August September 2011 Tubac Villager

Tubac Villager

August-September

2011

Vol. VI No.9

Celebr ating the Art of Living in Southern Arizona

“As a seller, now more than ever, you should insist on a creative marketing plan and an aggressive advertising budget to get your property sold.” ~ Bill Mack, Tubac Real Estate

Remember, it doesn’t cost any more to work with the best.

(But it can cost you plenty if you don’t.)

JUST LISTED

Bill Mack, owner Tubac Real Estate

11Circulo Nomada Office: 520.398.2945 Fax: 520.398.3184

www.Tubacrealestate.com BillMack@TubacRealEstate.com

A tremendous 1/2 acre lot on hole

#3 Anza at the Tubac Golf Resort AND 360° mountain views $175,000

Bank owned

2364 Esplendido, Tubac Just sold at $110,000

#30 de Hoy, Tubac sold at $285,000

View Tubac Real Estate listings online at www.TubacRealEstate.com

Featuring 11 PIEDRA DR.

A lovely 3 bedroom home on over an acre.

Beautifully maintained and newly landscaped.

Price to sell at $290,000 For more information on this and other excellent Tubac listings, call Bill Mack today at 520.398.2945

August - September 2011 ADVERTISER SUMMER SPECIALS

ONGOING

TUESDAYS 2-for-1 margaritas at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

FRI, AUG 5th - FIRST FRIDAY at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori enjoy 2-for1 margaritas and live music by Becky Reyes from 5-8pm plus our Fish & Chips special all day. 398-2397.

“CAVALCADE OF HISTORY” Art Exhibit – The Alan B. Davis Gallery at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park exhibits 16 paintings from the Arizona Highways “Cavalcade of History” collection. The canvas giclées of paintings by renowned Western artist William Ahrendt depict scenes from Arizona’s colorful history.

Admission $4 adult, $2 youth (7–13), children free.

Open daily 9am-5pm. 398-2252.

WEDNESDAYS WedsDAZE at Wisdom's Cafe. 3-course dinner specials (Tampiqueña, Fish Tacos or Combo Plate) ~ $16.95 per person or $29.95 per couple + tax/gratuity.

398-2397.

THURSDAYS Die Hard Fan special at Wisdom's Cafe - sign up for our newsletter to receive the code word each Thursday www.wisdomscafe.com/ or “like” us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ wisdomscafe.

FRIDAYS Buck-Off Fridays at De Anza Restaurant in Tubac. $1.00 off every item on the menu including drinks - All day. Call 3980300 for more information.

THROUGH AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 1/2 off bottles of wine at Shelby's Bistro.

Call 398-8075 for more information.

MONDAY – FRIDAY 12-3 pm New business lunch special at La Roca in Nogales, Sonora. Soup, Choice of entrée, Soft drink & dessert all for only $7.00 dlls per person. Call La Roca 520-313-6313 UNTIL LABOR DAY - Pottery Sale at La Paloma de Tubac. 20% off Mexican planters. 50% off Oxidado pottery.

1 Presidio Drive, Tuabc. 398-9231.

FRI, AUG 5th - movie and popcorn night at the Unity in the Valley Church, 17630 S. Camino de las Quintas, Sahuarita. The movie for August is the "Adjustment Bureau" starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. At 6pm. 625-5685.

SAT, AUG 6TH - TRUNK SHOW featuring Vin-T Bikini Swimwear at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa from 10am - 5pm. Come Meet Celebrity Designer of Vin-T Bikinis, Robin Ashford Macy. Private Fittings Wine & Botanas - Free Gift. Call 398-3545 or visit www.tubacgolfresort.com.

NOW UNTIL AUG 28th - the Tubac Center of the Arts' Summer Gallery continues Thurs - Sat, 10am - 4:30pm and Sun, noon - 4:30pm. Participating artists will be on hand to discuss their work and provide demonstrations. 398-2371.

WED, AUG 3rd - Wisdom's Cafe's monthly Slow-smoked BBQ Ribs special all day. Reserve yours now! (520) 398-2397.

SAT, AUG 6TH - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the 1858 Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Admission $4 adult, $2 youth (7–13), children free. From 11am-3pm at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 398-2252.

WED, AUG 3rd- THE SPA Book Club -"The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain at 6:45pm on the Salon Patio at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. FRI, AUG 5th - 10am, Aqua Zumba weekly classes begin. “Bring the party to the pool”: synthesizes fun, cardioconditioning and body toning. $15 or $10 with punch card. At the Floating Stone Spa, 520 398-3193.

SAT, AUG 6TH - live music by Bill Manzanedo from 5-8pm at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

Revitalize Your Summer Any Day of the Week!

Daily Classes:

The Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa specializes in ionized water that promotes optimal wellness. Revitalize yourself in our aqua-massage pool, lap pool or hot tub.

Spa services include massage therapy, reflexology, hot stone massage, aquatic massage and more. Aqua classes include Yoga, Zumba, Aerobics and movement.

Our lunch/dinner menu is available for patio dining. Lodging in the Historic Poston Residence. The Event Center is available for weddings, workshops, and private parties.

For more information call 398.3193 or go to thefloatingstoneinn.com

early Bird swim Club (by appt. only)

Mon/Wed/Fri

6:30–9:00am

aqua aerobics Classes

Mon/Wed

10:00am

aqua Moves Class (by appt. only)

Tues/Thurs

10:00am

aqua Fitness (beginning Sept. 13)

Tuesdays

3:30pm

yin yoga (beginning Sept. 13)

Tuesdays

5:15pm

Consciousness Group

Thursdays

10:00am

aqua Zumba

Fridays

10:00am

aqua yoga

Saturdays

11:00am

On the Cover:

"room with a View" Photograph by Murray Bolesta

(The image is from the inside of the Atascosa Fire Lookout, which was destroyed in the Murphy Fire, June 2011. More on page 12.)

Photo available as an art print in various

sizes at www.cactushuggers.com

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The Tubac Villager is a locally owned and independently operated journal, published monthly to celebrate the art of living in Southern Arizona.

Opinions and information herein do not necessarily reflect those of the advertisers or the publishers.

Advertiser and contributor statements and qualifications are the responsibility of the advertiser or contributor named.

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Letters are welcome.

August - September 2011 Circulation: 9,000 The Villager is made available in racks and at businesses throughout the Santa Cruz Valley, and distributed by Certified Folder Display to hundreds of locations and hotel managers and concierges in Phoenix and Tucson.

The Villager is also available at public libraries in Arivaca, Green Valley, Nogales, Rio Rico and numerous Tucson Libraries.

All of these daily classes are available for $15 drop-in fee or for $10 with a 10-visit punch card ($100). Access to the pools is available before or after the classes.

UpCoMinG events: Gentle yoga & Healthy Cooking

Thursdays

A 5-class series beginning Sept. 15

5:30–8:00pm

potluck Dinner and swim

August 9 & 23 7:00–9:00pm

tai Chi Free Demonstration

August 13

8:30-9:30am

Where Desert Meets Water ii

August 13

3:00–8:00pm

Free alkaline/ionized Water Demonstration Wine tasting with Karyl Wilhelm of the Wilhelm Family vineyards lunch & learn—Healthy living with alkaline/ionized Water

August 18

5:30–7:00pm

August 20

5:30–8:00pm

August 24

11:30am

Art reception with wine and refreshments

Dr. Bill Ardito Paula Beemer Hallie Birkett Murray Bolesta

Vincent Pinto Carol St. John

Ceviche Bueno Demo & Wine tasting September 16 5:00–7:00pm Bones for life introductory Class

September 21 9:30am–12:30

Chi Running October 9 7am–11:00am Events and classes may have a fee and require an RSVP. Please call 398-3193 or visit our website for more information.

open daily by appointment from 9:00am to 10:00pm.

16 Calle Iglesia, Tubac AZ

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520.398.3193 or 888.767.2325

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Advertising, Articles, Deadlines

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F ire board increases bond repayment tax rate

Emergency medical service and fire-fighting operations provided by the Tubac Fire District will be funded at the same property tax rate as in the past year.

The primary property tax rate of $2.64 per $100 of assessed valuation was approved in the budget adopted for the 2011-2012 year by the board of the Tubac Fire District on July 6. The bond repayment tax rate, a secondary tax, will rise from $0.50 to $0.57 per $100.

The total budget of $8.7 million includes $5 million for potential grant revenue. Keeley said it’s not likely, however, that the grants applied for will be awarded this year.

The budget adopted one year ago was $9.4 million.

That also included $5 million for estimated grant revenue.

Keeley told the members of the governing board there was no alternative to raising the bond repayment rate because the assessed valuation of property in the district had declined by 12.5

percent over one year earlier. That had been anticipated, he said, and the district had been cautious in spending.

The $15 million bond to build new fire stations and equip them was approved by voters in November 2008, but of that, only $6.8 million in bonds have been sold so far.

With four fire stations, the district covers Tubac, Tumacacori, the north half of Rio Rico, and the south half of Amado.

Ambulance charges climb

Tubac area ambulance rates saw a stiff hike as of June 21. The ambulance base rate had been $650 for either advanced life support or basic life support, said Tubac Fire Chief Kevin Keeley. The new charge is $1,080. Also increased is the mileage fee, up from $7.50 to $12; and the standby/waiting charge, up from $40 to $270.

The Tubac Fire District bills insurance providers for individuals. That can include Medicare, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, and private insurance. Individuals without

MOUTH-WATERING MEXICAN

SUMMER SPECIALS: TUESDAYS ~ 2-for-1 margaritas* WEDSDAZES ~ 3-course dinner specials (Tampiqueña, Fish Tacos or Combo Plate) ~ $16.95 per person or $29.95 per couple + tax/gratuity THURSDAYS ~ Die Hard Fan special ~ sign up for our newsletter to receive the code word each Thursday www.wisdomscafe.com or “like” us on Facebook www.facebook.com/wisdomscafe FRIDAYS~ our Famous Fish & Chips special all day plus LIVE MUSIC from 5-8PM SATURDAYS ~ Bill Manzanedo live from 5-8PM EVERY 1ST FRIDAY ~ OF THE MONTH ~ 2-for-1 margaritas* from 5-8PM EVERY 1ST WEDNESDAY ~ OF THE MONTH ~ Slow-smoked BBQ Ribs

insurance are expected to pay the bill.

For patients who live inside the district boundaries, “We will bill the insurance, and forgive the rest,” if the total isn’t paid in full. “If it’s a nonresident, we pursue the full amount,” Keeley said.

Keeley said no increases had been seen since 2004. The rate hike was approved by the Arizona Department of Health Services, following submittal of a formal request.

Vacation ends and school opens

The new school year opens Tuesday, Aug. 9, for approximately 3,400 students in Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35, which includes residents of Tubac, Rio Rico, and the southern portion of Amado.

The district includes Rio Rico High School, two middle schools and three elementary schools.

School board meetings, open to the public, are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the district office in Rio Rico. For information, call (520) 281-8282.

FOOD PLUS BURGERS, SANDWICHES

Join Wisdom’s for Summer Events w i t h F o o d & F u n T h ro u g h A u g u s t & S e p t e m b e r !

WED., AUG. 3 ~ it’s our monthly Slowsmoked BBQ Ribs special all day. Reserve yours now! (520) 398-2397

WED., AUG. 24 ~ TEQUILA TASTING 5:30-7PM ~ Want to learn more about tequila and have a lot of fun? Derrick Montaño will be here representing Don Julio tequila to show you where FRI., AUG. 5 ~ FIRST FRIDAY ~ it’s from, how it’s made, the difference between Blanco enjoy 2-for-1 margaritas* and live music by & Añejo, Reposado & Super Añejo and answer any other questions you might have as well as entertain Becky Reyes from 5-8PM plus our Fish & Chips you. $12 per person includes the taste, botanas, 1 special all day. tequila cocktail & 1 raffle ticket for a Bottle of Don Julio SAT., AUG. 6 ~ live music Blanco tequila. Reservations are recommended and

by Bill Manzanedo from 5-8PM if you pay in advance you will receive an extra raffle FRI., AUG. 12 ~ live music by David Blixt ticket and $1 off the price of the tasting.

FRI., AUG. 26 ~ Live music by Amber from 5-8PM and our Fish & Chips special all day Norgaard from 5-8PM plus our Famous Fish & SAT., AUG. 13 ~ “It’s a RINGER” Horseshoe Chips special all day.

Tournament at 4 PM at Wisdom Park across from SAT., AUG. 27 ~ Cowboy Night ~ tender, Wisdom’s Café. $20 per team, 2-person teams, juicy steak or grilled chicken served with salad, corn 3-game guarantee. Call Herb at (520) 398-2397 for on the cob, potatoes and whole beans accompanied more info or just show up. by great country music, 5-8PM. Reservations recommended.

SAT., AUG. 13 ~ live music FRI., SEPT. 2 ~ FIRST FRIDAY with 2-for-1

by Bill Manzanedo from 5-8PM margaritas* and live music by David Blixt from FRI., AUG. 19 & SAT., AUG. 20 ~ 5-8PM and our Famous Fish & Chips special all day. live music by Bill Manzanedo from 5-8PM plus SAT., SEPT. 3 ~ live music by Bill our Famous Fish & Chips special all day on Friday Manzanedo from 5-8PM

&

MORE!

Home of the World-Famous Fruit Burro

WE WILL BE OPEN ON LABOR DAY, SAT., OCT. 1 ~ live music by MON., SEPT. 5!

Bill Manzanedo from 5-8PM FRI., SEPT. 9 ~ live music from 5-8PM plus WED., OCT. 5 ~ it’s our monthly Slow-smoked BBQ Ribs special all day long, our Famous Fish & Chips special all day call to reserve yours (520) 398-2397 SAT., SEPT. 10 ~ LIVE MUSIC FRI., OCT. 7 ~ FIRST FRIDAY with FRI., SEPT. 16 ~ 2nd ANNUAL MARGARITA 2-for-1 margaritas* and live music from OFF ~ celebrate Mexico’s Independence Day with us 5-8PM and our Famous Fish & Chips special all day. and vote for the best margarita recipe. The winner will win a spot on our menu for a year with a percentage of SAT., OCT. 8 ~ live music by Bill the proceeds going to the charity of his or her choice. Manzanedo from 5-8PM We’ll have live music, door prizes, a tequila tasting table *2-for-1 margarita special for and LOTS OF FUN!!!! Reservations recommended.

Wisdom’s & Barb’s Marg only SAT., SEPT. 17 ~ live music by Bill AUGUST FRUIT BURRO FLAVOR OF THE Manzanedo from 5-8PM MONTH IS BANANA ~ STRAWBERRY SEPTEMBER FRUIT BURRO FLAVOR OF THE FRI., SEPT. 23 ~ live music by Amber MONTH IS MANGO~PEACH Norgaard and our Famous Fish & Chips special all day SAT., SEPT. 24 ~ LIVE MUSIC FRI., SEPT. 30 ~ live music by David Blixt from 5-8PM and our Famous Fish & Chips special all day.

Experience the Southern Arizona tradition of Wisdom’s Mexican food, served by 3 generations of the Wisdom family using the freshest ingredients. See why we’ve been a local favorite and popular tourist destination for 67 years.

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Santa Cruz County Update continued...

school district will spend less

The 2011-2012 budget of $20.5 million for the Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 was adopted July 14. That’s down $395,000 from the 2010-2011 budget.

The total budget comes in at $25.9 million when including $5.2 million in federal grants and $200,000 in state grants.

Student enrollment dropped about three percent in the past 12 months, business manager Isela Brown said. Also, state funds provided to the school district have been decreasing for the past few years.

The property tax rates were approved by the fivemember governing board at a July 26 meeting.

The rates will be submitted to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors for final approval and adoption.

The rates have decreased by $0.0006 from last year and are $5.5694 per $100 of assessed valuation for the primary property tax and $1.1856 for the secondary tax, said district spokeswoman Julie Kuboyama.

new post oFFice contractor taKes oVer

The Tubac Post Office is, without a doubt, a key meeting place for friends. No one receives mail at

a home or neighborhood box, so everyone drives to the facility located on the East Frontage Road.

There’s a new face behind the desk; that of Julie Jung, who started on July 1, replacing Gayle Peterson, the contractor who ran the post office for more than 26 years. She, along with her husband Pat, retired June 30.

Jung was chosen from among individuals who submitted bids to the U.S. Postal Service for the contract.

An impromptu goodbye party was held just before noon on June 30. About 25 people turned out to sing “Return to Sender” and “Happy Trails to You.” An envelope with $1,800 in donations from area residents was presented as a gift to the Petersons.

county budget is $77.7 million

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on July 13 adopted a tentative $77.7 million budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.

The primary property tax rate is not expected to rise, although it’s possible, and it’s anticipated the tax rate will be set at an Aug. 10 meeting, open to the public.

Santa Cruz County Supervisor John Maynard held Town Halls in Tubac, Rio Rico and Sonoita and many residents asked that the county not raise property taxes, even after he told them that

the total assessed valuation for the county had decreased.

By approving the tentative budget, the supervisors capped the amount the county can spend in 201112 at $77.7 million – approximately $3 million more than the 2010-11 budget, according to an article in the Nogales International.

Finance Director Jennifer St. John told the supervisors that the budget would require spending a maximum of $3.3 million out of the county’s $9.9 million contingency fund, also known as the “rainy day” fund.

reduced-cost lunches For senior citiZens

Low-cost lunches for those ages 60 and over are offered year-round every Thursday at noon at the Tubac Community Center. The program is supported by the Area Agency on Aging of the Southeast Arizona Governments Organization and lunches are also offered in Rio Rico, Nogales and Patagonia.

The lunch is provided for a donation of $3 and it’s requested that a reservation is made 48 hours or more in advance. Call the community center at 398-1800.

(Contact the writer at kathleenvan@msn.com) �

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SUPPLIERS, CUSTOMERS, AND EMPLOYEES FOR MAKING THIS OUR BEST YEAR EVER.

THE GANGA AREA IS OVERFLOWING WITH GREAT DEALS ON DISCONTINUED ITEMS AND ODDS AND ENDS.

VISIT OUR 1861 ADOBE AND EXPERIENCE HISTORIC OLD TOWN, TUBAC.

POTTERY SALE ENDS LABOR DAY, SEPTEMBER 5

6 EVERY OTHER TUESDAY, AUG 9th, 23RD; SEPT 6th, 20th - Potluck Dinner & Swim Under the Stars at the Floating Stone, 7 - 9pm. Bring your own beverage of choice, a dish to share, bathing suits and towel for an evening of conversation and watery fun. $15 or $10 with punch card. 520 398-3193.

SUN, AUG 14th - Paw's Patrol Cat Adoption Fair from 1pm to 4pm at Green Valley Canine, 750 W Camino Casa Verde (near Friends in Deed). All cats and kittens are raised in our foster homes. For more information, call 520-207-4024 or see our website, greenvalleypawspatrol.org.

WED, AUG 10th - TUCSON JAZZ INSTITUTE ELLINGTON BAND perform at the Community Performing Arts Center Foundation, 1250 W. Continental Road in Green Valley. These middle school and high school students will be in top form and have won honors and prizes as the best Ellington band in the USA! All monies go towards music scholarships. At 7pm. Tickets $10.

THURS, AUG 18th - Meet Our Wild Neighbors.

Natural history program featuring live animals from the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Get up close to some of the wild creatures of the Sonoran Desert and learn about desert ecology. Admission $5, $3 youth (7–13), children free.10:30 am at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 398-2252.

THURS, AUG 18th - Free Presentation: Health Benefits of Alkaline/Ionized Water at the Floating Stone, 5:30 - 6:30. RSVP at 520 398-3193.

Light refreshments served.

THURS, AUG 11th - POETRY NIGHT at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa - poetry readings, acoustic music and wine at 6:45 on the Salon Patio.

FRI, AUG 12th - live music by David Blixt from 5-8pm and our Fish & Chips special all day at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

SAT, AUG 13th - live music by Bill Manzanedo from 5-8pm at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

FRI, AUG 12th - One-Man Dinner Show with Jack McDaniel, author of the book What If? A Beginners Course in Exploring the Quantum Question of Consciousness. Courtyard at the Floating Stone, 6:30 - 9pm. $30 includes dinner, catered by Shelby�s Bistro. RSVP by August 10th at 520 398-3193.

SAT, AUG 13th - Free Tai Chi Demonstration. Floating Stone Courtyard, 8:30 - 10am. Come watch and join the fun when classes begin in the fall. Tai Chi is a passport for better health and lifetime fitness. It is for everyone, anywhere and anytime.

520 398-3193.

SAT, AUG 13th - “It’s a RINGER” Horseshoe Tournament at 4pm at Wisdom Park across from Wisdom’s Café. $20 per team, 2-person teams, 3-game guarantee. Call Herb at (520) 3982397 for more info or just show up.

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Furniture & Design

SAT, AUG 13th - Art Reception at the Floating Stone: Where Desert meets Water II. Artist's homage to elements of Nature.

Exhibits will hang for 3 months and are For Sale. Featured this show: Kim Keast, Paula Bowman, Aleda Burkholder & Nancy Geddes among others. Wine and appetizers. RSVP at 520 3983193. Enjoy our Aqua Spa before or after for $15 or $10 with punch card. 5 - 8pm.

SUN, AUG 14th - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations.

Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the 1858 Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Admission $4 adult, $2 youth (7–13), children free. From 12pm-4pm at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park.

398-2252.

Luxury Bedding Complete Window Treatments Lighting Accessories Design Services

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520.398.8620

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FRI, SAT & SUN, 18th, 19th & 20th - live music by Bill Manzanedo from 5-8pm plus our Famous Fish & Chips special all day on Friday at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

SAT, AUG 20th - Wine Tasting with Karyl Wilhelm of the Wilhelm Family Vineyards. Includes commemorative WFV wine glass and sampling of six selections from a choice of twelve award-winning wines: both dry and semi-sweet whites and reds, winemaker�s proprietary blends of white and red sangria. Special features include Wilhelm�s celebrated “Decadence” line of both white and red chocolate port-style wines, including chocolate orange, mint, mocha, and raspberry. Appetizers served. $25 RSVP at 520 398-3193. At the Floating Stone Spa and Inn, 5:30 - 8pm.

WED, AUG 24th - Lunch & Learn: Healthy Living with Alkaline/ Ionized Water. Learn about the health benefits of this special water. A light lunch will be served. $20 RSVP at 520 398-3193. At the Floating Stone Spa, 11:30 - 1pm.

7 WED, AUG 24th - TEQUILA TASTING 5:30-7pm. Want to learn more about tequila and have a lot of fun? Derrick Montaño will be here representing Don Julio tequila to show you where it’s from, how it’s made, the difference between Blanco & Añejo, Reposado & Super Añejo and answer any other questions you might have as well as entertain you. $12 per person includes the taste, botanas, 1 tequila cocktail & 1 raffle ticket for a Bottle of Don Julio Blanco tequila.

Reservations are recommended and if you pay in advance you will receive an extra raffle ticket and $1 off the price of the tasting. Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

SAT, AUG 27th - Cowboy Night at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. Tender, juicy steak or grilled chicken served with salad, corn on the cob, potatoes and whole beans accompanied by great country music, 5-8PM. Reservations recommended. 398-2397.

FRI, AUG 26th - Live music by Amber Norgaard from 5-8pm plus our Famous Fish & Chips special all day at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

Fri, Sept. 2nd- 5th - Big Labor Day Clearance Sale at El Changarro from 30-60% throughout the store with free margaritas for shoppers at El Changarro. Call La Roca Call 520313-6313.

SAT, AUG 27th - The Spanish Barb Horse Association Presents, Discover the Horse that Discovered America at the Amerind Museum from 9am – 4pm. The Colonial Spanish Horse has been declared by Gov. Brewer as the Arizona State Heritage Horse. Event admission is $5 per person and includes demos by the State Heritage Horses, Museum & Gallery, art & craft vendors, presentations by author Silke Schneider & the Father Kino Heritage Society, speaker Dale Curtis Miles, Native American food vendor, and children’s activities. More information call Maureen Kirk-Detberner 520-419-7191, Deni Mitchell 520-5863666, www.spanishbarb.org, www.amerind.org, www.

ArizonaHeritageHorse.com.

SAT, SEPT 3rd - live music by Bill Manzanedo from 5-8pm at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

SAT, AUG 27th - Guillermo Ericson Sauza, will debut Tequila Fortaleza at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. The Tequila tasting will be paired with a five course dinner prepared by Chef John Wooters. Sauza, a fifth generation family member, produces tequila the traditional way; artisan hand-crafted and stone crushed, in his hometown of Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico. For more information, visit www.TubacGolfResort. com or call 520-398-2211.

SUN, AUG 28th - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations.

Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the 1858 Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Admission $4 adult, $2 youth (7–13), children free. From 12pm-4pm at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park.

398-2252.

MON, SEPT 5th - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the 1858 Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Admission $4 adult, $2 youth (7–13), children free. From 11am-3pm at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park.

398-2252.

FRI, SEPT 9th - live music from 5-8pm plus our Famous Fish & Chips special all day at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 3982397.

SAT, SEPT 10th - Book Event with Archaeologist Deni Seymour. Deni J. Seymour, Ph.D. has spent decades doing archaeological field research on the culture of the early O’odham (Piman) people known historically as the Sobaípuri.

In her new book – “A Glorious Victory": The Battle at Santa Cruz de Gaybanipitea – Seymour presents archaeological insights into the victory of the Sobaípuri when their village on the San Pedro River was attacked by Apache, Jocome, Jano, Manso, and Suma in 1698. Admission $5. 10:30 am at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 398-2252.

EXCEPTIONAL TEQUILA PAIRED WITH A FIVE COURSE ‘EDIBLES’ MENU SAT., AUG. 27

GUILLERMO ERICKSON SAUZA will debut Tequila Fortaleza at an exclusive Tequila and Food Pairing event at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. This will be the Arizona deput of Tequila Fortaleza, which Sauza produces in the traditional way, artisan hand-crafted and stone crushed.

Limited Availability / For Reservations Call 520.398.3533 / 6pm, $75 pp

VIVA LA INDEPENDENCIA! FRI., SEPT. 16TH

SAT, SEPT 10th - live music from 5-8pm at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

Come celebrate Mexican Independence Day with a lively fiesta featuring the Aztec Dancers, live music, food booths featuring traditional Mexican street food and a special menu in Dos Silos.

5pm, Open to the Public, Free Admission

SUN, SEPT 11th - Paw's Patrol Adoption Fair from 1pm to 4pm at Green Valley Canine, 750 W Camino Casa Verde (near Friends in Deed). All cats and kittens are raised in our foster homes. For more information, call 520-207-4024 or see our website, greenvalleypawspatrol.org.

TUES, SEPT 13th - Aqua Fitness: a fun and exhilarating aqua class. Great for all levels. Provides a cardiovascular workout while developing muscle strength and endurance using water buoyancy equipment such as noodles and water dumb bells.

Impact/stress to the joints and spine minimized. $10 with punch card or $15. At the Floating Stone Spa, 3:30pm. 520 398-3193.

TUES, SEPT 13th - Yin Yoga: engage connective tissues, ligaments, bones and joints that other yoga styles may not emphasize. Suitable for all levels. $10 with punch card or $15.

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Above, left: The Floating Stone Inn and Spa has five swimming pools that are part of its water wellness program. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet Above, right: An Asian design influence is shown in one of the pools which is enclosed on two sides but is open to the sky.

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harming, attractive, unique. Those are descriptions that come to mind when entering the new Floating Stone Inn and Spa in Tubac. It’s located in an historic building that was a significant residence in the 1850s.

The inn has several attractive and comfortable rooms, but the main draw is the spa. It’s an aqua spa and a water wellness center, owner Linda Ellinor said. She held a grand opening party on July 9 to show off the facilities.

She explained her vision of developing a spa that would make people healthier: “I was looking for a way to get chlorine out of the water and get closer to mineral hot springs because that’s what I love so much.”

Behind the simple exterior of stucco brown walls, there are five new and attractive swimming pools of varying dimensions. Each has a different purpose in the goal of helping improve the way people feel.

All are chlorine-free and chemical-free, with ionized water.

According to one of the inn’s brochures, “Ionization restructures the water, which feels like velvet.”

In addition to the five pools, workshops will be held to teach people “how to get chemicals out of their life and replace it with this special water that has a variety of uses,” Ellinor said.

The largest pool offers lap swimming. There are two endless jets along the edge that push out a current so people can swim continuously against the water’s flow. Water aerobics, aqua zumba and aqua yoga are planned there.

The next body of water is a hot pool kept at 104 degrees, Ellinor said. Alongside is a cold plunge, or large tub, decked in redwood.

Watsu – floating massage

To the side is a Watsu pool kept at 96 degrees. Watsu is a floating massage, according to the website www.Watsu.com. With the help of the therapist, a person can float comfortably and be supported

by the therapist in a large pool of warm water while muscles are massaged, joints are mobilized, and tissues are stretched. The name Watsu comes from WATer shiatSU. The next interior pool is planned as a women’s-only pool, Ellinor said. The fifth pool is outside the enclosed structure of the other four pools. She plans to offer it to anyone interested in renting it for a few hours, a day, or more.

The design scheme for the pools took time to create. “I had an initial vision,” Ellinor said. “I knew I wanted to mix an Asian style with the Southwest. I knew I wanted it to be open air, but protected to some degree from the elements, so people felt a sense of safety, tranquility and protection. And yet in the evening, it’s marvelous. You can look up and see the stars.”

She said her architect Bruce Pheneger and she were struggling about whether they should enclose the whole thing. “One day, I was mulling all this over, and I have a small place in Desert Hot Springs. I looked up (there) and realized they just used little overhangs. I realized ‘we need a place for the solar. That’s my

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winter, she expects to “increase the reception staff probably by two to four and we’ll increase the massage staff by two to four.”

Water is recycled on the property and used for irrigation. Ellinor said, “We have a huge rainwater harvesting tank that’s buried next to my bath house.

In the original phase of planning, we took all the rainwater off the central roofing system and have it all piped under the patio into this tank. Plus, we’re taking all the water that comes from the outside shower.”

Two water systems

A key aspect of the inn and spa revolves around the water preparation. Ellinor said they use two different types of water treatment systems. One is for the pool water and showers and removes chlorine while keeping the water bacteria free.

“That system is a copper ionization system by Linda Ellinor, center, owner of the Floating Stone Inn and Spa, ECOsmarte. That technology was developed by NASA to have is greeted at the July 9 party. pure water in outer space. It’s been around for a while and this is a small Minnesota company” that Bringing visitors to Tubac provided the equipment, she said.

The inn, which has six bedrooms, and its related wellness workshops, The second system is for drinking water and is provided by Kangen will bring visitors to other Tubac shops.

Water by Enagic through equipment at the sink tap. She said it can Ellinor said, “If I’m successful in building a national, and hopefully produce seven types of water at varying pH levels and that the water is international, patronage, I hope to bring a lot of business to the village. superior for additional uses such as gardening and household cleaning.

I think there’s an opportunity for what I’ve created here to widen the “Our flagship program is called Alkaline Living. The goal is to teach appeal of Tubac.” people how to live in a healthier manner and maintain the body’s She also has six one-bedroom apartments two blocks away which optimal pH balance through diet, exercise, and through the water can either be rented by people using the spa workshops, or by anyone people drink and use for bathing,” she said. The first workshop took visiting Tubac. place July 24-29 and the next one is scheduled Nov. 6-11.

In addition to health programs, Ellinor will welcome small wedding parties, executive retreats and reunions. The inn has a large kitchen and meeting room and the patio is a natural gathering spot where a fountain, a new tiled bar and an outdoor kitchen enhance the hospitality options. Massage, yoga and tai chi are scheduled.

Ellinor sends out monthly newsletters and plans to start a blog on alkaline living. To be added to an email list announcing special events to which local residents are invited, call the office or fill in a form on the web site.

New jobs for the community have resulted with the inn’s opening.

Ellinor said she employs 10 people full time and part time now. In the

Lunch 7 days 11:00 - 4:00

The inn is located at 16-18 Calle Iglesia, just north and east of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. The web site is: www.thefloatingstoneinn.com. The phone number is (520) 398-3193.

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foundation excavated

Before construction started on the swimming pool and patio areas of the Floating Stone Inn and Spa, an archaeologist led an excavation on vacant land in March 2009.

The project exposed rock foundations of buildings and adobe walls dating to the 1750s, when a Spanish presidio, or fort, was built nearby.

More than 20 people turned out to work as volunteers under the supervision of Deni Seymour, a professional archaeologist with a doctorate in anthropology.

Among the historic artifacts discovered were Majolica pottery, a lead ball and a gun flint. Some household discards also emerged because the area served as a local trash pit during the 1930s.

Linda Ellinor bought the property in late 2006 with existing structures consisting of the Ysidro Otero home built in 1898 and other structures that were built by Charles Poston in 1856.

A map dating to the late 1760s by Spanish army engineer Joseph de Urrutia of the area around the Tubac presidio shows what appear to be buildings on the property.

Because of the map and other sources, it was clear that there were historic aspects to the land, Seymour said. The double adobe wall that was exposed dates to the late 1760s, and pointing to spots on the bare ground, she said, “One of those walls and the foundation is probably Spanish period, and one of the walls and this adobe wall is later,” Seymour said in a 2009 interview.

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Lopez hopes to make a difference not only with his teachings, but with his presence, by showing the children that aspirations can be high and reachable.

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would presume that most college students, just like me 20 years ago as the summer approached, would develop a sudden anxiety with good thoughts of sandy beaches, sun tans, late nights, friends and sleeping in. Not too many of them would prepare themselves to go on a trip to the desert, where the sun shines overly much, the temperature rises to lifethreatening levels and the place they are going has developed the reputation of a dangerous area.

In addition he is involved with the Kino Border Initiative (KBI) where he helps at a “comedor,” where deportees and immigrants receive meals and where he collects demographic information and testimonials on deportees to help KBI accomplish its goals.

KBI’s mission is to promote US/Mexico border and immigration policies that affirm the dignity of the human person and spirit of bi-national solidarity through:

It is then admirable to me that one young man and three young women attending prestigious universities have shown their interest and commitment to come to Southern Arizona to learn more about the reality of the border and to try to make a difference by one grain at a time.

The Santa Cruz Community Foundation (SCCF) and its sister foundation in Mexico, FESAC, in their efforts to expand the interest and promote investment in issues related to border towns, met with representatives of four universities, Stanford, University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University and Loyola Marymount of Los Angeles. During that time, students were offered the opportunity to apply for internships said Bob Phillips, executive director of SCCF. Motivated by personal experiences in the immigration area or simply by the need to have a first-hand experience with the subject is what encouraged Alejandro Lopez, Alison Ganem, Brittany Stricklen and Yadira Castañeda to apply. ***

Alejandro Lopez, student at Stanford University. His major area of interest is human biology, a career that prepares individuals in the understanding of human beings from biological, behavioral, social, and cultural perspectives.

It was not only an opportunity to complement his studies that brought him here, but also the desire to help others in issues

• Direct humanitarian assistance and accompaniment with migrants; • Social and pastoral education with communities on both sides of the border;

Dance presentation of students at DEIJUVEN that have similarly affected close family members that have immigrated to United States.

Lopez crosses the Nogales Arizona-Sonora border three times a week and the rest of the time he works at the office of the SCCF. He volunteers at a youth center called DEIJUVEN, Desarrollo Integral Juvenil de Nogales, I.A.P) teaching English to children ranging from 5 to 12 years old.

DEIJUVEN serves a large number of children during the summer with “Vacaciones Felices.” Throughout the year, they also offer activities such as art and crafts, computers, English and more to children and adolescents.

Their mission is to improve the quality of life of young individuals and to offer appealing alternatives to what otherwise their surroundings could present.

• Participation in collaborative networks that engage in research and advocacy to transform local, regional, and national policies.

Lopez will stay in Arizona through August 2011 thanks to the generous hospitality of Santa Cruz County resident, Roberta Bracker.

Alison Ganem, recently graduated from Stanford University where she majored in history with a minor in Spanish and wrote honors thesis in feminist studies.

Her desire to come to Arizona to learn more about immigration issues was triggered by an experience she had while working on a research project where she had to interview immigrant women along the San Diego-Tijuana border.

“Their stories were extraordinary, and I was unendingly impressed at their bravery, courage, and strength of character- all of them, without exception, came to the United States to work hard and to earn a better life for themselves and their families, to live the American dream,” Ganem said.

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She was grateful to her host, Tubac resident Phyllis Hallman.

It is a hope of the SCCF and FESAC that these four young individuals will be the first group to come and that there will be a frequent influx of students to the area bringing fresh ideas, inspiration and possibly new resources, said Phillips.

Above, left: DEIJUVEN participant proud of her craft. Above right: Robby Bracker, Father Osvaldo Gorzegno-Davico, Alejandro Lopez She is currently volunteering for KBI in the mornings and serving food to the recently-deported migrants at the “comedor” run by the organization.

Ganem contributes to KBI mission by gathering and analyzing data that the organization has collected for years regarding the violence experienced by migrant women. Her final report will be used to advocate for the improvement of the procedures of deportation, she said.

Her temporary residence is in Nogales, Sonora where she works and she will eventually return to San Francisco where home is.

I couldn’t help, but ask if she has been or felt in danger at any time and her answer was definite, NO. She added, “I hope others will come to this region to see this for themselves, and to live, laugh, and share with our brave, generous, and humble neighbors to the south of our own border.”

Brittany Stricklen graduated from Bowling Green University with a major in international studies and political science.

Two factors contributed to her decision to come to Arizona: lack of jobs in her field and a desire to learn more about international topics, particularly the border and immigration situation.

She came to Arizona to volunteer in a program run by the United Church of Christ in Sahuarita, where she has been a

teacher’s assistant for an alternative high school and has also been involved with the “comedores” in Nogales, Mexico

“It has been a great experience,” she said. “I hope I was able to make a difference, to make an impact in the life of the young people I met and met me.” She would encourage others to participate.

Yadira Castañeda, student at Stanford University who also wants to pursue a major in human biology.

“My family immigrated to United States when I was nine, I have seen the difficulties and hardships people go through, I want to understand more, help and create hope,” she said.

Castañeda attended a conference given by Phillips, where he presented the idea of students coming to help agencies that serve the border region. She saw the opportunity and applied for the position.

Her main involvement was with KBI collecting demographic data from deported migrants and she also participated in some activities with Lopez in DEIJUVEN.

I feel extremely lucky to be asked to write about this; I learned from it, I saw how good my life must be, but most importantly I met wonderful people. Besides the volunteers, I was impressed by those in charge of DEIJUVEN for the amazing work done and the warmth they shared with us, Mariana Galindo López, Luis Alberto León, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Dina Galindo and Father José Vela Hernández.

Also, someone who deserves a story on its own, is Father Osvaldo Gorzegno Davico. He is at the end of his mission in Nogales, Mexico and as he came he is leaving with just a suitcase, but with the gratitude of thousands of people, the hope in hundreds of children that were given a place to grow, learn and play, and the satisfaction of having inspired many more to continue his extraordinary work.

I asked myself how could a little grain make a difference in solving great issues that at times I don’t fully comprehend. I look around and I see a volunteer, a happy worker and Father Osvaldo giving me the answer: INSPIRING OTHERS. For more information, please contact SCCF at 520-761-4531.

She has finished her volunteer work and has left, but her intention was to take what she has learned, share it and encourage other students to do research along the border.

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Text and Photos by Murray Bolesta

The fire lookout is gone, but the peak remains.

Sadly to those who cherish the historic structures of southern Arizona, at about 2 p.m. on June 6, 2011, the Murphy Fire overwhelmed the out-ofservice Atascosa Peak fire lookout station. To the east, a similar historic lookout succumbed, in the Huachuca Mountains, during the same fire season.

Both had received vigorous protection efforts to stop the flames.

The memories and the photos remain of those places.

Most vitally, the mountains remain, and nature will, more or less, restore itself.

Atascosa Peak may be reopened to the public by the time you read this, and the trail can again be climbed.

The views haven’t changed; you, the borderlands photographer, can still discover the outdoors delight of this high country hike.

Often I point out the difference between the Atascosa and the Tumacacori Mountains.

Separated by Peck Canyon, these sparse and rocky places together form what I call the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness. I use this term in deference to the unfinished effort of adding it to the federal wilderness system.

Today Atascosa Peak is administered by the Coronado National Forest, Nogales Ranger District. Those folks describe it as one of the bestkept secrets in southeastern Arizona. I think it’s one of the best, best-kept secrets in southeastern Arizona, due to the classic hiking qualities of the route. It’s got everything: a well-designated path cut into the slopes; a vigorous rise in elevation; a reasonable day-trip of 5 miles; sweeping vistas; and a destination peak.

The trail is one of the few formally-designated hiking routes in the Tumacacori Highlands. Most other routes are comprised of old ranch and mining roads, in varying states of disuse. On these the hiker may clash with obnoxious dust-spewing vehicles.

But not on Atascosa Peak: this trail is for the foot soldier.

For decades the route was very lightly travelled but then received a bit more attention as population grew in Tucson, Nogales, and the Santa Cruz River Valley. Ruby Road, or Highway 289, leads west to the trailhead from Interstate I-19.

Top: A dusting of snow and a winter’s sunset on the ridgeline of the peak with the lookout structure visible at the top.

Upper left: The trail to the lookout summit constantly offers vistas of this brutally rugged country.

The peak itself was, until recently, crowned by a precious relic of the 1930s, the stout fire lookout structure. In recent years the lookout was abandoned but still offered shelter at the end of a bracing uphill trek. The Green Valley Hiking Club deserves honorable mention as the restorers of the structure about 10 years ago. Other work had also been done more recently.

To be precise, Atascosa Peak itself is another place, less than a mile due north of the lookout, and a few hundred feet higher but with no designated trail. The lookout summit, with its unobstructed sweep to the south, will remain a very fine hiking destination forever.

With my photography I work to preserve the nature, rural, and cultural heritage of the borderlands. This takes the form of both pictures and advocacy. In my definition, natural heritage means the wild places not yet scoured by the blade of the developer. Rural heritage comprises the open country of farm and ranch land still in its original state. Not wild, these rural places are nonetheless precious remnants of a past America which included respect for the land, for wild nature, and for lean health which has all but vanished. Cultural heritage includes structures and other remnants of previous peoples who lived and died in the borderlands for a thousand years or more.

The recent decades, since World War II, have witnessed a blinding acceleration of the loss of that heritage everywhere. In just seven years of photographing southern Arizona, some of my photo subjects have vanished. But much remains outdoors here, and in the art, dance, and spirit of the descendents of past cultures. Step out and climb upward with your camera, and survey the domain of the borderlands photographer!

Murray Bolesta has written this column since 2007.

His CactusHuggers Photography is a celebration of southern Arizona; it specializes in borderlands images.

Murray’s art can be seen at www.CactusHuggers.com and Creative Spirit Gallery in Patagonia.

Upper right: Coronado National Forest sign.

Lower left: My popular image, “A Room with a View,” looks southwest into beautiful Mexico.

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Lower right: An image from 2004, the lookout’s comfort station is perched uncomfortably near the precipice.

Above: Nothing above the lookout but heaven.

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The paintings and their historical narratives were originally featured as a special 16-part “Cavalcade of History” series in Arizona Highways magazine from 1987 through 1990. The collection, which has never been displayed together before, is on permanent exhibit in Otero Hall at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, which is now managed and operated by the Tubac Historical Society.

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Other sizes of Mr. Ahrendt’s work may be requested by contacting Cindy Monro, our volunteer gift shop product designer, at giftshop@ths-tubac.org.

All proceeds go directly to the Presidio Park for its ongoing operation and maintenance by the Tubac Historical Society. The Park earns a royalty from every copy sold. The Park earns an extra commission if the purchaser navigates to the gift shop from the Tubac Presidio Park blog www.tubacpresidiopark.wordpress. com. This referral commission does not increase the price to the buyer. (If you purchase a gift or item from another shop on Zazzle, Tubac Presidio Park is still paid a referral commission, so navigating to the Zazzle site from a Tubac Presidio Park blog link is much appreciated.) Links on our blog are shown in blue and are in the top paragraph of the blog home page.

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Sky Islands Fire: Flames of Fury / Ashes of Afterlife

by Vincent Pinto

Few things in Nature completely polarize people as do wildfires. At once destroyer and sacker of the land, as well as life-giver and divine intervener, wildfires are indeed a complex issue well worth closer inspection. To anyone interested in the health of our incredible Sky Islands region fire certainly must be recognized as a key player, regardless of personal prejudices.

My own understanding of wildfires has evolved greatly over the years. My introduction was in 1984 in the Coast Range of Oregon - an area not noted for many fires. The Bureau of Land Management (or mismanagement, as the case may be) had set ablaze some “brush” after first devastating the area with a clearcut. As a young and enthusiastic wildlife biologist there to study Spotted Owls, I was deeply appalled at the flagrant abuse of the land. Several years later when I set out on a 2-month, solo wilderness trek in the Ocala National Forest in Florida I was deeply incensed at a wildfire left to smolder in a supposedly protected area. Back then I simplistically viewed all fires as destroyers, unaware of their role in various ecosystems.

Fast forward to the spate of wildfires in southeast Arizona this year. Concern over our Spring blazes poured in from our friends and family around the country and beyond. Were Claudia and I alright? Were there any fires near us? Had our land burned? What had started the fires? We were touched by the interest in our well-being and in that of the land as well.

Unlike my early stance towards fire, I now found myself greatly relieved in a sense that much of the Sky Islands had finally had a “makeover” courtesy of Nature. Thanks to years of unenlightened land management that discouraged wildfires, vilified them, and which strove to quickly squelch them, many plant communities within the Sky Islands had transformed into veritable tinderboxes! Anyone with an experienced eye

During the multitude of small-to-immense fires in the Sky Islands I found myself torn with many conflicting emotions. My scientific background and experience reassured me that fire is indeed a natural component of many, if not most, of our plant communities. While I was distressed that all of the fires were human-caused, some likely intentionally, overall I was confident that good things would literally and figuratively emerge from the ashes.

could see that we were due to “pay the piper”.

Over the past 2 decades I have extensively hiked and wandered through both burned and unburned landscapes in our region. I gradually came to the conclusion that we were indeed due for a massive series of burns. As I journeyed through dense Semi-desert Grasslands and nearly impenetrable Interior Chaparral - 2 plant communities that are particularly prone to fire and which rely upon them for renewal - I pondered not if, but when they would be engulfed by flames. Even less fire-prone habitats seemed so stoked with dry fuel of every size and shape that I marveled at how they had survived intact for so long given the ubiquitousness of lightning during the Monsoon. Madrean Evergreen Woodland infused with tall grass seemed ripe for flames.

Even the stately conifer-laden forests topping many of our taller ranges felt similarly decadent and ready for renewal.

Fortunately or unfortunately, this year proved me to be unequivocally correct.

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Reaffirming this were many previous travels by foot through burned areas that were recovering wonderfully. The 25,000 acre 1994 Rattlesnake Burn (as with hurricanes, fires are often named) high in the coniferous forests of the Chiricahuas was now lush with young Pine trees, Aspens, Elderberries, and a blizzard of seasonal wildflowers. That same burn, as well as others in the Chiricahuas had actually “re-wilded” large tracts of federal wilderness. Instead of relatively open hiking trails, many areas now had a plethora of trees blocking passage in all directions.

I recall traversing just such a landscape in October of 2004.

Each mile transformed into what seemed like 3 miles in this grand obstacle course - admission granted only to the most hardy. After many miles of such travel, I was overcome by the feeling of having truly experienced wildness.

So too with even older burned areas that had grown back to dense chaparral, nearly erasing all traces of trails that were deceivingly clear on my topographic maps. Though greatly challenged by these landscapes, I felt that the fires had added to their value as wilderness, not subtracted from it. How few truly wild areas are left and how grateful I was to those now distant fires for helping to protect those that remain. Further, I had delved deeply into the science of Fire Ecology, learning about how periodic fires renew the landscape. Fire burns

intact, but a closer inspection proved them to be mere “shadows,” scorched and killed with a life-like appearance. The list went on. We were speechless and deeply moved.

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We spent the day on Raven’s Mountain closely delving into as many nuances as we could and documenting all. In addition to the copious photographs that we took, we also recorded detailed notes on the plant and animal life that we encountered. Far from the moonscape that it appeared to be, the mountain still pulsed with life - even after a scant 2 weeks post blaze.

dry plant material to ashes, thus liberating nutrients for plant regrowth. This influx of nutrients often results in a short-term boost in plant growth following rains. Light and moisture are now also able to reach seeds which then can germinate to begin afresh the cycle of renewal. Some seeds, in fact, normally require fire to assist in the germination process, such as Ponderosa Pine seeds whose cones need heat to open.

Evidence of the antiquity of fire in our plant communities and, indeed, throughout most of the terrestrial habitats on Earth is readily apparent to the discerning eye. Witness how grasses, those most fire-adapted plants, burn to the ground only to be renewed by their subterranean crowns. If grass had a voice, it would clamor for fire. Fire clears away woody vegetation that would otherwise outcompete the grasses in the long haul.

Thus, the nearly wholesale conversion of our grasslands into woody desert scrub via overgrazing and the subsequent lack of fire. The thick bark of many conifers (e.g. Douglas Fir and Ponderosa Pine) also are testimony of how many plants evolve over time to adapt to and even benefit from fire. When left to their own devices, wildfires often sculpt a diverse mosaic of habitats over a broad region. The much mentioned, yet under-analyzed maxim of “graze, don’t blaze” is a misguided and uninformed attempt to justify overgrazing at the expense of a healthy fire regime in habitats that depend upon burning periodically.

Further, research over the past few decades has confirmed that human-caused fires via Native Americans prior to European contact were frequent and, likely, often intentionally set in order to transform one plant community into a more useful one. For example, a dense, coniferous forest, topping a Sky Islands range held few usable resources, while the same area post burn would harbor medicinal herbs, would-be basketry materials, wild edible plants, shelter materials, and be more attractive to Deer and Bear - 2 common quarry among most cultural groups. The Southwest now experiences about 2,600 wildfires per year, though modern fire suppression generally

limits these to 3 to 18 acres.

Perhaps balancing our personal attitudes towards wildfires, Claudia and I felt the inevitable fear of having fire raze our 2 incredible tracts of land in the Sky Islands, including the many land conservation, as well as educational and recreational projects that we had worked so hard to establish and maintain.

As we feverishly and diligently redistributed the would-be fuel at our 42-acre Nature Sanctuary, Raven’s Nest, near Patagonia Lake, (where we also reside) we envisioned ourselves as the fire. We too consumed dead plant material, opening up the understory of our Mesquite Woodlands. Instead of burning the wood and other fuel, we piled it where fire would likely only create isolated burns. Other fuel went into stabilizing arroyo banks against the fury of monsoonal floods. Each time we cleared around a tree, we felt as if we had “saved” it from a would-be fire. Progress was made by inches and at the end of each day we were exhausted and left to ponder when we would ever receive rain again.

Simultaneously, we followed the reports of the Horseshoe 2 fire in the Chiricahuas, where we have over 50 acres in the foothills below Portal Peak - Raven’s Mountain. I knew that we had a good chance of having a wildfire there, as the grassland habitat was very dense and included tall grass, as well as thick areas of shrubs and trees. Having purchased the land in 1993 I had “set my teeth” against the chance of a wildfire.

The area was so lush and diverse that I feared witnessing all of this gone in the proverbial blink of an eye.

Finally, we had a brief chance to venture to the Raven’s Mountain and soon discovered that indeed we were part of the Horseshoe 2 fire! Instead of the usual lineup of diverse plants, we saw skeletons of what used to be. The grass, serving as the main fuel, was entirely gone. All of the cacti (about 9 species in all) were a complete loss, save perhaps a handful in a few unburned islands of vegetation. This was likely the fate of our other succulents as well, including: Palmer Agave, Sotol, and Beargrass. Our 30 or so 1-seed Juniper trees appeared

We were very fortunate to be right at the edge of the fire, where it burned most of our foothill, yet spared the more luxuriant vegetation of the arroyo. Thus, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and countless invertebrates had a conduit through witch they could recolonize the land. Gambel’s Quail, Ash-throated Flycatchers, Verdins, and Black-throated Sparrows were some of the more visible denizens using this interface of burned and unburned habitats. Meanwhile we were stunned and ecstatic to encounter a lone Grey Fox high amidst the boulders. It appeared to be lively and strong. Did it weather the fire in a den, walk off and return after the fire, or move into a now vacant territory? So Many questions...

A herd of 4 Collared Peccaries were a bit more ragged, but still able to fend for themselves. They seemed to speak for us, as we too felt wrung out, but compelled to continue our fireprompted odyssey. But perhaps the prize-winner of surprises came when we saw plants of several species poking up through the ashes - 2 weeks after the fire and with no rain in the interim! We were pleasantly stunned. Here was confirmation that life is resilient and that it will return. After all, our stay upon our fragile planet is but the blink of an eye to the Earth and fire only a brief sunburn which time inevitably heals.

Still, questions linger... What are the long and short-term effects of this year’s fires given years of misguided fire management? Will non-native grasses continue to introduce destructive fires into Sonoran Desert Succulent communities to their detriment? How will the affected plant communities recover, considering that our warming climate and droughts may well push the higher elevation habitats right off the top of the mountains! Envision no more cool coniferous forests in which to recreate and revive your soul. We may be seeing the vanguard of an ecological process fueled by our excesses, which have resulted in climate change and a disturbed fire regime.

Only time will tell what will emerge from the ashes. Perhaps at the very least Smokey the Bear may trade in his shovel for a match!

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Yoga helps mind and body to unite

by Kathleen Vandervoet

Many people searching for strength, flexibility and stress relief have found that yoga fits the bill for them. I’m one of those who, within a few months of classes, have learned that yoga makes me feel noticeably better.

yoga is much more than that. “Yoga encompasses a philosophy. It’s not a religion,” she said.

The philosophy, based on writings from India, has many arms and one of them is the physical practice, the Hatha Yoga.

However, conversely or perversely, the time-honored slogan of “no pain, no gain” was unavoidable after the first few yoga classes. I adjusted, however, and now enjoy the workout.

“However, yoga is not complete unless you pull in a basic code of ethics, and include practice about breath movements, and meditation. It’s a combination of body, heart and mind,” she said.

Is yoga hard or uncomfortable? It hasn’t seemed so. Every student is encouraged to move themselves into the yoga poses in a way that doesn’t cause discomfort. As time goes by, when a student is ready, he or she will be able to push themselves further.

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Four yoga classes each week are offered by three teachers who work through a small business called Yoga The cobra pose, or Bhujangasana, is demonstrated by Kathy Edds, center, Katie Bunny. Kathy Edds, Katie Munger and Munger, left, and Tina Bartsch, right. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet Tina Bartsch teach the classes. teach Hatha Yoga classes.

Edds started teaching in Tubac in Classes are held in a classroom above January 2006 and soon met Munger the Tubac Fitness Center at the Plaza Yoga Bunny LLC was incorporated and Bartsch. After a while, she de Anza Mondays from 8 to 9:30

by Edds in 2004. She explained how a.m., Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m., the name came about: “I had a teacher said, she suggested they join forces.

Students can buy a pass for 10 classes Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 who, when we would practice hand a.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 to 10 stands, she made us do what she called and go to all four classes a week, to several, or to one class. a.m. bunny hops. Every time she said that, Edds teaches the Tuesday and Saturday classes which are Anausara Inspired while Munger and Bartsch

I had this image of a bunny going into a hand stand.” Edds drew a picture of what she imagined and that’s her logo.

“The idea was that we could offer a variety of classes,” Edds said. “I know a lot of people come to all the classes.

I think they like having the choice of the times.”

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Not everyone understands what yoga is. Edds said yoga means “yoke” or “union,” so “You’re uniting your body, mind and spirit.”

Although many people have seen the physical poses in magazines or on TV,

For me, yoga has been beneficial. Parts of my body that ache off and on, such as my neck and shoulders, feel much better after a yoga class.

Edds said she’s seen students find significant relief. “One of my students who’s been practicing with me for four or five years, had really arthritic fingers and hands.” That made yoga class difficult for her, but Edds encouraged her to persevere. The results were worthwhile. “Last year, she came up to me and said, ‘No more arthritis. Yoga has done this for me.’”

No one should push themselves too hard, Edds pointed out. “You just take it as easy as you need to and you just stick with it.”

As time goes on, individuals will be able to significantly increase their flexibility and strength. Edds said that as a teacher, she assists students to make sure the parts of their body are aligned correctly for each specific pose or movement.

“When you use the principles of alignment, you learn how to protect yourself, and you get deeper quicker.

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You progress on sort of a fast track. You pay so much attention to making sure you’re in alignment.

It’s also a form of meditation.

From the inside out

In the Hatha Yoga class I take that’s taught by Katie Munger, for one pose, she explained about where you would imagine your shoulder to be located inside the socket, and she took us through, speaking and demonstrating, small step by small step, of how we would be moving. As a result, I didn’t feel I was doing the movement from the exterior, but rather that it blossomed from the interior.

Edds told me that’s what teachers hope for. “That’s the whole point; yoga should be practiced from the inside out.” She said the outer pose is also important, but “the movement should come from your personal experience.”

Edds has practiced yoga since high school and she became a full-time yoga practitioner in 2001. She is a 200 RYT with Yoga Alliance and an “Anusara Inspired” yoga instructor.

Munger began practicing yoga in 2000, and when she moved to Tubac in 2004, she became a student of Edds. “I’ve studied all different kinds of yoga throughout the years,” Munger said. “When I started taking classes from Kathy, she helped me take my yoga to a whole other level.”

She’s been teaching since 2009. In describing her style, Munger said she sees a difference between herself and the other two teachers. “Kathy and Tina are amazing in regard to alignment. They have all this knowledge in regard to the structure. I think I have that, due to my classes in acupuncture and massage. But my strong points are that I really try to get people to become present in the practice, and work through things on the mat.

Munger prefers to have her students move quite slowly through the yoga poses. The slowness “works the muscles and the heart. It works the bones and the joints and allows them to open a bit more. It allows for an unwinding or a letting go in the poses that can’t happen when you’re moving quickly.”

Teacher Tina Bartsch said she first took yoga classes in 1995 with friends. In 2005, her Hatha Yoga teacher encouraged her to take teacher

training and she’s certified in Kriya Hatha Yoga.

She said she “fell in love with Anusara Yoga” in 2008. “I took Anusara Yoga immersions this past year in Tucson with Darren Rhodes and Christina Sell – two of the foremost Anusara Yoga certified teachers in the world.”

The three teachers have other responsibilities.

Edds, who lives in Green Valley, is a paralegal for a Tucson attorney and she teaches at Yoga Oasis in Tucson. Bartsch lives in Amado where she operates Walking J Farm, west of Interstate 19, with Jim McManus. Munger is a licensed acupuncturist in Tubac and her scope of practice includes massage and herbal consultation. don’t Forget to breathe

During my yoga class, I appreciate the frequent reminders to take slow, deep breaths. I tend to forget that and find myself breathing very shallowly as I’m trying to get my arms and legs in the correct position. When I’m reminded to breathe, I feel more comfortable and stronger.

Munger said she learned from a former teacher how important it is to remind the students about their breathing. “I feel like when we let the breath move us through the poses and deeper into the poses, we come into them in a more whole way, and there’s more foundational strength.”

For me, the combination of pushing the muscles and focusing on deep breathing brings an unexpected stress relief, with a clear and relaxed mind.

Munger agreed. “The power of the breath is that it keeps you in the present moment. It’s really hard for the mind to wander,” so that’s how you get rid of the things you may be worrying about.

No pre-registration is required to participate in classes offered through Yoga Bunny. The rate is $10 per class for a drop-in, or $90 for 10 classes. Yoga mats are supplied, as are blocks and straps. For information, call Edds at (520) 275-2689 or visit the web site at www.kathyedds.com.

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TUBAC ROTARY CLUB STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY

by Paula Beemer

My calendar was marked for June 17 to join the Rotarians at the Tubac Golf Resort for one of their most significant meetings of the year.

On this day some of the fruits of their work and good organization were distributed among the community.

For the last nine years, Tubac Rotary Club has celebrated what today is well known as the “Taste of Tubac,” where the participants get treated to live music, fine wine and savory food samples prepared by local restaurants.

The event’s success not only encourages its continuity, but also allows other programs and organizations to benefit from it as Rotary awards the profits. Judith Noyes, club president, said that in 2011 approximately $16,000 was raised, of which about 40 percent went in support of the following non-profit organizations:

• Amado Food Bank which tends to the needs of the poor by providing food boxes, medical services, summer lunches for children who depend on school meals for good nutrition and more. Mildred Lopez received the contribution.

• Anza Trail Coalition of Arizona, Inc. whose purpose is to educate the public about the historical significance of the Anza Trail and to provide support services for the Arizona section of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. Karol Stubbs, president, received the donation.

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Shaw Kinsley, president of the Tubac Historical Society, received the contribution along with a personal award in recognition of his contribution to the community.

Santa Cruz County Humane Society which cares for animals that have been abandoned or lost, provides shelter, food, spaying/ neutering and facilitates the adoption. Larry Copenhagen, president received the donation.

Saint Andrew’s Children’s Clinic provides free specialized medical care to children from across the border who come every first Thursday of every month except for July. The clinic also supplies them with food, clothes and toys. It has operated for over 35 years and it’s fully funded by donations from individuals, churches, corporations, foundations and organizations such as Rotary. Laura Romero, executive director, received the contribution.

Tubac Community Center Foundation manages the community center, its meetings and programs. Willie Armijo, director, received the donation.

In addition, a portion of Rotary’s 16,000 was distributed through out the year among the different activities that Tubac Rotary sponsors, including the Anza Days, 4th of July celebration at the Presidio State Park and even the purchase of half of a “Shelter Box” for the earthquake victims in Haiti.

Funds were also awarded in scholarships to four high school students on their way to college, who were selected based on personality, background, community involvement and the ability to write a compelling essay about what the Rotary “4-Way Test” means to them.

The 4-Way Test used by Rotarian is: Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and better friendship?

Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

It seem that when a Rotarians use this test as a guide, good results will be achieved. For example the club members receive a significant recognition at the June 17 meeting. Ernie Montage, former president of Rotary District 5500, awarded them with a presidential citation for outstanding chapter work.

Given that the need for support, charity, compassion, assistance, work and the desire for a better living will always exist, it is hoped the club will continue strong, as members live by “Service Above Self.”

Another planned fundraising activity for this year is the “Poker Hike” with the purpose of collecting funds to contribute to the effort to eradicate polio. Noyes said last year event was successful in terms of participation and fun and the same is expected this Nov. 19. Those who attend will enjoy an easy walk with five different card collection stations and a delicious lunch at the end of the game, she said.

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Order and predictability are perhaps why I appreciate fractals, those geometric shapes that give us micro images of a mega structure. In the Barnsley Fern you will find a perfect example of the entire plant described in each leaf. Think of white caps and the nature of the ocean’s wave or a branch reiterating a tree, and a twig reiterating a branch.

Look at the patterns in sand and ice. Snowflakes’ crystals. Patterns of patterns.

My favorite shape of late is the spiral. It seems to describe life the way I see it, open ended, stretching and leading to more and more until the end. I like how you can travel a spiral up or down a mountain. I like the idea that in the broadest sense I live in a spiral. When Fibonacci came up with the geometric formula for the spiral he made it more accessible, easier to recreate. Spirals are found in galaxies, cyclones, a nautilus, sunflowers and pinecones. If you consider the center of the sunflower as a 0 then add one seed, added to that zero then another you will soon see the spiral forming. The pattern looks like 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, and 34, ad infinitum. Isn’t that beautiful?

I sit on a beach and ask myself how the stones know where to settle. How the dunes find their perfect shapes and the tides play so neatly at their feet year after year and in a mutual understanding of their relationship. My brush does not need to correct the stones or the tide or the dune. It is it should be and I am only paying homage.

A walk in the forest tells me again about order; the trees that were felled now create apartment houses for beetles, ants and frogs. They’re a launch pad for chipmunks and ground squirrels, a hide out for the mole. Life abounds. It wants to live. Nature has designed itself to survive. Flood and fire may change the patterns but not the call to be.

Check out the miracle of your broccoli buds before you lay them to waste. Consider the swirling galaxies above your head each night. Forgive the tornado, the dust devil, the raindrops spoiling your picnic. They have their reasons. Pay attention to the tiers of mountains as they go from green, to blue, to purple. Take nothing for granted. They are all a gift for contemplation.

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Look carefully at an iris. Really! Isn’t she elegant in her ruffled gown, her starry yellow glow tucked discreetly inside? I am surrounded by heavy blooms in my garden this summer. The rhododendron was the biggest show-off thus far, each blossom a bouquet of blossoms, a cluster of hot pink stars.

Studying the flower’s in order to paint them, I note it’s heavenly in many respects. I see a constellation of fragile beauty, too beautiful to really recreate but too beautiful not to try. On one of each star’s petals a comet of freckles reflects her origins. (Are we not all made of stardust?) And from her center, each star reaches slender tentacles out to provide and find nurture. A perfect balance of giving and receiving.

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I am grateful for the usual order of things and aware of the sense of comfort I derive in patterns and logical explanations of natural events.

Counting on water bubbles rising in a pot, seeds bursting into shoots that reach above ground, big droplets falling from a cumulus cloud, fires starting and fires going out, gives me a sense that much of life is predictable. If it has happened before, it will probably happen again.

But is there an order to this world? It seems to like repeating itself just as much as we do. Just look at choruses of striated rock, zebra stripes or tall grass against a summer sky; sun rays and sting rays and gamma rays, sea splays and floral sprays. There’s geometry all around us.

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FRI, SEPT 16th - Celebrate Mexican Independence Day at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa with a lively and colorful fiesta featuring live music and the Aztec Dancers. The event will include food booths featuring traditional Mexican street food and an ‘especial’ menu in Dos Silos Mexican restaurant. For more information, visit www.

TubacGolfResort.com or call 520-398-2211.

SAT, SEPT 17th - live music by Amber Norgaard and our Famous Fish & Chips special all day at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

SUN, SEPT 18th - Mesquite 101 Workshop.

Desert harvester Laurie Melrood presents an introduction to the taxonomy and food and medicinal uses of the native mesquites that grow in our back yards. The antiinflammatory, anti-diabetic, astringent and anti-infective properties of mesquite make it a highly nutritive food. An interactive workshop with hands on demonstrations and mesquite food samples for you to enjoy. $15, reservations recommended. Follow-up workshop (date TBA) will teach how to dry, grind and cook up delicious menu items from mesquite. From 2pm-3:30pm at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 398-2252.

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2243 Suite 1, East Frontage Road, Tubac

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WED, SEPT 21st - Bones for Life: Improve bone strength and posture with an eloquent integration of Feldenkrais and body alignment. Great for men and women of all ages. Call for details at 520 398-3193. At the Floating Stone Spa, 9:30 - 12:30pm.

SAT, SEPT 24th - Smithsonian Museum Day at the Presidio. Tour the Park for free! The Tubac Presidio is participating in Museum Day, an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Magazine where museums across the country are opening their doors for free to visitors with a Museum Day ticket. Get your free tickets online at www.smithsonianmag.com/ museumday. For more info call 398-2252.

SAT, SEPT 24th - live music from 5-8pm at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

FRI, SEPT 30th - live music by David Blixt from 5-8pm and our Famous Fish & Chips special all day at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

SAT, OCT 1st - live music by Bill Manzanedo from 5-8pm at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori.

398-2397.

WED, OCT 5th - Food Justice Workshop with Jen Chapin - A New Movement to Nourish America. This country has become very efficient at providing so-called “emergency food” to people in need, often at the expense of asking fundamental questions about justice, jobs, and sustainability.

How can we join together as eaters, advocates, farmers, entrepreneurs, public servants, and artists, to help build the new movement for good, local, sustainable food for all? $10 (price includes locally-grown organic lunch after workshop) Avalon Organic Gardens, Tumacácori, AZ. http:// GlobalChangeMultiMedia.org (520) 3982542. From 10:30am to 1pm.

WED, OCT 5th - Wisdom's Cafe's monthly Slow-smoked BBQ Ribs special all day.

Reserve yours now! (520) 398-2397.

FRI, OCT 7th - FIRST FRIDAY at Wisdom's Cafe with 2-for-1 margaritas and live music from 5-8pm and our Famous Fish & Chips special all day. 398-2397.

FRI, OCT 7th - Jen Chapin Trio from NYC. Jen Chapin (daughter of singer/songwriter, Harry Chapin) brings her jazz-tinged urban folk soul to Tubac. Critics have hailed her work as “brilliant… soulfully poetic” (NPR), “thoughtful… worth-savoring” (People), “addictive” (Boston Globe), “smart, observant, lyrically deft, politically aware and emotionally intuitive” (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel). $13 advance/$18 day of show (½ price for 17 & under and students w/ ID; 20% discount for 55 & over; Free on birthday w/ ID). Outdoor concert at Tubac Plaza Main Stage, 29 Tubac Plaza. www.

GlobalChangeMultiMedia.org (520) 3982542. At 7pm.

SAT, OCT 8th - live music by Bill Manzanedo from 5-8pm at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

SUN, OCT 9th - Chi Running. Utilizing core muscles combined with mind and body for effortless/injury-free running. All levels. Call Mark Wallis for details at 520 444-2011. 7am - 11am.

SAT, OCT 29th - the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa will present a foot stompin’, banjo strumming, plain old good time BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL featuring three great bands on the Otero Lawn. There will be food booths with lots of delicious edibles and the bar will be open. Bring you lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy an afternoon of Bluegrass, America’s music! For more information, visit www.

TubacGolfResort.com or call 520-398-2211.

Send your event listings to the Tubac Villager

Event listings are free for advertisers and non-profit/non-commercial events.

Call 520-237-5439

Tuabc Villager, PO Box 4018, Tubac, AZ 85646 www.tubacvillager.com tubacvillager@mac.com 520-398-3980

Address

TUBAC HOME SALES - Resale home SALES as reported by MLS - May 31 - July 25 Area

Description

15 Calle Cielito

Vistas

Rambling 4,700 sq ft, 5BR, built ‘83, Foreclosure

37 Via Suerte

Tubac Foothills

2364 Camino Esplendido 50 Circulo Prado

12 Avenida Terrell

Built in 2008 on 8.5 acres, 3BR

$230,000

$112.52

125

West Tubac

Built 2007 never occupied, 3BR. Foreclosure

$295,000

$103.33

475

Tubac Heights

3BR plus studio on 1.34 ac., views galore

Barrio - San Miguel

2BR Patio Home, built 2003,nice views, Short Sale

Vistas

Country Club

74 Via Campestre

Country Club

42 Circulo Diego Rivera

Days on Market

$31.89

Country Club

2213 Paseo Tumacacori

$ per sq. ft.

$150,000

30 Calle de Hoy

59 Keating Circle

Sales price

3BR, built 1972 on .86 ac. w/pool. Foreclosure

2BR Burnt adobe from 1966

$110,000

$249,000

$42.87

$138.33

150 127

120

3BR, built 1983, on the golf course, lawn and trees

$285,000

$117.33

481

Dorn home on the fairway, 2BR, built 2005

$412,500

$225.46

53

Barrio - Cielito Lindo Two-story 2BR townhome, very nice

$255,000

$159,492

$225,000

$79.79 $94.60

$101.81

This report furnished as a courtesy by Charlie Meaker - Realty Executives Team. Questions or comments? contact Charlie at 237-2414 or e-mail charlie@tubac.com

1070

686

402

Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa 398-3193

Tubac Community Center: follow Calle Igelsia around the bend, or from the East Frontage Road, take Bridge Road to the end.

La Paloma de Tubac 398-9231

August/September 2011 Villager Supporters Map art rendering by Roberta Rogers.

Work in progress.

This map is provided as a courtesy and is limited to the paying advertisers of the August/September 2011 issue of the Tubac Villager.

Unmarked structures may be open businesses.

Call 398-3980 for corrections.

Tubac Plaza Main Stage 398-2542 De Anza Restaurante & Cantina 398-0300

Quilts, LTD 398-9001 Casa Maya de Mexico (520) 398-9373

Old Presidio Traders 398-9333

Roberta Rogers Studios 979-4122

Casa Maya de Mexico 398-3933

Tumacookery 398-9497

Beads of Tubac 398-2070

Tubac Deli 398-3330

Plaza de Anza 398-8700

Brasher Real Estate, Inc. 398-2506

Casa Fina 398-8620 Tubac Center of the Arts 398-2371

ROBERTA ROGERS

Schatze 398-9855

working artist studio 6 Camrino Otero 520-979-4122

Shelby's Bistro Lily's of Tubac 398-8075 398-1319

Take the Frontage Rd north to Tubac Art Exchange (520) 237-5439 Realty Executives Team Sally Robling (520) 398-2770 & Charlie Meaker (520) 237-2414

Take the Frontage Road south to Wisdom's Café, (520) 398-2397 the Tumacacori National Historical Park (520) 398-2341

Tubac Villager (520) 398-3980.

Head further north to the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa (520) 398-2211

& the Santa Cruz Chili Company (520) 398-2591

Advertisers Outside the Tubac Village ACCESS WISDOM HOME CARE (520) 398-8088 ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH (520) 777-6601 AMADO RV & SELF STORAGE (520) 398-8003 BARRIO CUSTOM PAINTING (520) 648-7578

FOWLER CLEANERS (520) 270-4105

LONG REALTY CHA CHA DONAU (520) 591-4982

JACOBSON CUSTOM HOMES (520) 975-8469

REALTY EXECUTIVES TEAM SALLY ROBLING (520) 398-2770 CHARLIE MEAKER (520) 237-2414

LA ROCA EL BALCÓN BAR & RESTAURANT in Nogales, Sonora (520) 313-6313

SCOTT POTTINGER BUILDER (520) 398-9959

Prints available! 11" x 17" $20 through Tubac Presidio Park www.robertarogerswatercolors.com

SUNSHINE DENTISTRY AZ 761-1600 TUBAC ONLINE SERVICES (520) 398-2437 TUBAC REAL ESTATE BILL MACK (520) 398-2945 UNITED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (520) 407-5510, opt.1

Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is operated by volunteers under the direction of the Tubac Historical Society. The Park represents the history in Tubac’s motto: The Town Where Art and History Meet. Please help with your time, talent, and treasure to make the Tubac Presidio Park the best it can be.

Stop by to see how you can be a part of this extraordinary challenge.

Address: 1 Burruel Rd., Tubac; Phone: (520) 398-2252 email info@ths-tubac.org

www.tubacvillager.com for ad rates, information, and previous issues archived in online magazine format.

THE BEST INVESTMENT ADVICE YOU’LL EVER GET

by Dr. Bill Ardito, DDS

How’s your portfolio doing these days? Well, listen up, I have a hot stock tip for you: EARTH SUIT (ES) , a privately held blue-chip. It began as a Mom and Pop operation some years ago by two very inexperienced CEOs, just a few months before you were born. Today their microscopic investment is all grown up. Of course I'm talking about YOU. More specifically, the BODY you live in. What kind of CEO, are you? Would you be considered a good manager like Warren Buffet, or does it look like the GOVERNMENT is managing your EARTH SUIT? YOU’RE not too big to fail!

I have some investment tips that you may be able to use to RESCUE your EARTH SUIT. Rescued from what you ask? Here’s a news bulletin: Your EARTH SUIT is ON FIRE. Doctors’ call it INFLAMMATION. Our local wildfires have made national headlines.

My daughter called recently. That afternoon, Firefighters had advised the family to be ready to EVACUATE! Earlier that morning, as I drove through the haze and smoke into Nogales the sun looked anemic. Like a flashlight bulb when

the batteries start to go. Living in Patagonia for 20 years made me fearless. But fire scares the daylights out of me. And the FIRE that concerns me most is the one burning inside my EARTH SUIT. Evacuation is not an option. Watching our politicians on TV, one soon realizes what comes out of a mouth can have major repercussions. But more seriously, what goes into our mouth can be suicidal.

FIRE in our bodies can be started by something as dramatic as a bullet wound, as simple as a sunburn, but more commonly from something as ”innocent” as a Big Mac and fries .

Imagine your blood vessels the size of tunnels big enough to allow a semi truck to pass through.

Imagine that semi’s loaded with oxygen, you know, the stuff we need to keep ticking. Now a roadside fire is one thing, but fire in a tunnel is a disaster.

When one of those semis carrying oxygen runs into that FIRE is when all hell breaks loose. When the LIVER, who's in charge of fire prevention, senses the explosion in the tunnel, it shoots a thermal glob of cholesterol into the breach. The cholesterol patches the tunnel, but if you keep having fires and keep slapping cholesterol patches on top of cholesterol patches... that tunnel starts to get real small. Pretty soon, even a pickup truck of oxygen can't get through. As the cholesterol walls of that tunnel creep closer together, oxygen traffic is soon limited to folks struggling on foot, balancing baskets of oxygen on their heads. Of course I'm talking

Portraits of Distinction by

Walter Blakelock Wilson www.walterwilsonstudio.com For more information call 520-237-5439

about the plumbing in your EARTH SUIT. Shut down enough of this plumbing... then our lights go out and “Elvis leaves the building”. FIRE, you see, is the cause of the cholesterol problem. Cholesterol’s actually the solution. I often advise patients who smoke and who can't quit to at least do something to control the FIRE caused by smoking. We wind up discussing ANTIOXIDANTS, which can quench the fires of inflammation. Of course, proper rest, exercise and clean food is the best road to health. Sadly, few subscribe to this program. So I'm a big fan of doing whatever we can to neutralize the things we do to prematurely kill ourselves, and the MAJOR ANTIOXIDANTS top my list. They are: Natural Vitamin E, Vitamin C with bioflavonoids, Coenzyme Q 10, and Alpha lipoic acid… and for smokers, Pycnogenol.

So if your physical plant is all “stove up”, and your machinery is groaning and making Bearish sounds, and a few valves are frozen shut, then get busy. This is one company, you don't want to short. Of course some things can't be avoided. Life itself, after all, is a terminal condition. But why not keep “Elvis in the building” as long as we can. As far as my own portfolio goes, I am definitely long on longevity.

Dr. Bill Ardito, DDS operates Sunshine Dentistry AZ in Nogales, AZ. Email sunshinedentistryaz@gmail.com

The Elevator

Monsoon Madness

April, May, June and July, all gone in the blink of an eye! Before I go into August and September, let me go back to middle of July.

It was 6:00 p.m. and I could hear the rain, soft at first and then louder and louder, the thunder grew in intensity and several times I felt as though I was being lifted up, up and away, I turned off the light and put my chair by the window (that's a No No), and watched and listened and counted the lightning strikes, I left off counting after 120 and just listened and watched and realized I was in the center of a monsoon like none I'd ever experienced. It was amazing and wonderful and I enjoyed it until it lessened it's ferocity and I finally crawled into bed, and about 10:00 p.m. all was quiet. Thank you for a great monsoon heavenly father.

Sweet Potato Casserole 4 or 5 med. sweet potatoes 3/4 c. sugar 2 eggs 1/2 stick melted butter 1 tsp. vanilla topping 1 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. butter 1/3 c. flour 1 c. chopped pecans

Peel and boil potatoes, mix well with other 4 ingredients. Place in casserole dish or large pie plate. Mix ingredients for topping till crumbly, place on top of sweet potatoes.

Bake 25 min. at 3500 until brown.

OPEN DAILY

6:30am - 5 pm

A little boy and his father had come to a mall, they lived far in the country and were transfixed by what they saw, especially by two shiny silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again.

The boy asked, "What is that father?" The father said, "Son, I've never seen anything like this in my life, I don't know what it is."

While the boy and his father watched in amazement, a heavy older lady in a wheel chair moved up to the moving walls and pressed a button.

The walls opened and the lady rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed and they boy and his father watched the small circular numbers above the walls light up sequentially.

They continued to watch until it reached the last number and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order.

Finally the walls opened up again and a gorgeous 24-year-old blonde stepped out.

The father said quietly to his son, "Go Get Your Mother!"

Welcome August, time to thank Fall, and cooking will change, dressing for cooler days also I hope, busy days ahead and birds will eat differently too, August is known as a hot month, can we dare hope for more monsoons and less heat?

The 4 and 20 orioles came in April and believe it or not they are still here and their little ones too.

Several months ago I reported one dipping and sipping 27 times, last week his brother dipped and sipped 44 times, wish sugar grew on trees! I sure use a lot.

Our friend Willie Armijo, director at the Community Center reports 3 new swallow nests, 8 babies, and eggs in another new nest. I check with Willie each month, he knows his swallows, that is the truth!

So much to be thankful for these past 4 months, orioles that seemed to be more colorful than ever before, and here from dawn to dusk, and more Rufous hummingbirds than I've ever seen.

Bye Bue Verdin and Blue Grosbeak.

Now, let's swing into August and September, cooking will be a little different and we will be thinking of different foods. Sweet potatoes are good any time of the year and I made this casserole last week that I'll stick with for now on. It's just delicious!

Tortoni

3/4 c. crumbled macaroons 3/4 c. Half and Half 1/4 c. xxxx sugar dash salt 2 c. whipped cream 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 tsp. almond extract Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Fold in whipped cream and extracts, pour into paper cups lining a muffin tin. Sprinkle with toasted slivered almonds and freeze. Leftovers may be kept frozen in a plastic bag for up to a month. This dessert is marvelous and so easy.

Cheese Grits

4 c. milk 1 c. grits 1 tsp. salt 2. c. grated sharp cheese 1/2 c. butter dash Tabasco sauce In a saucepan, boil grits, milk and salt for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cheese, butter and Tabasco sauce. Pour into greased 8" x 11" baking dish. Bake at 3250 for 35 minutes until brown. Serve in squares. You will love it.

Easy Onion Roasted Potatoes

1 envelope onion soup mix 3 1/2 lbs. red potatoes 1 peeled and sliced or diced 1/3 c. olive oil or veg. oil Mix onion soup mix and oil in large plastic bag. Add potatoes and shake well. Grease 9" x 13" pan with cooking spray, dump potatoes onto pan and bake 40 min, in a 3750 oven.

Stir occasionally, arrange so pan is covered.

New writing staff needed for Little Chapel There just has to be a new proof reader at the little Chapel, the church bulletin this week: "There will be a meeting of the Little Mother's Club, all wishing to become little mothers, please see the minister in his study."

See what I mean, there are little errors that lead to strange reports.

398-3330

REMINDER:

Colorado River Toads Bufo Alverius are your friends, Serving fresh-roasted Gadsden Coffee & espresso, Pastries handmade from scratch every morning.

Bird Talk

but their glands are toxic.

Dogs generally know better, but if your dog bites a toad and has a reaction, wash the dog's mouth out with water from a hose, from back to front, for 15 minutes, taking serious care not to get any water down the dog's throat. Call your vet asap.

Tubac Real Estate Team

Sally Robling

NEW LISTING

7 Calle Diaz – Now offered at $249,000

2308 E Frontage Rd – Amado - 1846 SF home on 5 ac w/shop – offered at $255,000

NEW LISTING

SOLD

3 Court de Anza – Lot 71 offered at $54,000

8 Avenida Diaz – Offered at $362,300

5 Avenida de Herran - Over 2500 SF Offered at $550,000

NEW LISTING

SOLD

NEW LISTING

Parcel 1- Vista de Torres – 4.16 acres offered at $99,900

56 Cir del Prado – Lot 251, .56 acre

2326 Circulo de Anza – Lot 75 offered at $49,000

2251 E Frontage Rd., Suite #2 (just south of the Post Office)

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215 Aliso Springs – 3119 SF on 7.19 ac – offered at $800,000

Sally Robling: (520) 398-2222 Office: (520) 398-2770 Fax: (520) 398-8221 Email: Tubac@Tubac.com

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