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Richard Lasley

Volume X1 Number 5 March 2015

by Carol Egmont St. John

hen we meet one another after our sprints in the wide world, it sometimes takes years before the big picture emerges. This was true for me regarding Richard Lasley. I didn’t have any idea of his amazing journey into the commercial profession of art until recently. I knew him primarily as the man who had a special calling to do Native American faces. He is still producing these works and selling them at the Tubac Presidio State Park’s Visitor Center. As one might expect from a man who could have had a second career as a stand-up comedian, Dick has a way of deflecting the serious nature of his lifelong commitment to the arts. He began, he tells you, by painting stripes on hot rods in Ventura County, California. More seriously, he will explain how his neon signs and car detailing paid for the education that ultimately took him to Hollywood. He claims it was pure chance that played a major role from there on out. Of course this is not so. It was pure talent that took him down the yellow brick road.

One of the early connecting dots was a bi-centennial calendar of American history that he sold to Nixon’s friend, Robert Abplanalp. Not only did he feel accomplished by its completion and sale but gratified to learn that it was consequently gifted to every member of Congress. Another major step took place when Lasley was illustrating inventions for an advertising company. He was asked by an admirer, “Hey, do you think you could do storyboarding?” Dick was not one to say no to opportunity, and before he knew it he was working with Stephen Spielberg and storyboarding for such films as Back to the Future, Poltergeist, Karate Kid, Gremlins and the list goes on. He loved it all, considered every job a privilege, but he particularly enjoyed working on a little film called The Short Circuit. This film was about a robot that was struck by lightning and consequently developed a conscience. The Short Circuit never went the distance of his other films but still remains one of his favorites. For those of us who don’t know, storyboarding is a major step in the creation of a film. It is the transformative piece,

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Poster commemorating the Washington Hand Press by Richard Lasley. More info at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., (520) 398–2252. This journal is made possible through the support of local advertisers, artists and writers... please visit their unique businesses and let them know where you saw their ad, art or article.

The Tubac Villager is a locally owned and independently operated journal, published monthly to celebrate the art of living in Southern Arizona. Opinions and information herein do not necessarily reflect those of the advertisers or the publishers. Advertiser and contributor statements and qualifications are the responsibility of the advertiser or contributor named. All articles and images are the property of the Tubac Villager, and/or writer or artist named, and may not be reproduced without permission. Letters are welcome.

'The Villager is made available in racks and at businesses throughout the Santa Cruz Valley and also made available at public libraries in Arivaca, Green Valley, Nogales, Rio Rico and numerous Tucson Libraries and businesses. March 2015 circulation: 8,000 NEXT ISSUE comes out early April 2015

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Historic

printing press anniversary celebrated

bit more than 156 years ago, the small mining and trading outpost of Tubac was home to the first published newspaper in what is now Arizona. The printing press that published the periodical is on view daily at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. Supporters gathered on March 3 to celebrate, with cake and a few comments, the anniversary of "The Weekly Arizonian" which was printed in Tubac in March 1859. Published nearly 53 years before Arizona achieved statehood on Feb. 14, 1912, it was the first newspaper in Arizona when it was still a territory.

It was printed on a press that was shipped from a manufacturer in Cincinnati, Ohio. It's in "excellent" condition, park volunteer Jim Pagels said, and it still prints copies of the first issue of the Weekly Arizonian. About 500 copies a year are printed for tourists and school children on field trips.

"Basically, what you see in this room is what they needed to print a paper," Pagels said during a demonstration. "The press is original and all the other stuff is around the same (time) period."

Not only is the printing press on view, a print shop is recreated around it. That includes an ink stone, ink roller, a composing stone and composing table, a paper cutter, a lead cutter, copper plates, composing sticks, type case cabinets, and examples of individual type. The Washington Hand Press printed a regional newspaper for only about six months,

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Pagels said. The press was moved from Tubac to Tucson where the first issue in that city was printed Aug. 13, 1859.

In 1860, the Washington Press was used to print the earliest known Arizona pamphlet, a 23-page book titled "The Constitution and Schedule of the Provisional Government of the Territory of Arizona and the Proceedings of the Convention held at Tucson."

The Washington Press also printed newspapers in Tombstone - "The Nugget" in 1879 and "The Tombstone Epitaphâ&#x20AC;? in 1880. In addition, it was used to print a small pamphlet for the Roman Catholic Bishop of Sonora, Mexico. Why was a printing press originally sent to Tubac - a village that had only about 400 residents at the time? Pagels explained that it was purchased for $250 by William Wrightson of the Santa Rita Mining Co. to promote the mining company and its agenda. The newspaper also advocated greater military protection against Indian attacks and promoted the beauty of the Southwest. After being moved to a variety of Arizona communities, the printing press was rediscovered in a barn in Tombstone in 1913 and it was then donated to the Arizona Pioneer Historical Society. Since 1970, it has been on loan in Tubac from the Arizona Historical Society.

A visitor, Carl Palmer of Pennsylvania, who had a background in printing, saw the nonworking press on display at the state park in 1971, Park Director Shaw Kinsley said. Palmer immediately said to his companion, "Oh, look. They've got the bed installed backward," Kinsley said.

Palmer came up with ways to have the press restored through the efforts of various contacts and it was returned to Tubac in October 1980 and has been in working condition since then. In 2013, the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park was named that yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national historic site in journalism by the Society of Professional Journalists and a plaque which commemorates that is in the visitor center. Photographs by Paula Beemer.

(Top) Volunteer and professional printer James Pagels demonstrates the process of creating the Â newspaper. (Inset) Voluunteer Jessie Zamorano holds the poster created by Richard Lasley that represents the printing press. She is standing behind the two delicious cakes that were shared among the visitors and volunteers.

“Weavers are creators of sublime beauty: they paint the soul of the people, interpret the spirit of the earth, and leave undying footprints in their passage through time. Yesterday, today and tomorrow our days are spent chasing the mystery of the rainbow to capture color, chasing the Andean vision of the cosmos to capture the myth of our experiences, chasing the abundant and rich Mamapacha to capture her fruits and her essence; and transform them with our hands into beautiful signs, enriching and brightening hearts in every nook of the earth.” - Maximo Laura MAXIMO LAURA IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF SOUTH AMERICA’S PRE-EMINENT TEXTILE ARTISTS. HE WAS DECLARED A “NATIONAL LIVING HUMAN TREASURE” IN HIS NATIVE PERU IN 2010. WE SPENT A DAY WITH MAXIMO AT HIS LIMA STUDIO LAST MAY, AND COMMISSIONED A SERIES OF WORKS THAT WERE WOVEN ESPECIALLY FOR LA PALOMA.

WE HAVE BEEN IMPORTING FOLK ART FROM THE CRAFT CENTERS OF LATIN

AMERICA FOR 40 YEARS. WE WORK WITH HUNDREDS OF ARTISANS, IN VILLAGES FROM MEXICO TO ARGENTINA. THE QUALITY OF ART WE DISPLAY REFLECTS DECADES OF TREATING ARTISANS FAIRLY AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT SPAN GENERATIONS. WE INVITE YOU TO EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE BEST LATIN AMERICAN FOLK ART COLLECTIONS ANYWHERE. OUTSIDE YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF POTS RANGING FROM UTILITARIAN TERRA-COTTA PLANTERS TO TRADITIONAL TALAVERA. HIDDEN INSIDE ARE DISPLAYS OF SANTOS, PERUVIAN CERAMICS FROM PISAC, CHULUCANAS, QUINUA, AND THE SHIPIBO. MATA ORTIZ POTTERY. COLORFUL CLOTHING AND TEXTILES FROM ECUADOR, MEXICO, GUATEMALA, PERU, AND ARGENTINA. SILVER FROM TAXCO AND CUZCO. OAXACAN FOLK ART, PERUVIAN RETABLOS MILAGROS, AND OTHER TREASURES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.

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It is ﬁred at 1800 degrees, is dishwasher safe, ovenproof, and microwavable. All patterns are open stock. All items are lead free, and safe for food use. We are a licensed FDA facility, and all items have been inspected and approved.

Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r M a r c h 2 0 1 5 Saturdays & Sundays - Tours at the Patagonia Lake. Avian Boat Tours of Patagonia Lake on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:00 and 10:15 AM. Lake Discovery Tours at 11:30 AM. Twilight Tours on Saturday evenings. Reservations Required. Call Visitor Center 520-287-2791 to reserve and to find out time of departure for Twilight Tour. Cost: $5 per person per tour. Junior Ranger Activities on Saturdays at 2:00 and Sundays at 10:30 at the Visitor Center.

Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays - Bird Walks at the Patagonia Lake at 8am at the Birding Kiosk at the east end of the campground. No reservations. Free after admission to Park.

Tuesdays: Hiking/Yoga in Tubac at 9:00am with Pamela - 90 minutes. How about an easy/ moderate hike which includes intervals of standing yoga poses designed to stretch, strengthen and build balance. The hiking allows time to chat with new friends & teacher. We leave from The Goods, in the heart of the Tubac Village, 26A Tubac Rd. at 9:00am. Learn more at www.marathonhealthandwellness.com or call 628-9287 for more information. All Levels Welcome - Cost $10 Tuesday thru Saturdays - Paws Patrol has kittens and cats available for adoption at The Dog House in GV. For more info, call/text 520-207-4024, or email pawspatrol@cox.net. See some of our available cats at www.greenvalleypawspatrol.org. And Weekends at Petco in Sahuarita.

Thursdays: Tubac Consciousness Group offers a free meditation meeting- 9:3011am. Group meets at Hozhoni’s, in the Heart of the Tubac Village, 22 Tubac Rd. Meditation accomplishes for the mind what relaxation does for the body. Meditation brings peace and joy to the mind. For more information about the Tubac Consciousness Group : Call Pamela, 628-9287. Santa Cruz Singers rehearsals from 5-7 p.m. 348 Naugle Ave. Patagonia SCFPA office. Not too late to join! Call 520-394-0129 for information. Fridays & Saturdays LIVE MUSIC at Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays LIVE MUSIC at La Roca el Balcon. Just a short stroll from the border in Nogales, Sonora. Fri & Sat live music 7:30-11:30pm, Sun 10:30am3pm. www.larocarestaurant.com.

Saturdays: Bird Walks at the Tumacácori National Historical Park at 8:30am. Admission to the park is $3 per adult, free for federal pass holders and children under age 16. Participants are invited to tour the park museum and the church and grounds of Mission Tumacácori, established by Father Kino in 1691.Saturdays March & April.

Sundays: The Church at Tubac - Sunday School at 10 am. Worship Service at 11 am. 2242 West Frontage Road. Info: 398-2325. www.churchattubac.com Wisdom's DOS! Live Music 2-5pm. Sunday Night at the Movies, at The Goods. 26A Tubac Rd. 398-2001. Now Thru April 12 - Poetry of the Wild. Tubac Center of the Arts and the Anza Trail Coalition are partnering on “Poetry of the Wild’, a public art project with Rhode Island artist, Ana Flores who is a sculptor, environmentalist and community arts advocate. Individuals and groups are invited to participate by creating bird themed ‘Poetry Boxes’ for temporary public art installation along the Anza Trail from Tubac to the Tumacácori Mission and in locations throughout the Tubac area. “The public is invited to walk the trail anew through the keenly felt perspectives of poets and artists,” said Flores. “Visitors become engaged by finding Poetry Boxes along the Anza Trail, reading the poems within and responding in the public journals contained in each.” Info. 398-2371 Now Thru April 26 - The Tubac Golf Resort & Spa is featuring a special ‘Tubac Takes Flight’ package which includes a luxury guest room and breakfast for two in Stables Ranch Grille. Packages include a luxury Hacienda, Casita or Posada guest accommodation and breakfast for two at Stables Ranch Grille. Packages start at $99 per person and are based on double occupancy plus tax and resort fee. 520-398-3532

***** March 9, 8am-9:30am-Birding for Beginners. Thought about learning to bird but never quite got around to it? Join the Tubac Birders for a small group walk on the Anza Trail. Emphasis on basic birding in the field. If you don’t have your own, some binoculars are available. Call 520-398-9487 for particulars and to reserve a slot. Free. March 9, 10, & 12, 9am-1pm - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations at the Tubac Presidio. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. March 10, 5pm - SCVUSD No. 35 Governing Board Meeting, District Office, Board Room, 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. The public is invited to attend the regular bimonthly meeting of the district governing board. March 10, 5-7pm - “Beatrice & Blakelock” Ralph Albert Blakelock’s great-great Granddaughter, Polly Wilson Schlitz, will be presenting a staged reading from her new play, “Beatrice and Blakelock.”Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Road, Tubac. Free for members, $10 guests and nonmembers. Contact: TCA at 520-398-2371.

March 11, 9am-10am - Raptor Wednesdays. Bring a chair and binoculars and spend an hour watching the morning hawk migration from Ron Morris Park in Tubac Local hawk counters will help locate and identify raptors moving north along the Santa Cruz River to their summer nesting grounds. Black Hawks, Gray Hawks and Zone-tailed Hawks pass over the park throughout the month of March. Starts at 9am, free. March 11, 10am - Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site. 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. $10 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 15; reservations requested, 520-398-2252 or info@ TubacPresidio.org. Private tours for five or more can be scheduled; call or e-mail the Park to arrange. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. March 11, 12pm-1 - “The Construction of Pithouses in the Hohokam Tradition” free presentation by archaeologist Allen Denoyer at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 1100 W. Ruins Drive, Coolidge, Arizona. Park general admission fees apply to access ruins and museum; no additional fees for the event. For millennia, ancient residents of different parts of the Southwest lived in pithouses, structures that were partially dug into the ground and constructed with wood, reed, and mud coverings. Ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer will describe the construction process that Tucson’s Archaeology Southwest organization used recently to build a Hohokam-style pithouse. Allen Denoyer has worked in southwesternand Rocky Mountains archaeology since the early 1990s and is a renowned replicator of prehistoric artifacts and cultural features. For more information contact Dave Carney in Coolidge at 520-723-3172 or dave_carney@nps.gov. March 11, 7-8:30pm - "Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social Sustainability" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Arizona Archaeological Society, San Tan Chapter, at Queen Creek Museum, 20435 S. Old Ellsworth Road (southeast corner of Ellsworth and Queen Creek Roads), Queen Creek Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities. The deep time perspective that archaeology and related disciplines provide about natural hazards, environmental change, and human adaptation not only is a valuable supplement to historical records, it sometimes contradicts historical data used by modern societies to make decisions affecting social sustainability and human safety. What can be learned from scientific evidence that virtually all prehistoric farming cultures in Arizona and the Southwest eventually surpassed their thresholds of sustainability, leading to collapse or reorganization of their societies? Could the disastrous damages to nuclear power plants damaged by the Japanese tsunami of 2011 have been avoided if the engineers who decided where to build those plants had not ignored evidence of prehistoric tsunamis? This presentation looks at archaeological, geological, and sustainableagricultural evidence on environmental changes and how human cultures have adapted to those changes, and discusses the value of a "beyond history" perspective for modern society. For more information contact Marie Britton at 480-390-3491 or mbrit@cox.net; for information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or adart@oldpueblo.org.

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March 12 - Musical Instrument Museum Travel Tour. Imagine yourself listening to exotic cultural folk music, looking close at hand at the instruments you are hearing, and watching a video of people playing those instruments while dancers present traditional steps to the music you are hearing. All of this within a wonderfully organized museum of world music. $145.00 includes motor coach transportation from the Tubac Center of the Arts, entry fee at the MIM, lunch at the MIM, visit to the galleries, tour escort, and donation to the TCA. Checks payable to Fiesta Tours International, PO Box 2141, Tubac AZ 85646 with signed release form. Call 520 398 9705 or email fiestatoursint@gmail.com for further information. March 12, 2pm - Special Presentation: Spain: Moors and Christians, Olives and Wine - Tracing the Cultural and Agricultural Roots of the American Southwest. In the Southwest we use the adjective Spanish frequently and loosely. Indeed, many elements of our culture originate in Spain. But the 16th -18th century Christian Spain that colonized the Americas was the sum total of its previous occupants - Arabs, Jews, Visigoths and Romans. Join us in an exploration of the links between Old and New World farming, religion, ceramics, gastronomy and architecture. Speakers are Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum staff Jesus Garcia and Sonya Norman. Jesus has worked on the Kino Heritage Fruit Trees project for a decade, and Sonya’s grandfather comes from a rural Spanish farming community in Valencia, Spain. They will be leading a trip to Spain this coming September. Trip details can be seen at http://www.desertmuseum.org/center/edu/spain_2014.php. Free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. March 12, 4pm - Tumacácori and Spain: Moors and Christians, Olives and Wine. Soon, visitors to Tumacácori National Historical Park can learn more about the Spanish connection with what we consider today to be “southwest culture.” On March 12th at 4:00 p.m. in the historic Tumacácori mission church, two leaders from the ArizonaSonoran Desert Museum will present “Spain: Moors and Christians, Olives and Wine” at no charge to Tumacácori’s visitors. Learn how many of the foods, farming practices, culture, language, religion, architecture and artisanal trades which are today associated with the Southwest have distant origins from across the Atlantic. Many of these, in turn, are derived from Arabic and Roman practices. The speakers will be Jesús Garcia, founding researcher for Tumacácori’s “Kino Heritage Fruit Trees Project,” and Sonya Norman, the Public Programs Coordinator at the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum. Both speakers are long-time museum employees and will be leaders on a September 2015 trip to Spain exploring this same topic. Admission to the park is $3.00 per adult, free for federal pass holders and children under age 16. There is no additional charge for the program. For more information, please call Tumacácori National Historical Park at 520-377-5060, or visit the park’s website, at nps.gov. tuma.

March 12 - 5-8pm - The Democratic Club of the Santa Rita Area present An Evening with John Nichols. Author of “Dollarocracy: How the Money-and-Media Election Complex is Destroying America”, Editor for The Madison Capital Times. Nichols is Washington correspondent for The Nation, Commentator of politics and media for the BBC, RTE-Irish Radio, Bill Moyers and Company and MSNBC. Cash Bar, Dinner followed by Program.Desert Diamond Casino 1100 W. Pima Mine Road @ I-19, Sahuarita, AZ 85629. Basic ticket $60, Sponsor $100, Patron $200. All proceeds go toward DCSRA and Democratic HQ Green Valley. Seating is limited - please RSVP by March 6. See reservation form for more detail. March 12, 5:30-7pm - Main Street Advocacy presents the Women2Women Conservations Tour. Please join your US Congresswomen, Martha McSally and Renee Ellmers, as well as Sarah Chamberlain, Main Street Advocacy’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at the Embassy Suites Hotel at 2630 East Camelback Rd in Phoenix. Individuals interested in attending should RSVP at www.MainStreetAdvocacy.com/women. March 12, 6pm - “Encuentro de Poetisas 2015” (A gathering of Poetesses - 2015). The Consulate General of Mexico in Nogales, Arizona, IMFOCULTA, the Cultural Arts Committee and Qahwa House will celebrate the International Women’s Day with a gathering of female poets from both cities of Nogales. Join us and listen poems written by women of different generations. It will be a night full of sentiment and live music… a unique experience. At the Consulate General of Mexico (135 W. Cardwell St., Nogales, Arizona, 85621). Contact info: (520) 287-2521 / http://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/nogales/ March 13, 9am - Petroglyph Site Hike across the lake (some rock scrambing required). Call to register at 520.287.2791 - Meet at Patagonia Lake State Park Visitor Center at 9:00am. March 13, 11am-2pm - Living History: Chocolate! 1000 Years and Counting. Come discover the rich history of chocolate in the Southwest. Taste a cacao bean, learn how the Mayans and pre-Columbian Native Americans prepared their chocolate, and sample the energy drink that fueled the 1774 and 1775 Anza expeditions from Tubac to Alta California. Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

March 13, 12noon-1pm - “The Role of Consumers in the Stylistic Development of Red-on-buff Pottery” free presentation by Dr. Andrew Lack; part of the Arizona SciTech Festival’s “The Science of Pottery: Archaeological Research and Modern Examples” lecture series at the Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix. This lecture discusses recent research on the social aspects of stylistic variation in Hohokam Red-on-buff pottery in the Phoenix Basin between A.D. 750 and 1300; specifically, whether or not the variation between buff ware production groups was influenced by buff ware consumers. These issues are important, first, because of the information they provide on the role that buff ware potters played in their larger socio-economic environment. Second, because they shed light on such aspects as the specialization, interconnection, integration, and social conformity that characterized Hohokam society to varying degrees over the centuries. For more information visit azscitechfest.org.

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Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r M a r c h 2 0 1 5 Gallery, will demonstrate basic techniques and talk about the interesting history of anticlastic metal raising. 15 Tubac Rd. 398-9662. March 14 - Wildfire performs at De Anza RV Resort, along the Frontage Rd I-19 Amado. 520-398-8628. www.deanzarvresort.com.

March 13, 5-7pm - Opening Reception for "Arte de Avian" Exhibit at the TCA. Artist/juror, Ben Johnson of Tucson selected works representing artists from 18 different states in this nationally juried exhibit celebrating birds and birding. A variety of mediums are represented including oil, acrylic, ceramics, jewelry and mixed media installations. All work is for sale and benefits Tubac Center of the Arts. The exhibit runs through Sunday, April 26th. For more information 398-2371 or visit www.tubacarts.org. March 13, 5-9pm - Amber Norgaard Live at Wisdom's Cafe,1931 E. Frontage Rd., Tumacacori (520) 398-2397. March 14, 9am-3pm - "Ancestral Indian Life Skills Day” sponsored by Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in partnership with Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, at the Monument, 1100 Ruins Drive, Coolidge, Arizona. Park general admission fees apply to access ruins and museum. No fees for participation in event activities held at park picnic area. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Casa Grande Ruins National Monument will provide a fun-filled day of hands-on archeology activities for children and adults alike including games, crafts, and demonstrations. Come try your hand creating your own petroglyph, playing traditional games, and more. Watch a flintknapper show how to make an arrowhead! Play traditional Native American calendar-stick and other games on the ground, color artifacts on coloring pages, grind corn using an ancient metate and mano, practice bopping bunnies with rabbit-throwing-sticks! Learn how to make your own petroglyphs, hand-built pottery, stone jewelry, cordage and agave rope, split-twig-figurines, and dance rattles that you can take home! Activities will take place in the park picnic area near the ballcourt. General park admission applies for admittance to the museum and access to the ruins. Admission for adults and children 16 years of age and older is $5.00. Children 15 and younger are free. Contact Casa Grande Ruins National Monument at 520723-3172 or Old Pueblo Archaeology Center in Tucson at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. March 14, 11am-2pm - Living History: Foods of the Spanish Colonial Period. Volunteers dressed in period clothing describe the combination of native and introduced foods enjoyed by the Spanish soldiers and civilians who lived in Tubac during the Spanish Colonial period (1752-1776). Featuring a special display of the bounty of foods from the Old World, New World and surrounding desert used by Tubac cooks, plus cooking demos with samples. Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. March 14, 1-4pm - Pattie Parkhurst, a featured artist at the K Newby

March 14 & 15 - Spring ArtWalk in Tubac. Sponsored by the Tubac Chamber of Commerce. Visitors to the historic artist colony of Tubac will enjoy a variety of demonstrations by local and visiting artists. ArtWalk, 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. Known as a haven for artists and a must-see for shoppers, Tubac offers an eclectic mix of more than 100 shops, fine art galleries and working artists’ studios, as well as dining, lodging and golf. ArtWalk hours are 10am to 5pm daily. Admission is free. Tubac is located south of Tucson at Exit 34 on I-19. For more information, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at (520) 398-2704 or visit www.tubacaz.com. March 15, 10am-12noon - Walking Tours of Tubac's Art History. Learn why Tubac is the town where "Art and History Meet." Join Nancy Valentine for the Tubac Presidio Park's newest walking tour to discover where Tubac's first artists worked and hear stories of their creative lives. The tour ends at the Tubac Center of the Arts where you will view the work of Tubac’s artists and enjoy light refreshments. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Allow 2 hours for the tour and bring walking shoes, sunscreen and a hat. $15 fee includes admission to tour the Tubac Presidio Park and the Tubac Center of the Arts. Tour limited to 10 people; reservations encouraged, 520-398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. March 15, 11am-3pm - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations at the Tubac Presidio. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. March 16-20 - SCVUSD No. 35, Spring Break. No classes for students. District offices will remain open. March 16, 8am-9:30am-Birding for Beginners. Thought about learning to bird but never quite got around to it? Join the Tubac Birders for a small group walk on the Anza Trail. Emphasis on basic birding in the field. If you don’t have your own, some binoculars are available. Call 520-398-9487 for particulars and to reserve a slot. Free. March 16, 7:30-9pm - “Archaeological Excavations at Ironwood Village: A Hohokam Ballcourt Site in Marana” free presentation by Todd W. Bostwick at Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society meeting, University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson. No reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact John D. Hall at Tucson telephone 520-205-2553 or jhall@sricrm.com. March 17, 5:30-6:30pm - "Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona

Hohokam Indians" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart at Copper Queen Library, 6 Main St., Bisbee, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities. The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern Arizona from the sixth through fifteenth centuries, and the Akimel O'odham (Pima) and Tohono O'odham (Papago) occupied this region historically. Ancient Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture provide archaeologists with clues for identifying where the Hohokam lived, for interpreting how they adapted to the Sonoran Desert for centuries, and explaining why the Hohokam culture mysteriously disappeared. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart illustrates the material culture of the Hohokam and presents possible interpretations about their relationships to the natural world, their time reckoning, religious practices, beliefs, and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual demise of their way of life. For event details contact Librarian Peg White at 520-432-4232 or pwhite@bisbeepl.lib.az.us; for information about the activity subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or adart@oldpueblo.org. March 18, 9am-10am - Raptor Wednesdays. Bring a chair and binoculars and spend an hour watching the morning hawk migration from Ron Morris Park in Tubac Local hawk counters will help locate and identify raptors moving north along the Santa Cruz River to their summer nesting grounds. Black Hawks, Gray Hawks and Zone-tailed Hawks pass over the park throughout the month of March. Starts at 9am, free. March 19, 9am - Riparian Habitat Walk. We’ll explore the riparian woodlands that flank the Santa Cruz River and discuss some of the key reasons this ecosystem is such a bird magnet. Native Plants that provide food, predator protection and next sites will be highlighted. Meet at 9 am at the east end of Calle Iglesia Street at the entrance to the Anza Trail in Tubac. Free. March 19, 9am-11am - FREE SEMINAR: Innovations in Hearing Aid Technology…treating hearing loss can revitalize your life. At the Community Performance & Art Center - 1250 West Continental Rd. Companions are encouraged to attend. Call 520.399.7633 to make reservations as space is limited. Complimentary breakfast provided. March 19, 1-3pm - Green Valley Genealogical Society Meeting at Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley. Main Program: David A. Fryxell, "Best Sites in Europe for Online Research." For most genealogists of European heritage, a key research goal is find to their ancestors in the “old country.”Those used to the ready access to records in the U.S. may find European research daunting. This presentation will spotlight the best of what’s available — from Ireland to Russia, Norway to Greece. David Fryxell founded Family Tree Magazine, the nation’s most popular genealogy publication, and continues to write for the magazine as a contributing editor and “History Matters” columnist. Previously, he edited "The Family Tree Guide Book" and "The Family Tree Guide Book to Europe" and contributed to "The Family Tree Resource Book for Genealogists." GVGS members Jill Bailey and Bud Jay will present the short program Making Genealogy Come Alive with a story of an ancestor. Meetings feature helpful genealogical items for Silent Auctions and Raffles. Refreshments will be served. Visitors are welcome. Contact Linda Hanson (396-3701 or hanson_24013@msn.com) for more information, or go to the web site at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azgvgs/ (or Google: azgvgs). March 19, 2pm - Where the Chicks Hang-Out. A free presentation at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. A presentation by renowned naturalist and writer Pinau Merlin on birds raising their young. Discover why quail nest on the ground (or in your flowerpots), what problems pester cavity nesting birds, how roadrunners get their young to leave the nest, and much more. March 19, 6-8:30-pm - Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner featuring the presentation “Arizona State Museum Research at Rock Art Ranch: Filling in Space and Time” by Richard C. Lange at Dragon’s View Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Avenue (just west of the Santa Cruz River between St. Mary's Rd. & Congress St.). In the mid-1980s a consortium of concerned archaeologists, agencies, tribal representatives, and citizens met to protect the ancestral Hopi villages called “Homol’ovi” near Winslow in northeastern Arizona. The plan focused on protecting the sites from further vandalism, and resulted in the designation of Homol’ovi State Park and the founding of the Homol’ovi Research Program (HRP) at the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona (ASM). Between 1984 and 2006, HRP surveyed the park area (approximately 20 square miles) and excavated in 6 of the 7 pueblos recognized as part of this Pueblo IV (AD 1300s) settlement cluster. However, the HRP’s recent research in the Rock Art Ranch area just 20 miles south of Homol’ovi resulted in a complete surprise, showing very different histories and settlement patterns just within this small region. Guest Speaker Rich Lange, Associate Director the ASM HRP, discusses the findings of this fascinating research project. Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing to attend must call 520-798-1201 & reserve space. March 20, 8am-12noon - Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Spring Equinox Tour of Los Morteros and Picture Rocks Petroglyphs Archaeological Sites” with archaeologist Allen Dart, departing from near Silverbell Road and Linda Vista Blvd. in Marana, Arizona. $20 ($16 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members). As part of the annual Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month celebration, archaeologist Allen Dart (Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director) leads this tour to Los Morteros, an ancient village site that includes a Hohokam ballcourt and bedrock mortars, and to Picture Rocks, where ancient petroglyphs include a solstice and equinox marker, dancing human-like figures, whimsical animals, and other rock symbols made by Hohokam Indians between AD 650 and 1450. Reservations required by Wednesday March 18. 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. March 20, 9am - George Wiess Spring Hike- ranger/naturalist led hike to the last property added to the SCSNA. Strenuous. Hike will go off trail (cross country) for about 7 miles around trip. Bring a lunch, water etc. Call to register at 520.287.2791 - Meet at Patagonia Lake State Park Visitor Center at 9:00am. March 20, 21 & 22 , 10am-4pm - Santa Cruz Valley Artists’ Open Studio Tour. Visit the studios/galleries of 48 Santa Cruz Valley artists from Arivaca, Green Valley, Tubac and Rio Rico in this self-guided tour. Enjoy a 3-day weekend of behind the scenes in art making with painters, jewelers, glass makers and ceramic artists. Admission: Free self guided tour. Pick up guides at Tubac Center of the Arts and at participating sponsor locations. Visit our website at www.TubacArts.org for more information and to download a pdf of the guide.Contact: TCA at 520-398-2371.

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Eat and drink: Tumbleweed Cafe • Humble Pie • Hilda’s Kitchen • The Riverfront Stay: Simpson Hotel B&B • Chaparral Motel • Duncan Hotel • Nine Rail Ranch RV Camp Bob’s High Desert Park • Stephens RV Park Shop: Rock-A-Buy Rocks & Gifts • Germaine’s Emporium • Country Chic Art Gallery and Visitor Center • Town & Country Supply Stage Stop Mini-Mart and Gas • Chaparral Mini-Mart and Gas • The Outpost Mini-Mart Enjoy: Gila River Birding & Wildlife Trail • Rockhounding sites • Scenic back roads • Tours of Hal Empie’s paintings and his famous mural 928-215-9912 • Gila Lower Box Wilderness Study Area More information: Visitor Center 928-359-1955 For references/information in Tubac: Hal Empie Gallery 520-398-2811

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March 20, 12noon-1pm - “The Development and Evolution of Domestic Pottery in Arizona” free presentation by Dr. Christopher Garraty; part of the Arizona SciTech Festival’s “The Science of Pottery: Archaeological Research and Modern Examples” lecture series at the Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix. This talk focuses on the development of ceramic container technology for everyday domestic use in prehistoric southern and central Arizona. Simple pots were made as early as 2100 B.C. by mobile hunter-gatherers in the Tucson Basin, but these early vessels appear to have been used sparingly and for ritual purposes. Analyses of early pottery indicate a trend of increasing popularity and use for a growing number of domestic tasks and functions. Garraty discusses and explains several competing hypotheses for the origins of pottery and highlights the argument that best fits the available evidence. For more information visit azscitechfest.org. March 20, 7pm - Tucson Chamber Artists' Beautiful Bach! Concert at St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, Green Valley. During the pre-concert talk, which begins 45 minutes prior to each performance, two special announcements regarding Tucson Chamber Artists will be made, and you will get your first look at our thrilling 15-16 season. Please join us for this masterful performance and exciting news. To order, go to http://www. tucsonchamberartists.org/buy-tickets/ or call (520) 401-2651. March 20 - Retro Rockets performs at De Anza RV Resort, along the Frontage Rd I-19 Amado. 520-398-8628. www. deanzarvresort.com.

Visit the studios/galleries of 48 Santa Cruz Valley artists from Arivaca, Green Valley, Tubac and Rio Rico in this self guided tour. Enjoy a 3 day weekend of behind the scenes in art making with painters, jewelers, glass makers and ceramic artists. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 4pm each day Open Studio catalogs with maps are available at Tubac Center of the Arts, local galleries and businesses in Tucson, Green Valley and Tubac including: The Greater Green Valley Community Foundation The Green Valley Chamber of Commerce Posada Java Tubac Chamber of Commerce Tubac Golf Resort & Spa Tubac Market Tucson Museum of Art Gift Shop Sarnoff’s Art Supply Arizona Art Supply Tucson Visitor’s Center and more. Tubac Center of the Arts 9 Plaza Road, Tubac AZ 85646

For more information, call 520-398-2371 or visit www.tubacarts.org

March 21, 9am-3pm - "Vista del Rio Archaeology Celebration" free children's activities at City of Tucson's Vista del Rio Cultural Resource Park, 7575 E. Desert Arbors St. (at Dos Hombres Road), Tucson. This Old Pueblo Archaeology Center program, sponsored by Vista del Rio Residents' Association, features hands-on activities, demonstrations, and informational materials along the trails through Tucson's Vista del Rio Cultural Park, where part of an ancient Hohokam Indian village is preserved, to educate children, especially ages 6 to 12, about the ancient people who lived at Vista del Rio and elsewhere in southern Arizona. Activities along the trails through the park include demonstrations of traditional Native American pottery-making and arrowhead-making, grinding your own corn using an ancient metate and mano, learning to play traditional Native American games, rabbit-throwing-stick target practice, and making handbuilt pottery, cordage and stone-and-bead jewelry, split-twigfigurines, and dance rattles that you can take home. No reservations needed. For more information contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center in Tucson at 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. March 21, 1-3pm - Art Starts For Families – Creative Thinking & the Arts. It’s a family affair at the art center with this free program to connect our art exhibits with creative arts education for youth. Theme: Celebration of Birds with artist Marty Sewell.Location: Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Road. Admission: Free for families – adult/parent must attend with child/children Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371 for reservations. Space is limited. March 21, 2pm - Fr. Eusebio Francisco Kino Presentation by Jack Lasseter. This is the complete story of the Italian farm boy who would grow up to become a Jesuit priest, and instead of being sent to China, would be sent here to the New World to become famous as the "Padre on Horseback." This is a spellbinding tale of a dedicated and brave man, and when you have heard it you will know why he is -- and deserves to be -- so famous. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. $15 per lecture. Please call for reservations and future dates, 520-398-2252. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the community effort to “Save the Presidio.” Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. March 21, 7:30pm - Tucson Chamber Artists' Beautiful Bach! Concert at Holy Resurrection Antiochian Orthodox Church. During the pre-concert talk, which begins 45 minutes prior to each performance, two special announcements regarding Tucson Chamber Artists will be made, and you will get your first look at our thrilling 15-16 season. Please join us for this masterful performance and exciting news. To order, go to http://www. tucsonchamberartists.org/buy-tickets/ or call (520) 401-2651. March 22, 2-5pm - Amber Norgaard live on the patio at !Dos! 4 Plaza Rd., Tubac (520) 216-7664. March 22, 3pm - Tucson Chamber Artists' Beautiful Bach! Concert at Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church. And at 7:30PM at Christ the King Episcopal Church. During the preconcert talk, which begins 45 minutes prior to each performance, two special announcements regarding Tucson Chamber Artists

March 23, 8am-9:30am-Birding for Beginners. Thought about learning to bird but never quite got around to it? Join the Tubac Birders for a small group walk on the Anza Trail. Emphasis on basic birding in the field. If you don’t have your own, some binoculars are available. Call 520-398-9487 for particulars and to reserve a slot. Free. March 23, 4-6pm - National Park Service to Grant Official Site Certification to Nogales' Las Lagunas de Anza. Las Lagunas de Anza, a Nogales, Ariz., wetland restored and managed by the Santa Fe Ranch Foundation, will be named an Official Certified Site of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail by the National Park Service at a ceremony. The certified status designates the natural wetland as one of the premier sites in Arizona and California to experience the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. Anza Trail Superintendent Naomi Torres, Santa Fe Ranch Foundation President Tony Sedgwick, and the Anza Ambassadors youth group will unveil the official signage and host a brief presentation, with light refreshments to follow. The Anza Trail commemorates the 1775-76 expedition of some 240 colonists who became the first non-Native settlers to arrive overland into Alta California. The expedition families camped as they made their way across New Spain (present-day Mexico, Arizona, and California). Las Lagunas de Anza marks their first historic campsite located in the United States. Directions: from I-19, exit at Grand Avenue; turn right at the first intersection onto Country Club Drive, and then turn right immediately into Las Lagunas de Anza. March 24, 5pm - SCVUSD No. 35 Governing Board Meeting, District Office, Board Room, 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico. The public is invited to attend the regular bimonthly meeting of the district governing board. March 25, 9am-10am - Raptor Wednesdays. Bring a chair and binoculars and spend an hour watching the morning hawk migration from Ron Morris Park in Tubac Local hawk counters will help locate and identify raptors moving north along the Santa Cruz River to their summer nesting grounds. Black Hawks, Gray Hawks and Zone-tailed Hawks pass over the park throughout the month of March. Starts at 9am, free. March 26, 10am - Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site. 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. $10 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 15; reservations requested, 520-398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org. Private tours for five or more can be scheduled; call or e-mail the Park to arrange. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. March 26, 5:30pm - Community Garden of Tubac “Potluck” for those interested in being a part of this exciting new project. In Room B3 at the Tubac Community Center. RSVP to pamelaridg@gmail.com or call 628-9287 March 27, 9am - Sonoita Creek Natural Area Hikeranger/naturalist led hike on SCSNA system trails. Approximately 3 miles round trip, bring lunch. Call to register at 520.287.2791 - Meet at Patagonia Lake State Park Visitor Center at 9:00am. March 27, 11am-2pm - Living History: Chocolate! 1000 Years and Counting. Come discover the rich history of chocolate in the Southwest. Taste a cacao bean, learn how the Mayans and pre-Columbian Native Americans prepared their chocolate, and sample the energy drink that fueled the 1774 and 1775 Anza expeditions from Tubac to Alta California. Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. March 27, 12noon-1pm - “Ceramic Evidence of Prehistoric Long Distance Interactions: Intrusive Ceramics from Pueblo Grande” free presentation by archaeologists Laurene Montero, MA, and Todd W. Bostwick, Ph.D., RPA; part of the Arizona SciTech Festival’s “The Science of Pottery: Archaeological Research and Modern Examples” lecture series at the Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix. Collections of nonlocal ceramics indicate the Pueblo Grande Hohokam maintained widespread spheres of interaction, from southern Utah and Colorado to northern Mexico. In this presentation we examine ware distributions of intrusive ceramics collected at Pueblo Grande from depression-era archaeology in the 1930s up to excavations conducted by museum staff in the 1980s. We also compare these data to intrusive ceramics collected from later excavations at Pueblo Grande as well as those from other Hohokam sites in the vicinity. For more information visit azscitechfest.org. March 27, 5:30-7:30 - Opening Reception: "Crossing a Line" Exhibit at Tubac Arts and Gifts. Should art make you think? Should it make you cry? Or should it purely please the eye? The work is exquisite. Powerful. But not always pretty. 31 Tubac Rd.

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March 28, 6:45am (114-mile route) - 4th Annual Nogales Bicycle Classic. This event offers participants various self-paced rides designed for leisurely fun as well as the physical challenge demanded by serious cyclists. The common factor is that all who participate will enjoy the fresh air and majestic beauty of Santa Cruz County, AZ, while riding the 33, 53 or 114 mile routes. All rides start and end at Nogales High School, 1905 N. Apache Blvd, Nogales. Riders will proceed east of Frank Reed Road and turn north on to Grand Avenue. From Grand Avenue riders will turn east of Frontage Road and make their way to South River Road. The 114-mile route starts at 6:45 a.m. The 53-mile ride starts at 7:00 am. The 33 mile starts at 7:15 am. The “Fund Ride” for children ages 12 years and younger will be held on the track field at Nogales High School from 8:00a-10:00a. This ride will be a fund raiser for Circles of Peace. Participants will raise money from sponsors they sign up to donate for each lap they ride. There is no charge to participate in this event. Prizes will be awarded to children who bring in the most donations. Road and mountain bikes are welcome to participate. Awards will be given to first, second and third place for the 33, 53 and 114-mile rides, male and female. The event will conclude at 1:00 pm. Officials will have a vehicle available at the event’s conclusion to pick up any riders still on the course. “Early Bird Registration” is now in progress at www.nogalesbicycleclassic.org until March 1, 2015. Registration fees are $65 for all rides. After March 1, all rides are $75 through March 27. All riders must pre-register online prior to the event. There is no “day of event” registration. March 28, starting at 9 - “4th Annual Native American Arts Auction” by the Friends of Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site during Southwest Indian Art Fair (SWIAF) in Center for English as a Second Language Auditorium, 1100 E James E Rogers Way (east of the Arizona State Museum [ASM] on University of Arizona campus), Tucson. 9-11 a.m. preview of auction items; 12 noon bidding begins; 10% buyers premium, no sales tax; free admission to auction, admission to SWIAF $10 per adult (Arizona State Museum members $7) , youth under 18 & students with valid ID free. Live auction of rugs, pottery, baskets, katsina dolls, jewelry, crafts and more. Convenient covered parking available in multistoried garages at 1) Euclid Ave. and Second St. or 2) Tyndall Ave. and Fourth St., both one block east of ASM (parking is free on weekends). For more information visit www.FriendsofHubbell.org or www.StateMuseum. Arizona.edu or contact Frank Kohler at 602-571-1122.

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March 28 & 29, 10am-5pm - “Southwest Indian Art Fair” at the Arizona State Museum (ASM), University of Arizona, 1013 E University Blvd, Tucson. $10 per adult ($7 for ASM members). Southern Arizona’s premier Indian art show and market is on Arizona State Museum’s front lawn, rain or shine. Shop for a wide array of top-quality, handmade art as you meet 200 Native artists from around the region all selling directly to the public. Talk with them about their work and learn about their ancient cultures. Choose from pottery, katsina dolls, paintings, jewelry, baskets, rugs, blankets, and much more. Bring the whole family to enjoy artist demonstrations, Native foods, lively music, and colorful dance performances. For more information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or dfl@email.arizona.edu. Sun 10-4pm.

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March 28, 11am-2pm - Living History: Medicine of the Spanish Colonial Period. When the Spanish soldiers and their families settled Tubac in 1752, there was no doctor or surgeon among them. It was the responsibility of the women to treat their family's physical complaints and wounds. Medicine was basic and dependent on herbs and plants known for their healing properties. This living history program features a display of medicinal herbs and plants, and knowledgeable commentary by an herbalist who will tell visitors how these plants were used by “curanderas” (healers) to treat illness and injuries. Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. March 28, noon-2pm - TAMMIE award-winning singer/songwriter Amber Norgaard performs in a duo show with Sabra Faulk. The free concert is hosted by La Posada, with proceeds from food, raffle and other items benefitting Casa Community Services.

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March 28, 6pm - Pick Up Schticks, the Improv troupe that is part of Patagonia Players presents “Spring Sproing” at the Tin Shed Theater, Patagonia. One show only.Spring is when joyful, delightful things happen, and Sproing is when unexpected, goofy things happen. The audience will be invited to rate each skit as a spring or a sproing. And we all must wait to see if the weather on March 28 will be that of Spring or Sproing. Either way, come join the fun. Suggested donation is $5. Questions? Call 706614-6959. March 28, 7:30pm - Gabriel Ayala Trio. Ages 18 & up = $15 advance / $20 day of show (reduced rates for youth). Ayala’s virtuoso guitar backed by two amazing percussionists for a world rhythm concert called “RePercussion”! Sea of Glass Center for the Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – http://theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542. March 29, 1:30pm - "Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Verde Valley Archaeology Fair sponsored by Verde Valley Archaeology Center at Camp Verde Community Center, 395 S. Main Street, Camp Verde, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities. Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples first entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart discusses the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the "Great House" at Arizona's Casa Grande Ruins, and other archaeological evidence of ancient southwestern astronomy and calendrical reckoning; and interprets how these discoveries may have related to ancient Native American rituals. For event details contact Kenneth Zoll in Sedona at 928-593-0364 or zollken88@gmail.com; for information about the activity subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or adart@oldpueblo.org. March 29, 2pm - Teodoro Ted Ramirez Artist-in-Residence Concert: Don Armstrong. With nearly fifty years of songs to draw from, Don Armstrong returns to the Tubac 1885 Schoolhouse stage with original beautiful old western ballads, Appalachian folk tunes, songs from the 20's and 30's, and even a few classic Mexican folk songs to round out the show. Don is a master musician, playing 6 and 12 string guitar as well as claw and hammer style 5 string banjo. His performances are always fun and thoroughly charming. Do not miss this wonderful performer, back by popular demand! Don, accompanied by a select group of Southwestern folk musicians, will deliver a wonderful afternoon of music – a great time is guaranteed! Tickets $18 adults, free for children 14 and younger. Seating is limited, please call now for reservations, 520-398-2252. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. April 2, 2pm - Book Talk & Signing: Juan Bautista de Anza: The King’s Governor in New Mexico by Carlos Herrera. Most of us are familiar with Juan Bautista de Anza the famous leader who led a group from Tubac to found what is now the great city of San Francisco. But what do we know about Anza’s skills as a colonial governor, military leader and politico? Do not miss Prof. Herrera’s presentation of this first comprehensive biography of Anza and his historical importance to southern Arizona and northern Mexico. $7.50 includes admission to tour the Park. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. April 3, 2pm - Presentation: Marking the Divide: Photographs and Monuments along the U.S./Mexico Border, by Katherine Morrissey. How do we visualize the border? For over 100 years--from the 1890s International Boundary Commission photographs to tourist snapshots to re-photography projects--the U.S./Mexico borderline, and the monuments that mark it, has fascinated photographers. In this illustrated talk, historian Katherine Morrissey, University of Arizona, explores this question as she shares border images taken over the long 20th century. Katherine G. Morrissey is Associate Professor of History at the University of Arizona where she teaches courses in western U.S., Arizona & the Southwest, U.S. cultural and environmental history. $7.50 includes admission to tour the Park. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. April 3 & 4, 7pm - A New Beginning. Ages 18 & up = $14 advance / $19 day of show (reduced rates for youth). An inspiring original play portraying the Easter story as it’s never been done before. Featuring heart-stirring songs by TaliasVan, beautiful dances, and engaging music, A New Beginning is a sacred experience that captures the true spirit of Easter. Sea of Glass Center for the Arts, 332 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – http://theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542.

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March 28, 2pm - Presentation - The Black Legend of Lt. George Bascom by Doug Hocking. You may have heard of the Lt. George Bascom affair that triggered the U.S.-Apache Wars of the 1860s and tarnished Bascom’s reputation. The legend of what happened between Bascom and Apache leader Cochise still persists even though research tells a different story. Please join us for Doug’s compelling presentation of what really happened! $7.50 fee includes admission to the Park. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

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Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r M a r c h 2 0 1 5 April 3, 7:30pm - Lauren Roth - Violin. Lauren Roth is the newly appointed Concertmaster of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Violin at the U of A. She has played throughout the United States and has collaborated and performed with renowned artists including William Preucil, Andre Watts, and Lynn Harrell. Her accompanist is TSO principal pianist, Paula Fan. We are delighted to welcome Lauren to the TSO and to Tubac! At the TCA, 9 Plaza Road. Admission: $20/members, $25/nonmembers. Contact: TCA at 520-398-2371.

leads us to ask, who were the Eudeves, also prominent in colonial documents, and the Jovas, less prominent but clearly present in the same region, and how were they related to Ópatas? And what relationship did the three groups have to periods of unrest and rebellion in Sonora? A reception underwritten in part by Eldon and Jean Smith will follow the program, which is a presentation of the annual Arnold and Doris Roland Distinguished Speaker Series. For more information contact Darlene Lizarraga at 520-626-8381 or dfl@ email.arizona.edu.

April 4 - Santa Cruz Humane Society's - "Gimme Shelter" Annual Golf Tournament - to be held at Tubac Golf Resort. Watch for details, but, please, SAVE THE DATE.

April 9, 10:30am - Hummingbirds & Butterflies. Join Sue Feyrer, Butterfly expert, author and long time volunteer at Tohono Chul Park Gardens in Tucson for this special presentation on creating gardens that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. The presentation is part of our Arts Speak program. Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to reserve your spot. Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. Admission: Free for TCA members, $5 for guests/ non-members.

April 4, 3-5pm - Opening Reception of Work by Pima County Art Class. Jewelry, clay, paintings and drawings by instructors and students in the Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation’s special interest classes will be on display from 3 to 5 p.m. at a free artists’ reception April 4.The event will be held at the Northwest Art Center, 7770 N. Shannon Road. The Art Center is one of six locations where Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation arts, crafts and special interest classes are held. Registration for classes is ongoing.Class descriptions, schedules, fees and registration forms are available on the NRPR website or in Pima County Special Interest Classes booklets available at all Pima County public library branches. Registrations are accepted by mail or in person on the first day of class through the instructor; no faxed or phone registrations are accepted. Classes are filled on a first-received, first-registered basis.For more information about this event, call pottery class instructor Jada Ahern at 520-870-0823.For more information on all special interest classes, email LeisureClasses@pima.gov or call 520-724-5264. April 4, 5-8pm - 13th Annual Taste of Tubac. Tickets are limited, advance sales ONLY. $50 per person, send check to the Tubac Rotary, Taste of Tubac, PO Box. 4564, Tubac, AZ 85646. Tickets available at The Artist's Daughter, Tumacookery, Donna's Salon, Jane's Attic, Yard Woman & Green Valley Chamber of Commerce. For more info call 520-398-1913. Hosted by the Tubac Rotary Club. April 5, 11am - Avalon Gardens’ Annual Easter Celebration. Bring your family and friends to enjoy an awesome Easter Egg Hunt, hayride, refreshments, and uplifting live entertainment reflecting the true spirit of Easter! Suggested donation is $10.00 for adults, $7.00 for teens, and $3.00 for kids 11 & under. Come early for pony rides from 9am-11am; $5.00 per ride. Proceeds go to the nonprofit Global Community Communications Schools for Teens & Children. For more information call (520) 603-9932 or visit http://avalongardens.org/events. April 5, 11am-3pm - Champagne Easter Brunch at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. $48 per person, $18 child (6-12). For reservations call 398-2678. April 7, 1-2pm - "Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for “Amazing Arizona” speaker series at Sierra Vista Public Library, 2600 E. Tacoma St., Sierra Vista, Arizona; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities. The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern Arizona from the sixth through fifteenth centuries, and the Akimel O'odham (Pima) and Tohono O'odham (Papago) occupied this region historically. Ancient Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture provide archaeologists with clues for identifying where the Hohokam lived, for interpreting how they adapted to the Sonoran Desert for centuries, and explaining why the Hohokam culture mysteriously disappeared. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart illustrates the material culture of the Hohokam and presents possible interpretations about their relationships to the natural world, their time reckoning, religious practices, beliefs, and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual demise of their way of life. This program was made possible by Arizona Humanities. For event details contact Librarian Susan Abend at 520-439-2263 or susan. abend@sierravistaaz.gov; for information about the activity subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or adart@oldpueblo.org. April 7, 2pm - Book Event at Hozhoni. The Lost Science of Prayer a treasure found in the book Sacred Heart Yoga by Virginia Ellen. This Lost Science of Prayer will open your Heart to find your true self. This will be more than a lecture it will be a experience of the energy of love! Free. April 7, 6-8pm - “Ópatas, Eudeves, and Jovas, and Sonoran Insurrection” illustrated talk by David Yetman in Center for English as a Second Language room 103, 1100 E James E Rogers Way, University of Arizona, Tucson. At the time of contact with Spaniards, Ópatas appear to have constituted the largest indigenous group in what would become the state of Sonora. Popular history in Sonora suggests that Ópatas formed the basis for the mestizo population of the state. A careful analysis of seventeenth and eighteenth century records leads us to question this belief. It also

April 11 & 12, 9am- noon & 1-4pm & April 19, 9-noon - "Ancient Native American Pottery Replication Workshop: Corrugated Ware of the Mogollon Culture" taught by ceramist Andy Ward at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park, Tucson. Fee $70 ($56 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members); each participant must provide a small water bowl, hand towel, & 2 plastic grocery bags; clay & all other class materials are provided. In this workshop students will explore and authentically recreate corrugated pottery as it was made by the prehistoric Mogollon culture. Mogollon corrugated pottery is sometimes overlooked because it is not flashy like polished and painted pottery types, but a close examination reveals an elegance of form and sophisticated techniques used in construction. Workshop participants will learn the history of these pottery types and experience the entire process of reproducing them from processing raw materials, to hand coiling vessels, culminating in an authentic outdoor pottery firing. This workshop will take place over the course of one weekend during which the pots are created completely then left to dry, followed later by a Sunday morning in which we will fire all the pottery produced. Each participant will leave with a beautiful, authentic, finished reproduction of a prehistoric corrugated pot. Any participants who are unable to attend the later firing can arrange to have their pots fired and shipped to them (student pays for shipping). Instructor Andy Ward is a diligent student of southwestern prehistory and archaeology who has worked with archaeologists to locate resources in field surveys and in excavations. He began working to reproduce prehistoric pottery while still in high school and has successfully recreated many of the prehistoric pottery types of southern Arizona. Reservations required: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. April 11, 9-3pm - Green Valley Gardeners 35th Annual Garden Tour: Tour five gardens. Buy tickets in advance at Meredith Hallmark, Green Valley/ Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce, Happy Quail (GV Village), and Native Gardens. Tickets can be purchased the day of the tour at the new Desert Meadows Park on S. La Huerta just north of S. Abrego and Continental. Cost $12. April 11, 2pm - Presentation: Camels in Arizona? by Jack Lasseter. Are you kidding me? No, they were really here. This is the story of the introduction and use of camels in Arizona and why they are no longer here. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. $15 per lecture. Please call for reservations, 520-398-2252. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the community effort to “Save the Presidio.” Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St.(520) 398–2252. April 12, 13 & 14, 10am-5pm daily - Retreat: Activate the Healing Light Within at the Tubac Golf Resort. Develop, strengthen and activate the Light Within, awaken to this Universal Light and its Power to Heal. Early registration discounts http:// reprogrammingtheunconsciousmind.com/ April 12, 2-5pm - The Tubac Historical Society's Annual Picnic will be held at the historic Rock Corral Ranch in Tumacacori. This event will feature a catered BBQ sit down meal, refreshments, live entertainment, tours of the ranch house, and the ambiance of a classic Southern Arizona ranch. Tickets will be sold at the Post Office before the event. No tickets will be sold on the day of the picnic. Call 398-2020 for more information. April 14, 5:30pm - The Art of Memory – Kelly Roach. This event is an Arts Speak program presented by Tubac Center of the Arts. Refreshments 5:30 – 6pm. Presentation at 6pm. Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. Admission: Free – Sponsored by the Tubac Community Health Foundation. Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to reserve your spot. April 16, Cross Border Tour with Alma Cota de Yanez and Bob Phillips. If you have questions call Pat Trulock at 520-398-3229 or email ptrulock@gmail.com. The cost for Cross Border Tours is $60 for members, and $80 for non.

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Anyone who wants to develop a medical marijuana cultivation site in the future will be required to follow the new county law which requires notice to neighbors, a public hearing and a fee.

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The new site is about one-quarter mile north of the Agua Linda Road The three members of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors interchange of Interstate 19 at 2731 E. Frontage Rd. The county has received plans which are being reviewed before a building permit is issued, traveled to Washington, D.C., Feb. 20-25 for the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference. Also attending was County Manager said Mary Dahl, county Community Services Director. Carlos Rivera. The plans for the first phase show a 4,032 square foot greenhouse and At the March 4 Board of Supervisors meeting in Nogales Supervisors restroom. The listed owner is Murphy Kittrell of Tucson. John Maynard, Rudy Molera and Manuel Ruiz gave brief accounts of Dahl said, “As long as they stick with the approved development plan, what they did during the sessions. they will get a building permit.” Molera said they asked for support for funding for issues related to the At the other cultivation site located north of the new site, at 2936 E. Nogales Wash. Ruiz said they spoke about concerns related to banks in Frontage Rd., and known as Nature’s AZ Medicines, a second oneborder areas reducing their services to clients. Rivera said he brought up story greenhouse building of about 49,300 square feet is being added. A the looming financial issue of the Arizona legislature proposing to require building permit for that work was issued Sept. 29, 2014, and Dahl said counties to assume more costs. the project is about halfway completed. Arizona’s Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake participated in a meeting The first phase of that greenhouse received its county Certificate of with representatives from all of Arizona’s counties, as well. Occupancy Jan. 12, 2015, she said. The owner has submitted a request for phase 3 work and Dahl said approval is pending for that.

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Water rate hearing takes place A hearing in Phoenix March 9-13 focuses on a proposed water rate increase for Tubac customers of Epcor Water. Epcor originally proposed a year ago to increase water rates by 88 percent for Tubac resident customers with 5/8-inch meters (the most common size). The hearing was by an administrative law judge for the Arizona Corporation Commission, which makes the final decision on many public utility matters. Three Tubac residents volunteered as interveners, which are official participants. They include Jim Patterson, Rich Bohman and Marshall Magruder and they spent time in Phoenix giving evidence and testimony during the hearing. All said they are opposed to steep water rate increases. At least 22 Tubac residents submitted letters to the ACC opposing the water increase and listing reasons why, Patterson said. The administrative law judge will study all the information presented and will issue a recommended order, possibly around late April but the time period isn’t certain. After that, the five-member Corporation Commission, during an official public meeting, will either accept the recommendation, or approve it with changes.

His duties will include assisting the Regional Forester in the oversight and management of the entire Southwestern Region.

New county schedule to start After six years of using a four-day week, Santa Cruz County offices will switch to a five-day week on May 4.

During his time as forest supervisor on the Coronado National Forest, which covers land on the east and west sides of Tubac, as well as many other Southern Arizona areas, Upchurch led the Forest through the difficult 2011 fire season which was one the most devastating fire seasons in history.

The Nogales International reported that some employees will work four 10-hour days Monday-Thursday, while others will work Tuesday-Friday to allow them to work second jobs or take care of their children. The new schedule will begin in May to allow time to issue public notices and help county employees make arrangements, County Manager Carlos Rivera said.

Upchurch also led the Forest in the development and completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Rosemont Copper Project which was one of the most comprehensive, complex, and controversial environmental documents ever undertaken by the Forest Service, a forest spokeswoman said.

Promotion for National Forest supervisor Jim Upchurch, Coronado National Forest Supervisor, has been selected to serve as Deputy Regional Forester for the USDA Forest Service’s Southwestern Region, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas and western Oklahoma. He reports to the Southwestern Regional Office in Albuquerque, N.M, in early April.

Coronado National Forest Supervisor Jamie Kingsbury will serve as Acting Forest Supervisor until a replacement is chosen. �

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Volunteers turned out en masse Feb. 21 to clean the Anza Trail along the Santa Cruz River in Tubac.

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Two widely-supported nonprofit organizations will hold fundraising events on Saturday, April 4, at the Tubac Golf Resort. The times of the events don’t conflict, and a spokeswoman said she hopes people will plan to attend both.

Members of the Anza Trail Coalition were joined by members of Friends of the Santa Cruz River, hikers from Green Valley, and residents of Barrio de Tubac, located close to the trail. Also on the job were students in an environmental biology class at the Santa Cruz County Provisional Community College.

Karol Stubbs, Anza Trail Coalition president, said 96 people participated in the clean-up which filled three dumpsters with plastic and other types of trash, along with scrap tires plucked from the river bed and trail.

Two events slated April 4 at golf resort

A golf tournament to support the Santa Cruz Humane Society and their mission to assist pets will be held with a 9 a.m. tee-off time. The $95 entry fee includes fees, cart and lunch and proceeds after that go to the shelter.

Nancy Cossitt said she hopes people will make it a priority. This is the sixth year for the golf tournament and the Humane Society just has two fundraisers that supplement donations and adoption fees.

Cossitt also reminds people to visit the thrift shop in Nogales at the H umane Society building, 232 E. Patagonia Hwy. For information, call the society at (520) 287-5654. For golf registration, call Sue Rogers at (520) 631-9093 or Jim Manspeaker at (520) 979-2827.

a great outdoor experience. Most of the dirt walkway is shaded by tall trees and many varieties of bushes and plants.

In Tubac the path can be accessed at Bridge Road and Calle Iglesia or from a parking area on the south edge of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. In Tumacacori there’s an entrance at the north edge of the Tumacacori National Historic Park with parking on the East Frontage Road. Photo courtesy of the ATCA

Also on April 4, the 13th annual Taste of Tubac will take place at the Tubac Golf Resort starting at 5 p.m. Put on by the Tubac Rotary Club, the evening offers a huge array of delicious food from many local restaurants along with special wine and beer. Advance tickets are urged. Call (520) 398-1913. Spokeswoman Judith Noyes said the money raised during Taste of Tubac is distributed to local programs and also to Rotary International’s program to eradicate polio around the world. College scholarships are given to area high school seniors, and funding is provided to the senior lunch program at the Tubac Community Center, the Amado Food Bank and St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic, among other projects.

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JOHN PERRY DUNCKLEE 05/10/29 - 1/31/15 John Perry Duncklee, 85, died peacefully at Mountain View Medical Center, in Las Cruces, NM, January 31, surrounded by members of his family. John was a cowboy, stockman, professor of range ecology, designer and builder of mesquite furniture, musician, and a well-recognized writer, who focused largely on topics from the Southwest. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Penny Fisher Crowell Duncklee and by four children: Louise Downey, Robert Michael Duncklee, Dorothy McGee, and Andrew Duncklee, all of Tucson. He leaves 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Born May 10, 1929 to Leon Ozro and Louise Foster Perry Duncklee, in New York City, he was educated at the Russell Ranch School, near present-day Catalina State Park. He graduated from high school at Vermont Academy. John served four years in the Navy, during the Korean War. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Arizona. John and Penny were married Nov. 10, 1990, in Tubac. They moved to Las Cruces, in 2001.

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How Dreams Come True: The Community Garden of Tubac

by Carol Egmont St. John idn’t it all start in a garden? Couldn’t you just imagine Eden, replete with flowers, fruit bearing trees and rich virgin soil; a paradise of plenty, thriving among bees and snakes and butterflies under the hand of nature’s perfect plan?

available to anyone and everyone in Tubac is catching fire. It could result in open orchards, classes on gardening, green house construction and an abundance of food for growers and their neighbors. As Margaret Mead has been quoted, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” For the world of this ancient SW community perhaps the time has come.

Was it not America’s Victory Gardens that won the great war? Aren’t common gardens the ideal place for communities to exhibit their best colors? Think of the rose gardens of Portland and Boston, the Parc Floral de Paris, the Botanical Garden of Brooklyn, the cherry trees of Washington, D.C. and on and on. The current White House initiative set a new example on the White House lawn and now school gardens are being planted from Maine to California. Parents Organizations encourage and support them, entire communities benefit as they share the harvest. Children learn the basics of life and nurture experientially, and pieces of unused land are made useful. In cities, rooftops are greening, even the walls of buildings are made productive with plantings and empty lots are being stripped of refuse and replaced with vegetation and shared garden spaces. And isn’t it true that in such efforts after the flowers fade the friendships remain? Tubac is a natural for a community garden project. It is

situated in one of the most agriculturally diverse areas in the country. Not only does it have ancient seeds and alluvial soil, sunshine in abundance and summer rains to bless the land,a river that runs through it. No wonder wildlife abounds. No wonder the region was among the first settled in the Southwest and continues to attract lovers of nature, and no wonder local residents are exploring the possibilities of a public garden. Melissa Murray and Pamela Ridgeway have put their heads together and started a ball rolling that may end up providing Tubac with a living, breathing special attraction. Their idea of making gardens

A garden is a celebration of life. It can be a meditation spot, a meeting place, a shared space, an investment in the future. It is a place to sow and reap, to share and experience the most basic aspects of life. A garden is a friend on which you can rely, a friend that introduces you to new friends to rely on. Seeking help through county supervisors and the U of A’s special interests in creating public gardens, Murray and Ridgeway have already identified a spot near the Community Center. They hope to engender excitement at a come one come all pot luck at 5:30 on March 26th in room B3 at the Community Center. Not only will attendees dine together and meet their neighbors, but they will hear a short program followed by a discussion of what it takes to make The Community Garden of Tubac a reality. Join them and be a part of the sustainable future. “A garden is a public service and having one is a public duty. It is a person’s contribution to the community.” -- Richardson Wright.

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conceptualizing images that interpret words. Lasley became a master of the art and you can see examples of his works at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science Museum, in Hollywood. Now, a little about his personal life. Dick and Dede are quite the love story. They met in second grade, were high school sweethearts, he the proverbial football player, she the proverbial cheerleader, and right after high school they tied the knot. When he found his footing in Hollywood, they moved to Malibu to raise their three children, two boys and a daughter, under the California sun. Now, sixty-two years later, their bond is as tight as ever.

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Eighteen years ago, kids grown, retirement looming and ready for a move, the Lasleys happened on Tubac and saw the sign, Tubac: Where art and history meet. This sounded good to them, a possibility worth exploring. They took a leap of faith and moved to the little town, where they found what they were looking for. In those years, when the village was half its current size, casual breakfasts, life-drawing classes, pleinaire painting and wine and cheese evenings fueled the camaraderie and enthusiasm of Tubac’s art community. Dick felt right at home. Meanwhile, a fascination with the various indigenous tribes of the area grew. Studies of the Pima, Yaqui, Tohono O’odham and Apache led to a new focus that motivated him to paint or

draw every day. He is also an ardent supporter of the Tubac Historical Society and the Presidio, becoming particularly concerned when the state threatened to cut back funds and close the Presidio Museum’s doors. For this reason, Lasley donated giclée prints of his expertly rendered portraits to the Presidio, specifying all profits to be turned back to the museum. He also came up with an idea to help raise awareness and funds by contributing booklets about the history of the Santa Cruz River. They tell of a time when the Santa Cruz River was called The River of Life. Because of its abundance, the fish it spawned, the game it attracted and the land it irrigated, the area’s earliest permanent settlement was established. Tubac is surely lucky to have Dick Lasley celebrating its history. Generous, humble and grateful, he is a person who lives life with commitment and wants to make the world a little better in whatever way he can.

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Spotted Owls

S k y I s l a n d O w l s : A er i a l A s s a s s i n s by Vincent Pinto

he southeastern corner of Arizona is punctuated by tall, forested mountain ranges isolated from each other by drier, intervening valleys of desert and grassland. Thus, these ranges loom as virtual wooded “islands” in “seas” of arid expanses. Between the tops of these “Sky Islands” and their valley floors are an impressive array of habitats representative of ones found from northern Mexico to southern Canada. Amidst this vegetative exuberance is an equally impressive diversity of Owls. Arizona has a wide range of species of these mostly nocturnal icons. Starting at the lower end of the size scale we have the aptly named Elf Owl. This diminutive predator is the world's smallest species of Owl only the size of a large Sparrow! Although often associated with the Giant Saguaros, where they indeed nest in old Gila Woodpecker excavations, they also inhabit riparian zones and even Madrean Evergreen Woodland. The common denominator is access to natural or Woodpecker- made cavities for nesting. Arizona Sycamores often house such would-be domiciles and thus are good locations to search for these lilliputian predators. As with the majority of their kin, Elf Owls are mostly active between dusk and dawn, rendering

them difficult to spot. Fortunately many of their vocalizations are distinct and easy to recognize. Listen for what sounds quite like a yapping poodle and, lacking any such nearby possibilities, you'll likely have located an Elf Owl. Given their tiny stature, Elf Owls mostly seek insects to dine upon. Beetles, Moths, Crickets and others invertebrates form the majority of their daily fare. Still, small mammals, birds, and reptiles occasionally find

themselves in the tiny talons of this powerful predator. Elf Owls are migratory, leaving our latitudes for points south from mid-Autumn until they return, mostly in March to our region. A step up in size, though not by much, are our 2 species of Pygmy Owls. By far the more common of the pair is the Northern Pygmy Owl - a species that ranges throughout much of the mountain West. Breaking with the usual Owl protocol, this species is predominantly diurnal and crepuscular (i.e. active at dusk and dawn). Although barely bigger than an Elf Owl, Northern Pygmy Owls dine mainly upon birds and other small vertebrates, and invertebrates to a lesser degree. Every birder in the know realizes that a decent imitation of the monotonous toots of this species often riles up the ranks of small birds. They have evolved to mob this Owl, bothering it so much that the message of “we're vigilant; go hunt somewhere else!” is likely to register with it. Various observers have witnessed monumental struggles between Northern Pygmy Owls and birds their own size and even much larger. Imagine a fight between this mighty mite and a Mourning Dove or even a Gambel's Quail! Their main habitats are Madrean Evergreen Woodlands (think Oaks) and

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Pine Forest, where they are resident throughout the year. As with Elf and many other species of Owls, they use cavities for nesting. When you consider their higher habitats, diurnal habits, and distinctly more vertebrate-laden diet competition between Elf Owls and Northern Pygmy Owls is likely rather minimal. A close cousin of the Northern Pygmy Owl is the Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, so-named for its rust or ferrous-colored plumage. A close look-alike of its northern kin, this Owl is at the northern terminus of its range, being mostly distributed south of the border. In Arizona they are closely associated with Giant Saguaros, where only a handful of pairs nest each year. So scarce are they that they are federally endangered in the U.S. portion of their range. Only a handful of pairs nests in Arizona each year where their presence has pitted them against developers at times. Their diet is similar to that of the Northern Pygmy Owl. Another small lowland species is the widely distributed Western Screech Owl. They inhabit our area year-round, but are most audible in Spring during their courtship period. Their main vocalization is a series of toots cadenced much like a bouncing ball dropped on a floor - speeding up towards the end. Unlike the “clean-headed” Elf, Northern Pygmy, and Ferruginous Pygmy Owls, the Western Screech sports “ear” tufts or “horns”. Of course these terminal feather extensions are neither hearing devices nor mammal-like horns. Rather, they likely serve to

break up the silhouette Owl this species, making them look like yet another broken branch. This certainly might decrease both their likelihood of being detected by a larger predator as well as increasing their chances in hunting. The diet of the Western Screech Owl is rather catholic and includes a wide range of both vertebrate and invertebrate prey. Their use of habitats within the Sky Islands also is diverse, covering Sonoran Desert, Chihuahuan Desert, Mesquite Woodlands, and Madrean Evergreen Woodland. As with the previous species, Western Screeches are cavity nesters. Just as there are two similar Pygmy Owl species, the Western Screech has a close look-alike. The Whiskered Screech Owl so closely resembles the Western that the two are best told apart by their vocalizations. The normal call of the Whiskered is a series of toots that normally does not increase in cadence. Further, the Whiskered generally inhabits higher habitats than its cousin. Look and listen for it in canyon riparian forests and the higher reaches of Madrean evergreen woodland and the lower parts of Pine forests. There it hunts generally smaller prey than the Western Screech, including large Moths and Beetles in particular. Swinging back to the lowlands for a moment, we find the intriguing Burrowing Owl. This “earless” species, while larger continued on following page...

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elusive - an artifact of their inherent scarcity as well as their ability to elude detection. Despite their decent bulk, they still focus upon mostly small mammals in their diet, hunting mostly at night. Listen for their characteristic 4-note contact call at dusk in particular.

Continued from previous page... than the aforementioned ones is, nonetheless, still quite small. It historically inhabited disturbed areas in and around Black-tailed Prairie Dog colonies. Once that species was essentially extirpated from our corner of the state, the Burrowing Owl population unfortunately also plummeted. Today they remain an elusive Owl to encounter in the wild. They are sometimes diurnal, spending the majority of their non-foraging time in underground burrows built by other species such as rodents and badgers. Their main quarry are mostly small mammals and insects. Some conservationists have constructed artificial burrows of piping to lure these handsome Owls back to their historic range in southeast Arizona. Flammulated Owls are a dark-eyed, small-â&#x20AC;?earedâ&#x20AC;?, and tiny species inhabiting mainly open coniferous forests from southern Canada well into Mexico. They migrate out of our area in Autumn only to return to breed in Spring and Summer. Their deep hoot belies their small size, which relegates them to a diet almost devoid of vertebrates. Dining upon mostly insects necessarily relegates them to warm season inhabitants of the Sky Islands. A scarcer Owl in our parts is the smooth-headed Northern Saw-whet Owl, whose series of highpitched toots sounds somewhat like someone sharpening a metal saw blade - hence its name. This diminutive dynamo hunts mostly mice and voles. In fact one of my few encounters with this species was a memorable one involving its diet. While leading a group in Arizona's White Mountains I happened upon a dead Vole on the floor of a Spruce-Fir forest. Suddenly looking up, I cast my eyes on 4 young Northern Saw-whet Owls perched a mere 10 feet above our heads. Had one of their parents deposited the prey for them to consume or had an Owl merely dropped the demised rodent from its perch? Sawwhets are found year-round in our area, though only

in higher elevation habitats. As a whole they range from Alaska well into Mexico. A Winter-only visitor to the Sky Islands, though a breeder in the northern parts of the state, is the Long-eared Owl. Again, the ear tufts are feathers that serve as camouflage. A distinct step-up in size, this medium-sized species uses mostly coniferous forests for breeding. While inhabiting the Sky Islands, Long-eared Owls use a wide range of treed areas. I have encountered them in Madrean Evergreen Woodland, in Grasslands dotted with One-seed Junipers, and in the Willows of a riparian area. Save for one sighting, these intersections with this secretive Owl were always in multiples. I once called a pair to the Mesquites I was sitting beneath at our 42-acre nature sanctuary, offering the shrill call of a wounded rabbit as bait. At other times I have seen a jaw-dropping and mesmerizing dozen or more circling like giant moths, silently swirling in the dying light of dusk. Long-eared Owls consume primarily small mammals, though occasionally other small vertebrates as well. A nearly identical species in size is the cosmopolitan Barn Owl. Found across much of the globe this familiar Owl favors rocky canyons and older human structures in our state, where it is resident. This whitish species may well be the impetus for the creation of ghosts, as its fleeting visage in a creepy old building is enough to give anyone a start! Adding to the startling effect is the otherworldly, hissing screech that is right up there with accidentally stepping on a cat's tail. Famous for its rodent-hunting prowess, Barn Owls have asymmetrical ear opening that help them triangulate in on prey even in complete blackness. Distinctly bigger still is the Spotted Owl, which lurks in our deeper canyons and coniferous forests. I have been a wildlife researcher studying this species in Oregon, New Mexico, and Arizona. In all 3 circumstances Spotted Owls have been quite

We end our tour of Sky Island Owls with the top bird of them all - the Great Horned Owl. Looking like a giant version of a Western Screech Owl or a larger, bloated version of a Longeared Owl, this species is a top predator at night. Fitting to its size and weight - upwards of 5 pounds Great Horns can tackle even medium-sized mammals, such as Gray Foxes, our various Skunks (they lack a good sense of smell), and your house cat, which had likely been killing birds anyway. Similarly, they sometimes nail even our largest bird species as they placidly perch. A pile of Wild Turkey feathers may be all that you find as evidence that a Great Horned Owl took down a bird 4 times its own weight! Nor are other Owls species immune to attacks from this terror of the night sky. Most if not all species fall to them on occasion. When Pacific Northwest forests are partially cut, the remaining Spotted Owls often are consumed by Great Horned Owls, which prefer the more open habitat. Great Horns have even been know to dispatch Bald Eagles on their perch at night! Here in southeast Arizona Great Horned Owl range from the tallest mountains into the Sonoran Desert. If all this talk of Owls has your appetite whetted, then my advice is to get out into the wild. In particular travel up any number of canyon riparian forests where a convergence of species can occur. From about April till May and within a few miles you may find: Elf Owl, Northern Pygmy Owl, Western Screech Owl, Whiskered Screech Owl, Flammulated Owl, Barn Owl, Spotted Owl, and Great Horned Owl! With 13 species plying our skies, the observant naturalist has more species to enjoy than any other state in the U.S. Enjoy these mysterious birds whenever you encounter them, as despite their diversity they will forever be associated with elusiveness, mystery, and all things occult. Photographs courtesy of Ravens-way Wild Journeys. Vincent Pinto and his wife, Claudia, run RAVENS-WAY WILD JOURNEYS. RWWJ runs a wide variety of Nature Adventures and Educational programs, including Owl Prowls. You can call Vincent at (520)425-6425 or e-mail at ravensnatureschool@gmail.com

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outh of the border decorative touches that are just right can be found at La Cucaracha de Tubac. Owner Angel Fernandez said the most popular items are Mexican tiles and tin star ceiling lamps, ranging from small to quite large. The shop at 18 Tubac Road also features mesquite tables, chairs, buffets and more in a variety of sizes. Custom designs are also available. “I try to stay away from things that everybody carries. I like to stay unique,” Fernandez said.

“My biggest sellers are my stars that range from four inches up to 50 inches. They hang from the ceiling or can be put on top of armoires, and can be placed outside. Any of my tin lights we make, we wire them to code and we do custom made pieces.”

He purchases from Puebla in southeast Mexico, Guadalajara, Mexico City, different parts of Michoacan and other areas in Mexico, either direct or from trade shows, he said.

As well, he had a booth at the Tubac Festival of the Arts held every February and, “I liked the area.”

sisters in central Mexico, while decorative copper pieces always please shoppers.

He purchased his current building in 2011 and moved in. The welcoming shop, decorated with Saltillo tile floors and wood ceilings, stocks an array of attractive pieces crafted in Mexico. Fernandez has a warehouse in Nogales, Ariz., and so is able to quickly re-stock as items are sold.

La Cucaracha sells hand-forged iron hardware which includes door pulls, hinges, towel holders, iron corners for doors, latches and door knockers.

He decided to rent a gallery space at the La Entrada Plaza and was one of the first to open his doors in 2001. That was a clear success as he expanded twice into adjacent shops.

Why, some may ask, is there an eight-foot-tall metal stagecoach in the front yard of the gallery? “A gentleman came in,” Fernandez said, “with some animal figures like dogs and cats and a horse. He had (the stagecoach) on the truck.”

La Cucaracha originated as a popular store for tourists just across the border in Nogales, Sonora. Fernandez said his parents ran that business for many years. He became involved and learned the secrets of success.

Fernandez thought it was “cool” and decided they should keep it. It was too large for the shop so they put it on the street in a parking place. But soon he was told by a Santa Cruz County representative that it violated the county right of way, so it was moved onto the display area in front of the shop. It’s priced at $5,500.

He explained that 15 years ago sales in Nogales began to decrease so “I started looking into somewhere else. I used to deliver in Phoenix every week” and one day while driving by he paid more attention to Tubac.

Wedding and anniversary gifts can be found at the gallery. He has a large display shelf of shiny pewter serving items and also the “Beatriz Ball” bowl, fine metal made by hand. There are colorful and detailed ceramic figures made by two

“I started my business in 1987 in Nogales, Sonora, and I’ve been in business going on 29 years,” Fernandez said.

There is also a tall metal “sheriff ” figure. He had two originally but the first one sold within days.

Among the new offerings are comfortable swivel chairs made of leather and wrought iron. An attractive and unusual wall piece is made from amate paper and is backlit from the inside.

“I always like to keep old stuff like cowboy chaps, branding irons, reatas (lariats) and saddles. Everything is authentic from ranches in Mexico,” he said. Mexican tile can be used for large murals as well as to decorate in bathrooms, kitchens and around fireplaces and fountains. When customers want to buy tile, they consult him about the measurements. “We calculate and figure out everything.” Fernandez handles installation himself for many of the buyers.

Fernandez is one of the organizers for Friday Nightfall on Tubac Road, the first Friday of every month, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. “We’re trying to bring in a little more excitement into Tubac. We’re going to try to do the whole year, and we’re going to have different bands every month.” The next one will be April 3. �

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his month I feel compelled to talk about the symptoms of heart attacks because in the past month we’ve had two friends experience a cardiac incident. One suffered the “no-doubt heart attack” where he collapsed on the floor. We all know to call 911, and some of us are trained in CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and use of the AED (automatic external defibrillator) if it is available in a case like this.

Sometimes these incidents aren’t as obvious. Another friend, who is not overweight, exercises regularly and eats a healthy diet, had some “chest discomfort” when exercising that he ignored for a couple of weeks. He apparently convinced himself and his wife that it was a respiratory problem due to a cold, so he kept working out in spite of the discomfort. When revealing this to his daughter over dinner one evening, she demanded that they go immediately to the hospital. Through extensive testing, it was discovered he had a blockage in one heart vessel that was causing the pain. He was a “heart attack waiting to happen.” I’ve heard too many stories of people experiencing heart attack symptoms and not acting on the warning immediately.

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The American Heart Association lists signs that a heart attack is happening as:

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here is nothing that could make us feel more welcome than the sound of little ones running to the door to see who is there. To me it’s like a pantomime in which they’re acting out the sentences such as “I was expecting you! I am glad you are here! Come play with us!

That is exactly what happened the day I visited Central Pet and a little individual with pink ribbons on her hair received me, accompanied by several of her friends. My heart felt as if I was at a kindergarten school, but instead I was at the local pet facility, Central Pet. The business in Amado has been part of our community since 2007, when owner Julie Grounds followed her dreams and opened the doors to her newly-built facility offering a great amount of comfort not only to pets, but to their owners, looking for a safe and adequate environment for their loved animals. She was motivated by the passion she has felt for animals all her life, the training she acquired working previous years in the field and her retail business education and experience. After pursuing successfully her initial goal and realizing the existing demand, she opened a second location in Tucson.

At the Amado location, business develops over an area of 10,000 square feet with 12 professional employees. Here they offer boarding, day care, training, grooming and a retail store.

They are equipped with cameras throughout the building and patios, a grassy area, an obstacle course and even a shallow pool with crystal-clear water. Boarding is separated into categories and tailored to each pet’s needs and perhaps the owner’s budget. There are options and addons like having an indoor/outdoor kennel, additional playtime, cookies and bones, playing fetch and walks.

While the majority of “guests” at Central Pet are dogs, they also welcome cats, birds, fish and other animals. All dogs must have their vaccines in order, including rabies, parvo, distemper and bordetella. Cats are required to have rabies shots and FVRCP, a vaccine which protects against feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, and panleukopenia. Other animals are not required to have any immunizations at this time. With a capacity to board up to 120 dogs or double if they come from the same family, during holidays, the facility is fully occupied and they recommend making reservations a few months ahead of time, Grounds explained.

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Daycare is a great service available for those who wish to go for a hike, a day trip to Mexico or simply to run errands in peace, explained Grounds. Dogs get plenty of opportunities for socialization, exercise and professional care.

As I think of this particular service, whether it is something I would use if I had a dog, memories come to my mind of my dog growing up in Chile who for sure would have appreciated the Central Pet treatment.

His name was “Wooly.” He was a cute, white, poodle with the sophisticated look of pompoms on his legs and tail. He received plenty of human entitlements, like riding in the front seat of the car, and taking a chair at the dining room table that we would have to tilt almost to a total horizontal position to get him off for one of us to sit. But sometimes Wooly was left home alone and he made sure to let us know how much he hated that. He would destroy the pillows, toys and flower arrangements leaving all evidence right by the door we used to entere the house.

According to the material I received from Central Pet, dogs left home alone experience behavioral issues just like Wooly taught me. Socialization, training and exercise are an important part of their lives.

Training, another one of their services, is a great resource for anyone and for any goal. It works for all stages in the dog’s life, whether it is to potty train a pup or to teach an adult dog how to avoid a snake or toad.

In total they have 12 different programs listed in their material at the Amado location and more are available in Tucson. While in Amado, the service is focused on class training and general behavior, in Tucson they provide more of a one-toone situation with specific goals such as preparing a dog to work with people with disabilities, explained Grounds. Before the training starts a family is invited for a free consultation in order to determine what the needs and concerns are, professional trainer Jill Cruz explained.

Grooming is a service they offer not just to make a dog worthy of an important position in the family picture, but to keep them healthy. According to Pet MD, tasks like nail clipping, ear cleaning and brushing are beneficial to a dog because:

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They offer a large range of treatments going from baths to facials. Facials? No, not the cucumbers on the eyes, but a tearless, brightening shampoo that eliminates that “wet-dog” smell, states their brochure.

Visiting Central Pet is not necessarily just to leave your pet in good hands, but it could also be to purchase cost-effective, high quality food, vitamins, treats and other supplies to make his life happier and healthier. As pet lovers, the staff at Central Pet participates in community outreach helping abandoned animals feel loved and providing much needed care. Central Pet recently took over a government contract with the Pima Animal Care Center. For this program, staff members participate seven days a week in the cleaning and feeding of 300 to 500 dogs sheltered in an approximately 8,000-square-foot tent in Tucson, explained Grounds. Central Pet is always trying to find suitable homes for some of these dogs as well as others coming from The Animal League of Green Valley. Grounds speaks with her heart about the business, her employees and every furry guest that comes in. Her passion is obvious and she recognizes her good fortune to be able to work in this field.

Look for more information, specials and adoption opportunities online at www.centralpetaz.com or call (520)398-8661 in Amado or (520)882-7577 in Tucson. • • •

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Sierrita Mountains Sojourn T

he scenic route between Tucson and Green Valley is the South Mission Road running to the west of Interstate 19. It’s also part of the official Anza Trail to California. From this rural highway behind Green Valley, you reach McGee Ranch Road, leading due west to the splendid Sierritas (“small mountains”). Huge open pit mines flank the eastern approaches to the mountains. You’ll park at the end of the road, near a locked gate and a large water tank. The McGee Ranch settlement on the eastern side of the Sierrita Mountains dates to 1895 when the McGees and two other families were traveling west to California by wagon train. A wagon wheel broke, and they stopped to repair the wheel and pan for gold. By the time the repaired wheel came back from town, the trio of families had decided to stay and make the area their home, using the remains of an older homestead. Today, the McGee family and its associated branches still live and ranch this wonderful, dusty piece of Arizona heritage. Overlooked by hikers and bikers due to the draw of more famous outdoor destinations south of Tucson, this day trip begins at the gate, following a wide and easy gradual dirt road leading to the top. Keystone Peak is a pleasant climb on foot or by bicycle; I’ve done both, and it’s about 8 miles round trip. On the bikes, zooming back down is gnarly. Watch for cattle. This trek offers solitude, a rich dose of history, and a non-park experience preferred by desert rats like me. The borderlands photographer should take a

“long lens” with tripod if possible, to capture the rugged distant landscapes that form part of the reward for this trek. The road is used by cars only for special folks with access, such as residents, mine workers and government employees. Automobile traffic is almost nonexistent. This trek is more special than other destinations due to the friendly locals you can meet on the way. Chatting with these folks about the area will add substance to your outdoor adventure. Ownership of these mountains and their ramparts is a patchwork of federal (Bureau of Land Management), Arizona state trust, and private. Historically the range and surrounding foothills were home to a number of hard-rock mines, some still in

production. As with any journey to southern Arizona’s outback, you’ll encounter lots of dangerous open holes in the ground guarded by ancient strands of fallen barbed wire and rusty metal signs. Don’t go in. I was told that some of the mines dated from Spanish times, with primitive grinding stones still visible, strewn about. That explained those rock jumbles. Keystone Peak is topped by various communication towers. One time, there was a lonely guy at the top, writing poetry in a trailer. He told me that he was a watchman for the Dept. of Homeland Security. He only came up during code orange, or whatever those elevated security conditions are called. The main attraction for visitors is here at the top of the climb. These mountains are charmingly scrubby, devoid of grandeur, but the views from the peak are unique, especially to the west. The mountain ridges splay downward boundlessly, and are speckled with oak woodland and chaparral, tall grasses, cholla and prickly pear. To the northwest across the great Altar Valley lies Kitt Peak of the Quinlan Mountains, and the Coyote Mountains Wilderness. To the southwest lie the legendary Baboquivari Mountains and their sacred Peak, the boundary of the immense Tohono O’odham Nation to the west and the precious Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge to the east. The geologist and geographer go bonkers in places like this, as will you, the borderlands photographer who craves rugged and arid picturesque landscapes. You won’t be bored.

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he north-south valleys and Madrean Sky Islands of the borderlands provide the entertainment. On a clear day to the east, you can not only see General Motors, but also the Santa Cruz Valley and magnificent Santa Rita Mountains. To the northeast near Tucson lie the massive Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains and Tanque Verde Peak. The southern flanks of the Sierritas merge with the picturesque Cerro Colorado Mountains and the Penitas Hills in the Arivaca area. Then, farther south towards the horizon of Mexico, you’ll see the Tumacacori and Pajarito Mountains. After resting a bit, drinking in some fluids and the inspiring scenery, you’ll be further rewarded by the pleasant downhill leg of this Sierritas sojourn. Photos: (Facing page, top) Kitt Peak looms in the distance across the mighty Altar Valley. (Bottom) The Sierritas are crowned by communication towers. (This Page, top-right) A mine relic with the Cerro Colorado Mountains in the background to the south. (Bottom-right) The view southwest to Baboquivari Peak. (Below) A mine pit with a faded “keep out if you have an ounce of sense in your head” sign. �

Murray Bolesta is an art and heritage photographer, and has written this column since 2007. Murray supports the preservation of our natural, rural, and cultural heritage, and offers his art prints to individuals and institutions worldwide from his website www.CactusHuggers.com and other venues.

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OPEN LETTER

From the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Valley Art Association

Spring is Here!

TUBAC CENTER of the ARTS

All of us fortunate to be here in Tubac during March and April can enjoy wonderful weather when the days can be warm and sunny and the nights cool. Winter rains this year mean that there will also be an abundance of beautiful wildflowers throughout the region. Here at the Tubac Center of the Arts this is also one of our busiest times when our calendar is filled with events and activities for our members, visitors and guests to enjoy. •

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Open Studio Tour – “Hidden Treasures of the Santa Cruz Valley” - March 20, 21, 22 - This spring marks the fifth annual OPEN STUDIO TOUR. This year there are more than 40 talented artists throughout the Santa Cruz Valley opening their studios for visitors. This is an opportunity to meet artists in person, ask questions and see a variety of work from each participating artist. There is no admission for the tour and catalogs are available at Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac and Green Valley Chambers of Commerce, Tubac Golf Resort and numerous locations in Tubac, Tucson and southern Arizona. Posters from the prior two years as well as the winning poster from this year by Judy Wegenast are available for sale at the center. The Open Studio Preview exhibit is up now at Tubac Center of the Arts. Be sure to come in to see examples of the work of those artists taking part in the Open Studio Tour, pick up your catalog and plan your own tour route for this special event the three days in March. Arte de Avian - March 13 – April 26 - A nationally juried exhibit of art that celebrates birds and birding will be in the galleries at TCA from March 13 through April 26. Juror Ben Johnson selected 69 works of art from over 220 submissions from all over the country. Artists from 18 different states are represented with works in a variety of media including both two and three-dimensional pieces in mixed media, oil, acrylic, ceramics and jewelry. Birders, bird lovers and art lovers will be enchanted with this first of a kind exhibition. Don’t miss a chance to stop in and see many “birds of a feather” flocked together right here in Tubac. Tubac Takes Flight, Poetry in the Wild - March 7 – April 13 - Tubac Center of the Arts, in collaboration with The Anza Trail Coalition, extends the celebration of birding to include poetry in an amazing public art installation project spearheaded by Ana Flores, environmental artist in residence. The entire community came together – artists, poets, community supporters and volunteers in support of the Poetry in the Wild project where poetry boxes that combine art and poetry will be placed along the Anza Trail and in various locations in the village. An inaugural poetry walk was held on March 7th and maps showing the locations of the poetry boxes are available at Tubac Center of the Arts, the Presidio, the Tumacacori Mission and various businesses in Tubac hosting boxes. The Montessori School, both upper and lower elementary classes created beautiful boxes and the Poetry Corner group in Green Valley made a colorful, beautiful “Poetree” with boxes and poems hanging from its branches.

Artist in Residence and creator of this project, Ana Flores commented, “Poetry of the Wild invites the public out for a walk to see their world anew through the keenly felt perspectives of poets and artists”.

Get out on the trail and around the village to see the variety of artistic and literary talent on display with over 40 of the poetry boxes that are part of the installation. Each box has a journal where visitors can write comments.

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2015 Garden Tour - April 18 - Come celebrate “The Art of Gardening” with this year’s wonderful examples of gardens and garden settings. On this self-guided tour participants will see a diversity of landscape and hardscape treatments for both large and small garden spaces. Experts will be on hand to answer questions and participants can also hear short presentations by gardening experts on topics of interest to gardening in our desert climate. Highlights of this year’s tour include a large five-acre site with numerous native plants along with amazing fruit and vegetable gardens. Another is a beautifully landscaped yard with old mesquites intermingled with native plants as ground cover and colorful container plants. The tour will be from 9am-1pm with refreshments served at TCA during the day and an opportunity to bid at the silent auction of the donated poetry boxes from “Poetry of the Wild”. Auction of the Poetry Boxes will benefit both Tubac Center of the Arts and The Anza Trail Coalition.

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Arts Starts – Creative Thinking & the Arts - March 21 - It’s a family affair with the Arts Starts program on Saturdays where artists work with students and an adult from 1-3pm on various themed projects. March 21st features Marty Sewell as the teaching artist focusing on “Celebration of Birds”. This program is funded by a grant from the Santa Cruz Community Foundation as a way to extent the arts learning experience of Summer Arts to families during the school year.

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Arts Speak - April 9 & April 14 - Learn how to attract hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden at 10:30 am on April 9th with author Sue Feyrer. On April 14th, sponsored by the Tubac Community Health Foundation, Kelly Roach will be here to talk about “The Art of Memory”.

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Performing Arts -April 3 & April 19 - Closing out the season will be a concert the evening of April 3rd featuring Lauren Roth, the newly appointed Concertmaster of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra accompanied by TSO principal pianist, Paula Fan. The always-popular Tubac Singers will present their Spring Concert on April 19th at 3pm.

As you can see, there is a wealth of exhibits, performances, lectures, and special programs that are all taking place during this busy season. We hope to entice you as well as visiting family and friends to participate. Celebrate Spring! Karin Topping Executive Director

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Open letter

from the Executive Director of the

Tubac Chamber of Commerce

Once again, the annual Festival of the Arts has been successfully completed! This year’s event was well attended, due in part to the wonderful Southern Arizona weather we had. This is our second year of an artists’ awards program. The festival committee selected ten artists as Invitational Artists and one Best of Show, which was awarded to Karen and Steve Boyd of Irwin, Idaho. The Chamber would like to thank our parking lot operators: Montessori de Santa Cruz, La Entrada, St. Ann’s, Anza Trail Coalition, Tubac Presidio, Rio Rico School District #35 and Barrio Properties. Also, a big thanks to Tubac Rotary for selling the festival posters and finally to the Tubac Fire Department for their tireless help in planning and executing a safe traffic flow. The events continue with Spring Artwalk coming March 14 & 15; we have 20 participating galleries this time. On April 1st we will post application invitations to our 2nd Annual Fall Arts & Craft Festival which will take place November 6, 7 & 8 this year. “Bolero Dinero”, Tubac’s global marketing campaign is well underway. Pulled-out of the depths of history is the little-known fact that in the 1850's the Heintzelman Mining Company of Tubac created their own script for use in the community. Today, in celebration of art and history, Tubac is replicating that script and launching a global social media campaign. The “Bolero” campaign is two-pronged: a contest and the actual “Bolero Dinero” script. Facebook users who “like” the Tubac Chamber on Facebook will automatically be entered in the prize drawings. Visitors to the village can enter the contest by signing up at the Tubac Center of the Arts or the Tubac Presidio. Those who sign-up in person will also receive the “Bolero” script that can be used at many shops, galleries and eateries in Tubac. Tubac continues to draw regional, national and international attention. During February Arizona Highways was in town filming for one of their upcoming television programs; 10 journalists from Brazil visited Tubac. A radio talk show host from California aired three live broadcasts from Tubac, interviewing seven local personalities. Ivan Dreschler was interview on PBS Phoenix and he used that opportunity to promote “Bolero Dinero.” The Chamber is pleased to welcome two new members to the board of directors, Ivan Drechsler owner of the Tubac Country Inn and Mychal Trujillo, Gallery Director, Big Horn Galleries. "Tubac Takes Flight" is a community wide celebration of birds and birding. Tubac Center of the Arts & the Anza Trail Coalition are partnering on "Poetry of the Wild", a public art project with Rhode Island artist, Ana Flores. Individuals and groups of artists and poets have created bird-themed "Poetry Boxes" for a temporary public art installation along the Anza Trail from Tubac to the Tumacacori Mission.  Also part of Tubac Takes Flight: "Arte de Avian" - Tubac Center of the Arts March 13 - April 26, 2015. A national juried exhibit celebration birds. Juror: Ben Johnson. Opening reception: Friday, March 13, 5 - 7 PM Dates to note: Next Chamber Mixer Thursday, March 12, 5:00 – 6:30 PM, at El Presidio. Chamber Chat – Tubac Deli, Wednesday, March 25, 9:00 AM.

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Tubac Historical Society rebuilds by Kathleen Vandervoet

he past is so significant in Tubac that the community has two separate groups which work to preserve and showcase Southern Arizona history.

Brenda Camou, Jan Fancher, Kate Havris, Jeff Horwitz, Loretta Lewis, Rochelle Ulrich and Nancy Valentine.

“We are working together to get THS in a position where it is vital, vibrant, active,” Cloninger said, “We’re really getting the whole society, from the collections through systems, better organized. We’re trying to bring it into the 21st century.”

The Tubac Historical Society (THS), which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016, is one of the two nonprofit groups where volunteers work industriously.

THS President John Cloninger said that the history of this area affects everyone. “Part of our identity, even if we’re transplanted here, is that we’re connected to Tubac. Amazingly, so much has happened here. Whether you’re born here or retired here, the history of Tubac does have an ongoing influence on you.”

Volunteers Diane Brooks and Kate Havris, from left, share information with John Cloninger, president of the board of the Tubac Historical Society. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet

Tubac, founded in 1752, was the first European settlement in what is now Arizona. Native Americans made their homes in the area for centuries before that. “There’s a rich cultural heritage. If you read some of the books written about Tubac, it’s fascinating. It adds richness and depth to our lives if we understand the context in which we live,” he said.

During the past year, the THS board realized that some people were confused about it and another group that is heavily involved in history -- Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum, which was founded two years ago. Cloninger emphasized that “there is a difference between” the historical society and the Friends of the Tubac Presidio. Both are nonprofits and have their own separate board of directors along with members and volunteers.

“We’re in no way competing with each other. We want both organizations to support each other and to thrive, because Tubac as a whole will be better off if both are vibrant.” He explained that Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum operate the state historic park with its several buildings and an archaeology site. He added that, “We are in total agreement that the two agencies are committed to cooperating with each other, to collaborating and to communicating with each other, so we’re not duplicating programs or services.”

New THS board members were elected in January and Cloninger was named president. Other officers are: Vice President Connie Stevens, Secretary Gwen Griffin, and Treasurer Karen Wilson. Board members are Diane Brooks,

For the past year, the board and officers of the THS have striven to rebuild the organization. That’s because it underwent a year-long schism starting in January 2013. The officers at that time chose not to hold an annual meeting and annual elections, with no explanation given to the members.

A group of displeased members held their own election but that led to a lawsuit filed by some of the earlier group of officers. A settlement was reached and the THS returned to normal operations in January 2014, but funds were depleted due to legal costs.

The Tubac Historical Society library “is an information-gathering center,” Cloninger said. Now the library contains more than 3,000 volumes on Arizona and Southwestern history along with books by local authors and oral histories by longtime residents, historic maps, photos, pamphlets, newspaper clippings and genealogical records. He said that scholars, authors and families are among the people that come to the historical society library. “We have a lot of interest from families with historical ties to Tubac who want to come in and research their family roots,” he said.

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community support, we can’t exist,” Cloninger said. “It’s important to keep that history alive and preserve it.”

The Tubac Historical Society

Membership in the Tubac Historical Society is $25 per person, $35 per family or $50 per business. A lifetime individual membership is $250. Mail checks to P.O. Box 3261, Tubac, AZ 85646. For information, call (520) 398-2020.

will hold a picnic at the Rock Corral Ranch in Tumacácori on Sunday, April 12, from 2 to 5 p.m. which is open to the public. Tickets are $35 for THS members and $40 for others. Reservations are required. The research library at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd., is open Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and anyone interested is invited to visit. Reservations to visit at another time can be made in advance at

(520) 398-2020. people to gain more information.

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Joyce Thompson, a volunteer, reviews an oral history paper on file at the Tubac Historical Society. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet

The THS website has a search option that people can use to do research using the society’s documents. The address is www.thstubac.org and the heading “catalog” leads

In the past year, volunteers have been working steadily. “They re-did the library collection, reorganized the books. We’ve been working on getting everything catalogued, recorded and filed.” They adopted a new collections management policy to determine which materials to buy or accept as donations and how to inventory them.

Cloninger said the group is “moving in the direction of the digital age” with new computer programs. One program creates computer documents from old

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audio tapes that were used to interview people for oral histories long before current digital recorders were in use. They scan in photos and some old typewritten documents too.

Because the group doesn’t have its own building, a museum or storage space, there are limits to what can be accepted and what can be put on view. But creativity can frequently solve challenges. A few years ago, an area rancher wanted to make available historic artifacts found on the ranchland he owned. The THS developed a virtual exhibit of those artifacts which is now available to view on the website. “My hope and prediction is that over time, THS will be doing more and more of that,” Cloninger said.

The group welcomes new members and volunteers and they plan to offer more programs in the future. Cloninger especially hopes to see the oral history program blossom. In that, individuals talk to a trained interviewer about living and working in Tubac or nearby communities in the past. The interviews are then transcribed into documents that can be printed and shared through the Internet. THS invites more involvement. “Without

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April 16, 1-3pm - Green Valley Genealogical Society Meeting, at the Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley. Main Program: Suzanne Brayer: "Immigrants and Their Stories." Where did they come from? What port did they enter? Where did they settle? These are the questions we wish answered. We also want to know their stories and every immigrant has a story; the fate of the girl whose betrothed stood her up at Ellis Island, the Russian who walked the Siberian Railroad tracks to Japan to board a ship for San Francisco, the starving child who scavenged in the trash from first class. Suzanne Young Brayer is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Arts in History/Secondary Education. She has taught history and psychology in Arizona public schools since 1981. She is currently President of the Family History Society of Arizona. She is also a member of the West Valley Genealogical Society, the Indiana Historical Society, the Arizona Council of Professional Genealogists, and the National Genealogical Society. She has taught genealogy classes on various topics and given numerous talks around the state. GVGS members Mary Alice Robinson and Katy Meile will present the short program Making Genealogy Come Alive with a story of an ancestor. Meetings feature helpful genealogical items for Silent Auctions and Raffles. Refreshments will be served. Visitors are welcome. Contact Linda Hanson (396-3701 or hanson_24013@msn.com) for more information, or go to www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azgvgs/ (or Google: azgvgs). April 16, 6-8:30pm - Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner featuring the presentation “The Billingsley Hopi Dancers” by Kenneth Zoll at [restaurant to be announced], Tucson; cosponsored by Arizona Humanities Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu) In 1921 the Hopi were told that “church people” petitioned Congress to stop their “pagan” dancing. A platform was erected on the U.S. Capitol steps where both Houses of Congress assembled with their families to see the Hopi dancers. Following the performance, Congress passed a Resolution giving the Hopi permission to carry on their dancing “for all time.”The dancers continued to perform culminating in performances at Carnegie Hall in 1955. The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Hopi Tribe jointly received a grant to preserve a rare 1957 film of the dancers. This presentation provides background and shows the film. Kenneth Zoll is the Executive Director of the Verde Valley Archaeology Center in Camp Verde. He is also a site steward with the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office, and a volunteer docent at cultural heritage sites in the Coconino National Forest. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in cultural astronomy of the Southwest and is a certified instructor in cultural astronomy with the Arizona Archaeological Society. Zoll is the author of several popular books on cultural astronomy and rock art in Central Arizona, as well as several cultural astronomy articles in professional publications. This program was made possible by Arizona Humanities. Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the restaurant’s menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. Because seating is limited in order for the program to be in compliance with the Fire Code, those wishing to attend must call 520-798-1201 and must have their reservations confirmed before 5 p.m. Wednesday April 15. April 18, starting at 10am - Poetry Boxes Silent Auction & Garden Tour. The public is invited to come to the Garden Tour at the Tubac Arts Center where they can also see the Poetry Boxes which will all be displayed in a silent auction. The Garden Tour tickets are $25 for members, $30 for non-members and guests. Visit six Tubac area gardens on this self guided tour. 10am – 1pm. Bid on your favorite Poetry Boxes throughout the

Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r M a r c h 2 0 1 5 day, 10am-4pm. Poetry boxes from the Poetry of the Wild public art installation project return to Tubac Center of the Arts for a silent auction benefitting TCA and the Anza Trail Coalition. For more information on the “Poetry of the Wild” project, visit our website at www.TubacArts.org. Call Tubac Center of the Arts to purchase. 520.398.2371. April 18, 11am-2pm - Living History: Medicine of the Spanish Colonial Period. When the Spanish soldiers and their families settled Tubac in 1752, there was no doctor or surgeon among them. It was the responsibility of the women to treat their family's physical complaints and wounds. Medicine was basic and dependent on herbs and plants known for their healing properties. This living history program features a display of medicinal herbs and plants, and knowledgeable commentary by an herbalist who will tell visitors how these plants were used by “curanderas” (healers) to treat illness and injuries. $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. April 18, 11am-3pm - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, typesetting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. April 19, 9am-noon - part 3 of "Ancient Native American Pottery Replication Workshop: Corrugated Ware of the Mogollon Culture" taught by ceramist Andy Ward at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, just west of La Cholla Blvd., ½-mile north of John F. Kennedy Park, Tucson. April 19, 2pm - Book Talk & Signing: Albert Monreal Quihuis: Sofia and Pepe Adventure Series Children’s Books. This award winning author presents the story and model behind his delightful children’s adventure series. After writing his first children's book to honor his parents and family traditions, Albert became passionate about writing books that not only to entertain but also enrich and inspire children to learn about their traditions, culture and history, and take pride in their Latino heritage. $7.50 fee includes admission to the Park. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. April 19, 3pm - Tubac Singers Spring Concert. Our Tubac Singers will be singing their hearts out for you in this annual spring concert. Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Road, Tubac.  Admission: $5 donation suggested. Contact: TCA at 520-398-2371. April 20, 7:30-9pm - “The Great Battle of 1698 on the San Pedro River” free presentation by archaeologist Deni J. Seymour at Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society meeting, University Medical Center DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson. Free. No reservations needed. For details visit www.az-arch-and-hist.org or contact John D. Hall at Tucson telephone 520-205-2553 or jhall@sricrm.com.

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April 23-26 - 56th Annual Arizona History Convention. Thursday-Sunday at the Casino del Sol Resort and Conference Center, 5655 W. Valencia Road, Tucson. The Arizona History Convention meets once a year to celebrate Arizona’s great history and people. This year’s topics range from the past and present of the Yaqui tribe, the Civil War in Arizona, J. Ross Browne, to Tucson pioneer women, and many more! Presidio director Shaw Kinsley is a presenter, speaking on “Saving the Tubac Presidio: I Had No Idea!” and will also give a guided tour of the Presidio to convention attendees, explaining the town of Tubac and the presidio’s importance in settling southern Arizona and the greater Southwest. The History Convention is open to all. For more information and to register go to: www. arizonahistory.org. April 25, 11am-2pm - Living History: Foods of the Spanish Colonial Period. Volunteers dressed in period clothing describe the combination of native and introduced foods enjoyed by the Spanish soldiers and civilians who lived in Tubac during the Spanish Colonial period (1752-1776). Featuring a special display of the bounty of foods from the Old World, New World and surrounding desert used by Tubac cooks, plus cooking demos with samples.$5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. April 26, noon-6pm - Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary’s 1st Annual Spring Festival. This event for the entire family will feature live music by The Clear Country Band, line dancing, food, local artisans, games and prizes for the kids, ranch tours where you can meet Gulliver, Equine Voices’ mascot and symbol of horse rescue, demonstrations, and much more. Admission is free. Jumping Jack Ranch, 1540 W. Dove Way, Amado. For directions and more information, visit Equine Voices’ website at http://www.equinevoices. org/horses/programs/upcoming-events/ or call (520) 398-2814. April 28, 9am-1pm - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, typesetting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. April 30, 9am-1pm - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, typesetting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. Calendar listings are welcome from advertisers and non-profit, public events. Please format: Date, Time, Event, Details, Contact Info Please repeat contact info on repeat entries. Send to editor@tubacvillager.com or mail to PO Box 4018, Tubac, AZ 85646

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long time ago I wrote a poem about spring, it went something like ". . . this springtime cannot be denied. My chemicals collide continuously . . . " Spring is still like that for me, but more and more the colliding chemicals are asking me to clear out the drudge of winter and allow a for the spacious newness of spring. Rebirth and renewal is the sense of this coming season and what better time to clean out your closets, mind and body! Yoga provides many possible actions to assist this process. The practice of creating tapas, fire and heat in your yoga is a great option! The idea is to burn away the dross and extras we have stored through winter and create space and freedom. When we release what no longer serves us the practice is fresh just like the weather! Tapas can also be translated as austerity, which is another way of clearing out “stuff.” It also means to live your life with only what you need. What is just enough? Austerity leads to the practice of aparigraha, which means being without “greed.” And yes, winter often takes us there. We need the warmth and nourishment and heaviness and fullness to get us through, but spring needs only light, air, some water and a clear path for us to be sustained. Heat in your physical yoga practice can be accomplished in many ways. A continuous flow of asana can do the trick, as in Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar). Another way to manifest a burning up of unneeded toxins and stiffness is to maintain each pose for a longer period of time. This is one of my favorite ways to create tapas. Keeping your body in an active position like a triangle pose or a Warrior pose for 30 seconds to a minute definitely heats things up. I also like to attempt physical poses that challenge me, both in mind and body. When I find an asana (posture) that I want to do or achieve, I ask myself where and how do I have to be in order to accomplish it? Often the answer is to first get rid of the idea

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that I cannot do it! Letting go of the belief that I am incapable or not worthy is the first step. Another problem can be physical. I do love my meals and winter usually brings me some extra weight, so time to lessen the load! Burn the resistance out and get rid of the winter pounds! The practice is about getting to a place where I can do the asana I desire. Most of these poses are arm balances and those typical “crazy – twisty – yogi” postures that we look at and laugh. The physical problems that arise, particularly simple heaviness, are the easiest to overcome. Personal perceptions and old ideas usually hold me back more than anything physical. Often simply releasing the clutter of the mind helps. I find tackling a project I have been considering for a long time (sometimes years) allows me new insights and a different viewpoint. That means clean the closets, the kitchen cupboards, the garage, give a bunch of stuff away! If you haven’t seen or used it for over a year, chances are you don’t need it! Spring cleaning has occurred for hundreds of years and it is right. There is someone out there who probably needs some of the items you don’t! I discover freedom when I wash away the crowds in my house and then my mind. As always, the mind holds us back the most. There is something so kind in releasing anger, judgments, busy-ness and whatever fills up your head, and just resting. Just being and enjoying the light green, chlorophyll-filled, bird-songed, loveliness of spring is good enough. Add some breathing in and out, a few yoga postures and a clear head and your springtime will not be denied. Kathy Edds, Yoga Instructor (E-RYT 500), Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coach, www.kathyedds.com Kathy teaches yoga at The Tubac Healing Arts Center in Tubac. www.tubachealing.com

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Tubac Center of the Arts presents Poetry in the Wild P

oetry of the Wild celebrated its third phase recently when a large crowd of artists, organizers and guests gathered to get a guided tour of some of the poetry boxes placed in different areas of Tubac. On the morning of March 7, visiting artist, sculptor and project leader Ana Flores led a tour onto the Anza Trail, starting at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, to “initiate” the poetry boxes. First, she addressed the participants with excitement and pride, stating that this has been the largest turnout in her experience, with 40 plus entries. Flores recognized that the success of the project could not had been possible without the hard work of the Tubac Center of the Arts, TCA’s staff and the Anza Trail

Words and photos by Paula Beemer

Coalition team.

The boxes are found in several locations, and there are a total of 21 boxes on the Anza Trail between Bridge Road and the Tumacácori Mission, plus several more around Tubac including the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. A map of all the box locations is available at the Tubac Center of the Arts, their website and the business hosting poetry boxes. Each box was constructed differently with symbolic elements that inspired the artist. Associated with each box is a poem and inside the box is now a sealable bag containing a notebook and a pencil encouraging visitors to share their thoughts. Boxes will be at their current location until April 12. , After that, those chosen by each artist to be donated will be transported to the TCA where they will be auctioned on April 18. The proceeds of the auction will benefit the TCA and the Anza Trail Coalition, explained TCA director Karin Topping.

The tour on Saturday was just a sample of what we will find along the trail and in town. It was and will be a good opportunity for visitors and residents to explore the wonderful Anza Trail and feel inspired by the artistic and poetic talent of the community. For more information call (520) 398-2371. Images: (Top, left) Project leader Ana Flores greets the participants as well expresses her gratitude for all the hard work that made the event a success. (Top, center) Outside the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is this box created to represent the Tubac Health Care Foundation by Cassie and Gary Pundt with bird nests and natural materials found in their yard. (Top, right) Some of the smaller boxes, poems and elements hanging from the tree. (Bottom, inset) Another beautiful box rests on mesquite branches along the Anza Trail. It’s a creation of Camilla Husland. (Bottom, left) Micki and David Voisard make a big impression with their creation of a giant we and a spider which symbolizes the webs we build with nature and among each other. David thanks the crowd for being part of their web. (Bottom, right) This young visitor enjoys the surprise found behind the little door of box created by Barbara Kuzara.

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Tubac’s First Friday Nightfall

Words and photos by Paula Beemer

More than 24 businesses along Tubac Road successfully combined their efforts to bring life to their street after their regular hours and into the night at the premier First Friday Nightfall on March 6.

A fantastic atmosphere was created with live music in every corner from reggae to bluegrass and jazz. Plus, we all enjoyed delicious hors d’oeuvres and beverages, courtesy of the participating stores. Nature also contributed to the success with a very pleasant temperature and a glorious full moon.

The smiles on the visitors’ faces were good signs of a prosperous future for this initiative along with the satisfaction expressed by some of the storeowners.

In charge of organizing the event were Angel Fernandez, owner of La Cucharacha de Tubac, and Thomas Droegkamp, owner of Sweet Poppy. They feel grateful to the visitors, supporters and the hard work of every participating store, said Fernandez.

Organizers felt motivated by the desire to give back in a fun way to the community, the need to provide a venue for social interaction and to bring more business to the area, explained Fernandez.

The next First Friday Nightfall on Tubac Road will take place on April 3. Organizers invite visitors to come and enjoy the night here and encourage the community to participate to continue to make Tubac a wonderful destination! For more information call (520) 398-3165 or (520) 398-2805.

(Bottom, left) In the courtyard of Hozhoni and Rare Earth Studio/ Gallery, the Jazzy Woman keeps the crowd delighted with her beautiful voice. (Middle) Cherrie Taylor serves food in the courtyard of Más y Más, Purcell Gallery, Roberta Rogers Watercolors and Sunrise Jewelers. Enjoying the event are Linda Messerschmidt and Shi Organ from Green Valley. (Top, right) Judy Nigut and Terry Wheeler found First Friday Nightfall a fun outing.

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A Western Review:

The Homesman

by Christian Schrader

have been waiting for The Homesman since its release last November. Here is a Western with big names attached – Tommy Lee Jones and Hillary Swank in the leads and an appearance by Meryl Streep – and a proven director in Jones, whose The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada was a beautiful and idiosyncratic take on the genre. The Homesman opened small and disappeared quickly so I, like most, had to wait for video. Which is too bad because, in spite of the film’s flaws, its landscapes and rich cinematography would suit the theater experience well. Most of The Homesman takes place in the rugged Nebraska Territory of the 1850’s. As always in Westerns, the landscape sets the mood. This portion was filmed in the high plains of northeast New Mexico, a good stand-in for the harshest parts of Nebraska, and is sometimes snowy, sometimes dusty, and always windy. Marco Beltrami’s lonesome and sad score, a real highlight of the picture, was recorded partly outdoors and includes ambient sounds of the wind. On the whole, this unsparing film matches its setting. It begins in Loup City, where three women have gone insane from their hardship, especially brutal drought and disease. Theoline Belknap (Miranda Otto) has lost all of her cattle and, facing perceived or real starvation and ruin, kills her infant son. Arabella Sours (Grace Gummer – Meryl Streep’s daughter) loses three children to diphtheria and slips into something near catatonia. Norwegian Gro Sverdson (Sonja Richter), facing an abusive husband and the death of her mother, begins hallucinating and experiencing violent religious delusions – she alone seems to have an inborn mental illness and not only a response to the pressures of frontier life. The men of the town skirt

(as always), and is fearlessly sniveling in his early scenes. Their relationship ranges from adversarial to almost romantic, and their chemistry is a real asset. The supporting cast is an embarrassment of riches: in addition to those named above, John Lithgow, Tim Blake Nelson, and James Spader all make appearances, among others.

responsibility and so it falls to Mary Bee Cuddy (Swank), a financially solvent spinster, to transport the women to a sanitarium in Iowa. She rescues claim squatter and ne’er do well George Briggs ( Jones) from hanging and secures his promise to accompany them. And so the film becomes a sort of surreal odd couple road picture, centering on the five-week journey across the territory, across the Missouri river, to the relative civilization of Hebron, Iowa. Its tone varies from the comic to the deeply dark, which is sometimes disorienting, and its plot takes some sharp and unexpected curves. Swank is the real star of this film. Her Cuddy is strong and resolute but vulnerable. More than once she proposes to a man and more than once she is called “bossy” and “plain”, and you can see her hurt. She imbues the character with humanity and depth. Jones gives a good performance, too

The Homesman’s faults lie in the writing – I don’t know if those faults can be found in the original novel by Glendon Swarthout but Jones and his co-writers bear final responsibility for the screenplay. The film offers a correction to the Western mythology by focusing on the women of the frontier, who were subject not only to the severe climate and dangers but also to the whims of their men, shown here as generally ineffectual, or uncaring, or downright cruel. This isn’t a new theme in the Western canon but is rarely the center of a film (one recent exception being Kelly Reichardt’s wonderful Meek’s Cutoff). As the film progresses, though, the women lose all shreds of individuality and personality, even the quirks and violent outbursts, until they are childlike, docile, and all but absent except in body. If nothing else, this does a real disservice to the three actresses, and even Cuddy, in her way, succumbs. In addition to a problematic treatment of the women, it uses their frailty as an avenue for the redemption, and even martyrdom, of Jones’ character. I’m no culture warrior but I found the combination of condescension towards its subject and Jones’ selfindulgence off-putting. Films don’t need to have important themes, but if they do, they should be accountable for how they deliver on them. I’m not interested in just giving a thumbs up or down to any film, but in exploring my reaction and considering its place in the genre. The Homesman is an uncompromising film, and it doesn’t play to a typical Hollywood sensibility. I see The Homesman as an interesting artistic failure, or if not a failure then a disappointment. It is worth seeing the film for its atmosphere and performances, and to consider what it could have been.

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