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Vol.X No.9

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31,000 visited Tumacácori Park in 2013

A county staff report says the land owner, Ian Wingfield, doesn’t yet have any agreement with a provider company but would like approval A press release says a new National Park Service from the county Board of Adjustment No. 3. report shows that 31,432 visitors to Tumacácori The report says the visitor center for the National Historical Park in 2013 spent Whipple Observatory is about a half mile from $1,732,500 in communities near the park. That the tower site, and the tower can’t be screened spending supported 23 jobs in the local area. by planting. The breakdown of the spending raises a question. It means that $4,772 per day is spent in nearby areas for the 363 days a year the park School tax rate is open. declines “That definitely is a formula applied on a national basis,” said Bob Love, park superintendent. “I don’t know any way there is to tell for sure how accurate that is to Tumacácori.”

Even so, the annual report is helpful as they assess trends in visitation and spending. Love said that during 2013, the totals were down slightly compared to a year earlier. He said that due to the government shut down, all national parks were closed for three weeks, and in some places they were closed longer as a result of weather impacts. The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by U.S. Geological Survey economists Catherine Cullinane Thomas and Christopher Huber and Lynne Koontz for the National Park Service.

According to the 2013 economic analysis, most visitor spending was for lodging (30.3 percent) followed by food and beverages (27.3 percent), gas and oil (12.1 percent), admissions and fees (10.3 percent) and souvenirs and other expenses (10 percent).

100-foot cell tower proposed

A county board will review a request for a 100-foot cellular tower in the foothills east of Amado. Members of the public can attend and also can speak at the meeting scheduled Thursday, Aug. 21, at 2 p.m. at the Santa Cruz County complex in Nogales. The tower would be on private land, now used for grazing.

In most communities, the property tax for the local school district often has the highest rate of any local taxes. The good news in this area is that the school district tax is anticipated to drop by more than 60 cents per $100 of assessed valuation for the year (2014-2015) that began on July 1. In a chart presented to school board members at the July 8 meeting, the tax rate has dropped almost 30 percent since 2002 from $8.01 to $5.72.

“We are very cognizant of the economic status of our community,” said Superintendent David Verdugo. “We are working hard to balance the needs of our students with that of our community. Tax rates are a large part of that equation.”

A press release from the school district explains: The proposed education tax rate of $5.7221 is a combination of secondary and primary tax rates for properties in the SCVUSD area of Rio Rico, Tumacacori, Carmen, Tubac and Amado. Secondary tax rates generate revenue to pay for voter-approved programs. Primary tax rates generate revenue to pay for the basic operations of a school district.

The proposed 2014-15 primary tax rate of $4.6261 is a decrease of $0.6069 from the 201314 primary tax rate of $5.2330. Primary and secondary tax rates are combined, establishing SCVUSD’s 2014-15 proposed total rate of $5.7221 per $100 of assessed valuation.

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Rex Ranch purchased

The historic dude ranch and resort in Amado, Rex Ranch, which became bank-owned after the former owners couldn’t meet mortgage requirements, was purchased by Beth and Steve Bjerke for $190,000 from Bank of America.

The ranch, on the east side of the Santa Cruz River, includes 50 acres and guest rooms. The Green Valley News reported on the sale in early July, citing public records at the Santa Cruz County Recorder’s office. The ranch, built in 1938, was listed for sale at $2.2 million in 2011 by Patricia and Wayne Ross, but never sold. Fire budget is $4.2 million

The Tubac Fire District governing board voted 4-0 on July 9 to approve a $4.2 million budget for the year which began July 1. That covers costs for staff and equipment at four fire stations in the district which include the entire

north half of Rio Rico, along with Tumacácori, Tubac, and half of Amado.

The budget includes five-percent raises for the 35 employees of the Tubac Fire District, whose pay has been frozen for the past five years.

However, property owners who live in the district will see their primary property tax rate increase 4.16 percent. Even so, that isn’t enough to cover the full cost of raises, and some of the money will come from contingency accounts – money that’s been set aside in the past few years. The fire district tax is rising by 11 cents, from $2.64 per $100 of assessed valuation to $2.75. The bond repayment tax rate is 65 cents per $100. Voters in the district approved the sale of bonds in 2008 to build and equip two fire stations in east Rio Rico.

Election set Aug. 26

In the statewide primary election scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 26, several Santa Cruz County offices will be on the ballot. Those include:

Superior Court Judge – Division I, Clerk of the Superior Court, Justice of the Peace – Precinct 1, Constable – Precinct 1. The primaries for statewide offices include governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, state mine inspector and two members of the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Tubac and nearby residents live in District 2 of the state legislature and the ballot will include candidates for one state senate opening and two state representative openings.

With the current budget, Fire Chief Kevin For information, contact the Elections Office of Keeley’s salary increases to $100,725 a year from Santa Cruz County at (520) 375-7808. $95,929. The board voted a year ago to give him a five-year contract.

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County tax rate increases

The $74.57 million Santa Cruz County budget raises primary property tax rate from $3.42 to just under $3.65 per $100 of assessed valuation, effectively neutralizing an estimated 4.1 percent decline in average property values. The Board of Supervisors adopted the budget for the current fiscal year at a July 16 meeting, according to a report in the Nogales International. In his summary of the county’s financial position, County Manager Carlos Rivera painted a slightly optimistic picture.

“The county continues to spend beyond its means due to the slow recovery and continued decline in assessed valuations,” Rivera wrote. However, sales tax revenue is seeing a “single digit increase” and state shared revenues are seeing a “slight increase.” Due to the “severe revenue shortfall facing the county jail” and the uncertainty of receiving $1 million in federal payments, Rivera urged the supervisors to “remain fiscally cautious,” according to the published story.

Citizens Council meets Sept. 15

Following a three-month summer break, the local Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council will meet Monday, Sept. 15, at 9 a.m. at the Tubac Community Center. The group presents updates from government groups and non-profits, and speakers on topics of interest to people who live in the Tubac, Tumacácori and Amado areas.

The monthly meetings are open to the public; however, the SCVCC encourages individuals who live in one of the districts to become members and the annual dues are $15 per person or $25 per household. Application forms can be downloaded by going to the website: www.yourscvcc.org Local radio station on air

Tubac has its own radio station, much to the surprise of people who’ve accidentally found it while browsing. There’s no local office or employees.

Called KTBX and at 98.1 FM, the Tubac station plays many songs from the 1960s through the 1980s.

The adult-oriented station, which can also be heard in Green Valley and Sahuarita, has plenty of music but no advertisements, news and weather reports or community notices. An Internet search says it’s owned by Cochise Broadcasting LLC. There’s no web site for Cochise Broadcasting or for KTBX, but other web sites refer to them.

A lengthy news report about Cochise Broadcasting, owned by Ted Tucker of Jackson, Wyoming, but lacking a street address, was published by the Omaha World Herald newspaper in September 2013. (For comments or questions regarding the County Update, contact Kathleen Vandervoet at kathleenvandervoet@gmail.com)

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ONGOING Sundays: All Saints Anglican Church - 9am worship services at Assumption Chapel in Amado. Info: 520-777-6601 www.allsaintssoaz.org. The Church at Tubac - Sunday School at 10 am. Worship Service at 11 am. 2242 West Frontage Road. Info: 398-2325. www.churchattubac.com Wisdom's DOS! Live Music 2-5pm. 2nd Fridays: 5-8pm - Twilight in Tubac at Mercado de Baca. Fabulous galleries & shops, live music and complimentary buffet. 19 Tubac Road. Weekends: Paws Patrol has kittens and cats available for adoption at Petco in Sahuarita and Tues - Sat at The Dog House in GV. FOr more info call/text 520-207-4024 or email pawspatrol@ cox.net. See some of our available cats at www. greenvalleypawspatrol.org. “Cavalcade of History” Art Exhibit – Ongoing at the Tubac Presidio. They’re back! The Alan B. Davis Gallery is re-opened with 16 paintings by renowned Western artist William Ahrendt, each depicting a significant event in Arizona’s colorful history. The paintings and their historical narratives were featured as a special 16-part “Cavalcade of History” series in Arizona Highways magazine from 1987 through 1990. Arizona Highways remembers this series as “among the magazine's most remembered illustrations.” The giclées reproductions on canvas were donated to the Tubac Historical Society in memory of longtime Tubac resident and businessman Alan B. Davis. The collection is on permanent display at the Tubac Presidio’s Otero Hall. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. On Sale NOW - Season tickets for the 2014 - 2015 Performing Arts Series at the Tubac Center of the Arts. This year's varied and exciting lineup includes Jim Malcolm, a Scottish troubadour regarded as "one of the finest singers in Scotland"; the Tucson jazz duo, Lisa Otey and Diane Van Deurzen; the outstanding California-based Festival of Four featuring flamenco and acoustic guitars, flutes, and mandolin and playing classical and enthnic music; The Big Band Express playing the best of swing music; pianist Thomas Pandolfi, traveling to Tubac from Maryland and playing Gershwin and Hamlisch; and TSO Concertmaster, Lauren Roth, accompanied by Paula Fan. The 2014-15 season marks the 30th anniversary of the Performing Arts Series. The late Leila Pearsall saw a need for live performances at the Center and developed a program which has remained true to Leila's vision but has also evolved and grown since 1984. Leila demanded quality, variety, new sounds, familiar sounds, and energy. That same requirement exists today. The Center is grateful for her vision, and the first concert of the Series will be in both her honor and her memory. Tickets for the 6-concert Series may be purchased by stopping by or calling the Art Center at 398-2371. The Series is generally a sell-out so you are encouraged to order tickets now. A limited number of single performance tickets will be on sale after October 1. Come and see why this Series continues to flourish after 30 years! NOW thru August 30, "Arte de Magdalena" - Magdalena Artists Exhibit at the TCA. Tubac Center of the Arts and the Consulate General of Mexico in Nogales, Arizona, are delighted to present three talented painters from Magdalena, Sonora, and to celebrate the colorful heritage of our region. Featured Mexican artists, Lydia Leon, Ana M. Vazquez and Daniel Estrada, have shown their amazing paintings all over Mexico and many locations in the United States. Their illustrations evoke affection, devotion and nostalgia. They also reflect a combination of elements such as nature, flavor and color. Free event. Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. NOW thru August 31, TCA's "Summer Gallery" showcasing the art of Southern Arizona artists in all mediums. This August enjoy the work of 23 artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, mixed media sculpture and fine jewelry. 520-398-2371. NOW thru October 19 - A World Separated by Borders. The show is copresented by the University of Arizona’s Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry. Mexican photographer Alejandra Platt-Torres shares her powerful images of the people, the border, and the landscape between Arizona and Sonora in a new exhibit at Arizona State Museum (ASM) on the University of Arizona (UA) campus. * * * * August 14, 5:30-6:30pm - Border Community Alliance “Bridging the Border” Filmmaker Frances Causey. Frances Causey, former CNN Producer and Director of award winning documentary “Heist: Who Stole The American Dream?” (www.heist-themovie.com) will give a presentation on her current film project “Duhmocruhsee!” followed with an audience Q&A. The presentation will include a discussion of Causey’s visit to Uruguay to interview President Jose Mujica, and touch on the positive cross border relationship between Uruguay and Argentina. The suggested donation for this event is $10 for BCA members and $15 for non-members. Light refreshments will be served. Find more information or buy tickets online at www.bordercommunityalliance.com, or register

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by email at scastro@bordercommunityalliance.com or phone at 520.398.3229. At the BCA office (2221 E. Frontage Rd., Building F, Suite 201, Tubac. August 15 - DEADLINE for early ballot request for Primary ELECTIONS. August 16, 10am-2pm - Living History: Medicine of the Spanish Colonial Period – When the Spanish soldiers and their families settled Tubac in 1752, there was no doctor or surgeon among them. It was the responsibility of the women to treat their family's physical complaints and wounds. Medicine was basic and dependent on herbs and plants known for their healing properties. This living history program features a display of medicinal herbs and plants, and knowledgeable commentary by an herbalist who will tell visitors how these plants were used by “curanderas” (healers) to treat illness and injuries. $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac. 520-398-2252. August 16, 3pm - Marimba Concert at the TCA. Two artists from IMFOCULTA in Nogales, Sonora. Free event. Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. August 21, 9:00am – 11:00am - Communication Strategies at The Community Performance & Art Center 1250 W. Continental Road, Green Valley While we may hear with our ears, we listen with our brains. When a person has a hearing loss, their ability to hear speech is obviously diminished. Modern hearing technology can help restore audibility, but there are other strategies that a person can use to help “get the message”. Arizona Hearing Specialists is hosting a seminar on how we can effectively use different types of strategies to help prevent communication breakdowns. Whether you wear hearing aids or not, you and a companion should attend this seminar to learn tips for better listening. Call 520.648.3277 to make reservations as space is limited. Complimentary breakfast provided. August 21, 9:30am-5pm - Tour San Rafael State Natural Area, which encompasses the famous San Rafael Ranch. Departing from the Tubac Presidio at 9:30am and returning no later than 5pm. (520) 398-2252. August 23, 7pm - Los Changuitos Feos de Tucson 50 Años Reunion and Concert Festival at the TCC Music Hall. Featured guests Mariachi Cobre, and other Alumni special guests. For more information visit loschanguitosfeos. org August 23, 7:30pm - VansGuard & Israfel Awakened performs. Ages 18 & up = $13 advance / $18 day of show (reduced rates for youth). Two socially and environmentally-conscious, activist Global Change Music bands whose original songs reflect their vision of a better future. High-powered rhythms and rock-solid instrumentation move your body, socially-aware lyrics move your mind. The Sea Of Glass—Center For The Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542. August 24, 11am-3pm – Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand 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 $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac. 520-398-2252. August 26 - Primary ELECTIONS. August 27, 1-2pm - Ostomy Support Group meets at Friends in Deed, in Green Valley. Share concerns, issues, solutions & good humor. Family members welcome. Donated supplies available for free. Info: Ruth, 360-0965. August 30, 10am-2pm Living History: Foods of the Spanish Colonial Period – Volunteers dressed in period clothing describe the combination of native and introduced foods enjoyed by the Spanish soldiers and civilians who lived in Tubac during the Spanish Colonial period (1752-1776). Featuring a special display of the bounty of foods from the Old World, New World and surrounding desert used by Tubac cooks, plus cooking demos with samples. $5

adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac. 520-398-2252. August 30, 7:30pm - Gabriel Ayala Trio performs. Ages 18 & up = $15 advance / $20 day of show (reduced rates for youth) CD Release concert for Ayala’s latest work, “Live at the Mission” recorded at the Mission San Xavier del Bac. Sea of Glass Center for the Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542 September 1, 5-7pm - Pony Up for Anza Days! – Labor Day. A community party to raise funds for the horses for the Anza Day reenactment ride from the Tumacacori Mission to the Presidio. Featuring a B-B-Q, music, piñata and 50-50 drawing. Hosted by the Tubac Rotary. All proceeds will benefit Tubac’s Anza Day celebration. $25 adults, $15 for children under 12. Tickets available at Tubac Presidio, Tubac Chamber of Commerce, Tubac Center of the Arts, Jane’s Attic, Tumacookery and Tubac Market. At Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac. 520-398-2252. September 2, 3:30pm - Montessori de Santa Cruz Charter School and Preschool Board Meeting, 18 Calle Baca. 520-398-0536. September 5, 5-7pm - Members' Open Exhibit Opening Reception at the TCA. 520-398-2371. September 5 thru 7 - Divine Administration Seminar. $500 early registration ($700 after 8/5/14) For serious spiritual seekers/Destiny Reservists. Topics include physics of rebellion, ascension science, protected and sacred areas, 5 epochal revelations to humankind, cosmology of the master universe, and interuniversal genetics. Held at Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, Tumacacori, AZ. Call 520-603-9932 or email info@ gccalliance.org. Starting September 6 - “Art Starts: Creatively Thinking and the Arts” at the TCA. On Saturdays from September through April, Tubac Center of the Arts will provide local area youth and families an opportunity to learn and to create artworks relating to its exhibitions. Each Saturday will be led by a different artist/educator. As an extension of this year’s Summer Arts Program 2014, families and youth will have an opportunity to think creatively and to enjoy learning in partnership with the community. The program is free to Santa Cruz County families. Reservations are required. Space is limited. Call Tubac Center of the Arts at 520.398.2VF371 for reservations and more information. Dates: September 6th, October 18th, November 20th, December 13th and 20th, January 17th, February 21st, March 21st, and April 18th. Made possible by a grant from Santa Cruz Community Foundation. September 6, 11am-3pm - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand 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 $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac. 520-398-2252. September 6, 11am to 9pm - Monsoon Music Festival 2014 at Wisdom's Cafe 's patio. This fundraiser is in partnership with Young Audiences of Santa Cruz Valley and helps provide children's music programs and instruments, as well as music and theater programs to Santa Cruz county schools.520-398-2397. September 6, 5pm - Family Sleepover at Tumacácori National Historical Park. Participants will share traditional meals, create memory books much like the journals of early travelers, sing cowboy songs around the campfire, and then retire for the evening to tell ghost stories in the candlelit church. At lights-out, these lucky families will curl up on their bedrolls to spend the night under the stars or sheltered by adobe walls built over 200 years ago. Unlike their historic predecessors, however, these campers will depart by 8:30 a.m. having left no evidence of their overnight stay. Registration is first-come, first-served and accessible via www.recreation.gov. A $20 charge applies to each adult participant ($10 for children under the age of 16) and includes entrance to the park, dinner, breakfast, and all activities. To learn more about this unique opportunity and to register, call 520-377-5060 or visit www.nps.gov/tuma. Space is limited to 30 participants so early registration is required. 520-377-5060. September 12, 5-8pm - Twilight in Tubac at Shelby's Bistro. Live music, complimentary buffet and fabulous galleries and shops. 19 Tubac Rd. September 13, 10am-2pm - KICK IN for Anza at Canoa Ranch fundraiser co-hosted by BAJA (Born Again Jocks Association) and Pima County, at the Historic Canoa Ranch, September 13th, from 10am to 2pm. Special presentation by Gregory McNamee made possible by the Arizona Humanities. Purchase tickets online at www.anzadays.com. info@anzadays.com or 520-2893940. Anza fundraisers help to cover the cost of entertainment by the Anza Trail Color Guard at the Tubac and Canoa Ranch Anza Days Festivities. September 13, 2pm - Book Event: A Land of Hard Edges by Peg Bowden. True Stories and personal reflections by Peg Bowden, a retired nurse, who volunteers at a migrant shelter on the Mexico border. Peg joins a group called the Samaritans, traveling weekly to a shelter known as el comedor, providing clothing, medical supplies and counsel to migrants seeking the American Dream. Investigating why thousands of people are willing to risk their lives crossing the Sonoran desert, where they are despised by so many, Peg begins to understand

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for wine! 6th Annual International Wine Festival Featuring interna onal wine pairings with delicious food from our local restaurants and a return performance by TJI s Blue Note Combo

October 10, 2014 5 to 9 pm

Tickets $35 in advance/ $40 at door All proceeds bene t

At La Entrada de Tubac 2221 E. Frontage Rd, Tubac AZ

Helping kids nd their way to aca demic success, healthy lifestyles, good character, ci zenship...and fun!

For tickets and info call: (520) 287-3733 Or visit Tumacookery (at La Entrada)

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the complexity of human migration. She reflects on the power of love and family that drives people into the treacherous landscapes of southern Arizona. $7.50 fee includes admission to the Park. At Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac. 520-398-2252. September 14, 11am-3pm - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac. 520398-2252. September 17, 3:15pm - Afternoon of Montessori at the Montessori de Santa Cruz Charter School and Preschool, 18 Calle Baca. 520-398-0536. September 21, 9:30-11:30am - Mesquite Harvest and Breakfast Cookout. Learn how to harvest and process mesquite pods with Laurie Melrood, educator affiliated with Desert Harvesters. This hands-on outdoor workshop will include a short botany lesson, and NEW guidelines and demonstration for picking mesquite pods and properly preparing them for milling. Participants will harvest if there is an early fall crop, take a hand at grinding, then sample mesquite pancakes served with homemade prickly pear syrup. Written materials and harvesting baskets supplied. Mesquite flour will be for sale. Laurie will read from her new local book The Pancake Tree, written for children about our magnificent Arizona mesquite. Wear comfortable clothing with long sleeves, a hat, sunscreen and plenty of water. Workshop fee is $22.50 and includes admission to tour the Park. Call for reservations, "520-398-2252 At Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac. September 22 - International Day of Peace Celebration at the Montessori de Santa Cruz Charter School and Preschool, 18 Calle Baca. 520-3980536. September 27, 9am-5pm - Smithsonian Museum Day Live! Tour the Park for FREE! The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is participating in Museum Day Live! — an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Magazine where museums across the country are opening their doors for free to visitors with a Museum Day ticket. Download your free tickets online at www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday. At Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac. 520-398-2252.

NOW thru August 31, TCA's "Summer Gallery" showcasing the art of Southern Arizona artists in all mediums. This August enjoy the work of 23 artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, mixed media sculpture and fine jewelry. 520-398-2371.

September 27, 12pm-9pm - The Town of Sahuarita celebrates their 20th Anniversary at Fiesta Sahuarita at Anamax Park. www.sahuaritaaz.gov September 30, 10am-noon - Tubac Presidio State Historic Park's Volunteer Orientation Workshop. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park invites interested volunteers to a free orientation workshop on Tuesday to learn about the extraordinary challenges of keeping the Park open, vibrant, and thriving. All are welcome! Call 398-2252 to reserve a place for seating and refreshments. Director Shaw Kinsley will give a 20-minute presentation showing how volunteers from the community were able to Save the Presidio and keep Arizona's first state park open and available to the public. Current volunteers will describe how special the experience of working at the Presidio is. With many diverse opportunities and flexible scheduling, volunteers have great freedom to choose how, when, and in what ways to help out. Some tasks can be done in volunteers’ homes. There will be a guided tour of the museum and park grounds to show the wealth of the Presidio’s offerings. Light refreshments will be served. At Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac. 520-398-2252.

BILL & CHERYL JUST GOT BACK FROM ECUADOR, MEXICO & PERU COME SEE THE INCREDIBLE NEW MERCHENDICE FOR FALL! SHIPMENTS ARRIVING IN SEPTEMBER A SEMI FULL OF TECATE AND A HUGE ORDER OF DINNER WEAR

October 4 & 5 - Earth Harmony Festival. Free Admission (Donations appreciated). EcoVillage tours, music, food, art, children's village, pony rides, and nationally-known speakers. Learn about green building, water harvesting, composting, recycling, alternative clean energy, organic gardening, permaculture, preserving heritage foods, Arizona’s first and largest food forest system, and other sustainable practices. Live music by TaliasVan & The Bright & Morning Star Band, VansGuard, and other Global Change Music bands. Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, Tumacácori, AZ. For info & directions – earthharmonyfestival.org (520) 398-2542 October 10, 5-9pm - 6th Annual International Wine Festival at La Entrada de Tubac. Featuring international wine pairing with delicious food from our local restaurants and a return performance by TJI's Blue Note Combo. Tickets $35 in advance, $40 at the door. All proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz Valley. For tickets call 520-287-3733 or visit Tumacookery. October 11, 5-10pm - BARKTOBERFEST at Plaza de Anza, Tubac. Event raises needed funds for the Santa Cruz Humane Society - the only non-kill

We had great success last year . Let’s do it again and support Anza Days ! What:

Community B-B-Q (Food, Music, Pi ata ,50-50 drawing) Catered by: B K’s Outlaw BBQ Where: Tubac Presidio Park When: Labor Day, September 1st, from 5 to 7 pm. Cost: $ 25 adults $ 15 for children under 12.

Goal: to raise $ 2,000 +++ for reenactment riders’ horses Tubac Rotary Club is again helping with the cost of this event. All Proceeds will go to Tubac Anza Days Tickets available:

Information:

40 YEARS OF PASSIONATE COLLECTING

Tumacookery Presidio Park Tubac Market Chamber of Commerce office Jane’s Attic

Judith Noyes, 520-398-1913 jcnoyes@yahoo.com P O Box 4564, Tubac, AZ 85646 (Checks should be payable to: Tubac Anza Days) (PayPal: go to anzatrail.org)

ust-September 2014 animal shelter in Santa Cruz County. Tickets are $35 pp which includes food by local restaurants and 2 drinks (beer or wine). Additional drinks are available for purchase. The evening promises a fun time with good music, dancing, good food and drink, and a silent auction - all for a very worthy cause. Tickets are available at the Tubac Market or from the Santa Cruz Humane Society (520) 287-5654 after Labor Day. Oct. 17 through Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014. Tubac Center of the Arts Presents “Woven Nation” and “Under the Desert Stars” “Woven Nation”: Navajo Blankets & Rugs from the Collection of Steve Getzwiller Nizhoni Ranch Gallery “Under the Desert Stars”: Selected art works by Maynard Dixon from the Collection of Mark Sublette - Medicine Man Gallery. This dual exhibit, from two very different collections, will present an artistic history of Arizona and promises to be an exceptional overall experience for visitors. The “Woven Nation” collection of Navajo blankets, rugs, and saddle blankets comes from the remarkable and historic private collection of Steve Getzwiller at Nizhoni Ranch and represents the best of this extraordinary Native American art form. A protégé of Charles Di Peso, director of the Amerind Foundation, Getzwiller became fascinated with Navajo rugs in his late teens and ultimately became a Navajo weaving expert and art collector. His collection includes Navajo Churro, historic Navajo weavings, and contemporary Navajo rugs. The double feature companion exhibit, “Under the Desert Stars”, showcases some of the works and memorabilia of Maynard Dixon (18751946) from the private collection of Mark Sublette’s Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson, Arizona. Sublette is an authority on the work of Maynard Dixon, the 20th-century American artist whose body of work focused on the American west. A native Californian, Dixon fell in love with Arizona’s vast open spaces. He felt a great need to capture the west before it was gone. This intense desire became a driving force in his painting and drawing career and its legacy of western landscapes, peoples and cultures. Maynard Dixon is truly one of the West’s most revered artists and this comprehensive collection will WOW you. Both Steve Getzwiller and Mark Sublette will make scheduled appearances to share their expertise and bring their collections to life. For more information, contact Karon Leigh, Exhibition and Marketing Manager at 520.398.2371.

October 18, 9am - START AT TUMACÁCORI for the Tubac Anza Days Festivitie! Great photo opportunities start at 9am with the Anza Trail Color Guard performing reenactment drills around on the Fiesta grounds. Traditional reenactment Mass starts at 10am inside the church, 11 mass ends, visitors are invited to head on up to Tubac. Participants are encouraged to dress in 1800’s attire. Contact: (520) 3775063. October 22, 3:15pm - Afternoon of Montessori: Watch Me Work at the Montessori de Santa Cruz Charter School and Preschool, 18 Calle Baca. 520-398-0536. October 25 through June 21 - 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training. 16 weekend trainings deepen your knowledge of Yoga and improve your practice. Early enrollment discount before 9/30/14. Complete info at www. tubachealingarts.com or call 520-275-2689. October 31 - History Mystery at the Montessori de Santa Cruz Charter School and Preschool, 18 Calle Baca. 520398-0536.

Calendar listings are welcome from advertisers and non-profit, public events. Please format Date, Time, Event, Details, Contact Info Please repeat contact info on repeat entries. Send to editor@tubacvillager.com or mail to PO Box 4018, Tubac, Az 85646. Call 520-398-3980 for more information.

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his year's varied and exciting lineup includes Jim Malcolm, a Scottish troubadour regarded as "one of the finest singers in Scotland"; the Tucson jazz duo, Lisa Otey and Diane Van Deurzen; the outstanding California-based Festival of Four featuring flamenco and acoustic guitars, flutes, mandolin and playing classical and ethnic music; The Big Band Express playing the best of swing music; pianist Thomas Pandolfi, traveling to Tubac from Maryland and playing Gershwin and Hamlisch; and TSO Concertmaster, Lauren Roth, accompanied by Paula Fan.

The 2014-15 season marks the 30th anniversary of the Performing Arts Series. The late Leila Pearsall saw a need for live performances at the Center and developed a program which has remained true to Leila's vision but has also evolved and grown since 1984. Leila demanded quality, variety, new sounds, familiar sounds, and energy. That same requirement exists today. The Center is grateful for her vision, and the first concert of the Series will be in both her honor and her memory. Tickets for the 6-concert Series may be purchased by stopping by or calling the Art Center at 398-2371. The Series is generally a sell-out so you are encouraged to order tickets now. A limited number of single performance tickets will be on sale after October 1. Come and see why this Series continues to flourish after 30 years!

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TCA CONCERT A SUCCESS IN FUND-RAISING FOR S T . A NDREW ' S C HILDREN ' S C LINNIC by Kathleen Vandervoet

About 45 young children who need surgery for cleft palate or cleft lip are being helped by a successful concert held in Tubac June 27. The musicians appeared on June 28 in Nogales for the second of the two-night event. The enjoyable classical concert featured professionals who donated their time to support the project which is sponsored by St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clinic of Nogales. Youngsters who qualify medically will have surgery done at no cost in October in Cima Hospital in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Karen Sykes of Tubac, president of the board of directors of St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clinic, welcomed guests and introduced the musicians at the Tubac Center of the Arts which hosted the June 27 concert. The exhilarating performances by four talented and charming individuals made the concert one of the top shows in the area this year.

Evan Kory, a pianist who grew up in Nogales, encouraged the other musicians to participate. Kory has performed throughout the United States and Europe and has recorded a CD of J.S. Bach works. On the grand piano at the Tubac Center of the Arts, Kory played several solo pieces of stirring beauty. The audience responded especially to the familiar â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clair de Luneâ&#x20AC;? by Claude Debussy.

Mezzo-soprano Cassandra Velascoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice was rich and thrilling and her expressive motions enhanced the selections she sang. Her experience and professionalism enchanted the audience. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trained with Placido Domingo at the Los Angeles Opera and has represented Mexico in competitions in Spain, Germany and Argentina. At the young age of 25, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s received many awards and performed in numerous operas. Tenor Joshua Guerrero charmed the audience and said he was happy to be back, recalling that he performed at a

similar fundraiser a year ago. His strong voice dominated the room at the art center, and would have been suited to a room twice the size. He sang with skill, talent and enthusiasm.

Choosing to sing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Granadaâ&#x20AC;? endeared him to many in the audience. He introduced his version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Solamente Una Vezâ&#x20AC;? as being dedicated to the parents of Evan Kory, Greg and Sandra Kory of Nogales, who have supported the fundraising concerts in recent years. Pianist and conductor Christopher Allen rounded out the group. He said he met Evan Kory 10 years ago in New York City while both were students but although they were friends, he had never before played with Kory. Allen accompanied the singers, and he and Kory performed three lively Brahms Hungarian dances written for four hands on one piano. Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awards have led him to performances at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and locations in Chicago and Los Angeles. He was first assistant to Placido Domingo and James Conlon at the Los Angeles Opera for the past two seasons.

St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clinic also provides free, specialized medical care in Nogales, Ariz., for children living in Mexico who cannot get the care or afford the care they need in their home country. Some of the services include orthopedics, vision and hearing assistance.

Other board of directors members are: Patricia Martinez, vice president, Jim Fitzsimmons, secretary and treasurer, Lourdes Montijo, James K. Clark, Francisco Valencia, MD, Maria Eugenia PiĂąa, MD, Sandra Kory, Amelia Melendez and Sylvia Chamberlain. For information, visit the web site at www.standrewsclinic.org or call the office in Green Valley at (520) 648-3242.

Photos by Kathleen Vandervoet, clockwise, from top: Professional pianist Evan Kory and his parents, Greg and Sandra, have set up several concerts as fundraisers for St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clinic in recent years. The rich voice of Joshua Guerrero entertained the audience at the concert in Tubac. Pianist and conductor Christopher Allen, along with mezzo-soprano Cassandra Velasco, chat with concert attendees. Tim Bunch and Socorro Velasco enjoy the concert and a delicious buffet following the music. Tubac resident Karen Sykes, president of the board of St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clinic, speaks with Dr. Francisco Valencia.

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As a vegetarian moving to Tubac 10 years ago, I soon found it was really hard to eat at local restaurants and find anything on the menu more than a salad, some side-dishes or possibly a cheese burrito. I’m happy to report that things have changed! Now it seems that since so many people are requiring dairy-free or gluten-free dishes, we vegetarians are starting to look almost normal! This article is one of a monthly series on the vegetarian menu options at our local restaurants. This month:

Shelby's Bistro by Jennifer Bek, RN, CHHC

hen we were searching for a place to relocate 10 years ago, high on the criteria list (just after “no snow”) was “being able to walk to a cup of coffee or a glass of wine.” After moving to Tubac where we can walk to the Village, we discovered Shelby’s Bistro was not only the place for a lovely glass of wine but also a chance to satisfy our need for tasty vegetarian meals. While not a vegetarian restaurant, but with an owner/chef who will adapt his menu to suit vegetarian tastes, Shelby’s has been one of our favorites ever since!

My two favorite veggie standbys, both for lunch and dinner, are the Black Bean Burger and the Wine Country Salad. The burger has a little “tang” to it and totally satisfies my need for a meal-in-a-bun. Even though it isn’t officially on the dinner menu, it is available if you ask. You can add cheese, onions, peppers or anything else listed under the Dinner Burger. Another burger option is the delicious Grilled Portabella Burger, minus the bacon, of course. Again, Shelby’s will add whatever extras you request. The Wine Country Salad is a delightful bed of greens topped with pecans, dried cranberries, blue cheese and a grilled portabella mushroom. The raspberry-walnut dressing ties it all together. It’s the favorite of many.

A really nice summer special is the Happy Hour (which is actually two hours from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.) when you can buy half-price appetizers or half-price bottles of wine. We’ve taken advantage of both, using the appetizer special when drinking wine by the glass and the wine special when ordering by the bottle. This is great incentive to eat earlier and to avoid the crowds! Shelby’s was originally opened as a lunch-only bistro by chef-owner Anthony Tay’s sister in 1996. Chef Tay joined her in 1999 and expanded the service to include dinner. He has been the sole owner the past nine years. The inspiration for his recipes comes from his family, originally from the Mediterranean Coast, his mother from Spain and his father from France. He describes his food as “lighter and very digestible” and we totally agree. It also has a truly Mediterranean flare that is both great tasting and pleasing to the eye. Because Tay is familiar with vegetarian eating, he is happy to alter recipes with non-meat substitutes. He can easily exchange grilled portabella or some artichoke hearts for the meat or fish in many of the recipes. You simply have to ask. The Chicken Cobb

can easily become The Artichoke Cobb (hold the bacon) and the Italian Sausage Grinder could probably become The Italian Portabella Sandwich. Most vegetarians are used to asking for substitutes but at Shelby’s, the Chef will even guide you to what might work best.

We always start our evening dining with the “Pan-Fried Chevre with Long Stem Artichokes” appetizer. This looks like a work of art – a blend of colors and textures that make it almost too pretty to eat, but not quite! It will delight your palate as well as your eyes. If you are a pescatarian (vegetarian who eats seafood), the Buffalo Shrimp appetizer is pretty amazing. The sauce is fabuloso and the appetizer is presented like that in a high-end restaurant. Not wanting to waste a drop, we keep dipping our bread in the sauce after the shrimp is gone! We have found these two appetizers perfect for sharing with a table of four. You’ll have no trouble finding a wine to go with your appetizers. The wine list is much more extensive than you would expect from a little Bistro in Tubac. The wines are varied, really good and quite reasonable. The perglass price ranges between $5.50 and $8.50 with $1 off during summer Happy Hour. We opt for bottles when dining with friends, but often order by the glass for two. And we haven’t had a wine yet that disappointed us.

The vegetarian dinner options, in addition to the burgers and salad mentioned, are the Eggplant Caprese Stack and the Penne Rosa Pasta (with portabella substituted for the Italian sausage.) If you are a pollotarian (eat poultry but no other meat) or a pescatarian, the Lavender Rubbed Stuffed Chicken Breast and the Coconut Shrimp were beautifully presented and reported to be super delicious by our dining

companions. All the dishes are specially presented and even the dinner salad was a cut above the average, complete with cranberries, pecans, tomatoes, feta cheese and a great apple-cider vinaigrette. Crab bisque was offered as an alternative to the dinner salad. My companions all chose the bisque and after they described it as “to die for,” I took a taste. They were right, and I’ll be tempted to skip the salad and enjoy the bisque next time! An added feature at Shelby’s is the pizza on both the lunch and dinner menus. Two of them are already vegetarian and both, the Mediterranean and the Provencal, are delicious. And if you pass on the pizza because of the gluten in the crust, Chef Tay informed me he also has gluten-free pizza crust, as well as gluten-free hamburger buns and pasta.

In addition to having great food and a helpful attentive serving staff, Shelby’s has a premier location, sitting just at the end of the little bridge in the Mercado de Baca, on Tubac Road. It has a huge covered patio that offers lots of outdoor seating. And, since we are in Arizona, we can actually eat outside most of the year. Even in summer when it gets really hot, it cools off enough at night to allow patio dining.

The second Friday of the month (5 – 8 p.m.) during summer is Twilight In Tubac time. This festival-type event is sponsored by many of the shops at the Mercado de Baca. Twilight offers live music, and you can “dine under the stars” at Shelby’s Bistro. It’s a fun event and a great place to visit with your neighbors before dinner! (Be sure to reserve a table.) So if you haven’t ventured in yet this summer, stroll on over to Shelby’s for lunch, Happy Hour, or dinner. See you there!

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MONSOON MUNCHERS: GREAT GRAZING

GRASSHOPPERS!

by Vincent Pinto

s the dry season has Sadly, though perhaps slowly, excruciatingly understandably, many come to an end, we once people fail to see the value again cast our collective of these destructive species. gaze to the skies. Even I, professional Somewhere, somehow it Naturalist, Wildlife must be raining. “What Biologist, and confirmed about us?” we ask. Longing tree-hugger that I am for some moisture to struggle to embrace reinvigorate both the the Orthopterans that desiccated land and our themselves fatally embrace seemingly shriveled souls our organic gardens each we wax poetic about the year. In our locale - mere (hopefully!) coming rains. minutes from Patagonia The verdancy wrought by Lake - our main muncher our monsoon moisture of garden plants and truly has to be seen to be beyond are Differential believed. Entire plant and Grasshoppers. Sounding animal species play out like a species that perhaps their lives on the risky evolved out of the grease gambit that the skies will (Above left) Plains Lubber with vestigial wings. (Above right) Horse Lubber molting. Photos by Vincent Pinto. in a garage, they indeed proffer enough water to exhibit such a broad diet complete their life cycles in and overall hardiness species, ensuring the continuation of their lineages. The a mere matter of months or even days. No faunal group so as to exceed all nightmares we might entertain over majority of our species seem to lay their eggs in the soil, epitomizes this evolutionary life history strategy better Orthopterans! so keep a keen eye pealed for the diminutive young exiting than our Orthopterans. Differentials prefer broad-leafed plants - i.e. your garden their earthy cradle in July. Apparently overnight we are This is the name of the Order of insects better known rife with tiny terrors that immediately have at our gardens - though they will dine happily upon Grasses should to us as Grasshoppers, Katydids, Crickets, and their kin. the former be wanting in their immediate habitat. I say and landscaping. Believe it or not, the vast majority Certainly one of the most recognizable groups of insects, immediate for this species has a propensity to travel of damage to our (or is it their?!) plants is wrought by they variously delight and devastate us, depending upon at least short distances when deprived of sufficient a relative handful of species that often vary from one the species and their precise habits. Love them or loathe calories. At our 42-acre Nature Sanctuary, Raven's Nest, location to another. Many plants have evolved elaborate them, we must all live with them. Here, then, is my own they first focus upon the Cattails that line much of our chemical defenses that aid in keeping their foliage out meager attempt to collectively educate us, hoping that small wildlife pond. Having denuded, though not hurt, of the digestive tracts of these eerily efficient eating a greater understanding of these incredible insects may these they make their way through our extensive native machines. Come late monsoon season in the latter parts indeed lead to a bit of enlightenment - both scientifically landscaping, attacking plants that should have sufficient of August and into October even these potent chemical and spiritually speaking. defense to allay a fatal assault at least. Such is not always brews sometimes seem scant deterrents to these “creeping the case, however, as some individual plants (generally collective cows” in insect guise! Orthopterans are found in all terrestrial habitats present young) suffer not only defoliation but also are debarked by within the Sky Islands region. Some have evolved into the Differentials! specialists who focus on dining on a single plant species, a single family of plants, and/or exhibit a strict habitat preference. Others display a feast-and-famine diet, seemingly ingesting any plant within their six-legged grasp. Many species sport an uncanny camouflage, blending perfectly into their environment, while others flaunt a gaudiness that would normally herald their death. Collectively, their diversity is truly amazing, considering that they all share a basic morphology that necessarily limits variations within relatively narrow parameters.

Namely, Grasshoppers and their kin have 6 legs, functional or vestigial wings, and possess an elongate body with the posterior-most pair of legs enlarged and modified for jumping. Further, all species undergo a simple or incomplete metamorphosis, changing from egg to nymph - a miniature version of the adults more or less - through a series of normally 5 - 6 instars or growth stages, finally emerging into the adult form. At each instar the growing nymph must shed its old exoskeleton, thus permitting enlargement. Finally, many, though not all, species are capable of producing the sounds that have become so familiar and which are so ubiquitous and unrelenting that they are often relegated into the realm of “background noise” when we hear them in the wild. Some species use their legs while others employ their wings in these musical endeavors aimed at securing a mate. Quite a few Orthopterans emerge from their eggs in Summer in response to the monsoons. Naturally, the life-giving rains equate to adequate food supplies for such

Finally, our own mini-version of a “locust plague” finds our lower gardens and the feast is on. Thankfully by then, we have already harvested the vast majority of produce from our fruit and vegetable plants. The least toxic plants go first and on down the line until, finally, the Differentials have at our Gourd plants. These are so toxic that they have barely been touched up till now. Yet literally overnight the now-starving Differentials glut themselves and our gourd plants are gone! We have, however, found the silver lining to even these resilient eating machines. What goes in must come out and this means scat. Differential scat, thickly piled by the start of October in our gardens and throughout the land, serves as a first-class fertilizer, helping to ensure that both Grasshoppers and ourselves are well fed next year. As a quick aside since I teach Wilderness Survival Skills, allow me to say that, yes I have tried eating these little #@%&*%@s. In a word they taste like $%#@&! Their broad diet evidently translates into an unpalatable Molotov Cocktail for humans. Not so for the legion of wildlife that dine upon Differentials. I have seen

Grasshoppers are food for a variety of Sonoran Desert wildlife. (Pictured left) An orb-weaver spider feasts on a tangled grasshopper. (Pictured bottom, facing page) A road-runner dines on a grasshopper caught on the wing Photos by Joseph Birkett

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Cardinals, Roadrunners, and other birds feast upon them. No doubt American Kestrels include them in their insect fare. Grey Fox scat harbors numerous femurs of this species. What is a challenge to humans is often a boon to local wildlife. Differential Grasshoppers are hardly the only noteworthy Orthopterans to be found during Monsoon season. Perhaps the most obvious species to the average person are the so-called Horse Lubbers or Mexican Generals. These large hoppers slowly amble along the ground or rarely in trees, gaudily adorned with forest green, yellow, black, and (in the wings) rose red. Several inches long and heftily robust, these tropicallooking grasshoppers are sure to arrest your attention. Indeed they barely range over the Mexican border into parts of southern AZ, NM, and west TX. As such, they qualify as Mexican Specialties, along with Elegant Trogons and Jaguars. Something to be proud of in our unique Sky Islands bioregion.

The bright color patterns of Horse Lubbers are evidently aposematic, warning wouldbe predators that a toxic if not lethal meal lay within their bodies. A broad diet seems to be key in the sequestering and/ or production of distasteful chemicals within their bodies. For the evercurious Naturalist types among us, these flamboyant insects provide ample fodder for study. Given their wide tastes it is interesting to note just which species they consume in any given locality and/ or season. Further, one can often easily observe cannibalism when some of their ranks fall prey to motor vehicles. The resulting corpses are greedily fed upon by their compatriots. Why not? They must possess many of the vital nutrients required for growth and maintenance! Another species in the same family as Mexican Generals is the Plains Lubber. It too is rather hefty, though generally not quite as long as its relatives. The wings of this species are mere vestiges and serve only as a minor color among their palette of pinks and blues. As with many Orthopterans, the jaws or chewing mouthparts of Plains Lubbers are rather impressive, making any attempts to pick them up for observation a bit of an adventure despite their generally sluggish

nature. The same can be said of Differential Grasshoppers, who all-too-readily will defend themselves with piercingly sharp jaws of chiton. Mostly though Plains Lubbers will kick out with their ample hind legs and stout femurs when molested. Taking grasshopper-eating to a new level, they'll even attack other species of Orthopterans in a genuine act of predation. I once witnessed a gruesome mauling of a Horse Lubber entangled in the jaws of this slow assassin. Another set of common species are the Bird Grasshoppers. They earn this title owing to their avian-like flights when disturbed. Rather than taking a mere hop and/or short flight they launch themselves with reckless abandon, often flying on long/strong wings out of sight. Most Bird Grasshoppers are rather camouflaged and hence likely rely on hiding and flight, not toxic chemicals, as their main predator deterrent. These are some of our largest and most beautiful species. They also seem to be some of the few species to overwinter at least partly as adults. Of necessity we have merely touched upon the amazing biodiversity and fascinating life histories present within the order Orthoptera. So, the next time you go to crush or ignore a grasshopper consider their enormous impact in our lives. From the economic woes that they can cause to their iconic presence in our collective imaginations (think The Ant and the Grasshopper by Aesop or A Cricket in Times Square) they both delight and destroy. Without them, many species of wildlife might not even exist. So, relax and enjoy tonight's serenade of Crickets and Katydids - it's free, relaxing, and the quintessential Orthopteran experience!

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Genius by Carol Egmont St. John

oday the sun is brilliant and dangerous. Why do brilliance and danger so often walk hand in hand?

The genius status is surely rare for a reason. Not only do brainiacs have a hard time coping with the world, they tend to have a harder time coping with themselves. They also tend to suffer another’s ignorance badly.

This seems to contradict Einstein, who is quoted as saying, "The more we know, the more we know we don’t know. " Perhaps he meant, The more we know, the more we should know we don’t know.

I taught gifted and talented programs in public schools for many years. On the first day I would ask all the truly gifted and talented children in the room raise their hands. Only a few dared. Then I asked which students felt quite sure they were not gifted or talented and the rest of the hands went up. I put Einstein’s quote on the board, we discussed its implications. To assist students visually, I drew a sphere and then expanded its circumference, demonstrating how a greater field of knowledge creates a greater field of questions. That, perhaps, it is the gifted and talented who are aware of how much they don’t know.

Labeling intelligence is dangerous without accounting for all the different kinds of minds, proclivities, and opportunities of individuals. Some of my students readily admitted that they had the ability to understand a concept quickly in math or science but that they couldn’t spell without spellcheck. Some couldn’t create an image or sing a note on key. Giftedness is not about tests or reading scores, about quirkiness or polite behavior, either, it is about extraordinary potential and a hunger for more knowledge. It is about the knowing beyond knowing. Most importantly, it is not about being a master at everything. Despite the reverence for the great minds of the Golden Age of Islam and the Renaissance, multitalented men like Galileo and da Vinci, Copernicus

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and Khayyam, I would propose none of these men were gifted at everything. I am not sure if such a person has ever existed. It is wise to remember when you get in a car, a train, a plane or a carnival ride, your very life depends on people from all walks of life, most of whom were not in G & T classes. They are likely to come from across the globe and represent every race, creed and array of life experiences. My gifted students made a list of adjectives about what they wanted to achieve in their lifetimes: Happiness, fame, education, friends, love, understanding, money, athleticism, etc. Then for the fun of it we put their goals in order of importance. UNDERSTANDING always made it to the top three. Perhaps that’s because there is a lot of prejudice among the young towards eggheads, the know-it-alls, the curve breakers, the nerds. It may be just as difficult to be very bright as it is to be very dull.

revealed his inner vision and painted faces in pixels, he expanded our minds.

Personal truths dramatized in artistic vehicles help us broaden our realities. Lately there has been a spate of Bollywood films about India. The Lunchbox was my favorite. It’s a subtle film with the universal themes of love and food, but it takes you into the culture of Mumbai. Director Ritesh Batra’s delicious love story is a feast for the eyes and the imagination. The Middle East is the setting for many new and marvelous books. I am presently traveling down the ancient Silk Road with Colin Thubron, (Shadow of the Silk Road) and learning about history as I never did in school. If you are a wordsmith you will find it replete with poetic prose and thought provoking metaphors.

Geniuses recognized early in life are called Painting: "Spirit and Matter" by Carolyn Wayland, oiil, 30"x40". prodigies. The term evolved from the Since all of us see things Latin word prodigium, which means monster, or an through limited horizons, it is little wonder that anomaly of the natural order. Child prodigies have understanding remains one of our greatest desires and always existed—the music men, Beethoven and most difficult challenges. How difficult it is to have an Mozart are prime examples. Unfortunately, unlike open mind and at the same time the courage to walk their gifts, brilliance doesn’t always lead to greatness. down one’s very own sacred road. At nine or ninety it Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, was a child prodigy, demands a purity of spirit, a trust. too, whose mind was experimented with to such a In the arts we rarely degree it may have led to madness. Wayne Lo, once a recognize genius when we gifted and talented student at Simon’s Rock College first see it. But, overtime, in Massachusetts, went on a rampage that ended the it becomes evident in the life of another boy, Galen Gibson, a young man of my signature of the dance or acquaintance. Of course, these cases are exceptional. the word or the stroke. The vast majority of identified prodigies perform very well and many have gone on to achieve remarkable When the wildly free things. choreographer, Isadora Duncan, first appeared on the scene, she was considered outrageous. Ultimately, she forced a new standard, one that fostered freedom of expression in the world of dance. When J.D. Salinger wrote his tome about Holden Caulfield, in The Catcher in the Rye, he channeled the mind of modern youth and forged a new path in literature. When Chuck Close

But the light of genius is sometimes hidden well beyond childhood. There are many late bloomers that we didn’t recognize until their later years. One of them was Alfred Hitchcock who did his best work in his fifties and sixties, and another was Cézanne whose most famous pieces were created after sixty. Mark Twain was fifty-eight when he published Huckleberry Finn. So don’t despair. if your little light has not been seen it may not be too late. "I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get degeniused rapidly." Buckminster Fuller

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Open letter from the Executive Director of the Tubac Chamber of Commerce This past July the Chamber held its quarterly public board meeting at the Governor’s Mansion in the Barrio. Delicious morning fare was provided by Vice President of the board, Jacque Brasher. On the agenda were items that will be of general interest to the Village including the new Tubac Fall Arts & Craft Festival.

The Fall Festival has been organized in response to requests from visitors, merchants and our regular festival participants. One the most often heard comments from our festival vendors in February is that the event is too long, thus we are piloting a three day festival this Fall. Vendor response has been very good and we will have approximately 100 booths lining the streets. About 50% of the artists who have applied have never been with us before, making for a very good mix of the familiar and the new. Since the Fall Festival is in early November much of the advertising will focus creating a holiday shopping destination. We will advertise this new event with the same dollar amount as we do the February Festival of the Arts. Advertising will include TV, radio, local newspapers, as well as Phoenix Home and Garden (which was very successful for the past February festival) and billboards. The streets will not be closed for this first-time event; however there will be one-way traffic with Sheriff ’s deputy’s directing traffic flow. A schematic the traffic pattern will be available on the Chamber website www.tubacaz.com on September 1st. There will also be some paid parking lots available to accommodate visitors.

Several of you have asked what will happen to the Fall Art Experience as a result of the new festival. The answer is that the event will continue, albeit with a new name: Fall ArtWalk and new dates: Friday and Saturday, November 28 & 29. Yes, we are moving the event to Thanksgiving weekend and taking advantage of shoppers and visitors who are looking for an alternative to the Mall on Black Friday.

In other news, the Anza Days committee (Anza Trail Coalition, Tubac Chamber of Commerce, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Tubac Rotary) is gearing up for this year’s event which will take place Saturday, October 18, from 11 am to 3 pm in the Tubac Presidio. Prior to that, the organizing committee is working on our 2nd annual “Pony-Up” fundraiser for Anza Days 2014. Pony-Up is a catered, community BBQ, held at the Presidio. There will be great food, music, piñata, and a 50/50 drawing. Last year’s event was a big success! Tickets are $25 and can purchased at Tumacookery, Tubac Presidio, Tubac Market, Jane’s Attic and the Chamber office or online at www.anzatrail.org. As Patti mentioned in the last Villager article, we have engaged with Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT) to purchase targeted marketing opportunities, which will be 50% paid for by AOT. Our first efforts begin next month (September) with the rollout of Google AdWords and a presence on TripAdvisor. We are very exciting about promoting Tubac through these very popular sites! Our next local mixer is September 11, from 4:30 to 6:00 PM kindly hosted by Tubac Healing Arts, 6 Camino Otero. We hope to see you there. If you’re looking for something to do check out local events on www.TubacCalendar.com, or if you represent a local organization with an event please post it there! Angela Kirkner

Executive Director, Tubac Chamber of Commerce

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Yoga with Kathy Edds

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Most of us have been lucky enough to be born with a spine that can flex, extend, bend sideways and twist. Keeping that gift healthy is one of lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges. Our body needs to remain flexible for good health. The spine can easily lose its full capacity with long years of sitting, driving, computer work, and a general lack of full range physical movement. Putting aside the possibility of injury or birth defects, yoga can help you maintain, improve and often help recovery for back problems. Yoga has at least 40 different back-bending positions, not to mention the postures that are not really back bends where some spinal extension can be added to liven them up! The extension of the spine gets the body into a backbend and the flexion of the spine folds the body forward. Many poses in yoga twist the spine from slight to deep and others postures take the spine sideways. Moving into a backbend can be challenging.

State of mind comprises a big portion of doing a backbend. Moving into the unknown frightens everyone at one time or another. Your spine may be perfectly capable of doing a back bend but you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to do one. This frustration brings up the question â&#x20AC;&#x153;whyâ&#x20AC;? on several levels. The first question is what muscles and bones need to be warmed up and open in order to attempt a deeper backbend? All is involved: shoulders, hips and yes, the spine! Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised if you attend a class and backbends are prepared for with backbends. After the body is ready, switching the thought patterns from fear to joy is a good way to begin. Learning that our hearts are really desirous of new expressions is one of the great rewards when any backbend is achieved.

Places to begin your journey: â&#x20AC;&#x153;belly downâ&#x20AC;? backbends. These poses range from the well-known Cobra (BhujangÄ sana) to the Locust (SalabhÄ sana) and then a deeper full Bow pose (DhanurÄ sana). Being on your belly creates stability for your shoulders and body, but often seem harder because you have to put forth effort in both shoulders and legs to achieve a full posture. This is good because it makes your aware of how much your back, thighs and arms have to work and gain strength. The most desired backbend is what everyone thinks of when backbend is mentioned, the Upward Facing Bow, sometimes called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wheelâ&#x20AC;? (ĹŞrdhva DhanurÄ sana). Stability in the shoulders is definitely needed and more difficult to realize than a backbend on your stomach. And of course, the real move into the unknown is the precarious drop back. We watch our children do it! The other question is why do we lose that joy and lack of fear? Age and wisdom could be the answer, and we have experience to rely on. But the pleasure of doing a strong and supported movement with the full range of your spine could really bring back that delight. Sometimes we have to let go of the things that have bound us to being a certain way or even the self-talk that makes us think we cannot do something. A basic backbend is certainly within everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capabilities and there is nothing like bringing fresh energy and blood flow to those old bones!

Space in your spine is the first step to bringing agility and freedom to spinal movement. Space within your body and between your joints is a key component of a safe and full yoga practice. How to find that? Steady breathing, a solid physical foundation, and knowing you have the support of the yogis around you and your teacher to move you into something new is how it works. Actually, the support of your breath, your mind and your community pretty much allows you to step into places you have never been before with much greater ease. This is what opens your heart and that is what backbends are really all about. You might find yourself doing backbends anywhere! Kathy Edds, Yoga Instructor (E-RYT 500), Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coach, www.kathyedds.com Kathy teaches yoga at The Tubac Healing Arts Center in Tubac. www.tubachealingarts.com

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HISTORIC PLANTS TAKE FOCUS AT TUBAC STATE PARK

ocal and native plants are an excellent choice for medicinal and culinary uses, as well as softening a sometimes harsh landscape.

by Kathleen Vandervoet

At the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, the newest enhancement to visitors’ educational experience is a multi-phased horticultural development effort inspired by the Pima County Master Gardener Outreach Program.

Funding came from donations and volunteers prepared the ground with irrigation lines and planting holes on the south side of the Otero Hall before 41 plants were delivered on June 23 from Civano Nursery in Tucson.

Plants include various types of yucca, sage, agave, Nolina grasses (shaggy, clumping grass), purple sage, and 14 types of specimen plants, Ursula “Uschi” Young said. She and her husband, Dave, both volunteers, developed the plan for the ethnobotanical garden.

The vision for the botanical areas within the park is to acquaint visitors with native plant species, demonstrate water conservation principles in landscape design, and enliven portrayals of Presidio life in earlier times.

Gary Pundt of Tubac donated young trees developed from cuttings from historic trees including three quince and two fig trees. Supplementing the orchard

are pomegranate, plum and peach trees. A small creosote bed was developed in May.

Phase I includes the establishment of a native creosote area, a small heritage orchard and a 50 plant ethnobotanical path with detailed descriptions of the native plants and their uses. Signage and an educational plant guide for the walking path are being finalized.

Young said emphasis is placed on using native plants with low water usage, plants of ethno-botanical importance for native Americans and settlers (ethno-botanical walk), plants of historic relevance (heritage orchard, heritage garden), and plants demonstrating the colors of the seasonally changing face of Arizona's desert. Plants, architectural structures and landscape elements must all fit into the overall historic context throughout the park, she added.

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Photo: A young peach tree now grows near a corner of the Otero Hall. Historical writing mentions flourishing peach orchards in Tubac near the Santa Cruz River 150 years ago. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet

Village entry gets new trees, shrubs M

by Kathleen Vandervoet

ore greenery at the entrance to Tubac seems to be a project that everyone supports. Six large hybrid mesquite trees were planted at the entrance next to the long, stucco-covered wall, along with 20 Texas ranger shrubs.

The $3,200 project, funded by donations, came about through the efforts of “Tubac Together,” a small group of volunteers connected to the Tubac Chamber of Commerce.

An automatic drip irrigation system, part of the project, is watering the plants, said Armor Todd of Tubac Together. It was installed a day prior to planting which was Aug. 5. To complete the attractive look and provide protection from cars parking in the area, each tree well is protected by railroad ties. The property belongs to Santa Cruz County, which gave its approval for the work, he said.

Todd said the Tubac Chamber “will pay for the water, with the usage closely monitored. Our understanding is that the water can be discontinued once the trees and shrubs are established, in about two years. “We got such a huge response from people donating to this,” Todd said. “It seems like trees are something everyone in town can agree on.”

Todd and Patricia Thompson did organizational work for the project. He said the original idea for foliage to soften the blank wall and appeal to visitors came from Celeste Wisdom of Dos Café and Wisdom’s restaurant.

Civano Nursery of Tucson supplied the plants “and gave us a good deal,” Todd said. Their crew also dug the holes for the 25-gallon trees, called “Leslie Roy,” which are a thornless hybrid mesquite. The 20 Texas rangers are a hybrid called “Lynn’s Legacy.”

Those who donated to the project include: Tubac Rotary Club, $1,000; Russ Lyon Brasher Real Estate, $100; Old World Imports, $100; Rogoway Turquoise Tortoise Galleries, $100; Tubac Territory, $100; James Culver and Sole Shoes, $100; Wisdom’s Dos, $200; Tubac Deli & Coffee, $100; Art Gallery H, $100; Dos Corazones, $100; Manos Gallery, $100; Casa Fina, $100; Tumacookery, $100; Shaw Kinsley, $100; Donna’s Salon, $20; Poston House Inn, $100; K. Newby Gallery, $100; Tubac Golf Resort & Spa, $100; Tubac Jack’s $100; Elvira’s, $100; Tubac Olive Oil, $100; Karin Topping, $35, Dean & Patty Hahn-Carlson, $100; Mindy Maddock $25; Tubac Art & Gifts $40.

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ello to all my dear readers, friends and family. The monsoon has not been very active in our part of the county yet, but, oh how glorious the mountains and mesas look with even the small amount of rain we have received. Our valley is green and lush and beautiful. The clouds are truly remarkable. The birds and bats and bees are plentiful, the land is beginning to blossom into colors of yellow and orange. I was mesmerized by the storm on July 25. I could not tear myself away from the window for almost an hour. My son, Penn was visiting and he was able to see his first monsoon storm. It was glorious. I've tried to keep you up to date on my family over the years. You know of course my first two children Penn and Claire are only a year apart. Many years later, another star was born. Rano Paul was a naughty but nice boy. He was wonderful. He loved playing the old upright piano we had while living in Arkansas. I tried to teach him but he needed much more instruction than I could give him. By the time he entered the University of Arkansas he was, indeed, a fine pianist. He received a scholarship to the Kansas City Conservatory of Music and there he received his Master's Degree.

By this time, Rano Paul was married, having two darling daughters, Amber Claire and Gia Dawn who now have families of their own. Rano carved out a niche in Kansas City playing and teaching piano and writing his own music and releasing several albums. He was a tall, good looking young man who could play any tune anyone wanted. He had an incredible ear. Although he grew into a popular and well-respected musician, when Rano Paul was young, he had a bit of a wild side....more to come.

Enjoy this wonderful weather, dear readers. We, who live here year round, wait all year for the chance of a fabulous light show, huge claps of thunder, and, of course, water from the Heavens. Hopefully there is more to come!

SOOTHING SUMMER SALAD

Blueberries -whole Strawberries -sliced Medjool dates -cut up Baby kale cut into strips Red quinoa (made according to package) Cashews roasted lightly in oil and salt. This will liven up the flavor of the nut. Red onion- thinly sliced

Cubes of roasted butternut squash (roast 10-20 minutes at 400 degrees)

Put all together in a large bowl, mix and add dressing if desired. A blueberry vinaigrette is delightful.

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Dr. Oz says people who eat the standard American diet get many times more sugar and only about half the fiber they need.Â No fancy cookbooks are needed to figure out how to turn this around in your diet. Just Google â&#x20AC;&#x153;sources of fiberâ&#x20AC;? and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find the Top 10 list.Â Obvious things like whole grains, brown rice, oats and vegetables are on the list, but number one on it is BEANS.Â Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to toss beans into soup and chili, but that isn't the best option for staying cool now that Arizona is experiencing triple-digit temperatures.Â We love big dinner salads and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always fun to top them with kidney or garbanzo beans, just like at the salad bar.Â Remember grandmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-bean salad?Â Well, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a 2-bean Southwest version that has some added veggies for even more fiber.Â And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made it an even better source of protein by adding quinoa.Â We love quinoa too, and I often add beans to my quinoa salads. But this time Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing a switch and adding quinoa to the BEAN salad.Â Like many salads, this is kind of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;no recipe neededâ&#x20AC;? type.Â Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve listed ingredients, but quantities are really not important. Make adjustments according to what you have in your pantry or to your own tastes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; then this can be a new creation every time!Â This salad can be a quick lunch or dinner and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be adding lots of fiber and protein to your diet while also keeping your kitchen cool on the hot Arizona days.Â And even better, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s super simple to make.

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2-3 cups cooked or canned beans (I use a mix of kidney & black)

1-2 cups cooked quinoa (cook per package directions and cool before adding) Â˝-1 cup corn kernels (if frozen, thaw under hot water)

2 small tomatoes, chopped or 1 cup grape tomatoes halved 1-2 avocados, chopped

Â˝ cup celery or jicama, chopped 2 T. fresh cilantro, chopped add salt to taste Â˝-1 cup salsa

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