March-April 2019 Tubac Villager by tubac villager

APRIL 2019

VOL XV NO 3

TUBAC VILLAGER

The Brasher Team TRACEY BRASHER

BOB PRIGMORE

25 years in the title and escrow business, focusing on residential sales in Green Valley & Tubac.

Specializing in Tubac and Rio Rico Residential Properties.

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CATHY MARRERO

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CAREY DANIEL

Over 15 years of experience specializing in the Tubac area representing sellers and buyers.

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LINDA TAYLOR

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GARY BRASHER BRANCH MANAGER A Broker and developer for over 35 years. Serves the community and specializes in farms, ranches, development as well as residential and commercial property sales. gary.brasher@russlyon.com 520.260.4048

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MICHAEL CONNELLY

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THOMAS CAVANAGH

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NEW LOCAL COLLECTIVE

OP ENS I N T UBAC

NINE ARTISTS CELEBRATE OPENING OF

INDIGO DESERT RANCH,

A GALLERY WITHIN A GALLERY By Colleen Harris

AN ART VILLAGE

Originally a Spanish colonial garrison, today we all know Tubac as an artist’s colony. Painter Dale Nichols opened an art school in the small desert village in 1948 and restored some of Tubac’s historic buildings. Since then it has become a place for artists seeking refuge in the desert to create. It is also a place for art enthusiasts to see the work of hundreds of artisans and fine artists all in one place.

AN ART GALLERY

Among the many galleries in Tubac is the K Newby Gallery, which sits to the south of Tubac’s main entrance. It can’t be missed as the gallery features a large outdoor sculpture garden. Owner Kim Roseman purchased over two acres of raw desert land adjacent to the original fine art K Newby Gallery, some 16 years ago. The Gallery already had a reputation in the area, and had gained national recognition as well, because of the fine artists displayed within its walls. “I love architecture and hoped to build a new gallery space on the land one day,” said Roseman. “I would go out on the land and walk with my gallery director and best friend LeRoy Doyle. We would plan and dream for ‘one day’.” The name for the new gallery would be Indigo Desert Ranch, inspired by the form and function of the land the new gallery would be built on. “The concept for the design was an old ranch that had been converted to retail space but had ‘vintage historic charm’,” explained Roseman. “The original concept consisted of several buildings; a ranch house, chicken coop, and a barn. We built the ‘barn’ first in 2011 and that space became Indigo Desert Ranch Craft Gallery and K Newby Gallery.

A GALLERY WITHIN A GALLERY

As part of Tubac’s business community, Roseman has first-hand experience of what is required and the effort it takes to run an art gallery. Over the years she has watched many artist studios and galleries “with amazing art” come and go. “I felt I knew the answer to the challenges many of the artists faced in running their own space,” she explained. “Tubac is such a lovely art community. Artists move to the area inspired by a dream to have their own studio/gallery space in town. Then the reality of the financial demands of rent, utilities, marketing, and staffing come to light. If they are undaunted by those challenges and go forward, they are shackled by the demands of keeping the gallery space open and working as chief salesperson and accountant. All of those things take the artist away from their first love... creating art!” “I thought, why not try sharing economy? We provide our strengths in a very knowledgeable and seasoned sales staff in a beautiful location. The artist is free to create,” she continued. “It’s an elegant solution for artists and/or unique mediums.” So Roseman and her staff created a space within K Newby Gallery and gave it the original name Indigo Desert Ranch. It is an artist collective featuring nine distinctive local artists, all selling at affordable price points, within the larger gallery. It has taken several months for Roseman to choose the artists and to bring all the collections together to display and sell. The effort is culminated in a Grand Opening Celebration on March 9th.

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"Phases" by Barbara Podrazik. Find more of Podrazik's art at the Indigo Desert Ranch Art Collective located at 15 Tubac Road inside the K Newby Gallery building. www.newbygallery.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. The Tubac Villager is a locally owned and independently operated journal, published monthly to celebrate the art of living in Southern Arizona. Opinions and information herein do not necessarily reflect those of the advertisers or the publishers. Advertiser and contributor statements and qualifications are the responsibility of the advertiser or contributor named. All articles and images are the property of the Tubac Villager, and/or writer or artist named, and may not be reproduced without permission. Letters are welcome. '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 2019 Tubac Villager Printed 6,000 copies.

Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r A p r i l 2 0 1 9 Soldin wanted to do something “out of the box” and so she turned to her love of the arts and found her niche with metal-smithing. Although she says her approach to making jewelry is still structured in its design it has an element of free form.

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Soldin has always had a passion for art, whether it is drawing or painting and now metal-smithing, she enjoys the creative process. “I usually sketch my designs ideas, many times my work is never what my initial sketch looks like, and it morphs into something totally different and even more ethically pleasing”. said Soldin.

THE COLLECTIVE: VESTA ABEL

“All of us who have been chosen by Kim to take part in this collective are so proud and happy for the opportunity,” said Vesta Abel, one of the nine artists.

A member of the Sonoran Jewelry Metal Arts Guild, she has mentored with Doris King, a local teacher, along with several jewelry artists from around the country. She continues to hone her skills with the group since starting eight years earlier.

Abel has been a designer her whole life, but like most of the artists in the collective she had a day job. She created her own multi-million dollar line of art supplies that sold at Michael’s, JoAnn’s, Hobby Lobby and other craft stores. She has also authored a number of books on crafting.

ANA THOMPSON OF MIRAGE & BIRD Ana Thompson creates botanical art that is her interpretation of the natural world through a lens of magical realism, crafted with the highest quality, everlasting materials.

Now retired, Abel has settled back to her roots of creating art for sale. “I am most happy when I am in my studio or when I am teaching others to be creative,” she said.

“I want the experience of my work to feel positive and to create a bridge to the outside world while living indoors,” she said.

Abel is showing a number of items at Indigo Desert Ranch, including hammered copper creations, embellished purses, and jewelry.

“Blurring the line between what is real or artificial is very important,” said Thompson. “We don’t live under a tree, but we still want to be surrounded by nature.”

ANNETTE CAMPBELL

Thompson started working with fresh flowers 30 years ago, and has been working with permanents for over 9 years. Most of what she creates is custom work for clients who need specific colors,sizes and designs for their decor.

Campbell is a school psychologist by day, but discovered a passion for creating jewelry a few summers ago when she took a class with one of her daughters. “I had a teacher, Doris King, who inspired me to work in silver,” said Campbell. “Before long I was a gem show regular, a member of the guild, and had studio space.” Describing her work as organic in nature, she said that she starts the process of design with one idea in mind — however the project often takes on a mind of its own. She often ends up with a piece that is different from what she thought it would be.

BARBARA MARY PODRAZIK “Its the sunshine and the blue skies,” said Podrazik about the desert environment and its conduciveness to painting. The day we spoke she was in her studio nestled between two mountain ranges, looking at the Santa Ritas with a light dusting of snow.

“It is such a delight to have discovered this creative part of myself and be able to share it with others,” said Campbell.

Since childhood, Podrazik’s desire and goal for her life has been to express herself creatively — from pen and ink drawing, to fiber arts, photography, working with clay, house design and renovations, to eventually discovering her ultimate creative expression with acrylic paints.

“At this point in my career, I am leaning into letting my artistic expression bloom more with every project,” she said. “I want every piece to be better than yesterdays, and a each one true original.

BECKY ZIMMERMAN Zimmerman has been an interior designer for the past 30 plus years. She started her career on the east coast where she grew up, and where she lovingly restored her own home which was built in 1937. “I had a long white hallway in my New Jersey home,” she explained. “I also had six cats, so I decided I was going to do a portrait of each to hang in that hallway.” Little did Zimmerman know then that loving her cats and painting their portraits would turn into an art career.

BONNIE JAUS

Her paintings could best be described as whimsical, always with a strong connection to nature.

As a former staff member of the Tubac Center of the Arts, Jaus is well known among the Tubac crowd. During her nine-year tenure she was the manager of the Gallery Shop; Volunteer Coordinator was included in her duties for the final three years.

She has been in numerous juried shows and galleries throughout the Southwest.

“I have put down roots in Green Valley, but as a career employee of the federal government I traveled the world, and spent many years in the Middle East” said Jaus. Her worldliness, living in Spain, Southeast Asia, and, of course, 15 years in the Middle East gave her a different perspective when it came to design.

DIANA ROTH For artist Diana Roth, her best days are when she starts in her studio space early in the morning and has to be reminded it is dinner time.

“The treasures of Tutankhamun in the old Cairo Museum, the diamonds and gems of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires in Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, and the old souks of Morocco and Oman all inform the way I see my creations come together”.

“I have always painted in watercolor, acrylic, and most recently in oil,” said Roth. “I love the desert and I love bright colors, so I try to infuse the feelings of warmth I get from my environment into my work.”

“My ottomans and especially the ball pillows are great conversation pieces in any room,” she explained. “Most of what I do is custom work. I help clients personalize their homes and it’s especially fun for me if I can make special pieces for them.”

Roth’s work has a modern tilt to it. Her desert scenes are stylized, as is her sculpture.

“I like that people, when they see my work, say that it makes them smile,” she laughed. “Art can be fun, and it should lift the viewers spirit.”

THERESA POALUCCI As a newspaper publisher in Seattle, Poalucci painted occasionally, but had little time to pursue a career in art. “When I retired and moved to Tucson I was determined to study sculpting, which I did under the tutelage of some fabulous teachers,” said Poalucci. Today, her sun and moon faces can be found in local galleries and shows, as well as acrylic and alcohol ink paintings of the desert.

There is a clarity to her work. The same clarity she finds in the high desert air.

“I started sculpting horses,” she said. “This evolved from experimenting with polymer clay. It takes a lot of time, as there are 12-steps involved in creating one of my horses. Now I have a line of animals I do and they have been very popular in the galleries I am in.” Roth said that art fulfills her and fills her days with joy, which shows in her work.

AMY SOLDIN

“I am so in love with the sunshine here and I find that our patio has become an extension of the house. I wanted to develop art that patrons could enjoy outdoors, so I make my patio jewels which I have at the new collective,” she continued.

Soldin went from semiconductor field, designing computer chips, to the more fulfilling passion of silver-smithing beautiful jewelry.

Poalucci’s Patio JewelsTM are a collection of found objects, beads, and miniature sculptures. Each one is completely unique and can live outdoors or in.

“After a 38-year career requiring my engineering design skills, it has been a delight to let my creative side come out once again,” said Soldin. After retirement

“I moved to Tucson in 2005 and took a few months off,” said Zimmerman. “It got to be Christmas and I drew a card of a cat with candy cane whiskers to send back home to family and friends. It got a great response, so I kept drawing. Now I have a whole line of cat cards, paintings, pillows and canvas totes for cat lovers everywhere.” Zimmerman sells on Etsy and is in several local galleries where she not only sells her line of highly stylized feline art, but also a line of ottomans and round ball pillows that represent part of her interior design business. She divides her time between her design business and her art.

There was a time in Tubac when the artists would hang their paintings for sale on the wire strung from one oak fence post to the next. Today there are more than 70 galleries and shops to explore — plus eateries and historical sites open to the public. It is a mecca for art lovers, casual and serious collectors. Indigo Desert Ranch Art Collective is located at 15 Tubac Road inside the K Newby Gallery building. �

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FIRE CLOSES PARK MUSEUM What was likely an electrical fire on March 9 closed the museum building at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. All other park buildings remain open. The museum, which has many display cases filled with items, will probably be closed “for a couple of months,” Park Manager Shannon Stone said.

Santa Cruz County owns the community center and the land around it. Valdez said he and other county officials will hold talks to determine if it’s possible to provide a new parking lot with sufficient parking spaces. He said that might be on the south side of the community center, now fenced in for storage of vehicles and equipment.

MARIJUANA FOUND ON OFFICIAL’S CAR

Capt. Ben Guerrero of the Tubac Fire District said a fire call was received at 7:30 a.m. and the district sent two engines, a 2,000-gallon tender truck and an ambulance.

A small sandwich bag with marijuana was found on the outside of the personal car of Tubac Fire Chief Cheryl Horvath, but no citations were issued to her.

The building had smoke inside but no flames were seen and there were no injuries. Guerrero said the building doesn’t have sprinklers but is monitored by an off-site company.

The event occurred in January and the chairperson of the Tubac Fire District board, Mary Dahl, said the board believes that Horvath didn’t place the marijuana there and isn’t reviewing the matter.

Tom Walsh, president of the board of Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum, said in an interview a week after that fire that no point of origin for the fire was found but that electricians employed by Arizona State Parks were working at the building. He said the fire responders “did a great job and treated the artifacts with great care.” They didn’t spray down the area but rather searched “for a long time” to find the source of the fire. He said the fire “was probably electrical.” The park has a visitor center, an historic schoolhouse, exhibits in the Otero House, the historic Rojas House and gardens using traditional plants. All are open for visits. For more information, call the park, which is open seven days a week, at (520) 398-2252.

PARKING TO BE LOST AT COMMUNITY CENTER

Horvath’s car was stopped at the Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 19 in Tubac on Jan. 2 and she was told to pull over. A drug-sniffing dog had alerted to the bag which was placed between the front headlight and protective material called a car bra. Horvath was released, Dahl said. The marijuana could have been placed on the car by a person who works for the district, or by a person who doesn’t have a connection to the district, Dahl said. Employees were summoned to a meeting on Jan. 10 and told about the situation and Dahl said they were alerted to be aware that there was potential for something like that to happen to their own vehicle.

FUN EVENTS AT TUMACÁCORI PARK April will see a variety of events at Tumacácori National Historical Park. Junior Ranger Day is Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Families can spend the entire day there with no admission fee.

This dirt parking area just across the street from the main entrance to the Tubac Community Center will likely be removed from public use. Encounter Pancho, the 6-foot-tall vermilion flycatcher known to inhabit There are spaces for about 30 cars and all the spaces are used when there Tumacácori’s most festive occasions. Go head-to-head with friends on are meetings that draw a lot of interest. a traditional O’odham pottery race. Cool off in the monsoon tunnel or with an authentic Tumacácori raspado. The land belongs to the Tubac Golf Resort and a spokesman said they had stakes put in to mark their property in late February and are Create works of art in clay, mud, paint, and fabric. Cultivate wildflowers considering building a wall next to the edge of the pavement as part of that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Meet and feed real heritage their master plan to build more homes in the area. No timeline has been livestock. More than 20 different games will be available for all ages, made public. abilities, and interests. Santa Cruz County Public Works Director Jesus Valdez verified that the land belongs to the Tubac Golf Resort. He said the paved roadway – which leads to the community center, pickle ball courts and community garden - is actually a right-of-way and could also be called a driveway. Valdez said it’s not a street.

Bat Appreciation Night is Wednesday, April 17, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Park visitors on will explore the benefits of dark skies to communities and wildlife, interact with scientists conducting bat research at the park, see a real live bat up close, and learn about efforts to conserve bat populations. A limited supply of free posters of the “Bats of Arizona” will be available for those interested in taking one home. Continued on page 10...

Art Gallery H is a fine art gallery with a unique twist in that this gallery is an artist owned gallery. Karl W. and Audrey Hoffman have created a place with a very special warm and friendly atmosphere. Karl is a fine jeweler who escaped from NYC in the 70s” and his decades long and exciting journey to Tubac is always fun to hear about. Bold and expansive, the eye of an artist never rests putting Karl’s work always on the cutting edge. His art is internationally collected and encompasses palette knife oil painting, steel and bronze sculpture, and photography. Audrey’s journey from Pennsylvania to Colorado and working as one of the few female 8 hunting guides, packing hunters on horseback into the snowy Rockies is also captivating. Her passion as a jeweler combines copper, bronze, brass, silver and sometimes a whisper of gold into whimsical, fun, must wear jewelry that reflects her true self and her love of life. There is a special case with silver designs which they both have collaborated on. To complete Art Gallery H they also represent 25 local, national and international artists In a wide verity of media. Stop in and just have fun.

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Continued... Admission to the park is $7 per adult, free for federal pass holders and children under age 16. In celebration of National Park Rx Day, Tumacácori National Historical Park will offer hikers the opportunity to walk the Park to Park fourmile stretch of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail between Tumacácori and Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, catching a free ride back to their starting point. Hikers can begin at either end of the trail. Between 8 a.m. and noon on Sunday, April 28, the park will provide a continuously running shuttle between the trailheads. Wear good walking shoes, dress for the weather, and carry water and snacks. For more information on park events and activities, call Tumacácori National Historical Park at 520-377-5060, or visit the park website, at nps.gov/tuma.

TUMACÁCORI PARK FEE-FREE DAYS

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Bir ding in Tubac

A Birder's Journey:

The Exaltation of Discovery

ow do you make a hawk watch that’s over sound thrilling? The event is exhilarating for the hundreds of guests who come here every March to watch migrating black hawks, zone-tailed hawks and gray hawks at Ron Morriss Park, the only place in the United States where you can stand in one spot and see all these rare raptors pass in review. But watching birds is experiential, a fivesyllable way of saying it’s much more fun if you do it yourself. So instead of writing another past-tense scoop about this year’s hawk watch, which you might read to be nice but not find invigorating, indulge me while I tell how I got involved with birds in the first place; how one avian-charged weekend changed my life forever. In 1979 a young lady named Robin and I decided to spend Labor Day weekend at Chincoteague Island, Virginia, to eat heaping seafood platters and get stomach aches, soak up some rays and take a dip in the surf. We drove from Bethesda, MD, just outside D.C., to the rustic island, which in those days was a center for commercial fishing as well as tourism and birding. Robin bought a copy of “A Guide to Field Identification: Birds of North America” at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge HQ and I scratched around the trunk of my car, finding old binoculars I used at the race track. Without enthusiasm on my part, off we went to the impoundments near the ocean. A Louisiana heron [now called tricolored heron] flew by, landing in the marsh. I couldn’t have been more astounded if the Creature From the Black Lagoon rose out of the marsh wearing a Reagan for President button. Every helix of my DNA was utterly absorbed by the beauty and grace of the bird. I was speechless, but not for long. A birder approached with a spotting scope mounted on a rifle stock, looking for a marbled godwit, a shorebird with a long upturned beak that was unusual on the East Coast. He described the godwit and pointed out some nearby birds, including a yellow warbler in the bushes. I hurried back to the refuge headquarters to buy my own copy of the field guide so I could take notes. I didn’t know any other person on earth kept a list of the birds they had seen, but I started one.

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That weekend Chincoteague was like an avian Garden of Eden. Gannets and pelicans dove for fish offshore, while on the shoreline there were sanderlings, willets, plovers, terns and several species of gulls. The marshes and bushes were alive with fall-migrant songbirds, and the impoundments had turnstones, sandpipers, yellowlegs, stilts, oystercatchers, herons, egrets, dowitchers, dunlin, and others. Ospreys hovered, then plucked fish from the waters. I kept emoting and laughing with joy at the colors, beauty and diversity of the bird life there. Birders helped with identification.

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Birding Continued from page 12 ...

So it is with me and birds. I remember with great affection the people I’ve been with on my life’s journeys, and I always remember the birds I saw along the way.

On the last day we made a loop on the wildlife drive and to my sheer delight, I found a marbled godwit on my own.

Birding has provided an impetus for many of my actions, being in the swamp at sunup, tromping through the prairies, listening for owls after dark. I’ve seen yellow-eyed penguins on New Zealand’s south island, African penguins south of Cape Town, snowy-crowned terns on the coast of Chile, blue-winged mountaintanagers in the Andes in Ecuador, bluethroats on the tundra east of Nome. Birding memories from all fifty states warm my reverie. But for birds I wouldn’t have been most of those places or shared those experiences with others.

I was so hooked on birds that weekend that I knew I would be a birder as long as my legs could support me and my eyes could see. On return to Bethesda I went to the library to check out two feet of bird books and began reading. Whenever there was a field trip by Audubon or another group I was there with a gee-whiz attitude. Some of the best birders in the world sensed my excitement and welcomed me to join them. Robin and I went separate ways, but the birds stayed. She photographed me that weekend in a yellow shirt, binoculars in one hand, bird book in the other and a smile of total exultation.

At the risk of further travel-bragging, two favorite memories are from well-known places. In 1999 I sprinted across Tiananmen Square to get my binoculars focused on a flock of azure-winged magpies that just landed Recently leaving a meeting in Tubac about dark skies, I talked to a man who in a tree beside the Great Hall of the People. I heard footsteps behind but said he remembers which constellations were visible at major events in his life. didn’t know until I stopped that half the security force in the politically He wasn’t talking about astrology; he was saying his passion for astronomy sensitive square was running after me, ready to pounce. Our guide talked was so great that stars were entwined at the core of his life. the authorities out of sending me to reeducation camp and gave me a welldeserved lecture on how to act around Mao’s tomb. One day while at the Vatican listening to the pope drone on in some language unknown to me, a large bird flew past, landing on the head of the fourth apostle from the right that line the roof of St. Peter’s Church. Of course I had binoculars around my neck and a field guide to European birds in a pouch on my hip, so I leafed COMPLETION SPRING 2019 through the book and added a hooded crow to my life list. How blessed can you be?

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I keep old binoculars in my golf cart and pull them out occasionally if my companions don’t get annoyed. Golf courses have different habitats (ponds, woodland edges and grasses), often with a variety of birds. When you’re a birder you see and hear birds multiple times every day, every visible or auditory experience a pleasure. The best fringe benefit from birding is that it brought us to live in Tubac. In 2004 my wife Gretchen and I rented a house in Sedona for a couple of months. The birding there was good and the birders friendly, but I kept checking the listservs and the best birds were being seen in the southeast part of the state. So the next year we came to Tubac for a couple of months, rented here in subsequent winters, then moved here in 2013. After 40 years birds still fill me up aesthetically, emotionally and spiritually. Many people started birding earlier in their lives and are more skilled than I am, but I don’t think anybody has enjoyed it more.

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A TUBAC BOOK STORE REVISITED

If you get past the “Specially Recommended Titles” rack you will encounter the “Southwest History” section, which features a collection of 100 plus titles, including Native American and Juan Bautista de Anza tomes, as well as a cavalcade of varied southwestern subjects. With Their Own Blood chronicles each member of the pioneering Pennington family, under patriarch Elias, who brought his 12 children on a journey westward. They stopped in Southern Arizona in the early 1850s with often fatal consequences, before leaving their name on Tubac’s remaining original adobe!

Book lovers, take heart! Tubac once again has a first rate book store, in the heart of the village. It’s at the Presidio.

Our “state park”, operated by local volunteer talent, has featured great green thumb gardeners, front desk greeters, maintenance crew, a bird feeder (human), visiting lecturers, exceptional musicians, and an adequate book store. Adequate, until a couple of retired book store managers moved into town, found the Presidio collection, looked around, and went to work.

The result is stunning, a first class book store with a focus on the Southwest.

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The Tubac area claims at least 10 titles, including Patricia Hilpert’s new Historic Tubac, Arizona, illustrated with Roberta Rogers’ exquisite local watercolors, and Nick Bleser’s definitive book on the Tumacacori mission. Also new on this shelf is Terrenos, an Illustrated History of the Otero Land Grant, and of Tubac’s founding family. Other categories include Hiking and Geology, Local Authors, Biography, Border Issues, Fiction, Southwest Food and Gardens, and Women’s Stories.

The best of Children’s Books make up the dozens of titles in this category, preselected winners sure to please. Find out, and share, for example, why and what dragons love and fear about tacos... The Tubac Presidio Historical Park, with gift and book shop, is open daily from 9 to 5, under the capable leadership of director Shannon Stone. For a better behind-thebookstore understanding, visit on Monday mornings, when the bookstore inspiration team of volunteers Midge Binnewies and Elaine Kloetzly are busy ordering, reordering, reshelving, and working on the book displays. They are happy to answer questions and entertain requests. �

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TUBAC POST OFFICE

hile interviewing several people recently as part of the Tubac Historical Society’s (THS) Oral History Program, I made a mental note about how several of the interviewees mentioned what an important role the post office has played as being an unofficial “community center” for Tubac over the years. This prompted me to look into the history of the post office by going through the files at our Brownell Research Center, enlisting the help of Mary Bingham and talking with at least sixteen current and former residents including two former Postal Clerks, Carol Megariz and Gayle Peterson.

for complimentary coffee and conversation was very positive.

What follows is a brief chronology of the history of the Tubac post office I prepared for THS: 1856 Located at the Santa Rita Mining and Exploring Company store established when Charles Poston came to town, a “post office” of sorts was established. The service was weekly mail between Tucson and Tubac. Mail was sent out from Tubac each Friday and received from Tucson each Sunday.

During several time periods over the years the post office was located in or near a store where residents could get their mail and refreshments. In an attempt to bring that wonderful tradition back, the Tubac Historical Society established the Coffee P.O.T. (Post Office Tubac) cafe at the post office for two mornings recently. The response from the local residents who stopped by

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1859 Frederick Hulseman became Tubac’s first Postmaster when notified by Sylvester Mowry (Territorial Representative) that he was officially appointed to this position. 1860 Postmaster Hulseman closed the post office due to “annoyances he had experienced” with the “corrupt officials at Washington” and “not a citizen in a population of nearly 400 could be found to accept the office.” 1865 Postal service re-established in AZ including Tubac, Henry Jenkins, Postmaster. 1867 Post office operated in Thomas Yerkes’ store which sold dry goods, groceries and provisions. 1877 T. Lillie Mercer served as Postmaster and again in 1880. Mr. Mercer is best known as being largely responsible for the building of the Tubac schoolhouse in 1885. 1887 Postal service discontinued due to declining population in Tubac. 1904 Post office re-established after 17-year lapse. James Cowan, Postmaster 1905 William Lowe appointed Postmaster. Serving for 36 years, he ran the post office and a little store which sold cold drinks out of a section of his house with the help of his family. One of his sons reminisced that the “little old post office was the happiest place in town”. The building is also significant because it was the location of the first telegraph and telephone connection in Tubac to the outside world. The Lowe House is still there located at 14 Calle Iglesia. 1920s and 30s Ramon Quintero carried the mail from across the Santa Cruz river as part of what became known as the Burro Mail. The mail train came from Tucson and would stop in Tubac on the east side of the Santa Cruz river. Ramon would wait for it and then carry the mail sacks back across the river, sometimes above his head if the river was swollen, or later, on the back of his faithful burro, Kenyon Ella. Kenyon Ella was given to Ramon by William Allen of the Kenyon Ranch. 1941 Mrs. Goldie Edgell succeeded William Lowe as Postmaster. She stepped down and for a while a man named Magruder and then Hoyt Smith unsuccessfully tried to keep the Lowe store and post office going.

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1942 Post office business was suspended. Hoyt Smith became the last Post Master of Tubac. Citizens began to receive free rural delivery (RFD) out of Nogales.

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1947 Tumacacori post office opened and residents received RFD on one of its routes. 1959 The defunct post office in Tubac opened for one day in March to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publishing of Arizona’s first newspaper, The Weekly Arizonian. 1961 A sub-station of the Tumacacori post office opened in Tubac in a building on the corner of the Will Rogers Jr. property, located across from the entrance to the Presidio State Park. Tubac received its own cancellation stamp. Mrs. Collier Rogers was the first Clerk-in-Charge. As a sub-station, the Postal Clerk of Tubac bid on and received an appointment as a private contractor. 1965 Post Office moved to Uptown Plaza (near where Brasher Real Estate currently is located), Louise Trees, Postal Clerk. 1969 Post office re-opened after being shut down for 38 days. Its new location was in the El Presidito. Rent charged by Mrs. Gay Griffin was $1 per year. Dorothy Mitchell became Postal Clerk. 1973 Post office moved to the west side of El Presidito. On opening day, coffee, punch and cookies were served. Dorothy Mitchell, Postal Clerk, retired in1981 after12 years on the job. When interviewed about her retirement, Dorothy said, “I have to admit that after 12 years, I’m tired of seeing letters… and especially junk mail”. Carol Megariz became the new Postal Clerk.1982 Post Office moved to Tubac Centro, north of the Lowe house. Later this property became the Secret Garden. Some locals referred to this 1982 site as The Hole or, during monsoon season, The Swamp. Carol Megariz was Postal Clerk for about 18 months. Norma Gaby then assumed this position for about six months before Gayle Peterson (then Gayle Wisdom) was awarded an emergency contract to keep the post office open.

1983 Gayle Peterson was awarded a full contract and moved the post office to Upper Tubac Rd in a building owned by Harry and Ellen March. (Currently #3 and #4 Tubac Rd.) The Marchs ran a grocery store and deli next door in what now is Mariah’s (#8 Tubac Rd). Residents would often gather at the deli for a cup of coffee after picking up their mail. 1991 The Post Office was relocated from Tubac Rd to its current site in the El Mercado complex on the East Frontage Rd (2255B) due to a need for more space and adequate parking. El Mercado was built by the Marchs and first used as a Mexican furniture store on the south end and a small plant nursery on the north end. Gayle’s husband, Pat, wanted to open a coffee shop on the north end of the new location so residents could have an informal community center like they did when the post office was located on Tubac Rd., but this never happened. 2011 Gayle Peterson retired after having the Tubac post office contract for 26 years. 2012 Julie Jung obtained contract to operate the Tubac post office. 2017 Tubac post office window closed for a brief period due to subcontractors not being paid. 2018 Julie Jung ended tenure as postal contractor. 2018 Fernando Alverez began his tenure as postal contractor to run the post office in May. �

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TUBAC GOLF RESORT WELCOMES NEW GENERAL MANAGER

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With expansive lawns shaded by tall trees, the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa is a popular location for weddings. Stunning mountain views and a choice of venues for celebrations add to the allure. The new managing director hopes to increase the number of weddings at this breathtaking location.

“I find the (Tubac) community to be very welcoming. I find the environment here to be surprisingly lush with the high aquifer and being able to have the vegetation it has in the middle of the desert” makes it “such a nice little oasis,” she said. Asked about changes people may see at the resort, Daniel said, “I think there will always be plans for projects. I think the family and investors have done an incredible job in the last decade with improvements on the property with the tens of millions of dollars they put into the rooms, the chapel and the meeting spaces.”

Noël Daniel started work Jan. 21 as managing director of the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa, replacing Linda Cormier who retired after holding the post for 12 years. Daniel has management experience, most recently in Telluride, Colo., as general manager at Madeline Hotel and Residences, an Auberge Resort, and Element 52, a luxury residential property. She moved here in January but had previously visited several times and has known the resort owners, the Allred family, “for over a decade.” Ron Allred, she said, developed Mountain Village at Telluride “and put in the gondolas and made it a world-class ski resort.” EMAIL FIESTATOURSINT@GMAIL.COM FOR DETAILS.

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She added, “There is always room for improvement, service levels, programming. You want to keep the community engaged. My thought is to make sure that things don’t become stagnant, that they’re always in motion. “We’re aware there are some improvements that need to be made on the cart paths, the golf course, and that’s important to membership. It will take several years to get it done. We’re doing it a little bit at a time.” The goal, she said, is to “make the experience on the golf course better and to have more of an awareness to a larger audience to come and play golf, because we have plenty of tee times available to grow our golf business. “We’re also looking to grow our wedding business. It’s such an ideal location.” She gave the example of a wedding in early March where “they took the entire resort, so it became their private oasis for their wedding and they were thrilled.” Daniel’s responsibilities include everything except real estate. Golf pro and golf director Kristie Fowler and golf superintendent Raymond Frey work closely with her. A native of Asheville, N.C., she earned a degree in business from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. “Immediately out of college, I moved to Vail, Colo., and really fell into the hospitality business,” she said. She worked her way up, waiting tables, doing bookkeeping, managing a restaurant, which led to a hotel front desk job, and responsibilities grew over time. With about 130 employees, the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa is a Historic Hotel of America and a recipient of the AAA FourDiamond Award. The property features 98 hacienda-style guest rooms, a 27-hole golf course, restaurant and bar which welcome the public. It also offers a spa, salon, boutique shopping, conference center and event venues. �

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We all know Guthrie’s words-

Rosemont Mine By Carol St. John

As I went walking I saw a sign there And on the sign it said, “No Trespassing.” But on the other side it didn’t say nothing, That side was made for you and me. This land is your land, this land is my land, From California to the New York island From the Redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me. Woody failed to mention the desert lands but we all know he meant to be inclusive.

No!

No! No! No to Rosemont Mine. No to the rape of the pristine land, the contaminants to the air, the waters, the ecosystems of our highly evolved desert landscape. No to the death of 300,000 trees, to the tiny streams and underground channels of creatures we take for granted. No to the relinquishing of American treasures so valuable that Canadian firms have already sold the bounty to China before they have begun the drilling. No to the roads and massive equipment that such a project will require. No to the kicking up of ancient dust, dust that will hurt the air we breathe and our unique clear skies. No one can convince me of the modernization of the process of open pit mining that will protect us from this. Asarco Mines try their best but we experience their limitations. No to ignoring the history of our ancient hills and the tens of thousands of years it has taken for them to evolve. A friend said to me, “Its only rock, Carol.” No its not. It’s not only rock. It’s irreplaceable. It’s a gift, a resource. It won’t grow back. It can’t be reclaimed, regrown, reestablished. When it’s gone, it’s gone. Remember that old cowboy song, “Give me land lots of land with the starry skies above, don’t fence me in!” Don’t tear me apart, either. Don’t deface my beauty, my secrets, my well-earned existence.

How can we sit back and allow a water dependent industry to compete with our supplies? Water is already a known endangered resource for human sustainability in this part of the world. Are we willing to sacrifice our tomorrows for a few jobs in an industry already beleaguered with lawsuits and a history of irreparable harm? An industry that takes what will profit its owners and leave a legacy of waste and a wounded landscape? I thought the Forest Service would make this devastation impossible but, they have failed to do so and allowed the proposal to continue. Shocking? Yes. Stop this nightmare. Stop the mutilation of land and life. We are so lucky to have indigenous people here who are fighting on their terms for the preservation of their sacred lands. We also have groups like the Sierra Club to counter the progress. The Center for Biological Diversity is joining the battle, as are a sundry of environmental groups. I was there when the mining company had a so called hearing for the public in the Sahuarita High School. They had laced the pro-miners with a free lunch and plenty of alcohol. They were a rowdy bunch who were given top billing to speak, and then were free to holler and hiss at the voices that spoke against the mine. I was sickened at the whole display of brutes against brains. If you have never taken a mine tour in the Green Valley-Sahuarita pits, do so. It is impressive. Awe-inspiring really. It also will help you to understand why we must stop this corruption of America’s rich terrain. I call upon the John Muirs of the world, the Teddy Roosevelts, the kindred spirits of the Native Americans, the Charles Popes who are willing to stand up for and or lie down for the land of the brave and the free and the blessed. Authors and philosophers write about the land in profusion. Remember that line in “Gone With the Wind” spoken by Gerald O’Hara about his land, “The land is the only thing in the worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it’s the only thing that lasts”…… - Margaret Mitchell �

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ERIN MENUT, LOCAL YOGA TEACHER AT TUBAC HEALING ARTS "IF YOU CAN BREATHE, YOU CAN DO YOGA"

By Kathleen Vandervoet

Above: Yoga teacher Erin Menut at home with her horse. Photo by Reade Roehrich

Menut also teaches aquafit aerobics classes at the large pool at the Embarcadero and is planning to resume the one-on-one horse therapy clinics, also called equine-facilitated learning, she has given in the past.

If you need guidance in this, Tubac Healing Arts Center has a wide range of classes and services to assist.

Her family includes daughter Ava Grace, 9, and son Aiden, 5, along with two horses, a dark brown Morgan and a black and white paint, on her Tubac property.

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Slow, deep breathing is one of the components of well-being.

Erin Menut is among the yoga teachers at Tubac Healing Arts, located near the center of the village at 26 Tubac Road. She’s lived in Tubac about four years and grew up in Vermont. She said she discovered Tubac in 2012 when she was living in Salt Lake City and began traveling to Amado to participate in Eponaquest horse workshops. A certified yoga teacher since 2007, Menut teaches yoga on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and Qigong on Wednesdays. Among the other healing arts she practices is a form of massage called Jin Shin Jyutsu which is a light touch therapy that works like acupuncture. “It’s very soothing and very relaxing,” she said.

People who have never taken a yoga class may feel intimidated and uncomfortable. Menut, whose calm personality is delightful to encounter, said, “I think it’s really brave because it’s hard to walk into any room where you don’t know the people, but I always tell people that if you can breathe, you can do yoga. “The essence of the yoga practice is the breath,” she said. The yoga poses in which people sit or stand are to help improve breathing and also result in relaxation as they clear the mind. Classes in Tubac may be more relaxed than some found in large cities. “One of the things I love about the Tubac Healing Arts Center is that it’s completely unpretentious. It doesn’t matter what you wear,” she said.

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In addition to the foundation of breathing, Menut said, people and can start at any age. “We offer several classes that are suitable for beginners.”

25 For class descriptions, schedules and other information, visit www.tubachealingarts. com, which also includes contact phone numbers for all the providers.

Tubac’s community includes many retirees. She said “One of the books that inspired me is called ‘The New Yoga for People Over 50,’ and some of the remarkable statistics in that book are that you can build bone mass and build muscle mass at any age, so you can get stronger and improve the health of your body.” Menut’s classes, held in the spacious yoga room, usually have between three and 10 people, so they aren’t crowded. “I like that because I usually ask if there’s anything special they want from the practice” in case specific parts of their body don’t feel well. “Then I can work that in.” Tubac Healing Arts provides nine types of yoga classes along with acupuncture, massage, Qigong and chiropractic care.

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A Time for Sirius

With winter easing its grip upon much of the United States, we in Southern Arizona are presented with some of the clearest and most transparent skies of the year. Taking center-stage throughout the winter and spring months is the brightest star in the entire sky – Sirius.

brilliant star like Sirius is viewed close to the horizon. As the star rises higher into the evening sky, this effect diminishes and Sirius will ultimately shine with a steady light. However, seeing the jewel-like Sirius flashing and twinkling wildly over a snow covered landscape is a wondrous sight to behold.

Brilliant Sirius gets its name from the ancient Greek word Seirios, meaning the “searing one” or scorching. Also, as the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Major, it is also known as the “Dog Star.” And individually, Sirius is one of only a very few stars that have figured prominently in the creation of a calendar, religion, and culture of an entire civilization.

In our night sky, stars can be bright or dim due to a combination of circumstances. They can be small intrinsically dim stars, but close by, so as a result, appear bright. Or by comparison, large intrinsically bright stars, at great distance, will appear dim. Sirius is both intrinsically bright and close by. As a star, Sirius is about 1.75x larger and 2 times more massive than our sun. This means that Sirius is significantly hotter than our sun and about 26x more luminous. And, at a distance of only 8.6 light-years, Sirius is about 50% brighter that its’ closest rival in our night sky, Canopus. If you live far enough south (< 350 N), it makes for an interesting

For many, the introduction to Sirius usually occurs on a cold frosty winters’ eve when they notice a brilliantly twinkling star, rapidly flashing through every color of the rainbow. This flashing or “twinkling” is caused by turbulence within the Earth’s atmosphere, and becomes especially pronounced when a

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comparison to directly compare the brightness of brilliant Sirius with slightly dimmer Canopus. Astronomy was central to most ancient cultures and civilizations. However, to only one, the ancient Egyptians, was this single star crucial to their cultural and calendrical system. The Egyptian calendar used the first appearance of Sirius prior to sunrise to mark the beginning of their monsoon, and the annual flooding of the Nile delta. The observed length of time between these successive helical risings was 365 days. This then became the basis for their 365 day civil calendar. One quarter of a day short of the actual 365 ¼ year. Prior to this helical rising, Sirius would be moving through the daytime sky with the sun, thus being invisible. This period of invisibility occurred from early July and lasted until about mid-August, typically the hottest portion of the summer. To the ancient Egyptians, the light and heat of Sirius (the Dog Star) combined with that of the sun to produce this unusually hot period. For the Egyptians, these days were known as the “dog days.” A phrase we still use today- 2500 years later! Unknown to the ancients was the fact that Sirius is a binary star system. The secondary star known as Sirius B, is one of the most remarkable types of stars in the heavens. Known as “the Pup,” Sirius B is a type of star called a White Dwarf. White Dwarfs type stars are the dead exposed remnant cores of a previously sun-like star. As a star like our sun passes into old-age, it will swell into a Red Giant and ultimately end its life as a small, hot, dense White Dwarf. What makes these stars remarkable is that they are only about

the size of the earth, giving them a density of many tons per cubic inch. Famously, Sirius B was the first of its type to be discovered, the first properly understood, and the brightest and nearest of the White Dwarfs to our sun. Curiously, the stone-age Dogon tribe of Mali, Africa seem to have acquired knowledge of Sirius B and have included it in their oral traditions. On a clear cold mid-winter evening, there are more bright stars visible in the evening sky than at any other time of the year. When comparing these bright stars, it is interesting to realize that we are looking at stars of varying sizes, temperatures, ages, and distances. Each a sun in its own right. But Sirius is special. It has been the brightest star in our night sky for all of our recorded history, and will continue to be so for at least the next 200,000 years. It has presided over the rise and fall of cultures, kingdoms, and empires and gave us the foundation for our modern calendar. Sirius is truly royalty among the stars. Timothy Hrutkay is the Daytime Programs Coordinator, Kitt Peak National Observatory. Learn about the Kitt Peak Visitor Center’s guided tours, nighttime stargazing programs, special events, schedules, driving directions and more at www.noao.edu/kpvc Kitt Peak National Observatory and its Visitor Center is located 56 miles west of Tucson, at the end of Arizona State Highway 386 on the Tohono O’odham Reservation. www.noao.edu/kpno �

TUBAC DARK SKY INITIATIVE The Tubac Heritage Alliance (formerly Save Tubac) has launched a new initiative: The Tubac Dark Sky IDA Designation. In collaboration with the Lowe House Project, the Tubac Nature Center, members of the scientific community, and other select local residents, the Tubac Heritage Alliance has formed a committee focused on the rigorous process of attaining a dark sky designation from the International Dark Sky Association. For more information about the initiative and committee members, including details about the International Dark Sky Designation and other Dark Sky Communities, please visit the Tubac Heritage Alliance Facebook page at www.facebook.com/preservetubac

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JUNIOR RANGER DAY: F UN AND GAMES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Tumacácori sets aside a special day each year to honor its youngest visitors. On Saturday, April 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Junior Rangers of all ages will be able to play, create, and learn from special activities on the mission grounds. Families can spend the morning with hands-on games, crafts, and programs while enjoying free admission all day. “If you’ve ever wondered how a historical park like Tumacácori could be kid-friendly, come to Junior Ranger Day,” says superintendent Bob Love “This park is all about family and the things that young people love like animals, games, and food.” Encounter Pancho, the 6-foottall vermilion flycatcher known to inhabitat Tumacácori’s most festive occasions. Go head-to-head with friends on a traditional O’odham pottery race. Cool off in the monsoon tunnel or with an authentic Tumacácori raspado. Create works of art in clay, mud, paint, and fabric. Cultivate wildflowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Meet and feed real heritage livestock. More than 20 different games will be available for all ages, abilities, and interests. Each game, activity, or craft gets you closer to prizes such as pins, badges, stickers, and books. The first fifty Junior Rangers to will go home with the grand prize, a limitededition Junior Ranger Day T-shirt. For more information on Junior Ranger Day or other events and activities at Tumacácori National Historical Park, call 520-377-5060, or visit the park website, at nps.gov/tuma.

N AT IONAL B AT A P P RE C I AT I O N D AY AT T UMACÁCORI N AT IONA L H I S TO RICAL P A RK Visitors are invited to join Tumacácori National Historical Park staff and scientists for National Bat Appreciation Day on April 17, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. This unofficial holiday is a great time to explore what it means to be a nocturnal animal and how scientists study them. Under the blanket of darkness the desert comes alive with animals of all shapes and sizes venturing into the cool night air in search of food and water. Bats are one of many species of nocturnal animals that can be observed throughout the desert southwest. From March to October, when bats have returned from their wintering grounds or emerged from hibernation, bats can be observed fluttering about the night sky throughout the Sonoran desert. Park visitors on “Bat Night” will explore the benefits of dark skies to communities and wildlife, interact with scientists conducting bat research at the park, see a real live bat up close, and learn about efforts to conserve bat populations. A limited supply of free posters of the “Bats of Arizona” will be available for those interested in taking one home. Admission to the park is $7 per adult, free for federal pass holders and children under age 16. For more information on National Bat Appreciation Day or other events and activities at Tumacácori National Historical Park, call 520-377-5060, or visit the park website at nps.gov/tuma.

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PARK TO PARK HIKE FOR HEALTH

ALONG T HE ANZA T RAIL In celebration of National Park Rx Day, Tumacácori National Historical Park will offer hikers the opportunity to walk the four-mile stretch of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail between Tumacácori and Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, catching a free ride back to their starting point. Hikers can begin at either end of the trail. Between 8:00 a.m. and noon on Sunday, April 28 the park will provide a continuously running shuttle between the trailheads. Spending time outdoors confers many well-documented health benefits including mental, physical, and social wellbeing. Find out more about the Park Prescription program at http://www.parkrx.org. Participants hiking park-to-park will tally up nearly 13,000 steps and earn their “I Hike for Health” pin. Tumacácori will also host a health and wellness fair in the picnic area from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Hikers and visitors will be able to learn about local community resources for healthy living. The four mile stretch of Anza Trail is mostly level and shady. Wear good walking shoes, dress for the weather, and carry water and snacks. For more information on the hike or other park events and activities, call Tumacácori National Historical Park at 520-377-5060, or visit the park website, at nps.gov/tuma.

TUMACÁCORI ANNOUNCES ENTRANCE FEE-FREE DAYS IN 2019 Tumacácori National Historical Park will waive its entrance fee on four days in 2019. The four entrance fee-free days for 2019 will be: S AT URDAY , A P RI L 20 – S TART OF N AT IONAL P A RK W EEK /N AT I ONA L J U N I OR R A N G ER D AY S UNDAY , A UGUST 25 – N AT IONAL P A RK S ERV I C E B I RT H DAY

S AT URDAY , S EP T EMBER 28 – N AT IONA L P U B LI C L A N DS D AY M ONDAY , N OVEMBER 11 – V E T ERA N S D AY

“National parks are perfect destinations for families,” said Tumacácori National Historical Park Superintendent Bob Love, “They’re special places that celebrate culture, nature, being outdoors, learning, and exploring.” Tumacácori National Historical Park normally charges $7 per adult. On fee free days, keep an eye out for special programs such as the annual river clean-up for National Public Lands Day as well as the 15% discount offered storewide by the Western National Parks Association. Tumacácori National Historical Park is one of 115 national parks that has an entrance fee. The other 303 do not charge for entry. The National Park System includes more than 85 million acres and is comprised of 418 sites, including national parks, national historical parks, national monuments, national recreation areas, national battlefields, and national seashores. Last year, 331 million people visited national parks spending $18.2 billion which supported 306,000 jobs across the country and had a $35.8 billion impact on the U.S. economy. A 2019 Tumacácori Annual Pass, featuring cover photo from local 9-year-old Anthony Cortes, costs $30 and grants free entrance to the pass holder plus guests for 12 months. In addition, a suite of passes allows unlimited entrance to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including all national parks. There are also free or discounted passes available for senior citizens, current members of the military, families of fourth grade students, and disabled citizens.

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T U M ACÁCORI R ECEIV ES F I ELD T RI P G RAN T F ROM T H E

N AT IONAL P ARK F O UNDAT ION Tumacácori was selected to receive a field trip grant from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks. The grant will cover transportation costs for local public schools to visit and participate in one of Tumacácori’s curriculum-based education programs. This grant, part of the National Park Foundation’s “Open Outdoors for Kids” program, supports the federal government’s “Every Kid in a Park” program. “I can still remember the excitement of exploring my first national park as a kid and it made me want to discover more,” said National Park Foundation President Will Shafroth. “I’m thrilled that our National Park Foundation grants make it possible for hundreds of thousands of kids to experience the wonder of parks for the first time, sparking a lifelong love for national parks.” Headlining Tumacácori’s school programs this year is Padre Kino’s Quest, which explores multiple parts of the 4th grade curriculum including mathematics; geography; persuasive writing; and, of course, the life of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino. Students must solve their way through a series of puzzles and challenges to collect the “Kino Skill Badges” required to complete the quest. Like all of Tumacácori’s curriculum-based programs, the Quest includes pre- and post-visit lessons and presents Arizona state standards to participants in a hands-on, inquiry-based setting. With the addition of the National Park Foundation’s grant, Tumacácori is able to offer immersive educational experience to local students at zero cost to the school. There is no entrance fee, no program fee, and now fully reimbursed transportation. Teachers wishing to participate in the 2018-2019 school year, should visit www.nps.gov/ tuma/learn/education, email Melanie_Rawlins@nps.gov or call 520-377-5064 for more information.

SHAW D. KINSLEY LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: HEALERS, QUACKS AND ELIXIRS – SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2 PM PRESENTATION BY GEORGE WHITEHEAD

The story of medicine men and men of medicine in territorial southern Arizona. George Whitehead is a long time resident of Benson. His weekly column in the San Pedro Valley News has chronicled the history of the San Pedro River Valley from geologic time to the present day. He is currently working with the Amerind Foundation in Dragoon to establish the history of the FF Ranch and the Amerind Foundation for the Arizona Memory Project. $10 per ticket. A portion of the proceeds supports the Presidio education and preservation programs. Please call for reservations, 520-398-2252.

SHAW D. KINSLEY LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: RIPARIAN PLANTS: SANTA CRUZ RIVER, ARIZONA – SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2 PM – PRESENTATION BY TED JOHNSON. STAY TUNED…DETAILS TO COME!

1st Annual Anza Fun Run: Two Leagues, Two Parks, One Trail - Sunday, April 28, 7am -11am (Run at 7 am, Health Fair from 8 AM – 11 AM).Join us for a fourmile run (or walk) along the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail starting at Tubac Presidio Historic Park and concluding at Tumacácori National Historical Park! The entry fee is $20 and includes a t-shirt. Participants 16 years and younger can join for free. Join us for a health and wellness fair immediately following the run. Featuring local health related organizations, refreshments, music, information, and demonstrations. Special appearance by Pancho the Vermillion Flycatcher. This project was made possible by a funding award from the National Park Service and the Outdoor Foundation. To register go to www.wnpa.org/event/tumacacori-nationalhistorical-park-anza-fun-run/>

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e often forget the passion and love we had at the beginning of a new relationship or project. Twenty years later and the exciting beginning fades into daily ritual. But what is ritual? A reminder of that long-ago passion and desire. Our yoga practices can easily turn into a boring habit or transform us into a ritual of reminders. The practice, be it yoga, meditation or sacred acts, is a cultivation of mood or “bhava.” Bhava is a Sanskrit word that means “being, becoming” and also “habitual or emotional tendencies.” This is literal in some definitions, but as I learn more and more about the ancient language of Sanskrit, I realize that interpretation and context is as important as the definition. For me bhava is a “mood” of remembrance. It can be the sense of coming into calm as I sink into meditation or the sense of well-being that overtakes me after a great yoga asana practice. Bhava is praise, adoration, passion, love, all the emotions that come with beginnings. It is also the emotions that can be continually rediscovered and revisited with practice and awareness. With this mood we can hold and reconnect with the spirit that brought us to this place of practice. If I can live from the ritual that reminds me of personal experience, maybe I can become more aware of the light that comes with opening the heart and spirit. Mat asana practice is a ritual. Start with intention, both physical and heartfelt, and move from there. What is more in the moment than becoming on your mat? Breath, action and spirit makes the practice work best. Some days it is introspective, contemplative, forward folds; some days it is active, expressive and expansive backbends. However my practice unfolds, it is a personal ceremony of where I am at and where I belong right now. Well known yogi Shiva Rea says we should experience practice like a “slow dance with the One,” which helps us realize yoga practice is not a duty but a divine connection to ourselves and what we hold sacred. That means all of it, on and off the mat, by ourselves and with each other. What poses make the most of your tradition or routine?

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Ustrasana (Camel Pose) for me is a favorite. Getting to this form requires open shoulders, very warm quadriceps and back. Most of all it works best when I open my heart to the possibilities of where the pose can take me. There are a lot of actions that get me there but most of them require passion and desire. The memory of great backbends helps and sets the Bhava for the actions. One of my teachers told me attitude was one of the most important things to getting into the pose. If I decide early on I can’t get there, of course, I won’t. We all know that what you think and say makes for what you can or cannot do. Commit to transform. Be a light of health and well-being. Demonstrate the power of mindful and ritual living. Whether you or I get into a great Ustrasana depends on our intention and light. If I start my practice, and maybe each day, with renewed motivation for higher consciousness, for a remembrance of my love and passion, I can be a joyful presence for all beings. Doing a backbend is like the cherry on top. Kathy Edds teaches yoga at The Tubac Healing Arts Center in Tubac, AZ. www.tubachealingarts.com �

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GENEROSITY IS ON THE MENU AT THE 17TH ANNUAL TASTE OF TUBAC

By Bruce Monro

Tubac Rotary Club President

Tickets to the Taste were still available at press time from Donna’s Salon, Jane’s Attic, Tumacookery, the Tubac Golf Resort and the Green Valley/ Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce. The cost – advance-only sales – is $60 per ticket. Additional ticket information is available by calling the Tubac Rotary Club at 520-336-7638.

enerosity is attached to every ticket to the Tubac Rotary Club’s Annual Taste of Tubac. Celebrating its 17th year on Sunday, April 7, the event at the Tubac Golf Resort is the result of incredible support from our volunteers, sponsors, local businesses, ticket purchasers, media outlets and, most especially, our local restaurants and beverage providers. To put it another way, none of this would happen without all of you. Your time, talent, energy and generosity are at the top of the menu. The Taste is Rotary’s largest fundraiser of the year. It’s a celebration of fine wine and savory cuisine, an opportunity for friends and neighbors to enjoy an evening of alfresco dining, foot-stomping dance music, and the chance to outbid one another in the Taste’s popular silent auction tent. Frequent visits to the restaurant tents, dance floor and auction tent are encouraged. The event runs from 5 to 8 p.m., and some of this year’s participating restaurants include: Stables Ranch Grille, Elvira’s, The Italian Peasant, Melio’s Ristorante Italiano, Tubac Market, Tubac Deli and Coffee Co., Soto’s Outpost, Las Trankas Restaurant, Wisdom’s Café, Wisdom’s DOS, Pizza y Vino, La Roca El Balcõn Bar and Restaurant from Nogales, Sonora; Nickel’s Diner, The Grill at Quail Creek, The Greyhound Room at De Anza RV Resort, the 19th Hole Bar & Grille and the Longhorn Grill. Beverages will be provided by Sentinel Peak Brewing Company, Young’s Market Company and Epcor Water.

Hardscrabble Road will provide the music, with a playlist of songs that guarantee a good time on the dance floor. The five-piece dance band specializes in popular country selections and favorites from the fifties, sixties and beyond. To save your feet for the dance floor, or rescue them after the fact, a courtesy shuttle service – which was started last year – will again be on tap. The two, multi-passenger golf carts will provide easy access to the event from the resort’s parking areas. A special thank you goes out to the generous (yet anonymous) sponsors of this service. An avenue of banners, new this year, will line the entry to the Taste to honor local organizations that have benefitted from the fund-raiser and which, more importantly, enhance the fabric of our community. They include: The Amado Youth Center, St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic in Nogales, the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, the Montessori de Santa Cruz Charter School, Warmth from the Heart coat project, Giving Turtles Christmas gift program, ShelterBox USA, and the Rich River Athletics Club Track Meet at the Rio Rico High School – among others.

We look forward to joining you at this annual celebration of savory food, fine wines and fabulous generosity. REGULAR TUBAC ROTARY CLUB GATHERINGS Tubac Rotary Club breakfast meetings are open to the public and begin at 7:30 a.m. every Friday in the Apache Room at the Tubac Golf Resort. Announcements about guest speakers can normally be found on the Tubac Rotary Club Facebook page as well as on the Rotary Club’s display board outside the Tubac Post Office. For additional information, you can call Byron Thompson at 503-440-1862. A drone’s-eye view of the Taste of Tubac setup on the grounds of the Tubac Golf Resort. For a closer look, be sure to buy your tickets in advance of the Sunday, April 7 event. The fun begins at 5 p.m. Photo courtesy of droneroamers.com Tubac Rotarian Chuck Galloway please take a bow for arranging the Taste of Tubac’s courtesy shuttle service, which will be available to transport guests to and from the resort’s parking areas. Photo courtesy of the Tubac Rotary Club. �

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ARE YOU TIRED OF

LOOSE DENTURES OR MISSING TEETH?

FRIENDS OF SONOITA CREEK PRESENTS -HOW HEALTHY IS SONOITA CREEK? APRIL 12 Sonoita Creek is a small, historically perennial stream, a vulnerable rarity in an arid climate. It is an oasis, the life blood on which a vast and diverse number of plants and animals depend. Rapid Stream Riparian Assessment (RSRA) is a tool for gathering information about the health of Sonoita Creek. On April 12, Dr. Peter Stacey, Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of New Mexico will present the RSRA method and the results of five-years of assessment done by Friends of Sonoita Creek in the important birding areas above Patagonia Lake, at the Nature Conservancy’s Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve and in the Sonoita Creek State Natural Area. April 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm Cady Hall at the Patagonia Library, 342 Duquesne Ave, Patagonia, AZ 85624, Patagonia, AZ 85624 Read More: http://sonoitacreek.org/ Dr. Stacey will train volunteers in this method on April 13th & 14th. Contact Gould226@hotmail.com for further information about this training.

FRIDAY MORNING HIKES ALONG THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26) 8:30 A.M. – 10 P.M. Attention Artists, Birders and Nature Lovers of all sorts. Join with members of the Walking Sticks hiking group for casual hikes on the Juan Bautista de Anza International Trail to observe the Santa Cruz River’s ribbon of life, riparian flora and fauna, cottonwood/willow forest, mesquite bosques and bird immigrants. Discover it’s many wonders. Meet at Lowe House Project 14 Calle Iglesia, Old Town Tubac at 8:30 a.m. A Walking Sticks, Friends of the Santa Cruz River and LHP Rio Compartido/Shared River program. For more information email at tubacval@msn.com(Photo Credit: Friends of the Santa Cruz River)

EASTER CELEBRATION SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 9:00AM – 3:00PM Bring your family and friends to Avalon Gardens to enjoy an Easter Eggstravaganza with games, hayrides, pony rides, face painting, food, and live entertainment! Ecovillage tour also available. Proceeds go to the nonprofit Global Community Communications Schools for Teens & Children. For more information call (520) 398-2542 or visit http://avalongardens.org/events

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LOCAL AUTHOR, NANCY VALENTINE HAS PUBLISHED HER BOOK, "J.R. BARTLETT AND THE CAPTIVE GIRL" Based on a true

story with some of the action taking place in 1850s, about a remarkable New England bookworm who overcame conflicts of love, honor and duty while rescuing a beautiful Mexican Apache Captive when surveying the 1851 boundary line between Mexico and the United States.

Valentine, (pictured right, photo by Arlene Meteyer) will give a reading and book signing on April 27 at the Lowe House in Old Town, Tubac. You can contact the author for more information or to purchase a copy of her book by emailing tubacval@msn.com

To the Editor:

My wife and I have been full-time residents of Tubac for nearly 4 years and we’re still amazed at the spirit of friendliness, good-will and service manifested by the people of Tubac. A few weeks ago I had a dead car battery on East Frontage Rd. and Chavez Siding and a good samaritan, Michael Robling, stopped to ask how he could help. He had a quick errand to complete, then came back as he said he would and worked for at least 30 minutes with me to jump the battery. We finally succeeded. After 15 minutes I told him he had done his service but he refused to leave me until my car started, or AAA arrived.

Last week my wife had low-blood sugar at the Tubac Post Office and she was feeling faint and unsure of driving. (No jokes about drinking in the morning!) Luckily, Marty Sewell drove her home and made sure she got into the house safely while Fernando, our awesome new Post Master, took time out to drive my wife’s car home, then take Marty back to the Post Office. At times like this I feel like I’m George Bailey from It’s A Wonderful Life and surrounded by a town full of angels. Except, these folks are for real and so is Tubac. Sincerely,

Robert Clancy

A Big Thank You from Valley Assistance Services to Tubac and the Tubac Regional area for supporting Empty Bowls which was held on February 16, 2019. Delicious soups from the Wisdom's, the Tubac Market, Shelby's, and Habanero's along with 18 other restaurants and wonderful prizes were donated by The Bird House, Cloud Dancer, Newby Gallery, Tumacookery, Tubac Golf Resort &Spa, Elvira's, La Paloma, Santa Cruz Chili and Spice, Melio's, and Rosio's Candle Shop, along with the many businesses from Amado, Green Valley, Sahuarita, and Tucson.

Thank you Tubac and the Tubac Regional Area for making Empty Bowls 2019 a huge success for Valley Assistance Services."

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(520)245-7548 Building in Tubac and surrounding areas since 1998. Over 30 years of hands-on experience.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH, HI- ART EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION, 5PM-7PM - Come see the work of the artists of the future from the five high schools throughout the Santa Cruz Valley. Students from Sahuarita, Walden Grove, Rio Rico, Nogales and Patagonia High Schools will have their work on display. Awards will be presented the evening of the Opening Reception plus the announcement of a scholarship award of $1,000 to a graduating senior.

FRIDAY, MAY 3RD THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 26TH – “THE WINE-DARK SEA” – OPENING RECEPTION, 5-7PM - Come to explore this unusual exhibition. It’s the final exhibition of the season, a national juried exhibition, that challenges artists to create works of art, painting, sculpture, and other media based on the eponymous theme. The exhibition features a solvable mystery for patrons and interactive installations. TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH – JUNE 27TH – SUMMER ARTS FOR YOUTH - Register on line for classes on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday each week during the month of June. Students ages 6-13 can explore classes in mixed media, drama, dance, photography and more. Students can register for one, two, three or all four weeks of summer fun and learning. Time is 9am -3:30pm, FREE lunch is provided for all students. Cost is $75 per week or $275 if students register for all 4 weeks. Go to www.tubacarts.org for more information.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 22ND – SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST, “BEST OF SHOW” EXHIBITION - Be sure to visit The Studio Gallery to see more work from award winning ceramic artist, Curtis Hoard. Professor Emeritus from the University of Minnesota. Curtis was the “Best of Show” winner at this year’s Members Juried Exhibition. He has been recognized both nationally and internationally for his outstanding ceramic works. Now living and working in Arizona, Curtis has his studio in Green Valley where he continues to create amazing pieces of sculpture, both large and small. Stop in to see the range and variety of his work. SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH, 3PM- TUBAC SINGERS SPRING CONCERT –MUSIC FOR THE HEART AND SPIRIT - Enjoy the sounds of this talented community chorus directed by Marty Schuyler. Suggested $8 donation at the door.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 5:00PM – ART SPEAKS PRESENTATION – “SUSIE HEINZ– TOP TEN WORKS AT THE MET” - Join your fellow art lovers to find out if you agree on which works of art make the “Top Ten” list at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Admission: Free for TCA Members, $8/Nonmembers and guests. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371

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Lowe House Project Artist in Residency

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APRIL 4 SUMMERS OF FIRE READING & SIGNING WITH LINDA STRADER 10 A.M. – NOON - Linda recalls the danger, romance, and

personal and physical challenges in her true-life pioneering adventure as one of the first women to fight forest fires for the U.S. Government. Copies of her memoir will be available for sale and signing. A Lowe House Project artist in residency program. 14 Calle Iglesia, Old Town Tubac. For more information view https://summersoffirebook.blogspot.com and email at lstrader2008@aol.com or 520-625-5827

SAT. APRIL 6, WED., APRIL 10, WED., APRIL 17–UKRAINIAN EGG DECORATING WITH SUSAN CORL- 9 AM TO NOON AND/ OR 1 P.M. – 4 P.M. Explore this centuries old tradition with step-by-

step guidance for decorating using wax, dyes and patterns. All materials provided. Morning, afternoon and all day sessions. Make it a family activity! Children and group discount rates available. A Lowe House Project Lost Arts Revived! “playshop” in Old Town Tubac For more information, fees and pre-registration for this popular class, email susancorl@hotmail.com or call 520-394-2926

THURSDAY, APRIL 11 WITH PAMELA WEDEMEYER

SPIRITED PAINTING 2-4 P.M. - All about having

fun, being creative with friends while expressing yourself through painting! Absolutely no experience necessary. All materials, wine and atmosphere for inspiration provided. Sign Up, Show Up and Sip Up! For information, fees and pre-registration, email Pamela at cpamelita@aol. com or call at 703-727-2867

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TOURS, CLASSES & EVENTS 2019

Apr 3 – Cross Border Tour - Nogales Apr 4 – Gastronomic Tour Apr 13 – Magdalena Then & Now Tour Apr 24 – Cross Border Tour – Nogales Apr 30 – Magdalena Then & Now Tour May 27- June 8 SPAIN Gateway to a New World: Extremadura & Andalucia Tour

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 J.R. BARTLETT AND THE CAPTIVE GIRL READING/TALK & SIGNING BY NANCY VALENTINE. 3:30-5 P.M. Based on a true story with some of the action taking place in 1850s Tubac, Nancy will talk the history and read from her recently published book about a remarkable New England bookworm who overcame conflicts of love, honor and duty while rescuing a beautiful Mexican Apache Captive when surveying the 1851 boundary line between Mexico and the United States. A timely love story that needs to be retold! Reservations suggested. For more information contact Nancy at tubacval@msn.com

SAT., APRIL 20 PRINTING WITHOUT A PRESS!—MONOTYPE FUN PLAYSHOP WITH BARBARA KUZARA 9 A.M.- 1 P.M. - Using

a rolling pin and wooden spoon you will learn to produce monotypes without a press. This technique allows you to create monotypes in your home. You will transfer inked designs from a plate to paper and create as many unique images as you want. We will work with highquality water-based inks and various types of paper. All necessary materials are included. Bring any brushes, stencils, stamps and other materials you want to play with. Also bring an apron…it’s going to get messy! Brayers, brushes, crayons, stencils, tissue paper, rolling pins and wooden spoons. Think of the possibilities! Roll or brush ink onto a plate (a 4x5 plate which when done with the playshop you can take home.) Wipe ink off, put ink on, print it, put more ink on, make marks, print it again Experience the liberating and versatile medium of monotype printmaking! For more information and registration, contact me, a Tubac Village Artist Association member, at bakuzara@gmail.com, 602-526-5781 and www.kuzarastudio.com

FRIDAY, APRIL 26 ART: AVOICE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE WITH PEG BOWDEN, BETTY LADUKE AND ISABELLA TIBBETTS 5:00-7:00 P.M.- Three women, all from different artistic persuasions, will speak

to their own creative processes as instruments of social change during a presentation at the Lowe House Project artist residency program in Tubac, Arizona, April 26, 5-7 PM. Peg Bowden, writer, musician, and humanitarian aid worker, has written a book, A Land of Hard Edges, about the power of love and family which drives people into the treacherous landscape of the Sonoran Desert. Rather than building a wall between the US and Mexico, she sees her work as building bridges through music, cultural exchanges, and human kindness. Her next book, A Stranger At My Door, will be published in summer, 2019. Betty LaDuke, professor of art emeritus at Southern Oregon University inAshland, Oregon, has exhibited widely throughout the world. Her art has always been an art of cause and conscience, celebrating the beauty of other cultures, while recognizing humanity’s enduring hardships. She loves to paint the “hands in the dirt” people.

Isabella Tibbetts, born in Pelileo, Ecuador, lives inAshland, Oregon, and is an activist as a water protector in Oregon. She works with the Rogue Climate organization, educating the public about climate change. She was a major speaker at the Women’s March in Oregon, and delivers a message about the plight of indigenous women everywhere. For more information about Art: A Voice for Social Justice, contact Peg Bowden at pegbowden1942@gmail.com and 520-390-5231. Reservations are recommended. A donation of $10 is appreciated. Light refreshments will be served.

SUNDAY, APRIL 28 —POETRY ALIVE IN TUBAC!— 4:30-6:00 P.M. Come to just listen or read--yours or some of your favorites. Maybe

we'll enjoy a glass of wine or two, and certainly we'll enjoy each other's company. It's free, though donations to the non-profit Lowe House Project will be greatly appreciated. contact Bill Stephenson at 520-878-7965 .wmcstephenson@gmail.com

SATURDAY, MAY 4 PAPER MÂCHÉ PLAYSHOP WITH FOLK ARTIST SUSAN CORL 9 AM –4 PM Make it a Family Day! Come have

fun making masks, animals, piñatas, puppets --anything you want--using recycled items and newspaper. With a few simple materials, a wide variety of lightweight sculptures can be made. Susan has been doing paper mâché since she was a child and has been sharing her improved discoveries with hundreds of students over the years. All materials included. Morning, afternoon and all day sessions. Family rates available. A Lowe House Project Lost Arts Revived! “playshop” in Old Town Tubac. For more information, fees and pre-registration email susancorl@hotmail.com or call 520-394-2926

THURSDAY, MAY 9 SPIRITED PAINTING WITH PAMELA WEDEMEYER 2-4 P.M. - All about having

SATURDAY, MAY 18 DECORATIVE PAPERS PLAYSHOP WITH SUSAN CORL—9 AM – 4 P.M.— Have fun like a kid making a mess

playing with paints, glue, crayons and make beautiful decorative papers to be included in handmade books and book covers. Experiment with different techniques such as Orizomegami, a fold and dye technique and wax resist papers using batik methods and common materials found around the house to create one-of-a-kind works. Make it a Family activity. All materials included. Family rates available. A Lowe House Project “playshop” in Old Town Tubac. For more information, fees and pre-registration email susancorl@hotmail.com or call 520-394-2926 For a complete listing of Lowe House Project happenings, view lowehouseproject.com and/or email Nancy Valentine, Program Coordinator at tubacval@msn.com. Let us know what you would like to present—playshop, workshop, lecture, demo—and what kinds of events you would like to see happening at the Lowe House Project. We are a 501 (c) (3) non-profit and are reliant on your contributions of activities and financial support to keep going and growing. And look for our summer-long happenings! Thank you. Abrazos, Nancy Valentine

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TUBAC COMMUNITY CENTER 50 BRIDGE ROAD

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ACTIVITIES

Tubac Nature Center, 50 Bridge, Tubac TUESDAYS, 8 AM TO 11 AM, BIRD WALK, we meet inside the nature

center at 50 Bridge Rd., Tubac. Usual walk route along a section of the Anza Trail, flat terrain, duration 2 to 3 hours. All levels of skill welcomed. Bring binoculars. Birding by sight and sound. Leader: Jim Karp. Contact: jkarp@ syr.edu.

APRIL 3, 8 PM TO 9 PM, DARK SKIES IV, meet in Ron Morriss Park in

• COMMUNITY LUNCH … THURSDAY AT 12:00, WITH LUNCHES FROM SHELBY’S, WISDOM’S AND THE TUBAC MARKET •

STANDING YOGA … THURSDAY AT 11:00 AM W/ LYNN BAKER

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STANDING YOGA … TUESDAY AT 10:00 AM W/ LYNN BAKER

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NEW! ZUMBA BASIC … MONDAY & WEDNESDAY 4:00 PM

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NEW! TAI CHI FOR SENIORS… WEDNESDAY AT 1:00 PM

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COMMUNITY GARDEN OF TUBAC WORK PARTY … THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH – STARTS 9:30 AM

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AA … MON WED FRI, 7-8 PM OPEN MEETING

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TRX EXERCISE CLASS … WED & FRIDAY 9:00 AM

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S.C. VALLEY CITIZENS COUNCIL … THIRD MONDAY – 9:00 AM

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TUBAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY … OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVERY WED. & THUR. 10:00 AM TILL 4:00 PM & BY APPOINTMENT

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FREE BOOKS! TUBAC LIBRARY …THURSDAY 12:30 AM

• DOG TRAINING … WITH LYNN CAREY WEDNESDAYS 9:00 AM AT RON MORRISS DOG PARK •

NEW! TUBAC NATURE CENTER … WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY 10:00 AM TILL 2:00 PM

• AARP TAX AIDE … WEDNESDAY 6:00 PM TILL 9:00 PM, SATURDAY 9:00 AM TILL NOON

Tubac. Bring a camp chair, binoculars, and maybe a blanket. Learn how to enhance your night vision and locate and enjoy the visible constellations. Weather permitting a telescope will be available. Leader: Larry Taylor. Contact: foscrltaylor@gmail.com.

APRIL 6, 2 PM TO 3:30 PM, DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES OF THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER, meet in Room B8 in the Tubac Community

Center, 50 Bridge Rd., Tubac. One of the most diverse groups of aquatic invertebrates found along the Santa Cruz River include dragonflies and damselflies. Their larval stage is aquatic, and the colorful adults hunt insect prey, seek shelter, and mate along the River. Currently, 41 species representing 29% of the species in Arizona are found along the lower Santa Cruz River. Speaker: Michael Bogan, Professor, University of Arizona. Contact: tubac.nature.center.2019@gmail.com.

APRIL 10, 8 AM TO 9:30, NATURE WALK, meet at Tubac Nature Center, 50 Bridge Rd., Tubac. Spring will have sprung, and most of the bare sticks of winter will be alive with leaves and blossoms. Enjoy a walk along the Santa Cruz River and learn the names and interesting facts about the vegetative wonders that grow there. Leader: Sherry Sass. Contact: sushi4334@gmail.com. APRIL 17, 3 TO 4:30 PM, TALES OF SNAKES AND LIZARDS - LIVE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, meet in the large meeting room at the Tubac

Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd., Tubac. Hear a description of snakes and lizards, their evolution and differences. Did snakes come from lizards? See photos of local species and learn about their lives. Speaking of lives, there may be live samples too! Speaker: Laurie Vitt, Professor and Curator Emeritus, University of Oklahoma. Contact: tubac.nature.center.2019@ gmail.com.

APRIL 22, 8 TO 10:30 AM, EARTH DAY 48, NATURE’S POTPOURRI, meet inside the nature center at 50 Bridge Rd., Tubac. We

will have a BAND of Experts to lead, Michael Dunn on trees and shrubs, Kate Penland on flowers, Jim Karp on birds, TBA on butterflies, and maybe other guest experts. Help us celebrate Earth Day and the Bounty of Nature. Contact: tubac.nature.center.2019@gmail.com.

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“Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.” - Rainer Maria Rilke

es, the growth of all things green is just like we thought it would be. With all the rain and snow, the few warm days we’ve had is all it takes for Mother Earth to kick into high gear. Husband Gary is planning to mow this weekend, he doesn’t do that until August at least, after the monsoon has started. This is the perfect time to grab your wildflower book and go out and try to identify what weeds will become lovely flowers if just left alone. Since we don’t spray anything, anywhere, we usually let everything go for as long as possible. I say this every year; if it blooms, it stays. The deer are taking care of a lot of what’s growing. I don’t mind, I love the wildlife that still come to our house. They are welcome to whatever we have. The cottonwoods are green now, next the mesquite trees and palo verdes will turn a lovely brighter green. Wave after wave of green will start in the back and flow into the mesas. The bladder pod is wild in the back acre along with poppies, penstemon, verbena, orangemallow, and sweet fleabane. March winds are here too, they can be ferocious. The orioles are here! The oranges are out and both the orioles and woodpeckers are feeding like crazy. The feeders are full of seed and the hummingbird feeders are full of sugar water, all in hopes that the birds are happy. I can’t wait to sit outside in the early morning, when it’s warmer, and listen to the cacophony of sounds. It’s music to my ears. Plus the sun is good for the body and the soul. We haven’t had much sun lately, I’m so ready.

We’ve had crazy weather in February and March this year. What do you think May-September will be like? I complain about the cold but maybe I should stop and remember how the last several summers have been brutally hot. We walked to the river over the weekend and the water is flowing like it used to. I wanted to see if any plants were coming up in the stream bank. The tumbleweeds have just about taken over our path. We actually had trouble finding where we used to walk...the puppies are waiting for us to clear the way. Speaking of puppies, our 3 rescue dogs are wonderful. I have people ask me about them all the time. The puppies have finally outgrown their eateverything-that-won’t-get-out-of-the-way stage. Lady, the Springer Spaniel, also the queen of the house, Pepper and Flossie, the Heelers, are so sweet.

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They want to be with their ‘peeps’ (us) all the time. If we’re in the house, so are they. They follow me everywhere when I’m outside. Smart, sweet, wonderful pets. Husband Gary has Stars and Stripes, the cats. He rescued them from a wrecked 53’ trailer he bought from Winslow, Arizona. They were left in the trailer and when it arrived in Nogales, Gary saved them and now he is known as the cat whisperer. These little critters help us every day to be better people. They love you and depend on you and I think we need the presence of a pet to keep one humble and forgiving and sane.

Tubac Regional Neighbors Helping Neighbors has an office in the Tubac Chamber of Commerce office next to the Tubac Clinic. Rosemary, a lovely volunteer from Valley Assistance Service, mans the desk every Monday and Tuesday from 10-2. Rosemary is bi-lingual and is waiting to help anyone who walks in. She can help sign up participants or drivers for the program. Please, if you know of anyone who might need transportation or a friendly visit, call Rosemary at 520 345-8736 in Tubac, or the VAS office in Green Valley at 625-5966. This program helps neighbors in Amado, Tubac, Carmen, and Tumacacori. This is our program, the money from the three fundraisers we’ve had is just for this area... it stays here in our little corridor. We really want this program to stay viable, help us to help you. One more thing. Spadefoot Nursery from Tucson comes to the Tubac Market every Friday from 11-4 as a pop-up store. These charming young people bring native lovelies right to, practically, our door. I bought several plants from them last week, I know I said I wasn’t going to buy any more plants but... native wildflowers, plants and shrubs, just right for our area. Low water, lots of sun, they belong here in the desert and I planted them right into the ground where they will thrive.

Here is a quick, easy, spur of the moment dish to make on those nights when you just want to relax. Serve with a salad and a glass of wine and enjoy!

Brown Butter Pasta 1 stick butter

1 lb. spaghetti

1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated Freshly ground black pepper Salt

Boil pasta till al dente. Brown the butter is a large pan for 3-4 minutes until slightly brown and has a nutty aroma. Add cooked pasta and cheese and pepper and a small amount of pasta water. This took 10 minutes to make the other night. The browning of the butter, not just melting it, is what makes this so tasty. We loved it. Enjoy! �

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