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Welcome to Puerto Vallarta

and Riviera Nayarit Here is some advice to make your trip a little easier and more enjoyable.

TIME ZONE: The entire state of Jalisco is on Central Time, as is the southern part of the State of Nayarit starting from Guayabitos in the north.

BUSES: A system of urban buses with different routes can bring you from one end of the bay to the other and all the spots in between.

Current fare in Puerto Vallarta is $7.50 pesos per ticket and passengers must purchase a new ticket every time they board another bus. There are no “transfers”.

TAXIS: There are set rates within defined zones of town. Do not enter a taxi without agreeing on the price with the driver first. Price is per trip not person.

MONEY EXCHANGE: Although you may have to wait in line for a few minutes, banks will give you a higher rate of exchange than the exchange booths (caja de cambio). You will need your passport. Better yet, use your bank card to withdraw funds from any ATM machine. Note that ATM’s in the banks are the safest to use and generally charge lower fees.

DRINKING WATER: For the 18th year in a row, Puerto Vallarta’s water has been awarded a certification of purity for human consumption.

The quality of the water tested at the purification plant varies greatly from what comes out of the tap at the other end. So do be careful. If you want to be doubly sure, you can pick up bottled water just about anywhere.

EXPORTING PETS: Falling love with the street dog outside your hotel or a puppy on the Malecon doesn’t mean they can’t come home with you.

The process is fairly inexpensive and only takes a day or two. You need a certificate of health from a local vet among other things. The time of year that pets can travel in the cargo section of the plane may be your biggest challenge. For the most up-to-date information contact the Puerto Vallarta SPCA at spcapv@gmail.com.

COMMON SENSE: Just as you wouldn’t walk around your hometown drunk and beligerent, it is not acceptable to do that here. While Mexicans are a forgiving bunch, basic politeness is appreciated.

For the guys, peeing in public is a major faux pas and if you are caught, can get you tossed in jail or an expensive fine. Pay attention to your surroundings. Pay your bills. Be courteous. And have fun!

DRINKING AND DRIVING: First off – just don’t. The consequences are not worth it. Taxis are cheap and plentiful. Fines are as much as 10,000 pesos. You can be taken to jail and your vehicle impounded. There are many checkstops on the weekends and you will be asked to blow if they suspect you have been drinking.

LEGAL SYSTEM: Not knowing the law is not an valid excuse in Mexico or anywhere. If you find yourself caught in a legal situation be aware that guilt is presumed until your innocence can be proven.

This is a very difficult lesson to learn if you are visiting from the United States or Canada in particular. Immediately contact your consulate for assistance.

Director Noemi Zamora noemizamorareynoso@gmail.com Editor Lic. Madeline Milne mmilne@Vallartatribune.com Sales Team Rebeca Castellón rebeca.castellonn@gmail.com Information office ventastribuna7@yahoo.com Designer Cynthia E. Andrade G. cysandra@gmail.com cisandra@vallartatribune.com

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Calling in Mexico Calling phones in Mexico can be tricky as it is different than in the US or Canada. There are different codes you need to use depending if you are calling landlines or cellular phones and if they are local or long distance.

Long-distance calls from within Mexico For national long-distance calls (within Mexico) the code is 01 plus the area code and phone number. For international long-distance calls, first dial 00, then the country code (for the U.S. and Canada the country code is 1, so you would dial 00 + 1 + area code + 7 digit number).

Calling Cell Phones (from a land line) If you are calling from a landline within the area code of the Mexican cell phone number dial 044, then the 10 digit number including area code. Outside of the area code (but still within Mexico) dial 045 and then the 10 digit phone number. Cell phone to cell phone only requires the 10 digit number.

Phone Cards Phone cards (“tarjetas telefonicas”) for use in pay phones can be bought at newstands and in pharmacies in denominations of 30, 50 and 100 pesos. Pay phones do not accept coins. When buying a phone card for pay phone use, specify that you would like a “tarjeta LADA,” because pre-paid cell phone cards are also sold in the same establishments.

Calling Toll-Free Numbers Some toll free numbers work from Mexico to the US and Canada, but many do not.

You need to dial a different prefix. To call the following toll free prefixes, dial as follows: 800 numbers Dial 001-880-then the number 866 numbers Dial 001-883-then the number 877 numbers Dial 001-882-then the number 888 numbers Dial 001-881-then the number

Emergencies: 060 Red Cross: 065 Non-Emergency Police 322.290.0507 Fire Department: 322.223.9476

Ambulance: 322.222.1533

Consulates American Consulate Immigration: Nuevo Vallarta: 322.224.7719 322.222.0069 24 hrs Guadalajara: Consumer Protection: 333.268.2145 01.800.468.8722 Tourism Offices Canadian Consulate Jalisco: 322.221.2676 322.293.2894 Nayarit: 322.297.1006 24 hrs: 1.800.706.2900

Ahoy Cruisers!

In port this month

Day Ship Passengers 01-jun Carnival Miracle 2,124 08-jun Carnival Miracle 2,124 16-jun Carnival Miracle 2,124 21-jun Carnival Miracle 2,124 22-jun Carnival Miracle 2,124 29-jun Carnival Miracle 2,124

In the month of June Puerto Vallarta welcomes 12, 744 passengers!

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Editor’s

What to do if you see a turtle laying eggs

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Maintain a minimum 10m distance If you take photos, don’t use a flash

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t turns out if I write about no rain, it rains. Not unlike how I am always in the longest line, even if it has the least number of people.

This past week was a lazy one. I puttered in the garden and prepared for the coming rains. I've been valiantly trying to grow a large lawn of grass since December (the last time we had any substantial rain) and it's turned into this patchy mess of mostly weeds. I'm of two minds.

With the rainy season set to do most of the work, I could dig it all up and start new with sod or mix up a magical mixture of seed and fertilizer and hope for the best. A couple people have told me that sod just dies so that would be a huge waste of money. Which leads to the whole... Why do we even need perfect lawns anyways?!

Maybe there's a good reason for why so many Mexican homes have

Don’t block the turtle from returning to the ocean

Happy Father’s Day!! dirt yards. Just like all the plants in containers (vs the ground) maybe there's more to this growing (or not growing as the case might be) of grassy lawns. I mean who has a perfect lawn? Resorts and my older, retired, conservative nieghbour and that's about it... Life in the tropics is a constant learning process, if you've never lived with humidity and salty air like this, it's challenging to say the least. But we have amazing sunsets.

Best to stop worrying about perfect swaths of green grass and more about getting out and enjoying all the things going on.

In La Cruz we have the Sailstice Regatta this weekend. A free day of fun on the water and next weekend we have the First Annual Nayarit OceanFest at BNayar another family friendly event with lots of focus on enjoying what Banderas Bay does best - beach and water sports!

The American Legion has set up a special Rhythms of the Night event with Vallarta Adventures to celebrate Canada Day and 4th of July. Check out all the details in this week's paper.

It's turtle season again, so keep an eye out for any momma's laying their eggs. Just on the right here are some tips and the number to call if you see one.

Eggs take about 40 days to hatch, so we should have plenty of clutches to release starting in mid July.

The turtle camp here in Vallarta is always looking for volunteers and donations. There are also turtle camps in Sayulita and San Pancho that need assistance.

As always, support local, pick up the garbage around you so it doesn't wash into the ocean, and leave the momma turtles to do their thing undisturbed by you.

Safe travels, Madeline

Adorable Dog In The Spotlight...

by Janice Gonzalez DUSKY

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hat a majestic, regal looking guy! Dusky is a gorgeous Staffordshire Terrier mix, just a year and a half in age and weighing 49 pounds. He absolutely adores his humans and enjoys his playtime. He especially loves to play fetch and “tug of war”.

Dusky is actually good with cats but not so good with other dogs so needs to be the only dog in the family.

He has been fully dewormed, neutered and is up to date on all his vaccinations.

Dusky just needs to find the perfect forever home where he

will be loved. If you think Dusky would be the perfect addition to

your family, contact us at spcapv@ gmail.com for an application.

Don’t step on or dig around the nest area Report it to the Department of Ecology at 322 160 3279

Enjoy this miracle of nature!

SPCA of Puerto Vallarta

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ome and spend a rewarding afternoon cuddling the animals at Puerto Vallarta’s SPCA Sanctuary.

Our dogs and cats are awaiting “forever homes” and your help is needed to jump start their socialization. The goal is to get these animals adjusted and ready to interact in the real world. The majority of the SPCA animals either come from extremely abusive situations or they have been abandoned. Your love and attention can make up for that sad history. During your visit, you can interact with the animals and even take a dog (or two or three) for a walk.

During the low season (May through October), reservations to visit the sanctuary need to be made in advance. To make a reservation, contact us at spcapv@gmail.com. We appreciate any donations you can bring for our rescues and also please feel free to bring treats for sanc-

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tuary staff as they truly appreciate it.

To see our animals available for adoption, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ spcapv. Go to Photos where you will also find individual Albums for all the animals available as well as a bit of their history. Please be aware that our adoption fee within Mexico is $1,500 pesos.

To make donations via PayPal, select the "Donate" option on our Facebook page www.facebook. com/spcapv or on our website at http://spcapv.com/donate/.

You can drop off any donations for the SPCA at Hacienda San Angel located at Calle Miramar 336, above Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in El Centro.

Get involved…rescue, adopt, foster, volunteer, donate or educate. Contact us at spcapv@ gmail.com. You can learn more about the SPCA Puerto Vallarta by checking us out at www.spcapv. com/home or on Facebook.

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New hotel rooms: 200,000 in 10 years

Singapore President Tan Arrives in Mexico City for State Visit

Wyndham Hotels sees opening 10% of that number

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he world’s largest hotel chain anticipates doubling its presence in Mexico over the next 10 years.

Wyndham Hotels, which already has 40 properties in Mexico, predicts that 200,000 new hotel rooms will be added to the country’s existing inventory in the next decade.

The company’s president for Latin America and the Caribbean said he would like to see Wyndham get 10% of those rooms with new hotels in tourist destinations, Mexico City and industrial regions.

Paulo Pena said a market study took an inventory of existing hotels and calculated the potential future demand, looking at factors such as economic conditions, tourism prospects and new projects that have been announced.

The result was a prediction that there would be opportunity for 207,000 new rooms by 2025.

Wyndham has nearly 8,000

hotels that operate under 16 brands in 73 countries. In other hotel news, a Radisson Blu hotel will begin construction later this year in the Jalisco community of Ajijic on Lake Chapala.

A venture involving Radisson Blu owner Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and Mexico real estate firm Sun-Star Group, the Radisson Blu Resort & Spa Ajijic will be situated in the El Dorado development.

The destination has no internationally-branded hotels, said Thomas Wahl of Sun-Star, yet it enjoys high volumes of leisure traffic, one of the reasons it was chosen to be the first Radisson Blue property in Mexico. Others were the large international community in the area and the fact that it is closer to the Guadalajara airport and the El Salto industrial corridor than is downtown Guadalajara.

The 96-room luxury hotel will be one of nearly 400 Radisson Blu hotels operating or in development in 110 countries.

Original:mexiconewsdaily.com

Three Amigo’s Summit in a couple weeks in Ottawa

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rime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's looking forward to meeting the leaders of the U.S. and Mexico at the end of the month after the relationships "were let fray" over the past several years.

Trudeau will host U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Ottawa at the end of the month for the first North American Leaders' Summit - also known as the Three Amigos - since early 2014. Former prime minister Stephen Harper cancelled the 2015 summit amid rising tension with the U.S. over the Keystone XL pipeline extension proposal, which Obama eventually rejected.

There was also tension between Canada and Mexico after the Harper government imposed a visitor's visa on all travellers from Mexico.

The Liberals have promised to

lift that requirement.

In an interview with BNN, Trudeau says there's "tremendous opportunity" for the three countries to strengthen their relationship around energy and border issues.

"We can be very complementary as countries.

The U.S. with its market, Canada with its innovation and its resources, Mexico as a developing economy. We have a tremendous amount of synergy that I’m really excited about building once again," Trudeau said.

"I think for a number of years these relationships were let fray a little bit and there's an opportunity now to benefit [from them]."

It's important, he said, that Canada show trade is good for Canadians as well as the country's trading partners and that it creates opportunities.

Original: www.ctvnews.ca

ingaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam arrived in Mexico City Wednesday for a state visit as part of efforts to promote cultural and economic ties, according to the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE).

During his visit Tan will take part in various activities including attending talks with local and Singaporean businessmen at the Mexico-Singapore Business Forum on June 9, the SRE said.

The Singaporean leader is also scheduled to meet with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on June 10.

"President Tan's visit is the first by a Singaporean president to a

Latin American country, reflecting the strong relationship between the two countries since they established diplomatic relations 40 years ago," the SRE added.

As of the end of 2013, Singapore was Mexico's third largest investor from Asia Pacific, with foreign direct investments reaching $1.16 billion in 2013.

Mexico, India Agree to Upgrade Relations to ‘Strategic Partnership’

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ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Mexico City for a working visit during which he agreed with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to raise the level of bilateral relations between the two countries from ‘privileged’ to ‘strategic partnership’.

Foreign Ministry Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu and a delegation of Mexican officials welcomed Modi on Wednesday afternoon at the Presidential Hangar in Mexico’s International Airport.

Later, the Indian prime minister met with Pena Nieto in the presidential residence of Los Pinos after which both leaders made a joint statement to the media.

“We have agreed to raise the level of relations that our countries have today in what is called a privileged partnership to upgrade to one that is a strategic partnership,” said Pena Nieto.

They also agreed “to have greater cooperation in the aerospace sector, one of the industries and sectors in which our country is having a significant growth and in which India is also a great power and a world leader,” Pena Nieto added.

“We have agreed that meetings between officials of the Indian and Mexican governments will take place at the Meeting of the High Level Group on Trade, Invest-

ment and Cooperation, and the Binational Commission during the course of this year precisely to deepen this shared vision we have had,” he said.

Modi, meanwhile, said Mexico was the first Latin American country to recognize India in 1950, “and since then we have had such profound ties and this has shown increasing intensity.”

He said that in 2007, for example, both nations established a privileged partnership. “We are now trying to go beyond a buyer-seller relationship,” he added.

“The president and I agreed to seek ways to deepen our cooperation in aerospace issues, in science

and in technology as well. We will also launch concrete projects in areas such as agriculture, agricultural research, biotechnology and waste management, management of natural disasters and solar energy,” he explained.

Finally, he thanked Pena Nieto for the warm welcome and said he expected the Mexican president to pay a visit to India “at the nearest possible opportunity.”

Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Modi’s visit was aimed at continuing “the dialogue held by the two leaders on the margins of the 70th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly on 28th September 2015.”

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In Mexico, Corn Is Life This ancient grain is vital to Mexican life, and at the core of Mexican identity— and is eaten in more ways than you can imagine

By Zarela Martinez

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exicans love to say “We are the people of corn.”

Corn is at the center of our identity, our culture, and our cuisine. The relationship between us and corn is symbiotic, codependent if you will. Corn is the one grain that cannot reproduce on its own (it requires the help of farmers to germinate); we give it life, and it returns the favor.

Corn helped foster civilization in Mexico, allowing ancient peoples of the area to end their nomadic ways and settle down, because corn mutates readily and adapts to any kind of soil, weather, altitude, or amount of rainfall — so peoples' basic diet would be available wherever they stopped. (While doing research for my book The Food and Life of Oaxaca: Traditional Recipes from Mexico's Heart,

I asked a Oaxacan gentleman how the financial crisis was affecting him and his family. He responded that it wasn’t at all, because their diet consisted of tortillas, beans, and chile sauce, and there was always plenty of that!)

The biggest breakthrough for the ancient Mexicans was the discovery that by soaking dried corn kernels in natural alkalis, such as a solution made from the calciumrich sediment in dried lakebeds or the ash from wood fires, they could remove the tough outer coating, a process that makes essential amino acids available so that when the corn is combined with beans, a complete protein is formed. The process is called nixtamalization, and the treated grain, nixtamal, is a hominy-like kernel that is either used whole in soups and soup stews like pozole or ground to make the masa (dough) that is the foundation of an immensely varied repertoire of dishes.

The most basic form of masa dishes is the tortilla, but if tortillas are our daily bread, tamales have

Streetcorn-LaurieSmith long been the celebratory food for all significant occasions in Mexico, even funerals. They are especially associated with the Christmas season, though. A cousin once walked into my restaurant right before Christmas and asked “Have you made your tamales?" That would be the equivalent to asking a non-Hispanic American: “Have you put up your Christmas tree?"

Every state has its own tamal specialties. At our ranch in Chihuahua, tamales with pork and red chile sauce were the norm during most of the year, but during

corn season, friends drove miles to eat my mother’s savory tamales de elote, made with fresh corn. Most people make these sweet, but my mother made hers with a sauce of roasted green chiles and tomatoes. She worked onion in with her hands, spread the dough on fresh corn husks, put a slice of Mennonite cheese on top, and covered that with a little salsa.

My grandmother’s chicken, golden raisin, and olive tamales were de rigueur at Christmas in Sonora as were my mother’s tamales de dulce, tiny pillows of

masa mixed with slivers of canela (soft stick cinnamon), anise seeds, and pine nuts, tinted a light pink.

On our first trip down south when we were teenagers, we discovered tamales de mora, bright pink tamales mixed with a “jam” of fresh wild berries — and later, in Veracruz, the anthropologist and cookbook author Raquel Torres Cerdán introduced me to pineapple-coconut versions.

In the Baja California wine country, I sampled tamales wrapped in grape leaves. In the Yucatán peninsula, they use chaya — so-called tree spinach — and, at the market in Etla, in Oaxaca, I discovered the flavorful tamales en hoja de aguacate, a disk of masa held in place by two intensely anise-flavored avocado leaves. (There, too, I discovered a couscous-like dish called “masita.”

Lightly seasoned pieces of goat, are placed on a perforated dish and, as they steam, the juices drip onto cracked nixtamal to form a sort of very flavorful mush they call masita.)

Tamal fillings add another

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In making most tamales, the masa is spread in a thin layer and then a spoonful of the prepared filling — be it chicken in mole, pork in red chile sauce, chicken with olives and raisins and green chiles, huitlacoche, or even just beans — is placed in the center, and the ends of the corn husks or banana leaves or other wrapping are folded in to encase the filling.

Chiapas state is widely considered to be the tamal capital of Mexico.

Though I have never seen it, people tell me that every afternoon around 5 p.m., vendors descend from the hills and mountain towns and offer as many as 26 varieties of tamales for sale.

The only tamales I remember from my trips there are finger-size tamales reales, made with saffron and raisins, and others called patzitos that are filled with pastry cream as a not-toosweet dessert.

Original: Dailymeal.com

Street Corn

The first thing I eat when I get to Mexico is a wonderfully toothsome roasted ear of local corn slathered with a thin layer of crema (Mexican cream), sprinkled with powdered red chile, and moistened with a squirt of fresh lime juice. Sometimes the cooked kernels are removed from the ear, given the same treatment, and are sold as esquites.

Native Corn

Indigenous corn varieties are being rescatadas (rescued) by people all over Mexico who are in a constant

battle, led by Oaxacan artist Francisco Toledo, with Monsanto, which is vying to plant genetically modified corn on a large scale in the country.

Oaxacan landrace corn (domesticated traditional varieties that have adapted to different regional conditions), such as bolita, comiteco, chalqueno, and olotillo (there are some 60 varieties in all in the region) are now available for sale in the United States — but ironically not in Mexico — thanks to the tireless and dedicated work of Jorge Gaviria and his partner Kate Barney, who own www. masienda.com.

Mexico's 'Truffle'

The most unusual corn product used in Mexican cooking is huitlacoche, or cuitlacoche (Ustilago maydis), which is corn smut, a type of fungus that invades the growing ears of corn, causing the kernels to swell into gray or blueblack masses (as pictured here).

Farmers take vigilant measures against it in the United States, and home gardeners throw away “smutty” ears in disgust. In Mexico we consider it our truffle! Fresh huitlacoche is rarely sold retail in the U.S., though it can be bought in the American Southwest and at some supermarkets with a Mexican clientele.

When it's found growing on corn in most parts of this country, it is completely different from the Mexican product; the kernels of U.S. sweet corn yield a milder-flavored huitlacoche than Mexican varieties. I hope that fresh huitlacoche will one day be widely available throughout the U.S., as are such other once-exotic foods as kiwi fruit and jicama.

Meanwhile, you have to hunt for it. There is, however, a canned version, sold seasonally under the Herdez, Goya, and San Miguel labels, and available at Mexican grocery stores and from online specialty purveyors.

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and Parenting Leza Warkentin

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June Exhaust

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he most exhausting time to be both a teacher and a mom must be June by a whole green mile. I haven’t been this tired since I tried to co-sleep with my newborn and I spent the whole night either nursing or terrified of rolling over on my helpless infant. The end of that particular story was that I decided my son could use two reasonably sane parents, and he graduated to a crib pretty quickly.

But with the annual June fatigue, there’s no easy fix except to slog through until the 24th. On that date I will take a long nap and probably feel guilty about it, just like I felt guilty about not co-sleeping with my babies. This is because there’s no shame like mom shame (and it’s readily available with so many mom groups online, eager to help you out in case you aren’t torturing yourself sufficiently). But I’ll take the nap, just like I bought the crib, and everyone in the family will be the better for it.

Since I am both teacher and mom, I can testify to this June phenomenon, but hopefully without having to raise my hand because my arms feel so heavy. Here are just a few things keeping Teacher

Me occupied in June: 1) Report cards 2) Kindergarten Graduation Plans 3) Alternate Kindergarten Graduation Plans (because hurricane season starts and ends on my Kindergarten Graduation Day) 4) Questioning my choice in careers at around 5:30am every morning when my alarm goes off.

5) Children. Lots of children.

Children who are excited about summer and who are not excited about math.

6) Wishing the parents would send in their children’s assigned reading books because, after all, we are still trying to get some work done here.

7) Staff parties to thank us for our hard work, but there probably won’t even be hammocks.

8) Packing my stuff in boxes so everything can be painted. Labeling everything with my own special code, because I do not feel like writing out the entire contents on each box, and because I am just picking up desk drawers and tossing in the contents. Blithely ignoring the fact that I will not remember this code in six weeks when I start unpacking and organizing them, and that the August Me will not appreciate the June Me one little bit.

And the Mom Me: 1) June birthday parties, including my own daughter’s 2) July and August birthday parties because who wants to try to have your child’s party when everyone is gone on holiday (well, actually I can see the silver lining in this, but keep in mind that I’m deep in June-ness)?

3) Summer vacation plans , which I secretly enjoy making because hope is a beautiful thing, but which I complain about because that makes my husband feel sorry for me (don’t tell him).

4) Avoiding my children’s teachers’ eyes because we haven’t read any assigned reading books since April.

5) Keeping uniforms pinned together and sort of clean-ish. Convincing my children that keeping pants and skirts fastened using safety pins is quite the trendy thing these days.

6) Trying to convince the children that they should just eat a really big breakfast and a really big dinner because if mama packs another lunch her soul will leave her mortal body.

7) Ignoring everything that is breaking down around the house, because mama ain’t got no time for that, at least not for two more weeks. This is the biggest challenge of all because it’s really hard to ignore a broken car A/C during June in Vallarta.

You might think that getting all stressed out over one month of busy-ness is a bit melodramatic, but I promise you that I’m too tired and too busy for drama right now.

I’ll be ok though. There’s only eight more school lunches left until I can get that nap.

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Marcella Castellanos

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Funk Attack - Five Ways to Fight it Off

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ow and then, we all get attacked with a bout of the blues. You aren't alone; chances are you might recall a friend or family member that you recently helped during a time like this. Remember, going through a slump is normal as we navigate through changes and stressful situations in life.

I happened to have one on my last birthday. All of a sudden what seemed to be a gust of dark emotional wind took me over: "What am I supposed to be doing in this life?" What am I doing wrong, what am I doing right?"

These are the types of questions that surfaced and caused a wave of introspection and a paralysis in some other areas of my life. Fortunately, the funk attack, as I call it, didn't last that long. And these are some ways that I kicked the blues to the curb: 1) Invite gratitude and morning rituals into your day, preferably first thing in the morning.

Intentionally change the 'chip' in your mental state. When you wake up before you do anything, unless it's meditation, sit down and write what you are grateful for. Just five acknowledgments will do the trick, and you will immediately see that there are always blessings when you look, and this will help set your subconscious and conscious thoughts to those of abundance and positive thoughts. Setting some goals for that day will help set the wheels in motion for proactivity and will help you feel more confident.

2) Take inventory of where you are so you know where you're going.

What is it that's got you sad-faced?

Get real with yourself. Write down what's causing you anxiety, so that you can then work on solutions. It's much easier to know how you're going to get from your house to that new restaurant you want

to try out if you have a clear map of how you're going to get there.

Knowing where you are in life and writing or drawing out what you need to do to get from point A to point B will help send messages to your brain and will help you create that reality. It's true. Think vision boards or mind maps.

3) Practice self-care.

Take inventory of your nutritional intake. Are you eating balanced meals and paying attention to how certain foods are making you feel?

Are you staying hydrated? Often, when we lack certain vitamins and minerals, this can cause lethargy or a depressed state.

What about exercise? Are you allowing yourself to get those feel-good brain chemicals that ease the blues hormone ( endorphins, neurotransmitters, endocannabinoids) How are you managing your stress? Do you write things out, exercise, are you overeating due to stress, be aware of what is causing your unconscious self-sabotage so that you can begin to address the problem.

Incorporate essential oils into your life to promote healthy biochemistry. One drop of a pure therapeutic grade oil is equivalent to forty million trillion molecules

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that service every cell in a matter of minutes. Diffusing these oils promotes my happy state.

4) Allow yourself to be vulnerable with those that love you.

Be genuine and honest with friends and family that love you.

Allow them to give you feedback about what they see going on or simply let them be a sounding board. Don't be afraid to tell them, what kind of support you need from them to help you out of the pit. Remember, we all go through moments like this.

5) Ask silly to come play.

Start dancing for no reason.

Play your favorite tunes. Be silly with your partner, your dog, your friend, whatever. Let your inner child come out and play. You might want to pop in a comedy or a funny video. When there is room for this, a feeling of lightness comes back in, and life doesn't seem so serious. Laughter always seems to ignite that happy again.

What will you do this week to feel happy? What are some ways that help you turn your frown upside-down? I would love to hear from you...

Marcella is a bilingual certified wellness lifestyle coach. Her mission is guiding people to lead healthier lives with attention to compassion and sustainability in the world. She looks at the whole picture and helps you incorporate plant-strong nutrition, movement, and essential oils to support physical and emotional health. If you want to receive health and wellness updates about vibrant healthy living in Vallarta sign up for her newsletter at www.wellnesslatina.com.

Comings and Goings Marcia Blondin Comings…

In the Red Room, a celebration of last season’s Voice of Vallarta.

The Radio Show will run Saturday nights at 7 pm throughout June.

What I loved the most about this show was the instant and continuing engagement of the three singers with their audience. Each of them – Job, Ely and Gloria – made eye contact with every member of the audience and kept that intimate focus throughout the show. July will showcase each singer in their own cabaret show.

Stay tuned for dates.

Moruno returns Saturday the 18th to el Patio de mi Casa. I met up with CK Productions team Chris and David last week to sit down and listen to this amazing trio at Cuates y Cuetes where they play Tuesdays and Sundays. They have expanded their repertoire enormously, including the Greek instrument bouzouki almost as often as the Spanish Gypsy guitar.

The Mediterranean Gypsy Music they play will continue to excite listeners locally until some bigshot record producer overhears them and that will be Vallarta’s loss and Moruno’s gain. They are young, extraordinarily talented, adventurous in their musical choices and – bottom line? Brilliant.

…and Goings The Jazz Foundation celebrated its first year of operations last weekend and what a celebration it was: instead of patting themselves on the back for doing such a great job they gave awards to the musicians of our community that not only keep the Jazz Foundation full of stellar talent but applauded the musicians themselves.

The JF was packed mostly with musicians who came – they thought – to support the JF and eat birthday cake. What a surprise for most of them.

The stage was set like a living room and the applause thundered as each musician was called in turn and given a lovely frame-able certificate of excellence in their chosen field of expertise.

The air was electric with excitement and suspense! Kudos go to Jorge and Gabo of the JF, Tete and Martin Montenegro of Cuates y Cuetes and to the following musicians/friends – a small portion of the recipients: Beverly and Willow, Steve and Lisa York, Kristian Pentangeli, Steven Tenney, Martin, Oliver, Memo…the latter told me he is “fearless to play drums with only one retina”. Cheers to all and see everyone next year for the Second Annual Estrellas de Mar Jazz Awards celebration.

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Fun on the Riviera Nayarit Cat Morgan www.rivieranayaritfun.com Cat@RivieraNayaritFun.com

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ey everybody! Fun summer events are coming our way on the north side of the bay this month. First up is an event called the Summer Solstice at the Marina Riviera Nayarit… or as some of us know as the La Cruz Marina. This annual event is usually celebrated on June 21st, however, this year the Marina Riviera Nayarit is celebrating the Summer Solstice on Saturday, June 18th.

The First Annual Nayarit Ocean Fest will be held at B Nayar Village Resort on June 26th and is promising to be a fun-filled event for the entire family, with DJ Nico spinning your favorite songs. The B Nayar Village Resort is a beautiful beach resort located off Hwy 200 just north of the Terralta light in Bucerias on beach side of the highway. New energy is in B Nayar and they are becoming an eventfull place, designed specifically to host a calendar of all kinds. Marketing Director Penny Isabel says, “It

will be a place that both in-house and external event planners and programmers will find extremely user-friendly. Monthly wine and food pairings will start in August.

B Nayar Village Resort wants to be community creator in a world where people are feeling increasingly detached from community.”

The mission of this event is to celebrate the ocean and collaborate on how to protect the beautiful Bay of Banderas right at our doorstep. The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet Earth and all of its inhabitants. Did you know that the oceans flow over nearly three-quarters of our planet, holding 97% of the planets water? Clean water is vital for our Mother Earth and all the life it supports. Also, our oceans produce more than half of the oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere and absorb most of the carbon from it. No matter where we live – each of us affects the ocean and is affected by the ocean. Another interesting piece of information; It

Do you know someone who should not live alone or who needs loving care?

CASA de la PAZ is an Assisted Living Home in Bucerias, Nayarit This 10-bed assisted living facility is in a quiet neighbourhood close to all amenities.

It boasts a homelike atmosphere with a large secure yard, lots of room to enjoy.

WE OFFER: 24/7/365 care with trained staff Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Dietary care Adult day care Doctors and dentist on call For further information call Jim 322-100-7544 or Bruno 322-231-6994 BUCERIAS TERCERA EDAD AC a Mexican Charity

was Jacques Cousteau who was responsible for appealing to the Mexican government back in the 1960’s to preserve Islas Marietas as a national park to protect its delicate eco-system.

The Cousteau Society is an official sponsor of Nayarit Ocean Fest. Francine Cousteau says: “It is always good to hear about people and communities dedicated to spreading awareness of ocean conservation. We appreciate your desire to share the work of the Cousteau Society, and to help spread Captain Cousteau’s message of preservation and education to the Bay of Banderas.” Fee for entry to the event is $100 pesos for adults and $50 for children. All proceeds will go to set up an education fund for the children of La Cruz with Fundacion Punta de Mita, a community development foundation covering the Bay. Highlights of this Non Profit Event will include: An ocean biology talk with Cait Barnum, Stand UP Paddleboard (SUP) races, SUP Polo, Starship races, Yoga on the Beach, DJ Nico, Performance by Cirque graduates Prana Colectivo, Kids Art Tent, and Sand Sculpture.

There will also be many local business exhibitors and great local food, prizes and more!

Tickets can be purchased at: Gecko Car Rental, Bucerias, B Nayar Village Resort Discovery Centre, Marina Riviera Nayarit, Aequilibrium Bikes, Versailes, in Puerto Vallarta, Timothy Real Estate Group Puerto Vallarta, and Revolucion del Sueno in Sayulita. So get your tickets now!!! This event is hosted by B Nayar Village Resort and the marketing expertise of Penny Isabel and Wayne Sokora with the Timothy Real Estate Group.

For more information please contact Penny at: penny@timothyrealestategroup.com. Thanks to Penny and Wayne for all that you do for our community, conserving our beautiful oceans and the Banderas Bay!

This Non Profit Event is truly a WIN-WIN! Thanks for tuning in this week.

These two events are going to be so much fun.

Please check out our Facebook page for events and other Mexico news at Facebook allrivieranayaritfun. If you have any questions or comments please email me at Cat@RivieraNayaritFun.com . Have a super fun weekend! AHO!

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Bucerias Art District Beat

By Gordon Mayer

The Lucky Ones

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here is no question that anyone who has had the opportunity to visit Bucerias and the Bucerias Art District (BAD) would be considered lucky.

As part of the Bahia de Banderas it is a region often considered as one of the top ten in the world to live in when retired and now the art districts and entertainment are attracting new generations of talented artists and entrepreneurs who are spicing up everything from food, to art to music and to the general flavour of the area. So those who have experienced it are lucky. But those who live it every day are truly the lucky ones.

Count me as lucky. If I may share a little secret, while writing this column over the last four months, I have been in beautiful but cold Canada.

The love of my life, Teri and I have been feasting on the memories of a visit we made with two of our children in January and we have been tantalized by the possibility of spending more time there, perhaps even living in such a remarkably friendly and vibrant area. “What is stopping us?” was the question we asked and as I had the pleasure of interviewing and writing about the BAD, the obstacles became smaller and smaller and the doors opened wider and wider. What keeps most of us back from a life that is full of love and beauty?

Fear of course rules the roost, but what is fear but an opportunity to find courage? Money is always at issue but money cannot purchase the lasting and wonderful things of life so how much is really needed?

Hearing the stories of how so many came and fell in love with Buce-

rias and then, with some trepidation and nervousness, made the journey to a new life and to doing what they love every day was the inspiration needed. So fears aside and enough money to cover our responsibilities and necessities, we will be joining in a physical way the BAD this summer. How lucky are we?

Now let me ask you as you read this and perhaps have been kind enough to read over the past 16 or so weeks; wouldn’t you like to be lucky enough to call Bucerias and the Bucerias Art District home?

What is stopping you? Now is the time to allow yourself to dream, to see a crack in an opening door in your life and to see a new path to something better, something healthier and something fulfilling in a world of mediocrity, compromise and boredom. You might say that you couldn’t possibly accomplish this and six months ago we would have agreed with you.

But you can do it and it can be done with a little risk and some discipline. But you say there are so many things to learn and know to which I say, “Yes there is!” haha but if you are reading this, you can learn and if you are imagining what it would be like, then you have the footings for what you need to make it a reality. Yes. You. Can. Need some more encouragement? Talk to us! In the BAD one overriding thing is evident; we encourage and support each other.

Let us encourage and support you.

Got questions? Contact us on our FB page or contact the Vallarta Tribune and let’s talk about the possibilities and then when high season comes, we will greet you as you arrive.

Te veo pronto!

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To participate join the others Skippers at 1:00 pm at The Poolside Deli at the Marina. You must register (free) to be eligible to win a prize.

Umbrella Downwind Regatta; requirements: Starts at 2pm - Bring a kayak, paddle board, dinghy or surfboard.

- Umbrella or any design close enough to capture wind. Be creative when designing your vessel.

- No engines - Vessels under 16´ - No daggerboards/keels - Vessels with rudder No paddles aloud - No conventional sail rig - Paddles can only be used to steer or shift directions - 1 large umbrella or 2 small per person - Kites not larger then 2sq. meters NOTE: Extra points for Pets on Board.

SUP " Starship " Rally (8 person inflatable paddleboard) Starts at 4pm - 3 Starship Teams to race thru the marina.

- Surf Mexico will supply demo SUP boards during the event.

After the races (5:00 pm) enjoy drinks, appetizers and live music at Oso's Oyster Bar where prizes donate by local businesses in La Cruz and Bucerías will be awarded to the winners.

In La Cruz

By Cindy Bouchard

Summer Sailstice 2016, Sail maker Mike… and so much more

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ummer Sailstice 2016, Sail maker Mike… and so much more.

The fourth annual Summer sailstice 2016 organized by Mike Danielson and Katrina Liana takes place on June 18th at Marina Riviera Nayarit in La Cruz. Everyone’s a winner as they encourage people to play. This fun-filled day is open to the public and families are encouraged to participate… even if it's just to cheer on the competitors!

I’m passionate about sharing stories about our locals and when they volunteer to the degree Katrina and Mike do I want to shout it from the rooftops. I wrote about Katrina’s local involvement in an earlier column so today I want to celebrate Mike Danielson. Please say hi to him the next time you’re in La Cruz.

If you view his linkedin page you’ll learn that Mike is a sail maker, production engineer and the owner of PV Sailing in La Cruz… and a little more. When I asked people around town to share about him they told me he’s so much more; • He runs the morning net for the sailors at least once a week; • He gives his time to research and report weather conditions 5 days a week on the morning cruiser's radio net; including the tides for the

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• He actively runs the beer can races; • He volunteers his time creating memories for the kids of the marina. His friend Cheryl says “It helps to be a kid at heart… exploding watermelons, etc.”

• He donates his time giving seminars (weather, rigging) each year at Paradise Village and La Cruz,

prior to the "Puddle Jump" • Spends a lot of time organizing beach cleanups, etc.

• He’s the first to help when a boater has problems; spending days helping people when their boats have been grounded.

• And as my friend Jan reminds me “His happy feet dancing is amazing!”.

• Another sailor told me “I remember back in 2006 listening to him help the cruising and racing fleet with sails and weather. He’d even let them work on their own sails if they understood how to use

his equipment. He would give basic training on his machines and help.

He’s so kind.”

• He served in the United Sates Navy.

• He’s an accomplished sailor/ racer.

• If you have a question about anything he’ll happily steer you in the right direction.

Thank you Mike for making a difference for so many in La Cruz!!

For more on Mike and his community involvement go to http:// www.villaamordelmar.com/blog/

UPCOMING EVENTS

If you have an event you would like to publicize, please email editor@vallartatribune.com.

June’s Events in the Riviera Nayarit There is something for everyone this month in Mexico’s Pacific Treasure, including Navy Day, the 56th San Blas Fishing Tournament, the Guayabitos Motofiesta, the Riviera Fest VW in La Cruz, the celebration of the Batalla de Santos (Battle of the Saints) in Mexcaltitán and the Texas Music Festival in Nuevo Vallarta. The events around Riviera Nayarit June will take place in different locations from Nuevo Vallarta all the way to the Isla de Mexcaltitán.

Batalla de Santos in Mexcaltitán (June 29) This patron saint feast commemorating saints Peter and Paul includes one of the most iconic traditional ceremonies on the Isla de Mexcaltitán, the birthplace of Mexican heritage: a pilgrimage that emulates the Mexicas, or Aztecs, who left Aztlán to establish the great city of Tenochtitlán. http://www.santiago-ixcuintla. gob.mx/.

Texas Music Festival (TBD) This Texas-sized cultural

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musical festival returns, bringing with it dozens of Texan artists and plenty of visitors who flock to Nuevo Vallarta to celebrate the traditions of the Lone Star State.

St. Regis resort hosts Punta Mita Beach Festival St. Regis Punta Mita is gearing up to host the fourth annual Punta Mita Beach Festival, July 7 to 10.

The four-day extravaganza combines surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, stand-up paddleboarding, yoga, sandcastle building for the kids and gourmet cuisine.

The summer festival will also welcome Chilean surfer Ramon Navarro and showcase his film, “The Fisherman’s Son,” which centers on his mission to protect the culture and environment of the Chilean coast.

The property is offering packages for the festival that include a deluxe room, all drinks during gourmet events, admission to all activities, two lunches, Sunday brunch and a closing dinner.

Packages without accommodations are also available.

2nd Anniversary Of The Beach Cleanup Network

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esults include the collection of 14 thousand trash bags by nearly a thousand volunteers and 26 clean up groups in 15 regions around the destination.

The Riviera Nayarit Beach Cleanup Network (BCN) turned two on June 11, 2016.

On that day, several groups of volunteers gathered along the coast of Nayarit to take part in the 25th cleanup of beaches, rivers, islands and ravines.

“Congratulations and thanks to all those who have made this environmental and cultural project possible, one that has united several different sectors and encouraged improvements in the community,” said Marc Murphy, Managing Director of the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Between June 7, 2014 and now these groups have collected 14 thousand black trash bags filled with waste.

During these past two years nearly a thousand volunteers have participated within 26 cleanup groups that have formed the movement.

Civil associations, hotels, private business, authorities and schools have all lent their support to these massive cleanup actions in the Riviera Nayarit.

Specialized cleanups have also taken place on Islas Marietas, mainly by tourism service providers.

The BCN has done work in the following areas: Nuevo Vallarta, Boca de Tomates, Bucerías, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, La Manzanilla, Playas de Huanacaxtle, Punta de Mita, Las Islas Marietas, Sayulita, San Pancho, Lo de Marcos, Los Ayala, Rincón de Guayabitos, La Peñita de Jaltemba, Platanitos, San Blas and La Isla Mexcaltitán.

There are approximately 160 miles between the shared communities of Bahía de Banderas, Compostela, San Blas and Santiago Ixcuintla.

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP CLUB

Investing in Puerto Vallarta

Members of IFC raise hundreds of thousands of pesos each year from Home Tours, lectures and social events.

The club invests part of that money in the community of Puerto Vallarta by supporting many local charities including the library, orphanages, a daycare for disabled kids and schools in poor areas of the city. www.ifcvallarta.com 322-222-5466

VALLARTA SHOPPI Three Hens & a Rooster Market News The best that

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eanine Frank, founder and baker/artist of our terrific Market is back from the States and is putting a rumour to bed: Three Hens & a Rooster Market is OPEN now and is staying OPEN all summer/fall/ winter and spring. OKAY? Everybody understand? While we may close for a week or so for painting, etc., that time is not now!

Our vendors will shrink and grow according to travel plans

but that merely adds to our exciting line-up and the fact that our ex-pats that number in the thousands (who stay in Vallarta for the summer), need to support us!

First up is Gloria Sue…she is promising pastrami on rye for this coming Saturday’s sandwich. Peter Hardy, our Bagel King made the rye bread especially for her so come early before she sells out.

Another uber-tasting goodie – see Captain Steve who (last week) had marlin that he smoked with mango wood…OMG and then mixed some of that with cream cheese. You can buy them separately (and should!) the smoked marlin and the cream cheese mixture, buy a half dozen bagels from Peter and you’re good to go for a week of delish snacks.

Lisa Love’s boutique is open so drop in and see her to find out what she’s up to this week. She is

an amazing artist – writer, mosaics, handbags, huge murals, handpainted tiles. You name it; she can do it. Wander through the bazaar right at the front door of our Market (across from the deli). There are clothes, shoes, beaded purses, loads of baby things, pots and pans and more.

Corazon de Niña’s deli has so many kinds of hand made tortillas that you will have a tough time deciding what kind to buy. They are open every day from 9 to 2 and Market day as well. They specialize in glutenfree/low-fat products so drop in and have a look around.

The fabulous Fabric Fellows are selling cooling ties like crazy…especially for dogs. Stylish to mix and match with humans and make a very hot dog happy!

Look for Mimi in her smashing pure silk vintage jacket with matching silk sarong. Remember: You don’t get points for being boring.

Three Hens & a Rooster Market is held every Saturday 9 am to 1 pm on upper Venustiano Carranza 466 between Jacarandas Street and El Brujo Restaurant, across from the ice factory. Like us on Facebook: Tres Gallinas y un Gallo – Three Hens and a Rooster.

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njoy Vallarta’s spectacular year-round sunsets from this panoramic view, 5-Star 10th floor penthouse in Sayan Condominiums. This premium ocean front development in Puerto Vallarta is close to town, but away from the hustle and bustle. Luxury amenities include gourmet kitchen and private pool on your rooftop terrace.

The sound of the ocean gives this penthouse an edge over others.

Residents and guests of Sayan Condominiums enjoy three outdoor pools, two beachfront Jacuzzis, and plenty of room for lounging and sunning.

Workout in the well-equipped

Marsol Summer Market by the Pier

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lot of response to last week’s column about Ricardo’s magic bags of herbs.

It is so easy for tourists to simply add one packet to a bottle of water to maintain a good tummy balance in our foreign land and to help make-up for the possible increase in margarita consumption. Off-sets are good!

Wheeling Vallarta will be bringing their Segways to Market this Friday. You and your kids – or grandkids – will have a grand time rolling down the Malecon together.

Oliver Moreira, fabulous harmonica player, will be setting up to entertain you with some very cool blues. And he sings as well as he

plays.

You can catch Oli at the Three Hens Market as well…he was among the fine musicians accorded an award for excellence at the recent Jazz Foundation cele-

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brations. Don’t forget to show your appreciation when you walk by his tip jar!

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Sayan also offers a full restaurant and bar for with excellent food and drink, and a regulation tennis court.

The penthouse includes two secured covered parking spaces in the garage.

Penthouse 102 – Sayan Condominiums Price: $1,500,000usd Contact Harriet Murray harriet@casasandvillas.com Tel: 044 322 20 57550

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Celebrate Canada and Fourth of July with the American Legion

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o celebrate 4th of July and Canadian Day July 1, the American Legion is sponsoring a special Rhythms of the Night spectacular on Saturday, July 2. Vallarta Adventures announced a one-time-only price of just $900 pesos per person for this special event. Participants travel by catamaran across Banderas Bay to Las Caletas and enjoy the beautiful view of downtown Puerto Vallarta and the malecon.

Then, an entertaining cultural pre-Hispanic show unfolds in the spectacular setting of Las Caletas.

An excellent buffet dinner with beer and wine and a delicious dessert bar complete the evening.

On the return trip enjoy music and dancing in the after- party aboard the ship. It's all included in this special $900 peso - 50% bargain price.

The ship departs from two locations, Nuevo Vallarta and the Maritime Port Vallarta Cruise Ship Dock.

Departure times are 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.

You need to check in 30 minutes before departure at both locations.

Return to port is approximately 10:30 and 11 p.m. Advance purchase is required by June 29.

Tickets are available at Steve's Sports Bar on Basilio Badillo in Old Town, or any American Legion member.

Sponsors are American Legion Post 14/PV, U.S. Consular Agency Kelly Trainor and Canadian Consular Agency Adam Charlebois.

For more information, contact Dennis Rike in PV at 322-138-8891 or Dennis2Rike@ Hotmail.com or Bucerias Area J.R. Wilson, 322-142-7007.

Happy Hour 6-9pm all pizzas are only $89!

Special not available for take-out.

Marcia’s table where there is rarely silver but always fun things to peruse.

See you all at the Marsol Market by the Pier every Friday from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Open from 6-11pm Wednesday - Saturday Venustiano Carranza 276 Zona Romántica 223 2267

“Remodeling and Renovations”

Juarez 599 El Centro 322 222 1383, 322 111 6359 www.colibridesignvallarta.com galeriacolibri@gmail.com

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Robert Redford Actor, Director, Producer

By Fred Jacobs

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ast week, we left off as Redford got praise for his directorial debut in “Ordinary People” (1980) and Oscar statues to prove it. But success behind the camera did not stop Redford from being onscreen as well. 1985 saw the hugely successful “Out of Africa”, where he costarred with Meryl Streep, and Redford again won Oscars for Best Picture and Directing.

1992 saw Redford direct his third film- “A River Runs Through it” which featured an up and coming young actor, Brad Pitt. In 1993 Redford was again in front of the cameras in the years’ biggest hit, “Indecent Proposal”. He played a millionaire businessman who tests a couple's morals. 1998 Redford gave us “The Horse Whisperer”, which he both starred in and directed.

1990 we saw Redford in the political drama “Havana”, playing a gambler in 1959 revolutionary Cuba. Redford again put on his producing/directing hat for the 2004 hit “Motorcycle Diaries” that chronicled a young “Che” Guevara and a social/political journey of South America that would form his latter beliefs. The trip lead to becoming radicalized by the poverty, hunger, and disease he witnessed on the journey. The film took 5 years to make and won critical acclaim.

Unlike much of Hollywood, Redford’s’ personal life was relatively quiet. He married young in 1958 (age 22) and had 4 children with Lola.

The two divorced in 1985.

Redford then had a longtime partner in Sybille for almost 20 years before marrying her in 2009.

Redford has always been very active in environmental, Native

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But one passion for his time, was always encouraging young filmmakers, which came together with Redford’s’ passion for Utah. In 1968, Redford bought a small ski resort, and the surrounding land of almost 5000 acres, near Park City Utah.

In 1978, Redford was instrumental in the starting of the Utah/ US Film Festival and it was moved to Park City Utah in 1981. By 1984 the name was officially changed to the Sundance Festival. Sundance is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to the support and development of independent filmmakers,

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lame Tree, Flamboyant Tree due to its stunning red-orange flowers and green, lacey leaves. A summer-blooming ornamental shade tree growing to 40 feet and eye-catching when in full bloom. Its long seed pods are used for fuel and called “woman’s tongue” because of the rattling

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by Sandra Cesca

noise they make when the wind blows. Since it is a legume, the tree has nitrogen-fixating and soil-improving properties.

This plant is one of over 200 found in Sandra’s color-coded guidebook, Tropical Plants and Walks of Puerto Vallarta. Available at the Vallarta Botanical Gardens’ gift shop www.vbgardens.org, Page in the Sun Bookstore, and from Sandra at the Marsol Farmer’s Market on Fridays. Information on her many area walks can be found at: www.escaperoutevallarta.com.

screenwriters, playwrights, music composers, and provides creative and financial support to emerging and aspiring artists.

Over the years, many notable independent filmmakers received their big break at Sundance, including Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh.

The festival also brought a needed spotlight to many films that would become huge after Sundance. The Blair Witch Project, Reservoir Dogs, Little Miss Sunshine, El Mariachi, Thank You for Smoking, Sex, Lies, and Videotape and Napoleon Dynamite, just to name a few.

The festival has changed over

the decades from a low-profile venue for small-budget, independent creators from outside the Hollywood system, to almost a media circus for Hollywood celebrity actors and paparazzi. Festival organizers have tried to bring Sundance “back to its roots” in recent years. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States with over 50,000 attendees over the 10 period every January.

The Sundance Festival even spawned an early “specialty” TV channel in 1996.

Under the creative direction of Redford, the Sundance Channel is the television destination for independent‑minded viewers

seeking something different from the Hollywood big machine movies. Sundance Channel offers audiences a diverse and engaging selection of films, documentaries, and original programs.

Many actors like to “give back” to charity and Redford has chosen his target to be the same as what brought him his fame and fortune in the first place.

Redford has been deemed to be the “Godfather” of Independent film today, but whatever title you want to put on it, he is ensuring independent filmmaking a future voice.

Fred Jacobs is a full time resident of Puerto Vallarta and the author of 3 books.

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13 Hoarder's problem 18 Tokus 19 "That smarts!"

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