April 2012 Tubac Villager by tubac villager

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Nicholas Wilson Demonstrates Copperplate Etching

by Joseph Birkett

This month's cover is by Nicholas Wilson. Wilson is a world-renown wildlife artist with artwork in permanent collections around the world, in museums and institutions such as the Smithsonian, and available locally in Tubac at the Karin Newby Gallery. He works in a variety of mediums, from water and oil based paints to immense bronze sculptures. Within this wide range, Wilson also creates copperplate etchings and produces limited edition prints which he turns out by hand press onto rag paper.

creating sufficient pressure to no avail, including the weight of a truck driven over the paper and plate sandwiched between boards. The hand press delivers massive amounts of force, distributed evenly over the plate and paper and produces a controlled product, faithful to the etching. Felt helps distribute the pressure evenly, keeps the plate and paper from sliding around, and gives way for the beautiful embossing the press creates from the edges of the plate.

One of the many excellent and unique features of a visit to Tubac is the availability of interacting with and observing demonstrations by world class artists such as Wilson who call Tubac home. Demonstrating his etching process at the Karin Newby Gallery with his supplies lined up along tables in the spacious new building, Wilson takes visitors through the steps he has developed in order to produce his fine prints.

Starting with a blank copper plate, Wilson explains how he creates the image onto the plate by etching the copper, not directly by scoring it with a tool as one would with woodcuts, but by covering a warmed copper plate with a dark mixture of asphaltum and beeswax. Wilson also allows soot from a small oil lamp to rise and further darken the plate. He then takes his metal implement and sketches his drawing into the sooty layer, carefully revealing the copper with every delicate scratch.

Depending on how dark he would like the final line to be on the print, Wilson submerses the plate for a certain amount of time into ferric acid, which slowly dissolves the revealed copper. The wax and asphaltum resists the chemical bath. The longer you leave the copper in the solution, the deeper the etching and the darker the line on the finished print. For the accomplished printmaker, copperplate etching makes it possible to precisely control a wide array of line quality, from silvery wisps, thinner than a hair, to opaque areas of black.

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"From My Garden"

Gouache on board 9" x 12" by Nicholas Wilson For more information visit Karin Newby Gallery in Tubac 520-398-9662 www.karinnewbygallery.com

When the etching is ready, Wilson applies a thin layer of ink to the plate with a roller and carefully pushes it around with starchy mesh rags, allowing him to get the ink into the etched areas without otherwise removing too much. Then it is a series of rubbing with his palms and torn pieces of a recycled phone book that removes the excess ink from the high points on the plate, which will show as white paper in the finished product. Slowly, the image reveals itself as the greasy ink is negotiated into the etched grooves, away from the untouched areas. Wilson treats the rag paper that will carry the print, giving it a quick water bath and patting it dry on a towel before carefully covering the plate with the paper on a hand press which can exert 7000 pounds of pressure. Some of Wilson's procedures are his own while others were learned by trial and error. There is no one way to create the etchings and no one way to produce the print. Before he had the press, Wilson tried various methods of

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Each plate produces a limited run of prints and then will be retired, which makes each print an original work of art that can be purchased at an affordable price. The print Wilson was working the day of his demonstration, "Garden Idol" will have a run of 100. The image is 5 7/8" x 3 3/8", centered on a sheet of 10" x 11 1/2" Stonehenge rag paper. After that, the plate will be "struck" with a hole drilled into a corner to denote its retired status. No more art prints will be made from it once it is retired. Wilson explains that the etching plate is the tool and the print is the art, however, he plans to make some of the retired plates available for sale, which would make fascinating pieces for display. Wilson says that there are artists keeping the copperplate techniques alive, mostly in Europe, and the internet has made it possible for him to share his prints and be recognized by appreciators of the art form.

To learn more about copperplate etching, Nicholas Wilson will be giving demonstrations at the Karin Newby Gallery, Friday, April 6th. Call the gallery at 398-9662 for future demonstration schedules or to inquire as to retired plate and print availability.

The demonstrated etchings are finished, dried, flattened, signed by Wilson in pencil, and available for purchase.

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tours at 9 and 10:15 to the east end of the lake. At 11:30 there is a Lake Discovery Tour to the west end of the lake. Twilight boat tours are offered on Friday evenings until April 13. Departure times vary. Reservations are necessary; call 520-287-2791 for information and to reserve a seat. Come to the Visitor Center 15 minutes prior to departure to check in and get life jackets. Each tour costs $5, payable at check-in.

Mondays - Dance Classes at Evolution Studio - Adult Ballet 10am to 11am; Line Dancing 11:30am to 12:30pm; Very Basic Two-Step/East Coast Swing 5:30pm to 6:30pm; Very Basic Salsa 6:30pm to 7:30pm. 719-237-7364. In Plaza de Anza. Tuesdays - Tumacácori National Historical Park tours of the historic mission sites of Guevavi and Calabazas. Beginning at 9:30 a.m. and returning to Tumacácori at 12:30 p.m. The cost for the tour is $20 per person and includes transportation and admission to the park. Reservations required, visit www.recreation.gov.

- Guided tours of the Tumacácori Mission from 11am to 2pm. $3 entrance fee. Visit www.nps.gov/tuma or call 398-2341 ext. 0. - “The Art of Emmie Whitehorse”, A Dine’(Navajo)painter and printmaker art exhibit at the Amerind Museum Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery. Located one mile off I-10,(exit #318, Dragoon Road) between Benson and Willcox. Admission $8 adults, $7 Seniors, $5 Young Adults 12-18, and children under 12 Free. Picnic areas available. Hours are 10 am to 4 pm daily, closed on Mondays and major holidays. Call for more information or go o www. amerind.org or call 520-586-3666.

- Spanish Classes at Evolution Studio. Adult beginners from 10:30 to 11:30am, instructed by Paula Beemer. To register email cheryl@evolutionstudio.org. 20 Avenida Goya. $10. - Aqua Shape at 1pm; Aquatic Tai Chi and Qi Gong for Longevity at 2pm; Yoga for Golfers at 3:30; Middle Eastern Belly-Dancing at 6:30 pm at Floating Stone Inn and Aqua Spa 16-18 Calle Iglesia. Classes $12. 393-3193. Wednesdays - Mass at 8am at St. Ann’s Parish, 2331 East Frontage Rd, Tubac. 520-3982646. - one-hour guided tours to the Santa Cruz River begin at 10:30am at the Tumacácori National Historical Park. $3 park entrance fee. Visit www. nps.gov/tuma or call 398-2341 ext. 0. - Spanish Classes at Evolution Studio - Adult Intermediate Conversational Spanish from 12noon to 1pm, instructed by Sue WebbRees. To register email cheryl@evolutionstudio.org. 20 Avenida Goya. $10.

- Sunday Services for adults and children at the Church of Tubac. Sunday school begins at 10am, services at 11. Pastor Jeremy Hatfield. 2242 W. Frontage Road, Tubac. (520) 398-2325. - Mass at Assumption Chapel in Amado at 11am. - Mass at St. Ferdinand’s Church in Arivaca at 1pm. - Spanish Classes at Evolution Studio - Adult Advanced Conversational Spanish from 2 to 3pm, instructed by Arlette Rivera. To register email cheryl@evolutionstudio.org. 20 Avenida Goya. $10.

- Community Aquatic Meditation Practice at 4pm at Floating Stone Inn and Aqua Spa 16-18 Calle Iglesia. $5. Registration required. 520-370-8342.

- 2nd Sunday of the month - Paws Patrol’s Cat Adoption Fair from 1pm to 4pm at Green Valley Canine, 750 W Camino Casa Verde. All cats and kittens are raised in our foster homes. For more info call 520-207-4024 or visit greenvalleypawspatrol.org.

- Dance Classes at Evolution Studio - Line Dancing 5:30pm to 6:30pm; Line Dancing 6:30 to 7:30pm. 719-237-7364. In Plaza de Anza.

- Mandolin Jam in Green Valley at the Canoa Ranch Social Center from 2 to 4pm.

- Santa Cruz Singers rehearse at 6:30 in the rehearsal space in the Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts offices on Naugle Ave. in Patagonia for the 10th Anniversary Concert on Sun, Apr 22 at 4 PM at Patagonia Union High School. Questions, phone 520-394-9495 or email scfpaexec@gmail.com.

Throughout April - Tubac’s Montessori de Santa Cruz Free Public Charter School is NOW ENROLLING for grades kindergarten through 6th. Call (520) 3980536 for information and a tour.

- Awanas for young Children at the Church of Tubac from 6:30 to 8pm. 2242 W. Frontage Road, Tubac. (520) 398-2325. Thursdays - Mass at 8am at St. Ann’s Parish, 2331 East Frontage Rd, Tubac. 520-3982646. - Middle Eastern Belly-Dancing at 9am; Aquatic Tai Chi and Qi Gong for Longevity at 2pm; Aqua Shape at 3pm at Floating Stone Inn and Aqua Spa 16-18 Calle Iglesia. Classes $12. 393-3193. Fridays - Mass at 8am at St. Ann’s Parish, 2331 East Frontage Rd, Tubac. 520-3982646. - Balance your Chakras with Yoga at 9am; Aqua Training Stretching and Strengthening at 11am at Floating Stone Inn and Aqua Spa 16-18 Calle Iglesia. $12. 393-3193. - Spanish Classes at Evolution Studio. Adult beginners from 10:30 to 11:30am, Spanish for Kids from 4 to 5pm, instructed by Paula Beemer. To register email cheryl@evolutionstudio.org. 20 Avenida Goya. $10. - Dance Classes at Evolution Studio - Adult Ballet 3 to 4pm. 719-237-7364. In Plaza de Anza.

- Kinder Roundup: Kindergarten & Preschool Registration, from 7:30am-3:30pm, at the District Welcome Center.Parents are encouraged to register their children for preschool or kindergarten. Children who are 5 years old before Sept. 1, 2012 are eligible for kindergarten. Children who are 4 years old before Sept. 1, 2012 are eligible for preschool. Parents must bring: original birth certificate, current immunization records, parent photo ID, and proof of address. Additional information may be required. For more information call 520-375-8281 prior to your visit. - “Cavalcade of History” Art Exhibit - 9am-5pm. The Alan B. Davis Gallery 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. Exhibit included with park admission $4 adult, $2 youth 7–13, children free. 3982252. - At the Patagonia Lake State Park - Bird Walks on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8am until the end of the season, April 16. Meet at the Birding Kiosk at the east end of the campground. Walks are free, but admission of $10 per car for up to 4 persons or a State Park Pass applies. Call 520-287-2791 for information. The migration is beginning. This is a premier birding location. Also at the Lake - The pontoon boat is back for lake tours. On Saturdays and Sundays there are one hour avian

- Wisdom’s Famous Fish & Chips all day plus Live Music from 5 to 9pm at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397.

* * * * * * * * * Tues, Apr 3rd - Roberta Rogers Watercolor Workshop at the Tubac Center of the Arts. “What to Paint” 9am to noon. $45 members, $55 non. 398-2371. www.tubacarts.org. Tues, Apr 3rd - SCVUSD No. 35 Governing Board Meeting, 5:30pm, District Office, Board Room. The public is invited to attend the regular bimonthly meeting of the district governing board. 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. 520- 281-8282 Wed, Apr 4th - Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site at 9am. Special tour by local experts of the Spanish colonial archaeological site just south of the Park which preserves the remains of the original Tubac town site, including residence foundations, plaza area, refuse area and partial irrigation ditch. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Tour involves a walk of about 1-1/4 miles. Bring walking shoes, sunscreen and hat. $5 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 15; reservations encouraged. 520-398-2252. Wed, Apr 4th - Wisdom Cafe’s First Wednesday featuring Slow-Smoked BBQ Ribs. 398-2397. Wed, Apr 4th - Site Council Meeting, 5pm, Rio Rico High School, Library. The public is invited to attend the monthly school meeting with teachers, parents, and community members to discuss student achievement, safety, and other matters related to improvement of the school. 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. 520-375-8700. Wed, Apr 4th - Site Council Meeting, 5:30pm, Mountain View Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Room. The public is invited to attend the monthly school meeting with teachers, parents, and community members to discuss student achievement, safety, and other matters related to improvement of the school. 580 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. 520-375-8400. Wed, Apr 4th - Open Library Night, 5:30-6:30pm, Mountain View Elementary School, Library. Parents, students and community members are invited to read books and learn about the school library. 580 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. 520-3758400.

Saturdays - Spanish Classes at Evolution Studio. Adult beginners from 10:30 to 11:30am, Adult Beginner/Intermediate from 11:30 to 12:30, Adult Intermediate from 1 to 2pm, instructed by Arlette Rivera. To register email cheryl@evolutionstudio.org. 20 Avenida Goya. $10.

Thurs, Apr 5th - Moonlight Hike at 5:45pm. Experience wonderful views of Sonoita Creek and Patagonia Lake by moonlight. Wear sturdy shoes; bring water, a flashlight, and perhaps a walking stick. The trail is moderately difficult with a 350 ft. elevation gain. Meet at the Patagonia Lake State Park Visitor Center at 5:45. The event is free, but Park entrance fees of $10 per vehicle (four persons) apply. Call 520-287-2791 to register.

- Aqua Yoga at 11am at Floating Stone Inn and Aqua Spa 16-18 Calle Iglesia. $12. 393-3193. - Mass at 5pm at St. Ann’s Parish, 2331 East Frontage Rd, Tubac. 520-398-2646. - Bill Manzanedo live from 5 to 9pm plus Seriously Sinful Seafood at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397. Sundays - Mass at 9am at St. Ann’s Parish, 2331 East Frontage Rd, Tubac. 520-398-2646.

- Now thru June - new Printing Exhibit at the Tubac Presidio Museum featuring the equipment used to print Frank Griffin’s Tubac Arizonian in the late 1950s. Frank and his wife Gay came to Tubac from Indiana in 1956 and were prominent figures in the historical restoration and cultural growth of the village. They built the complex of buildings known as “El Presidito” in 1957 on the corner of Burruel and Calle Iglesia across from what is now the state park. Inspired by the fact that Tubac was the site of Arizona’s first newspaper, Frank and Gay started the Gunpowder Press and began publishing the Tubac Arizonian. The exhibit includes editions of the newspaper and other samples of the Griffins’ Tubac publications from the Tubac Historical Society archives. The exhibit also includes vintage photographs of both Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico in the early to mid 20th century. $4 adults, $2 youth (7-13), children free. 1 Burruel Street. 520-398-2252, info@ths-tubac.org. 9am to 5pm.

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Sun, Apr 8th - Avalon Gardens’ Annual Easter Celebration at 11am.

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County-owned land set for auction

Ten times the appraised value – that’s the amount for which the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors decided recently to auction a portion of a Tubac restaurant patio. The patio in contention is at the front of the restaurant and bar, Old Tubac Inn, also known as Tubac Jack’s. A 1,600-square-foot portion was determined more than six years ago to be sitting on county-owned property.

Jim Lagatutta, the restaurant owner, has been interested in buying the piece of land and has worked with the county for several years to resolve the issue.

Although the property was appraised at the county’s direction by Bruce D. Greenburg of Tucson at $2,800, the supervisors on March 28 set a minimum auction bid amount of $29,000. In a phone interview after the meeting, Lagatutta said, “I bargained in good faith. I was completely shocked to hear (the county’s attorney) give that amount.” Ronald Lehman, a contract attorney with the law offices of Gabroy, Rollman & Bossé, made the proposal at the meeting.

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Lehman said the figure he arrived at included the cost for attorney’s fees, staff time, and related costs such as advertising. The three supervisors, John Maynard, Rudy Molera and Manuel Ruiz, said during the meeting they supported Lehman’s proposed minimum bid amount because it wasn’t fair to taxpayers to have to pay for the legal work. Part of the legal costs came from a lawsuit by the county against Lagatutta in regard to serving alcohol on public property. But that lawsuit was settled by both parties late last year.

Lagatutta said it seems unreasonable for a small business owner to pay that much. He said the property isn’t of value to anyone else than to him, and carries deed restrictions that prohibit building on it. “Who in the world can buy a piece of property for 10 times the value?” he asked.

Lagatutta bought the restaurant in 2001 and said he has photos that show the patio area was in use for the past 20 to 30 years. An auction can be held, by law, 30 days after a newspaper advertisement is published, Lehman said.

Turmoil settles down at Presidio Park

Supporters of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park were thrown into a bit of a turmoil in mid-March with volunteers threatening to quit, a historical society board member resigning from the group, and a non-profit putting a hold on its donation check when it appeared that park manager Shaw Kinsley was leaving the position. The situation was smoothed over and he stayed in the job. Kinsley had submitted a conditional letter of resignation in early March to the Tubac Historical Society, which runs the park through an arrangement with Santa Cruz County.

His resignation was accepted at a March 14 historical society board meeting which caused many in the community to speak out in dismay. Others worked behind the scenes to urge a solution. Kinsley then submitted another letter March 20 asking to withdraw his resignation. In it, he apologized for “having singled out Sam Chilcote as well as the unfortunate choice of words used” in his original letter.

SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT # 8

ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY APRIL 17, 2012

Thursday- March 22, 2012 through Friday- April 13, 2012: Early Voting Available Santa Cruz County Recorder, 2150 N. Congress Dr., Suite 101, Nogales, Arizona (Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Friday, April 13, 2012 8 a.m.–5 p.m.) until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Suzanne “Suzie” Sainz

Santa Cruz County Recorder 2150 N. Congress Dr., Nogales, Arizona 85621

EL DIA DE LA ELECCION ES EL MARTES 17 DE ABRIL DEL 2012

ELECCION ESPECIAL PRIMARIA DISTRITO DEL CONGRESO #8

Jueves, 22 de Marzo del 2012 hasta el Viernes, 13 de Abril del 2012: Votación anticipada estará disponible. (de lunes a jueves, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. y viernes 13 de abril del 2012 de 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) en alguna de las casillas de votación hasta las 7:00 p.m. el día de la Elección.

Santa Cruz County Update continued... Chilcote serves on a park management committee along with Gary Brasher and Carol Cullen. The historical society voted on March 21 to approve the rescinding of Kinsley’s resignation.

Contract awarded for $4.7 million bridge The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on March 28 awarded a construction contract to build a bridge across the Santa Cruz River at the Palo Parado interchange, south of Tumacacori and at the north edge of Rio Rico. The contract to The Ashton Co., Inc., of Tucson is for $4,780,197. The tentative start date is April 30 and completion is expected in 10 to 12 months, said Jesus Valdez, the county’s interim public works director.

The river and railroad crossings, now on dirt roads, will be closed during the project and drivers will have to travel more than five miles south to the Rio Rico bridge to get to Interstate 19, said County Manager Carlos Rivera. There is no access to the north to the Tubac bridge that crosses the river because Pendleton Road stops when it reaches private ranch land.

The cost is to be paid by a 20-year Bank of America loan. Payments will come from flood control district property taxes.

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BP Checkpoint Update

A large permanent Border Patrol checkpoint in Tubac on Interstate 19 remains in the planning stages and there is no budget to pay for additional design work. Agent in Charge Leslie Lawson of the Nogales Border Patrol Station spoke at the March 19 meeting of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council.

She said the interim checkpoint, just north of the Chavez Siding Road exit, plays a significant role in their strategy. “The fact of the matter is, this checkpoint still seizes the majority of the hard drugs that come through this area of responsibility. The majority of them (smugglers) came right up straight through the port of entry, because they’re that good. “While I wish a single Maginot Line would work, it hasn’t worked throughout history and I don’t see it working today with the technology we have.”

She said that future plans for a permanent checkpoint in Tubac, where design work stopped two years ago, and which is now at “the 35 percent planning stage” will hinge on many things. “A lot of this is not based on our numbers, it’s based upon projected traffic volume through this particular area so it would be, if anything were to happen as far as looking toward a more permanent facility, it would be in close coordination with ADOT and looking at projected traffic volumes as to how many lanes we would have.”

Hurting Tubac’s reputation

This past month, the Tubac Chamber of Commerce joined chambers of commerce, business and community leaders from many jurisdictions, and the Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association to successfully oppose Arizona House Bill 2586, said Mindy Maddock, president of the chamber’s board.

Representative Peggy Judd wrote the bill which would have designated any town within “62 miles from the border” as a “potential danger zone.” Tubac is within that zone and our galleries, restaurants and shops would have been significantly and negatively impacted if the bill had been passed, Maddock said. Tourism is vital to the life of Tubac and the proposed bill would have been harmful to our economy. It would have painted our town, as well as all Arizona-Mexico Border areas, as someplace dangerous and uninviting to visit or live, Maddock said. (For comments or questions, contact Kathleen Vandervoet at kathleenvan@msn.com)

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Tr udi Fl e t c h e r : A r t i s t by Carol St. John

Last year, at the age of ninety-nine, artist, Trudi Fletcher embarked on a new path. She said, “A strong creative desire enveloped me and my art flowed. No more landscapes or still-lifes. I started with just shapes and colors, strong colors. I began to see people, animals and birds emerging from these shapes. It was as though another Trudi was becoming. Every painting was another story and I felt a spirit of joy and love in each endeavor.”

To see Trudy Fletcher’s latest t works is to hear them speak for her. Vibrant, whimsical, mythical and fluent paintings dance before your eyes. They represent a lifetime of study and practice. It is easy to see the influence of Mexican folklore, Chagall’s surrealism, Picasso’s modernism, but most of all Trudy Fletcher’s unique expression. These are fresh paintings that entertain and, well, breathe.

Remember the book and movie, Tuesdays with Morrie? I just had such a morning with Trudi. I loved every minute of our time together. She is a fascinating spokesperson for art and life. And considering her longevity, she has seen a lot of both. She lives in a home that celebrates every part of a time well-spent. The desktop is ready with brushes and paint, and letters and cards to be mailed. A multitude of current photographs rest on various shelves;

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bookshelves are weighed down with art books and original travel books that bulge with memories. There are fifty such albums in all, and each is a compilation of art, writing, mementos, photos, and insights. They are treasures that have come purely out of appreciating every opportunity to learn, to express herself and a desire to hold onto such experiences. The Fletcher home, one of the first houses built in the Golf Resort, (40 years ago) reflects a conscious respect for the land and its environs. It rests comfortably amongst indigenous fauna and flora, and provides a sense of balance and beauty. Just like the grand lady within, nothing feels ordinary; the air is welcoming and invigorating, the rooms charming, the décor Mexican. This rambling ranch was a collaborative effort by Trudi and her second husband, Al Fletcher, when they embarked on a new life in the nourishing warmth and beauty of Tubac. You cannot be around Trudi and not recognize a person who is both curious and wise, and a person who is fully herself. She worked hard to become this woman, made many turns and climbed many hills but art was always her passion; the golden thread that ran through all the rest that a lifetime brings.

from greeting cards to decorating needs to teaching children and adults. Her art emerges from life itself. She says, “You can only see through yourself. What you choose from, is infinite.” This has a spiritual ring to it, doesn’t it? I chose to ask if she is religious. She says she knows there is something greater than we are, and she believes she has had a helping hand over the years. “I didn’t make things happen!” she says. “They just did!” I can hear her references to magical timing and providential meetings combined with life’s challenges. This is a woman who had to dust herself off and regain her footing after her husband Bob Whitacre died suddenly and left her a widow with two small children, Huntley and Susan, to raise. She learned to trust herself and faced life headon. She sees uncommon beauty in common things and potential for improvement at every turn. She does not focus on hurdles. In the sixties, Architect, Benny Gonzales designed the Dos Hermanos Gallery on Tubac Road for Trudi. She was faithful to the gallery for thirty-two years. At 87, Trudy felt she needed more time at home. But at ninety, she was off again—this time to Burma!

In the first part of her life she wanted to learn everything she could about people, religions, places, art and the hows, whos and whats of the world. Her inquisitiveness led her to traveling the globe and taking every workshop she could, to expand her painting life. She studied art with some of the best, and easily recalls the kinds of knowledge she took from each.

As she joins her centenarian compatriots she exclaims on the joys of family and the great pleasure she finds in three generations of progeny. She delights in seeing two greatgrandsons sit down with one of her journals and pour over its pages. She loves the fact that tomorrow gives her another chance to work on the latest series of colorful images.

Millard Sheets extended her knowledge of color. Dong Kingman emphasized the importance of contrast. Famous teachers like Ed Whitney, Frank Webb and Tom Hill added their erudition to what would be filtered into the Fletcher style. Despite her admiration for all her teachers, she knew that she had to hold onto her own voice. And she did. Her paintings have naturally evolved. She has used art in every aspect of her life, from childhood birthday parties to community functions;

“There is something greater than we are.

The Tubac Center for the Arts is having a one woman show of Trudi’s CURRENT work. Opening on May 5 at 3:00 PM. There will be a celebration and the public is invited.

“Life changes “Life happens “We have to be ourselves first….” ~Trudi Fletcher

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As recognizable as rabbits are to people the world over, they can harbor an impressive number of surprises for even the most astute of observers. Familiar as pets, sometimes as table fare, and often as wild compatriots, they may evoke an impressive array of images and emotions among a broad spectrum of the population. So too they play key ecological roles wherever they are found. Rabbits are ecologically fascinating. A rather diverse lot, the taxonomic Order Lagomorpha encompasses some 80 species in 13 genera worldwide. Of this total North America north of Mexico boasts 17 species allotted to 4 genera.

Around the globe Rabbits are native to most major land masses, save Australia, southern South America, Madagascar, the West Indies, and some other islands. Closer to home, some species of Rabbit can be found in almost every habitat represented in North America. There are Brush Rabbits, Desert Cottontails, Mountain Cottontails, Marsh Rabbits, Swamp Rabbits, Snowshoe Hares, and Arctic Hares to list a few species whose habitats or ranges are reflected in their monikers.

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of predators that often include hossenfeffer in their menus. Numerous studies have indicated that predators do not “control” prey (in this case Rabbits) populations, but rather help keep them from unnaturally ballooning. Research into this has focused on the relationship between Snowshoe Hares and Canada Lynx. The data demonstrate that cycles in vegetation allow Snowshoe Hare populations to peak about every 10 years. As vegetation increases, so do the Hares, and closely shadowed by their prime predator, the Canada Lynx. Once the vegetation has been heavily impacted and reduced, then it crashes, followed by the Hare population, and then the Lynx. Without the Lynx, however, the Hares might have an even higher population spike and a bigger crash. In Arizona's Sky Islands, we host 5 species of Rabbits - an impressive complement in such a small area, though no great surprise given our renowned biodiversity. Cottontails or simply rabbits give birth to altricial young in nests where they are relatively helpless at first, including being born with their eyes closed. The Desert Cottontail (S. audubonii) is one of our most commonly observed species. It inhabits a variety of plant communities, ranging from below sea level in Death Valley to almost 6,000 feet in the mountains. This rather small Cottontail can live in extreme desert conditions, though it also makes a living in grasslands and even woodlands. There it can overlap with its cousin, the Eastern Cottontail,

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which is generally a bit larger with slightly longer ears. I must confess, however, that encountering a Cottontail in a habitat where both of these species can overlap is no easy identification call.

Equally confusing might be our 3 species of Jackrabbits. “Jacks” are true Hares that give birth to rather precocial young, whose eyes are open, never live in a nest, and are soon ready to run. Hares tend to be quite a bit larger than Cottontails as well. Our most widespread species (ranging well into the southeastern U.S.) is the Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) whose range blankets the majority of Arizona. The Black-tail can weigh up to 6 pounds - a considerable difference from 2 pound Desert Cottontails. As with all Arizona Jackrabbit species, it prefers open habitats where its nocturnal predilections and ability to leap (it puts the “leap” in Lepus!) up to 20 feet horizontally and 6 feet vertically provide it a measure of protection. In concert with other Arizona Jacks, the Black-tail sports long legs to accomplish the aforementioned ambulatory exploits, as well as extraordinarily large ears for its overall size. These oversized auditory units are yet another method to avoid the legion of predators ever at the wait for an easy meal. Combined with large and attractive amber-colored eyes, positioned on the sides of their heads, their extremely effective camouflage, and their speed, these traits render Jacks hyper-vigilant. Any person who has attempted to get close to one can attest to

this. Conversely, Jacks may simply freeze and allow a rather close incursion into their space only to bolt at the last second, thus potentially startling a would-be predator. Large Rabbit ears also serve to effectively dissipate excess heat in the fierce Arizona sun.

Rounding out our Jacks are the Antelope Jackrabbit (L. alleni) and the White-sided Jackrabbit (L. callotis). Both are very similar to the Black-tailed Jackrabbit. The Antelope Jack is the largest Lepus in the lower 48 states and can tip the scales at 9 pounds! It is thus exceeded only by Arctic and Alaskan Hares, whose frigid environs dictate a heftier torso to help retain heat. A running Antelope Jack is an impressive site.

Reaching speeds of up to nearly 50 M.P.H. they are gone in a mere flash it seems. Unlike their widespread cousin, the Black-tail, they only inhabit the open plains of southern Arizona, though they dip deep into Mexico and even dwell upon Tiburon Island in the Gulf of California. They often coinhabit with Black-tails, rendering an ID a bit more complicated. Look for the whitish wash on the sides of the Antelope Jack that lend its name - Pronghorn Antelope have white in the equivalent region of their body. Finally, we come to the rarest of Sky Island Rabbits - the White-sided Jackrabbit. This species is confined to the Playas and Animas Valleys in Hidalgo County, New Mexico where - belying our

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“breed like rabbits” stereotype - it is considered threatened by the NM Dept. of Game & Fish. Unusually, this species has a tendency to form coherent male-female pairs. The male defends the pair against interloping males to secure exclusive breeding rights with his partner. Completing this un-rabbit-like behavior are the somewhat constricted breeding season, lasting at least 18 weeks, and the small average litter size of only 2. Thus, in the U.S. encountering a White-sided Jackrabbit - all things considered - is a much rarer coup for the intrepid Naturalist than eyeing an Elegant Trogon!

Though often stereotyped as placid, cute, and peace-loving creatures (cherubic even...), permit me to immediately burst this bubble. In short, Lagomorphs - Cottontails, Hares, Jackrabbits, and Pikas - eat their own feces! Having shared this, allow me to say that I find this to be a most novel of survival strategies, worthy at once of our knee-jerk contempt (contemplate the Freudian implications if Rabbits possessed a human thought process!) as well as admiration. After all, in a world where there are relatively few resources to go around, recycling your food in such a novel fashion is certainly an inventive way to glean the maximum number of calories possible!

Termed coprophagy (the practice of an animal consuming an its own waste products) allows rabbits to remove an optimal amount of energy from their food. Unlike some other herbivores, Lagomorphs lack a complex digestive system - think ruminants who, via a multi-chambered stomach and the regurgitation of their food “chew the cud,” are able to accomplish the same feat in one pass. In contrast, Rabbits produce two types of feces. The first type is in the form of a wet, somewhat gelatinous mass that is reingested. This permits the food to be digested a second time - an equivalent to chewing the cud. The second type of scat is the familiar hockey-puckshaped pellet that seems always to be underfoot. I'll leave you with an eclectic assortment of cultural impacts that Rabbits have enacted upon us. Consider another stereotype. “ Harebrained” is a term dating back to at least 1548 and refers to someone so daft as to have a brain the size of a hare. Thus, a “hare-brained scheme” is not exactly a complement given

to a would-be plan. Next we turn to the “Jackelope” of legend. Of course no rabbits remotely sport antlers, but try telling that to some less than astute easterners (no offense if you heretofore believed this, or Bigfoot, or Chupacabras....aahmmm) and you may illicit a few protestations of disbelief ! Harkening back to being cast as placid creatures, the British Comedy troop, Monty Python, played upon this to good effect. In their uproarious farce Monty Python and the Holy Grail the “ferocious” beast that guarded the path to this fabled item was no less than a white rabbit that leapt to throat of King Arthur's knights and bit their heads off ! I don't think I ever laughed so hard at such an absurdity. How about Bugs Bunny? At least the early renditions seemed very much to mimic some native tales from the northeastern U.S. There, among some cultural groups, the Snowshoe Hare was considered a powerful trickster, a la Coyote or Raven in other areas. He could produce any number of magical twists as his dire enemy Wildcat (a Lynx no doubt) sought him as a meal. So too Bugs outwitted a cast of predators episode after cartoon episode. Having hunted both Jackrabbits and Cottontails in the context of survival expeditions I can attest to the fact that they almost always get the better of you. My meager rocks and sticks were generally no match for these fleetfooted, sneaky, and (I mean this in a complimentary sense) Hare-brained creatures!

Still, I've noticed that our 3 species of Rabbits at our 42-acre Nature Sanctuary in the Lake Patagonia area - are exceedingly difficult to encounter. Even our remote wildlife camera has only “caught” them a few times. It seems that the Coyotes, Bobcats, Owls, Hawks, Eagles, and Foxes have done quite a number on our Desert Cottontails, Black-tailed Jackrabbits, and Antelope Jackrabbits. Perhaps the predators failed to watch the cartoons or the Rabbits to rub their own feet for good luck. Vincent and Claudia Pinto Run RAVENS-WAY WILD JOURNEYS, devoted to protecting the biodiversity of the Sky Islands Region. They run a wide variety of Nature Adventures and Conservation Initiatives. www. ravensnatureschool.com You contact the author at (520) 425-6425. 3

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Ba c k ya r d Vi s i t o r s by Kathleen Vandervoet

Fascinated by the wild animals that live in our community? Tubac resident Tom Arma invites anyone interested to enjoy view a video he’s made of animals that visit his yard during the night.

Javelinas make their appearance on the video. Although most Tubac residents see javelina at dusk, it’s something that guests are curious about and it’s a convenient way to show them.

The five-minute video, accompanied by guitar music, shows a thrilling array of creatures, starting with a bobcat that saunters in for a drink in the basin of a fountain. A Great Horned owl, also thirsty, learns it has to hop into the water in order to take a sip.

Other animals include coyotes, grey foxes, hog-nosed skunks with huge, feathery tails, an opossum, a raccoon, a jackrabbit, and a pack rat. There’s a small colony of Mexican short-eared bats, a mule deer and a White-tailed deer.

Professional photographer Arma, who operates a business featuring baby photos and baby costumes with his wife, Julie, said the videos were all filmed automatically while he was sleeping, using inexpensive infrared motion detector-operated trail cameras placed around his house on the west side of Interstate 19.

Credits at the beginning of the video include the title, Critter Captures, along with Tumbleweed Diaries in association with In Focus Films, which present A Dude Film. The website address to view the video is www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HCV2uSxZ5g To learn more about Arma’s business, visit his website at www.tomarma.com In the Tubac Village, at the corner of Burruel & Camino Otero

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Tubac Center of Arts growing in size and services

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Happiness, excitement, humor, enthusiasm and a warm sunny morning most describes the ground breaking ceremony for the expansion and renovation of the historic Tubac Center of the Arts (TCA).

After raising $515,000 in gifts and pledges on March 14, 2012 the center was ready to turn over dirt with a shovel, the same shovel used in 1986 when the Smith Gallery was added. The start of a six-month building project began. Of the funds raised, 85% will be used in the 3,600 SF building expansion which includes architect fees and permits, 12% are endowment funds and the 3% left is for contingencies. TCA is still hoping to raise $75,000 more to be used for interior renovations and landscaping. This project will provide benefits such as: better space

building costs in years and a strong financial position for TCA.

for the directors and staff, better storage, space for receiving, shipping and to prepare exhibits, areas that will accommodate more than 100 people, a new gallery for the TCA art collection, new restrooms, better handicap access, landscaping, signage at the front and the patio entrance and an improved entry area. According to the hand-out information material given to the press, the expansion was determined to be appropriate given that several conditions were met; active and supportive board members, excellent directors and staff, large amount of volunteer support, outstanding programs, the need to honor and preserve the historic heritage of the artists who live and work in Tubac and its surroundings, members willing to provide financial support, the lowest

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Irene Deaton gave 32 years to Tub ac H i s t or i c a l S o c i e t y

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She coordinated membership drives, events, luncheons, picnics, and helped move the THS office and collections four times. As she claims, “every time the rent came due, THS moved!”

A memorial service was held in Tubac on March 24 for Irene Deaton, 84, who died on March 21. This tribute to her was included in the Tubac Historical Society March member newsletter before her death: At the Jan. 26, 2012, annual THS luncheon, Irene Deaton was honored as a THS Board Member Emeritus for 32 years of service as a dedicated volunteer and veteran board member. She has been a “mover and shaker” for every event sponsored by THS since 1980! Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Irene has contributed to local history everywhere she has lived. Her wedding dress is in the Nebraska State Historical Society collection! Shortly after moving to Tubac in 1978 with husband, Bill Deaton, Irene rolled up her sleeves and volunteered to work with the Tubac Historical Society. She helped organize and catalog hundreds of historic collections, books, audio-tapes, maps, and artifacts.

Irene laughingly recalls the THS bus tours (including tasty Bloody Marys!) to the Amerind Foundation, Chiricahua National Monument, Tombstone, and the Douglas area with a stop at Slaughter Ranch. For years, she has been “a THS fixture” at the annual Tubac Arts Festival and Anza Days, manning the THS booth, selling historic books, festival posters, raﬄing gift baskets, and promoting THS membership, programs and events. The tribute concluded: Irene is known for her outspoken honesty, boundless energy, and devotion to Tubac and THS. �

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Text and Photos by Murray Bolesta

n the desert, vibrant color is sometimes hard to come by. Except in the spring.

Here in Tubac, we’re on the remote northeastern edge of the Sonoran desert. In this desert, we’re blessed with two glorious springtimes - not just one, but two. The monsoon season, with its heavy rains in August through October, offers a second growing season for many plants and animals. The added benefit of monsoon is the drama of the sky, bringing Tubac the best thunderstorm skyscapes anywhere in the world (that’s in another article!).

Pollinators give life during these periods, generously but unknowingly, and they seem to differ between the two seasons. For example, I’ve observed that there are more and greater varieties of butterflies during monsoon. (Then, in the winter, caterpillars morph into golfers.) Bees and hummingbirds seem to dominate the earlier springtime. Biologists who differ with this assessment may send me a memo. Seeds of desert wildflowers sprout forth in February, when friendly weather conditions

tickle their fancy. These are plants which benefit from cooler temperatures and the storage of the moisture from mild rains over the winter months. This process continues into April, and in May we discover the flowers of the Saguaro cactus and the Ironwood tree. June and December are, frankly, my least favorite months here from the point of view of nature’s color and drama. And, not to break this article’s tone, I think many of these observations will change in my lifetime due to rapidly-evolving climate disruption.

In any case, color will flourish so long as there is water in the desert. Slivers of color become polychromatic carpets when the balance of temperature and moisture favor the Mexican gold poppy and desert lupine. This doesn’t happen every year, in either of the springtimes, so stick around or come back often. The three pictures featured this month are examples of the brilliance and the diversity of southern Arizona’s spring life. In the borderlands, one can drive a few miles, change

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a bit of elevation, and a new biome appears, offering a fresh set of natural thrills for you, the intrepid borderlands photographer. The experienced nature photographer will favor dynamic images. A static scene of wildflowers is pretty and decorative, but it is not fine art nature photography. Add movement from wildlife, no matter how small, and the image’s status is transformed from good to great. A fine art photograph should have multiple visual elements.

Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are additional elements of a superior flower photo. But those critters don’t care to stand still very long, presenting a challenge. In photography, as in life, adversity often produces a finer result. Further, capturing these critters in motion is much better than in a still pose, and you don’t have to pay a sitting fee. The three pictures Hovering hummer: This adorable hummingbird (aren’t they all?) is surrounded by spring blossoms and may not know where to begin. Should we tell her?

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Spring green: This Yellow Warbler bird is frolicking and frittering amongst the spring cottonwood twigs in Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, a Nature Conservancy property.

Flowering shindagger stalks: Mountain country near Tubac will yield the hardy shindagger with its rapier spines at leaf-tip. Peaking in May and lasting a couple of months, the blossoms will sprout from a stalk up to 8 feet long. In the famous Muleshoe Ranch area near Benson, Arizona, where this swallowtail butterfly was framed, shindaggers grow thick as thieves.

You, the borderlands photographer, will know where to begin after donning those walking shoes and spying that sliver of color in the desert. It’ll put a spring in your step. 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 purchased, among other places, at www.CactusHuggers.com and Creative Spirit Gallery in Patagonia.

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SUZANNE “Suzie” SAINZ County Recorder Business cards, brochures, cookies, drinks, soaps, oils, honey, granola, new names and dozens of pictures. I found myself organizing all those the evening of the last day of March, after spending the day at the health fair in Tubac. This was a fascinating event that brought together vendors from different places to present alternatives in the health aspects of our lives. The planning and the efforts of the people in our community, in particular Paul and Chirsti Cisek, Tubac Market operators, paid off as participants like Joyce Speer, owner of Dragnas soap, were pleased with the results and enthusiastic about participating again. Many others expressed their gratitude and satisfaction in open Facebook posts. At the same time, visitors like me were happy to receive information, taste new flavors and walk out with a bag full of goodies. Interesting lectures were scheduled throughout the day covering topics such as “-What men can do to stay healthy” given by Dr. Dee Ann Saber, “State of the Art Dental Service” given by Dr. Betz, the use and benefits of alkaline water, given by Linda Ellinor, owner of The Floating Stone

Inn and Aqua Spa, and more. There was a Zumba demonstration by Angela Tollefson, the public was free to join, twirl, move the hips, laugh and get their muscles working. Also, the crowd was surprised with an unexpected show, known as a flash mob, a group of over ten people, including my daughters and I, got together and line-danced, The performance was coordinated by Cheryl Todd, owner of Evolution Studios. Although we all benefited from this event, the Amado Food Bank was the recipient of the funds and goods collected. A total of 178 lbs. of can foods were received and $322 in donations “We are very appreciative, our shelves were empty” says Araceli Rodriguez, administrative assistant of the Amado Food Bank.I hope the perseverance of the organizers, the positive experience of the vendors and the good comments from the visitors make this annual fair a larger and anticipated event every year.

Images Top, left: Angela Tellefson, Zumba instructor leading the exercise. Top, second from left: Randy Wade, owner of Tumacookery, delighting visitors with vegetable drinks made with Omega Vert Juicer. Top, second from right: Joyce Speer, owner of Dragnass Soap Top, right: Massage Therapist, Jennifer Tougas performing gave massages Middle row, left: Jeff Grant and Linda Friedman, owner of Bird's Nest Baking Company offering samples of delicious granola. Middle row, right: At the booth of Dog Chef of America were, Micki Voisard, Dave Voisard, Ginny Sharsky, David Winden and John Shasky. Bottom, left: Richard Roth, owner of Local Southwest and Yoga teacher from Tubac, selling great quality olive oils and vinegars. Bottom, middle: At the Floating Stone Inn and Aqua Spa booth, Megan Fasciola, Suzanna Becker, belly dancing instructor and Ralph Pitt, aquatic therapist. Bottom, right: Diana Elbirt from Arizona Sprouthouse in Tucson. She was selling different varieties of sprouts; alfalfa, fenugreek, micro amaranth, french blue lentil and more.

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NOTIFICACIÓN A VOTANTES ANTICIPADOS DISTRITO DEL CONGRESO #8 ELECCIÓN ESPECIAL PRIMARIA 17 DE ABRIL DEL 2012 Si esta en la lista de Votacion Anticipada del Distrito Congresional 8 y desea votar en la Eleccion Especial Primaria, debe llenar la sección de “Petición de Votación de Partido” que se le envió del Registro Público del Condado de Santa Cruz antes del Viernes, 6 de Abril del 2012. Si detiene alguna pregunta, por favor comuníquese a la oﬁcina del Registro Publico al (520) 375-7990. SANTA CRUZ COUNTY RECORDER 2150 N Congress Dr., Nogales, Arizona 85621

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Top, right: Sierra McNutt, 1st place winner for speed

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Awa n a C l u b holds fun events for youth A cat, a pizza, a Truly Nolen beetle, a ladybug, a shark, and a duck are really unusual items to see rolling down a racing track, but not on the night – where the Awana Club at the Tubac Baptist Church held a pinewood derby-style outreach and the children showed off and competed with very original styles of racing cars. Awana Club is a program designed to help churches and parents build spiritually strong young people. Every week children between the ages of two and 18 get together to learn about the Bible. The Awana Grand Prix shows kids that they can have fun as they learn the word of God, explained Zachary Freeland, member of The Church at Tubac. At the same time it is a great project and event where parents, children and church get involved. Several days before the event, the participants were able to purchase a small pinewood block with wheels that they could carve, shape and paint to wherever their imagination would take them. All cars were put on a scale at the moment of registration to make sure they did not exceed the weight limit

of 5 oz. Cars that were over the limit needed to be adjusted, and such was the case of my daughter’s car, which competed with several unwanted holes in its body. A total of 20 cars raced on March 7 Although it was clear who the winners were in the speed category, it was not as easy to determine winners in the design part of the competition. In my opinion, all cars were quite impressive. The results for speed were: Sierra McNutt (1st place), Emily Rogers (2nd place), Ciara Wood (3rd place) and Trinidad Beemer (4th place) and for design: Samantha Beemer with Truly Nolen Beetle (1st place), Lucas McNutt with a pizza (2nd place), Oscar Mesta (with police car (3rd place) and an Excellence Award was give to Aly Bregen with a very beautiful and professional looking wooden dolphin. For more information about - Awana Club or this event, contact - The Church at Tubac at (520) 398-2325. �

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“Garden Party”, Saturday, April 14th from 10am – 4pm, this self guided tour showcases five amazing (5) Tubac area private residence gardens. These unique gardens include a home with enclosed patio gardens where the back patio features an outdoor shabby-chic bedroom with incredible views of the Tubac Valley. Guests will also visit a private horse ranch that has stunning rose and iris gardens, and another home with model electric trains running through a desert garden setting, $20 members; $25 non-members. Tickets may be purchased online by following the link on our website, www.TubacArts.org or by calling the art center at 520-398-2371. A map will be provided to registered participants. The Tubac Center of the Arts is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the celebration and promotion of the arts through education, exhibitions, performances, and the collection and presentation of art that honors the artistic and historic heritage of Tubac and the Santa Cruz Valley.

The Tubac Center of the Arts is located at 9 Plaza Road, Tubac, AZ, phone: 520-398-2371. Continued from page 4... thru Apr 6th - Early Ballots accepted for the Special Primary Election of Congressional District #8 to be held on Apr 17th. Contact the Recorder’s Office at 520-375-7990. Fri, Apr 6th - Wisdom Cafe’s First Friday featuring Fish & Chips and Live Music from 5 to 9pm at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397. Fri, Apr 6th - Bonnie Jaus and Michael Arthur Jayme open their studio with a Gala Preview and Reception with musical guest Larry Redhouse Jazz from 6 to 9pm in the Amado Territory Ranch. I-19 Exit 48. For more info call 520-270-7462. Sat, Apr 7th - Native American Flutist R. Carlos Nakai performs from 1 to 3pm at the Amado Territory Ranch. I-19 Exit 48. Cash bar provided by Kristofer’s Bistro. For more information call the Michael Arthur Jayme Studio at 520-270-7462. Sat, Apr 7th - Green Valley Gardeners 32nd Annual Garden Tour-Tour 5 delightful local gardens. Get your ticket/map ($10 per person) the day of the tour at Las Campanas Social Center, Green Valley. (From I-19 northbound, exit at Esperanza Blvd, travel west (left) for 0.6 mile to Desert Bell Blvd, entry of Las Campanas development. Signs will direct you to recreation center (0.1 mile) on right at Belltower Dr. Prior to the tour date, tickets will be available at the Green Valley/Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce, 275 W. Continental Road, Suite 123. For further information, call Peggy at 520-648-2540.

Sat, Apr 7th - An Introduction to the Sonoita Creek State Natural Area at 7pm. What is a Natural Area? Get an overview of the resource, management, history and staff from volunteers Larry and Margie Caswell. Program at Patagonia Lake State Park Visitor Center. 520-287-2791. Sat, Apr 7th - Wildfire performs Classic Rock at Tubac Jack’s Old Tubac Inn. 7 Plaza Rd. 398-3161. Sun, Apr 8th - Avalon Gardens’ Annual Easter Celebration at 11am. Bring the whole family to enjoy an awesome Easter Egg Hunt, hayride, refreshments, and an artistic celebration of the spirit of Easter featuring live music and dance! Suggested donation is $6 for adults, $4 for teens, and $3 for kids 11 & under. Proceeds go to the nonprofit Global Community Communications Schools for Children & Teens. For more information call (520) 603-9932 or visit http://avalongardens.org/events. Sun, Apr 8th - EASTER SUNDAY, Celebrate Easter with family and friends by sharing an exquisite Easter Champagne Brunch and live music together at Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. Our beautiful dining room with views of the Island Green and the Santa Rita Mountains is the perfect place to be together on Easter. Easter Brunch will be served from 11am to 3pm. $39 Adults, $15 Children 12 and under, not inclusive of tax and gratuity. Reservations required, call 520.398.2678. Add to Easter Brunch our Spectacular Sunday room package complete with breakfast for two, the next day and 25% off golf, $150 plus tax and resort fee. To reserve this package please call 520.398.2211.

Sun, Apr 8th - Reserve your Easter Sunday Buffet at Maria’s Grill in Plaza de Anza. 398-3350. Sun, Apr 8th - Paws Patrol’s Cat Adoption Fair from 1pm to 4pm at Green Valley Canine, 750 W Camino Casa Verde. All cats and kittens are raised in our foster homes. For more info call 520-207-4024 or visit greenvalleypawspatrol.org. Mon, Apr 9th - No Classes at Santa Cruz Valley Unified District #35. schools. Mon, Apr 9th - The Arizona Game and Fish Department invites the public to get a first look at the proposed 2012-13 fall hunt recommendations for deer, turkey, javelina, bighorn sheep, bear, and mountain lion regulations, as well as the recommendations for 2012-14 small game, predator-furbearer and trapping regulations, at a regional open house from 3 to 5pm at the Game and Fish regional office, 555 N. Greasewood Road, Tucson. While there is no formal presentation given, a knowledgeable staff person will be available to discuss hunt recommendations and answer questions specific to the region. www. azgfd.gov/huntguidelines. Tues & Wed, Apr 10th & 11th - AIMS testing at Rio Rico High School. Tues, Apr 10th - Roberta Rogers Watercolor Workshop at the Tubac Center of the Arts. “New Materials” 9am to noon. $45 members, $55 non. 398-2371. www.tubacarts.org.

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Th e P l ay o f E a s t e r With a dedication to my children; Astoria and Joel Griﬃn: May they find their own stage of eternity

by Alfred Griﬃn

Prologue:

We keep tears safely on your passion.

This play is not meant to be performed but lived, so, free your blueprint and design-you are free.

Loners do not know hurt, they only hear about it. I know how to cry for one, where 2000 tears

so, saunter if you must, the sloping willow tree of your steps is the thought of what is not seen

I lived failed litany, although, I found love on that road with you in the hopes to taste

Act one:

You had to die, so our profiles would emerge. Quiet days in the desert working our greasy words

The blue you have seen all your life can be the shade of a dim light when viewed from the east,

are stored in my womb. My first love was your word then I cheated testament teetering on faith.

from weeping thorny leaves.

the Guinness of Easter.

Doves have it over us.

Their longing shall be our flight, so tend no longer to the rock of your feet,

to nubs. Yes, we have put in our time, but now, I want the remainder back. And I will get it back

adhere to our greatest depths and mask our hesitation of pilgrimage about what we do not know

like all poets do, waiting for the right wind to swoop me. Wind is important, otherwise you are a pond

from over the hill, our Calvary. Adhere to the longing of our eyes, look beyond the confines of script.

and doves are no better than humans. I can feel the crops of my hair grow. There is no turning back

Divert the sundial of tipsy toes from the judges of dark persuasion and the temples of tepid deserts.

I am your nature. Act Three:

Shift your feet to heights above the stage.

You ate the seed of fruit and then they nailed you to the cross after that walk up Calvary.

Nubs of wings protrude slightly from your shoulder blades, as I wait patiently for my wind,

the rocks and flowers beneath us are on the same journey. The poet defines the mind

with spirited growth, the revolutionary defines themselves in the same vein, the East, not moving anywhere and getting there fast. The biography of a philosopher will bring you no answers; living the biography will.

I want to taste the Guinness of Easter

but first, I must drink the brew of painted confession on earth. I know a little more about the universe of the harp, when I became a father, and woven strings became music.

From then on we will no longer let the curtain fall. No longer will we act. Act II:

You grew nubs of branches. Your fingers bloomed leaves,

your skin turned to bark though your crinkled features remained the same; blood, vinegar and gall. I saw this along with weeping angels. When the sun stroked three, I realized you were a cherry tree. I knew they were disdainful of your folklore so they chopped you down.

You fell to the ground, without a thud, finally at home, away from moral elegies and from the aviator of punches.

Many people knew that God was the script writer. We prayed to verse to stay poor to enrich our lives, smoking crosses, inhaling trinities, genuflecting to the mysterious opiate that we hurt our bodies

I re-named you on Easter when I was a little boy

in pilgrimage, (the only pain we endure willfully) groveling on bloody knees finding each other

Today we shed our skins like the insects have always done before.

the Guinness of Easter

and now I wonder what your name was before I was born.

in a union. I want the dreams of saints but first I must find

With a new being, I reject the poetics of vinegar. The man that I named never wanted to die

tucked somewhere behind the curtain

for, you never wanted to be remembered. The words of my compulsion, is the maturity of your cross. I can now divert my thoughts and freeze the swamps of a prophet’s paths. God is still evolving,

sipping the Guinness of Easter.

In sleep we discover the missing link in our wake, we hunch like tadpoles with the residue of growing up.

When I knelt on the stage there was an angry salmon in my lungs. I coughed him up once but he was stopped by the grumpy bear in my heart of nostalgia and he snatched up the salmon but through you, they became very good friends.

from acts we have never even dreamed of. Epilogue:

Sense the brood of histories and find duration from the canvas

held up from your pillars lived by the initiation

of your truest conception.

We will learn from our children for their births are our Guinness of heavens.

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At the Tubac Presidio Museum with the Tubac Historical Society (Above, left) Ambos Nogales Vintage Photo Gallery. (Above, middle) Gunpowder Press Exhibit. (Above, right) Way out West band at THS Annual Picnic at Tres Alamos Ranch.

Opening Wed, Apr 11th & running thru the 29th - THE INVISIBLE THEATRE Presents - THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD, by Robert Hewett. Directed by Susan Claassen and Brent Gibbs. Every action has a reaction. One crime has many points of view. One moment of passion alters several lives forever. Betsy Kruse Craig plays seven very different roles in this international hit. After Rhonda Russell’s husband leaves her, she suspects him of cheating. Overwhelmed with emotion, she takes matters into her own hands and everyone pays the price in this captivatingly brilliant and heartfelt play about loss and ultimate redemption. Robert Hewett’s play provides eye-opening insights into a strange world in which relationships are not always what they seem. 1400 N. First Ave, Tucson. 7:30pm, 8pm and 3pm showings. Tickets $25. 520-882-9721. www.invisibletheatre.com. Thurs, Apr 12th - Canoe or Kayak on Patagonia Lake: Reed Menke will lead a Kayak/Canoe trip on Patagonia Lake, viewing the canyons, flora and fauna along the shore. Meet at 9am at the Visitor Center at Patagonia Lake State Park. A Park Pass or fees are necessary to enter the park. Bring your own watercraft or rent at park (Call 287.5545 for information & reservation). The group will launch at the marina. Come for great exercise and beautiful scenery. The event will be canceled if too windy or cold. Call Leader Reed Menke 520.394-2899 for registration and more information. Event sponsored by Friends of Sonoita Creek. Thurs, Apr 12th - The American Red Cross, Southern Arizona Chapter, Annual Heroes Luncheon to celebrate and honor heroism in our community and raise funds for essential Red Cross Services in Southern Arizona. Heroes on the Home Front will be held at the Westin La Paloma, 3800 E. Sunrise Dr., from noon to 1 p.m. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. Space is limited. Please RSVP on or before April 3 by calling (520) 318-6747 or online at www.redcrossarizona.org. Thurs, Apr 12th - Site Council Meeting, 5:00pm, Coatimundi Middle School, Multi-Purpose Room. The public is invited to attend the monthly school meeting with teachers, parents, and community members to discuss student achievement, safety, and other matters related to improvement of the school. 490 Avenida Coatimundi, Rio Rico. 520-3758800.

Thurs, Apr 12th - Author William Ascarza speaks on the History of Mining in Southeastern Arizona at the Santa Cruz Valley Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society at 7pm. Mining has long been a foundation of southeastern Arizona’s economy, and the area has some of the most diverse mining localities in the state. Towns such as Bisbee, Clifton, Globe, Miami, Ray, Silverbell, and Superior have earned reputations as premier metal producers that are most notably known for their copper. Other mining towns that have made their marks in the region include Dos Cabezas, Gleeson, Harshaw District, Helvetia, Patagonia District, Pearce, Ruby, and Tombstone. This presentation examines the history of mining in southeastern Arizona and addresses the question of why some mining communities have thrived while many failed. At the North County Facility at 50 Bridge Road in Tubac. Call Alan Sorkowitz at 520-207-7151 or inquire via e-mail at asorko@cox.net or visit www.AzArchSoc.org, Fri, Apr 13th - Imaging Reality - Join storytelling, quantum physicist, Jack McDaniel for an evening of prying open the cracks between ~ what IS and what IS-n’t what we think. 5:30 to 7pm.Includes wine & cheese. Cost: $20 RSVP: 520-398-3193 info@thefloatingstoneinn.com The Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa Fri, Apr 13th - Concert at Unity in the Valley Center, from 7 to 9pm. Mr. Peter Sterling, an award-winning self-taught harpist performs a onenight concert. Love offering of $10 is suggested. Unity in the Valley, 17630 Camino de las Quintas, Sahuarita (across the street from Anamax Park). Fri, Apr 13th - RRHS JROTC Military Ball at 6pm-11pm in RRHS Cafetorium. Fri, Apr 13th - RRHS Thespians present “Dancing on the Line” in Nogales. Sat, Apr 14th - Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site at 9am. Special tour by local experts of the Spanish colonial archaeological site just south of the Park which preserves the remains of the original Tubac town site, including residence foundations, plaza area, refuse area and partial irrigation ditch. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Tour involves a walk of about 1-1/4 miles. Bring walking shoes, sunscreen and hat. $5 fee includes admission to tour the Tubac Presidio Park. Tour limited to 15; reservations encouraged. 520-398-2252. Sat, Apr 14th - 9am to 4pm, Extending the Growing Season and Adapting to Global Warming: Sustainable Growing Methods Step-

by-step theoretical – and hands-on practical – “how-to” approach to the utilization of greenhouses and shade as a component of sustainable living. $200 (includes locally-grown organic lunch). Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, Tumacácori, AZ. http://avalongardens.org/events (520) 6039932. Sat, Apr 14th -Community Invited to Celebrate Trailhead Transformation at Rio Rico’s Guy Tobin Memorial Anza Trailhead at 10am. Event highlights include guided tours of the trailhead and nearby Santa Cruz River, interactive activities, information tables for community and school groups, food and drink, and brief talks from community leaders. The celebration starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 1p.m., with guided tours beginning at 10:30, 11:30, and 12:30. I-19 exit 17, east on Rio Rico Drive. watershedmg.org/border-region. www.friendsofsantacruzriver.org/page. asp?storyId=47. Sat, Apr 14th - “Garden Party” from 10am – 4pm, this self guided tour showcases five amazing Tubac area private residence gardens. These unique gardens include a home with enclosed patio gardens where the back patio features an outdoor shabby-chic bedroom with incredible views of the Tubac Valley. Guests will also visit a private horse ranch that has stunning rose and iris gardens, and another home with model electric trains running through a desert garden setting. $20 members; $25 nonmembers. For more info call 398-2371 or visit www.tubacarts.org. Sat, Apr 14th - Reception for Gunpowder Press Exhibit and Ambos Nogales Vintage Photo Gallery Collections Showcased at the Tubac Presidio Museum from 2 to 4pm. The Gunpowder Press Exhibit displays the printing equipment used by Frank and Gay Griffin to print the Tubac Arizonian in the late 1950s. The exhibit also showcases samples of their Tubac publications from the Tubac Historical Society archives and their “Scrapbook of History” collection of photos, newspaper articles, maps and documents related to Tubac. The Ambos Nogales Vintage Photo Gallery features photographs of Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico from the early to mid-20th century. These historical images were originally posted on the walls of the newspaper office of Craig Pottinger, Sr., who founded the Nogales International in 1925. A special reception will be held on April 14 and the Griffin and Pottinger families and friends will be in attendance. Wine and light refreshments will be served. Admission to the April 14th reception is $5 and reservations are encouraged; call 520-3982252 or email info@ths-tubac.org. Both collections will be on display in the museum through June 30, 2012 and are included with park admission $4 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Sat, Apr 14th - “Meet the Monument” at the Ironwood Forest National Monument at the base of Ragged Top along Silverbell Road, Tucson. I-10

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in the Systems and Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Arizona. By night (more like on the weekends) he is an amateur blacksmith with an interest in the history of New Spain and territorial Arizona and the role blacksmiths played in that history. $5 fee includes admission to tour the Tubac Presidio Park. 520-398-2252, info@ths-tubac.org.

Sat, Apr 14th - Second Saturday at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. 2-for-1 Margaritas & Live Music from 4 to 9pm. 520398-2397.

Fri, Apr 20th - “Show us what you know,” Sight Reading Concert, 6:30-8:30pm, Calabasas Middle School, Multi-Purpose Room.The public is invited to enjoy music performed by the combined Calabasas and Coatimundi Middle Schools band and the Rio Rico High School band. Band members will read and play music for the first time in front of an audience, demonstrating their knowledge of music “on the fly.” It’s nerve-wracking for the students and conductors, and lots of fun for the audience. Concessions will be sold. The event is free. 131 Camino Maricopa, Rio Rico. 520-375-8600.

Sat, Apr 14th - Chuck Wagon & the Wheels Live. Swinging Country Rock and Western Roll. At Tubac Jack’s Old Tubac Inn. 7 Plaza Rd. 398-3161. Sat, Apr 14th - 2nd ANNUAL FASHION SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA. Over 25 Merchants & Sponsors Showing New Fashions with Over 100 Gift Bags & Door Prizes! Fashion Show starts at 7pm at the Tubac Golf resort and Spa. General Admission Tickets $20 / VIP Tickets $35 and includes Champagne after Party. Proceeds Benefit Tubac Rotary & Equine Voices Horse Rescue & Sanctuary, Tickets Sold at Wisdom’s Cafe (and) Tubac Golf & Resort & Spa. For more information call 520.398.3546. Fashion Show Extravaganza Package includes a deluxe guest room and two VIP tickets to the Fashion Show, $265 plus tax and resort fee. To reserve this package please call 520.398.2211. Make the Fashion Show a getaway!

Sat, Apr 21st - 9am tp 4pm, Food Forest Workshop: Theory and Practice. Theoretical discussion and hands-on field experience in the development of a food forest in the Sonoran Desert climate. $200 (includes locally-grown organic lunch). Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, Tumacácori. avalongardens.org/events (520) 603-9932. Sat, Apr 21st - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations from 11am-3pm. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $4 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio Park. 520-398-2252, info@ths-tubac.org.

Sat, Apr 14th - Plants of Patagonia Lake and Sonoita Creek. Larry and Margie Caswell, educators and naturalists, will present the diversity of trees, shrubs, herbs and succulents in the Natural Area. Program at Patagonia Lake State Park Visitor Center at 7pm. Sun, Apr 15th - Be Free Pima: Amado Youth Alliance, Drug Free Communities Project, a substance abuse prevention project dedicated to heathy youth with peer skill building at 10am. Amy Bass, Director of Prevention Compass Behavioral Health Care, Inc. UU Church, I-19, Exit 48 East. Sun, Apr 15th - Tubac Historical Society’s Annual Picnic at Tres Alamos Ranch from 2 to 4pm. The popular Annual Picnic of the Tubac Historical Society will be held at the Tres Alamos Ranch, located one mile east of Tubac. Enjoy lunch and entertainment at the most spectacular ranch and hacienda setting in the Santa Cruz Valley! A ranch buffet of pecan-smoked beef will be catered by Stables Ranch Grille of the Tubac Golf Resort. The “Way Out West” band will perform a lively mix of classic and original Western music with stories of cowboys, ranchers and settlers of the West. The last two picnics sold out early, so make reservations soon. Admission is $40 for THS members and their guests; $45 for nonmembers. For reservations, please call Susan at 520-398-2416 or email events@THS-Tubac.org.

Sat, Apr 21st - Friends of the Santa Cruz River (FOSCR) hosts an Annual Member’s Meeting at 2pm at the North County Facility (Tubac Community Center) big room. The event will begin with a brief business meeting followed by a presentation by Jim Lockwood about the Birds of the Santa Cruz River Area. Refreshments and prizes for those who can answer FOSCR trivia. www.friendsofsantacruzriver.org

Tues, Apr 17th - Roberta Rogers Watercolor Workshop at the Tubac Center of the Arts. “Plein Air - Painting a Spring Day in Tubac” 9am to noon. $45 members, $55 non. 398-2371. www.tubacarts.org.

Thurs, 19th - Green Valley Genealogical Society, meets from 1 to 3pm at the St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Dr., Green Valley. Main Program: “Immigration” by Suzanne Brayer. We all have immigrant ancestors. Where did they come from? How did they get to America? How can I find out more about their journey? What are their stories? Join us to hear Suzanne give us some insight to these interesting ancestors. Suzanne and her father have been researching her family history since 1982 that includes Mayflower ancestors to Revolutionary War patriots to 19th century German immigrants. She, like most of us, represents the “melting pot” of American culture. Suzanne is a member of several genealogical societies and has shared her genealogy knowledge through class and talks around the Arizona. Short Program: “Mayflower Adventure” by Mary Lee Taylor. Mary Lee’s former life was a Middle School Principal in Chicago, Ill and, since 2007, she has been a Green Valley retiree. Exciting genealogy items are featured as Door Prizes, Silent Auctions, and Raffles at our meetings. Visitors welcome; refreshments will be served. Contact JoAnn Herbst (396-4630 or joannherbst@cox.net) for more information or go to www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azgvgs/. The next program is in October.

Tues, Apr 17th - SCVUSD No. 35 Governing Board Meeting, 5:30pm, District Office, Board Room. The public is invited to attend the regular bimonthly meeting of the district governing board. 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. 520- 281-8282

Thurs, Apr 19th - Kangan Water Demonstration - Come see first hand, in many cases, how simply changing your water can change your health. At 5:30pm. Free Community Event. RSVP: 520.393193 info@ thefloatingstoneinn.com. The Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa.

Wed, Apr 18th - Third Wednesday at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. Paella Night featuring Chef Arturo. 520-398-2397.

Fri, Apr 20th - Spanish Colonial Ironwork at 2pm. Living history volunteer Bill Ganoe will give an illustrated presentation about the ironwork of the Spanish Colonial period. By day Bill is a staff engineer

Sun, Apr 15th - Piano Concert by Elena Miraztchiyska at 4 pm, in a private home in Nogales. This final concert of the 2011-12 Benderly Salon Concert Series features a champagne reception after the concert. Tickets are $25 for SCFPA members and $30 for non-members. For location, directions, reservations and membership, phone 520-394-9495 or email scfpa@scfpapresents.org. Tues, Apr 17th - Special Primary Election Day for Congressional District #8.

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Sat, Apr 21st - Beau Renfro & Clear Country. New & Old Country + Old TIme Rock & Roll. At Tubac Jack’s Old Tubac Inn. 7 Plaza Rd. 398-3161. Sun, Apr 22nd - Santa Cruz Singers’ 10th Anniversary Concert at 4pm at the Patagonia Union High School. Tues, Apr 24th - Roberta Rogers Watercolor Workshop at the Tubac Center of the Arts. “Finishing Touches” 9am to noon. $45 members, $55 non. 398-2371. www.tubacarts.org. Tues, Apr 24th - Site Council Meeting, 5:30pm, Calabasas Middle School, Multi-Purpose Room. The public is invited to attend the monthly school meeting with teachers, parents, and community members to discuss student achievement, safety, and other matters related to improvement of the school. 131 Camino Maricopa, Rio Rico. 520-375-8600. Wed, Apr 25th - Site Council Meeting, 8:40am, San Cayetano Elementary School, Parents’ Room. The public is invited to attend the monthly school meeting with teachers, parents, and community members to discuss student achievement, safety, and other matters related to improvement of the school. 1412 West Frontage Road, Rio Rico. (520) 375-8300. Wed, Apr 25th - “Stone Soup” Mini Opera, 6:00pm, San Cayetano Elementary, Multi-Purpose Room. The public is invited to attend the first grade music program. For more information contact Debbie Condes at 375-8312. The event is free. 1412 West Frontage Road, Rio Rico. (520) 375-8300.

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Continued from page 25... Wed, Apr 25th - Parent Graduation Committee Meeting @ 6pm in RRHS Room 403. Thurs, Apr 26th - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $4 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio Park. 520398-2252, info@ths-tubac.org. Thurs, Apr 26th - RRHS High Flying Hawks Student of the Month Assembly. Thurs, Apr 26th - Site Council Meeting, 2:30pm, Pena Blanca Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Room. The public is invited to attend the monthly school meeting with teachers, parents, and community members to discuss student achievement, safety, and other matters related to improvement of the school. 131 Camino Maricopa, Rio Rico. 520-3758500. Thurs thru Sat, Apr 26th to 28th - RRHS Band Performing at All State Band Festival @ University of Arizona. Fri, Apr 27th - Rio Rico High School’s Spring Fling. 2:30-6:00pm, at the Athletic Fields. Enjoy the fun, games, activities and festival food at the annual “Spring Fling” carnival. Support district schools by bringing friends and family to this annual day of festivities for adults and kids of all ages. There is no entrance fee for the event. 131 Camino Maricopa, Rio Rico. 520-375-8500. Fri, Apr 27th - Rich River Relays, 5:30pm, Rio Rico High School, Track Stadium. The public is invited to cheer for area middle schools as they compete in track and field relays. For more information, call 520-398-9833. Cost is free. 131 Camino Maricopa. Sat, Apr 28th - Zonta International Club Meeting at 9am - Zonta is a global organization of professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide. Plan your next meeting with us! Contact: 841.1621 Carrie. The Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa. Sat, Apr 28th - 9am to 4pm, Earth Harmony Builders Papercrete Workshop. Papercrete is a natural building technique featuring a fiber-reinforced cement application. Learn how with a small amount of cement and lime, natural fibers mixed together create a strong bond that is sustainable and practical in building, and more in harmony with the environment. $200 (includes locally-grown organic lunch). Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, Tumacácori. avalongardens.org/events (520) 6039932. Sat, Apr 28th - Arizona All-State High School Festival of Performance, 3pm, University of Arizona, Centennial Hall.The public is invited to attend an afternoon of concerts featuring the All-State Band, Orchestra and Choir. Performing with the All-State Band will be Rio Rico High School students, Daniela Gonzalez on bass clarinet, and Cesar Manjarrez on alto saxophone. Cost is $5 at the door. For more information, visit www.santacruz.k12.az.us/ band/rrhs Sat, Apr 28th - Spring Fiesta at St. Ann’s Parish from 4 to 8pm. Food, Entertainment, Silent Auction, Raffles & more. Tickets on sale at the Parish Center, 2331 East Frontage Road, Tubac. 520-398-2646 Sat, Apr 28th - Folklorico 2012 at 5:30pm. The Santa Cruz Community Foundation’s annual Folklorico fundraiser at the Tubac Presidio. Featuring Ballet Folklorico “Pasco”, a catered dinner and a live auction. For tickets and information, call the Santa Cruz Community Foundation at 520-761-4531. Proceeds support the work of the Foundation, which provides community leadership, strategic funding and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations on both sides of the US/Mexico border.

Sat, Apr 28th - “An Evening with Rio Rico Big Bands” Dinner Dance, 6-10pm, Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, Nogales. The public is invited to an evening of dinner, dancing, raffles and door prizes at the VFW Hall in Nogales, 653 N. Grand Avenue. Music will be performed by the Rio Rico High School, Calabasas Middle School and Coatimundi Middle School Bands. Doors open at 6:00pm; dinner 7:00-8:00pm. Tickets are available at the door, or purchased in advance at school band rooms. Cost: $25 couple, $15 single, $7 children under 13. For more information, visit www. santacruz.k12.az.us/band/rrhs Sat, Apr 28th - Ronstadt Generations. Eclectic Mix of Southwestern Folk & Americana. At Tubac Jack’s Old Tubac Inn. 7 Plaza Rd. 398-3161. Sun, Apr 29th - Doing Theology in a UU Context by Looking at Shared Beliefs at 10am. Dr. Loretta Willem, UU Seminary professor. UU Church, I-19, Exit 48 East. Sun, Apr 29th - TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Experience world class music, fine cuisine and stunning scenery. The evening includes a welcome cocktail and hors d’oeuvres, two Tucson Symphony Orchestra concerts and a gourmet dinner. The event is $135, seating is limited, reservations required. Call 520.882.8585 or visit www.tucsonsymphony.org. Special room rates available for TSO event, call 520.398.2211. Thurs, May 3rd - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations - from 9:30am12:30pm. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $4 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio Park. 520398-2252, info@ths-tubac.org. Sat, May 5th - Schoolhouse Concert with Joni Harms at 2pm Western singer and songwriter Joni Harms will perform in the 1885 Territorial Schoolhouse. Harms is the winner of multiple Academy of Western Artists Awards, including 2011 Female Western Swing Artist of the Year. Praised for her pure country voice, Joni has appeared at the famed Grand Ole Opry and Carnegie Hall. Tickets $10. Seating is limited; please call 520-398-2252 for reservations. Tubac Presidio Park. 520-398-2252, info@ths-tubac.org. Thurs, May 10th - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations - from 9:30am-12:30pm. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $4 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio Park. 520398-2252, info@ths-tubac.org. Sat, May 12th - Global Breathwork Day - Discover the healing, creativity and insight unleashed through a session of Holotropic Breathwork. Contact Scotty SJOHNSON@defenders.org The Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa. 8:30am to 6:30pm. Sat, May 12th - “Save the Presidio” Anniversary Celebration – from 5-7pm. Celebrate the second anniversary of the “Save the Presidio” effort to keep Arizona’s first state park open. On May 17, 2010 an historic agreement was signed by Arizona State Parks, Santa Cruz County and the Tubac Historical Society, entrusting the care of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park to the local community. Since then the Park has been successfully run with the help of many dedicated volunteers. Join us to commemorate this milestone in the 260-year history of the Presidio at a reception with wine, appetizers and music. Several objects from the museum’s storage will be displayed for the first time including an 1855 United States map, an 18th century religious garment called a chasuble, and a number of beautiful Tohono O’odham baskets. All proceeds benefit the Tubac Presidio. For ticket information, please call 520-398-2252 or info@ths-tubac.org.

Sun, May 13th - MOTHER’S DAY. Treat Mom to a fabulous Mother’s Day Brunch in our lovely dining room at Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. She is sure to love the cuisine, ambiance, live music and spectacular views of the Island Green and the Santa Rita Mountains. Mother’s Day Brunch will be served from 11am to 3pm. $39 Adults, $15 Children 12 and under, not inclusive of tax and gratuity. Reservations required, call 520.398.2678. Add a $100 gift certificate credit for the Spa at Tubac Golf Resort. Please call the Spa at 520-398-3545. Sun, May 13th - Paws Patrol’s Cat Adoption Fair from 1pm to 4pm at Green Valley Canine, 750 W Camino Casa Verde. All cats and kittens are raised in our foster homes. For more info call 520-207-4024 or visit greenvalleypawspatrol.org. Sat, May 19th - 9am to 4pm, Extending the Growing Season and Adapting to Global Warming: Sustainable Growing Methods Step-bystep theoretical – and hands-on practical – “how-to” approach to the utilization of greenhouses and shade as a component of sustainable living. $200 (includes locally-grown organic lunch). Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, Tumacácori, AZ. http://avalongardens.org/events (520) 603-9932. Sun, May 20th - SUMMER PARTY AT DOS SILOS. Join us for the first of our Summer Fun Parties at Dos Silos. The party starts at 4pm with live entertainment from the Clear Creek Band and includes a delicious buffet, family style with one Margarita, Sangria or a glass of house wine, $25 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations required, call 520.398.2678. Add on our Spectacular Sunday room package complete with breakfast for two and 25% off golf, $150 plus tax and resort fee. To reserve this package please call 520.398.2211. Fri, May 25th - WINE DINNER. Start the weekend with a Spectacular Wine Dinner, each course paired with a fine wine designed by Executive Chef John Wooters. This exclusive dinner will begin at 6pm and is $75 per person inclusive. Limited seating, advance payment at time of reservation, call 520.398.3531. Add on a Hacienda Suite for the night that includes a ‘Special Hang-Over’ $50 credit to be redeemed at the Spa at Tubac Golf Resort, $195 plus tax and gratuity. Sat, May 26th - 9am tp 4pm, Food Forest Workshop: Theory and Practice. Theoretical discussion and hands-on field experience in the development of a food forest in the Sonoran Desert climate. $200 (includes locally-grown organic lunch). Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, Tumacácori. avalongardens.org/events (520) 603-9932. Sat, May 26th - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations - from 11am3pm. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $4 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio Park. 520398-2252, info@ths-tubac.org. Sat, Jun 2nd - 9am to 4pm, Earth Harmony Builders Papercrete Workshop. Papercrete is a natural building technique featuring a fiber-reinforced cement application. Learn how with a small amount of cement and lime, natural fibers mixed together create a strong bond that is sustainable and practical in building, and more in harmony with the environment. $200 (includes locally-grown organic lunch). Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, Tumacácori. avalongardens.org/events (520) 6039932. Event listings are free to supporting advertisers and non-profit, non-commercial, public events. Send your events to tubacvillager@mac.com or mail to Tubac Villager, PO Box 4018, Tubac, AZ 85646. Call 520-398-3980 for more information.

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If we all did the things we are capable of we would astound ourselves-- Thomas Edison

The Art of Reinvention by Carol St. John

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You know I always have just one more thing to say about this or that. This month it is about reinvention. Reinvention of the self, sort of. The truth is, ourselves don’t really disappear, they tend to follow us wherever we go. There’s just no running away from that person despite successes, failures, mistakes, dreams, whatever lies at the core of who we are. I mean, look at the reunions we have with close friends, friends we haven’t seen for millenniums, and it’s still there-- the instant recognition of that person we knew, despite life’s messiness or blessings. Of course, life does have its way of altering our visions. It doesn’t take long before we realize how our priorities may have changed. In high school we probably weren’t talking politics or health care or involved in saving the environment or worrying about our children or their children’s children. We hadn’t made it or lost it on Wall Street, and still believed in our given authorities— educators, doctors, government, newspapers. Ah, sweet innocence. Leaving the familiar behind, taking on a new place and new people, reaching for new visions is a fairly common denominator in the southwest. Not only do many come here to find peace or start over, many come without knowing what they will do next. Retirement doesn’t mean the end of things, it means the beginning of things, as well. It is a time to find your bliss as the philosopher, Joseph Campbell, used to say. When my husband, Dennis, and I first decided to relocate in Tubac, we had a pact. We promised to be the wind beneath each other’s wings. Dennis wanted to get away from corporate America and try to fly on his own. I wanted to breathe the unknown air of the desert, open a gallery and explore painting in a new place. We both wanted and chose risk over the conventional lives we had been living. I did not know how most artists are products of their locales. That what was considered a semisuccessful career in New England and New York was not going to translate into the same in Tubac, Arizona. I was an unknown and the contemporary artists in the area were unknown to me. I found myself starting from scratch. Dennis had succeeded in the big machine of corporate expansionism. He really didn’t know how much those deep pockets mattered. When he left the superstructure he had to deal with the fact that everything in his new world was to be profoundly personal and demanding.

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many times the opportunity to redeem ourselves and reinvent the world occurs. I think this is not only an attribute of being an American and having so many choices but to utilizing your imagination.

For instance, I ran the studio gallery as I had intended, and I did make an inroad to the Southwestern artist scene, as well as involve myself in the cultural activities of the community, but then I discovered another source for expression. My book, Taproots: Where Ideas are Born, did very well in the market place. I suddenly saw writing as opening up an entirely new arena for me to explore. Now I have all sorts of projects I am working on that give me great pleasure and I hope will contribute to other people’s lives. Upon “retirement” Dennis started exploring his multitude of interests at a greater depth. Astronomy, history, anthropology, gardening, design and reconstruction. It was in the least expected place that his life took on a passion that is currently filling him to the brim. A man from Canada spoke at a party at Melissa and Alan Murray’s (Tubac’s Iron Works) house in Rio Rico. He was showing the guests a water filter he was trying to distribute in Mexico. That night Dennis couldn’t sleep because he started reinventing the machine. He said, “I am sure there’s a better way.” Three years later, after much inventive thinking and many prototypes, he has put the first twelve filters in rural Nicaragua. Not only this, he has had an awakening of the spirit, and a new awareness of a role he can play in one of the world’s most urgent problems. I am experiencing this vicariously, knowing that he benefits as much as those he helps. Inquiries are already coming from around the globe, and soon the challenge will be how to finance and distribute the materials, train local peoples to put the parts together and insure their proper usage. Nothing seems too big or too small right now. It all matters. Reinventing yourself may be done, consciously, with great intent or it may fall into your lap. The thing is, words like, I can’t, I am too old, I am too busy, I don’t care, I shouldn’t, mustn’t run your life. You can do anything you want to do. You don’t have to save the world. It may be a patch of land, an organization, a painting, a child, a harried schoolteacher, a church, a cause or a neighbor, that needs you. Stay open. Be alert. You are an essential piece of the great puzzle. You are powerful , capable and can make a difference. Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself (herself ) and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life. ~ Herbert Otto

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Kino Border Innitiative Meals and migrants: learning about border issues

Article and images by Paula Beemer

uring the past year, while I’ve been learning more about the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, and about some of the social programs in place to help those who are most in need, I have seen the strong participation of Kino Border Initiative (KBI). KBI is a bi-national apostolic group that through education programs, advocacy and outreach intends to accomplish their mission to promote US/Mexico border and immigration policies that affirm the dignity of the human person, according to their information material. I have been admiring their work for some time, possibly since I heard that my friends, Tubac residents John and Ginny Shasky, along with other volunteers were in the kitchen of their own home on New Year’s Day, preparing 300 sandwiches that along with a cookie, a fruit and a bag of chips would be placed in a paper bag and taken across the border to a comedor (dining room) where every day hundreds of migrants line up to receive a meal. I expressed my interest and they later invited me to breakfast. Not my breakfast, but the one of many men and women at the comedor in Mexico. They invited me to experience the operation. The comedor is located a few yards south of the Mariposa Port of Entry. It is part of Centro para Atención a los Migrantes Deportados (CAMDEP) where deported migrants can receive a meal, clothing and basic medical attention. A line was forming outside the comedor, while inside, I found many cheerful volunteers and members of KBI setting tables in the dining area, including two Tubac residents, Sheila McIntyre and Rosemary Stoltenberg, with their hands busy shredding chicken. In the kitchen, others were stirring the soups, boiling vegetables and preparing the refried beans. The doors opened at 10 a.m. and the tables were quickly filled with migrants separated by gender. Complete families and single individuals - they all sat around those tables with not much elbow room, but with great comfort, mainly resulting from the peace of knowing that inside there, they were safe.

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the day they are deported. It is expected that during that time they will all have made arrangements to move on, says Fr. Sean Carroll, S.J., Executive Director of KBI. Fr. Ricardo Machuca S.J., director of programing of KBI in Nogales, Mexico, leads us into a prayer, and everyone bowed their heads. Especially among women you could see tears dropping. I experienced tightness in my chest and stinging in my eyes as I felt their pain. I approached one girl, age 16, touched her shoulder and asked her what happened, a little embarrassed to ask such an obvious question. It appeared that she wanted to talk, but it was physically impossible, so instead she leaned her head against her sister’s arm. After the prayer, a few announcements were made and warnings given. Sicarios (terrorist) are in the street looking for vulnerable individuals to rob or recruit; therefore, migrants were advised to stay in groups after leaving the migrant facilities. Some migrants share their experiences and thoughts, very well spoken and clearly from the heart. They were reminded that we are all individuals with rights and deserve to be treated with dignity. Any acts that violate those rights should be spoken of., “Defend your rights so we can help you defend yours,” said Fr. Machuca. Breakfast was ready; noodles, chicken and vegetables, refried beans, an orange and horchata to drink. It appeared to be a very nutritious and fulfilling lunch. When they were finished, some of the migrants volunteered to do the dishes and clean up. With the tables clean, the clothing was taken out of the closets and migrants were able to pick what they needed. It was at that moment that I was able to talk to a few. It amazes me the courage of these people to make the difficult decision of leaving their roots and risking it all, including their life. What motivates them? Although it is clear that for the majority, it is a financial decision, I wanted to get some personal testimonials to understand the driving forces and to learn about their journey.

I asked if she was personally mistreated by the authorities in the U.S. She said not physically. She tells me that the worst words came from authorities with Hispanic backgrounds, “If you are sick, they tell you: sufre no más, (just suffer)”

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She made the decision to come to the U.S. after finding herself unable to pay for medical bills for her son and nephew who had been in an accident. Her wages were approximately US $32 a week, and she spent US$10 in transportation and US$20 in rent. With 50 hours of work a week, she was unable to work elsewhere and after age 35 no employer wants to hire you anyway, she says. The first group of migrants had left and the tables were all set to receive the second group already lined up on the street. The next destination was to the facility of Grupo Beta, a division of the Mexican Immigration Services that protects northbound migrants from criminals. There, KBI supports the first aid clinic run by Norma Quijada, coordinator of the nursing module where the injured or sick migrants can get first aid. Grupo Beta gives them the opportunity to make accusations if they have been victims of human right abuses and lets them call their loved ones where they came from at no cost.

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I think of my world history classes when nomadic peoples would move from place to place in search of food and wonder what is the difference, isn’t that part of human nature? I suppose, but on the other hand it’s also human nature to protect our territory and our sources of food. There is no easy solution, but maybe we may think twice before criminalizing and judging harshly their intent to come here and offer a little more understanding.

I met a family from Oaxaca, Mexico, where the youngest in the group was 12. Along with her sisters, mother, father, aunt and uncle they made the journey all the way to the border. Right before crossing, the “mafia” robbed them, leaving them with no possessions or money to pay the “guide” they explain.

By 1 p.m. my experience was over, at least in the physical level, because it is impossible to forget and not analyze the problems and the possible solutions. I feel that my contribution to the cause is through my story telling that may encourage my readers to support KBI in the accomplishment of their goal.

Then, I met Elda, a 35-year-old woman coming from the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. She crossed and spent five days in the desert, with a bag of tostadas, flour tortillas and mayonnaise. Their guide abandoned her and her group after he was warned to stop molesting the women or he would be killed, she tells me. Hurt, hungry and lost she found no alternative, but to turn herself in.

Some options are by making monetary donations which can be done through their website www.kinoborderinitiative.org or by mail to 1016 16th St NW, Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20036 or by contributions in goods, for which there is a wish list in place. For more information about KBI, contact their oﬃce at (520) 287-2370.

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(Top, left) Sister Rosalba Avalos Ramos from Misioneras de la Eucaristia, helps at the comedor two weeks per month. (Middle, left) Mexican Volunteer, Lorena Fierro. (Bottom, left) Woman with injured foot waits to be seen at the clinic. (Top, right) Group of volunteers at the clinic. (Middle, right) Migrants volunteer to do dishes. (Bottom, right) A 12 year old girl and her family.

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They're back! What are?The Robins!

Over the past years, I've shared true stories of various strange ad funny times of my life. Remember some years ago when I wrote about going to my job at the wonderful restaurant Tosh's, and looking out the window of the gift shop, where I worked, I saw at least 100 robins in the tree. I was so shocked I called my daughter Claire and she truly believed I had lost it! I called one of the waitresses to the phone to tell her it was true! Guess what? The very next day the robins were at her house! Now, as you know I am living in Claire's casita and there are 20 robins in her yard! Does history repeat itself ? You better believe it! Only here for a week, exciting nevertheless.

times that Rose volunteers she takes the 2nd graders to never, never land. At the present time they're thinking of Flat Stanley, a student who went to bed one night and turned into Flat Stanley after a bulletin board fell on him. The boys and girls in the class send me four cutouts of Flat Stanley and I have them taped to my bedroom wall by a painting of a ladder to the moon. The day they arrived I put the cut-outs on my bedroom wall and during the night it was past midnight, I awakened from a dream of my bed shaking. It's true, but did Flat Stanley do it? I think he was reaching for the moon in the picture!

Glenbeulah, Wisconsin is a village about 35 miles south of Green Bay (home of the Packers). In the Glenbeulah school system near Elkart Lake, my dear friend Rose Whyte is a volunteer in the second grade class taught by Mrs. Sue Rieneking. On the

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TIPPY TIPS Did you know that toothpaste in a small amount will clean your jewelry in a few moments? You're all dressed, ready to step out and your silver necklace looks yellowish - rub a dab of toothpaste over it, rinse in warm water and go! You're company is arriving, the spoons look horrid, rub with sour milk, rinse and the shine will amaze you! When you whip your 'whipping cream' next time, add 1 tsp. of honey to 1/4 pint cream. The peaks that you spoon out will never fall! This season of iced tea will go on and on, so will your ferns if you pour your left over iced tea over them. They love it and will be revived.

Thank you dear Parker and Etta, Gracie and Brady, Kyle and Johnathan, Cara and Alexis, You too, Aaron, Baxter, Crystal and Lauren, Hayden, and Joseph, Alyssa, Sheila and Paige - Flat Stanley and you will always be with me.

True Story #49 Many years ago as a young mother, I took my children to Ohio to visit my dear brother Earl and his family. Several days later I went to the store with my brother, as we passed the produce section he said, Ruthie dear, don't buy head lettuce, it's all water! I never forgot that and now kale has taken over and i love it. As you know I live in my daughter's casita and she brings my evening meal. Kale is in the cabbage family, it's dark green, very tough and rough and full of vitamins. I look forward to my evening meal, always with kale - Please, please try her recipe.

Kale Potato Chips Cut up kale into bitesize pieces, take out the stem. Place on parchment paper on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and a sprinkling of sea salt. Place in a preheated 350 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly brown. Kale is one of the nutrition stand-outs among vegetables. Kale is high in fiber and an excellent source of vitamins A, C K and calcium. It is a dieter's dream food. It is also one of the best sources of antioxidants.

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What a great trea t after or during a lovely breakfast 1 c. ďŹ&#x201A;our 1/4 c. xxxx sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1 c. milk 2 eggs Mix these ingredi 5 in fry pan put ents thoroughly. In a pour a small am a few drops of oil and ount of mixture pan to form a very into so mixture is even thin layer, tilt pan done on one side , cook pancakes till minute. Make a and turn, only takes a of strawberry jamstack and then put a tsp. dollop of sour crea in each. Top each with a m, very enjoyable .

At the little 'White Chapel' on the hill, in lieu of the pastor's request, Lucinda Lewis laid an egg on the alter Easter morning, it was lovely, and to all you my dear friends, a very Blessed Easter Day.

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Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa 398-3193

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

April 2012 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 April 2012 issue of the Tubac Villager. Unmarked structures may be open businesses. Call 398-3980 for corrections or to be included.

Tubac Center of the Arts 398-2371 Casa Maya de Mexico 398-9373

Out of the Way Galleria 398-2655 Janes Attic 398-9301

De Anza Restaurante & Cantina 398-0300

Hal Empie Gallery 398-2811

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Roberta Rogers Studios 979-4122 Florabundance 520-248-5039

Maria's Grill 398-3350 Tubac Ranch 398-8381

The Wild Rose 398-9780 Tumacookery 398-9497

Casa Maya de Mexico 398-3933

Bruce Baughman Gallery 398-3098 Zforrest 398-9009

Plaza de Anza 398-8700

Heir Looms Imports 398-2369

Take the Frontage Rd north to Tubac Art Exchange (520) 237-5439 Village Councling 520-820-1678 Tubac Villager (520) 398-3980.

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Tumacacori National Historical Park (520) 398-2341 Santa Cruz Chili Company (520) 398-2591

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