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Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r M a y 2 0 1 5 Sundays: The Church at Tubac - Sunday School at 10 am. Worship Service at 11 am. 2242 West Frontage Road. Info: 398-2325. www.churchattubac. com At 10 am - Teaching of the Epochal Revelation, The URANTIA Book & The Cosmic Family volumes, by Gabriel of Urantia and Niánn Emerson Chase and Elders of Global Community Communications Alliance. Performance of the 40-voice Bright & Morning Star Choir & Orchestra. Please call (520) 603-9932 by Saturday 12 noon before coming.
Ongoing Mondays: Free Classes at the Tubac Community Center (Room B7 in the back of the building) 5pm - Line Dancing (Cheryl); 6:00pm Yoga All levels(Lynn). For more info: evolutionstudiointubac@yahoo.com. Tuesday thru Saturdays - Paws Patrol has kittens and cats available for adoption at The Dog House in GV. For more info, call/text 520-2074024, or email pawspatrol@cox.net. See some of our cats at www. greenvalleypawspatrol.org. And Weekends at Petco in Sahuarita. Thursdays: Tubac Consciousness Group offers a free meditation meeting- 9:3011am. Group meets at Hozhoni’s, in the Heart of the Tubac Village, 22 Tubac Rd. Meditation accomplishes for the mind what relaxation does for the body. Meditation brings peace and joy to the mind. For more information about the Tubac Consciousness Group : Call Pamela, 628-9287. Santa Cruz Singers rehearsals from 5-7 p.m. 348 Naugle Ave. Patagonia SCFPA office. Not too late to join! Call 520-394-0129 for information. 1ST AND 3RD FRIDAYS LIVE MUSIC AT HIZHONI. CALL 398-2921 FOR INFO. FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS LIVE MUSIC AT WISDOM'S CAFE IN TUMACACORI. FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS LIVE MUSIC AT LA ROCA EL BALCON. Just a short stroll from the border in Nogales, Sonora. Fri & Sat live music 7:30-11:30pm, Sun 10:30am-3pm. www.larocarestaurant.com.
Wisdom's DOS! Live Music 2-5pm. Every other Sunday - Sunday Night at the Movies, at The Goods. 26A Tubac Rd. 398-2001. ***** MAY 12, 8AM - SCVUSD SUPERINTENDENT’S BUSINESS ADVISORY MEETING, District Office, Board Room 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. The business community is invited to discuss important educational issues. MAY 12, 8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people that lived and worked on the ranch. Visit the historic ranch buildings and corrals, and enjoy scenic views of the Santa Cruz River Valley. Location: Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley. For more information contact: 520724-5520 or CanoaRanch@pima.gov. MAY 12, 5PM - SCVUSD NO. 35 GOVERNING BOARD MEETING, District Office, Board Room 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. The public is invited to attend the regular bimonthly meeting of the district governing board. MAY 13, 14 & 15, 9AM-1PM - FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. MAY 13, 9:30AM-12:30PM - “SAN XAVIER COOP FARM TOUR” WITH BOB SOTOMAYOR on the San Xavier Indian Reservation south of Tucson, departing from Best Western Inn/19th Hole Bar and Grill, 111 S. La
Canada Dr., Green Valley, Arizona (SE cornerof La Canada and Esperanza; please park in rear of the building)* 9:30 a.m-12:30+ p.m. $25 per person includes tour guide, transportation, snacks and water. The San Xavier Cooperative (Coop) Farm is located in the shadow of the 18th century San Xavier Mission. The Coop produces both traditional Tohono O’odham and nontraditional crops. For reservations call 520-289-3940 or book online at www.visitcanoa.com. MAY 15, 11AM-2PM - LIVING HISTORY: FOODS OF THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD. For the summer months we are adjusting our Old World/New World foods program to focus on 1) the native and imported fruits of New Spain, and 2) how Mexico has developed and enhanced the notion of dessert. The presentations will educate visitors about the origins, nutritional/survival values and the incredible variety of these delectable foodstuffs. Featuring a special display and samples from the Old and New Worlds. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. MAY 15, 4-6:30PM - SAN CAYETANO ELEMENTARY, LOVE OF READING CARNIVAL, 1412 West Frontage Road,Rio Rico.Join us for fun, games, and food as we cap off our “Love of Reading Week.” Games will include inflatables, dunking tank, and more. Carnival bracelets will allow entry to all games, and will be presold for $10.00 each at the school’s main office. Food and drink will be sold separately. For more information, contact Fernanda Lopez at 520-375-8312 MAY 15 & 29, 5PM - THE SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS "AT YOUR SERVICE", MUSICIANS FROM FORT HUACHUCA. Time: All concerts at 5 pm. Location: 348 Naugle Patagonia. All concerts are free and outdoors. Information: 520394-0129. MAY 16, 8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people that lived and worked on the ranch. Visit the historic ranch buildings and corrals, and enjoy scenic views of the Santa Cruz River Valley. Location: Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley. For more information contact: 520724-5520 or CanoaRanch@pima.gov.
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Big Horn Gallery - Bruce Baughman Gallery - Casa Maya de México - Cloud 9 - Donna’s Salon - Hozhoni K. Newby Gallery - La Cucaracha de Tubac - Lone Mountain Turquoise Company - Los Cántaros Más y Más - Old Presidio Traders - Purcell Gallery - Rare Earth - Roberta Rogers Watercolors Shelby’s Bistro - Sole Shoes - Southwest Designs - Stone House of Tubac - Sunrise Jewelers - Sweet Poppy The Goods - Valentina. For more information, contact: (520) 398-3165 or (520) 398-2805
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Kinsley tapped for state history honor by Kathleen Vandervoet
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presented in Tucson, he said he accepted it “on behalf of our scores of volunteers… It’s an honor to work with you all.” The park has more than 50 volunteers who help with a variety of projects and greet visitors at the front desk.
ased on his education, Shaw Kinsley believed that he would be “working in the special collections area of the University of Arizona Library” at this time in his life, but instead, for the past five years he’s been director of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park.
By training, Kinsley is an archivist and rare books librarian with a master’s degree in the history of science. He was born, raised and educated in Boulder, Colo., where he lived until 1974, when he moved to New York.
For his many accomplishments in not only keeping the park from being closed by the state, but helping it expand impressively in programs and exhibits, on April 24 he received the top award from the Arizona Historical Society, the Al Merito Award.
The park, which in 1958 was the first park opened by the State of Arizona, was going to be shuttered behind a chain link fence in 2010 as a result of the state legislature taking much of its funding to balance the budget.
Individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations in Tubac banded together to raise sufficient money to keep the park open that year, and a public-private partnership between Arizona State Parks, Santa Cruz County and the Tubac Historical Society authorized its operation. Since then many ways of supporting the park have been developed. He was nominated for the award by three groups, Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum, the Tubac Historical Society and the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council. Officials from those groups wrote that without Kinsley and the volunteer corps he has developed, “the Presidio would be boarded up. Shaw and his team have been successful in increasing park attendance by 21 percent last year, and in January of this year, attendance is up 55 percent.” The nomination also notes that extensive improvements have resulted since 2010 “under the guidance of Shaw, who seems to have a constant stream of ideas about how to make our park stand out and the ability and drive to make it happen.” Among many enhancements in the past five years, Kinsley said, “The most obvious one is the master gardeners” work. An extensive ethnobotanical garden has been developed using plants and fruit trees that would have flourished in Tubac in 1752 when a presidio, or fort, was established there by the King of Spain.
He also has enjoyed seeing the return of a volunteerled living history program offered each winter. It was started by the late Lillie Sheehan, but was not offered for several years before 2010. A plaque honoring her will be installed soon. Kinsley likes the revival of the program at the Old Schoolhouse in the state park. In that, a class of elementary-age children spend a day at the 1880s school, wearing period clothing and carrying their lunches in buckets.
“That’s a recipe for the future in that we hope to plant the seeds of the love of history in youngsters,” he said. After the state turned its back on the park, Kinsley said, “to get so many people involved has made it truly a community project. People feel invested and they feel it’s theirs. They are proud of it and that is the dream of any historic site, I think.” When Kinsley accepted the award that was
Kinsley was engaged in the wholesale end of the menswear industry, working for such firms as Polo by Ralph Lauren and Cluett Peabody before launching a company which manufactured all items for a gentleman’s wardrobe from the legendary fiber, Sea Island cotton. He sold his interest in that firm in 1988 and returned to school to take a degree in Library Science from Pratt Institute. With an interest in rare books, he has worked in the Rare Book Room of the New York Academy of Medicine and cataloged a collection of rare books in the history of psychiatry for Cornell University Medical College. Kinsley moved to Tubac in 1997. He has worked as project archivist at the University of Arizona’s Center for Creative Photography, as well as in numerous private collections around the country. In 2009, he wrote “Tubac,” a selection from the Images of America published by Arcadia Publishing, and has been co-author of two other books.
The Al Merito award was established in 1973 to recognize those who have made outstanding contributions and serve as role models for preserving Arizona’s rich history. Images:
(Top) Anne Woosley, executive director of the Arizona Historical Society, presents the Al Merito award to Shaw Kinsley, director of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. (Bottom) Gathering at the April 22 presentation are, from left, Gwen Griffin, secretary of the Tubac Historical Society; Jim Patterson, president of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council; Earl Wilson, president of Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum, and Shaw Kinsley, who won the Arizona Historical Society’s Al Merito award.
Photographs courtesy of the Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum, Inc.
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THE ART OF HEALTH by Jennifer Bek, R.N., CHHC
Vegetarian Controversy In 2013, in an effort to save Maricopa County $100,000 per year, controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio decided his County’s prisoners should become vegetarians. Arpaio, who calls himself “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” declared “there will be no more meat on the menu,” and phased in a new vegetarian plan, substituting highprotein soy for meat. Needless to say, the move to a vegetarian menu created more negative press for the sheriff who has some of his prisoners sleeping in tents during hot summer months and all of them wearing pink underwear. One news article I read listed this move as “one further hardship” for the “already mistreated prisoners.” But the American Dietetic Association would disagree that this move is a “hardship.” The ADA says vegetarians tend to have a lower body mass index, lower overall cancer rates, lower blood pressure and a lower risk of death from heart disease. So, in an effort to punish the prisoners further, the tough Sheriff may actually be improving the health of his inmates.
I don’t recommend that anyone move to a vegetarian diet if it feels like punishment but it can be a healthy, tasty option to be “plant strong” and enjoy some meat-free meals in your weekly menus. Here’s a veggie crock-pot recipe that is super easy, healthy and delicious, and I just may send it to Sheriff Joe.
SHERIFF SWEET POTATO STEW
1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup chopped onion
1 red pepper, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
4-5 smaller sweet potatoes (approximately 1 pound) cubed One 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes (do not drain) 2 cans cannellini beans, rinsed and drained 1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon cumin 2 bay leaves
3 cups vegetable broth Salt & pepper to taste
2 cups chopped fresh spinach Put oil in bottom of crock-pot and add onion, pepper and garlic. Cover and put on high for about 10 minutes, while preparing the other ingredients. Add all other ingredients except spinach and cook on low 5-6 hours. About 30 minutes before serving, stir in the spinach. Remove bay leaves and serve.
Open letter
from the Executive Director of the
Tubac Chamber of Commerce
FIRE SAFETY REMINDERS Submitted by the Tubac Fire Department
As we approach summer we all know that things slow down and everyone takes a bit of a break from the hectic and (hopefully) profitable winter season.
While taking a break or simply reducing some hours, give the Chamber your schedule and we will make sure our summer visitors have an optimum experience when they come here.
We, at the Chamber continue to be busy during these summer months. We are planning our Fall events right now including the September 7th, Pony-Up (the Anza Day fundraiser), 2015 Juan Bautista de Anza Days celebration on October 17th and the 2nd year of our Fall Arts & Crafts Festival taking place November 6th, 7th & 8th.
Don’t forget that the Bolero Dinero campaign is still alive and well. The “Boleros” are being given out at the Tubac Presidio and the Tubac Center of the Arts and we continue to promote this global marketing campaign. With regards to marketing, Tubac has great coverage on the current Scottsdale Magazine. Several local businesses went together to create coop ads and the magazine provided matching editorial space. This is an important issue to be part of as it is their annual Travel Issue. Tubac was also featured on Culturetrip.com as one of the 10 Most Beautiful Towns in Arizona! Great press lately. We will take a bit of a break from the monthly mixers during the summer and will be doing them in May, June, July or August and will resume in September. If you are interested in hosting a mixer at your business, please let us know.
We do have quarterly board meetings which are open to the public. The April meeting recently held at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park: many thanks to Shaw for his hospitality. The next meeting will be 15th of July at a location TBD. Board President Patti Todd will be representing Tubac at the annual Governor’s Conference on tourism in Phoenix. Part of that conference includes Governor’s Awards. Board Member Ivan Drechsler submitted nominations in two categories for Tubac: “Bolero Dinero” for Innovative Promotions and Tubac Takes Flight for Special Events. We’ll keep you posted about the outcome.
Reminder: we’ll be working on the Village map throughout the summer, so if you would like to be on the map and have not renewed your membership this is a good time to do that! Have a wonderful summer. Angela Kirkner
Executive Director
The fire season is now a year-round reality in many areas, requiring firefighters and residents to be on heightened alert for the threat of wildland fire. Successfully preparing for a wildland fire enables you to take personal responsibility for protecting yourself, your family and your property. We hope to provide the tips and tools you need to prepare for a wildland fire threat; have situational awareness when a fire starts; and to leave early.
Defensible space is the required space between a structure and an area that, under normal conditions, creates a sufficient buffer to slow or halt the spread of wildfire to a structure. Here are a few tips for creating a defensible space around your home. This zone should extend 30 feet out from buildings, structures, decks, etc. Remove all dead or dying vegetation.
Trim tree canopies regularly to keep their branches a minimum of 10 feet from structures and other trees. Remove leaf litter (dry leaves/pine needles) from yard, roof and rain gutters. Relocate woodpiles or other combustible materials 100 feet from buildings. Remove or prune vegetation near windows.
Remove “ladder fuels” (low-level vegetation that allows the fire to spread from the ground to the tree canopy). Create a separation between low-level vegetation and tree branches. This can be done by reducing the height of low-level vegetation and/ or trimming low tree branches.
The Ready, Set, Go! Program works in complimentary and collaborative fashion with the Firewise® Communities Program and other existing wildland fire public education efforts. Utilizing firefighters, it amplifies their messages to individuals to better achieve the common goal of wildland fire preparedness. For more information on the Ready, Set, Go! Program and Firewise® Communities Program please visit the website http://www.wildlandfirersg.org/
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