615 Balboas Rest........................................................383-5155 Beauty Design Studio by Gloria.........................383-8500 Bill Paying Service by Patricia Perez...................383-5737 Biosfera Dry Cleaners.........................................383-1667 Bonita RV Park........................................................383-1400 Bórquez, Ricardo, Atty................388-6110/520-407-6756 Brooks, Dee...........................................................383-3919 Brothers Pizza....................................................383-3712 Burrito Express......................................................383-8460
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Casa de Carolina Rentals.................................383-5482 Chef Mickey Medina.......388-6844/044-638-386-4736 Chochoy Veterinary........................................383-2338 C.H.O.P.P.S................................................480-648-7689 Clínica Dental Fernández...............044-638-112-6600 or.......................................................520-284-0277 Coldwell Banker by the Sea...388-8999/602-425-5133 Contra Plagas............383-8787/044-638-110-1625
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D’Lucy Spa.................383-1471/044-638-105-8993 DDS Fernandez.........................................383-8550 Del Mar Charters........................................383-2802 Dental Enciso............388-9100/044-638-105-3064 Desert Diamond Casino.............................866-DDC-WINS Dr. Andres Sidhartha Hindu P....388-5382/623-207-9275 Dr. Grijalva, D.D.S.................................................383-3434 Dr. Vazquez, M.D........................................383-3014 Dolce Vita Restaurant......................................383-7222 Don Julio Bar & Grill......................................388-0056 Duke’s Restaurant-Bar.......................044-638-104-0338 or...................................................044-638-380-6650
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Ecofun Rentals.................................................388-9699 Eddie Wharez............................383-8633/602-324-9328 El Grecos Gyros................................044-638-112-9692 El Rapidin......................................................388-6775
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Family of God................................................383-3480 Fortaleza del Sol.......................................044-638-110-9519 Francis, Jonni.......................................044-638-112-1197
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Gaby Salon Unisex.......383-3096/044-638-100-8641 Galeria del Mar Bermejo.................................383-3488 Galeria Luis y Gaby..........................................383-7174
Garden Art.............................................520-577-2728 Gift Shop & Gallery................................520-387-6858 Gila Bend Title and Registration Services..928-683-2577 Giuseppi’s Espresso.......................................383-5181 Glorias Beauty Salon....................................383-5075 Golf Course at the Mayan Palace..................383-GOLF G ra c i d a , Ro b e r to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 0 - 2 3 2 - 2 1 6 5 or......................................0 1 1 - 5 2 - 6 2 2 - 2 2 6 - 2 2 0 0 Gretchen Ellinger...............383-1425/602-317-3881 or......................................................044-638-384-0458 Guardian Title and Escrow...............044-638-386-1445 or...............................................................623-910-2930
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Hacienda del Sol Furniture....388-0545/602-903-2112 Head Out to Rocky Point Shuttle Service U.S. Toll Free...........866-443-2368/602-971-0166 Healthy Kitchen.......................638 1127837/638-383 8393 Hotel Viña del Mar.............................383-0100 or...............................................................602-606-7768 U.S. Toll Free................................01-800-560-2123
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Imagen Oral..................................................388-7953 InnSuites Hotels and Suites U.S. Toll Free........................................888-INNSUITES JJ’s Cantina...................................................383-2785 Joyeria Max...........................................388-5512 Kaffeehaus.............................................388-1065 Kord’s Auto Care...............................520-387-6962 Ky l e Wo o d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 0 - 2 9 7 - 8 0 7 9
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La Casa del Capitan Restaurant....................383-5698 La Cita Café...............................................383-2270 La Cocina de Ramon........388-5362/044-638-112-0350 La Fondita...............................................383-8384 La Siesta Motel................................520-387-6569 La Spa de Peñasco.................................382-8111 Laguna Shores Golf & Country Club..................383-4670 U.S. Toll Free.........................................800-513-1426 Lighthouse Restaurant, The........................383-2389 L.C.P. Cristian Felix..................................602-464-3365 Lily’s Restaurant.........................................383-1485 Living Stones Ministry....................................480-243-8452 Long Realty.........................388-0009/602-281-4288 Lowery’s Installation...........382-5095/928-474-3157 Lloyds Rocky Point Shuttle And Tours............................ ..........................(623) 551-568-9001/1-866-568-9001 Lucky’s Cantina..........................................383-8420 Lugos Vidrieria..........................................388-8387
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Made in Puerto Peñasco................044-638-380-8233 Madre del Mar........................................520-407-6394 Manny’s Beach Club.........................383-3605/383-3215 Mar de Cortez Rentals........................................388-8747 Mare Blu Ristorante........................................383-0605 María Romero.........................................(928) 683-2577 or....................................................01-800-560-2123 Mayan Palace Golf Course................................383-GOLF Max’s Cafe...................................................383-1011 Max Jeweler.................................................388-5512 Mexican Beach Developers....383-6099/044-638-384-7145 or..............................................................520-777-0018 Mexican Vistas Co..........382-5400/044-638-384-6445 or...................................................................623-698-0117 Mexico Bonito Bill Paying Service....................383-5737 Muebles Coloniales............................................383-6670 Muebles Imperiales............................................383-6480 or.......................................................714-395-4117
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Napa Auto (Ajo)........................................24 HOUR TOW .................................................(520) 387-4TOW (387-4869) Oasis Café................................................520-387-4455 Optica Turati................................................383-4645 Organic Life.................................................382-5039
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Pablo Realty.......................383-8657/602-288-8687 Pane e Vino Restaurant.................044-638-105-7455 Pealachi..................................................638-102-1110 Peninsula de Cortes Golf Course...........................383-GOLF Peñasco Marine................................................383-3700 Peñasco Beauty Center....................................383-1086 Petals & Perfums..............................................383-5758 Pizarrro, Rita..........................388-8030/044-638-386-5203 Playa Bonita Resort.............................383-2586/383-2199 Playa Paloma....................................................480-244-9990 U.S. Toll Free...................................................888-232-8142 Mexico Toll Free.........................................01-800-426-6482 Playa Bonita Resort RV Park...................................383-2596 U.S. Toll Free............................................888-232-8142 Mexico Toll Free........................................01-800-426-6482 Pollo Papago..........................................044-638-385-1301 Premium Services....................383-5758/602-476-1187 Porto Fino Rest.............................................383-1485 Puerta Privada......................383-1020/480-445-9200 Puesta del Sol Restaurant..................................383-2586
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Realty Executives..................383-4699/602-334-4134 Regina Seafood Restaurant........044-638-119-1014 or..................................................044-638-118-3077 Remote Accountant LLC In Rocky Point VOIP...........................630-839-9129 Repeat Performance.........................520-387-4948 Rey del Mar.......................................................383-5490 Rocky Point BBQ................383-4676/602-507-7766 Rocky Point Calendar....................see Mexican Vistas Rocky Point Cleaning...............................383-7325 Rocky Point Times Newspaper.....................383-6325 or..........................................................480-463-6255 Fax...........................................................383-5193 Roll-A-Shield......................382-5095/928-474-3157
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Salerno, Rosarie...................383-8417/044-638-384-7145 or...............................................................520-777-0018 Sanborns Insurance....................U.S. Toll Free 800-222-0158 Sarina Fitness..........................................602-999-9727 Seaside Window Coverings..................................383-5181 Sea Side Reservations..............383-7795/1-888-262-4508 Servicios Medicos Veterinarios........................383-3344 Shangrila RV Park.....................................480-225-6546 Si Como No! Etc.......................................520-387-7080 Si I Do! Wedding Planners................................388-8238 Siana Boat Charter..............................044-638-105-5013 Silva, Yolanda Insurance......................................383-6280 Soluciones de Energia Azul ..................................388-1114 Sonoran Resorts.........................................602-476-7511 Sun Valley Services..............................................383-8891 Sun n’ Fun............................................................383-5450 Sushi Sun Restaurant..............................................383-2772
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Tapia, Miguel..........................................602-266-0225 Teriyaki Sun....................................................388-7272 Tessoro at Las Conchas.......................................388-6288 The Print Shop.........................................520-387-6858 The Lighthouse Restaurant.................................383-2389 Thunder on The Beach Sports Bar & Restaurant ......................................................................388-9605 Tom Thomas Home Inspection....044-638-110-4728 or.........................................................602-748-4134 Tomza Gas....................................................383-5650 Towing Aqua Grande.........(638) 383-5770 / (520) 232-2149 Turati Optical.................................................383-4645 Twin Dolphins Real Estate and Rentals.........383-3919 or..........................................................602-324-7241 T&T International Law Group.........................602-465-6556
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U.S. Border Movers....................044-638-113-8365 o r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 0 - 2 3 2 - 3 5 1 8 Vanilla Copali............................................383-4174 Vazquez, Luis, MD..........................................383-3014 Venshur...................U.S. Toll Free 1-888-524-4107 or.........................Mexico Toll Free 01-800-841-3553 Victor Aleman.................................044-638-105-7839 Vidriera Lugo................................................388-8387 Viña del Mar Hotel.............383-0100/602-606-7768 Viva Mexico Taqueria....................................638-104-7252
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Western Outdoor Times..........................(480) 947-6219 Wharez, Eddie..........................383-8633/(602) 324-9328
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Xochitl’s Cafe (Sally’s Cholla Cafe).........................382-5283 Yolanda Silva Insurance.................................383-6280 Yummy Salads.......................................044-638-113-8822 ZaGas..............................................................383-8100
CHURCHES Phone Numbers
Assembly of God..........................................................383-3364 Adonai Comunidad Cristiana.......................................383-3865 Grupo Unidad Cristianos de Peñasco..........................383-2240 Peñasco Christian Fellowship.......................................383-4513 Family of God Christian Fellowship.........................383-3480 Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall.............................388-6244 Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.....................................383-2959 Templo La Hermosa...................................................383-7130
EMERGENCY & Important Phone Numbers dial
066 for EMERGENCIES
AIR AMBULANCE (dial within Mexico) AirEvac............................................................001-880-321-9522 SkyMed Air Ambulance.................................001-866-805-9624 AIRPORTS International.................................................under construction Municipal......................................................................383-6097 CITY HALL (Municipal Building) H. Ayuntamiento de Peñasco.....................383-2056/383-2060 CLINICS Clinica San Jose............................................................383-5121 Clinica Santa Fe...........................................383-2447/383-4040 Clinica Santa Isabel (Maternity)...................................383-3645 Clinica Santa Maria.......................................................383-2440 Cruz Roja (Red Cross)...................................................383-2266 Desert Senita Community Health Center..........(520) 387-5651 Gonzalez AmeriClinic....................................................388-7676 ELECTRIC Emergency dial...071 Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE).......................383-2684 FIRE DEPARTMENT Emergency dial...068 Departamento de Bomberos.......................................383-2828 FISHIERIES DEPARTMENT Departamento de Pesca...............................................383-2116 Oficina de Pesca, San Diego, CA........................(619) 233-4324 GARBAGE/SANITATION DEPARTMENT Oomislim.......................................................................383-4909 GAS (Propane) Hidrogas........................................................................383-5650 Z’Gas..............................................................................383-8284 ZaGas.............................................................................383-8100 HOSPITALS (See Clinics also) Community...................................................................383-4566 IMSS (Social Security)...................................................383-2870 Municipal......................................................................383-2110 IMMIGRATION............................................................383-2526 MARINE RESCUE (VHF Channel 28) Port Captain..................................................................383-3035 Emergencies dial............................................462 or 627 or 767 POLICE Emergency dial...066 Puerto Peñasco Station..............................383-2626/383-1616 State Judicial Police (Policía Judicial del Estado).........383-2783 PUBLIC SECURITY DEPARTMENT Seguridad Pública Municipal......................383-2626/383-1616 RAILROAD Ferrocarril......................................................................383-2610 RED CROSS Cruz Roja.....................................................................383-2266 SOCIAL SECURITY (IMSS) Instituto Méxicano del Seguro Social.........383-2677/383-2777 TELEPHONE Teléfonos de México.....................................................383-2780 U.S. CONSULATES (in Mexico) Nogales.............................................................01-631-313-4820 dial from the U.S......................................011-52-631-313-4820 WATER Oomapas.......................................................................383-6080 Organismo Operador....................................................383-6080 Piteco (water tank delivery).........................................383-3315
RESTAURANTS that DELIVER Benny’s Pizza 383-6001 7 days, 11am-10pm Brother’s Pizza 383-3712 Cheiky’s Pizza 383-3627, Closed Wed. Cocina Express 383-8358 Mon.-Sat. 10am-8pm Sun. 12pm-7pm Domino’s Pizza 383-3838 7 days 10am-8pm El Condor Pizza 388-5383 7 days, 12pm-10pm FEDE’S 383-3419 (044-638) 100-5834 12pm-5pm, Closed Sun. Figaros Pizza 383-8181
Juniors Restaurant 388-9461 La Cita Cafe 383-2270 La Duela Pizza 388-4414, Closed Wed. La Fondita 383-8384 9am-9pm Sushi Sun 383-2772 TIKI Fresh Foods (044-638) 105-8001 (044-638) 112-0996 9am-9pm, Closed. Sun. Tortas San Luis 388-6405, 7 days, 9am-9pm Yummi Salads (044-638) 113-8822 Zuquin Cakes 383-3250 (044-638) 105-4389 7 days, 9am-5pm
Pet Friendly
HOTELS If you would like to bring your pet with you to Rocky Point, here are a few places you both will be welcome. Baja Hotel Matamoros and Campeche in El Mirador US dial (602) 559-1705 Local Phone (011-52-638) 383-6878 Local Fax (011-52-638) 383-7676 Fax Website www.hotelbaja.net Email bajahotel@gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bella Vista Condo US dial (775) 287-3830 Email julwitnan@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Casa de Carolina Campeche in El Mirador US dial (602) 412-3565 Local Phone (011-52-638) 383-5482 Email cdecpp@prodigy.net.mx Mail: PO Box 589, Lukeville, AZ 85341 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hotel El Mirador Local Phone (011-52-638) 383-6333 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hotel Viña del Mar In Old Port at the end of the Malecon Local 383-3600 or 383-0100 www.vinadelmarhotel.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Madre del Mar (with permission) US dial (520) 407-6394 or (520) 303-7530 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Seaside Beach Home Rentals Blvd. Benito Juarez, next to Banamex at the north end of town US Toll Free (877) 629-5691 • Local 383-1545 Website www.seasidemexico.com Email seasidebhremails@gmail.com
VETERINARY CARE
Chochoy 383-2338 Guillermo Prieto & Melchor Ocampo Gallo de Oro (044) 638-112-3343 Samuel Ocaña La Posta 383-2574 Simon Morua & Guillermo Prieto
Servicios Medicos Veterinarios 383-3344 (2 Locations) Blvd. Sonora & Galeana (west of Josefa) Calle 26 (near RR tracks)
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EVENTS CALENDAR JULY 2014 EVERYDAY American Legion Post MX-15 open from 8am-8pm in El Mirador in the old Los Juanes Restaurant. MONDAYS 10AM Alcoholics Anonymous meets (English) (See Pg. 50). 6PM Alcoholics Anonymous meets (Spanish) (See Pg. 50). TUESDAYS 2PM CEDO Free Public Talk in English and Tour of their facility in Las Conchas. Look for the giant Fin Whale Skeleton. Fun experience for the entire family. Phone 382-0113 for more info. 4PM CEDO Nature Talk in Spanish CBSC – Cholla Bay Sportsmen’s Club meets once a month (on Tues. or Sat.). 4:30PM Peñasco Singles (PS) happy hour at Playa Bonita Hotel WEDNESDAYS SOBS – South of the Border Singles meet every Wednesday for Happy Hour at Playa Bonita Resort. First Wednesday of every month is business meeting. 10AM Alcoholics Anonymous meets (English) (See Pg. 50). 1PM – Horseshoes at the Pithaya in El Mirador. 3PM Shooter Bingo at Playa Bonita RV Park Social Club. $6.00 for 6 games with money payouts for each game. After each game, a shooter number is called, if you have this number you get a “shooter” of tequila or ?? Join us each Wednesday in our air conditioned club house. 5PM – AA meets (Spanish). 6PM Alcoholics Anonymous meets (Spanish) (See Pg. 50). THURSDAYS 3PM Dart Tournament at the Pink Cadillac in El Mirador. All welcome. 4PM The Connection meets at The Light House. 4PM Bingo (Loteria) at Casa Hogar, Home for the Elderly. Everyone welcome to participate. Darts and Cards at the Sunset Cantina FRIDAYS 8AM Alcoholics Anonymous “Freebirds” newcomers/book study meeting. Call 382-5001 for more info (See Pg. 50). Live Music at The Lighthouse Restaurant. 5PM ALANON English speaking meeting at 48 Campeche & Manuel Arista (next to Galindo’s Café) at the Passport AA Club. Call Donna (044-638) 109-3766 or email mmdonnadonna@ aol.com for more info.
5PM ALANON PASSPOR CLUB 6:00 pm. Latin Dance Lessons at Peñasco Fitness Center (044-638) 1063619 or email penascofitness@gmail. com SATURDAYS 2PM CEDO Free Nature Talk in Spanish and Tour of their facility in Las Conchas. Fun experience for the entire family. Call 382-0113 for info. 4PM CEDO Nature Talk in English 10AM Alcoholics Anonymous meets (English) 6PM AA meets (Spanish) (See Pg. 50). Live Music at The Lighthouse Restaurant. SUNDAYS 9AM Non-Denominational Worship Services with Family of God. Located on Blvd. Costera N 2000A. Everyone welcome. Church Office: 383-3480. 9AM Alcoholics Anonymous Meets (English) (See Pg. 50). 10AM Alcoholics Anonymous meets (English) (See Pg. 50). 3PM Dart Tournament at the Pink Cadillac. Church Service at 10:00AM Bilingual Service with Peñasco Christian Fellowship located 1 blk east of Josefa Ortiz de D. on Melchor Ocampo. Experience worship with both American & Mexican Christians! Phone: (011-52-638) 383-4513.
CHECK OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THE LATEST EVENTS! Friday 4th • Independence Day (U.S.A) Saturday 5th • 6PM Summer Beach Party concert to benefit the Santa Claus Club at Puesta del Sol Restaurant in Playa Bonita Hotel. For more info contact John Fowler at santaclausclub@ hotmail.com SEPTEMBER Tuesday 16th • Día de la Independencia
OCTOBER Saturday 25th • OTL NOVEMBER Sunday 2nd • Día de los Muertos Monday 17th • Revolución Mexicana DECEMBER Friday 12th • Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe Wednesday 24th • Christmas Eve Thursday 25th • Christmas
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2 FISH Ministry
On a daily basis we have had the opportunity to help literally thousands (over 500,000 meals served) of immigrants that come through Puerto Peñasco or come to Puerto Peñasco looking for a better life. They come from as far away as Honduras, El Salvador and other Central American countries many come from southern Mexico and some even come from the United States. O u r serving sites have become an oasis for those who ride the trains with the hope that they can reach the United States and find work. We also serve many people, both men and women, who have been deported from the United States. We take every opportunity to thank God, our supporters and the wonderful volunteers who have joined together to lighten the loads which all of these people seem to bear. These people often feel that it is necessary to leave their homes because of very harsh
Local Chamber of Commerce (CANACO) By Eddie Wharez® Owner and interior designer of Diseños Casa y Jardín eddiewharez.com
economic situations that seem to exist so many places in Mexico and Central America. If you would like to help provide a hot meal for these people 5 days a week, we would welcome donations of any type of non-perishable foods, and, of course, monetary donations so that we can continue this ministry donations can be dropped off at the main kitchen and checks can be made out to Mission Heartbeat with a notation on the check that it is for the 2 FISH Ministry 100% of your donations will go to meeting the needs of this ministry checks can be mailed to Mission Heartbeat, Box 1032, Lukeville, AZ 85341. Blessings.
P.S. We need the following: We need 6’ or 8’TABLES and CHAIRS for a third kitchen. VOLUNTEERS to cook or serve from 1PM to 3PM. PEOPLE to call on markets and fruit and vegetable stands for any kind of food, or canned goods which are about to expire.
“…but Jesus answered; you give them something to eat”
Mark 6:37
Last May 24th, a handful of members of CANACO (Cámara Nacional de Comercio) traveled to Phoenix for a special meeting. The chamber was invited by the Costco Business Center to visit their facilities. As vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, I found the meeting very productive since it allows members of Canaco in Puerto Peñasco additional benefits in their membership with Costco. Other cities were also invited, there were people from Hermosillo, Nogales, Agua Prieta, San Luis Río Colorado and so forth, an area of Costco had been decorated with both Mexican and USA flags and balloons in the Mexican national colors, green, red and white. They arranged for a small program, Patricia Jimenez took the lead as the Marketing supervisor in welcoming everybody, then Greg Stanton, the Mayor of Phoenix, was introduced to give a meaningful talk about how much the city of Phoenix needs the business of Mexico. He talked about the project Phoenix has of making Hermosillo its sister city, and also of the eight times he has been to Sonora in the last two years highlighting how safe Mexico is. Univision, the Spanish TV network was there, broadcasting the event. Costco hired a chef who served us lunch and we toured the warehouse. While we shopped for some items, they explained the different ways in which we can buy from them; we can go to the warehouse and pick up our purchases or we can submit an order online (or by phone) which can be just one single item, or as much as a semi-truck full at different levels of prices.
Among my duties as vice president of CANACO is to look for ways to help my fellow members of the Chamber to save money and to improve their ways in which they can be better at their individual businesses. Just recently I gave a brief presentation to members of the board about how to avoid double taxation. If you own a business in Mexico but have the need to import USA goods into Mexico then there is a way for you not to pay USA sales tax on your goods. I will be delivering the same presentation in the future at the offices of CANACO behind the Shrimp Plaza by the city hall. If you are interested in joining the Chamber and are also interested in how to validate in the USA your Mexican RFC (tax number) you can email me at eddiewharez@yahoo. com and I will gladly help you in the process.
CANACO is also promoting a program called “Si en Peñasco compramos todos ganamos” (If we buy in Peñasco we all end up winning) in which all businesses participating give their customers a ticket for every $150 pesos of purchases. On Sept 5, those tickets will be raffled off and gifts of electronics, appliances, and home goods, etc. will be given out. If you want to bring residents of Puerto Peñasco to your business perhaps you can buy a package that suits your needs best, again, you can send me an email or contact me on my cell (638) 384-0066 and I will give you more details and answer your questions. At this time I really want to thank you for reading my column every month. It is always very nice for me to know your comments concerning what I talk about here. Remember to pay me a visit, either at my interior design center on Rodeo Drive, ‘Diseños Casa y Jardín’, or if you are hungry and long for delicious Sonoran dishes then join us at Bacanora Grill in the marina area where the sunset cruise ships are boarded. Bacanora is open Thursday to Monday from 1-9 pm. Hide message history Muchas gracias! I will be looking forward to hearing from you!
Please visit our gallery on Rodeo Drive (see ad) feel free to ask any questions and who knows we may have what you are after, regardless you are going to be pleasantly surprised! Reach me at: eddiewharez@yahoo.com or visit us online at www.eddiewharez.com.
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13 ways to have fun on Calle 13
Sculptor Roberto Ledesma captures
Firefighter Spirit in stone
By Anita Kaltenbaugh Photos by Marcia Brockmeyer
Press Release by rockypoint360
Where is Calle 13? It is the road off Benito Juarez with the Big Blue Marlin statue-Monumento al Pescado--marking the beginning of its newly paved street. In the last few months, the once crumbling street of Calle 13 became concreted. With the new face lift, new life spreads and a few different shops and restaurants opened up and several of the late night gentlemen’s clubs closed. Now, Calle 13 seems a little brighter and more lively. Recently on a Sunday evening we parked at the very end (near Peñasco del Sol and Marina Pinacate condominiums) and took an evening stroll down Calle 13. This is what we found: New eateries, a new boutique, new taco shops, a new Chinese restaurant and plenty of stops to have a cold drink, ice cream or snack. It is a leisurely 20 minute walk down to the Marlin, if you start at the end by the water. Also, one of my favorite Italian restaurants—Pane e Vino—is on the main Blvd, just to the south of Calle 13 (where the train tracks cross). And, if you walk across the main Blvd—watch out, the Tequila Factory with tastings is directly south of Calle 13, on the corner of Calle 12. Here are 13 ways to have fun on Calle 13 1. Max’s restaurant- this is at the very end of Calle 13 in a plaza near the water...a consistently great eatery, delicious breakfast burritos, tasty lunch sandwiches, hamburgers and casual upscale dinners. Even free WiFi and Vonage line for customers. Cold iced lattes can’t be beat in the early AM. Also, it offers an Ice cream shop next door for dessert.
2. Wrecked at Rick’s- Have a cold beer, watch some sports on the flat screens, sit on the roof deck or listen to some music upstairs at Ricks. (Med, a new restaurant just opened up below Rick’s but was closed when I tried to visit.) 3. Peñasco del Sol- the hotel (located right beside Marina Pinacate which has great condo rentals) has a delicious breakfast buffet, a nice restaurant Miguel’s, and a cool round bar called Chill. 4. Stop at the El Mariachi (owned by the
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Rocky Point Beach club owner) for an ice cold Indio beer. Eat a whole fish--expertly fried and tasty—with the head on it at Gamma’s or try any one of their fish specialties, if you’re not feeling adventurous. 6. Take a bike ride, rent a bicycle, rent an ATV, rhino or golf cart Experience some Asian flavors: Chinese and Japanese. Calle 13 now has Sushi Sun, Lucky House, Sapporo Sushi (next to Hotel Señorial) and a new one called Fu Lai Wan. Walk up and down and do a taco shop taste test, try a different flavor at every place (pastor, carne asada, chicken,
shrimp, fish), compare and then go back one more time to your favorite. 9. Pizza? Have a pie or a slice. Yes there is Valentino’s Pizza place right next door to the old Keno’s (now closed). 10. Try some authentic Mexican food at Anita and Jesus. 11. Go snacking- Try Root Beer 13- you guessed it root beer floats served here, among other tasty snacks. And not too far from the Marlin, at the end of the street is a snack shop, Tu Loco Antojo, filled with an interesting crunchy snack bar and salsa’s. 12. Shop? Yes, there are some curios shops, T-shirts and a pharmacy. Hats, rafts and souvenirs are here on Calle 13, and now even boutique shoppingCalle 13 has two apparel clothing shops. 13. Try a pineapple drink, a coconut drink, some ceviche or any other interesting edibles sold by the food trucks which set up at the intersections offering good tasty food. So, next time you feel like going for a stroll, try Calle 13. Take a picture with the fish-Monumento al Pescado and come with an appetite and a little curiosity. One word of advice for Calle 13, Remember, NO LEFT TURN off Benito Juarez onto Calle 13 from the South (when coming from Old Port).
“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home.” - James A. Michener
Anita Kaltenbaugh is the Mexico travel examiner at examiner.com and author of the book “Travel Secrets- Insider guide to planning, affording and taking more vacations” available at Amazon.com. Photos by marcia Brockmeyer.
As of Saturday, June 14th, the men and women of Puerto Peñasco’s Fire Department now have a statue in their honor, designed by Mexican sculptor Roberto Ledesma Ávila, which was unveiled by the artist himself along with Fire Department Director Eng. Nicandro Cornejo Torres. The sculpture, measuring 1.7 m (approximately 5’7”) and created out of “cultivated stone” is placed just outside of the city’s main Fire Station and shows a firefighter with his eyes closed, which, Ledesma explains, represents the symbolism of the spirit of struggle of heroic firefighters. For the sculptor, this project was developed in clear recognition of the work that firefighters carry out every day, not just in Mexico but across the globe. “It is a contribution for the admiration and respect I feel for all firefighters,” added Ledesma. With firefighter personnel from across the state on hand, Department Chief Cornejo Torres thanked Puerto Peñasco Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta, as well as all those who helped make this project possible, and particularly members of the recently formed Mar de Cortez Rotary Club. Cornejo Torres, who is also the City Director of Municipal Civil Protection, expressed his gratitude to the artist for having put his heart and determination into this project in creating this sculpture in honor of firefighters. “There were many weeks of arduous work in gathering sufficient resources to allow for the sculptor to acquire materials. Everything seemed easy at the outset, but we soon realized this wasn’t so and were about to abandon the project. However, thanks to many people this work has now become a reality,” added Cornejo Torres. Members from the recently formed Mar de Cortez Rotary Club, along with Fire Department Board President Eng. Álvaro Sandoval, were on hand for the unveiling ceremony of the new sculpture. The event was held as part of the 40th anniversary of Puerto Peñasco’s Fire Department and the 10th Sonora State Firefighter Convention held over the weekend.
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by Nancy Phelan AKA “The Pack Leader” ‘Animals come into our lives as gifts from God, for companionship, to teach us, and to heal us. They deserve our very best efforts in caring for them’ Dr. Ihor Basko, DVM
Dog days of summer are here! I would love to be up north. Prescott sounds wonderful at this time of year! We have been inundated with kittens and want to concentrate on the many kittens that have found their way to the center. 4 beautiful black and white kittens about 8 weeks old and ready for their new home – please consider adopting a pair so they have a friend when you are out. We also have a sable brown from the same litter. So different, and also ready to be adopted. I find that black and white kittens are the most lovable and playful. I am bottle feeding two little tigers that sleep through the night thank goodness. Moma Princesa is still nursing her two babies – a tiger and a pure white baby. We cannot find kitten dry food in Rocky Point. We use Purina dry kitten – please if you can bring a bag or two. We also need canned kitten and canned Friskies Pate. We are able to find Kirkland (made in the USA) dry food for the dogs, cats, and puppies in various stores in Rocky Point – thank goodness. We are on overload as I write this article – many puppies are arriving along with the kittens and now that
summer is here donations are slim. We also have several new rescues which means the donations are spread around. Please consider a donation to help us get through the summer. You can send checks to AACORP, PO Box 1031, Lukeville, AZ 85341 or donate through Paypal on our web site or Facebook page. We are a 501©3 Arizona non-profit corporation so your donations are a tax deduction. 100% of your donations are used for the care of the animals. We took in two Akita mixes – a male and a female. I say Akita mixes because the male has the face of an Akita. They are much smaller than a pure bred but very cute. Female is red and male is blond. If you are interested give Nancy a call. We also took in a very small boxer mix puppy that was on a rope with a brick at the end. Someone had placed her in the street in front of Rocky Imports. Rocky is with 4 other newbies. Willow a very large dog was found by Anita on the railroad tracks with a fractured hip. AACORP paid for her medical treatment and Willow is doing just great being fostered at Anita’s. Paws up to Anita. We have had many spay/ neuter clinics over the years but all have been located in the central part of town. We are planning a clinic for Cholla Bay this coming October or November. We need a head count of how many animals need the surgery. Please call Nancy
with numbers so we can estimate how many veterinarians and volunteers we may need. We will also be providing 5 in 1 puppy shots for all the dogs that are fixed at the clinic. A big paws up to Monica Gorman from Arizona who was in Cholla Bay last week end (June 5th) and took back 5 puppies that were running loose. Monica has a home in Cholla and will be helping us with the clinic along with Helen, Susie and of course Sally Dalton. The weather is unbearable so I do most of my outside work very early in the morning so please try and call before you visit the center in case I am not outside. Needs for the animals – cleaning supplies, baby blankets, de-wormers for puppies and kittens and block for our new construction in the planning stages. A big thank you to all that help the animals –“Making Rocky Point a better place to be an animal”.
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A literary column By Marcia Diane
Fate has a strange hold over us all, don’t you think? Last month I promised a change. I promised to feature an author this month as opposed to a poet. When I heard of the loss of our beloved poet and author Maya Angelou I was not only made very sad, but determined to honor her here today. And Maya was not only a poet of enormous talent but an author as well. Her 1986 book; “All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes”, is but one example of her breath as a writer and historian, biographer, teacher, civil rights worker and cook. Yep, I didn’t know this about her, but it only further endears her as far as this columnist who loves to cook sees it. She also knew how to tell a story out loud, the origin of all storytelling, yes. This talent she parlayed to dancing, singing, acting, playwright and Hollywood’s first black female director. President Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012, the highest civilian honor in the U.S. Angelou was awarded over 50 honorary degrees. The word versatile is really not large enough for this amazing person. She has left us, but not without an incredible legacy. She surely left us with this clear consistent message: don’t ever give up. Here is the last stanza from her poem Phenomenal Woman Now you understand Just why my head’s not bowed. I don’t shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing, It ought to make you proud. I say, It’s in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need for my care. ’Cause I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. I encourage everyone to read more of her…you won’t be sorry. Joins us won’t you on line at m.diane.writeon@gmail.com for our monthly writers’ group.
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No doubt about it, there is some serious weather going on in this world. Maybe the super storms have always been here and are only now being recorded by new instruments and reported by new media. Maybe there are global changes underway caused by greenhouse gasses or those equally dangerous gasses brought on by four Sonoran hot dogs and half a dozen Tecates. Whatever the reason, Cap’n Greg gets more than his share of weather questions. Like these from Art Walford of Phoenix. ART: Does it get hot in Rocky Point? CAP’N GREG: You put an ice cube on the sidewalk in July and it will last about as long as a Kim Kardashian marriage. ART: So you’re saying it’s as hot as Phoenix? CAP’N GREG: Nothing is as hot as Phoenix. Except maybe the inside of LeBron James’s shoes in the middle of a playoff game in the fourth quarter. ART: When it’s summer in Phoenix, I stay inside. CAP’N GREG: There’s some of that going on in Rocky Point, but lots of folks
welcome summer. It’s a time to cool off in the ocean, or sit under a palapa on the beach. My favorite thing is to relax in a seaside restaurant enjoying a cool breeze and an icy drink. Maybe gobbling a couple dozen pepino slices dipped in a chilled guacamole sauce or with chile and lime. ART: Pepino? What’s that? CAP’N GREG: Cucumbers. Mighty tasty and refreshing on a hot summer day. ART: Anything else I need to know? CAP’N GREG: Hotel rooms are air conditioned, as are many bars and restaurants. Forget lugging a cooler around, because at almost any beer store, the clerk will put your six-pack in a heavy plastic bag, then load it with crushed ice. And the ice is free. ART: Thanks for the info, Cap’n Greg. CAP’N GREG: No sweat, Art. Well, maybe just a little. But once you get acclimated to the culture and the cuisine, Rocky Point is a very cool place to be in the summer.
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AMPI Puerto Peñasco Chapter 51
Finding Paradise By Sandy Spain
Amazed
I am continually amazed by the community of sharing, caring, giving individuals who live and visit our corner of paradise. For me, this amazing town, its amazing people, and the amazing vistas have really made for one very blessed retirement. I think they should find another word that differentiates between retirement involving less activity and retirement involving more activity. Many of the retirees that I have met here will tell you that they are busier than when they worked. I certainly know I am.
By Richard Savino
Some of the winning ducks being recorded
Some of the 100 supporters enjoying breakfast and the views at the Lighthouse
We Did It Again
One amazing vista, parasailing at sunset. (Another kind of amazing, the photographs by Tony Ballesteros)
Coming Together
There are many groups in Puerto Peñasco working to help those in need. Recently I had the experience of a couple of joint events with my ladies group, Las Mariposas Sociales, and Barbara and Mark Olszewski’s group, Adopt a Classroom. We combined our resources to conduct a pancake breakfast at the Lighthouse Restaurant where we sold 100 (one hundred) breakfasts and 40 special mimosas to support the electric needs of the Esperanza para Nueva Vida Community Center in the barrio San Rafael. So many stepped forward to give us items for a silent auction, attend the breakfast and make donations. The wonderful staff at Lighthouse Restaurant did a fabulous job, with some help from friends, to make and serve the breakfasts and drinks.
Aaaah, the Rubber Duckie Race – what a fun event. About 30 of us met before the ducks came ashore for the breakfast buffet at Ramon’s Restaurant at the Sonoran Sea. Then we all trooped down to the beach and waited for the ducks to come ashore. It was quite a scene as folks were cheering on their ducks being “herded” to shore by duck wranglers in kayaks. Our well-known and certifiably crazy local photographer, Tony, had named his ducks and was using a duck call to encourage them. Sadly none of his ducks were winners. But 23 prizes were awarded to duck owners. 529 ducks were sold!
fund will cover expenses to send qualifying kids to the various regional and national Special Olympics. Watch for my next article to learn about the plans to bring sports to the disabled with the appointment of a new volunteer Director for that effort.
Thank You
Thank you to all you wonderful residents, visitors and businesses in Puerto Peñasco for caring, sharing and coming together to make this paradise just a bit better for those most in need.
Solds Active Listings Absorption Rate (months) Median List Price Median Sold Price Average Sold Price
YTD YTD May 2014 May 2013 Change % 18 30 -40.0 484 472 2.5 25.7 24.95 3.0 210,000 158,750
224,213 122,000
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156,433
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The median Days on Market (MDOM) fell 19% from 222 days in May of 2013 to 182 days in May of 2014. This represents the amount of time, in months, it is now taking to actually sell a property that is listed in the Multiple Listing Service. Despite the slowdown in properties being sold, buyers should take note that the amount of time properties are available to them is reducing and the sold price is increasing by more than 30% over last year at this time. If buyers are ready to invest there appears to be no reason to continue to wait for later this year or certainly next year. The overall total comparison of active real estate listings May 2014 vs May 2013 is: Lots Commercial Residential TOTAL
Duck wranglers waiting for ducks to be released This event raised funds to help in two areas not previously receiving any funding. One fund will buy bus tickets for members of our disabled community who do not have the means but need to get to Hermosillo to see medical specialists. The other
Tourists continued to come to Rocky Point in late May and early June to enjoy several of the many successful events which were staged throughout town. Obviously this represents an economic boost for the merchants and their families who so depend on providing services to tourists. This year the Municipality of Puerto Peñasco is making more of an effort to collect both property taxes and Federal Zone fees. This is a reminder for those of you who own land, condos or single family homes to please pay your taxes so the city will continue to have the resources necessary to function for the benefit of us all. If you are unsure about your property tax status, just bring your property tax number to the city office on Blvd. Kino, one block east of the main Blvd. Benito Juarez at the railroad tracks. Again this year AMPI will be sponsoring a real estate licensing Diplomado for anyone who desires to obtain a State of Sonora real estate license. Membership in AMPI is not required. The requirement is 96 hours of instruction and the course will be conducted Tuesday through Friday each week in September. The schedule is September 2-5, 9-12, 16-19, and 23-26. For more specific information about taking this course please contact Gretchen Ellinger at Gretchen@RetireInRockyPoint.com. There are some interesting real estate statistics to consider as we review the residential activity for the first five months of 2014.
One of our great helpers with rounding up the ducks and some interesting observers of the event
213 vs 184 39 vs 34 484 vs 472 736 vs 690
If you have questions about the information presented here please feel free to contact me. In addition, if you have questions about our market and desire to seek more detailed information please contact a licensed professional from our AMPI organization. A list of members can be found online at www.RockyPointampi.com. Richard Savino is the Designated Broker for Realty Executives Rocky Point and is a Past President of the Puerto Peñasco chapter of AMPI. He can be reached at rsavino1@ gmail.com or 480 707-3822 US.
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5 Life Lessons The Beach Teaches All of Us Each Day in Rocky Point
Kathy Witt, Dan & Ana Monroe delighted to see the surprise waiting at the Realty Executives office meeting from Chef Lucca prepared by his pastry chef – strawberry cannoles. They were beautifully presented and incredible to eat with the chocolate drizzled over them.
By Mark Paliscak
Do Not Sweat the Small Stuff…Each day our tide rolls out and comes back in, washing away most of the remnants of what we had and shared just moments previously in our day. We all have trials and tribulations in our daily path that we were meant to follow and learn from. Often, our most trying times end up making us stronger, more balanced and ultimately more ready to tackle the situation the next time it arises. We often learn who our true amigos are and who helped us rise above the obstacle similar to our Sea of Cortez’s ebbing tides. So the next time we are faced with some stormy weather in life, let’s accept that this is our opportunity to grow and move beyond our current situation. If we remain in the same place, we will surely be washed away one day. Let’s welcome our changes and challenges and grow and roll on to allow them to become the tides of our lives. Listen More Than You Speak…OK, so this is a tough one for me. Having been voted most sociable in college and always chatting up a storm, I sometimes fail to truly LISTEN to those around me in my life. Everyone has a great message to share. EVERYONE! Sometimes, the message is subtle and you need to be ready to receive it. Other times, you will see it in lights and it will be very clear to you. However, if you are not quiet and observant long enough to hear; you will not be present and available to listen to what your message is meant to be. Often, we give the time to read a fortune cookie and ponder on its meaning to us. However, when we are too busy to stop and LISTEN to those around us in our day, we truly miss out on what can often be our true destiny. My advice is simple…let more soak in...just like our Mexican sun when we are chilling at the beach. The more you receive and observe , the more you are aware of what your message is and when needed, you will be more prepared to help not only yourself but others in need.
Strawberry Cannoles
Be Kind To Everyone…A simple smile or “hola” to those we encounter in our day will go a long way. You never know what the result of a small gesture or token of gratitude will mean to another. Sometimes in life, we all have a bad day and do not feel ourselves. Like the friendly beach sales people hawking their trinkets here in Rocky Point, a smile or nod of the head is all that is needed to make another feel their day has meaning. Let’s make it a point to all notice everyone in life that we encounter. We have met at that precise moment for a reason! It is up to each of us to maximize that exact time in our life to help one another. There is a saying; you never have a second chance for a first impression. Make your first impression a welcoming and heart-felt one…. You never know what the result will be. Let’s not lose the opportunity to grow from one another and help make our beach place our little slice of heaven. You alone have the power to make a difference here in Rocky Point. Whether it is helping out the elderly, the less fortunate or our environment, you CAN make a difference. Walk the beach and gather up some trash to beautify our beaches for the next person, buy a random person a taco, send a cocktail down to the unknown person at the end of the bar or simply extend a compliment to someone at the beach. The smallest gestures and acts DO make a difference and will positively affect another. This kindness will not be forgotten, for our universe returns to us all the goodness that we exude! Never Think The Next Guy or Gal Has it Better…You never know what it is like to walk in their shoes or know the shoes they have walked in to become what they are today. Just like our tides, their path is just that…THEIR path. You have your
own life complete with all the blessings you were meant to receive. Often the best things in life that we receive are nonmaterial, cannot be bought and are from the heart. Let us all remember that we ARE alive and above ground. There’s always an alternative! Walk your own beach, for your footsteps are just that…YOURS! A good friend of mine carries a tattoo on her wrist that says simply, “TRUTH”. What an awesome way to look at life and always be true to yourself. This keeps your journey through life honest and truly yours! Last but not definitely not least, always be THANKFUL…Thank God each day for the opportunity to be at our amazing beach and to share in the friendships that we all have made in Rocky Point. Sometimes we can dwell on some of the challenges that we face on a daily basis rather than to be thankful for what we have. Many lottery winners have voiced that they had the money to buy whatever it was they thought would make them happy in the moment. Yet afterward, there was little or no happiness. I believe that true happiness comes from being thankful each day. Thankful for our family and friends that are a part of our lives, thankful for the means we make our living however that may be, thankful for our freedom and the ability to make our own choices, thankful for the laughter we hear each day, thankful for those that pick us up when we need it most and thankful for our lives at the most beautiful beaches in the world! Until next month, may we always remember to enjoy each day to the fullest and know that we are truly blessed to be an integral part of the amazing beach community of Rocky Point, Mexico! The weather is grand and so are you! See you at the beach! ADIOS AMIGOS! MARCO.
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Part V: Economic Impact of Home Port on Puerto Peñasco By Joe Houchin
In Part IV of our Impact study, we defined some areas of infrastructure needed to accommodate the cruise passenger market that aren’t as obvious as those normally envisioned. We discussed how simple the formula is that cruise lines themselves have been using for 40 years that is credited as crucial to their phenomenal growth over that period. It has to do with spoiling (not just satisfying) the passenger. This simple philosophy has virtually guaranteed the cruise lines a passenger loyalty base that has stretched through generations of families, each generation taking more cruises than the last one. We discussed how very effective it would be for a home port destination to duplicate such a simple formula to capture passenger interest in returning for a non-cruise vacation. Since nearly 80% of cruisers say cruising is a great way to “sample” destinations for planning their next non-cruise vacation it makes this formula a nobrainer for any destination to follow. So, how do we spoil our visitors? Using the questionnaire format the same way the cruise lines have been doing for four decades: 1.) Ask and listen to the answers; and 2.) Give them more than they asked for. Just one example of giving more than they ask for is illustrated perfectly by Carnival Cruise Lines recent discovery
(through questionnaires) that passengers traveling with family wanted water slides for their kids. Carnival didn’t just add a water slide to their pools. They added a water slide that took kids through flowing water that spanned four or more decks at a cost of millions of dollars! Spoiled? You bet. How do we garner information from our cruise visitors with questionnaires? A recent study of how cruise passengers to Hamburg, Germany were interviewed to gather such marketing information revealed that very effective booths manned by volunteers were bustling as the passengers debarked for a day visit and were handed an assortment of brochures and maps to help them navigate around the city. However, when the passengers returned to the ship at the end of their visit, the booths were closed. Unmanned. So there was no exit interviews to determine if the information they were handed actually helped! This illustrates the importance of careful planning when executing service concepts like these. We can learn from these types of studies, of course.
In PART VI next month we’ll continue more in-depth examples of how known habits are exploited by asking and listening to our visitors. Let’s take a walk with home port project Administrative Director, Wendy Winzer, to get the latest on the very visible slow down (O.K., halt) in construction…
Down by the Pier In our last walk down by the Pier, we learned and reported in Part IV that there were two main issues causing delays in the overall project. While the dynamite permits were all issued after a delay, the actual blasting did not produce the required size of rocks to continue construction and they had to return to the drawing board and plan another blast date. The second blasting took place on May 19th producing the correct size rocks, thus solving this issue for a while. During this exercise, the geologists discovered that Black Mountain quarry would not be able provide sufficient tonnage of the very large rocks of the three sizes needed build the pier. They are now studying various ways of acquiring those rocks. One of the ways is to actually cast them out of concrete using the smaller stones from the original blast to fill and shape the castings so allow water flow and settlement needed as with natural stones. We’ll keep you updated on that as it develops. Meantime, back at the union farm (dare we say asylum?) there is a confounding issue with the invoicing by the union. It seems that each truck upon being loaded at the quarry receives a two part receipt-like form which the driver carries to the weigh station located just before reaching the pier. There he enters the weight (this is for statistical purposes), dumps the rocks and turns over one copy of the form to a collector of forms (?) who in turn delivers them to the construction office which is actually one end of a small trailer, the other end of which is Wendy’s office. The trucker then turns in his copy of that form to someone at the union contractor’s office to substantiate his pay. When the project began, the general contractor, per agreement, paid an upfront sum to cover the estimated maximum amount of truck deliveries for an agreed upon time. When it came time for the union contractor to
substantiate that payment with invoices backed up with those receipts, first the amount of the invoice was far more than could have possibly been delivered by the number of trucks, especially considering the delay caused by the blasting permits; and second, no receipts accompanied the invoice to show how they arrived at the invoice amount. When asked about the receipts the general was told that they didn’t have any. None. But they still demanded on being paid the additional billing amount. Stalemate. Eventually, in fact, he just returned to Hermosillo last week, the head of the project, Director of Tourism for Sonora, Javier Tapia Camou spent last week in town trying to reach an understanding with the union contractor and creating a system that would keep this from happening again. He left believing they had an agreement. At the time of our meeting with Wendy (Friday May 30) no one had heard from the contractor. Wendy assured us that with an aggressive work schedule they can still complete the project by the end of 2015. And includes taking into consideration some other good news involving the need to extend the pier so it reaches deeper water as requested by the cruise lines who would like to use larger ships than originally planned. Larger ships are trending in cruise industry nowadays because of demand and new design technology.
As always, we will deliver the facts about what’s happening with the home port project to you as we get them along with any updates.
This article is brought to you by the Sonoran Resorts Sales Group, www.sonoranresorts.mx, Jim Ringquist, Director of Sales and Marketing.
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TRAVELINFORMATION TOURIST ASSISTANCE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO REMEMBER
If you dispute any incident or infraction, need help or have questions, please go to the Police Station, located north of town. Pay any and all fines ONLY at the station. IF YOU ARE PULLED OVER ALWAYS: • Write down the Name of the Officer • And the Number on the back of the vehicle that pulled you over • Record the location you were pulled over and the exact time
POLICE EMERGENCIES
DIAL...066
Nationwide: from ANY PHONE. TelCel users can also dial *112 to go directly to the Peñasco Police Station
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REPORT ANY ATTEMPT OF BRIBES BY CALLING INTERNAL AFFAIRS AT 388-6552
YOU MUST FILE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT!
If you feel you have been wronged by an officer(s), you MUST make an official complaint so that the police department can take action. If they have no record of the incident, then they have no proof. Telling your friends and complaining to others will not get the problem solved - it only creates more problems and allows the officer to go on “doing business as usual”. File a complaint and save others the same grief you have gone through and make our city a better place.
DO NOT PAY OR OFFER TO PAY ANY OFFICER DIRECTLY WHEN PULLED OVER.
All fines are to be paid at the main police station
PASSPORTS ARE REQUIRED Passports are required for re-entry into the U.S. when travelling by vehicle into Mexico. You may also present a Passport Card, Enhanced Driver’s License, SENTRI or NEXXUS Cards when leaving Mexico. Children under the age of 16 need to present their Birth Certificate. This applies to any port of entry when driving into Mexico.
ABOUT PUERTO PEÑASCO Puerto Peñasco, also known as Rocky Point, is located in the State of Sonora on the Sea of Cortez. It is approz. 66m miles from the U.S. border at Lukeville, AZ and the Mexican border at Sonoyta, MX. Rocky Point is located within the “Free Zone”, so no vehicle permits are required for you to visit, but you will need your Passport or other ID (see above) to re-enter the United States. Rocky Point offers a variety of land and sea activities for every age and is very family oriented. It also offers a variety of dining and lodging choices as well as beach camping and RV Parks. Rocky Point is known for its warm weather, beautiful sunsets and gorgeous beaches. Relax and enjoy a day on the beach or at one of our many spas. Head out for a day of shoppingm to find everything from one-ofa-kind fine art to curious. Plan a day of golf on some of the most beautiful and challenging courses around. And when the sun has set, head out for some local night time entertainment.
DRIVING TO ROCKY POINT
take you all the way to the U.S./Mexico border at Lukeville, AZ and Sonoyta, MX. The Maricopa Hwy. will lead you right into Gila Bend, exit left once you come to the stop sign and follow the above directions.
COMING FROM TUCSON You will take the old Ajo Hwy. (Hwy. 86), which will lead you through Sells and end at Why, AZ. At the stop sign take a left onto Hwy. 85 (at Why) and head to the border (see above). Gas stations, restrooms, ATM’s & convenience stores are located in Gila Bend, Ajo, Why and Lukeville. AZ before reaching the border.
COMING FROM CALIFORNIA The crossing at San Luis (south of Yuma, AZ) is the fastest and easiest point to cross. Head East on I-8 and take Hwy. 95 S towards Yuma. You will cross at San Luis Rio Colorado. Continue straight through the border, go straight for a few blocks, turn left for a few blocks and then turn right onto Ave. Obregon. That is the main road through San Luis. You will go all the way through town and see a sign for Puerto Peñasco and El Golfo de Santa Clara off to your right. Exit right at the bridge and follow the signs to Puerto Peñasco. There is a toll booth you will go through (currently $94 pesos). The road is smooth and free of potholes and has plenty of places to pass and pull over. Just outside of El Golfo, you will turn left onto the Coastal Highway (003) and follow that all the way to Rocky Point. Signs are clearly marked. Look on our Facebook Page for pictures of the signs, roadway, stops and scenery.
ENTERING MEXICO Hwy. 8 from the Lukeville border to Rocky Point is a good 2-lane road with plenty of emergency parking and places to pass. It is an open range (watch out for wildlife) and is patrolled by the highway police as well as the Green Angels (roadside assistance). Please see Crossing the Border in this section for more info.
YOU MUST HAVE MEXICAN VEHICLE INSURANCE...IT’S THE LAW A minimum of liability is required. COMING FROM PHOENIX Take either I-10 (west side) or the Maricopa Hwy. (east side). Take the Gila Bend/Mexico exit off of I-10 and head toward Gila Bend. Once you pass through Gila Bend you will exit onto Hwy. 85 (south) toward Ajo/Mexico. Hwy. 85 will
ACCIDENTS If you are involved in a (non-death) accident in Mexico, you are considered at fault until proven otherwise. All parties are taken to the police station where you and your vehicle
ACCIDENTS CON’T
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may be detained until restitution is made. If a minor is involved in an accident, the parents are responsible for the child. Parents must pay fines and/or restitution. Minors are usually detained but not jailed in non-death accidents or traffic violations. You need to file a police report and phone your Mexican insurance adjustor immediately in the event of an accident. You (most likely) will be held in jail if you are in an accident in which a death occurs.
MEXICAN CONSULATES Tucson: 553 S. Stone Ave., 85701 (520) 882-5595 • Mon.-Fri. 8 AM - 2 PM Phoenix: P 320 E McDowell Rd Ste 320 Phoenix, AZ 85004 • (602) 242-7398 Nogales: 480 Grand Ave., 89562 • (520) 287-3175 Douglas: 541 10th St., 85607 • (520) 364-3107
AIRLINE SERVICE & AIRPORTS AeroCalafia Service to/from Hermosillo (011-52-638) 388-7812 Mexico Toll Free: 800-560-3949 U.S. Toll Free: 818-206-3255 www.aerocalafia.com.mx Morgan Jet Charter flights from Phoenix 1-888-869-0866 www.westwindairservice.com
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Mar de Cortes International Airport (011-52-638) 383-6097 www.aeropuertomardecortes.com Airport Administrator: Alonso Dominguez Ruiz Libramiento Carretera Sonoyta-Caborca 71 Ejido Miramar, Colonia Miramar
PERSONAL AIRCRAFT To fly your own plane you must have your: pilots license, medical certificate, registration, air worthiness certificate, and Mexican airplane insurance. GENERAL AIRPORT INFORMATION Airport ICAO ID: MMPE Location: 17 miles East of downtown Elevation: 88 ft. Mar de Cortes Radio Tower Frequency: 118.85 Website contains complete info. on Airport loanding, parking other fees Type of Services: RS: Int’l regular flights RFF Category: 7 Airport Coordinates: 31° 21’ 6.836” LN113° 18’ 19.44” LW Runway Center Runway Designation: 18-36 Runway 18 THR Elev.: 84 ft./Runway 36 Elev.: 88 ft. Airport Reference Number: 4D Runway Lengths: 8,100 ft. Airport Size: 1,482.6 Acres U.S. AIRPORTS (CLOSEST)
Phoenix, Tucson & Nogales, AZ
BUS STATIONS (MEXICO) ABC - Phone: 383-1999 (Auto Transportes de la Baja California) Located on Constitucion, just N of the signal at Blvd. Benito Juarez Albatros - Phone: 388-0888 E side of Benito Juarez, N of the Stadium Norte de Sonora - Phone: 383-3640 E side of Blvd. Benito Juarez, S of No. Releccion (Calle 26) and N of Pemex TAP - Phone: 383-6761 (Transportes y Autobuses del Pacifico) W side of Blvd. Benito Juarez, N of the signal at Constitucion
FOR U.S. - SEE SHUTTLE SERVICES
CAR RENTALS Some major rental companies do permit their vehicles to be driven into Mexico. Call their AZ offices directly instead of their national offices. You may be required to carry their Mexican insurance. Mexico law requires that you must carry a minimum of liability insurance. Arizona (Phoenix Area) Enterprise, Advantage, Dollar, Saban’s Puerto Peñasco (from the U.S. dial 011-52-638) Alamo Rent A Car 102-0277 Bufalo 388-9999 M.G. Rentals 383-3814 Pro Rent-A-Car 388-5823 Rio Car Rental 383-8181 The Point Rent-A-Car 388-5823
U.S. CONSULATES Nogales, Mexico from Mexico (01-631) 311-8150 Fax: (01-631) 313-4652 from the U.S. (011-52-631) 311-8150 Fax: (011-52-631) 313-4652 http://travel.state.gov Email: NogalesASC@state.gov What the Consulate CAN DO if you are arrested in Mexico • Visit you in jail after your arrest • Provide you a list of local attorneys • Inform you of judicial procedures • Notify family and friends • Relay requests for aid or monetary support • Protest abuse/mistreatment to authorities What the Consulate CANNOT DO if you are arrested in Mexico • Demand your immediate release • Get you out of jail or out of the country • Pay legal fees w/U.S. Government money • Pay fines w/U.S. Government money
CROSSING THE BORDER CLOSED MIDNIGHT - 6:00 AM Arizona (Lukeville) Border Mexico (Sonoyta) Border
As soon as you pass the chainlink fence, you are entering into Mexico. There are two lanes going into Mexico. Wait for the vehicle ahead of you to pass all the way through the lane before proceeding. VEHICLE INSPECTION There are two means of inspection: 1) Fiscal Traffic Light
Nothing to declare/items under allowed limit
2) Integral Inspection
Voluntary declaration/items over allowed limit
As you cross the Mexican Border there are two narrow lanes with a (traffic) light at the end of the lane. As you proceed ahead, the light will flash RED (alto - stop) or GREEN (pase - go). 1) FISCAL TRAFFIC LIGHT STOP (alto) - RED LIGHT If the light turns red you will pull off to the left where an officer will ask you some questions such as where you are going, how long you are staying, and what you are bringing into Mexico. The officer will most likely look through your vehicle and belongings. Do not leave your vehicle unattended and do accompany the officer during his search. If you incur any problems be sure to get the name and badge number of the officer. GO (pase) - GREEN LIGHT If you get the green light you can pass through without any inspection. Please note that you still may be pulled over and inspected even if you get the green light. 2) INTEGRAL INSPECTION This is the voluntary request for the examination of your articles, if you have items to declare which exceed your allowed limits. Before you enter the lanes to cross into Mexico, you will pull off to your left and park in the assigned spaces against the chainlink fence. You will need to go to
the small building, which sits in the middle of the two lanes, and tell the officer what items you have to declare and the value of each item. When you are finished filling out the form, the import tax (impuestos) will be assessed and you will be handed two forms to take to the bank and pay. (The bank is at the side of the brick building, past the fountain.) If it is after hours, you will pay your impuestos to the agent who will stamp your form and issue you a receipt. An agent may want to come and inspect your load. The taxes you pay are in pesos (they will accept dollars) and are to be paid directly to the bank and you will be issued a receipt. You will need that receipt to cross the border. (If you are pulled over by Aduana after leaving the border, you will need the receipt as proof of payment.) After you have paid your taxes, you will need to cross the border and go through the Fiscal Traffic Light. If you get the red light you will need to pull over and show your receipt to the officer. If you come through the fiscal traffic light, and merchandise is found, which was not declared, you could have to pay a fine of 4x the commercial value of the articles plus your vehicle and belongings may be seized. If you choose the Integral Inspection the fine will be 1½x the value. In both cases you forfeit the right to the tax exemption. Your vehicle and personal belongings can be confiscated if you do not stop and declare merchandise over your limit allowed by Mexican Law.
DUTY FREE ITEMS You are allowed $75 USD tax free in new merchandise per person. Merchandise must be in same vehicle as person(s) declaring. The following is a list of items which you may bring into Mexico tax free. • Items for personal use such as clothing, shoes and toiletries according to the length of your stay. • 1 photographic or motion video camera, including a power source and rolls of film or video cassettes. (No professional equipment.) • Books and magazines. • 1 used sports article or piece of equipment for individual use. • 2 cartons of cigarettes or 50 cigars. • 3 liters (approx. 3 quarts) of wine, alcohol, beer, etc. if the passenger is an adult. You may import an additional 2 liters and pay the corresponding tax. • Medicine for personal use (with your prescription). • Suitcases to transport your items.
If you are legally a resident of another country, in addition to the items listed, you may also bring the following items: • Binoculars • Camping equipment • Portable television, radio and 20 tapes • Typewriter or laptop computer • 5 used toys if the passenger is a child • Fishing tackle • Pair of skis • 2 tennis rackets • A non-motorized boat up to 5½ meters in length or a surfboard with or without a sail
If you are traveling by a camper, trailer, motorhome you may also bring in: • VCR • Bicycle with or without a motor • Household linens • Kitchen utensils • Livingroom & bedroom furniture You may import additional merchandise valued up to $1,000 per vehicle by paying the corresponding tax without the intervention of a customs broker. Over $1,000 USD requires a broker, which are located just across the border.
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TRAVELINFORMATION FIREARMS & DRUGS Firearms, illegal drugs and ammunition are NOT allowed into Mexico. Hunters may bring their firearm with the proper paperwork/clearance. Possession carries a pentalty of 5 to 30 years.
IMPORTING You are allowed to bring in $75.00 USD per person worth of new merchandise - this does not include your personal items such as clothing, toiletries, etc. If you have new merchandise in excess of $75 per person you will need to declare your items and pay the impuestos (taxes) before crossing into Mexico. You may import up to $1,000 USD in new merchandise per vehicle without the assistance of a Customs Broker. To declare items you are bringing into Mexico, turn left as you cross the border, just beyond the chainlink fence. Park in the designated spot and go into the Aduana Building in the middle of the two lanes. See Crossing the Border for more information on declaring merchandise. If your merchandise totals more than $1,000 USD per vehicle, you will need the assistance of a customs broker. Customs brokers are located on the Mexican side of the border. Park on the U.S. side and walk across to one of their offices. Customs Brokers in Sonoyta, Mex. Agencia Ibarrola (011-52-651) 512-1878 Aserco Imp. (011-52-651) 512-0009 MultiServicios Sinaloa (011-52-651) 512-1593 or 1599
INSURANCE Medical Insurance Family or personal trip/vacation medical insurance can be purchased by some providers in the U.S. Check your existing policy to see what coverage is offered while visiting Mexico. Most clinics in Rocky Point do not accept U.S. insurance as payment. Vehicle Insurance Mexican Law states that you MUST HAVE MEXICAN INSURANCE while driving in Mexico. A minimum of liability is required though full coverage is recommended. You can insure your driver’s license if driving a buggy, quad, rail, etc., but the vehicle cannot be insured for theft. If your vehicle is stolen, you must immediately file a local, federal (state) and U.S. police report. The insurance companies usually pay low blue book and extras such as rims, tires, stereo, etc. are not covered. Most U.S. policies ARE NOT recognized in Mexico. You may purchase insurance over the internet, phone, mail or stop at a number of places on your way to Rocky Point. Look in this issue for Mexican Insurance.
MILEAGE FROM ROCKY POINT TO Agua Prieta, Mexico.......................345 miles Ajo, Arizona......................................90 miles Caborca, Mexico.............................154 miles Ciudad Obregon, Mexico...............491 miles Guaymas, Mexico...........................408 miles Hermosillo, Mexico........................321 miles
Kino Bay, Mexico............................393 miles Las Vegas, Nevada..........................514 miles Los Angeles, California...................540 miles Lukeville, Arizona..............................66 miles Nogales, Mexico.............................287 miles Phoenix, Arizona............................217 miles San Carlos, Mexico.........................407 miles San Diego, California......................366 miles Santa Ana, Mexico.........................217 miles Sonoyta, Mexico..............................62 miles Tucson, Arizona..............................208 miles Yuma, Arizona................................260 miles Coastal Highway 003
This highway will run from Baja, California through Rocky Point to San Carlos. It is completed from El Golfo de Santa Clara to Rocky Point and from El Desemboque to Puerto Libertdad. Southern California visitors will be able to cut their driving time by using this beautiful, safe new highway! It is a nice, wide, 2-lane highway with rest stops, plenty of passing and wide shoulders for emergencies. See Driving to Puerto Peñasco at the beginning of this section.
PETS Only domestic animals (dogs & cats) are permitted into Mexico and you are allowed only two (2) animals per vehicle. You need to carry a copy of your pet’s current rabies vaccination certificate as you may be asked for it as you cross the border. Mexico has many stray animals roaming the streets so please keep an eye on your pet. Many pets are lost in Rocky Point each year due to unfamiliar surroundings and firework noise. If your animal is lost while visiting Rocky Point, we have found the best thing to do is scour the area where he/she was last seen. You can also pass out flyers to taxi drivers and water truck delivery men and post them all over town. Putting an announcement on the local AM and FM radio stations are also a good idea. Be sure you have a collar and tag on your animal as well as a current photo. Contrary to popular belief, your pet is not welcome at most establishments, especially where food is served. Please check with the staff before bringing your pet inside as the business can be fined for health violations.
RE-ENTERING THE UNITED STATES CLOSED MIDNIGHT - 6:00 AM Have your I.D. or Passport ready Bureau of Customs and Border Protection PO Box C, Lukeville, AZ 85341 (520) 387-5671, Fax: (520) 387-5309
Passports On June 1st, 2009, U.S. Citizens reentering the United States (via vehicle) from Mexico will be required to show their Passport, Passport Card, Enhanced Driver’s License, NEXXUS or SENTRI card. Everyone in the vehicle needs to provide one of the above forms if identificaton. Parents bringing their babies, who have not received their official birth certificate, may bring the temporary one issued by the hospital. Children 16 and under will be required to show a copy of their birth certificate. Wait Times Traffic is greatly increased during holiday and busy weekends. Please plan your trip accordingly. A good idea is to arrive a day early, and stay a day later. You can check border wait times on the internet at http://apps.cbp.gov/bwt Permitted Items 100 cigars, 200 cigarettes 1 liter (39.8 fl. oz.) of alcohol, per person, 21 yrs. or older. You are NOT permitted, at the Lukeville Port of Entry, to pay duty and import additional alcohol. This is a Pima County law, not an Arizona or U.S. state law, so check with the individual border crossing. Fruits and Vegetables: bananas, blackberries, cactus fruits, dates, dewberries, grapes, lychees, melons, papayas, pineapples, and strawberries. (Most citrus such as oranges and grapefruit are NOT permitted.) Vegetables are permitted, except for those on the prohibited list. Okra, however, is subject to certain restrictions. Nuts: acorns, almonds, cocoa beans, chestnuts, coconuts (without husks or milk), peanuts, pecans, pinons (pinenuts), tamarind beans, walnuts and waternuts. Seafood: 50 lbs. of fish or shrimp per vehicle. Avoid customs penalties by declaring all articles acquired in Mexico, and in your possession at the time of your reentry into the United States. If in doubt whether an article should be declared, always declare it first to the Customs Officer on duty. If you understate the value of an article you declare, you may have to pay a penalty in addition to the payment of duty. If you fail to declare an article, acquired in Mexico, not only is the item subject to seizure, but you will be liable for a personal penalty. You are entitled to a $800 exemption in a 30 day period. Articles totaling $800 may be entered free of duty, subject to limitations on liquor, cigarettes & cigars. Prohibited Items Agricultural items are prohibited if they can carry plant pests or animal diseases. Cuban Cigars Medicine requires a prescription, carry a copy of your U.S. prescription with you. Fruits and Vegetables: sugarcane, potatoes, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, and yams. (Exceptions: Cooked potatoes and avocados without seeds, except in California.) Plants, Seeds and Soil: plants and seeds require special permits. Soil and some plants are prohibited. Check in advance with agricultural inspectors. (Exception: some dried plant parts for medicinal purposes are permitted.) Meat and Game: pork, raw and cooked, including sausages, cold cuts, skins, and
pork tacos is prohibited. (Exceptions: shelf-stable, canned pork and hardcooked pork skins (cracklings) are permitted.) Poultry: raw meat from both domesticated and game fowl is prohibited. (Exception: thoroughly cooked poultry is permitted.) Eggs: prohibited. (Exceptions: boiled and cooked eggs are permitted.) Game: check with agricultural inspectors in advance. Live Birds: wild and domesticated birds, including poultry are prohibited. To import personally owned pet birds, contact agricultural inspectors in advance. Straw: generally prohibited. This includes wheat straw, seeds, animal feed, and all articles made from this material. In addition to the excepted items listed above, many agricultural items are permitted if they pass inspection to be sure they are free of pests, soil and sand.
SHUTTLE SERVICES Daily shuttle service is available from the Phoenix and Tucson areas to Rocky Point and cities in-between. Please contact the companies directly for their schedules and rates. If you need door to door service, clarify that they offer that service and if you need to be picked up at the airport make sure that the shuttle has a permit to pick up passengers at the airport. Head Out to Rocky Point (602) 971-0166, Toll Free 866-443-2368 www.headouttorockypoint.com Lloyds Rocky Point Shuttle and Tours (623) 551-568-9001, Toll Free 866-568-9001 info@lloydsrockypointshuttle.com www.lloydsrockypointshuttle.com www.lloydsgrandtours.com Nena’s Transportation 388-7089 or (602) 442-6802 Located on Benito Juarez, N of the Baseball Stadium by Coffee Point Transportes Superior 383-3640 Calle Lazaro Cardenas, Esq. Benito Juarez Bus Station TNS/Estrella Blanca Sonoyta: Across the border on the west side of the street. 01-651-512-3374 At the Bus Station: 01-651-512-0784 Phoenix: 29th & VanBuren: 602-455-9522
TRAVEL BEYOND THE FREE ZONE Puerto Peñasco is located in the Free Zone, where you do not need vehicle/ tourist visas to visit. If you plan to travel beyond the Free Zone you will need the following: FMT (personal tourist visa) and your vehicle permit if you plan to drive. Personal Visa (FMT) Available at the I m m i g rat i o n Office in Sonoyta, on your right as you cross the border. They are open from 8:00 AM until Midnight. You will need to bring your birth certificate and/or valid driver’s license. You can either park on the U.S. side and walk across or you can go through the border and park. You will need to show your ID and fill out the necessary paperwork (it is in English and Spanish). Once you have filled out the paperwork you will take it over to Banca Serfin, pay approx. $195 pesos (per person) and return to the office to give them a copy. At this time you cannot obtain your FMT
in Peñasco, but the Immigration office can stamp your FM3 or FM2 for travel beyond the free zone. If you are flying into the airport you can obtain your FMT when you arrive at the Peñasco airport. By law, anyone who stays in Mexico for more than 72 hours, is required to have an FMT, whether you stay within the Free Zone or not. Automobile Visa The Free Zone covers most of Sonora, but if you plan to drive past Guaymas, Sonora, you will need to obtain a permit for your vehicle. This can be done in San Emeterio, about 20 miles south of Sonoyta on Hwy 2 or at the check point outside of Guaymas. The cost for this permit is approx. $44 dlls. You cannot get a permit in Rocky Point. You will need the original and 3 copies of: • Registration, Title and the valid driver’s license of the vehicle owner • Credit card in the vehicle owner’s name • FMT, FM3, FM2, Passport or birth certificate • Leasing contract (if the vehicle is rented or leased), which must be in the name of the person importing the vehicle. If the vehicle belongs to a company, the papers certifying the employee works for the company. If you do not have a credit card you can post a bond payable to the Federal Treasury issued by an authorized bonding company in Mexico. As an alternative to posting bond you may make a cash deposit at Banco del Ejercito in an amount equal to the value according to the “Table of Vehicle Values for Bonding Companies.” At Banco del Ejercito your credit card will be charged approx. $30 USD. A cash deposit will also be accepted if you do not have a credit card. Your deposit plus any interest will be returned to you when you leave Mexico. You may choose to obtain a bond through an authorized Mexican bonding company located at all border crossings. The bonding company also assess taxes and processing costs for this service. The vehicle permit is good for 6 months and for any type of vehicle weighing under 3 tons. When departing Mexico, and if you are not planning to drive the vehicle back into Mexico, the permit must be canceled with Customs. If your car is found in Mexico, beyond the Free Zone, and beyond the authorized time, or without the appropriate papers, it will be confiscated. Always carry the importation permit with you when driving your vehicle into Mexico. Take it with you when you exit the vehicle - do not leave this document in your car. Make a copy and leave a copy in the car - same with your insurance. The sale, abandonment or use of the vehicle for financial gain, a criminal act, etc. will result in its confiscation. The vehicle may be driven by the spouse or adult children as long as they have the same immigration status. It is a good idea to get a notarized document, if you are driving a vehicle beyond the free zone that is not registered in your name, nor the owner is in the vehicle. It should simply state that the owner has given you permission to drive the vehicle, you may want to include the make, model, year, color and VIN number. The Rocky Point Times Newspaper strives to keep the information up-to-date. Laws, rules and info. change constantly, so if you notice an error, or have additional info., please let us know so that we may change the info. Contact us with questions or corrections at rptimes@ prodigy.net.mx or phone (480) 463-6255 or local 383-6325.
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Roadrunner, If the Coyote gets to you…
Lemon- Broiled Orange Roughy
By Steve Franklin
I am a firm believer that every living species on earth serves a purpose. From the dreadful vultures of the sky to the flesh eating sharks of the sea...and yes, even the wily Coyote serves a purpose. The coyote, also known as the American jackal, brush wolf, or the prairie wolf, is a species of canine found throughout North and Central America, ranging from Panama in the south, north through Mexico, and into the United States, and Canada. They thrive in the desert areas surrounding Rocky Point and especially in the desert between the border and Rocky Point. You will encounter one at least once every four trips down from the States. These canines are very social animals with strong family bonds. Both males and females help to raise and feed the pups. In addition, coyotes often hunt and travel either in pairs or in small packs. They communicate to each other with scent marking, body language, and a wide variety of vocalizations. Their yelps and howls can often be heard at dusk and dawn or throughout the night if you live near Competition Hill in Cholla Bay. Their scientific name, Canis Latrans, even means “barking dog” in Latin! Coyotes have grayish-brown to reddish-brown fur. They are typically 32 to 37 in long and weigh 20 to 50 lbs. The omnivorous predator has a varied diet hunting for rabbits, rodents, fish, frogs, and even deer. They also eat fruit, grass and their important role is eating carrion (rotting meat). Scavenging is a vital role the coyote plays in the circle of life within the Rocky Point region. I usually spy
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coyotes walking along the shore at low tides in the early morning. They merely pick up carcasses on the rocks or beaches of any creature that has been left for the pickings. If the coyotes don’t get them the birds will. I do not like the stories I hear every once in a while when a coyote runs off with somebody’s pet. My advice is; do what it takes to protect your pet if you live among coyotes. Same thing goes, for example, if you live among bears, know they are around and prevent your pets from encountering them. They are one of the most abundant and adaptive mammals in North America. All I can say is, coyotes are here to stay in the Rocky Point area, so protect your pets by keeping an eye on them at all times.
Coyote Facts
Coyotes are excellent swimmers. They have been able to colonize islands and escape from predators by swimming out in oceans and lakes.
Hello everybody this is your friend Chef Mickey here in Rocky Point we are enjoying perfect weather down here so, come on and let’s enjoy it all together. I would like to say hello to Rebbeca L. “Hi, Rebecca”. We at Mickeys place love your wonderful comments on trip adviser and we respect each and every one of them. This month recipe is “Lemon- Broiled Orange Roughy”.
Ingredients & Procedure
Coyotes can breed with both domestic dogs and wolves. A dog-coyote mix is called a “Coydog.” In order to not get attacked by predators and to sneak up on prey, coyotes often walk on their toes to make as little noise as possible. Coyotes have a very keen sense of smell. They can even detect prey scurrying under snow or sand. In addition to howling, coyotes will yip, bark or yelp in a variety of ways to communicate with each other over long distances. Coyotes can be very cunning. One coyote might jump around to distract some prey, while another coyote sneaks up and pounces on the animal. Coyotes in residential areas are very sleek and agile. They can hop on top of a 6-foot block fence with one leap and walk along it like a cat. I know, I have seen it in my own backyard in Phoenix and throughout the Rocky Point residential areas. A Coyote’s winter coat can be so thick that it’s hard to distinguish from a wolf. A ‘Red Wolf ’ is a Coyote/Wolf mix. They were almost extinct in the U.S., but were brought back and now are found mainly in the Southeastern United States.
• 3Tbs lemon juice • 1Tbs Dijon Mustard • 1Tbs melted butter • ¼ tsp coarsely ground pepper • 4 oz orange roughy filets • Additional ground pepper optional • Lemon wedges for garnishing Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl, stir well Divide mixture in half. Place fish on rack of a broiler pan coated with cooking spray, brush with half of the lemon mixture. Broil 5 ½ inches from heat 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with fork. Drizzle with remaining half of lemon juice mixture. If desired, sprinkle with additional pepper, and serve with lemon wedges. Serve it with rice pilaf & broiled asparagus and. There you have it. Chef Mickey’s Place is now open 7 days a week, serving lunch and dinner and breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. Don’t forget, we cater. Enjoy this recipe this month at Chef Mickey’s Place”. Remember, we are now taking credit cards (Visa & M.C.) Blvd. Fremont, Plaza del Sol. Contact: 388-9500 OR (044-638) 386-4736 chefmickeyone@hotmail.com
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Summer Bliss By Rita Pizarro
June is finally here and with it the summer and the longest day of the year: the summer solstice, this year occurring on June 21st. Kids are happily out of school, the ocean water in Puerto Peñasco is nice and warm and it’s time to take the family on a vacation to the beach and replenish, to have a few “lazy summer days”. Even though the summer seems to slowly crawl by, sometimes it goes away all too quickly, leaving you thinking of all the things you wanted to do in the summer that you didn’t do. Don’t let the summer go past you inadvertently, resolve to enjoy your favorite summer activities and make a list of what would make you happy this summer, here are a few ideas: 1) Dip your toes in the water with a drink (lemonade, margarita, cold beer,________ fill the blank with your favorite summer drink) in your hand and enjoy watching the tides of the ocean come and go. 2) Shut off your cell phone, close the lid to your laptop, turn off the TV and spend a lazy day with no electronics. 3) Checkout from your library or buy a good novel or other relaxing book and spend a day enjoying a good book that is not work related. 4) Make a living bouquet: buy some small vibrantly colored flowers and plant them in a basket to make a beautiful summer “living bouquet.” 5) Be a Big Brother or Big Sister for a day: Take someone else’s kid (or kids) that might be down on his/her luck out for ice cream or to the beach or maybe clothes or toy shopping and fill your heart with
their joy. There are a lot of local kids that would absolutely Love this and believe me this will make you feel good, better than any spa treatment, trip to the mall or dinner out, and probably cheaper. 6) Run through the sprinklers barefooted, be silly like a kid, get wet, enjoy the mist and the grass under your toes, feel the energy of the earth connect with your body. 7) If you are lucky enough to have some rain: go outside and get wet, lift your head and feel the drops go down on your face and feel connected to nature. 8) Finish a project that has been begging to get done for a long time, and get peace of mind after you complete it. 9) 9) Drive your motorcycle, quad, horse or whatever you like to ride at sunset and enjoy the fresh ocean breeze and multicolored skies. 10) Move: try walking up and down the beach or start something new like a stand up paddleboard, Kayaking, kitesurfing (yes there are some good windy days in the summer), sailing or just go for a swim in the warm ocean water, you will feel great afterwards :) Finally: stop complaining about the heat, Summer too shall pass :) See you at the Beach!
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Classy Segunda—With a Little of This and a Little of That… By Joe Houchin
As a child, did you ever have an aunt whose home you always loved to visit, not for a big family thing, but because you could “explore” the timeless treasures that adorned every inch of space throughout her palace of furnishings, knick-knacks and paintings? Surprise would be the order of the day as you discovered new, really cool stuff during each visit. Elegant doilies decorated every flat surface, lamps abounded, all with colorful ruffles, tables bloomed with centerpieces announcing the current season, bedspreads bright with scenes that inevitably set your imagination into orbit and sent you running back shrieking, “Auntie, auntie!” followed by an eruption of exclamations about all that had captured your fascination. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself revisiting those same memories upon entering Donna Peckenpaugh’s Segunda This and That in Old Port. It makes sense. Donna graced our little slice of paradise by the sea as a resident 9 years ago after 30 years as a designer of not just the interiors of luxury homes but as the primary designer and project manager of large estates in places
like Colorado, Nevada, and Arizona among other exclusive locales. Six years ago, as she gazed bewilderingly over the two large storerooms of dust laden residential treasures she had brought down with her, Donna made a big decision. She had to find a good home for these beloved tokens of her outstanding career and so she set out to find a suitable location for a store front consignment shop. That decision turned out to be one that filled many social gaps in her life here. She began meeting new friends, in fact, several of her very best friends she met through her little shop in Old Port. Her new clients told their friends to be sure and visit her shop when they came down to Rocky Point. Then her friends began asking if they could put their items in her store, on consignment. Many brought things down with them from the states after talking with her. Never short of cute and classy items to offer, Donna soon found herself too close to being “unretired” for her comfort and realized the need to structure a routine that included time in her popular little shop, balanced with time for the things she loved most about Rocky Point, and time for her new friends and charitable activities.
If you would like to speak with Donna, you can call her at the shop when you’re in town at 383-1396 (when calling from a land line to another land line here, you don’t need to dial the area prefix 638); If you’d like to contact her from the states call her Vonage at (480) 626-8755. You can always email Donna at mexidivadonna@aol.com. Segunda This and That is easy to find because you pass it every time you leave the Malecón. It is on the one way street leading you back to Benito Juarez just past the Friendly Dolphins restaurant. You may not come around a corner shouting, “Auntie, auntie!” when you visit her shop, but you just might feel like it! If you want to stroll through Donna’s Segunda This and That, you can always find her there from Noon until 4:00 PM Wednesday through Saturday from the middle of October until the second week in July. From July until October you might cross paths in Colorado or Lake Tahoe as she escapes the sizzling seaside humidity of our tropic summers.
This article is brought to you by the Sonoran Resorts Sales Group, www.sonoranresorts.mx, Jim Ringquist, Director of Sales and Marketing.
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BARB’S DOG RESCUE A Life Well Lived NEWSLETTER “Help Us Help Them”
By Barb Mumaugh
Janet Quigley never wasted a day in her life. They say if you want something to get done, then ask a busy person to do it…or you could just ask Janet. If she said she would do something, then you could consider it done. Often times I would caution people not to ask Janet for her opinion on something unless they were prepared for the truth. She had no other way but to be honest with you all day long. This trait would either endear you to her or cause you to avoid her. Personally, I never tired of her wonderful ability to see things clearly. Janet had and continues to have a love affair with someone other than me, and I could not be happier about it, you see, we both loved God first and each other second. It was because of this right relationship that we were able to love each other so deeply. She was my perfect partner, my unfailing encourager, trusted confident, faithful lover, my shining example, and my truthful advisor. She loved me completely and was always truthful with me. I will miss her every day until we are reunited in heaven. Because of her deep love of God she was able to do amazing things in her life. She was a true “Kingdom Woman” and a living characterization of “The Wife of Noble Character” as writen about in Proverbs 31. All her life she would work hard, and she learned never to complain. She liked to say that complaining was a sin, because you were telling God that he screwed up…and we both knew that God does not screw up anything. Janet worked hard til the day she died. She knew no other way. She never expected any favors, and many times
she refused preferential treatment for any reason. Along with working until she was 55 so we could retire and live full time in Puerto Peñasco, she gave countless hours to helping others. Even after retiring, she dedicated herself to doing God’s work here in Peñasco. She was a driving force in The Larry D. Large Foundation for five years. After this she decided to work with the poor through the Family of God church here in Rocky Point. A few of her activities included delivering supplies (baby bags as she called them) to every newborn baby at the non-social security hospital in Peñasco for almost 8 years, bringing food to a mission site in San Rafael for over 4 years, feeding transients riding the rails at the old train station every Monday night, leading or attending numerous bible studies every week; feeding people at the church for over a year. This is not a complete list of the things she did because of her love of God, but it gives you an idea. Even with all these activities, she always had time to make me feel completely loved. She was just much more than my better half, she completed me in every way. With her sudden departure, I will need to rely on Jesus much more than I have in the past. In many ways I think she was teaching me how to do so all along. Thank you God for all the wonderful years you allowed us to be joined as one. I pray that you will carry me through these remaining years on earth until I can feel complete again, and be reunited with my dear, sweet, precious, little Janet again. John Quigley (A.K.A. Johnny Calamari)
Our momma dog, Pollee, just had 10 puppies. They are safe here at the shelter but as you know, the other puppies around town are not so lucky. Without the help and support of people like you, we won’t be able to get a handle on the overpopulation problem here in Peñasco. Many of the local people can’t afford to feed themselves or their dogs. Just like in the US, we feel education and affordable spay/ neuter services are important in keeping the dog population under control here in Peñasco. This month, we welcome Compassion Without Boarders (www.CWOB.org) back to Peñasco. This team of dedicated animal advocates works side by side with the City of Peñasco and many of the local shelters to tackle the animal overpopulation problem. They bring vets from the US and Mexico to do animal wellness checks and free spay/neuter clinics. Compassion will be here from July 26th – July 28th. All donations are welcome for this event. We need medical supplies, cash donations, meals for the working vets and of course as many volunteers as possible. The days are going to be long and hot for everyone, including the dogs, but we must push forward…the animals are counting on us! Please let us know if you can help. Every shelter in town ends up with a new dog or two after these events. Some people bring their dogs in and never come back for them. Other people realize they can’t care for their animal and beg us to take it in and feed it.
If you want to see things change with the animal overpopulation problem here in Peñasco, let’s change it. Together we are stronger! We have had some amazing people donate to us last month. We didn’t get their permission to list their names before this July RPTimes went to print, so we will have to say a blanket “Thank-you” to everyone that made a donation.
We still need some help with getting pictures of our dogs so they can be posted in the US to find forever homes. If you can help please stop out and see us. Please be sure to share your pictures on our Facebook page. All donations are welcome at Barb’s Dog Rescue. Please help us save as many dogs as possible. You can make an online donation on our website or Facebook page. You can also stop at the shelter. We are located north of town on Highway 8, the main highway between Puerto Peñasco and Sonoyta. When heading north out of town, Barb’s is located on the west (left) side of the road, about 2 ½ miles north of the Carbora turn off. Look for our bright yellow signs. Website: www.barbsdogrescuerp.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ BarbsDogRescue. Barb’s Mexico cell 638-114-1659 or US 602-774-1578. Email barbsdogrescue@gmail.com In case we don’t say it enough, we are so thankful to The City of Peñasco for their help and support. We also wish to thank all the animal rescues in Peñasco. Please consider adopting one of our Mexico mutts. They make the best pets!
Please visit us online http://www.facebook.com/BarbsDogRescue or our website www.BarbsDogRescueRP.com Barb’s Mexico cell # (638) 114-1659 or her US # (602) 774-1578. Email barbsdogrescue@gmail.com. We can pick up donations in the US and Puerto Peñasco.
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High Fructose Corn Syrup By Rosarie Salerno
High fructose corn syrup, HFCS, may sound harmless; sugar from corn syrup, what could be bad about that? Besides, the FDA has approved it, therefore it must be OK. WRONG! Prior to the 1970›s cane sugar and sugars derived from beets were the primary sources for the sweetening of commercially manufactured foods and beverages; corn syrup was also popular. Ordinary corn syrup is manufactured by transforming the sucrose in cornstarch into glucose. Around 1957 scientists discovered how to convert corn syrup glucose, into high fructose corn syrup by rearranging the molecular structure of glucose. Today, basically, genetically modified corn is further processed at the molecular level to create high fructose corn syrup that is being consumed, in vast amounts, in beverages including sodas, fruitflavored drinks, candy and processed foods. The process of making HFCS includes using food-grade hydrochloric acid, which may be a source of inorganic mercury found present in some samples of processed food products. A 2009 study reported in the Journal of Environmental Health, stated that mercury had been found in nearly one half of tested commercial samples of HFCS. The institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy found mercury in almost one third of 55 popular brand-named foods and beverages. The products not containing mercury may have been processed using caustic soda that does not use mercury in its manufacturing. HFCS is cheaper to use than sugar or corn syrup. Due to high tariffs placed on imported cane sugar, and the fact that HFCS is much sweeter, processed food manufacturers can use less of the sweetener; thereby, they are able to make more profits. The high tariffs on sugar are a result of the HFCS and corn lobbyists. We have all heard that eating too much sugar is bad for you. Sugar is an enemy of the immune system. Fructose has been found to inhibit the action of white blood cells; this effect can last up to 5 hours, lowering the resistance to germs, viruses and parasites. Fructose is also known for speeding up the aging process. In studies using animals
that were fed fructose, they developed high triglycerides and hypertension. HFCS is especially destructive to the liver by contributing to its fat deposits. Other animal studies showed its effects on insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, higher levels of insulin and increases in blood pressure. A study done at Princeton University found that rats fed HFCS gained 300% more weight than rats that ate equal amounts or more of fruit-derived sugar. Irresponsible consumption of high fructose corn syrup has had a huge increase in the development of diabetes. Currently diabetes inflicts almost 24 million people in the US. The World Health Organization predicts by the year 2030 that diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of death. HFCS has also shown to cause arterial plaque build-up that can lead to heart disease and stroke. There are also allergy symptoms associated with HFCS. According to the Mayo Clinic, asthma is the first symptom to appear. Rashes, such as hives and eczema are common symptoms as well. Anaphylactic Shock has also been reported. The more highly processed the foodlike products we eat, that line the grocer’s shelves, the more likely it contains HFCS. Manufacturers hide HFCS on labels by listing it as “flavorings” or “assorted seasonings”. Even if you are not adding sugar to what you eat, you may be unwittingly eating it in the processed foods you purchase; adding to your overall consumption. This could be even more dangerous to people who are diabetic. HFCS is also an addictive substance, making it even more dangerous than cocaine. Unfortunately, consumers are lead to believe that alternative artificial sweeteners are OK to ingest in order to avoid eating sugar and HFCS. Artificial sweeteners are toxic and dangerous. Natural sweeteners like raw sugar cane, raw honey, sugar from coconuts and maple syrup may be used sparingly. Stevia, another natural sweetener, does not increase blood glucose levels. The American Heart Association recommends that women get no more than 6 teaspoons and men no more than 9 teaspoons of added sugar per day.
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Families Helping Families and Rotary Interact Youth
Build Three and Present Two New Homes to Peñasco Needy Families owns Silverado Remodel out of Salt Lake City, shares his expertise with the eager youngsters throughout the construction project. Key FHF volunteers like Rod and Diane Herbert work with the Rotarians to complete the interior furnishings of these new homes and assist where ever needed.
By Joe Houchin
When efforts are 110% altruistic, only great goodness can result. Yes, we know that 100% is a mathematical maximum in most uses. However, the Rotary Interact Youth Groups who come to Puerto Peñasco to build houses with Families Helping Families are an exception to this otherwise hard mathematical fact.
That’s because their passion, their ardent desire to help others goes beyond expending their energies during four days of hard labor to build three homes that were nothing but a foundation upon their arrival. That is the 100% of altruism in the equation. But there’s so much more they do before they even arrive that makes it possible to change the lives of deserving families: providing them with secure, stable and comfortable shelter so they can concentrate on raising their children, getting a better job and securing consistent income to create a positive environment for their kids.
What each and every one of these young adults do to be a part the work force, which on most trips reach about 200, is raise all the money necessary to make the trip from Utah, by bus, pay for their meals and lodging while here, and most
unbelievable of all, they also pay their portion of the supplies, building materials and in most cases even the furnishings of the very homes they build for those deserving Puerto Peñasco families. They also bring with them as many of their own tools as they can access, such as hammers, etc. We think that is what tips the 100% mark of altruism by at least another 10%. The trip leaders for this year were Rotarians Brad and Annette Barker who accepted the daunting challenge of taking responsibility for the planning and operation of the group travel and activities. A task that could have been terrifying had that many young people been anything less than the caring bunch that they are! This group of approximately180 dedicated Rotarians, 130 of whom were 18 years old and younger, along with 40 20 year olds and older, counselors (chaperones) from the Utah District of Rotary International Interact and Rotaract youth clubs headed by past District Governor, Penny Atkinson, arrived in our little slice of paradise by the sea on June 8th with the goal to build three more homes on a tract of land that already has six houses they’ve built over the last two years. And that they did!
As it has been for the last five years, this was a joint effort of the American Nonprofit Corporation, Families Helping Families Mexico, Inc, their Mexican Nonprofit, Casas Perpetuales Parker, AC and Rotary International. An important key to the project is construction organization and non-profit administration which has been provided by Families Helping Families (FHF) veterans, Ralph and Janene Pew and Jared and Marsha Parker. Ralph handles the land and title as well as other aspects of the two non-profit entities, while Jared, who
The name for the Mexican non-profit, Casas Perpetuales (Perpetual Houses in English) was chosen because what makes this all work is the willingness of the grateful recipients to make regular monthly payments for their homes, and to devote time to helping wherever possible to complete homes for others to enjoy, thus perpetuating the program. Margarita (Maggie) Gama Núñez, a very special recent recipient of one of the six houses on that same tract, is a great example of the FHF concept at work. Maggie has given 24 hour care for her 14 year old severely brain injured daughter, Alejandra, a victim of infant vaccinations that went terribly wrong when she was just two years of age. But her gratitude for the life changing home she now occupies she expresses by using her seamstress skills to make all the window dressings for the new FHF homes since she moved into her own. All was ready for the scheduled Friday morning presentation ceremony, which was attended by Mayor Prof. Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta who has supported this project since he took office two years ago. Ralph introduced the families and active supporter, restaurateur Julio Valenzuela (Mare Blu, Portofino) handed over the keys as they made their way to the front door through the high fives of two rows of proud young Rotarians who had worked on these two homes during their last trip.
Awaiting the group’s arrival at the site on Monday morning of June 9th were three concrete foundations of 1000 sf each, stacks and stacks of concrete blocks, piles of 2X4’s, several cement mixers, saber saws, an arsenal of nail guns and all the other tools needed to build three houses by Thursday afternoon.
During these four days, the adults were busy detailing and furnishing two of the six houses not yet presented to the new recipients whose applications had been accepted by Casas Perpetuales. All new appliances and furniture were arranged for and installed.
The two teary eyed and speechless families, were grateful beyond words as they pierced the threshold of a brand new life. Carlos Alberto Valverde followed his wife, Margarita Martínez Grijalva and daughter Tania whose smile told the story of her dreams. Meanwhile, across the narrow way, María de los Angeles Zaragoza Valdez, nearly overcome with emotion was comforted by daughter, Zaira Viriyuana and her sons, Juan Leonel and Angel Ricardo as she received the keys to her dream home. The beauty of it all? This is no dream. These phenomenal organizations will be back again and again to spread their kindness in such a lasting way. Let your heart be warmed by knowing there are young, selfless, caring citizens, our future leaders, who are proud to live the Rotarian motto: “Service Above Self ”!
This article is brought to you by the Sonoran Resorts Sales Group, www.sonoranresorts.mx, Jim Ringquist, Director of Sales and Marketing.
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GENERALINFORMATION ATV’s ATV’S ARE NOT PERMITTED ON CITY BEACHES Please follow these rules when riding ATV’s in Rocky Point. • Helmets recommended • Only 2 persons per ATV • No riding after dark • Driver’s must be 16 yrs. of age • Do not race, jump, do wheelies, etc. • Do not drink and drive DO NOT RIDE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS Main Blvd. Benito Juarez Blvd. Fremont or in the Old Port
You will be fined if riding in these areas. Fines are to be paid only at the police station.
$$ BANKING & MONEY $$ Typical Bank Hours Mon.-Fri. open 8:30 or 9 AM, close 4 or 5 PM Saturday 9 or 10 AM - 2 PM Banks do not offer Safety Deposit Boxes BANKS IN PUERTO PEÑASCO BANAMEX Sucursal Pinacate Blvd. Benito Juárez & Campeche 383-3943 or 383-4830 Blvd. Benito Juárez & Blvd. López Portillo 388-5842 or 388-5844 BANCOMER 383-2947 or 383-2430 Blvd. Benito Juárez & V. Estrella and in Plaza Fremont BANORTE 383-5955 • Blvd. Benito Juárez 388-6901 • Blvd. Fremont & Sinaloa SANTANDER SERFIN 383-2091 or 383-4288 Blvd. Benito Juárez & Calle 13 Hwy. 85, north of town ATM MACHINES ATM’s are located at the banks and have 24 hr. access. They give pesos only. When the machine prompts Pesos? Dollars? you must select pesos or your transaction will be aborted. There are U.S. ATM machines in Ajo, Why and Lukeville, AZ. CHECKS & CREDIT CARDS Most merchants do not accept U.S. checks and they are not cashable at banks or money exchanges. Some merchants do accept credit cards, but check first and ask if there is an additional charge. MONEY EXCHANGE All merchants accept USD. If you would like to exchange your dollars into pesos you can do so at one of the banks or at the money exchanges. Depending on the exchange rate, sometimes you are better off paying in USD or pesos, you will have to do the math. TRAVELERS CHECKS Travelers Checks are accepted by some merchants, but are not cashable at any bank in Puerto Peñasco. U.S. BANKS Closest U.S. bank to Puerto Peñasco National Bank 101 La Mina Avenue, Ajo, AZ 85321 (520) 387-7616 Mon.-Thurs. 9-4, Fri. 9-5 They do not exchange pesos or Canadian $
WIRE SERVICE You can send money to a person in Rocky Point, from the U.S., by using MoneyGram or Western Union. MoneyGram transfers are picked up at
Coppel Department Store on Ave. Constitucion (across from Super Ley grocery store). It must say Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico and the receipent must have a driver’s license or a passport and the transaction number to retrieve the money. Western Union transfers may be picked up at the local post office during business hours, must show proof of ID. You cannot wire money to a bank for someone who does not have an account.
CAMPING DRY CAMPING There are a few places to dry camp on the beach north and south of Rocky Point, but really nowhere in city limits except on Sandy Beach next to The Reef. RV PARKS Almost all of the RV Parks in Puerto Peñasco offer tent camping. There are three oceanfront rv parks with services available and many more in town or with an ocean view. Oceanfront RV parks are: Cholla Bay - The Reef El Mirador - Playa de Oro Sandy Beach - Playa Bonita Pets are allowed on the beaches and at the RV parks. Dogs must be leashed and please pick up after them. See “Pets” in this section for more information. Please call the individual park for their rates and reservations.
CHURCHES 7th Day Adventist Church Pastor Antulio Espinoza Ave. Sinaloa (between Alberto Lizárraga & Gregorio Escalante) Tel: (044-638) 110-5538 Worship Saturday 9:30am Adonai Comunidad Cristiana Lucero Viuda de Morúa #257 between López Mateos & Healy Col. Luis Donaldo Colosio Tel. 638.383.3865 www.adonaicc.net Assembly of God 383-3364 Ave. Luis Encinas & 27th Street Apostolic Church Constitucion Ave. & 15th Street Grupo Unidad Cristianos de Peñasco Pastor Ernesto Portugal 383-2240 North on Benito Juarez to Simon Morua, turn right (east), 1 blk. past Ace Hardware, turn right, church is on your left before Melchor Ocampo. English Headphone available Sunday Services 9:30am-11:15 & 11:30-1:30 Thursday: 7:30 - 9:00pm Church office hours Monday - Friday 9:30am to 2:00pm Peñasco Christian Fellowship 383-4513 ask for Stan or Becky Tedrow On Melchor Ocampo, 1/2 blk. E. of Blvd. Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez. Bilingual Services Sunday Services: 10am and 11:15am Wednesday Services: 7:00pm Family of God Christian Fellowship Non-Denominational Worship Services 383-3480 Blvd. Costero N 2000A, Fracc. Las Palomas English Services, Everyone Welcome Spanish Translation Offered Sunday Services: 9:00am Iglesia Sagrado Corazon de Jesus (Sacred Heart Church) Paseo V. Estrella in Old Port. Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall 388-6244 Stadium road, on the left side just before Blvd. Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, behind COFESA Sunday-English 9:30AM
Mormon Church 18th St & Cuauhtémoc Ave Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe 383-2959 Calle 20 Simon Morua Sunday Services: 8:00 am and 10:00 am 1:00 pm, 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm Rocky Point Bible Church Iglesia Ev. Nuevo Nacimiento Pastor Manuel Agundez Blvd. Samuel Ocaña between San Luis and Guillermo Prieto Services in Spanish, but many English speaking groups attend to translate Services Sunday and Wednesday and Bible Study Groups Children’s Ministry every Saturday in Colonia Nueva Good News Club with Esperanza de Vida San Francisco Blvd. Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez Sunday Service: 11:00 am San Judas Tadeo near old Cholla Bay Road Sunday Services: 5:00 pm San Martin de Porres Ave. Luis Encinas Sunday Services: 9:00 am Templo La Hermosa 383-7130 Pastor Carlos Gracian Located next to the new cemetery Sunday Services: 10:00 am WEDDINGS: You need the proper documentation to be legally married in Mexico. Please see the “Weddings” section for more information
EMERGENCIES Puerto Peñasco’s hospitals and clinics handle a variety of emergency and nonemergency situations. Most visitors visit one of the Clinics (listed below) or the Red Cross for emergency services. Ground and air ambulance transport services are available. CLINICS Clínica Santa Fe Simón Morúa, 2nd corner off of Blvd. Benito Juárez English speaking doctors Lab on site, X-rays 383-2447 or 383-4040 Clínica San Jose 383-5121 English Speaking Doctors Blvd. Benito Juarez Clínica Santa Isabel (Maternity) 383-3645 Puerto Peñasco Clínica Santa María 383-2440 Puerto Peñasco Sandy Beach Medical Center 388-7676 Cellular: 044-638-110-7898 Dr. Jesús González Gaytán Blvd. Paseo de Las Dunas (On Sandy Beach) 24 Hr. Emergency Service Available Full Service Outpatient Medical Clinic English speaking doctor and staff CLOSEST U.S. CLINIC Desert Senita Health Center 401 Malcate, Ajo, AZ 85321 Off main blvd. at curve, N of the bank (520) 387-5651 CRUZ ROJA (RED CROSS) EMERGENCY DIAL 065 383-2266
Cruz Roja Mexicana Services are absolutely free 24 Hours, 7 Days a Week Red Cross does not receive any funding and operate solely on donations. Your contributions will be welcome at any time in their office on Blvd Fremont or stop when you see them on your way into town. Red Cross has Technicians and Instructors available in case of a disaster in Puerto Peñasco. They treat non-life threatening wounds and can prepare patients for ground or air ambulance service to U.S. OTHER IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS dialed from Mexico AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE AirEvac......................001-880-321-9522 Sky Med...................001-866-805-9624 CLINICS...............see Clincs on this page HOSPITALS Community.............................383-4566 IMSS........................................383-5186 EMERGENCY NUMBERS WHEN IN DOUBT DIAL 066 Electric dial...071 Fire Department dial...068 Marine Rescue dial...462,627 or 767 VHF Channel 26 is monitored by CBSC Police dial...060
FIRST AID Scorpion Stings First aid for any scorpion sting should involve cooling the wound, which allows the body to more easily break down the molecular structure of the venom. Cooling also reduces pain. Use ice or cool running water if available. On a warm night, a wet compress will help. Keep the victim calm and still. Panic and activity speed up the venom’s spread. Symptoms may include heavy sweating, difficulty swallowing, blurred vision, loss of bowel control, jerky muscular reflexes, and respiratory distress. These serious signs are cause for quick evacuation to a medical facility. Antitoxins are available in many areas where dangerous scorpions live. The doctors, clinics and Red Cross are experts at treating stings. Snake Bites Yes! We do have snakes in Puerto Peñasco. Not usually found in city areas. If you are bitten by a rattlesnake, or any other kind of venmous snake, seek medical attention immediately. Anti-venom is available here in Peñasco. Jellyfish They are usually bright blue and are present in our waters during June, July and August, although they are sometimes hard to see because of the clarity of the water. Some years we have a few, and other years we have tons. In some beach communities, you will find far less than others. A good test to see if they are present, is to look along the tidelines for any that have washed ashore - if they’re up there then there’s a pretty good chance they’re in the water. Use caution when walking barefoot on the beach or digging through the sand with your hands, they can still sting you (I know from experience). If you are stung, get to a doctor or the Red Cross immediately for treatment.
Stingray Stings Our Rocky Point doctors, clinics and Red Cross are well adept at treating stings. The best way to avoid a sting is by doing the “stingray shuffle!” To avoid stepping on a ray, shuffle your feet slowly as you move through the surf to scare the rays away. Round stingrays are very good at burying in the sand and will remain buried even as you approach. By shuffling your feet you will brush against them and they will scurry away. If you walk through the water as you normally do you will most likely step square on the back of them which causes their barbed tail to come up and sting you. Be extra careful in area where the sediment is silty/sand or where the water is particularly warm. What do you do if you get stung by a ray? Get out of the water and head to the nearest doctor. If you are stranded out where these facilities are not available follow these steps and seek medical attention as soon as you can. First, let the wound bleed - this will allow any toxins entered with the barb to get out. Next, immerse the wound in hot water, as hot as the patient can stand for approximately 45 minutes: This denatures the protein toxin and relieves a majority of the pain. Then treat wound as any other puncture wound or cut, keep clean and bandage: This reduces the chance of infection, promotes healing. If pain or bleeding persists, if wound is large or if patient shows signs of an allergic reaction, see a doctor immediately! If you are staying at a resort go to the desk or convenience store - they may have a first aid kit with a treatment.
FISHING & BOATING PERSONAL WATERCRAFT You do not need to obtain a boat permit for your persona watercraft. However, if you plan to fish from your boat, each person fishing must have a fishing license which can be purchased here in Puerto Peñasco. As with vehicles, it is a good idea to carry two copies of your title and registration for your watercraft and trailer. DO NOT BRING THE ORIGINALS! One copy should be kept on your boat/watercraft and the other shoud be carried on your person or put in a safe location during your stay. FISHING PERMITS You MUST have a fishing license for everyone onboard a boat, even if they are not fishing, permits are checked. You do not need a permit if you are fishing from the shore. Permits can be obtained locally at the Capitania de Puerto, M-F, 8AM to 3PM or at the Mexican Consulate in Phoenix. Fishing Permit Rates (approx.) Pesos Daily - $106.00; Weekly - $220.00 Monthly - $315.00; Yearly - $410.00 CHARTERS Many charter boats and pangas are available for hire by the hour/half-day/ day, or organized trip. We do not have any companies that rent boats for your personal use. Charter boats are located all over town and at the docks and on your way into Old Port (right hand side) as well as at Safe Marina and in Cholla Bay. Reputable charters are always the best choice. Please make sure there is enough safety gear on the boat for all persons in your party and that the captain has a marine radio in the event of an emergency.
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GENERALINFORMATION FISHING & BOATING CON’T SEASONAL FISHING Spring: March, April, May Yellowtail, Grouper, Snapper, Whitefish, Pinto and Bass Summer: June, July, August Sailfish, Dolphin Fish, Marlin, Skipjack, Sierra Fall: September, October, November Sailfish, Dolphin Fish, Marlin, Skipjack, Sierra Winter: December, January, February Yellowtail, Grouper, Pinto Bass, Snapper
FM3 & IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION OFFICE Open Mon.-Fri. 8:00AM - 12:00NOON (011-52-638) 383-2526 For more info on how to obtain your Visitor or Permanent Resident Visa go to http://www.inm.gob.mx/ index.php and click on the English tab, or you can go directly to the Immigration Office and they will be happy to help you. The office is located on Blvd. Fremont at Fremont Plaza, next to Bancomer. There are many companies and individuals which can assist you with your immigration paperwork, please look in our Classified Section, under “Services” for suggestions.
GREEN ANGELS Angeles Verdes EMERGENCY DIAL 078 The Green Angels patrol the highway (Hwy. 8) from Puerto Peñasco to Sonoyta offering free roadside assistance to ve- hicles experiencing mechanical problems. Their trucks are green and white and clearly marked. They are on patrol from sunrise to sunset, 7 days a week. What to do if you need help? If you need assistance on the highway, whether it be a broken fan belt, blown tire or empty gas tank, pull over to the side of the road and lift the hood of your vehicle. If it is at night, please use your flashers for safety and always move as far away from the highway as you can to avoid accidents. Lifting your hood signals the Green Angels, as well as other helpful travellers, that you are in distress and in need of help. The Green Angels do not charge for their mechanical services, but you will need to pay for your own auto parts, gas, oil, etc. The Green Angels offer the following services: Aide in the event of an accident Emergency radio communication Mechanical assistance Tourist Information
INTERNET SERVICE & WIFI
NOTARY PUBLICS (NOTARIOS)
There are many internet cafes where you can check your email or surf the net. Some have computer stations and some offer WiFi. Most of the larger RV parks, hotels and condos have wireless and/or computer centers for your use. Telefonos de Mexico (TelMex) offers Prodigy internet service for land lines.
The Mexican Notario is a highly specialized lawyer authorized by the Mexican Government. They intervene in civil and commercial business. Your best interest is supposed to be the Notario Publico’s main concern. They give judicial advisement according to Mexican Law and their authority exceeds that of a lawyer and is similar to that of an arbitrator in the U.S. You should consult a Notario when: buying or selling property, foreign Investments, inheritance, wills, mortgages, contracts, private contracts, financial operations, credit titles, arbitration, bank trusts, etc.
LATITUDE & LONGITUDE Latitude - 31°, 19 minutes N Longitude - 113°, 32 min. W Bird Island: 31°, 01.31 min., N by 113°, 14.93 min. W
MAIL SERVICES Puerto Peñasco Post Office (011-52-638) 383-2350 Monday - Friday 8:00 am-6:00 pm Money Wires, Telegrams & Mail Located just off Blvd. Fremont next to Proaset Realty. The post office does not offer U.S. postal services. To send a letter in Mexico, you need a Mexican stamp, which can be purchased at the post office. They do not sell U.S. stamps. You may receive mail at your residence, however it takes approx. 2-4 weeks to arrive and the system is not terribly reliable. U.S. Mail Delivery to Rocky Point Burrito Express U.S. mail dropoff and pick-up service from Peñasco to Lukeville. U.S. POST OFFICE Postmaster: Transitional Phone/Fax: (520) 387-6364 Located at the Lukeville border in AZ, approx. 66 miles from Rocky Point. PO boxes and General Delivery available. Window Service: 8AM-12:30PM, 1-4PM M-F General Delivery Available free for a max. of 30 days. You must show ID at the post office and fill out a form. You are the ONLY one who can pick up your GD mail. PO boxes are available, approx. $22/6-mo. Post office will need 2 forms of ID and you will be required to fill out an application. Boxes are located in the post office and in the General Store.
METRIC EQUIVALENTS Equivalents for Length 1” = 2.5 cm 6” = (1/2 ft.) = 15 cm 12” = (1 ft.) = 30 cm 36” = (3 ft.) = 90 cm 40” = 100 cm (1 meter) To convert ounces to grams, multiply the number of ounces by 30. Equivalents for Weight 1 ounce = 1/16 lb. = 30g 4 ounces = 1/4 lb. = 120g 8 ounces = 1/2 lb. = 240g 12 ounces = 3/4 lb. = 360g 16 ounces = 1 lb. = 480g Equivalents for Liquid Measurements 1/4 tsp = 1 ml 1/2 tsp = 2 ml 1 tsp = 5 ml 2 tbls = 1/8 cup = 1 fl. oz = 30 ml 4 tbls = 1/4 cup = 2 fl. oz = 60 ml 8 tbsl = 1/2 cup = 4 fl. oz = 120 ml 12 tbls = 3/4 cup = 6 fl. oz = 180 ml 1 Pint = 2 cups = 16 fl. oz = 480 ml 1 Quart = 4 cups = 32 fl. oz = 960 ml Gallons to pints x 8 1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters Gallons to liters x 3.785 Gallons to quarts x 4
You should consult a Notary Public (Notario Publico) in Mexico before signing any contract or legal document.
NOTARIO PUBLICOS Lic. Jesus Armando Ramirez Islas Prolongacion Coahuila No. 10 (next to post office) U.S. Toll Free (877) 832-8554 383-5460, Fax 383-5005 PO Box 100, Lukeville, AZ 85341 Lic. René Osvaldo Ortega Felix Ave. Alcantar in the Old Port 383-2006 Notary Publics in Sonoyta Lic. Fco. Javier Manzo Taylor from Mexico (01-651) 512-1747
PINACATE BIOSPHERE RESERVE Reserva de la Biosfera de El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar The Pinacate Biosphere Reserve is home to some of the world’s largest volcanic craters and is one of the most pristine and diverse areas in the Sonoran Desert. It has a large variety of plant and wildlife species that inhabit this sometimes hostile area. In the winter, you may see snow on the Pinacates. And in the summer, temperatures soar well over 110°. U.S. astronauts trained for their lunar landing mission in this area as the terrain mimics that found on the moon. You can take a day trip and explore the Pinacate area and volcanic craters by vehicle, camp overnight (in designated) areas, walk or hike. You must register at the entrace to the Reserve (located in Nayarit, approx. 20 miles N of Rocky Point). This will allow Biosphere personnel to make sure you are safe at all times.
• Speed Limit: 25 MPH • Terrain/Roads: Dirt, desert • Watch out for flora and fauna • Do not leave the road in your vehicle • Take enough drinking water with you • Respect all signs on roads and trails • Do not remove or damage plants, rocks, wood, animals or artifacts • Take all trash and waste with you • Do not enter the region from any unauthorized access road CAMPING & CAMPSITES Red Cone, El Tecolote, Backcountry areas INTERPRETATIVE TRAILS El Elegante Crater Trail 1.2 mile linear trail Walk 0.6 miles on the border of El Elegante crater. Terrain is mostly flat. Mayo Cone Trail 1.2 mile linear trail Located in El Tecolote camping area Walk 0.6 miles to the top of Mayo Cone. You will climb 344 ft. to the top. This hike is rated as a medium difficulty trail.
TELEPHONES Puerto Peñasco’s phone company for home and business hook-up is Telefonos de Mexico (TelMex). Cellular service is available through TelCel and Movistar. U.S. carrier AT&T works pretty good here as long as you have the International Plan. DIALING INSTRUCTIONS Call Mexico from U.S. & Canada to dial a land line 011+52+638+7-digit number to dial a Peñasco cellular 011+52+1+638+7-digit number
TELEPHONES CON’T Call U.S. & Canada from Mexico dial 001+(area code)+7 digit number Call Collect from Mexico to U.S. dial 090 for a bilingual operator Call Overseas from Mexico dial 00+country code+city code+phone number Country codes and Mexico area codes are listed in the TelMex Phone book Call another City in Mexico dial 01+(city code)+number AT&T Operator dial 001-800-462-4240 TELEPHONE COMPANY Telefonos de Mexico (TelMex) Juan de la Barrera and Calle 18 Office open 8 am • 383-2288 Phone & Internet services available TelMex (Land Line) Prefixes 383, 382, 388, 102, 108 Phone numbers are written in a variety of ways, here are a few you may see around town. 3-6325 = dial 383 + 6325 638-38-36325 = dial 383-6325 (638) 383-6325 = dial 383-6325 52+(638) 383-6325 = dial 383-6325 Mexico’s Country Code = 52 Puerto Peñasco’s City Code = 638 LONG DISTANCE DO NOT USE THE “CALL USA” BLUE PHONES THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE! To make a long distance call, your best bet is to find a cafe or internet cafe with a VOIP phone. Second best is to purchase a prepaid phone card (LADATEL) from pharmacies or businesses, and use one of the many pay phones along the streets - follow the instructions on the phone. You can also use one of the long distance (larga distancia) calling services located around town.
U.S. CALLING CARDS If you use your calling card and dial an 800#, that is not toll free within Mexico, you will be charged twice for this call - 1 charge for calling the 800 #, and then a 2nd charge on your phone card. You may also use one of the long distance services to call the U.S. and Canada. CELLULAR PHONES to dial a cell phone from a land line dial 044 + 638 + 7-digit number to dial from local cell to local cell dial 638 + 7-digit number to dial out of city cell from local cell dial 045 + city code + 7-digit number Any number that does not start with a 383, 388, 382, 102 or 108 is most likely a cellular phone You cannot dial a U.S. 800# from your Mexican cellular phone. The only U.S. cell carrier, we have found to work in Rocky Point 96% of the time, is AT&T’s International Plan. All services work - SMS, MMS, Blackberry, etc. Follow the instructions (left) for dialing the U.S. or Canada, and to dial a land line. To dial a cell phone, you may have to dial 044 + 638 + 7-digit number, or you may just need to drop the 044. Sometimes, when calling a local cell, I had to dial as if I were dialing a cell from the U.S. Check plans and where you spend the most time. TelCel’s Blackberry plan is much cheaper than AT&T’s, plus they have a reasonable International Plan for when I travel to the U.S. You can also get an unlocked phone, buy a SIM card, and switch chips as you cross the border. Mexico cell carriers are supposed to start fingerprinting everyone who purchases a cell phone or SIM card.
AREA CODES FOR NEARBY CITIES Caborca.............................................637 El Golfo de Santa Clara.......................653 Guaymas...........................................622 Hermosillo........................................662 Mexicali, B.C......................................686 Nogales.............................................631 Santa Ana..........................................641 San Luis Rio Colorado.......................653 San Carlos.........................................622 San Felipe, B.C....................................686 Sonoyta........................................651 Check phonebook for more area codes
VOIP LINES Local internet acccess enables you to use a VOIP line in Rocky Point. HOW TO DIAL 800’s U.S. 800#’s are not free of charge when called from Mexico. The charge for calling an 800# is approx. $1USD/min. 800 = dial 001+880+phone number 888 = dial 001+881+phone number 877 = dial 001+882+phone number 866 = dial 001+883+phone number 855 = DIAL 001-884+pone number
U.S. DMV (MOTOR VEHICLES) The closest U.S. Department of Motor Vehicles to Puerto Peñasco is Gila Bend. Authorized Service Provider Registration, title, no original drivers licenses, copies/duplicates only. M-F 9AM-6PM, SAT 9AM-1PM 606 E. Pima St. • (928) 683-2577
WEATHER Puerto Peñasco is known for having 362 days of sunshine! The wind does kick up, a few sprinkles will fall, and the humidity creeps in around July/August, but other than that it’s darn near perfect around here. AIR & WATER TEMPERATURE
January: Air - 53° February: Air - 55° March: Air - 58° April: Air - 64° May: Air - 70° June: Air - 77° July: Air - 84° August: Air - 86° September: Air - 82° October: Air - 74° November: Air - 62° December: Air - 55°
Water - 57° Water - 60° Water - 62° Water - 65° Water - 72° Water - 77° Water - 84° Water - 85° Water - 83° Water - 75° Water - 67° Water - 61°
WEDDINGS Rocky Point offers a variety of perfect wedding settings - from a barefoot sunset wedding to a lavish wedding at a 5-star resort. Many of the hotels, resorts and restaurants offer wedding planning services and catering as do these wedding specilaists:
Si I Do! - (011-52-638) 383-0700
www.siido.com Wedding Music by Pablo 602) 288-8687 LEGAL CEREMONY IN MEXICO To get married in a legal ceremony in Puerto Peñasco you need: Birth certificates, translated into Spanish, notarized in Mexico; Divorce Decree; Blood test (in Rocky Point); Visas (FMT’s); 4 Witnesses (w/Visas). Your wedding planner will help you plan your reinactment ceremony as well.
VIRTUAL CONSULATE The 1st Wednesday of every month, the Virtual Consulate open to the American Community. Located at City Hall on the 1st floor facing Fremont Blvd. 10am-12pm.
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Yummi Salads
Expands Menu and Moves to Larger Location
Yummi Salads has a brand new home that’s even bigger and better than their prior location, which was behind the Shrimp Plaza by the Chamber of Commerce. They even have a big wraparound neon sign so you can easily spot the restaurant at night (since they are open late) as you drive on Blvd. Fremont, just east of Sinaloa in the Fremont Plaza.
The new menu is very extensive and has been expanded to include more than just Yummi Salads. Some new menu items include hamburgers, paninis, wraps, soups, lasagna, pasta alfredo, beef, pork, chicken and fish. Finish of your meal with one of their fabulous deserts such as crepes, carrot roll (carrot cake), brownie served hot, cheesecake and apple pie just to name a few. They have a large selection of specialty teas, green teas and Tizanos, which are teas made with an infusion of plant, flower, fruit, bark or root…or a combination of all these and even fruit rind. When we visited the owner, Adriana Saavedra on her very first day open in her new location we were happy to present her with her very first lucky dollar bill. We visited two days before her actual grand opening which was on Saturday, June 14th. Our waiter, Marco Armenta was very helpful in explaining how to order our lunches and how to
build our salads including many of the fresh colorful toppings and wide selection of salad dressings. They also have a daily offering of homemade soup which was the Poblano Chowder. It was so creamy and delicious that I could have eaten it for desert! Needless to say we had an excellent meal and will be back for many more.
There is plenty of parking in front of the restaurant on Blvd. Fremont as well as on the side of the Plaza. They open at 12 PM everyday and close at 10 PM from Sunday to Friday. On Saturday you can enjoy live music/salsa on the outside terrace by Agua De Coco until 1 AM. Inside there is table and booth seating or you can place your take out order at the counter. For more information or group reservations call Adriana at (044638) 113-8822 and be sure to tell her that you were highly recommended by the staff of the Rocky Point Times Ne w s p a p e r. Buen Provecho!
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Ajo Community Market
Benefits the Local Community in Many Ways
Ajo Community Market is a community owned and operated discount grocery store with a unique objective. The market is modeled as a retail business, running as a non-profit with the ultimate goal of returning 100% of net profits back into the local community. Our goal is to serve the local community in many ways, by offering affordable groceries, providing job experience, recycling grocery bags and cardboard, and reinvesting in our community. The market was opened March 1, 2013 and currently employees one full-time and two part-time employees, with the hopes of being able to add more jobs in the future. In addition to paid employees, we work closely with the local GED workstudy program. Students in the program work from 4 to 16 hours a week to gain work experience, as well as learn about different work environments and expectations in the workplace. The students perform many tasks including stocking shelves, customer
relations and various cleaning tasks like breaking down boxes for recycling as shown in the picture. They are a definitely a welcome addition to the market. Our hopes are to encourage and educate the students so that they can be successful in future endeavors. We also benefit from our local community with the many volunteers, donators and investors that have given their time and support.
The market mainly stocks nonperishable food items that are slightly damaged or near expiration date in
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addition to a few taxable items like party supplies, laundry soap, and shampoo. We are also happy about our newest addition of a drink cooler so that we can offer cold drinks (just in time for our hot summer temperatures). All merchandise is offered at discounted prices and you never know what we may have on our shelves. On occasion, we also have fresh produce from the local, organic gardens. We are located on the south side of the Historic Ajo Plaza and are currently opened Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00am to 7:00pm, and on Saturday from 8:00am -3:00pm. Beginning in September, we will be open six days a week, Monday through Saturday. We accept cash, checks, major debit and credit cards. We have also applied to the USDA to be able to accept EBT (food stamps) and hope to be approved in the near future. We also participate, along with the other businesses in the plaza, in sponsoring Under the Arches on the
fourth Friday of each month. This is a free event for the public that has live music, games for adults and children and prizes. Our first attempt last July was very successful and featured a poker-walk. We hope to get better each month as we learn what works best. It is a chance for our local community to socialize and enjoy our beautiful plaza. We will not have an event in August, but are planning a great event for the fourth Friday of September. We look forward to everyone attending.
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How Blessed Are We By Rob Baylor
As I look at my life I realize that I am blessed. I live in a place that has everything that I could ever want, albeit no malls to shop in (I hate malls), no freeways clogged bumper to bumper and no hurry. All I have to worry about is where I am going to have lunch and what I am going to do today. There is so many choices. Do I go to the beach, go fishing, or just sit home and have a Corona? Oh and there is Mexican Train Dominos, Left Right Center, cards, or sit home and have a Corona. Some times the Corona wins out. There are so many places to eat it sometimes gives me a headache trying to decide. Fish tacos, burritos, chicken, oh man I’m starting to plan tomorrow already. To those of you that are new to Puerto Peñasco, you can safely eat at the street venders. I have tried a lot of them and the only thing that has happened to me is I
have gained weight. We meet at Playa Bonita on Tuesdays at noon for dominos, at the American Legion Thursdays at 2pm for left right center, and there are card games at Play Bonita on Mondays. New comers are welcome, we can teach you. If you want to go to a bar on the beach and people watch try the Pitaya. For lunch Yummy Salads has a wonderful menu of soups and salads. Dolce Vita is also a good choice. These are a FEW of the places that I like. I guess you could start at one end of town and pick and try although it will take awhile. There are new ones opening daily and I need to fill up the car with gas and get started. The Tequila Factory is a place you need a designated driver as you can sample many different types of Tequilas. Might make you a little dizzy. The Malecón has a bunch of bars, eating establishments, smoke shops, fish markets, and souvenirs. If you are interested in buying property there are a lot of licensed real estate agents who can help you. Long-term rentals are available also. So you can see that I get so bored with nothing to do. Guess I will have another Corona. So you all come down ya hear!!!!
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New Medical Tourism Hospital Will Recognize VA Among Other Health Insurance Providers By Joe Houchin
Dr. Jesús González-Gaytán came to Puerto Peñasco about seven years ago on a mission—to build a full service medical center that could handle the emerging medical tourism market in this booming resort destination. The spiraling momentum of investments and building in this heretofore undiscovered paradise seemed unstoppable. It may have survived any kind of economic down turn except for one that involved a bubble that burst world-wide, which is exactly what happened. Having spent more than two years building his medical center, by 2009, the good Doctor González found himself in the same place as all the builders and property owners in Rocky Point. He stood at the entrance of his monument to good intentions—Sandy Beach Medical Center—confident that he could continue to provide the services through this facility, which he had designed, built and equipped to meet, even exceed the high standards required by tourists as well as the expats living here. His center included ultra clean emergency care facilities, fully equipped patient examination rooms, the most modern equipment, highly qualified medical staff, new emergency rescue vehicles, a 24 hour pharmacy and general store. Dr. Gonzalez had built a growing English speaking patient base sufficient to keep his medical center actively involved in fulfilling medical tourism needs. But the Sandy Beach Medical Center was only part of the Doctor’s master plan for Puerto Peñasco. Dr. González had come to Rocky Point from one of the largest and most successful medical tourism health care organizations in the country, AMERIMED Hospitals. Dr. González could clearly see that the destiny of Puerto Peñasco is to become the throttle of tourism growth for the entire country as a dominant world class destination. Doctor’s master plan envisioned the medical center growing into a joint venture with AMERIMED Hospital.
After opening his Sandy Beach Medical Center, he spent the next four years convincing them without a doubt that Puerto Peñasco should be the location of their fifth medical tourism hospital. At the end of 2013, after several visits by AMERIMED officials, including their CEO, Lic. Espino, Dr. Gonzalez had accomplished his mission and signed the final joint venture agreement papers in March of 2014, which named Dr. González as Medical Director of the new Hospital AMERIMED Puerto Peñasco. The architectural plans for a $500,000 USD expansion of the Center were already completed. In less than a month after the agreement was finalized, an AMERIMED hospital administrator, Guadalupe Miranda, has already relocated to Puerto Peñasco. An intensive hiring campaign has netted six of the eight medical staff needed to fill first shift requirements. Those include Nurse, Alonso Gaona; X-ray technician, Pablo Meza, Lab Technicians, Gaby Villegas and Judith Acevedo; Maintenance Technician, Andres Medina; and Cashier/Receptionist, Daniel Bracamontez. Still needed to complete the first shift are two Paramedics. Once these two final positions are filled, hiring will begin for the second shift until the hospital can operate 24/7. They are also in search of bilingual physicians. The expansion will increase the number of emergency rooms to five; add a surgical unit and intensive care unit; install an elevator up to 10 patient rooms to be built upstairs. AMERIMED plans to bring another $1 million in equipment to the expansion, including Cat-scan and latest X-ray equipment, plus all state of the art equipment to furnish the surgical and ICU units.
Why AMERIMED Hospitals? Dr. González was personally familiar with the dedication of this organization to medical tourism and their ability to provide the quality of service required to attend to that patient segment.
With four hospitals located in Cabo San Lucas, Cancún, Puerto Vallarta and San José del Cabo. AMERIMED is highly regarded among the world’s leading medical tourism health care organizations. Their award winning health care services include full bi-lingual staffs, U.S. trained, certified and/or educated and licensed doctors and nurses, state of the art diagnostics equipment for all medical genres, all synergized by a corporate core commitment to the medical tourism industry.
Perhaps the most important advantage AMERIMED brings to the table for the U.S. tourists and residents of Puerto Peñasco is their contracted affiliations with so many international healthcare providers and insurance companies, including such majors as the Veterans’ Administration, TriCare, Bluecard Blueshield, AETNA, MetLife and over 20 others. This is not only important and exciting for the many veterans who reside here, but should be equally so for any visitor and resident alike. To get a handle on what AMERIMED is bringing to Puerto Peñasco, visit their web site at: www.amerimed.com.mx. You’ll see photos of their hospitals in each of the major tourist destinations they serve and details about the medical specialties that continue to attract affiliations with health insurance companies around the world. The site is very easy to navigate as well. It will open in Spanish; just look to the upper right of the landing page and click “English” which flips the entire web site into English. If you’ve never been to Sandy Beach Medical Center and would like to make an appointment with Dr. Gonzalez for a medical reason, you may call locally: 388-7676. You can email them at sbmedcenter1@yahoo.com. Stay tuned to this Sonoran Resorts blog for updates on the progress of this important addition to our growing community!
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Mexico Welcomes 3.7 Million Foreign Visitors in 1st Quarter
Mexico welcomed 3.7 million foreign tourists in the first quarter, a figure that was up 10.1 percent from the same period in 2013, the Tourism Secretariat said. Some 3.4 million foreign visitors arrived in Mexico during the JanuaryMarch 2013 period, the secretariat said, citing National Migration Institute, or INM, figures. The number of tourists from the United States rose from 1.8 million in the first quarter of 2013 to 2 million during the January-March 2014 period, marking an increase of 12.3 percent. Canada accounted for 765,700 visitors in the first quarter, up 6.9 percent from the same period last year. Tourist arrivals from Britain totaled 84,400 in the first quarter, up 3 percent from the same period in 2013, the secretariat said. Tourist arrivals from several countries posted strong gains, with visitors from China up 32 percent, while tourist arrivals from Venezuela rose 16.3 percent and those from Colombia increased 15.3 percent. The number of visitors from Peru rose 7.2 percent, while tourist arrivals from Russia ticked up 3.9 percent, the secretariat said. Mexico welcomed 23.7 million foreign tourists in 2013, generating revenues of $13.81 billion, government figures show. Tourism accounts for about 9 percent of Mexico’s GDP and ranks as the No. 3 source of foreign exchange, trailing only the oil industry and remittances. The Mexican tourism industry directly employs about 2.5 million people.
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BooBar, One of Malecon’s Most Popular Hang Outs, Continues to Sizzle! By Joe Houchin
With happy customers leaning out the large windows beckoning to ambulant visitors on the main street below, it’s hard, nearly impossible, not to find and climb the steep stairway leading to the contagious revelry permeating throughout the colorful décor of the BooBar. It’s small but never seems cramped, and the views from either side lead to the street action below on the Malecón or to the infinite beauty ever-abounding upon the Sea of Cortez. More than anything though is the welcoming, friendly attitude of every member of the BooBar staff that’s everyone, without exception - who seem to be there just to serve you and be your friend. This atmosphere at the BooBar is a result of constant training by partner and manager José Flores, who along with his partner, Scott Kimbriel, took over the bar from Randy Gahan (Wrecked at the Reef) six years ago after José had managed it for the previous year and a half.
José is a strappingly handsome young man, fluent, even exuberantly expressive in English, who exudes instant likeability, and one of those you know immediately was born to be in the service industry. In fact, his philosophy on service and his training practices, which begin with teaching the importance of greeting each and every guest, are surely going to be key to the continued success of the BooBar enterprise. Dedication seems to run in the family as his equally personable and absolutely stunning wife, Cynthia, managed the new BooBar Souvenir Shop up until days before recently giving birth to their new daughter, Marbella. José credits his partner Scott with the financial success of the business due to his expertise with “running the numbers”
for José’s ideas which saves him many headaches. It was this kind of team work that justified several recent additions to the BooBar enterprise, namely their new signature product outlet located on Calle Ulloa next to Viva Mexico Asadero, where you can buy a plethora of BooBar goodies from T’s to jewelry, caps to unique tequila containers (you’ll just have to visit to appreciate these items), and so much more. The latest addition is the BooBar Pizza Parlor just a couple of doors away from the bamboo-lined stairway to the bar. Inside the bar itself, José recently installed a surprise for his regulars in the form of swinging bar seats - literally, swings - an idea he brought back from Cancun - that hang from his ceiling, which he had to have reinforced by a construction engineer. If you’re visiting for the first time, they look so natural lining the bar. When regulars see them for the first time, a double-take is definitely in order! Because of José’s penchant for ultimate service, the BooBar menu is quite varied with anything from seafood to burgers, chicken wings to quesadillas, and if you
still don’t see what you want on the full menu, no problemo, amigo, just ask and they’ll make it for you! (Endangered species not included.) BooBar opens at 11:00AM on weekdays and 10:00 AM on weekends and closes when the last customer leaves. As we all know, the seasons in Rocky Point are like a roller coaster and BooBar goes along with the ride. They’re always open during the many special events that take place here with their peak season running from February until around the 4th of July, and the months of October/November. Again, anytime there is a special event during the off months, you can bet BooBar will be hopping. Otherwise, they close on weekdays during those off-peak times. It’s rare you won’t find live music every weekend at BooBar. In addition to their house band, The BooBoys, you may find a band imported from Tucson, Phoenix, Prescott, San Diego and other parts. They don’t seem to have a problem getting guest entertainers to show up because partner Scott Kimbriel’s digital genius encompasses programming quality sound adjusted specifically for the dimensions of BooBar. He also has just upgraded all the musical equipment that is part of the bar, including the percussion set, microphones, speakers, amps, mixers and other modern electronic accoutrements which musicians love about BooBar. Obviously, because they’re so personal, it’s a BYO (Guitar, flute, sax, xylophone, keyboards, etc.) You won’t hear any sniveling at BooBar for the simple reason that people just don’t snivel about Having Too Much Fun!
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Our Contributing writers...
Sandy Spain
Mike Bibb
Nancy Phelan
Born in Colon, Panama and lived in Venezuela before moving to the U.S. at the age of 11, returning to Venezuela for the summers. Educated in California, High Scool in Burbank and College in Santa Barbara. Retired from City of Scottsdale after 23 years of service and 10 years service before that in Cypress, California. In both cities was involved in financial services and the environment. I am a widow with two married sons and two grandchildren. I purchased my home in Playa Encanto in 1986 and moved to Mexico full time after retiring in 2002.
Contributing writer, Mike Bibb from Safford, Arizona, is a recovering paranoid-schizophrenic with several bipolar disorders. As long as he remains under constant medication, the public is generally not at risk. However, he has been known to lapse into bouts of uncontrollable thirst which can only be sedated with multiple servings of iced Indios, Dox Equis or some similar tonic. There is no picture of him available at this time due to national security reasons should his face be seen in public.
Born in Boston, Nancy settled in Phoenix, Arizona, where she has three daughters and seven grandchildren. Nancy received her Masters degree from Northern Arizona University. Her computer career included Xerox and Control Data. She represented wineries in Europe working out of Libourne, France connecting wineries in Europe to the suppliers in the USA. Ten years ago, when she retired to Puerto Peñasco, she was appalled by the brutal way animals were treated and abused. Nancy started an animal rescue “Animal Adoption Center of Rocky Point”. Today she works closely with the city of Puerto Peñasco, conducting spay/neuter clinics and adoptions events.
Gretchen Ellinger
Designer - Owner of Diseños Casa y Jardín, born in Pachuca, Hidalgo, raised in Guadalajara, moved to Puerto Peñasco from Puerto Vallarta in 2003. He enjoys developing lasting personal relationships with his customers by beautifying their homes and making their dreams come true, loves music and good wine, he himself has taken every photo for his ads, member of the Interior Design Society and also of the Puerto Peñasco Photography Club,
Considers herself blessed with the privilege of living and working Cholla Bay, which she thinks is one of the most inviting areas of Puerto Peñasco. After years of visiting Puerto Peñasco, Gretchen purchased a fishing shack by the water in Cholla Bay. The idea was to fix it up for weekends and vacations, and perhaps operate a bed and breakfast after retirement. After rebuilding, and a big curve in life’s road, Gretchen retired and started a new life in Cholla Bay. Over 7 years’ experience in real estate in Puerto Peñasco has earned Gretchen the respect of the real estate community, where it is known that she can be depended upon and trusted. Her numerous clients have come to depend on her for exemplary customer service, and expert advice in the fields of Cholla Bay real estate and retirement south of the border. Gretchen is Vice President of Education for AMPI (the Mexican association of real estate agents), and coordinates the annual clean-up of Cholla’s estuary by U of A students. That bed and breakfast dream? After over 7 years in operation, Casa Monica Cholla Bay B&B has many devoted visitors who would not stay anywhere else!
Rosarie Salerno Has been a contributing writer, for the Rocky Point Times, since 2006. Rosarie has lived in Rocky Point for over 10 years. She has been a full time real estate professional in Rocky Point since she arrived and has been a licensed real estate agent in Arizona since 1986. She moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1972. Rosarie studied Accounting in N.Y.C., Fashion Designing as well as Video and Film Production in Tucson. Not only did she sell real estate in Tucson, but had a small income tax preparation service for almost 20 years. Rosarie is highly analytical in her work. She has an inquisitive mind and enjoys intelligent conversation.
Joe Houchin Joe Houchin writes the blog for www.sonoranresorts.mx, using his 30 years of travel writing and international tourism destination promotion experience. His travel articles have been published in 18 countries. He has designed and operated international tours throughout southern Europe as well as the southwest U.S. and has written the brochure and ad copy for all of them. Joe was educated and lived in Mexico and Spain, graduating from the University of Barcelona in Modern Languages and Hispanic Studies. He planned to retire on the coast of southern Spain until he discovered Puerto Peñasco in 2000. He has lived in his “little slice of paradise by the sea” since 2009.
Eddie Wharez
favorite quote: “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” — Albert Schweitzer
Lannette Phipps
My Bio…hmmm. Should I start at the age of 10 when I was kidnapped from Southern California and brought to Lake Havasu City to work in a factory mill (aka our home) stuffing independent phone books into plastic bags and then having to deliver said phonebooks doorto-door in temp’s well over 120-degrees from the back of a metal truck bed? Obviously there were no child labor laws back then and my kidnappers – aka Tom and Sandra O’Hare taught me from the bottom up how to publish independent yellow pages in three states while going up against the “big guys” and knocking them down a peg or two. I guess we could fast forward to 1995 when I was working for an all in-house publishing and photography company in Buena Park, CA when my boss (and best friend) and I wanted to start our own freelance graphic design business. (This was before everyone who owned a PaintShop program thought they were designers – YES, I am talking about you!). We didn’t have the necessary funds to launch properly so I called the folks in Mexico and asked them for a loan. “On one condition,” they said “You have to come to Rocky Point for 6-months and work for The Rocky Point Times Newspaper. If you don’t like it then you can go back to California and we will loan you the money”. Here it is, 17 years later and 2 newspapers under my belt (more before 1995) and I’m still here. I never left. When you are a family business you pretty much have to do everything so that’s what we all did. I could fill years of newspapers talking about the city and printers and escapades and stuff you really shouldn’t know about, but this is just a short bio. I have always wanted to be a writer of some sort so now I guess I am though my years have made me think I am a much better editor. I guess we can all be the judge of that when my first book is published…or not.
Anita Kaltenbaugh
Originally from Western Pennsylvania, lived and worked in Rocky Point for two years. Waking up and walking the beach everyday was a dream come true. Anita and her husband love to travel and explore new and different places all over the world, but her heart still remains in Puerto Peñasco. Anita Kaltenbaugh is the Mexico travel examiner at examiner.com and author of the book “Travel SecretsInsider guide to planning, affording and taking more vacations” available on Kindle, NOOK and Amazon.com.
Cap’n Greg
Escaped Iowa’s snow for Arizona’s sun in 1989, and immediately jumped the border to sample the culture and cerveza of Mexico. A US Navy veteran, his love for the ocean drew him to Rocky Point, which he has enjoyed immensely. Although he offers salty advice to Sea of Cortez visitors, the Cap’n also frequents the Northwest Ontario Bush, and has been writing a “North With Doc” humor column for In-Fisherman magazine for more than 20 years. Cap’n Greg, his wife Sandy, and their silky/pom pup Jezebel live in Green Valley.
Rob Baylor
Rob was born and lived for 60 years in Missoula, Mt. He retired in 2004 after 35 years as a self employed appliance service technician. Rob served two tours in Viet Nam in the 60’s and is very involved in the American Legion. He moved to Denver Co in 2004 where he married his wonderful wife, and editor, Nancy. They moved to Rocky Point in 2011, where Rob loves to fish, eat tacos and drink beer on the beach.
Mark Paliscak Marco Paliscak grew up on the East Coast and loved spending his summers at the Jersey Shore, enjoying the beach to the fullest. After graduating college, he moved to southern California and went on to get his Masters in Business Administration at the University of California, Irvine. Marco lived in Huntington Beach and Balboa Island for 13 years. He then relocated to Napa and lived in the wine country for a year. Missing the beach, he decided to move back to the beach to Santa Cruz, California. A great job offer took him south to Scottsdale, Arizona, where he lives today. Marco purchased his condo on Sandy Beach 9 years ago, and lives part-time at Bella Sirena and at home in Scottsdale with his family. “My favorite thing about writing for the Rocky Point Times is to explore everything our cool city has to offer...from deep sea fishing to throwing back a margarita at a local watering hole to just chilling at our beach…I love the new experiences and sharing the stories about the interesting people and places I see. I am also amazed with each passing year the outpouring of support that people from all over give to our family charity to aid the poor living along the railroad tracks here in Rocky Point. The love and generosity is truly amazing!” If you have an interesting story about Rocky Point whether it is your place of employment, an upcoming event, a past event, an old or funny story, please email Marco at mpaliscak@amerifirst.us. You may be featured in the next…MARCO Y AMIGOS!
Steve Franklin Steve Franklin is a Cholla Bay resident and has been photographing wildlife for 20 years. He is also an Arson Detective for the Phoenix Fire Department. He enjoys taking photos of all sea life above and below the water. He visits the Yellowstone and Grand Teton areas of Wyoming as well as the Sonoran desert areas of Arizona & Mexico each year. His photography is displayed at Xochitl’s Restaurant in Cholla Bay.
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Las Mujeres del Mar By Joe Houchin
Three decades after it began, the Women of the Sea oyster cooperative is still thriving in the wetlands south of Puerto Peñasco. From the banks overlooking Morúa Estuary on the outskirts of Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, Francisca Luna gazes out at the rows of stacked trays anchored in mudflats to bolster the life cycle of oysters wrapped inside. It’s a balmy Saturday morning and Luna has just arrived at the open-air restaurant where she and other women sell the oysters they cultivate in the water. She squints in the bright sun as she tries to assess whether it is prime time to don her rubber boots and plunge into the lagoon. After brief contemplation, she decides to wait. “The water is still high,” she says, almost in a whisper. Luna’s sturdy frame slips past a ramada and into a narrow kitchen where her sister, Rosario Luna Javalera, shucks oysters over a big sink. Nearby, Francisca’s daughter, Angélica Medina, chops onions and chile peppers. Luna dives into a supply basket to retrieve crackers, condiments, and napkins. The crew’s daily ritual of preparing to serve the oysters nears completion. “Let’s hope for a good day, girls,” Luna says, then rectifies. “It’s going to be a good day.” The trio belongs to a women’s cooperative that for three decades has farmed oysters in the estuary just a few miles south of the heart of the town known in English as Rocky Point, which is about 60 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border. The women’s enterprise is among the oldest oysterfarming ventures in Sonora, a leading producer of the shellfish. Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) are the species most commonly produced in the state. One of seven oyster farms in the region, the Women of the Sea cooperative has the distinction of being the first established by an all-female membership. In Puerto Peñasco, residents refer to the cooperative simply as Las Mujeres, or The Women. Luna is one of the original 118 members who staked out a place in the estuary back in the early 1980s, when the beach resort that hugs the Sea of Cortez was still an isolated fishing village few Americans had discovered. Through the years, the back-breaking labor that is seeding, sorting, and cleaning oysters tested many members who chose to leave. Some left because of the unpredictable nature of trying to make a living growing oysters, others over apprehension about the staying power of the cooperative. The physical rigors of the job, which requires standing in water for hours at a time, also forced members out. Nowadays, six hardy women comprise the cooperative. Most rely on family members—including some males—to lend a helping hand. “Growing oysters comes with many challenges,” says Maria Isabel Cervantes, the president of the cooperative. “It’s not for everybody.” In the beginning, oyster mortality posed the greatest threat; cultivating the bivalve mollusks is risky because they are vulnerable to natural forces. But the mid-1990s ushered in a boom in growth that began to transform the town into a coveted tourist destination. Pristine beaches and teeming fisheries beckoned vacationers from both sides of the border. The wetlands became increasingly attractive to developers as new luxury houses and resorts took shape all around. Sitting behind the wheel of her work truck one early afternoon, the soft-spoken Cervantes is not in the mood to recall legal battles waged to
defend the women’s livelihood. She would rather talk about how the women are working to boost oyster production and obtain organic certification from the government. Someday, she says, the cooperative would like to export oysters to the United States. From her vantage point on the shoreline, Cervantes points toward a wooden structure that stands half-built next to the restaurant up above. When completed, it will serve as a lab where the women will grow their own oyster seed, or larvae. The idea is to reduce the millions they buy from hatcheries each year to stock their operation. “We will start small and, little by little, add more of the seeds we raise ourselves,” she adds. All the women will be trained to handle the lab work, while continuing to care for oysters in the trays that stay in the water for months at a time, feeding on plankton and algae as they grow. Luna was in her mid-20s when she attended the first workshop on cultivating oysters after a friend told her about the nascent cooperative. She was an unemployed, single mother who had moved to Puerto Peñasco from Sinaloa state after the death of her husband. Luna knew little about oyster farming, but she quickly seized on the new opportunity and set out to learn the trade. “It’s intense labor,” she says. “But I’m grateful I came across the cooperative when I needed a job the most.” Though her earnings are unpredictable because they depend on a variable rate of oyster mortality each season, Luna says she makes enough to raise her family’s standard of living and put two of her four children—three girls and a boy—through college. Luna’s second-oldest daughter chose to work alongside her mother and aunt. The job has allowed Luna to be her own boss and, when her children were growing up, to bring them along to work and keep watch over them. Compared to more than 30 years ago, when Luna and the other women farmed oysters without running water, the operation has come a long way, she says, wiping down kitchen counters before heading outside again. She jumps into her pickup truck and drives to a shack overflowing with old boxes, foam squares, and plastic trays. Before she owned a car, Luna and her kids often slept in the darkened, closet-sized dwelling because transportation in and out of the estuary was hard to find. “We spent a lot of weekends here,” she recalls. On the shore a few minutes later, Luna unloads her gear from the back of the truck, puts on her rubber boots and long apron, wades through the water, and pulls out a tray full of oysters fit for consumption. She dips the heavy tray in the water forcefully, again and again, rinsing off the sediment covering shells. By the time she’s finished selecting and washing out the nearly 500 oysters she needs for the restaurant, Luna’s breathing has turned heavy. Tiny sweat drops on her forehead glisten in the sun as her ungloved, swollen hands carefully pick through the hundred in the last tray retrieved. “These are ready,” she says, holding up one of the delicacies she would soon prepare for her customers. Oyster farmers like Luna know about patience. It can take a year, and sometimes longer, for an oyster to reach maturity. Cooperative members plant seed at different intervals to produce oysters year-round. The Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans, known as CEDO for its Spanish acronym, holds up the women’s enterprise
as a model for responsible use of the estuary because of its low impact on the fragile ecosystem. Oysters act as natural filters, improving the quality of the water as they grow. The nonprofit works with the women and other area oyster farmers to promote conservation of wetlands replete with crabs, octopus, snails, and dozens of bird species. The critters and plants that inhabit the estuary also grace the women’s restaurant in the form of a mural that University of Arizona students painted some years ago. The center, which has an office in Tucson, long has encouraged oyster farmers to participate in ecotourism activities that can boost their business income and keep developers at bay. “We go out there often with class groups and researchers that are coming to the area,” says Peggy Turk Boyer, the center’s director. She and other conservationists are working to revive a dormant ecotourism corridor that in past years sought to connect visitors with the women’s cooperative and other local enterprises. The project had been going strong until the mid-2000s, when the economy crumbled and safety worries about Mexico travel kept tourists away. The project stalled because “it has been really unclear where tourism was going,” she says. “But it seems like it’s picking up now.” Back in the kitchen, Luna’s sister has finished her shift and gone home. It is Luna’s turn to shuck oysters, a skill she mastered long ago. She cups a hand over each oyster, jabs a short knife between its two shells and, in a swift motion, pries it open. For optimum freshness, Luna shucks oysters as orders come in. Her daughter prepares oyster plates. The women also serve fish tacos and ceviche, but raw oysters on the half shell are by far the most popular item on the menu. It is late morning and a few customers start to trickle in. Off in the distance, tour guide Abraham Meza, who works for CEDO, explores the estuary with a Phoenix family. The group’s last stop is the restaurant, where some sample raw and steamed oysters. Medina walks out to the ramada and shares a bit of history about the women’s cooperative. Around lunchtime, Luna’s two other daughters and their children burst into the restaurant, breaking the relative quiet with boisterous conversation and laughter. The kids soon scurry out of the room to frolic in the sand, as their mothers had done as girls. Luna’s youngest daughter, 30-year-old Rosalba Corral, recalls spending a good part of her childhood in the estuary. “I’ve always loved it here,” she says. She and her oldest sister, Silvia Medina, especially liked playing with their other siblings in the bony hull of a vessel that had washed ashore and become a landmark in the estuary. Later, in a
nod to the old shipwreck, the women named their restaurant El Barco. With full-time jobs and children to rear, Corral and her sister mostly drop by the estuary on weekends when their mother runs the restaurant. They help out, they chat, they eat together. On this Saturday, the family feasts on oysters and manta ray tacos. By midafternoon, the tables under the ramada are emptying out. The last customers are leaving. Inside, Luna’s children and grandchildren are kissing her goodbye. The grandmother looks tired, but content. Luna and her second-born daughter, Angélica Medina, take advantage of the lull in business to clean up. “Not a bad day so far,” Luna says. Lourdes Medrano is a Tucson writer who covers stories on both sides of the border. Follow her @_lourdesmedrano Eat, Visit, Farm Casanova, the 18th-century lothario, was a believer in the aphrodisiac properties of oysters. Although many scientists dispute this claim, it nonetheless persists among many lovers of the bivalve mollusks. Oysters are a low-calorie and highly nutritious food. They are a rich source of zinc, magnesium, potassium, and other essential nutrients. On the down side, oysters are high in sodium and can be infected with the Vibrio vulnificus bacterium commonly found in marine waters. People with compromised immune systems who eat raw oysters can be particularly susceptible to illness. At the Women of the Sea oyster farming cooperative in Estero Morúa, members say they take great care to follow health regulations and ensure frequent testing of the water in which they grow oysters to ensure as much food safety as possible. To visit the women’s cooperative and other oyster farmers in the estuary, head over to the highway that connects Puerto Peñasco and Caborca. The cooperative’s billboard, depicting two mermaids, stands near kilometer 7 and points to a dirt road leading to the oyster farm and restaurant. In their open-air eatery, the women serve plates of oysters, raw or steamed on a half shell and sprinkled with bits of cheese, tomatoes, chile peppers, and onions. Fish tacos and other seafood dishes also are on hand. Don’t be shy about asking about their oyster farm; the women enjoy talking about it with customers. The restaurant is open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. CEDO offers guided tours of the oyster farms in the estuary. Visitors seeking a hands-on experience can become oyster farmers and chefs for a day. For more information and to make reservations, visit the center’s website at CedoIntercultural.org.
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Let’s go Fishing! From the Launching Pad via Rosario Villa By the Cholla Chatter
The final phase of the 59th Fishing Derby is now history. The last three fishing days of the derby, May 22nd-23rd, 3 to 6 boats in the derby went out. On Friday, Tim Bottcher brought in some nice pinto, one weighed 23lbs. Some nice Trigger and Mackerel were also weighed in. Trigger was the target fish for this phase and Jay Verhagen won the rod and reel plus 1st place honors in Trigger for the entire derby, with a nice 5.6 lb. Trigger. On Sunday, the derby was over so the weather was nice and Villa launched 14 boats that also brought in some big Trigger, Sierra Mackerel and skip Jack fish. Then on Monday, Villa again Launched 14 boats. One boat, new to Cholla, Marcos, brought in a 20lb Pinto. On Tuesday, Villa launched 4 boats. One went out 42 miles and brought in some nice Calico Bass. The other days it was just too windy for the boats to go out.
Villa will not be going anywhere this summer as he is building a big porch on his house so they can have a shady place to have dinner and be cooler during the hot summer. He will be in Cholla all summer and there are sure to be some great fishing days. So why not come on down and “Let’s Go Fishing!” Hum Bug, aka Don Schmidli.
The Children’s Carnival at the Annual Fish Fry
By the Cholla Chatter Sunday May 25th was a day for everyone! It was the 59th Annual Cholla Bay Sportsman’s Club Fish Fry, the culmination of a three month long annual fishing derby. For the past several years, the day of the fish Fry included a carnival for the little ones. This year’s Carnival was a great success. There were games for all ages from 1 to 12, where the kids could prove their skills at throwing the football, pitching the bean bag, guessing the “ducky” and hitting the croquet ball
Humidity By Diane Denslow
The stench is so right, it cuts like a knife. You shower, you powder, but yet you still glisten like the Eiffel Tower. You ponder, you fret, even the sunset; with a stillness in the night that makes you never sleep tight. It’s hot, it’s sticky, and the fish market smells icky.
through the traffic cones. Every participant won a prize and their entry included two raffle tickets for a chance to win an even bigger prize! Kinta Heath was instrumental in organizing the games and acquiring the prizes for the children. She also had a lot of volunteers who helped with the set up and monitoring of the games. She had as much fun as the children. Many thanks go to the people who made the Carnival an event to look forward to…specially for next year’s 60th Anniversary. The fly’s, the fly’s, they keep a keen eye; they wait, they attack, to suck the sweat off your back. It’s June It’s July oh please just pass by, it’s August its September let’s please get to November. Rejoice it’s gone, and we all can move on. We party, we live life, well into the night, we sleep, we wake and we are productive all day! We enjoy, we stay, and then we all go come May… Humidity, Humidity! Why can’t you pity me?
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CLUBSANDORGANIZATIONS AACORP (ANIMAL CENTER)
ALANON
BOOK & EXCHANGE
CASA HOGAR (ELDERLY HOME)
CHOLLA CHARITIES FOUNDATION
Donna (044-638) 109-3766 Email: mmdonnadonna@aol.com English Speaking Meetings 48 Campeche & Manuel Arista (next to Galindo’s Café) at the Passport AA Club.
Rocky Point Times Office Ave. Pino Suarez (off Calle 13) Phone: 383-6325: Mon.-Wed. 9am-5pm www.rptimes.com Free Book, VHS and DVD exchange for all Rocky Point residents and visitors.
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Director: Ruben Rodriguez Rico Phone: 383-2599 Ave. Miguel Hidalgo (Calle 13) and Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez Casa Hogar is supported solely on donations and they always welcome visitors to sing and play games. Take Blvd. Fremont toward Las Conchas, make a left at the Pemex station, cross over the rrx tracks and they are on your left. If you would like to make a donation you can make a check to: Madre Silvia Gomez and drop it off at the home. You may drop checks or donations off at the Rocky Point Times office.
Sally Dalton: 382-5283 (Xochitl’s Cafe) Donations payable to: Cholla Charity Fund Send to: Kathy Barnard 1547 E. Royal Palm Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85020 Organization that helps Mexican families, who live and work in Cholla Bay, with unexpected expenses such as medical, living, funeral, etc. They also collect and distribute blankets and warm clothing for children in Cholla Bay. Donations may be dropped off at Xochitl’s Cafe in Cholla Bay.
Founder: Nancy Phelan: 383-1012 Leon de la Barra (Calle 15), 3 blocks east of the main blvd. Benito Juarez nancy_phelan@yahoo.com AACORP Tax Deductible Donations PO Box 1031, Lukeville, AZ 85341 A group dedicated to helping the stray animals by providing no-cost spay and neuter clinics, adoption, dog and cat food, medicine and medical care. The center is run solely on donations and is an Arizona 501(c)3 non-profit corporation so all of your donations are taxdeductible. The center is always in desperate need of dog, cat, kitten and puppy food, animal toys, bedding, cleaning supplies, old towels and blankets as well as medicine and monetary donations to pay vet bills, purchase animal food and medicine. Please drop off food/supplies directly to the center.
(044-638) 100-8471 English Speaking Meetings Mon & Wed 10-11am & 6-7pm, Sun 9am 48 Campeche & Manuel Arista (Next to Galindo’s Cafe) Thu 10AM Big Book Study Sat. 9:30am above Candy Cake in Old Port Newcomers/Book Study Meeting
AMPI
AMERICAN LEGION POST MX 15
The Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobiliaros (AMPI), or the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals, Puerto Peñasco Chapter 51, represents ethical professionalism in real estate practice and promotes education among real estate professionals. A sister organization to National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the United States, AMPI works closely with the State of Sonora to provide education for real estate licensure, which is required in the State of Sonora for all agents who represent any type of property transaction including sales, rentals, property management, and promotion. Active in the community, AMPI promotes Puerto Peñasco as a vacation and retirement destination, members donate generously to local causes, and AMPI works with other organizations to sponsor community activities such as the Business Expo and A Taste of Peñasco. Business mixers are held occasionally, and the community is always invited. AMPI operates the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) on behalf of our real estate clients, one of only 3 MLS services in all Mexico.
Located in the Mirador 141 Chihuahua & Matamoros (Across from the Pink Cadillac)
2013 OFFICERS: President: Gretchen Ellinger President-Elect: Rommel Bustamante Legal VP: Ricardo Bórquez Ruíz Ethics VP: Grant MacKenzie Jr. Education VP: Gretchen Ellinger MLS VP: Jonni Francis PR VP: Mary Snyder Events: Liane Armstrong Language & Culture: Milton Felix Reyes Membership VP: Glen Martinez Secretary: Randi Alcott IS YOUR REAL ESTATE AGENT OR RENTAL AGENT OR PROPERTY MANAGER A MEMBER OF AMPI?
ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM
Open daily 8AM - 8PM The Public is Welcome
AGRUPACION GEORGE PAPNICOLAOU 383-4399: Madrid and Ave. Marcelo Pino grupaciongeorgepapanicolaou@hotmail.com Cancer clinic dedicated to early prevention. Screenings and tests available. MONTHLY MEETINGS 1st Thurs. of every month PATIENT CONSULTATIONS Wednesday 9AM-1PM PAPSMEARS Friday 9AM-2PM by appointment only Please call 1 to 2 weeks prior
CEDO Center for the Study of Oceans & Deserts Phone: 382-0113 or (520) 829-4501 Located in Las Conchas, look for the Fin Whale skeleton Mon. - Sat. 9AM-5PM; Sun. 10AM-2PM PO Box 1579, Lukeville, AZ 85341 info@cedointercultural.org www.cedointercultural.org
Contact the Post for dinner specials and special events scheduled throughout the year
CEDO is the Intercultural Center for the Study of Oceans and Deserts. Home to a giant fin whale skeleton and a desert botanical garden, CEDO is a field station for researchers and school classes, an education center with library, laboratories, book store and gift shop - An Intercultural Experience. CEDO is a non-profit organization dedicated to research, education and conservation of the planet’s last great frontiers: the Sea of Cortez.
MagicJack (602) 539-0381 Mexico phone (011-52-638) 388-8841 Email americanlegionmx15@yahoo.com
LOTS OF FUN AND GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS!
2014 OFFICERS: Commander: Mike LaBarge First Vice Commander: Paul Raddatz General Meetings First Tuesday of every month at 6 pm (Oct-June)
NEW MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES WELCOME!
AMOR MINISTRIES International Headquarters: 1664 Precision Park Lane San Diego, CA 92173 Phone: (619) 662-1200 www.amor.org Amor Ministries builds more than 1,000 new homes across Mexico for Mexican families. They are selected to receive homes by the Mexico Ministry Planning Board. Pastors discern the needs within their community, present their nominations and one (or more) are selected to receive a new home built by Amor volunteers.
ANTI-GRAFFITI CAMPAIGN Founder: Eloy Gonzalez: 044-638-112-0898 eloy_glez_glez@hotmail.com Group dedicated to wiping out the unsightly graffiti in Puerto Peñasco. Donations of paint, brushes, rollers, and your time are always welcome and needed.
BARB’S DOG RESCUE Provides basic school supplies, computers, copiers, chalkboards, etc. to local classrooms Founder: Barbara Olszewski: 383-4963 (602) 324-9529 mail@rockypointboattrips.com www.rockypointclassroom.com Donations can be dropped off at the Rocky Point Boat Trips Office or sent to Barb at: PO Box 695, Lukeville, AZ 85341
Sandy Spain 388-0857/(044-638) 109-4109 Ladies play Bunco at 3pm on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at Giuseppi’s on Blvd. Fremont.
Help Us Help Them. We are a concerned group of dog lovers working to better the lives of Peñasco’s dogs. We are expanding our facility on the edge of town where we house dogs. We are committed to taking in abandoned and neglected dogs, maintaining and rehabilitating them in a healthy environment and finding loving permanent homes. We ask for your help. Virtually every dog that comes to us is malnourished and in poor health. The need is great. Visit Barb’s Dog Shelter located 8 miles north of Rocky Point on the highway to Sonoyta, where you will see signs. Donations are also accepted at Twin Dolphins Real Estate on Fremont Blvd, next to Cruz Roja. E-Mail BarbsDogRescue@aol. comm Visit us on Facebook or Call Barb at (044-638) 114-1659 or Dee at (044-638) 384-0113 or from the US (602) 324-7241.
FREE PUBLIC TOURS Every Tuesday 2PM; Saturday 4PM CEDO ADVENTURES FOR EVERYONE Kayak Capers Explore beautiful Estero Morua with expert guides. Local ecology talk, kayak rental, picnic feast,drinks all in an environment rich with shore birds, crabs and halophytes. Estero Excursions Oyster farms, fiddler crabs and the “shrimp dance” are part of this walking tour of a pristine upper Gulf wetland. Kayak Estero Morua and/or tour with CEDO experts. Tidepool Explorations Explore the tidepools with CEDO experts. Explore the Sand Dunes Spectacular Gran Desierto de Altar. This sea of natural dunes is the world’s largest. An experience you won’t forget! Pinacate Adventure Explore the geologic wonders of the Pincate Biosphere Reserve on a tour with CEDO experts. Isla San Jorge Snorkel with the sea lions in their natural habitat at Bird Island or just enjoy the scenery from the boat and take photos. A must do trip!
C.I.D.A Director: Joaquin Celaya Rendon Phone: 044-638-102-0514 Call for directions Shelter providing housing, food and care for those addicted to drugs and alcohol.
CANACO-SERV Y TUR Puerto Peñasco Chamber of Commerce Servicios y Turismos de Pto. Peñasco Phone: 383-4468 Located on Blvd. Fremont and Coahuila Monday - Friday 8AM-3PM President: Gustavo Turati Manager: Maria Elena Garcia
(Please note that our Chamber of Commerce is not like
those that you find in U.S. cities and do not provide the same services and information.)
Help to pay their electric bill, especially during the summer months, is always needed. You may also make a donation at a local grocery store for the purchase food and items.
CONNECTION CLUB Meets every Thursday at 4:00 pm at The Light House on Whale Hill. DICK STEELE (044-638) 105-0615 Want to meet folks in Puerto Peñasco? Come to The Connection, a happy hour gathering where you can meet a great group of people. Married? Single? Full-time or part-time resident? Mexican, American, other nationality, young, mature? It doesn’t matter. Everyone is welcome.
COORDINACION DE SALUD MUN.
CHOLLA BAY CHRISTMAS PARTY Donations payable to: Cholla Bay Christmas Fund Please send to: Nancy Schmidli 10645 W Connecticut Ave., Sun City, AZ 85351 An organization that celebrates a Christmas party for their fellow Cholla Bay Mexican neighbors in early December. Santa shows up for pictures with the kids, children get to pick a gift for their mother, take a crack at the piñata, have a group sing-along and munch on hot dogs and chips. After all the fun, Santa delivers gifts for the children and food boxes for the families.
Puerto Peñasco Animal Control Dedicated to prevention and disease control Mon-Fri 8am-3pm, Phone: 388-5152 Coordinator: Dra. Socorro Canine Tech.: Mario Lopez Sub-Director: Jesus Bejarano Social Worker: Marina Soto Siqueiros We always welcome donations of dog food, supplies and medicine
D.I.F. Desarrollo Integral de la Familia Sinaloa and Ruiz Cortines dif@puertopenasco.gob.mx difpuertopenasco@hotmail.com www.difpenasco.gob.mx www.puertopenasco.gob.mx Directora: Mayor’s Wife Supported solely by donations, this social service organization offers medical aid and a variety of services for needy families. If you know of a family in need you may contact DIF for help. They hold many public fundraisers throughout the year to raise money.
CHOLLA BAY SPORTSMENS CLUB Also referred to as the CBSC Dues: $40, Payable to CBSC PO Box 1320, Lukeville, AZ 85341 The Cholla Bay Sportsmens Club is responsible for maintaining, monitoring, and staffing the VHF Marine Channel 28 for the northern Sea of Cortez as well as CB Radio Channel 3. The CBSC pays the salary of the operator, aides in search and rescue operations and can aid in the transportation of critical victims. They also publish the Cholla Chatter and put on numerous events during the year such as the CBSC Fishing Derby, Horseshoe Tournament and other fun stuff held in Cholla Bay. 2012 OFFICERS President: Mike Dugan Vice-President: Pat Goodin: 382-5056 Secretary: Billie Crumbley: 382-5133 Treasurer: Enedina Otañez: 382-5142 Membership: Laura McIntyre 2012 BOARD MEMBERS Sal Otañez, Rhea Dugan, Don Schinidli, Paul Schoonover, Shirley McDonald, Tammy Hicks, Larry McIntyre, Kelly and Dave Adams The CBSC provides an invaluable service for those at sea and promotes good relations between American visitors and our Mexican neighbors.
CHILDREN’S HOME D.I.F. is building a children’s home on Calle Marcelo Pino and Callejon Benito Juarez. When completed, the home will be equipped to accommodate 50 children ranging in ages from newborns to 11 years. Children will be taken care of until their families have complied with the rehabilitation period, treatments, or requests by SDMF. The home is located on Calle Marcelo Pino and Callejon Benito Juarez, just behind the Basic Unit Rehabilitation Center of D.I.F.
EL GOLFO RUN Tom & Sandra O’Hare Rocky Point Times Newspaper 383-6325 or from U.S. (602) 476-1939 rockypointtimes@yahoo.com
The El Golfo Run is a fun bi-annual 4x4 trip (May and Oct) to El Golfo de Santa Clara through the desert, salt flats and onto the beach - even the coastal hwy. All 4x4’s welcome to join. There is no charge, fee, etc., you pay for your own motel and food when you get there. (Must have a sense of humor and be very patient.)
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CLUBSANDORGANIZATIONS ESPERANZA PARA LOS NIÑOS Children’s Home: I.A.P., Casa Hogar para niños desamparados 383-2378 Off of Hwy. 8, 15 mi. N of Rocky Point PO Box 1024, Lukeville, AZ 85341 Secretary: Jose Manuel Barrera Sanchez Treasurer: Florencia Lucila G. Miron The children’s home is located outside of town, apx. 15 miles, and houses anywhere from 10 to 40 children. It provides temporary housing for families that cannot afford to take care of their children or are having a hard time. This is not an orphanage - these children are not up for adoption. They are always in need of cleaning supplies and fresh food (not canned items).
ESPERANZA DE VIDA Darlene Laura and Carole Fields Ave. Pino Suarez No. 143, Col. El Ferrocarril, Playa “F” Provides clothes, food, toys and medicine to the children/families in Colonia Nueva area.
GREEN ANGELS Angeles Verdes Hwy. 8 Patrol: Sunrise to Sunset Pull off shoulder and raise vehicle hood EMERGENCY DIAL 078 Provides assistance, tourist aid, information and emergency radio service for travellers on Hwy. 8 from Sonoyta to Rocky Point. Bilingual “Green Angels” provide protection service, medical aid and basic mechanical aid. There is no charge for mechanical service, you will only pay for auto parts, gas, oil, etc.
GRUPO SAN PEREGRINO Spiritual Support Cancer Group Dra. Arminda Gonzalez: 110-4934 Glenda Lopez: 383-2414 Mariana Perez: (044-638) 102-0564 sanperegrinopenasco@gmail.com The group’s mission is to provide spiritual and monetary support to individuals in Rocky Point that are affected by cancer.
GUARDIAN ANGELS Ramon Ramos: 388-5362/(044-638) 112-0350 ramonramos@prodigy.net.mx Started by Linda and Guy Scholey, and taken over by Ramon since their departure, the Guardian Angels puts on a Christmas party for Escuela La Montaña, the school for handicapped children. Every year donators select a special child to buy a gift for. With donations received, they are also able to provide hot meals for the children throughout the year.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Hábitat para la Humanidad, Mexico A.C. Pedro Martínez, English Spoken: 383-4323 Habitat for Humanity builds homes for families in need all over the world.
HELPING HANDS Manos de Ayuda, Inc. 383-5287 or (520) 760-8645 President: Ramon Contreras Pamela J. Lyke Marquez: pjlmarquez@aol.com Manos de Ayuda, Inc. is a non-profit corporation that provides rehabilitation, health education, medical and therapy equipment and supplies to children with special needs. They also help with construction modifications at a nursing home, a free clinic, and day care facility. These projects are made possible by volunteer efforts and financial assistance. Your help is always needed.
I.R.A.D. Director: Julio Alberto Lucero Arreola 044-638-109-2566 Located off of Cholla Bay Road I.R.A.D. is the institute for the recovery of drug addicts and alcoholics. The shelter houses, feeds and cares for those persons addicted. They rely and operate solely on donations and often sell candy to raise money to keep the centers open. They will always present their identification.
LAS CONCHAS HOMEOWNERS ASSOC. Phone: 382-0050 Guard Gate: 382-0095 President: Ginger Beauchamp Executive Vice President: Marcia Florian Vice President: Randi Alcott Treasurer: Georgia Mastin Secretary: Mary Inserra
LIONS CLUB Phone: 383-2488 Ave. Niños Heroes and Juan Aldama President: Ramón Ramos Rodríguez Women’s Committee President Lupita de Ramos Some of their programs include info. & action for the prevention of hypertension and diabetes, prescription glasses, eye surgery, supply wheelchairs, braces, crutches, etc. Donations of eyeglasses, or any other items may be dropped off at the office of the RPTimes.
MEN’S SHELTER Centro de Rehabilitación para Adultos y Jovenes La Esperanza A.C. Local Director: C. José de La Cruz Bravo 044-638-106-4079 identificacruz@live.com.mx On Simon Morua behind the new cemetery The center helps men in need by providing clothing, housing, job training and food. They run solely on donations.
NUEVA CREACION Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Center Sub Directors: Gregorio Soto Rodriguez and Guadalupe de Soto Phone: 044-638-105-9804 Calle Juan Aldama No. 527 Go to the new cemetary, turn right, go one block and turn left and 6 blocks ahead you will see the center.
OA Overeaters Anonymous Tuesdays 9:30AM Manuel Arista (some as AA) Phone: 044-638-103-3405 48 Campeche Ave.
OLD BOYS SOCIAL CLUB President: Lew Felton Fun group that hold meetings every month and puts on a variety of fun activities such as the Bash every year and donates to local charities and organizations.
PEÑASCO CHILDRENS FOUNDATION Founder: Steve Schwab Coordinator: Richard C. LaNasa Established 2003 520-232-2241 PO Box 70121, Tucson, AZ 85737 www.penascochildrensfoundation.org
PEÑASCO CHILDRENS FOUNDATION CON’T
A non-profit organization in Puerto Peñasco dedicated to enriching the lives of the children and their families. The organization provides medical assistance, assists families, offers education and assists in the general enrichment of children’s lives. The group holds many events during the year including golf tournaments, a children’s walk, triathlon, concerts and a New Year’s Eve Bash.
PEÑASCO SINGLES (PS) Is a group of local singles, both full time and part time residents. All singles are invited to join (no fee) this laid back group for the happy hours each Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Puesta del Sol Restaurant beachside patio at the Playa Bonita Hotel and breakfast each Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at various restaurants in town. The Saturday location will be announced each Tuesday. For more information contact Emma or Marti and get on the email list for group announcements. Emma: (local home) 383-3273 or (magic jack) 702-359-1095. Marti: (local cell) 638-103-4027 or (magic jack) 520-284-0944 or (U.S. cell, works locally) 812-319-1463. Or, if you prefer, just show up at the Tuesday happy hour.
RED CROSS (CRUZ ROJA) CON’T
SOUTH OF THE BORDER SINGLES
They have ambulance service and offer their services 24 hours a day. They work with local doctors and clinics to provide emergency care for patients with more serious injuries. They operate solely on donations, so please donate when you can. They are always in need of medical supplies, crutches, wheelchairs, etc. You may drop off donations at the Red Cross or at the office of the Rocky Point Times. The Red Cross can fill Portable Oxygen Tanks with prior notice.
South of the Border Singles (SOB’s) meets every Wednesday at 4:00PM at Playa Bonita Restaurant for cocktails/dinner. Monthly business meetings first Wednesday at 5:30PM at Playa Bonita. Sunday 9AM gather for weekly 9:30AM breakfast at various RP restaurants. Other fun events, short trips, parties throughout the year. All singles welcome! Local contact: Robert Adams at Playa Bonita RV Park adibob@prodigy.net.mx, local 382-5034 or Magic Jack (602) 449-1030 or Jean McCauley at Las Conchas; jeanmcc61@ gmail.com Mexican cell phone is (044-638) 3869774 or Magic Jack is (520) 303-4332.
RED HAT LADIES LUNCHEON
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Brenda Barden: 044-638-386-9197 The Puerto Peñasco Chapter gets together on the last Monday of the month at 1PM (Oct.June) to have lunch and show off their “red hats and purple dresses”. All ladies welcome. Call for reservations or info.
Founder: Pastor Stan Tedrow Peñasco Christian Fellowship
REHABILITATION CENTER
PINACATE BIOSPHERE RESERVE
Unidad Basica de Rehabilitacion Therapy for the handicap and those with special needs. Consultations accepted. Coordinator: Esperanza Lopez Trasviña Phone: 383-1918 Juan Aldama & Marcelo Pino
Fundación para Conservación del Pinacate, A.C. Office Hours: 9AM - 5PM U.S. Mail: PO Box 745, Ajo, AZ 85321
Tab Gray: tab@rockypoint.com Family of God Christian Fellowship PO Box 738, Lukeville, AZ 85341
ROCKY POINT CHRISTMAS
PINACATE BIOSPHERE RESERVE El Pinacate Biosphere Reserve is considered one of the most unique volcanic zones in the world. The conservation of these gigantic craters and the surrounding areas are an important part of our ancient history and culture. Self guided hikes, overnight camping and exploring are allowed in the area provided you do not harm, disrupt or take plants, wildlife or artifacts from the area. Visitors must register at the office as they enter the reserve. The reserve is located at the halfway town (Nayarit) between Rocky Point and Sonoyta. Also located near this area is Gran Desierto de Altar, home to the largest area of natural sand dunes.
PISTA LOS PATOS SAND DRAGS Phone: 383-3105 Super fast racers from all over the U.S. and Mexico race each other down the sandy track, which is located just north of town. Everyone welcome. Events are held throughout the year, call above for schedule and times.
PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS WOMEN Professional Business Women’s Club Meetings each Tuesday 8PM Phone: 383-2052 Monday - Friday 9AM - 1PM Constitucion and Serdán esq. # 1 www.bpwpuertopenasco.com This association of professional business women meets once a week and helps young women who are finishing school - high school or college and who have economic needs.
A group of a variety of community members who volunteer their time and efforts to raise money, purchase supplies and provide food bags, shoes and toys at Christmas time for the less fortunate. Every year thousands of children, men and women flock to receive their goodies, take pictures with Santa Claus, play games, eat hot dogs and have a great day. Volunteers spend all year collecting donations and then coordinate efforts a few weeks prior to the big event, which usually takes place mid-December.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Ginger Phillips: (972) 742-3740 Thrift Store open Monday - Saturday 9am-4pm Run solely on donations Turn W on Samuel Ocaña, go to the first 4-way stop and turn left, go 1 block and turn right, then go 2 blocks and turn left. Thrift store is the light green building located at the end of the street on the right hand side. St. Vincent de Paul helps needy citizens by furnishing clothing, food baskets, medical assistance and basic needs.
SANTA CLAUS CLUB
RED CROSS (CRUZ ROJA)
Organizer: John Fowler: 602-840-1528 PO Box 5, Lukeville, AZ 85341 Delivers food boxes, bikes, toys and clothes to needy families all year long. Donations are accepted and transported to Rocky Point year round. If you have a donation pickup in the Phoenix area, call John Fowler or email santaclausclub@hotmail.com.
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SANTIAGO RUIZ SALCIDO ASSOCIATION
Monetary donations can be made in person, to the Red Cross people with their cans out when you see them in the street or you may deposit directly into their account: Banamex Acct# 7661161 SUC. 472 Located on Blvd. Fremont, across from the Fire Department (Bomberos) SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE The Red Cross offers its services free of charge to the general public. They handle a number of minor injuries such as stings, bites, cuts, sprains, broken bones, etc.
This group offers help to people in their terminal cancer phase. It is comprised of a group of people who offer care to cancer patients who suffer from a terminal illness, when the time comes that the hospital can do nothing further. The patients are given support to help them have a better quality of life by receiving love, respect, and understanding in their final hours. Contact: awyspot@hotmail. com Santiago Ruiz Salcido Rocky Point cellular (044-638) 384-6166 The groups’ basic needs are adult diapers, Ensure shakes, medicines, hospital beds etc.
Business Phone: 383-2266 www.cruzrojapenasco.org.mx
Melchor Ocampo & Tecla Bustamante Donations accepted and welcomed at the Felowship Monday Friday 8AM - 2PM or can be dropped off at the Black Dog All gifts are taxdeductible Checks payable to: Mission Heartbeat PO Box 1032, Lukeville, AZ 85341 This rapidly growing organization was created after seeing the desperate need families were faced with when the U.S. economy declined, heavily impacting Mexico, and the peso dropped dramatically. As a result, jobs vanished, more people became homeless and could no longer afford to feed their families. Pastor Stan Tedrow shared his burden to feed the hungry with his congregation, and two feeding sites were born on February 24, 2009 with more being added since then. Currently, citizens can receive a hot meal at Fountain of Life Mission in Colonia San Rafael and at Arizona Taco Place on Constitucion and at Aquiles Serdan across from Hotel Paraiso del Desierto on Constitucion.
TOURISM BUREAU (OCV) Puerto Peñasco Convention & Visitor’s Bureau 388-0444/US Toll Free 877-843-3717 Mexico Toll Free: 01-800-552-2820 Ave. Coahuila 444 Int. 1a Fremont & Víctor Estrella www.cometorockypoint.com Mon-Fri: 9am-2pm & 4-7pm, Sat 9am-3pm President: Hector Vazquez Lic. Ana Laura Saens: 383-7025 Rafael Gonzales V.: 388-0444
UNCOMMON WOMEN ON COMMON GROUND GROUP Rosie Glover: 044-638-112-0134 Group meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:30PM for something fun!
WEEKEND MISSIONS 323 Leon de La Barra and Madero (in the old Hotel Villa Granada) 383-1394/(480) 626-5440/(480) 503-8832 Founders: Mark, Jerry and Rusty Renovation Coordinator: Conrad Provides for the physical and spiritual needs of the very poor, widowed and orphaned. Donations of building supplies and other everyday supplies always welcome.
WOMEN’S SHELTER Centro de Rehabilitación para Mujeres La Esperanza A.C. Directora: Hna. Ana Krause: 044-638-102-0869 anaycruz@live.com From Blvd. Samuel Ocaña, turn north at sign on Pto. Ensenada. Go 10 blocks and the women’s center will be on your left, just before the last cross street.
YOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION (638) 107-9936 Rick Busa: RBusa@ysf.com.mx Promotes youth sports in Puerto Peñasco. Donations of sports equipment, uniforms, etc. always welcome. Call for sports schedule and come out to watch the kids play.
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CLASSIFIEDADS ANNOUNCEMENTS BILINGUAL SERVICES SUNDAY 10AM with Peñasco Christian Fellowship. Bilingual services also offered Wednesday at 7PM. Located ½ block E. of the Melchor Ocampo & Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez intersection. North from Las Conchas Pemex, ½ blk E. at 3rd stop sign past railroad tracks. For more info. call Stan or Becky at 383-4513. (#1-24) JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES KINGDOM HALL Thursday Ministry School & Service Meeting 7pm. Sunday Public Discourse 9:30am. Located on the (baseball) stadium road, on the left, just before the big blvd. Call 382-0049 or 383-3885. (#a-1a) GRUPO UNIDAD CRISTIANOS DE PEÑASCO Pastor Ernesto Portugal. Headphones available for English translation. Sunday service 10:30AM, Thursday Service 7:30PM, Children’s school same hours. Church office open Monday through Friday 9:30AM to 2PM. Located on Simon Morua. Call for info. (011-52-638) 383-2240. (#1-ch) ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM – Charity organization operated for 9 years now by Barb and Mark Olszewski, helping 9 schools and over 2,500 students. If anyone would like to help us with donations of spiral notebooks, pencils, crayons, erasers, rulers, etc...it will really be appreciated. You may use the offices of the Rocky Point Times Newspaper for a drop-off-point (off Calle 13-map in paper), or get information at www. rockypointclassroom.com (#1-AAC) PUERTO PEÑASCO ‘ROCKIES’ WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL – Needs team boosters and sponsors!! Visitors are welcome to come watch us practice each Sunday 3-6PM at the Municipal Gymnasium on the main Blvd. at the north end of town. WE NEED DONATIONS to purchase sport wheelchairs for basketball. We ALSO NEED basketballs and uniforms!! Call Mark (602) 324-9529 or in Rocky Point (011-52-638) 383-4963. Email markbarb@prodigy.net.mx (#1-WC) GIUSEPPIS ESPRESSO – is now a drop off site for Animal Adoption Center of Rocky Point. Giuseppis Espresso is located on Blvd. Fremont between Cruz Roja (Red Cross) and the STOP sign at Sinaloa, next to Black Dog Casino (011-52-638) 3835181. (#1-AAC)
BARB’S DOG RESCUE – located 8 miles north of Rocky Point on the highway to Sonoyta, signs on both sides of highway. Also donation drop off point at Twin Dolphins Real Estate on Blvd Fremont, next to Cruz Roja (Red Cross). BarbsDogRescue@aol. com. Mexico (011-521-638) 114-1659 or (044-638) 384-0113. From the US dial (602) 324-7241. (#1-dg) AMERICAN LEGION MX-15 OF ROCKY POINT – is located in the Mirador Beach area, just down from Manny’s Beach Club, up the hill behind Pink Cadillac, downstairs at Los Juanes Restaurant (#1-AL) BEAUTY SALONS GLORIAS BEAUTY SALON SINCE 1969! We do it all and we carry a full line of beauty supplies. Gloria’s Beauty Shop is located on Constitucion, just before Super Ley Market. Phone locally at 383-5075 or from the U.S. (011-52-638) 383-5075 for an appointment, ask for Gloria. English Spoken. (#25-13) PBC – PEÑASCO BEAUTY CENTER – ONLY AMERICAN SALON IN Rocky Point. Full line AVON Beauty Supplies. Hair, Nails, Facials, Manicures and Pedicures cell (044-638) 106-3611. On Constitucion, across from Super Ley. (#25-1) BILL PAYING SERVICE DON’T GET CUT OFF!! BILL PAYING Service with 48 years experience for Rocky Point and Cholla Bay residents! See Patty at Mexico Bonito Realty located just off Cholla Bay Road. Local call us at 383-5737 or 3834111, or from the U.S. dial (602) 476-1837. Visit our website at www. mexicobonitorealty.com or email us at mebore@mexicobonitorealty.com or patricia@mexicobonitorealty.com. (#30-1) WHILE YOU’RE AWAY I’LL PAY YOUR electric, water, phone, bills, etc. Since 1993 I’ve been working with Immigration services. English/Spanish spoken. References available. Call Silvia Villa at Premium Services, locally at 383-5758, or from the U.S. dial (602) 476-1187, or email me at sivife@hotmail.com. (#30-2)
BOATS FOR SALE MINT CONDITION SUNFISH SAILBOAT – $2,500 with hand aluminum trailer and canvas cover. Playa Encanto. Contact Andy Karic cell 520-977-6864 or email: andy. karic@unitedbuildersllc.com(#34-7) COFFEE AND COFFEE HOUSES MAX’S CAFÉ: BREAKFAST, LUNCH, Dinner, Pizza, Full Espresso and Liquor Bar. Free Wireless Internet & Phone to the U.S. Located in front of Hotel Peñasco del Sol. Live Music Thur-Sun 8PM-11PM 383-1011. (#565) BEST COFFEE IN TOWN – XOCHITLS CAFE (Sally’s place) in Cholla Bay. Not to mention awesome food! Breakfast 6AM-2PM! You can’t beat her chiles rellenos and spinach omelet. Call to order ahead 382-5283. (#56-10) GIUSEPPIS ESPRESSO RESTAURANT - PASTRY – inside or outside seating. Located on Blvd. Fremont, left side past Cruz Roja (Red Cross) Open at 8AM until 4PM on Mon, Tue & Thur. Friday &Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner 8AM 8PM. Sunday 8AM - 2PM (Closed Wednesdays) (011-52-638) 383-5181 www.giuseppis.info. Leashed, well behaved dogs always welcome. (#566) DUKE’S REST & BAR – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, daily specials. Plutarco Elias Calles between 14 & 15st. Open every day from 7AM. Call (044-638) 104-0338 OR (044-638) 380-6650. (#56-11) DENTAL SERVICES WANT A DENTIST WHO USES THE latest in technology and equipment when getting your teeth cared for? Ernesto Grijalva, D.D.S. comes highly recommended by all of his patients – ask anyone of them! Stop by his office located on Blvd. Fremont, just south of the fire dept. or call Mario for an appointment (011-52-638) 383-3434. (#64-3) FM3 SERVICES SERVICES FOR AMERICANS – PPermanent and Temporary Residence, Tax ID Numbers (Hacienda Registration), accounting services, bill paying and more. Office location: Sun Valley Business and Immigration Service, Blvd. Benito Juarez No. 191 Between Nicolas Bravo & Simon Morua. Call local at 383-8891, from the U.S. dial (520) 829-4340 or email Bianeysvisa@ aol.com or Dynorasvisa@aol.com. English spoken. (#79-9)
FM2/FM3/RFC/HACIENDA/IMSS – If you don’t speak Spanish, or just want someone to help guide you through the process, call Silvia Villa at Premium Services at 383-5758, or from the U.S. dial (602) 476-1187 or sivife@hotmail.com. Translations from English to Spanish or Spanish to English also available – any document you need translated. Call Silvia whenever you need help with anything from bill paying to ordering flowers! (#79-1) FOR SALE TURN KEY FULLY FUCTIONAL ESPRESSO COFFEE CART – Ready to set up. Self-contained with fridge, espresso machine, coffee grinder all included. Ask for Anita or Maria (01152-638) 383-5181. (#86-2) AUTHENTIC GERMAN SAUSAGES – Walter’s Brats Sausages for sale everyday, come and taste it fresh from the BBQ Every Fri & Sat. 3PM-7PM. Corner of Blvd. Fremont & Nuevo Leon. (044-638) 110-4970. (#86-17) HOUSES & CONDOS FOR RENT LONG TERM & NIGHTLY RENTALS, Las Conchas, Mirador, In Town, Sandy Beach Homes and Condos. Starting at $150.00 USD per month. Twin Dolphins (011-52-638) 383-3919, (602) 324-7241 (#100-4) PUERTA PRIVADA LONG TERM LEASE 2 OR 3 bdrm condos for long term lease only. Furnished or unfurnished available. Visit model on site 9am to 5pm daily for more info. (#100-42) HOUSES & CONDOS FOR SALE AJO HOUSE – 3bd, 2ba. Backyard faces County Park, mountain views. Has a/c full house backup generator. Bottom of “U” street, nice neighborhood in Ajo, AZ. (520) 3875474. (#102-m)
JEWELERS
SERVICES
JOYERIA MAX – MAX’S JEWELTY - Custom design, repairs, diamonds and gemstones. Special orders are our specialty. Open 11AM – 9PM Monday through Saturdays. Shop located on the north side of No Reeleccion (Calle 26), just east of RR tracks. Lamek_fu@hotmail.com. Call Max (011-52-638) 388-5512 and 3832698. (#110-2)
PET SITTING SERVICE – DON’T WORRY about your animals for a day, week or month! Vacation with peace of mind. I will look after your cats or dogs. Lots of experience with animals! Phone Nancy at (011-52-638) 3831012. (#157-21)
MASSAGE U.S.A. CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST. Several bodywork modalities available. Out calls or in clinic. $55 per hour. Best massage in town. Rita Pizarro, from U.S. dial (602) 748-4134, clinic (011-52-638) 3838030, local dial 383-8030 or (044-638) 386-5203 or email ritapizarro@gmail. com. (#120-6) PEST CONTROL CONTRA PLAGAS – COCKROACHES, Termites, mosquitoes, flies, bees, fire ants, fleas, scorpions, spiders, rats, ants, mice. We have our Federal License. English spoken. Call Antonio Mendivil, owner at 383-8787. 24 hour emergency phone dial (044-638) 3805136. (#126-1) REAL ESTATE SERVICES TWIN DOLPHINS – Blvd. Fremont, next to Red Cross. Mexico (638) 3833919 US (602) 324-7241. (#140-1) REALTY EXECUTIVES – Jonni Francis at Paseo Las Glorias, across from Peñasco del Sol. Mexico (638) 382-5355 US (602) 334-4134. (#1402) PUERTO PEÑASCO HOME INSPECTIONS. Be an intelligent investor: Get a home inspection before you buy your next home or investment property in Mexico. Puerto Peñasco’s only full time Home Inspector. Call (602) 748-4134, local dial (044-638) 110-4728 or email tomthomas360@ gmail.com. (#140-4)
INSURANCE SERVICES
RV PARKS & SPACES
INSURANCE AND BONDING AGENCY – REAL estate - Mexican & American Insurance: Auto, boat, life, house, commercial. Yolanda Silva, Agent. Ave Nayarit #62. Call 3836280. (#107-1)
PARK YOU RV RIGHT AT THE WATERS EDGE – in Rocky Point at Playa Bonita RV Park. Call toll free from USA (1-888) 232-8142. From Mexico (1-800) 426-6482 info@ playabonitamail.com (#152-2)
SATELLITE TV, DSS, DBS, FTA, C/BAND – Home theater, internet, audio/video, sales, service, custom installations, residential and commercial. Mobile (044-638) 1035317 Mex. VOIP (602) 635-2246 USA. (#157-2) ROCKY POINT HOME INSPECTIONS – Inspections by US inspector 25+years in Real Estate, Homes and Condos. Be a smart investor 602-5380027 tomthomas360@gmail.com. (#157-1) OJEDA DESIGNS & PAINTING – Interior, exterior, commercial, residential, drywall, roof cutting (impermeability), texture, varnish, stains, epoxy floors, faux finishes and wall repairs. We paint anything. Office (638) 383-5655 Cel (044-638) 1070091. (#157-4) AQUA GRANDE TOWING – Tows to U.S.A. No Problem. All operators fluent in English and Spanish. Dennis Bleeker (011-52-638) 383-5770. From the U.S. (520) 232-2149. (#157-3) BILINGUAL SEMI RETIRED – man looking for a job in property management, inside or outside position. 10 yrs. experience. Local references available. Contact J.C. (044-638) 380-8006. rphandyman@ yahoo.com (#157-5) SHUTTLE SERVICE HEAD OUT TO ROCKY POINT – door to door shuttle service from Phoenix to Rocky Point. Group and one-way rates available. Wanna Go? Let Us Know! Email headout@cox.net, phone in the U.S. (602) 971-0166 or U.S. Toll Free (866) 443-2368. www. headouttorockypoint.com. No waiting in border lines when you ride with us! (#158-3)
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Letters to Editor Send your letters to the editor to our mailing address P.O. Box 887 Lukeville, AZ 85341 or email us at rockypointtimes@yahoo.com
We are thinking about relocating to Rocky Point from the Texas panhandle. We have four children and would like opinions on the area and if it would be a safe area to raise 4 kids.. They speak no Spanish. Is there an English schools and is there a private school? Also what area would be the best to find a place to live? Thanks!! Cory-Ashlye Schlegel We have been in Rocky Point since 1990, and we love it here...we would absolutely NOT be here if it were not safe for our children and grandchildren. You really need to visit, stay here awhile, and see if you love Peñasco, as we do. We have Newland bi-lingual school K-6th and 7-9th. BUT you and your children should really learn Spanish if you are planning on living in Mexico. No? It is such a beautiful language. We are heading to Playa Bonita on Wednesday in our 28 ft Travelina Mobile for a much-needed sea break and beach-feet photo session. Woo hoo! Travelinas.com Homero, at the Blue Marlin, has the best food around, he is an allaround amazing guy and I think that anyone visiting the Rocky Point area should stop by and try the Blue Marlin! The clams and lemonade are absolutely to die for! Also be sure to tell him Grant from El Capitan in Flagstaff says hi! El Capitan Yummy food at Blue Marlin and great view! Looks like a great day in RP!!! Will be there next week for extended times as hubs retires the 31st!!!! Marilyn Loos Haney So enjoy getting my copy of the RPTimes Newspaper in the mail.... no waiting! Marilyn Loos Haney We’re down for just a few days and I really want to thank you for using my image for the cover of the January Rocky Point Times, what a nice surprise. Just today found a copy for myself. I’ve been bragging to all my friends at home. Lee A. Freel Great place, wonderful people, good food at Anita & Jesus, on Calle 13! Patricia Champion Sandra, thanks for checking this out. Glad the parrots are ok, but just thought that if they were in an atrium type of cage (in that exact spot) it would not only be attractive and a tourist attraction while affording the parrots the chance to at least see the “real world”...next time I am in Rocky Pt will make it a prerogative to come
and visit with you. Thanks again. Lael in El Dorado, CA Yes an atrium would be a good idea, maybe they never thought of it? Yes, stop by my office. SandyO I have been traveling to Rocky Point with three dogs now for about 10 years.....never any trouble......in fact I am crossing the border this coming Saturday with three dogs in my truck....my friends will have five dogs with them in their van and the other friends coming down will also have three dogs. Just make sure you have paper for each dog. Patryka Chaves Hello, Rocky Point!! I am arriving in Rocky Point on April 5. I am trying to find out if the Main Street...Benito Juarez...is all fixed and open again for travel? I was last in Rocky Point over Christmas and everything was all torn up...and we had to figure out a new way out to Playa Miramar. Thanks for any information! Patryka Chaves Yes, still construction like @ Christmas, from Calle 26 north to almost Sam’s Club. Best way to Mirador is left on Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez (see map in your RPTimes) That will take you all the way to dead end @ Blvd Fremont. Go right, then left @ STOP @ Sinaloa (Reggies 8/12 street)...and you are there! So just want to clarify something-all my big kids need are their kids birth certificates when they cross the little ones don’t need passports or passport cards too??? Is it really that easy??? Shawn Rost Children 16 and under need only birth certificate to re-enter USA. Howdy, We’re definitely interested in the May ride. Where are you staying in El Golfo and are there a block of rooms reserved for the event? Any additional info would be appreciated. Thanks for your help. Denise Timm OK, welcome. Yes, I reserve the rooms at Hotel Las Conchas, Hotel Mar de Cortez, Hotel Gallar2, and others if we need the rooms. We all meet @ my Ranchito off the Coastal Hwy @ 8AM (ish) and we take off, usually in two groups, toward El Golfo. You need to bring food and drink for the day, as there is nothing between here and there. We stop at an old railroad station at the half-way point for lunch. The one way is about 80 miles, and there are two Pemex’s in El Golfo. You will want to gas up on Saturday, as Sunday AM’s are swamped with the local fishermen gassing up their trucks, and boat barrells.
We meet Sunday morning and head out on the beach, back to Puerto Peñasco. Our “Survivors Party” will be @ 5PM on Sunday (I haven’t decided where, as yet). SandyO What’s the deadline to donate old keys? I have a bunch but I’m in Tucson & won’t be back to RP for a week or two. Marco Valadez Deadline in June?? I am not sure, but just bring ‘em whenever you can. THANKS! I keep telling myself this, “There’s no place like the beach”. We have to wait until May to get our RP beach time! Counting down the days! Lorri Kulberg Kempton
Could you tell me how to get to your office from Bonita Rv Park? I want to get a paper first thing when I arrive. When you leave the Playa Bonita Resort entrance, turn right, go to stop and turn left, go to stop and turn right, go to second stop and turn left (Now you are on Calle 13/Miguel Hidalgowhere the new Marlin monument is) go to the first OXXO and turn right, another right after the wall...[park under the tall palms).
I’m so excited about a new Peacemakers Cantina! Thank you Roger Clyne for lovin’ the good life in Rocky Point for so long! Julie Pastrick Yes, ‘BANDITOS’ is gonna ROCK!
Dear Sandra, recently returned to my home in Clearlake Oaks, Ca. After 2 months at Playa de Oro RV Park, got to experience a good deal of RP and loved it all! So please sign me up for a year’s subscription of Rocky Point Times. Wayne H. Hill Clearlake Oaks, CA
I know this is the paper, but I was wondering if there are RV rentals in Puerto Peñasco? AspiringHealth Amber No RV rentals, just RV spaces.
I’d like to send a gift subscription to my daughter who has a little cabin in Cholla Bay. Thanks (Current subscriber and soon-to-be full-time resident!!)
Thats okay =) We plan to tent camp from the 10th-16th, then come back with the kids and rent a condo in the beach from April 21st-May 21st! Cant wait to enjoy the city for 5 weeks! Amber
Thanks for reminding me. Enjoyed Jan down there, but, medical emergency sent us home early. But, will be back next year for longer. Keep up the good work. Jim Hale Soap Lake, WA
I never expect another country to cater to our comfort levels... especially countries that are more economically challenged than the U.S. I personally believe people have the richest travel experiences when they leave their comfort zone and experience another culture. It might be intimidating -- at first -- but certainly enlightening, humbling and enriching. And those who can’t handle it should not travel to foreign countries (although I would always encourage travel). Or they can take a cruise where the only thing they have to be intimidated by is potential food poisoning from the buffet. Travelinas.com Well said. Very well said. Thanks for everything Sandy. See you next time we’re down. Glad to have met y’all. We’re booked in same place for April 1 - 8 next year. Adios for now. Peg Riou Baldwin Cool!! I already marked my 2015 April calendar!
Love your magazine. Me and my wife will be visiting after Spring Break is over, so sorry to hear of the passing of your husband. I loved reading his editorials. He seemed like a lovely man, wish I had the opportunity to have met him. May the sun always shine on your face and the wind always be at your back. Something like that. Bufer Mesa, AZ Please renew our subscription. Thanks. Christine C. Gronau Las Vegas, NV Hi Sandy, I lost my husband 3 1/2 years ago. He loved Rocky Point just like your husband did. The guys are with the lord enjoying more beauty, happiness, you have enjoy beyond our comprehension. I love reading Rock Point Times. God Blesses widows. Love, Ann Marie
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