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April 2015

Vol XI No 6

Tubac Villager c e l e br at i n g t h e a r t o f l i v i n g i n s o u t h e r n a r i z o n a

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Volume X1 Number 6 April 2015

"Frenzy" acrylic on canvas 36" x 48" by Roy Purcell Purcell Gallery 24 Tubac Road 520-398-1600 www.purcellgalleries.com This journal is made possible through the support of local advertisers, artists and writers... please visit their unique businesses and let them know where you saw their ad, art or article.

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'The Villager is made available in racks and at businesses throughout the Santa Cruz Valley and also made available at public libraries in Arivaca, Green Valley, Nogales, Rio Rico and numerous Tucson Libraries and businesses. April 2015 circulation: 8,000 NEXT ISSUE comes out early May 2015

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veryone has a story. Roy Purcell’s story is particularly interesting. His is an odyssey that takes him from a prescribed childhood to the utterly self-determined life of an artist. Only great curiosity and courage brought him down the long winding road to his gallery on Tubac Road where he works and shows his art today.

How does an autistic man emerge from a home with no books (spare one), no music and no diversity of beliefs, leave a small town and find the world? Easily, when the conscription officer taps you on your shoulder and says, “You have one month son, then they come to you.”

by Carol Egmont St. John

open, taking paths he had never known existed, encouraged the study of history and myth, and asked him to go beyond the beyond - to dig deep, and this digging led to an awareness of things he perceived but had to research to understand. Words and images came to him magically and in some cases frightened and astonished him. The serpent for example. He had been raised to believe serpents represented evil, and found the serpent images that kept appearing very disconcerting. Motivated to go way back through time to discover its meaning, he learned of its varied symbolic meanings.

After serving his time in the Army, and his Thus, at eighteen, Roy return to his Mormon (Above) Roy Purcell in the gallery near his artwork and one of his Purcell signed up for roots, Purcell did what books. This is the gallery's 10th year in Tubac. Along with local flora and the military and soon a young Mormon man fauna, Purcell also paints Southwestern historical and archaelogical found himself on the way subjects and settings. Purcell authors books on a variety of illustrated was expected to do. He to Puerto Rico. All he subjects. Roy is often available at the gallery to discuss his artwork. In chose a wife and started the event he is not available, Purcell Gallery managaer, Brent Land knew of the exotic place a family. Wanting to is also on hand and very knowledgeable about all of the work. (Below) was what he’d read in make a future for himself Purcell's desert flowers fill the brick walls of the bright gallery, here, a his cousin’s book called he went off to college vertical space is complamented with a narrow canvas. Faraway Places. Then and studied art and again, he knew almost English. He found the nothing beyond Fillmore, two languages, one of a Utah, where the Mormon Church had two dimensional world and the other of provided him with answers to all of his words were a natural fit. question both spiritual and practical. He had never met a Catholic, a Baptist or a After studying art and English for a Jew. He had never seen a black person, number of years and amassing a large an Italian, or a Puerto Rican. All this, family, the Old Man asked him to and a mind still shy to the human face, a consider leaving the college to find other problem which his church had endlessly work. pushed him to overcome through daily Purcell applied for a job at the new mine testimonies of his faith. that was opening in Chloride and within It wasn’t that the little boy entering the year was called to be trained as an manhood didn’t want to look, he wanted assayer. Many things took place after this to do more than that; he wanted to see. move. He and his wife ultimately parted But he chose to do his seeing privately, so she could raise their eight children with pencil and paper. He studied details in the Mormon community where she on 3x5 cards from his earliest years, could immerse herself in her faith and studying nature and looking for truth. He family. Purcell went off to explore his made himself a master of dimension and art and manhood. He began to research complexity. Beyond that, what proved to the feminine part of man’s nature and amaze him and lead him far from home, this ultimately resulted in a beautiful was discovering the mind’s eye and ideas book called, The Great Goddess and the that came to him mysteriously to feed Hero’s Journey. It’s an illustrated text his spirit. He refers to that inner wisdom and a poetic look at the workings of the as the voice of the, "Old Man." The soul. He asks of his readers, “May every Old Man spoke to him and encouraged woman see the Goddess’ reflection from his going through doors that were laid within herself and may every man in

Above, Plaza Antigua at Tubac Road is home to other working artists and galleries as well as the Roy Purcell Gallery. It's a nice spot with benches to relax and maybe even find some conversation about art. some way make his own journey to discover and free the feminine chained by his ego and his fears at the base of his psyche.” This is a man who trusts visions. He was driving by a wall of ancient rock in Chloride when he saw a mural waiting to be done. His mind’s eye was so clear that he told others about it. The boulders were a good seventy five feet high and wider still, but he saw shapes and symbols in them that wanted to be painted. He chose to describe his idea to a local miner, a man who lived simply and in no way evidenced great wealth and that man became his patron. He paid for the paints, brought in workmen who built scaffolds to help bring Purcell’s images to life. They still decorate the walls, in brilliant mythic colors and designs. Purcell’s own Mt. Rushmore, still glows in the rocks outside Chloride. Other testimonies of vision survive in the museum in Kingman where he was called upon to design and oversee initial construction and among walls all over Las Vegas where he lived for thirty-five years. Art is Purcell’s constant companion. It is his way of focusing and has been since his youth. The desire to know has taken him far and wide and led him down some shaky paths. It has given him a special insight into nature and into history. He remains hungry for knowledge and is deeply spiritual despite his departure from the fundamentalism of his youth. A sadness crosses his face as he looks to the future. He believes the planet will save itself but the human race is doomed because of our carelessness with the land and sky. His paintings are a testimony to life’s beauty and complexity, to time and the Spirit. A tree’s root is as magnificent as the lizard that lies at its feet. Colors sing, life abounds, God is in the details. Roy Purcell wants us all to see beyond looking and find the essence of life. He says no one should set up expectations for another or tell them what to believe. No one should judge. And all should live by the Golden Rule. Visit the Roy Purcell Gallery at 24 Tubac Road. 520-398-1600. You can find more information online at www.purcellgalleries.com

(Above) Also available at the gallery are Purcell's interesting and richly illustrated books. (Right) Brent Land has been working with Roy since the two collaborated in Las Vegas. Land is gallery manager and a master framer. He works closely with local clients through his framing business in the Purcell Gallery. Photos by Joseph Birkett

Purcell is undertaking a series, depicting our area's incredible variety of birds. The original artwork is available at the gallery.

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APRIL 25-26, 10AM-5PM

Participating Shops & Galleries Artesianas de Mexicio Big Horn Galleries Casa Maya de Mexico Chantal Fashion Chio Cloud Dancer Jewelers Crowe's Nest Cuitaca Furniture Curious Raven Dos Corazones El Presidito Feminine Mystique Galleria de Bac The Goods Heirlooms Hozhoni Indigo Desert Ranch/K. Newby Gallery Jane's Attic Jesus Maria La Esplendida Lily's of Tubac Manos Gallery Melio's Ristorante Italiano Mesquite Grove Gallery Michelle's Gallery Old Presidio Traders Purcell Galleries of Fine Art Quetzal Mexican Art Gallery Quilts Ltd. Gallery Red Door Gallery Schatze Shelby's Bistro Sole Shoes Sunrise Jewelers Sweet Poppy Trocadero de Tubac Tubac Art and Gift Tubac Deli Tubac Jack’s Tubac Ironworks/Outta Sight Boutique Tubac Golf Resort Gift Shop Tubac House Tubac Market Tubac Territory Tumacookery Untamed Confections The Wild Rose Wisdom’s Café Wisdom’s Dos Wisdom Yardwoman

Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r A p r i l 2 0 1 5 Thursdays: Tubac Consciousness Group offers a free meditation meeting9:30-11am. Group meets at Hozhoni’s, in the Heart of the Tubac Village, 22 Tubac Rd. Meditation accomplishes for the mind what relaxation does for the body. Meditation brings peace and joy to the mind. For more information about the Tubac Consciousness Group : Call Pamela, 628-9287.

Ongoing Mondays:

Free Classes at the Tubac Community Center (Room B7 in the back of the building) 10am Zumba (Myrna); 11am Chair Yoga; 1pm Beginning TRX (Jim); 3-7pm Argentine Tango Coaching (Erik). For more info: evolutionstudiointubac@yahoo.com.

Free Classes at the Tubac Community Center (Room B7 in the back of the building) 5pm - Line Dancing (Cheryl); 6:00pm Yoga All levels(Lynn). For more info: evolutionstudiointubac@yahoo.com.

Santa Cruz Singers rehearsals from 5-7 p.m. 348 Naugle Ave. Patagonia SCFPA office. Not too late to join! Call 520-394-0129 for information.

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays - Bird Walks at the Patagonia Lake at 8am until April 13th at the Birding Kiosk at the east end of the campground. No reservations. Free after admission to Park.

Fridays & Saturdays LIVE MUSIC at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori.

Tuesdays: Hiking/Yoga in Tubac at 9:00am with Pamela - 90 minutes. How about an easy/moderate hike which includes intervals of standing yoga poses designed to stretch, strengthen and build balance. The hiking allows time to chat with new friends & teacher. We leave from The Goods, in the heart of the Tubac Village, 26A Tubac Rd. at 9:00am.Learn more at www.marathonhealthandwellness.com or call 628-9287 for more information. All Levels Welcome - Cost $10

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays LIVE MUSIC at La Roca el Balcon. Just a short stroll from the border in Nogales, Sonora. Fri & Sat live music 7:30-11:30pm, Sun 10:30am-3pm. www.larocarestaurant.com. Saturdays: Bird Walks at the Tumacácori National Historical Park at 8:30am. Admission to the park is $3 per adult, free for federal pass holders and children under age 16. Participants are invited to tour the park museum and the church and grounds of Mission Tumacácori, established by Father Kino in 1691.Saturdays March & April.

Free Classes at the Tubac Community Center (Room B7 in the back of the building) 10am Zumba (Myrna); 3pm Tap (Cheryl); 4:30pm Beginning Argentine Tango (Lacie); 5:30pm Intermediate Argentine Tango (Lacie); 7pm Rideshare to Tucson for Argentine Tango Practica. For more info: evolutionstudiointubac@yahoo. com. Tuesday thru Saturdays - Paws Patrol has kittens and cats available for adoption at The Dog House in GV. For more info, call/text 520-2074024, or email pawspatrol@cox.net. See some of our cats at www. greenvalleypawspatrol.org. And Weekends at Petco in Sahuarita.

Free Classes at the Tubac Community Center (Room B7 in the back of the building) 9:15am TRX (Jim). For more info: evolutionstudiointubac@yahoo.com. Saturdays & Sundays - Tours at the Patagonia Lake. Avian Boat Tours of Patagonia Lake on Saturdays and Sundays at 8:45 and 10:15 AM. Lake Discovery Tours at 11:15 AM. Twilight Tours on Saturday evenings. All boat tours end for the season April 13th! Reservations

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The Church at Tubac - Sunday School at 10 am. Worship Service at 11 am. 2242 West Frontage Road. Info: 398-2325. www. churchattubac.com Wisdom's DOS! Live Music 2-5pm. Sunday Night at the Movies, at The Goods. 26A Tubac Rd. 398-2001. Now Thru April 13 - Poetry of the Wild. Tubac Center of the Arts and the Anza Trail Coalition are partnering on “Poetry of the Wild’, a public art project with Rhode Island artist, Ana Flores who is a sculptor, environmentalist and community arts advocate. Individuals and groups are invited to participate by creating bird themed ‘Poetry Boxes’ for temporary public art installation along the Anza Trail from Tubac to the Tumacácori Mission and in locations throughout the Tubac area. “The public is invited to walk the trail anew through the keenly felt perspectives of poets and artists,” said Flores. “Visitors become engaged by finding Poetry Boxes along the Anza Trail, reading the poems within and responding in the public journals contained in each.” Info. 398-2371. Now thru April 26 - "Arte de Avian" exhibit at the Tubac Center of the Arts. 398-2371. Now Thru April 26 - The Tubac Golf Resort & Spa is featuring a special ‘Tubac Takes Flight’ package which includes a luxury guest room and breakfast for two in Stables Ranch Grille. Packages include a luxury Hacienda, Casita or Posada guest accommodation and breakfast for two at Stables Ranch Grille. Packages start at $99 per person and are based on double occupancy plus tax and resort fee. 520-398-3532 *****

APRIL 10, 9AM - PETROGLYPH SITE HIKE across the lake (some rock scrambing required. Call to register at 520.287.2791 - Meet at the Patagonia Lake Visitor Center at 9:00am.

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APRIL 9, 10:30AM - HUMMINGBIRDS & BUTTERFLIES. Join Sue Feyrer, Butterfly expert, author and long time volunteer at Tohono Chul Park Gardens in Tucson for this special presentation on creating gardens that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. The presentation is part of our Arts Speak program. Call TCA at 520398-2371 to reserve your spot. Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. Admission: Free for TCA members, $5 for guests/non-members.

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Required. Call Visitor Center 520-287-2791 to reserve and to find out time of departure for Twilight Tour. Cost: $5 per person per tour. Junior Ranger Activities on Saturdays at 2:00 and Sundays at 10:30 at the Visitor Center. The Visitor Center will be closing for the season April 13th.

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APRIL 11 & 12, 9AM- NOON & 1-4PM & APRIL 19, 9-NOON - "ANCIENT NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY REPLICATION WORKSHOP: CORRUGATED WARE OF THE MOGOLLON CULTURE" TAUGHT BY CERAMIST ANDY WARD at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park, Tucson. Fee $70 ($56 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members); each participant must provide a small water bowl, hand towel, & 2 plastic grocery bags; clay & all other class materials are provided. In this workshop students will explore and authentically recreate corrugated pottery as it was made by the prehistoric Mogollon culture. Mogollon corrugated pottery is sometimes overlooked because it is not flashy like polished and painted pottery types, but a close examination reveals an elegance of form and sophisticated techniques used in construction. Workshop participants will learn the history of these pottery types and experience the entire process of reproducing them from processing raw materials, to hand coiling vessels, culminating in an authentic outdoor pottery firing. This workshop will take place over the course of one weekend during which the pots are created completely then left to dry, followed later by a Sunday morning in which we will fire all the pottery produced. Each participant will leave with a beautiful, authentic, finished reproduction of a prehistoric corrugated pot. Any participants who are unable to attend the later firing can arrange to have their pots fired and shipped to them (student pays for shipping). Instructor Andy Ward is a diligent student of southwestern prehistory and archaeology who has worked with archaeologists to locate resources in field surveys and in excavations. He began working to reproduce prehistoric pottery while still in high school and has successfully recreated many of the prehistoric pottery types of southern Arizona. Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org.

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“Weavers are creators of sublime beauty: they paint the soul of the people, interpret the spirit of the earth, and leave undying footprints in their passage through time. Yesterday, today and tomorrow our days are spent chasing the mystery of the rainbow to capture color, chasing the Andean vision of the cosmos to capture the myth of our experiences, chasing the abundant and rich Mamapacha to capture her fruits and her essence; and transform them with our hands into beautiful signs, enriching and brightening hearts in every nook of the earth.” - Maximo Laura MAXIMO LAURA IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF SOUTH AMERICA’S PRE-EMINENT TEXTILE ARTISTS. HE WAS DECLARED A “NATIONAL LIVING HUMAN TREASURE” IN HIS NATIVE PERU IN 2010. WE SPENT A DAY WITH MAXIMO AT HIS LIMA STUDIO LAST MAY, AND COMMISSIONED A SERIES OF WORKS THAT WERE WOVEN ESPECIALLY FOR LA PALOMA.

WE HAVE BEEN IMPORTING FOLK ART FROM THE CRAFT CENTERS OF LATIN

AMERICA FOR 40 YEARS. WE WORK WITH HUNDREDS OF ARTISANS, IN VILLAGES FROM MEXICO TO ARGENTINA. THE QUALITY OF ART WE DISPLAY REFLECTS DECADES OF TREATING ARTISANS FAIRLY AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT SPAN GENERATIONS. WE INVITE YOU TO EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE BEST LATIN AMERICAN FOLK ART COLLECTIONS ANYWHERE. OUTSIDE YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF POTS RANGING FROM UTILITARIAN TERRA-COTTA PLANTERS TO TRADITIONAL TALAVERA. HIDDEN INSIDE ARE DISPLAYS OF SANTOS, PERUVIAN CERAMICS FROM PISAC, CHULUCANAS, QUINUA, AND THE SHIPIBO. MATA ORTIZ POTTERY. COLORFUL CLOTHING AND TEXTILES FROM ECUADOR, MEXICO, GUATEMALA, PERU, AND ARGENTINA. SILVER FROM TAXCO AND CUZCO. OAXACAN FOLK ART, PERUVIAN RETABLOS MILAGROS, AND OTHER TREASURES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.

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It is ﬁred at 1800 degrees, is dishwasher safe, ovenproof, and microwavable. All patterns are open stock. All items are lead free, and safe for food use. We are a licensed FDA facility, and all items have been inspected and approved.

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APRIL 11, 9-3PM - GREEN VALLEY GARDENERS 35TH ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR: TOUR FIVE GARDENS. Buy tickets in advance at Meredith Hallmark, Green Valley/Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce, Happy Quail (GV Village), and Native Gardens. Tickets can be purchased the day of the tour at the new Desert Meadows Park on S. La Huerta just north of S. Abrego and Continental. Cost $12. APRIL 11, 2PM - PRESENTATION: CAMELS IN ARIZONA? BY JACK LASSETER. Are you kidding me? No, they were really here. This is the story of the introduction and use of camels in Arizona and why they are no longer here. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. $15 per lecture. Please call for reservations, 520-398-2252. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the community effort to “Save the Presidio.” Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St.(520) 398–2252. APRIL 12, 13 & 14, 10AM-5PM DAILY - RETREAT: ACTIVATE THE HEALING LIGHT WITHIN at the Tubac Golf Resort. Develop, strengthen and activate the Light Within, awaken to this Universal Light and its Power to Heal. Early registration discounts http:// reprogrammingtheunconsciousmind.com/ APRIL 12, 2-5PM - THE TUBAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S ANNUAL PICNIC will be held at the historic Rock Corral Ranch in Tumacacori. This event will feature a catered BBQ sit down meal, refreshments, live entertainment, tours of the ranch house, and the ambiance of a classic Southern Arizona ranch. Tickets will be sold at the Post Office before the event. No tickets will be sold on the day of the picnic. Call 3982020 for more information. APRIL 12, 3PM - SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS THE SIXTH CONCERT OF THE BENDERLY SALON SERIES - EDUARDO COSTA - CLASSICAL GUITAR - MUSIC OF BRAZIL. Concert time: 3:00 p.m. Location: Hacienda Corona de

APRIL 14, 8AM - SCVUSD SUPERINTENDENT’S BUSINESS ADVISORY MEETING, District Office, Board Room, 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. The business community is invited to discuss important educational issues. APRIL 14, 5PM - SCVUSD NO. 35 GOVERNING BOARD MEETING, District Office, Board Room, 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. The public is invited to attend the regular bimonthly meeting of the district governing board. APRIL 14, 5:30PM - THE ART OF MEMORY – KELLY ROACH. This event is an Arts Speak program presented by Tubac Center of the Arts. Refreshments 5:30 – 6pm. Presentation at 6pm. Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. Admission: Free – Sponsored by the Tubac Community Health Foundation. Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to reserve your spot. APRIL 14, 5:30-7PM - HEALTH & WELLNESS EDUCATION FORUM PRESENTS THE ART OF UNDERSTANDING MEMORY CHANGES AS WE AGE... "KNOW THE 10 SIGNS: EARLY DETECTION MATTERS". At the Tubac Center of the Arts. WINE & CHEESE: 5:30 - 6:00 ~ PRESENTATION / Q & A: 6:00 - 7:00. APRIL 16, CROSS BORDER TOUR WITH ALMA COTA DE YANEZ AND BOB PHILLIPS. If you have questions call Pat Trulock at 520-398-3229 or email ptrulock@gmail.com. The cost for Cross Border Tours is $60 for members, and $80 for non. APRIL 16, 1-3PM - GREEN VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING, at the Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley. Main Program: Suzanne Brayer: "Immigrants and Their Stories." Where did they come from? What port did they enter? Where did they settle? These are the questions we wish answered. We also want to know their stories and every immigrant has a story; the fate of the girl whose betrothed stood her up at Ellis Island, the Russian who walked the Siberian Railroad tracks to Japan to board a ship for San Francisco, the starving child who scavenged in the trash from first class. Suzanne Young Brayer is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Arts in History/Secondary Education. She has taught history and psychology in Arizona public schools since 1981. She is currently President of the Family History Society of Arizona. She is also a member of the West Valley Genealogical Society, the Indiana Historical Society, the Arizona Council of Professional Genealogists, and the National Genealogical Society. She has taught genealogy classes on various topics and given numerous talks around the state. GVGS members Mary Alice Robinson and Katy Meile will present the short program Making Genealogy Come Alive with a story of an ancestor. Meetings feature helpful genealogical items for Silent Auctions and Raffles. Refreshments will be served. Visitors are welcome. Contact Linda Hanson (396-3701 or hanson_24013@msn.com) for more information, or go to www. rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azgvgs/ (or Google: azgvgs). APRIL 16, 6PM - PICTORIAL EXHIBITION “IMÁGENES DE LO SACRO Y LO TAURINO” BY ARMANDO MORENO (IMAGES OF THE SACRED AND TAUROMACHIA). The Consulate General of Mexico in Nogales, Arizona, the Cultural

Arts Committee and Esplendor Resort at Rio Rico are delighted to present the pictorial exhibition “Imágenes de lo Sacro y lo Taurino” by Armando Moreno. Join us on Thursday, April 16th and enjoy several paintings related to bullfighting and sacred moments. It will be a colorful evening full of tradition, hors d'oeuvres and live music… Free event. At the Consulate General of Mexico (135 W. Cardwell St., Nogales, Arizona, 85621).Contact info: (520) 287-2521 / http:// consulmex.sre.gob.mx/nogales/ APRIL 16, 6-8:30PM - OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER’S “THIRD THURSDAY FOOD FOR THOUGHT” DINNER FEATURING THE PRESENTATION “THE BILLINGSLEY HOPI DANCERS” BY KENNETH ZOLL at [restaurant to be announced], Tucson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu) In 1921 the Hopi were told that “church people” petitioned Congress to stop their “pagan” dancing. A platform was erected on the U.S. Capitol steps where both Houses of Congress assembled with their families to see the Hopi dancers. Following the performance, Congress passed a Resolution giving the Hopi permission to carry on their dancing “for all time.” The dancers continued to perform culminating in performances at Carnegie Hall in 1955. The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Hopi Tribe jointly received a grant to preserve a rare 1957 film of the dancers. This presentation provides background and shows the film. Kenneth Zoll is the Executive Director of the Verde Valley Archaeology Center in Camp Verde. He is also a site steward with the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office, and a volunteer docent at cultural heritage sites in the Coconino National Forest. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in cultural astronomy of the Southwest and is a certified instructor in cultural astronomy with the Arizona Archaeological Society. Zoll is the author of several popular books on cultural astronomy and rock art in Central Arizona, as well as several cultural astronomy articles in professional publications. This program was made possible by Arizona Humanities. Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed before 5 p.m. Wednesday April 15. APRIL 17 & 18, 6PM - “ABSOLUTELY MURDER” DINNER THEATER, Rio Rico High School Cafetorium, 590 Camino Lito Galindo. Join the Rio Rico Thespians for dinner and a show. A body – which just won’t stay dead, it seems – is found in a chest in an abandoned gunpowder factory. “Absolutely Murder” has all the elements of the classic “darkand-stormy-night” mysteries with a light-hearted, comedic twist. Doors open at 5:30pm; dinner at 6:00pm; show at 7:00pm. Tickets are available at the door. Cost per person: $10 for dinner and theater; $5 for show only. For more information contact Kelly Nielsen at 520-375-8765. APRIL 17 & 18, 7PM - THE SANTA CRUZ SHOESTRING PLAYERS PRESENT TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ “THE GLASSMENAGERIE” directed by Roberta Konen. Opening night is April 17 at 7PM, followed by a champagne reception. The run continues April 24-25 at 7PM. One matinee performance will be presented on April 19 at 3:00PM. This American classic is recommended for mature audiences only. Amanda Wingfield has hopes that her daughter Laura will find a suitable young man to marry. Amanda’s son Tom recounts the events surrounding the night Tom invites a co-worker to call at their home and meet his shy sister. All performances are at the Community Performance & Art Centre, 1250 W. Continental Road in Green Valley, AZ Tickets for reserved seating are $15 and $20 in advance: all tickets at the door are $20. For reservations and advance tickets call CPAC office at 520-3991750. APRIL 18, 8AM-2PM - “11TH ANNUAL EARTH DAY CELEBRATION” HOSTED BY SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY at the SRPMIC Two Waters government campus, 10005 E. Osborn Road, Scottsdale (southeast corner of Longmore and Osborn roads). This celebration includes an Environmental Fair with exhibitor displays, educational materials, and kid-friendly, hands-on activities related to Earth Day themes of protecting our land and its natural and cultural resources. Themes include air and water quality, recycling, openspace preservation, outdoor recreation, forest health, threatened and endangered species (plants and animals and their habitat), invasive species, alternative energy, local and global sustainability, solid waste management, organic farming, and natural and human history (geology, dinosaurs, climate change, and yes, archaeology).Free lunch and T-shirts for all. On-site registration begins at 8 a.m. or pre-register on-line at www.srpmic-nsn.gov/government/epnr/earthdayreg.asp.

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TCA GARDEN TOUR

This year's self guided garden tour features five beautiful Tubac area gardens. Tickets: $25/Members, $30/Guests.

Saturday April 18, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM MST

#1 (Above) - Plan to spend enough time on this property. A total of five acres with stacked mesquite fencing, has a variety of wonderful garden areas to explore. Snowy egrets and herons, as well as birds of prey, have been seen here. View a potager garden, a French inspired vegetable, kitchen garden that incorporates chickens, flowers, fruit trees and a water feature. An amazing variety of native desert plants and three horses share the space. Gaston Alejos, designer of the gates trellises and gabions will be on site to answer questions. #2 (Right) - At this garden site you’ll see the perfect combination of every plant that can be grown in our desert climate. Located in Santiago 2 in the Barrio de Tubac, the rear garden overlooks over the Anza Trail and the Santa Rita mountains. The inviting front entry garden has several areas to sit and enjoy the colorful container plants and ﬂowers plus a gorgeous wall of rose trees. The outdoor spaces here here pull people outside and make gracious and beautiful spaces for living and entertaining.

12:30pm – Presentation by Shannon Lockwood, Custom Landscape Designer on how/when to properly irrigate various plants/trees/containers in our climate.

#3 (Above) - Only several old pyracanthas remained after this property had been vacant for several years. The new owners have transformed the entry, large side garden and pool area with a variety of colorful southwestern pots, new plantings and fencing to enhance this authentic Mexican Hacienda. Don’t miss the indoor/outdoor room around the pool with raised planters and a place to relax and enjoy all of the seasons. 9:30am – Presentation by Dos Corzaones on outdoor living spaces.

#5 (Above) - Be ready to take a deep breath as you step into an amazing private garden that will make you think you have been transported to a setting somewhere in Europe. Tall trees and bushes shade the grounds and to protect many of the plants from too much sun. Large windows in the house bring the outdoors inside. Colorful ﬂowers and a variety of greenery bring surprises to this garden through the different seasons. This garden is an ideal setting for plein air artists to capture the color and greenery of this lush oasis in the desert. 11:30am – Presentation by two Master Gardeners from the U of A Cooperative Extension. David Keller and Debra Milton will talk about incorporating vegetables and herb gardening into your space. Tickets: $25/Members, $30/Guests.

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520-398-2371 #4 (Above) - Who would expect to ﬁnd a “miniature Bellagio” right here in Tubac? Look for the blue gate and enter the front garden greeted by a large ﬂowering plum tree. Over 700 plants, planted ten years ago, now reveal a lush green landscape. Covered porticos are outlined with various climbing vines. Look carefully to discover a “Secret Garden” just outside the studio of the owner/artist.

10:30am – Presentation by Rori Wailes on exploring how ﬂow from the indoors to the outdoors expands your living areas and can improve the quality of your lifestyle.

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Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r A p r i l 2 0 1 5 demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, typesetting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252.

APRIL 18, STARTING AT 9AM - 2015 ANNUAL APRIL 18, 2PM - THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF GARDEN TOUR & POETRY BOXES SILENT MEXICO IN NOGALES, AZ & THE TUMACACORI AUCTION. The public is invited to come to the NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK INVITE YOU TO Garden Tour at the Tubac Arts Center where they A MARIMBA CONCERT OF BAROQUE MUSIC can also see the Poetry Boxes which will all be PERFORMED BY GRUPO SAHUARO. Join us for a displayed in a silent auction. The Garden Tour concert of sacred and classical music presented by tickets are $25 for members, $30 for non-members three great artists from Nogales, Sonora, in one of and guests. Visit five Tubac area gardens on this self the most iconic places of Arizona…Free event. At the guided tour. 9am – 1pm. Bid on your favorite Poetry Tumacacori National Historical Park, 1891 I-19 Frontage Boxes throughout the day, 9am-4pm. Poetry boxes Rd, Tumacacori. $3 park admission, per adult. Free for from the Poetry of the Wild public art installation federal pass holders and children under age 16. project return to Tubac Center of the Arts for a silent auction benefitting TCA and the Anza Trail Coalition. APRIL 18, 5-7PM - WINE TASTING AT STABLES For more information on the “Poetry of the Wild” FRONT PATIO AT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT & SPA. project, visit our website at www.TubacArts. Featuring wine from Miro Cellars. org. Call Tubac Center of the Arts to purchase. 520.398.2371. APRIL 18, 5PM - FAMILY SLEEPOVER AT THE April 18, starting at 9am - 2015 TUMACÁCORI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. Register Annual Garden Tour & Poetry APRIL 18, 11AM-2PM - LIVING HISTORY: online at www.recreation.gov to participate in the rare Boxes Silent Auction at the TCA. MEDICINE OF THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD. opportunity to spend the night inside Tumacácori’s When the Spanish soldiers and their families settled historic church. A $20 charge applies to each adult Tubac in 1752, there was no doctor or surgeon among participant ($10 for children under the age of 16) and them. It was the responsibility of the women to treat their family's includes entrance to the park, dinner, breakfast, and all activities. To physical complaints and wounds. Medicine was basic and dependent learn more about this unique opportunity, call 520-377-5060 or visit on herbs and plants known for their healing properties. This living www.nps.gov/tuma. history program features a display of medicinal herbs and plants, and knowledgeable commentary by an herbalist who will tell visitors how APRIL 18, 7:30PM - R. CARLOS NAKAI & WILL CLIPMAN perform these plants were used by “curanderas” (healers) to treat illness and selections from their album Awakening the Fire, along with neverinjuries. $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State before-heard improvisations. Ages 18 & up = $18 advance / $23 day Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. of show (reduced rates for youth) At the Sea Of Glass—Center For The Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – http:// APRIL 18, 11AM-3PM - FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542 DEMONSTRATIONS. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels APRIL 18 & 19 - FEE FREE DAYS. In addition to free entrance to the Tumacácori National Historical Park, the Western National Parks Association will offer 15% off in the national park store. Visit www. NationalParkWeek.org. APRIL 19, 9AM-NOON - PART 3 OF "ANCIENT NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY REPLICATION WORKSHOP: CORRUGATED WARE OF THE MOGOLLON CULTURE" TAUGHT BY CERAMIST ANDY WARD at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park, Tucson. APRIL 19, 2PM - BOOK TALK & SIGNING: ALBERT MONREAL QUIHUIS: SOFIA AND PEPE ADVENTURE SERIES CHILDREN’S BOOKS. This award winning author presents the story and model behind his delightful children’s adventure series. After writing his first children's book to honor his parents and family traditions, Albert became passionate about writing books that not only to entertain but also enrich and inspire children to learn about their traditions, culture and history, and take pride in their Latino heritage. $7.50 fee includes admission to the Park. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252.

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APRIL 19, 3PM - TUBAC SINGERS SPRING CONCERT. Our Tubac Singers will be singing their hearts

out for you in this annual spring concert. Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Road, Tubac. Admission: $5 donation suggested. Contact: TCA at 520-398-2371. APRIL 19, 3PM - THE SANTA CRUZ SHOESTRING PLAYERS PRESENT TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ “THE GLASSMENAGERIE” DIRECTED BY ROBERTA KONEN. THE RUN CONTINUES APRIL 2425 AT 7PM. All performances are at the Community Performance & Art Centre, 1250 W. Continental Road in Green Valley, AZ Tickets for reserved seating are $15 and $20 in advance: all tickets at the door are $20. For reservations and advance tickets call CPAC office at 520-3991750. APRIL 20, 7:30-9PM - “THE GREAT BATTLE OF 1698 ON THE SAN PEDRO RIVER” FREE PRESENTATION BY ARCHAEOLOGIST DENI J. SEYMOUR AT ARIZONA ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING, Dr. Seymour will discuss the battle at Santa Cruz de Gaybanipitea when 500 Apache and their allies attacked the still-sleeping Sobaípuri O’odham village of 80. Against all odds, the Sobaípuri O’odham won. The story is remembered because it was told by the Spaniards, including by Jesuit Father Kino in the 1690s, but fresh understandings from archaeological excavations at the site are now available that make the story even more important. University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson. Free. No reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact John D. Hall at Tucson telephone 520-205-2553 or jhall@sricrm. com. APRIL 22, 1-2PM - OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP meets at Friends in Deed in Green Valley. You don't have to go it alone. Come share concerns, issues, solutions & good humor. Family members welcome. Donated supplies available for free. [Urostomy appliances currently available] Info: Ruth, 360-0965. APRIL 23 - DEADLINE FOR LETTER OF INTEREST TO SERVE ON THE TUBAC HISTORIC ZONE ADVISROY BOARD.The THZAB reviews development and design plans invovling the erection or construction of new buildings, structures or signs or the modification, addition, alteration, moving or demolition of existing structures or signs located within the historic zone. All meetings of the advisroy board are public. If interested, submit a letter of interest and resume to Mary Dahl, Director, Santa Cruz County Department of Commnity Development, 275 Rio Rico Drive, Rio Rico AZ 85648 or via email at mdahl@santacruzcountyaz.gov. Letters should include information on your qualifications to be on the Board. APRIL 23, 9AM -11AM - FREE SEMINAR ON LYRIC the only extendedwear hearing aid on the market. At the Community Performance & Art Center, 1250 West Continental Road, Green Valley. Companions are encouraged to attend. Call 520.399.7633 to make reservations as space is limited. Complimentary breakfast provided. APRIL 23-26 - EARTH HARMONY SUSTAINABILITY SEMINAR: HOW TO CREATE AN ECOVILLAGE. Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, invites you to join in an exciting and innovative approach to community development and culture enhancement. Their model community of 115+ men, women, and children is an experimental prototype intentional community designed to be replicated throughout the world and is the largest EcoVillage in the United States. For more than 25 years they have been working in cooperation in constructing this learning center in an effort and intention to share the fruits of their labor with other planetary citizens. Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage is offering people, individuals and groups alike, the opportunity to come and learn about their methods of sustainability, through practical advice, providing the necessary consciousness-tools to replicate this model of living anywhere. Seminar topics include Environment & Agriculture - choosing land with good soil and water above or below ground; Village Development & Housing – focusing on alternative architecture, alternative energy, and water conservation; Economics – on creating environmentally-sustainable enterprises and forming alliances with other organizations; Education – childhood development and parenting in community; Media, Marketing & the Arts; Health Care; and Leadership & Procedures – the nuts and bolts of order, holding a community together, and growing together. The seminar cost is $700 and includes housing and organic meals. Participants receive a Certificate of Completion for completing the seminar. Camping available. A 2-day hands-in-the-soil mini-internship is also offered on Wednesday & Thursday for an additional $150. Seminar attendees are encouraged to come early and get in touch with the land before starting the seminar. For more information call 520-603-9932 or visit http://avalongardens.org/learn/seminars.

Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r A p r i l 2 0 1 5 APRIL 23-26 - 56TH ANNUAL ARIZONA HISTORY CONVENTION. Thursday-Sunday at the Casino del Sol Resort and Conference Center, 5655 W. Valencia Road, Tucson. The Arizona History Convention meets once a year to celebrate Arizona’s great history and people. This year’s topics range from the past and present of the Yaqui tribe, the Civil War in Arizona, J. Ross Browne, to Tucson pioneer women, and many more! Presidio director Shaw Kinsley is a presenter, speaking on “Saving the Tubac Presidio: I Had No Idea!” and will also give a guided tour of the Presidio to convention attendees, explaining the town of Tubac and the presidio’s importance in settling southern Arizona and the greater Southwest. The History Convention is open to all. For more information and to register go to: www.arizonahistory.org. April 24, 6-9:30pm - “An Evening with Rio Rico Big Bands” Dinner Dance, Rio Rico High School, 590 Camino Lito Galindo. The public is invited to an evening of jazz, dinner, dancing, and silent auction at the Rio Rico High School. Music will be performed by the Rio Rico High School, Calabasas Middle School and Coatimundi Middle School Bands. Doors open at 6:00pm; dinner 7:00-8:00pm. Tickets may be purchased in the Rio Rico High School, Calabasas Middle School, or Coatimundi Middle School band rooms. Tickets may also be purchased from any jazz band parent/student or at the door. Cost: $20 per person. For more information contact Kelsey Davis at 520-375-8767.

April 24 & 25, 7pm - The Santa Cruz Shoestring Players present Tennessee Williams’ “The GlassMenagerie” directed by Roberta Konen. All performances are at the Community Performance & Art Centre, 1250 W. Continental Road in Green Valley, AZ Tickets for reserved seating are $15 and $20 in advance: all tickets at the door are $20. For reservations and advance tickets call CPAC office at 520-399-1750. April 24, 7:30pm - in honor of Earth Day, The Sea Of Glass—Center For The Arts Cinema presents the 2014 documentary, Occupy The Farm. On Earth Day April 22, 2012, a couple hundred urban farmers marched onto ten plus acres of fallow farmland and the site of a former agricultural research center known as the Gill Tract. The farmers

hoped to stop development of a shopping mall and condo complex on the site of the former research station, and de-rail plans that threatened to remove the class one agricultural land from farming. The activists brought with them 16,000 seedlings, roto tillers, shovels and tents. Within a few hours, they’d planted an acre of vegetables, put up a big banner that read “Occupy the Farm”, and set up a tent village to defend the crops. The battle over the last large piece of farmland in California’s East Bay raged for months. This successful direct action altered the fate of this land owned by the University of California at Berkeley, sent urban agriculture into local headlines, and demonstrated how hopes for social justice can become a reality. This, the urban farmers announced, was “Occupy 2.0.” From preparing the soil to police raids, from lawsuits to overflowing harvests, OCCUPY THE FARM reveals a determined community responding with a direct action to address a major social need: healthy food and access to public land. Film starts at 7:30 P.M.; 90 min. with discussion to follow. Recommended ages 12 & up. Tickets are $7.00 advance / $10.00 day of show. Proceeds benefit Avalon Organic Gardens Internships. For those in financial need, call 520-603-9932 about Avalon Organic Gardens Hands-In-The-Soil work reciprocation program (call 1 week in advance of shows). The Sea Of Glass—Center For The Arts is located just off 4th Avenue at 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, Arizona. For more information call (520) 398-2542 or visit http:// theseaofglass.org. APRIL 25, 8:30AM - GUIDED BIRD WALK AT THE TUMACÁCORI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. Catch the last of the season’s migratory birds on this free guided walk. www.nps.gov/tuma

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APRIL 28, 5PM - SCVUSD NO. 35 GOVERNING BOARD MEETING, District Office, Board Room, 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. The public is invited to attend the regular bimonthly meeting of the district governing board.

APRIL 25, 9AM - “PLAY WITH MUD” JUNIOR RANGER DAY AT THE TUMACÁCORI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. Kids and families of all ages can enjoy a series of activities surrounding the magical stuff we call mud. Restore a building made of mud, become a mud scientist, explore critters that live in mud, make art from mud, and more. Entrance to the park is free during the event. Participants can also earn prizes! www.nps.gov/tuma APRIL 25, 11AM-2PM - LIVING HISTORY: FOODS OF THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD. Volunteers dressed in period clothing describe the combination of native and introduced foods enjoyed by the Spanish soldiers and civilians who lived in Tubac during the Spanish Colonial period (1752-1776). Featuring a special display of the bounty of foods from the Old World, New World and surrounding desert used by Tubac cooks, plus cooking demos with samples.$5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. APRIL 25 & 26, 10AM-5PM - BONANZA DAYS ANNUAL SIDEWALK SALE. Deep discounts, great merchandise, fun shopping, & great deals. Over 50 shops participating including, The Curious Raven, Trocadero and more. Call 398-2704, or visit www.tubacaz.com.

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APRIL 26, NOON-6PM - EQUINE VOICES RESCUE & SANCTUARY’S 1ST ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL. This event for the entire family will feature live music by The Clear Country Band, line dancing, food, local artisans, games and prizes for the kids, ranch tours where you can meet Gulliver, Equine Voices’ mascot and symbol of horse rescue, demonstrations, and much more. Admission is free. Jumping Jack Ranch, 1540 W. Dove Way, Amado. For directions and more information, visit Equine Voices’ website at http://www.equinevoices. org/horses/programs/upcoming-events/ or call (520) 398-2814. APRIL 26, 2PM - LOWE HOUSE PROJECT—ARTIST IN RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN OLD TOWN TUBAC—TO OFFER INFORMATIONAL TOUR AND RECEPTION. A tour of the Historic Lowe House—portions of which date to the late 1700s—and the facilities for the artist residency program will begin a 2 p.m. A reception will follow at 3pm. Attendees will learn the history of the Historic Lowe House which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it’s 50-year tradition of housing Tubac artists and the artist-in-residency program. Reservations are required. The artist-in-residency program is located in the Historic Lowe House at 14 Calle Iglesia in Old Town Tubac. For more information and reservations email Nancy Valentine at tubacval@msn.com. APRIL 28, 9AM-1PM - FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, typesetting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252.

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APRIL 29 THRU MAY 5 - “TRADING POSTS AND NATIVE ARTS OF THE NAVAJO AND HOPI” TRIP TO THE NAVAJO AND HOPI RESERVATIONS LED BY PETER BOOTH, sponsored by the nonprofit Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary PGMA & Old Pueblo Archaeology Center members $973 double occupancy, $1,253 single; nonmembers $1,073 double, $1,353 single; price includes $100 donation to PGMA, van transportation, admissions, and lodging. The artistic creations of the Navajo and Hopi are world renown. The evolution of the native arts has been strongly linked to the trading posts. Trading Posts on the Navajo and Hopi reservations served as a cultural connection between these Native People and the outside world. Besides serving as the social and economic centers for many of the Navajo and Hopi communities, they have been central to the growth of the Native arts among the Navajo and Hopi. One of the best ways to discover the culture and art of the Navajo and Hopi reservations is by visiting trading posts. Along the way, we will also enjoy the unique experience of participating in a weaving auction. For details contact pgmatours@cox.net or call 602-495-0901. APRIL 30, 9AM-1PM - FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, typesetting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. STARTING MAY 1, AND EVERY FIRST FRIDAY AFTER, 5PM-8PM - FRIDAY NIGHTFALL ON TUBAC ROAD. Join us for Live Music, Hors d'oevures, & refreshments. Call 398-3165 or 398-2805 for more information. MAY 2 THRU 4 - 20TH ANNUAL FIESTA DE MAYO! WEEKEND. ALL EVENTS AT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT & SPA, 1 OTERO RD. MAY 2ND - 5PM-11PM Dinner/Auction. $75 per person, live & silent auctions, dinner & dancing. May3rd - Invitational Golf Tournament. May 4th - 36th Annual Produce Carne Asada, 12noon-4pm. $25 per person. For tickets and information call 520-287-3733. Sponsored by RockTenn to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County. MAY 5, CINCO DAY MAYO SPECIALS AT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT & SPA. 1/2 off margaritas! 1/2 off ALL Mexican beers. MAY 5, 9AM-1PM - FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. MAY 7 & 8, 9AM-1PM - FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. MAY 10, 11AM-3PM - MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCHAT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT & SPA. Reservations 398-2678. Audlts $48, Children 6-12 $18, under 5 - free.

Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r A p r i l 2 0 1 5 MAY 13, 14 & 15, 9AM-1PM - FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. MAY 15, 11AM-2PM - LIVING HISTORY: FOODS OF THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD. For the summer months we are adjusting our Old World/New World foods program to focus on 1) the native and imported fruits of New Spain, and 2) how Mexico has developed and enhanced the notion of dessert. The presentations will educate visitors about the origins, nutritional/survival values and the incredible variety of these delectable foodstuffs. Featuring a special display and samples from the Old and New Worlds. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. MAY 16, 7:30PM - R. CARLOS NAKAI QUARTET PERFORMS. Ages 18 & up = $20 advance / $25 day of show (reduced rates for youth) Sea Of Glass—Center For The Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – http://theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542.

Specialists is hosting a seminar on how we can effectively use different types of strategies to help prevent communication breakdowns. Whether you wear hearing aids or not, you and a companion should attend this seminar to learn tips for better listening. At the Community Performance & Art Center, 1250 West Continental Road, Green Valley. Companions are encouraged to attend. Call 520.399.7633 to make reservations as space is limited. Complimentary breakfast provided. MAY 21, 2PM -DOCUMENTARY FILM ON FATHER KINO. Arizona and Sonora are not the only states that venerate Eusebio Francisco Kino, the first European to enter Santa Cruz Valley. During the 300th anniversary of Fr. Kino’s death in 2011, a group of more than 30 people traveled from Italy to Arizona and Sonora to celebrate the life of this remarkable man. Included were family descendants from his hometown of Segno, a delegation of church officials from the Italian Diocese of Trento, and municipal and provincial dignitaries. This Italian contingent created a video documentary of the most important events that took place during the 300th anniversary celebration interwoven with the story of Kino’s life. In recognition of the 49th anniversary of the discovery of Padre Kino’s mortal remains, we will show this film at the Tubac Presidio on Thursday, May 21. We will have special refreshments for the performance! $7.50 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

WEEKDAYS MAY 18 THRU JUNE 5, 9AM-4PM - “FIELD CAMP IN DENDROARCHAEOLOGY” INTERSESSION COURSE (GEOS/ANTH/WS 497J/597J DENDROARCHAEOLOGY) OFFERED BY THE LABORATORY OF TREE-RING RESEARCH in Bannister 110, University of Arizona, Tucson. $1,300 for 3 credits, includes all fees (fee subject to change); noncredit option available; registration requires instructor’s consent. The Laboratory of Tree-ring Research at the University of Arizona is pleased to offer its 13th presession course devoted entirely to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of archaeological tree-rings. Participants (undergrads, grads, professionals) will learn the most accurate and precise dating method used by archaeologists via lectures, laboratory exercises, and fieldwork. The centerpiece of this intensive 3-week course is a field trip to various archaeological sites in western New Mexico area led by Dr. Ronald H. Towner and Dr. Jeffrey S. Dean. The first week in Tucson provides participants with a basic background in dendroarchaeology. The required field trip constitutes most of the second week. During the third week back in Tucson, participants will prepare, cross-date, and interpret the dendroarchaeological samples collected during the field trip. For more information contact Ron Towner at rht@email.arizona.edu.

MAY 29, 11AM-2PM - LIVING HISTORY: FOODS OF THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD. The presentations will educate visitors about the origins, nutritional/survival values and the incredible variety of these delectable foodstuffs. Featuring a special display and samples from the Old and New Worlds. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

MAY 18, 7:30PM-9PM - “THE RITUAL PRACTICE OF HOHOKAM ROCK ART IN THE PHOENIX BASIN” free presentation by Aaron Wright at Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society meeting, University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson. No reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist. org or contact John D. Hall at Tucson telephone 520-205-2553 or jhall@ sricrm.com.

STARTING JUNE 2, TUES, WED & THURS, 9AM-3:30PM - TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS' SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM FOR KIDS AGES 6-14. Youth will experience a wide range of visual, performing, and literary arts. $200/4 weeks, $165/3 weeks, $115/2 weeks, $60/1 week, scholarships available. For more information call 398-2371or tubacarts.org/education/summer-arts-2015. Email - education@ tubacarts.org. Registration is limited - so register today!

MAY 21, CROSS BORDER TOUR WITH ALMA COTA DE YANEZ AND BOB PHILLIPS. If you have questions call Pat Trulock at 520-398-3229 or email ptrulock@gmail.com. The cost for Cross Border Tours is $60 for members, and $80 for non. MAY 21, 9AM-11AM - FREE SEMINAR - COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES: IT’S A TWO-WAY STREET. We may hear with our ears, but we listen with our brain. When a person has a hearing loss, their ability to hear speech is obviously diminished. Modern hearing technology can help restore audibility, but there are other strategies that person can use to help “get the message”. Arizona Hearing

MAY 23, 7PM - MUSIC AGAINST MONSANTO. In solidarity with international "March Against Monsanto” day of action, activist musicians, speakers, and thespians come together to ignite change through the first annual “Music Against Monsanto” event. Sea Of Glass—Center For The Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – http://theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542. Ages 18 & up = $10 advance / $15 day of show (reduced rates for youth).

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Talks continue for Tubac Health Clinic

The culvert is about 40 feet long, said Public Works Director Jesus Valdez. As well, the south side of Calle Iglesia had some grading done “to make it more of a constant slope,” he said, as part of the flood control.

The board of directors of the Tubac Health Care Foundation continues to investigate a way to re-open the Tubac Health Center which closed on March 13.

June date for

Cassie Pundt, board president, said in early April that, “We are working very closely with a regional provider. We’re very hopeful” about reopening the center within “a couple of months.” The clinic at 2239 E. Frontage Rd. opened in September 2002 and was built through a community fund-raising drive. One physician, Dr. Thomas Linnemann, practiced there for about 10 years but resigned in September 2012 to move to the Cleveland Clinic. The Tubac Health Care Foundation board of directors contracted in October 2012 with Northwest Allied Physicians of Tucson for health care coverage. When Dr. James Derickson retired in March, Northwest

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decided to vacate the Tubac clinic, saying in an announcement that they couldn’t find a physician for the position.

Flood control work in Tubac

To eliminate or reduce large ponds that develop after heavy rainstorms, Santa Cruz County workers recently installed a 24-inch flood culvert along Calle Iglesia at the entrance to Ronald R. Morriss County Park.

The Green Valley Hospital, about 15 miles north of Tubac, is scheduled to open in June. It will have 50 beds and a 12-bed emergency room.

David Wanger, the hospital’s chief executive officer, spoke in Tubac on Dec. 15 at the monthly meeting of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council and said the $72 million hospital would open in April. A recent article in the Arizona Daily Star pegged the current opening date for June. Wanger said the for-profit hospital will employ about 250 people. It’s located on the east side of Interstate 19 north of the Canoa Road exit on the south side of Green Valley.

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Tubac Presidio State Historic Park hosted more than 210 volunteers from state parks around Arizona on March 27-28. The state agency held an annual conference and a program to thank the volunteers and chose Tubac for the location. Also attending from Phoenix was the new director of Arizona State Parks, Sue Black. She was appointed in February by Gov. Doug Ducey.

Park volunteers were the focus on March 27 and 125 were hosted. Activities included guided tours, talks, entertainment and lunch catered by the Tubac Market, said Shaw Kinsley, park manager. Site stewards totaling 90 were honored on March 28, with similar activities as the prior day, Kinsley said. Site stewards report to the land managers about destruction or vandalism of prehistoric and historic archaeological and paleontological sites in Arizona. Stewards are also active in public education and outreach activities.

Nearly all costs were borne by Arizona State Parks, Kinsley said. He said many of the volunteers were complimentary about the improvements at the Tubac Presidio, which has been managed for the past five years by a private non-profit.

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One of Tubac’s historic buildings, the Historic Lowe House, is continuing a 50-year tradition of housing emerging and established artists as the facility for the Lowe House Project, an artist-in-residency program. The house is on Calle Iglesia across the street to the north from the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. The walls of the Historic Lowe House, some of them known to be almost 250 years old, showcased recent work of sculptor Tom Hollenback. He spent two weeks in residency at the Lowe House Project while on sabbatical from his professorship at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Tubac artist Lawrence Beck exhibited early and

recently completed works depicting scenes from his travels to Namibia and Southern Arizona. Beck is currently living/working and offering an open studio in the Historic Pink House, another of the buildings located in Old Town Tubac neighboring the Historic Lowe House.

The paintings of Marion Valentine, one of Tubac’s earliest founding artists, once again adorned the “living room” of the Historic Lowe House where she and her husband, Hans, lived, worked and operated Southwest Impressions Gallery from 1965 to 1994.

Marion’s and Hans Valentine’s daughter, Nancy Valentine, read from her new novel, “Drawing the Line,” portions of which take place in Tubac in the 1850s. The Lowe House Project is a non-profit endeavor supporting emerging and established artists in all disciplines offering live/work, studio, workshop and exhibition space.

For information and availability of residency, workshop, exhibition and rental opportunities, contact Valentine at tubacval@msn.com.

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A healthy and unpolluted Santa Cruz River is a key component of Tubac’s beauty, history and attraction to tourists.

Anyone interested in learning about projects by volunteers with Friends of the Santa Cruz River is invited to attend the annual meeting on Saturday, April 18, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Tubac Community Center. They will discuss future goals and projects and elect board members for the upcoming year.

The group’s website was recently improved and is full of helpful and interesting information; it’s located at www.foscraz.org. FOSCR was formed in 1991 to “ensure a continued flow of the river’s surface waters, promote the highest river water quality achievable, and to protect and restore the riparian ecosystem and diversity of life supported by the river’s waters.”

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the portion of the river from its headwaters in the San Rafael Valley in Arizona, south into Mexico, and then north to through Santa Cruz County to the Pima County line. They work with riverside landowners, government agencies, and other citizens and community groups to keep the river flowing, its banks clean and green, and its environment bountiful to both wildlife and people.

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The Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) announced recently that San Cayetano Elementary and Coatimundi Middle Schools were two of 26 Arizona public schools to earn the A+ School of Excellence™ award for the 2014-2015 school year.

Those schools are part of the district that includes Tubac, and they also educate children from Tumacacori, Rio Rico and areas of Amado. Chosen through an application process, the distinction will continue for a three-year period.

The A+ School of Excellence™ Program is intended to identify and publicly recognize outstanding public schools in Arizona; make available a comprehensive framework of key criteria for school effectiveness that can serve as a basis for self-assessment and planning in schools; facilitate communication and sharing of best practices within and among schools based on a common criteria related to success.

At Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35, San Cayetano and Coatimundi now join Calabasas Middle School as recipients of this prestigious award. Calabasas received the award in 2013. The district operates six schools and approximately 3,330 students are enrolled during the 2014-2015 school year.

(For questions or comments, contact Kathleen Vandervoet at kathleenvandervoet@gmail.com.) �

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Birding In Tubac by John O'Neall

very serious bird watcher in North America has three rare hawks on his or her must-see list: common black hawk, zone-tailed hawk, and gray hawk. There is only one spot north of Mexico where all three can be seen on a March morning while seated in a lawn chair near a beautiful riparian area of cottonwoods and willows, listening to golden retrievers and their cousins frolic nearby, while hoping there isn’t another shriek of, “Rattlesnake!” (More on the serpent later.) Where does this March madness occur?: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Point Barrow, Alaska Washington, D.C. Tubac, Arizona Cooperstown, New York

Since you’re reading the Tubac Villager, you’ve probably guessed the answer is, 3. Tubac. But unless you were lucky enough to have witnessed the hawk watch at Ron Morris Park, you may not know how important our village has become in the avian world, or that many heretofore, non-bird watching Arizona residents have been enraptured by the migratory spectacle and are looking to upgrade their $20 binoculars. Black hawks, zone-tailed hawks and gray hawks spend winters in the Latin world, then some of them migrate in March to very limited areas of the United States to nest, mostly in southern and central Arizona, and small sections of New

Mexico and western Texas. All can be found with effort elsewhere, but to see all three species soaring overhead from one spot while oohing and aahing with other birders is like sugar water to a ravenous hummingbird. This year Peter Collins, the volunteer Tubac hawk watch compiler from Vail, AZ, who is present every day in March, estimates that 1,000 people visited the park to spot hawks. On March 13th, 79 common black hawks, the stars of the migration up the Santa Cruz River, were observed, a record never seen or documented in the United States from one spot. An astonishing 15 other raptor species were seen that day. Black hawks are named for the anthracite black of their feathers. They have a wing span of about 48 inches, a conspicuous white band across the middle of their tails, and bright yellow legs and feet beneath their chunky bodies. Literature suggests there are some 250 nesting pairs in the U.S., probably most of them flying through Tubac.

and they tip from side to side in flight. They have a couple of white or ashy bands, or zones, in their tails and a wing spans upwards of 50 inches. A few nest locally along canyon streams.

On March 13th, 79 common black hawks, the stars of the migration up the Santa Cruz River, were observed, a record never seen or documented in the United States from one spot. An astonishing 15 other raptor species were seen that day.

Zone-tailed hawks mimic turkey vultures with wings slightly upturned in a V (dihedral in birder talk),

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Gray hawks are smaller, with gray and white, finely barred underparts, white rumps, and tails with black and white bands. They nest along the Santa Cruz River at Tubac where their mating-display flights of the amorous birds can be watched from Ron Morris Park. How the Tubac hawk watch began bears retelling. Jim Karp, a retired law professor at Syracuse who lives near the De Anza Trail, noticed black hawks roosting overnight along the Santa Cruz River near his house in 2007. He reported them on the Arizona/New Mexico birding listserv. He also mentioned them to Collins, a Cornell graduate (’79), who went over the wall from the IT world to chase birds. Both were volunteer leaders for birding field trips at Arivaca Cienega, west of Tubac. News of the sightings spread rapidly on birding listservs across the continent.

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The watch site is adjacent to the fenced-in area where people bring their canines to socialize in the mornings. “Some of the dog owners are good birders, and even those who aren’t, ask about hawk numbers,” said Collins.

The side benefit of the Tubac watch is the variety of species in addition to the big three. On Friday the 13th, 13 other raptors species were seen: Swainson’s hawk, short-tailed hawk, merlin, red-tailed hawk, turkey vulture, black vulture, peregrine falcon, northern harrier, sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper’s hawk, golden eagle, crested caracara, and kestrel. “All but the kestrel were migrants,” said Collins, a raptor expert who put 596,000 miles on a ’92 Honda Accord, mostly chasing hawks.

In other news, in conjunction with the Tubac Takes Flight programs of the Tubac Center of the Arts, local birders sponsored and staffed multiple events: Beginners’ Mondays which drew 54 neophyte birders to four walks along the De Anza Trail as a result of posters, newspaper publicity and word-of-mouth; Raptor Wednesdays, during which Collins lectured on hawk migrants, had 58 participants during three sessions; and Riparian Thursdays, brought 38 people for two informative walks about flora along the Santa Cruz River.

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B o u n t i f ul B u tt erf li es : O u r L o v e l y L e p i d o p t e r a n s by Vincent Pinto

f all life on Earth were to suddenly vanish, save we humans who seem hellbent on accomplishing this grim result, one of the set of species I would miss the most is Butterflies. I would surely pine for their silent graceful and fanciful flights, which often lighten my thoughts. Their incredible diversity of colors, patterns, and shapes are truly a daily inspiration to me. Thankfully, for now, we can all revel in the myriad of species that we're locally endowed with in our Sky Islands. Of approximately 18,000 or so species of Butterflies thus identified on planet Earth, 334 have been documented by lepidopterists - those who study Butterflies - in the Grand Canyon state. Thus we host about 1.8% of Butterfly species in the world. Most species reside in the tropics, where there are far more opportunities for them to exist. Our 334 species do, however, take on more significance when held up against the 750 types of Butterfly found in all U.S. and Canada combined - 44% of the total just in one state! Only Texas beats us for butterflies, but I don't count them, as they are so huge and “cheat” by dipping so far south!

Much of our Butterfly diversity stems from our impressive array of habitats found in Arizona. Just in Santa Cruz, Cochise, and Pima Counties we have plant communities that range from Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts all the way up to lofty Spruce-Fir forests reminiscent of Canada. This equates to a plant diversity in the U.S. portion of the Sky Islands of about 2000 species. As most Butterflies dine upon vegetation during their larval or caterpillar stages, more plants certainly engender more species of these winged wonders over the course of evolution. In fact, as we'll soon see, many species are religious in requiring one species of host plant. Many others can use only a few. Some can manage to employ whole plant families, while some are generalists across families. Regardless of species, the life cycle of butterflies is now the stuff of biological legend. After an impregnated female lays her eggs on an appropriate host plant it stays there until conditions are conducive for hatching and, subsequently, feeding. The timing of this profound event has much to do with the amount and timing of precipitation, especially in a state renowned for its minuscule moisture. Upon emerging from their egg case, some species promptly feed upon it, taking advantage of its nutrients. Then its on to the munching on the host plant. In fact caterpillars are really just expandable eating sacks. To keep growing they molt their exoskeleton until they, finally, are ready to undergo a profound change. Each stage in between molts is known as an instar, which generally number 4 to 6. After the final instar the caterpillar is ready to transform into an adult - a Butterfly. To get to this point they need to run the gauntlet of predators that regularly dine upon various species during the larval stages. Many birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and

legions of invertebrates readily feed upon various caterpillars. In evolutionary response many species have developed cryptic patterns, stealthy behaviors, and potent toxins - the final defense often “lent” to them by the phyto-chemicals present in the host plant(s) . Some species sport a sparse to numerous hairs, sometime urticating or stinging hairs that serve to ward off all but the hardiest predators. Yellow-billed Cuckoos are one species that seem to actually specialize in hairy Butterfly and Moth caterpillars. Having successfully navigated their juvenile stages, the larvae is ready now to become airborn. The word metamorphosis is almost synonymous with Butterflies. After undergoing their final molt the caterpillar spins a silk pad from which its final shed skin hangs, forming a chrysalis - a hard-shelled prison. From this protective entombment, it chemically changes from a caterpillar to Butterfly in part by becoming a “stew” of sorts. There is hardly a more dramatic switchover between juvenile and adult stages in the entire Animal Kingdom!

Now to our own Sky Island species.... Given our charmed position in southeast Arizona at a biological crossroads, we are liberally endowed with Butterfly species characteristic of a number of different biomes. Lepidopterans typical of the Sonoran Desert, Chihuahuan Desert, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Plains, the Sierra Madres, and of Mexican Tropical Thornscrub all can be found here near the international border. The latter two habitats are mainly responsible for the many “Mexican Specialty” Butterfly species that barely enter in our Sky Islands. You have to come here and perhaps just a few other places in the U.S. to see them. Otherwise, you must travel into Mexico where most of their populations reside. One of my favorite species is the American Snout. This species is not confined to our borderlands, but also breeds into other southern states and the midwest. Well-named, the adult Snout sports a JimmyDurantesque “nose” that is like no other U.S. Butterfly.

Despite this distinction it is still easy to mistake a Snout for a similarly-sized species. In fact, one Lepidopterist labels the species a veritable Chameleon of Butterflies! Snouts dine upon Hackberries as caterpillars - one reason we plant both Netleaf and Spiny Hackberries at our 42acre Nature Sanctuary by Patagonia Lake. We enjoy seeing Snouts throughout much of the year, conditions permitting. In particular they are easy to observe as they and several other species of Butterfly perch upon the forming seeds of Tanglehead - a local native grass. My hypothesis is that the Tanglehead seeds have exudates that nourish the Butterflies in some fashion. Perhaps it's something sweet and/or salty that lures them in with no apparent gain by the grass itself.

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Monsoon season heralds in an unprecedented abundance of Butterflies with about 80 species possible in a day in some locations! Thunderstorms brewing to the south in Mexico sometimes sweep in clouds of Butterflies that “ride the wave” and colonize southeast Arizona. One such species is the spectacular Cloudless Sulphur, its name owing to its yellow coloration. It feeds upon Cassias in the legume family. I have several times witnessed this and other sulphur species plying the moist monsoonal skies in a dazzling display. Once in Tucson I was at risk and peril of a car accident as I drove and unabashedly gawked at the yellow hordes suddenly infiltrating the city. Last year Claudia and I saw a similar onslaught briefly from I-19 near Green Valley. Another time it was at our Nature sanctuary. The unpredictability of these invasions makes them that much more special. Butterflies also give me the blues - literally. An entire subfamily of Butterflies are aptly named the Blues. I grew up watching various species back east, but it is in the western U.S. that they become particularly diverse. Perhaps my favorite is the Western Pygmy Blue. Adhering to the old adage that good things come in small packages, this tiny species is the smallest Butterfly species in North America! It dines upon members of the Chenopodiaceae - the Goosefoot Family - including Saltbushes and Lambsquarters.

On the undersides of its hind wings I sometimes make out the shape of a Bear's paw using the black dots as my toe pads. Its defenses are its highly erratic flight even for a Butterfly - and its smallness.

Another lilliputian lepidopteran is the Leda Ministreak. It can be quite abundant locally, as the caterpillars dine upon Mesquites. In fact, they may be the “culprit” caterpillar the yearly falls on my neck, stings the $@#%! out of me, and leaves me swatting at nonexistent Wasps! Their potent urticating hairs bely their minuteness. As with most other Hairstreaks, the Leda Ministreak sports “tails”, which likely serve to distract predators into a non-lethal bite or miss away from the real head. Ledas even rub these fake antenna together to complete the illusion.

The Arizona Sister is a stunning species found in and near Oak Woodlands throughout the state. Sisters often fly swiftly through the tops of Oaks, and thus may avoid detection. Once they come to drink at a seep or puddle, however, their full glory is revealed, including unexpected colors that are visible only at certain angle in the right light. As with birds, each Butterfly species has a characteristic way of flying. With AZ Sisters this means a rather stiff-winged flight reminiscent of another Butterfly species - the Mourning Cloak. I'll end with a bizarre note on “puddle parties”. This is when various Butterfly species descend upon seeps and damp spots to not only drink, but also seeking salts. These salts may fuel their flights, though in some species the salts may be passed on via sperm to the female during copulation and henceforth to the ensuing offspring, thus increasing its vitality. It certainly pays to take a drink! Also look for our Sky Island species at various flowers, animal scat, and sap to name a few other likely locations. If you love Butterflies as we do, then plant only species native to your county, avoid all chemicals in your landscape, create a drip seep area for puddling, and sit back and enjoy the bounty! Vincent Pinto and his wife, Claudia, run RAVENS-WAY WILD JOURNEYS. RWWJ is dedicated to the preservation of the incredible biodiversity in the Sky Islands, including Backyard Habitat Consultations. You can call Vincent at (520)425-6425 or e-mail at ravensnatureschool@gmail.com

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RRHS Senior Receives Full Culinary Scholarship and Employment with Canyon Ranch

Maria Quintero, Rio Rico

High School culinary student, was awarded a full scholarship to the Art Institute of Tucson to study Culinary Arts. The scholarship, worth approximately $43,000, was given by the Careers in Culinary Arts Program (CCAP) based on Quintero’s performance in the recent Arizona CCAP Culinary Competition. Quintero is enrolled in Rio Rico High School’s Culinary Arts program taught by Patti Schmalzel. As part of RRHS’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program, the Culinary Arts program teaches students the basics of working in the Food Service Industry. Students learn about kitchen safety and sanitation, nutrition, meal planning, recipe skills, and trends in the restaurant industry.

preliminary and final competitions. She used her passion for food and exemplary skills in food preparation to earn this wonderful scholarship. I'm very proud of her. ” In addition to the scholarship, Quintero accepted an offer to work in the food service department at the prestigious Canyon Ranch in Tucson. The offer was presented by Chef Justin Morrow, Executive Chef at Canyon Ranch, who served as a mentor to Quintero and other students as they practiced weekly in Tucson for the culinary competition. “I have worked closely with Maria over the last two months,” said Morrow. “Maria has a great attitude, and strong work ethic. She trained hard to place high in the competition, and achieved that with her own hard work. This made her stand out from other students she was training with.”

“Maria is clear about the goals she (L-R) Culinary instructor, Pattie Schmalzel; Maria Quintero; and RRHS CTE has for her future. At the beginning Director, Michele Poppen in the high school’s Culinary lab. Morrow explained the offer from Canyon of the school year, she made a Ranch. commitment to the Careers through “Maria will be offered a paid temporary Culinary Arts Program because of the opportunities it provides students,” said part time cook position in the kitchen to get valuable training. After six months Schmalzel. “She had to apply and be accepted to the program, participate she will be evaluated to become a permanent full or part time cook,” said in weekly food preparation practices in Tucson, and compete at both the Morrow. “She will be a valuable part of our team, and will train through all stations in the kitchen. She will be able to work the pantry to plate salads and prepare large batch dressings all the way up to cooking and plating food on the hot line.” Others at SCVUSD have similar thoughts about Quintero’s work.

“Maria has been a great student, working hard to accomplish this,” said Michelle Poppen, CTE Director. “She has excelled in her coursework, won numerous awards in competitions, and served as a leader among her peers. And, she will be a first generation college student in her family. We couldn’t be more proud of her.”

Poppen also expressed gratitude for the district’s partnership with Pima County’s Joint Technical Education District ( JTED).

“Without JTED funding, I would have not been able to offset [Quintero’s] travel expenses to competitions as well as paying the registration fee to be a part of CCAP,” said Poppen. In 2009, Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District area voters approved expansion of the SCVUSD CTE program to enable the school district to partner with Pima County’s Joint Technical Education District ( JTED) – thus expanding career training funding and program offerings for all SCVUSD CTE students.

Careers through Culinary Arts Program (CCAP), a national non-profit, works with public schools to prepare underserved high school students for college and career opportunities in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Since its inception in 1990 CCAP has awarded over $43 million in scholarships, and classrooms have received $3.8 million worth of supplies and equipment. Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 is a growing, dynamic school district covering approximately 267 square miles. The district operates six schools. Approximately 3,330 students are enrolled during the 2014-2015 school year. For more information on CCAP, visit http://www.ccapinc.org Image and article courtesy of SCVUSD No. 35

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irefighters from Rio Rico Fire District and Tubac Fire District are installing free smoke alarms for district residents. The alarms are brand new First Alert 10-Year Sealed Battery Smoke Alarms. During the visits, the firefighters will offer a home safety survey. It’s part of a communitywide fire prevention and fall prevention effort

The campaign is part of an effort to reach out to local residents, including older adults and residents of neighborhoods who are vulnerable to fire deaths and fall injuries. Installing smoke alarms in the homes of Rio Rico and Tubac residents who don’t have them will increase their odds of surviving a home fire. Identifying trip and fall hazards may prevent an injury and a visit to the hospital. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), working smoke alarms are the key to saving lives from fire. “Smoke alarms are the most effective early warning device there is,” says Chief Les Caid of the Rio Rico Fire District. “Having working smoke alarms in your home cuts your chance of dying in a house fire in half.” “Our goal is to make sure residents have the protection of a smoke alarm.” says Captain George Cluff, of the Rio Rico Fire District, “Because smoke alarms alone won’t prevent every fire death, our project includes educating residents to have a fire escape plan so they know what to do if the smoke alarm sounds.”

Residents of Rio Rico and Tubac who wish to schedule a home visit should call Rio Rico Fire District at 520-281-8421 Ex. 7506 Tubac Fire District at 520-398-2255. Funding for the installation program was provided by a FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant in cooperation with the Tucson-based Sonora Environmental Research Institute, Inc. (SERI). “Fire can grow and spread through a home in a matter of minutes,” says Assistant Chief Genaro Rivera of the Tubac Fire District. “That’s why the advance warning provided by smoke alarms can be essential to saving lives. By participating in this community smoke alarm installation, Tubac and Rio Rico Fire Districts are helping to ensure that local residents are safer in their homes.”

During the smoke alarm installation, the local firefighters will provide a home safety inspection that will identify trip and fall hazards, fire hazards and wildland fire preparedness.

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perating under the auspices of the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, the Community Garden of Tubac is getting closer to being a reality.

At a March 26 meeting, the current garden project team received the news that an agreement between Santa Cruz County and the university was signed, granting the UA College of Agriculture the use of the land. Representing the University of Arizona was Darcy Dixon, director of UA Cooperative Extension in

another way to build a strong community in Tubac.

Santa Cruz County who showed excitement and support for the team. During a phone interview with Dixon after the meeting, she explained that a Memorandum of Understanding will be issued between the Community Garden of Tubac and the UA with more details on how they will work and support each other in this endeavor.

2015 Tubac Annual Garden Tour Saturday, April 18th, 9am - 1pm Tickets: $25 Members, $30 Guests/NonMembers Call TCA at 520-398-2371 or visit our website, TubacArts.org to purchase tickets online.

The property belonging to the Santa Cruz County is located behind the Tubac Community Center. It is a flat surface, currently populated by weeds, a little grass and some wild flowers and is between the basketball court and the river. The meeting was conducted by Pamela Ridgway who, along with Melissa Murray have been the prime movers of the project.

Visit ﬁve amazing properties in the Tubac area with four presentations with Q & A by experts and garden owners at each site. Be sure to return to Tubac Center of the Arts for refreshments throughout the day and to ﬁnalize your bid to own a “one of a kind” Poetry Box for your own garden. Plein Air Artists at each Garden.

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Ridgway, who specializes in health and nutrition, feels that the garden helps mitigate the effects of a broken food system. She experienced the benefits and the work of a community garden while living in Seattle and was surprised to find that Tubac didn’t have one. After introducing herself, she presented the following team members to the approximately 50 attendees: Melissa Murray, who is very involved in the arts, feels that this project is

Connie Williams, from Rio Rico who has a mission to create climate change awareness and to promote sustainability

Carole Bejarano who believes greatly in the project and is volunteering her finance and accounting expertise.

Joe Frey with a background in construction, another keen believer, is also willing to volunteer his skills. Among the enthusiastic attendees was Debbie Brims who sees the project as an opportunity to learn about gardening in the desert. She has gardened in many parts of the world, but mostly tropical areas, so Tubac has been a surprising experience and she whishes to learn more. Brims also reinforces the idea that incorporating the arts into the garden could be another attractive feature of our village.

Representing the county were Mary Dahl, director of the Santa Cruz County Department of Community Development, Planning Division and Jennifer St. John, Administrative Services Director. Both expressed their support for the project, while at the same time Dahl reminded us that this land was historically an area cultivated by the Spaniards. The meeting’s objectives were to inform the community about the agreement recently signed, to explore options and to find new members and volunteers to continue moving forward.

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Tubac Community Center off Bridge Road in room B-3. - “We hope to have some quotes for fencing available at the meeting. Also, updates on fundraising, non-profit status, water connection and more,” said Ridgway. There are still many aspects of the project that need to be woven together, but the excitement, encouragement and reception in the community are good indicators of a beautiful new nature-based asset in Tubac. For questions and more information, contact Pamela Ridgway at (520) 628-9287.

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MIRAGE & BIRD: floral designs bring life to interiors

by Kathleen Vandervoet

na Thompson creates beautiful floral and botanical arrangements for table tops, fireplace mantels, and as garlands and wreaths. The artistic designs are strikingly sculptural, and won’t droop or die because they’re artificial. The custom work is most frequently done in collaboration with her clients. “I tell them, you can participate as little or as much as you like,” she said. Mirage & Bird, Thompson’s gallery on Plaza Road across from the Tubac Center of the Arts, is a fun place to visit for inspiration with its range of floral supplies, finished arrangements and plenty of small gift items.

But to develop that special and significant piece that adds warmth and life to a room through color and texture, Thompson enjoys creating custom pieces. She doesn’t focus on asking about a person’s favorite flowers but likes to see the room in which the piece will be displayed. “I do ask questions all the way down the path” as her concept forms. Thompson takes measurements in the room and notes the furniture and art.

The design plan emerges quickly: “I have more ideas and more images in my mind than I could possibly make or that the world needs.” She provides mockups for the client, ready for additional feedback on what they like and don’t like. The containers, which include vases, bowls, dishes, and a wide range of holders, can be purchased from her, but more than half of her clients have their own container, sometimes a treasured piece, which they want to see as part of the completed design.

Thompson is happy to consult with people who walk into the store, but if a person is interested in an arrangement, it’s better to have an appointment in advance. The shop’s most popular flowers are poppies, which come in a range of sizes and colors. The charming

succulents in lovely arrangements are perennially popular, and have been since she opened in 2011.

This season, small pots with artificial chile pepper plants, featuring red peppers and green leaves, were scooped up by buyers.

In her designs, she said, “I use a surprising amount of tropicals, which don’t grow here, but they give the color and the spiky texture.” She displays a series of flowers made of recycled latex that make striking additions to the arrangements. Prices for a custom piece can be roughly from $150 to $800 and, of course, “the sky’s the limit,” she added. She chooses the flowers, grasses and stalks “by visual choices” but is also “respectful” of the expense.

As evidenced by the title of the shop, Mirage & Bird, avian creatures are important to her and so she displays small, colorful, and lifelike artificial birds. “It’s amazing how happy they make people.” The birds are sometimes part of the floral arrangements she creates, and other times people buy one or several and find spots for them in their homes. Among other shop offerings are children’s activity packages, hostess gifts, cards, bags to chill wine in, and something called a hummingbird trainer. The goal is to accustom hummingbirds to drink sugar water from a small container that sits on a table close to an individual so that finally the hummingbird will drink from a person’s hand.

From 1993 to 2007, Thompson ran a successful fresh-flower business in Portland, Ore., but sold it to move to Tucson. She followed her parents to Tubac, saying she always wanted to live in a small town. Last summer Thompson attended a series of workshops combining design and business guidance in Phoenix and became certified as an Arizona Master Florist. “After 25 years of experience, that was interesting,” she said.

She wasn’t sure what she would learn but knew she’d gain in confidence. “It turns out I was doing it right, after all.” In the near future, she’d like to expand her business into other communities and states and work with clients through the Internet.

Thompson has developed volunteer connections with local organizations including the Tubac Center of the Arts, the Santa Cruz Humane Society, and the Border Community Alliance. Her business brings her joy and contentment. “What I say all the time, and it might be corny but it’s true; it’s remarkable how much life (an arrangement) will bring to a room.” Visit Mirage & Bird at 10 Plaza Road, call (520) 248-5039, or visit the web site at www.mirageandbird.com. Call in advance for summer hours. Photographs by Paula Beemer

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The Story of the Little Yellow Coupe by Claire McJunkin, Tubac

ll old cars have a story to tell. The one I'm going to tell is only about the last 42 years of this car's life.

(In the meantime, 'Fred', the first bartering dude met an unfortunate end in Rio RIco. Had nothing to do with the car, he was just a bad man we found out.)

Over 40 years ago, my husband Gary, bought a 1934 Plymouth 5 window coupe. Just a shell for $250.00. It had potential.

The only thing that was done this second time around, it was painted--before any work was done, the car was painted..bright yellow, the color we had picked years before. We really never figured out why you'd paint first before starting to put the car back together, but things were looking up.

The next several years were devoted to making the car a drag racing monster. It was painted silver with black fenders. Craeger wheels ,4 speed transmission, a 358 souped up Chevy engine. It was as cool as it could be.

Where we lived in Northwest Arkansas, Springdale, the city actually sanctioned a few streets for drag racing. It was legal and it was loud and it was fun. Gary has the trophies to prove it! We even took the car to the drag strip in Tulsa, Oklahoma and to Joplin, Missouri. It ran a 10.48 in a quarter mile.. pretty fast way back then.

When we moved to Tubac almost 30 years ago, we left the car in Arkansas. Arkansas was pretty rough on the old car. Cold, snow, rain, and thieves. We had it parked in an old chicken house that belonged to Gary's dad. In this long decrepit-looking building were 100 vintage cars. The building looked abandoned but was actually a warehouse of amazing cars. Gary's dad had gone to Argentina years before and purchased these antique cars. Old Ford Phaetons, Chevy Phaetons, Ford and Chevy Roadsters and a few Buicks. One day the chicken house was broken into and the parts on the cars started to disappear. So, we trailered the car along with a 1948 Ford Anglia shell and brought them to Nogales where our business is located. More time passed before we decided to fix the car and make it street-legal. We had no idea that it would take 15 years before it would be ready to drive. This is the beginning, or continuing, saga of the little yellow coupe.

Gary has a lot of contacts in the big truck world. He comes from a long line of truck owners, drivers, driving across country, owning 60 trucks that carried produce one way and everything else the other way. He buys and sells big trucks and trailers. Buying and selling tomatoes in Arkansas, has sold mangoes from Mexico. Buying and selling 10,000 pairs of shoes. He can sell or barter anything.

A man in Nogales wanted something we had, an old Mustang. Gary and 'Fred' decided to have a barter system

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for the work. He could have the Mustang for working on the old car. What a great idea, we thought.

Gary and I would go and check on the work on the car every week or so at the beginning. Not a lot was being done, so then we would go every month. A few things would be done, just enough to keep us happy. After a few years of Fred either not being at his business or listening to every excuse in the world, Gary decided to get the car and take it to someone else. This should have been relatively easy but it wasn't. Fred was never there. Phone calls never returned. Gary finally just went and picked up the car. The police were called, Gary was charged with trespassing. After getting the car, some parts were missing...like the engine, so it was like starting over. Another person stepped forward and promised to do everything we wanted. We felt that we could trust this individual, so once again, bartering came into play.

Same song, second verse. A few more years passed. This man had some legal issues, so the car was moved around from place to place while we patiently waited for something positive to happen. And it was always just getting ready to happen.

A new 302 Ford engine, automatic transmission, new everything except for the gauges, steering wheel, door latches and the one wiper blade, we still had some of the old parts...a miracle. Pieces were put on, wiring was being done, new wheels and tires, Baby Moons for hubcaps. When all this was finished, Gary asked when is the hood going on? Oh, you didn't know the story about the hood? The hood was stolen and was on line for sale. It had been missing for years but we never knew this. Gary tracked down the hood and the man wouldn't give it back, we had to buy it back, our own property. Gary didn't want the police involved, it would just mean more time before we could proceed to getting this car to the Tubac Car Show in 2015. This was our goal for 15 years. OK, the car is almost ready. Gary drives it, fills it up with gas. Gets to the office and he decides to check to see why the gas gauge is not working. Oh, what a tiny little spark can do! Fire! Four fire extinguishers and a hose later, the fire was out. Thankfully no one was injured, just Gary's ego. Being that the body of the car was steel, there was no damage to it, just needed to do a few things over. We were used to this by this time. A month ago we got the car. We've been driving it around Tubac and finding out that one needs certain tie rods that won't fall off when putting on the brakes, shocks need to be just a little softer, etc. It still has a few bugs to work out, and they are being done as I write this story. But the car is driveable and it is adorable. Of course we entered the little yellow coupe in the car show this year and almost no one got to see it because of the rain. But, at least, it was there. It's a good thing that we are patient people...and there is always next year.

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Open letter

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Tubac Chamber of Commerce We would like to thank El Presidito owner, Gwen Griffin for hosting the March Mixer, along with artists Nancy Geddes, Rick Voise, John Marbury, Peter Zimmermann and Joyce Jackson. It was a great event and well attended. Thank you!

Welcome our new members! Ben Duncan, Edward Jones Investments and Karon Leigh, Concepts Marketing and Designs. March has been a whirlwind of press visits for Tubac. Journalists who write for the Huffington Post, L.A. Times, Dallas Morning Newspaper and Metro News Canada all visited this month. BizTucson featured a story on the 55th anniversary of Tubac Golf Resort & Spa, and Tubac will be well represented in the May/June issue of Scottsdale Magazine’s travel section with a feature story. Destination Tubac-Tumacacori is a collaborative organization that enhances tourism by promoting “The Big 3” which are the Tubac Presidio Historic State Park, Tubac Center of the Arts and the Tumacacori National Historical Park. Representatives include Karon Topping, Bob Love, Anita Badertscher, Shaw Kinsley, and Patti Todd. Monthly meetings are facilitated by Dennis Eschelman.

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The most recent campaign developed by Destination Tubac-Tumacacori is Tubac Takes Flight which has been a huge success. Visitation at the Tubac Center of the Arts is up 50% and up 25% at the Tumacacori National Historical Park as a direct result of the campaign. The Tuesday birding groups have been significantly larger as well. Tubac Takes Flight received coverage in the Arizona Republic, Dallas Morning Newspaper and AZcentral.com. The Tubac Center of the Arts is the lead on this campaign which culminates with the Tubac Center of the Art’s 2015 Garden Tour on April 18 featuring all the Poetry/Birdhouses for bid throughout the day. Be sure to stop by and see these amazing creations, they are really cool! Destination Tubac-Tumacacori created the community calendar, www.TubacCalendar.com which is your calendar on which to post your events. Consumers visit TubacCalendar.com when planning their visit to Tubac as well as tourism offices and journalists throughout the state visit for updated information. Currently Destination Tubac-Tumacacori is looking for a sponsor to help get a banner printed which will hang at the entrance to Tubac throughout the year. The banner is $450 and the sponsor will be recognized on the banner. If you are interested in becoming the sponsor please call Patti Todd at 520.398.3532. Mark your calendars!

April 22: Quarterly Tubac Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting, 9am at the Tubac Presidio April 25 & 26: Bonanza Days

April 29: Chamber Chat, 9am at the Tubac Market

I’d like to give a shout out to the organizers of Friday Night on Tubac Road. It’s events like this that help draw more and more people to Tubac. I’ve already mentioned it to several journalists. Thank you! And last but not least, the new Chamber Board of Directors will attend an annual retreat to review last year’s accomplishments and to plan fiscal 2015/2016. Dennis Eschelman is facilitating the retreat at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa on April 23. Congratulations to everyone on a fantastic first quarter! Sincerely,

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Nature Conservancy Nearby

his month, I offer a primer on The Nature Conservancy, an environmental group with borderlands influence. NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) play a major role in the struggle to preserve wild nature and restore abused landscapes. Among the most prestigious and influential of these is the Virginia-based Conservancy.

Younger than the Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy is enormous and global, protecting a dazzling array of properties totaling more than 100 million acres around the world, and managing many river and ocean conservation projects as well. The Conservancy’s properties usually are called preserves. Acquisition methods of these parcels are as numerous as they are themselves, ranging from donation to outright purchase, with every variation under the sun.

Locally, this group has a presence east of Tubac. There are about a dozen preserves in Arizona, half of them open to the public, the other half “secret” spots not commonly known, due to fragility of habitat, lack of public facilities, or other reasons.

Among the Conservancy properties in the borderlands are Muleshoe Ranch CMA (Cooperative Management Area), Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Lower San Pedro Preserve, and Ramsey Canyon Preserve.

Ramsey Canyon is in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, and is a bit like our own Madera Canyon of the Santa Ritas. Complying with full disclosure rules, I must admit that I’m spoiled by Madera and have never been to Ramsey! These parcels are slivers, remnants, fragments of nature in varied states of wildness. No matter how many fences one puts up to protect habitat, that crusade is incomplete. So, the Conservancy has expanded its mission over time, reflecting the enormity of the struggle to confront development and redefine conservation and the concept of growth.

This more holistic approach embraces watersheds, ecosystems, and buffer zones surrounding critically fragile areas, among other pursuits. And of course, climate disruption isn’t halted by fences.

On top of the parcels owned by the Conservancy, there are many other places where this organization practices collaboration and creates partnerships with private landowners, companies, or public agencies. Headed by a former Goldman Sachs executive, the Conservancy has endured controversy surrounding the closeness of its alliances with corporate interests.

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Spring Glade

Just about anywhere you go in southcentral Arizona you’ll enjoy the positive impacts of the Conservancy. Locally, for example, the Conservancy has banded together with partners to restore and maintain habitat for the Canelo ladies’ tresses orchid, existing only in four locations along the Babocomari River, which flows east from Elgin to the San Pedro River. Water is a common denominator for the Conservancy’s presence, and as I always insist, our precious, wet desert oases are naturally camera-worthy!

A few local Conservancy treats are dished up for you, the borderlands photographer, as follows, with accompanying pictures:

Muleshoe Ranch

Exploring this rugged landscape north of Benson, you’d never know it was a patchwork of properties administered also by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, since it appears seamless and goes on forever. The historic ranch homestead structure in

It’s hard to imagine now, but grazing livestock and a noisy railway once spoiled the sylvan tranquility of this protected meadow in Patagonia, Arizona, planet Earth! Which of the two borderlands species of deer are these?

San Pedro River

this picture is now gone, demolished by the authorities for health and safety reasons.

Fritillary Butterfly

Secret Nature Conservancy properties in the borderlands can be small but yield great beauty. As usual, they’ll protect a source of water and its surrounding habitat, the source of life for this golden winged wonder captured on camera by me near the Babocomari River.

That “sucking sound” you hear is water being drained relentlessly by development from this almost-extinct river, a remnant of the multiple ribbons of life that once draped Arizona, not much more than 100 years ago. The lower San Pedro flows through a most charming rural valley north of Interstate 10. Long live dirt roads and wet crossings! Murray Bolesta is an art and heritage photographer, and has written this column since 2007. Murray supports the preservation of our natural, rural, and cultural heritage, and offers his art prints to individuals and institutions worldwide from his website www.CactusHuggers.com and other venues.

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ow do you know if your yoga is working? I practice daily, sometimes on my mat, sometimes not. I love my mat practice, but I often feel as if there is one long continuous plateau of not being able to get past a particular challenge. It is easy for me and, I suppose others, to get myopic and begin to think that my asana (postures) and the difficulties I encounter doing them is the only way to measure the efficacy of my practice.

Yoga is part of this principle of expansion, which gives me a growing ability to look at what goes on with open eyes. This is the result of yoga’s gift of energy and awareness. The focus needed to achieve the physical postures translates into everyday consciousness about what I eat, say and think (especially about myself ). This healthy attitude creates a body that is at least capable of doing a more difficult yoga pose as well as the power to attempt it again and again. The processes that make me feel complete are contributable to yoga’s well-rounded wholeness. I call the radiance or brilliance I see in returning students and feel in myself the effulgence of yoga. Again, it is the idea that we can always develop, that we can always practice, that there is no end to becoming more of what we are. I look at the simplicity of the Warrior poses and then find them infinitely expansive.

If I change my viewpoint and look at the whole of yoga and its effects, I find different results. The fact that I am consistent with this habit if the first clue that it is working. There is something inspiring me and giving me incentive to show up even when I don’t recognize its presence. So what keeps me returning to the practice? The fact that I am stronger and more flexible is not to be dismissed. Having a healthy body absolutely influences all other factors, but it is not the only way to determine if I am getting desired results.

What really matters is the ongoing and ever improving equanimity in my words, thoughts and actions. To be peaceful and calm with the blocks in the physical work is a great treasure. It is the state of my mind that allows me to tackle difficulties on my mat, and in my business and in my personal life. There is this essence that influences my approach to all. Steady yoga continually reveals our own goodness. There is the individual me, or my personal nature, and then there is the intrinsic nature of my connection to something greater than myself that influences the ideals that guide me through each day. The desire to be more is always there, but the ability to recognize my limitations and what I have to do to be present is clear. Of course, this ability gets just as cloudy as the asana practice, so every day is a new one!

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Yoga does not change our inner-self, it simply unravels the layers we have become to think of as our identity. Being able to know yourself and being comfortable in your own skin is no easy feat. My teacher told me that integration of mind and body on a cellular level is trust. Trust and belief in my own center allows me to be honest and open and use the judgment needed to say what I want without harm, with compassion, and with recognition of our

Of course yoga has changed my outlook about life in general, which gives me the capacity to determine if my yoga really is working. I can say “yes!” Kathy Edds, Yoga Instructor (E-RYT 500), Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coach, www. kathyedds.com Kathy teaches yoga at The Tubac Healing Arts Center in Tubac. www.tubachealingarts.com �

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Spring Notes by Claire McJunkin

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The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring...Bernard Williams Spring in all its loveliness is upon us once again. It is a magnificent Spring. More wildflowers than I can remember and what a variety of weeds! Every yard looks so happy with these sweet flowers bending and swaying in the March winds. The cottonwoods are stunning in their bright green cloak. The mesquites are just starting to pop out with their own brand of green. The skies are full of wonderful white, fluffy clouds and a little rain if we can be so lucky. The birds, oh, the spectacular birds. Our little family of orioles is back. They love the oranges I put out daily and also the lid of jelly now and then. The ravens seem quite content flapping back and forth in the tall Cypress trees. Another little family of 4 ravens that call our home their home. Of course, the bright red cardinals, the pyrrhuloxia, finches, sparrows are all gathering at the feeders. The phainopepla whistles to me when I go out by the mesquite tree... his soft, short, one note whistle. The hummingbirds are starting to tend to their nests. We have several nests from past years, hopefully they will use them this year. They find the most incredible spots to have their babies, it is truly amazing. The tiny phoebe flycatcher is ready at the lip of the pool to catch that moist insect that lingers too long. I sit on my back porch and find that I am never bored. The butterflies are abundant, making their way hither and yon. I'm waiting for the dragonflies to make their appearance. The ants are starting to displace all the sand from around the patio again, they are such hardy workers. The lizards are running through rocks. The resident gopher, that I thought had finally found greener pastures, is also back. He is one happy camper in my yard. My son, years ago, told me that karma was very important and to not bother these critters that are eating their way around the yard. I try to remember that as I'm crushed by what is left of that favorite plant. When we first moved to this sweet spot of Arizona, I was fanatical about clearing out the weeds. Everything had to be pristine and perfect. Not anymore. As I get older I find that not only do I not have the energy to rid the planet of weeds, but that I enjoy the beauty of everything that has taken hold in the earth and has grown. It was meant to be, just like the gopher. It's all about karma.

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Words and photos by Paula Beemer

ore than 100 golfers combined a mild, sunny day on the course, while helping to fund care for homeless pets.

On the morning of April 4, the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa hosted the 6th annual “Gimme Shelter” golf tournament. The celebration is one of the biggest fundraising events that the Santa Cruz Humane Society organizes to support the operation of saving and finding homes for abandoned animals in the county.

The 18-hole event gathered 108 golfers and attracted over 74 sponsors.

Each hole was sponsored by businesses and individuals who, for the most part, dedicated their signs to their pets. Each sign displayed pictures of pictures of their cats, dogs and even the white duck that lives at the south-side pond of the resort. The grand price was a white 2015 Chevy Tahoe for the “lucky” or “highly skilled” player with a “hole-in-one” at hole#7. Unfortunately, the car went back to Cropper’s Nogales Autocenter, the generous donors, as no one achieved the difficult task. At press deadlines, the information about the proceeds from the event were not available, but Sue Rogers, president of the Santa Cruz Humane Society board of directors, said that based on previous tournaments, the event nets an average of $15,000.

This amount helps in part with the summer costs of operation when activity slows down, but to operate in the long run, they rely on other sources of income like adoptions, regular donations that can be set up via PayPal, grants, participation in the Tubac Festival of the Arts each February and the Barktoberfest celebrated in Tubac , usually in October. There are currently 42 dogs and a few cats waiting to be adopted from the shelter, which is located in Nogales

The tournament ended with lunch and the award ceremony. Rogers thanked the participants for their enthusiasm and generosity, especially Bill Swoger, dealer operator of Cropper’s Nogales Auto Center for his continuous and enormous support. She also expressed her gratitude to Jim and Francine Manspeaker for their knowledge and help in the organization of a golf tournament of which she confessed not to be an expert. Photos:

Volunteer Valerie Solorio holds "Reba" and Santa Cruz Humane Society staﬀ member Maria Felix holds "JJ." Both pets are available for adoption.

Players and organizers, from left, are Bob Roloson, Jim Swiggett, Carol Swiggett, Kevin McMann, Cheryl Toth, Sheryl Plett and Sue Rogers.

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E A T I N G V E G E TA R I A N I N T U B A C Featuring: Rio Rico's

NONNA VIVI

“A u t h e n t i c Wo o d O v e n N a p o l i t a n P i z z a ” by Jennifer Bek, R.N., CHHC

ou wouldn’t expect to drive toward the border to find excellent pizza, but halfway between Tubac and Nogales, hidden in the northeast corner of the Rio Rico Shopping Center on Yavapai Drive in Rio Rico, sits Nonna Vivi. This little culinary gem is a certified Napolitano Pizza restaurant that first opened in Nogales in 2006. Nonna Vivi describes itself as serving “not your average everyday pizza.” Owners Claudia and Gaston Bachelier studied and baked at home to perfect their recipes and the wood-fired oven pizza baking process. This has allowed them to offer a selection of very different pizzas. Named after Gaston’s “nonna," which means “grandma” in Italian, they opened at the current location in 2008. A photo of Grandma Vivi and Gaston hangs in a place of honor above the wood oven, presumably keeping watch over Chef Gaston and his cooking. Nonna Vivi is a vegetarian’s dream restaurant. Although they offer meat entrees and pizza toppings, there are also wonderful salads and numerous vegetarian offerings on the menu. We love to start with the Eggplant Roleups as an appetizer. They are filled with ricotta and sun-dried tomatoes and smothered in a marinara sauce. You can easily share the Rollups, unless you decide to make them your entrée. The large Greek Salad is super delicious (we usually split it). But in an effort to explore more of the menu, I recently tried Yaya’s salad and now I have two favorites. Yaya’s (nickname for Claudia’s) Salad is romaine with tomatoes, artichoke hearts, cucumber, garbanzo beans and feta with basil vinagrette. There are four other wonderful meatless salads to choose from, including the really different Quinoa Mediterranea, which is a delightful lunch entre. Pizzas come in two crust styles: the 9-inch Pizza a la Napoletana style with a thicker crust and Gasty’s Pizza, which has a 12-inch thin crust. In spite of my Chicago “deep-dish pizza” heritage, I favor the thin crust of Gasty’s Pizza. Gasty’s Vivi Special is topped with caramelized onions, pears, gorgonzola cheese, and roasted pine nuts on homemade pecan pesto sauce. Whereas you can get your favorite sausage, pepperoni or shrimp toppings, there are eleven pizzas on the menu that are meatless. We love Gasty’s Margherita and Mediterranean pizzas, and our meat-eating friends are always willing to share them with us because they are just over-the-top good pizzas. If you aren’t in the mood for pizza, give one of their pasta dishes a try. We recently had the Penne Mediterranea and it was delicious. To become certified Napolitano Pizza chefs, Gaston and Claudia attended chef school in California. Many of the recipes at Nonna Viva came from Claudia’s family but others were brought in by customers who had a dish they thought was special. The signature pasta dish, the Celeste, was a recipe from a customer. After a bit of trial and error, Gaston found the right gorgonzola cheese and the recipe was declared “perfect” by the recipe donor. All the ingredients used at Nonna Vivi are natural and chosen with great care by Chef Gaston. Having worked in the produce industry, he believes fresh ingredients are essential to provide great dishes. They use local, organic raised and grown ingredients and even make their own mozzarella. One special pizza topping, the hot sauce, has a real story behind it. When they first opened in Nogales, Gaston asked a priest they had known since childhood to bless the restaurant. Fr. Jerardo, who had spent two years living in Italy, came and after tasting all the food said, “You’ll be a success, but you’re lacking one thing. I’ll be back tomorrow to show you.” He came back with all the ingredients and created an incredible hot sauce now called “Salsa del Padre.” It’s the real deal, so don’t try it if you’re a hotsauce wimp! In an effort to please all diners, Nonna Vivi offers both gluten-free pasta and pizza crust. They will even use dairy free “cheese” on the pizzas for those who are lactose intolerant. We tried the brown rice pasta in our Penne dish and couldn’t tell the difference.

In addition to inside seating, Nonna Vivi has a large outside dining area. They do have heaters and on colder evenings they have large curtains that enclose the patio and make it warm and cozy. They offer live music on Thursday evenings and the patio is always jumping! Chef Gaston started working while in high school in the kitchen of Esplendor Resort, moving from bus boy to chef ’s assistant and had an opportunity to take over the chef duties for a week when the chef was absent. This started his road to becoming a “foodie” and he eventually put a wood oven in his home so he could perfect his pizza making. But he considers Claudia to be the “taste expert.” She can refine recipes with her ability to decipher and perfect the ingredients in a recipe. Together, they have created an unusually special restaurant with some amazingly delicious dishes. Gaston explains, “Everything is done with a little more pride. It’s something we would eat.” Head south to Exit 17 and give Nonna Vivi a try. They offer margaritas, sangria, and a selection of wines and local beers. Restaurant hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 12pm to 9:30pm. Call 520-761-2825 for a reservation. �

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(Top) Over 485 guests attended the Taste of Tubac 2015 celebrated at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa on April 4. (Middle, left) Volunteers and members of the Tubac Rotary Club offer guests their plates and the traditional wine glass. (Middle, right) Alicia Martin, owner of La Roca Restaurant, offers among other delicious dishes, a chia dessert and a spicy, warm beet soup. (Bottom, left) Enjoying the event are, from left: Bob Prigmore, Alyce Prigmore, Kathy Davis and Jim Walsh. (Bottom, right) The team of The Grill at Quail Creek receives the award for best restaurant from Patty Hahn-Carlson.

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13th Annual Taste of Tubac reaches new levels of excellence Words and photographs by Paula Beemer

“What a beautiful evening and fantastic event!”

proceeds wasn’t available at press deadline.

was the general agreement among those who participated at the Taste of Tubac held April 4. The celebration took place at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. Vendors, guests and organizers seemed more than pleased with the results of the hard work.

According to the program handed out at the event, the previous gatherings have raised over $150,000. These funds have mainly been awarded in scholarships for seniors at Rio Rico High School . Other portions have been donated to the Amado Food Bank, the St. Andrew’s Clinic in Nogales, the Santa Cruz Humane Society and the senior lunch program at the Tubac Community Center.

The hard work was on the part of the sponsors, the Tubac Rotary Club, and the vendors who every year donate their food, provide the staff and time to make all of this happen.

This year’s event brought 18 restaurants from Green Valley, Tubac, Tumacácori, Amado, Rio Rico and Nogales, Mexico, in addition to wine, beer and water distributors.

Guest were able to taste delicious dishes like a shrimp and crab gazpacho from Stables in Tubac, chimichangas from La Bocanita in Rio Rico, the famous fruit burros from Wisdom’s café, some healthy savory snacks from The Goods in Tubac and much more. Guests were also invited to dance to the cheerful music provided by the band Wildfire.

Every event sponor is thrilled when their program is a sell-out, and this was the case for Taste of Tubac, which offered 500 tickets, said Judith Noyes, treasurer of the Tubac Rotary Club.This is the club’s biggest fundraiser of the year but a final tally of the

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The funds also have been used to support families in need and even for a micro credit program in Nogales, Sonora.

Besides the funds raised from ticket sales there will be proceeds from the silent auction that offered paintings, jewelry, sculpture, and products and services from many businesses, artists and members of the community. Guests were invited to cast their vote for best restaurant, and the winner was The Grill at Quail Creek, which served a delicious cocoarubbed beef tenderloin on a bed of au gratin sweet potatoes with a mushroom reduction, topped with fresh herbs.

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That was a well-deserved recognition, but the decision must have been difficult; all vendors appear to give their best.

Alicia Martin, owner of La Roca Restaurant, located near the border in Nogales, Mexico, commented that Tubac has been so supportive of their business. She feels this event offers a way to give back and that is why they continue to participate every year. Noyes on behalf of Tubac Rotary expressed enormous gratitude to everyone, including great donors and supporters like the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. For questions and more information, call Judith Noyes at (520) 398-1913.

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THE ART OF HEALTH by Jennifer Bek, R.N., CHHC

Plant- Strong Diet T

. Colin Campbell, PhD, a researcher who grew up on a dairy farm, spent his early career looking for proof to promote better health by encouraging people to eat more meat, milk and eggs. His research, however, led him to a much different conclusion when he discovered a link between higher protein diets and many diseases, including cancer. He then went on to direct the most comprehensive study of diet, lifestyle and disease ever done. According to Campbell, this project was arranged through Cornell University, Oxford University and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine. The New York Times called it the ”Grand Prix of Epidemiology”. The findings from his vast amount of research are contained in Campbell’s book, The China Study, coauthored by his son, Thomas M. Campbell II, M.D. In the final chapter of The China Study, the authors sum up their findings by stating, “We now have a deep and broad range of evidence showing that a whole-foods, plant-based diet is best for the heart, best for cancer, best for diabetes and autoimmune diseases, and best for our kidneys, bones, eyes and brains.” They point out that more research can and should be done, but the idea that plant-based diets can protect us against a wide variety of chronic diseases can no longer be denied. There are now hundreds of detailed, comprehensive, well-done research studies that point in the same direction. I recommend reading The China Study, or at least skimming it for your areas of interest. Even non-vegetarians often want to reduce the amount of red meat they consume but don’t always know what to cook. Here is a really delicious

vegetarian dinner that is easy, healthy and very colorful. If you’re new to quinoa, this is a good way to try it out. If you are a vegan or you are dairy intolerant, substitute soy cheese for the mozzarella and nutritional yeast for the grated Romano.

Susi’s Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers Preheat oven to 350 F.

Filling:

1 cup quinoa

2 cups vegetable broth 2 tsp. olive oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

½ cup chopped mushrooms 1 can crushed tomatoes ½ tsp. sea salt

Pepper to taste

6 tbsp. grated Romano cheese 1 cup chopped fresh spinach 2 tbsp. chopped fresh basil

Cook quinoa according to directions on package, substituting vegetable broth for water.

Saute garlic in olive oil about 1 minute over medium heat. Add mushrooms and sauté another 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper, stirring until heated. Remove pan from heat and add cooked quinoa, Romano, spinach, basil and mozzarella. CALL FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST TO SERVE ON THE TUBAC HISTORIC ZONE ADVISORY BOARD In February of 2015, three (3) positions opened on the Tubac Historic Zone Advisory Board (THZAB). In order to be eligible for appointment to this Board, a person must either live within or near the Tubac Historic Zone and/or possess special knowledge of building design, construction or the history of the area. Members will be appointed by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors to serve for two years. The THZAB reviews development and design plans involving the erection or construction of new buildings, structures or signs or the modification, addition, alteration, moving or demolition of existing structures or signs located within the historic zone. All meetings of the advisory board are public. If you are interested in being considered for the THZAB, please submit a letter of interest and résumé to Mary Dahl, Director, Santa Cruz County Department of Community Development, 275 Rio Rico Drive, Rio Rico, AZ 85648 or via e-mail at mdahl@santacruzcountyaz.gov. Letters should include information on your qualifications to be on the Board. The deadline for submitting letters of interest is Thursday, April 23, 2015.

Peppers:

2 large organic red bell peppers

2 large organic yellow bell peppers 1 can crushed tomatoes

1 tbsp. grated Romano cheese

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 2/3 cup vegetable broth

Cut rinsed peppers in half lengthwise, removing core and seeds Place peppers cut side up in a baking dish

Fill each pepper with 1/2 cup of the filling

Top each with 1 Tbsp. crushed tomatoes, 1/2 tsp. Romano and 1 Tbsp. mozzarella Pour vegetable broth into bottom of the dish Cover tightly with foil.

Bake for 50 minutes until peppers are soft. Remove from oven and cool 5 minutes before serving.

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A Western Review: The Dar k Val l e y by Christian Schrader

he Dark Valley, 2014, or Das finstere Tal, is an interesting beast: a bloody German language Western revenge flick with undeniable aesthetic chops and serious intentions. Directed by Andreas Prochaska and co-written with Martin Ambrosch, it was submitted, but not selected, to be Austria’s Best Picture contender at the Academy Awards. It takes place high in the Alps, and their snowy peaks are every bit as essential to the film as the Tetons are to Shane. It is deeply immersed in Western tropes, both in its trappings (hats, Winchester rifles) and its plot: a mysterious stranger comes to an isolated valley controlled by a menacing boss; he bonds with the daughter of his boardinghouse host; he’s attacked in town after refusing a drink at the store; he becomes a champion for the put-upon denizens... When recounted in broad strokes, this tale invokes the aforementioned Shane as well as Pale Rider, Open Range, almost every spaghetti western, and countless others. But The Dark Valley distinguishes itself in style and in deviations from the familiar mythos. The (excellent) cinematography is precise and stark, and matches with the film’s unrelenting grimness. The traditional elements of the story are filled out with religious imagery and elements from Horror and fables. The stranger, Greider (Sam Riley, from the great 2007 Control), is no accidental visitor, and the girl, Luzi (Paula Beer), unnaturally fears her upcoming wedding. Soon after the snow falls in the valley, two men are killed in surreal scenes, one by unseen means and the other by a gruesome trap. Later confrontations are depicted with more naturalism, but The Dark Valley never quite gets back on the expected track. The Dark Valley’s bosses aren’t land barons or ranchers with capital interests; they are of a different, darker breed. The Brenner patriarch, and his sprawling family, has a feudal power over the villagers. This is a town with an unholy secret – a classic theme found, for example, in The Wicker Man and Children of the Corn. Like in those films, many of the townsfolk here are complicit, through greed or through fear and helplessness, but principally because the evil is so deeply rooted that it is their society. Luzi’s mother tells Greider, “Brenner calls the shots up here, but he also takes care of us.” If you take this film seriously (and

its grim humorlessness and Oscar aspirations suggest it wants to be taken that way), you might interpret its themes as a reference to the corrupting influence of authoritarianism, where the entrenched power, however arbitrary and dehumanizing, is the only source of material sustenance and survival. Part of its power comes exactly from making everyone complicit. There are many traps into which a revenge movie may fall. All such films pander, to some degree, to our righteous bloodlust, but the best of them can be transcendent, like Bergman’s Virgin Spring, or transcendently irreverent, like Tarantino’s Django Unchained. If they’re totally depraved, or if they take themselves seriously but dehumanize their antagonists (Deathwish II), they offer little more than exploitation. The Dark Valley avoids most traps. Though it’s bloody, it stops short of titillation for its own sake. There’s no joy in Greider’s relentless pursuit of justice, and he’s capable of compassion (or at least contemptuous pity). And director Prochaska grants the Brenners some humanity in the end. It meets the requirements for a decent revenge film: aesthetically pleasing, entertaining, and with a dash of moral seriousness. The Dark Valley has its problems. Mythic or not, the plot offers few surprises. There are inconsistencies in mood between early gimmicky violence and the later more realistic gunfights. Its pace is slow, and though I came to appreciate its quieter moments, I’ll admit it could be 15 minutes shorter. Many will find it overly (even comically) brooding. These may be more than you are willing to tolerate, but overall I think Prochaska keeps it together. I found much to like in its style, its small tweaks to the genre, and in its dedication and craftsmanship, and it won me over.

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Tumacácori Mesquite Sawmill EST. 1982 Open Mon - Sat, 9am-5pm 2007 E. Frontage Rd (20) 398-9356 MESQUITEDESIGN.COM

ARIZONA’S OLDEST MESQUITE SOURCE Come and see why “The Sawmill” has become a local favorite and a destination for many. For years visitors and locals alike enjoy and appreciate the natural beauty of mesquite and come to see this desert tree transform into desert heirlooms with magnificent presentation! Many do-it-yourself projects: benches, sofa tables, lazy susans, cutting boards, shelves and more! Remnants still $1.00/lb!!

Wisdom’s Café EST. 1944 Home of the WORLD FAMOUS FRUIT BURRO AWARDED AZ HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE BEST RESTAURANTS Celebrating 71 years of 4 generations of the Wisdom Family Featuring Mexican Food * Burgers * Sandwiches * Soup * Salad Award-winning Margaritas Bring the entire family! Vegetarian, Vegan & Gluten Free Special Menu.

OPEN: Mon-Sat: Lunch 11am-3pm, Dinner 5-8pm, FRI/SAT LIVE MUSIC 1931 E. Frontage Rd, (520) 398-2397 WISDOMSCAFE.COM

Santa Cruz Chili & Spice Co. EST. 1943 FALL/WINTER HOURS: MON.- FRI. 8am-5pm SAT 10am-5pm Sun. CLOSED 1868 E. Frontage Road Just south of the mission

(520) 398-2591 SANTACRUZCHILI.COM

Renewal and rebirth is all around us. A reminder to clean out the winter clutter, especially your pantry and spice shelf. Spices are best when used or replaced frequently. Take this opportunity to visit our Spice Center, replace old favorites and find out what is new in the world of spices. We have Sriracha Hot Chili Seasoning and Carolina Reaper Pepper (hotter that “Ghost” and “Scorpion”). Then grab some Sal de Mar sea salt, to cool down with a Spring time Margarita.