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by Mike Bader

This month’s cover features a painting of the famous Red Tails – African American Fighter Pilots of WWII - by Tubac artist Bobb Vann. It coincides with the recently released movie titled “Red Tails” which tells a story of these Tuskegee Airmen and their squadron of fighter pilots in Italy during that war. February also was Black History Month. African Americans serving in the U.S. Military have a storied and unique history. Bobb has been one of the few artists to tell this story in art with several paintings in the Pentagon that depict the service of blacks in America’s wars from the Revolutionary War to the present. Himself an army veteran, Bobb has become an expert on that history. Even before the Revolutionary War, black slaves were forced to fight in the Yamassee Indian War of the early 1700s in defense of the colonies. Blacks served on both sides in the Revolutionary War as Britain promised emancipation for runaway slaves who fought on their side. In fact the first casualty of the Revolutionary War was a black man named Crispus Attucks in the Boston Massacre. In the Civil War over 186,000 served. The Confederacy used both freemen and slaves for labor and during the final days the Confederacy authorized blacks to enlist – fewer than 50 did. After the Civil War the Buffalo Soldiers were established to help with the settling of the Western Frontier and Sergeant Emanuel Stance won the Medal of Honor in that service. During the Spanish-American War blacks saw a lot of action and were critically important in the victory for Teddy Roosevelt at San Juan Hill. World War I saw over 350,000 serving and the first Black Ace – Jacque Bullard – who flew for the French because they would accept him as a pilot. The Italo-Ethiopian war of the mid 1930s found many African Americans volunteering to fight the Italian Fascist over control of Ethiopia, the birthplace of many of their ancestors. And in World War II over 125,000 served overseas but still in segregated units. Which brings us to the Tuskegee Airmen. Prior to WWII many in the US military thought Negros could not perform well in combat and were incapable of learning to fly. Flight schools were established at colleges across America for whites as the war in Europe heated up but none were available for the Negro until a Howard University student sued in protest. Pressure from black newspapers, the NAACP and sympathetic government leaders including First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt lead to the establishment of a flight school at the Tuskegee Institute in 1941. The Red Tails of the 332nd Fighter Group were born of those graduates. The Red Tails movie begins with the squadron doing relatively menial coastal surveillance flying. But because these airmen wanted so badly to be in the fight they spent this time honing their skills. Several senior officers fought in Washington to get the squadron into bomber escort missions over Germany. The men of the 332nd Fighter Group were motivated, dedicated and

now better trained than many of their newly minted white pilots. The Red Tails eventually flew the P-51 fighter to protect the B-17 bombers, but because there are so few of them remaining today the use of digital aerial scenes was necessary. The digital quality and seeming reality was extraordinary and I found myself, a veteran combat pilot, feeling that I too was “in the fight”. Former Tubac resident Lyman Blackwell, a B-17 crewmember with 33 missions over Germany, remembers missions involving over 1000 aircraft and that dimension was well portrayed here. Having been raised in a small town in the mountains of Colorado, Lyman had never seen a black person until he was flying a combat mission and a Red Tail flew up next to his B-17.

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"Tuskegee Airmen, Eyes of the Hunter"

oil on canvas 30" x 24" by Bobb Vann Geclee prints available from the artist. Call 520-398-9550 For more images and information visit www.bobbvann.com

The movie does a good job of making the audience feel the difficulties these extraordinary men endured. Without giving away the essence of the movie, this is what they accomplished: Shot down 409 German aircraft, sank a destroyer with just machine guns, flew over 2000 bomber escort missions and did not lose any friendly bombers - a record not equaled by any other squadron. They suffered 66 pilot losses and 32 shot down and taken prisoner. So what was it that brought these men to such greatness? After all, they were fighting two wars at once, the war against Germany and the war of racism at home and in the segregated military. Perhaps when a human being is born in a country whose constitution promises freedom yet cannot realize that freedom, he can be expected to rebel. These men certainly fit that role. They were well educated with a certain degree of arrogance that served them well. Ironically these segregated units developed a cohesive, comrade-in-arms attitude that fostered a combined sense of dogged determination that brought out their best - a longing for freedom and the need to be all that they could be. These ‘Red Tail’ airmen found the opportunity to fight for these principles with the hope and burning desire to attain freedom for themselves and to ensure liberty for all Americans including their future generations. Having proven themselves worthy airmen, their extraordinary accomplishments helped lay the foundation for the integration of the services in 1948 and fanned the embers of the civil rights movement to follow.

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For anyone interested in an original Bobb Vann giclee of the Red Tail painting contact him at 520-398-9550.

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General “Chappie” James, the first black Air Force 4-star General and himself a Tuskegee Airman said, “I’ve fought in 3 wars and 3 more wouldn’t be too many to defend my country. I love America and as she has weaknesses or ills, I’ll hold her hand.” Colonel Charles McGee, the National President of the Tuskegee Airmen perhaps said it best, “The Tuskegee story is an important civil rights story of Americans who happen to be black, in service to their country, their family and to their friends – in that order”

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Mike Bader Paula Beemer Hallie Birkett Joseph Birkett Murray Bolesta

Kevin Keeley Carol St. John

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Thursdays - Aqua Shape at 3pm; Aquatic Tai Chi and Qi Gong for Longevity at 2pm; Healing thru Conscious Movement at 4pm; Middle Eastern Belly-Dancing at 6:30 pm at Floating Stone Inn and Aqua Spa 16-18 Calle Iglesia. Classes $12. 393-3193. Fridays - Balance your Chakras with Yoga at 9am at Floating Stone Inn and Aqua Spa 16-18 Calle Iglesia. $12. 393-3193.

- Aqua Weight/Flexibility Training with John Martin at 2pm. Wear bathing suit, large pool, community class $5 at Floating Stone Inn and Aqua Spa 16-18 Calle Iglesia. 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.

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. - 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 - 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 Webb-Rees. To register email cheryl@evolutionstudio.org. 20 Avenida Goya. $10.

- Aquatic Meditation Practice at 4pm at Floating Stone Inn and Aqua Spa 16-18 Calle Iglesia. $12. Registration required. 520-3708342. - 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. - Santa Cruz Singers rehearse 6:30 to 8:30pm in the Patagonia Community (Senior) Center for the 10th Anniversary Concert on Sunday, April 22 at 4 PM at Patagonia Union High School. Questions, phone 520-394-9495 or email scfpaexec@gmail.com. - Awanas for young Children at the Church of Tubac from 6:30 to 8pm. 2242 W. Frontage Road, Tubac. (520) 398-2325.

- Walking Tour of Old Town Tubac from 10:30am to noon. A guided tour of the “Old Town” section of Tubac with Alice Keene. Explore the original adobe buildings and discover the rich heritage of Arizona’s first European settlement. Learn about early Native American inhabitants, Spanish explorers, mining booms, Apache attacks, kidnappings, duels and other episodes in Tubac’s colorful past. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Allow 1-1/2 hours for the tour and bring walking shoes, sunscreen and a hat. $5 fee includes admission to tour the Tubac Presidio Park. Tour limited to 20 people; reservations encouraged. 1 Burruel St. 398-2252. - Dance Classes at Evolution Studio - Adult Ballet 3 to 4pm. 719237-7364. In Plaza de Anza. - Wisdom’s Famous Fish & Chips all day plus Live Music from 5 to 9pm at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397. 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.

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The Feb. 29 meeting of the Tubac Fire District board brought out about 20 members of the public to observe. Usually, fewer than a handful attend.

Bord had other questions relating to potential misspending of public funds of the district. He asked that the topic be placed on the board’s March 28 meeting. If it’s not, he said he intends to file a complaint with the Arizona Attorney General’s office.

During the “Call to the Public” section, three individuals criticized Fire Chief Kevin Keeley and the five board members, while one area resident offered complimentary remarks.

Other criticisms came from Reid and Tubac resident Claire McJunkin, who said large and deep ruts in the property next to the fire location caused by fire trucks have not been repaired and are a “public safety risk.”

At issue was the response to a Jan. 22 residential fire in Tubac in which the home of Jim and Ann Lamb was a total loss. No one was injured.

Tubac resident Pat Peterson said he felt the fire district response to the residential fire was “quick” and that “I felt they were on the job. They kept the fire at the house. There was no saving the house, I could tell that.”

Tubac residents John Bord and Robert Reid had brought up detailed questions at the Jan. 25 fire district board meeting, but were told the board members couldn’t respond or speak since the topic wasn’t on the meeting agenda. Bord asked that the issue be put on the Feb. 29 board meeting agenda. That did not occur, so, for the second time, there was no public discussion of the questions. During “Call to the Public,” Bord spoke for several minutes. He said he was concerned about “negligence” because one of the firefighters who is in charge of wildland fires was at the residential fire but had no protective turnouts to wear.

After the meeting, Keeley said in response to the criticism, “I’ve been misquoted by them (Bord and Reid). I don’t understand the personal hostility that has been there from the very first meetings. I’ve never met these people” before the Jan. 25 meeting. He said it was decided not to put the topic on the agenda: “After discussion with the board chairman and our attorney, these meetings are to discuss the operation of the district.” Keeley said a letter was sent to Bord and Reid. It said, “Your questions will not be on the agenda. The agenda is set by the board in conjunction with chief because the meeting is the time set for the board to conduct the business of the district.”

The elected members of the fire board are Chairman Dick Lockwood, Dottie Bergmann, Mike Burns, Herb Wisdom, and John Gruenemeier, who was appointed to fill a vacancy.

Weak flow from fire hydrants The fire-fighting water flow from Tubac hydrants appears to be only 50 percent of what’s recommended. Epcor Water purchased Arizona American Water Co., which serves about 540 customers in Tubac, and the change is expected to be formalized in mid-March. John Lulewicz, operations supervisor, was in Tubac at a Feb. 20 meeting of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council and spoke about the fire hydrants the company provides and maintains. There are 93 fire hydrants in operation in Tubac, he said, and all have yearly maintenance work. Hydrants are tested to make sure they open and close; they are flushed to remove debris; pressure is tested to make sure there are no leaks; and hydrants are observed to see that they drain, he said. “After a fire, we go back to the hydrants that were used to make sure nothing broke,” Lulewicz added.

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Santa Cruz County Update continued... He said the water pressure isn’t as strong as in some other places. “We have no fire flow standards we have to meet because our system was grandfathered in. “Our wells put out roughly 700 gallons a minute and we have to maintain 20 psi in our system.” He said the fire flow standard is 1,500 gallons a minute for a two-hour period. Other data he provided included that there are “roughly 104,000 feet of pipe in Tubac ranging from 2-inch to 12inch pipe.” He said that new hydrants require a pipe to be 8 inches or larger, so there is a span of just 36,000 feet of water line on which new hydrants can be installed. “It would take a lot of money to get more fire hydrants in the community,” he said. The Barrio de Tubac residential neighborhood, south of the village, has a separate water company.

Fire-fighting lacks water storage The Tubac home of Jim and Ann Lamb was consumed by fire on Jan. 22, and many area residents have asked for details about how the fire department responded. Of particular emphasis was the lack of water storage for firefighting. Tubac Fire Chief Kevin Keeley spoke at the Feb. 20 meeting of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council and said the fire hydrant water flow was insufficient. “The ladder truck was drawing a lot more water than the

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hydrant was putting out,” Keeley said. “It’s an old system with small mains and no reserves.” The firefighters used several engines and a tender truck which all contained water to fight the fire for the fire few hours, he said. Keeley and John Lulewicz of Epcor Water said community representatives were opposed several years ago to having Arizona American Water Co. build tanks to store 240,000 gallons of water, of which 120,000 gallons would be reserved for fire-fighting. Later, Tubac resident Jim Patterson said the opposition came because the water storage was presented as part of a costly larger package to include an office for the company and for arsenic treatment. Rich Bohman, president of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council, said he plans to contact officials at Epcor to see if they will develop a new cost proposal for the community for water storage tanks. Lulewicz said, “Our rates department would be happy to put together a cost estimate along with what impact that would have on rates.”

Bid amount to be named for Tubac property The planned sale of part of the patio in front of the Old Tubac Inn restaurant is slowly moving forward. The small piece of land is owned by Santa Cruz County but has been used by the restaurant for many years.

At a Jan. 18 meeting, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted to accept a settlement agreement with Donde, Inc., a business operated by Jim Lagatutta, owner of the Old Tubac Inn. That agreement paves the way for the county to sell the small section at auction as surplus property. As of Feb. 22, a county official said the appraisal had been ordered but had not been completed and returned to the county. County Manager Carlos Rivera said once the appraisal is done, the Board of Supervisors will then set a minimum bid amount. Community Development Director Mary Dahl is overseeing the project, he said. Santa Cruz County is “investigating ways in which the remaining portions of the plaza may be divested by the county,” the agreement says. The plaza land was deeded to the county in 1958 by developer William Morrow.

Approval for new church unclear Following a Nov. 10 decision by the Santa Cruz County Board of Adjustment No. 3 to deny a conditional use permit for a proposed large church on a farm in Tumacácori, the organization appealed the decision. Then, in mid-February, Global Community Communications Alliance requested a change of venue so that a judge in Pima County, not Santa Cruz County, would hear the appeal. Many neighbors opposed the project and they will have

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limited ways to stay involved in the proceedings, a deputy county attorney said. Their recourse appears to simply be to voice their concerns to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. Representatives of the Global Community Communications Alliance (GCCA), also known as Avalon Organic Gardens, want to build a 50-foot tall,17,000-square-foot church on their 165-acre ranch, which is due east of the Tumacácori National Historic Park and on the east side of the Santa Cruz River. During a public hearing held before the board voted 3-0 to deny the request, 22 people spoke against the permit and two people were in favor. GCCA requested a change of venue so that the judicial hearing can be held in Pima County. That request was approved by Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge James A. Soto. Thomas O’Sullivan, chief deputy attorney in the office of Santa Cruz County Attorney George Silva, said it will be up to the three-member Board of Supervisors to determine if the county attorney’s office should proceed, or in what manner they should proceed, he said. The supervisors generally meet in closed-door sessions when they discuss legal issues.

Members appointed to Historic Zone Board Three vacancies were filled on the six-member Tubac Historic Zone Advisory Board at a Feb. 1 Santa Cruz

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County Board of Supervisors meeting Those named are Marilynn Lowder, Brent Land and Mesia Hachadorian. Their two-year terms started Feb. 2. The members who have one more year left on their terms are Gail Ballweber, Mindy Maddock and David Simons. The board reviews development and design plans involving the erection or construction of new buildings, structures or signs in the zone. Also the modification, addition, alteration, moving or demolition of existing structures or signs located within the zone. All meetings of the advisory board are public but meetings have not been held on a specific schedule. For information, call Mary Dahl, the county’s community development director, at (520) 375-7930.

New leader at Tumacácori park Chris Hughes has been named Acting Superintendent for Tumacácori National Historic Park. Chris has been the Chief of Science and Resource Management at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, a spokeswoman said. He and his family were scheduled to arrive Feb. 29 and he is expected to serve as acting superintendent through June. Hughes replaces Lisa Carrico who was promoted to superintendent of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado.

Carrico was at Tumacácori for nearly five years and oversaw 14 employees and a group of nearly 100 volunteers.

Congressional election in April Many Tubac and neighboring area residents will vote by mail in advance of the April 17 special primary election. Early voting runs March 22-April 13. With the Jan. 25 resignation of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords for health reasons, Tubac, Tumacácori, Amado and other communities within the current District 8 will elect a replacement to the U.S. House of Representatives. Giffords is a Democrat and the one Democratic candidate is Ron Barber, Giffords’ former district director. There are four individuals running in the Republican primary. They include Frank Antenori, Dist. 30 senator in the Arizona legislature; Jesse Kelly, project manager for a family construction business; Martha McSally, retired U.S. Air Force colonel and pilot; and Dave Sitton, company president and UA Cancer Center marketing director. The Green Party candidate is Charlie Manolakis. The new member of Congress will be determined in a June 12 special general election for Dist. 8 residents. (For comments or questions, contact the writer at kathleenvan@msn.com)

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District # 3 Sup. Maynard Opposes Elected Officials Raises!

Press Release

Tubac Fire District has been recruited by the Arizona Fire Chief ’s Association to roll out a new educational program for citizens who live in an urban interface wildland area. The entire district fits this description as evidenced by last year’s wildfire season. The program is based upon an educational pamphlet titled “Ready, Set, Go!” The emphasis of this program is as follows: • • • • • • • • •

What is Defensible Space

Making Your Home Fire Resistant

Second: County employees have not seen a salary increase in over 4 years and it does not appear they will see one this year. If they don’t get one – I shouldn’t get one either.

A Wildfire-Ready Home

Get Set – Prepare Your Family

As the Fire Approaches Checklist Go Early Checklist

Your Own Wildfire Action Plan Residential Safety Checklist

It is the intent of the Department to hold one or more educational forums as wildfire season approaches. We will also be available to make this presentation to any group who requests it.

Tubac Fire District

A recently filed House Bill 2240 County Officers; Pay Scale calls for pay increases for all elected county officials (all but Clerk of the Courts) in AZ Counties with a population of less than 500,000. I oppose HB 2240 for many reasons, some of which I will explain. First: Our county, state and national economies are still far from robust and many local residents are having difficulty finding work and paying their mortgages. To suggest now that elected officials, whom are fortunate to have jobs, should get a salary increase is unrealistic.

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Kevin T. Keeley, Fire Chief

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Third: I opposed a property tax increase last year and will again this year, despite the County Assessor’s view that property values will continue to decrease this year. County elected officials will have to continue to provide taxpayers with mandated services with less moneyjust like county residents. This legislation, HB 2240 is just not fair. It is not fair to taxpayers nor county employees. I believe the Governor and our legislators, who represent us, should oppose it. You can contact me at jmaynard@co.santa-cruz.az.us.

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Continued from page 4... - Aqua Yoga at 11am at Floating Stone Inn and Aqua Spa 16-18 Calle Iglesia. $12. 393-3193. - Bill Manzanedo live from 5 to 9pm plus Seriously Sinful Seafood at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. 398-2397. Sundays - 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. - 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. - 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. - Mandolin Jam in Green Valley at the Canoa Ranch Social Center from 2 to 4pm. Daily - “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. 398-2252.

Throughout March - Kinder Roundup: Kindergarten & Preschool Registration, 7:30am-3:30pm, District Welcome Center in Rio Rico. Children who are 5 years old before September 1, 2012 are eligible for kindergarten. Children who are 4 years old before September 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. - At the Patagonia Lake State Park - Bird Walks on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. From March 1 until March 16 they will begin at 9:00 AM. From March 19 until the end of the season, April 16, they will begin at 8:00 AM. 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 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 Saturday evenings through March 17. They will be on Friday evenings from March 23 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. - Guided tours of the Tumacácori Mission from 11am to 2pm. $3 entrance fee. Visit www.nps.gov/tuma or call 398-2341 ext. 0. - Now thru April - “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. - Now 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.

- 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 (713), children free. 1 Burruel Street. 520-398-2252, info@ths-tubac. org. 9am to 5pm. *

Thurs, Mar 8th - The Tubac Thursday Morning Breakfast Forum presents Green Valley News Community Columnist Don Severe speaking on THE BORDER ISSUES WITH MEXICO...TRUTH OR FICTION. The Forum begins at 8:30am with a full sit down breakfast at Maria’s Grill- 40 Avenida Goya, Tubac. Admission is $10.00 (cash or check). Seating is limited. Advance reservations are recommended. Email bdank22@msn. com with name and number in party OR call 398-3350. If you have to cancel, please email. For last minute changes in the Forum program, please check the Forum web page- http:// tubacbreakfastforum.wordpress.com Thurs, Mar 8th - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations from 9:30am-12:30pm. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the 1858 Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel

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of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $4 adult, $2 youth 7–13, children free. At the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 520398-2252. www.tubacpresidiopark.com. Thurs, Mar 8th - Site Council Meeting, 5pm, Coatimundi Middle School, Multi-Purpose Room in Rio Rico. 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. 520-3758800. 490 Avenida Coatimundi, Rio Rico. Thurs, Mar 8th - RRHS Band Booster Meeting at 5:15pm in the RRHS Band Room. 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. Thurs, Mar 8th - “New Understandings of Coronado’s Route through Arizona and East to Quivira” presented by Archaeologist Deni Seymour at the Santa Cruz Valley Arizona Archaeological Society at 7pm at the North County Facility at 50 Bridge Road in Tubac. Coronado’s 1540 expedition is a landmark event in Southwestern history, and recent discoveries in New Mexico, Texas, and, perhaps, Arizona are providing us with a tangible record of that event. This presentation summarizes the types of evidence that archaeologists look for that are specific to the Coronado expedition. These include ethnohistoric and archaeological evidence relating to the Apache, O’odham, and other groups critical for assessing the route. The purported discovery of Chichilticali, where Dr. Seymour has worked, will be described and critiqued as part of her talk. Deni Seymour is a leading regional authority on protohistoric and historic Native American and Spanish colonial archaeology and ethnohistory. For more than 25 years she has studied the Sobaipuri-O’odham, the ancestral Apache, and lesser known Native Amercan groups and has excavated at two of Arizona’s three presidios. She has published extensively on these groups and this period. Thurs, Mar 8th - Moonlight Hike. Experience the wonderful view of Sonoita Creek and Patagonia Lake by moonlight. Wear sturdy shoes, bring water, a flashlight and perhaps a walking stick. Trail is moderately difficult with a 350 ft. elevation gain. Meet at Visitor Center at 5:30pm. Call to register 520-287-2791. Fri, Mar 9th - St. Francis in-the-Valley Episcopal Church at 600 S. La Canada, Green Valley, presents its 42nd annual Tour of Homes. Tour hours are 10am to 4pm. Shuttles are available to the sites. Refreshments will be served all day in the parish hall. There will be a raffle table and gourmet dessert table. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at the church on Sundays and Wednesdays, and at Hallmark Gift Shop. Call 625-1370 for more information. For more information call Alan Sorkowitz at 520207-7151 or email asorko@cox.net. or visit www. AzArchSoc.org. Fri, Mar 9th - National Junior Honor Society Blood Drive,11-4pm, Coatimundi Middle School, Multi-Purpose Room in Rio Rico. Please donate blood. According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds someone in America gets a blood transfusion. Five million people will need blood this year. This blood drive is open to the public, walk-ins are accepted. For more information call 520-375-8800. 490 Avenida Coatimundi, Rio Rico. Fri, Mar 9th - Evolve to Live presents a Life Enrichment Series – Numerologist. Nationally recognized Intuitive Numerologist, Patricia Kirkman, will show how understanding numbers can enhance your life. Cost $15 - Added Bonus: Spend the night with us! Receive 20% off room rental, 30% off any Spa Service, have unlimited use of our ionized warm water pools and attend

any of our on-going fitness classes as our guest. Or Plan to swim before or after for a special price of $10. Patricia is available for private readings. RSVP: 520-398-3193 or info@thefloatingstoneinn. com. At The Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa from 7-8:30pm. Fri, Mar 9th - Christine Vivona & Rob Boone - perform Harp and Trombone at the Tubac Center of the Arts at 7:30pm. 398-2371. www. tubacarts.org. Fri & Sat, Mar 9th & 10th - “Disco Fever: Disco ‘til you Die!” Dinner Theatre, at 6pm at the Rio Rico High School, Cafetorium. Don’t miss the first showing of this very special theatrical presentation. Rio Rico Thespians and The Santa Cruz Drama Boosters present a 70’s comedy murder mystery written by Craig Sodaro and directed by Celia Concannon. Dinner provided by Las Vigas Restaurant. Tickets are $10 per person, and are available at San Cayentano Veterinary Hospital and any Rio Rico Thespian. For reservations call 520-3758765. Doors open at 6:00pm. Dinner: 6:00-6:45. Play starts at 7:00pm. 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. Sat, Mar 10th - Beavers as Ecosystem Engineers. Join local authority Karla Pelz for a fun and informative program about these hard working and ingenious creatures at 7am. At the Patagonia Lake State Park. 520-287-2791. Sat, Mar 10th - 16th Annual Lucky Clover 5K Road Race, number & T-shirt pickup/late registration at 7:30am, race starts at 9am, in the Rio Rico High School South Parking Lot. Join students, teachers and community members in the annual 5K or 2-mile walk/run. The cost to participate is $15 (pre-registration) or $20 (registration on day of event). For more information, call 520-398-9833. 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. Sat, Mar 10th - Brush Meditation: Stillness in Motion/Motion in Stillness, Sumi-e Painting with Myrna York from 9am to 3pm. In this Brush Meditation workshop, artist Myrna York will help students learn to connect mind and body with the brush. Sumi-e is an ancient Eastern brush painting style that focuses on open space and simple lines. Workshop is open to all artistic levels. Cost: $75; net proceeds go to the Tubac Buddhist Meditation Center. Location: 14 Placita de Anza, Tubac. Call Virginia Hall at 398-9234 to register. Info at 398-1108 or www. tubacmeditation.org. Sat, Mar 10th - Spanish Colonial Living History from 1-4pm. Volunteers dressed in period clothing reenact the daily lives of Spanish soldiers and civilians who lived in Tubac during the Spanish Colonial period (1752-1776). Special display of the bounty of foods from the Old World, New World and surrounding desert used by Tubac cooks, plus cooking demonstrations with samples. $4 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 520-398-2252. www.tubacpresidiopark.com Sat, Mar 10th - Second Saturday at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. 2-for-1 Margaritas & Live Music from 4 to 9pm. 520-398-2397. Sat, Mar 10th - “2nd Saturday” Tubac Barn Dance with live American & Celtic fiddle music by “Contra Swings” Dance Calling by Becky Nankivell (No experience necessary!) Wear comfortable, clean shoes for the maple dance floor. $5per person from 7-9pm at the Evolution Studio LLC, 40 Avenida Goya, behind Maria’s Grill. www.meetup.com/Tubac-2nd-SaturdayBarn-Dance/. Additional dance scheduled for Apr 14th.

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Watching Wildflowers by Maggie Milinovitch

The hot topic each winter among wildflower watchers is when and how much winter rain will be most beneficial for a good spring bloom. Some argue for Novembers – others for January. From my observations there is no right answer. Soil moisture, day length and temperature are the factors that must come together. If rain falls in the winter months and the humidity stays high enough not to wick that moisture back out of the soil – there’ll be wildflowers. The wildflowers’ concern is their reproductive imperative to get blossoms up, attract pollinators, set seeds and disburse them. Our enjoyment of their beauty is not in the equation. This year's floral show began in late February with the annuals such as bottle evening primrose, Mexican poppy, and mustards (usually considered weeds) filaree and phacelia. Dependant on soil moisture for germination, wildflowers assure reproductive success by setting of hundreds of seeds per plant. Many seeds have tough outer coating to prevent germination when maturity and seed production are questionable as in a drought year. They can lay dormant for years. And they may have to, as the recent climate changes are bringing on earlier heat and drier than normal conditions.

Others coming along are penstemon, fairy duster, mariposa lily, and desert hyacinth. These are perennials, and while they need the moisture trigger, often they will produce a bloom in less than optimal conditions. You can easily see how moisture-stressed they are by the size and number of blooms. Mariposa lily and Desert hyacinth are members of the lily family and grow from bulbs deep in the soil; they die back to the ground after seed set to await the next spring rains. Fairy duster and Desert Zinnia are deep rooted sub-shrubs and will bloom throughout the year whenever rain falls. Whether or not you have some of these wildflowers blooming near you also depends on soil type. Most of the annuals are not fussy – they’ll pop-up wherever their seeds land if conditions are right. Penstemon likes deep, sandy soil, while the mariposa lily and wild hyacinth like rocky hillsides with good drainage. You can create your own spring bouquets by either collecting seed or purchasing plants at local nurseries. Since they are adapted to our area they will reseed themselves and cover your yard with color, especially if you give them a bit of additional watering.

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When collecting seed make sure it is thoroughly ripe, (dry), before harvesting. This is a little tricky with poppies as they tend to pop explosively when ripe casting their seed in all directions. Penstemon waits for the winds to shake loose their seeds so just clipping a stalk and turning it upside down in a paper bag does a good job of getting enough seed to start you’re your wildflower garden. Collecting seed is an art in itself, requiring observation, patience, and

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“We try to take elements that make you feel like the art in here is also the colorful experience of jewelry. I want them to feel like they’re in that environment,” she said.

One of the most impressive jewelry stores in Tubac, Koorey Creations prides itself on its breathtaking, high-quality, original and durable pieces.

Most of the jewelry on display features gold. “We house a family of goldsmiths and master goldsmiths that include all of the Koorey family, who still do pieces for the store.” Koorey’s children are now the third generation of goldsmiths.

The business which opened in La Entrada Plaza in 2004 is now owned by Deborah Koorey and her daughter, Grace. The Kooreys also have a similar jewelry store in the summer vacation community of Saugatuck on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.

They also stock silver jewelry and feature many gem stones. Among those, she said, is the “brand new Ethiopian opal, which is the newest opal find on the planet.”

A trained goldsmith, Deborah said she brings an experienced sensibility to her work. “What I like is something that is beautiful, but function follows form. “In other words, not only are our pieces very lovely and creative, but they’re classic and they are well thought out for the practicalities of wearing jewelry. They go well with casual and dressy clothes. They can be worn all the time, every day.”

Good design ensures strength and durability. Koorey said their reputation has been built on the high quality of the pieces they craft, pieces that can be handed down to the next generation. “We want to make sure that instead of people putting

money into repairs with us, they’re putting it into the next piece of art. So we make our pieces very well,” she said. In addition to stunning necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings, the walls of Koorey Creations feature paintings that have been commissioned to complement the richness of the jewelry. She said she talks over ideas with artists so that the art, which also include sculpture, enhances the experience of visiting the shop.

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She said one way to help choose the best piece is to look for the person’s “universal neutral. Quite often those are determined by skin, hair and eye color. I also look for versatility so they can wear it with many things. “With that in mind, since our quality is heirloom pieces that last generations, quite often these pieces are passed

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folks have walked out of here very happy and relieved,” she said.

The store’s staff strives to give good service. “We’re known for our anatomic fits and comfortable rings, especially when women have issues with arthritis. We’re known for our innovative engineering on those issues,” Koorey said.

Koorey Creations also offers a gold trade-in program in which credit is given toward a new design. Still, she said she likes to talk over the situation with a customer. “I am not quick to scrap, melt or destroy history. We can repurpose it or make adjustments to it.”

Although Koorey and the other goldsmiths use their own artistic skills to create a wide array of jewelry designs, she also enjoys working with customers who are interested in a commissioned piece.

“Maybe 20 percent of our income is doing custom work. We encourage folks to bring their ideas. We hope we can transform their ideas into an absolutely enjoyable piece of jewelry they can rely on every day.”

Another service that customers have appreciated is the consultation provided by appointment about family heirlooms or about altering a piece of jewelry that no longer pleases a person. “We will examine their wardrobe and evaluate them for the reality of whether that fits into their universal scheme for jewelry wearing and if it doesn’t, maybe transform it into a new design. “I’ve had so many wonderful experiences with people bringing in their family heirlooms to me to help them understand what they should do with them. I get inquiries all the time that people don’t know where to take things and they feel very scared. We really are sensitive to these things and we are happy to help out. Many times

A new web site is being developed now and is expected to be up by the end of March, she said. “One of the features, along with the jewelry we make and artists that we carry, will have a page called Koorey Stories. Those are going to be from the 20 years I’ve been in retail of the magical moments we have shared with many people.” Customers can register for the monthly email newsletters.

Referrals have been a positive force for the business. Koorey has strengthened that recently by offering a layaway referral program. “If a customer puts an item on layaway and then sends in someone else and that person buys something, we give the first customer a credit on their layaway,” she explained.

Jewelry lovers should visit the shop to see recent changes and enjoy the ambience. Koorey noted, “We are not the most inexpensive, but we try to give customers value for their dollar – value in the craftsmanship, value in the quality. Our aim is to make the jewelry we present the best it can be.”

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holds a customer appreciation sale during march. “We try to give our customers some better pricing and fun activities where they get prizes.” Owner Deborah Koorey said customers are also encouraged through low prices to set up a layaway for christmas presents. “This is our way of saying thank you for all the years of good support.” Koorey creations is located in the La Entrada Plaza at 4 Plaza Rd., Suite D. The phone number is (520) 398-8360. The website is www.kooreycreations.com images: This striking necklace is created from australian boulder opal, tanzanite, and diamonds set in 18-carat gold. Image courtesy of Koorey Creations. a goldsmith by training and experience, owner Deborah Koorey creates many of the designs shown in her shop. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet.

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Mountain Lion: Sky Islands Shadow

ometimes you can gauge how much a particular species of wildlife haunts our collective psyche by the number of names we've assigned to it. Such is the case with the mountain lion. Variously monikered as cougar, catamount, panther, painter, Nittany lion, puma, cat-a-mountain, American lion, and (in scientific nomenclature) Puma concolor, this oftenpondered, yet rarely encountered cat seems like an ephemeral shadow amidst the complex jumble of Sky Island plant communities that it frequents.

Prior to this clandestine canyon-cat meeting I had read much about mountain lions in an effort to understand this majestic creature. Like most wild felids they are generally solitary, except when a mother has young or when a male consorts with a female for breeding, which can happen yearround. She alone raises the young. Male territories are larger than that of females and tend to overlap several of the latter, allowing for an effective breeding system. Males are generally much larger than females and can weigh up to 200 pounds, particularly in more northernly climes and where prey is abundant. Their diet includes small game up to large ungulates, including elk. A deer would be a typical meal for a Lion, which might kill about one per week on average.

My own encounters with mountain lions, though few, have been memorable and even life-altering. Back in the late 90's, as I lay fast asleep in another realm of shadows, I was bolted awake in the middle of the night by what I construed to be a woman screaming. My half lucid mind concocted a woman giving birth in the desert scrub near where I was camping! Soon, however, it dawned upon me that the “screams” were too regular in both frequency and character to be a human. This was a cougar calling in the night for reasons that will forever be cloaked in mystery.

Several years passed until I once again crossed paths with a puma. While out gathering data for a tracking workshop I paused to take a photo of a deer print. As I recorded some pertinent data under the canopy of a dense canyon riparian forest, I half caught the movement of an animal about 50 yards upstream from me. Feeling a strong impulse to have a close wildlife encounter, I began to “fish” for the unknown mammal by imitating the sound of a wounded rabbit. This high-pitched squeal is the lagomorph equivalent of you or I screaming while being eaten by some large predator. As such, it must sound like a dinner bell to all suitable carnivores. Thus, within minutes of casting my auditory bait to the four winds I had a large, male coati (a mostly tropical member of the raccoon family) doing a mamba of sorts at my feet! It shuﬄed back and forth trying to rectify the incongruous meeting of a crying cottontail with a hulking human here in its sylvan retreat. After contemplating the personal meaning of seeing my own reflection in the eyes of the coati (yes, it was that close) I began to jot a series of self-satisfied notes on this amazing wild rendezvous. While thus engaged I suddenly felt eyes upon me in the sort of intuitive way that one can only comprehend once its happened to you. Faster than a flash of lightning my eyes locked with those of a smallish lion! Knowing that this might indeed be a once-in-a-lifetime encounter, I anxiously fiddled with the controls of the camera - its now very inconvenient automatic shut-off

feature prompting a few silent curses. Our eyes had met, however, and in classic cat style it slowly turned and slunk away from where it had been crouching at the base of some Willows edging a fetching mountain stream. It soon was gracefully navigating its way across the watercourse and melting into the secret confines of the forest. Hungry for more views of this fabulous feline, I correctly guessed where it might emerge from the woods, and watched it recross the creek - now downstream from me. A few deft rock hops and it was gone for good. This close encounter of the cat kind rocked my world. Up to this point mountain lions had merely roamed the landscape of my imagination and, once, woken me to with a curdling cry in the dark. They were more mythic than real.

David Quammen eloquently writes in his book Monster of God, that top predators like the Mountain Lion hold an esteemed place in our minds as gods, spirits, sources of inspiration, as well as of fear and loathing. Such was the case with the American lion for me. Even the relatively small size of this lion (perhaps 90 pounds) and its nonthreatening demeanor did nothing to take away from the reverence and awe that infused my body and soul upon finally seeing a cougar in the wild!

My next and only other direct encounter with the shadow was less personal, but no less compelling. While leading a small group on a naturalist's saunter, I suddenly registered a lion placidly drinking from another canyon stream. Perched upon all fours, it quickly realized that potential danger in the form of humans was slowly creeping its way. Accordingly and prudently, it quickly slunk away as I, losing all of my normal composure as a nature guide, yelled “Mountain lion” several times. Luckily the first few people in the cue caught a glimpse of the slinking feline, aided by the cacophony of Mexican jays that were heralding the presence of the retreating big cat with their raucous cries. My final lion's tale took place at Raven's Nest, our 42-acre Nature Sanctuary, just this past July in the sweltering heat of the Monsoon. Several of my students reported that there was a loud clashing of hooves up a small draw near their campsite during the previous dusk. As the two were teenagers, I pondered if they were prone to inadvertent exaggeration. Never-the-less I suggested that we investigate the scene. Soon one of them was calling my attention to a deer carcass that lay a few feet above the bottom of the brushy arroyo. Clearly a large predator or predators had come this way last night.

I was soon thinking lion as I closely inspected the deer. It was a mule deer doe in her prime. She had been fat with the largess of the monsoon and, judging by her dentition, was perhaps 4 to 5 years old. Apparently this was no culling of the weak or sick, unless the doe took had some unknown ailment. There were two tell-tale canine marks indicting where this cat had employed a suffocating throat hold to subdue her rather large prey. The kill site itself was clean and lacking the disorder that I felt a pack of Coyotes would leave. Further, it would be a helluva an ambitious predation

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by those somewhat meager canines. Finally, the removal of the meat indicated one cat, as opposed to several wild canids, as told by the surgical precision with which it had been eaten rather than scattered.

What a thrilling event and in our own backyard more or less! Gazing at those deer bones still infuses me with a surge of inspiration, much the same as our hunter-gatherer ancestors must have felt while in reverence of this majestic cat. Sure enough our neighbors, though few and far between, reported seeing a lion in the vicinity during that same time period. A few months later I serendipitously encountered someone who had recently experienced a run-in with a mountain lion. As I had an urgent engagement, I quickly listened to how she discovered the lion looming over her dead cat. How she felt the lion “menacing” her at close range near the dead tabby and of her reporting the encounter to some local “wildlife officials” Here's where it occurred to me - and not for the first time - that people can be very intelligent in general, yet be rather daft and naive when it comes to nature, if not predators themselves. I say this for her follow-up comment was how surprised she was that those “wildlife officials” were going to try to track the cat with dogs with the aim of killing it. Call me a cynic, a stoic, or simply a wildlife biologist with a much softer spot for wildlife than for most humans or pets, but this whole scenario made me literally bite my tongue as I reluctantly listened to it. First of all - welcome to the Sky Islands, as yes, we thankfully still have a few large predators here! Secondly, the lion did all of the birds, small mammals, and reptiles in the area a service by eliminating an unnatural predator in the form of a marauding house cat (best to keep them inside for everyone's sake). They are not native and the havoc that they wreak upon various ecosystems is welldocumented. Further, I will defend to my last breath the inherent right of an alpha predator to behave like an alpha predator! What does “the lion menaced me” mean anyway? Apparently in

this case it referred to the fact that this cat did not turn tail and flee like a frightened rabbit. Good for it. We need some bad-ass cats and other predators out there, if only as a notso-subtle reminder that we are not the most powerful or most beautiful, or even the most mystical creatures roaming this planet. In all of these realms Cougars trump us in my mind.

Nor are they particularly dangerous in the scheme of things. Take note of the fact that only 23 known fatalities from Mountain Lions were documented for the entire U.S. and Canada between 1890 and 2011! Compare this to 5500 recorded dog bites in Maricopa County, AZ just in 2010 and to 32 dog induced fatalities in the U.S. in 2009. Yet despite the obvious implication - among others that you should fear you neighbor's mutt a lot more that any imagined encounter with mountain lion - people sometimes seem deathly afraid of these cats

If you do happen upon one, then it will likely melt away as both of mine did. If it were to appear threatening or “menacing”, then you should assume the role of alpha predator. Look big, yell, scream, throw things, but do not run. This last, albeit foolish, option may well trigger an attack due to the natural predatory instincts of all cats. If actually attacked, then fight like hell, as your life now depends upon it. “Playing dead” would soon net you the result of “being dead.” To put all of this in context, preparing for a mountain lion attack, however wise that may seem, is nearly on a par with preparing for an invasion by the tiny country of San Marino...

Mountain lions are not only the least of our worries to life and limb, they are more oft than not the recipients of the highest form of disrespect there is to life in my opinion. Namely, they wind up as a trophy on the wall of some inane hunter who thinks that his (for its almost always “men” doing this) manhood depends on his conquest of wildlife with a gun. Thus, according to AZ Game & Fish yearly kills

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In light of this alarming cat carnage consider the world that Quammen poses to us, again in The Monster of God. Given the alarming decline of alpha predators not only in North America, but on the planet at large what will our world look like in 10, 50, 100 years? What would it feel like to inhabit and explore a landscape devoid of mountain lions, bear, jaguars, tigers, crocodiles, sharks and other toothy terrors? I believe that it would be a very depauperate one indeed, lacking the beauty, inspiration, and reality checks that these potentially lethal predators provide to us, just by knowing that they are there.

So, as I contemplate the future of mountain lions in the Sky Islands and beyond, I find myself envisioning our region repopulated by not only more mountain lions, but by our full complement of alpha and not-so-alpha predators. Instead of roaming a land devoid of anything more threatening or inspiring than a raccoon (no offense, I love them too!) I see one where I have at least a chance of encountering Mexican wolves, jaguars, grizzly bear, ocelots, coyotes, mountain lions, bobcats, grey foxes, American badgers, black bear, and an assortment of other predators that make me feel like I'm in a truly wild and thrilling place. Life is not safe and I, for one, am content to share the Sky Islands with the cat-a-mountain - even if to most people it remains an elusive and potentially malevolent shadow! Naturalist and Wildlife Biologist Vincent Pinto & his wife, Claudia, 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.

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After four years Victor re-emerges in his own studio/gallery just outside Sahuarita in a beautiful Sonoran setting twenty minutes from Green Valley near the cross streets of Pima Mine Rd and Mission Rd. Please go to WWW.VICTORSTEVENSART.COM for specific directions to his new free standing 900 sq ft studio/gallery next to his home. Please go to website to look at fifty of his paintings, all available as limited edition giclee prints.

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of Mountain Lions have lately averaged 250 - 350 animals. They list it as a “harvest”, as if people were gathering wheat. The total population of the state they reckon to be around 2500 to 3000 Lions - hardly a crush of crouching cats poised to do us harm!

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Hollywood in the Borderlands, Part 3 Text and Photos by Murray Bolesta

oday we mosey our horses over to the third of three ranch-movie areas surrounding Tubac: the Sonoita Valley on the western flank of Cochise County. Cienega Creek is at the heart of this valley, much of which today is comprised of the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. In the 1860s, as much of Arizona began to see more white settlement, the creek and the yellow grass brought the ranchers to this place. Walter Vail built the Empire Ranch to over a million acres by 1900, once stretching farther than the eye could see, as they say in the movies, north to present day Vail, with Walter’s cattle grazing empire even extending to Santa Rosa Island off the coast of California. In recent years I’ve been fortunate to have sold a few of my Empire Ranch art products to descendants of Walter Vail, who still carry a torch, if not a branding iron, for the ranch. Nowadays, the ranch house and outbuildings are maintained by the non-profit Empire Ranch Foundation, a group of active and dedicated folks who manage one of southern Arizona’s most important treasures. In my article last month, I talked about another structure, the San Rafael Ranch house to

the south. That structure is very scenically placed. This Empire Ranch structure is older and different architecturally, not quite as cinematic, but perhaps more significant to our heritage. Nearby Empire Gulch, with its pure spring water, feeds Cienega Creek. From a purely visual point of view, movies made in the Sonoita Valley were filmed to exploit the dramatic rolling ranch land and, most importantly, the nearby mountainous backdrops. Those recognizable horizons were, to the west, the Santa Rita Mountains, and to the east, the Mustang and Whetstone Mountains. Logistically, films were made here thanks to the resources of Old Tucson Studios, the indigenous ranching culture including livestock, and the proximity of diverse, undeveloped mountain and desert landscapes. These last three installments of the Borderlands Photographer articles have taken us in a counterclockwise direction, from the Amado-Arivaca area down to the Mexican border’s San Rafael Valley, and now northwards to Sonoita-Elgin. Motivated by my love of borderland heritage, my romantic devotion to the movies, and by the movies’ connection to my local landscape photography, I’ve flung myself into the

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sepia-colored history of borderland filmmaking. Especially intriguing is that these places are not familiar to the general public as being typically Arizonan. The stereotype of red rocks and Monument Valley, alas, sticks in the movie-goers’ minds like bits of popcorn to their teeth. A few prominent examples of Sonoita cinema follows: “Broken Lance” (1954) One of my favorite qualities of 1950s films was the partnering of the great movie stars of Hollywood’s golden era, the 1930s, with young up-n-comers of the more modern era including television. “Broken Lance” is a perfect example of this, a Twentieth-Century Fox CinemaScope drama starring a white-haired Spencer Tracy as the empire-building patriarch of a family of future t.v. stars. These include a slim Robert Wagner as the smart and charismatic “half breed” son, and Richard Widmark as the loveless progeny whose bitterness toward his dad was a result of a harsh youth spent without the protection of child labor laws. “Broken Lance” was a remake of a dysfunction-family story seen before in moviedom; bitterness ensued for basically everyone in the film.

The cameras filming this epic turned toward both the east and west mountain backdrops of Sonoita Valley, but notably, dwelt on the Santa Rita Mountains to the west when the action came to the fictional facade of the movie’s ranch house. Those scenes were set on a photogenic foothill midway towards the Santa Ritas. Most amusing, as seen today while we’re now in the midst of controversy surrounding the proposed Rosemont open pit copper mine in this same area, is a major plot element involving the pollution of groundwater by an “eastern-owned” copper mine. “Red River” (1948) This was the movie establishing John Wayne as a star possessed of bona fide acting skills. More than twenty

years into his film career, Wayne plays a ranchman who forsakes love early in the proceedings, freeing him to build a cattle herd in - look at that - the Sonoita Valley. With Montgomery Clift as his adopted son, Wayne defines stubbornness, and uses the makeup department in this black-and-white classic to appear somewhat older than his real age, unusual for most of his films. “Red River” makes liberal use of valley locations and actual Empire Ranch structures still existing today. In this film, the horizon was mostly the eastern one, with the Mustang mountains just northeast of Elgin serving as the instantly identifiable backdrop. This was Arizona standing in for Texas and Kansas.

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Left: Wintry Santa Rita mountains from the east, in the treasured yellow grass lands of the borderlands. Center: An Empire Ranch corral, containing somewhat fewer livestock than in its heyday. Right: An iconic scene of ranch country Arizona, with the instantly identifiable movie backdrop of the Mustang mountains on the horizon. �

Murray Bolesta has written this column since 2007. His CactusHuggers Photography is a celebration of southern Arizona; it specializes in borderlands images. Murray’s art can be seen at www.CactusHuggers.com and Creative Spirit Gallery in Patagonia.

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Michael Arthur Jayme & Bonnie Jaus

by Joseph Birkett Creative space is important for artistic types. While in the workaday world, cubicles and secretary desks may be adorned with some semblance of the resident personality and their unobtrusive aesthetic attempts at making the hours of concentrated duty more comfortable or, indeed human, for artists, the duties and tasks lay undefined and concepts must be manifest from seemingly nowhere. It is a difficult enterprise where progress depends on creative strategies and/or intangible inspiration, unhindered by environment.

down and into the ground with a large courtyard, surrounded by rock-lined coi ponds, verdant with water plants and giant mesquite. The Amado Territory provides a shaded, riparian-like respite under a canopy of foliage. The studio is spacious, bright and high-ceilinged with several of Jayme's canvases hanging finished. Larger paintings still being worked dominate the center of the space, clamped down in their easels near a table with daubs of oil paint pulled flat into mixtures near wrinkled color tubes and pallet knives.

Certainly, art can be produced anywhere, and yes, to be too affected by one's immediate space is perhaps a limitation, but artists are often defined by limitations. So their spaces tend to be special, be it stark austerity or a haphazard mess, the studio is hallowed place in which to conceive and make good on what promise is available. Perhaps the same could be said of the office of an investment banker, but I doubt it. And I've met with artists in their studios who would scoff at the pretentiousness of such considerations. So be it. Regardless, it is hard to deny that a working artist studio feels different than other spaces where humans move about. The possibilities provoke an

inspired feeling and it becomes difficult not to admire the tenacity of human spirit that artists harness in the rendering and refinement of their work.

On a large canvas is a shape which Michael says came to him during relaxation. I ask if it is the bow of a boat, and he replies that he does not know what it is, it just came to him, adding that it can be anything I want it to be. The shape is repeated in several of the new pieces of oil worked into canvas by pallet knife, with abstract, organic gestures amidst planes of muted colors. Jayme is passionate about the work and emphatic about their possibilities. They are sincere products of Michael Arthur Jayme and carry no other meaning but what the viewer places on them.

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new work, open studio gala april 6 & 7 stones, greens and blues, and for their balance of being both delicate and powerful. Though I am hardly qualified to discuss jewelry, her pieces do seem to capture a feeling of antiquity and are finished with precision and purpose. There is nothing Southwest about the works and they are very feminine, referencing the larger world that Bonnie is familiar with.

The studio is a special place for Jayme. He says it inspires him and he loves the time he spends there, sharing the space with Bonnie Jaus. On the other side of the open studio, Bonnie's workspace and tables are loaded with beads, gem stones, stringers, clasps and the various tools of her trade. While Michael approaches his abstract canvases as a conduit for things yet to be understood or explained, Bonnie draws on the more literal reflection of her time spent overseas working as an analyst for the government. For the artists, the studio acts as two hemispheres of a single creative mind, as they are able to work together and benefit by each other's company and input. Bonnie says she took every opportunity she could to experience first hand the works of antiquity available throughout the different regions of the world she worked from, and her designs are inspired by much of what she saw as her profession took her abroad. From searching souks in Saudi Arabia for Bedouin silver to finding designs in small villages in Thailand, Bonnie is influenced by observation while also being moved by the very material she works with, and while her references are from far and wide, she no longer

Michael Arthur Jayme and Bonnie Jaus will be opening their studio with new work and a gala with reception on April 6th with Larry Redhouse performing jazz, and on the 7th, R. Carols Nakai will perform. For more information, call 520-270-7462. This month, take the time to visit the working artist studios of Southern Arizona. It can be an invigorating experience to interact with artists in their element. The Tubac Center of the Arts will have its annual Open Studio Tour on March 16, 17 and 18.

has to go very far for inspiration, as the Gem and Mineral Show brings the finest materials from around the world to Tucson each year. Some of Bonnie's creations are displayed in cabinets at the front of the studio. The designs are graceful and fluid, perhaps for the frequent use of clear

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Educators from San Francisco learn from Cross-Border Tour Article and photos by Paula Beemer

religious groups, government and even the businesses from both sides of the border are working hard to prevent. .

is looking for ways to expand the programs she runs providing opportunities to work and research in Nogales.

Sites and experiences like this are available all over our neighboring town of Nogales, Sonora as people may discover while taking one of these tours. However, there is a lot more to be noticed, such as the struggles of a town to accommodate and provide for approximately 10,000 migrants coming from the interior of Mexico every month in search of job opportunities and more that are being deported, hurt, hungry, hopeless and broke. We also saw the results of an economy that was partly shut down by the sudden stop of tourism due to fear and misleading information, explains Bob Phillips, executive director of SCCF.

For that purpose, the foundations have created tours where groups of seven or more are taken around Nogales and introduced to some of the programs that are being supported. This time the group included professors from the University of San Francisco (USF) who had been invited by the Kino Border Initiative (KBI) to observe these situations at the border, to get the facts, to find ways that they can incorporate related matters to their programs in USF and, hopefully, to become advocates for better immigration policies. .

Anne Bartlett, Ph.D. Assistant Professor. Director of the Master's Program in International Studies. For many years Bartlett has worked on issues related to refugees, immigration and war in Africa. She has many students interested on doing research and working on border issues. With her visit she is exploring ways to make that possible.

remember vividly the alluring aroma of freshly- baked pastries that we found that day, during a recent Cross-Border Tour organized by the Santa Cruz Community foundation Foundation (SCCF) and Fundacion del Empresariado Sonorense (FESAC). We were walking the hills of a Sonoran neighborhood, Flores Magon. It was a cloudy day, early in the morning and “Panaderia Lupita” had just pulled out several trays of “pan dulce” from the oven. I can still taste the flavor and feel the excitement as if we just found a gold mine.

Poverty, desperation and the lack of hope can drive human beings to extreme measures with long-lasting consequences to solve the most immediate needs. That is what residents,

In order to strengthen the efforts of all of these non-profit groups, the two foundations, SCCF and FESAC, have joined forces to support them in various forms. They offer technical assistance, help with the implementation of programs and provide them with more exposure to other parts of the world. Exposure will bring more opportunities to obtain resources and exercise pressure for better policies on immigration issues, says Phillips.

The professors were:

Karina Hodoyán, Ph.D. Assistant Professor. Her areas of focus include Mexican, Border and Chicana/o Literary and Cultural Studies, with an interest in Feminist and Urban Studies. She

Emma Fuentes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of International and Multicultural Education. She works on issues related to Latino families, the community and the school systems . Her department has created a human rights concentration to prepare students to become human rights educators with one of the core studies being issues related to immigration. She hopes that in the future they can send students to be involved in places outside of San Francisco.

Lois A. Lorentzen Professor of Social Ethics in the Theology and Religious Studies Department. She is the author of several books and articles discussing how issues relate to each other, such as women and war, environment, religion and immigration, gender and the environment and more. Currently she is researching the role of religious groups in the life of the migrants and is working closely with the KBI.

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Sergio De La Torre, Professor, For the last 20 years he has been working on immigration and border issues, creating film documentaries. His last one was “Maquilapolis.” It has been screened at several festivals and won awards. Currently he is working on a web documentary looking at 20 years of undocumented immigration and asking where does the money go? he tells us. Jay Gonzalez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of politics. He has written -several books regarding faith, religion and immigration issues. Other participants not from the USF were Father Peter Neeley in charge of education and immersion groups for the KBI, Father Sean Carroll, executive director of the KBI, Bob Phillips, Teresa Morales who was there to translate and help with the tour,and motivated by her interest and experience in immigration issues, and Dr. William Neubauer, president of the SCCF.

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Our last stop was for coffee and dessert at La Roca restaurant where we met with U.S. Consul political attaché Jeff Austin. He gave general information about the functions performed by a consular office. They provide services to Americans and those who wish to come to America and they issue reports for Congress to form policies for the country they are servicing, he says. Also, it is part of their goal to facilitate and stimulate the trade between the two countries. That is the reason they feel that working with SCCF and FESAC is so crucial, as they set an example of cross-border collaboration, he says. Chad P. Cummins, U.S. Consul in Nogales, wrote to the Haas Center for Public Service Policy at Stanford University, the following: “These two organization have evolved a model cross-border collaboration that has greatly aided community development programs on both sides of the border with their focus on social entrepreneurial programs that use education and job training to promote civic development, they are bringing attention and resources to the many positive projects here in the border region and, by doing, helping to balance the public’s perception of the border, a perception too often slanted to reflect only the problems related to immigration and drug trafficking.”

After replying to a Department of Homeland Security agent that we did not have guns or large amounts of cash, we were allowed to cross and just a block away we boarded the bus that would take us to explore Nogales. Our first stop was the Juan Bosco Migrant Center, a shelter that has been in existence for 30 years. It was founded and is run by Francisco Loureiro and his wife, Gilda.

The place was spotless, the beds were made, the blankets folded and a pot of beans was on the stove. The preparations normally start early in the morning to receive up to 300 migrants per day starting at 5:30 p.m., and continuing all night long. It takes a lot of human effort to run the shelter and in between family and volunteers they managed to provide this “safe -haven” for men, women and children all these years. Besides the money, it takes prayers, says Gilda. Next we were taken to Centro Comunitario DEIJUVEN and Day Care Center where students can complement their education with technical courses such as baking, nutrition, computers and more. Not only does this create a good opportunity for them to learn a trade, but also to make some money while learning, as they can sell what they make and ultimately it keeps the youths occupied and off the streets, explains director of the community center.

At lunch time we stopped at Burritos Jaas where we experienced the making of a giant flour tortilla starting from a golf size ball and turning into a 30-inch or more flat circle just by turning -quite a talent in my opinion. That same tortilla would then become our large burrito. After our delicious lunch, we continued to Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (UPN) where we met Director Patricia Barrón. She described the different programs that the institution offers including undergraduate and graduate curricula. She tells us that the university is the only school in Nogales that offers humanistic studies, mainly dedicated to the formation of educators aware of their social surrounding and its needs. The students have found opportunities to work on their careers with programs supported by FESAC and at the same time FESAC has found well-trained human resources at the UPN, explained Barron. Some of the visiting USF

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professors showed some interest on possibly working together in the future.

The tour was over, and we were then back at the Morley Avenue port of entry presenting our passports to reenter the - US, and the fence was behind us. Crossing was so simple, so quick and painless. It is hard to imagine that for some this experience can be so different, but it is an undeniable reality that affects us all in social and economic terms.

To culminate the event and to gather the impressions of the participants, Dr. Neubauer and his wife, Jean, held an informal reception at their Rock Corral Ranch in Tumacacori. Images from facing page:

Top, left: Bob Phillips introduced the group to the experience and explained the reasons the tour was created

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Bottom, left: Resaries hanging from the cross at Juan Bosco Migrant center left by migrants

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53rd Annual

Tubac Festival of the Arts Article and photos by Paula Beemer

I felt empowered on the morning of February 8, the first day of the Tubac Festival of the Arts, when taking my children to school at the Montessori de Santa Cruz and I was able to show a permit that allowed me to get privileged parking. All other cars were sent to other lots. It all seemed very well planned. It is not a surprise, since this event has taken place for 53 years. . The annual event has made Tubac a popular destination for artists, various -craftspeople, musicians, food vendors and visitors from all over. For five days Tubac almost quintuples its population. I took my children with me to explore the streets of our village and visit with vendors. We shared in the mission to find unusual products, new tastes, pretty artifacts, a good place to eat and of course to buy the “so-delicious” kettle corn. It was a difficult decision to pick the very best out of 175 artists and 25 food vendors that had already been selected for being talented or unique. Some of our choices were: - WilliMocs shoes, made by Willie and Barbara O’Neal from Lava Hot Springs, ID. The shoes are custom fit, handmade, and unique. They will make about 200 pairs per year. It could take from six months to a year for the customer to receive his order. - The art of Woo Bong Yi, from San Bernardino, CA, who was giving a live demonstration of his beautiful work. - The story books of Learn and Play made out of fabric, washable, and interactive, something I know little ones would love. - The delicious pasta at Decio Pasta, they grabbed our attention with their tastings, we all loved it and could not walk away without a package. Sadly, the package is already gone from my pantry, but I was informed I could find it at Schatze, the consignment store in Tubac. - The Wine and Cocktail Mixes and Truﬄes, refreshing and original beverages in the form of slushies.

-And for lunch our choice was unanimous, Montana BarBQ Co. Affordable, mouth watering, cooked to perfection barbecued chicken and pork. My daughter told me with excitement, “I saw a girl at the festival with a cool hairdo.” I couldn’t imagine what she had seen until I was shown pictures of this girl and three others. These styles, called “fantasy updos,” were done by Rossy Martinez, owner of MIJ Hair and Nail Studio, a Tubac business that is located in Plaza de Anza. It took her many hours of work to prepare the girls, but Martinez explained it was important for her to make a unique combination to art. The challenge is for next year’s Festival of the Arts as she plans to repeat it with more models and different up-dos. Have your cameras ready!

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Images on facing page: Top, left: Woo Bong Yi, painter Top, middle: Montana Bar-BQ Co.' s booth with chicken kabobs on the grill Top. right: Willie O'Niel, owner of Willimocs Shoes demonstrating the shoe making process. Middle, left: Decio Pasta delighted visitors with their pasta samples Middle, center: Arlyne Julao's booth "Learn and Play"\ Middle, right: Four models; Kenia, Michelle, Valeria and Andrea walked the streets of the village presenting a diﬀerent kind of art; Hair Art. (photo courtesy of MIJ Hair and Nails)

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SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT # 8 APRIL 17, 2012 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS REQUEST FOR PERMANENT EARLY VOTING AVAILABLE PLEASE CONTACT THE RECORDER’S OFFICE FOR INFORMATION

Now through Friday- April 6, 2012: Request for Early Ballots Accepted Request may be made in writing or verbally by contacting the Recorder’s Office at (520) 375-7990. Monday- March 19, 2012: Voter Registration Deadline To register to vote, please go to the Santa Cruz County Recorder’s Office or call to request a voter registration form. You may also register to vote online at: servicearizona.com. or co.santa-cruz.az.us/recorder. For qualifications, please visit our website or contact the Recorders office. 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.) Early Ballots may be delivered to the Recorder’s Office and any polling place until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Monday- March 19, 2012: Friday- April 6, 2012: Friday- April 13, 2012: Tuesday- April 17, 2012:

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Santa Cruz County Recorder 2150 N. Congress Dr., Nogales, Arizona 85621 ELECCION ESPECIAL PRIMARIA DISTRITO CONGRESSIONAL #8 17 DE ABRIL DEL 2012 ORDEN DE EVENTOS SOLICITUD PARA REGISTRO PERMANENTE DE VOTO ANTICIPADO DISPONIBLE PARA MAS INFORMACION FAVOR DE COMUNICARSE CON LA OFICINA DEL REGISTRO PÚBLICO

De hoy a Viernes, 6 de Abril del 2012: Se aceptaran solicitudes para votar anticipado. Las solicitudes deberán ser por escrito o verbales llamando a la Oficina del Registro Publico al (520) 375-7990. Top, left: Bill Manzanedo performs. Top, middle: The student of Faith Academy. Top, right: Shaw Kinsley, director of the Tubac Historical Society

Bottom, middle: Spanish soldiers preparing the cannon. Bottom, right: Preparing for the explosion. Above The Birthday cake.

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Lunes, 19 de Marzo del 2012: Último día para registrarse para votar. Para registrarse para votar favor de pasar a la Oficina del Registro Público o llamar para pedir la forma de registro de votante. Puede también registrarse por medio de internet a: servicearizona.com o co.santa-cruz.az.us/recorder. Para requisitos, por favor visite nuestro sitio web o comunicarse a la Oficina del Registro Público. Jueves, 22 de Marzo del 2012 hasta el Viernes, 13 de Abril del 2012: Votación anticipada estará disponible. Oficina del Registro Publico, 2150 N. Congress Dr., Suite 101, Nogales, Arizona (el lunes a jueves, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. y viernes 13 de abril del 2012 de 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) Votos anticipados pueden entregarse en la Oficina del Registro Público o en alguna de las casillas de votación hasta las 7:00 p.m. el día de la Elección. Lunes, 19 de Marzo del 2012: Viernes, 6 de Abril del 2012: Viernes, 13 de Abril del 2012: Martes, 17 de Abril del 2012:

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Sat, Mar 10th - Outlaw Rebels Live. Country, Rockabilly & Western Swing. At Tubac Jack’s Old Tubac Inn. 7 Plaza Rd. 3983161. Sat & Sun, Mar 10th & 11th - Tucson Festival of Books. Meet the authors Alice Hoffman and Sebastian Junger, and more. 1209 E University Blvd. Sun, Mar 11th - 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 520207-4024 or visit greenvalleypawspatrol.org. Sun thru Fri, Mar 11th to 16th - Healing Dance 1 Intensive Aquatic Bodywork Training from 8:30am-6:30pm. No professional bodywork experience or education needed to study this powerful form of aquatic bodywork and therapeutic movement. Combination of land class and warm water time. Cost: $800 Added Bonus: Stay with us during the session! Receive 20% off room rental, 30% off any Spa Service, have unlimited use of our ionized warm water pools and attend any of our on-going fitness classes as our guest. (Dorm options available) RSVP: Ahara: 303.808.9606 or adrianne@adriatictherapies.com Pre-requisite: Introduction to Healing Dance (see March/7 & March/8 schedule) or Watsu 1 Mon, Mar 12th - Register Your Child for Kindergarten, and “See the School,” 10am-6pm, at San Cayetano Elementary School in Rio Rico. If your child will be entering kindergarten at San Cayetano Elementary in August 2012, stop by the school any time during the day to register your child. (Child must be 5 years old before September 1, 2012). Light refreshments will be served. 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. 1412 West Frontage Road, Rio Rico. Mon, Mar 12th – Vietnamese Dinner with Lucky at 4:30pm. Prawn tempura lettuce wrap, and Vietnamese famous noodle soup Pho (Brisket slow cooked with ginger, onion, served with rice noodle top with tenderloin.) RSVP: Lucky 520-3982514. At The Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa 520-398-3193 or thefloatingstoneinn.com. Tues, Mar 13th - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations from 9:30am-12:30pm. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the 1858 Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $4 adult, $2 youth 7–13, children free. At the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 520398-2252. www.tubacpresidiopark.com.

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Tues, Mar 13th - Register Your Child for Kindergarten, and “See the School,” 10am-6pm, at Pena Blanca Elementary School in Rio Rico. If your child will be entering kindergarten at Pena Blanca Elementary in August 2012, stop by the school any time during the day to register your child. (Child must be 5 years old before September 1, 2012). Light refreshments will be served. 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. 131 Camino Maricopa, Rio Rico.

has worked on her genealogy for the past 7 years and has tried several methods to organize her research. We are fortunate that Jill is willing to share her comedic experiences so we may follow a more “organized” path. Exciting genealogy items are featured for Silent Auction and Raffle. Visitors welcome; refreshments will be served. For more information, contact JoAnn Herbst at 396-4630 or joannherbst@cox.net; or visit our webpage at www.rootsweb. ancestry.com/~azgvgs.

Wed, Mar 14th - Rail Road Trail Hike. Join guide Greg Scott on a stroll along the RR Trail in Sonoita Creek State Natural Area. Meet at Visitor Center to carpool the trailhead at 9am. Call 520-287-2791 to register. Wed, Mar 14th - Site Council Meeting, 5:30-6:30pm, 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, Mar 14th - 2nd Grade Music Program, 6-6:30pm, San Cayetano Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Room. The public is invited to enjoy music performed by the 2nd grade choral group. Free. 1412 West Frontage Road, Rio Rico. (520) 375-8300. Wed, Mar 14th - Parent Graduation Committee Meeting at RRHS room 403 at 6pm. 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. Thurs, Mar 15th - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations from 9:30am-12:30pm. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the 1858 Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $4 adult, $2 youth 7–13, children free. At the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 520398-2252. www.tubacpresidiopark.com. Thurs, Mar 15th - GREEN VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY meets from 1 to 3pm at the St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Dr. Main Program: Our own Betty Malesky will discuss “Evaluating Genealogical Evidence”. Betty is a certified genealogist who has been researching her own and other’s families since 1962. Her best find to date is her 10th great grandmother, Anne Marbury Hutchinson, whom Governor Winthrop had tried and expelled from Massachusetts for heresy in 1637. She is President of the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors and writes “Genealogy Today” column for the Green Valley News & Sun. Short Program: “The Feng Shui Approach of Organizing Your Family Research” by Jill Bailey. Jill

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Thurs, Mar 15th – Kangan Water Demo from 5:30-6:30pm Guest Speaker: Come find out, What’s in your water and why is alkaline water so good for you? You will see first hand, in many cases, how simply changing your water can change your health. At the Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa, 520-398-3193 or info@ thefloatingstoneinn.com. Fri, Mar 16th - Register Your Child for Kindergarten, and “See the School,” 10:00am-6:00pm, Mountain View Elementary School in Rio Rico. If your child will be entering kindergarten at Mountain View Elementary in August 2012, stop by the school any time during the day to register your child. (Child must be 5 years old before September 1, 2012). Light refreshments will be served. 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. 580 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. Fri, Mar 16th - Spanish Colonial Living History from 12-3pm - Volunteers dressed in period clothing reenact the daily lives of Spanish soldiers and civilians who lived in Tubac during the Spanish Colonial period (1752-1776). Special display of the bounty of foods from the Old World, New World and surrounding desert used by Tubac cooks, plus cooking demonstrations with samples. $4 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 520-398-2252. www.tubacpresidiopark.com Fri, Mar 16th - Annual Talent Show, from 6 to 7pm, at Mountain View Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Room. Come join parents, teachers and community members in support of the Annual 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Mountain View Talent Show. Free. 580 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. 520-375-8400. Fri, Mar 16th - Santa Cruz Valley OPEN STUDIO Gala Reception, from 5 to 7pm. The open studio tour will be launched with a preview exhibition of artists’ work on display at Tubac Center of the Arts from March 16 – April 29. A gala artists’ reception sponsored by local Tubac businesses Tumacookery and YardWoman will kick off the tour at the Tubac Center of the Arts from 5-7 pm. 398-2371. Also opening Mar 16th at the TCA Beyond the Lens. Reception 5 to 7pm. Exhibiting thru April 29th.

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T u b a c Fri thru Sun, Mar 16th - 18th - Santa Cruz Valley OPEN STUDIO TOUR - dozens of local artists from Sahuarita, Green Valley, Amado, Tubac, Rio Rico, and Nogales will open their studios to the public for one weekend allowing visitors the rare opportunity to see where creativity begins. The amazing studio tour offers patrons insight into the creative process and work environment of area artists while also allowing them to purchase works directly from the artists themselves. the Santa Cruz Valley Open Studio Tour is free. Visitors will be able to plan their own agenda, tour the area, and visit the artists’ viewing locations during the two weekend long event. Local resorts Esplendor in Rio Rico and Tubac Golf resort and Spa will be hosting area artists and offering food and drink specials each day of the tour. A FREE full color catalogue with maps to dozens of studios, artists’ profiles, listings of events, restaurants, lodging and shopping will be available for pick up at Tubac Center of the Arts, Green Valley Chamber of Commerce, and at many businesses in the valley. www.tubacarts.org. Copies of the 2012 catalogue can be ordered by calling the Center at 520-398-2371. Sat, Mar 17th - 11th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party at the Old Tubac Inn. Join the John Crowley Memorial Parade, line up at 9, parade at 10am. Corned Beef and Cabbage, Green Beer & Drink Specials and featuring Chuck Wagon & the Wheels Live. Swinging Country Rock and Western Roll. At Tubac Jack’s Old Tubac Inn. 7 Plaza Rd. 398-3161. Sat, Mar 17th - Celebrate St. Patty’s Day at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori featuring Green Beer and delicious specials. 398-2397. Sat, Mar 17th - “A Journey:The Art of Glory Tacheenie-Campoy” a Dine’(Navajo) artist opening showing original paintings, sculptures, mixed-media and prints by artist Dr. Ofelia Zepeda. Hours are 10 am to 4 pm daily, closed on Mondays and major holidays. Picnic area available. More information at www.amerind. org or call 520.586.3666. The Amerind Museum is located in Dragoon Arizona, just one mile off I-10, (exit #318, Dragoon Road) between Benson and Willcox. Sat, Mar 17th - The History of Baca Float No. 3 – at 2pm. John Lacy, a natural resources and business lawyer with expertise on the

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history of mineral law, will unravel the legal complexities surrounding the Baca Float. The story of the Mexican land grant that confirmed the rights of the Baca heirs is a tale of fraud, legal maneuvering and heartbreak that had dire consequences for Tubac and its people. If you’ve ever been confused by the saga of the Baca Float, this is your chance to hear the facts and ask questions. $5 fee includes admission to tour the Park. At the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 520-398-2252. www.tubacpresidiopark.com Sat, Mar 17th - Threats to Birds. Bob Handfield, environmental educator, discusses the human, plant, animal and environmental threats to birds at 7pm at the Patagonia Lake State Park. Call 520287-2791. Sat & Sun, Mar 17th & 18th - Spring ArtWalk in Tubac Sponsored by the Tubac Chamber of Commerce. A weekend celebration of art and the creative process, gives visitors the chance to meet the artists of Tubac inside the village’s galleries and artist studios. Watercolor, oil painting, sculpture, pottery, metal smithing, jewelry and leather crafts are among the arts to be demonstrated. Special exhibits and artist receptions will be hosted by our many fine art galleries. ArtWalk hours are 10am to 5pm daily. Admission is free. (520) 398-2704 or visit www. tubacaz.com.

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and stunning virtuosity on guitar. McLaughlin has performed with many groups including Perfect Strangers, The Dreadnutts, Laurie Lewis’ band and Titan Valley Warheads. The Presidio’s Artist in Residence Teodoro “Ted” Ramirez will also perform solo and with McLaughlin for the finale. Tickets $18 adults, 14 and under free. Seating is limited; please call 520-398-2252 to reserve tickets. At the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 520-398-2252. www. tubacpresidiopark.com Sun, Mar 18th - Dolan Ellis, Arizona’s Official Balladeer performs at the Elgin Club in Elgin, AZ at 4pm. Visit www. dolanellis.com and www.scfpapresents.org for more info, or call 520-394-9495. Sun, Mar 18th - The Original Wildcat Jass Band at 7:30pm at the Tubac Center of the Arts. $15 members, $20 non. 398-2371. Mon, Mar 19th - Voter Registration Deadline for the Special Primary Election of Congressional District #8 to be held on Apr 17th. Contact the Recorder’s Office at 520-375-7990. Register online at servicearizona.com. Mon thru Fri, Mar 19th - 23rd - Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District #35 Spring Break. Tues, Mar 20th - the Border Habitat Restoration Initiative and Southwest Center host a hands-on workshop regarding hedgerow design and planting for attracting pollinators and frugivores to farms and orchards from 10:30am to 2:30pm. This workshop will feature Wild Farm Alliance director Jo Ann Baumgartner and Community Alliance with Family Farmers hedgerow expert Sam Earnshaw, and take place at the Lee Rogers-Susan Wethington orchard on Harshaw Creek 4 miles from Patagonia. Meet at 9:30 am at the Gathering Grounds in “downtown” Patagonia at 9:30 to carpool over. Registration $30, or $10 for college students, made payable to University of Arizona Foundation/Southwest Center. hedgerows.eventbrite.com. Wed, Mar 21st - Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site at 9:30am -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. At the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 520-398-2252. www.tubacpresidiopark.com Wed, Mar 21st - Albumen Printing Workshop at the Tubac Center of the Arts. In this workshop we will explore the albumen process, a process in which we create our own light sensitive emulsion using egg whites, sea salt, and silver nitrate to create beautiful photographic prints. Albumen prints were the dominant form of creating photographic positives from 1855 to the turn of the 20th century. We will explore the history of the albumen print, and look at examples of the many fine and varied applications of the process. Instructors will begin the class with a portrait session, in which they will document each participant with 4x5

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sheet film. The large format negative will be used to produce a positive albumen print during this class, and can also be used in cyanotype and vandyke brown printing. If you, as a participant, have any B&W negatives at home (larger negatives of your own or negatives passed down through the years) this is an excellent opportunity to print them and revisit a piece of your history. $75 members, $85 non. 398-2371. www.tubacarts.org. Wed, Mar 21st - Third Wednesday at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. Paella Night featuring Chef Arturo. 520-398-2397. Thurs, Mar 22nd - The Tubac Thursday Morning Breakfast Forum presents Andrea Delessandro, candidate for Legislative District 2, HOW REDISTRICTING AND RECENT EVENTS MIGHT RESHAPE ARIZONA BACK TO ITS PROGRESSIVE ROOTS. The Forum begins at 8:30am with a full sit down breakfast at Maria’s Grill- 40 Avenida Goya, Tubac. Admission is $10.00 (cash or check). Seating is limited. Advance reservations are recommended. Email bdank22@msn. com with name and number in party OR call 398-3350. If you have to cancel, please email. For last minute changes in the Forum program, please check the Forum web page- http:// tubacbreakfastforum.wordpress.com. Thurs, Mar 22nd - Van Dyke Brown Printing & Cyanotype Workshop at the Tubac Center of the Arts. Create your own artwork & greeting cards utilizing a simple and beautiful alternative photographic process. 398-2371. www.tubacarts.org. Thurs, Mar 22nd thru Fri, Apr 13th - Early Voting available for the Special Primary Election of Congressional District #8. Santa Cruz Recorder’s Office, 2150 N Congress Dr Suite 101, Nogales. 520-375-7990. Fri, Mar 23rd - Book Signing Series at Tumacácori National Historical Park - Father Kino’s Herbs - Growing & Using Them Today, by Jacqueline A. Soule. At 2pm. Park entrance fee $3. www.nps.gov/tuma or 398-2341 ext. 0. Fri, Mar 23rd - The Theatrical Mime Theater at the Tubac Center of the Arts at 7:30pm. 398-2371. www.tubacarts.org. Fri, Mar 23rd - Following the Footsteps of Anza Wine & Cheese Reception at the Floating Stone Inn from 5 to 6:30pm. Retracing the historic journey of Juan Bautista de Anza from Tubac to Los Angeles on bicycles, Mark and Kent Shelley will depart on Sat, Mar 24th. Free event. Stay for the concert following at 7pm. Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Broadway Hits/Combo featuring Pat Watson and Mike Padilla. Cost: $20 Added Bonus: Spend the night with us! Receive 20% off room rental, 30% off any Spa Service, have unlimited use of our ionized warm water pools and attend any of our on-going fitness classes as our guest. Or Plan to swim before or after for a special price of $10 . RSVP 398-3193. 16-18 Calle Iglesia. www.floatingstoneinn.com. Beginning Fri, Mar 23rd - Aquatic Massage Certification Course. Take the series of three Aqua Massage Courses to become fully-certified – No previous professional body work experience required – Cost: $1500 Added Bonus: Stay with us during the session! Receive 20% off room rental, 30% off any

Spa Service, have unlimited use of our ionized warm water pools and attend any of our on-going fitness classes as our guest. (Dorm options available) At the Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa. 520.398.3193 or info@thefloatingstoneinn.com Dates: March 23 – 26: April 21-23: April 28-30. Sat, Mar 24th - Buddhist Principles in Daily Living: Relationships from 9am to noon With Khenpo Drimed Dawa (Dr. Dean Pielstick), President of Dharmakirti College, and Anne Parker, Therapist. The series focus is on Buddhist principles and practices for training the mind, and suggestions for mindful applications in everyday living including meditation and inquiry. Much of our “suffering” arises from relationships. This session will explore several different forms of relationships and provide suggestions maintaining and healing relationships in daily living. Cost: $30; some scholarships may be available. Spaces is limited. At the Tubac Buddhist Meditation Center, 2247 E. Frontage Rd. Info at 398-1108 or www.tubacmeditation.org. Sat, Mar 24th - Courtyard Estate and Art Sale in the Courtyard at 6 Camino Otero. Roberta Rogers and Sandy Baenen will be hosting a courtyard sale of treasures, furniture, artwork and household goods in the courtyard from 9am to 4pm. Please stop by and enjoy! Sat, Mar 24th - “Day at the Ranch” sponsored by the Tubac Center of the Arts. This annual fundraiser features a variety of fun activities for all including a pie stampede, steer-roping, horseshoes, great food and a silent auction of art by TCA member artists. For more info call 398-2371. www.tubacarts.org. Sat, Mar 24th - Haywire Live. Rockin’ Country Blues. At Tubac Jack’s Old Tubac Inn. 7 Plaza Rd. 398-3161. Sat, Mar 24th - Geology of Arizona & Sonoita Creek State Natural Area. From the majesty of the Grand Canyon to the ocotillo covered hills of Sonoita Creek, the scenic beauty of Arizona is a result of millions of years of geological evolution. Bob Handfield, retired geologist presents an illustrated tour of Arizona’s geology at 7pm at the Patagonia Lake State Park. Call 520-2872791. Tues, Mar 27th - SCVUSD#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. Tues, Mar 27th - Site Council Meeting, at 5:30pm, at 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, Mar 28th - Site Council Meeting, at 8:40am, San Cayetano 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. 1412 West Frontage Road, Rio Rico. (520) 375-8300.

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I kept seeing updates on my Facebook home page about the Tubac Health Fair, so I not only felt intrigued by the concept but also by the perseverance and enthusiasm of those who are organizing and those who are participating. I contacted Christi Cisek, the creator of this concept for Tubac to obtain more information. Christi, along with her husband Paul have been the Tubac Market operators since 2009. Christi’s passionate interest for education and health issues has motivated her to go beyond the service of selling goods and she decided to offer the community useful information that could eventually make a difference in lives of local residents. She organized several forums covering health topics, sometimes with great participation and sometimes not. It was very unpredictable. She felt that there must be a more efficient way to bring information to the community and it was her mother who gave her the idea, Cisek says. She invited community members to participate in the organization and found that there were many people interested in helping to accomplish the goal of having a one-day health fair.

It will be an incredible opportunity to speak with physicians, get your blood pressure taken, have a health screening, become familiar with products and find sources of alternative medicine. The Sheriff ’s Department will be offering fingerprinting for children’s safety and there will be raﬄes throughout the event.

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The fair will take place Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Additional vendors are welcome. They can purchase a space for $25 and non-profit organizations are invited to participate for free. The group has been meeting every two weeks since December 2011 offering ideas, supporting her and showing their willingness to work. When we spoke, I could feel her gratitude for all those involved and her satisfaction for how receptive everyone has been to the idea. By February 28, they have listed on their Facebook page (Tubac Health Fair) 24 booths ranging from the Red Cross, insurance companies, food vendors, spas, physicians, fire fighters and more. They are all ready to participate in what she hopes will be the first annual Tubac Health Fair.

All proceeds will be used to purchase food for the Amado Food Bank. Those attending are required to bring two canned goods to enter the fair. The next meeting is scheduled for March 15, at 2 p.m. at the Tubac Market. All those interested in participating or volunteer are invited to attend. For more information you can call Christi Cisek at (520) 406-3344 or email her at ccisek@cox.net

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Wed, Mar 28th - Parent Graduation Committee Meeting at RRHS room 403 at 6pm. 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. Thurs, Mar 29th - 4th Annual Santa Cruz River Researchers’ Day at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson, hosted by Tumacacori National Historical Park and Friends of the Santa Cruz River (FOSCR). 9:30 to 4pm. Thurs, Mar 29th - Site Council Meeting, at 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. 520-375-8500. Thurs, Mar 29th - RRHS’s Parent All Sports Booster Kick Off Meeting at the RRHS Library at 6pm. 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. Thurs, Mar 29th - Open Library Night, from 6 to 7pm, San Cayetano Elementary School, Library. Parents, students and community members are invited to read books and learn about the school library. 1412 West Frontage Road, Rio Rico. (520) 3758300. Fri, Mar 30th - Fiber Art Friday from 10am-12:30pm. Join fiber art enthusiasts at the Tubac Presidio on the last Friday of the month. Bring your knitting, crochet, spinning or quilting project and gather for uninterrupted fiber art time. Hosted by members of the Southwest Fiber Arts Resource Group. Free with Park admission, $4 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 520-398-2252. www.tubacpresidiopark.com. Sat, Mar 31st - Tubac Health Fair at the Tubac Market in Plaza de Anza from 10am to 4pm. Free, donations of 2 canned goods for the Amado Food Bank appreciated. Sat, Mar 31st - “The Odd Couple: Juan Bautista de Anza and Father Pedro Font” at 2pm. A theatrical presentation on the unhappy and difficult relationship between Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and Father Pedro Font who traveled together on the famous 1775-76 expedition from Tubac to San Francisco. Derived from Font’s diary and historical documents, this reenactment will be performed by JoAnn Herbst and Dave Reiter in the 1885 Schoolhouse. Admission $5. Seating is limited; reservations are encouraged. At the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 520-398-2252. www.tubacpresidiopark.com. Sat, Mar 31st - Luau Dinner Dance Extravaganza from 5 to 8pm at Unity in the Valley in Sahuarita at 17630 S. Camino de las Quintas (across from Anamax Park). Aloha! EVERYONE is Welcome to join us for this exciting night of Tropical Fun! We welcome you to Unity’s patio, which has been magically transformed into a tropical paradise, with a rumbling volcano. There will be a delicious meal of Polynesian Pork, Asian Rice, Tropical Coleslaw, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, and beverages. You’ll delight to games, singers, hula dancers, and various skits throughout the evening to entertain and make you laugh the night away. Whether you dance or just listen, you’ll love the music provided by the Tucson Sound Machine, featuring DJ Rosada Delano. For additional information or to make reservations, please contact Richard Barajas at rbardtucson@mac. com or 520-883-3419. Sat, Mar 31st - The Tenth Annual Dutch Oven Cook-Off in Glenwood, New Mexico at the Community Park. This free event draws visitors to this friendly small town in Southwest New Mexico

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- from all around New Mexico, Arizona, and West Texas. They come for the day . . . to see how Dutch oven cooking is done, enjoy wares from local vendors, and to enjoy tastes of various dishes at the Tasters’ Delight event. For more info contact Gale Moore at 575-388-4806 or email gale@cybermesa.com. Sat, Mar 31st - Grams & Kriegar. Electrified Country & Soulful Blues. At Tubac Jack’s Old Tubac Inn. 7 Plaza Rd. 398-3161. Sat, Mar 31st - National Parks of the Western US. Join Bob Handfield for a pictorial tour of the splendid National Parks of the Western US. At the Patagonia Lake State Park at 7pm. 520-2872791. Sat, Mar 31st - Rio Rico High School Prom at the Esplendor Resort. Sun, Apr 1st - Taste of Tubac. Tickets available 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. Wed, Apr 4th - Wisdom Cafe’s First Wednesday featuring SlowSmoked BBQ Ribs. 398-2397. 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 - Wildfire performs Classic Rock at Tubac Jack’s Old Tubac Inn. 7 Plaza Rd. 398-3161. 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 520-2074024 or visit greenvalleypawspatrol.org. 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. Tues & Wed, Apr 10th & 11th - Jack Williams Concert. Named Folk Artist of 2011. Returns by popular request. UU Church, Amado Territory, I-19, Exit 48, East. Call Marla Dougherty for tickets 648-0890. Tues at 7pm, Wed at 4pm. 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.

Sat, Apr 14th - “Garden Tour of Tubac” sponsored by the Tubac Center of the Arts. Visit beautiful gardens and grounds and learn about plants and flora that thrive in our high desert. For more info call 398-2371 or visit www.tubacarts.org. Sat, Apr 14th - Second Saturday at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. 2-for-1 Margaritas & Live Music from 4 to 9pm. 520398-2397. 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. 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 non-members. For reservations, please call Susan at 520-398-2416 or email events@THS-Tubac.org. Tues, Apr 17th - Special Primary Election Day for Congressional District #8. 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. Wed, Apr 18th - Third Wednesday at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. Paella Night featuring Chef Arturo. 520-398-2397. 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. 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. Fri, Apr 27th - Rio Rico High School’s Spring Fling. Sat, Apr 28th - Ronstadt Generations. Eclectic Mix of SOuthwestern Folk & Americana. At Tubac Jack’s Old Tubac Inn. 7 Plaza Rd. 398-3161. ANNOUNCEMENTS -Fun & informative pottery classes forming for Spring & Summer. Small class size with hand building or/and wheel focus taught by local potter Diane Lisle. High Fire and Raku. Stop by at Clay Hands, 5 amino Otero or call 520-398-2885. -Helen Serras-Herman, an award-winning gem artist, is returning for another Lecture Series in Green Valley, sponsored by the Green Valley Lapidary & Silversmith Club and Green Valley Recreation. The lectures cover mining, gems and jewelry are scheduled through March. Please visit their website at www.gvr. org for complete schedule and to register. $10 for GVR members/ $20 non-members.

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Tubac’s Chemistry by Carol Egmont St. John

History and art are omnipresent. At the Presidio, you can see how deep the roots of human history go in the Santa Cruz Valley. The University of Arizona’s anthropologists have recorded shards found in Tubac soil dating back to prehistoric times. And why not? It’s no wonder that the earliest people settled in such a lush land with its beautiful river and all that a river offers. Like us, they must have experienced the same comfort in the protective walls of The Santa Ritas, the Tumacacories and the San Cayetanos. They must have enjoyed the same kaleidoscope of colors and shapes that excite us today. As in the years of the gold rush, when these mountains seduced those who imagined riches at their core, the hunger for precious metals goes on. At this very moment, a conflict about respecting sacred land versus open pit mining is being hotly debated. At risk, are the waters beneath, the skies above and the habitat of all the wild things that have evolved and endured throughout the millennia. Surely, if we are stewards of the earth, we have a responsibility to pay close attention. Aesthetically, the mountains provide a dynamic border to the old village where baptisms were taking place long before Lewis and Clark were “opening” the West. They tuck in this green and negotiable valley. Here, time has stretched to include an architectural digest of historic barrio homes, grand estates, ranches and townhouses. Tubac not only has a 1756 mission next door but an Alpine styled Catholic Church dating back to 1767 that still holds mass.

In Tubac, there’s no wrong side of the tracks or the highway, either, even its graveyard has character. Wherever you look you are rewarded. It could be when Elephant Head emerges from a cloud bank or the sun first strikes the Santa Ritas. Sometimes it’s a night blooming cereus still awake in the morning. Maybe it’s a brilliant vermilion flycatcher hovering over the lackadaisical Santa Cruz River or a huge rack of antlers on a white-tailed deer nibbling at the river’s edge. Imagine the sight of two bobcat cubs wrestling in the sunshine or sighting a tawny mountain lion ambling down the road. Jack rabbits love the place. Horny toads ruﬄe their crowns if you approach. Tarantulas hide out in dark wet places, while lizards prefer baking in the sun. Sometimes a coatimundi is seen moving catlike through

the brush or swinging from a tree. No matter where you look there’s an abundance of wildlife. An astonishing number, more than four- thousand, types of fauna live in southern Arizona. This surely gives substance to the words Life in the Desert.

The village’s wide welcoming streets lined with galleries and shops mirror the nature of its people. Throughout, you can see how arts and crafts reflect the surrounds; a plethora of glazed coyotes in hot primary colors, pots shaped like frogs and turtles, planters in every size are on display. Whole families of rusting javalinas stand patiently by the dusty roads waiting for a new home. Painted Ladies, Swallowtails and Buckeye butterflies are fodder for enamel wall hangings. There are endless replicas of cacti and metal flowers, birds and lizards. Local art emerges from minds that reveal a maiden in a dry gourd and turn a dead limb of ocotillo into a walking stick. The same kind of eyes see pendants in raw rock, twigs of bottle brush as tools; take a clump of clay and transform it into whimsical sculpture. Fresh styles of western clothing are displayed in boutiques, recycled treasures in others. Fine art arises in private studios all over town and encouraged by workshops held at various locations. Galleries sparkle with color and give homage to the known and unknown area artists. Almost everyone is in on the creativity that makes the town special.

Even between and in back of the two busiest thoroughfares, you will find a plaza with a stage where music is played for almost any excuse. Here, songwriters and blossoming musicians offer their talents to the public regularly. Many are from the Global Community which has relocated from Sedona to Tubac. They represent a lifestyle of eco-consciousness meant to foster spiritual life, creativity, communication, discipline and service within a self-sustaining farming compound. The area's organic gardens and farms work together to help make buying locally grown foods available. Farmers must rely on the public to choose healthy diets and buy their products, thus farmers have to be all things in one; farmers, distributors, educators and visionaries. It is not easy.

Tubac’s chemistry is a blend of its history and its natural gifts, reinvented through artists’ eyes and obvious throughout the village. It’s written,sung, injested, digested, transformed and evolving. As my friend, Virginia Hall, the doyenne of Tubac, once said, “There is no Tubac, it is only what you make it.” I would add, it is a place built on dreams, a place where who you are and who you want to be has a chance, and it’s up to each inhabitant to add to the amalgam of its creation.

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've lived in Tubac nearly 20 years, all this time I've gone to the Southern Arizona Veterans Hospital in Tucson for medical care. The treatment I've received has been without equal, I never dreamed the extent of this wonderful, vast hospital until I became a patient in the Physical Rehab unit after breaking my hip during a fall in January. Because of the excellent care I've received, I'm now walking with a walker and am living with my daughter Claire McJunkin in Tubac, in her guest house. She's a very good cook and I've learned a lot about what foods to eat to restore my health.

The Veterans Hospital will forever be in my heart for their loving care, each and every person who touched me left their mark, from Melissa the pill giver to Lissette who showed me how to put my socks on to Mark who accompanied me to the D. R. and Bill and Ralph. To Jerry, Shane and Ralph who took my vitals every day, to Ricky for making my bed, to Nimea for her presence, to Nettie for her admonition to Drink, Drink, Drink water, and her dear laugh, to Kelley for her water care, what a nurse! My heartfelt thanks to Dr. J and his nurse for making me whole. Remembering Marie who gave me clean PJs

Many thanks to social worker Kevin, who paid me many visits and brought his charming and beautiful daughter, Kelly, one time, what a pleasure.

To all the cooks who were so anxious to please and gave me brown sugar each day for my hot cereal and made me a grilled cheese sandwich with strawberry jam each week - a sandwich my father invented 80 years ago - sooo good - but I could not convince anyone! Oh ye of little faith. Last but not least the rehab department who worked with me and dear Chuck who lessened my pain and helped me walk. A department for every part of your body is available to you at the Veterans Hospital, from the tippy top of your head to the heels of your feet, yes, your heels are checked daily. By all means, if you're a veteran and need medical help, check this facility for your well being. Everyone is there for you. I can walk again because of the love and care I received at this Oasis in the Desert.

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