Tubac Villager November 2017

Vol XIV No 1

Birding in Tubac: Does a Flycatcher Sing O’er Soldiers' Graves?

by John O'Neill Santa Cruz County Update Plus Local Coverage

by Kathleen Vandervoet A Basket for All Reasons

by Cathy Giesy

November 2017

A Photo Tribute to Shaw Kinsley

by Myrna York Art & Wardrobe

by Carol St John Tubac Business Profile:

Tubac Healing Arts Center

by Kathleen Vandervoet

Events Around Tubac Letters from Local Organizations Yoga With Kathy Edds Out My Back Door

By Claire McJunkin & Much More....

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birdinG in tubac

does a FLYcatcher sinG o’er soLdiers' GraVes?

By John O'Neill

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ho would ever suspect that a search for a little flycatcher last January would trigger tales of wildcat miners, border skirmishes, an ambush, the great flu pandemic of 1917-18, grave robbery and other skullduggery, and the mystery of whether there’s a tomb of unknown Buffalo Soldiers in Santa Cruz County.

An operative word in that ungainly lead is “tales,” since the story developed long before the certainty of Google, television and CSI. There are undisputed facts. Last January a Nutting’s flycatcher was discovered in California Gulch near the Mexican border, a bird so exceedingly rare it causes birders who haven’t seen one in the United States to pack their Samsonites and board flights to Arizona.

My Green-Valley birding friend Rob Rutledge and I saddled up (really SUVed up) and headed for California Gulch, a remote spot on the border south of Ruby, the mining ghost town, down miles of rutted dirt roads, an area so isolated and perilous that the friendliest living being you’re likely to meet there has fangs and rattles.

After hours of tromping around we admitted the flycatcher had outsmarted us. Commiserating near the junction of California Gulch and Warsaw Canyon, about a mile above the border, Rob asked if I was interested in the nearby graves of soldiers that a birding guide told him were killed in an ambush many years ago.

We hiked about a quarter mile to the burial site which had about 15 piles of rocks atop graves, an unfurled American flag with one end tied to tree limbs, and two markers that read: “10th Cavalry, with honour.”

The 10th Cavalry was made up of African-Americans some of whom were stationed in Arivaca and patrolled part of the border during the latter years of the Mexican Revolution, from 1917-20. The grave markers and treatment of the flag were obviously not done by the U.S. military.

I was curious and did some sleuthing. I found a report saying grave robbers had desecrated

the cemetery and an archivist from the Buffalo Soldier Museum at Ft. Huachuca had visited the site and found at least one of the dead in a 10th Cavalry uniform. Then I found several hiking and travel sites on the internet proclaiming that Buffalo Soldiers were buried there, probable victims of the flu epidemic of 1917-18.

It wasn’t hard to unearth a more plausible story.

Mary Noon Kasulaitis, retired Aravaca librarian whose family has been in the area since 1879, said her father never heard of soldiers being buried in that location and he and his friends were aware of everything that occurred there.

There were many mining camps in California Gulch and Warsaw Canyon and the poor who labored in them, mostly Mexicans or of Mexican descent, buried their dead in graveyards exactly like the one Rob and I visited, with rocks to protect graves from coyotes, she said.

The final nail in the coffin of the theory of soldiers buried there came from Christopher DeMille, museum technician at Fort Huachuca Museum in Sierra Vista, an active U.S. Army post.

DeMille said former museum archivist James Finley visited and was photographed at the grave site in the 1970s, but there is nothing in his records of military uniforms or equipment found there or records of soldiers lost in the area. If soldiers had been found they would have been returned for proper burial at a military cemetery.

The wrought iron markers are of a Latin style, DeMille said. Similar markers are typical in Mexico.

Above, Nutting's flycatcher photo photo by Ron Knight,Durango Highway Sinaloa. Image has been cropped.

Below, the iron grave marker, among 14 other graves near the Mexican border indicates that it "honours" a 10th Cavalry soldier.

Photo by John O'Neill.

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Above, the rugged border area of California Gulch and Warsaw Canyon, in the Pajarito Wilderness, photo by Joseph Birkett.

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So why the rumors and myths of lost soldiers? Probably because some people believe, whether there is evidence or not, that soldiers are buried on a lonely hill and didn’t receive the respect they deserved. People hear stories that sound plausible, believe them, and the stories grow, said DeMille, like myths about the Earps and Jesse James.

Or in the case of Rob and me, about an ambush that never happened.

"There is no record that Buffalo Soldiers died there from attack or of disease," said Steve Gregory, the expert at the Fort Huachuca Museum." Any Buffalo Soldiers who buried in that area would have been relocated to the Fort Huachuca cemetery. Their buddies would have reported their deaths."

"It's a great legend," said Gregory, "but when James Finley, the archivist, visited the graves [in the 1970s] he didn't find any evidence they were soldiers buried there."

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Whether it is spelled “honor,” in typical American English, or the usual British way, “honour,” like on the grave markers, there is plenty of evidence the Buffalo Soldiers served with distinction guarding the U.S. border from 1917-20, in the years after Poncho Villa crossed into Columbus, N.M. and killed 18 people.

As Col. H.B. Wharfield, who was a Buffalo Soldier lieutenant during the border war, wrote in a 1964 history: "Between alerts for movements to border camps, fights with raiding and cattle rustling bandits,

protection of border towns, chasing smugglers, riding patrols along the fences between the international monument markers, some exchange of shots and dodging bullets at border towns during battles between contending Mexican forces, there was seldom much monotony.”

Fortunately, rare birds don’t know about human discord and with regularity cross the four-strand barbed wire that separates us from Mexico in that part of Santa Cruz County. It is the most reliable and accessible spot for birders in the U.S. to find two must-see species, fivestriped sparrow and, the last few summers, buff-collared nightjar, not very far from the lonesome spot with the grave markers.

Nutting’s flycatchers resident from Costa Rica to northwestern Mexico. The third U.S. record was in Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge in Lake Havasu, AZ in 2012, where they probably nested. The Santa Cruz bird was the first identified in this part of the state. They are similar to ash-throated flycatchers but have a distinctive “wheep” song that distinguished them.

California Gulch is a thornscrub canyon in the Pajarito Mountains, part of the Coronado National Forest. To get there from Tubac, take Ruby Road west for about 18.5 miles until you see the Calif. Gulch sign and bump your way south about five miles. All that is needed is a high-clearance vehicle and some gumption.

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By Kathleen Vandervoet

tubac’s FoWLer named GoLF Pro oF Year

Santa Cruz County Update

The LPGA T&CP Professional of the Year was established in 1980 and is awarded annually to an LPGA Teaching and Club Professional member primarily engaged in a golf operation, golf association or industry position, promoting the game through player development, growth of the game initiatives and other golf related activities.

Kristie Fowler of the Tubac Golf Resort has been named the Professional of the Year by the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) membership.

The national award winners were selected in October by the organization’s executive committee from the pool of the section award winners voted on by officers of the six regional sections: Central, International, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast and Western.

Fowler was appointed the Head Golf Professional at the Tubac Golf Resort in March 2017, and prior to that she was an assistant professional at The Gallery Golf Club for 15 years.

Kristie Fowler, photo courtesy of the Tubac Golf Resort

“I am very proud and excited to have been selected as the Golf Professional of the Year. It is truly an honor,” Fowler said in a press release.

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Fowler was a four-year letter winner at the University of Arizona, and has one professional victory to her name while playing on what is now the Symetra Tour.

She joined the T&CP in 1990 and worked her way up to Master status in 2012.

In addition to her professional work, she has served on the Arizona Women’s Golf Association committee to assist Arizona high school girls golf programs, and has been involved in mentor programs as an LPGA section member advisor. In recognition of her good works, Fowler was named the Central Section LPGA Golf Professional of the Year in 2011 and 2015, and earned the 2016 LPGA Marilynn Smith Service Award.

Three other LPGA award winners were announced Oct. 20. They are Carol Preisinger, Kiawah Island Club, Kiawah Island, S.C., Teacher of the Year; Christie Quinn, La Jolla High School, La Jolla, Calif., Coach of the Year; and Dona Lerner, Dona Lerner Golf Academy Inc., Raleigh, N.C., Junior Golf Leader of the Year.

imProVements made at oLd schooLhouse

A new roof was installed at the 1885 Schoolhouse and Visitor Center building at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park in September. A new air conditioning and heating system was put in place in May. Both of those improvements were paid for by Arizona State Parks.

Earl Wilson, president of the board of Friends of Tubac Presidio and Museum, said, “The old roof was cedar shake over a solid underlay.

It was disintegrating and then when we had that bad hail storm the shingles were really broken up.

“Our high winds kept blowing pieces to the ground and even though the roof didn't leak because of the underlay, it was obvious something needed to be done.”

The work cost about $30,000 and was completed by Woodruff Construction Sept. 29.

In late May, air conditioning was added to the Schoolhouse and Visitor Center. Arizona State Parks paid about $12,000 for the HVAC, or heating, ventilation and cooling system.

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hoLidaY ProJect to heLP kids, FamiLies

The Tubac Fire District Firefighters Local Union 4125 is collecting non-perishable food and toys for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas Adopt-A-Family program.

“This year we are hoping to provide complete meals to the adopted families for both Thanksgiving and Christmas,” district employee Nancy Lindsey said.

With the generous donations from the public and support of the fire district employees, they provided meals and toys for 14 families last year.

Donations can be made at all four Tubac Fire Stations; Station 1 at 2227 E. Frontage Rd. in Tubac, Station 2 at 1360 W. Frontage Rd. in Rio Rico, Station 3 at 333 Camino Josephina in Rio Rico or Station 4 at 149 Ruta Camaron in Rio Rico.

aWards made at tubac Presidio

The late Shaw Kinsley, former director of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, recently was chosen for two awards. The National Association of State Park Directors awarded Kinsley with the President's Award for outstanding leadership and service in September.

On Oct. 5, Kinsley was the recipient of the Partnerships and Collaboration Award from Arizona State Parks. This award recognizes the effort of an individual, team, program, or park that have made a partnership or collaboration with an outside entity through day-to-day operations and have maintained the relationship and made it effective and beneficial to the agency as a whole.

Kinsley died July 6 from cancer. He was park director from 2010 to early 2017.

A memorial is planned at the park Nov. 19. For details, call (520) 398-2252.

oPen house noV. 20 on Water rates

Epcor Water Co., which has more than 500 customers in Tubac, has scheduled an open house so people can learn about water consolidation and Epcor’s application for that which has been submitted to a state regulatory agency.

The consolidation proposal being considered by the Arizona Corporation Commission could reduce rates charged to Tubac customers, while it would increase rates in other Arizona communities Epcor provides water for.

Under consolidation, all customers will pay the same rate for the same service, regardless of where they live, the company said.

The open house is Nov. 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa, 1 Avenida de Otero Rd. Tubac residents who live in the Barrio de Tubac neighborhood have a different water utility company, Baca Float Water Co.

Fee maY rise at tumacácori Park

A proposed fee increase at Tumacácori National Historical Park is being studied. The agency sent out a notice to media on Oct. 4 (after the deadline for the Tubac Villager October issue) asking for responses from local residents. The deadline was Nov. 2.

The proposal is to raise the individual fee (good for 7 days) from $5 to $7. Also, a park-specific annual pass for Tumacácori would rise from $20 to $30.

Park Supt. Bob Love said in the press release, “Following the 30-day public comment period, feedback received will help determine how, or if, a fee increase would be implemented.”

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La Fiesta de Tumacácori: 47th Annual Celebration

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he 47th annual Fiesta at Tumacácori National Historical Park will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 3, 2017. Admission is free. La Fiesta de Tumacácori is a celebration of all the cultures which have lived in and influenced the historical Santa Cruz Valley. The two-day event will feature Native American, Mexican, and Southwest food, crafts, and performances.

A multicultural Catholic Mass will be celebrated in front of the historic Tumacácori Mission church on Sunday morning.

Dozens of local non-profit historical, cultural, environmental, and religious organizations will be selling food and hand crafted items. On the main stage, there will be all-day, continuous entertainment, featuring a variety of dance and music groups representing many cultural traditions. Visitors can enjoy demonstrations including paper flower making, rawhide braiding, horsehair rope-making, tortilla-making, and O’odham basket weaving.

Guided tours of the mission will be available both days, as well as guided walks to the Santa Cruz River and tours of the park’s heritage orchard. In the hands-on “Discovery Corner,” there will be family-friendly activities including piñata breaking, historical clothing, and nature-based games.

Visitors to the fiesta will be able to collect stamps at each activity and earn prizes.

On Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m., a procession begins in front of the visitor center, leading through the fiesta grounds and ending in front of the mission church. The multicultural Catholic Mass begins when the procession arrives, approximately 10:30 a.m. Please note that no photos are permitted during the procession or mass, or while sacred dances are being performed. (“NO PHOTOS” signs will be posted prominently at restricted times and locations.)

Only service animals are allowed on the mission grounds or fiesta grounds.

Tumacácori’s Anza Trailhead is closed to equestrian access during the fiesta.

Tumacácori National Historical Park is located 45 miles south of Tucson and 15 miles north of Nogales. Take exit 29 off of I-19 and follow the signs.

For information, call the Tumacácori visitor center, (520) 377-5060.

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A tentative stage schedule for La Fiesta de Tumacácori 2017 is as follows.

Current information is available on the park’s website at www.nps.gov/tuma.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2017

9:45 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00

Blessing and opening of the 47th annual Tumacácori Fiesta El Reino de los Niños, folklorico dancers from Magdalena, Sonora Mariachi Apache from Nogales High School Lourdes Folklórico, dancers from Lourdes Catholic High School in Nogales Raiz Latina, Norteño music from Rio Rico Danza Azteca Tonantzin from Tucson Los Nawdy Dawgs, Latin rock from Tucson Pablo Waila Band from San Xavier

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2017

10:00 10:30 11:30 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00

Procession begins, Mass following in front of the church at approximately 10:30 Southern Arizona Old Time Fiddlers from Tucson Bracker Elementary Folklorico, dancers from Nogales Theodore Roosevelt Apache Crown Dancers from Fort Apache Seguridad Social Baile Folklórico, dancers from Nogales, Sonora Mariachi Rayos del Sol from Tucson Magnet High School Lopez Waila Band from Tucson

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t is with joy and happiness that we announce our retirement. It has been 30 years and a world of wonderful memories and we have you, our many clients and friends, to thank for them.

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countY heLPs PeoPLe in need oF Guardian

By Kathleen Vandervoet lthough some might recoil at the thought of a government employee helping a person pay their bills, for others it’s a lifesaver as it makes difficult situations easier.

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Many people don’t know about or understand the role of the public fiduciary. Mejia said sometimes law enforcement officers called to a home when someone needs medical help are surprised when the fiduciary arrives and ask, “Who are you?”

Cecilia Mejia was named in August by County Manager Jennifer St. John to head the Santa Cruz County Public Fiduciary Office where, following a doctor’s evaluation, and a judge’s decision, county employees become guardians to assist people in paying their bills and dealing with significant health issues.

The response: “We’re the guardians and we have to make decisions. We’re court-appointed, and we tell them, ‘You have to take them to the emergency room even if they refuse.’”

Family members can be dismayed, as well, Mejia said. “Each case is different. But once the family gets upset, we have to let them know it’s courtappointed and now we have the power to make decisions.

Mejia brings 16 years’ experience in the office with her and explained how the process starts.

“We get referrals from Adult Protective Service, from different agencies, for example Home Health.

“They know people aren’t able to make decisions for themselves or able to handle their own finances, or if there is exploitation or financial abuse, they’ll refer it.” They also work with mentally ill clients and various behavioral health agencies, she said.

“It’s hard in the beginning for them to understand the process, but then they settle down once we take over and start making payments and reassure them.”

Cecilia Mejia was named in August to head the Santa Cruz County Public Fiduciary Office.

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Mejia, a Rio Rico resident, said clients are charged at the state rate of $24 an hour. The fiduciary office is required to file a detailed report with the judge once a year about how the money is being spent. “We show the judge everything and we charge our fee. A lot of clients that we have, don’t have the money so we charge the minimum.”

Mejia, as program director, is licensed by the Arizona Supreme Court and is required to renew her license every two years.

For that reason, she attends workshops and conferences for continuing education.

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Art and the Wardrobe T

By Carol St. John

hat old hedonist Hugh Heffner has died, leaving a mixed legacy of parties, bunnies, legendary sex, magazines and clothing. I hear he was buried in a kidney shaped coffin, wrapped in spa-blue satin wearing his Yves St. Laurent smoking jacket.

Six generations of Barbie dolls were tucked into every nook and cranny.

I was as interested in the smoking jacket as anything else because it was part of his identity.

Clothing so often is part of the identity of the rich and famous.

Think of Jackie Kennedy’s pillbox hat, Liberace’s sequined jackets, Katherine Hepburn’s shoulder pads and flowing skirts. Who will forget Michael Jackson’s gloves and fedoras, Freda Kahlo’s woven layers of cotton, the flowers in her braids and the bangles on her ears and neck?

Clothing design is an inclusive art with all its universal attributes. Fashion draws upon the styles and materials of multiple cultures. Like fine art, it represents time periods recognizable by color, texture, shape and uniqueness. It is about timing and surprise. If you haven’t watched the walkway show where contestants compete to create wearable clothing in a prescribed amount of time--do. The glamor gleaned from old newspapers, Bubble Wrap, bottle caps and Styrofoam cups is remarkable. It’s a prime example of creativity on demand, not unlike the competitive cooking shows with their strange assortments of food.

It takes hutzpah to compete in such games, a lot of talent and a certain degree of luck. I wonder where the “losers” end up. Is the world of fashion as lucrative and busy as it used to be? I imagine it is not only hard to distinguish yourself among so many brilliant art school graduates and designers already established in the field, but finding the mentor, the backer, the right house, and the right team must be next to impossible. Unless of course you have a major connection. Think what Jackie Onassis did for Dior, Oleg Cassini, and Valentino!

In Milan or Paris, only the one percent can choose from the new collections. I mean, who else can justify a $4,500 blouse? Surely, Safeway shoppers could care less. Besides, today anything goes. Look

at the boutiques that import inexpensive things from India, the Second-glance stores that resell our indulgences, the mainline stores with inexpensive copies of the hottest trends. Also, there’s Ingenuity. It summons as much praise in the fashion world as quality and fine tailoring. Layer the cast-offs, add something funky and fresh and step out. Fun is as appreciated as finery. Ironically, Kurt Cobain’s absolute distaste for fashion resulted in a fashion movement called Grunge.

Another challenge to high fashion is on-line shopping. It is no wonder that, famous designers are turning to the rack to move their lines. Vera Wang is designing for Penney’s. Michael Kors is in discount stores alongside Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. The Houses of Dior or Jill St. John or Gucci or Pucci and Armani face unprecedented competition.

Trolling through chic magazines is a commoner’s source of what’s in and what’s not. Harpers, Vogue, Elle, Allure, Cosmopolitan, Egg, are filled with eye candy. Although no one I know is wearing anything that resembles the outlandish outfits they often present, we gradually reconstrue our wardrobes for a touch of the modern.

It is because of these playful adaptations that fashion stays vital.

As we marched through the years of denim and grunge, punk and gothic, it was hard to believe high-fashion would survive. But it has, transforming and tweaking itself through the bastardized versions of the world’s most revered couturiers. Their originals may be seen on Hollywood’s red carpets, displayed in international showrooms, featured in prestigious museums and on the backs of a very few.

I don’t know for sure when I first started to become clothes conscious.

My grandchildren started to care when they were two, but as a child if my socks were clean, I wore them. If my dress fit, it was good enough.

My wardrobe was purely functional. I was advised along the way, red is only for holidays and a few good things are better than what is not.

But these were just words, it took some mortifying experiences to learn more.

At twelve I was a geek of a girl. Five feet six and a hundred pounds.

I could have wounded people with the sharpness of my elbows and

19 knees. I was, they said, “model material.” I loved movie stars and glamor, both of which were often sighted on New York’s streets.

For myself, I had no mirror, no idea how to put myself together. On that Easter, my twelfth, I chose the quintessential bonnet for our ritual of walking down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan’s purely spontaneous Easter Parade.

I thought I was adorable in a straw bowler with an array of cheap pink, blue and yellow daisies on the brim. I thought I looked so good I wore it to school the next day. Not only did a wear the hat, I wore the beautiful deep blue wool Mexican jacket, the one decorated with an ornate tapestry of primary colors, gifted to me from my sister. They were both my idea of beautiful and no question entered my head that they were utterly inappropriate.

The assault began in the schoolyard. A group of 8th grade boys grabbed my hat and turned it into a frisbee. It went from one end of the yard to another, petals flying amidst the laughter. I stood stunned and tearful at the melee. Then the girls teased me about the jacket and some pulled off the pigtails of the little Mexican girls embroidered into the design.

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I woke up that day as I realized my blindness. No one else wore bonnets to school. No one else was showing off exotic clothing. I would never make such stupid mistakes again. In one fell swoop, I learned there are limits to appropriateness and those limits rested in the eyes of others.

Inside, down deep, however, I never stopped loving the unusual. Perhaps it was an overcompensation for my early disasters but I fell in love with fashion, loved style and flair. I wanted to be first wearing the latest look and relished occasional words of approval. I could never have topped Cher’s headpieces, Audrey Hepburn’s wide stretchy belts, Marilyn’s plunging necklines or Brando’s black leather, but no one appreciated them more. When it comes to Hefner’s smoking jacket, I can’t say I ever liked it any more than the man, yet it may be all that survives the life of America’s most infamous playboy. �

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Seri coil with snake and animal designs

By Cathy Giesy

Oaxacan plaited basket for dog brushes

Tohono O'odham owl figure - coil with split weave

A BASKET FOR ALL REASONS

Humans have been weaving baskets for thousands of years. Materials for weaving can be found easily everywhere in nature. Baskets are lightweight and easy to load and to carry from place to place for nomadic people all over the world and throughout history. Baskets are great for storing things. When soaking wet, they can be used for cooking. Tightly woven and sometimes lined with pitch or with creosote resin, they can be used for storing water. Baskets can be both versatile and artistic forms of expression. When weavers have extra time, artistic or ceremonial designs can be woven into the basket. A variety of styles and shapes can be formed for various uses.

Unlike some materials such as ceramics, basket material is usually not durable and will not last forever unless very well cared for. As such, sometimes baskets are not valued as an “investment” like other art forms. This is changing over time and many cultures are renewing an interest in artistic designs requiring much more time and talent.

Basket specialists like to categorize baskets into three main types – wicker, plaited, or coiled. Often you will see varied definitions for each of these. And often you will see a blend of styles which may confuse you more!

Wicker baskets are usually a loose weave – flat or round material passing over or under support steaks of similar material or stronger material.

Plaited baskets are usually flat strips of reed or grass woven back and forth, sometimes forming a design by passing two or three strips at a time.

Coiled baskets (illustrated, left) are made by coiling a framework out of a bundle of grasses, or a strong reed-like material, or sometimes willow branches, and weaving a flat grass or yucca fiber around the coils, connecting the coils to each other as the basket grows in size. These are the most difficult to make, can be made into beautiful designs, can be woven so tightly as to hold water, and of course are often the most valuable.

Today you will see many creative combinations of basket weaving techniques integrated into a single basket. Iva Honyestewa of Second Mesa on the Hopi Reservation combines coil basket designs with sifter basket outlines forming an entirely new style.

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Tohono O'odham wire basket full of devil's claws

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In the southwest US and in northwest Mexico, many tribes of native peoples have distinguished themselves by recognizable basket-weaving techniques, designs, and materials used.

The Tohono O’odham utilize bear grass most often in their baskets, and weave black designs into their coiled baskets using devil’s claw seeds. They form beautiful tightly woven baskets often distinguished by the “man in the maze” symbolic design.

The Seri of Sonora are known for their baskets that are woven so tightly that they hold water. Young girls pass through a puberty rite by weaving huge baskets to prove themselves worthy of womanhood.

The Apache burden baskets were woven to be carried on the back as berries, nuts or other items are harvested and carried back home. The “jinglers” tied to the strips of leather dangling from the basket said to scare away rattlesnakes and other hazardous creatures!

The Hopi are known for their “sifter baskets” – a plaited basket woven onto a round hoop traditionally made of willow reed. Today the hoop is often made of metal, and intricate designs are woven into the fabric of the circle. Always a fringe is formed by the material that is folded over the hoop and woven into the frame of the basket.

Some of the artists have intermarried between tribes and are doing some interesting combination of styles and techniques. Sadie Marks of Sells, a Hopi woman from Hotevilla on Third Mesa married to a Tohono O’odham man, has developed some beautiful designs combining techniques from both traditions.

The Tarahumara of the Sierra Madres mountains of the Copper Canyon in southern Chihuahua, Mexico, utilize the long needles of the Apache pine for some of their baskets. They use sotol strips for their plaited baskets. Recently, they have begun to die strips of sotol in Rit dye to make brilliant colors enhancing their baskets for sale to the tourist trade. Traditionally, their baskets are used for storing grains – particularly corn, burden baskets strapped to burros, shaman fetishes or medicines, or for storing household items. They are known for their "flower" baskets - a series of bowl shaped baskets fitted into each other by size, forming a beautiful flower design when viewed from the top.

Writing this article I am sitting in a market in Oaxaca, Mexico,observing the colorful activities which permeate life during the “Day of the Dead” celebrations. The markets here are filled with wonderful baskets holding aromatic spices, medicinal herbs, and tasty fruits as patient vendors hope for a sale. In my own collection I have a Oaxacan basket used for catching various brushes and combs for grooming our long-haired dogs. A new style of basket has become available in recent years made of electrical wires covered in colored plastic. I am enchanted, though not quite sure of their use yet!

The Tubac Center of the Arts will be hosting a unique “BASKET-MAKER” weekend after Thanksgiving this year. They will present an extravaganza of native American basket makers from Arizona and Sonora. You will have an opportunity to meet many of the artists, and learn about their myriad techniques. Be sure to take some time from that busy weekend to visit the TCA and enjoy the baskets!

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SUCCESSFUL TUBAC HEALING ARTS CENTER E X PA N D S

By Kathleen Vandervoet

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here are so many options as we try to make ourselves healthier and stronger emotionally.

Tubac Healing Arts Center is a magnificent asset to this area. Clients apparently agree because the business has grown steadily and in August it was moved to a larger home at 26 Tubac Rd., suite C1.

“Kathy (Edds) and I started looking for space last spring,” said co-owner Katie Munger, “because we got the sense we were outgrowing the space” which was on Camino Otero. “It was getting way too crowded.”

Tubac Healing Arts Center has a comfortable reception room also used for meditation, and three rooms for massage, acupuncture, reflexology, Jin Shin Jyutsu and chiropractic care. That entrance is on the north, or rear, side of the building.

For the spacious, inviting classroom where yoga classes are held, the entrance is on Tubac Road. There’s always enough room for students and during the winter, up to 20 people might come to a class.

There are more classes now and several people teach in addition to Edds, Munger and Dr. Cynthia McSwain. “It’s exciting,” Munger said. “We have classes seven days a week.” There are four classes on Mondays, and two or one on other days.

One of the classes is QiGong, a gentle movement and breathing control class. Also available are meditation, reflexology and Jin Shin Jyutsu, a gentle form of acupressure applying finger tips to specific points of the body.

There are many types of yoga classes, such as basics, foundations, intermediate, Yoga Nidra, standing yoga, yoga for back care, and mixed levels.

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(Facing page) Tubac Healing Arts Center's new large space on Tubac Road accommodates more students.

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(Above, from left) Kathy Edds, Dr. Cynthia McSwain, and Katie Munger. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet

Munger opened her acupuncture office in Tubac in 2004 and Edds started teaching yoga classes in Tubac in 2006 at the former Christa’s gym on the west side of Tubac.

students who had already done their 200 hours but they didn’t feel prepared to teach so they came and did our 200-hour program because it’s so comprehensive.”

The next step came in 2012 when Edds and Munger founded the Tubac Healing Arts Center.

“It’s been a dream come true for me,” Munger said, “that we can refer people to different healers.”

Tubac’s Luminaria Nights on Dec. 1-2 are when most shops stay open later. Tubac Healing Arts Center will also open and have a yoga session from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Dec. 1. On Dec. 2 they’ll add a class called “Dancing in your own skin” taught by Felice Espinoza from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Edds said that Munger was a yoga student and, “I could see a lot of potential in her (Katie) and pretty soon I was asking her to sub for me in class.” Munger started teaching in 2009 and then became certified as a yoga teacher.

This writer can highly recommend Sara Hunter, a licensed massage therapist since 2002. She can do anything from a relaxing Swedish massage to therapeutic massage to treat more specific ailments.

Tubac Healing Arts is able to offer a 200-hour yoga teacher training program once a year.

That’s remarkable for this area with its smaller population, which is far from urban. The most recent one was completed in May and the next one is planned to start in October 2018.

A neighbor of Edds in Green Valley, McSwain was a yoga instructor in Texas and is a retired university professor. The two work together to provide the Yoga Alliance yoga teacher training program.

McSwain said, “Ours is a very comprehensive teacher training program. We set a very high bar.”

Munger said it’s known for that. “We had some

Thanksgiving practice is a popular annual event and this year it will be Thursday, Nov. 23, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. It’s yoga for all levels and the cost is a donation to the food bank.

Sometimes there are misconceptions about yoga and people might feel afraid to give it a try.

McSwain has words of encouragement: “Everyone can do yoga; everyone can’t do everything in yoga.

There is something for everyone in yoga. You don’t have to be able to touch your toes to come to yoga.” They have chairs and plastic blocks to help support people as they stretch.

More growth and expansion are being planned.

Munger said there’s a rental space next door which they hope will be filled by a naturopath, a physician who combines traditional medicine with natural healing practices.

For more information on the classes, call Edds at (520) 275-2689. The web site which lists contact information for all the providers and hours for all the classes is www.tubachealingarts.com. �

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By Myrna York

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MARVIN OLIVER SHAVER

hen we examine the nature of creativity, we often look at the successful product as a post hoc and form the principles that guide the success.

We may call it the creative journey, an adventure, the voyage, or the path. In retrospect it is a very linear reasoning process, deductive and inductive, generalizations made to explain empirical formulas.

A sure recipe for imitating creativity but the magic really happens through intuitive principles where all rules are discarded for a clean slate and the process may even be located in the subconscious, undefinable with unclassified mechanisms.

The phenomenon is derived through trial and error, from information gathered over time and from preparing the mind to receive the unexpected. We all had gone through the Piagetian method of development growing up as children, stacking blocks, it falls, we try again, and it falls again. Temperament may have something to do with it as a child abandons the play but a few persist. I am fascinated by how persistence leads to magic. Does serendipity play a role in creativity? Does chance and luck have to do with being at the right place and the right time?

So I seek Marvin Shaver, an artist from Tucson who works with materials and processes that are new to me. This is one of the benefits of writing about artists. I get to have my own private workshop. I am attracted to the textural effects he has incorporated in his work.

The bas relief, high and low, draws you into the crevices that reminds me of what I see along the trail, high peaks and barren terrain, but with added words.

A landscape perhaps but my curiosity wants me to go deeper into the landscape of his mind using a language of another dimension.

His work interprets the subterranean desert with deep canyons and scattered hills and valleys. Color is kept to a minimum but the beauty lies in the subtlety of its application interspersed like crystals embedded in igneous rocks. Texture plays an important role

suggesting porphyrytic limestone. The newspaper ink and text are barely apparent until examined closely exposing a diversity in words like a visual lingua franca. When asked how these were achieved his response...

I want the materials and process to determine both action and outcome. Painting is the foundation of my life as an artist, and I continue to draw from it. More currently I incorporate a wide range of materials and break from a two dimensional surface.

In my earlier work I used panel and built dimension with oil and beeswax. In my current work, I lay wet plaster over wire mesh stapled to a panel with crumpled newspaper underneath. Once dry I pull up the entire plaster structure and begin working with the newspaper that has stuck to the plaster. Some is pulled off often leaving a transfer of the print and creating a wrinkled surface. Whatever paper is still stuck to the plaster I then burn and tear.

The result is an artifact of an era that is rapidly vanishing. The print on the paper is barely legible and the print that transferred is backwards. The surface is convoluted and reminiscent of a landscape.

Edges of the panel are irregular further enhancing the found object quality. How will we gather information in the digital age and what will become of a way of disseminating information that has served us for 400 years?

Unlike drawing or painting where the image emerges as paint is added, Shaver’s reductive process involves pulling off wire and burning off newspapers that he had originally built up. Then the reveal. A momentous alacrity of what lies underneath. The art piece was made by chance. Or was it? What Shaver manipulated with his hands certainly created the image but all attempts and intention were in his mind. It is a conflation of years of preparation and experience from other creative pursuits. The subconscious that the surrealists led by Andre Breton studied was at work. Shaver’s mind from years of experimenting was prepared to accept the unforeseen.

Marvin Shaver had been painting for a number of years before he developed this painting method. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona and received most of his education being around the avant garde artists in New York City in the 1980’s.

Shaver's works can be viewed at the Tubac Center for the Arts December 8, 2017 through January 14, 2018. �

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W iLson a d Ynamic t ubac c hamber P resident

By Kathleen Vandervoet

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incoln Wilson has some plans to boost Tubac’s business community.

As president of the board of the Tubac Chamber of Commerce, he helps lead the organization to strengthen the local economy.

Currently the group is developing a volunteer program to improve the experience for visitors, he said.

The chamber of commerce members have a hard time doing everything needed to promote the village.

“One of the problems with the chamber of commerce is that they’ve tried to utilize the same body of people to get all the work done,” Wilson said.

“Our membership basically are our volunteers, and we’re all too busy as business owners” to do anything outside their own front doors. For example, they need volunteers during the February 7-11, 2018, Festival of the Arts to give visiting artisans a brief break from their booths.

Wilson and his wife, Paula, have owned Tubac Old World Imports, with fine rugs, textiles and furniture, near the village entrance for close to 20 years, taking over the established business started by his late father, Walter, and his wife, Patty.

Wilson is open to new ideas. Those include “anything we can do to beautify the village, and update the permanent maps. That way, if we have new programs we want to get started which would generate money for the village or for commerce, we would have a volunteer base we can call on,” he said.

He’s handed out application forms and one business owner has agreed to serve as volunteer coordinator.

“Another thing, we’re going to try to bring bus tours down,” he said. That involves making arrangements with organizations in Tucson to have tourists come, listen to a Western speaker talk during the bus ride, and have a restaurant selected in advance for visitors’ lunches.

The chamber organizes and advertises the February and the Fall Festivals, Luminaria Nights in December, and the color maps for visitors available in many shops, and participates in the Destination Tubac Tumacácori advertising project.

“We advertise the village on everything from NPR to Tucson” area magazines. “Everything from print, television, radio and social media. We’re always advertising. The funds from the festival allow us to do that. So the more funding we can get, the better we can promote the commerce of Tubac. And that’s what it’s about,” Wilson said.

The Festival of the Arts will be Feb. 7-11, 2018. It’s one of the oldest and largest outdoor art festivals in Arizona.

The chamber has 115 members. Board officers are Vice President Jason Winfield of Lone Mountain Turquoise Company, Treasurer Debbie Barrios of Rogoway Turquoise Tortoise Gallery, and Secretary Virginia Leavitt of the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa.

Directors are Mindy Maddock of Russ Lyon International Realty, Annie McGinnis of The Bird House and Jen Prill of Tubac Art and Gifts.

Paid employees are Angela Kirchner, executive director, and Teri Wheeler, administrative assistant. Monthly study sessions are held the third Tuesday of each month. Public meetings are held four times a year, the third Thursday of the month at 9 a.m. in January, April, July and October.

Two years ago, the chamber of commerce closed its Tubac office. The employees are contacted at the business number, email and web site.

The state’s designated tourist welcome center has been located at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park since November 2015, because it’s open seven days a week.

Wilson said a local chamber office would be helpful. “It’s something we would actually like to have, I think. It’s on the docket to try and get an office. It would be great if we could get somebody to donate the space, but right now we don’t have the funding for it.”

The web site is being updated, he said. “It will be much more efficient.”

Wilson initially was a bit uncertain about being board president, but now embraces that. “The reality is, I love this village so much. I love our location, I love our history, I love our guests that come to visit, I love all our residents. I think Tubac is getting better and better.”

For information, visit the web site at www.tubcaz.com or call (520) 398-2704.

IN MEMORY

SHAW DAVID KINSLEY OCTOBER 6, 1947 - JULY 6, 2017

Mosaic of photos supplied by Shaw's friends and family collected and composed by Myrna York.

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Shaw Kinsley

was born an only child to the late Wynn Kinsley from Oregon and Faith Anderson Kinsley from New York, in Denver, Colorado. Like his parents, his grandfather, Warren Anderson, was a former resident of Tubac. His beloved partner was the late Michael Wolfarth, originally from Tucson and was a talented designer in New York City.

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Mr. Kinsley graduated high school from Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado, Library Science from the Pratt Institute, Masters of Science from the University of Oxford. He was an Army drill sergeant and in the reserves from 1968-1974. Among his many accomplishments, he worked at the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona from 20002005. For several years, he was heard on Tucson’s classical music radio station KUAT. Shaw was a member of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem also known as the Order of Malta and numerous organizations.

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He left behind a significant legacy having been the Director of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park since 2010. His love of history led him to rescue the first Arizona state park from closing its doors. By recruiting volunteers and keeping them dedicated with his leadership and charismatic personality, Mr. Kinsley was able to maintain and expand the park to become a major Tubac destination. He 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. Most recently, The National Association of State Park Directors awarded Shaw Kinsley with the President's Award for outstanding leadership and service in September. On October 5th, Shaw was the recipient of the Partnerships and Collaboration Award! This award recognizes the effort of an individual, team, program, or park that have made a partnership or collaboration with an outside entity through day-to-day operations and have maintained the relationship and made it effective and beneficial to the agency as a whole.

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As a tribute, the list goes on. We will miss a great gentleman and his affability, the man for all seasons.

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noVember & december at the

tubac center oF the arts 9 Plaza Road, Tubac www.tubacarts.org 520-398-2371

CONTINUING THROUGH SUN. DECEMBER 3, 2017 – “CABOT & COWBOYS”featuring the work of Tubac artist, Hugh Cabot and cowboy trappings.

CONTINUING THROUGH SUN. DECEMBER 3, 2017 – “THE MASTERS AT WORK” featuring the work of the living Master Artists, Virginia Hall, Tom Hill, Bobb Vann, and Nicholas Wilson.

WED., & THURS., NOVEMBER 29 & 30, 2017, ART WORKSHOPS: DRAWING FOR PLEASURE- “A QUEST FOR SEEING” - Tubac artist, Bobb Vann

FRI. DECEMBER 10 – SUN. JANUARY 10, 2018 – “COWBOY CHRISTMAS HIGH SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT” - featuring the work of

offers a highly-qualified perspective on the quest for seeing in this 2 day drawing workshop.

exceptional local area high school students.

SAT., NOVEMBER 18TH, 2-8PM, “COWBOY CHRISTMAS” - Cowboy Christmas is a community fundraiser event featuring an artists’ quick draw and live auction, cowboy dinner catered by Tubac Market, and live music by Southbound Pilot.

Proceeds benefit Tubac Center of the Arts Hi-Art program for local area high school students.

Tickets: $25, Purchase tickets at the Tubac Market, 520-398-1010.

SAT., NOVEMBER 18TH, 7:30PM, “THE MANHATTAN DOLLS” - The Manhattan Dolls originated in New York City in 2009 and are a swing-style female vocal trio with the sound of The Andrews Sisters. Started by former USO Girl, The Dolls travel the world performing for military events, air shows, award ceremonies, parades, jazz clubs, concert series, you name it! Enjoy an evening journey back in time with songs from the 30’s and 40’s.

FIRST THREE WEEKENDS IN DECEMBER: FRI., SAT., & SUN., DEC. 1, 2 & 3, 8, 9, & 10, 15, 16, & 17, 2017 - “HOLIDAY TRUNK SHOWS” - During the first three weekends

FRI. NOVEMBER 24 - SUN. NOVEMBER 26, 2017 – “BASKETS FOR ALL SEASONS” - The original “carry all” for all cultures, baskets have always been a part of everyday life for people throughout the world. Visit Tubac Center of the Arts to see Native American basket weavers at work, learn about the various kinds and types of basketry created today using techniques that have been passed on for generations. Baskets of all sizes and shapes will be available for purchase as gifts or for your own basket collection.

in December you’ll find unique gift items in our holiday trunk shows created by our featured artists, Sally Hoffman, Dikki Van Helsland, Kathy Hall, Holly Louen, Marie Gile, Jean Gillis, Mary Argueta, Connie Davis & Esther Szmutni

DECEMBER 10, 2017, 3PM & DECEMBER 11, 2017, 7:30PM - TUBAC SINGERS HOLIDAY CONCERT - The Tubac Singers perform their annual holiday Christmas concert at Tubac Center of the Arts.

FRI. DECEMBER 8, 2017 – JANUARY 14, 2018 – MEMBERS’ JURIED EXHIBIT - Please join us for the opening reception of the Members’ Juried Exhibit, Friday, December 8th, 5-7pm. This annual exhibit is juried this

year by Tucson artist, Marvin Shaver and showcases select works by TCA member artists.

OPENING RECEPTION: FRI., DECEMBER 8, 5 - 7PM FRI. DECEMBER 8, 2017 – JANUARY 14, 2018 – “MARVIN SHAVER EXHIBIT” - The work of Tucson based artist, Marvin Shaver, the Members’ Juried Exhibit juror will be presented in the Master Gallery. - Opening Reception: Fri., December 8th, 5 - 7pm

THURS., DECEMBER 14, 2017, 5PM - ROYCE MANUAL - "BURDEN BASKETS OF THE TOHONO O'ODHAM."- Royce Manual, an expert from the Arizona Humanities Council will talk about woven art and use of the Tohono O’odham “Burden Baskets” and basket making traditions throughout the southwest.

FRI. DECEMBER 15, 2017 – JANUARY 14, 2018 – TUCSON SKIES - TUCSON SKIES features photography of Tucson at day, dusk, and night in a complementary exhibition with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Selected photographs will be featured in projections over the orchestra during Tucson composer Anthony Constantino’s newly commission composition during the February 16th and 18th concerts in Tucson. - Jurors: John P. Schaefer and Peter Ensenberger - Opening Reception: Fri., December 15th, 5 - 7pm

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NOVEMBER TUBAC COMMUNITY CENTER SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 50 BRIDGE ROAD (520) 398-1800

BEGINNING TAP DANCING THURSDAY 6:00 PM

TUBAC COMMUNITY CTR 50 BRIDGE ROAD

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COMMUNITY LUNCH … EVERY THURSDAY AT 12:00 NOON

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SENIOR STANDING YOGA … EVERY THURSDAY AT 11:00

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

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TUBAC GARDEN WORK PARTY … THIRD SAT. OF MONTH

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AA … MON WED FRI, 7-8 PM OPEN MEETING

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EARLY SOBRIETY … EVERY THURSDAY AT 6:15 AM

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TRX EXERCISE CLASS … THUR 5:00 PM

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ARGENTINE TANGO … EVERY FRIDAY AT 3:30 PM

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KIDZ BALLET … EVERY THURSDAY AT 4:00 PM

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BEGINNING TAP DANCING … EVERY THURSDAY 6:00 PM

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TUBAC QUANTUM CONSCIOUSNESS … EVERY TUES. 9:00 AM

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

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TUBAC DENTAL Brian Kniff, DDS.

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Just a short scenic drive from Green Valley!

neW additions to the communitY center Grounds The Community Center has a couple of new additions to the grounds of the center. Pet waste stations! Although most readers won’t be terribly excited, Tubac residents who frequent the Community Center for a variety of activities are appreciating the addition of these much needed stations.

Many visitors at the Community Center enjoy bringing their dogs to run and wander the grounds while their owners play Pickleball or spend time gardening. The results have been a steady buildup of dog feces under the trees and in nearby grassy areas. This waste is not only unpleasant but it can pose a health risk to people and pets.

The Community Garden of Tubac received a generous donation of $750 from the R.T. Allen Foundation to purchase the waste receptacles along with bags. The stations were installed over the summer by garden volunteers. The waste bins are located on the west side of the garden and on the fencing at the Pickleball court.

Pet owners are strongly encouraged to clean up after their pets and keep the grounds at the Community Center presentable and welcoming.

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noVember throuGh JanuarY at

the LoWe house ProJect 14 Calle Iglesia, Tubac www.lowehouseproject.com

NOVEMBER 1, 8, 15 —LIVEWRITE—Poetry with Bill Stephenson 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. "What ‘oft was thought but ne’er so well expressed." Three weekly workshops that include recitation, discussion, and learning exercises for turning casual poems into well crafted poems.. A Lowe House Project Workshop in Old Town Tubac. For more information and registration contact Bill at livewritewords. com, wmcstephenson@gmail.com, or 828-557-2527.

NOV. 11—OLD TOWN TUBAC HISTORIC ADOBE BUILDING TOUR –10 A.M. – 3 P.M. - Some of Tubac’s oldest historic buildings dating back to the

1767 will be welcoming visitors for a rare opportunity to tour inside during the Old Town Tubac Historic Adobe Building Tour on Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Docents will provide guided tours and share the history of the buildings and their occupants. The Old Town Tubac Historic Adobe Building Tour is a fundraiser for tour co-sponsors-- the Tubac Historical Society and the Lowe House Project Artist in Residency Program. Tickets may be purchased online through the Tubac Historical Society website at ths-tubac.org or the day of the event. Tickets are $40 per person. Children with adult supervision and students with identification are free. For members of the Tubac Historical Society tickets are $35. For more information see ths-tubac.org, call THS at 520-398-2020 or email your inquiry to info-ths-tubac.org

NOVEMBER 12 —POETRY ALIVE IN TUBAC!— 4:30-6:00 P.M. Come

to just listen or read--yours or some of your favorites. Maybe we'll enjoy a glass of wine or two, and certainly we'll enjoy each other's company. It's free, though donations to the non-profit Lowe House Project will be greatly appreciated. Drive past St. Ann's to the long white bldg. on the left: 14 Calle Iglesia. A Lowe House Project artist in residency program in Old Town Tubac. For more information, contact Bill Stephenson at livewritewordsworkshops@gmail.com or 828-5572527.

NOV. 15 —HOLIDAY GIFT PLAYSHOPS WITH SUSAN CORL 9-12 AND 1 P.M.- 4 P.M. Back by Popular Demand! Come play for one or both sessions! A

morning session of making cut paper lanterns from envelopes with translucent paper and clever hinges. An afternoon session on origami paper projects as gifts and cards including a poinsettia flower book, a star ornament, picture frame ornaments and pop-up boxes. All materials included. A Lowe House Project “playshop” in Old Town Tubac. For more information, fees and registration email susancorl@hotmail.com or call 520-394-2926

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NOVEMBER 16, 17, 18 –LIVEWRITE POETRY INTENSIVE WITH BILL STEPHENSON—“What ‘oft was thought but ne’er so well expressed."

his other novels came about and what it feels like to have sold over a million copies of One Thousand White Women. “… a number that seems to the author to be an astonishing, even incomprehensible milestone.”Copies of his novels will be available for sale and signing. A Lowe House Project artist in residency program.

14 Calle Iglesia, Old Town Tubac. Donations Requested. For more information view jimfergus.com. Reservations recommended at jimfergus@gmail.com

DECEMBER

DECEMBER 17—POETRY ALIVE IN TUBAC!— 4:30-6:00 P.M. Come to just listen or read--yours or some of your favorites. Maybe we'll enjoy a glass of wine or two, and certainly we'll enjoy each other's company. It's free, though donations to the non-profit Lowe House Project will be greatly appreciated. Drive past St. Ann's to the long white bldg. on the left: 14 Calle Iglesia. A Lowe House Project artist in residency program in Old Town Tubac. For more information, contact Bill Stephenson at livewritewordsworkshops@gmail.com or 828-5572527.

Three day intensive workshop that includes recitation, discussion, and learning exercises for turning casual poems into well crafted poems. A Lowe House Project Workshop in Old Town Tubac. For more information and registration contact Bill at livewritewords.com, wmcstephenson@gmail.com, or 828-557-2527.

DEC. 2—CREATING YOUR MANDALA PLAYSHOP WITH PAT DOLAN 1 P.M. – 4 P.M. Come enjoy an afternoon of exploration and play. Mandalas

are geometric combinations that create a unified whole. All levels welcome (no drawing experience needed) Anyway you draw or paint your mandala is perfect.

There are no shoulds. Simple universal shapes become sacred images that have the power to transform. A Lowe House Project “playshop” in Old Town Tubac. For more information, fees and registration email brightflame@mac.com and view patdolan.net.

DEC. 8—HOLIDAY GIFT PLAYSHOPS WITH SUSAN CORL 9-12 AND 1-4 Come play for one or both sessions! A morning session of making cut paper

lanterns from envelopes with translucent paper and clever hinges. An afternoon session on origami paper projects as gifts and cards including a poinsettia flower book, a star ornament, picture frame ornaments and pop-up boxes. All materials included. A Lowe House Project “playshop” in Old Town Tubac. For more information, fees and registration email susancorl@hotmail.com or call 520-3942926.

BEST SELLING AUTHOR JIM FERGUS WILL BE READING FROM THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN TRILOGY, ENTITLED THE VENGEANCE OF MOTHERS. He'll talk about how this and

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JAN. 3, 10,17—LIVEWRITE MEMOIR WRITING—BILL STEPHENSON—9 A.M. TO NOON Writing from dark to light: this year’s

memoirs concentrate on overcoming grief. Three weekly workshops utilizing the therapeutic value of writing to help a person move through suffering and tragedy back into life. Emerging writers can transform their casual journal entries into a thematic memoir that traces a curve of self discovery. A Lowe House Project Workshop in Old Town. For more information and registration contact Bill at livewritewords .com 828-557-2527

JANUARY 5, 2018 -- SILK FUSION PAPER MAKING WITH SUSAN CORL—9-12 A.M. AND 1-4 P.M. Susan returns for this popular class! Make

paper with silk fibers—some from silk worms Susan has raised! Hands-on how-tos for coloring silk, adding other materials and introducing concepts for future use of the paper you made all part of this intriguing and fun “playshop.” All materials included. A Lowe House Project playshop in Old Town Tubac. For more information, fees and registration email susancorl@hotmail.com or call 520-394-2926

JAN. 12 IGNITE YOUR CREATIVITY WITH PAT DOLAN 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. In this fun and forgiving approach to playing with paint and pastels you

can discover your creative self while nurturing yourself opening up a world of creative possibilities where there are no mistakes and anything is possible.

While listening to music, moving your body, making marks, lines, shapes you will bypass your inner voice/critic and let go and have fun. All welcome.

No drawing experience necessary just willingness to experiment, loosen up and discover a new joyful creative part of you. Supplies provided. A Lowe House Project “playshop” in Old Town Tubac. For more information, fees and registration email brightflame@mac.com and view patdolan.net.

JAN. 19 CAROL ST. JOHN READING AND SIGNING OF SUCH A NICE GIRL 1 P.M.- 3 P.M.—Come meet the author Carol St. John and the

protagonist of her novel--Lily Woodhouse—a young woman awakening to her passion, the loss of innocence and a family's confrontation with secrets too long held--the kind of girl you root for and wish you could spend time with. Luckily you can. Copies of Such a Nice Girl will be available for sale and signing. A Lowe House Project artist in residency program. 14 Calle Iglesia, Old Town Tubac. Donations Requested. For more information email tusaints@gmail.com.

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noVember at the

tubac Presidio state Park 1 Burruel Street, Tubac www.tubacpp.com 520.398.2252

CHOCOLATE! 1000 YEARS AND COUNTING – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 10 AM – 1 PM

NOTE: PLEASE CALL AHEAD FOR RESERVATIONS FOR ALL PROGRAMS FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS – THURSDAYS, NOVEMBER 2, 16, AND 30; TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7; WEDNESDAYS, NOVEMBER 8 & 15; TIME: 11 AM – 1 PM A docent will demonstrate the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper, The Weekly Arizonian in 1859. The docent will answer 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: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

SPECIAL EXHIBIT: WHEN BRONC BUSTERS WORE LIPSTICK-OPENING RECEPTION, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2 - 4 PM A glimpse into the skilled, showy, and high-risk lives of cowgirls of the early 1900s is highlighted in a new exhibit opening at the Presidio. The display includes rare items from Western enthusiast and preservationist Cheri Raftery, who calls her collection “very personal”. Authentic cowgirl dress, historic photos and original artwork of them riding in rodeos and exhibitions put the cowgirls in context. The exhibit runs through the summer of 2018. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

GUIDED TOUR OF THE BARRIO DE TUBAC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 & SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 10 AM - NOON - This special tour by docents Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin explores the Spanish colonial archaeological site south of the Park. This site preserves the remains of the original Tubac pueblo, including residence foundations, plaza area, refuse area and partial irrigation ditch.

Meet at the Park 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 TEODORO ‘TED’ RAMIREZ ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE CONCERT SERIES: ISMAEL BARAJAS, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2 PM Ismael Barajas began to study guitar in the Classical and Flamenco styles at the age of thirteen. Less than one year later, he gave his first public concert. The response was so overwhelming that art patrons formed an organization to sponsor his formal training. Ismael’s introduction to advanced learning was to study under the Romeros, known as “Spain’s Royal Family of the Guitar.” Ismael will present a solo performance set and will be joined by our own Artist in Residence Teodoro ‘Ted’ Ramirez. We all have come to appreciate the quality performers Ted brings to the Presidio and Ted guarantees this concert will be one of the most powerful to date. Tickets $18 adults, free for children 14 and younger. Seating is limited, please call now for reservations, 520-398-2252.

PREJUDICE AND OUR COUNTRY’S HISTORY- SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY JACK LASSETER, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2 PM - Prejudice in our country and in our politics is a hot topic today. But unless we are personally a victim of it, it remains for most of us an impersonal cerebral subject not affecting our daily lives, and thus we are not fully aware of it and its impact on our society. Come and hear this fascinating and thought provoking interactive discussion on this subject. You will go away with a new and expanded awareness of the subject, saying “I never thought of that.” 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.

THANKSGIVING DAY, NOVEMBER 23, 9 AM - NOON - The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park will be open on Thanksgiving from 9 am to Noon. If you want to show visiting friends or relatives one of the finest historical parks in Arizona, we are ready to welcome you. Happy Thanksgiving! $5 Adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

Come discover the rich history of chocolate in the Southwest. Taste a cacao bean, learn how the Mayans and pre-Columbian Native Americans prepared their chocolate, and sample the energy drink that fueled the 1774 and 1775 Anza expeditions from Tubac to Alta California. Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

Fall Plant Sale to support the

Community Garden of Tubac Saturday Nov. 11th 9:00AM – 3:00PM Tubac Market Patio We are offering a wide selection of Garden & Landscape plants that will e attract Butterflies & h t t a s U Hummingbirds. n’t Miss T And Do E M AitRy CKenter Stop by the “ASK A Y A D I L O H Rio Rico Commun undi MASTER GARDENER” tm a at o C a id PM table, for expert advice.

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Cash & Checks Only Please Sales support our community outreach and on-going projects

REMEMBER TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. THEY RELY ON YOU!

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FIRST SATURDAYS OF EVERY MONTH - TUBAC CARS & COFFEE! 7/8AM TO 10/11AM, IN FRONT OF THE TUBAC DELI - An informal gathering of car enthusiasts, no registration needed, no charge to show cars or be a spectator! - All vehicles welcome, any year, Domestic, European, Asian, Hot Rods, Rat Rods, Sports Cars, Drag Cars, Low Riders, Trucks, Antique Cars, Motorcycles, anything cool on wheels! email for more info - Tubaccarsandcoffee@gmail.com EVERY TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. AND 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. - TOUR OF HISTORIC CANOA RANCH - Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters. Visit the historic buildings and corrals and enjoy the special exhibits of the people of Canoa. All ages welcome. Every Saturday in November and December except, November 11 and December 23, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley - Cost: Free. Online registration required. - For more information: www. pima.gov/canoaranch, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220 WEDNESDAYS - MUSIC JAM AT THE GOODS IN TUBAC , 26A TUBAC ROAD - HAPPY HOUR 4-6 ~ Apps & Drink Specials! - Bring your Voice & your Instrument - all levels welcome! Info at 398-2001 NOVEMBER 9 & NOVEMBER 25, 10 AM - NOON. - GUIDED TOUR OF THE BARRIO DE TUBAC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE – This special tour by docents Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin explores the Spanish colonial archaeological site south of the Park. This site preserves the remains of the original Tubac pueblo, including residence foundations, plaza area, refuse area and partial irrigation ditch. Meet at the Park 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. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ WEDNESDAYS, NOVEMBER 8 AND 29 AND DECEMBER 13 AND 27, 9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. - ANZA TOUR AT HISTORIC CANOA RANCH Learn about Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza and the group of Spanish colonial settlers who, in 1775, made their first stop at Canoa Ranch as they began an epic 1200-mile journey from Sonora, New Spain to colonize the port of what is now San Francisco. A 5-mile segment of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail extends through Historic Canoa Ranch. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley - Free.

Online registration required.

WEDNESDAYS, NOVEMBER 8 AND 29 AND DECEMBER 13 AND 27, 9:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. - RESTORATION TOUR - From deteriorating ruins to functional buildings: take a behind-the-scenes tour with Architectural Preservationist Simon Herbert to examine the processes and materials used in the restoration of the structures at Historic Canoa Ranch. All ages welcome.

- Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley Free. Online registration required. - For more information: www.pima.gov/ canoaranch, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220

COMMERCIAL RETAIL SPACE IN HEART OF TUBAC

Casey is a 1 year 10 month old mix dog. Her mom is a Chihuahua mix but she has grown up to be 25 lbs. She is very playful and enjoys running outside and playing with other dogs.

G.G. is a sweet, loving and mellow cat. She's a 4 year old Siamese mix, she enjoys head rubs and likes to hide.

Santa Cruz Humane Society, 232 E. Patagonia Highway, Nogales, AZ, (520) 287-5654 THURSDAYS -THE GOODSALON - STARTS NOV. 16TH - HAPPY HOUR 4-6PM, 26A TUBAC ROAD ~ Apps & Drink Specials! Hosted by Rick Davis of Tubac! Take the stage - share your music, artwork, humor, poetry or ideas!

Info 398-2001 FRIDAYS - TACO FRIDAY! AT THE GOODS IN TUBAC, 26A TUBAC ROAD - HAPPY HOUR 4-6PM ~ Apps & Drink Specials! - 3-4 kinds of Tacos, Awesome Fresh-made Margaritas, Live Music & Merriment!! Info 398-2001 SUNDAYS - MUSIC ON THE PATIO AT THE GOODS IN TUBAC, 26A TUBAC ROAD - NEW HAPPY HOUR 1-3PM ~ Drink Specials! Join local musicians on the patio or sit back & enjoy the music! Info 398-2001 NOVEMBER 10TH AND 11TH (FRIDAY AND SATURDAY), 9AM-4PM - 49TH ANNUAL ARTISAN FESTIVAL, 100 LOCAL ARTISTS will be selling their hand-crafted items such as pottery, jewelry, paintings, fiber arts, wood and much more. Free Parking - GVR West Center - 1111 GVR Drive - Green Valley - Follow signs from La Canada or I 19 Exit Continental Road NOVEMBER 11, 2017 FALL PLANT SALE, SATURDAY AT THE TUBAC MARKET, 9AM TO 3PM – TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN OF TUBAC - We are offering a wide selection of Garden & Landscape plants grown especially for our arid climate. Plants will attract Butterflies & Hummingbirds and are perfect for Fall planting.

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Karen Taylor (970) 708-2053 or email clark-taylor@sbcglobal.net for floorplan and prices.

NOVEMBER 11 - STARRY, STARRY NIGHT 2017 - GALA DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT UNDER THE STARS! - AT 5 O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING - Tickets $150 - Cocktail Attire - At the spectacular Valhalla Farms in Tubac - Complimentary valet parking - Catered by Feast, signature cocktails by Jeff Marron of Hacienda Corona, Music by Domingo DeGrazia - BUY TICKETS ONLINE AT ARSOBO.ORG - For more information call: Bill Neubauer at (520) 444-9048 NOVEMBER 17 AND 18, BOOK AND RUMMAGE SALE - FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 9-2 AT THE UU CHURCH - Amada Territory. Interstate 19, Exit 48. For info call 520-625-1130 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 @ 7:30PM LOOK & SEE: A PORTRAIT OF WENDELL BERRY - $10.00 - Award-winning Sundance documentary screening and talk hosted by Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage. A powerful cinematic portrait of Wendell Berry—farmer, activist, and undoubtedly one of America’s most significant living writers. The Sea Of Glass—Center For The Arts in Tucson. For info & directions – http:// theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 - POND BUILDING IN THE SOUTHERN GALIUROS - Near the Muleshoe Ranch - Day Trips or Several Days, Your Choice! - Sky Island Alliance is teaming up with pond builder extrordinaire Tom Biebighauser to create ponds south of the Muleshoe Ranch in the Galiuro Mountains. These ponds will provide habitat for lowland leopard frogs (Lithobates yavapaiensis) and many other native bird, bat, dragonfly, and butterfly species. www. skyislandalliance.org/calendar/

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2017, 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. THE 9TH ANNUAL SAHUARITA PECAN FESTIVAL FEATURING THE POPULAR SAHUARITA PECAN CLASSIC AND NUT 5K WALK/ RUN. Come for harvest demonstrations, wagon rides through the pecan orchard, food, arts and crafts from the Santa Cruz River Valley and surrounding areas, great music, dancing and family-friendly activities. See you at the Festival! Take I-19 to Sahuarita Rd and head East approximately 3 miles to 1625 E Sahuarita Rd, Sahuarita, AZ 85629. This year, the festival is celebrated in honor of our veterans. More information at www. sahuaritapecanfestival.com. Free admission.

Award winning artist uses cherry, maple and walnut to form exquisite pieces of functional art.

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NOVEMBER 17 - STARGAZING AT HISTORIC CANOA RANCH - Come before dark to enjoy a presentation by Whipple Observatory. Sonora Astronomical Society volunteers set up telescopes for celestial viewing and provide an introduction to the night sky. Bring your flashlight and lawn chair. Weather permitting. All ages welcome. - Presentation 5:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m., Stargazing 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley - $5 suggested donation.

- For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220

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Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 7 NOVEMBER 17 & 18 - OFFERINGS WITH LAMA THUPTEN RINPOCHE: - MEDITATION FOR STRESSFUL LIVES - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17TH 5PM TO 7PM - QIGONG NOVEMBER 18TH 11 AM TO 1 PM - BALLET FOR KIDS NOVEMBER 18TH 3 PM TO 4:30 - LUMINARIES PRACTICES DECEMBER 1 & 2: 26 Tubac Road, Suite C1 520-275-2689 - www.tubachealingarts.com

November Specials @ The Cow Palace

NOVEMBER 18, CHILI COOKOUT WITH CAR AND MOTORCYCLE SHOW - SATURDAY, 9- Food, music, vendors, In front of the UU Church , the Amado Territory, Interstate19, Exit 48.

MON – All U Can Eat Shrimp & Cole Slaw

NOVEMBER 18, 2017 HOLIDAY MARKET AT RIO RICO COMMUNITY CENTER, 9AM TO 3PM FEATURING A PLANT SALE (TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN OF TUBAC) with a wide selection of Garden & Landscape plants grown especially for our arid climate. The Market will have lots of vendors featuring Artisans, Vintage & Antiques Collections, Baked Goodies for the Holiday season.

TUES – Back by Demand Taco Tuesday!

Sat. November 18th. 9am-3pm. Holiday Market, Rio Rico Community Center. - 391 Avenida Coatimundi.

Artists,Craftspersons,Vintage Collections. Food, plants, Coffee Cafe. Our Raffle ! - San Carlos on the Sea Of Cortez, Three Night Getaway for 5. Your private Casita with pool ! April 2018. For info and vendor space...520.223.1222.

Saturday, November 18 - 1:00 pm at the historic Fox Theatre in Tucson - FOOTPRINTS AT THE FOX will showcase original choreography created within Ballet Tucson's ChoreoLab program. ChoreoLab facilitates the development of home-grown emerging choreographic talent. - Innovative, entertaining and moving dance will be presented that is suitable for the whole family and geared toward getting Tucson's youth interested in and excited about the beautiful and athletic art form of dance. Offerings will range from Classical to Contemporary ballet. Vote for your favorite piece - winners will be announced on Facebook and awarded a cash prize! - This partnership is part of a new community outreach program and audience members will have the chance to cheer the next generation of dance makers with engaging new dance works created by Ballet Tucson's professional dancers.

NOV. 19 - YURI NAMKUNG, VIOLIN AND EVAN KORY, PIANO - Benderly-Kendall Opera House, 344 Naugle Ave., Patagonia, AZ - Tickets: $25 Prepay / $28 At the Door - For further information, please call 888.202.1942 or email us at: scfpa@scfpapresents.org NOVEMBER 19 - EQUINE VOICES RESCUE & SANCTUARY FALL FUNDRAISER - THIS ANNUAL FUNDRAISER WILL BE HELD AT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT & SPA FROM 5PM TO 8:30PM. It includes a three-course meal, hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, live music by guitarist Ivan Orellana, a silent auction, and a live auction with Letitia Frye. This year, the featured live auction item is a pristine 1989 Jaguar XJ6! Since its founding in 2004, Equine Voices has rescued over 1,000 horses, burros, and mules. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit all the equines at the sanctuary, especially those who are seniors and those with special needs. Tickets are $85.00 each and may be purchased online at www.equinevoices.org or by calling 520-3982814. Seating is limited so reservations should be made early. Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary is a 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation and all donations are tax deductible.

WEDS – The Walleye Continues!

THURS – Little Smokey Beef Slider’s FRI – The Best Darn Fish Fry Around!

SAT– Slow Roasted Prime Rib SUN – Traditional Baked ½ Chicken Thanksgiving Three Course menu - sit down and relax for a Great dinner featuring: Slow Roasted Turkey, Honey Ham, Angus Prime Rib or Grilled Salmon The above Entrée’s are served with Traditional Delicious Side Dishes, Cranberry Almond Salad or Wild Mushroom Soup and with choice of Pumpkin or Pecan Pie for Dessert. Thanksgiving Served from 11 to 4pm.

Fresh Maine Lobster - Friday, November 24 Reservations for Lobster & Thanksgiving Required 398-8000 Thank You for your patronage!

NOVEMBER 21 - THE RIO RICO HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS SPONSORING A HISTORY TALK AT THE NEXT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. A Rio Rico history talk about Baca Float Number 3: Evictions and Injustices of the 1914 Supreme Court Decision - Steve Gastellum, local historian, will speak about how his family and 197 local families were evicted overnight by U.S. Marshalls and Santa Cruz County sheriff deputies even though they had legitimate land claims and homesteads in Calabasas, Tumacacori, and Tubac for decades!

- 6:30 p.m. Rio Rico Community Center, 391 Avenida Coatimundi, Rio Rico, Arizona - Suggested donation of $3/ person or $5/couple to help defray the costs of the Rio Rico Historical Society. RioRicoHistorian@hotmail.com or www.RioRicoHistoricalSociety.org/talks.html NOV 23 - ENJOY A TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING BUFFET AT STABLES RANCH GRILLE - 11:30 AM TO 3:30 PM - Carving Station with Traditional Tom Turkey & Prime Rib, Roasted Yams, Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Pecan Sage Stuffing, Salad Bar, Shrimp Louie, Crab Stuffed Baked Cod, Pumpkin and Pecan Pie $48 per person plus tax and gratuity - (Limited A la Carte Dinner Menu, 4-8pm featuring Turkey Dinner & Prime Rib) - Reservations Required, 520.398.2678 NOVEMBER 24 – 25: TUBAC ART WALK JOIN BIG HORN GALLERIES IN KICKING OFF THE SEASON IN TUBAC DURING THE TUBAC FALL ART WALK. Please come by and see us at Big Horn Galleries, 37 Tubac Rd., Tubac (located at the end of Tubac Road, across from the Presidio). 520-398-9209.

FRI. NOVEMBER 24 - SUN. NOVEMBER 26, 2017 – “BASKETS FOR ALL SEASONS” - TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS, 9 PLAZA ROAD, TUBAC - The original “carry all” for all cultures, baskets have always been a part of everyday life for people throughout the world. Visit Tubac Center of the Arts to see Native American basket weavers at work, learn about the various kinds and types of basketry created today using techniques that have been passed on for generations. Baskets of all sizes and shapes will be available for purchase as gifts or for your own basket collection. Admission: Free. Call TCA at 520-398-2371 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 7:30PM - TONEMAH - $15 ADVANCE / $20 DAY OF SHOW (REDUCED RATES FOR YOUTH) - Darryl Tonemah, of Kiowa, Comanche and Tuscarora descent, is an award-winning musician performing “Native Americana” with his 3-piece band. - Sea of Glass Center for the Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542 DECEMBER 1 – 2: MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS FINE ART SHOW. 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 1 & 2. The show will run through the month of December. Big Horn Galleries, 37 Tubac Rd., Tubac (located at the end of Tubac Road, across from the Presidio). 520-398-9209.

DEC. 1-3 - CYT TUCSON PRESENTS - “A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL” AT BERGER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - Christian Youth Theater brings the classic Christmas movie A Christmas Story to the stage for the FIRST time in Southern AZ, in A Christmas Story, The Musical. This classic Christmas tale of Ralphie & his BB Gun, based on the stories by Jean Shepard, and the 1983 movie, will delight audiences young and old this holiday season.

DECEMBER 13 - 10AM TO 4PM - OPEN HOUSE AT THE SANTA CRUZ CHILI COMPANY - TAMALE AND MARGARITAS santacruzchili.com - 520-398-2591 DECEMBER 3, BAGELS AND MUSIC, SUNDAY AT 11:30. - BAGELS, COFFEE, AND MUSIC BY THE PYRRHULOXIA TRIO - Vocalist Karen Kluke, bassist Leslie Carter with Janie Pogan on the keyboard. Music you will love-soft rock, jazz, county western and more. - At the UU Church, Amado Territory, Interstate 19 - Exit 48.

For info call (603) 442-6785.

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DEC. 4TH - CONSERVATION ACTION ALERT: COMMENTS NEEDED FOR VILLAGES AT VIGNETO BY DEC. 4TH - We have won a small battle! The comment period for Villages at Vigneto at has been extended to December 4, 2017. Let's take advantage of this extension! Please continue submitting letters (via our online petition system) and strengthening the conversation regarding the future of the San Pedro and Southeast Arizona. - Almost a decade ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted a Clean Water Act 404 permit for the Whetstone Ranch, a proposed 8,212-acre 20,000-residence development adjacent to the San Pedro River, near Benson, AZ. The permit was up for a potential automatic renewal in 2016. After extensive efforts

by Tucson Audubon and our partners to get the Army Corps to acknowledge that the permit had been granted without a full environmental analysis, as required by law, the Corps agreed to suspend the permit. - The Army Corps of Engineers is now seeking public comments to determine whether to revoke, modify or reinstate the Whetstone permit. This time the consequences are much greater as the permit would enable the development of a much larger development – the 12,817-acre 29,400 –unit “Villages at Vigneto” master planned community. Granting the permit would have a significant impact on the environment, including the outstanding San Pedro River and the species that depend on the river for habitat.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH AT 7:00PM - MAKANA - Ages 18 & up = $20 advance / $25 day of show (reduced rates for youth) - Described as “dazzling” by the New York Times, Makana is an internationally acclaimed Hawaiian slack key guitarist, singer, and composer who is widely known as the world’s greatest living slack key guitarist. Sea of Glass Center for the Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – ww.theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542 DEC 7, 2017, 6PM THIRD ANNUAL WINE APPRECIATION DINNER AT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT: “ITALY: ONE BIG, VARIEGATED VINEYARD!” Presented by Peter C. Handler, Internationally Respected Wine Expert - $65 per person, plus tax and gratuity For reservations and more info call Tubac Golf Resort at 520.398.2678 DECEMBER 7-10 - TRUE CONCORD CHOIR, SOLOISTS, HARP AND GUY WHATELY, ORGAN - Christmas is a time of traditions, and True Concord's seasonal concerts have become a local favorite. Along with familiar treasures, this year's program incorporates holiday traditions of the Southwest, featuring a collection of Spanish-texted "Carols and Lullabies." The tradition includes you adding your own voice in beloved carols, all by candlelight. - Lessons & Carols by Candlelight - (Thurs. Dec. 7, 7:30pm - Vista de la Montaña Methodist Church 3001 E. Mira Vista Lane, NW Tucson.) ( Fri. Dec. 8, 7:00pm - St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church - 600 S. La Cañada, Green Valley.) (Sat. Dec. 9, 7:30pm - St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church - 4440 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson.) (Sun. Dec. 10, 3:00pm - St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church 4440 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson.) (Sun. Dec. 10, 7:30pm - St. Alban's Episcopal Church 3738 N. Old Sabino Canyon Rd., Tucson) DEC 10 - LEVI HERNANDEZ, BARITONE AND EVAN KORY, PIANO - BENDERLYKENDALL OPERA HOUSE, 344 NAUGLE AVE., PATAGONIA, AZ - Tickets: $25 Prepay / $28 At the Door - For further information, please call 888.202.1942 or email us at: scfpa@scfpapresents.org DEC. 11 AT 7:30 PM & DEC. 12 AT 2:30 PM. - GREEN VALLEY COMMUNITY CHORUS HOLIDAY CONCERT: "CHRISTMAS DREAMS", AT VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Tickets are $15. The concert will feature a guest performance by the Walden Grove HS Chamber Choir. The address for the church is 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley. For more information please visit our website: gvcommunitychorus.org

Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 7 DECEMBER 14TH AT 6:30 P.M. AND PART 2 ON DECEMBER 16TH AT 2 P.M. RIO RICO HISTORY MUSEUM, RIO RICO PLAZA SUITE 7, 1060 YAVAPAI DRIVE, RIO RICO, - The Rio Rico Historical Society is sponsoring a fundraiser for Rio Rico’s first museum – the Rio Rico History Museum. - A history talk by Rio Rico historian, Dwight Thibodeaux, entitled “Rio Rico’s Beginnings – the Early Years” with the entertaining, untold stories of Rio Rico’s dreamers and schemers. - Two brothers began selling goods in the streets of Baltimore that would eventually become sellers of a well-known hair tonic and the world’s largest land sales company in the 1960s. In a series of very successful and ground breaking land sales techniques, some legal and some less than legal, the Rosen brothers would test their land sales methods by developing several communities in Florida. These communities became the blue print for the development of the Baca Float Ranch in Santa Cruz County into the Rio Rico Project and Subdivision.

Dwight Thibodeaux will provide an entertaining focus and expose of Rio Rico’s unconventional development by Gulf American Land Corporation of Arizona. You won’t believe what they did to sell land to unsuspecting buyers! - A suggested donation of $5 to help defray the costs of the Rio Rico Historical Society. - RioRicoHistorian@hotmail. com or http://www.RioRicoHistoricalSociety.org/talks.html

Bobb Vann

DECEMBER 15 AND 16, 9AM-4PM - 9TH ANNUAL GREEN VALLEY GOURD ART FESTIVAL. - This event sponsored by the Valley Patch of Green Valley features original gourd art and gourd art supplies. Gourd festival will run from 9am to 4pm both days in the Green Valley Village Mall, Suite 23 at I-19 and Esperanza. Contact: Arlene at 520648-9808 or ajzaloz@gmail.com DECEMBER 15 - STARGAZING AT WHIPPLE OBSERVATORY - Come before dark to enjoy a presentation followed by stargazing at Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory.

Weather permitting. All ages welcome. - Presentation 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Stargazing 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, 670 Mt. Hopkins Road, Amado AZ - Free. - For more information: Whipple Observatory, Phone 520-879-4407, www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220 DEC 31 - NEW YEARS EVE GALA WITH THE TUCSON SYMPHONY JAZZ TRIO - CONCERT IS AT 5 PM followed by a prix fixe dinner at the Wild Horse Restaurant in Patagonia. - at the Benderly-Kendall Opera House, 344 Naugle Ave., Patagonia, AZ - Tickets: $30 Prepay / $35 At the Door - For further information, please call 888.202.1942 or email us at: scfpa@scfpapresents.org

Nicholas Wilson

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE: CANDLE LIGHT SERVICE AT 4:30 ON CHRISTMAS EVE. THE CHURCH AT TUBAC, 2204 W FRONTAGE ROAD, TUBAC. CALL 520 3982325 FOR MORE INFORMATION. 2204 W FRONTAGE RD. TUBAc JAN 7 - JUANITO PASCUAL, FLAMENCO GUITAR - AT THE BENDERLY-KENDALL OPERA HOUSE, 344 NAUGLE AVE., PATAGONIA, AZ - Tickets: $25 Prepay / $28 At the Door - For further information, please call 888.202.1942 or email us at: scfpa@ scfpapresents.org JAN 21 - TOMOYA AOMORI, COMPOSER/JAZZ CELLO AND JULIA KANG, VIOLINCELLO - AT THE BENDERLY-KENDALL OPERA HOUSE, 344 NAUGLE AVE., PATAGONIA, AZ - Tickets: $30 Prepay / $35 At the Door - For further information, please call 888.202.1942 or email us at: scfpa@scfpapresents.org

Hugh Cabot

JAN 28 - JOHN KAMFONAS, PIANO AND ERIC EDBERG, CELLO - AT THE BENDERLY-KENDALL OPERA HOUSE, 344 NAUGLE AVE., PATAGONIA, AZ - Tickets: $25 Prepay / $28 At the Door - For further information, please call 888.202.1942 or email us at: scfpa@scfpapresents.org Calendar listings are welcome from advertisers , government agencies and non-profit, public events.

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CONTINUING THROUGH SUN. DECEMBER 3, 2017 “THE MASTERS AT WORK” featuring the work of the living Master Artists, Virginia Hall, Tom Hill, Bobb Vann, and Nicholas Wilson.

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FIGHTING WORLD PROBLEMS WITH A STRONG FINANCIAL FOUNDATION

By Duffy Elgart,

Tubac Rotary Club President

For more than 28 years, the Community Food Bank in Amado has been helping friends and neighbors in Tubac as well as in the seven other communities it serves in our area.

It’s our turn to help them, and we’ll be doing it in a big way – with a little car. You can The Rotary Club’s Thanksgiving turkey ambassador – help, too, when the Rotary whose identity remains a deep secret – will see you outside Club of Tubac drives a now the post office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 20, 21 and 22, somewhat familiar bright red to personally thank you when you help Rotary “Max the Mini Cooper to the post office Mini” Cooper with good food for the Amado Food Bank. on Nov. 20, 21, and 22. Here’s Monetary contributions are also most welcome. your chance to help us fill the car with good food. Monetary donations are, of course, also most welcome. Whatever you decide, our Thanksgiving turkey ambassador will be on hand between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on those days to thank you, and tell you more about what the food bank is doing to help alleviate a hunger problem that affects more than 17% of Arizonans.

What sometimes amazes people is that while our country produces more than enough food to feed everyone, an estimated 40 percent of that food gets wasted. The Amado Food Bank is one of the member organizations of Feeding America that works to address this issue head-on with gleaning programs and public education. They also make every day count in getting people in need the food they need to live productive and healthy lives.

Your generosity last year enabled the Tubac Rotary Club to donate more than $3,500 and well over 600 pounds of food to the Amado Food Bank. Please join us again this Thanksgiving season to “Max the Mini.” Bring some of your favorite nonperishable foods to the parking lot at the post office and help stamp out hunger in our community.

In the words of one local food pantry, when everyone eats, all are nourished.

JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST

You needn’t be a Rotarian to take part in some of the club’s programs. Have breakfast with us at 8 a.m. almost any Friday at the Tubac Golf Resort’s Stables Ranch Grill, meet some of your neighbors, learn more about Rotary and enjoy the following speakers.

NOV. 10: Meet Rotarians Richard Stanley and Tom Wilson who have been traveling the country to tell people about their work on behalf of Project CURE, a program that provides critical healthcare supplies to doctors in developing countries.

NOV. 17: Joe Hentges, governor of Rotary’s southern Arizona District 5500, will be here to give a presentation on the southern Arizona Rotary Clubs that he represents as District Governor.

DEC. 1: Nauricio Lopez brings us news of the Amado Youth Center and the special role it has played in helping young people.

DEC. 8: Michelle Poppen, the Career and Technical Education (CTE) director at Rio Rico High School, will bring us up-to-date on how the CTE program prepares students for a wide range of careers – from agriculture and business to nursing, culinary arts, diesel mechanics and sports medicine. Her talk will be in the golf resort’s tack room.

For more information, contact the Rotary Club’s secretary, Patricia Thompson, at 520-336-7638.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fundraiser

SOLD OUT!

By Sherry Mullens

Tubac Jack’s is always rocking on Friday nights, but Friday October 20, had a special energy. Over 100 people from all across the community came together to support the Tubac Regional Neighbors Helping Neighbors program. Almost $3000 was raised. Jim Lagatutta opened his local landmark for the event which featured a bountiful Mexican buffet and music by the band of Lucy Hrin. Since ticket sales exceeded expectations, it was a little crowded at times, but by all accounts people were happy to pack into the booths and eat family style. Even the 50/50 raffle added a special intrigue and suspense. Tom Barbre of Cloud Dancer won the $260 prize!

Chris Kang, Executive Director of Valley Assistance Services and Chris Erickson, RN, our VAS Program Director, attended the party and said they were especially impressed with the vitality of the community spirit. Tubac has always rallied to help those in need and this was yet another fine example of that. They are both excited to be working with the Tubac region to ensure that seniors in our community who need transportation or friendly visiting receive those services.

Jim and his amazing Tubac Jack’s staff, and also Lucy and her band, deserve a lot of thanks for their generosity in creating the perfect atmosphere to celebrate and support our program. We are also grateful to the many people who bought tickets and who have made individual donations to the program over the last several months.

In addition, several other businesses and foundations have made significant contributions. We want to especially recognize The Tubac Health Care Foundation, The Tubac Community Center Foundation, the Greater Green Valley Community Foundation, and Tubac Villager.

This fundraiser was the kickoff for The Tubac Regional Neighbors Helping Neighbors program. It has now officially begun! If you would like more information or would like to sign up either as a volunteer or a participant, please call Valley Assistance Services at 520-625-5966 or go online to www.valleyassistanceservices.org. Remember, in order to receive services, you must be registered first. We look forward to your calls!

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MONTESSORI MOMENTS Montessori de Santa Cruz students perform Anza Day

TUBAC GARDEN NEWS BOY SCOUTS BRING THEIR SERVICE TO T UBAC......

AN EXEMPLARY COMMUNITY EFFORT!

pageant play, How Far, Felipe?

Story, Judy Berlin Clifford, Photographer, Hari Rai Khalsa

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his year the Anza Day celebration on October 21 was re-envisioned to reflect historical accuracy and provide for the educational engagement of youngsters from the Montessori de Santa Cruz School and resident artists in Tubac. For twentythree years the Santa Cruz County school district performed the pageant based on the children’s book, How Far Felipe, at Tubac Presidio State Park. The book is about a young boy Felipe and his burro Filomena participating in the 1775 Anza Expedition to found and settle San Francisco.

In this significant event in history, Spanish explorer and Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza made the overland expedition from Tubac to the Pacific.

The Anza Expedition tells the story of migration and colonization of family and community, and of our country’s Native and Latino heritage.

Colonel Anza traveled far to recruit his settlers.

When the expedition left on October 23, 1775 thirty families joined Anza. The families reflected a mix of Native Americans, Africans and Europeans. The people put their trust in a man who did not guarantee they would reach their destination. Colonel Anza told them of the chance for a better life. They traveled by horse and by foot. Franciscan Priest Pedro Font provided religious leadership and kept a journal. These journals reflected the struggles and successes of the expedition. Without the diaries, details of this journey would never have been known. Anza ordered all not to harm the American Indian communities along the route.

The talented student actors from Montessori de Santa Cruz portrayed relevant events along their journey when they received help from the Pimas and the Cogats. The Pima Indians prepared a feast with singing and dancing. The Cogats gave them 2000 watermelons which had healing properties. The settlers enjoyed the watermelons and were brought back to health within twentyfour hours.

As the students performed under the warm sun perhaps they empathized with the real settlers who were hot, tired and hungry on their journey.

The actors performed wonderful songs. Colorful props and costumes made the pageant fun to watch. This production and music is available to other educators.

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Shaw Kinsley, the late and respected Director of the Tubac Presidio State Park wanted this pageant to be performed again. This pageant was an opportunity to engage families and friends in Tubac’s colorful history and help us all to remember the importance of the expedition and its contributions. Some historians equate this journey as important as the Lewis and Clark expedition. The colonists and their descendants obtained the better life Colonel Anza had promised.

Play Director and teacher, Sarah Bayze and Assistant Director Celia Concannon, reflected on their experiences with the student actors. They said, “We appreciated the collaborative efforts and teamwork from everyone. We also embraced the chaos over the three week rehearsal process.”

Lead student actors included the Narrator: Colton Richardson, Colonel Anza: Dominic Chavarria, Felipe: Dominic Arvayo and Filomena the burro: Chrissy-Lu Romero.

Thanks go to the wonderful student actors and to Nancy Valentine, the coordinator of Lowe House Project artist residency program, the Tubac Historical Society which funded participating artist residents Sharman Nittoli and Susan Corl and the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. Congratulations go to the Montessori de Santa Cruz staff and volunteers including Play Director, Sarah Bayze, Assistant Play Director, Celia Concannon, Musical Director John White, Jessica Mimjarez who assisted with props, Genevieve Anderson who assisted with masks, photographers Hari Rai Khalsa and Arlene Meteyer, Montessori de Santa Cruz Director, Mary Gilbert, numerous community volunteers and the How Far Felipe retired pageant coordinator, Chris Bejarano.

For information call Montessori de Santa Cruz at 520-398-0536 or write PO Box 4706, Tubac, AZ 85646. 18 Calle Baca, Tubac, AZ Email mdsc1@montessoridesantacruz.org

he Community Garden of Tubac (located behind the Tubac Community Center) now has 10 beautiful new 12’ x 4’ x 2’ wooden raised planting beds. This is thanks to the generous donations of the R.T. Allen Foundation ($1500), the Tubac Healthcare Foundation ($1500) and Sahuarita Boy Scout Troop #365.

The project was spearheaded by Pamela Ridgway, Executive Director of the Community Garden of Tubac and led by Theodore (Teddy) Lowell, a 15 year old Boy Scout from Sahuarita. Teddy decided to take on our “Raised Bed Project” as his Community Service Project required for him to obtain the coveted Eagle Scout rank. Teddy planned, organized and managed this very complicated project from the onset. He calculated amounts of materials needed, ordered wood, bolts, weed barrier, dirt, etc., obtaining discounts where possible. He enlisted his parents and his Scout Troop, some of them Eagle Scouts, and led them through this demanding project which lasted 3 days, finally finishing up in the dark at 8:30pm on October 19, 2017. Teddy’s parents, Shari and Assistant Scoutmaster Tom Lowell, were at the Garden from “dawn till dusk” helping to build the raised beds, as well as providing sandwiches, cold drinks, evaporative coolers and endless encouragement. Assistant Scoutmaster John Garcia (from Troop 301) worked tirelessly hauling wood and donated dirt and pecan shells from Sahuarita, driving the backhoe and constantly encouraging and assisting the Scouts.

Members of the Tubac Garden worked alongside the Scouts, providing expertise and assistance as needed.

This was truly a community effort which demonstrated the leadership and citizenship required of an Eagle Scout. Bravo!

Our heartfelt thanks go out to Teddy, his Scout Troop, his parents, Assistant Scoutmaster John Garcia, the donors, the Town of Sahuarita, FICO Pecan Company, and all the wonderful people that supported this project.

For information on the Community Garden of Tubac membership contact Pamela Ridgway @ 425-785-8600.

Written by Francie Handler, Secretary, CGOT 10/24/17

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epth isn’t acquired in a day. It cannot be bought. It cannot be feigned. It is the gift we receive over time. When I became a regular yoga practitioner I believed depth was not only accumulation of wisdom but being able to do very intense, multi-layered yoga asanas (poses). This particular outlook simply underlined the lesson that advanced yoga practices are much more about patience and the “wisdom” to understand yourself.

This means knowing what to release and what to stay with.

The “deepest” pose in yoga is Savasana. This is the “Corpse Pose,” most often practiced at the end of a yoga class. Over years of my physical yoga practice I have learned that this is not only a deep asana but a very important one as well. Savasana is a pratyahara state. Pratyahara is one of the limbs of yoga and described by B.K.S. Iyengar in “Light on Yoga” as a withdrawal of the senses and a rhythmic control of breath. It is where instead of running after external objects of desire, the yogi turns inward and brings the senses under control. Easily said (or read). I have watched students fidget the entire time they lie on the floor in Savasana. I have not been immune either. At times, I have found myself wondering (while I lie in Savasana) when is it going to be over? Can

I leave now? Practice has helped me cultivate a sincere appreciation of this pose. It is conscious relaxation as well as withdrawal of the senses. My teacher told me that when you are in the Corpse Pose, there is no ambition, and what you hear doesn’t shake you. I remember being in her class once and there was active and loud construction outside the studio, still I had a very profound Savasana.

This is a great time of year to begin a consistent Savasana. The elements of the earth are in the “dying” stage and the ground is enfolding around us to allow renewal. There is plenty of darkness and chances to close out the world around us and become a “corpse.” First, lie flat on the back full length. I always believe in comfort, like a blanket under your head or knees can help you relax. Stay warm, cover up if needed. Close the eyes. If possible put a cloth folded over your eyes. Let the legs fall open and pull the arms away from the body. Begin to breath evenly and deeply, slow and without jerky movements. Concentrate on a deep and fine exhalation increasing its length. The lower jaw should hang loose and not be clenched.

All parts of the body should be passive. If the mind wanders (i.e., you want to get up and do

something), let the agitation go, let the lists go, this is the practice to stay with. This is the place where you begin to understand yourself. Stay in the pose at least 15 to 20 minutes. Make sure you are in a quiet place. Being without noise for beginners is essential. As you continue to practice, you will be able to withdraw from the external distractions. It is not that we don’t have thoughts, we just don’t let them disturb us. Falling asleep is common in the beginning. Eventually the ability to stay conscious while in the pose becomes easier.

The depth of Savasana can take you to ashunya (non-emptiness). There is no “I” and no content.

You only know it by its absence. This is a state you only recognize when you come back from it. Once we experience this, we gain the wisdom and ability to choose whether to act on our thoughts or not.

For me, this is deep yoga practice.

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

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If the only prayer you say in your entire life, is "Thank you," that would suffice.

~Meister Eckhart

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hank you for our sweet spot in this increasingly upset world. Thank you for the dark skies, the brilliant stars, thank you for family and friends, for neighbors, for flowers and seeds, for memories, for pets, for so many small things that we take for granted every single day. The old "Take time to smell the roses" is so apt...we all need to take time to say thank you to those around us. Bring a smile to someone today, thank you for just being you.

Every year we say, where has the time gone? This year has flown by once again. Fall is finally coming for us out here in this wonderful desert... we've had such heat for so long. The mornings and evenings are delightful and now the days will be even more pleasant.

Thanksgiving. This month is the beginning of 'the season' in Tubac and all of Southern Arizona. Many people will flock to our tiny village for shopping and going to restaurants, to the Tumacacori Mission, and for hiking and bird watching. We have much to be thankful for right here in our small world. Nature is out here for the taking...now's the time to be outside and love this world.

Our resident mockingbird has been vocal all morning. We look around trying to figure out what bird is singing that tune. He can change his call so quickly-he has fooled us more than once. His calls are wonderful and loud! We are so thankful for the bird life and all the critters that grace our landscape. The horses have been frequent quests, they followed husband Gary and our 3 dogs on our walk yesterday morning. The dogs went nuts and the horses pawed the ground and we walked really fast trying to keep ahead of them. Lots of noise and racket in the early hours.

One more PSA about rattlesnakes for our Tubac families. Because it has been so warm for so long, the rattlesnakes have not gone to bed yet. Over the past 2 weeks I've heard of more than one close call with these guys. Yours truly, of course, had a real surprise one lovely cool evening last week. A friend from the Bay area, Sherry Hull who used to live here, was visiting. We were walking through the courtyard and all the lights were on and the night was beautiful when I stepped on something really, really squishy.

I really thought it was one of the puppies toys and was anticipating the squeak that always follows and instead it was a really fierce rattle. The next few minutes were probably something from a uTube video. I jumped back and screamed, Sherry turned around and went back towards the car but instead hit the car and fell down, her sandals flying. I was running to help her but the snake was in the way. He finally slithered to the corner of the courtyard and continued his unhappiness at being stepped on.

Meanwhile we were so rattled(no pun intended) that neither of us were bitten, actually we were thrilled, but we still had to get around the snake to get into the house.

We managed and husband Gary got out of bed and came and

rescued said snake from us. Sherry and I had a glass of wine to celebrate our good fortune of not being eaten alive and no broken bones. My new manta is LOOK DOWN. Please watch out and do the same.

Did you know that we have 2 Little Free Libraries in Tubac? Donna Culver, who owns the Sole shoe store in town, has put one of these libraries at her shop and another at the post office. This free book cart allows you to take a book or return a book, for free. This wonderful idea started in 2009 and there are now over 60,000 Little Free Libraries all over the world. Such a grand idea, thank you Donna!

Another reason to be thankful, super people who love our area and help to make a big difference. We have amazing volunteers and supporters of all our functions and fundraisers. There are so many people in this world that need our help and we live in an area that really knows how to help. One note: the Tubac Regional Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraiser last week was an unqualified hit. It was held at Tubac Jack's restaurant and the owner, Jim, and his staff, the band, The Posse, with our own Lucy Hrin were all fantastic.

Thank you to all of you.

We read new recipes all the time. Some are so involved that I just read right past them. And then some are so amazingly good and simple that why bother with any other recipe. The following Pecan Pie recipe for Thanksgiving is from my sister-in-law Connie, it is tried and true, no fuss or mess, just really good eating. I've used the very same recipe for over 30 years. It's simple but delicious.

Enjoy!

Connie's Pecan Pie Ingredients: • • • • • •

Directions:

3 eggs beaten with a fork 1 cup light Karo syrup 1/8 tsp salt 2/3 cup pecans 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup sugar

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, then put into unbaked pie shell - Bake 350 for 40 minutes, then check

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