December 2018 Tubac Villager by tubac villager

DECEMBER 2018

VOL XV NO 1

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

BOB PRIGMORE Specializing in Tubac and Rio Rico Residential Properties. bob.prigmore@russlyon.com 520.204.5667

CATHY MARRERO Specializing in residential, land and ranches in Tubac, Rio Rico and Green Valley. cathy.marrero@russlyon.com 520.990.8127

CAREY DANIEL Over 15 years of experience specializing in the Tubac area representing sellers and buyers. carey.daniel@russlyon.com 520.631.3058

LINDA TAYLOR Over 37 years of experience in listing and selling. Able to handle all of your Real Estate needs. linda.taylor@russlyon.com 520-237-6440

Merry

Christmas Throughout the year we are grateful and thankful for each of our clients, friends, associates and our community. To show our gratitude and to celebrate the holiday season the members of the Russ Lyon/Sotheby's International Realty-The Brasher Team, are donating 500 dinners to those who might not normally have a holiday meal.

THANK YOU! WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES BLESSINGS OVER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!

TRACEY BRASHER 25 years in the title and escrow business, focusing on residential sales in Green Valley & Tubac. tracey.brasher@russlyon.com 520.331.6549

MINDY MADDOCK Selling and listing real estate in Tubac and Rio Rico areas since 2002. mindy.maddock@russlyon.com 520.247.8177

MICHAEL CONNELLY 25 years experience in sales and financial markets. michael.connelly@russlyon.com 520.268.2288

THOMAS CAVANAGH 25 Years sales and management experience. Anxious to help buyers and sellers in Green Valley Thomas.cavanagh@russlyon.com 952-221-3645

MARK WILEY Specializing in residential and ranch type property and developing property into equine property. mark.wiley@russlyon.com 605-430-7339

Phone: (520) 398-2506 Âˇ Fax: (520) 398-2407 Âˇ Toll Free: (800) 700-2506

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CHRISTMAS FEAST 12:00 am to 7:00 pm

Three Course Dinner with your choice of Salad/Appetizer, Choice of Entrée and Duo of Desserts.

$45 per person plus tax and gratuity

For reservations please call 520.398.2678

Spa WE’RE OPEN EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR!

Come in and experience our extraordinary Spa and Salon services where our talented team have year round daily specials!

Please call 520.398.3545 for details.

New Year’s Eve MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2018 • Doors open at 7pm, Dinner at 8pm • Complimentary Party Favors • Four-Course Set Menu Dinner • Midnight Champagne Toast • Live Entertainment by Clear Country Band

The dinner will be available in Stables with some added features.

$85 per person plus tax & gratuity For reservations please call 520.398.2678

The Grille WEEKLY SPECIALS AT STABLES RANCH GRILLE

Golf

GOLF CLINICS

Golf Clinics every Thursday and Saturday in December! $20 per person. Sign up in the Golf Shop, Space is Limited.

For more information or Tee Times call 520.398.2021 or visit www.TubacGolfResort.com/golf.

• Sunday Brunch, 6:00am-3:00pm • Prime Rib Wednesday with 1⁄2 off any Bottle of Wine • Fish n Chips Friday

Join us every weekend for live entertainment!

We Make Holiday Shopping Fun! Drop by our Golf Shop, Spa Boutique and Resort Gift Shop. A delightful shopping experience… We also offer Gift Cards!

Be sure to visit www.TubacGolfResort.com for all our Spa, Dining and Guest Room Packages.

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Santa Cruz County Update

By Kathleen Vandervoet

No permit yet for gas station A controversial proposed gas station and convenience store on two acres of vacant land at Exit 34 (Tubac exit) of Interstate 19 remains on hold. "Tumacacori Luminarias" 24x30 Acrylic on canvas by Kristin Harvey

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The Tubac Villager is a locally owned and independently operated journal, published monthly to celebrate the art of living in Southern Arizona. Opinions and information herein do not necessarily reflect those of the advertisers or the publishers. Advertiser and contributor statements and qualifications are the responsibility of the advertiser or contributor named. All articles and images are the property of the Tubac Villager, and/or writer or artist named, and may not be reproduced without permission. Letters are welcome. 'The Villager is made available in racks and at businesses throughout the Santa Cruz Valley and also made available at public libraries in Arivaca, Green Valley, Nogales, Rio Rico and numerous Tucson Libraries and businesses. December 2018 Tubac Villager Printed 6,000 copies.

A building permit was applied for by Tubac Legacy Partners, but two crucial permits from state offices have not been submitted, said Santa Cruz County Building Department Director Dan Menefee. Interviewed in November, he said, “It could be another three months” before the building permit is issued. Menefee said the state must approve right of way issues on the West Frontage Road, and a permit for the underground water tank also is needed. Tubac area residents learned about the proposed gas station and convenience store in December 2017. It is to be built on the northwest corner of Exit 34 on land that has the required zoning for a gas station. For that reason, no public hearings were required. Even so, residents attended meetings of the Santa Cruz County Planning and Zoning Commission to request that the group add another level of approval. Residents were told that could not legally be done. Concerns raised by residents include that the design isn’t consistent with the historic aspects of Tubac, that lighting will harm night sky viewing, that traffic accidents could occur near the entrance, that crime in the area could increase, that the environment could be harmed from underground gas storage tanks if there are leaks and air quality might suffer.

championship race, with senior Brandon Moreno leading the way by coming in 12th at 17:01.5, just less than a minute off the winning pace. Schadler, a senior at RRHS, ran the five-kilometer (3.1-mile) course in 18:01.4, more than 32 seconds faster than the second-place finisher, and five seconds ahead of her own state-best time in 2017. The Nogales International reported that this was the sixth-consecutive year that a member of the Schadler family won the girls D-III state championship race. Allison “Allie” Schadler, now a top collegiate runner at the University of Washington, finished first each of her four years at RRHS from 2013 to 2016. Her younger sister Samantha continued the tradition in 2017 and 2018.

Fire hydrants vary in placement

For some residents of Tubac, fire hydrants are located close to their home. For others, the hydrants are too far away for a direct pumper truck connection. And, there are no hydrants in Tumacácori or Carmen. Tubac Assistant Fire Chief Genaro Rivera presented a summary of fire hydrants in the district to the fivemember board at the Sept. 26 meeting. The Tubac Fire District, which also includes the north half of Rio Rico, has about 338 fire hydrants. If a hydrant is within about 1,000 feet of a residence, a pumper truck can connect to it – if there’s sufficient water pressure - in order to fight a fire, he said. If the hydrant is farther away, a tender truck is filled with water from the hydrant and then driven to the fire where the pumper is used to put out flames.

An appeal regarding a 34-foot tall lighted tower on top of the main building shown in the design has been submitted by a Tubac resident, Lynn Carey. She said that the tower’s only reason is to substitute for a sign, and the county’s sign height limit is 10 feet above grade.

Areas with the most fire hydrants include the Barrio de Tubac, Tubac Country Club homes, and areas in Rio Rico such as the northeast, along Pendleton Drive and along the west Frontage Road of I-19.

Tubac runner wins state crown

The water companies that serve the area own the fire hydrants. Barrio de Tubac’s Baca Float Water Co. hydrants are tested regularly as are those owned by Liberty Utilities in Rio Rico.

Samantha Schadler of Tubac won her secondconsecutive Division III state championship and her Rio Rico High School girls team finished eighth in a field of 27 teams on Nov. 10 at Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix. As reported by the Nogales International, the Rio Rico boys team claimed fifth place in their D-III

Where there is no water company, some private property owners have installed hydrants, for example, owners of the De Anza RV Park in Amado, Rivera said.

Epcor Water, which owns hydrants in most of the rest of Tubac, has not allowed hydrants to be opened and flushed, due to concerns about the scarcity of water in Southern Arizona, Chief Cheryl Horvath said.

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"... art is making a comeback especially in the rejuvenated Old Tubac area ... La Paloma de Tubac displays a collection of 10,000 items of Latin American folk art. The proprietors have been dealing with the same families of folk artists in Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Mexico for years. It's not high end or hard sell. This is Tubac, and it's fun. -New York Times

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"Not only is the selection at La Paloma de Tubac more varied than anywhere I've seen, the prices are more than reasonable (in many cases competitive with what I've paid in Mexico)..."

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Continued... Rivera said he recommends that new homes have interior sprinkler systems installed. That can help reduce property insurance costs. Commercial and retail buildings are required to install sprinkler systems, he said. Insurance Services Office or ISO rates fire districts on various data related to fire hydrants and other information.

Verdugo named to statewide honor Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 Superintendent David Verdugo has been selected as All-Arizona Superintendent of the Year for Medium Districts for 2018-19 by Arizona School Administrators (ASA). Tubac and Rio Rico are included in the boundaries of School District 35. Verdugo has been superintendent since May 2014 and before that was principal at Calabasas Middle School in the district from 2008-2014. Verdugo received the award for “working to create a strong positive culture that has unified the schools” at SCVUSD35, said ASA Executive Director Mark Joraanstad.

ASA acknowledged 2018 as a prolific year at SCVUSD35, recognizing the district’s accomplishments under Verdugo’s leadership: · The district received two national awards, AP Small District of the Year and Cambridge Small District of the Year. · The district’s preschool program was awarded the highest possible quality rating for its preschool program, five stars, making it the only preschool program in Santa Cruz County to receive this rating. · The district’s exemplary growth rate was cited in a national study conducted by Stanford - students’ test scores improved dramatically more, on average, between third and eighth grade than those of the average student in the U.S., placing SCVUSD35 in the top 99th percentile in growth rates among U.S. school districts. In 2017, the high school was designated an A+ School of Excellence™ by the Arizona Educational Foundation, bringing the total number of SCVUSD35 A+ Schools of Excellence™ to four. Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 covers approximately 267 square miles. The district operates five schools. Approximately 3,500 students are enrolled during the 2018-2019 school year.

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Fire, school board elections cancelled There were only enough candidates for the board openings, so the Nov. 6 elections for members of the Tubac Fire Board and the Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District 35 board were cancelled by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. State law allows candidates to be appointed to open positions when only one or no candidates file to run for an opening. In the Tubac Fire District, Mike Connelly and Herb Wisdom were appointed to their current positions and have new four-year terms. The other three board members, with two years remaining, are Mary Dahl, Candy Clancy and Bill Kirkpatrick. Board meetings, open to the public, are the last Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m. at Station No. 2, 1360 W. Frontage Rd., Rio Rico. For School District 35 which includes Tubac, Rio Rico and the southern half of Amado, incumbents Susan Faubion and John Hays were appointed, along with new member Rene Ramirez. All have four-year terms. Continuing with two years left are Maria Neuman and Joel Kramer. Board meetings, open to the public, are the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 5 p.m. in the Daniel Fontes Board Room at the district office, 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. Remaining meetings this year are Nov. 13, Nov. 27 and Dec. 18.

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Anza Trail

continues to lengthen In a newsletter, the Anza Trail Coalition reported about a new trail segment added in September along the Santa Cruz River. “We recently signed a new easement that connects the Anza Trail between the Day Ranch (Santa Gertrudis Lane south) and Rancho Santa Cruz, thanks to the generosity of the Finely Family of San Cayetano Ranch, Tumacácori, Ariz “This addition creates uninterrupted trail segment from Ruby Road to the northern boundary of the Tubac Golf Resort. It’s broad thinking and support of property owners in Santa Cruz County that make the dream of the Anza Trail a reality, and for that, we are truly grateful.” “Trail Boss Jerry Behn and company have been able to keep the trail open between the Richard Williams trail head at Palo Parado and Rancho Santa Cruz, as well as between our Tubac trail heads and Clark Crossing. The team also got the ramada repaired at the Guy Tobin trail head which now has two completely rebuilt picnic tables due to a very generous donation.” Visit the web site at www.anzatrail.org for more information.

Gas line section being replaced

Unisource Energy Services is replacing a section of a four-inch gas line in Tubac and is boring under Interstate 19, along with doing work around both the East and West Frontage Roads. The $250,000 project began Nov. 19 on Piedra Drive on the west side of I-19, spokesman Joseph Barrios said. The contractor is Northern Pipeline NPL. The project spans about 400 feet and starts west of I-19 and concludes near the East Frontage Road near the Tubac village entrance. Barrios said the company “conducts leak detection surveys,” and no leak was detected but “given the age of the line” the company decided to replace it. There should be no interruption in gas service to customers, he said. The boring work under the roadways is done with machines. Workers “need to continuously check on the boring,” Barrios said, to make sure it’s going straight and there aren’t other concerns. Because of that, one lane at a time will be closed on I-19 and on Frontage Roads when boring is taking place under the lane. It should “take hours, not days,” Barrios said, for the lanes to be closed. The work is scheduled to be completed by the end of December, he said.

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Play celebrates, recalls Tubac of the 1850s

By Kathleen Vandervoet

marvelous opportunity to learn more about the lively history of Tubac as a mining town in the 1850s is scheduled when a video of the original play “A Charles Poston Christmas” is shown Wednesday, Dec. 5. A businessman, Poston played a major role in the economy of Tubac when he arrived in 1854. He raised money from Eastern investors to form the Sonora Exploring and Mining Company.

Poston was an explorer, prospector, author, politician and civil servant. He was Arizona’s first Territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress. Poston wrote about his experiences and that formed the basis for the play which was performed a few times in Tubac in 2009. The late Shaw Kinsley was outstanding in the role of the confident and humorous Charles Poston. The 42-minute video of that performance will be shown in the Old Schoolhouse at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park on Dec. 5. The program begins with a reception in the Otero Hall at 4:30 p.m.

“This is an historically accurate” depiction of Poston, said Karen Wilson, president of the board of the Tubac Historical Society. She encourages anyone who wants to be immersed in this part of Tubac’s history to attend.

The video also includes the participation of four local youngsters who were children nine years ago but have grown since then. They are Mitchell Riley, Cynthia Topping, Griffin Wisdom and Sasha Wisdom.

Polly Schlitz, a SAG/AEA actress, playwright and acting teacher, created the production with Kinsley. She said she found the video and other materials when she moved recently and decided to donate it all to the Tubac Historical Society, which gratefully received it, and set up this special event. Kinsley was the manager of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park for about seven years until he died in July 2017 from cancer. He was also a host on the classical music radio station KUAT in Tucson.

Kinsley was the recipient of the Arizona Historical Society Al Merito award that recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions and served as role models for preserving Arizona's rich history. Seats are limited. Tickets are $30 for Tubac Historical Society members and $35 for others.

For more information about the Tubac Historical society call (520) 398-2020 or visit www.ths-tubac.org.

Playbill from Kinsley's 2009 performance.

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Raft of Duck photo by Joseph Birkett

h, November in Tubac. Autumn chills overcome the last vestiges of summer’s oppressive heat. Life is good as families gather to give thanks for the beauty and abundance. But there is one deep, unfulfilled part of our psyches as we gaze at the northern horizon, hearts prepared to go aflutter, eyes ready to spill over with tears of joy. When, oh when, all sentient beings wonder, will the main population of ducks arrive to complete our contentment?

green Hudson [that’s a car, young people] on Tubac Road in the village. And no doubt the air is filled with music, laughter and good cheer. But really, what would winter in the desert be worth if we strolled along the golf-cart path in front of Stables restaurant at the Tubac Golf Resort and there were no ring-necked ducks, green-winged teal, black-bellied whistling ducks, or gadwall in the pond on Anza hole number nine? Emptiness surely would ensue.

Some might argue that the holiday season in Tubac is perfect because of luminaria at the Tumacacori Mission or the lights that glitter on the antique

What if there weren’t perhaps 150 American wigeons eating grass in unison as our second shots land on the fairway on Anza five? It would be an existential

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threat to our mental equilibrium. The few malcontents who grumble about the free fertilizer should heed the advice of golfing greats like Hogan and Jones: “Got a smudge, don’t lick your golf ball.” All around the Tubac Golf Resort in winter there are ponds teeming with scaup, mallards, blue-winged teal, shovelers, redheads, buffleheads, ruddy ducks, cinnamon teal, and an occasional goldeneye or common merganser. Blood pressures diminish and our brains soak with endorphins just thinking of these glorious birds. Ducks add so much charm, beauty and class to Tubac that we ought to have an annual duck festival. Tubac could become the Duck Capital of Santa Cruz County. Amado could be the Gateway to the Duck Capital of Santa Cruz County. Patagonia Lake State Park may have as many ducks, but states probably don’t sponsor festivals.

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An internet search reveals there is only one duck festival in this great land of ours -- in Gueydan, Louisiana. One duck festival! How sad. There’s a chitterling festival in Salley, S.C., the only one of its kind in the nation, meaning ducks are tied with boiled hog guts in festival numbers. The Gueydan duck festival internet site boasts that “Gueydan, LA – Duck Capital of America” was “recorded and validated with the Secretary of State in Baton Rouge.” That means [hope that no one around here is from Gueydan] if Tubac were in Louisiana we couldn’t call ourselves “Gueydan, LA – Duck Capital of America.” The Gueydan Duck Festival has duck and goose calling, skeet shooting, dog trials and decoy carving, all associated with doing unspeakable things to ducks. Shame! How low can they go to create duck-blood lust in their puppies. It’s what you’d expect from the bayou culture, where some still speak French. Civilized people don’t speak French. Tubac could elevate a duck festival to an art and new-age event. We could have local artists fashion a giant duck float and, so long as we obeyed traffic laws, drive it through Tucson and Phoenix proclaiming our festival and aesthetic appreciation for ducks. There could be duck-walking contests. What about a “see the most duck species in a morning” contest, based on the honor system since birders, like golfers, never cheat. Our yoga classes could be held in front of the resort so mantras could be in sync with the quacks and murmurs of ducks in the pond. It would be a sophisticated event if there were no injuries from slices off the number nine tee box. Duck lovers, let your imagination soar. Thanks to the Tubac Golf Resort for providing habitat for such beautiful birds. Even when our shots land in the ponds, the frustrations are tempered by gorgeous ducks. Really. Grab your binocs and go see. You won’t be sorry. *** It was a treat to see a palm warbler at the Rancho number eight pond Nov. 11. Sometimes the little GPSes in bird brains go awry and they go west when they mean to go south. There was a palm warbler near the clubhouse at Kino Springs about nine years ago. Birders came from afar to see this eastern species in Arizona.

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

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Cerro Pelon, the hill in the front of this photo, is a landmark for many people who live in Tubac. It was formerly part of a cattle ranch and is now owned by developers who are seeking a permit to build resort-type buildings on some of the 640 acres that surround the hill. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet

DECISION DELAYED ON PROPOSED CONFERENCE CENTER, RESORT FOR TUBAC

by Kathleen Vandervoet

he Santa Cruz County Planning and Zoning Commission has delayed a decision regarding a proposed international conference center and 78-room hotel with resort amenities that would be built on vacant land in west Tubac. The commission members voted on Nov. 15 to delay further discussion and a potential vote about what’s been named the Puma Club at Cerro Pelon until Jan. 24, 2019. The project is controversial with hundreds of residents signing an online petition against it and others sending in letters of objection to the commission. If the resort is built it could provide 100 to 150 jobs, said Emmet McLoughlin, a representative of the project developers.

He said it will be a private club with two restaurants, a swimming pool, a fitness center, a spa, a gift shop and meeting rooms. The main argument against it is that the land, which surrounds Cerro Pelon hill about two miles west of Interstate 19, has rural zoning which normally doesn’t allow a project of this scope. McLoughlin, representing property owners First United Partners LLP, submitted a request for a conditional use permit which the planning and zoning commission might have the authority to approve. It was called a “lodge” in some portions of the application, and a resort in other portions. A lodge can be approved for construction upon issuance of a conditional use permit.

Jesse Drake, Santa Cruz County Community Development Director, brought the plan to the commission at its Oct. 25 meeting and recommended that it be approved with several conditions attached to the approval. During a public hearing before the commission could vote, several Tubac residents raised significant objections including the zoning concern, the uncertainty of water availability, along with harm to the environment through lights, noise, and dust. The documents presented to the commission on Oct. 25 lacked key information about what would be built and where buildings would be located on the 640-acre parcel which is now ranchland, said Jim Patterson, president of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council.

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The commission voted on Oct. 25 to table the topic until Nov. 15. On Nov. 15, the commission voted to table the topic until Jan. 24. The nine members of the planning and zoning commission are appointed by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and serve without pay. There is currently no road leading to the property. The plan shows that the new road will start northeast of the property at the West Frontage Road of I-19. More than 10 years ago, the land under consideration received tentative plat approval from the county for a residential subdivision of 66 lots but work never started on that. Tubac has no public wastewater treatment system so that utility will have to be designed and constructed by the owners after approval by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Drake said the water for the project will be provided by the Sopori Domestic Water Improvement District.

Many local residents are asking if the project can truly be called a lodge. If not, it cannot be approved in the general rural zone. To clear that up, one group and one individual recently submitted letters to Drake formally asking, as the county code allows in Section 607, for an interpretation of the word “lodge” as defined by the code, and its lack of applicability to the application. The county code in Section 603 states that anyone can request an interpretation from the Board of Adjustment. Drake denied the request from Rosemarie MacDowell submitted Oct. 29 and said in an email on Nov. 1, “The validity of the request is not determined by the Community Development Department Director, but will be determined by vote of the Planning and Zoning Commission as to whether the use, as requested, meets the requirements of the Code and is approved, approved with conditions or denied. Your appeal application and the check for the application are being returned by mail.”

A similar request from a group of eight people was denied Nov. 16. Drake wrote to them in an email saying: “The November 12, 2018, request is rejected due to a lack of: a completed application; a site plan and list of the names and addresses of adjacent properties, and the required fee.” The two denials are expected to be fought and reversals requested, said Patterson of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council at the group’s Nov. 19 meeting. Anyone who wants to submit a letter on this topic can send it to the attention of the Planning and Zoning Commission members, Santa Cruz County Public Works office, 275 Rio Rico Dr., Rio Rico, AZ 85648. The Jan. 24 meeting, open to the public, is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. at the County Supervisors meeting room, 2150 N. Congress Dr., Nogales. Call Drake’s office at (520) 3757930 for more information. �

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The Mega Resort Masquerading as a Lodge

So, by now most Tubac residents on the west side have heard about the Puma Club, a seedy sounding, massive resort complex proposed for the Cerro Pelon area, funded by foreign money with rooms supposedly going for 800 bucks a night. A combined 200,000 square foot behemoth, (that’s a 2 with 5 zeros attached) and a city scape of two story buildings in a town that barely supports the Tubac Golf Resort.

Now the county’s CUP regulations (CUP is short for Conditional Use Permit) outrightly states that resorts and conference centers are not eligible for CUP consideration in General Rural zoning. So, these geniuses figured they could get by describing this mega complex as a lodge and conference center and somehow, none of us rubes would notice. And the ruse almost worked. Were it not for fortuitous happenstance, dumb luck or both, the cup might have passed on the first go aroundwithout a site plan! A detailed site plan is required for a CUP. A concept plan is well, meaningless. The Commissioners never received a site plan because one did not exist.

They received the concept plan minus the 17 structures/uses. At my last count there are actually 32 structures/uses listed in the original application. Someone, somewhere is trying to rush the process.

In the application for the CUP, agents for the project describe it as a resort lodge. Well, it’s either one or the other, and it certainly is not a lodge in the same way a mom and pop store is not a Walmart. The county describes a lodge thusly-lodge: see guest ranch (Guest Ranch. A remote transient lodging facility providing services to their guests such as sleeping quarters, meals, horseback riding and other outdoor recreational activities …) We all know what a guest ranch is and isn’t, and this sure as hell isn’t a guest ranch. Let me share some of the “amenities” described in the application:

A 33,000 square foot conference center site, two restaurants, a bar, a pool, two 2 story guest houses totaling 48,600 sq. ft.mi a secret garden, a pool hall, a spa and fitness center, a 2 story office building, a guardhouse, a pavilion, maintenance and house keeping buildings, staff cafeteria, two large covered parking lots, sewage treatment plant, water treatment plant, banquet hall ,gift shop, library, an Oriental garden, and a Turkish bath etc.,etc. A Turkish bath, a two story office building?

It sure does not sound like a guest ranch to this buckeroo.

It takes a little work to figure out the full impact of the resort structures/uses not shown on the Concept plan presented at the public hearing of October 24. So, the plot thickens.

Now ,imagine this, Santa Cruz County residents. You move to a beautiful spot in the county zoned GR. The land for miles around you is zoned GR. You are feeling good, you’ve done your homework, you feel safe... Not so fast!

If this travesty goes through, no homeowner is safe. The county can decide to, in essence, rezone or spot zone your surroundings for a mega resort just like this one. Not so bad you say? How about these environmental factors:

The garbage truck noise at daybreak, the smell of greasy burgers a fryin ‘ all-day-long, the glare of automobile and truck headlights, music blaring until midnight , exhaust fumes from trucks and cars making deliveries ,not to mention the constant drone of people talking, laughing, loving, dancing and singing 24/7. All in earshot of you and your retirement. And just when you started to really embrace it...

Oh, and did I mention the drones? Yes, they plan to have security drones hovering around the premises. I’ll wager that you won’t ever see that “amenity” at an Arizona guest ranch. No how, no way! Stop this insanity.

Oppose the Puma Club Tom Arma, Tubac,Az.

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Members of the Save Tubac group do not oppose development. We support developers, architects, and planners who take responsible, thoughtful approaches to growth, and do not attempt to convince residents that all growth is good regardless of its appearance, size, or the consequences to the long-term health of the local economy and overall well-being. Growth that is compatible with a town’s needs, history, character, and environment benefits the economy and enhances quality of life. What Save Tubac opposes is bad development. Bad development clashes with its surroundings in scale, purpose, and design, discourages a sense of community, and damages wildlife and the environment. Small, historic towns that depend on tourism are especially vulnerable to the financial and cultural harm of bad development. Incompatible growth can instantly redefine a town and alter its character, thus weakening its economic and aesthetic advantage. It can turn a special place into a place like any other. The blight of mismanaged growth has transformed so much of the American landscape that it has become almost normal. We are told that ugly, oversized development represents progress and prosperity and is “good for us.” But we know better. Not only is this kind of growth aesthetically and environmentally destructive, it is far less valuable per square foot and is more expensive to maintain than traditional styles of development. It is precisely this “progress” that people visiting and moving to Tubac seek to escape. For several hundred years, Tubac has maintained a character and charm that is all too rare. While most new Tubac development has respected the town’s architectural heritage, several more recent projects, including changes to some of Tubac’s oldest buildings, have garnered less favorable opinions. We have heard concerns about business signage that does not adhere to county code and lighting that pollutes our dark skies. Additionally, many residents have expressed the view that La Entrada de Tubac is too large, poorly maintained, and plagued by vacancies, despite promises by the developer that it would be a point of local pride.

We agree that improvements can and should be made, and have recently taken steps to encourage this. There has been much discussion over the years regarding the mismatch between Santa Cruz County zoning codes and the Tubac Comprehensive Plan, and we believe the codes should be revised in order to complement rather than contradict the Plan. We would also like to see the county lighting code updated so that requirements meet the strictest dark sky standards and protect nighttime bird migration patterns. In addition, we believe Tubac could benefit from an architectural committee tasked with formulating and recommending guidelines for new development design both inside and outside the Tubac historic zone. Ideally, such a committee would provide local citizens a greater voice with county officials.

Everyone who visits and lives in Tubac wants to preserve our town’s unique spirit. In a country overrun by big box stores, cheap construction, and ugly design, Tubac remains an oasis. But this spirit is not immutable. When new development is clumsy and clashing rather than thoughtful and harmonious, it irreparably harms the very charm and authenticity on which it hopes to capitalize. For every inappropriate and oversized project that is allowed to take hold, there is a loss of historical and architectural integrity. While one development may not be enough to ruin Tubac, incremental losses will likely result in a town we no longer recognize or care about. We must guard against complacency or we may soon find ourselves at the tipping point. Save Tubac believes that preservation combined with positive development is both achievable and well within our control. We have made it our mission to engage both Tubac residents and Santa Cruz County officials in a conversation not only about currently proposed developments, but about the direction our beautiful town will take in the coming decades.

The overwhelming support we have received from throughout the county is proof we are on the right path. Thank you. Heather Hering, Save Tubac, savetubac@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/preservetubac/

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I was extremely disappointed in the community turn out at the P&Z Commission meeting on October 25 to give Puma Club a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) legally allowing the developer to build a resort with 17 buildings and a waste water treatment plant in a GR-Residential area which does not allow commercial development. Most of the people there were nearby home owners who will be directly effected by this huge resort development. Sadly though, just like with the Station 34 gas station, the rest of the community is complacent with these west side developments since they won’t directly effect them.

But folks of Tubac, the ball is rolling. New developments are being proposed to the County as we speak. And as seen in the County meetings, the County is not the least bit concerned about your home values, or your lovely retirement plans for living in a small, historic, artsy community. The County is pushing growth for Santa Cruz, and Tubac is the main goal right now. Lots of B1 and B2 commercial property is for sale all around us, and the County is even willing to fudge on their own Zoning Code laws, and give a CUP to a huge RESORT development with a wasterwater treatment plant, in a pristine part of the Tumacacori Mountains that is coded General Rural - Residential. The P&Z board can only see tax dollar signs, and unfortunately, our property tax dollars don’t mean much to them.

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Tubac is unincorporated. We have no power and quite obviously we have no say. But, Citizens, when there is a development proposed before the P&Z that will effect all of us, ALL of us need to be there!!!!! That’s our power. Strength in numbers. We have had three opportunities to speak in front of the P&Z commission. Two on the gas station, and one so far on the Resort development. Guess what. Maybe 40 residents tops attended each of these meetings, and maybe 10 residents voiced their opinions in Call To The Public. They give us each 3 minutes to say our piece. Not much time, but 3 minutes is better than no minutes. As stated on the SAVE TUBAC Facebook page, we are not opposed to development. We are opposed to bad development. Bad development clashes with its surroundings in scale, purpose, and design, discourages a sense of community, and damages wildlife and the environment. Please don’t be complacent. This is your home, your community. We all need to be aware of what is being planned for our historic village and demand a say in its future. Carolyn Fowler, Tubac Palo Parado Estates Resident

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I think many of us are in the dark about the Puma Club Resort development being proposed for the GR-Residential land adjacent to the Cerro Pelon neighborhood. Some Tubac residents have expressed their approval since the developer has said they would use only 140 acres of the 640 acre plot for the Resort and deed restrict the balance of 500 acres.

The 500 acres will not be contiguous (sharing a common border, touching. Next or together in sequence). They will deed restrict Cerro Pelon peak and its sister peak and slopes, but as for the other acreage to be “preserved in perpetuity”, it will be divided up between the buildings and resort areas. Will the developer “blade” the entire desert before restricting certain areas. Probably. Don’t be fooled by words. Find out the facts. These facts came directly from the Agents of First United Trust LLC, owners of the Sapori Ranch property.

When the home owners asked the agents who the developer was, the agents answered with “none of your business”. When the residents asked who was financing this development, they were told “foreign investors”. When the residents asked who that was, they were told “none of your business”. The agents flatly stated that they did not have to answer to the residents of Tubac and they haven’t. Can we trust that, if this development is approved, the developer will deed restrict 500 acres and preserve it in perpetuity? What do you think? Carolyn Fowler, Tubac Palo Parado Estates Resident

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2019 TCA HOMETOUR Preview photos by Kathleen Vandervoet

This year, the Tubac Center of the Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; annual home tour features five homes and will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12. Tickets are $30 for TCA members or $35 for non-members. Maps to the homes will be distributed on Jan. 12 at the Tubac Center of the Arts. This popular event has been held annually since 2003 and proceeds benefit the TCA. Tickets can be reserved in advance, or bought at the door. Visit the website at www.tubacarts.org or call (520) 398-2371.

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Home of Brenda & Jeff Beckelman One of the original homes in the Tubac Country Club built around 1968 is now the home of Brenda and Jeff Beckelman, who have lived there three years. Brendaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decorating experience has brought great results and she has re-done nearly every room. This charming and unique home has brick floors and lower ceilings that reflect the style of the 1960s. At the entry, there is a bell above the front door that originally was part of a church. The home features a separate dining room with a fireplace, a separate living room with a fireplace and a separate kitchen. Open-plan living was unusual in the 1960s. A more modern master bedroom suite was added on in the early 1980s and it reflects current styles. The southern end of the residence includes a wing with a den, a pool table room and a wine bar. In addition to redecorating, Brenda and Jeff had structural concerns. All the windows in the house had to be replaced since the sun had been so hard on the wood frames over the decades. The swimming pool and gardens outside span much of the property and feel spacious. The pool was re-tiled two months ago. Brick walkways have been repaired and leveled and mature plants and trees surround a large fountain.

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Home of Paul & Sheryl Plett Vibrant art work decorates the living room walls in the Tubac Country Club home of Sheryl and Paul Plett. The fireplace is adorned with large river rocks. Sheryl is an artist and her in-home art studio is adorned with many of her additional paintings. The Pletts have owned the house, built in 1980, for 5 Â˝ years. They added bright backsplash tiles in the small kitchen. The floors are mainly Saltillo tile throughout, and Sheryl said the decorative tiles drew them to the home. The master bedroom and bath were remodeled last year and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a large vanity with a beautiful wood cabinet, along with a spacious tiled shower.

The guest bedroom has a bedspread hand-made in Guatemala and the bathroom features blue and white tiles. The outdoor area is walled in and features a large pool and a roomy cabana with eating and lounge areas. A restroom was added recently. Gardens in the walled-in front yard are vigorous and eye catching. Sheryl experiments with plants and has had luck with many of them.

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Home of Richard & Nancie Way Retired interior designer Nancie Way and her husband, Richard, have lived in this stunning home since it was built in 2006 on the edge of the 6th hole of the Otero course at the Tubac Golf Resort.

Most of the pieces incorporate wood and wrought iron in comfortable but stylish designs. Many beautiful paintings and ceramic works play a part in creating a pleasing residence.

Deep accent wall colors help enrich the feeling of the great room which includes the living room, dining room and kitchen.

The home includes the master bedroom with a sitting room and an office. Off the front patio is a two-story high guest bedroom and bathroom with a separate entrance.

Views toward the west outside the dining area include a covered patio, grass and shrubs.

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Property of Peter & Susan Berryman Rancho Santa Cruz was remodeled over a two-year period but still retains most of the original charm with wood and beamed ceilings. Some of the oldest buildings date to the 1920s when the property was headquarters of a huge cattle ranch. Susan and Peter Berryman and their family renovated all the buildings from 2016 to April 2018. The ranch is now a bed and breakfast and offers five rooms, all furnished with an eye to Western ranch design.

Home of Michael & Alyssa O’Rourke In just one year, Alyssa and Michael O’Rourke have redecorated a 20-year-old home in the Tubac Country Club to put their own joyful stamp on it. The outside is a Santa Fe hacienda design and interior rooms feature Saltillo tile floors. The long rectangular great room has a beehive fireplace, and several seating areas. A granite island anchors the spacious kitchen which has a new backsplash. The wing on the south side of the house includes three large rooms; a master bedroom, master bathroom and an office. Covered patios to enjoy the garden, pool and mountain views are on the east side of the home. The two-bedroom and den home also includes a guest bedroom and bath with a separate entrance.

Tubac Center of the Arts’ Annual Home Tour 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Saturday, Jan. 12

Tickets can be reserved in advance, or bought at the door. Visit the website at www.tubacarts.org or call (520) 398-2371.

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Personalities from Tubac’s Past…

C harles D ebrille P oston By Shaw Kinsley

f the large historical personalities that have left their stamp on Tubac, Charles Poston is the first American to do so. Francisco Eusebio Kino, the indefatigable Jesuit missionary, was a native of the Tyrol in modern Austria, and Juan Bautista de Anza was born in Fronteras, Sonora, to a military family of Basque descent. Poston was born in Kentucky in 1825 and came West with the Gold Rush. In San Francisco he became aware of the pending Gadsden Purchase and made his first trip here in 1854, sailing from San Francisco to Guaymas in December, 1853, in an ill-fated voyage that involved a sunken ship, an arrest in Alamos, and an overland trek through Sonora to what he hoped would be his ‘promised land.’ His first impressions of the Gadsden lands were favorable, and he set about raising partners and capital for what ultimately became the Sonora Exploring and Mining Company. On his way back to

California, Poston with his friend and travelling partner Henry Ehrenberg is credited with the initial town survey of Yuma. It was there that he met and befriended Maj. Samuel Heintzelman, the founder and commander of Yuma’s military post. Sailing again from San Francisco, this time to Nicaragua to cross the isthmus and board another ship for New York, Poston failed to attract investors there for his southern Arizona scheme. Presumably dispirited, he left New York for Cincinnati for a visit home in Kentucky. In one of history’s happy coincidences, Poston was astonished to find that Heintzelman had been transferred from Yuma and was now stationed at Newport Barracks, Kentucky, just across the Ohio River. It was Heintzelman who found the investors and capital for Poston, raising over a million dollars for the venture in Cincinnati and recruiting William Wrightson, Horace Grosvenor, and Phocion Way, among others.

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Poston’s mines were producing handsomely as early as 1857 and continued to prosper until the nation was torn asunder by the Civil War in 1861. The troops stationed in Arizona were called East, and Poston’s dreams of unbounded prosperity “vanished like a shadow.” Many of his employees were killed including his brother John, who was murdered at the Heintzelman mine near Arivaca by Mexican outlaws. Superimposed on the breakdown in law and order, the Apaches carried out a series of attacks that nearly depopulated the area completely. Poston and his mining engineer Raphael Pumpelly barely escaped with their lives, a story thrillingly recounted in Pumpelly’s Reminiscences (Henry A. Holt, New York :1918).

Poston led a wagon train laden with men, supplies, and equipment out of San Antonio on May 1, 1856, and finally reached Tubac in September. They took over the old Spanish presidio recently abandoned by the Mexican garrison, and set about fixing up the headquarters, opening mines, and building a smelting facility. Poston was given the authority to act as alcalde or syndic under the government of New Mexico. This gave him civic, paternal, and even religious authority. Many people were married in Tubac by Poston, since he didn’t charge a fee and even threw in a turkey dinner for the newlyweds. He also baptized many infants. When this came to the attention of Bishop Lamy in Santa Fe, the bishop sent Fr. Mashboef to sort things out, and there were extensive negotiations to satisfy everyone involved. Poston also printed a form of currency on the Cincinnati-made Washington press that had been sent to Tubac. Depictions of different animals indicated the denominations of these boletas, which were bits of pasteboard about the size of a calling card.

Poston made his way to Washington where he successfully negotiated the governmental maze to get the Territory of Arizona created. Poston’s skills as bon-vivant, gastronome, and host served Arizona well when he organized an oyster dinner for outgoing members of the 37th Congress of the United States. The simple two-page legislation he proposed to create the Territory of Arizona provided a number of official territorial jobs. The lawmakers, all of whom had not been reelected for their districts, saw a good thing at once, and passed it. The Organic Act, as it was known, was signed into law by President Lincoln in 1863. Poston was made Indian Agent, a post he filled constructively by helping pass legislation for funds to irrigate Indians lands. A year later Poston was elected territorial delegate in July, 1864, and became the first man to represent Arizona in the Congress of the United States. After serving out his term as territorial delegate (a post he found frustratingly ineffective and boring), Poston spent a decade travelling the world, beginning with the fulfillment of his desire to see the “splendor and havoc” of Asia. He went with his old friend J. Ross Browne, who’d been appointed Minister to China. Poston had wrangled the honorary position of “Bearer of Dispatches for the Chinese Embassy to the Emperor of China.” Another year, he travelled to India

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where he became acquainted with the Zoroastrian religion and the sun worship of the Parsi community on the sub-continent. Poston attempted to develop a sun cult in Arizona, envisioning a temple to the sun on a flattopped butte 3 miles northwest of Florence. In Bombay, Poston was presented with a costume of the order of Sun Worshippers of Asia by the high priest, Sir Jamsetteje Jeejeeboy, and he wore it in the United States when he lectured on Zoroastrianism. His sun cult failed to catch hold, and all of the funds raised were spent in the construction of a road to the top of his butte. No other monies flowed in, the temple was never built, and the undertaking came to be known as ‘Poston’s Folly.’

granted him a pension in 1899, and Poston spent his last years in Phoenix, where he died on June 24, 1902. He was first buried in a Phoenix cemetery, but the Daughters of the American Revolution in cooperation with the governor and other people arranged for his body to be exhumed and reburied atop Poston’s Butte beneath a “simple but dignified” pyramid of native stone in 1925. This monument catches the sun’s first rays and reflects its last glimmers, providing a perfect resting place for one of Tubac’s biggest personalities. This article first appeared in the December 2009 issue of the Tubac Villager

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Grandpa Stone By Carol Egmont St. John

randpa Stone was an immigrant. Perhaps today he would be labeled an illegal, an alien, a crosser or undocumented. Surely, I hope no one insinuated he was a terrorist, a rapist or a lowlife. I don’t know many details of his story. I do know the time was around 1890, with the dawn of the industrial revolution changing Europe and his homeland of France mired in political chaos. No doubt the possibilities of the New World were enticing.

He tried French friendly Canada first, then headed over the northern border to settle. I have no idea if he walked through some woods or went through the proper channels. He learned English quickly and soon grew comfortable enough to marry another migrant, a girl named Ellen Sheehan who had escaped the poverty of Ireland to live in Boston. They had six children, my mother being the oldest. In my mother’s youth, she was ashamed of being half Irish because of the prejudice directed against them. Consequently, I grew up thinking I was half-French with the Sheehan genes uncelebrated until much later.

In his chosen community of Rockport, Maine, Grandpa Stone and Ellen set up a business. The Stone kids were raised above Stone’s General Store located in the old Rockport armory. Stone’s sold everything from pork

was born. She was bed bound until her early death only a few years later. Grandpa took over and raised their six children himself. He was not a bitter man and did the best he could. “Puppa,” as his children called him, retired at forty-two in Providence, Rhode Island. By then, my mother was ensconced in college on a scholarship and he was in the little red house where he would reside with his youngest daughter and her family until he became too needy for her to handle.

Alzheimer’s was an unknown term when Grandpa first arrived at our house. We noticed he was confused but we were told it is hard for any eighty-year-old to adjust to new places. I was sixteen and thrilled to have the hero of my mother’s childhood show up at our door. And he was a character, although not the kind I expected.

rinds to calico and eventually expanded into a silent movie theater. Grandpa’s profits fed and clothed his family and established him as a significant contributor to village life. Rockport is still a charming place to live, nestled against rocky shores facing the Gulf of Maine.

Grandma Ellen became ill after her sixth child

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Every morning he would rise and do his morning rituals. He would descend the stairs at eight o’clock and make his greetings. No matter what, it was always a fine day, a day of grace. He would be dressed in the same clothes despite the weather or the season. A tie, a white shirt, black vest, a clean handkerchief visibly folded and placed in the proper slot of his tweed jacket. The gold links of his pocket-watch stretched across his chest. Dimmed blue eyes twinkled above his white goatee and he walked with a certain gait that animated his otherwise compromised energy. He’d eat breakfast, don his bowler hat and set out every morning to check his balance at the bank about three city blocks from our house. Grandpa had a bemused way of being with people. He would smile, doff his hat, but rarely engage in more than an appropriate, “Fine day!” At the Savings and Loan every clerk knew him and would greet him warmly, never acting surprised that he felt the need to check his account of $820.00, more or less, daily.

He began to lose his way, and corn flakes stuck in his beard and coffee stains showed up on his shirts. It was harder and harder as Grandpa became a migrant once again. Eventually, my mother was forced to place him in a public institution.

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I am thinking of my grandparents now, as I watch the reports of people pouring toward our borders, recalling the great migration of the early twentieth century. The additions of those years changed our country dramatically and positively, turning us from an agrarian society into a global power.

What is also interesting to watch are the mostly homogenous nations allowing color to join their communities. I imagine they are having a serious identity crisis as they answer the challenge. They are aware they are heading toward a whole new reality. Somalians have flocked to Norway. Burkas are common on London’s streets. Germany stretched her arms wide enough to make room for literally millions of displaced persons. Turkey’s borders are taxed. Greece tries to deal with boatloads of frightened, needy people willing to die rather than stay wherever. The United States detained at least 150,000 people at the southern borders last year and the pressure is mounting.

We are doing some strange things in the face of it. We let families sit at our gates, waiting without shelter or amenities for weeks on end, letting them wallow in their fears. Young idealistic men and women are arrested for providing food and water, sometimes shelter and transportation for undocumented journeymen. Note the Tucson trial of Scott Daniel Warren. It’s hard to see epithets thrown at people who only want to help the helpless. Words like traitor, evil, treasonous, Leftist, are hurled about, making an individual’s conscientious response into something political. As inequity rises, as waters drown out islands and cities, including our own; as storms of all kinds break down present day superstructures; as drought dries Central American and Middle-Eastern farmlands, just like all other animal species, survival means migration. (People generally stay put when they are safe and comfortable.) We must remember, adventure isn’t driving mass migration,

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I ask myself if Grandpa Stone hadn’t risked a new world and taken the initiative to leave one land with only a dream, to plant himself in another, what would have happened to him, to me? For sure, I would not be here to reap the benefits of the golden age into which I was born and raised.

Thanksgiving is easy for me to feel. At the same time, I hope that we in the United States haven’t lost our ability to co-exist with others who are less fortunate, that we haven’t forgotten in our abundance, who we humans really are - yet another of Earth’s threatened species. Can we, in the gravity of our planet’s changes, rise to grow more diverse, more inclusive and more compassionate for the most fundamental gift of all, life itself ? Illustration: "Looking for a Miracle" acrylic 30x24 by Carol St.John

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The Desert Gourmand’s Overture by Myrna York

oon after the summer solstice, the anticipation of relief from high temperatures ends with the first drop of rain followed by the release of a scent by the creosote bush. The official monsoon season begins and the Sonoran desert floor comes to life. Springing forth from the parched cracked ground are wild greens and grasses. The desert blooms in unexpected places some en masse and others randomly tucked here and there. When it rains, most visitors have difficulty imagining how the heat and dry land can be transformed into an oasis with temperatures dropping from 104 to 75 degrees. 2018 has been hot and wet and as a gardener I have come to appreciate and applaud the rainy season with enormous delight for this signals the time has come to plant the seeds.

There is something numinous in the seeds when showered by rain. The power of rain is more than just moisture, something that ground water cannot replicate. It is a blessing from I’itoi, the creator god of the Tohono O’odham, for rain water brings a higher rate of germination than any other means. Seeds magically sprout within days even with just a scant drizzle. So every summer, I join the natives in their quest for growing food in the desert with an art flair.

Images: (Above) The Heritage Gardens at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. (Inset) Native foods: Prickly Pear, Mesquite Bean, Chiltepin Peppers. Watercolors by Myrna York. (Next page, left) Author and volunteers preparing feast. (Right) "TODD" Diners at the Presidio, Sharie Shute, Dennis Eshleman, Deirdre Eshleman, Lew Mylar, Joanna Corrigan, Clem Shute.

Embracing the local tradition has been the best guide in our arid climate. After years of trial and error, desert gardening is far from the grade school science botany project of providing water, soil and sunshine to plants. In the desert, a lot of factors are left to chance. The element of surprise is part of everything so adaptation and accommodation, two creative strategies for survival, have become part of the daily ritual as walking through the garden to check for progress. Learning from the ones who came before me, I follow their footsteps closely, tabula rasa always.

As I reflect on each year’s bounty and thinking outside the box, why not create an entirely different art expression. A complete total departure from creating art on canvas, the entire Presidio has become the venue to explore multimedia art. When you ask a Tohono woman how long it takes for her to make a small basket, she is baffled by the question. Does the question include the time it takes to grow and gather the reeds? The concept of time and space to reproduce an art idea is not in the object alone but also includes the process. To appreciate a da Vinci is to appreciate the process that came before the painting. Sketch after sketch and notebooks filled with ideas give us a better understanding of his creativity.

The garden I tend along with my “voluntold” husband, Richard, as he likes to call himself and with the help of other volunteers: Terry White, Angie Shelmire, Anne Moore, Alyssa O’Rourke, Jiff Tougas, Patty Glogowski, Kay Hunter, Kathy Beaton, Karen Sykes, Susan Wood, Carolyn Fowler, is at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. Major changes have occurred ever since the park had been taken over by the locals. One of them is the Heritage Garden that showcases indigenous plants as well as other edibles brought by the Spaniards and the American Pioneers.

In the 1950’s, Harold Rosenberg, the art critic for the New Yorker, explained how Abstract Expressionism encapsulated all of these thought processes in one very large painting and named it Action Painting. There are no preliminary sketches. It was revolutionary for American artists to render the energy and movement of life in a visible way on the canvas.

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One of the main tenets of Rosenberg’s theory is the dialogue that exists between the artist and the canvas. Each stroke was always followed with what’s next in relation to the last stroke. The canvas in which to act replaced the space to reproduce a picture or design. Then Rosenberg takes it even further and concludes that art exists when the phenomenon that occurs between the art and the viewer turns into a dialogue. When art transcends to an audience and the audience reacts through aesthetic psychology then it is an art event.

Playing with the idea of Action Painting, the grounds at the Tubac Presidio became my canvas. The result was not only an expression of myself but the creation of the artist within. The challenges with nature were difficult but through persistence, the gardens emerged over time. Through spring, summer, and the monsoon season, the process and planning an art celebration was taking place.

My gardening evolved into an art event. The dialogue between the gardener and the plants was most interesting for Tubac is not a garden of Eden nor did I expect to create one. There were many uninvited guests or pests that delight in the garden as well. However, this has taught me to not resist what mother nature has graciously provided but to accommodate, adapt and accept the unexpected, the ubiquitous element of surprise. Visions of Babette’s Feast danced in my head and for months there were many things to consider in preparation for a farm to table native foods dinner. Authenticity is in the heart of the matter so research and conversations with native food growers, ethnobotanists, and historians opened a world of

possibilities. The Tohono O’odham Dinner Date (TODD) event was born.

Thirty six people participated in TODD held at the Presidio school house on November 10, 2018. With the help of a small crew, in a kitchen with nothing but a small sink, a seven-course meal was prepared to showcase a gardener’s dedication to produce a sumptuous meal. Every aspect of TODD was a Performance Art, an interdisciplinary art form containing four basic elements: time, space, presence of a medium, and a relationship between performer and audience. Perception through multiple senses of taste, smell, seeing and touch became the dialogue between the audience and the artist. Rosenberg’s art theory was confirmed that evening. Was it possible to bare one’s soul onto an art medium made up mostly of indigenous plants prepared with a contemporary approach and deliver to an audience during a primordial act of eating?

A fleeting moment but deeply memorable, indulgence transcended into evocation. There were gradations of spontaneity, humor, intellectual reflection, dramatic food presentations, and gratitude. The Presidio School House turned into a four-sided arena for art and life. It was a gastronomical celebration of living in Tubac and sharing a whole year of growing food in Arizona. The American will is easily satisfied in its efforts to realize itself in knowing itself. - Wallace Stevens �

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Lowe House Project Artist in Residency 14 Calle Iglesia Old Town Tubac lowehouseproject.com

DECEMBER 1— JAMMIN’ AT THE LOWE HOUSE 1 P.M. –5 P.M. - Musicians, friends, families, music lovers and listeners are invited to perform and hear some of the best musicians and performers in the Tubac, area! If you’ve always wanted to learn an instrument, now’s the time!! Sign up for free private or group ‘playshops’ during the following week at the Lowe House and learn with select musicians. Jammin’ with Sharman Nittoli, Artist-in-Residence at the Lowe House Project! For more information connect with Sharman at Sharmannittoli@aol.com

JANUARY 12--CLAY PLAY WITH POTTER/ARCHAEOLOGIST DIMITY HAMMON 9 A.M. –NOON A fun and informational hands-on play-as-you-go exploration of clay--from coil making in the Native American pot making tradition, finger tip pinch pots techniques of ancient civilizations, to the rolling pin slab techniques that can turn into a pitcher. Make it a family day activity. All materials and tools provided. Pre-registration required. For more information, fees and registration, email Dimity at dimity.hammon@gmail. com or call 360-318-3820

DEC. 2--MY BLOOM! WITH SHARMAN NITTOLI—3 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. - Musician, composer, perform Sharman Nittoli will debut her piano/vocal performance of “My Bloom”, an original collection of songs and stories about her journey to a rewarding, fulfilling life. You may relate and get inspired by some of her emotions, experiences, roadblocks and rewards expressed in her story. A Lowe House Project artist in residency program. 14 Calle Iglesia, Old Town Tubac. Donations Requested. Reservations suggested. For more information contact www.Sharmannittoli.com Sharmannittoli@aol.com

JANUARY 19--READING/TALK & SIGNING J.R. BARTLETT AND THE CAPTIVE GIRL BY NANCY VALENTINE. 3:30 P.M. –5 P.M. Based on a true story with some of the action taking place in 1850s Tubac, Nancy will read from her recently published book about a remarkable New England bookworm who overcame conflicts of love, honor and duty while rescuing a beautiful Mexican Apache Captive when surveying the 1851 boundary line between Mexico and the United States. A timely love story that needs to be retold! Reservations suggested. For more information contact Nancy at tubacval@msn.com.

DEC. 12—READING & SIGNING-- SAGE STONE—THE MAGIC BETWEEN THE WORLDS WITH DARCY DEMING 5 P.M -6:30 P.M. - Darcy Deming, Tubac Author, gallery owner, equestrian and Cherokee Metis trained Shaman-will read from her novel Sage Stone—The Magic Between the Worlds, sharing an optimistic view of a magical world –with locations inspired by Tubac and nearby Santa Rita mountains. Deming weaves action-packed tales of young twins, members of an imaginary tribe, as they search for lost manuscripts written by their deceased father that hold the secrets to bringing light and healing to the world. For more information call Deming at 520-401-9515 or view her website at DarcyDeming. com. A Lowe House Project Artist Residency Program located at 14 Calle Iglesia, Old Town Tubac.

JANUARY 18-20, 2019 —MEET & MAKE YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE PLAYSHOP WITH CHAS MARTIN 10 A.M. – 5 P.M. A discovery journey and celebration giving sculptural form to your spirit guides. Learn how to make them “real” through simple and playful sculptural techniques of wire armature, form and surface using paper, fabric and polymer emulsion then paint and decorate with objects symbolizing your personal spirit and power. Supplies provided. For more information, fees, accommodations and registration interact with Chas at chas@chasmartin.com or http://www.chasmartin.com/spirit-guide/ or call at 503-4591009.

DEC. 14 --OUR RIO COMPARTIDO—SANTA CRUZ RIVER THRU THE LENS OF VIDEOGRAPHER MIKE FOSTER—5 P.M. – 7 P.M. - Award-winning videographer Mike foster has produced over 235 videos about the natural and cultural history of Southern Arizona and Sonora Mexico. A Lowe House Project Rio Compartido/Shared River contributing artist, Mike will share footage of the Santa Cruz River–her flora, fauna, habitats and peoples—in a screening of his Santa Cruz River work in progress and clips from other finished videos of Arizona and Sonora Mexico rivers and peoples. . For information contact Mike at sarjuesos@gmail.com. JANUARY 9—SPIRITED PAINTING WITH PAMELA WEDEMEYER 3 P.M. –5 P.M. - All about having fun, being creative with friends while expressing yourself through painting! Absolutely, no experience necessary. All materials, wine and atmosphere for inspiration provided. Sign Up, Show Up and Sip Up!For information, fees and registration, email Pamela at cpamelita@aol.com or call at 703-727-2867.

JANUARY 25—ART AS A WAY OF KNOWING THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER WITH LEE ANN WOOLERY 9 A.M. – 4 P.M. Join us for this novel 1-day art-based field experience at the Santa Cruz River in Tubac, AZ. Engage your creativity and practice Art-Based Perceptual Ecology (ABPE) methods as taught by ABPE pioneer, Dr. Lee Ann Woolery, Ph.D. ecologist and artist. Learn the place-based stories of this unique riparian system and how to translate the stories to a visual language: the rhythms of rippling water, shadows movement in the Cottonwood canopy and the sandpaper feel of the scouring rush. These workshops (And Feb. 15 and March 22) are for all who are interested in connecting with the natural world. And, for artist who would like to open to detail in the landscape at scales previously unnoticed and engage sensory capabilities beyond sight. Cost: $102 for each workshop. Or register for all three at one time for $280 and save $. Preregistration required. For more information go to: http://www.ecoartexpeditions.com/home.html or contact woolery.la@gmail.com To register go to: http://www.ecoartexpeditions.com/services.html

Former National Park Ranger to Present 1/14/2019 Kino Lecture - Quail Creek

For those of us who love and value our country’s National Parks and are concerned about their future, any information related to their history is welcome. Doug Leen, retired dentist and former National Park Ranger, has dedicated the past 45 years to recovering, preserving, and donating back National Park posters originally created by the Federal Art Project - a division of the W.P.A. - during the Great Depression.

In the early ’70’s while working as a park ranger at Jenny Lake in the Grand Tetons, he found an original poster while cleaning out a stable shed and was told to discard it. Recognizing its historic value, he decided to save the poster and begin researching its origin. This quest has taken him over 40 years to recover 13 of the original 14 posters created by the Federal Arts Project between 1938 and 1942. Two of the posters in his possession went missing for over 12 years and were recently returned - anonymously - to park headquarters in Harper’s Ferry. Doug has donated original posters to the parks they were created for as well as a set of posters to the

Department of the Interior. Recognizing the beauty the original posters depicted, he began a printing business to replicated the posters using the same silk screen method the F.A.P. employed. His goal is to have a National Park poster in every home in America, thus emphasizing the Park’s importance and value to our national heritage. He will be bringing samples of the posters to sell at the end of his lecture and has volunteered to donate the profits from any sales to TWOQC’s Scholarship Fund. Please plan to join us for this informative lecture.

The Kino Lecture Series is co-sponsored by Quail Creek’s Education Committee and TWOQC’s Scholarship Committee which annually awards scholarships to senior girls at the two Sahuarita high schools as well as to women in transition wishing to further their education. $5 tickets are available at the Madera Clubhouse Concierge desk (check only) or at the door the night of the lecture (check or cash.)

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Tubac Nature Center, 50 Bridge, Tubac TUESDAYS, 8 AM - 11 AM, BIRD WALK, sponsored by Tubac Nature Center. Starting point Tubac Nature Center, 50 Bridge, Tubac. Walk route usually along section of Anza Trail near Tubac, flat terrain, duration 2 to 3 hours. All skill levels welcomed, bring your binoculars. Birding by sight and sound. Free. Leader: Jim Karp. Contact: jkarp@syr.edu

· COMMUNITY LUNCH … THURSDAY AT 12:00, WITH LUNCHES FROM SHELBY’S, WISDOM’S AND THE TUBAC MARKET · STANDING YOGA … THURSDAY AT 11:00 AM W/ LYNN BAKER · STANDING YOGA … TUESDAY AT 10:00 AM W/ LYNN BAKER · NEW! ZUMBA BASIC … MONDAY & WEDNESDAY 4:00 PM · COMMUNITY GARDEN OF TUBAC WORK PARTY … THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH – STARTS 9:30 AM · AA … MON WED FRI, 7-8 PM OPEN MEETING · SENIOR TAI CHI … COMING IN JANUARY! · TRX EXERCISE CLASS … WED & FRIDAY 9:00 AM · TUBAC QUANTUM CONSCIOUSNESS … TUESDAY AT 9:00 AM · S.C. VALLEY CITIZENS COUNCIL … THIRD MONDAY – 9:00 AM

JANUARY 7, 7PM TO 8PM, NIGHT SKY 101, sponsored by Tubac Nature Center, Meet at Ron Morriss Park, the Tubac dog park. There are two dogs in the sky, a large cat, birds, a giant horse with wings, a rabbit, human twins, a sea monster, other surreal objects. See the horns of a bull or be on the horns of a dilemma. We’ll identify at least 10 constellations and find one smudge in the sky that’s really a trillion stars. No pop quiz. Wow factor high. Free. If cloudy on the 7th we will meet on the 9th. Leader: John O’Neill. Contact: warbler500@yahoo.com JANUARY 16, 10 AM - 11:30, TALK ON COMMON BLACK-HAWKS, sponsored by Tubac Nature Center. Meet at Tubac Nature Center, 50 Bridge Rd., Tubac. Common Blackhawks are one of the specialty birds of the Santa Cruz River Valley. A significant percentage of these birds that enter the U.S. from Mexico migrate through the Valley in March each year. Peter Collins has been monitoring and counting these hawks for several years. He will speak on Common Black-hawks: Their Natural History and Migration Pattern. Free. Speaker: Peter Collins. - Contact: pcollins@houstone.com JANUARY 23, 3 PM - 4:30, NATURE BOOK DISCUSSION, sponsored by Tubac nature Center. First book for discussion is Aldo Leopold’s “A Sand County Almanac”. This beautifully written book written in 1949 continues to be a classic and relevant today. His land ethic and seasonally descriptive chapters are superb. READ the book and come ready for a low key discussion. Meet at the Tubac Nature Center, 50 Bridge Rd., Tubac. Free. Discussion leader: Jim Karp. Expected to be a monthly event. Contact: jkarp@syr.edu. JANUARY 30, 10 AM - 12 PM, NATURE WALK-THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER IN JANUARY, sponsored by Tubac Nature Center. The walk will seek out the winter flora and fauna along the river, but be alert for the first signs of Spring, especially the first blossoms on the cottonwood trees. Meet at the Tubac Nature Center, 50 Bridge Rd., Tubac. Expected to be a monthly event. Free. Leader Sherry Sass. Contact: sushi4334@gmail.com

· TUBAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY … OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVERY WED. & THUR. 10:00 AM TILL 4:00 PM & BY APPOINTMENT · TUBAC LIBRARY … MONDAY – FRIDAY 9:30 AM TO 2:30 PM · DOG TRAINING … WITH LYNN CAREY WEDNESDAYS 9:00 AM AT RON MORRISS DOG PARK

December 7 – 8: Merry Little Christmas Fine Art Show @ Big Horn Galleries. - Please join us for our annual holiday fine art show &

sale featuring smaller works of art at “Merry Little Prices” as well as many artistic gift opportunities for holiday gift giving. Opening reception held in conjunction with the annual Tubac Luminaria Festival on Friday and Saturday, December 7 & 8. The show will run through the month of December. Big Horn Galleries, located in La Entrada de Tubac, Building K (just off Calle Baca and behind Tumacookery). 520-398-9209.

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NEW AT THE PRESIDIO! DOCENT TUESDAY TOURS – TUESDAYS, DECEMBER 4 & 18, 10 – 11:15 AM If you always wanted to visit the Presidio, now is your chance. For the price of regular admission, you’ll received a guided tour by Bill Stewart or Connie Gessler. Included with park admission: $7 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

experience. It is a culture-rich history of people that flourished or fell once they were subject to United States government rule. Come listen to Diana talk about her research of her family history and the history about the land grant. $10 per ticket. A portion of the proceeds supports our education and preservation programs. Please call for reservation, 520-398-2252.

TUBAC LUMINARA NIGHTS – FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 & 8, 5 – 9 PM - The Presidio Gift Shop will be open for Luminara nights! Shop for unique gifts and books for loved one and for yourself!

TEODORO ‘TED’ RAMIREZ ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE CONCERT SERIES: REBEKAH AND MATT ROWLAND – SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2019, 2 – 4 PM - Brought together as young musicians by Arizona bluegrass and fiddle festivals, Matt and Rebekah have since garnered national recognition as performers, songwriters, and founders of the Americana and Bluegrass band, Run Boy Run. The duo recently released an album of original songs, Seed & Silo, completed in partnership with the National Parks Service for its Centennial Year. Matt and Rebekah are joined by Pacific Northwest multi-instrumentalist Jack Dwyer on guitar, mandolin, and banjo. Jack records and performs original music under his own name and works as a freelance picker with some of the most respected Northwest and nationally-based musicians, including Tony Furtado, Scott Law, Darol Anger, and others. Tickets $20 adults, free for children 14 and younger. Seating is limited, please call now for reservations, 520-3982252.

WALKING TOUR OF OLD TUBAC, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 10 AM - NOON - Come explore colorful Old Tubac that even some of the locals don’t know about! Guided by Connie Gessler, you’ll discover fascinating facts about the town’s early adobe buildings and learn about Arizona’s first European settlement. Topics from early Native American inhabitants, Spanish explorers, American pioneers, Apache attacks, kidnappings, and other exciting episodes are discussed. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Allow 2 hours for the tour and wear walking shoes, sunscreen and a hat. $10 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 20; reservations requested, 520-398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org. SHAW D. KINSLEY LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: THE PLAINS INDIAN WARS, 2ND HALF -SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY JACK LASSETER – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2 PM - The 2nd half of this epic story picks up in spring 1868, after the Fort Laramie Treaty of that year, and takes us all the way to the end, at Wounded Knee in 1890. The fortunes of the Lakota Sioux fade away, the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers under Roman Nose are defeated by the winter and Army persistence, and we hear from the Comanche and the Kiowa on the Southern Plains. Jack includes the Battle of Beecher’s Island, the massacre of Black Kettle’s peaceful Cheyenne camp on the Washita by Custer at dawn on a cold November morning, and in turn the destruction of Custer at Little Big Horn. In addition, Jack tells about the Comanche and the Kiowa as a people. It is a fascinating story. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. $15 per lecture. A portion of the proceeds supports our education and preservation programs. Please call for reservations and future dates, 520-398-2252. FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS – MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 9 AM – 1 PM; TUESDAYS, DECEMBER 4 & 18, 9 AM – 1 PM - A knowledgeable volunteer demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. You will get to set type and print small samples to take with you. Included with park admission: $7 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. GUIDED TOUR OF THE BARRIO DE TUBAC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE– SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 11 AM – 1 PM - Special tour by Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin of the Spanish colonial archaeological site just south of the Park which preserves the remains of the original Tubac town site, including residence foundations, plaza area, refuse area and partial irrigation ditch. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Tour involves a walk of about 1-1/4 miles. The Archaeological Conservancy protects this site and participants are asked to sign 'An Acknowledgement of Risk Factors' before entering. Wear walking shoes, sunscreen and hat. $10 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 15; reservations encouraged, 520-398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org. SOUTHWESTERN FOLK MUSIC CHRISTMAS CONCERT WITH TEODORO ‘TED’ RAMIREZ & SPECIAL GUESTS - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2- 4 PM - Experience the joy of the season with our own Artist-in-Residence Teodoro ‘Ted’ Ramirez in the 1885 Territorial Schoolhouse, sharing the stage with his musical friends: Alvin Blaine and Peter Dalton Ronstadt. Don't forget to invite visiting friends and neighbors. Tickets are $25, children 14 and under are free. Seating is limited, so please make your reservations early, 520-398-2252. SHAW D. KINSLEY LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: AUTHOR, LINDA STRADER, TALKS ABOUT HER BOOK, "SUMMERS OF FIRE."- SUNDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 2019, 2-3PM. It took some real courage and spunk to be the first woman firefighter in our Santa Rita Mountains...One of our very own LHP author presenters, Linda Strader, was that gal! You'll love her, be amazed at her story, and want Summers of Fire at the top of your summer reading list....See you there! $10 per ticket. A portion of the proceeds supports our education and preservation programs. Please call for reservations and future dates, 520-398-2252. SHAW D. KINSLEY LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: AUTHOR, AND 8TH GENERATION OTERO FAMILY MEMBER, DIANA DELUGAN, TALKS ABOUT HER BOOK AND THE 230TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARIZONA'S OLDEST LAND GRANT IN OUR HISTORIC OTERO HALL- SATURDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 2019 2-3PM. The story of the Otero Land grant is one shared by many other Spanish and Mexican pioneer families/ Spanish and Mexican land grant history is a collective

SHAW D. KINSLEY LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: WESTERN ARMY DURING THE INDIAN WARS & GARRISON LIFE AT FT. BOWIE - SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2019, 2 PM Jack shares with us the fascinating story of what the post-Civil War western army was really like, who was in it, what life was like for the soldiers, and how this army of 15,000 to 20,000 accomplished the seemingly impossible job of subduing some 300,000 Indians on the Western frontier. Closer to home, imagine what it was like being stationed at Ft. Bowie, Arizona Territory, and fighting the Apaches. Come and you will hear this amazing story. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. $15 per lecture. A portion of the proceeds supports our education and preservation programs. Please call for reservations and future dates, 520-398-2252. TEODORO ‘TED’ RAMIREZ ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE CONCERT SERIES: DOMINGO DEGRAZIA AND ISMAEL BARAJAS – SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2019, 2 – 4 PM - Come listen and enjoy classical guitar masters Domingo and Ismael as they play Spanish Gypsy Flamenco. Tickets $25 adults, free for children 14 and younger. Seating is limited, please call now for reservations, 520-398-2252. SHAW D. KINSLEY LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: LIGHTING THE FUSE: “COLONEL” GREENE AND THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019, 2- 3:30 PM - The Presidio and The Border Community Alliance are collaborating on an exciting presentation. Few Americans know much about the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), why it happened and how American policies and business interests were involved. An American businessman, William Cornell Greene (aka “Colonel” Greene) owned thousands of acres of land and a number of copper mines in Sonora. His story, including his colorful beginning in Tombstone, the copper mine in Cananea and the labor disputes that sowed the seeds of the Mexican Revolution are the topics of this stirring presentation at the Tubac Presidio. Presenter Bill McGrath is an excellent researcher and storyteller, who happened to room with “Colonel” Greene’s grandson in college. His multi-media presentation will interest all. Tickets $20, BCA members, $15. Seating is limited, please call now for reservations, 520-398-2252.

JULIA PATTERSON - PAINT YOUR PET IN PASTEL 12/8/2018 - A pet portrait is the best gift you could give your favorite animal lover. Completed with soft pastels, the perfect medium to depict fur. $55/half-day Mini-Workshop JULIE PATTERSON - FINDING YOUR ARTISTIC VOICE 12/15/2018 - Systematically explore the various aspects of style. By the end of the day, you will find yourself more comfortable with and focused on your truest artistic voice. $175/1-day Workshop DAVID SIMONS - ACQUIRING THE PAINTER’S EYE 1/4/2019 - Acquire a painter’s eye by focusing on shapes, values, color temperature, and the relationships between these elements. $400/3-day Workshop RUTH ARMITAGE ABC’S OF ABSTRACTION 1/11/2019 - You’ll learn how limiting your means of expression can free you to explore painting ideas. Refine your visual language and experiment with simple exercises for unleashing your creative potential. $395/3-day Workshop JIM PETTY WATERCOLOR RIVER ROCKS 1/19/2019 - Learn to use watercolors to create a color-rich scene of river rocks in a mountain stream. $150/1-day Workshop NANCY BOREN CHANNELING YOUR CREATIVITY 1/25/2019 - Study the threads and themes of your art and how to take the next step in expanding your creativity. Demos will be done in oil, however, other media is welcome for figure painting costumed models. $350/3-day Workshop KEIKO TANABE - CREATING MOOD WITH COLOR AND LIGHT IN WATERCOLOR 2/1/2019 - We will learn what makes a painting expressive and full of light. The goal is to capture the essence of the subject that conveys a certain mood and atmosphere. $400/3-day Workshop DAVID E. GARRISON PASTELS OF LIGHT 2/15/2019 - Discover how to create light with pastels for landscapes and still-life, both in the open air and within the classroom. $400/4-day workshop GRETCHEN LOPEZ - PAINTING IN WATER-MIXABLE OILS 2/22/2019 - Learn to paint utilizing the basics of value, design, and drawing. Discover the wonderful qualities of painting with water-mixable oils, a user-friendly medium. $300/3-day Workshop RICK WHEELER MONDAYS - This class focuses on what is known as loose brushwork. This technique is less about detail and more about simpler more expressive shapes and color. $55.00/ Weekly Class Half Day 3 hours 9-12 CINDY HAASE - EXPRESSIVE PASTELS: ABSTRACT TO SEMI-ABSTRACT AND BEYOND TUESDAYS 12-4 $22.00/Weekly Class LESLIE MILLER - FOUNDATIONS OF OIL PAINTING WEDNESDAYS - A comprehensive overview of the materials, supplies and tools used in oil painting. Drawing basics and a system to improve your rendering skills. How to access shapes, values, colors and their relationships. $45.00/ Weekly Class JOHN MARBURY FOUNDATIONAL DRAWING - This class is an introduction to drawing using a grid system. $45.00/Weekly Class Half Day 3 hours 9-12

SHAW D. KINSLEY LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: ARCHAEOLOGIST, DR. DENI SEYMOUR, TALKS ABOUT 1780'S MISSIONS – JANUARY 26TH, 2019, 2 – 3:00 PM. The Presidio will host another exciting informational presentation with expert Deni Seymour. Stay tuned for further information! THE BORDER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON BILL’S PRESENTATION WITH A TOUR TO BISBEE/CANANEA MARCH 5-7, 2019. More information is available on the website www.bordercommunityalliance.org.

Friday, December 7, 2018 thru Sunday January 13, 2019 – “Members’ Juried ” & “Pictographs” Exhibitions Opening - 48th

SHAW D. KINSLEY LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: A HOPI TRIBAL MEMBER AND TRADITIONAL DRY FARMER, MICHAEL KOTUTWA JOHNSON, TALKS ABOUT "THE CONTINUITY OF HOPI DRY LAND FARMING." SUNDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 2019, 2-PM. There is no separation between Hopi spirituality and their ancient agricultural ties. Michael's exhibit, 'The Resiliency of Hopi Agriculture: 2000 years of Planting'--currently on display at the Arizona State Museum--illustrates Hopi farming practices, which are based on his spiritual beliefs. community values, and ancient, time-tested techniques. $10 per ticket. A portion of the proceeds supports our education and preservation programs. Please call for reservations, 520398-2252.

Tuesday December 7 & 8 -2018: Luminaria Nights - Santa will be here!

SHAW D. KINSLEY LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: BRILLIANT BONES: THE CALAVERA ART OF MEXICO – JANUARY 30, 2019, 2 – 3:30 PM. The Presidio and The Border Community Alliance will host another exciting informational presentation. Stay tuned for further information!

annual exhibition of fine art in all media by Tubac Center of the Arts member artists will be in the main galleries. Meet Juror David Andres who has shown widely throughout the west as well as nationally and his work is part of many public and private collection. In The Studio Gallery will be stunning photography by Wain Evans of Ancient Barrier Canyon Style Rock Art of the Colorado Plateau. Opening Reception: Friday December 7, 2018 -5:00-7pm Visit TCA and have your photo taken with Santa in front of the fireplace and Christmas tree.\

Wednesday, December 12th and Saturday, December 15th - “Celebrate the Season with Song” featuring the Tubac Singers.

Make the holiday spirit come alive with music by the Tubac Singers. Wed. Evening Performance: 7pm; Saturday Matinée: 3pm Suggested Donation: $5 per person

Thursday December 13, 2018 5:00pm – Arts Speak Presentation – “ Ancient Barrier Canyon Rock Art” - Join Wain Evans to learn more about

his amazing photographs, history and archaeological overview of the culture that evolved the Barrier Canyon Style of rock painting. Wain will present various views of who the artists were and what their paintings were about as well as how to find and photograph rock art.

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volution keeps us moving. Well, hopefully it does, because I am pretty sure that is one of the reasons we are embodied and on this planet. Stretching beyond my comfort zone, mentally, physically, and spiritually keeps me transmuting in positive ways. I have always considered yoga the practice of being my very own alchemist. Learning the ins and outs of my physical form, thought processes and spirit allows me to shift by simply going a step deeper in my asana practice (yoga poses). Deeper does not necessarily mean that I achieve what is considered the ultimate form of the pose. Depth for me is an exploration of what my body is doing and how my mind is affecting the actions I am going through. Advancement in my practice is continued recognition of how my mind either hinders or encourages me to pursue a particular asana. When I can move beyond chitta (mind chatter) and the ego, the pose gradually develops into a form of awareness. This natural process transforms yoga practice from external desires to inner consciousness. This is the reward of progression, step by step into intrinsic knowledge. The change of seasons are often catalysts for new perceptions. Growth is a test of my limits, a state of being uncomfortable, a way to keep myself from becoming an unmoving rock instead of a revolutionary being. Yoga becomes movement to understand my transformation. If I didn’t practice, stagnation is possible and then my chances to progress diminish Practice helps release the sludge of the previous season and clarify how to go forward. We are now in the passage moving from light to fertile darkness. I take the detritus of spring and summer and fold into myself for a fecund period of percolation on the mat. It is the autumnal process of folding into me and mixing into the intelligence of the long night. For me it is part of the eight-limbs of yoga that encourages self-study (Svādhyāya). One of the definitions

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of Svādhyāya is the education of the self. Mr. Iyengar writes that this exercise is like reading your own book of life and at the same time writing and revising it. Each season has its own work for itself and us. As we lose the light it is a perfect time for contemplation and a chance review the year. I want to be grateful for the darkness. I want to change continually into a better self. In the physical practice the deep hip openers and long forward folds give me the ability to be still and listen. It helps me move closer to the profoundness of my own body and mind. I just have to take my time, be quiet and inhabit my body and spirit fully. For instance, in this particular asana, one leg is bent back and the shin on the ground, the other is stretched forward, and the calf and hamstring are on the ground. The forward fold is the looking inward. I try to hold it long enough for resisting muscles to release and the mind to become still. By practicing this way, I learn to work through the opposition I come across in my everyday life. If I can breathe through inner opposition, it makes it easier to handle the outer stuff. This is a discovery of realizing I already know what I need to know. This is the wisdom I always search for and am glad to revive its good lessons. I relish the long night to come, I forward fold into them. Kathy Edds teaches yoga and Ayurvedic Lifestyle at the Tubac Healing Arts Center www.tubachealingarts.com

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MONTESSORI MOMENTS: An Apex of Art and Nature

Article & Photography by: Hari Rai Khalsa

t’s a beautiful fall morning in Southern Arizona. The air is crisp, and the sky is that vivid blue that seems to only enhance the season’s iconic hue and foliage. At present, we gather and wait. Class by class, the children emerge from Montessori de Santa Cruz Public Charter School and Preschool and begin to form what looks like a parade of smiles.

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Now, from Primary to Upper Elementary, we begin to walk; a flowing stream of children, teachers, and parent volunteers until we arrive at our final destination, the Anza trail. Here, led by teachers and volunteers, the children begin to journey into the forested canopy of the Santa Cruz River — in silence. For these brief minutes, the students are to observe the life around them and imagine leaves, branches, sticks and even the earth — as art.

Two weeks prior, the students of Montessori de Santa Cruz Public Charter School and Preschool sat in a circle while exploring the work of Andy Goldsworthy, a British sculptor who is known for his site-specific sculptures and land art situated in natural and urban settings. While reviewing page after page of his natural, art creations, the students began to imagine the possibilities of their own sculptures.

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Now, paired in partners and spread along a giving length of the trail, students from preschool to sixth-grade began to forage, find, and create. As I walked the path to observe the students deep in their art, it was evident that every child at every age was immersed in their creation for the twohour plus duration of their forested trip. Also, the size of their respective work seem to mirror the size of the child of himself; meaning, the smaller the student, the smaller the art, and as the child grew through the ranks of grades, so did her work. From glee, to silent concentration, to laughter, to a moment of reflected pause, the students’ emotions varied in waves. Andy Goldsworthy once said, “When I make a work, I often take it to the very edge of its collapse, and that’s a very beautiful balance”, and so too did a number of students. At some unexpected moment — when all was beautiful, the delicate balance of branches, sticks, rocks, and/or leaves would collapse; thus, leaving the paired group in a moment of pause, reflection and a brief discussion on how to recreate. According to Maria Montessori, “When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength.” In nature, children become carefree, move spontaneously, regain that sense of wonder, and become calmer; thus, acting as a source of great inspiration for the soul, mind, and body. Art and creativity, on the other hand, provide amazing opportunities for children to develop their self-

confidence, persistence, creative thinking, fine motor-skills, and explore their world of emotions and feelings.

When art and nature meet, an apex of spontaneous, creative discovery can be found. This pinnacle could define the Montessori method; a method that follows the natural curiosity of the child in order to manifest a creative, independent, and self-confident self.

For Montessori de Santa Cruz Public Charter School and Preschool enrollment information call 520-398-0536, email mdsc1@montessoridesantacruz.org , visit www.montessoridesantacruz.org or write to PO Box 4706, 18 Calle Baca, Tubac, AZ 85646. �

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TIME TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF COMMUNIT Y SERVICE ‘Tis the season for the Tubac Rotary Club to celebrate its 25th anniversary – with a Christmas Party for Young People and a New Year’s Day Golf Outing for one and all.

Community support of annual TRC fundraisers such as the Taste of Tubac, the Max the Mini Food Bank Drive and the upcoming New Year’s Day 5 Clubs Only Golf Outing makes such projects possible. Proceeds from this year’s golf event, for instance, will go to the Amado Youth Center Building Fund. After the recent flood in Amado, the AYC is sorely in need of everyone’s help in order to build a new center.

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To sign up for the Tuesday, Jan. 1 golf event, call Ben Duncan at 520-398-2785 or email him at: ben.duncan@edwardjones.com. The cost is $59 per person and includes a cart and range balls. Tubac Golf Resort golf members pay only their normal cart fee. Advance registration is encouraged, but it is also open on the day of the event. Players will check in at the registration table at 9:30 a.m. The putting contest begins at 10:15. The shotgun start is at 11 a.m.

Tubac Rotarians have always enjoyed having fun. So, when it came to making a decision on how best to commemorate the Club’s 25th anniversary this December the vote was unanimous: Have a party. Make it a celebration. But also wrap it around a service project that would capture the organization’s humanitarian spirit. This is how that decision will play out: The Tubac Rotary Club (TRC), in partnership with the Amado Youth Center (AYC), is sponsoring a Dec. 17 Christmas dinner and gift exchange for about 30 Amado youth and their families. AYC community members have volunteered to do the cooking. TRC members have volunteered to do the gift shopping. The TRC Foundation is providing funds for the gifts and any food purchases needed in addition to food that’s already being donated to the Amado Youth Center. Everyone involved gets to share in the celebration at the Universal Apostolic Church in Amado. Putting the plan in motion begins with a “giving tree,” with AYC members providing gift ideas. Rotary members are tasked with purchasing and wrapping the youths’ gifts, with a set spending amount per gift. The AYC staff will assist the

The TRC’s 25th anniversary is a milestone in this club’s history. It provides an opportunity to celebrate Rotary’s motto of “service above self,” and, best of all, it gives us the chance to thank one and all for supporting our efforts.

youth in shopping for and wrapping the gifts intended for their parents or guardians. Rotary Club members are excited about the event and if all goes as planned, the idea will be easy to replicate in future years. While monetarily supporting Rotary International’s humanitarian work, the TRC endeavors to “stay local” as much as possible – from providing funding and service for youth scholarships and leadership programs, to supporting the work of the food bank, drug prevention programs, medical clinics and more.

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You are cordially invited to attend the TRC Friday breakfast get-togethers. They start at 7:30 a.m. in the Apache Room at the Tubac Golf Resort. No need to join. Just come have breakfast, chat with your neighbors and enjoy a wide variety of terrific speakers. Check out our bulletin board outside the Tubac post office for updated information on our speakers or contact Byron Thompson at 503-440-1862. To see what we’re presently doing, visit the Tubac Rotary Club Facebook page www.facebook.com/tubacrotary �

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On January 26, 2019 the Santa Cruz Valley Car Nuts will hold its 25th Annual Collector Car Show at the Tubac Golf Resort. The “Car Nuts” state that they expect over 400 cars to be lined up at the beautiful golf resort and they expect 3,000 spectators. All net proceeds are used to provide scholarships to our youth and other charitable projects. There are 22 classes including classic cars, original, modified and motorcycles. The car show will start at 10:00 a.m. Signs will lead spectators and entrants to the parking spots. The show will feature a DJ and food is available for purchase at the resort. Bring your family and enjoy the day exploring the cars from the past. A nominal fee will be charged for spectators over the age of 12. To enter the car show, see www.carnuts.org.

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The sky is filled with stars and sun, This earth with life vibrant. Amongst it all I too have received a home Out of this wonder my song is born. - Rabindranath Tagore My song is filled with wonder of this vast place we call home. My old friends are back. The lovely, wonderful fall constellations are coming back in the night sky. I say coming back, back where we can see them so easily. Oh, to go outside at dark and see Orion, the Hunter, Cassiopeia (perfectly centered between two of the Italian Cypress trees), the Pleiades star cluster, all just waiting for me to look up and say ‘hello.’ The Gemini twins are getting closer and brighter, Castor and Pollux, so bright and so beautiful. Mars is still visible too, not as bright as it was during the summer, but it’s there every night, the red spot in our universe. Our dark skies are precious - we are so lucky! Thank you to everyone who had a hand in making the dark sky initiative a reality. After a spectacular October that had just about every kind of weather known to man—lots of rain, hail, thunder, lightning, cold, hot—just an amazing display of Mother Nature. Flowers coming back, seeds that were thrown out in June growing, grass growing-we had a lawn that looked ever so much like a park, an incredible amount of growth and color. It looked like we were just entering spring rather than the middle of fall. Then...the first blush of winter left its mark. Frost! Egads, husband Gary had to actually scrape his windshield. A few plants bit the dust, so to speak,but my begonias and geraniums that have lived for almost 5 years are just fine...bigger and prettier than ever. Late November and December are always the coldest to me, the chance of frost the greatest. It only takes one cold night and then poof, all that beauty is gone. Have you looked at the Cottonwoods lately? They are finally turning their golden yellow color, the hallmark of our fall in the desert. There are a few trees around that actually turn reddish but the real stars are the cottonwoods. You can follow the river winding its way along our sweet Santa Cruz Valley. These beautiful trees showing you the way. We have much to be thankful for living in this sweet spot. I hope we all take time to realize this, to help others not so fortunate, to give of ourselves

through our everyday life. The Tubac Regional Neighbors Helping Neighbors program is so important for so many reasons. Now that there is an office of Valley Assistance Services in Tubac located in the Walter Blakelock Wilson Office Plaza on Frontage Road near the post office, it should be easier for volunteers and participants alike to utilize the services that are offered to our community through TRNHN. If you know of anyone who needs a friendly visit or transportation there is now a Tubac phone number, 520 345-8736. Call this number and let someone help you or someone you know. This program is certainly gaining a foothold in our community and a big Thank You to all who have contributed. What do you think of in November? Why, December of course! We’re thinking of the short time between Thanksgiving and Christmas and the hundreds of things we must do between now and then. Please let us remember that the birds love peanut butter and suet. Tie a hunk of suet on a tree branch, put peanut butter in a jar lid and place on your window sill or bird feeder shelf. We’re the ones who reap the benefits when we feed the birds. We decorate with candles and with wonderful deliciously scented boughs from our Christmas trees. What a lovely aroma fills the house. The aromas of Christmas also include the baking of cookies and candies all while listening to sweet seasonal songs or songs of your favorite artist. These and many other things occupy our thoughts this lovely holiday season. We are also reminded to be thankful this month, but how much better it is to take time to count our blessings every day, then we’re thankful all the time. Giving is the primary spirit of the season and we’re doubly blessed when giving because sharing only multiplies the joy we find in living. OK, here are 2 amazing recipes for the season. Both of them are from my mother, Ruthie. She loved baking and loved trying new recipes. I do too,but I think I’ll let her take the honors this year! Mom was Pennsylvania Dutch, hence the following recipe:

Pennsylvania Dutch Date Pudding

3 eggs 1C sugar 1 C black walnuts 1 package cut-up dates 2 TBL flour 1 tsp baking powder Dash salt Mix all together, bake in a small pan 30-45 minutes in a 350 degree oven, serve warm with whipped cream. Delicious!!

Cheese Wrapped Olives

2 c shedded sharp cheddar cheese 1/2 c soft butter 2 egg yolks 1 c flour 1 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp red pepper sauce or to taste 42 small stuffed olives, well drained and dry

Combine all ingredients and knead until a nice dough is achieved. Mold about 1 tsp dough around each olive. Place on lightly greased sheet pan about 1 1/2 inch apart. Refrigerate 1 hour. Then place in 400 degree oven for 15 minutes until golden brown.These freeze well but they don’t stick around that long!

Enjoy! Have a blessed holiday season!

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The Pulse: News from the Tubac Fire District By Cheryl Horvath, MPA, CFO - Fire Chief

Our firefighters have been busy responding to emergency calls, taking care of equipment, completing daily training requirements, participating in public education events throughout the community and in the schools, and doing their part to give back to the community. We are currently collecting food and toys at all four fire stations as part of the annual Holiday Food & Toy Drive. We also have a “Stuff the Truck” event planned for November 17, from 10 am to 5 pm, at the Family Dollar to collect holiday toys. We will be hosting a similar event in Tubac at the Tubac Market on December 8 from 10 am to 3 pm. Last year the firefighters collected enough food and toys to support 19 families in Santa Cruz County. With the addition of the event at Tubac Market we hope to provide food and toys to even more families this year.

We sponsored our first Compression-Only CPR class in October and plan on hosting two more classes in December. On December 15 Sarver Heart Center will partner with Tubac Fire District to provide Compression-Only CPR classes at Station 2 (located at 1360 W Frontage Road, Rio Rico). There will be two classes offered, one for Spanish speakers and a second class for English speakers. For more information and to register please visit our website at www. tubacfire.org.

The Tubac Fire Board meets the last Wednesday of the month at 9 am at Station 2. The public is welcome to attend these meetings to learn more about the District. Topics covered at the meetings include employee recognition or other special presentations, monthly review of the District’s financial statements, a report from staff regarding activities from the previous month, and any business items requiring fire board review and approval. In the October meeting the Fire Board received a five-year assessment/forecast from the District’s financial team. The Fire Board will be discussing the forecast in upcoming meetings in preparation for the 2019/2020 budget process. Other information from past meetings includes a presentation on the dispatch services offered by Santa Cruz County, a presentation on the current water supply challenges within Tubac Fire District, and a “Years of Service” presentation to District staff. We encourage you to attend our monthly fire board meetings to learn more about your fire district.

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TFD Board Chair Mike Connelly and Fire Chief Cheryl Horvath presented Certificates of Excellence to two Tubac firefighters and a LifeNet 6 flight paramedic at the October 31 Tubac Fire Board meeting. Personnel were honored for their life-saving actions on September 11 when an individual walked into Station 3 (333 Camino Josephina) and requested a blood pressure check. After a brief assessment, FF/Paramedic Laura Summerfield and FF/EMT Esai Tapia immediately recognized that the patient’s medical condition was more serious than originally thought. Through their quick medical assessment and treatment, and with the assistance of LifeNet 6 in house at Station 3, the patient was flown to St. Mary’s in Tucson for emergency care. The patient suffered a heart attack due to a severe blockage, received a stent at the hospital and was discharged. The patient attended the October 31 fire board meeting to thank the firefighters for their actions as well as the flight paramedic, Jason Nicolls. According to the patient, the firefighters do not get nearly enough recognition for what they do, and if it was not for them, he would not be here today. FF/Paramedic Laura Summerfield is a 17-year member of the Tubac Fire District. FF/EMT Esai Tapia is one of our newer members and is looking forward to enrolling in paramedic school this spring. "The mission of the Tubac Fire District is to create a safer environment within our community in order to increase the quality of life which our citizens may enjoy."

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