June - July 2009 Tubac Villager

Celebrating the Art of Living in Southern Arizona

June/July 2009 V o l . I I I I No . 8

Celebrating 30 Years in Tubac!

IT’S A BUYER’S MARKET! There are over 100 resale homes listed for sale in Tubac, at prices ranging from $126,900 to a cool $8 Million! The Owners are waiting anxiously for your offer! Give me a call, and I’ll help you find the home that’s just right for you!

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If you’re thinking of listing your property, please give me a call. I will give you a free market analysis, work for you on open houses, if desired, and “spread the word” with advertising in all media and the internet.

FEATURED HOMES This Month

156 ALISO SPRINGS RD. CAMINO KENNEDY – FORTY ACRES at the north end of Tubac Foothills Ranch. Several great building sites. Views all around. Adjoins state land on the north. Can be split into three parcels. Electric at the lot line. Investment Potential!

OFFERED AT $159,000.

AMADO - 5 ACRES, Mountain Views - $125,000.

FOUR BEDROOMS – FOUR ACRES – WHAT VIEWS! FORECLOSURE – ON THE 7TH FAIRWAY AT TUBAC GOLF RESORT. Upgraded Dorn home – Sabino model – with great room plan, huge kitchen, lots of light. 2BR, 2-1/4 BA in the main house, plus a 1BR-1BA casita. Entertain on the patio or in the courtyard with outdoor fireplace and “stairway to the stars” on the roof walk. A perfect second home.

Sold AS-IS, but the Bank will pay up to 2% of the purchase price toward buyer’s closing costs. JUST REDUCED TO $475,000 – A BARGAIN!

High on a ridge with mountain views in all directions. Privacy and quiet, yet only 2.7 miles from I-19 on paved roads. This home features 4BR, two full baths, beautiful Saltillo Tile floors (except BR’s). Kitchen has all appliances and Breakfast area. Covered east-facing patio with mountain views. All 4 acres fenced – horses OK. THIS HOME HAS IT ALL! Offered at $575,000.

OTHER FINE HOMES! Call for a showing!

2270 EMBARCADERO WAY 3BR, Deluxe Townhome - foreclosure $ Call*

59 KEATING CIRCLE 2251 PALO PARADO RD.

6 TROCITO CT. 3BR, Pool, Privacy, Palo Pardo Est. $459,000 38 PIEDRA DR. 3BR, ON 3Ac - A Total Remodel $499,000 508 POST WAY 1 BR, Townhome in Embarcadero* $ Call*

FOUR BEDROOMS – BIG BACK YARD – MOUNTAIN VIEWS. On 1.29 acres in Palo Parado Estates, this Pierce home has a living/ dining room, Family room with fireplace just off the kitchen, breakfast area with mountain view. The fourth bedroom is a “mother-in-law suite” at the other End of the house. Flagstone patio, walled yard with lots of room for a pool. Large work/storage room off the garage. Offered at $325,000 but ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED!

WESTERN RANCH-STYLE HOME WITH EVERYTHING – AND MORE! Three-bedroom, 3-bath main house PLUS two-room hilltop studio/ workshop. Shady porches on three sides, room to entertain, amazing mountain views AND a master bedroom suite that would make a queen envious! The list of wonderful things in this beautiful home goes on and on. Mere words cannot describe all this house has to offer – you have to go Look! Give me a call and you can see for yourself! REDUCED TO $499,000.

501 POST WAY 3BR, Townhome in Embarcadero* $ Call* *Foreclosure, bank-owned properties.

Call for the latest price!

TUBAC HOME SALES - Resale home sales as reported by MLS - 3/23/09 – 6/2/09 ADDRESS

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DESCRIPTION

SALES PRICE

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DAYS ON MARKET

57 CHAVEZ SIDING 256 MARKET CIRCLE 104 POWELL CT. 4 E. CT. DE ANZA 97 AVENIDA GOYA 604 POST WAY

VISTAS BARRIO DE TUBAC BARRIO DE TUBAC COUNTRY CLUB BARRIO DE TUBAC BARRIO DE TUBAC

3BR, AN AC RAY, BUILT 1972 3BR, PATIO HOME, FORECLOSURE 3BR, PATIO HOME, SHORT SALE 3BR, A GORGEOUS HOME ON 1.3 AC. 2 BR, TOWNHOME IN “THE BOSQUE” 1BR, IN EMBARCADERO, FORECLOSURE

$148,000 $230,000 $295,000 $735,000 $240,000 $120,750

$110.20 $110.26 $130.13 $229.69 $140.68 $112.85

301 426 305 134 152 103

NOTE: Each month, we will report on Home Sales, using MLS DATA. Questions or Comments? Call or e•mail!

June/July 2009 Tubac Villager

by Joseph Birkett

T HE ART OF SUMMER

We each have our own, special affinity for a particular place and season when the air simply feels right and the environment becomes more conducive to the atmosphere of self - or something like that. For me, it is the desert summer of southern Arizona.

I’ve been immune to boredom since I can remember and its absence has been as beneficial to me and annoying to others as it would seem, but it has also afforded me a perspective on the situation which, while not founded in science, at least sounds convincing.

to become. From measurement and perspective to composition and color theory, pragmatic crafts to dramatic interpretation, the artistic conversation has simple but essential concepts which become powerful tools in the creation of anything they set their minds to.

Perhaps it is because I spent my summers growing up here, hiking the canyons off Ruby Road by day and marveling in the biodiversity of the night, that nostalgia teases the senses.

Others probably select their childhood summer settings for their favorite, too.

It seems reasonable. Summer has a way of leaving an indelible impression, as vacation from work or school allows more of that all-important time for the books, projects, or travel we enjoy most. It is invigorating to take up and accomplish goals which simultaneously hone some skill, however recondite the application.

Summer is made for art.

The Tubac Center of the Arts has been helping kids experience quality art classes each summer since 1985, and continues this year in a four week program for kids 6-13, exploring the art of the self portrait through a variety of media: drawing, painting, sculpture, masks, mosaics, leather, music, playwriting, set design, and drama.

Which is why apathy on the face of a kid in summer is such a powerfully motivating force, as parents and grandparents try and reshape the world in order to prolong the eventual boredom of summertime that so many young minds suffer from. We’re all terrified of the kids getting bored, and rightly so, because firstly, their faces could get stuck like that and, secondly, they don’t know any better.

Summer is made for taking the family to dig for crayfish on the shores of a mountain lake, too, but when you come home, there will still be time, which for the uninspired can carry the constant threat of doldrums. In that case, the trick is to bring the lake back with you, which can be achieved in film, notebook, paint, or a mosaic of material, whichever feels most comfortable.

Collect your universe and create something more than just a slideshow in an expression of the experience.

As adults this is an empowering exercise as the careful refinement of technique in any medium leads to clearer forms of expression. For young minds, these are the years where those skills they accumulate help define and ultimately guide their participation in the world. Everyone is capable of creating art, it’s true, and it’s especially true of the ones with training. Kids will use art for the rest of their lives no matter what they decide

This year the Center will be keeping the gift shop open and there will also be a Summer Gallery, showcasing the work of Tubac artists, Michael Jayme and DeDe Isaacson. Dede is the creator of this month's beautiful cover, and Michael is producing paintings that display such an energy in his palette knife that I had to return to his gallery and ask questions. Stop by the Center and take a look.

I have taught at the Center for a number of summers and am happy to be teaching again this summer. I am particularly inspired by the theme this year of the portrait, as drawing the human face is a formula that’s easy to teach and the impact that the skill has on a young artist is priceless.

While vacations can’t last a whole life, the ability to express oneself can help prolong the magic and memory of it.

Call the Tubac Center of the Arts to learn more about the Summer Arts Program at 520-398-2371.

This year there are weekly and daily projects and rates available, so stop in and bring the kids.

June/July 2009 Cover Art, "Hunting Crayfish" acrylic, 36" x 36" by Tubac Artist DeDe Isaacson.

DeDe Isaacson has a BA from DePauw University and did graduate work in environmental biology at the University of Dayton. She studied painting and sculpture at the School of the Dayton Art Institute in the 1970s and owned Gallery 333 in Dayton, Ohio in the 1980s. For more than twenty years she's been a television producer and with her husband, Gary Isaacson, owns World Clips TV, a video stock footage company. Traveling throughout the would shooting video and still photographs she finds endless inspiration for her photography, prints and paintings. Her work is in private collections in New York, Ohio, Georgia, Missouri, Florida, the Caribbean and now Arizona.

Isaacson's work is on display this summer at the Tubac Center of the Arts. View her work online at www.dedeisaacsonart.com

CONTENTS

Pg 4 Santa Cruz County Update

by Kathleen Vandervoet Pg 6 Event Calendar Southern AZ History

Pg 8 Tubac Ten Establish School

by Mary Bingham Pg 10 Artist’s Palate

by Kathleen Vandervoet Diceroprocta semicincta

Pg 12 Summer Musicians

by Carl Olson Arizona Night Blooming Cereus

Pg 14 Queen of the Night

by Byrd Baylor

Pg 16 Fireworks Spectacular

by Kathleen Vandervoet The Borderlands Photographer

Pg 1 18 8 Summer Canyons &

SecretWaters

by Murray Bolesta

Pg 21 Lettter from Afriica

by Tim Vandervoet Pg 22 Sparrow Musing byC by Car arol olSStt.JJoh ohn n Pg 23 Remnants from Ruth Pg 2 24 4 Tub bac Town Map This monthly journal is made possible through the support of local advertisers, artists and writers... please visit their unique businesses and let them know where you saw their ad, art or article.

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Byrd Baylor Mary Bingham Joseph Birkett Murray Bolesta DeDe Isaacson Shaw Kinsley

Jared Newton Carl Olson Ruthie Carol St. John Kathleen Vandervoet Tim Vandervoet

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$11 MILLION FIRE DISTRICT BUDGET DISCUSSED The Tubac Fire District, which includes Tubac, Tumacácori, parts of Amado, and the north half of Rio Rico, will cost about $5.3 million to operate in the upcoming fiscal year that starts July 1, according to the proposed budget.

There will also be an additional $6 million from bond proceeds for costs related to the construction of Fire Stations No. 3 and No. 4 in northeast Rio Rico.

The five-member governing board will hold a public hearing, tentatively planned for Wednesday, July, 8 at 9 a.m., before the proposed budget of $11,308,095 is adopted.

Fire Chief Kevin Keeley said the property tax rate is anticipated to remain the same, although the assessed valuation of the district will rise significantly, due to residential construction completed two years ago.

Board members were given a brief summary of the budget at the May 27 meeting. Another monthly meeting, open to the public, is planned for Wednesday, June 24, at 9 a.m.

The board members, who are elected, are Chairman Dick Lockwood, Dottie Bergmann, Mike Burns, Denny Scanlan and Herb Wisdom.

Both meetings are scheduled to be held at Station No. 1 on the East Frontage Road, just north of the shopping village. Anyone who would like to comment on the budget can get more details by calling Keeley at (520) 3982255.

BP CHECKPOINT UPDATE IS JULY 15 At the request of the Tubac Chamber of Commerce board of directors, the U.S. Border Patrol will provide an update on the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint and the proposed improvements at the next

Director’s Summer Special

Reconnect.

regular Tubac Chamber of Commerce meeting. This is an open meeting. The Tubac community is encouraged to attend.

traffic lane, erecting a shade canopy that will span all three lanes, and installing some non-permanent buildings.

The speaker is John Fitzpatrick, division chief of operations for the Tucson sector. The meeting is Wednesday, July 15, at 8 a.m. at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Road.

TUBAC PARK IMPROVEMENTS SOUGHT

Although the Border Patrol had hoped to complete by now some improvements at the immigration checkpoint on northbound Interstate 19 between Tubac and Amado, things are moving slowly.

As of June 1, the agency hadn’t submitted all the necessary plans to the Arizona Department of Transportation for review, prior to having permits issued.

The Border Patrol has said at numerous public sessions that the plans include paving the east shoulder on the northbound side to allow for a third

Relax.

Two women with young children are hoping to improve the playground area at Ronald R. Morriss Park in Tubac, which is owned and maintained by Santa Cruz County.

Katie Munger and Paula Beemer have started a group called For Moms By Moms and one of the goals is to add a shaded play area and updated play equipment.

They spoke at the May 18 meeting of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council and asked if the members were interested in the project. Several people said they don’t have any place to take their grandchildren when they visit and they liked the idea.

The women said they’ve spoken with

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Mary Dahl, the county’s director of community development. They said they will investigate joining with another, or starting their own, nonprofit organization.

The Ronald R. Morriss Park, which has a fenced ball field, bleachers, a restroom and three covered picnic tables, is reached by taking Calle Iglesia east from the village toward the Santa Cruz River. The park’s entrance is south of the bridge that crosses the river.

Anyone who would like to join the group, support it, or who wants information is invited to call Munger at (520) 403-7347 or Beemer at (520) 398-2841.

A groundbreaking ceremony attended by nearly 100 people was held May 19 and work started that day, said Louis Chaboya, special projects director.

The station will cost $2.4 million and encompass 9,200 square feet.

The general contractor is Lang Wyatt of Tucson and 40 percent of the subcontractors are Santa Cruz County companies. Completion is scheduled for mid-April 2010.

Quigley said during the monthly meeting of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council that the wilderness designation allows hiking and horseback riding but would prohibit motorized and mechanical transport.

However, about 90 percent of the current Forest Service roads will remain open, he said.

TUMACĂ CORI WILDERNESS AREA Mike Quigley of the Sky Island Alliance spoke in Tubac on May 18 about the status of the proposed 84,000-acre TumacĂĄcori Highlands Wilderness Area.

The Border Patrol will be able to patrol the area as well, he said. Arizona Game and Fish will regulate hunting in the area.

Lee Blackwell, a Tubac businessman, said he’s opposed to the restriction that will mean mountain bikes cannot use the trails. He said he’s tried for several years to have modifications made to the proposal.

SCVCC president Rich Bohman asked for a vote of the members regarding the Wilderness proposal. The vote was 31 in favor, 10 opposed, and two abstaining.

Natalie Luna, press secretary for Grijalva, said in a June 2 telephone interview that Grijalva expects to reintroduce the bill “possibly in mid to late summer. There are still some final issues to be tweaked.� She said she might have more details in early July.

Quigley said more information is available on the web site at http://www. tumacacoriwild.org.

(Contact Kathleen Vandervoet kathleenvan@msn.com or at (520) 398-2089.)

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The region has more wildlife and plants than inhabit some entire states, including many endemic species that occur nowhere else on earth, according to the web site.

Set 3.3. miles east of Pendleton Drive on Camino Josefina, it’s on three acres donated by Avatar Properties, Chaboya said.

CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON FIRE STATION The Tubac Fire District started construction on its third fire station which is located in northeast Rio Rico.

The entire north half of Rio Rico is

He said Congressman Raul Grijalva plans to reintroduce his bill to establish the wilderness area, which would be south of Tubac and west of TumacĂĄcori, Rio Rico and Nogales. He first introduced the bill in July 2007 but it was not successful.

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Photograph by Jared Newton Photograph by Jared Newton

Above, left: Eduardo Valencia performs at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. Wisdom’s has live music and other special events through the summer. Above, center: roving Minstrels Ascendia and Kazarian serenade people on the Tubac Plaza. The Plaza’s main stage continues to feature many live shows. Above, right: congratulations to Shelby’s Bistro in being chosen as one of the Best 25 Restaurants in Arizona by Arizona Highways Magazine, Shelby’s is across the footbridge in Mercado de Baca,19 Tubac Road.

THURSDAYS IN JUNE AND JULY – Live Music at Café Presidio.

– Sassy Jazz Nights at Stables Ranch Grille at the Tubac Golf Resort at 6pm.

FRIDAYS – Soft Rock, Country, Dance or Bluegrass playing at Stables Ranch Grille at the Tubac Golf Resort at 6pm.

SATURDAYS – Classic Songs with Becky Reyes at Stables Ranch Grille at the Tubac Golf Resort at 6pm.

– Open Mic Comedy Nights at Artist’s Palate in Plaza de Anza from 9-10pm.

SUN, JUNE 1ST THRU 26TH - GREEN VALLEY OLLI JUNE PROGRAM. How do you use blogs, wikis and podcasts to expand your information horizon? Want to learn to “tweet?” Are snow and ice character elements in movies such as Fargo and Transsiberian? How can seniors communicate more effectively with their children and grandchildren? Titles of the 13 classes are: From Showboat to Spelling Bee: The American Musical Comedy; Formation of the Modern Middle East; Passages: Support and Education in End of Life Issues; Current Events – Advanced Civics; Non-Fiction Addiction: The World Without Us; Health Care Reform: A Snap Shot; The Life and Lines of Dorothy Parker; Shakespeare from Page to Stage: The Tempest; UnSpun:

Finding Facts in the World of Disinformation; Dinosaurs: Do Your Grandkids Know More Than You Do?; Web 2.0: The Brave New World of Blogs, Wikis and “Tweets”; Films to Cool You Off ; Reaching Across the Generations. Study groups will meet weekly for 1½ hours, either from 1:30 to 3 p.m. or from 3:30 until 5 p.m Part of a nationwide, university-affiliated program for adults over 50 who love learning, OLLI/GV membership is open to residents of Green Valley, Sahuarita, Tubac and neighboring communities. For current OLLI/GV members there is no additional cost to enroll in the June study groups. For new members, the fee for the June program is $40. Class sizes are limited, registration deadline is May 22. Call (520) 626-9039 or ollimail@u.arizona.edu

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The 5 Deadly Venoms perform at Tubac Plaza’s Center Stage Saturday, July 11th, from 6 to 9pm.

TUES, JUNE 16TH THRU JULY 9TH TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM. Students ages 6 through 15 will be able to take classes in drawing, painting, mask-masking, collage, printmaking, music, drama and more!

Cost is $195 for 4 weeks or $110 for 2 weeks. Call 520-398-2371 for registration materials or more information.

TUES, JUNE 9TH – POETRY READING IN TUBAC from 5 to 8pm. The first part is happy hour, you are welcome to bring or share the refreshment of the evening. We will spend the remaining part of the time having an open forum to read, recite, and receive feedback from our fellow artists that attend. It is open forum which means, you are encouraged to participate with an original piece of your work, or another piece from another Artist that you are inspired by…we then will take turns discussing our work amongst the group. New Location – email or call Martita at martitamfoss@yahoo.com or 520.398.3113.

WED, JUNE 10TH – ‘DANCING IN THE SEAT’ an evening with the Motown Sound featuring Soul Grove. At the Community Performing Arts Center, 1250 W Continental Rd, Green Valley, 7pm. 520399-1750. Tickets $10.

THURS, JUNE 11TH – SUSTAINABLE SANTA CRUZ - Attend and help establish the partnerships that will be the basis for this critical effort, to bring a unified and comprehensive transition to our communities. Be part of the planning of educational events to support sustainable living practices, and to hear from environmental groups that study the I-19 corridor and Santa Cruz watershed. The mission will be to ensure the county’s use of best practices for our energy, water, food, transportation, and housing sectors. Working groups will be formed to develop participation in citizen-based advocacy for regional planning by our local government. Tubac Com. Center, 50 Bridge Rd. 5:30-7:30pm.

SUN, JUNE 14TH – BBQ NIGHT AT THE TUBAC (RON MORRIS) PARK at 5pm to benefit by For Moms by Moms efforts to improve the Tubac Park.

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WED, JUNE 17TH – U.S./ BORDER PATROL CHIEF OF OPERATIONS IN TUCSON, JOHN FITZPATRICK, WILL GIVE AN UPDATE ON I-19 CHECKPOINT at the request of the Tubac Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. At the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. at the next regular Chamber of Commerce meeting at 8am.

This is an open meeting. The Tubac community is encouraged to attend.

WED, JUNE 17TH - BBQ NIGHT AT WISDOM'S CAFÉ with Live Music

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FRI, JUNE 19TH - LIVE MUSIC BY KANELA - a husband/wife duo who plays your old-time favorites in English & Spanish at Wisdom's Café, Tumacacori.

FRI & SAT, JUNE 19TH & 20TH - 2ND ANNUAL GARLIC AND ONION FESTIVAL AT AGUA LINDA FARMS I-19, exit 42. Admission for this event is free! So are the hayrides and visits to the animals in the petting zoo. Live music, roasted garlic, food samples, recipes and more! Dragoon Market & Cafe, among others, (www.DragoonMarketplace.

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TUBAC TEN ESTABLISH SCHOOL IN 1876

by Mary Bingham

t was America’s centennial year. As of July 4th, 1876 the southern half of Arizona had been a territory of the United States for 22 years. The first ten years Arizona was a part of the New Mexico Territory (NMT), but gained separate territorial status in 1863.

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Mexico on the west side of the Santa Cruz River.

Perhaps it was the centennial that inspired the Tubac Ten to sign a petition for the establishment of Tubac School District No. 4 on December 1, 1876. Heading the list of signers was Henry Glassman, followed by Sebastián Vicinz, I. Goldberg, Doloras Pachecko, [next name illegible], José María Figeroa, Nicolás Ereras, John T. Smith, Jos King and James Peters. Two men, Figeroa and Ereras signed with their mark. The fifth signature is a mystery.

It was obviously a bold hand, but neither Doris Bents nor Dr. Elizabeth R. Brownell, two historians who studied the document and knew the names associated with Tubac could decipher it and neither can I. A check of the 1870 and 1880 census records for Tubac hasn’t helped either. The name Vicinz does not appear on census records nor does the given name Sebastián appear on federal or territorial census for Tubac for those years.

A month or so before the petition was presented, Brownell noted in They Lived in Tubac: “Interest in a Tubac townsite was expressed as early as 1876. On October 24 of that year Albert Steinfeld, Isaac Goldberg, Edward N. Fish, S. Silverberg, and Charles Poppe (none of them Tubac residents except Goldberg) filed notice that they had that day located the claimed land for the use and purpose of a townsite to be known as ‘Tubac.’” It would be eight years before the townsite would be established, however the Tubac School District petition had more success.

Thanks to Thomas Lillie Mercer the first official school class, held in Tubac during the Arizona territorial period, took place in a little adobe store owned by Mercer. Mercer came to Tubac by way of Prescott in 1876. Soon after arriving, he purchased the Miner’s Hotel and a store belonging to Sabino Otero. Both were located in the vicinity of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park’s (TPSHP) maintenance office on Presidio Dr. Today it is hard to believe Presidio Dr. was once the main road between Tucson and Sonora,

Mercer quickly became active in civic matters, and began teaching his first class in February of 1877. He taught students at one end of his store while selling merchandise and liquor at the other. By 1884, Mercer had several businesses and many civic duties. He needed help. Mrs. Sarah M. Black, a schoolteacher at the Oro Blanco Mine southwest of Tubac, heard of the Tubac teaching position and rode over for an interview. She must have impressed Mercer as she was hired and became Tubac’s second teacher.

Mercer provided a room in his hotel for Mrs. Black to teach class and quickly set about building her a proper schoolhouse. Brownell credits Mercer with nearly single handedly seeing to it that the new schoolhouse was built. It was ready for Mrs. Black and her students in 1885. Built of adobe with a dirt floor, the old schoolhouse is now a main feature of the TPSHP. The walls have been plastered and a wood floor added, however the original structure still stands.

But who were the Tubac Ten who signed the petition? There were a couple of local Tubac citizens with roots going back to the Spanish colonial period. A few more came to the Arizona Territory (AT) as part of the California Column of volunteers during the Civil War. And at least fours were European immigrants. Their diversity reflected the character of Tubac in 1876, a town of many nationalities and many ups and downs. 1876 was obviously a time of progress for tiny Tubac.

DESCENDANTS OF EARLY TUBAC SETTLERS The following signers are all believed to have been members of old Tubac families. Their families can be found in the Tumacacori Mission 2000 database for the census year 1831 and more.

Doloras Pachecko - most like this name would be spelled Dolores Pacheco in today’s world. The Pacheco family has roots going back to the Tubac presidio days. Don Garate’s Mission 2000 shows a Juan Pacheco served as a soldier at Tubac. He died in 1817 and was buried at “Tubac-in the cemetery.” Presumably the cemetery was the one originally surrounding the military chapel built by

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Captain Juan Bautista de Anza and known as Santa Gertrudis. St. Ann’s now stands on the foundation of the old chapel and is located on Calle Igelsia next to the TPSHP. Mission 2000 also reveals that a woman named Dolores Pacheco appeared on the 1831 Tubac census. It is unlikely she was the signer, but further research is needed. By the way, the 1831 census is a new addition to the Mission 2000 database.

was heard from across the street. A batch of cider Glassman was brewing exploded doing extensive damage to his store. It didn’t matter. Glassman was elated and exclaimed as he ran back across the street, “Dat ish mine cider — poot de py widow ism mine!” Glassman and Mrs. Raney were married May 23, 1869, their marriage being delayed until his store could be rebuilt. Glassman also became the stepfather to her two children, William and Mariane.

José María Figeroa, is another signer who is yet to be found. The Figeroa or Figueroa family appears in the 1831 Tubac census, so the chances are excellent that José María was a direct descendant of José Antonio Figueroa and his wife Agustina Ortega or Nicolás Figueroa and his wife Juana Garcia.

By 1870, Indian depredations in Tubac forced Glassman to move to Tucson and three years later to Florence where he ran an eating-house on the stage line between Tucson and Phoenix. However, it appears that he returned to Tubac and was back in business by 1876. Glassman died in January 1884.

Prior to his death, he deeded “a lot of land on the east side of the Plaza in the town of Tubac being known as the Glassman property or Saloon” to Jesusa Glassman, the former Mrs. Raney.

Nicolás Ereras, is most likely the Nicolas Herrera age 27 shown on the 1870 Federal Census for Tubac along with wife Altagarcia and one-year-old son, Jesus. The surname has been spelled many ways over the years including: Herreras/Herreros/Herreas/ Herrera, but the family has been tied to the Tubac and Sonoita areas since Spanish colonial days. León Herreros was the owner of the Mexican land grant known as San José de Sonoita and had at least three sons: José, Pedro and Nicolás as recorded in the 1831 Tubac census.

The house north of the Hugh Cabot StudiosGallery has been designated as the Pedro Herreras House dating to 1857. Herreras and his family lived there during the Civil War years, but in 1867 he rented the house to the U.S. Army for use as barracks.

Nicolás Herreras was also among eleven signers of a petition on January 11, 1882 that successfully established the Tubac townsite.

TUBAC BUSINESSMEN Henry Glassman, born in Germany in 1828 immigrated to the United States in 1845, and became an American citizen on March 29, 1853 in New Orleans. Information of his early years in the U.S. is sketchy, but Civil War military records show that he enlisted as a private in Captain William Ffrench’s Company D, 5th California Infantry, on November 12, 1862. He was listed as a butcher, an occupation that served him well prior to enlistment and later in Tubac and Tucson. Over the course of the next three years, he was stationed at Mission Camp on the Gila River near Yuma, Point of Mountain near Tucson and Las Cruces, NMT. He was honorably discharged at Fort Selden, NMT on November 30, 1865.

Glassman is recorded on the Tubac 1866 and 1867 Arizona Territorial census records and John Spring writes about him in 1868. After discharge from the Army Spring arrived in Tubac with merchandise to open a store in partnership with Leslie B. Wooster, who owned a farm south of Tubac and had contracts with the military to supply the local forts. Spring notes there were three other stores operating at the time belonging to Thomas Yerkes, Goldtree & Tapie [Tapia] and Henry Glassman. Glassman’s store was directly opposite Spring’s, and “he kept a barroom, did some butchering, and traded principally in flour and beans, of which two articles he generally kept a good stock on hand.”

In December 1868, Spring learned Glassman was in love with a local widow named Jesusa Raney/Rainy/Reney who lived with her two small children. Unfortunately she did not speak English and Glassman did not speak Spanish. Spring was studying Spanish at the time so Glassman enlisted his help in courting Mrs. Raney.

Spring wrote a letter for Glassman “proposing matrimony, in the old, recognized only proper Mexican style.” Mrs. Raney advised that she was interested but she needed proof that her husband was legally dead before she could remarry. Spring assisted Glassman in obtaining proof and when the widow sent her final reply, he quickly ran over to Spring’s to have the letter translated. Just as Spring was reading her acceptance of marriage a loud explosion

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Isaac Goldberg, a native of Russia was born in 1836.

Immigrating to California in 1854, he became a naturalized citizen in Los Angeles on September 5, 1859. He moved to La Paz, AT in 1864 with the latest gold rush and went into business selling dry goods and whiskey. He later moved to Prescott and finally to Tucson in 1865 forming a business partnership with Philip Drachman. By 1869 he was doing so well, he acquired the nickname “Lomo de Oro” meaning “hill of gold,” a Spanish play on words for his German surname.

1870 was quite a year for Goldberg. He returned to San Berdardino, California and married Amelia Lazarus. They would have four children: Arthur, Aaron, Emma and Ann. Either on his way to California or on the way back, he purchased the Sweetwater station on the Gila. He also “put a buggy upon the mail route from Tucson to Florence.”

And finally, Goldberg and Drachman contracted to provide hay to the U.S. Army posts. The partners hired and sent out 80 men to cut hay for delivery to Camp Grant. Disaster struck when the partners lost four wagonloads of goods destined for the hay camp in an Apache attack. The wagon master Angel Ortiz was killed and losses claimed by the partners amounted to $7,850 for the goods. An additional $5000 was lost, but not claimed, due to the loss of revenue from the haying operation. Their partnership dissolved in 1872.

In May of 1876, Goldberg probably noted Glassman’s plans to return to Tubac and announced his intention to “ship a large lot of merchandise and start a store [in Tubac].” Goldberg’s time in Tubac must have been very brief as he returned to Tucson within a short time. Goldberg retired to San Bernardino, California after suffering an accident in the 1890s and passed away in San Francisco, June 20, 1901 at age 69.

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The following three were ranchers and farmers south of Tubac and close friends.

Joseph King, born in the Azores Islands (Portuguese owned) in the late 1820s was probably the first of the three to arrive in the Tubac area. William Wrightson hired King in Sacramento, California in 1864 as a member of his survey team. The purpose of the survey was to reestablish the boundaries of Baca Float No. 3. Decades later the survey would cause great loss of land to the King family and other pioneers along the Santa Cruz River.

When Wrightson acquired the ranch in Tumacácori including the Tumacácori Mission is not known.

He had very little time to enjoy it as he was killed February 17, 1865 near old Fort Buchanan along with Gilbert Hopkins. It is not clear how King came to claim to the ranch, but he was well established as the owner as noted in the 1870 census. King is listed as a farmer and his household included: Camil Quijada, House Keeper and John Rogers, Farm Laborer. It is possible that Camil was King’s first wife. No marriage record has been found to date.

However, we do know King married Trinidad Ramirez on June 3, 1879. T. Lillie Mercer, Tubac’s

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ARTIST ’S PALATE

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What do customers like about The Artist’s Palate restaurant? The pizza and the pasta, judging from several dining experiences by this writer.

Bolognese, which was an ample portion of a satisfying marinara and meat sauce ladled over carefully cooked spaghetti.

The restaurant in Plaza de Anza, which opened in September 2005, incorporates attractive framed art work, and the dining tables display art work under glass. The name is a clever choice - “palate” signifies the sense of taste or roof of the mouth, while “palette” is the board on which dabs of paint are held as an artist works.

“The pizzas have really taken off this year,” Fey said. The 14-inch pizzas are crafted with homemade dough, cooked in a pizza oven, and are also available for pick-up. Prices range from $13.99 for a cheese and tomato sauce pie to $26.99 for “The Glance,” a white pizza with seafood including lobster, shrimp, crab meat and mussels.

Truly, the restaurant tempts the palate of both artists and curious customers.

The made-from-scratch lasagna entrée, priced at $14.99, is a thick, layered slab that features ricotta and cream Parmesan fondue. On the casual side, hamburgers are $8.99 and include a choice of French fries or coleslaw. Salads can be a starter, or a satisfying lunch. The spinach salad for $8.99 has candied walnuts, red onion, bacon and crumbled Roquefort cheese.

Owners Dean and Vicky Fey present a wide range of food and beverage choices. Fey said some people think the restaurant is geared to “fine dining” and may shy away, but he prefers to see it as “an upscale casual restaurant.” The menu includes hamburgers, salads and sophisticated entrees, along with the perennially popular pizzas.

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Most nights there are one or two daily specials and on a recent evening my guest and I enjoyed those. I had shrimp scampi, with six large and succulent shrimp cascading over a plate of pasta tossed with sautéed garlic, olive oil and bits of minced vegetables. Lorraine ordered the pasta

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to squeeze in dessert. On a recent visit I enjoyed the apple tartin, a generous serving of warm, baked apple slices in a light pastry crust and a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side, for $6.75. Other choices include carrot cake, chocolate cake, tiramisu and an old fashioned ice cream sundae.

The restaurant includes a full bar, and there are some special events this summer. Fey said they’re “promoting happy hour,” both from 3 to 6 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m. with 2-for-1 drinks and complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

Thursdays are Ladies’ Nights and ladies’ drinks are free from 8 to 9 p.m. Karaoke is also an entertainment option.

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An open-mic for comedy nights on Saturdays from 9 to 10 p.m. is an exciting experiment, and Fey promises prizes for winners at the end of summer.

A native of St. Louis, Fey worked for years in the restaurant business in Las Vegas. There, employed by some of the major resorts, he said he opened restaurants such as The Riva in The Mirage, Circo at Bellagio and Aureole at Mandalay Bay. He came to Tubac in December 2004 when he visited his friend, Roy Purcell, a gallery owner. “That’s when I thought it would be a good place to open a restaurant.

I’ve always worked in restaurants, ever since I was a kid, going to school. I’ve done everything in restaurants, but never owned one,” he said.

The display of art has played a key role in the restaurant.

When they opened, “We put a call out (to artists.) We had several of the galleries involved. We were bringing in art work and displaying it.”

A “little makeover” was accomplished earlier this year.

“We took everything down and painted, and then we came back and instead of having a lot of little pieces, we tried to put up larger pieces.” On display are paintings from Frey’s personal collection. As well, an avant-garde piece in a silvery blue tone by artist Fred Collins, done for the restaurant, is eye-catching in its placement above the opening to the kitchen.

Customers walking into Artist’s Palate are greeted with a smile and a warm welcome. Starched white napkins top each place setting and the blond wood furniture is comfortable for lingering at following a meal. Frey said it’s important to him that the dining room is always neat and clean. The patios on three sides generally draw a full crowd on sunny and mild winter afternoons.

The Artist’s Palate, located at 40 Avenida Goya, is open daily except Mondays for lunch and dinner.

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by Carl A. Olson, Entomologist

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s summer takes hold, temperatures soar, but if you think the desert is going to shrivel up and die, start listening. Walk outside around noontime or a little later, if you can tolerate the hundred degree temperatures, and the mesquites will be alive with music. What possibly can want to be singing at this time of day, you wonder?

That amazing insect world presents its joy in song by male cicadas Diceroprocta semicincta. Each tree crackles with loud, shrill buzzing, created by single males, one per tree. Who are the musical connoisseurs that appreciate these songs, but female cicadas looking for love. Why do they select such a harsh time for these activities? Well few predators are crazy enough to risk their health at this time of day, so the cicada takes advantage of this lull in danger.

Where have these strange insects been hiding for the last 6-8 months, because the music stopped in September last year?

The immature stage has been living underground drinking juices from plant roots. You may recognize this strange beast from its empty shell (exoskeleton) that most of us as children discovered and treasured.

This odd humpback creature has been underground for 3-5 years growing up. This may seem extreme to most people, but it can’t approach the 17 years spent as a juvenile by those famous cicadas back east. When finally the juvenile cicada has finished growing, it crawls out of the earth in dark, cooler times, climbs upwards on some rough surface, splits its skeleton and pulls itself out. Over the next few hours this new animal hardens and colorizes, and becomes the sound creator seldom seen but always heard by people.

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Our southwest cicadas have an even better tale to add to their mystique. Sitting in trees singing their hearts out in the hottest time of the day is stressful, and the need for cooling is important. These cicadas have evolved a cooling system whereby they put water vapor around themselves - sweating like us humans. This is, so far, the only known insect with this ability. They have a series of tubules inside specifically designed to take water and release it into their environs, creating the insect version of swamp cooling.

Now how can they replenish this lost moisture? The mouth of the cicada is a beak, so they can tap into the xylem of the plant and get a cool, refreshing drink without having to move.

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his idyllic world still has its dangers, because birds abound and are always picking and pecking about in search of a meal. Listen for a new sound of screaming and you may have heard a bird/cicada encounter. If the cicada is lucky, that scream will startle the bird enough to open its beak and release the cicada. If not, well... lunch. Certainly lizards will also have their way with these sumptuous beasts.

I would be remiss to not tell about the giant wasps called Cicada Killers (Sphecius grandis) that hunt and capture cicadas, paralyze them and fly them to a burrow where they lay eggs on this resource for their offspring to feed upon.

Almost the size of the better-known tarantula hawks, these wasps may create a panic when a dozen or so emerge in a yard. They are big but gentle giants, now seeking mates and then a food for offspring. These wasps also have the ability to thermoregulate, or manage temperatures in their bodies, so are able to hunt cicadas in the heat of the day.

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by Shaw Kinsley When people talk about Tubac as an art colony, they’re usually referring to the graphic arts, but we have had our share of writers here, too. There was Georges Simenon on Santa Gertrudis Lane in the 1940s, John Duncklee in the village in the 1970s, and Dominic Dunne a little further south in Nogales in the 1980s, just to name a few. John Houghton Allen was another writer in Tubac, and he had a lifelong fascination with books.

John Houghton Allen moved to Tubac in 1964 because he was looking for a quiet place to concentrate on his writing.

He and his wife Anne moved here from California and they lived in the old Ysidro Otero house on Calle Iglesia.

John was born in 1909 in Austin, Texas, part of the family that owned the 60,000 acre Jesus Maria Ranch near Randado, between Corpus Christi and Laredo. His book Southwest was published in 1952 and describes the agricultural life on his family’s ranch when Allen was young and what happened to it when oil was discovered and the whole environment changed.

Southwest attracted high praise when it came out, and people still enjoy reading it today. John also wrote two books of poetry, three articles for Holiday magazine, a story about bullfighting for True, and a number of pieces for the New Mexico Quarterly and Southwest Review.

Rather sadly, he believed that the best way to observe life was “through the bottom of a glass,” and this seems to have limited the size and quality of his literary oeuvre, but not his enthusiasm and love for books.

John attended a number of schools and universities including Texas A&M College, St. Edward’s College (Austin), the University of Texas, the University of New Mexico, and summer schools at Michigan and Columbia. He collected books throughout his life, and they reflect his wide learning and enthusiasms. Many of his books are finely bound, some are signed by their authors or illustrators, and each one is beautiful in its own way.

John liked illustrated books and had two by the great French artist Gustave Doré:

Fontaine’s Fables and Cervantes’ Don Quixote. He had two books on polo, one signed by Paul Brown, as well as a handsome copy of George duMaurier’s Trilby, along with a wonderful edition of Laurence Sterne’s A Sentimental Journey.

The Limited Editions Club was founded in 1929 by George H. Macy and produced a number of finely made and illustrated books. John was Subscriber #631 and avidly awaited the annual offerings of this organization which included The Way of All Flesh, Old Creole Days, The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination, and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Among these are books signed by such names as George Grosz, Miguel Covarrubias, Fritz Kredel, Edward A. Wilson, and Paul Landacre.

John also studied art in Paris as a young man, but no sketches, watercolors, or paintings from his years there survive. What does survive is a collection of French books, which span the years from 1830 to 1931 and demonstrate his interest in romantic poetry, drama, medicine and literature. His love of illustrated books shows in a handsome 2 volume set of Les trois mousquetaires illustrated by Maurice Leloir. Other highlights of Allen’s French books include Le monde ou l'on s'ennui, Le mariage de Loti, and Gautier’s Emaux et Camées.

John died in the 1980s and his books remained in the house, shelved in glassfronted cases that kept out the dust and controlled their environment. The bright gilding on the spines, the handsome colored leathers, and the brilliantly gilded textblocks that delighted John still attract attention today. When Anne died in 2006, the heirs decided to sell the collection and pass them on to people who would continue to treasure them. They now occupy a set of glassfronted shelves in TJ’s Tortuga Books and Coffee Beans, and it’s wonderful to see how nicely John Allen’s old books look with the fantastic selection of new books available there, and you can enjoy a delicious hot or iced coffee while you’re browsing.

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Queen of the Night

by Byrd Baylor

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ne summer evening we were walking through an old residential area on South 9th Avenue in Tucson not far from the railroad tracks, the pleasant kind of neighborhood where people sit outside at dusk and nod to you as you pass by on the sidewalk.

At one house we could see a cluster of people back in the side yard, chairs drawn up in a circle around a tree. Someone, just going through the front gate, noticed us and turned and said, "They say the nightbloomer back there has thirty-one flowers tonight."

Of course we followed him and no one seemed surprised that three strangers had joined those who already sat there watching a cactus bloom. Its thin, dry, dead-looking stems twisted perhaps five or six feet up the trunk of the tree around which people were seated. Everyone seemed comfortable and at ease, enveloped in the heavy perfume of the mysteriously beautiful desert nightblooming cereus.

Another flower you could admire awhile and then go on about your business. But for the Queen of the Night you must give yourself up, forget where you were going, gaze hypnotized as the luminous white petals open wider and wider.

On this particular night, people told their own Reina de la Noche stories, stories of desert people finding

the bloom at night by knowing that scent, so unlike any other. They say one blossom may scent the air 100 feet away.

The Tohono O'odham have an ancient story which explains why the nightblooming cereus is different from any other desert flowers.

They say that many generations ago, a young T ohono O'odham girl fell in love with aYaqui warrior who had come north in a hunting party. She left her tribe and went with him to his home far south on the Rio Yaqui.

In those days people had many skills that are now lost, and this girl's mother had no difficulty in contacting her daughter through the strength of her own mind. At sunset every day, she would walk out to a certain rocky place and call the girl, and the spirit of the girl would come to her. In that way, she knew that her daughter was safe and happy and had a small son beside her.

She also knew when finally her daughter was alone and dying from an illness. She could hear her daughter call to her for help.

The old woman was very tiny and bent, with arms and legs as skinny and brown as sticks. Her hair was white and she did not tie it up or cover her head as other

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She let her white hair flow and it blew any which way in the wind, wild and untidy.

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Old Mother White Head went off alone at dawn. All she knew was that she must go southward across many deserts and mountains. In those days people had not yet forgotten how to talk to animals and birds, so she could ask directions from blackbirds and coyotes along the way. The Little People fed her wild honey to keep her alive.

No one is sure how long that journey took.

When she finally reached Yaqui country, she could not understand the language of the people, but a jackrabbit and a blackbird showed her the place where her daughter was lying on a mat on the ground.

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he daughter was near death. Her only wish was that her son not grow up to be a warrior.

She wanted him to grow up in the gentle life of her own tribe. She told her mother to hide the boy in her burden basket and to leave that night. Otherwise, it would be too late because as soon as she died, the child would be taken to a camp in the mountains by her husband's people.

Old Mother White Head was already exhausted and did not see how she could make another long journey so soon, but she hid her grandson in the burden basket and went around the village pretending to pick up a little firewood here and there. When it was dark, she started north, but this time she had a child to carry and she moved more slowly than before. An old coyote led her through the foothills by night and let her sleep by day, but she was constantly afraid because she knew that people from the village were following her tracks, searching for the child.

Finally, she felt her strength fading and knew her only hope was to give a long, loud call to I'itoi, Elder Brother. I'itoi answered in his own voice, telling her she must not stop to rest, that she must walk in the daytime along the arroyos and washes.

His words seemed odd to her because the land where she walked was flat and hard and there was no arroyo in sight. Even so, an arroyo appeared and the old coyote ran along the top of the bank, keeping watch. Whenever anyone came near, the old woman hid close to the bank under any little bush until the birds gave her a sign that it was safe to walk again.

Sometimes I'itoi himself walked along beside her, encouraging her. At these times, he liked to make himself very small and old.

After many days of walking, Old Mother White Head let her wild white hair be seen above the arroyo bank, and she heard a cry as a group of searchers ran toward her. She called for I'itoi, and he came singing a powerful earth song. As he sang, the banks of the arroyo moved toward her and closed around her as she held the child above her head. I'itoi suddenly appeared very large and young, and he took the boy in his arms and disappeared.

When the Yaquis reached the place where they had glimpsed the old woman, all they could find were two dry, brown sticks and one or two white hairs.

Old Mother White Head felt the touch of the cool, safe earth and was at peace. She did not want to move again. I'itoi came back at sunset and reported that the child was now at home with his own people and that his life would be peaceful and good. So the grandmother's work was done, and she asked I'itoi to let her stay in the earth, exactly where she was, forever. He touched her thin arms, those withered

brown sticks. A tender white bud formed from that touch and opened into the most beautiful flower that has ever been seen in the desert night.

This is why, once a year at dusk in May or June (or whenever it feels like blooming) a pale, glowing flower opens on its thin, twisting stalks and fills the darkness with its own fragrance.

That is why the desert nightblooming cereus is almost impossible to find when it is not blooming.

It has to look like a dusty stick or a dead creosote branch - except during its one night of beauty.

And of course that is why its power calls you to stop whatever you are doing and sit with the Queen of the Night.

Note: This version of the origin of the desert nightblooming cereus is based on a story collected by Harold Bell Wright when he was living in Tucson in the early 1920s. He first heard it from his friend, Mrs. Will Kitt, who took him to the reservation and introduced him to many of the elders of the Tohono O'odham tribe.

Tribal members Richard Hendricks and Hugh Norris became his guides and interpreters, and they spent months together visiting remote villages and hearing the oldest stories anyone could remember. After he wrote their stories, Wright went back to the original storytellers time after time until they were satisfied with his efforts. The collection, Long Ago Told, (new long out of print), was published in 1929 by D. Appleton.

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If you’re looking for a way to cap Independence Day, the fireworks show at the Tubac Golf Resort is a sure bet. You’ll enjoy a respite from the day’s heat while lounging on the thick, sloping grass and be entertained by the boisterous excitement of running youngsters. photograph by Joseph Birkett

The Tubac Golf Resort invites the community to its annual Fourth of July fireworks show on Saturday, July 4. The pyrotechnics begin at 8:45 p.m., and people can arrive starting after 4 p.m. The show is high-quality and long lasting, and ranks

among some of the best fireworks displays in the state.

The golf resort is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, said Linda Cormier, director of sales and marketing. “The Car Nuts will be here with some cars from the late 1950s, and there will be a special display during the fireworks show to commemorate” the anniversary, she said.

Jim Stevens, retired manager of the golf resort, said he started holding the fireworks show in 1980 or 1981. Long-time Tubac

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hile living in Green Valley, AZ from 2004-2007, author R. Joe King put the finishing touches on his first historical novel, Shadows in the Rain: A Tale of Old Klamath, California. Although labeled as fiction, the book is based on King’s life in Klamath and the “1,000-Year Flood” that washed Klamath out to sea during Christmas week 1964.

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King, now a resident of Shelton, WA will recall these terrible events during his talk on September 20, 2009 at the Del Norte County Historical Society (DNCHS) in Crescent City, CA. If you are from California you may also remember the devastating tsunami that wiped out several blocks of Crescent City earlier that same year. Crescent City and the DNCHS are marking the 45th anniversary of the twin events.

Crescent City was able to rebuild their downtown area, but for Klamath, the town had to move to higher ground. “Old Klamath” is now the haunt of ghosts and barely noticeable among the weeds and trees. King will be meeting with the editor of The Daily Triplicate newspaper, Matt Durkee, to help locate the ruins of the places that still live in his mind.

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residents Mary Lou and Corky Meyer remember taking their sons, Jeff and Chris, to the celebration in those earlier years. “It wasn’t a big show, as it is now,” Mary Lou said. There was no charge, and no more than 200 people would turn out.

The festivities are scheduled to include a DJ playing music, games for children and face painting. David Krzyzanowski of the resort said he’ll have games such as relay races, food eating contests and other activities, that will to appeal to youngsters ages 5 to 12.

The resort’s two restaurants will be serving the regular menus. Also, people can buy hamburgers, hot dogs, tacos and snacks from booths outside the restaurants.

Bridge Road, south of the Tubac Golf Resort. From there, they’ll be directed to the parking area. Cormier said only resort guests can use the golf resort’s main entrance the evening of July 4.

The resort is offering a VIP package for $35 each or $15 per child which includes a ranch-style buffet dinner, a premier viewing location and free parking. To reserve the VIP tickets, call Kim at (520) 398-3513.

It’s recommended to bring blankets to sit on, or beach chairs with short legs. A flashlight for the walk back to the car at the end of the show is helpful.

The entry fee for the fireworks show is $7 per car and people are asked to use

Earlier in the day on July 4, the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park will be the site of free games for children from 10 a.m. to noon. Children will enjoy

a variety of old-fashioned games like cake-walks, sack races, rubber duck ring toss, hula hoops, face painting and more. The children’s games are being organized by the Tubac Chamber of Commerce with help from a variety of local non-profit organizations. Games, prizes and hot dogs will be provided free of charge to the children. Park admission will be free during game hours.

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Effective June 1st Josef & Suann will say Goodbye. We ask that you will join OUR TEAM at the Tubac Golf Resort and take advantage of their many ADDITIONAL services. We THANK YOU for your Past, Present, and Future support.

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The Borderlands Photographer

SUMMER CANYONS AND S ECRET W ATERS Text and Photos by Murray Bolesta

Top, left: Madera Canyon on the Santa Ritas’ west side is not the only one game in town.

The eastern slopes have their spots too.

Top, right: Flooding erosion makes some shapes in the Tumacacori Highlands.

Middle, left: A hoodoo and summer foliage are both reflected in the brilliant morning sun near the border.

Bottom, left: Saguaro can grow very near the water in this secret canyon.

Bottom, middle: You know there’s perpetual water when you see cattails.

Bottom, right: Not only the sight, but the sound of a desert water can delight a visitor in a borderland canyon.

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hade and water. Where in the borderland wilderness can you find both at the same time?

My friends Sam and Cass have just moved to this area, intent on becoming true desert rats and nature photographers. Further, they stubbornly insist on achieving success with minimalist frugality: “I wonder how far we can go in photography with cell phone cameras? Let’s stretch the technical limits.”

Yes, that may be a stretch for Sam and Cass, but with some input from me, they eagerly seek momentum.

“Murray, where should we go first?”

The borderland’s secret canyons can provide plenty of shade and water for the adventurous nature photographer.

Both can mitigate the ferocity of a first trek in summer.

Vertical walls shelter a hiker from the intense sun, but provide a challenge to the photographer. That challenge, high contrast between shade and sunny areas, is almost insurmountable, even with cell phone technology, I tell Sam and Cass. “Try photographing in either shade or sun first, but not both.”

Further, not all canyons have the soothing effects of water, and not all canyons with water have flowing water. Any water, however, is capable of multiplying the opportunities for good pictures, I explain. “The flora, fauna, and reflections are where the action is.”

Some popular canyons in this area are Sabino and Madera. “Why not there?” I ask Sam and Cass.

Secret watery canyons are nearly a dime a dozen in the borderlands. The Tumacacori Mountains; the Pajarita Wilderness on the border, the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains; farther east by the San Pedro River and the Galiuros; back west at the Baboquivari Mountains.

These canyons are where the intrepid summer photographer will find water and life and drama. But few trails will greet him or her. Sam and Cass have it both tough, and easy. The tough part is learning how to hop rocks for hours on end. This requires supple ankles and knees, and stout boots with rigid soles. The easy part, for them, is the light load of carrying cell phone cameras, as contrasted with the two clunky bricks strapped around my neck.

Water is perpetual in some of these places. Summertime, starting late June, is when the monsoon begins in the borderlands, so that’s when water may be plentiful in all of them, flowing rapidly or trapped in pools.

June is really hot – the hottest month of the year. Sam can’t believe this, and asserts that July and August must be hotter. He hasn’t seen the cooling effect of monsoon clouds and rains, which are brutally absent in June.

Sam and Cass are fearless, and that troubles me. Apart from falling and spraining a vital body part, a canyon trekker can have close encounters with rattlesnakes in the summer. I warn them that the only treatment for snake bite is back in the emergency room, quite a distance.

“We don’t want crowds” they answer.

“Show us some special, secret spots.”

Showing my friends the lower-leg chaps, or gaiters, that I wear, Cass thinks these are overkill. I respond that “kill” is the operative word.

Well, you won’t necessarily find traffic jams in Sabino and Madera Canyons in summer, I tell them, but if you seek a wilderness canyon experience that’s nearby, I know a few spots.

Did Sam and Cass charge up their cell phone cameras? Off we go to begin the journey of two new desert rats.

“Like where?”

I think for a moment. “You want special, secret spots. If I told you where they were, they wouldn’t be secret any more. I may have to blindfold you.”

Murray Bolesta’s CactusHuggers Photography specializes in borderland images and supports the preservation of southern Arizona’s natural, rural, and cultural heritage. Murray’s home gallery in Green Valley can be visited by appointment and he can be reached at www.CactusHuggers.com

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Justice of the Peace, performed the ceremony for the couple. They would have three sons, Manuel, Joseph II and Jesus who attended school in Tubac.

While researching his book “King” of Tumacacori,” King’s great-grandson Joe King IV found the following notation made by William J. Osborne, Superintendent of Schools on the back of the petition: “Upon inquiry from reliable sources I learn that there are about 30 children within the limits of the proposed district and that there are sufficient numbers living adjacent to Tubac to insure a good daily attendance at school.” It was the seal of approval for the new school district.

King and his sons would prosper on their ranch until

the final Baca Float No. 3 decision and appeal. The U.S. Government and unscrupulous lawyers did what the Apache Indians could not — force them off their land.

John Truman Smith, born in Ohio in 1834 according to military records, served with the 5th Regiment, California Infantry, Company D. As a member of the California Volunteers, he enlisted September 23, 1861 at Sacramento, CA and was mustered out on November 27, 1864 at Las Cruces, NMT. For most of that time he was stationed in Tucson.

Smith appears on the 1866 Arizona territorial census living at El Monte, near Tubac. Brownell,

in her book John T. Smith of Tubac, relates this sad bit of Smith’s life during this time: “It was probably during this period that John visited Sonora. There he met a very beautiful Spanish maiden, of an old and aristocratic family, and married her. After one happy year, his wife returned to Sonora to visit her family, and there she and her baby died in childbirth. This was John’s first and last love affair.”

After spending a little over a year working for Alfonso Rickman at the Vulture Mine in Wickenburg, Smith returned to Tubac in 1869.

He found that Apache raiding was a constant hazard. Despite the danger, Brownell notes, “Smith purchased a half interest in a ranch 1 1/2 miles south of Tubac. His partner was a man named Megory.”

Smith’s Ohio farm background was probably the reason for his success in the Santa Cruz Valley.

Local newspaper articles often reported on Smith’s great success growing crops and experimenting with new ways of improving production. A further sign of Smith’s success came in December of 1871.

He purchased Solomon W. Chambers property described as being located “on the east side of the Santa Cruz River about eight miles south of the town of Tubac. . . containing 320 acres of land and known as the Bosque Ranch; bounded on the north by the land of L. B. Wooster and public lands; on the east by public lands; on the south-by-east by the Agua Fria Ranch; on the west by the Santa Cruz River.”

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Earlier that same year, Smith along with Joseph King and other neighboring ranchers discovered the bodies of Leslie B. Wooster and his wife Trinidad Eguerre [Aguirre] brutally attacked and murdered in an Apache raid. The event would ignite Anglos, Mexicans and Pimas to unite and attack innocent Yavapai Apaches at Camp Grant on April 30, 1871; a sad event in Arizona history that remains a hot topic to this day.

About this same time, Smith participated in the rescue of a young Mexican woman named Rosaria.

Apache Indians had attacked her home, killing her entire family except her. Smith would later marry her, however Brownell found a letter from Smith’s friend John Magee to Smith’s brother indicating that is was not a happy marriage.

Less than a year after signing the Tubac school petition, Smith became seriously ill and died on May 9, 1877.

James A. Peters, was more into mining than ranching. However, as a close friend of Smith’s he was appointed administrator of Smith’s estate soon after his death. Brownell notes, “The Arizona Star of June 6, 1878, reported that James Peters had bought the John T. Smith ranch at auction for $1,000, and added ‘it was well worth $4,000.’” Peters appears to have had second thoughts about ranching. He sold El Bosque to W. L. Campbell that same year, but

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bought it back from Campbell in 1892. Five years later he sold it to David John Cummings for $500.

Peters was murdered on January 13 or 14, 1899 along with an unidentified German tourist at the Walker ranch five miles north of Calabasas.

The Petition:

Tubac Dec. 1 - 1876.

To the Superintendent of Schools Pima County. A. T. Sir. ... The undersigned citizens and heads of families residing at and near Tubac, respectfully petition for the establishment and organization of a school district to be known and designated as Tubac School District No 4. with boundaries as follows to wit: all the valley of the Sta Cruz river lying South of Cañoa.

And as in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray.

Henry Glassman Sebastian Vicinz I. Goldberg Doloras Pachecko ?????????

Jose Maria X Figeroa Nicolas X Ereras John T. Smith Jos King James Peters Note: Two men signed with their mark X. Sources: - Bents, DorisW., The History of Tubac, 1752-1948. University of Arizona, History Department, Master’sThesis, 1949.

- Brownell, Elizabeth R., John T. Smith of Tubac. Nogales, AZ: Ambos-Nogales (ArizonaSonora) Corral of theWesterners, 1981.

- Brownell, Elizabeth R., They Lived in Tubac.Tucson:Westernlore Press, 1986.

- King, R. Joe, “King of Tumacacori: A Sketch of the Life and Times of Joseph King, 18281912: A true Pioneer of Early Arizona. Poulsbo,WA:WilloTree Publishing.

- Spring, John, John Spring’s Arizona. Tucson:The University of Arizona Press, 1966.

-Officer, James E., Hispanic Arizona, 1536-1856.Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1987.

- Utley, Robert M., Frontiersman in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 18481865. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1981.

-Wagoner, Jay J., Early Arizona: Prehistory to Civil War.Tucson; University of Arizona Press, 1975.

- Hayden Files: Glassman, Goldberg. http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/azbio/azbio.htm -“History of OldTubac Schoolhouse andTubac.”http://tubacschool.atspace.com/History. html

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Fear of magic a big business in Malawi

by Tim Vandervoet

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A few days ago I witnessed some people running away from an owl – a ‘kadzitsi.’ We were far out in the district, close to the Mozambique border where the high flat lands give way to mountainous granite outcroppings, working at one of the frontier's final health centers.

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It seems, as it would be in most parts of the world, that the farther we get from the city, the more superstitions and beliefs influence people's lives. So it made sense to me to see people afraid of an owl - here it's bad luck. We were renovating the ceiling and roof and chased out a resident fowl, simultaneously releasing a terror. However, just because it’s different didn't mean it wasn't hilarious. Let’s face it; it's pretty funny to watch a group of adults running away from a bird.

Witchcraft, and add magic to that, is ubiquitous in Malawi. Though most Malawians would make you believe it's more common in Nigeria (for its Nollywood movies) or Mozambique (purely for its proximity and the confusion left over from a decade-long civil war), listening to stories would make you think every other person is a witch, and that they all mean you harm.

Some people bring crocodiles to town in their pockets which they will then send after you if you bathe in the river. Others use mice to break into your house and steal your money. Other times there might be a story in the newspaper describing how a prisoner in some town's jail turned himself into a leopard or snake (or sometimes a goat) to break out.

It's a big business here, magic. You can pay to save yourself or make bad things befall others. Or pay to block others' evil intent, or even pay your way around that, I suppose. A positive growth sector, really.

I don't know why fear is such a big business here, but I guess it's pretty big back home, as well. If Michael Moore got one thing right it was that America has developed a culture of fear. President Bush played upon it, using it to rope us all in as accomplices to war, and President Obama nudged us away, emphasizing hope. Of course in America we're afraid of minorities and immigrants – things we don't understand. Or at times bigger things, like Islam.

Whatever we think will hurt us, whatever we try to shift our difficulties and blame onto.

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Yet in Malawi, even on the border, it's not the same. Here the unknown is different, it's more inwardly directed – onto neighbours and family even. I don't know why that is, and I really wish I did. It's terrifying that most often fear and blame is put upon the weakest members of society – young children and old women. I suppose that makes sense, though. Those least able to defend themselves are the best targets.

But it's not all bad. My friend was helping a community group build a fish pond a few months ago to do some fish-farming. They dug the pond and stocked it well, only to find a few weeks later that the fish had been stolen one night.

Yet rather than be upset, they were triumphant: they had found the culprit’s clothes. They went to the villages around and announced they would take them to a sorcerer and have him cast a spell on the owner of the clothes.

Two hours later there was a confession and money returned for the fish the thief had already sold. Sometimes those scare tactics really work.

(Editor’s Note: Tim Vandervoet grew up in Tubac. He moved to Malawi, Africa, in 2006 as a Peace Corps volunteer. He has been working in Malawi with the Clinton Foundation for the past nine months.)

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ime is a trickster. No doubt about it. Time, timing, on time, in time, time out, outta time.

Whew! Are they loaded with different meanings or what? Just like the amount of time it takes to eat an ice cream versus getting a flu shot.

One doesn’t take long enough the other takes too long. I wonder about time as I look back versus looking forward. Deep into our lives time seems beautifully synchronized, blended like a watercolor, looking like it was meant to flow. Each pattern becomes one with another, one day built on the next. How could what happened so awkwardly in retrospect seem logical and connected and even beautiful?

Idol, ideals, ideation, idling, I dole out time, wasting it On worrying about the Meanings of words, their sources.

He added meaning to the clothes he wore, the vegetables he ate, and the natural ways of the world.

Man has always wanted to understand time and how it works in order to get Time slips, virtually disappears some control over the order of things.

Into nothingness as Stone Age man carved time into bone I exercise or exorcise and sticks. Using the sun, the moon and the stars, the Egyptians came My intentions to carve away up with the first 365 day calendar Fat with energy. approximately 5500 years ago. Later, I wile, awhile, wishing in Mexico, the Mayans concurred.

It was only in the last century that To do more-- what more the United States Congress officially I can’t say. I might like accepted universal timelines. Then A surge of must, an urge came Einstein, a different type of mind To fly and rise, tiny and gray altogether. He wanted to harness time to the highest branch and define it for the milleniums. After he drew upon every culture’s earliest I like losing time when I am ensconced in my right brain perceptions, he imagined himself traveling on a beam of and it upsets me if a day slips by without an obvious light. Thus we have now the law of relativity. But we aren’t meaning. I want life to be purposeful and justifiable. So I done asking questions yet. Now we want time broken resist the lethargy that sets in during the summer months down into nano seconds while the research goes on. and turns time wishy-washy.

For me, understanding the law of relativity is more about Betty Edwards (Drawing From the Right Side of the attitude than physics. Give me something I love to do and Brain) talks about incubation periods. Time outs for the I will show you a three hour day. Give me something I creative spirit. She thinks we all need them and should hate to do and I will show you a 72 hour day. That’s my embrace their significance. Not me. I feel anxious waiting idea of everything being relative. out the emptying process. Give me space filled with Time has a lot to do with freedom, too. Freedon to anything other than quiet. I still can’t quite follow the choose. Freedom to say yea or nay. A child in Tanzania pathes of the sages who generally espoused getting away does not count the minutes as he takes his sheep to from it all every now and then. pasture or angst until the shadows grow long. He Jesus chose the desert and the Bible pronounced a time functions on simple expectations. I do not imagine him for everything. A time to be born and a time to die. complaining about a task that every male in his family and A time to sow and a time to reap. How come it never community have performed throughout the generations. mentioned a time to produce and a time to think about it? It is a given.

Some of course prefer the sky or the sea to go inward. I remember the first time I read Ann Lindberg’s, A Gift From the Sea. Having lived by the ocean most of my life, I knew how much comfort it gives to those at its skirts. For some it’s the predictable sounds and repetitive motion, for others it is its vastness.

The great Hindu master, Mahatma Gandhi , used to spend one full day a week in utter silence. That’s more than a tenth of his life and look at what he produced! He put spiritual meaning into every facet of his existence. I am sure he never complained about a sense of emptiness.

For us, spoiled, torn and easily distracted by choice, resistance and time issues are more challenging. A day without adventure is rare. A day without a gold star is a waste. We use words like bored and listless; depressed and lethargic instead of divinely quiet and luxuriously empty.

Writing about this I have convinced myself that I should take this time on my hands as a gift. An unwrappable present to toy with as I choose. It may lead to some wonderful idea or it may go around and greet itself at the end of the stretch. I needn’t worry. It will all blend in in the end.

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Granddaughter Gia married dear Matt in New York in a very simple, beautiful ceremony, granddaughter Wesley, graduated from Concordia University in Austin, Texas, now a new life, grandson Joshua celebrated a great birthday. Granddaughter Amber sent her first-graders home in Brooklyn Heights in a happy mood after a successful study of the beauty of sound, dear friend Dick Majerus left for his Heavenly Home after a wonderful 102 years here, what a pleasure he was, we whiled away the evenings playing Black Jack, hundreds of games over the years, he was a whiz!

Now June is very ready to take us on a new excursion, full of happy birthdays, lovely anniversaries, pampered fathers, beginning of summer, flags flying all over, birds coming and going, nights of gorgeous star filled skies, monsoons on our door step, the desert unfolding her secrets, what more do we need, the beauty of it all --- it’s free! Oh, the wonder, all is right with the world! Me too, since the orioles in their spectacular attire are still here all day, every day!

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What a great change from all the desserts we’ve had lately, do try, these may be frozen too.

CAKE LAYER 1 c. sugar ½ c. butter 4 eggs, beaten 1 c. flour ½ tsp. salt 2 c. choc. syrup 1 tsp. vanilla

MINT LAYER 2 c. xxxx sugar 3 tbl. green GLAZE crème de 1 c. choc. chips, menthe semi sweet ½ c. butter 6 tbl. butter

Mix cake ingredients, pour into greased 9 X 13 baking dish, bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Let cake cool, spread mint layer on cake. After choc. chip and butter mixture has cooled, pour glaze over top and chill.

This desert is a departure from my quick, easy recipes – it’s worth it believe me!

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Tubac Villager Supporting Business Listings in alphabetical order

#15 CASA FINA DE TUBAC B104 & B105 La Entrada de Tubac (520) 398-8620 www.tubacvillager.com/casafina.html At Casa Fina you will find Full Window Treatment options, Design Services, Fantastic Furnishings, New & Exciting Accessories, Custom Bedding, Lamps & Lighting. We even offer luxurious candles. Anything you desire for your beautifully appointed, personality filled home, Casa Fina is your source!  Come see us for a fun-filled & relaxing shopping experience.

CROPPERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AUTO CENTER 1831 North Grand Ave., Nogales (520) 281-2438 www.croppercars.com www.tubacvillager.com/ croppers.html Drive a little to save a lot. Less than 20 minutes from Tubac!

Just exit off I-19at Exit 8 onto Grand Ave. 2 miles, on right.

DOS SILOS MEXICAN CUISINE 65 Avenida de Otero Open Thurs - Sun 11am - 8pm (520) 398-3787 www.tubacgolfresort.com www.tubacvillager.com/dossilos.html Authentic Regional Mexican Cuisine with a blend of New World Ingredients. #40 HEIR LOOMS OLD WORLD IMPORTS 7 Plaza Rd Open 7 days, Tues - Sat 10-5, Sun - Mon 11-4 (520) 398-2369 www.tubacrugs.com www.tubacvillager.com/heirlooms.html For over 40 years, our family has hand selected the finest art and textiles from around the world. Visit our Tubac Gallery or call for our available services. #51 JANEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ATTIC 8 Will Rogers Lane, Tubac Plaza Open Daily 11-4 (520) 398-9301 www.tubacvillager.com/janes.html Summertime is the best time to shop at Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attic. New items are arriving daily. We specialize in â&#x20AC;&#x153;gently usedâ&#x20AC;? items including clothing, jewelry, small furniture & decorator items. June, July & August: Open Daily from 11am to 4pm.

September: Open Thursday through Sunday 11am to 4pm. #99 LA PALOMA DE TUBAC 1 Presidio Dr., Old Town Open Daily 10am - 5pm (520) 398-9231 www.tubacvillager.com/lapaloma.html We have imported the finest quality Latin American folk art for over 30 years. At this point we have one of the best collections anywhere. Special thanks to our loyal customers for supporting us during good times and bad. This summer we are offering exceptional savings as your pay back. #64 LONG REALTY TUBAC 12 T ubac Rd. (520) 398-2962 www.tubacvillager.com/longtubac.html Long Realty Tubac, established in 1989, is Tubacâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest full service real estate agency. Our experienced agents provide exceptional customer service to our clients in the buying, selling and leasing of homes and land in the Santa Cruz River Valley from Sahuarita to Nogales.

#67 METALMORPHOSIS 20 Tubac Rd. (520) 398-9188 www.metalmorphosis.biz www.tubacvillager.com/ metalmorphosis.html MetalMorphosis offers a variety of many unique and distinctive southwestern and contemporary designs. The work is cut out of steel with a waterjet, bent to give dimensions, finished with a unique airbrush technique and clear coated with UV protective polyurethane. The artwork is suitable for indoors or outdoors. Shop today and save!

MICHAEL JAYME STUDIO & GALLERY I-19 Exit 48, Amado Territory Ranch Open Sun - Wed 11-5 (520) 398-2709 www.michaelajayme.com www.tubacvillager.com/ michaeljayme.html See Michael Jaymeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NEW WORKS at the Tubac Center of the Arts. Opening Champagne Gala August 1st featuring entertainment by Allan Riding Jazz Trio from 5 to 7pm.

NEED A HAND? HOME SERVICE (520) 404-1183 OR 440-1068 www.tubacvillager.com/ needahand.html Need a Hand Home Service and Casa Care has been operating in Tubac since 2006. We provide basic and personalized yard maintenance services, vacation home check-ups, and vacant home cleaning. We have built our reputation on reliability and customer service. Give us a call today. #52 OUT OF THE WAY GALLERIA Will Rogers Lane, Tubac Plaza (520) 398-9409 www.futurestudios.org www.tubacvillager.com/gcca.html Enjoy music from around the world, delicious vegetarian cuisine, and candlelight under the stars with our Tubac Twilight Summer Concert Series and Global Change Music events. June 19th-21st and October 23rd-25th come to our annual Tubac/Tumacacori Music Festival Weekends featuring Gabriel of Urantiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eleven-piece Bright & Morning Star Band! #1 - #7 PLAZA DE ANZA (520) 398-8700 www.barriodetubac.com/plaza-de-anza www.tubacvillager.com/ plazadeanza.html Plaza de Anza North of Exit 34 in Tubac AZ, with mountain views and great places to cool off such as the Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Palate Restaurant(#5), CafĂŠ Presidio Restaurant(#3), Anza Marketplace Grocery(#1), Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Table Restaurant(#2), Tubac Ranch Furniture(#4), Anza de Tubac property Management(#6), maintenance and cleaning services and Emmyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pilates Studio(#7). For more information call our offices at 398-8700.

REALTY EXECUTIVES, BILL MACK & SALLY ROBLING 2251 E Frontage Rd. (520) 398-2770 OR 398-2222 www.tubac.com www.tubacvillager.com/ tubacteam.html #1 Agents in Tubac since 2005. Nobody Knows Tubac Real Estate better than the Tubac Real Estate Team. Virtual tours available at www.tubac.com.

REALTY EXECUTIVES, CHARLIE MEAKER 2251 E Frontage Rd. (520) 237-2414 www.tubacvillager.com/ charliemeaker.html Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market! There are over 100 resale homes listed for sale in Tubac, at prices ranging from $126,000 to a cool $8 Million! The Owners are waiting anxiously for your offer! Give me a call, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll help you find the home thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just right for you! #78 SHELBYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BISTRO 19 Tubac Rd., Mercado de Baca (520) 398-8075 www.tubacvillager.com/shelbys.html Located just over the footbridge in the Mercado de Baca shopping plaza, Shelbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro is celebrating its 12th year in Tubac. Our bistro was recently chosen as one of Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 25 best restaurants by Arizona Highways Magazine (April 09, vol 85, #4).

STABLES RANCH GRILLE 65 Avenida de Otero Open Daily 6:30am - 10pm (520) 398-2678 www.tubacgolfresort.com www.tubacvillager.com/stables.html Stables Ranch Grille evokes Tubacâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spanish past in its cuisine and atmosphere. The restaurant, formerly stables for Spanish ranchers in the New World, is nestled below the Santa Rita Mountains and among lush cottonwoods on the Santa Cruz River.

STOCKMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GRILL I-19 Exit 48, Amado Territory Ranch Open Tues - Sat 11-2 & 5-8 (520) 398-2651 www.tubacvillager.com/stockmans.html Conveniently located next to the Inn at Amado Territory Ranch, serving a full lunch and dinner menu, featuring: savory steaks, seafood, specialty entrĂŠes, Angus burgers, sandwiches, salads, and decadent desserts. Prime Rib on Friday and Saturday nights. Sunday Brunch served from 10:30am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2pm. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to cater your special event and the restaurant is available for private functions. #75 TJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TORTUGA BOOKS & COFFEE BEANS 19 Tubac Rd., Mercado de Baca Open Mon - Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5 (520) 398-8109 www.tubacvillager.com/tjs.html We have great new books for your summer reading. Starting in July: Childrens reading hour Wednesdays at 10am.

TUBAC ART EXCHANGE 2243 East Frontage Rd. (520) 237-5439 www.tubacartexchange.com www.walterwilson.com www.tubacvillager.com/ walterwilson.html Walter Wilson Studio and Gallery started in 1950 in New York. The artist, born in 1929, has paintings in major museums, corporate and private collections throughout the country. The Tubac Art Exchange offers consignment, consultant, and appraisal services, and features prominent 19th and 20th century artists along with the paintings of Michael Gibbons and Walter Blakelock Wilson.

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Tubac Villager Advertiser Map drawing by Roberta Rogers. Provided as a courtesy by the Tubac Villager.

Information edited by the Tubac Villager. This map is an artistic rendering of the Village of Tubac and Tubac Villager supporting advertisers of June/July â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09. Unlisted map structures may be active businesses.

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AMADO RV & SELF STORAGE (520) 398-8003 #50 BEADS OF TUBAC 398-2070 #48 & #65 CASA MAYA DE MEXICO (520) 398-9373 & (520) 398-3933 FIESTA TOURS (520) 398-9705 JACOBSON CUSTOM HOMES (520) 975-8469 KEN MICHAEL, ART FRAMING (520) 398-2214 KRISTOFER’S BISTRO 520-625-0331 #46 LA VIÑA (520) 398-8142#37 LONG REALTY, CHA CHA DONAU (520) 591-4982 #82 OLD PRESIDIO TRADERS (520) 398-9333 #36 ROBERTA ROGERS STUDIO (520) 979-4122 SANTA CRUZ CHILI CO (520) 398-2591 #97 ST. ANN’S CHURCH SUSTAINABLE ARIZONA (520) 240-1018 #21 TUBAC DENTAL (520) 398-8408 TUBAC ONLINE SALES (520) 398-2437 #98 TUBAC VILLAGER (520) 398-3980 VENTANA MORTGAGE (520) 885-9594 VILLAGE COUNSELING (520) 820-1678

#41 TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS 9 Plaza Rd. (520) 398-2371 www.tubacarts.org www.tubacvillager.com/tca.html The Tubac Center of the Arts will open Summer Gallery during August to support area artists and all the businesses and galleries which remain open during the summer. TCA hopes to bring more visitors to enjoy Tubac’s great year round amenities and provide area residents with summertime fun.

TUBAC GOLF RESORT AND SPA 65 Avenida de Otero (520) 398-2211 www.tubacgolfresort.com www.tubacvillager.com/tubacgolf.html Tubac Golf Resort & Spa nestled on the 500 acre historic Otero Ranch and ¼ mile from the village. The perfect place to stay while in the area with 98 luxurious rooms and suites, a world-class spa & salon, a wedding chapel, 27-holes of championship golf, 2 restaurants, meeting space, and shops.

#23 TUMACOOKERY N102 & N103 La Entrada de Tubac Open daily 10 -5 (520) 398-9497 www.tumacookery.com www.tubacvillager.com/tumacookery.html TUMACOOKERY, Our Mission is Your Kitchen. Offering Gadgets, Cookware, Appliances, Spices, Gourmet Food, Coffee, Tea, Bar Tools, Knives, Sharpening and More. In the Shops at La Entrada de Tubac.

Open 10-5 Daily, Throughout Summer.

WISDOM’S CAFÉ 1931 E Frontage Rd., Tumacacori Open Mon - Sat 11-3 & 5-8 (520) 398-2397 www.wisdomscafe.com www.tubacvillager.com/wisdoms Delectable Mexican Food served by 3 generations of the Wisdom family using the freshest ingredients and locally grown produce whenever possible. Come see why we’ve been a local favorite and top tourist destination for 65 years. Home of the World Famous Fruit Burro!

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ADMISSION: Reciprocation by contribution appreciated. Make a pilgrimage to Avalon Organic Gardens, Farm, and Ranch for this 3-day festival weekend with camping, fresh organic food, live music and entertainment, independent films, activist theater, eco-conscious speakers, and a Sacred Global CosmoPop Concert with Gabriel of Urantia & The Bright & Morning Star Band! All ages. No drugs, no alcohol. For full festival schedule & directions visit: http://www.globalchangemusic.org or call (520) 398-2542.

SUN, JUNE 21ST - 2ND ANNUAL WHO'S YOUR DADDY SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT at the ballpark next to the Tubac Community Center. Everyone is invited to play. Bring your food/drink/ chair and join us for lots of fun. Starts late morning.

TUES, JUNE 23RD - JACK LASSETER SPEAKS ABOUT "SOLDIERS IN THE WEST" at the Community Performing Arts Center, 1250 W Continental Rd, Green Valley, 7pm. For more info call 520399-1750. Tickets $10 at the door.

WED, JUNE 24TH - TUBAC FIRE DISTRICT'S MONTHLY MEETING open to the public at 9am at Station #1 on the E Frontage Rd, Tubac. For more information call 398-2255.

FRI, JUNE 26TH - CUSTOMER APPRECIATION NIGHT WINE TASTING at Wisdom's Café, Tumacacori. 4:30 -5:30.

Help Wisdom's choose their next wine!

Food & drink specials and Live Music by Bill Manzanedo.

SAT, JUNE 27TH - INFORMATIONAL/ SPEAKER SERIES PROMOTING A SUSTAINABLE SANTA CRUZ at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. from 4:00 to 7:30pm.

FRI, JULY 3RD - FIRST FRIDAY! at Wisdom's Café, Tumacacori. 5-8pm featuring Live Music.

Sat, July 4th - Old Fashioned Fourth of July in Tubac. Join us for old-fashioned family fun. The Tubac Presidio State

Historic Park will be the site of free games for the kids from 10 am to noon. Children will enjoy a variety of old-fashioned games like cake-walks, sack races, rubber duck ring toss, hula hoops, face painting and more. The children’s games are being organized by the Tubac Chamber of Commerce with help from a variety of local non-profit organizations. Games, prizes and hot dogs will be provided free of charge to the children. Park admission will be free during game hours. Many of Tubac’s fine art galleries, artist studios and shops will be open all day, 10am5pm. The Tubac Golf Resort will host a fireworks display in the evening. Gates open at 4 pm and fireworks begin at 8:45 pm. Parking fee is $7 per car. Featuring food vendors, kids face painting, DJ music and a huge desert sky fireworks display. Bring a blanket or chair; no coolers please. The Resort is offering a VIP package: $35 adults/$15 kids to include a Ranch Style BBQ buffet, special seating to view fireworks and parking.

For VIP reservations, call 520-3983545. The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is located at 1 Burruel Street. The

Dick Majerus passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of May 13th, 2009. He was 102 years old. He is survived by daughters, Marilynn Lowder and Sherry Hull, five grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.

Dick spent his last 8 years in Tubac surrounded by his daughters, son-inlaw Ken Lowder, grand-daughter Jane Lowder, grandsons Brian Lowder and Don Hull, nephew Bayard Brick and many friends, including Ruth Papini, a very special friend.

Tubac Golf Resort is located on the East Frontage Road between Exits 40 and 34. For more information, please call the Chamber of Commerce, 520-398-2704 or visit www.tubacaz.com.

FRI, JULY 10TH - BAJA LOBSTERFEST at Wisdom's Café, plus Live Music.

STARTING FRIDAY JULY 10TH – CINEMA UNDER THE STARS INDIE FILM SERIES at 7:30pm, at the Tubac Plaza Main Stage (29 Tubac Rd). All films $5. Premiere Film – Crop Circles: Quest for Truth. Proceeds to benefit teen and & young adult rehabilitation programs and Avalon Gardens internships of Global Community Communications Alliance.

For more info call 520-398-2542.

SAT, JULY 11TH - THE FIVE DEADLY VENOMS PERFORM. Free: Reciprocation by contribution appreciated. Get your dancin’ shoes on and get ready for five fine gentlemen to bring you the baddest bluegrass around that can only be described as “killer”! The Five Deadly Venoms have quickly and rightfully

His annual birthday parties at Wisdom's were attended by many friends who made his last years very happy.

Dick with Ruth Papini

We especially want to thank Valor Hospicecare in Green Valley and Soulistic Hospice in Tubac for their wonderful caring support and help the last three years. Hospice workers are very special people and I don't know how we could have managed without them. They are so kind and Dick loved them all. We will miss Dick, but he lived a long, healthy and happy life. submitted by: Marilynn Lowder

ICE CREAM * Come in and cool off with Ice Cream at the Café

Presidio and the Anza Market. Over 30 different options to choose from

RIBS * Come in to the Café for the best ribs in Southern Arizona, slow cooked and seasoned to perfection

COMING SOON * Free delivery to local Tubac Businesses, call for

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Dinner with the Chef at the Chef’s Table * MENTION THIS AD and receive a free glass of house wine with a purchase of an Entree

WINE TASTING * Thank you for making our first wine tasting on

the Anza Market patio a great success, please join us on JUNE 16TH TUESDAY FROM 5PM TO 6PM for our next tasting. Enjoy free food samples from the Café, hor’ doeuvres from the Chef’s Table and selected cheeses from the Anza Market.

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earned a reputation at the top of New York City’s vibrant bluegrass scene.

This quintessential quintet’s top-notch musicianship complemented by smooth-as-butter vocal harmonies will take you right to the roots of bluegrass music. Come and get bit by The Five Deadly Venoms, their sound is pure poison for the blues! Named after the classic Kung-Fu film by Chang Cheh, The Five Deadly Venoms truly are dangerous! Tubac Plaza Main Stage, 29 Tubac Plaza, Tubac, AZ. 85646. For info & directions - http://www.futurestudios. org (520) 398-2542. From 6-9pm.

STARTING WEDNESDAY JULY 15TH - CHILDREN'S READING HOUR at TJ's Tortuga Books and Coffee Beans in Mercado de Baca from 10am to 11:30.

SAT, JULY 18TH - COME PICK A PECK OF PICKLES! (Cucumbers, actually).

Then, watch as we demonstrate how to can them and share a sample! We will have some recipes to share and would love to hear about yours! It’s hot in July, so an early start is important. We will meet in the garden at 9 am. Pick a peck (or more/less) if you like (while supplies last). You-pick cucumbers cost $1 pound, we-pick $1.75 pound. Ice tea will be provided. Wear sun hats and shoes that can get dirty! (Fields can even be muddy in July). No admission charge. Picnics welcome. RSVP preferred. At the Auga Linda Farms, I-19 exit 42. 398-3218.

SAT, JULY 18TH – CINEMA UNDER THE STARS INDIE FILM SERIES features Washington, You’re Fired – a crash course in both American history and political science at 7:30pm. At the Tubac Plaza Main Stage (29 Tubac Rd). $5. Proceeds to benefit teen and & young adult rehabilitation programs and Avalon Gardens internships of Global Community Communications Alliance. For more info call 520-3982542.

TUES, JULY 21ST - JACK LASSETER SPEAKS ABOUT "OUTLAWS AND LAWMEN IN THE ARIZONA FRONTIER" at the Community Performing Arts Center, 1250 W Continental Rd, Green Valley, 7pm. For more info call 520-399-1750. Tickets $10 at the door.

WED, JULY 22ND - WINE TASTING at the Anza Market from 5 to 6pm.

THURS, JULY 23RD - SUSTAINABLE SANTA CRUZ MEETING at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. from 5:30 to 7:30pm.

FRI, JULY 24TH - CINEMA UNDER THE STARS INDIE FILM SERIES features One Nation Under Siege – Big Brother is doing more than watching… at 7:30pm. At the Tubac Plaza Main Stage. $5. Proceeds to benefit teen and & young adult rehabilitation programs and Avalon Gardens internships of Global Community Communications Alliance. For more info call 398-2542.

SAT, JULY 25TH - TUBAC COSTUME GALA DAYS from 4 to 8pm. Free; Reciprocation by contribution appreciated. Dress up as your favorite movie star, sports hero, or historic era character and enjoy the street of Tubac alive with colorful sights and delightful sounds of roving minstrels. Special events including a Costume Contest with grand prize of a Spirt Steps tours package will be taking place at the Tubac Plaza Main Stage next to the Out Of The Way Galleria at 29 Tubac Plaza.

For more info & directions - http://www. futurestudios.org or call (520) 398-2542.

SAT, JULY 25TH - CINEMA UNDER THE STARS INDIE FILM SERIES features Future By Design – Imagine a future where war is outdated, there is no shortage of any necessary resource, and our focus as a species is sustainability at 7:30pm. At the Tubac Plaza Main Stage (29 Tubac Rd). $5.

Proceeds to benefit teen and & young adult rehabilitation programs and Avalon Gardens internships of Global Community Communications Alliance.

For more info call 520-398-2542.

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Understated Elegance

Unique hilltop 40 acre estate w/great views of the Patagonia Mountains & night lights of Nogales. Spacious greatroom w/high beamed ceiling, fireplace, & sealed brick flooring. Burnt adobe construction. Numerous amenities.

Please call Gina Jarman (520) 841-1843. Priced at $1,800,000. MLS #: 38794, 105067.

Santa Fe Style Horse Property 2 Bdrm/2 Bth; Stunning 9.41 acre horse property in NE Rio Rico! Beautiful patios with views of the Tumacacori and the Santa Rita mountains; Custom floor plan; high wood-beamed ceilings and a fireplace in the living room. Priced at $248,000. MLS: 41571/107587/20911444; Please call Gina or Natalie Jarman for more information.

Exceptional Location 2Bdrm/2Bth Townhouse in an exceptional location between 2nd & 3rd fairway of the Tubac Golf Resort on Otero Court. Call Meg (520) 603-8752 for info. Priced at $390,000; MLS# 20914859

18 Calle de Hoy

TBD Guadalupe Lane Best Views in Santa Cruz County 7.73 acres in the Tumacacori Mountains.

Prime acreage for your dream home. Call Meg. Priced at $210,000.

MLS#: 107610/41607

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SAT, JULY 25TH - INFORMATIONAL/ SPEAKER SERIES PROMOTING A SUSTAINABLE SANTA CRUZ at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. from 4:00 to 7:30pm.

TUES, JULY 28TH - AMBER NORGAARD'S BAND. Expect a fabulous performance from powerful singer-songwriter, Amber Norgaard and her band. At the Community Performing Arts Center, 1250 W Continental Rd, Green Valley, 7pm. For more info call 520-399-1750. Tickets $10 at the door.

SAT, AUG 1ST – CHAMPAGNE OPENING GALA FOR THE MICHAEL ARTHUR JAYME EXHIBIT at the Tubac Center of the Arts from 5-7pm.

Featuring entertainment by Allan Riding Jazz Trio.

THURS, AUG 6TH – ALLAN RIDING JAZZTET FEATURING VOCALIST KARI SHAFF at the Community Performing Arts Center, 1250 W Continental Rd, Green Valley, 7pm. For more info call 520-399-1750. Tickets $10 at the door.

Send in your August and September events to the Tubac Villager via email: tubacvillager@mac.com

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