June july 2017 Tubac Villager

Vol Xi1i No 7

June-July 2017

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By Kathleen Vandervoet

Santa Cruz County Update

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BIG SAVINGS APPROVED BY COUNTY

then in human resources for Pima Community College in Tucson from 2011 to 2017.

The move could save an average of $275,000 a year in interest costs from 2018 to 2031, said Michael Vasquez of Ironwood Advisors of Tucson.

Jennifer St. John has been Santa Cruz County Manager since March 2016.

Significant savings in interest payments are expected to result after the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 on June 7 to refinance (called re-funding) approximately $32 million in bonds which were originally sold in 2008 to build the new County Jail.

Details were not provided about who would purchase the bonds at a lower interest rate, the actual interest rate, or when the transaction would take place.

In a separate matter, the Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on June 7 about refinancing (or re-funding) $3.4 million in bonds that were used to build the judicial and court facility.

That could save about $28,000 a year. Action is expected to take place at the board’s June 21 meeting.

Details on that change can be seen on the county’s web site, Vasquez said. Public comments will be accepted until the June 21 meeting.

TUBAC NATIVE TAPPED FOR COUNTY POSITION

The county’s former human resources director was Carlos Rivera. He was named deputy county manager and then county manager and never acted to fill the vacancy left when he was promoted. In January 2016, the county Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 not to renew his contract.

He currently works as the City of Nogales City Manager.

AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING ADDED

It’s cool and comfortable at the 1885 Schoolhouse at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. The building previously used fans in the summer and a wood stove in the winter. Now it has an HVAC, or air conditioning and heating system, which was added in late May by Arizona State Parks.

The schoolhouse, which was used until the 1960s for local education, is now the site for concerts and lectures on the weekends, while children from Tucson, Nogales and local schools visit it for an old-fashioned school day experience.

Earl Wilson, president of the non-profit Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum, said the cost was $12,000.

Sonia Jimenez Jones joined Santa Cruz County as the human resources department manager on May 1. The position had been vacant about seven years.

Jones grew up in Tubac at the home of her parents, Ana and Henry Jimenez, moving away to attend college.

Sonia Jimenez Jones is Santa Cruz County’s new human resources department manager. (Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet)

She said she worked for Santa Cruz County from 2008 to 2011 as a technician in human resources, and

A new roof is scheduled to be put installed on the visitor center and schoolhouse, the secondoldest schoolhouse in Arizona, with the state paying for that as well, Wilson said. That project was out for bids in late May so a start date isn’t available yet.

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and the other to include leasing new ambulances and other capital purchases for $3,397,074.

a children’s garden, is open seven days a week and run by volunteers with just one paid employee.

Board chairman Mike Connelly said the first budget is balanced, while the second budget would require transferring money from a savings account.

MANAGER CHANGING AT PRESIDIO PARK

Because of health reasons, Shaw Kinsley, manager of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, resigned at the end of April.

He led the park and a group of about 60 volunteers since 2010 and added dozens of enhancements and improvements.

Applicants are being interviewed but as of press deadline there was no decision.

Assistant Park Manager Tom Walsh took over Kinsley’s responsibilities in May. The park is owned by the state of Arizona and is managed by the non-profit Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum through an agreement with Santa Cruz County.

The Friends board of directors has been interviewing new manager candidates.

Above, the adobe ruins and schoolhouse at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. The schoolhouse, the second oldest in Arizona, has recently had air conditioning added. More information about the Presidio online: www.tubacpp.com

2 DRAFT FIRE DISTRICT BUDGETS

The budget for the upcoming year for the Tubac Fire District, which starts July 1, was discussed at a May 31 meeting. Board members heard about two draft budgets, one with minimal new expenses for $3,294,274,

The public can attend meetings planned for Wednesday, June 28, at 9 a.m. and Thursday, July 6, at 9 a.m. to make comments on the budget and the tax rate.

The meetings are planned at Fire Station No. 1, 2227 E. Frontage Rd., Tubac.

In other business, the board voted 5-0 to spend $2,000 for a study to consider the possible benefits and costs of combining some services with the Green Valley and the Rio Rico fire districts. Accounting firm Beach Fleischman will prepare the study at a cost of $10,000, with Green Valley paying $6,000 and Rio Rico paying $2,000, according to Tubac Chief Kevin Keeley.

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Two local governments will hold public hearings before the budgets for the July 1 to June 30, 2017-2018 year, are adopted. Property tax rates are considered as part of the budget hearings and anyone interested can attend and speak.

At the Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 (Tubac and Rio Rico), the adopted budget for the year which ends June 30 is $20.9 million. Figures for the new budget weren’t available at press time. The public hearings are planned for Tuesday, June 20, and Tuesday, July 11, both at 5 p.m. the meetings will be at the district office, 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico.

Santa Cruz County will hold its public hearings for budget consideration. The budget for the year ending June 30 is $70.46 million, and the new budget wasn’t finalized at press deadline.

County Manager Jennifer St. John said the tentative budget is expected to be adopted on Friday, July 7, at a meeting starting at 9:30 a.m., and the final budget and tax rates on Wednesday, July 26, at 9:30 a.m. The location is in Nogales at 2150 N. Congress Dr.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA EXPANSION

A medical marijuana growing operation at the north edge of Tubac received approval to expand by one acre at a May 18 Santa Cruz County Board of Adjustment District 3 meeting.

The property at 2731 E. Frontage Rd. is owned by Laurinda Oswald and Middleton Ranch Co. and is about 2/10 of a mile north of the Agua Linda interchange of I-19. The entire property is 13.37 acres.

The existing business, Elephant Head Farms, opened in 2015 with two greenhouses and a one-acre open cultivation field, according to the county staff report.

The new field will be screened and fenced with a 10-foot tall fence, as state law requires. There is no dispensary at that site.

The company has 17 employees and 8 jobs are to be added as a result of the change, the county report said.

NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER APPOINTED

Kenneth Baxter of Rio Rico was sworn in as the newest member of the Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 governing board on May 15 during a ceremony at the County Complex in Nogales.

He was appointed by County Schools Superintendent Alfredo Velasquez to fill the vacant position left by Rosie Simpson, who resigned from her post in February midway through her fifth term.

Baxter will serve until Dec. 31, 2018.

The school district boundaries include Rio Rico, Tumacácori, Tubac and Amado to the county line. Other board members are Rachel Neuman, Susan Faubion, John Hays and Joel Kramer. All are Rio Rico residents.

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POLLUTION DISASTER LOOMING FOR SANTA CRUZ RIVER

By Kathleen Vandervoet

A sewer line in Nogales, Arizona, that will likely burst open at some point and spill contaminants into the Santa Cruz River is the focus of a new 6-minute video by the nonprofit Friends of the Santa Cruz River.

The group explains their viewpoint here:

Every storm that hits Nogales brings pressure to bear on the deteriorating, leaky sewage pipe that carries a daily volume of 14-plus million gallons of sewage, mostly from Mexico, right through Nogales, Arizona, to the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant (NIWTP) in Rio Rico.

Titled “Flirting With Disaster,” the video urges people to contact their federal representatives to approve funding for improvements to the pipeline, called the IOI, or International Outfall Interceptor.

People who live in and visit Tubac, Tumacácori, Rio Rico and nearby areas have reason to pay attention to this looming public health threat, say members of the Friends group.

This pipe, the International Outfall Interceptor (IOI), was constructed in 1971. Its path Above, a screen-capture of the YouTube video, "Flirting with Disaster," to the NIWTP lies mostly The beautiful views and popular birding made by the Friends of the Santa Cruz River. View the film, at www.foscraz.org under the Nogales Wash. It is locations along the river should be or on the group’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/FOSCRAZ. protected from erosive flood protected. The Anza Trail along the banks flows only by the concrete-lined of the river is a National Historic Trail used floor of the wash and several by many. feet of dirt. Only about half of the original IOI pipe thickness remains due to It’s anticipated that the video can and will be easily shared among people who over 40 years of wear and tear. are concerned and want to learn about the issue, said Sherry Sass, president of Due to upstream urbanization and its deteriorated condition, the IOI is in Friends of the Santa Cruz River. danger of becoming exposed and bursting every year, during heavy summer View the film, “Flirting With Disaster,” at foscraz.org or on the group’s monsoon flood flows in the Nogales Wash. Additionally, the IOI continues to Facebook page. leak raw sewage into the groundwater aquifer system that most residents rely on for drinking water.

The Nogales Wash channel and the IOI have outlived their useful life and capacity. A failure of either could have devastating impacts on property and public health. In addition, habitat for the newly returned Gila topminnow, an endangered species, could be compromised just as this native fish is being reestablished in its native Santa Cruz River, into which the Nogales Wash flows.

FOSCR’s goals in commissioning this short video documenting the IOI problem are to inform as many people as possible and to create a unified voice to urge federal decision makers to fund a proper repair for this failing infrastructure complex.

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Friends of the Santa Cruz River is hoping pressure from the local government and community members will secure federal funding for the IBWC (International Boundary and Water Commission, which runs the NIWTP and oversees environmental infrastructure along the border) to repair the line with a plastic sleeve.

There are bigger issues that also need to be addressed, including the need for more and bigger retention basins, and other water harvesting methods in Nogales, Sonora to reduce peak flood flows in the Wash. In order to protect the region from the potentially devastating pollution caused by a burst IOI during a big flood, a more permanent solution than the plastic sleeve in the IOI will be needed.

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Birding in Tubac

By John O'Neill

W

hen I was a newspaper reporter – back when the first Model T was rolling off the first assembly line – there were rows of teletypes clanking in every newsroom. First in the row was the Associated Press A-wire, which spit out national and international stories, followed by teletypes for state and local news, UPI, New York Times, weather, stock markets and sports.

There is a powerful existential yearning at the core of every birder to see all the species in his or her county, state and country, the rarer and more exotic the better. The challenge for birders is that for years there has been no reliable place in the U.S. to see rose-throated becards, Santa Cruz County being at the extreme, periodic northern edge of their usual Costa-Rica-to-Mexico range.

As a study on the website Neotropical Birds says: “In [far southern] Texas and in Arizona, becards were more regular through the 1970s, and perhaps into the 1980s, even though they usually were found at one or two localities, and numbers varied from year to year. In both regions, birds were mostly absent from the few familiar areas during the 1990s, and now are sporadic and rarely even attempt to breed. Often in the last 20 years or more, only one or two individuals have been present for varying periods of time.”

Most stories had no label to alert editors to their importance. Others, depending on significance, were marked “urgent,” “bulletin,” or “flash.” Flashes were reserved for the most monumental of news such as: Roosevelt Dies, World War II Ends, or Man Lands on Moon. To alert the newsrooms to flashes, bells in the machines would ring, if memory serves, 15 times for an AP flash and 10 times for a UPI flash, while copyboys dashed to retrieve the news. Flashes would be followed by bulletins to flesh out the stories.

What’s this got to do with birding in Tubac?

Here goes:

Old timers well remember in the 1980s when there was a rose-throated becard nest along Sonoita Creek near Patagonia, where they were spotted by multitudes of birders through the years, until the site was abandoned.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.

FLASH: Becard Nest Found at Tumacacori.

BULLETIN: In late May the nest of a breeding pair of rose-throated becards, tropical flycatchers mostly missing from the United States for two decades, was found near the Santa Cruz River just east of the Tumacacori National Monument mission church. Hallelujah! [AP wouldn’t have used hallelujah].

Fast forward to January, 2017, when the Tubac birding group, on its regular Tuesday walk, beheld a male rose-throated becard near the Anza Trail east of the Barrio. The news spread over the internet and in the following several weeks perhaps 1,000 becard-starved birders, sometimes in packs of up to 60, were scanning the trees along the trail, most joyously successful. A female also was found and perhaps another becard or two.

Why such giddiness over a single bird nest?

If the becards successfully rear young and return in subsequent years, droves of birders will visit the nest site, which could become the only known spot in the country to observe becards. And, birders in Tubac have a proud, up-close-and-personal connection to these birds.

First a sleep-inducing description and some background before continuing this scintillating tale. Rose-throated becard males have glossy crowns, dark backs and white on the abdomen. Rosy patches on their throats give them Latin flair. Females are mostly brown in color, with a rusty brown upperside, are pale buffy underneath and lack a rosy patch.

A breeding pair of rose-throated becards and their nest has been discovered near Tubac near the Santa Cruz River. An exceedingly rare occurrence, the sightings are drawing flocks of birders to Tubac.

Photo courtesy of Judith Ellyson

Then the birds became harder and harder to find, with periodic reports of becards along the river near Tumacacori. In May there were internet reports of both a male and female during breeding season. Then more tantalizing, a report of a male and female retrieving nesting material from an “old” becard nest, probably from last year but undetected then.

All suspense ended on May 31 with Tim Helentjaris’s birding listserv report confirming that becards were building a “new” nest in a cottonwood tree canopy

east of the Santa Cruz. Further, it could be seen from the west side of the river. “Maybe we could recreate the situation that we had years ago at the Patagonia Rest Stop where the nest was easily visible and yet sheltered from close approach, making it easier for folks to observe this sometimes-hard-to-find species without stressing them [the birds] out,” said Helentjaris.”

“If we’re careful, perhaps we’ll get to enjoy these birds for years to come.”

That’s the importance of the nest. Many Arizona birders saw a becard in January in Tubac. But there are a million or two people who travel to see birds and would love to see a rose-throated becard in the U.S. but couldn’t make in to Tubac in January.

For example, what about a birder in New Hampshire who, short on cash, opted to spend his money on food for his children and cocker spaniel rather than buying an airplane ticket to get to Tubac? He could save up and come another time, another year.

When I first got to the viewing spot on June 3, Ron Batie and Constance Paris from Rio Rico said there were 16 birders from Texas there earlier that morning. News travels faster than it did in the time of teletypes, flashes or no flashes.

It’s possible a child born this summer might take up birding and some day see a becard at our site in Tumacacori. It all depends on the breeding success of a couple of little birds from Mexico, so we’re pulling for some healthy, hungry hatchlings.

To look for the nest, go north of the mission about three-wood distance to a metal gate that leads to the Anza Trail. Bear left at the first interpretive sign; at the next sign go toward the river, 0.1 miles away. There are two imposing rows of cottonwoods. Take the animal trail to the left between the rows and look for orange ribbons indicating a good spot to scan for the nest across the river. It is 0.3 miles total.

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TUBAC IS SPECIAL TO TOP HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES

By Kathleen Vandervoet

No one should be surprised at seeing blond teenagers run along the streets of Tubac, the Anza Trail next to the Santa Cruz River, and the lanes of the Tubac Golf Resort. Running is how the Schadler sisters have achieved state champion titles.

Allie Schadler, Arizona’s top girl athlete for 2017, has spent her life in Tubac, but will head off to the University of Washington in Seattle later this summer.

Allie, 17, won the state Div. 3 girls’ cross country title all four years of her high school career at Rio Rico High School. Her sister, Samantha, 16, who enters her junior year at RRHS in August, won two statewide track events this spring and placed second to her sister at the cross country state meet last fall.

Both girls are A students, and Allie, who turns 18 on July 7, has an academic and athletic, four-year, full ride scholarship to UW valued at $200,000 where she will arrive on campus in late August to prepare for the opening of school Sept. 27.

Sisters Allie, left, and Samantha Schadler are top cross country and track athletes, and as Rio Rico High School students have won state titles in their events. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet Samantha had a 4.3 GPA after the conclusion of her sophomore year. At this year’s Div. 3 state cross country meet, she finished second behind Allie and she nabbed first place in the track 800 meter and 3,200 meter events. “I’m going to try and step up to win cross country,” she said, in the coming season and try to repeat her track wins.

They seldom run together on their training runs. Samantha explained about Allie that “she’s two years old and she’s faster than I am so we run at a different pace.”

Samantha likes to run “all over; through the Barrio de Tubac. From our house to the barrio it takes about 9 ½ minutes and we’ll go up and around by the pool and sometimes on the Anza Trail and often we’ll go through the golf course.”

The Schadler family has lived in their Tubac home on the west side of Interstate 19 since before the girls were born. Parents Toni and Steve are employees of Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35, where Steve is assistant superintendent and also the volunteer high school cross country and track coach.

Allie likes to “run through the barrio and through the Village, specifically where the horses are, and where the restaurants are because I like seeing all the people, and a lot of times I’ll go on the golf course.”

“I don’t run on the Anza Trail because the sand makes it hard for me,” she added.

Samantha, conversely, likes the Anza Trail. “I don’t notice the ups and downs and little hills. It’s not a big deal compared to the hills we run by our school. I like running on the Anza Trail because it makes me feel fast. You whip around the turns and see the blur of the trees going by so it’s fun.”

All four years of high school Allie was the victor in the state cross country (5k) meet and the state track 1,600-meter race. She won the 400 meter race this year; her first time in competition for that one. The sisters were teammates in the 4x800-meter and 4x400-meter relays and the teams won those races for the second year in a row.

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Allie was selected Gatorade Arizona Cross Country Runner of the Year both this year and last year. This year she was Runner of the Year and Girls Athlete of the Year, chosen by the Phoenix “Arizona Republic” newspaper and azcentral. com website.

A member of National Honor Society and a member of the Rotary Club’s Interact Club, Allie compiled the third-highest GPA of 4.4 from the more than 300 graduating seniors at RRHS and said math is her strongest subject.

“In my junior year I got a really good teacher and I started liking it,” she said.

That teacher is Nagesh Kumar. She took honors pre-calculus with him and this year completed Advanced Placement calculus.

Living in Tubac when all their friends live in Rio Rico has been slightly challenging. Samantha said, “A lot of the time I like it but there’s definitely times where I wish I was in Rio Rico. It’s a 15-minute drive if you want to get anywhere. I wish I could just walk out the door and walk down the street and be with my friends. But other than that, I really like it.

“Wherever you go, people know who we are. Like in church, people say ‘I saw you running,’ so we have a community here.

“I don’t wish I could live in Rio Rico enough to move there. I like it here and if I moved I would miss it,” she said.

Allie likes calling Tubac home. She says that perhaps she could be more social, but “we’re so busy, like every weekend we have a track meet, and if we don’t, we have homework so I wouldn’t have time to do anything anyways. I like how close we are here; we know everyone who lives on the street. And when we go to

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church we talk to everybody.”

She’s anticipating an improved social life in her dorm at UW. “I think I need to work on being more social because I’m not very good at that. I’m looking forward to being forced into that environment.”

The sisters are certain that Rio Rico High School is giving them a strong education. “I like it because there’s a lot of diversity,” Allie said. “It’s a Hispanic community and they’re all very friendly and I feel safe and I have a lot of friends and everyone will say ‘hi’ when they pass me in the hallways.”

Samantha feels the same: “I think people don’t recognize it’s a good school as much as they probably should. There are definitely academic programs other schools don’t have like the Cambridge program and Advanced Placement.”

She pointed out that the school won an A+ award from the Arizona Education Foundation and a schoolwide assembly to celebrate that was held in late May. Some Tucson schools in wealthy neighborhoods have better reputations but the sisters feel that doesn’t reflect the entire picture. Allie said a cross country teammate came from the highly regarded Catalina Foothills High School. She and her friends asked him how he liked Rio Rico and if he wanted to return to his earlier school. He told them, she said, that he prefers Rio Rico because “no one judges you and there’s no competition.”

“In our school,” Allie said, “everyone supports everyone. No one has a feeling they’re better than the other person.”

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n recent articles I discussed the critical role of dreaming in our physical and emotional health and well-being. I also shared my deep concerns about the silent epidemic of dream loss that currently shrouds our world.

Thankfully, there are a number of lifestyle

How might we know if we are dream deprived? Having little or no dream recall doesn’t necessarily mean we aren’t dreaming.

It’s possible that we are dreaming and just not remembering them. On the other hand, an active and vibrant dream life regularly includes dreams that are wild, intense, challenging and generally difficult to ignore.

As important, I believe a healthy dreaming

I believe the primary symptom of dream deprivation is a palpable dampening of spirit.

This is linked to a gradual erosion of the breadth of our consciousness – a subtle and pernicious constriction of our perceptual field. Over time this can manifest as a loss of creativity, memory difficulties, ennui, dulled emotions, heightened anxiety, and clinical depression.

getting enough sleep. But, dreaming well also

and personal changes we can make to

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our general health, well-being, and creativity. provides an essential foundation for a healthy spiritual life.

To dream well, we must first sleep well.

Because healthy sleep and dreams are

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sleep will also disrupt our dreams. Most of us are already aware of the importance of

depends on our obtaining quality sleep. In

addition to the obvious need to treat sleep

disorders, especially insomnia and sleep apnea, maintaining a regular circadian rhythm,

dimming the lights before bed and losing

the alarm clock will help promote healthy dreaming.

Managing medications and substances that interfere with dreaming is also essential.

Excessive reliance on alcohol and cannabis can significantly disrupt dreaming. Although alcohol might help us fall asleep, as it is metabolized its sedating effects trigger a compensatory surge of adrenalin, which disrupts both sleep and dreams. Drinking less, earlier in the evening and with food can help prevent this problem.

Certain antidepressants, anti-anxiety agents, sleeping pills, statins, allergy medications and cardiovascular drugs can interfere with REM sleep. You can check to see if any prescription or over-the-counter medications you use might have REM suppressive side effects through a simple web search. If this is the case, talk to your health care provider or pharmacist to see if there are alternative medications available that don’t interfere with dreaming.

Dr. Andrew Weil’s recent book, Mind Over Meds, discusses viable integrative medicine alternatives to a wide range of medications.

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Although indica appears to support sleep and dreams in the short term, some evidence suggests it could disrupt them over time.

When REM sleep suppressive medications cannot be avoided, talk with your health care provider about the feasibility of using natural substances that encourage dreaming. Melatonin, the most popular over-the-counter sleep aid, appears to support dreaming, especially if taken in a time-released formulation. Small doses ranging from about .5 to 1mg are generally best.

Consciously opening our hearts and minds to dreaming is as important as any of the above suggestions. Set an intention to become more receptive to your dreams as you go to bed. Whenever possible, practice awakening gradually without the use of an alarm clock. As you awaken, resume the last sleep position you were in and linger in your grogginess with eyes closed for a few minutes.

When dream images begin to arise, don’t actively pursue them, just allow them to come to you.

We remember dreams in much the same way we remember waking life experiences -- by valuing and paying attention to them. Think, talk, and read about dreams. Consider keeping a journal of your dreams as well as related waking life experiences. Ask others about their dreams and listen with the same interest you would offer their waking experiences. Opening to the dream world will change the way we look at life, each other, and ourselves.

Regularly sharing dreams with others who also value them will deepen our connection with the dream world. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in joining the Tubac Dream Circle, a dream-sharing group I’ve been facilitating for the past two years. �

Rubin Naiman, PhD is a psychologist, sleep and dream specialist, and clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. Rubin lives in Tubac where he offers sleep health consultations as well as healing sleep retreats. His website is www.DrNaiman.com and email address is rrnaiman@gmail.com.

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GIANT REED - “BEST” PEST IN THE WEST?

By Vincent Pinto

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y now it’s no news flash to most people that all 50 states in the union host nonnative plants introduced from other parts of the globe. Some of these species were mere accidental travelers, brought to our country as stowaways in hay, clothing, and other sundry objects. Once here some species found a sort of Nirvana - places lacking their normal faunal, fungal, and other natural control agents that keep them “ecologically leashed” in their homelands. Lacking these checks, some have become true botanical monsters that challenge the very integrity of biodiversity in some areas. One such local plant, abundant in and around Tubac, is Giant Reed. Whether or not you know it by this name, no doubt you’ve seen it somewhere in town or elsewhere in southeast Arizona. If we’re not prudent, then you may well be seeing more of it in the future.

IDENTIFICATION

Giant Reed, also known as Carrizo in Spanish, is often referred to as a “Bamboo” and indeed is a giant grass as are those species normally and appropriately called Bamboo. Its scientific name is Arundo donax, is a redundancy meaning “ reed, reed” in Latin and Greek, respectively. This botanical stuttering is

fitting for a plant that excels at cloning itself via rhizomes underground, often forming monocultures or “cane breaks.” As with all grasses, Giant Reed sports nodes that partition the main stalks into sections - something readily recognizable on such a huge grass.

Non-flowering stems have equally behemoth leaves in the form of linear blades that indeed look exactly like more pedestrian grass leaves on steroids. Flowering stalks resemble their nonproductive counterparts, but end with an attractive plume-like spray of fine, wispy branchlets that eventually hold the seeds. At its maximum height Carrizo can exceed 20 feet with individual stem diameters approaching 2 inches. Given the composite look afforded by all of these traits, it is unlikely that you’ll misidentify Giant Reed.

ORIGINS AND DISTRIBUTION

Giant Reed is a native of eastern Asia, where it is also cultivated. It has also purposely been planted by humans in

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southern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It seems to have made its first appearance in North America as an ornamental plant in the Los Angeles area, where it rapidly spread. Thinking more of human uses than ecological impacts, people continued to plant Giant Reed for erosion control throughout the American Southwest, also reaping the multitude of benefits from this useful pest. Given the past penchant for propagating plants in the U.S. that benefit people, Giant Reed now is found from California, eastward to Virginia and throughout the southern tier of states and sometimes north of them as well.

GIANT REED IN TUBAC

If you are a resident of Tubac or merely visiting, you don’t have to go far to find this beautiful, yet insidious plant. A walk along the scenic Anza Trail near the Santa Cruz River should soon net you a good look at this towering grass. A 2009 survey of nonnative plants in Tumacacori National Historic Park fortunately found Arundo donax to be a relatively uncommon invasive plant. Once it gets a foothold, however, this species can spread with alarming rapidity. Many folks casually glancing at local stands no doubt are unaware that Giant Reed is even a nonnative.

ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS

Giant Reed packs a one-two punch when it comes to self propagation. As with many other grasses, it produces seeds in abundance that can travel via wind, water, and wildlife.

Just one seed forming a new plant in an otherwise non-invaded area is enough for this scourge to gain a foothold. Once there it is able to spread underground through rhizomes that form cloned plants above ground. Eventually, when such a clone is well established and energetically sound, seed production can kick in and aid in the continued spread of Giant Reed. Floods readily spread sections of rhizomes, which then can form new colonies further downstream.

Large clones of Carrizo pose a truly daunting threat to the integrity of certain habitats in and around Tubac and throughout southeast Arizona at large. Riparian or streamside areas and their adjoining floodplains are particularly at risk of a hostile takeover by Giant Reed.

The soil in these places is normally wet for at least part of the year. It just so happens that these exact riparian zones constitute perhaps the single-most important habitat for the broadest spectrum of native wildlife throughout our Sky Islands. In other words, this is the worst-case scenario when it comes

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to impacts of a nonnative plant on our native flora and fauna.

Giant Reed forms dense monoculture stands that seem to be little used by wildlife, who formerly depended upon the plants displaced by this invader. Further, tall and dense stands of this reed pose a very real threat of fire, especially during times of drought - i.e. right now! Habitats that may have formerly burned infrequently or mostly in the understory are now at risk of larger and more devastating burns, complements of fuel in the form of Giant Reed. Nor would these fires likely kill the reed itself, given the hardiness and protected location of the rhizomes. In the long run formerly flood-dependent habitats along rivers like the Santa Cruz can be transformed into fire-depended plant communities. Giant Reed also is very prolific water user that can dry up some otherwise wetter habitats, further damaging those ecosystems.

ETHNOBOTANY - HUMAN USES OF GIANT REED

Despite the dire ecological threats posed

by Carrizo, it continues to be planted and maintained by many property owners through southeast Arizona and beyond. There is no

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GIANT REEDS denying that it is a very beautiful plant that often is easy to maintain.

It adds an exotic element to one’s yard, yet at a great ecological cost.

Once it became established in the Southwest back in the 1800s the beauty may well have been secondary to the concrete human uses of this plant. Perhaps the main such use was as a construction material in various native and modern shelters. Shade ramadas and other useful abodes often can benefit by the addition of this lightweight, yet strong material. I have personally constructed a number of sturdy and longlasting wikiups or brush shelters, employing Giant Reed as the main, if not only building material.

Beyond shelter, Carrizo has historically aided humans in crafting myriad utilitarian and artful objects. I have on occasion made both flutes and pan pipes, enjoying the reedy quality of these wind instruments. The hollow stems or culms excel as containers once properly corked. In them I have stored and/or transported water, tinder, food and other useful wilderness survival items. Weapons, such as arrows and spears, are also readily fashioned from the aerodynamically sound stems of Giant Reed. So too are top notch fishing poles. The dried flower plumes make great fine tinder for lighting fires, while splinters of the dried stems carry the blaze further. Split properly, the stems also can be razor sharp and as such would be useful in cutting the hide off of animals and for other light survival duties. Watercraft constructed from Carrizo should prove sea or at least lake-worthy for a time. Finally, though I am certainly not covering all uses here, Giant Reed holds promise for making fire via friction. My experiments thus far have come up just short since this reed lacks the diameter and density of its bamboo cousins. I still harbor hopes in this regard, however.

CONTROL AND THE FUTURE

Perhaps it is the very usefulness of Giant Reed that may lead to its ultimate control and relative subjugation. We humans have certainly proven time and again that once we make something a useful commodity in Nature, that we can soon render this resource rare or even extinct. Many people living in the southwest value some sort of shade ramada in their yard as a balance to our notoriously relentless sun. Maybe some local, entrepreneurial person or persons could gain the proper permission to cut the stems of Giant Reed for use in shade ramadas and beyond. They also make superb stakes for tomatoes and other garden plants. I am also certain that the addition of some Carrizo-made musical instruments at certain stores in Tubac and beyond would help start a trend locally using Giant Reed.

Ultimately, however, the bulldog rhizomes need to be dug up in order to truly knock out stands of Giant Reed, short of any ecologically dubious chemical controls. Just ask the Friends of Sabino Canyon in Tucson! Last time I checked Mexico and the U.S. were number one and two, respectively, in obesity levels. A good weekly dose of exercise in the form of controlling Giant Reed and other nonnative plants might be just what the doctor ordered for both humans and our increasing rare and imperiled local habitats. In lieu of such a paradigm shift in our priorities, we may all wind up bamboozled!

Naturalist, Wildlife Biologist, Ethnobotanist & Conservationist Vincent Pinto and his wife, Claudia, run RAVENS-WAY WILD JOURNEYS - their Nature Adventure & Conservation organization devoted to protecting the unique Biodiversity of the Sky Islands Region. RWWJ offers a wide variety of custom Bird Guiding, Nature Tours, & Educational Programs in the Sky Islands including the Chiricahua Mountains. At Raven’s Nest Nature Sanctuary, they offer a luxury Safari Eco-Lodge on their 42-acre Nature Preserve by Patagonia Lake. The Safari Tented Camp caters to birders, Naturelovers, hikers, and anyone who enjoys the peace and solitude of the great outdoors. Visit: www.ravensnatureschool.org

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GAME AND FISH SAYS LEAVE BABY WILDLIFE ALONE

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he Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has seized a deer, bobcat and javelina since June 2 that were illegally taken captive while young by Tucson area residents and reared as pets.

The mule deer buck was taken to the AZGFD Wildlife Center in Phoenix for treatment, and then will go to Bearizona in Williams. The bobcat was placed at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, and the javelina moved to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale.

the animal is not from a state where the disease occurs.

CWD, similar to Mad Cow Disease, is a fatal neurological condition. There have been no cases in Arizona, but there have been in nearby states. For more information, the public can visit http:// www.azgfd.gov/w_c/urban_injured_sick. shtml for more tips and a list of licensed wildlife rehabilitators in Arizona.

Photo courtesy AZGFD: A baby javelina before transport by AZGFD Tucson to a wildlife rehab center in the Phoenix area.

Taking captive and holding young wildlife is illegal take of wildlife, and illegal possession of restricted wildlife, in addition to being a public safety hazard. Circumstances warranted issuing only warnings in these cases.

"In the majority of cases, it is best to leave all baby wildlife alone.

People’s desire to help seemingly abandoned animals can have unintended negative consequences," said Regional Supervisor Raul Vega of Game and Fish in Tucson. "Although it seems humane to ’help’ or ’rescue’ baby animals perceived to be in need, wildlife reared in captivity by humans - without the benefit of learning from their parents - have a greatly reduced chance of survival if they are released back into the wild.”

In most instances, baby mammals should be left in place, untouched, unless obviously injured. Although they may appear orphaned, baby mammals are typically left alone by their mother for long periods of time while she forages for food and water.

Baby mammals that are immobile and at immediate risk of injury can be moved, if necessary, to a safe location nearby that provides appropriate cover. The mother will likely find the relocated baby by smell or hearing and continue to provide care, provided that people and pets stay away.

If a well-meaning person separates a baby mammal from its mother, it may result in euthanizing the animal unless a zoo or shelter can take it.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer further complicates the issue, as a possessed fawn is suspect because Game and Fish cannot verify that

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Art Matters

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with Myrna York

T H E ART IST IC LI FE

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hat can I make next? But before I do anything and release these grand ideas pent up in my head, yes, it has been brewing for months and must be released soon or my gray matter will explode into smithereens, I have to clean out my desk. I look around and must get rid of old mail, organize my materials, take inventory of my watercolors, arrange them like a color wheel. How many Ultramarine Violet have I bought in the past and about to order another one. Oh yes, its already in the cart at Cheap Joe's, have to remember to delete it as I just discovered I have 3 unused tubes. I'll do that right now. More e-mails came in since I last checked 30 minutes ago, there's one begging for a response ASAP. Running low on Payne's Gray, must have used it a lot but there is no evidence of a painting framed or unframed, so they must be in a pile somewhere. Where? That's why I need to get organized.

I have ADD. Not the kind that kids are medicated for because they are expected to sit still at their desks so the teacher can "blah, blah, blah, blah." Oh no, I can focus with full concentration, one practice I learned in meditation, moment by moment. Mine is an Art Dabbler Disorder. I dabble around too much and am unable to paint anything worthwhile.

It's a disorder that can be crippling for an artist. Organizing my studio is mindless compared to painting in which ideas will have to be executed with confidence and the highest skill, with clarity of mind, with willfulness and determination that ends as a masterpiece. Today, I am not in the mood to create a masterpiece, instead of picking up a brush I prefer to play with a rag and dust my laptop, oh yes, I have a can of air somewhere better use it now before it expires. Since I have this in my hand, where else can I use it?

I have to see my "shrink" who comes in a form of a group of artist friends that may or may not share the same affliction as I have but suffer from other disorders such as an over excitement of their current work and having a long list of successes since I saw them last which was two weeks ago. I am hopeless.

To combat this egregious painter's block I call ADD, I will review some affirmations that had been previously reeled in my head. Unlike writer's block where the condition impedes creativity and makes coming up with new work difficult, my ADD is a sub-set of painter's block where the symptoms are still within the realm of creativity. For example, while cleaning, my mind is generating ideas, consequently leading to a pile of books stacked high from the floor because it is necessary to move that tower of paper in order to deal with dust bunnies lurking behind. Artistic inspiration usually comes to an empty mind so therefore the act of cleaning is a valid creative step.

Next, I dabble in the kitchen. I love cooking. I open the fridge and see produce that will wilt soon so while fresh would be better to dispose in my stomach or end in the trash bin. Cooking is spontaneous art. It's immediate, its creative (when not following a recipe), and it allows me to intuitively construct with visual elements plus tastes: salty, sour, sweet, bitter, and umami. Preparing food not only keeps my mind calm I also get to communicate emotions of love and care, consciously thinking of family and friends who may benefit from my intentions. Sharing is the best food of all time.

I garden. I have a habit of visiting the garden every morning and checking the progress of turning barren browns to luscious greens accented with fuchsia, magenta, and hot red momma. I am surprised that the smallest plants can grow and create a sculpture based on water, sun, and earth until my meddling hands pinch, snip, and interfere with divine plans.

Vines have very interesting compositions, twists and turns in Fibonacci arrangements. I pluck weeds, check for invaders, then I follow the rhythm of the garden's symphony until a composition becomes apparent. I make a mental note of this to later record the gift of the future. Interaction with nature impacts my creativity for how else would I experience joy and harness beauty on paper.

On my way to the trash bin to dispose the dust bunnies, I see my guitar begging to be humidified as the dry days of summer are upon us. Loosen the strings, tighten the strings, and let's see if you can hold a tune.

Might as well check how my fingers have aged lately, not as quick as in yesteryears, but still able to move up and down the fretboard. If I practice everyday, I may regain some dexterity back and word is playing the scales can keep arthritis at bay, a preventative measure? So I pick and I pluck, apoyando style, which has led me to a moment in my memory, playing the same sonata when I was young, definitely better then than now. Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali pervades and the thought of mortality makes time a precious commodity. I value this moment that allows me to feel the music and this deep gratitude for where this came from. Grateful for my father who sat through the practice sessions and listened to what seemed an endless repetition of measures to reach a flawless phrase, I can now pursue the masterpiece that requires the same perseverance at fifteen.

So I pick up the brush and load it with ink and release the beast that has tormented me.

Art is not only in a canvas nor contained in a physical space, nor a mere CD, nor only in poetry. In organizing my desk, I have organized my thoughts to confirm or abandon ideas. My observations of my own life keeps my art connected to everything around me. How else will inspiration come when I already know what I need to know. I prefer to be vigilant and explore how creativity is a process, incubated in slowness, living within and among us, a basic component of good living.

I forgot, I have to clear that Ultramarine Violet in my cart and add Lunar Black, Hematite Genuine, and Iridescent Antique Silver at Cheap Joe's. I am challenging the rule of avoiding the use of black in watercolors.

Try and try again!

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s the “summer” months roll around, I find myself wondering how I will pass through June and July without letting my own temperature (both physically and mentally) rise. I discussed this with a yogi friend and her suggestion was to embrace it! Such a simple and perfect solution. When the outer temperatures consistently rise above 100, most people leave town, but since I am to remain in the desert for the duration, it is time to enjoy the extreme.

The best thing about the wealth of warmth is being able to start my yoga practice already heated up. This leads to deeper and more extreme poses. I easily bring in the yogic practices that include heating the body up to cleanse it: tapas. Tapas is a yoga term that comes from the ancient texts that generally means “heat.” The root “tap” means to blaze, burn, shine or consume by heat. It is couched in a group of individual disciplines called Niyamas. These are codes of conduct for yogis. Tapas is often described as austerity, but is more of an experience and a way to cleanse the body of toxins (including the mind-mess-matter). So here I am on the edge of June heat ready to experience a season of cleansing. I like to begin my practice warm and use the seasonal temperature to sweat into deep hamstring stretches and hip openers. To release the old winter junk deep in the big muscle groups is incredibly purging. To open like this in winter; starting cold and working to deep poses takes much longer and is more difficult. It can be done and we all work toward it, but summer is an easier place to begin.

It’s great work internally to have my body sweat out the winter pollutants. I find tapas as a term of austerity is achieved as well. I think of this definition as I drink more water, eat less food and practice in a thorough and complete way. This allows me to move fluidly fresh. I become awakened and embraced by heat from outside and in. Having sweat drip from my skin is somehow encouraging and pleasing.

A teacher told me a long time ago that yogi sweat is divine. It made me laugh until recently when I read an article that suggested yogi sweat can make all the participants in the class happy. Who knows if that is true, but it is certainly a great way to embrace the aroma

of summer practitioners! I think too that being able to do yoga postures that I don’t normally attempt or have a chance to get deep in also makes me happy.

I know when I can do an asana like Surya Yantrasana (the Sundial Pose), I am truly pleased. The pose requires very open hips and hamstrings as well as unrestricted shoulders.

In this season of my life, hamstrings that are warm and unlocked takes a lot of effort.

Shoulders also want freedom of movement and getting there takes time. These poses can be achieved any time of the year, I’m just saying when the heat is on, they come easier and are much more fun.

Turn the desire to sit in front of an air conditioner to pleasure in roasting into suppleness. Experience the fire of the season with delight!

Kathy Edds, Yoga Instructor (ERYT500), Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coach, www.kathedds.com Kathy teaches yoga at The Tubac Healing Arts Center in Tubac. www.tubachealingarts.com �

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HERB WISDOM RETIRING FROM WISDOM’S CAFÉ

By Jim Nelson, Vice President for Wisdom Sports & Scholars

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CA police as a SWAT Team Commander and Motorcycle Officer. He also served a stint as bodyguard for both Governors, Brown and Reagan. Returning back to Arizona where he grew up, he would serve as the Chief of Police in Nogales.

But first, how well do you really know him? If you’ve have had the pleasure to get to know him, you know he’s had quite a life.

Herb has always had a love of baseball and softball. Some even say Herb was born with a bat in his hand! He played baseball for the California Angels (AAA) in Mexico, Philippines and Japan.

He was so good that the world famous Eddie Feingner fast pitch barnstorming team, better known as “The King and his Court,” took him on the road as their catcher.

Later came fast pitch softball playing for the Long Beach Nitehawks, a team that achieved 10 world championships.

e’ve all seen him behind the bar at Wisdom’s Café night after night as we frequent the Mexican cuisine. His parents started the restaurant in 1944 and Herb continued that legacy in 1980. Now his son Cliff will be taking over as his father retires and pursues his field of dreams.

There is going to be a party and we are all invited!

Herb Wisdom was born in this area. He attended Nogales High School (a member of their Sports Hall of Fame). Before turning 18 years of age he was a National Rodeo Champ and a National 4-H Livestock Judge. He attended Long Beach City College, Long Beach State University, Los Angeles, Long Beach and FBI Academies.

After high school he joined the Navy and was soon assigned to one of the prestigious Navy Seal Units. Herb was signed by the Angels organization in 1964 after playing in the Philippines with the same Navy Seal unit trapped in the Bay of Pigs in 1962. Unfortunately, at one point of his military career he was exposed to Agent Orange and nuclear radiation.

Taking over his dad’s restaurant in 1980 in the same house where he grew up in Tumacacori, Herb formed the Si Senor team in 1982 that has enjoyed so much success all over the country with 21 world tournaments. In 1980, Herb was on the USA Olympic team for Javelin event. He was inducted into the International Softball Hall of Fame in 2000. He is also a member of Arizona Softball Hall of Fame and the Arizona Baseball Hall of Fame. In the past, he has brought championship teams from Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. to play in Tubac.

Leaving the military he had a 12 year career with the Long Beach,

Herb is a tribal member of the Pasqua Yaqui. His civic service includes

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the Tubac Fire District, Lion’s Club, Elk’s Club and the non-profit Wisdom Sports and Scholars (WSS). Currently, WSS maintains the community park, St. Ann’s and the field across from the restaurant, Jesse Wisdom Park awarding annual scholarships to youth in the area.

We asked, Will you stay in the area after retirement?

Herb replied, “My family has always been deeply rooted here.

Growing up there were fields of cotton, corn and alfalfa everywhere.

Everyone had a job, knew each other and got along. Regrettably, the biggest change I’ve seen over the years has been people in the area not knowing each other!”

What are you going to do now?

“St. Ann’s park is going to get a lot more use and be more demanding. Therefore, I will be needed there full-time to manage it. Wisdom Sports and Scholars anticipates more youth sports, and I foresee an eventual Teen Center.”

Wisdom Sports & Scholars evolved from Herb’s passion for community and the knowledge that our youth need our support and direction. His belief that young people need to know that the only limits on their future are the ones they create. By providing healthy avenues for kids to grow in their communities, Wisdom Sports and Scholars

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assists them in becoming better leaders for future generations.

Upon retirement, does Herb offer any Words of Insight?

“Be honest, believe in God and good things will come your way!”

Herb wishes to invite you to his Retirement and Birthday party on Tuesday, 4th of July at St. Ann’s Park in Tubac; 5pm to 9pm. Cost is $20 and includes catering by the 19th Hole. There will be plenty of music from Amber Norgaard, Angel Perez, Bill Manzanedo and Ken and Kaci. Wine and beer are available.

Bring a chair and blanket sit in the field and watch the fireworks.

You can get tickets on-line at wisdomsportsandscholars.org, at DOS and also at Jane’s Attic in Tubac.

This is a fundraising event for Wisdom Sports and Scholars.

Entrance to the Park will not be allowed at Bridge Rd. Please note: Entrance to St. Anne’s park will be by Plaza Way, the main Tubac entrance, and then take the first left to the park. Bridge Rd entrance to the Park will not be allowed.

Come and celebrate with Herb! �

This summer the Mercado de Baca (19 Tubac Road) is hosting three Twilight events on the second Friday of the following months: June 9, July 14 and Augustt 11. 5:00 to 8:00 Event includes buffet, live music, and drawings for gifts from the participating stores

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by Members of the Military Intelligence Corps Band Friday Nights At 7 PM Under The Stars At The Concert Haul® Plaza 348 Naugle Avenue Patagonia WWW.SCFPAPRESENTS.ORG

Ongoing WEEKDAYS: Branch of the Nogales-Santa Cruz County public library open at the Tubac Community Center from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. There are two free computers for public use and Wi-Fi. Phone 398-9814.

SATURDAYS: Live Music at Stables Ranch Grille at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. For more information 520-398-2678.

SUNDAYS: The Church at Tubac - Bible Study at 9:45 am. Worship Service at 11 am.

2204 West Frontage Road. Info: 398-2325. www.churchattubac.com.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Green Valley/Amado holds services at 10 am at the Amado Territory Ranch off Interstate 19 Exit 48.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES! – THE NATURE CONSERVANCY’S PATAGONIA-SONOITA CREEK PRESERVE 150 BLUE HAVEN RD., PATAGONIA, AZ 520-394-240 email: patagonia@tnc.org Time Commitment- Asking for a minimum 4 hours twice monthly, mornings and/or afternoons (8-12, 12-4), Wed. thru Sun. Visitor center attendantWelcomes visitors to the preserve, provides trails information, collects fees, answers phone, occasional gift shop sales. Meet great people from around Arizona and the world. Visitor Center gardening assistance - Includes maintenance, watering and establishing future new plantings. Graphic Illustrator/Map Making – Help with new kiosk designs and updating trail maps Monthly Saturday Work Crew- May involve trail maintenance, fuels reduction, controlling invasives and other projects that come about.

Spend a few hours working to help to support our mission and another few enjoying the wildlife, wonder and serenity that is the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve. Volunteers enjoy free admission to the preserve.

MONDAYS THROUGH SATURDAYS: Yoga at Tubac Healing Arts Center. 8:30am. 6 Camino Otero. www.tubachealingarts.com. 520-275-2689.

Please submit Ongoing events monthly, or indicate relevant issues which you would like your event to run.

PRACTICE YOGA ALL SUMMER! WE DO! MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: 8:30 AM TO 9:45 (SATURDAY UNTIL 10). TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING: 5:30 PM TO 7:00 PM

MONDAYS: Alcoholics Anonymous, 7pm at the Tubac Community Center. 50 Bridge Rd.

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ENDING JUNE 15: TUBAC’S PIONEER FAMILIES AND THE CATASTROPHE OF BACA FLOAT NO. 3 SPECIAL EXHIBIT. You won’t want to miss this ground breaking exhibit that tells the story of how local homesteaders lost their lands to real estate speculators and political actions beyond their control. Enjoy this fascinating story in the air-conditioned Presidio museum before it’s gone! Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

JUNE 9-29 - 9:30AM-3:30PM, TUES, WED & THURS - SUMMERS ARTS FOR YOUTH AT THE TCA. To sponsor a student or to register for classes call 520-398-2371.

TUESDAYS: Alcoholics Anonymous, 12pm (noon); Narcotics Anonymous meets at 6PM at the Tubac Community Center. 50 Bridge Rd. Yoga at Tubac Healing Arts Center. 5:30pm. 6 Camino Otero. www. tubachealingarts.com. 520-275-2689.

WEDNESDAYS: TRX (Advanced) 9am; Alcoholics Anonymous, 7pm at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. Call 520-398-1800.

Tubac Historical Society - Access to Brownell Research Center & Library, Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. 10am-2pm, and by appointment. www.ths-tubac.org. 520-398-2020.

THURSDAYS: Tubac Quantum Consciousness Group at 9am-11am (392-2747); Senior Standing Yoga at 11am; Senior Lunch 12noon; TRX (Beginning) at 5pm; Narcotics Anonymous meets at 6PM at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. Call 520-398-1800.

Tubac Historical Society - Access to Brownell Research Center & Library, Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. 10am-2pm, and by appointment. www.ths-tubac.org. 520-398-2020.

Tubac Community Center - Community Lunch - 50 BRIDGE ROAD TUBAC AZ (520) 398-1800 FRIDAYS: Tubac Rotary Club meets at 8am at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. Children’s Story Hour at 11 am; Argentine Tango, Fridays at noon; Alcoholics Anonymous, 7pm. At the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. Call 520-398-1800.

Live Music at Stables Ranch Grille at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. For more information call 520-398-2678.

ONGOING EXHIBIT: UNIQUE 1800’S AMBULANCE. This exhibit at the Tubac Presidio is a rare original 1800’s period carriage called an ambulance.

It has been restored and modified to replicate the ambulance that Phocion R. Way, an engraver from Cincinnati, Ohio, rode on from Mesilla on the Rio Grande River to Tucson in June of 1858. Many other figures in Tubac’s Territorial history arrived here on this type of vehicle because of its comfort and speed. Our ambulance was restored over thirteen months by Hanson Wheel and Wagon in Letcher, South Dakota and is the only known vehicle of its type on display anywhere in the world. Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252.

EXPERIENCE OUR NEW CHILDREN’S GARDEN - The children’s garden by the schoolhouse allows children of all ages to play hopscotch, marbles, and jump-rope the old-fashioned way. The wonderful colors of the various flowers will attract you, along with butterflies and hummingbirds. Come be as sunny as the sunflowers and delight in some summer fun. Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

ONGOING ART EXHIBIT: THE ARIZONA CAVALCADE OF HISTORY – The Alan B. Davis Gallery is open with 16 paintings by renowned Western artist William Ahrendt, each depicting a significant event in Arizona’s colorful history. The paintings and their historical narratives were featured as a special 16-part “Cavalcade of History” series in Arizona Highways magazine from 1987 through 1990. Arizona Highways remembers this series as “among the magazine's most remembered illustrations.” The giclées reproductions on canvas were donated to the Tubac Historical Society in memory of longtime Tubac resident and businessman Alan B. Davis.

The collection is on permanent display at the Tubac Presidio’s Otero Hall.

Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

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JUNE 17, 7:30PM - MUSIC - JAZZ WITH ROBIN BESSIER & LEXI WEEGE. Ages 18 & up = $13 advance / $18 day of show (reduced rates for youth). Female jazz vocalists - Brazilian, Latin, Swing, Blues, Ballads, Bop, R&B, Roaring Twenties and more. Sea of Glass Center for the Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – http://theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542.

JUNE 22ND - 25TH ARAVAIPA CANYON VINCA REMOVAL WEEKEND TNC ARAVAIPA CANYON PRESERVE. Join us for a special four-day trip to spectacular Aravaipa Canyon as we continue our work to clear invasive vinca from around The Nature Conservancy's guesthouse.

This project is part of our long term goal of removing vinca from throughout the canyon!

JUNE 30 - CANNONBALL JAZZ AT THE CONCERT HAUL® PLAZA 348 NAUGLE AVENUE PATAGONIA WWW.SCFPAPRESENTS.ORG JUNE 30TH 9-HOLE FUN EVENT, AT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT PAR 3, 9-HOLES FUN EVENT - 4 PM SHOTGUN-$40 INCLUDES GOLF, CART, DINNER, TAX AND GRATUITY. SIGN UP AT 520.398.2021 JULY 1ST - 9-HOLE PUTTING CONTEST AT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT, GREAT FUN! BETWEEN 8 AND 10AM. $5 PER PERSON OR BRING UP TO 4 PEOPLE FOR $10. SIGN UP AT 520.398.2021 JULY 4TH FESTIVAL AND CELEBRATION TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2017, TUBAC GOLF RESORT & SPA FAMILY FUN FESTIVITIES BEGIN AT 4PM: KID’S

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Dog Walking & more

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JUNE 17TH JUNIOR GOLF AT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT Our first session starts Saturday, June 17 from 8-10am. Kids ages 7-17 are $5 per session. (Parents come and play the 9-hole special while your kids are in Junior Golf). Sign up at 520.398.2021.

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Over 10 years of loving your pets like our own.

JUNE 17, 6PM -THE TUCSON 23 MEXICAN FOOD FEST. SAACA invite you to celebrate Father’s Day and the Best 23 Miles of Mexican Food in American and the Tucson 23 Mexican Food Fest. Tickets will sell out, so purchase today! Tickets $49 each include samplings from over 40 local Mexican restaurants, chefs, breweries and distilleries. 10% off tickets with code MEMBER. JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa. www.saaca.org/tucson23.html.

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JUNE 16 - CROSSWINDS WOODWIND QUINTET AND THE ACOUSTIC MASTERS 3000 At The Concert Haul® Plaza 348 Naugle Avenue Patagonia WWW.SCFPAPRESENTS.ORG

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Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r J u n e - J u ly 2 0 1 7 ZONE, FACE PAINTING, FOOD STATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT AND MORE! 10PER CAR GATES OPEN AT 4PM AT 8:45PM FIREWORKS VIP Includes: • VIP Parking • Delicious Dinner Buffet • One Drink Ticket • Private Cash Bar • Live Entertainment • Front Row Seating for Fireworks Extravaganza! $50pp. Kids 4 and under are free; Ages 5 and up are $15. Reservations Required. Dinner Buffet Served at 6:00pm. For VIP Tickets Please Call 520.398.3531 Tickets Available! Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration – Tuesday, July 4, 10 am - Noon Tubac Presidio State Historic Park will be the site of an assortment of free games for the kids including hula hoops, water balloon and bean bag toss, coin guess, and others. A face painter will be available to brighten kids’ faces. Free hot dogs, nachos, and lemonade. The “squirt-down” courtesy of the Tubac Fire Department will be the cooling grand finale. This old-fashioned family celebration is organized by the Tubac Chamber of Commerce with help from our local non-profit organizations. Park admission is FREE during the event. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

JULY 7 - COX COMMUNICATIONS MOVIES IN THE PARK - SECRET LIVES OF PETS. Join us at the Reid Park Demeester Outdoor Performance Center for summer’s celebration of family and film. Free Admission. Tucson. www.saaca.org/moviespark.html.

JULY 18TH AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE NEXT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF THE RIO RICO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. RIO RICO COMMUNITY CENTER, 391 AVENIDA COATIMUNDI, RIO RICO Local history speaker, geologist, and Vice-President of the Rio Rico Historical Society, Chris Novak, A local history talk on “Rio Rico Area Geologic Overview” The Rio Rico Historical Society is pleased to announce and invite the public to an event at our next general membership meeting on July 18th 6:30 p.m. at the Rio Rico Community Center when local historian, University of Arizona geologist, and Vice-President of the Rio Rico Historical Society, Chris Novak, will give a most interesting history talk that will demystify our local geology with his “Rio Rico Area Geologic Overview.” Chris will enlighten us with his history talk and rock collection display which will include: A geologic overview of the Rio Rico area and the upper Santa Cruz River Valley as seen in its unique rock formations from 248 million years ago to the present day. Some interesting geology about the Amado area southward to Nogales along the Interstate 19 corridor How was the Santa Cruz River Valley formed? How old are our rocks? How were bajadas (the hills and ridges of Rio Rico) formed? Why does the Santa Cruz River Valley looks the way it does today? This event is open to the public. Don’t miss it! For more information about the Rio Rico Historical Society and upcoming events, please visit our website: www.RioRicoHistoricalSociety.org/ events.html JULY 22 - WORK WITH YOGI AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST JAIMIE PERKUNAS. “Connect to Your Core” 11am1:30pm and “So What About Your Psoas” 2:30pm-5pm. At the Tubac Healing Arts Center, 6 Camino Otero. 520-2752689. tubachealingarts.com FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017, 5-7PM, “MEMBERS’ OPEN EXHIBIT RECEPTION” TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS OPENS A NEW SEASON WITH THE ANNUAL “MEMBERS’ OPEN EXHIBIT” FEATURING THE ART OF TCA MEMBER ARTISTS. The public is invited to this free reception to meet the artists, view the work and enjoy a community gathering. Location: 9 Plaza Road, Tubac, AZ 85646, 520-398-2371 AUGUST 4 - COX COMMUNICATIONS MOVIES IN THE PARK - ZOOTOPIA. Join us at the Reid Park Demeester Outdoor Performance Center for summer’s celebration of family and film. Free Admission. Tucson. www.saaca.org/moviespark.html.

AUG 10—13: SOUTHEAST ARIZONA BIRDING FESTIVAL. DON'T MISS THE BEST MONSOON BIRDING IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA! WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AND EXPERIENCE TUCSON AUDUBON’S SOUTHEAST ARIZONA BIRDING FESTIVAL DURING OUR BEAUTIFUL MONSOON SEASON WITH PROFESSIONALLY LED HALF- AND FULL-DAY BIRDING FIELD TRIPS, PROGRAMS, PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS, AND EXTENSIVE NATURE EXPO (FUN FOR THE KIDS!). KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ARE PAUL BANNICK (OWL: A YEAR IN THE LIVES OF NORTH AMERICAN OWLS) AND SERGIO AVILA-VILLEGAS (FROM FUR TO FUZZ: STUDYING AND PROTECTING THE WILDLIFE OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION). AT THE ARIZONA RIVERPARK INN, 777 W. CUSHING STREET, TUCSON. REGISTER ONLINE AT TUCSONAUDUBON.ORG/FESTIVAL OR CONTACT: LUKE SAFFORD, LSAFFORD@TUCSONAUDUBON.ORG. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017, 6-8PM, “MARK MULLIGAN IN CONCERT” MARK MULLIGAN’S SONGS PAINT A PICTURE OF SUNSHINE, SAILBOATS, AND SANDY BEACHES IN THE WARM AND FRIENDLY STYLE OF JIMMY BUFFETT. Tickets: $25 for TCA members; $30 for nonmembers and guests. Cabaret style seating. Boxed dinners available for preorder. Doors open at 5:30; Concert starts at 6 pm. Location: 9 Plaza Road, Tubac, AZ 85646, Call TCA for tickets at 520-398-2371 or purchase online at http://tubacarts.org/event/ mark-mulligan-summer-concert/ SEPTEMBER 1 - COX COMMUNICATIONS MOVIES IN THE PARK - FINDING DORY. Join us at the Reid Park Demeester Outdoor Performance Center for summer’s celebration of family and film. Free Admission. Tucson. www.saaca.org/moviespark.html.

OCTOBER 14, 5PM-7PM - YOU ARE INVITED TO WINE & DINE FOR OUR FELINES. Join Paws Patrol for food, wine, music, and silent auction. To donate an auction item call 520-207-4024. Proceeds benefit community feral/ stray cats. At the Karin Newby Gallery, Tubac BARKTOBERFEST, 2017 - SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017 - A MAJOR FUNDRAISER FOR THE SANTA CRUZ HUMANE SOCIETY - GOOD FOOD, GOOD MUSIC, GOOD PEOPLE, LOTS OF DANCING AND FUN. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW, BUT, FOR NOW - SAVE THE DATE. QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT NANCY COSSITT (NCOSSITT@YAHOO.COM) OR 398-8124.

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Please format: Date, Time, Event, Details, Contact Info Repeat contact info on repeat entries and renew event listing each month.

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MONDAY – All You can eat BBQ Riblet’s TUESDAY - $2.00 Taco’s $2.50 Draft Beer WEDNESDAY – Walleye THURSDAY – 8 oz Ribeye Steak FRIDAY – Atlantic Cod SATURDAY – Slow Roasted Angus Prime SUNDAY – Traditional Baked ½ Chicken 50% off all Bar App’s, Bar service only, Mon thru Fri 11 to 5pm Fresh Maine Lobster, Friday June, 30th and Friday, July 28th Reservations required for Lobsters!

July 4th Festival and Celebration Tuesday, July 4, 2017, Tubac Golf Resort & Spa Family Fun Festivities begin at 4pm: Kid’s Zone, Face Painting, Food Stations, Entertainment and more!

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Dinner Buffet Served at 6:00pm.

For VIP Tickets Please Call 520.398.3531 Benefiting The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County

Historic Tubac, Arizona

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TUBAC COMMUNITY CENTER SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE- JULY 50 BRIDGE ROAD TUBAC AZ (520) 398-1800 •

COMMUNITY LUNCH … EVERY THURSDAY AT 12:00 NOON

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SENIOR STANDING YOGA … NOT IN SESSION TILL 7/6

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CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR … EVERY FRIDAY AT 11:00

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TUBAC GARDEN WORK PARTY … THIRD SAT. OF MONTH

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AA – MON WED FRI, 7-8 PM OPEN MEETING

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EARLY SOBRIETY – AA MEETING EVERY THUR 6:15 AM

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NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS … TUE. THUR 6:00 PM

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TRX ADVANCED & BEGINNING – NOT IN SESSION TILL FALL

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ARGENTINE TANGO … FRIDAY 12:00 NOON

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TUBAC QUANTUM CONSCIOUSNESS … THUR. 9:00 AM

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S.C. VALLEY CITIZENS COUNCIL … SUMMER HIATUS

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PICKLEBALL … SCHEDULE VARIES, CONTACT 398-2850

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NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS … JUNE 22ND NOON

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TUBAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY … OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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The Tubac Regional Community

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Caring for Our Community with Valley Assistance Services

Join Us on Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 at the Tubac Community Center, noon to 3 pm.

Lunch will be served at noon, and then from 1-3 pm information will be available on becoming a volunteer in our new community program.

Call 520-398-1800 by June 20th for lunch reservation.

(Suggested donation, $5.00) Valley Assistance Services staff and Tubac community members will be on hand to discuss this new exciting program of Neighbors Helping Neighbors.

Volunteer applications will be available. Future trainings will be provided.

Valley Assistance Services 3950 S. Camino del Heroe Green Valley, AZ 85614 520-625-5966 www.valleyassistanceservices.org

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU??

By Byron Thompson, Tubac Rotary president

As my year as president of the Tubac Rotary draws to an end I have been reflecting on what a great year it has been. Thanks to the Tubac Villager you have been reading monthly about how I am inspired by the great service projects Rotary does locally and internationally.

As I look back I also realize that it’s not just the organization that’s great, it’s the members who are great!

It’s our members who make all our projects happen and mesh like a well-oiled machine for our events that have been truly inspirational to me. Yes, I have been the captain of the ship this year, but it’s the crew (the members) who have made the ship sail smoothly and make me look good.

So, who are our members and why are they members? Honestly, there simply isn’t a simple answer. Mostly they are just ordinary people of all ages and from all walks of life, just like you and I, who join for dozens of reasons. Some want to give back to the community; some join to meet new friends; some want to do something to make the world a better place to live; some want to share their professional skills, some want to play forward an act of kindness they received in the past; and some just want to have fun.

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Our members “do what they do” for personal reasons. I decided to asked a few of our 27 local and ten winter member why they are Rotarians and “what’s in it for you?” Here are a few comments I thought I’d share so you can better understand Rotarians: “I joined because I learned what Rotary did and all the service it does for our local community,” said Virginia Leavitt.

“Instead of asking ‘What’s in it for me?’ I prefer to think of membership in Rotary as an opportunity to ask, ‘What can I do to help make people’s lives better?” said Bill DeJarnette. “For instance, as Rotarians we help local students improve their leadership skills and provide scholarships to advance their education. We support many community and international projects, we develop lasting friendships with people locally and internationally, and importantly, we have fun doing it.

Martha Eckhart joined Rotary 38 years ago because she wanted to help people. “It’s in my heart,” she said. “I feel like I need to be out there helping people, not only in our community but around the world.”

“Joining the Tubac Rotary has exposed me not only to many wonderful people in the area but more importantly to many great things that are happening in our small but vibrant community, said Steve Schadler.

“I have lived here for 20 years but was not aware of many of these events until I joined the Rotary Club! The fellowship gained every Friday morning is an added plus!”

Dave Geddes told me he had never heard of Rotary until a friend invited him to join many years ago. What he liked was the active club community and the fellowship. “What really hooked me was the involvement in the community and the schools,” he said. “I just don’t think enough people know about Rotary.”

So, “What’s in Rotary for you?”

Only you have the answer to that question, but if you are interested in enjoying the comradery of a

group of community minded, service oriented people like yourself we’d like to meet you. Call me for an invitation to have breakfast with us. There is something in Rotary for everyone!

August/September Tubac Villager prints early August Information: editor@tubacvillager.com

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Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.

~ John Muir

W

e live in the # 1 birding destination in the United States and Canada, according to Birdwatching Daily. Southeastern Arizona is home to a wide array of birding trails and especially the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve where you have 3 miles of walking trails that pass

by Sonoita Creek and 140 year old Cottonwood trees. Right in our backyard! Madera Canyon is also close by and you can have an easy hike or a more strenuous hike, you choose. You need to go early in the day, take lots of water and be aware of critters. You have a double delight of getting some exercise and seeing some amazing birds and fantastic views.

As I sit in my backyard birding area, my favorite spot in the world, I watch all the feeders being used. Such an uptick in activity, babies being born and the cycle of life starts over again. Tranquility comes to mind... the birds line up on the fence waiting their turn like little sentinels on patrol.

When the hawk makes a dive, they are quick to find cover - silence for a few minutes - then life returns to normal. Husband Gary remarked that he never in his life would have believed that he would know birds calls and actual bird species... he is stunned and amazed!

A few reminders... scatter all your seeds by June 15th and wait for the surprise of what blooms when the summer rains begin. When we first moved to Tubac, you could check your watch and every afternoon, almost without fail, the

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rains would start around 4 o’clock. The thunderheads that had been forming all day let loose with an amazing display of wind, sometimes hail, tremendous lightening and ferocious thunder. We would sit outside facing east and watch the storms climb over the Santa Rita’s until we finally had to run indoors. The storms happened with such frequency that it caught us by surprise when that schedule started to change. Now we wait and hope so much that the monsoon season will start at all. We watch the skies constantly for just a sign of an approaching storm. Sometimes we get one, most times we don’t. It seems to split over Tubac. The Santa Cruz River was a constant river. We would walk down just to see how much water was flowing.

Lady would jump into the river and play, we would too! Now we wait for the rains to see any water at all.

I think we can feel the change in our weather. It is hotter and drier than it used to be, for a lot longer than it used to be. Our evenings and early mornings are still cool and lovely and once again, the feeling of peace comes over me that we live in such a special place and we need to be aware of what we can do to keep this specialness. Also enjoy the clouds this summer. We’re already getting some good clouds during the heat of the day. Our cloud formations are the best I’ve ever seen. Sunrises that rival sunsets this time of year.

No wonder so many artists try and capture these spectacular moments. Another plus for us!

Snake in a drawer! I know that I wrote sometime ago that I had hoped that would be my last column on snakes, but, alas, one more, consider this a public service announcement. I was in a cleaning frenzy one cool morning not long ago when I opened this drawer in the garage and there right under my fingers was the huge, sleeping rattlesnake. He didn’t move as I slowly backed out of the room and called 911 for two wonderful men to come and take him away. This snake was beautifully coiled in the drawer, like he was gently placed there. You can even count his rattles. I was lucky that it was a cool morning and he wasn’t ready to begin his day. But it’s hot now and snakes are on the move. Just be very careful and look around when you are out and especially when you open a drawer!

As an aside, we don’t kill these snakes, neither does the fire department. We humanely remove them and let them go. We want to help keep our ecosystem as intact as possible. From what I hear

this photo has been all over the country/world. It is an amazing picture of reptile grace and beauty.

Not to be too serious but.... if husband Gary could just remember his moves around these snakes and take those moves to the dance floor, he’s be a legend and not just in his own mind!

One of my Mom’s, Sweet Ruthie, favorite recipes is this quick and easy appetizer. Just make it early in the day and don’t heat up your house. I find when I make this appetizer I have to put it away or I’ll eat all of it! Enjoy!

Green Chili Cheese Puffs Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup soft butter

• 2 c grated cheddar cheese

• 1/2 tsp dry mustard

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 can chopped green chilies,

drained or roast your

own chilies and chop them up

• 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

• 10-12 green olives with pimentos, chopped

• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

• 1 1/4 c flour Directions: Beat all ingredients, except flour, until well blended. Add flour and mix into stiff dough. Make small balls (1 tsp) place on ungreased baking sheet, press down with tines of fork. bake 350° until lightly browned, 15 minutes. Serve warm or cold. * Add more cayenne pepper if you like more of a bite!

Fast and easy to make...enjoy! Makes a nice appetizer! �

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