Rocky Point Times July 2017 by Rocky Point Services

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By Lannette Phipps

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! ROCKY POINT TIMES STAFF Thomas Nelson O’Hare III (RIP 1941-2013) Founder / Owner Sandra Jo O’Hare Owner / Managing Editor / Publisher Lannette Phipps Editorial / Contributing Writer 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 MONTHLY CIRCULATION/DISTRIBUTION Our newspapers are hand delivered in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico and in the U.S. to Lukeville, Ajo, Gila Bend and Arizona. We bulk mail to over 600 monthly subscribers. The Rocky Point Times is printed in Mexico

We had some BIG news coming out of Rocky Point last month…our cruise ship home port will be, once again, on the move forward and is now expected to be completed in 2019. Sonora Governor, Claudia Pavlovich and Arizona Governor, Doug Ducey came together to sign an agreement (or memorandum of understanding) that basically says that Arizona has agreed to provide support and services for the cruise ships docking in Puerto Peñasco. I don’t know the details, but Arizona would be pretty important to the success of our home port since many of the supplies would come from there, as well as services and Arizona businesses would also provide services for passengers like hotels. Plus the roads will see an increase in traffic so there is that whole side that will need to be kept in shape as well. The deal definitely benefits us as well as Arizona and our Governor stated that the agreement should release federal funds which will allow for construction on the port to continue. We’ll be sure to let you know the moment we see any movement around the port. For many of us old timers it is not a matter of IF the home port will be finished, just a matter of WHEN. We don’t like to rush into anything around here!

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I found an interesting link on a Peñasco Facebook page that led to an article about Mexico’s President, Enrique Peña Nieto, Leonardo DiCaprio (an actor), and Carlos Slim (the man who owns everything in Mexico!) signing an agreement to save the vaquita porpoise. (I think the article might have been in the Mexico Daily News online.) While it isn’t directly about Puerto Peñasco, it is about the Sea of Cortez and I believe some of the remaining vaquita hang out in our area of the ocean so it would just make sense for Leo to come here and do a documentary about the vaquita. Don’t you think? The three powerhouses also signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) to save the less than 30 remaining vaquita, the rarest mammal in the world. The article says that the MOU is financially backed by Leo and Carlos (like how I use the familiar?...I’m practicing for having them over to my house for wine and snacks) and calls to make the temporary ban of gillnets permanent. I obviously do not rely on fishing/shrimping as my livelihood, but it seems that there has to be something better

than those gillnets, which everything seems to get trapped in - not just the vaquita…they end up on sea lions and birds and turtles and not in a nice way. It is very sad to see a sea lion with netting cutting into its flesh. So how about this…instead of just saying ban this!, and don’t do that!, how about coming up with a solution and/or funding for the fishermen that cannot afford to go to another way of catching shrimp and fish? Just putting that out there in case Leo Googles himself one night while sipping on an ice cold Pacifico, and this article comes up in the top 3 results. Hey, it can happen! Perhaps after we’re done with snacks and wine, I’ll take Leo and Carlos over to South Side Jillz for some fun and games on their (or should I say her) new Pickle Bar Court. From there I’m sure they, or at least Leo will, want to ride the new Rocky Point Zip Line. I might even pay the $59 USD for him! I’ll spring for a sunset cruise for Carlos as my way of saying “thank you” for lowering my cellular bill and giving me a great unlimited plan that I can use in the U.S. and Mexico! Allrighty, a couple things I’ve noticed since the last Editorial…the Coastal Highway (coming from El Golfo) is still not great, with all but non-existent center line paint, faded out curve signs and big sand dunes, some of which stretch across both lanes. If you’re tooling around the Mirador area, make sure you stop and look at every intersection (off the main roads). A few times now I’ve almost been in an accident because the other vehicle did not stop where they were supposed to. Luckily I did a ‘California’ stop just to make sure no one was coming from the other direction…and they were…so I was lucky I did a rolling stop. I only know to stop or slow down at every intersection because of an accident many, many years ago. So when someone gives you that kind of advice… listen…because they’ve probably learned the hard way or know someone who has. Aduana at the Sonoyta border seems to be checking every car lately whether or not you get the red light so be prepared to be stopped even if you get the green light. On my last few trips through they just stopped everyone right in the lanes which not only meant every vehicle was being stopped, but that the border wait line was back around the gas station. If you’re coming down on the weekend you should maybe allow an additional 20 minutes in case they are still stopping everyone in the lanes and not pulling them into inspection. Oh, and just a bit of advice for trailer-pullingnewbies…go take a class or practice pulling your trailer in an empty parking lot. It’s not only me who has seen this a lot lately, but the border guys as well: People do not know how to pull their trailer. They can’t navigate the corners. Not only is this frustrating for you, the new driver, but for those behind you. One man in front of me actually asked for them

to remove the pylons so he could continue straight and not exit like everyone else. And he is not the only one I’ve been behind lately! One of the guys at the border told me that a man spent like 15 minutes trying to get into the first lane going through the U.S. border. The guy waiting behind him got super mad and they started arguing and by the time the border guy saw what was going on, they had come to blows. I don’t want to bag on anyone for not being able to round that super easy corner, but for the sake of every other person behind you, please do some practice backing up, turning and parking your trailer in an empty parking lot before you come down to Rocky Point. (In case you are one of the few newbies thinking hateful things right about now…my Daddy taught me how to pull a trailer!) We are merely Messengers of Peace.

Barbara Mumaugh at Barb’s Dog Rescue said she could see an increase in donations during the Roger Clyne event and she is very thankful for all your support. Let’s make next year even bigger, and don’t forget you can keep on donating all year long to Barb’s Dog Rescue and to Nancy’s Animal Adoption Center (both have FB and www for info). And thanks to the American Legion Post 15 MX for making a generous donation of wet and dry dog food the Barb’s Dog Rescue. In the next Editorial I want to talk a little about real estate. I imagine with the news of our home port on the move again, many people will, once again, be looking to invest in Rocky Point. In fact, it seems many are already doing so. This means that more and more real estate businesses are, and will be, popping up and more real estate agents and more projects and, of course, more buying and selling. We don’t want you to forget what we’ve taught you over the years about doing your due diligence and doing your homework. Be informed before making your final decision. Next month we’ll give you a rundown of some helpful information for new buyers and all you old timers.

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ADVERTISERINDEX & PHONENUMBERS DIALING INSTRUCTIONS from the U.S., Canada and Mexico

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(52) Mexico’s Country Code (638) Puerto Peñasco’s City Code Call U.S. & Canada from Mexico Dial 001 + (area code) + 7 digit number

CALLING FROM THE U.S.

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.

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

U.S. numbers are listed with (brackets) around area code. Some businesses have U.S. offices and others may be using VOIP lines.

INDEX A

A bit of Shangrila RV........................480-225-6546 Ajo Chamber of Commerce.....................520-387-7742 Ajo Plaza..............................................520-387-5044 Ajo Print Shop......................................520-387-6858 Ajo Satellite Sales..............................520-387-4846 Alejandra Valenzuela Attorney........044-638-102-1248 ..................................................U.S. (520) 505-7808 Aleman, Victor................................044-638-105-7839 Amazon Window Covering.....................623-925-8199 American Legion...........................................388-8841 Aqua Grande Towing.............383-5770/(520) 232-2149 Arizona Realty........................................520-387-8787 Art Stop & Plaza Gallery............................520-387-6858

B Baja Autoservices...................................638-383-4925 Balboas Rest..................................................383-5155 Biosfera Dry Cleaners.....................................383-1667 Bonita RV Park...............................................383-1400 Bórquez, Ricardo, Atty............388-6110/520-407-6756 Brenda Lee Design................................602-909-9146 Brooks, Dee...................................................383-3919 Bryan’s.....................................................388-5365 Burrito Express..............................................383-8460

C Candy Cake.........................................638-383-2673 Canvas................................................638-383-1161 Chochoy Veterinary.......................................383-2338 Cholla Bay Powder Coating..............044-638-382-5450 .......................................................U.S. 602-989-0646 C.H.O.P.P.S............................................480-648-7689 CIMA...........................................................383-1854 Coldwell Banker by the Sea...388-8999/602-425-5133 Colins Cantina...............................................382-8020

D D’Lucy Spa.................383-1471/044-638-105-8993 Del Mar Charters........................................383-2802 Dr. Grijalva, D.D.S...........................................383-3434

Don Julio Bar & Grill......................................388-0056 Duke’s Restaurant-Bar.................044-638-104-0338 or...................................................044-638-380-6650

E Ecofun Rentals.........................................388-9699 Eddie Wharez.....................383-8633/602-324-9328

F Family of God................................................383-3480 Farmacias De Descuento..............383-3131/388-8280 Fish.............................................044-638-110-7137 Five Senses Spa...................................638-112-1652 Fit Vida Bistro.............................................383-1992 Fortaleza del Sol........................044-638-110-9519 Francis, Jonni..............................044-638-112-1197 Frenchy’s.......................................044-638-690-1472 Friendly Dolphin.......................................383-2608

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Made in Puerto Peñasco................044-638-380-8233

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Mar de Cortez Rentals....................................388-8747 Mare Blu Ristorante.......................................383-0605

Mayan Palace Golf Course........................383-GOLF

Salerno, Rosarie..........383-8417/044-638-384-7145

Max’s Cafe..................................................383-1011

or.......................................................520-777-0018

Max Jeweler...............................................388-5512

Sanborns Insurance........U.S. Toll Free 800-222-0158

Mermaid’s Market.................................388-5004

Sandy Beach Massage....................044-638-384-4418

Mexican Beach Developers.......................383-6099

Santiago’s Body Shop.............................638-384-1962

or.....................044-638-384-7145/520-777-0018

Santiagos Ocean Services...........................388-5318

Mexican Vistas Co..........382-5400/044-638-384-6445

or.......................................................(602) 324-9558

or...........................................................623-698-0117

Santo Tomas.....................................(480) 861-0355

Mexico Insurance Center..................1-800-404-1088

Satellite Services................................638-103-5317

Mirsa Tile........................................638-383-6770

Satisfied Frog................................638-383-1743

Muebles Coloniales....................................383-6670

Sea of Cortez Adventures...................(928) 380-8619

Muebles Imperiales......................................383-6480

Seaside Window Coverings.........................383-5181

or.......................................................714-395-4117

N-O

Galeria del Mar Bermejo...........................383-3488 Galeria Luis y Gaby.......................................383-7174 German Brats..............................044-638-110-4970 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 Green Point................................................383-2938 Gretchen Ellinger...............383-1425/602-317-3881 or................................................044-638-384-0458 Grout Doctor........................................638-380-9293 Guardian Title and Escrow..............044-638-386-1445 or.........................................................623-910-2930

Nails Center................................................388-0434

H Hacienda del Sol Furniture......388-0545/602-903-2112 Head Out to Rocky Point Shuttle Ser vice U.S. Toll Free.............866-443-2368/602-971-0166 Hotel Viña del Mar................................383-0100 or.....................................................602-606-7768 U.S. Toll Free...........................01-800-560-2123

I-J-K Imagen Oral..................................................388-7953 InnSuites Hotels and Suites U.S. Toll Free......................................888-INNSUITES INTERCAM..............................................388-1191 International Insurance....................623-551-8501 JJ’s Cantina...................................................383-2785 John Hibbert Realty Ex...........................638-380-5112 John Witt Realty Ex.................................623-523-2180 Joyeria Max...........................................388-5512 Kaffeehaus.............................................388-1065 Kilombo.................................................638-388-5339 Kord’s Auto Care...............................520-387-6962 Kyle Wood..............................................480-297-8079

Napa Auto (Ajo).................................24 HOUR TOW ....................................(520) 387-4TOW (387-4869) Optica Turati................................................383-4645

P Pablo Realty........................383-8657/602-288-8687 Pane e Vino Restaurant................044-638-105-7455 Pedro’s Restaurant.......................044-638-105-5166 Peninsula de Cortes Golf Course..................383-GOLF Peñasco Beauty Center...............................383-1086 Peñasco Marine.........................................383-3700 Petals & Perfums.....................................383-5758 Pink Cadillac........................................383-5880 Pizarrro, Rita..............388-8030/044-638-386-5203 Playa Azul............................................602-789-4277 Playa Bonita Resort....................383-2586/383-2199 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 Predador....................383-8787/044-638-110-1625 Premium Services...........383-5758/602-476-1187 Prestige Properties......................044-638-388-7777 ................................................(520) 505-7777 Pro Services...............383-6161/044-638-113-0446 Puerta Privada......................383-1020/480-445-9200

Q&R Real Consulting.....................................638-383-3546 .......................................................U.S. 602-412-3598 Realty Executives...........................602-283-9800 or.................................................638-388-1295 Reincom..........................................638-102-0065 Repeat Performance.........................520-387-4948 Rey del Mar................................................383-5490

La Casa del Capitan Restaurant....................383-5698 Tony’s Cafe.........................................638-690-1589 La Siesta Motel................................520-387-6569 Laguna Shores Golf & Country Club..................383-4670 U.S. Toll Free.........................................800-513-1426 Las Palmas.............................................800-671-2799 or.................................................638-690-2933 Latitude 31...............................................383-4311 Little Italy Pizza..................................(928) 683-2221 Living Stones Ministry...........................480-243-8452

Richard Savino................................638-380-4272

Lourdes Rivera..........................044-638-380-3366

or......................................................480-707-3822 Rocky Point Best Real Estate..................480-478-4784 Rocky Point Calendar..................see Mexican Vistas Rocky Point Chiropractic..................044-638-386-1306 or.............................................U.S. Cell 480-263-3242 Rocky Point Home Builders.............044-638-383-6524

Sea Side Reservations.....383-7795/1-888-262-4508 Señorita Rita Sunset Cruise.............044-638-107-3727 Servicios Medicos Veterinarios..................383-3344 Shangrila RV Park................................480-225-6546 Si Como No! Etc.....................................520-387-7080 Silva, Yolanda Insurance...............................383-6280 Skullz............................................................388-9900 Sonoran Autoservice.......................602-909-4864 or.......................................................638-382-5423 Sonoran Grill...............................................382-8089 Sonoran Property Inspection Ser.........623-200-8574 Sonoran Resorts.................................602-476-7511 Sonoran Resorts Sales Consultant Brenda Sabo..............................044-638-105-3157 Stegall Katz & Whitaker.........................602-241-9221 Su Casa...........................................638-690-1345 Sun Valley Services.....................................383-8891 Sushi Sun Restaurant...................................383-2772

T Tapia, Miguel......................................602-266-0225 Tekila Bar.....................................044-638-107-5863 Tequila Factory..............................................388-0606 The Print Shop....................................520-387-6858 Tommy Thomas Home Inspections..044-638-110-4728 or.........................................................602-748-4134 Tony’s Cafe...............................044-638-690-1589 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

U-V U.S. Border Movers..................044-638-113-8365 or.............................................480-232-3518 Victor Aleman..............................044-638-105-7839 Viña del Mar Hotel............383-0100/602-606-7768 Viva Mexico Taqueria...........................638-104-7252

W Western Outdoor Times......................(480) 947-6219

X-Y-Z Xochitl’s Cafe (Sally’s Cholla Cafe)..................382-5283

or...............................................U.S. 815-553-2683

Yolanda Silva Insurance................................383-6280

Rocky Point Realty Group.....383-4699/602-334-4134

ZaGas.......................................................383-8100

Rocky Point Services............................638-114-8132

Zuquin Restaurant........................................383-3250

or..................................................520-303-3960

Zuq Deli & Salads.........................................388-5050

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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 911 & 066 for EMERGENCIES AirEvac............................................................001-880-321-9522 SkyMed Air Ambulance.................................001-866-805-9624 AIRPORTS International.................................................................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 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

that DELIVER Benny’s Pizza 383-6001 7 days, 11am-10pm

Fit Vida Bistro 383-1992

Cheiky’s Pizza 383-3627, Closed Wed.

La Fondita 383-8384 9am-9pm

Cocina Express 383-8358 Mon.-Sat. 10am-8pm Sun. 12pm-7pm

Sushi Sun 383-2772

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.

AIR AMBULANCE (dial within Mexico)

ELECTRIC

RESTAURANTS

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 Towing................(011-52-638) 383-5770 / U.S. (520) 232-2149 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

Figaros Pizza 383-8181

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 Viña del Mar In Old Port at the end of the Malecon Local 383-3600 or 383-0100 www.vinadelmarhotel.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------La Palapa Condos & Casitas Local 383-3866 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Madre del Mar (with permission) US dial (520) 407-6394 or (520) 303-7530 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Peñasco del Sol Paseo Las Glorias # 1 Mexico Toll Free 01-800-614-9484 Worldwide Toll Free 1-888-683-006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 Blvd. Sonora & Galeana (west of Josefa)

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EVENTS CALENDAR JULY 2017 EVERYDAY Al Anon Family Groups. Email to schedule a meeting; Marcia at marsupis@gmail.com. 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. 42). 12PM Horseshoe tournament at South Side Jillz, open to anyone who cares to play, and with happy hour prices! 1PM Horseshoe Tournament at South Side Jillz. Every Monday. 6PM Alcoholics Anonymous meets (Spanish) (See Pg. 42). 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.). 4PM Peñasco Singles Happy Hour, every Tuesday at Playa Bonita Resort. 8PM Cinemartes - Art Film Nights at Cafe Puerto Viejo in Old Port. 2PM - Powerball Bingo at the American Legion Post MX 15. 2pm. Cost $7 dlls for 6 games. 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. 42). 11AM – Horseshoe Tournament 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. 42). PINK CADILLAC - swim up bar, open Wed. thru Sun. 2PM till close. Burgers, pizza and more. THURSDAYS PINK CADILLAC - swim up bar, open Wed. thru Sun. 2PM till close. Burgers, pizza and more during the summer months. 2PM - POWERBAL BINGO at the American Legion Post MX15 3PM Dart Tournament at the Pink Cadillac in El Mirador. All welcome. 4PM The Connection Happy Hour, now on Thursdays at Puesta del Sol Restaurant at Playa Bonita Resort. 5PM-7PM Ladies Day at South Side Jillz, music, games and a “surprise” for all, happy hour prices and a good selection of wine. 2PM - Powerball Bingo at the American Legion Post MX 15. 2pm. Cost $7 dlls for 6 games. FRIDAYS 8AM Alcoholics Anonymous “Freebirds” newcomers/book study meeting. Call 382-5001 for more info (See Pg. 42). PINK CADILLAC - swim up bar, open Wed. thru Sun. 2PM till close. Burgers, pizza and more during the summer months. 7PM Eight Ball Tournament at South Side Jillz for the Pool players, double elimination, blind draw. 8PM - Pool Tournament at South Side Jillz. Every Friday. 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 PINK CADILLAC - swim up bar, open Wed. thru Sun. 2PM till close. Burgers, pizza and more during the summer months. 2PM - Powerball Bingo at the American Legion Post MX 15. 2pm. Cost $7 dlls for 6 games. SUNDAYS 9AM Non-Denominational Worship Services with Family of God. Located on Blvd. Costera N 2000A. Everyone welcome. Church Office: 383-3480. 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) 3834513. San Jose Mission Church- in Cholla Bay. Bilingual Catholic Mass. At 8am every Sunday. All our welcome.

CHECK OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THE LATEST EVENTS! Saturday 1st • 7pm 6th Annual Las Vegas Night for Charity at Sonoran Sky Resort on Sandy Beach. Tuesday 4th • Independence Day AUGUST 2017 Tuesday 1st • Alicia’s Birthday! SEPTEMBER 2017 Monday 1st • Labor Day Saturday 16th • Mexico Indepence Day. Saturday 30 • Rocky Point Triathlon PM at Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort. th

OCTOBER 2017 Friday 6th • Cholla 250 - SADR. • 43rd El Golfo Run Saturday 7th • 43rd El Golfo Run Sunday 8th • 43rd El Golfo Run Monday 9th • Columbus Day Saturday 21st • Dirty Beach Mud Run Sunday 29th • Lannette’s Birthday Tuesday 31st • Halloween NOVEMBER 2017 Saturday 4th • 1st Annual Pickle Ball Tournament Thursday 9th • 17th Annual Rocky Point Bike Rally Friday 10th • 17th Annual Rocky Point Bike Rally Saturday 11th • 17th Annual Rocky Point Bike Rally • Veteran’s Day

This spring Sandy (not O’Hare) and I spent a wonderful seven days in Puerto Vallarta. Long-time friends asked us to join them at their time share in Paradise Village. It was absolutely spectacular. I get a lot of questions from people asking me to compare Rocky Point to the more famous Mexican resorts. As a matter of fact, a call came in just last week from Susan Swisher who lives in Poughkeepsie, NY. SUSAN: Is Rocky Point as good as other Mexican beach destinations? CAP’N GREG: Great question, Susan. First, a little history. Our inaugural visit to Cozumel was 1985. We stayed at El Presidente, a four-star beachfront hotel. Tremendous prices, food, beaches, people. So good, in fact, we went back there half a dozen times and were never disappointed. Then we discovered Rocky Point. At first, we tent camped at Playa Elegante. Within walking distance was tremendous food, beaches, people. It was so good, in fact, we rented a “permanent” spot there, and later at Playa de Oro. And we averaged 120 nights a year in Rocky Point, even when both of us were still working. SUSAN: Your point? CAP’N GREG: Some folks prefer Puerto Peñasco because it isn’t Puerto

Vallarta. Or Cozumel. It is a fourpoint-five hour drive or shuttle ride from Tucson or Phoenix, which have airports where big ol’ jets from New York can land. SUSAN: O-M-G, Cap’n Greg! You are so 1971! CAP’N GREG: Yes, I am. Second, you can get a rental on the beach, like in a number of private homes. Or, and this is an important “or,” you can stay at a high-rise condo or hotel, which are more Vallarta-like. Check on line for accommodations. SUSAN: Cost and amenities? CAP’N GREG: Significantly cheaper than other Mexican resorts. Less of a border crossing hassle, safer (in my opinion), and it’s a paradise that offers a magical deep blue ocean and a unique laid-back experience. SUSAN: Sounds good to me. CAP’N GREG: Try it. You may find Rocky Point will become your favorite getaway. And I’ll even buy your first drink. SUSAN: How generous of you. CAP’N GREG: My pleasure. And while I have you on the line, the tranny went out of my dune buggy last week. Can you lend me a couple hundred for repairs? Susan? Hello? Susan? You still there? Hola?

Sunday 12th • 17th Annual Rocky Point Bike Rally Thursday 23th • Thanksgiving Day DECEMBER 2017 Saturday 2nd • Point to Point SADR Sunday 3rd • Point to Point SADR

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Potpourri - Short Shorts of All Sorts!

Sometimes so much is going on in our little slice of paradise by the sea that we can’t address the many short subjects with proper attention. To handle the hodgepodge of dangling subject matter, we invented the Potpourri Page. Here are a few “short shorts” to keep you up to date.

Tourist Assistance Unit Reports High Incidents of Sting Ray Injuries Memorial Day brought an estimated 35,000 tourists to town. The weather was beautiful and the ocean water warming up nicely. It is stingray mating season. Unfortunately, this combination caused quite a few people to suffer stings from stingrays. Luis Molina, the Director of the Tourist Assistance Unit, commented that people should be aware that the stingrays are active at this time and it is important to take precautions if you are wading in the ocean. Stingrays are not looking for people to sting. They just react and protect themselves when someone 100 times their size decides to step on them. The main defensive tactic that you should use to avoid a painful sting is the stingray “shuffle”, where you slide your feet along the sand, thereby scaring the creatures away. According to Molina, the TAU treated 47 stingray stings and 6 jellyfish burns - not terrible when you consider the number of feet stomping around in the shallow ocean, but that fact is probably not much consolation to those who had been stung. In addition to the stingrays and jellyfish, the TAU also attended 14 ATV accidents as first responders, helped countless people with information, directions, and miscellaneous good deeds, and arrested 37 people for vandalism and “bothering” tourists. Keep up the good work Agents!

groundwork had begun almost a year ago and the first huge pieces began arriving by semitruck over the past couple of months. While it seems to be taking forever for this structure to actually be built, they are getting closer to having the huge puzzle of parts and pieces in place to begin the actual assembly. Anyone who was around when the first structure was built can attest to the fact that when they do start putting the pieces together, it goes up very quickly. Depending on when the final parts arrive, we may see another huge fan spinning in the distance within a matter of weeks.

will involve an investment of 18 million pesos. Once completed, this will bring the total area to 400,000 square meters of paved or renovated roads, or rather approximately one street per month, under the current administration. Gutiérrez Valenzuela detailed the present repaving work will complete an important road circuit in addressing many of the city’s principal roadways. He acknowledged although Puerto Peñasco is nearing the 90th anniversary since its founding, barely 20% of the city has paved roads though not necessarily all in good conditions. This underscores the importance of pursuing measures regarding road infrastructure.

Municipal Administration to Invest 2.5 Million Pesos in Road Signs

Book Mobile tours Puerto Peñasco

With the goal of encouraging reading by making it more accessible, the Secretary of Education and Culture (SEC) selected Puerto Peñasco among other cities as a site for a threeday visit of the EDUCAL Book Mobile. Municipal Art and Culture Director Nina Mier explained, “This program is part of Kino Festival activities, with Puerto Peñasco serving as a subsite, in coordination with our Municipal Library, the State Library Network, and the Office on Literature of the Sonoran Cultural Institute as part of work leading to the 90th commemoration of our city’s founding.” The LibroBus Book Mobile made the planned visit to Puerto Peñasco from May 16th - 18th, setting up at area high schools including COBACH and CetMar, as well as at the malecón for the public in general. The LibroBus is a 6.5 ton vehicle with an area of 27 square meters, which transforms into a true library with capacity for 10 people and collection of up to 4000 books. It also includes a high definition digital projector and satellite connectivity for quick internet connection from anywhere.

A total of 287 street signs, including stop signs, will be installed throughout the city as part of an Urban Roadway program, detailed Public Projects Coordinator Terencio Gutiérrez Valenzuela. He noted the work is made possible through an investment of $2,542,876 pesos, funds which stem from the Río Colorado Bridge Trust and which will be applied in two phases. In the first phase, street signage will be installed on Calle Miguel Hidalgo between Blvd. Benito Juárez and Blvd. Rafael Godoy, Calle León de la Barra between Blvd. Benito Juárez and Blvd. Rafael Godoy, as well as Blvd. Sonora between Blvd. Benito Juárez and Blvd. Rafael Godoy. One hundred seventy-eight street name and stop signs will be part of the second phase, he detailed, which will includes Melchor Ocampo between Blvd. Benito Juárez and Rafael Godoy, Calle Nicolás Bravo between Blvd Benito Juárez and Avenida Rocaportense, as well as Calle Simón Morua between Blvd. Benito Juárez and Avenida Rocaportense.

New Trash Cans in Malecon Area

City Administration to Achieve Nearly 400,000 Square Meters in New and Repaved Roads

Wind Generator #2 Still Delayed but Getting Closer

Parts continue to arrive slowly at the future location of the second giant wind generator on the outskirts of Puerto Peñasco. The

With the announcement of new infrastructure projects getting underway in coming days, the present administration under Mayor Kiko Munro will have addressed 17 projects to pave or repave area roads during its first year and a half in office. Public Projects Coordinator Terencio Gutiérrez Valenzuela detailed repaving of Blvd. Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, as well as Calle Revolución and Calle Nicolás Bravo,

Due to the increase in tourism and the low number of accessible trash cans in the Malecon, littering had begun to become an issue. In recognition of the problem, a partnership between the local administration and the Malecon business owners has taken place, and you will now see many new lime green trash cans strategically located throughout the area. Pickup times to remove trash from the area have also been increased in order to keep our “Old Port” area clean and beautiful.

Crews Busy Cleaning Up After Big Weekend Memorial Day weekend was super busy

with an estimated influx of 35,000 visitors. As with all busy weekends, once the crowds head home, the cleanup begins. City crews have collected over 32 tons of trash and debris as well as 2.7 tons of seaweed and plants from areas stretching from Sandy Beach all the way out to Cholla Bay. Puerto Peñasco boasts the prestigious Certified Clean Beach Designation and the administration always makes special effort to ensure that beaches remain clean and pristine in order to retain the coveted status. Of course, it never hurts when tourists and locals take care in cleaning up after themselves as well...

City Council Approves Electoral Law 187

During their 21st ordinary session, City Council members unanimously approved Law No. 187, which reforms and adds several provisions with respect to electoral matters to the Political Constitution for the State of Sonora. The electoral reform encompasses regulations pertaining to political candidates, fairness, and gender equality in the selection of candidates, greater faculties of the State Electoral Board, as well as possibility of reelection for up to two mayoral terms and three for local representatives. “This initiative ensures progress made to modifications of the Mexican Constitution, with respect to the reelection of local representatives and municipal authorities, in states that have already presented comprehensive changes to Congress in regard to local election ordinances,” detailed the mayor. In Sonora, he furthered, modifications have been made so that city authorities can be reelected for an additional term, while local representatives can be reelected for up to three terms. This changes the current law which states that the Mayor can only serve one three-year term, meaning that Rocky Point Mayor, Kiko Ernesto Munro, can legally run for reelection if he so chooses. “The proposal provides for reelection of authorities during the upcoming elections of July 1, 2018, thereby altering the initial proposal for this to take effect in 2021,” the mayor explained. Law 187 recently received unanimous approval in the Sonoran State Congress, obtaining momentum and the consensus of state political forces. During the 21st ordinary City Council session, members also approved signing of a collaborative agreement with C.F.E. to establish terms and conditions for collections regarding public lighting, as well as designation of María Eugenia Valenzuela Cota as Municipal Liaison for PROSPERA and the Educational Credit Institute. Furthermore, the Council approved sending the first Quarterly Report of the 2017 Fiscal Year to State Congress, and establishing administrative hours from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. in helping to reduce public expenses.

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Cruise Terminal to be completed by 2019 My Theory of Relativity By Rob Baylor

By Joseph Sanchez President, Rocky Point Home Builders

The long-awaited completion of a project that will soon bring the world’s cruise ships to the shores of Puerto Peñasco just got a boost of good news in June when Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona and Sonora State Gov. Claudia Pavlovich created a memorandum of understanding to ask the Mexican government to contribute the remaining funding for the construction of the cruise port in Puerto Peñasco and to allow firms in Arizona to service the cruise ships docking at Puerto Peñasco, also known as Rocky Point, in the Sea of Cortés. Gov. Claudia Pavlovich was confident that the agreement would help free up federal funds to finish the job and pointed out the advantages of cruise ship services coming from Arizona rather than Hermosillo, Sonora’s capital. Hermosillo is six hours from Puerto Peñasco while Phoenix is half the distance, making it more logical that the supplies the ships need — from linens to flowers for 3,000 passengers at a time — come from Arizona.

If you are considering building your dream home now is the time to make your move because prices are slowly rising in 2017 but and when the terminal is completed prices are expected to spike due to the influx of tourism and new demand.

The Sonoran government expects to begin docking cruise ships at Rocky Point in 2019 Now is the time to Invest in Puerto Peñasco

Peñasco if you ever had the consideration. According to real estate sources there are many deals available on lots. For example beach front lots in Las Conchas start at $199,000 and if you choose a lot with a short walk to the beach prices start as low as $19,000 and with the average cost is $25,000 plus closing costs.

This is the moment many investors here in Rocky Point have been waiting for. It is expected that when the terminal opens, prices for condos, existing homes and vacant land will all spike in price due to the new influx of tourism and demand. Currently in 2017, prices for vacant Halfway to Completion Although the port is only about 50% land, existing homes completed, Sonora Tourism Secretary and condos are all on A rendering of the Puerto Peñasco’s cruise terminal that will soon bring the world’s cruise ships to the Héctor Platt Mazón said construction of the the rise and are moving shores of Puerto Peñasco starting in 2019. (Photo pier and terminal can now be expected to up to 2008 levels, before courtesy of the Comision de Foremento al Turismo resume. According to the report, the project the real estate crash. del Estado de Sonora) is expected to create thousands of jobs in the With the addition of the cruise port you can state of Sonora while also create economic imagine the impact it will have on real estate. Prices for land are still reasonable and if you opportunities for Arizona. Now is the time to invest in Puerto ever wanted to build your dream home now is the time. Building your dream home in Puerto Peñasco is not a difficult process and there has never been a better time to start construction, given the strength of the dollar and the competitive lot prices. But if you are considering building a home soon, make sure to protect your money by choosing a company who abides by Mexican Federal Labor Laws, has a good reputation in the community, who uses American Construction Contracts and American Escrow accounts. The bottom line is whether you are considering building your dream home, purchasing a condo or existing home now is the time to make your move. Prices are rising and this is an opportunity to get in front of the opportunity rather than wishing you had years down the road! Once the cruise terminal opens these types of current low prices will only be a memory. The port is currently 50% complete and according to Sonora Tourism Secretary Héctor About the author: Joseph Sanchez is Platt Mazón construction of the pier and terminal is now expected to resume which is a president of Rocky Point Home Builders a great news for the city. design/build contractor specializing in custom home design, construction and renovations. He resides here in Puerto Peñasco with his wife and two children and is originally from Chicago. For more information email him at sales@rockypointhomebuilders.com.

Three AM and I am lying in bed awake, and I start thinking about different stuff and realize that I thinking like a train. Everything is in line, one thing after another and the caboose is not in sight. It seems everything is related to something and that thing is related to another and on and on. Holy moly am I not going to be able to go back to sleep? I am an Insomniac. Too many important things on my mind, so I get up and, with my coffee, I look up relativity. I get the formal version, Einstein’s theory that everything is related. I think of where that affects us all. Wow, this get complicated. Hang in there with me and you will understand where I am going. You get up and have a cup of coffee or tea because that is what you do to start your day. Something to drink and then breakfast. Coffee and food, they go together, they are part of the train. Get dressed and ready to start the day because that is the next car in the train. And so on. I met a lady from my home town, and did not know her. I asked a few questions and I knew where she lived and worked. We talked awhile and she asked me if I knew my cousin’s daughter was in an accident and it was fatal. Come to find out she is a friend of theirs. What a small world! At that moment the relativity started. Another part of the train. I met a nice couple in the RV Park where I live, by going across the street and asking a friend to help me carry a recliner into my RV. This couple happened to be there and he volunteered to help. Later I was walking out to meet someone at the gate, which is a quite a walk for me with bad knees, and they offered to give me a ride. I met a new friend. Another part of the train. I was having a problem with the A/C in my travel trailer and I noticed a car driving around the park with a sign on the side of his door that said RV repair, so I called him. Got the problem fixed and found out my new friend was his cousin. Do you see where the journey we are taking is going? As we going through life we often have deja vous. (Spelling correction doesn’t even work!) We think, “I have been here before”, and can almost dictate what will happen next. Were we here in another life? That subject gets pretty deep. Do you think that we were put on this earth to do something that will make a difference in someone’s life? I do. Think about it. How many of you have been unemployed for a while, looking for employment and finally land a job and a week later have multiple offers? Turns out you got the best one and made a career out of it. Maybe you are a paramedic and saved someone’s life. Or you have an idea at work and come up with a better way to do things and the company adopts it. Another part of the train. I have taken quite a few people, from the RV Park, fishing for their first time fishing ever or first time ocean fishing and they love it and continue to go. Maybe that was what I was put here for. Then they in turn take their friends or acquaintances out and the cycle keeps going. This is all related to my role in life, part of my train. I started writing columns for the RP Times for something to do and tried to make things interesting and a little humorous, but sometimes I like to tax your brain. Get you thinking about something so you can wake up in the middle of the night and write about things you know that are relative. Until next month, thanks for reading my articles. Let’s go fishing. You can email me at irretired04@gmail.com.

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CBSC donates $1,500 to Red Cross

Horseshoe Tournament co-chair Billie Crumbley, presents $1,500 in cash to Josuá Bernal and Fernando Castillo, representatives of Puerto Peñasco Cruz Roja, this year’s chosen charity. The balance of the tournament proceeds will help support the marine radio facility operated by the Cholla Bay Sportsman’s Club at Cholla Bay. By Cholla Charli

The coins dropped into collections cans thrust out by Cruz Roja (Red Cross) volunteers on Benito Juarez add up; but the organization hit the jackpot when it became the designated charity for the 10th annual Cholla Bay Sportsman’s Club Horseshoe and Corn Hole Tournament. The CBSC presented $1,500 in cash to Cruz Roja in May. The money, a portion of the proceeds from the tournament which took place in April, was in addition to $200 donated earlier by Michael & Darrel Smith, first place winners of the horseshoe tournament. Tournament chairs Billie Crumbley and Helen Dahlstrom said, “This donation would not have been possible without the volunteers who helped put this tournament together and the local businesses that provided their support in the form of money, gift certificates for the raffle and help with publicity.” The club holds a variety of events over the year to support the marine radio facility at the Cholla Bay launch area. That communication service has been a literal life saver for many boaters over the years. In addition, they support local non-profit organizations that serve the Mexican nationals and part time residents from the United States, Canada and around the world. Those who would like to be a part of the Sportsman’s Club can send a check for $40 (single or family membership) to membership chair Helen Dahlstrom at P.O. Box 77152, Tucson, AZ 85703. Membership is open to everyone. Horseshoe Tournament co-chair Billie Crumbley, presents $1,500 in cash to Josuá Bernal and Fernando Castillo, representatives of Puerto Peñasco Cruz Roja, this year’s chosen charity. The balance of the tournament proceeds will help support the marine radio facility operated by the Cholla Bay Sportsman’s Club at Cholla Bay.

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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

Please watch your dogs this 4th of July. It only takes a second for them to run after hearing the fireworks. Many are lost each year. We want to give a big paws up to our wonderful animal friend, Candace Garvey. Candace has donated $200 in memory of her loving cousin Tom Miller...thank you Candace and may Tom rest in peace. We know he has many 2 and 4 legged friends in heaven. Three tuxedo cats were seen being dumped in a vacant lot tied in a plastic bag. Neighbor saw woman drive away after throwing them in the lot. She raced to get them and called me. They are the most adorable babies... Sugar, Spice and Pepper. Call Nancy if you are interested in adopting.

in the last month. Please help with Friskies canned pate or dry kitten food… (Purina or ?). You can also help with cash d o n at i o n s . . . s e n d checks to AACORP, PO Box 1031, Lukeville, AZ 85341. Thank you to all that help the animals Martini has been groomed and had his teeth cleaned. He has a skin problem for years...we tested for Thyroid and Fungus and finally discovered a food allergy. He is now on Kirkland Salmon and sweet potato and doing well. He is now ready for adoption. Please call if you have donations or are interesting in adopting. Come visit us on facebook. ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER OF ROCKY POINT The oldest American animal rescue in Rocky Point Thank you to all that help and have even a safe fourth of July.

A literary column By Marcia Diane Cup of espresso to hand, a dish of homemade tapioca pudding and the blank page…not exactly writer’s block, more like summer’s block. I only want to be in the water, on the beach, in my hammock with a good book. Yesterday, sitting in the spa chair having a pedicure, I know, I know can you imagine me having a pedicure…well sure, and not only that, afterwards I signed up for a massage…woo wee! You can begin to see how this leisure is affecting me…um hmmmm. I’m thinking Maya Angelou and how that woman could make a poem dance and sing. Listen to this: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phenomenal Woman Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees. I say, It’s the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. Men themselves have wondered What they see in me. They try so much But they can’t touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can’t see. I say, It’s in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts, The grace of my style. I’m a woman

Harley was adopted this week to JC. They are Soul mates for sure. Harley left with several stuffed toys, a Kuranda bed and a bag of Kirkland dry food. They spent the next day in the house, taking walks and bonding. Makes my heart sing. Terri just had 5 little babies...daddy was a small white chihuahua, they will be ready for adoption middle of July. Call Nancy if you are interested. This is what rescue is about. Today Erik the veterinarian from El Gallo veterinarian clinic will be picking up a stray dog that recently had puppies and was hit by a car. ERIK will give her the medical care, surgery and then she will come here to the center. Check Facebook for updates. We just rescued 2 little kittens that were found in Cholla Bay after a shack was torn down and there they were. Sweet little babies. That makes 23 kittens that we have rescued

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Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. 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 of my care, ‘Cause I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Really, this is best when read aloud by Maya herself… here’s a link: https://youtu.be/VeFfhH83_RE I think she needs no further introduction. Though we may not all be Maya Angelou we do all have voices…join us won’t you for our on-line writers’ group at: m.diane.writeon@gmail.com see you there.

If you want a real treat go to Poets.org and listen to her read this poem out loud. And of course please join us for our on-line writing group at: m.diane.writeon@gmail.com

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Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette

Circus Mexicus 2017! Simply Sensational!!!

By Dan McWhitis

When I was a kid smoking came with greater acceptance than it does today. A majority of our parents regularly enjoyed smoking and indulged themselves often becoming heavy smokers. When does an individual start smoking? For me, it was right after I stole a pack of my old man’s Winston’s, then snuck out to fire-one-up. When the smoke hit the system my face turned to a ghastly pallor of green signalling I was sick-as-a-dog. Did I stop smoking? No I hit the accelerator. By the time I entered the military at 17-years-of-age I was up to two packs a day. To support my addiction the Army issued C-rations (developed during WWII) that came with small packs of Lucky Strike, Pall Mall or Camel cigarettes. The irony was that years later my VA doctor insisted I quit using tobacco, evidently she never understood the calming nature a good WWII cigarette provided. Over the years I’ve quit smoking multiple times. Was I successful? Well now, that depends on your definition of success. What remains after years of quitting is what I call a “cigarette bum”, or a person that borrows cigarettes from others while announcing an intention to quit. Most of my smoking friends put up with this annoying behavior because they’re my friends and because I do pay them back from time to time by purchasing replacement packs. A good question might be to ask about why people smoke. Madison Avenue sold sex appeal, adventure, mystery and other clever points to get us puffing. That was some sales job. Since that time a war has been waged between smokers and non-smokers. The main issue centers on health, you know secondhand smoke and other small problematic concerns. Personally, I’ve always thought it has more do with smell. Smoking creates an odiferous environment, meaning cigarettes stink, but determined smokers never realize this because their sense of smell has long been destroyed. It’s a catch-22, non-smokers are offended by the fetid smell, and the smokers can’t smell. Non-smokers will complain about smoke in a vehicle, on clothes, indoors or almost anywhere. When confronted I agree and remind them of the glory days when smoking was allowed on airliners, nothing like taking a long journey riding in the bottom of a dirty ashtray. To solve this problem the government has taken us on a severe ride by limiting where we smoke. My favorite is San Diego with beaches that proudly boast of a constant 25 mph offshore breeze and the local government has made it illegal to smoke on the beach for fear of the consequences from secondhand smoke. Really? My advice is if you don’t smoke don’t start or if you do smoke quit. Excuse me just a moment, “Hey buddy, have you got an extra smoke?”

By Mark Paliscak

Circus Mexicus is always a huge draw to our community here in Rocky Point, and 2017 delivered one of the best shows in years! This year’s show kicked off at Wrecked at the Reef of Thursday with Zubia’s Band of Brothers, followed by the Darci Carlson Band at JJ’s Cantina, and then the Lawbreakers followed by the ever popular Pistoleros. The fiesta then continued at Banditos with the Black Bottom Lighters. The crowds were all about the fun and revelry as Friday continued with Southwest Midnight, Ryan Bexley Band, Darci Carlson Band, Sean Kelly-From the Samples and then at the Mexican Moonshine Main Stage the Pistoleros opened followed by the Sand Rubies, the Black Moods and the main show, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers and finally the Black Bottom Lighters. On Saturday, the fun continued with Roger Clyne’s Rock and Beach Soccer Tournament followed by concerts from Sugahbeat, Ryan Bexley Band, one of my faves for sure…Mr. Mirainga, Whiskey’s Quicker, the Sand Rubies, The Jons- Full Band, Fayuca, Jason Devore, The Samples and of course Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers. I had the pleasure of bartending the VIP tent at the Mexican Moonshine events on Friday and Saturday nights with two new friends, Jamie and Tiffany. We had a blast as usual, and I cannot thank the Poturalski clan enough for throwing another amazing

event this year! There were ample supplies of everything, the lines were in order, we were well-staffed and the crowds of party goers were well-behaved and simply hysterical to watch as they enjoyed each of the bands. The bartending crew was awesome as we all joined in to sing our theme song…” On a Scale of One to Ten”! What a great feeling to see our city, Rocky Point, grow up to have so many amazing bands and venues. Even some of the “off –site” places like Tekila Bar and Boo Bar hosted some amazing parties and live music to round out the weekend’s events. And with all the new construction and additions to existing establishments, the fun gets better with each passing year. Finally, on Sunday I got to really enjoy it all and partake in all of the fun… SUNDAY FUNDAY and no work for me! It was sensational seeing all of my old friends and meeting up with new ones…thank you Angela…and I was able to truly see and enjoy all of the bands. Hats off to Craig Poturalski and the gang from Mr. Mirainga, who had everyone at JJ’s, from the boats in the water to the tops of the tables, dancing along to their sensational beats and fresh tunes. If you did not make this year’s four day event, please be sure to put it down as a MUST SEE ROCKY POINT EVENT for next year! I promise you that you will not be disappointed in the music, spirit and most of all new friends! Happy July to everyone, and may your summer be filled with many good times and memories made only here, in ROCKY POINT. Many blessings to all. I look forward to seeing you at the beach! You all are the best. Always remember to reach out to those in need in our community and offer some help to those in need. Your kind deeds will never be forgotten. GOD BLESS. ADIOS AMIGOS…

There Comes a Time By Rob Baylor

It’s that time of year again. The temperature is starting to go up, the snow birds are leaving and the permanent residents hunker down and get ready for summer. I can start to see the other end of the RV Park. Now comes the time for the park workers to get the tail end of the maintenance finished up. Paint brushes get wet. Shovels get sharpened and ready to make more improvements. Time to get my chair out so I can supervise. Of course no one listens to me. But I need to find something to do. I have a hard time finding willing bodies to go fishing with me. I tell them this is the best time to fish. The Captains at the marina say the big fish get active, and where they are there are little fish and visa-versa. At home it is time to turn up the a/c and drink more Tecate. The park turns the heat to the spa off and the water is nice and cool. Playa Bonita is where I live and we stay here all year round. “What” they say. “Doesn’t it get too hot and humid? How do you stand it”? There is a song that goes “The answer is blowing in the wind.” That’s what happens here. We get a nice breeze off the ocean (there I go again) I mean the Sea. This water here is a sea not an ocean. Get out your books and find out the difference between an ocean and a sea. I explained before the difference and maybe you don’t follow my ramblings in the Rocky Point Times every month, but there is a bigger salt content in a sea and it is bordered on three sides by land. That is your lesson for today, bells ringing, school is out, or is that the ringing in my ears? If you are coming down and want to go fishing come see me. I can arrange with my list of captains to get you out there even if you have never been out or even caught a fish. We will help you. I guarantee you will catch a bunch of fish. Contact me at irretired04@gmail. com. Follow me at rptimes.com/Rob Baylor.

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How to Safely Mark a Highway Hazard, Part 2 By Mike Bibb

Last month, I submitted a story of a car or truck tire attached to a green plastic container which was placed alongside the coastal highway/MX 003 to alert approaching motorists of the presence of a dangerous pothole (see Rocky Point Times, June issue). While I’m almost certain the contraption was not a Mexican Department of Transportation/ MDOT approved traffic barricade, it was all there was. No orange cones, reflective triangles or flashing safety lights were present. Just an old worn tire in a box. A similar situation exists on MX Highway 8, several miles south of Sonoyta. Some concerned citizen placed a discarded tire atop a steel fence post to indicate an eroded portion of the highway’s shoulder. While the pavement wasn’t affected, the presence of numerous rocks and rivulets washed down from the side of the adjacent incline was, apparently, reason enough to inspire the installation of an impromptu safety marker. Assuming that’s what it is there for. Or, maybe someone thought it would make an attractive roadside decoration. Of course, there is always the possibility the tire fell off a passing vehicle and a good Samaritan stopped to remove it from the roadway. Whatever the case, a tire on a post is yet another illustration of the unusual assortment of things to see while traveling in the Land of Mañana.

Mayor Kiko Munro Inaugurates “Gallo” Estrada Park and Gym

Medical Tourism the Next Big Thing for Rocky Point?

Story by Rockypoint.com-Photo courtesy Kiko Munro

During inauguration of a park and gym, bearing the name of Juan Francisco

basketball court, restrooms, and locker rooms.

“Gallo” Estrada, and unveiling of a plaque

In moving words, world champion

honoring the World Champion boxer

boxer Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada

from Puerto Peñasco, Mayor Kiko Munro

thanked Mayor Kiko Munro for the

addressed Estrada by stating, “Only you

efforts of his administration in dignifying

know what it took to get your name

this important athletic space, which will

engraved on this plaque; as someone who

continue to develop grand talents both in

strives for something does more than

boxing and other disciplines.

one who simply can, and when you have

El Gallo remarked, “There are many

dreams and goals and set out to achieve

kids who have the drive, and facilities

them, you go after them despite any

such as this will motivate them. For me,

obstacle.”

living just two blocks from here, this was

Accompanied

trainer

just a court in poor condition, and now it

Alfredo Caballero, along with renowned

bears my name. I am very pleased, proud,

professional

and very happy for all that has been done

boxers,

Gallo’s together

with

presidents and trainers from boxing

for children and the community.”

leagues, the mayor emphasized that

He added, “Just as Jonathan (Oros),

Puerto Peñasco now offers athletic and

my former trainer says, this is a rough

recreational facilities to truly benefit

neighborhood and hopefully this space

athletes and families.

will last. Hopefully people will care for

Terencio

Gutiérrez

Valenzuela,

it, for the benefit of all the children. I am

Coordinator of Public Projects, stated that

motivated that it is named after me and

$2,705,450 pesos were invested into the

for kids to excel just as El Gallo Estrada,

Gallo Estrada Park and Gym, which will

whether in boxing or other sports.”

benefit over 10,000 people. He explained

Moments later, Mayor Kiko Munro

the traditional gym space now includes

together with Juan Francisco “Gallo”

a duly equipped park with a peripheral

Estrada unveiled the plaque formally

running track, synthetic grass, a children’s

inaugurating the athletic facility named

playground, open-air gym, bleachers,

in honor of Puerto Peñasco’s boxing pride.

This article is brought to you by the Sonoran Resorts Sales Team, www.sonoranresorts.mx, Jim Ringquist, Director of Sales and Marketing. Sign up for Jim’s Monthly Newsletter: www.tinyurl.com/JimNewsletter

Medical entrepreneurs toured the city of Puerto Peñasco this week. On their agenda was finding support for a clinic designed to tap into the market for high end medical services. According to a recent study, ‘Medical Tourism’ is expected to grow by 25% over the next 10 years. Traveling to another country for treatment is usually based on finding better prices, or procedures that are not available at home. Dr. Wu Chul Moon of Korea, and Dr. Javier Magrina of the Mayo Clinic, met with various members of the Rocky Point business community. They explained their vision for providing care, and why Peñasco makes a great destination. Dr. Moon is a specialist in cancer research, and has a number of patents for original treatment technologies and protocols. His long affiliation with the Mayo Clinic brought him in contact with Dr. Magrina. Dr. Moon’s innovative anti-cancer treatments were discussed, as well as anti-aging and aesthetic surgery options. The Physicians feel that Rocky Point has the potential to become, like Rochester Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic, a destination for those seeking the highest standard of medical treatment. It was mentioned that families tend to travel with patients seeking many of these treatment services. Rocky Point is a natural location to accommodate extended stays in a beautiful setting. In meetings arranged by the cities Director of Economic Development, Jorge Valdes, the doctors sought out insight from the local community, as well as support for the future project. Topics discussed included using existing facilities to ‘start small’, and the investment for needed equipment. The concept of a development where families could own housing, and maintain a stem cell bank was also discussed. This article is brought to you by the Sonoran Resorts Sales Team, www.sonoranresorts.mx, Jim Ringquist, Director of Sales and Marketing. Sign up for Jim’s Monthly Newsletter: www.tinyurl.com/JimNewsletter

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6th Annual Sonoran Resorts Las Vegas Night for Charity is Saturday July 1st! ¡¡Fun Alert!!-¡¡Fun Alert!! It’s a darn good thing that we can’t have too much fun! If that were the case, we’d have to put a restrictor plate on Las Vegas Night each year! That’s because this great charity event has evolved into one of the most anticipated and fun annual traditions that takes place in our little slice of paradise by the sea. When you think about it, the formula for this important fundraising event just lends itself to having fun, and attracts the fun-loving Rocky Point visitors and residents alike. So you’ve got a large room full of happy people who are getting to play casino games like Black Jack, Roulette, Prize Wheel and others with virtually no risk of losing your shirt. Yet, if you “break the bank” you can use your winnings to bid on fabulous valuable prizes! All the while socializing with old friends and new acquaintances of like-minded folks and knowing you are contributing to a very important cause. Doesn’t that sound like a lot of fun to you as well? This is why we sell out every year and why so many keep returning to have more and more fun each year, too. Every year the prizes for the raffles and the auction donated by our generous business sector continue to grow in number and quality. That is a great testament to the compassion of our community for citizens in need of help. Las Vegas Night for Charity is the perfect win-win formula for the whole community! If you have yet to attend this classic affair, why not make this year the year you give hope to a deserving family and give yourself the opportunity to go home with a beautiful work of art or other treasure that will remind you of your own generous spirit for years to come! Each year we put every penny raised

Rocky Point’s Rodeo Drive By Barbara Iverson

at Las Vegas Night for Charity toward a good local cause. Last year we painted an entire school inside and out in addition to providing them with much needed equipment and supplies. The year before we used the funds from Las Vegas Night to provide the local senior retirement home with A/C units. We made badly needed repairs and stocked them with other much needed equipment and supplies for roof and plumbing repairs. You can avoid the risk of missing out on ticket availability by calling or emailing the Sonoran Resorts Sales Office to learn how to get your tickets in advance. (Contact info below.) Oh! You want it now-here goes: U.S. Phone: 602476-7511; to call from Rocky Point the local number is 382-8547. Or email us at SonoranSales@gmail.com The fun starts Saturday night, July 1st at 7:00 PM in the large beachfront dining area adjacent to La Cantina Sports Bar in the Sonoran Sky Resort where you will exchange your $50 US Dollar donation for $300 dollars in casino chips, your first raffle ticket, another ticket for the fabulous buffet and a very nice gift bag strong enough to hold about 30 pounds of chips you can win (or purchase at 10 for a dollar) to use for bidding during the auction later on. The fully stocked cash bar is located in La Cantina just a few steps away. And be sure to look up Charlie Muratore at the Tequila Peñasco tasting table and get your night started off right with a free taste of his deluxe Tequilas. You deserve it. Your generosity deserves it. This article is brought to you by the Sonoran Resorts Sales Team, www.sonoranresorts.mx, Jim Ringquist, Director of Sales and Marketing. Sign up for Jim’s Monthly Newsletter: http:// www.tinyurl.com/JimNewsletter

Summer is here, no doubt about it. Time for a day at the beach. When you’ve had all the Sun, Sand and Margarita’s you can handle, that’s the perfect time to hit Rodeo Drive to see all the cool cotton resort clothing they have available. Something for everyone in every price range. Just across the street from Mariachi’s and Tequila, you’ll find Guille’s wonderful little shop. She carries items for men, women and children. Not only the typical shirts, pants and dresses, but, also sun glasses, hats and the ‘must have’, bathing suits. Everything you need for our warm summers, well priced and attractive. Guille came to Rocky Point with her family 28 years ago from Toluca and opened a dress shop on Rodeo Drive. Ambitious young lady that she is, she also went back to school and became a registered nurse. If you find on occasion her shop isn’t open, it’s because she is working at our local hospital. Like all the vendors on

Rodeo Drive you’ll find her charming and helpful. Further down the street you’ll also find Tlaxcala and even Temos has some great clothing and do stop by Fabiola’s Plaza with upscale resort wear. Cool and comfortable, that’s what it’s all about. When you’re through shopping stop by Mariachi’s and Tequila for the best Margarita in town and a fantastic offering of both Mexican food as well as seafood. With 50 vendors and great food this is something not to be missed. See you on the Drive.

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Friends Helping Friends

By Mike Bibb

By Cholla Charli Baseball is America’s pastime, even in the Northern Mexico part of the Americas. There are two weekends and six games of baseball left in the Puerto Peñasco Tiburones’ 2017 season – June 30, July 1 and 2 and the following weekend, July 7, 8 and 9. They’ll be playing the Freseros De San Quintín. If you can swing it, treat yourself to a game. You’ll have a ball. We popped for front-row seats right behind the Tiburones’ dugout, which set us back 100 pesos (roughly $5) each. Icecold beer and soda is brought right to your seat for just 20 pesos a beer and 10 pesos for soda or water. A hot dog with fries was 45 pesos; but it’s not just about the bargains.

Yandry Preciado, age 2, has ball and glove in hand as he looks over his Tiburones in the dugout at a recent game. Yandry, the son of Caroly Lopez, paced the fence, watching the game and fist-bumping other fans when the team scored.

This is first-rate, minor-league baseball. The Tiburones have been around since 1960. They are part of the Liga Norte de México, a minor-league for the Mexican Baseball League which is a class Triple-A league in organized Minor League Baseball, one grade below Major League Baseball. Though these leagues are not affiliated with major league teams, it is not unheard of for scouts to monitor these teams for rising stars. The game we attended was a shut-out until the eighth inning and enthusiasm couldn’t have been higher among the home-team fans. The newly refurbished stadium seats 1,860 plus about 55 in the sports bar/restaurant next to the announcers’ station. It’s a beautiful, well-lighted field. There’s a high-tech scoreboard, the traditional crowd-rousing musical fanfare from the announcer’s booth, and plenty of cheering from home-team fans. The stadium was named for Francisco León Garcia, a local baseball enthusiast who was a driving force in promoting baseball in Peñasco, garnering sponsors, promoting attendance and development of playing fields. Parking spots are somewhat scarce if the stadium is full. We found a spot right between the stadium and the park but were later advised that it’s the foulball-through-your-windshield zone. We were lucky, but you decide! The season runs from April into July and longer if there are play-off games. It really is a great evening of quality baseball – America’s pastime on both sides of the border. If you’re in town, don’t miss it!

In a previous article I commented upon the fact that the continuing Rocky Point Home Port saga seems to have penned another chapter (“Still Looking’ For The Cruise Ship”, RPT, May, 2017). It’s been nearly four years since construction began on just the pier portion of the project - dumping rocks into the water to build a dock the cruise ship could anchor to - and the thing isn’t even half completed. Reasons for construction delays are as numerous as grains of sand, including a lack of funds. So far, the Mexican government has only provided about half the amount of money needed to get the first phase of the pier finished. Consequently, contractors and equipment sit idle while an unsightly wharf protrudes several hundred meters into the sea. What to do? Head north to the Mother Lode of financial wheelingand-dealing by sending the governor of Sonora to attend the annual meeting of the Arizona-Mexico Commission Summit to plead her case? While there, maybe she can convince a few folks how great the Rocky Point (Puerto Peñasco) cruise ship enterprise would be to the state of Arizona. Which is exactly what she did. “It’s going to be Arizona’s port” Sonora Governor Claudia Pavlovich told the confab in Paradise Valley on June 2. “Puerto Peñasco is three hours away from Phoenix, and six or seven hours from Hermosillo...so it’s closer to Phoenix”. It may be closer to Phoenix than Hermosillo, but it’s not exactly oceanfront. Plus there’s an international border to cross which is often clogged with traffic, particularly during holiday weekends. A two lane road from Gila Bend, AZ on I-8 hooks-up with a narrow Mexican road for about 65 miles into Rocky Point. California, on the other hand, isn’t much further and there’s an interstate highway all the way to the Pacific. Pavlovich’s claim that it only takes three hours to travel from Phoenix to Puerto Peñasco seems a little exaggerated, unless the motorist is driving a Lamborghini. But, sometimes facts get

a little fuzzy during a sales presentation. Then, the real pitch began. A 3,000 passenger cruise ship needs lots of stuff to keep it functioning. And since Phoenix and Tucson are just a few hours up the road, goods and services needed aboard ship can more quickly be trucked - or flown - than comparable merchandise in Mexico, the governor insisted. Continuing with her promotion, Pavlovich reminded the audience “There’s a great deal of certainty for cruise lines that supplies can come from Arizona. We’re talking about flowers, tablecloths, everything that is generated in a large boat with over 3,000 passengers” she said. “Flowers, tablecloths”? I’m not sure Mexican suppliers would appreciate her “Buy American” approach, but hey, NAFTA is already in place so may as well take advantage of it. Especially it is helps bring in Gringo dollars and other monetary support. Endorsing Pavlovich’s solicitation, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey jumped on board. According to information provided by Capitol Media Services, Ducey believes the project will also become economically viable for the state. “We talk about the quality of life here”, he told CMS. “We think our geographic location to a port like Puerto Peñasco just provides another tourism opportunity for people in our state. As beautiful as it is here in the desert, we need an easy, convenient way to get to the beach” he declared. I thought that “easy, convenient way” already existed. I’ve been traveling to Rocky Point for over 30 years and haven’t had much difficulty. It is the same road then as it is now, only, of course, there were no condominium towers sprouting like wild flowers along the beach or talk of giant cruise ships unloading hordes of tourists to scurry into town to load-up on trinkets, tacos and souvenirs. It was a simpler era. Now - if it wasn’t for the Sea of Cortez - it will become increasingly difficult to tell the difference between the craziness of the Phoenix area and the growing congestion that will eventually encroach upon Rocky Point. The politicians and business developers call it “progress”. I can think of other terms not quite as endearing.

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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. 66 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 for a few blocks, turn left at the signal on to 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. Theres is a toll booth you will go through (currently $110 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 (nondeath) accident in Mexico, you are considered at fault until proven otherwise. All parties are taken to the police station where you

ACCIDENTS CON’T and your vehicle 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.

AIRLINE SERVICE & AIRPORTS 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

CONSULATES 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 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

CONTRALORIA SONOYTA Dear traveler, when crossing the border of Sonoyta, Sonora you suffer any abuse by any police authority, make sure to file a Complaint. The Mayor’s office is here to help with any problem you may have, make sure to contact us to: (651) 512-1172 or ( 651) 100-9530 or email contraloriasocialsonoyta@hotmail.com We are available 24 /7, every day of the week.

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 and you can now pay with a credit card (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 $300 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. • 1 carton of cigarrettes. • 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 cds • 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 $300 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 $300 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 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

SPEED LIMITS SPEED LIMITS FOR PUERTO PEÑASCO STREETS 10 KPH / 6 MPH in School Zones 30 KPH / 18 MPH on City Streets 60 KPH / 37 MPH on any Blvd., unless posted ortherwise 60 KPH / 37 MPH on the Resort Rd, from Playa Bonita to Cholla Bay

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 rockypointtimes@ yahoo.com or phone (480) 4636255 or local 383-6325.

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It’s a Sign of Five Free Ways to Improve Your Spanish the Times

Finding Paradise By Sandy Spain

San José Sexton, Bob Keller, affixes a new sign to the front of the San José mission Church in La Cholla, near Cholla Bay, announcing the bilingual Mass each Sunday at 8 a.m. All are welcome.

By Cholla Charli Little by little, or poco a poco as they say in Mexico, the San José Iglesia Católica – St. Joseph Catholic Church – in La Cholla is becoming a beautiful house of worship. San José is a mission church of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Puerto Peñasco, and is the only Catholic Church in the city offering bilingual Mass. Scripture from the Old Testament, New Testament and Gospel are read in both Spanish and English. The hymns are sung with verses alternating English and Spanish, and the sermon/homily is delivered in Spanish and translated to English by a lay minister. This week a big new sign (in Spanish and English) went up on the front of the church to let people know that Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 8 a.m. Bids are currently being sought for wiring the church now that electricity has been brought to the property; and plans have been drawn for a sacristy and bathroom addition to the building. Padre David Morales, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe said, “We are very grateful for the generous support of the local residents and visitors who have contributed to the building fund for San José. This progress would not have been possible without them and the grace of God.” Everyone, especially all Catholic visitors, are invited to make the short drive out to La Cholla for Sunday Mass. Those who cannot attend but would like to help, can send a check payable to San Jose Building Fund. Checks can be mailed to Bob Keller, Sexton of San José, at Post Office Box 297, Lukeville, AZ 85341-0297. Or call Keller at 928706-6928 for more information.

Cartoons. Yes, specifically cartoons! Netflix has a great selection of cartoons in Spanish and it seems a bit easier to follow than other more mature shows because of the simplicity of the language. This is the least intense yet probably most useful way in learning simple conjugations and such. Obviously, Netflix is not free but many have some access to Spanish-language cartoons one way or another, so look around until you find something that doesn’t drive you batty. Duolingo. There are several free apps out there but Duolingo is definitely among the best. It’s not always perfect, but it’s free and repetitive and engaging enough to keep you going. People also like the feature which allows them to “compete” with friends and the reminders and incentives to practice daily are surprisingly effective. Read Something, Anything! It is highly recommended to find something you’re interested in and read a bit each day. Not much, only maybe 15-30 minutes, and it should be a topic that you’re really intrigued by and want to know about. A good book is specifically suggested by some. Others have suggested similar strategies with reading a news article that interests you each day. The consensus so far has been NOT to use any translator or dictionary as a crutch to get through it, but rather allow your brain to start working to process the context and inference of words as we go. Even start with a children’s book. Music. This one is easy, but is probably not the most effective. Find some Latin music that you enjoy and soon you will find yourself singing along to favorite songs. This isn’t really very useful for fine tuning anything about your Spanish skills, but it seems to get your brain engaged and the more exposure to the language the more likely you are to feel comfortable and not freeze up when you’re trying to find the words. Checking out live music events is especially engaging and highly recommended! Movies & TV. This is significantly different from watching children’s programs and cartoons, honestly. The language is so much more varied, and here’s the other kicker-you can watch in English or Spanish but either way you go be sure the subtitles are on and you’re paying attention. The more variety the better. Many recommend Novelas (Mexican Soap Operas) as a way to become “invested” in the program so that you want to tune in for the next episode. A couple of extras: These aren’t free, but they can be very useful. Be a tourist. Show your friends around town and expose them (and you) to a variety

of new situations in which you will interact with people in both Spanish and English. Interact with the wait staff, receptionist at the resort, and clerks in all the stores and shops will expose you to a variety of words, accents, and expressions to help you get used to real life interactions. Try going off the beaten path (tourist path) a bit and try some new food places, see a movie in Spanish at the theater, or attend a baseball game. Take an online college Spanish class. Many of the Universities and Community colleges around the country offer online courses at very reasonable prices. Sign up for an online course and actually do the work. The harder you try and the more courses you take, the more you will learn - pretty self-explanatory. But, you will still want some real-world experience to practice pronunciation and interaction with real people. Go back to the previous step for that. Find a teacher or tutor. There are so many great teachers around willing and ready to help you learn for super affordable prices! Just ask around town or on one of the Facebook pages devoted to Rocky Point. You’re sure to find a group or a situation that will fit your schedule and your budget. If you are really serious about learning Spanish. And, if you have the time and money available to do it, sign up for an immersion course in Mexico. The best idea will be to pick a place that is not a tourist destination (but check for safety of the area). Pick a place where few if any people speak English, live with a local family (the program will help set that up), and learn by doing. This is serious and you really need to be dedicated, but you will be surprised at how much you learn in a couple weeks. Once you get some of the basics down, you can build on them over time. Recent studies have shown that repetition is key in learning new languages and both passively listening to something in the background (conversations, radio, music, TV, etc,) and actively listening and paying attention to the same content achieve similar results. So, go ahead. Turn the music up or leave the TV on. Just make sure you’re listening and practicing and eventually it will come to you. Beyond that, just make every effort to use what you do know at every opportunity. Most people are patient and friendly and eager to help. Most of all, enjoy the journey into another world. When you begin to understand and speak another language, the culture and people seem to open up a whole new experience, unlike the “normal” tourist experience that most limit themselves too. It takes time and effort. But, it is so well worth it. What are you waiting for?

Reprint from 2009! This month I thought I would tell you how another writer for the Rocky Point Times found this paradise. Turning the Tables!!! I turned the tables on Cap’n Greg of the “Ask Cap’n Greg,” column and asked him questions about himself. Now I can’t reveal his whole name, as he wishes to maintain an air of mystery. Like that’s so easy to do in the small town of Puerto Peñasco with your picture in the Rocky Point Times. Cap’n Greg is probably the only one of us Rocky Point Times columnists who is really a writer, but that’s a whole other story. Anyway he and his wife, Sandy, moved from Iowa to Mesa about 20 years ago and some friends, who had been coming to Puerto Peñasco once a year for 15 years invited them to join the group. Well they loved it immediately (sound familiar?) and decided once a year wasn’t enough. They progressed from tents to trailers and finally had a sort of permanent space in the upper part of Playa Elegante, then lower Elegante and now you will find them in Playa de Oro. Cap’n can do his writing anywhere and now spend his time in Mesa and Puerto Peñasco, though as summer approaches they spend a little more time in Mesa. When in town, you might find him and Sandy riding around in their vintage Cushman named La Cosa Rosa with their terrier Jezebel. Cap’n says that he is sadden by the fact that Rocky Point is no longer the sleepy fishing village it was before Sandy Beach was developed (sound familiar?), but that the progress hasn’t ruined the beautiful ocean or the friendly people and their culture, and he and Sandy still love it here. To be precise he said, “we still love the escape”. And two more find paradise.

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First Aid Kits

By Stephanie Wood

So, last month, we went over earthquake preparedness. A major part of that is your Emergency Supply Kit. I keep an Emergency Kit in my car for multiple trips a month to RP. However, when I went to pull mine out to write this article, I found that I had pilfered the whole kit down to nothing, so basically, I was carting an empty backpack down and back. So, thankfully, due to this research, my kit is back to fully stocked. It’s advised to be able to make it on your own for at least three days. Put together two kits. In one, put everything needed to stay where you are. The other should be portable so you can take it with you if you have to get away.

Knowing how to treat minor injuries can make a difference. Consider taking a first aid class, but simply having the following things can help you stop bleeding, prevent infection and assist in decontamination. You can purchase a pre-made first aid kit online, but I was able to restock my kit at the dollar store, with more and larger quantity supplies for about the same cost. I added things to assist if you happen to be hung-over (it’s a realistic possibility in RP!) I also added instant coffee and creamer because seriously, cannot function without caffeine. Two pairs of sterile gloves

Medicine dropper

Sterile dressings

First Aid book

Soap and antibiotic towelettes

Non-prescription drugs (aspirin or non-aspirin pain reliever, anti-diarrhea medication, antacid, laxative)

Antibiotic ointment

Scissors

Emergency Supply Kit Checklist

Burn ointment

Tweezers

Keep at least a three-day supply of water per person; estimate a gallon per person each day. Children, nursing mothers, and sick people may need more water. If you live in a warm weather climate, more water may be necessary – YES RP this means you! Store water tightly in clean plastic containers such as soft drink bottles. We always bring a case of bottled water every trip down. Store at least a three-day supply of nonperishable food. Select foods that require no refrigeration, minimal preparation and little or no water. Sounds like a good plan on a regular day! Pack a can opener, cups, plates and plastic utensils. Choose foods that have a longer shelf life, such as: Canned meats, fruits and vegetables, Protein bars, dry cereal, Peanut butter, Dried fruit, Nuts, Crackers.

Adhesive bandages in a variety of sizes

Petroleum jelly

First Aid Kit In an emergency, someone may be cut, burned or suffer other injuries. If you have basic supplies you are better prepared to help someone when they’re hurt. Many injuries aren’t life threatening and don’t require immediate medical attention.

Eye wash solution

Household chlorine bleach You can use bleach as a disinfectant (diluted nine parts water to one part bleach), or in an emergency you can also use it to purify water. Use 16 drops of regular household liquid bleach per gallon of water.

Copies of important family records in a waterproof portable container

Cash or traveler's checks, change

Maintaining Your Kit

One complete change of warm clothing and shoes per person, including A jacket, Long pants. Long sleeve shirt

Sturdy shoes

Hat and gloves

Rain gear

Sleeping bag or warm blanket

Thermometer Other helpful Items Cell phone Flashlight charger with crank or solar power Extra batteries

Garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation

Whistle to signal for help

Paper towels

Dust mask or cotton t-shirt, to help filter the air

Fire extinguisher

Moist towelettes for sanitation

Tent

Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities

Compass

Plastic sheeting and duct tape for shelter

Matches in a waterproof container

Signal flare

Feminine supplies

Personal hygiene items

Disinfectant

Remember the special needs of your family. Infants, the elderly and persons with disabilities may need extra planning. Ask your doctor about storing prescription medications such as heart and high blood pressure medication and insulin. Consider the following for your kit: Denture needs

If you are dependent on dialysis or other life sustaining treatment, know the location and availability of more than one facility. Teach others how to operate necessary equipment. Label equipment such as wheelchairs, canes and walkers. Additional supplies include: • A list of prescription medications including dosage and any allergies. • A list of the style and serial numbers of medical devices such as pacemakers. • Extra wheelchair batteries and oxygen • Copies of medical insurance cards. • A list of doctors and emergency contacts.

Contact lenses and supplies

Extra eyeglasses and hearing aid batteries For Infants – You probably have all this handy in your diaper bag now: Formula

Diapers

Bottles

Medications

Baby wipes

Diaper rash ointment

For Seniors and People with Disabilities

Plan how you will evacuate or signal for help. Wear medical alert tags or bracelets to help identify your disability.

As important as putting your supplies together is maintaining them so they are safe to use when needed. Here are some tips to keep your supplies ready and in good condition: Keep canned food in a cool, dry place. (Word to the wise...I kept my food in my backpack in AZ during the HOT summer, the food, was basically useless). Now I keep my kit in my laundry room unless I’m traveling. Use foods before they go bad and replace them with fresh supplies. Place new items at the back of the storage area and older ones in the front. Change stored food and water supplies every six months. Write dates you store it on all containers. Re-evaluate your needs yearly and update your kit as your family’s needs change. Keep your supplies kit in one or two easy-to-carry containers, such as a camping backpack or duffel bag. Information adapted from several sources: Ready America, Ready.gov, Fema.gov. https://www.ready.gov/kit?gclid=CPi Dl67k5dMCFQhrfgodGG0GeA# http://www.bepreparedcalifornia. c a . g o v / B E P R E PA R E D / INDIVIDUALSANDFAMILIES/Pages/ PrepareanEmergencySupplyKit.aspx h t t p s : / / w w w. f e m a . g o v / m e d i a library-data/1390846764394dc08e309debe561d866b05ac84daf1ee/ checklist_2014.pdf.

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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. The only one that gives dollars is the Banorte ATM on Fremont. 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) 387-2200 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.

CHURCHES 7th Day Adventist Church Pastor Jose Luis Perez Perez Ave. Sinaloa (between Alberto Lizárraga & Gregorio Escalante) Tel: (638) 383-6760 Cel: (638) 100-6602 Worship Saturday 9:30am 2nd Location in Nuevo Peñasco Corner of 51st Ave & Aquiles Serdan (East side of Town) 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 Good Samaritan Callejon 25 and Ave. 65 (N. of Lazaro Cardenas) (638) 112-7035 Sunday Service 10:30 am 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 Jose Mission Church Bilingual Catholic Mass offered every Sunday at 8 a.m. at San Jose’ Church in La Cholla/Cholla Bay. Everyone is welcome.

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 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 WHEN IN DOUBT DIAL 911 or 066

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. Fishing en Peñasco: Seasonal Fishing Calendar FISH JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Trigger Fish Corvina Dolphin Fish Dorado Flounder Grouper Mackeral Pinto Bass Pompano Red Snapper Rock Bass Sea Bass Sea Trout Sierra Skipjack Yellowtail

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

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GENERALINFORMATION 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, across from Banorte. 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 vehicles 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 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.

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 Twin Dolphins. 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 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

NOTARY PUBLICS (NOTARIOS)

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. 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.

RV PARKS 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, and Concha Del Mar at the other end of Sandy Beach. 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 (638) 383-0650 El Mirador - Playa de Oro (638) 2668 Sandy Beach - Playa Bonita (638) 383-2596 Sandy Beach - Concha del Mar (638) 383-4273 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.

U.S. DMV (MOTOR VEHICLES) The closest U.S. Department of Motor Vehicles to Puerto Peñasco is in 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

VIRTUAL CONSULATE The 1st Wednesday of every month, the Virtual Consulate is open to the American Community. Located at City Hall on the 1st floor facing Fremont Blvd. 10am-12pm.

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.

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 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 operatorCall 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 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+phone number 844 = dial 001+885+phone number

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.

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BARB’S DOG RESCUE NEWSLETTER “Help Us Help Them”

By Barb Mumaugh

July is a month for vacations and fun in the sun. What better place than Rocky Point for soaking up the flavor of Mexico with delicious seafood, gorgeous sunsets and lazing on the beach? It’s a time to reconnect with your family and friends and to relax. But for dogs who are homeless or neglected or pregnant, it can also be a period of blazing sun with no food, or water or shelter. It can be a time of digging through trash looking for scraps of food, roaming the streets dodging speeding cars and begging for help to survive. It is a scary and frightening time and our furry friends look for help from all of us. Barb’s Rescue is literally a lifesaver for these desperate animals. Because with luck, they might end up in her caring arms and shelter out of the sun and weather elements. They may get food and water, get vaccinated and spayed and neutered and medical help as needed. And with your help and donations of any kind, they may find new forever homes where someday with their new family, they may also enjoy the month of July and fun in the sun! Please donate to Barb’s Rescue and enjoy fully the many delights of Rocky Point! Please check out our new Intake area where we can

separate the new dogs from the ones we have vaccinated, checked, etc. It is going to be extremely helpful in healing sick dogs and puppies. Please consider helping us with this fundraising project today! Ways You Can Help - Some are the puppies and dogs we get in are terrified of humans as they have been mistreated in the past. It can take hours of work socializing them and getting them to trust that people are good. Others have been hit by a car or beaten and need immediate medical attention. This is where your donation of dog food, monetary help or even coming by to help socialize the dogs is crucial. We are a 501c3 so everything is tax deductible. We would not be able to help any dogs or puppies without your support and all donations are greatly appreciated. Donations can either be dropped off at the rescue, mailed to P.O. Box 116, Lukeville 85341 or at www.barbsdogrescuerp.com. We can also coordinate donations to be transported from Phoenix or Tucson to Rocky Point. The phone number for Barb’s Dog Rescue is (480) 2641162. Please visit us on our Barb’s Dog Rescue Facebook page as well for news, pictures and updates.

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.

Thank you for your Donations!

Nancy Lindley from Monitor Spring, CO donations of clothes and school supplies Carionne Comey from Tucson, AZ donations of purses and clothing Mary & Dick Robson from Puerto Peñasco, donation of clothes Vicki & Phil Pepper from Tucson, AZ, donations of dog supplies Faye Hornick from Cholla Bay/Phoenix, AZ, donation of books and household misc. Derek & Carol Newman from Phoenix, AZ, donation of stools and bedspreads Teresa Loukota from Page, AZ, donations of clothes and misc. Jack & Joanne Lundeen from Payson, AZ, donation of clothes Bob & Mitzi Lange from Prescott, AZ, donation of clothes, bedding and misc. Elli & Bill Bogden from Puerto Peñasco, Mex., donation of clothes, blankets and linens Brian Heffernan from Cholla Bay, donation of DVD’s and dishes. Debbie from Tucson, AZ, donation of clothes Tom Harding of Payson, AZ, donation of clothes and soap

All Donations Welcome! We take, clothing, shoes, cleaning supplies, towels, bedding, toys, sports equipment, school supplies, non perishable food, dog/cat food, pet supplies.

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CLUBSANDORGANIZATIONS AACORP (ANIMAL CENTER) 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.

ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM

Provides basic school supplies, computers, copiers, chalkboards, etc. to local classrooms Founder: Barbara Olszewski: 383-4963 (602) 324-9529 www.rockypointclassroom.com Donations can be dropped off at the Rocky Point Times Office or sent to Barb at: PO Box 695, Lukeville, AZ 85341

AGRUPACION GEORGE PAPANICOLAOU 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 PAP SMEARS Friday 9AM-2PM by appointment only Please call 1 to 2 weeks prior 383-4399

AMOR MINISTRIES

BUNCO BABES

CEDO CON’T

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.

Sandy Spain 388-0857/(044-638) 109-4109 Ladies play Bunco at 3:30pm on the 3rd Wednesday of the month October-June at Giuseppi’s on Blvd. Fremont.

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!

AMPI

(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.)

The Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobiliarios (AMPI), or the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals, Puerto Peñasco 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 Estates, 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. AMPI operates the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) on behalf of our real estate clients. Board members: President: Rommel Bustamante Vice President: Maria Ituarte Treasurer: Rebecca Palomino Legal: Ricardo Borquez Secretary/V.P. Communications: Robin Miller Treasurer: Kris Nichols Legal: Ricardo Borquez VP Education: Joseph Toland VP Ethics: John Walz

AL ANON

For Inquiries, please contact: Luisa Federico, AMPI Administrator email: luisa.ampi51@gmail.com AMPI Phone: 638-382-0439

Al Anon Family Groups. Email to schedule a meeting; Marcia at marsupis@gmail.com

ANTI-GRAFFITI CAMPAIGN

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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.

Passport Club Exciting news! we’ve moved to: Offices of Ocean View Ministry 18 Ave. S. Sinaloa same schedule: M.W.F. 10:00 am open AA meeting Contacts: Conrado @ MX cell: 638-109-8017 OVM office @: 480-264-1172 Marcia @ marsupis@gmail.com

AMERICAN LEGION POST MX 15 141 Chihuahua & Matamoros (Calle #1) Across from Pink Cadillac Open daily and the Public Always Welcome 2017 OFFICERS: Commander: Mike LaBarge Vice Commander: Jerry Clackler 2nd Vice Commander: Robert Lee Rowe Adjutant: John Stubblefield General Meetings 1st Tuesday of month at 10:00 a.m. (from October thru June) Contact Food & Beverage Manager Danny Anderson for information regarding special events, celebrations & dinners throughout the year. Bingo: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 2:00 p.m. NFL Football: Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Telephone Numbers: U.S. (602) 539-2047 Mexico 011-52 (638) 388-8841 Magic Jack (602) 539-2047 ALL VISITORS WELCOME!

BARB’S DOG RESCUE 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@ gmail.com 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.

BOOK & EXCHANGE 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.

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: Guillermo Muñoz Fierro

CASA HOGAR (ELDERLY HOME) Director: Santiago Ruiz Hurtado 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: Patronato Pro Asilo de Ancianos de Puerto Peñasco A.C. and drop it off at the home. You may drop checks or donations off at the Rocky Point Times office. 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.

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 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 nonprofit organization dedicated to research, education and conservation of the planet’s last great frontiers: the Sea of Cortez. LOTS OF FUN AND GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS! 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.

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.

CHOLLA BAY SPORTSMENS CLUB Also referred to as the CBSC Dues: $40, Payable to CBSC P.O. Box 77152, Tucson, AZ 85703 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. OFFICERS President: Mike Dugan Vice-President: Helen Dahlstrom Secretary: Billie Crumbley: 382-5133 Treasurer: Enedina Otañez: 382-5142 Membership: Helen Dahlstrom BOARD MEMBERS Sal Otatanez, Rhea Dugan, Pat Goodin, Ken Goodin, Chuck Blair, Marlene Blair Connie Horton, Kelley Adams, Dave Adams, Theresa Orcutt The CBSC provides an invaluable service for those at sea and promotes good relations between American visitors and our Mexican neighbors.

CHOLLA CHARITIES FOUNDATION 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.

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.

CONNECTION CLUB Meet every Thursday at 4pm at Puesta Del Sol Restaurant at Playa Bonita Resort. 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. 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.

CHILDREN’S HOME D.I.F. children’s home is on Calle Marcelo Pino and Callejon Benito Juarez. The home is equipped to accommodate 50 children ranging in ages from newborns to 11 years. Children are taken care of until their families have complied with the rehabilitation period, treatments, or requests by SDMF. The home is located just behind the Basic Unit Rehabilitation Center of D.I.F.

EL GOLFO RUN Sandra O’Hare Rocky Point Times Newspaper 383-6325 or from U.S. 480-463-6255 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.)

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).

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CLUBSANDORGANIZATIONS 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.

FUNERAL HOMES Funeraria Renacimiento 383-1233

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.

MEXICO CHILDRENS FOUNDATION

Funeraria Santa Cecilia 383-2522

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

Founder: Steve Schwab Established 2003 520-232-2241 7655 E Redfield Rd. Suite 3 Scottsdale, AZ, 85260 www.mexicochildrensfoundation.org Email: info@mexicochildrensfoundation.org 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.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

MISSION VILLA GRANADA

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 / (602) 476-1454 Guard Gate: 382-0095 President: Ginger Beauchamp Executive Vice President: Naoma Leader Vice President: Bart Stockton Treasurer: Randi Alcott Secretary: Raylene Pavlicek

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.

A group of local singles, both full and part time residences. All singles are invited to join (no fee) this laid back group for the happy hours each Tuesday at 4 pm at Puesta del Sol restaurant at Playa Bonita Resort. The location for the Saturday breakfasts will be announced at this happy hour. For more information contact any of the following: Marti 812-3191463 (U.S. cell works locally), or Dick 638-1050615 (local cell) or 602-321-8106 (U.S. cell works locally) or just show up at the Tuesday happy hour and introduce yourself.

PINACATE BIOSPHERE RESERVE

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. 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.

PEÑASCO SINGLES (PS)

2 blocks east of Lucas Chicken, in the former Villa Granada Hotel. We provide lodging and meals for Missionaries who work on improving/building churches out in the San Rafael Community and other assorted projects. GM Pastor Edgar Cabrera (638) 383-1394. Main Office for (480) 503-8832. Maggie, is bilingual. Volunteers for maintenance/cleaning needed, as well as rice, beans, building supplies/ materials, tools, children art/crafts supplies, canned foods, Spanish bibles, and prayer. Weekend Missions, A.C.-Mexican Non-Profit. Weekend Missions, Inc. USA 501c3.

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.

OC3AN VIEW MINISTRY We are a Mexican non-profit organization, hosting large and small mission groups to bring aid and comfort to folks in need. Our office is located on the property of the Granada Del Mar Hotel over-looking the beautiful Sea of Cortez. Our Ministry Community Center Donation Facility; (thrift store) is located on Kino Blvd & Francisco Madero, caddy-corner to 2 Fish Ministerios. Hours of operation: TuesdaySaturday 12pm-5pm...All types of donations are welcome...For detailed information about us visit or WEB site: www.oc3anviewministry.com or Like us on facebook. To schedule a mission group with our exciting ministry making a difference in the community...contact: Conrad Flores, Founder & President Oc3anviewministry@gmail.com

U.S # 480-264-1172 MX Cell # 638-109-8017 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.

Fundación para Conservación del Pinacate, A.C. Office Hours: 9AM - 5PM U.S. Mail: PO Box 745, Ajo, AZ 85321 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.

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.

PUERTO PEÑASCO SCOUTING PROJECT Contact: Barbara Olszewski rpbarbo@gmail.com (602) 324-9529 / (638) 114-2406 Marsha Hansen marshansenaz@gmail.com (520) 234-2577 Haley Villalobos haleyvillalobos@gmail.com (638) 104-1515

RED CROSS (CRUZ ROJA) EMERGENCY DIAL 911 OR 060 Business Phone: 383-2266 www.cruzrojapenasco.org.mx

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. 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.

RED HAT LADIES LUNCHEON

SANTIAGO RUIZ SALCIDO ASSOCIATION

Brenda Barden: (638) 382-8611 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.

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.

REHABILITATION CENTER 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

ROCKY POINT CHRISTMAS Tab Gray: tab@rockypoint.com Family of God Christian Fellowship PO Box 738, Lukeville, AZ 85341

SOUTH OF THE BORDER SINGLES 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) 386-9774 or Magic Jack is (520) 303-4332.

2 FISH MINISTERIOS Founder: Pastor Stan Tedrow Peñasco Christian Fellowship

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.

ROTARY CLUB PUERTO PEÑASCO MAR DE CORTÉS Meet on Wednesdays at 8:00AM in Don Julio’s restaurant at the Old Port (Malecón). Email julio_cesarvalenzuela@hotmail.com.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER GROUP AA Passport Club We’ve moved to: Offices of Ocean View Ministry 18 Ave. S. Sinaloa M.W.F. 10:00 am Open AA meeting Contacts: Conrado @ MX cell: 638-109-8017 OVM office @: 480-264-1172 Marcia @ marsupis@gmail.com

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 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.

SAN JOSE CHURCH MISSION OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

Cholla Bay Road on the right before you enter La Cholla. Mass time as 8 a.m.

Melchor Ocampo & Tecla Bustamante Donations accepted and welcomed at the Felowship Monday Friday 8AM - 2PM 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

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

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 Rick Busa: rbusa1972@gmail.com 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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Wisdom of Chuck?

Just sharing some thoughts supposedly from someone called Chuck. The location of your mailbox shows you how far away from your house you can be in a robe before you start looking like a mental patient. My therapist said that my narcissism causes me to misread social situations. I’m pretty sure she was hitting on me. My 60 year kindergarten reunion is coming up soon and I’m worried about the 175 pounds I’ve gained since then.

I always wondered what the job application is like at Hooters. Do they just give you a bra and say, “Here, fill this out?” Denny’s has a slogan, “If it’s your birthday, the meal is on us.” If you’re in Denny’s and it’s your birthday, your life sucks! The pharmacist asked me my birth date again today. I’m pretty sure she’s going to get me something. What is it about a car that makes people think we can’t see them pick their noses? Money can’t buy happiness, but it keeps the kids in touch! The reason Mayberry was so peaceful and quiet was because nobody was married. Andy, Aunt Bea, Barney, Floyd, Howard, Goober, Gomer, Sam, Earnest T Bass, Helen, Thelma Lou, Clara and, of course, Opie were all single. The only married person was Otis, and he stayed drunk.

The Olmec Culture of Mexico

By Rosarie Salerno

The Mayan civilization was considered to be the parent culture from which all other Mesoamerica societies evolved. But, the Olmec were, in realty, the cultura madre, the mother culture. Most scholars agree that the Olmec were prominent from as early as 1500 BCE to 100 BCE.

Their primary territory encompassed the Gulf Coasts states of Vera Cruz and Tabasco. However, there is an indication of their settlements extending to other parts of Mexico and a sphere of influence as far as Costa Rica; validated through the research of their vast trading network in Central America. In 1929, Marshall H. Saville, Director of the Museum of the American Indian in New York determined that the Olmec were an entirely different culture from the Mayan, through his analysis of their art. He named them the Olmec; a word that means “rubber people” in the Aztec language. The Olmec extracted latex from a type of cultivated rubber tree and mixed it with juice from a local vine to create rubber as early as 1600 BCE. The Olmec have been credited as the originators of the Ball Games prevalent among later cultures of Mexico. Rubber balls were discovered at the Olmec site of El Manati. Several of their ancient Ball Courts have also been located.

The Olmec are most noted for the huge distinctive Helmeted Head Carvings. The most interesting aspect of these massive sculptures is the resemblance of the Olmec to the native people of Africa. These huge heads, the oldest known monuments in pre-Hispanic Mexico, were carved from volcanic basalt. Some of these heads stand as tall as 6 feet, as wide as 5 feet and weighing as much as 40 tons. These monumental statues are what seem to be portraits of individuals whose helmets are engraved with an identification motif for that person. Some of the characteristics of the heads are the down turned mouth and the slit like slanted eyes. The down turned mouth is said to be a representation of their belief in the crossing over and transformation into the most powerful predator of the rain forest, the Jaguar. Besides the Jaguar, there are more than 10 gods including the Rain Spirit, the Corn/ Maize God, the Fire God and the Feathered Serpent. They are also known for small jade carvings, jewelry and the accuracy of their depiction of human anatomy. They are also credited for the use of true zero, several centuries before Ptolemy. Being mathematicians and astronomers, they created accurate calendars, using a system of dots and bars for counting; the value of 5 was represented by a bar and the value of 1 by the dot. This system was later adopted by the Mayans. It is also speculated that they may have had a form of symbolic and hieroglyphic writing. Another important accomplishment, are their use of underground drainage systems, that had been carved out of basalt rock. Research at San Lorenzo and other sites suggests that they used these systems as aqueducts to provide drinking water for their cities. It is not clear why the Olmec civilization disappeared. It may have been due to the major change of the river systems that supported their agricultural based society. Much is known about them but, there is still so much more to learn about the Ancient Olmec of Mexico.

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Breads of Mexico Tortillas are undoubtedly a staple of Mexican cuisine, but anyone who›s visited our neighbors to the south know that griddled masa doesn›t replace bread. In fact, the two share table space. When sixteenth century Spanish conquistadors brought wheat to the New World during their conquest of the Aztec empire, it was to create the sacramental bread necessary to Holy Communion. According to Iberia and the Americas: Culture, Politics and History, both Iberians and indigenous people found the taste of the grains initially disagreeable until bakers began improving techniques and enhancing breads with native ingredients like maiz (corn), piloncillo (unrefined brown sugar), and chocolate. During the nineteenth century, French nationals began immigrating to Mexico, bringing with them more European baking techniques and recipes. The union of all these cultures resulted in baked goods that have become a huge part of Mexican tradition-and everyday life. By the nineteenth century, hundreds of pastelerías (pastry shops) and panaderías (bakeries) had opened across Mexico. Today, street vendors can still be seen selling bread from baskets and off bikes, and panaderías buzz with regulars purchasing savory rolls and pan dulce (sweet yeasted breads) which come in countless shapes, sizes and flavors. Historically, these breads are dipped into coffee or drinking chocolate and enjoyed for breakfast or as a late afternoon meal called merienda, which is sometimes enjoyed in lieu of a larger dinner. «Bread is a very important piece of every meal,» says Iliana de la Vega, the chef and owner of El Naranjo in Austin, where dinner begins with a delicate ciabatta roll served with smoky salsa. «We eat just as much bread as we do tortillas, which is something people don›t realize.» De la Vega grew up in Mexico City with two brothers, which meant she had to stake claim on her favorite breads: lighty sweet, shell-shaped conchas and little pound cakes called garibaldis, which were slathered with apricot jam and coated in nonpareils (she has yet to find the latter in the States). «You fight for the pan dulce you like most,» remembers de la Vega with a smile. «You lick it and say ‹it›s mine!› so nobody touches!» De la Vega learned to bake from her mom, but labor-intensive pan dulce was still something they purchased at the bakery, where a wide variety of options was available each day. These baked goods played a big role in her life, and she remembers the marked decline of Mexico›s bread as bakeries began using additives, processed flour and margarine in lieu of butter. «We used to have very good bread everywhere, but in the 1970s the government subsidized tortillas and bread when we were having problems with the economy,» recalls de la Vega. «So it became more popular to make a lesser quality bread... but now there is a new wave of bakers going back to all those old breads and making them finer, with better quality ingredients.» Elena Reygadas is one of those bakers. The chef and owner of Rosetta and Panedaria Rosetta in Mexico City, she fell in love with bread at a young age while growing up in Mexico City, where she ate pan blanco loaves with tamales and pastries her grandmother called bizcochos. She took an active interest in learning about alternative grains like rye and millet as a teenager and went on to study at the Culinary Institute of America.

«In big bakeries, a lot of the breads taste very much the same,» says Reygadas. «This homogenization process really took off when supermarkets started selling bread. At the same time, quirky, delicious breads from small-town bakeries-breads that also happen to be nutritioushave really been in decline.» Reygades is attempting to reclaim Mexican bread, reviving traditional recipes and recreating them using natural yeasts and high quality grains. She›s become known for a pan de pulque, created using the milky alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of maguey leaves. As a child, her family would stop by a wood-fired bakery outside the city of Pachuca for these loaves, which were baked in empty tuna fish cans. «We Mexicans like eating (bread) and I don›t think that›s going to change,» says Reygadas. «But it is going to evolve, and in addition to creativity and innovation, I hope that evolution includes rediscovering recipes and improved quality.» It is said that up to two thousand types of Mexican breads exist, many of them unique to specific villages, so it would be nearly impossible to capture them all here. But the following twenty-five baked goods are likely to be found in most panaderías throughout Mexico and the States-though they are often known by different names depending on the region.

Banderilla

This long pan dulce is named after the dartlike instrument used to kill a bull in a bullfight. Flakey sheets of puff pastry are brushed with butter, stacked and cut into long pieces, which are then sprinkled with sugar.

Barquillos

Though the name translates to «wafers,» this type of pan dulce is actually made of puff pastry formed into a cone. The pastry dough is cut into strands, which are wrapped around a cone form. They are brushed with butter and baked, then filled with pastry cream and sprinkled with powdered or granulated sugar.

Beso

Sometimes called yo-yos, these yeasted cookies get their name (meaning «kisses») because the two pastry domes kiss each other through a layer of strawberry or pineapple jam. They may also be dusted with powdered sugar and sprinkled with coconut flakes.

Bisquets

Buñuelo

Ojo de buey

Churro

Oreja

Concha

Pan de muerto

While the exact origin of churros is debated, it is known that the pastry came to Mexico by way of Spain. Modern Mexican churros are made using a churro-making machine that releases starshaped tubes of the dough into a vat of oil. The fried dough is then rolled in cinnamon and sugar or piped with fillings like cajeta or chocolate. The shell-shaped concha, likely influenced by French brioche, is the most ubiquitous type of pan dulce. It consists of a lightly sweetened, yeasted dough, which is kneaded and allowed to rise before it is cut into individual rolls and topped with scored cookie dough, which becomes crystalline when baked. Conchas may be topped with chocolate cookie dough and occasionally (typically in Mexico City) they are split in half and filled with custard or cream.

Cuerno

This crescent shapes pastry, which translates to «horn,» is also called a bigote (moustache). The Mexican answer to a croissant (but not as delicate or rich), these are made from rolled puffy pastry and showered with sugar after they›re baked.

This variation on the biscuits of the American South was invented by Chinese immigrants, who added egg and sugar, resulting in a sweet and savory bun with a touch of chew to it. The shape is made by using a donut cutter but leaving the center intact. These are popular for breakfast and still served at Chinese cafés throughout Mexico.

Empanada

Bolillo

Also called a cochito or a puerquito, these darker pig-shaped pastries get their color from cinnamon and piloncillo, which is boiled into a molasses-like syrup. The syrup is added to the dough which is shaped like a pig and baked to a cake-like texture.

Also known as pan francés, this roll is a variation on a French baguette and most likely a result of French influence in the late 1800s. Bolillos are crusty on the outside and soft on the inside, and typically used to make tortas and molletes. There is a drier variation of this roll in Jalisco called a birote which is used for making tortas ahogadas, the spicy «drowned» sandwiches from Guadalajara.

slightly sweet cake rolled with strawberry jam, pastry cream or cajeta. The entire roll is typically coated in jam, then sprinkled with powdered sugar and coconut.

Though buñuelos are found in Mexico all through the year, they are most popular during the holidays, when they are thought to bring good luck. After the yeasted dough is kneaded and rested, it is rolled into balls and flatted into small circles. Then each one is fried in hot oil and topped with cinnamon and sugar or served with piloncillo syrup, honey, jam, or cream.

Mexican-style empanadas are made with a soft, slightly sweet shortened dough, filled with any number of sweet ingredients, like guava, strawberry, sweet potato, pumpkin, cheese or cajeta.

Marranito

Niño Envuelto

This sweet, which literally translates to «wrapped up child,» is a jellyroll made with a

This «eye of the ox» is made from sweet biscuit dough, which is cut into a circle and then wrapped with several layers of puff pastry. French pastry flourished under the rule of Porfirio Diaz, who brought French bakers over to instruct Mexican panaderos. The palmier (meant to imitate the shape of a palm leaf) was one of the recipes they brought to the country, and this sugar-coated, ear-shaped puff pastry bears little difference from the original. «Bread of the dead» is made to celebrate Día de los Muertos in October and November, and the round loaves are usually enjoyed at the gravesite of the deceased. The slightly sweet, brioche-like bread is enhanced with anise seeds and orange blossom water or zest, then sprinkled with sugar and decorated differently depending on the region. (In Mexico City, they are often decorated with a skull and crossbones, while Oaxaca puts a small face on each of their loaves, and the versions in Hidalgo are shaped like human figures and sprinkled with red sugar.

Polvorones

These cookies are named after the Spanish word for dust, and that›s exactly how crumbly they are. The versatile shortbread dough can be used to make a number of different shapes, including polvorones de nuez, or Mexican wedding cookies or galletas de boda, which are made with ground walnuts or pecans, then rolled in powdered sugar.

Rosca de reyes

This candied fruit-studded sweet bread («king›s ring»), which is made in celebration of Epiphany (January 6), is formed into a ring and baked with a small baby doll inside to represent Jesus. The person who gets the baby in their slice must throw a party on the Feast of the Candelaria(February 2).

Telera

This bread is similar to a bolillo roll, but it is flatter and softer, which makes it a better option for making tortas.

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Fish Identification Giant Black Sea Bass (Mero Prieto)

Barred Pargo (Pargo Mulato)

Body dark gray to black and has numerous fine teeth. This fish is fairly common to the north of the Midriff. They feed on Mackerel, Lobster, Tuna, Shark and large chunk baits and can grow to over 500 lbs. Giant Black Sea Bass prefer deep rocky bottoms. They are strong fighters and make excellent table fair.

This fish is found throughout the Sea of Cortez both inshore and offshore. They are deep bodied, greenishgold on their back with red on their lower sides and about 8 dark bars across the body. They average 3 -10 lbs., but can grow up to 30 lbs. Pargo are a good fighting fish that takes chunk baits fished on the bottom and are very good eating.

T h i s Sea Bass is the most common large Grouper in the upper and central Gulf. They can grow to about 5ft. in length and weigh up to 200 lbs. In the summer these fish usually are found at depths below 100 ft., but in late fall they move to shallower reefs, then back to deep water in early summer. They prefer rocky bottoms with caves and crevices. They are veracious predators and strong fighters when hooked.

The body and fins are bright red with a pink to white belly. They prefer deep water around 250 ft. and feed mainly at night. The average weight is 2-5 lbs. but do get up to 15 lbs. Red Snapper takes baits fished near the bottom and yo-yo’d jigs. Excellent eating.

Gulf Grouper (Baya)

Broom Tail Grouper (Garropa Jasplada)

The body color is olive brown with dark irregular blotches on the sides. Unlike other Groupers it has a tagged tail fin. Groupers prefer deep waters and take large baits and jigs. Very strong fighter, but dives into rocks. They can weigh up to 100 lbs., and make excellent eating.

Leopard Grouper – Spotted phase / Leopard Grouper golden phase

Leopard or Golden Grouper (Sardinera) – This fish has two color phases; a golden phase which is uncommon and the spotted phase. The spotted phase has small reddish brown spots and a grayish brown black with white margins on the fins. They prefer shallow water and feed at dawn and dusk. Average weight is 5-25 lbs., but can grow up to 50 lbs. A good strong fighter that uses rocks to his advantage. Makes for great eating.

Spotted Cabrilla (Pinta, Cabrilla Pinta)

The body and fins are covered by reddish-brown spots. General coloration of the body is gray with dusky bars. The coloration looks very much like a Sand Bass, but this fish is much larger (up to 30 lbs.). This fish has rounded dorsal, anal and tail fins. They are found abundantly in rocky structures and will hit feathers, jigs and fresh dead baits. Good fighters and excellent eating.

Red Snapper (Huachinango)

Spotted Sand Bass (Cabrilla Pintica)

A very abundant fish found inshore and offshore in the upper Sea of Cortez. Their color is an olivebrown with many black spots. The Spotted Sand Bass frequents shallow to moderate depths over sand and rocky bottoms. Takes live bait, small lures and feathers. Makes good live bait for larger fish, also is very good eating. Averages 1-3 lbs.

Cortez Halibut (Lenguado)

A flat fish with both eyes on one side. Found throughout the Sea of Cortez both inshore and offshore. Dark brown above with 8 -10 dark spots and a white underside. Prefers sandy bottoms. Takes drifted live or dead baits and small feathers. The mouth has a large single row of sharp teeth in each jaw. They average 3-5 lbs., but can get up to 25 lbs., and are excellent eating.

Finescale Trigger Fish (Cotchi)

F o u n d throughout the Sea of Cortez, both inshore and offshore. Body color ranges from brownish to a blueish gray. They are voracious feeders and will take almost any bait and most jigs. Cotchi are very strong fighters and an excellent eating fish. Average weight is 2 – 4 lbs., but can weigh more than 8 lbs. and grow to 2 ½ ft. in length.

Pacific Sharpnose Shark (Bironche)

This Shark is blueish gray on the back shading into a reddish brown on it’s sides. The Sharpnose has non-serrated teeth with a deep notch on one side. This shark is commonly caught out of Puerto Peñasco and is the most common requiem shark in the Gulf. Grow to 4ft. in length.

Scalloped Hammerhead (Pez Martillo)

Deep olive to brownish gray with a white belly. Has a long upper tail lobe and a evenly scalloped head. This Shark is common throughout the Gulf and can reach up to 12 ft. in length.

Sierra Mackerel (Pez Sierra)

F o u n d throughout the Sea of Cortez inshore in large schools. The Sierra body colors are dark blue on the back and silver on its sides with several rows of golden spots along the sides. An excellent game fish that hits jigs and live bait. These fish are a very good eating especially as ceviche. They are also used extensively for bait. The average weight is 1-5 lbs. but can reach 15 lbs. and 3 ft. long.

Paloma Pompano (Palometa Pampanito)

Pompano are common throughout the Gulf. They are usually taken from shore or in shallow water on shiny spoons and lures. The body of the Pompano is dark on top with bright silvery sides and black tips on the dorsal fins. An excellent eating fish that grows up to 20 inches and up to 5lbs.

Yellowtail (Jurel De Aleta Amarilla)

F o u n d throughout the Sea of Cortez except in the far north. Colors consist of a brassy yellow strip along its side and a blue/gray to olive above. Prefers live bait or jigs trolled or yoyo’d. The fillets are best when marinated and then barbecued. Yellowtails gro to 5 ft. long and can weigh up to 80 lbs.

Black Skipjack (Barrilete)

Their body color is dark on top, silvery on the bottom with stripes running down on the back and 3-5 black spots on the abdomen just below the pectoral fin. They migrate to the upper Gulf in late May or early June. May weigh up to 12 lbs. The meat is very strong in flavor. Skipjack makes an excellent bait fish.

Dolphin Fish (Dorado)

The body is a brilliant goldengreen in color. Snout profile of older males is blunt and high foreheaded, whereas the females head is more tapered. The Dorado likes warm blue waters and migrates to the upper Gulf in late May or early June. They are an excellent food fish and can grow up to 6 ft. in length and weight up to 90 lbs.

Sailfish (Pez Vela)

T h e S a i l f i s h’s

body is dark blue on its back with a bright silver stomach and a very large dorsal fin. They may be seen basking on the surface following the warm waters to the upper Gulf in late May or early June. 100 lb fish are common, but fish up to 182 lbs. have been recorded. Very poor food value, so please practice catch and release.

Mako Shark (Tiburon Mako)

Found worldwide in tropical and warm temperature seas. The body is streamline and well proportioned. The back of the Mako is a brilliant blue-gray and the sides are light blue, changing to a snowy white on the belly. The Mako is the undisputed leader in attacks on boats, when hooked it will unleash its fury, leaping as high as 30’ out of the water. Has been known to bite the boat and occasionally leap into it, causing severe injuries to the anglers. It can be easily distinguished from all the sharks by its teeth, which are curved like daggers with no cusps at the base or serrations along the razor sharp edges. The front surface is flat and the teeth are curved inward.

Pacific Sardine (“Sardina del Pacifio”)

Has a series of spots above the midline. Grows up to 12 inches, excellent bait fish.

White Seabass

Grayish blue back, silver sides, white belly and a square tail. Average length is 2 -5 ft. long and up to 90 lbs.

Shortfin Corvina

Gray b a c k w i t h silver sides, a white belly and a square tail. Medium mouth full of spikey teeth. Averages 1 ½ to 3 ½ ft. in length and a weight of 3 – 20 lbs.

Orangemouth Corvina

Gray back, cream colored sides and a triangular tail. Inside the mouth is orange to yellow in color. Average length is 1 ½ to 4ft. and weight from 3- 30 lbs.

Totoaba

B o d y dull silver burnished somewhat with iridescent copper over clad with small dark spots. Totoaba have angular tails and small eyes. They can grow up to 6 ft. in length and weigh up to 300 lbs. CAUTION: ALL TOTOABA ARE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES AND ARE PROTECTED BY LAW AND MUST BE RELEASED.

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RP Weekend Itineraries By Stephanie Wood

I’ve come up with some Summer weekend itineraries, depending on your mood and with whom you are traveling... These are for when it’s too hot to do anything outside but swim and you don’t want to cook. Quick weekend with friends: Friday night – on way into town, stop and pick up Pollo Lucas or pizza (Capone’s, Max’s or Sonoran Grill), and eat in condo. Relax from the drive with cocktails on the patio. Saturday – Shopping in the Old Port, lunch at Boo Bar (guacamole there is must), Tequila Factory for tequila tasting, back to the resort for beach and pool time. Dinner at Sonoran Grill, or La Casa del Capitan. Sunday – breakfast at Rosy’s for huevos rancheros, beach, home Longer weekend in Las Conches or Mirador: Thursday night – pick up chicken at Pollo Lucas or pizza from Al Capone’s on way to Las Conchas. If you want to dine out, try La Casa de Capitan on top of the hill or one of the many seafood restaurants in the Old Port. Friday – breakfast Kaffee Haus. Old Port for shopping and bar hopping (it will be much less busy on Friday than Saturday). Sunset cruise (Eco Fun, Senorita Rita, or Rey del Mar). Saturday – breakfast at Max’s, beach day, dinner at Pane Vino, on top of the hill, or in the fish market, or Puesta del Sol at Playa Bonita Resort. Sunday – breakfast at Latitude 31, beach day, home

Romantic weekend: Friday – dinner at Mare Blu, on Sandy Beach. Saturday – breakfast at Kaffee Haus, pool and beach day with massage on beach, dinner at Pane Vino Sunday – Brunch at resort, Beach, home Weekend at Sandy Beach resorts with kids: Friday night – Pick up pizza, or eat at restaurant in resort (most have kids meals). Evening swim in the pool. Saturday – Breakfast at Rosy’s on Calle 26, beach and pool with picnic lunch*, or lunch at pool bar. Early dinner at Wrecked at the Reef or room service. Sunday – Breakfast at Latitude 31, more pool and beach (seriously, it’s all they’ll want to do) and home (hopefully sleeping on the ride home). *if you have picky eaters or just don’t want to take the kids out...bring down fixin’s for easy sandwiches, chips and mac and cheese...you know the drill... Miscellanous tips: For sharing large seafood platters, I love Seafood Mary’s, Sr. Amigos, or Flavio’s. La Casa del Capitan and Pane Vino both overlook the old port and have awesome food and views. Wrecked at the Reef has really strong drinks. If we go there, we often end up staying most of the day drinking and making new friends. ;) If eating breakfast out is just too much to coordinate, you can pick up eggs and toast or cereal at an OXXO. OXXO has really good coffee and they are one of the only places I’ve found coffee mate flavored creamers ~ muy importante! Please say Hola! If you see us out and about! Of course this list is not all inclusive... it’s just some of our tried a true weekends in Rocky Point. Stay cool and eat well...xoxo

Mole Poblano: Mexico’s National Food Dish

Most people associate mole with either with Puebla or Oaxaca, but the origin of mole poblano, the thick, rich, chocolatetinged sauce made so famous in the colonial mountain city of Puebla, Mexico, is still disputed, and generally involves these two versions of the legend: The first says that 16th Century nuns from the Convent of Santa Rosa in Puebla de los Angeles, upon learning that the Archbishop was coming for a visit, went into a panic because they had nothing to serve him. The nuns started praying desperately and an angel came to inspire them. They began chopping and grinding and roasting, mixing different types of chiles together with spices, day-old bread, nuts, a little chocolate and approximately 20 other ingredients… This concoction boiled for hours and was reduced to the thick, sweet, rich and fragrant mole sauce we know today. To serve in the mole, they killed the only meat they had, an old turkey, and the strange sauce was poured over it. The archbishop was more than happy with his banquet and the nuns saved face. Little did they know they were creating the Mexican National dish for holidays and feasts, and that today, millions of people worldwide have at least heard of mole poblano. The other legend states that mole came from pre-Hispanic times and that Aztec king, Moctezuma, thinking the conquistadors were gods, served mole to Cortez at a banquet to receive them. This story probably gained credibility because the word mole comes from the Nahuatl word “milli” which means sauce or “concoction”. Another connection could be that chocolate was widely used in pre-Columbian Mexico, so people jumped to that conclusion. Diana Kennedy, the famous cookbook author and television chef, adds a third, less plausible version in her book The Cuisines of Mexico, “This time it was Fray Pascual who was preparing the banquet at the convent where he (the archbishop) was going to eat. Turkeys were cooking in cazuelas on the fire; as Fray Pascual, scolding his assistants for their untidiness, gathered up all the spices they had been using, and putting them together on a tray, a sudden gust of wind swept across the kitchen and they spilled over the cazuelas.” Thus mixing together such an

unheard-of combination of ingredients. What do the real experts say? “The idea of using chocolate as a flavoring in cooked food would have been horrifying to the Aztecs just as Christians could not conceive of using communion wine to make, say, coq au vin. In all the pages of Sahagun that deal with Aztec cuisine and with chocolate, there is not a hint that it ever entered into an Aztec dish. Yet, today many food writers and gourmets consider one particular dish, the famous pavo in mole poblano, which contains chocolate, to represent the pinnacle of the Mexican cooking tradition...the place of origin of the dish and its sauce, the Colonial Puebla de los Angeles; this beautiful city, unlike others in central Mexico, has no Aztec foundations and neither does the dish, regardless of what food writers may say.

The other Moles

No story about mole poblano would be complete without talking a little bit about the other moles. There is a lot of misinformation about mole out there, in general. Most culinary experts agree, there are 6 moles and as Susana Trilling describes in her book, My Search for the Seventh Mole: A story with Recipes from Oaxaca, Mexico, [selfpublished, 1997], she is looking for that elusive seventh mole. Does she find it? You’ll have to read the book to find out, and the recipes are fantastic, so you can try your own mole at home, if you dare. All moles are very time consuming, labor intensive and require many ingredients. Some sources state that some moles have as many as 100 ingredients, but that’s an exaggeration. But 30 ingredients is not unheard of, and some mole recipes contain 10 different varieties of chiles alone. Other ingredients include: peanuts, almonds, fried bread, plantains, lard, sugar, bittersweet chocolate, cinnamon, cloves and many more. For those willing to give it a try, following is a less elaborate recipe for Mole Poblano with chicken. And be sure to have plenty of napkins nearby when eating any mole. As you dip your warm, homemade tortilla into the wonderful sauce, you are bound to take some home with you on your shirt, your arms and under your fingernails. Now you know you’re enjoying mole!

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The Great Rubber Ducky Race Will Return Next Year

You’ve got to admit there’s something creative, indeed even adventurous, about holding a fundraiser in the form of a rubber ducky race in the actual Sea of Cortez. It’s creative for more than a few reasons: it’s a really fun way for donors to participate in a charity fund raiser - sort of like betting on a horse race, only a whole lot simpler, and way more out of control, plus you don’t have to interview the trainers or call your bookie; and there are at least 1,500 opportunities to make a pun about nearly every aspect of a rubber ducky race that would never work for horses. But most of all, unlike horse racing, 100% of the bets go to a charitable cause, plus the bettors (read: donors) can still win numerous valuable prizes. In fact, it was long time Rocky Point resident Barb Olszewski who came up with the idea of a rubber ducky race on the Sea of Cortez. One of her friends, Art Sloan, a columnist for the Arizona Republic, brought (O.K., smuggled under the seats of a tour bus) 1500 of the now famous palmsized rubber duckies and donated them to her and husband Mark in case they ever had a reason to use them. A couple of years later, when a young non-profit community center (La Esperanza para Nueva Vida) in the impoverished San Rafael barrio (neighborhood) needed funds to help pay their high summer electric bills to keep their adult life skills classes and children’s activities going, they asked Barb and Mark if they could help. Well, there is no documented record or witness to either Mark or Barb ever saying “no” to any deserving person or entity in need. Hence, the first Great Rubber Ducky Race on the Sea of Cortez that, by the way, exceeded the mission goals. After that first year Barb put the racing rubber duckies on hiatus for a year. After all, a race of this caliber does require quite a cadre of volunteers and equipment including an ocean going vessel, at least two “Ducky Dumpers” synchronized with four to six seaworthy kayaks skillfully maneuvered by as many “Ducky Herders”, at least one deep sea diver (O.K., deep sea snorkeler) and a beach full of conscientious and honest volunteer judges to record the arrival order of the tide-riding duckies. Barb brought them out in 2013 to accomplish the same goal as did their original race. Again, these personable and fun rubber duckies attracted donors from all around and exceeded the goals they raced for. However, it was 2014 that the Great Rubber Ducky Race on the Sea of Cortez seemed to take on a life of its ownassuring its place as an activity we can count on every year for as long as these cute little racers hold out. Remember that 100% of all the funds collected for Rubber Ducky entries will go toward the local charitable causes that Barb and Mark support, so mark your 2018

calendar in May to watch for your chance to be sure to participate next year. Your job is easy-just put your money on a Rubber Ducky to “win, place, or show up before all the prizes are claimed by other Duckies floating in with the tide on a Sunday next June. Oh, and you’re welcome to come out and watch the fun on the beach in front of the perennial sponsors Sonoran Sea and Sonoran Spa, even though you don’t have to be present to win; your Ducky, however, does. Each Rubber Ducky has its own number clearly painted on the bottom. If one of your assigned Rubber Ducky numbers is on the bottom of a Ducky that arrives to shore before the prizes run out, you’ll be the... uhh...Lucky Duck who wins one of dozens of nice prizes that include cool things like Roger Clyne’s Mexican Moonshine Tequila VIP gift baskets stuffed with a T-shirt, Roger’s latest CD, there’ll be numerous dinners at our most popular restaurants; there’s usually a two night stay at a Sonoran Resorts Luxury Beach Front Condominium, plus other overnight accommodations and lots more fun and valuable prizes donated by our generous local businesses and individuals. You can always email Barb at rockypoint@myway.com for more information about the 2018 “Race”, or call her from the U.S. at (602) 324-9529. HOW TO WIN: Invest in Duckies! Build your odds with Barb’s special incentive of one free Ducky for every two you purchase. No Limit! Well...there are less than 1,500 Duckies available. Then, if your Rubber Ducky (with your number clearly marked on its bottom) arrives to shore while there are still prizes to claim, you are a Lucky Duck! IMPORTANT: You DO NOT have to be present to win any of the fabulous prizes. Your Ducky (or Barb) will contact you if it wins a prize. So be sure to include your telephone number and email address with your entry donation. For great fun, great prizes for a great cause, plus the Lucky Ducky bragging rights until the next year, don’t be a Lame Duck; get your Rubber Ducky Race entry now... and Good Luck, you Lucky Duck! The Rocky Point Times Newspaper and Facebook Page will announce the arrival of the 2018 “Ducky” sale, as soon as we get the information from BarbO.

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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. (#a1a) 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. (01152-638) 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 13map 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 (#1WC)

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@ gmail.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. We serve Breakfast from 8am-11am and Lunch 11am - 2pm and Dinner Specials. post15mx@mail.com (#1-AL) SAN JOSE MISSION CHURCH – Bilingual Catholic Mass offered every Sunday at 8 a.m. at San Jose’ Church in La Cholla/Cholla Bay. Everyone is welcome.(#1SJ) ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER OF ROCKY POINT – (A 501© tax exempt corporation) wwwrpaac. org. Center located north of Benito Juarez on Calle 15 (Leon de la Barra) 3 blocks left corner. Also donation drop point at Rocky Point Times Offices (011-52-638) 383-1012, Phoenix (602) 4123932, Tucson (520) 407-6594, nancy_phelan@yahoo.com. AACORP P.O. Box 1031, Lukeville, AZ 85341. (#1-AAC)

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 - IN Rocky Point Full line AVON Beauty Supplies. Hair, Nails, Facials, Massage, Manicures and Pedicures (638) 383-1086. English Spoken. On Constitucion, across from Super Ley (#25-1)

BILL PAYING SERVICE 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) 4761187, or email me at sivife@ hotmail.com. (#30-2)

BILL PAYING – Maintenance and cleaning. FM3 Services. Proservices Rocky Point. Fremont Plaza #15. Mon. thru Fri. 8:30-4:30, Sat. 8:30-1:30. (638) 383-6161. English/Spanish Cel (044-638) 113-0446. astrid. avila@live.com.mx (PS-1) 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. (#56-5) BEST COFFEE IN TOWN – XOCHITLS CAFE (Sally’s place) in Cholla Bay. Not to mention awesome food! Breakfast 6AM2PM! You can’t beat her chiles rellenos and spinach omelet. Call to order ahead 382-5283. (#5610) 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 and lunch. Sunday 8AM - 2PM (Closed Wednesdays) (011-52638) 383-5181 www.giuseppis. info. Leashed, well behaved dogs always welcome. (#56-6) 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) 3833434. (#64-3) FM3 SERVICES SERVICES FOR AMERICANS – Permanent 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 3838891, 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) 4761187 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) BILL PAYING – Maintenance and cleaning. FM3 Services. Proservices Rocky Point. Fremont Plaza #15. Mon. thru Fri. 8:30-4:30, Sat. 8:30-1:30. (638) 383-6161. English/Spanish Cel (044-638) 113-0446. astrid. avila@live.com.mx (PS-1) FURNITURE DELIVERY MOVING FROM THE STATES to all of Mexico. Since 1987. Our price includes no surprise fees from pickups to setups. No middle man, door to door service. Email geoff@bordermovers.com or phone (480) 232-3518. (#90-9) 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 (011-52638) 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) 387-5474. (#102-m) PLAYA DORADA – $229K Close to International Airpot. Beachfront, large 2bd, 2ba. Private parking, security. HOA and electric. Call PABLO REALTY (602) 288-8687. Local 383-8657. Email pablorealty@ hotmail.com (#102-PR)

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AGENCY – REAL ESTATE Mexican & American Insurance: Auto, boat, life, house, commercial. Yolanda Silva, Agent. Ave Nayarit #62. Call 383-6280. (#107-1) JEWELERS JOYERIA MAX – MAX’S JEWELRY - 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 (011-52638) 388-5512 and 383-2698. (#110-2) 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) 383-8030, local dial 383-8030 or (044-638) 386-5203 or email ritapizarro@ gmail.com. (#120-6) PEST CONTROL PREDADOR - TERMITES, cockroaches, mosquitoes, flies, bees, fire ants, fleas, scorpions, spiders, rats, ants, mice. We have

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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) 3807212 or email tomthomas360@ gmail.com. (#140-4) RV PARKS & SPACES 6 RV SPACES for rent in town (1 1/2 blks East of Jose on Callejon Juarez). Walled, private, with all the services, Call Marco (480) 2256546. (#152-22) SERVICES 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) 383-1012. (#157-21) SATELLITE TV – Sales, service & installation. Residential & Commercial (638) 103-5317 Mex Cel. (602) 635-2246 Vonage. (#157-2) ROCKY POINT HOME INSPECTIONS – Inspections by US inspector 25+years in Real Estate, Homes and Condos. Be a smart investor 602-538-0027 tomthomas360@gmail.com. (#157-1) 24HR TAXI SERVICE – Covering Mayan Palace to Laguna Shores Resort. Call Pablo (044-638) 1095870. (#157-4) 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) WANTED WANTED ANY OR ALL – 12-14 FT. alum. boat, small outboard motor, trailer. Phone Mex. (044638) 113-4109 U.S. (602) 7741242 email dickrobson@live.com (#192-5)

Paseo Las Glorias, across from Peñasco del Sol. Mexico (638) 382-5355 US (602) 334-4134. (#140-2)

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Charity Pancake Breakfast at Latitude 31°

Barb Olszewski and Sandy Spain held a Charity Pancake Breakfast this Last Sunday, May 28. Thanks so much to our gracious Host Cindy Hall and Mike Riggs at Latitude 31°.While you were there, you could check out the large number of fabulous items on our silent auction and bid. We had condo stays at the Sonoran Resorts and Las Palmas, golf from Las Palomas the Links, sunset cruises, spa treatments at La Spa, jewelry, décor items, Art and a dozen or so gift baskets with everything from a Mexican moonshine beautiful gift basket to Margarita fixins with glasses from Mercedes Rusticos, to locally grown herbs and spices from a great local cook. Just write your bid on the auction sheet. A lot of fun and great buys for all those who were placing bids.

were such hard workers and everyone in attendance thought they were so great and did a nice job with their community service.

The charity is a community center in the San Rafael Barrio, Esperanza para Nueva Vida. The money will go to pay their electric bill, so that they can stay open year around to provide enrichment classes and services to this neighborhood. Like local Scouts who meet there every week, and food dispensing. We also enjoyed the assistance of one of our great Cub Scouts pack. They

We also had a chance to sell A whole flock of Duckies for the upcoming Rubber Ducky Race. All our ducks were in a row.

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Mexican Winemakers Bring Home 18 Medals

Six gold medals won at the Brussels World Wine Competition Mexican wineries submitted 18 wines to the Brussels World Wine Competition and came home with 18 medals, six of them gold. The 2017 edition of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles attracted 9,080 entries from 50 countries competing for grand gold, gold and silver medals. A panel of 320 international judges - journalists, buyers, oncologists and sommeliers - gave Spanish wines the highest number of medals, followed by France, Italy, Portugal and Chile. Another country in the top 10 was China, which doubled its medal count this year. The gold medal-winning Mexican wines were: • Casa Madero Chardonnay 2016, Parras Valley, Coahuila; • Casta Tinta Syrah 2014, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California; • Duetto 2011 (Santo Tomás), Baja Calfornia; • Hilo Negro ZigZag 2014, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California; • Solera Blanco (Santo Tomás), Valle de Santo Tomás, Baja California. • Mexico’s silver medal winners: • Cardón 2014, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California; • Casa Grande Shiraz 2013, Parras Valley, Coahuila; • Casta Blanca 2016, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California; • Casta Negra 2013, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California; • Cuna De Tierra 2014, Guanajuato; • Cuna De Tierra Nebbiolo 2014, Guanajuato; • L.A. Cetto Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Privada 2013, Baja California; • L.A. Cetto Nebbiolo Reserva Privada 2013, Baja California; • L.A. Cetto Petite Syrah 2015, Baja California; • L.A. Cetto Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Baja California; • Monte Xanic Sauvignon Blanc Viña Kristel 2016, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California; • Tierra Adentro Syrah Merlot Tempranillo 2013, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California. The annual competition, which describes itself as the United Nations of Fine Wines, was held last month in the city of Valladolid, Spain, in the heart of the winemaking Castilla y León region. Next year it moves to Beijing, China.

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How Much Do Dentists Charge in Mexico? Medical and Dental procedures in the USA are notoriously expensive and many people have discovered Mexico as a professional alternative for a fraction of the price. While taking advantage of medical procedures and general medical practices in Mexico are a growing trend, the dental profession has been booming with those North of the border for several years. And, the trend continues to grow. So, saying that the majority of dentists in Mexico (and Rocky Point) have modern facilities, modern equipment, very comprehensive training, speak English, and take better care of their patients is good to know, what about the prices? Everyone has heard that the procedures are “cheaper”, but what exactly does that mean? Well, wonder no more. Here is a list of the most common procedures and a comparison of average prices in USA versus prices in Mexico. You might not be buying a condo with your savings, but it will very likely be worth the trip down to have your dental work done. And, who knows? You might just fall in love with Rocky Point and buy a condo anyway... Price US

Price Mexico

Regular teeth cleaning

$140

$35

Deep Cleaning, Scaling & Root Planning (per quadrant)

$800

LANAP (per quadrant)

$1,000

$190

Laser Cleaning

$400

$190

Laser Teeth Whitening

$900

Teeth Whitening, in office

Procedure

$60

Procedure

Price US

Price Mexico

Porcelain Fused to $1,700 Gold Crown*

$600

Full Porcelain/Ceramic Crown

$1,500

$340

Zirconia Crown

$1,600

$450

Porcelain Veneer

$1,100

$350

Dentures

Dentures are a perfect solution for a set of teeth that are completely damaged and need replacement. This treatment is the preferred for people who don’t want to go under an implant procedure. Price US

Price Mexico

$200

Partial Denture, Metal Frame

$1,550

$480

$550

$170

Partial Denture, Flexible Frame

$1,400

$480

Teeth Whitening, take home kit

$500

$150

$250

Composite Filling

$165

$45

Full Denture, Immediate or healing $1,500 (upper or lower)

Extraction (simple)

$150

$48

$1,850

$250

Extraction (Surgical or impacted) starting at

Full Denture, Acrylic teeth (upper or lower)

$420

$80

Full Denture, Porcelain Teeth (upper or lower)

$2,150

Crowns and Veneers

Both of these procedures are highly popular for the people who come to Mexico for dental treatments. These procedures represent solutions to fix a damaged smile by providing a natural look and comfort. Procedure

Price US

Porcelain Fused to $1,250 Metal Crown Porcelain Fused to Metal Bridge *Each crown

$1,250

Price Mexico $180 $180

Procedure

$350

Implant Procedures

This is the most popular procedure for medical tourists. Implants can replace permanently from one tooth to an entire set of teeth. This treatment is one of the reasons why Mexico has become such a popular destination for dental tourism. Procedure

Price US

Standard Titanium Dental Implant $2,250.00 (implant only) starting at

Price Mexico $750

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Price Mexico

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$470

Bone graft (per $1,600.00 unit)

$400

Sinus Lifting (starting at)

$3,900.00

$700

Implant Supported Overdenture, removable (with 2 implants)

$2,550.00

$2,550

Implant Supported Overdenture, removable (with 3 implants)

$12,300.00

$3,650

"All on Four" System with fixed acrylic bridge (upper arch or lower arch)

$27,000.00

$8,950

"All on Six" System with MegaGen Implants (upper arch or lower arch)

$23,500.00

$7,980

"All on Six" System with Nobel Biocare Implants (upper arch or lower arch)

$29,000.00

$11,280

"All on Eight" System with fixed porcelain bridge (upper arch or lower arch)

$27,000.00

$10,280

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The Beach

By Vince Deadmond There are many reasons to come to Puerto Peñasco. For me, it is the beach and fly fishing in this spectacularly beautiful place. Rocky Point seems to recharge and energize me. I can come down with a large group of family and friends or arrive alone, and still have a good time. I start to breathe easier after exiting the Phoenix freeways, and I am thinking this desert drive is really neat by the time I get to the Organ Pipe National Monument. As soon as I pull into the Playa de Oro Trailer Park on Mirador Beach, I am usually scrambling to get out of the SUV, (potty stop). I have to have another look at the Sea of Cortez and the sand on the beach. I consider this beach my own personal paradise, with all sorts of possibilities. I am likely to see dolphins, sea lions, possibly a whale, and more birds than I can name. This place seems to have enough scenic outdoor opportunities and enough civilized amenities to keep me coming back. During my latest trip to Rocky Point I visited the Second Estuary by myself and fly fished in solitude. It was a calm morning with no wind. The water was smooth and any surface fish activity was getting my attention. If you see fish jumping out of the water, relax, it is just mullet and they don’t bite flies or lures. If you have figured a way to get

them to bite, clue me in, I am sure they would be a good fighting fish. Other disturbances on the water surface you can see the water boil, with fish lips, tails, and backs moving the water. This type of activity is usually Pompano, and I generally catch some of them if I can land my fly close to the boil. The water and the fish are moving so you need to be alert, you only get a limited number of casts before they move out of range. Other times you can find a large pod of fish that stays in place, so you can catch fish after fish, this can be quite addictive, and you are looking to repeat this experience on your next fish outing. The tide was coming in, so I did not launch my pontoon boat. I was fishing from shore about knee deep, the water was clear and had a lot of crab and stingray activity. To avoid the stingrays I was shuffling my feet, they will give you some space if you make some noise. I noticed some minnows that had gathered close to me and noted how my Clouser Minnow fly copied their coloring. I managed to catch enough Pompano for a grilled fish dinner in the trailer park that evening. It’s amazing how easy it is to make friends when you offer to cook dinner on the beach. Vince Deadmond The Fly Fishing Hardware Guy can be reached at Best True Value Hardware 237 N Apache Trail, Apache Junction, AZ vince@ajbest.com and at 480 982 7461.

Vince Deadmond the Fly Fishing Hardware Guy can be reached at Best True Value Hardware 237 N Apache Trail Apache Junction, AZ vince@ajbest.com and at 480 982 7461.

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Our Contributing writers...

Steve Franklin

Steve Franklin is a Cholla Bay resident and has been photographing wildlife and nature for 20 years. He frequently visits the Western States, as well as the Sonoran Desert, to add more art to his collection. His company is “Wild West Images” and he can be found at SFrank962@aol.com. He specializes in custom frames made from Saguaro & 100 year old Barn Wood to add to the beauty of his images.

Gretchen Ellinger

After years of visiting México, and nearly 15 years a full-time resident of Puerto Peñasco, Gretchen thinks moving to Rocky Point from the USA was the best thing she ever did for herself! Gretchen has been a real estate agent in Rocky Point for as long as she has lived here, and has written for the “Rocky Point Times” for much of that time. After living in beach communities for many years, she and her little dog Luna moved to a neighborhood in town, and are so glad they did! Besides fulltime neighbors and all the conveniences, beaches are a quick drive away, and in town there is something new and interesting every day.

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.

Mike Bibb

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.

Vince Deadmond

Vince Deadmond, “The Fly Fishing Hardware Guy”, is co-owner of Best Hardware in Apache Junction, AZ. He is an enthusiastic, caffeinated, fly fisher in search of a really good cookie. He has fly fishing stories published on the web, in local newspapers and magazines. His stories tangle family, friends, and fly lines.

Dan McWhitis Broker - Teacher - Beach Bum - Me. Disgusting, it’s not a game, it’s a way of life.

Marcia Diane

I’ve had the honor of writing for one of the best publications in the business and with some of the finest colleagues for over a year now, yea RPT! When I was little I promoted circuses and trained animals. Now that was something to write about. When I grew up I just couldn’t stop, writing that is. Though I’ve stolen and trained some horses since then. Can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather live than this astounding Sonoran Desert Sea…lucky, lucky me. Anybody who’s inclined to share their private thoughts, don’t hesitate to join our on-line writing group at m.diane. writeon@gmail.com. We put out our submissions every second Friday of the month. See you all there.

Bob Snyder

Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. High school class clown. Transplanted out west at the tender age of 20. Married in Las Vegas, where he raised 3 kids. Worked in sales his whole adult life. He has been coming to RP on vacation for about 20 years from Las Vegas. He has lived and worked year round at Puerta Privada on Sandy Beach for the past 5 years. Bob had a ton of fun being cast from the local pool to play a small roll in the Diego Luna directed movie, ‘Cesar Chavez’ staring Michael Peña. Loves fishing, golfing, horseshoes and pool, and of course, telling jokes.

Stephanie Wood

Stephanie Wood grew up in Wichita, KS and moved to Phoenix in 1992 to attend ASU. Her first trip to Mexico was Nogales at age18 to shop and drink margaritas. She’s been coming to Rocky Point since 2007, and fell in love immediately and started looking for a condo the very first day. Rocky Point combines her love of Mexico and the beach. She loves exploring Rocky Point and sharing her experiences with others. She has two kids who are growing up on the beach and learning to embrace a world view and appreciation of other cultures. Her goal is to travel more extensively in Mexico as time and funds allow and continue writing about her experiences.

Cholla Charli

Cholla Charli (aka Charlotte Keller) has had family ties to La Cholla since 1969, and is now a full-time resident there, having retired from a career in marketing, publishing and public relations. An award-winning writer and photographer, she enjoys sharing stories about the organizations, activities, events and people in her new home town.

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.

Nancy Phelan

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. Since the year 2000 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.

Cap’n Greg

live in Green Valley.

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

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 purchased his condo on Sandy Beach over 10 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!

Jim Ringquist

Jim has had a long career as a Real Estate Broker, both in Arizona and in Sonora, Mexico. As a ten year full-time resident of Rocky Point, Director of Sales and Marketing for the four Sonoran Resorts beachfront condo developments, and President of the Puerto Peñasco Tourist Assistance Advisory Committee, Jim works hard to stay on top of what is going on around town. He certainly doesn’t consider himself a writer, but he does send out a monthly newsletter to a growing number of clients and Rocky Point enthusiasts to share what he can about the area. Puerto Peñasco is home to Jim and he has no plans to leave any time soon.

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Quack Ups

The Many faces of a Brown Pelican

By Steve Franklin

By Bob Snyder

She was standing in the kitchen, preparing our usual softboiled eggs and toast for breakfast, wearing only the T-shirt that she normally slept in. As I walked in, almost awake, she turned to me and said softly, “I want you, right here, right now”! My eyes lit up and I thought, “I must still be dreaming! Afterwards, she said, ‘Thanks’, and returned to the stove. Happy, but a little puzzled, I asked, “What was that all about?” She explained, “The egg timer’s broken.”

Brown Pelicans can take on many different looks around Rocky Point. Rest assured, all of the pelicans that you see around the shorelines of Rocky Point are Brown Pelicans. Its relatives, the White Pelican and the Peruvian Pelican are nowhere to be seen in these waters.

All Hanging Out - Two Juvenile and Four Adults

Adults will have the white to yellowish head feathers and will have red on their Adults - One in Breeding and one is not

Juveniles have grey dull body colors and do not have any color on their heads or beaks. They will keep these colors up to three years of age at which time they are ready to breed.

beaks when in the breeding season. Their white feathered necks will turn a burgundy red when in the breeding season as well. It is hard to tell a female from a male by way of their coloring.

High Flying Formation

-------------------------------------Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s Mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York! This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico, as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank. The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5 and is known, of course, as - Sinko De Mayo.

High Wire Dispute - Juvenile on Left - Adult on Right

Entry Point for Fishing

Resting Mode for an adult in Breeding

Pelicans live up to 30 years and typically past 20 years. Here are some photos of the different looks you can get from a Brown Pelican.

Low flying Glide Adult in Breeding

Gullet full of Fish for Two Juveniles

Pelican Nap Trio - All Three are in Breeding

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