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August-September 2016

Vol XII No 9

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L o c ate d i n L A E N T R A DA DE T U BAC

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ARTISAN BAGUETTES $25 WITH LAURENCE LEGOUGE THURSDAY 9/1/2016 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Learn to make delicious baguettes that will taste as good as the ones you could buy from a French bakery. Laurence will cover all the basic techniques she uses to create this French classic that is versatile enough to serve at any meal, in any setting. In this class you will learn to make the dough, shape your baguettes and bake them to perfection. We will also whip together some delicious spreads for our fresh bread, quick and easy - in the blink of an eye! The spreads include spicy and mild pepper, goat cheese with hazelnuts and honey, and chocolate hazelnut fresh Nutella. Bon Appetite!

BOMBAY SHRIMP CURRY $45 WITH ELAINE LEIGH FRIDAY 9/2/2016 from 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

In this hands-on class, Chef Elaine Leigh will teach you how to make shrimp curry with lemon and tomatoes, a spicy cooked cabbage dish that is delicious and easy, and special rice with almonds and raisins. A chutney that adds complexity and bold flavor to the meal, a fresh fruit dessert and wine will accompany lunch.

CHILI MASTERS SERIES $70 EA. WITH JOHN BORD

SUNDAYS 9/4/2016, 9/18/2016, and 10/2/2016 from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Become a Chile Master in this 3-part series on Fresh Green Chiles, Red Chiles and Dried Chiles. Learn how the influences and flavors of Native Americans and Spanish Colonists impacted Mexican cuisine across our region. Join Chef John Bord as he guides you through a hands-on culinary tour that includes specialty dishes from Santa Fe to Oaxaca. The classes can be taken individually or as a series for a discount.

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD $45 WITH MYRNA YORK

A hands-on cooking experience where you learn and share and celebrate together! “I’m impressed by the wide variety of classes they are offering - and, of course, my favorite part is sitting at the table and sharing a glass of wine and the meal we all created together.” - Madeline Alcorta

FRIDAY 9/9/2016 from 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

A Southeast Asian spicy slaw salad made from shredded green papaya. It is enjoyed for its crunchy texture and its wonderful flavor, but the health benefits are enormous. Low cal with essential nutrients and enzymes it is served with a supporting cast of carrots, mint, Thai basil, Spanish peanuts, and shallots. For dessert we will make coconut lime sorbet. White wine will accompany this lunch.

FILET MINGON DE PORC $50 WITH LAURENCE LEGOUGE WEDNESDAY 9/14/2016 from 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

This hands-on class starts with yellow bell pepper soup can be served cold, warm or hot and is guaranteed to be a hit. Next, pork tenderloin (filet mingon) lets you enjoy a lean cut of meat and is ready in under an hour. Serve it with broiled tomatoes – another quick way to prepare your vegetables – and your kitchen will smell like a French bistro on a Summer day. Finally, you can indulge with a rich, yet light, chocolate mousse. The perfect way to end a meal. Wine will be served with this lunch.

FRESH RICOTTA RECIPES $45 WITH GISELA HOHENDORF TUESDAY 9/20/2016 from 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Homemade Ricotta with four classic recipes. Gisela will teach her methods for preparing fresh creamy ricotta cheese that tastes better than anything you can buy. You will blend the home made ricotta into an appetizer spread with fresh herbs of chives, parsley and tarragon. Next, we bake the ricotta into a starter course soufflé with gruyere, parmesan cheese, and thyme. The main course will be an amazing home made spinach and ricotta gnocchi with parmesan and nutmeg. For dessert we will sauté fresh fruit and top it with a honey ricotta sauce. Wine will accompany. Delicioso!

GADO GADO $45 WITH MARION HOOK TUESDAY 9/27/2016 from 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

A traditional dish of Indonesia, Gado-Gado means medley or potpourri referring to all the different seasonal veggies and ingredients that are used, making it slightly different depending on the time of year it is made. Served with a most incredible peanut sauce with something crunchy on the side, such as peanut crackers, it’s a winning combination. We will complete the meal with a glass of wine and a dessert of Black Rice Pudding topped with fresh fruit, toasted coconut and coconut cream.

MOROCCAN TAGINE ENCORE $50 WITH ERICA SWADLEY FRIDAY 9/30/2016 from 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Open 7 days 10 am- 5 pm - La Entrada de Tubac Tubac, AZ - 520.398.9497 - tumacookery.com

Erica is back, offering new recipes for you to enjoy in your beautiful tagine or make in a broad skillet. The earthy, simple yet complex array of Moroccan dishes surprise and delight the palate. Dried and fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, olives, spices and herbs in unusual combinations, shake up your ideas of cooking. In this hands-on class, we will prepare two tagines. The first is Shakshuka, a blend of sweet peppers, onions, tomatoes and spices, with poached eggs on top. The second is a tagine of roasted pears with figs, walnuts and cardamom. The tagines will be accompanied by Moroccan Flatbread, which we'll bake on a stove-top grill. In typical Cooking A-Z fashion, we will sit and enjoy this exotic fare with a glass of wine.

Please visit cookinga-z.com for more classes, and additional information.

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Santa Cruz County Update

On the cover:

By Kathleen Vandervoet

New county

health director

There’s a new director at the Santa Cruz County Health Department. Jeff Terrell started on July 18. He previously worked 24 years for the Pima County Health Department in Tucson. This key position was vacant for five years, since Kevin Irvine resigned in June 2011. "A Feast in Paradise" Photo by Paula Beemer www.beemerstudios.com

The health department and its employees regularly inspect all restaurants, school and hospital kitchens, food trucks, public swimming pools and residential septic tank installations. The office oversees programs that develop and manage public and environmental health.

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Schadler garners

athletic awards Tubac resident Allie Schadler, an entering senior at Rio Rico High School, was named in June the 2015-16 Gatorade Arizona Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year. She was also named Southern Arizona Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year in June by the Tucson Arizona Daily Star newspaper. Schadler heads into her senior year with high expectations, both in cross country and track. She’s the three-time defending cross country champion and the three-time defending 1,600-meter (just under a mile) champion on the track. In addition to her athletic achievements, Schadler has maintained a 4.50 weighted GPA in the classroom, volunteers on behalf of youth sports programs and is an active member of her church.

Rio Rico Resort

closed for remodeling

The entire Esplendor Rio Rico Resort closed Saturday, Aug. 6, for remodeling and is scheduled to re-open in Spring 2017. A fire in the kitchen in June 2015 meant that the restaurant and bar had been closed since that time. The resort has 179 rooms, 13 one-bedroom suites, a large swimming pool and sun deck, ballroom and meeting rooms.

New County Health Inspector, Jeff Terrell. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet An article in the Nogales International quoted a management group official: “This renovation comes after a long period of design and collaboration,” said Michael Gallegos of Pacific Pearl Hotel Management in a news release. “While the decision to close the resort for this transformation was not made in haste, we concluded that we would not be able to deliver the highest quality experience that our guests deserve during a transformation of this scope.”

School tax rate drops 10%

The approved tax rate for Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 for the fiscal year that started July 1 is $3.86 per $100 of assessed valuation, down from $4.31 per $100 in the 2015-2016 school year. Those figures are the combined primary and secondary tax rates. The five-member school board voted July 12 to approve the tax rates. The total budget for the district, which includes Tubac, Tumacácori, Rio Rico, and portions of Amado, is $21.3 million.

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Santa Cruz County needs a

JEWELL! A NEW VISION, A NEW VOICE, WORKING FOR YOU. I will always consider different perspectives, and make decisions based upon what is best for the county as a whole and I assure you, District 3 residents will have a voice at the Supervisor’s table.

These are my campaign Issues:

Community ✦ Ensure a high standard of Health and Social Services – too many of our dollars are going to Pima County. ✦ Provide a high standard of healthcare within all specialties including mental illness and addictions. ✦ Seek investors for the development of Assisted Living facilities and residential care homes ✦ We need to significantly increase our investment in education, healthcare and libraries.

Environment ✦ Support planning & funding recreational trails ✦ Work with federal and state agencies on the local, regional and national levels to assure best management practices, grant and project funding, and collaborative efforts. ✦ Support and promote only those who have the highest respect for our water, air and land resources.

Over the coming weeks, I look forward to meeting with you to hear questions suggestions and concerns about the issues important to you.

Elect Economy ✦ Balance the budget. Demanding responsible use of fiscal resources. ✦ Encourage and support the growth of new and existing small businesses and entrepreneurs. ✦ Grow tourism and recreation.

✦ Use our historical and cultural assets to ✦ Infrastructure: Align projects and resources, make this region a great place to live and assure the county is moving forward, keep plans visit. on track and within budget. ✦ Support all agencies of public safety.

✦ Support the development of the Sonoran Corridor, Arizona has been slow to address the competitive Mexican Super Highway that has captured more trade and business revenue through Texas.

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County tax rate

$25,000 grant to Equine Voices of Amado

holds steady

Even with a five-percent raise for employees, the Santa Cruz County property tax rate is the same this year as the prior year. On July 27, following a public hearing, the Board of Supervisors adopted a $70 million budget.

Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary was chosen to receive the top 2016 award of $25,000 from the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

The primary property tax rate is $3.8086 per $100 of assessed valuation and the secondary tax rate is $0.8617.

The grant money will be used to expand the training and adoption center, said Diane Russell in a press release.

The general fund budget is $29 million and special revenue funds, mainly grants, total $36 million.

The award resulted from the April 23 national “Help a Horse Day” when more than 750 people participated in activities held that day at Equine Voices. The rescue organization raised $60,000 on the day and during the month of April and adopted out 19 equines, Russell said.

Election is Aug. 30

Horses thrive at the Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary in Amado. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet.

Local and state candidates are on the ballot in the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 30. Early voting started Aug. 3. The deadline to request an early ballot by mail is Aug. 19.

There are four Democratic candidates for the Aug. 30 primary for the open slot for District 3 of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors has three seats representing roughly equal (by population) sections of Santa Cruz County. The District 3 supervisor represents Tubac, Tumacácori, half of Amado and half of Rio Rico, along with Patagonia, Sonoita and Elgin. Candidates are Democrats Bruce Bracker, Alex Guzman, Andrew Ibarra, Jewell Livers. The winner of the Democratic primary will then face others in the Nov. 8 general election. Those include Republican candidate José "Mucho" Martinez and two Independent candidates, Dean Davis and Charlie Montoya. The Independents won't be on the primary election ballot.

Other county offices on primary ballot

Additional Santa Cruz County offices on the Aug. 30 primary ballot are: Assessor, incumbent Felipe A. Fuentes Jr., Democrat. County Attorney, incumbent George Silva, Democrat. Recorder, incumbent Suzanne “Suzie” Sainz, Democrat and David Alvarez, Democrat. School Superintendent, incumbent Alfredo I. Velásquez, Democrat. Sheriff, incumbent Tony Estrada, Democrat; James David Hathaway, Democrat. Treasurer, incumbent Liz Gardner Gutfahr, Democrat; Jesus Kataura, Democrat. Superior Court Judge Division No. 2, incumbent Anna Montoya-Paez, Democrat.

Candidate Forum slated Oct. 13

Save the date – in advance of the Nov. 8 general election, the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council will hold a candidate forum for the public to attend on Thursday, Oct. 13, at Rio Rico High School at 5:30 p.m. The group held a very well-attended candidate forum on July 28 at the Tubac Community Center.

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Birding in Tubac

These ghostly birds are:

There are four barn swallow hatchlings on the ceiling pipe outside Kris’s Total Fitness Gym. But this is July 25, and they’ll be gone by the time you read this. Look at the empty nest and know those little creatures reared here, in a few months will soar into the heavens and fly to Brazil, while we’re still stuck in southern Arizona cooking green chilies.

eyes, are plentiful this year. These birds and their cousins, brown-headed cowbirds, lay their eggs in the nests of others, which brood and raise cowbird young, while their own hatchlings don’t survive, one of nature’s dirty tricks.

Yellow-billed cuckoos. (Top image.) Every day in early summer they are heard singing their ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-kakow-kow-kwop songs along Rancho two, three, six and seven holes at the Tubac Golf Resort, near the Tubac Bridge, and By John O'Neill probably up and down the Santa Cruz River where it’s buggy these days. When parked they keep their bodies hidden Non-bird-watchers sometimes opine behind vegetation, but they can’t keep that birding is boring: like, you know, their long tails hidden when they fly. walk; look at a bird; walk some more; The western models of this species are they all look the same to me. being studied by the feds as possibly “threatened.” Their collective noun – an To bird (verb) you need to use many of your senses and a great deal of brain “asylum of cuckoos.” power: eyes, ears, memory, physical, Yellow-breasted chats. (Second image even spiritual connections with from top.) These warblers sing their habitat, and an intimate love of bird variable croaks and whistles with songs and call notes. It’s good exercise, monotony all around Tubac. But and you get to be in the swamp or on regardless of their rich-colored yellow the mountain with friends at sunrise breast, they blend in with the foliage. when the world comes alive, or looking for owls after dark in the deep, Yellow warblers. (Second image from bottom.) These little birds have deepdark woods - listening, alert. The yellow bodies, and males have red learning and challenges are ceaseless. streaks from front to back on their But it’s boring. So please don’t take breasts. You would think they would up birding on the Anza trail. Stay light up the woods like a cop car at night away from the popular birding on I-19. They sing their sweet-sweettrails at Madera Canyon. Take your sweet and sweeter-than-sweet songs constitutionals somewhere besides the all around Tubac, but like the other elusive birds, their colors make good Tubac Wetland (that’s the big marsh east of the original Barrio). Teach your camouflage. children and grandchildren that the ultimate achievements of mankind are Bell’s vireos. (Bottom image.) Winners speed texting and Pokemon. Better for of the avian imperceptible competition. They sound petulant with their endless, us birders to be bored in solitude. squawky zheedle-zheedle-zheedle-zhoo, zheedle-zheedle-zheedle-zhee songs, It won’t be easy to stay awake, but if usually from thick riparian vegetation, you read the following paragraphs you will plumb the depths of just how but are super secretive. Even when seen they are drab and you wonder why you boring Tubac birding is, including put in the effort. learning sneaky habits of local birds you’re unlikely ever to see. Bronzed cowbirds, males with scarlet

There are four species of birds in the trees and bushes around Tubac that sing with great enthusiasm but are so shy and difficult to see they might as well be invisible, even though three of them are colorful. They are insectivores that don’t show up at seed feeders.

But the above-mentioned, sly yellow warblers often can distinguish cowbird eggs from their own. On seeing a cowbird egg, they build a nest on top of the old one, eggs and all. Some yellow warbler nests have six tiers. White-winged doves, plentiful around Tubac, sing what sounds like who cooks for you? words that have been used for years to identify the songs of barred owls. Fortunately there aren’t any barred owls around here, so the doves have the cooks for you frequency to themselves.

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Sometimes there are regional mnemonic disputes, like with Carolina wrens east of here. Most people think their most common song sounds like tea-kettle, tea-kettle, tea-kettle-tea. But in the South they claim they sing sweet-tater, sweettater, sweet-tater-sweet. “You say tomato……” Back in Tubac, we say the ubiquitous Bewick’s wrens’ songs sound like dialing nine on an old telephone, ending with a trill. Rufous-winged sparrows sound similar, but are slower on the uptake. Fortunately for us, both are reasonably easy to see and differentiate. After a good night’s sleep and a round of golf with a friend – a good walk greatly enhanced by bird songs and sightings -- the world looks brighter and the need for sarcasm forgotten. Birding envelops us in an intellectual, emotional blend of nature and beauty where the excitement never ends. The more

birders, the greater the opportunities to share the pleasure. So please join us and learn why birders come here from all over the U.S. and beyond to see birds. Get binoculars and a field guide. The Tuesday morning bird walks from the Tubac deli begin anew in October. We will welcome you with open wings. If you are truly lucky, birding might click for you too. A final thought. On my first newspaper reporting job, before typewriters were invented, I complained in the newsroom about the slow pace of life in Columbia, S.C. An irascible old editor looked at me and said, “John, Columbia isn’t boring, but you may be.” Words to live by.

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Enjoy a pleasant evening and support Anza Days What:

Community Picnic: food, music, piñ ata, raffle NEW ! Catered by Wisdom’s Café with a special menu NEW ! Music by Randy Brooks and Friends Where: Tubac Presidio Park When: Labor Day, September 5th, from 5 to 7 pm. Cost: $ 25 adults $ 15 for children under 12.

Goal: to raise $ 2,000 +++ for riders’ horses, for reenactment of Anza’s time in Tubac . Tickets available: Information:

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Judith Noyes, 520-398-1913 jcnoyes@yahoo.com Tubac Presidio Park, 520-398-2252 Send checks to: P O Box 8130, Tumacacori, AZ 85640 (Checks should be payable to: Tubac Anza Days)

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Fundraiser

to fight breast cancer By Kathleen Vandervoet

Tubac Tea and Walk/Run for Tatas invites those interested to join together on Sunday, Oct. 9, for a variety of fundraising events, organizer Lil Gimmestad said. In the morning there will be a 10 K run and a 5 K walk from 9 to 11 a.m. through the neighborhoods of Barrio de Tubac. Prizes will be awarded for the top finishers. The tea luncheon is planned for 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Tubac Golf Resort. The lunch will include music, talks by medical professionals and art auctions.

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There will be a tea hat contest at each table with the winner receiving the table centerpiece. Participants can also bring their own teacup and saucer to honor a loved one. The proceeds of both events are to benefit a local breast cancer support group, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Juntos Contro el Cancer/Together Against Cancer,â&#x20AC;? supported by the Mariposa Community Health Center in Nogales. MCHC also operates the Tubac Regional Health Clinic. The local breast cancer support group supports both the patient and their families, supplies prosthetics and funds screenings. The cost is $20 for the walk/run, $40 for the tea luncheon, or $50 for both events. Tickets can be purchased at the Tumacookery Store in Tubac, Gimmestad said. The website for more information is www.tubac4tatas.org.

Sunday, October 9th, 2016

All net proceeds will go to: Juntos Contra El Cancer Together Against Cancer Fundraiser Includes: Tea luncheon & 10k run/5k walk Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/tubacteafortatas Tickets on sale July 1st Register at: tubacfortatas.org Sponsors: tubacgolfresort.com

The Brasher Team 520.398.2506

Committee is entirely composed of volunteers and the event is completely non profit. Juntos Contra El Cancer is a breast cancer support group based out of Mariposa Community Health Center.

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Gila

Monsters By Vincent Pinto

I have had a long and sometimes quixotic relationship with Gila Monsters. Despite growing up in Philadelphia thousands of miles from the nearest wild member of this species, my first quasi-encounter with this legendary Lizard was indeed in Pennsylvania. I was perhaps 10 or 11 years old when my confirmed predilection for cheap horror movies led to me to a Saturday viewing of The Giant Gila Monster! This B movie was not my favorite (I preferred the giant Ants in Them), yet I wondered whether this exotic behemoth might have a real-life counterpart. Little did I know that the distant future would hold many magical encounters with this much maligned monster.

Distribution & Habitat

You too may have moved to Arizona from a Monsterfree state. This is easily accomplished, as Gila Monsters inhabit a relatively limited range that is centered in AZ and Sonora, Mex. but which includes relatively small parts of CA, NV, UT, & NM. In other words most people live their lives where Gila Monsters do not. Perhaps this is one reason for their near legendary and multiple reputations. More on that later.

Taxonomy

The Gila Monster is most closely related to the Mexican Beaded Lizard, whose range starts where that of the Gila Monster peters out in southern Sonora. The environs near the town of Alamos, Sonora famously host both species. They share the same genus Heloderma, meaning “studded skin”, which is certainly an apt description. The Beaded Lizard’s specific latin name is horridum, which of course means “horrible” definitely not the case for this visually stunning Lizard! The scientific species name of the Gila Monster is suspectum - referring to paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope (hard to make that name up), who inferred the lizard’s venomous nature from its grooved teeth. It was once stated matter-of-fact that Gila Monsters and Beaded Lizards were the only true venomous Lizards, but relatively recently it was discovered that some of the distantly related Monitor Lizards also possess complex venoms. So too does the Eastern Bearded Dragon of Australia. No longer in a class by themselves in this regard, Monsters nevertheless possess many other fascinating attributes.

Description

Even though Monsters indeed hold the size title among North American Lizards, they only reach lengths of about 10 - 14”. Their weight typically ranges from .77 - 1.54 lbs., though weights over 2 lbs. may also be possible. Despite these well-known size parameters some sources - themselves certainly suspect - claim 5-foot Monsters. Alas, such aberrations exist only in our wildest dreams. The skin of Gila Monsters is indeed studded and generally colored in a variegated orange and black. There are many variations on this theme, including some individuals with yellow instead of orange. Whatever the exact combination, their skin pattern serves as camouflage in the perilous wild while for studious researchers it readily identifies individuals - much like a human fingerprint. Monsters carry themselves low to the ground and move slowly, serving to accentuate their incognito coat. Their legs, while relatively small in comparison to their rather wide bodies are relatively strong, allowing Monsters to scale nearly vertical slopes. Beaded Lizards even climb up into trees in their search for the meal. The tail is notably plump and indeed serves to store fat, helping see Monsters through the leaner months. Gila Monsters famously posses venom which is delivered via grooved teeth. This rather primitive venom delivery system necessitates that they chew their assailant with a bite renowned for its bulldog tenacity. Having been nipped by a 6” lightweight Skink I can only imagine the world of hurt delivered by the jaws of an enraged Monster!

Diet & Foes

The venom of Gila Monsters is strictly defensive it seems, as they prey upon mostly hapless creatures. Young Rabbits, small Rodents, and the eggs of a wide variety of Birds and Reptiles all factor into their opportunistic diet. They locate these tidbits via their keen, flicking tongue as it detects molecules of scent in

the air. Monsters systematically wander the landscape in search of prey, affording their sizable tongue ample opportunity to do its work. Once food is located, they can ingest a large meal in a short amount of time. This, combined with their relatively slow metabolism, affords Gila Monsters the luxury of subsisting on a relative handful of meals each year - similar to some Sharks and Crocodilians. In fact on average Monsters may be active a mere 3 weeks or so each year. This activity can be spread out over various months, allowing we humans opportunities to see them any month of the year. April through May,

Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r Au g - S e p t 2 0 1 6 however, represents a major peak of activity and usually is when they breed. Monsoon season is also primetime for Monster viewing. I recently spotted several on our 42acre Nature Preserve by Sonoita Creek State Natural Area.

the animal was unreasonably provoked by a “mentally deficient” human. Do keep in mind that normally slow Gila Monsters can lunge very quickly when inspired to do so! The bite, while normally sub-lethal to a healthy adult human is still quite painful.

The rest of their time is generally spent in underground burrows, waiting out inopportune weather and biding their time until proper prey emerges. Other species may also be on the look for them - not a source of beauty or scientific study, but as a meal. Golden Eagles, Coyotes, Bobcats, Mountain Lions, Black Bear and perhaps others must pose a real threat to Monsters. If this were not the case, then why the need for venom?

Modern folks aren’t the only ones who’ve been put off by this suspect slinking saurian. Some Apache believed that its breath could kill a man. I know some humans of which this is true, though no Reptiles as of yet. The Tohono O’odham thought that Monsters possessed a spiritual power that could make humans ill. Conversely, some other Native Americans associated Gila Monster hides with healing. Today, the mascot of Eastern Arizona University is, you guessed it, a Gila Monster. Modern medicine famously employs the complex toxins in effective diabetes medicines. It seems relations between our species will remain complex into the foreseeable future.

Monsters & Humans

Homo sapiens and Heloderma suspectum have interacted for thousands of years, leading to many intriguing discoveries as well as myths and outright lies. Perhaps the worst of the latter is the oft overstated threat of Monsters to our life and limb. The truth is that given the plodding nature of the Lizards anything short of waving your hand near one or actually picking it up will likely mean you’ll never be bitten by one. Having had perhaps 2 dozen close encounters with Gila Monsters over the past decade I can safely say that not once, not even remotely, did I feel threatened. Thus, perhaps the only way to insure a bite is to pick up a Gila Monster - never a wise decision. As the Monster chews its venom into your bloodstream, you might take solace in the fact that it produces only small amounts of a potent neurotoxin similar to that made by Coral Snakes. Thus, almost all known Gila Monster bites are considered illegitimate bites or ones inflicted only after

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Interstate 11 Corridor Tier I Environmental Impact Statement CORRIDOR STUDY AREA

New highway may impact Tubac, Green Valley By Kathleen Vandervoet

Interstate 11 is a proposed new highway to span the distance from Mexico to Canada. In Arizona, it will be located near Nogales and will run north, potentially having an impact on Tubac, Green Valley and other communities. People who have concerns about where it will finally be located can submit their comments to the state. Steve Elliott, a communications department spokesman for the Arizona Department of Transportation, provided answers to some questions. At the present time, no location or alignment for I-11 has been chosen, although there is a north-south corridor on the study maps. Asked if Interstate 19 will be widened as part of the I-11 project and how the highway might affect Tubac, Elliott said, “It’s too early to say. All options, including potential alignments within the study corridor, are on the table. That is the point of the public involvement process that began with the 45-day comment period and scoping sessions held at several locations in June.”

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Elliott said there is no proposed month or year for the highway alignments to be determined. He explained in an email message: “The study website (http://i11study.com/ arizona/) lays out the process leading to a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement. The graphic shows a timeline of three years, but it won’t necessarily take that long.

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The purpose for the route is explained in a fact sheet: It’s to provide access-controlled north-south transportation corridor and connect key metropolitan areas and markets in Arizona with Mexico and Canada. Also, support improved regional mobility for movement of people, goods and homeland security, and provide enhanced transportation opportunities for economic vitality. The decision about where I-11 will be located, he said, will be made by the Federal Highway Administration and the Arizona Department of Transportation. They will “identify a selected corridor alternative between Wickenburg and Nogales. Findings of the Tier 1 Environmental Impact Study (environmental impacts, feasibility, cost, etc., and input from the community) that will guide the ADOT and FHWA in identifying a selected corridor alternative.” Construction will depend on a number of factors, and if the build option is chosen, securing the necessary funding, Elliott said. The web site i11study.com/Arizona has a great deal of information on I-11 and the study process. Anyone can comment at any time during this process in these ways: Online survey: i11study.com/Arizona/ Email: I-11ADOTStudy@hdrinc.com Toll-free bilingual telephone hotline: 1-844-544-8049 Mail: Interstate 11 Tier 1 EIS Study Team, c/o ADOT Communications, 1655 W. Jackson St., Mail Drop 126F, Phoenix, AZ 85007

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The mission of Montessori de Santa Cruz Charter School is to create an environment wherein the highest potential of each child - spiritual, emotional, physical and intellectual - may be realized. The emphasis is on the whole personality of the child, respect for all life, personal empowerment and a nurturing, safe environment resulting in a well-educated, thoughtful and responsible global citizen. Montessori de Santa Cruz Charter School is a public school that is free to all students. It also has an excellent tuition-based preschool program that offers a nurturing learning environment and childcare for young children in our surrounding communities. The MdSC academic program aligns with the Arizona State Academic Standards using the methods and learning materials unique to a Montessori education. The classrooms are fully equipped with Montessori materials and expand to include current trends in education. Built into the philosophy is the belief that education should be more than memorization, repetition, and standardized testing. The Montessori approach to whole child education allows the development of critical-thinking skills and intellectual curiosity that fuels success in the classroom and beyond. MdSC greatly appreciates the support of volunteers and donors who help keep it going for the children and families in the area. The school truly needs the support of our community, especially in providing funding above and beyond what the State of Arizona gives the school.

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3. Little is more important to the long term success of our society than quality education for our young people. Every opportunity I had as an adult was a result of a quality education. I want to help and encourage our young people in this most important endeavor. I think it is essential for young people to succeed in today’s complex and fast changing world to gain the skills necessary to allow learning to be a lifetime experience. Memorizing and “parroting” back current information is not the education they need. They need practice in problem solving, research and communication (both written and oral), to deal with ever changing challenges and opportunities.

The MdSC School Board is lucky to have a number of great Tubac citizens volunteering to help run the business of the school, along with assisting in the ongoing development of Montessori de Santa Cruz. Many hours are dedicated all year long, in which incredible work is happening between the board and administrators to execute the vision of the school. During the summer break from school, I took the opportunity to get to know the members of the MdSC school board, and find out more about what makes them volunteer their service. I asked them to answer the following questions: 1. What is your current role in our community? 2. What skills or specialities do you bring to the board? 3. What motivates you to volunteer your time and energy to help the school?

Steven C. Page School Board Member / Finance Committee 1. I am a Director and the Secretary/Recording Secretary of Tubac Valley Country Club Estates, the largest HOA in the Tubac Golf Resort area. 2. I am an attorney with more than 40 years of experience in business law, litigation and transactions, and am a member of the Construction Law Forum of the American Bar Association. I have served as the Chief Financial Officer of a publicly owned, technology driven, market research firm and know accounting principles and systems. I spent 12 years as an entrepreneur owning several companies providing commercial construction and project management services to large national retailers. Recently, I have been trained as a Mediator by the American Arbitration Association.

Pamela Ridgway

School Board Member / Marketing Committee 1. I am the Executive Director of the Community Garden of Tubac located behind the Community Center in Tubac. The CGOT is a half-acre project that includes 35 individual garden sites, an orchard and a culinary herb garden. 2. I bring years of experience in serving on boards in the Seattle area such as Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Kirkland Performance Center and Standing Ovation. My skills include an entrepreneurial business background as the founder of 2 companies – Marathon Press & Marathon Health and Wellness. Both companies taught me perseverance & patience including the ability to ask questions when needed to move projects forward. I am skilled in all aspects of Marketing & Sales,

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as well as making connections with likeminded people.

is not a complete community. So many parents, donors, volunteers and school board members have given thousands of hours to keep this great school in Tubac. We need all the support we can get, and I welcome all of our local citizens to get involved and do what they can to support the wonderful kids and their families at our Montessori de Santa Cruz Charter School.

3. I want to help people, serve my community & make a difference in people’s lives. I love kids, teaching them life skills & where their food comes from, which ties into my passion for gardening.

Robert (Bob) Ochoa

School Board Member / Finance Committee 1. I am happily retired from 40 years in financial services. I’m currently a board member for the Montessori de Santa Cruz; President of my local HOA (Tubac Golf Resort HOA) and I’ve created and support the Tubac Healthcare Foundation website. 2. I bring years of leadership, relationship building, and business skills to support the growth and success of the students of Montessori de Santa Cruz. 3. I joined the Montessori Board because I believe that our success as a country depends on our children and their ability to think and create beyond what traditional schools offer today.

Todd Harrison

School Board President / Founder & Charter Holder 1. I am a Real Estate Broker and owner of the Harrison Real Estate Group that handles all types of Real Estate needs. I am a Montessori De Santa Cruz Charter School Founder and President, as well as a community volunteer and supporter. 2. I bring good communication and business skills to the MdSC School Board, as well as many community ties and lots of experience from being on many different boards. 3. I am motivated to give families a choice to provide an education that can give their children the best skills for learning, communication and empowerment, in order to succeed and become great global citizens. I believe that a community without a school

Laurinda Oswald

School Board Member / Founder & Charter Holder 1. I have lived in Amado for over 30 years managing the family farm/ranch. 2. The main skills I bring to the school are loyalty and commitment. I never thought 16 years ago that I would still be on the school Board, but here I am. Through highs and lows, Todd and I have coaxed the school along because we believe in the outcomes. My two children are graduating from college and I attribute their ability to successfully navigate a complicated world to having learned the "Montessori way" at Montessori de Santa Cruz. It feels good to be a part of giving that opportunity to others. 3. One of the great joys of being on the school Board is being able to watch the children grow and flourish. When they graduate from the school, I know that they have gained Emotional IQ as well as Academic IQ, which will give them an advantage in life. They are all making a positive difference in the world, wherever they are. The highlight of my week is when I help with the Organic Gardening class. The dialogue with the students and working with the plants is wonderful. I have the opportunity to get to know so many dynamic young people as they come to play and learn in the dirt, week after week, year after year. Our exceptional Board, Staff, and Parents are another motivator to show up and help where I can. I am thrilled with how the school is moving forward in such a positive way, and I look forward to many more years of shared experiences.

Brian Bernauer

School Board Member / Marketing Committee 1. I live in Tubac with my wife and family, and both of our kids attend Montessori de Santa Cruz. I have worked in the produce industry for 30 years, and enjoy being active in our beautiful community. 2. I bring strong communication skills to the MdSC School Board. I am a good relationship builder, problem solver and leader. 3. My wife and I are very committed to doing all that we can to support MdSC, and to make sure that both of our children are thriving, along with all of the other great kids at the school. We love our community and the school, and believe that with good participation from parents and local citizens, Montessori de Santa Cruz will create excellent members of society - people we will all be proud to say came from Tubac and the surrounding areas.

Montessori de Santa Cruz is a non-profit 501c3 free public charter school and tuition-based preschool serving the Santa Cruz Valley area. For 16 years MdSC has served our children with continuous and generous community support from fundraisers, events, donations and grant awards. For more information on how to enroll your child, participate in events or opportunities to give or volunteer, please contact the office at 520-398-0536. or mdsc3@montessoridesantacruz.org.

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National Park Service’s Centennial Celebrated Through “BioBlitz”

water in the Santa Cruz River, Tumacácori hosts an exceptional diversity of resident and migrating pollinator species throughout the year. We want to use the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the NPS to showcase these species at Tumacácori,” said Bob Love, Superintendent at Tumacácori NHP.

In celebration of the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary, Tumacácori National Historical Park is hosting a “BioBlitz” on August 20, 2016 focused on locating and identifying pollinator species. The objective of this event is to document as many pollinator species in the park in a single day as possible, while raising awareness about the importance of pollinators to our communities and natural environments. The event will target species active during the day and at night. The BioBlitz will offer public volunteers an exciting opportunity to join scientist-led teams to search for unique pollinator species. During the morning, teams will search for birds, butterflies, bees, ants, and other pollinating species; after dark, scientists will lead groups in identifying night-time insects and bats using black lighting sheets and mist nets.

The BioBlitz is a collaboration between the park, university partners, non-profit organizations, and local schools. The public plays a critical role in this event by getting as many eyes searching for pollinator species as possible. BioBlitzes have been held across the National Park Service this year, with many new additions being made to parks’ species lists. This event is free and open to the public. To participate in the morning, arrive at the Visitor Center by 7:00 am. To participate in evening activities, arrive at the Visitor Center by 7:00 pm. Morning and evening sessions will last about three hours. No experience is necessary and all ages are welcome. Long pants, long-sleeved shirts, and hats are recommended for morning activities. Bring a water bottle, sunscreen, camera, and binoculars if available. For more information, call Tumacácori National Historical Park at 520-377-5060, or visit the park website, at www.nps.gov/tuma.

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Tumacácori Hosts a Birthday Party for the National Park Service Throughout 2016, the National Park Service (NPS) has been celebrating its 100th anniversary with a series of centennial events. Parks across the country have been engaging communities through recreation, conservation, and historic preservation programs. As the official founding date of the NPS approaches, Tumacácori prepares for its birthday party. “We invite friends, neighbors, and everyone who

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interns reach conclusions about border wall By Kathleen Vandervoet

“There is one community here, whether there is a wall that divides it or not,” said Natalie Somerson following a six-week internship to learn about the Arizona-Mexico border region. For six years, a group of four college seniors or recent graduates has spent six weeks in Santa Cruz County during the summer becoming involved in the details of daily life for residents and for migrants in the border area. The intern program, developed by the Border Community Alliance (BCA), provides the participants with lodging, food, and planned daily activities so they can learn about the realities of public policy and human rights advocacy. Tubac resident Diane Brooks was the internship coordinator this year for the program that concluded July 22. The interns spoke and showed photos of their immersion experiences at the Tubac Center of the Arts following a reception. Natalie Somerson, a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, wasn’t new to travel, and said she studied abroad for a year in Quito, Ecuador, and Toledo, Spain. Her interest has been in community development and cultural studies. As well, she previously worked with the Minneapolis-based nonprofit The Advocates for Human Rights, a refugee and immigrant program. She has wanted to learn more about “what people know” when they plan to migrate to another country. “I felt there was a large misunderstanding that people have when they are coming to the United States.” Somerson appreciated that she could talk firsthand with migrants she met at the No More Deaths camp near Arivaca, Ariz. One that made a strong impression was a man from Honduras who told her he had already been traveling a month and a half, “and he was nowhere near his goal. He was trying to get to Iowa. He seemed somewhat sure that he would get there and he knew what he had endured. “It was incredible to see his resilience and his endurance.” She observed how a binational health group met to share successes and said that the health workers south of the border went to homes to talk about mosquito-borne illnesses. She said they insisted

This summer’s border area interns are, from left, Natalie Somerson, Natalie Leach, Sara Baranda and Dan McDermott. Photo by Diane Brooks people remove all containers of standing water and that the government enforces that. On the U.S. side, the health workers focused on education and said that there’s much less government intervention. “It was incredible to see both sides doing the same work but with a different approach.” Sara Baranda, who graduated with a degree in art from the University of North Florida, focused on art on the border and said, “What got me interested in border issues was a research project I did in one of my classes about Latin America.” She met photographer Maeve Hickey who “does narratives of people in their daily life.” When in Sasabe, a border community, they met with a screenwriter from California who talked about being inspired by spending time at the border. “I firmly believe travel is the best form of education,” Baranda said, citing the experience of living in Okinawa for six years with her family. For her, that meant, “that cultural exposure really shaped how I see the world.” She was enthused by the border and Nogales, Sonora, and said, “It reminded me of being in the Philippines.” Notably, she saw “people just trying to live their lives with what little they have.” Dan McDermott, a Tucson resident, said he had previously spent nearly no time near the border. The University of Arizona student said his recent opportunities changed that. “After the six weeks (as an intern) I’ve become engrossed in the history of the area.” He appreciated “the wide array of role models, old or young, on their first or third careers,” that the interns met.

McDermott chose to focus on the experiences

of the Tohono O’odham Nation members whose reservation lands are both north and south of the international border. He said his senior thesis is “an examination of the implications of commonly held American Indian stereotypes about the quality of health care.” He saw how the border has negatively affected aspects of their lives. “In theory, they’re supposed to be able to access programs on both sides of the border, but Border Patrol and Customs restrictions have made it not so.” Natalie Leach, a senior at Kent State University in Ohio, said she’s long had an interest in the reasons why people migrate. Her major includes International Relations and Spanish. “I got to see how people on both sides of the border contribute to development in the region,” she said. She enjoyed a visit to a company in Mexico that makes prosthetic limbs for people “that helps them get around in the hilly terrain of Nogales. “We visited two children’s homes to see how youth are empowered on the border.” Two migrant shelters and a women’s initiative that deals with sewing to empower women were also on their tour. The binational Kino Border Initiative and the comedor, or free kitchen, on the Mexican side, made an impression. “Their work is incredible.” “I think it’s so interesting about how the wall is so divisive in many respects but it’s also beautiful to see that it’s also very fluid on both sides. People make of it what they will, going back and forth every day. It’s something I hadn’t thought about before,” Leach said.

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K i d s To d ay By Carol Egmont St. John

Kids today… we grandmas lament- they have no free time. All their waking hours are scheduled. They have to strive and compete and become someone from the moment their dear little hands grasp an object and their wide eyes focus. What is the cost of this obsession with achievement? Will they grow up wanting time out for imagination, the stuff that helped us make up worlds where we were heroes or villains, where we invented toys like swords out of sticks and treasure maps to follow? Where a closet was a sanctuary of ideas?

of high tech and no advantages? Are they attending underfunded schools that bear the weight of societal neglect? Do young lives matter? Have we abandoned our youth, to discover the meaning of life on cell phones and pathetic television shows, or to traipse away their free time at malls? Consider what they find in those welcoming halls --the horrifically violent shooting games, apocalyptic films and meet-ups with other marginally nurtured souls. Who and what is asking them to look ahead and plan and strategize?

Don’t we all need heroes? Don’t we need to respect our leaders and look to them as models of But here’s the thing grandmas dignity and integrity? We have and grandpas-- kids today to ask ourselves if virulent are absolutely amazing. They "What Makes A Man" ink and wax by Joseph Birkett smears in politics, selling are able to make movies on violence as entertainment news their cell phones, dance like and encouraging crudity as the norm, lifts anyone from the bottom of Broadway professionals in front of huge audiences, break records at the heap. And now I sound like the old woman I am. sports, write novels that would impress Louisa Mae, compose songs and music to compete with Dylan. Their art work rivals the trivia found in too many galleries. Kids today build cities through Mindkraft games; But really! What is the message of our adult behavior? Are we letting they toy with number systems on their computers, and experiment with our disadvantaged young people down? Are we reaffirming that brutality and deprivation are cool by our acceptance of the killing complex patterns to compensate for “old” math. (Remember how we once played with dot-to-dot exercises and drew on Etcha-Sketch boards fields of our nation? Thirty-three thousand dead last year alone from gunshots. Ho-hum. We are behaving as if no we have means to rein in for fun?) what is out of control. When I think the human race is devolving, I look at these wonderAnd, how are we handling the world of brilliance versus the darkness children and am awestruck. Those on-board, that train work in teams, of the dispossessed? Will our communities and nation soon be learn to negotiate fears, find ways of serving their communities and undermined by kids who don’t have a clue as what will take them to the tend to be compassionate about the challenges of the less advantaged. sunny pastures of life? Reread Cavell’s, Lord of the Flies. Inclusion is the goal of the informed classroom and everyone winning is a strategy for obvious inequities. It is hard to write what I feel. I am afraid of sinking to the level of name-calling that too many of our politicians are exhibiting. How much It would seem that conscious parenting is paying off, although, it is rhetoric can one hear without being at its effect? Words count. They not hard for me to watch kids looking into their electronic equipment only cause fights in school yards, they cause revolutions. morning to night. I try to justify their preoccupation and tell myself reading and writing are going on, and they are connected in ways I Perhaps glorifying models of harmony and positive initiatives would never dreamed of. However, watching a whole family in a restaurant, help. It is what happened after WWII and brought our country together texting is still simply weird to me. I can only hope they were via public education, work opportunities, the media (remember Lassie conversing with their uncle in Qatar. and Leave it to Beaver?) Ah, the good ole days when immigration was at an all-time high, inventiveness and opportunity, too. When we And then there is the other side of the story which is just as true. As believed in the future and were not ashamed of poverty or trapped in differences in the world of haves and have-nots is expanding, so the children’s world of wellness, academics, and preparedness grows more its abyss. Let’s get back on track and feed our children dreams and disparate. While some kids are dripping lard from their short shorts and high hopes. Let’s give them directions to the goal line and support them on their way. They are our future. The inheritors. The ones who tank tops, others are suffering from bulimia and food related issues. must fix what we have broken. I believe they are up to the task if they Why are kids piercing and staining themselves and assaulting their are given the right information and faith in their worth and ability bodies with razors? Who is responsible for these painful departures from what nature offered? Where are their parents? Are their caretakers to take it on. Imagination has always fueled the fires of America’s energy. We mustn’t forget that this human trait is the way we virtually lost to meth or heroin or a spiritual deprivation too deep to see? Have these kids no hope of being competitive in this ever accelerating world hairless weaklings survived all the beasts and burdens, the diseases and disasters over time.

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OPEN LETTER from the President of the Tubac Rotary Club Rotary project to provide drinking water for school children Dear Community, Water! Even though we live in the desert we all seem to take water for granted. I’m as guilty as the next guy who walks to the faucet, fills a glass with clean, clear drinking water and quenches my thirst in a couple of quick gulps. I don’t, however, take a glass of water for granted anymore. Two years ago I learned that there are school children living in Nogales, Sonora, just miles from my home who do not have clean drinking water during the day at school. Like most of the members of the Tubac Rotary Club I was a bit shocked. I remember thinking, “Every child deserves good drinking water and yet our neighbor’s children don’t have water at school.” This year that scenario will change. Our wake-up came in 2014 when our club was asked to participate in a project to help raise funds to install drinking water filtration systems in Nogales, Sonora schools. The systems will replace the need for students to purchase bottled water at the schools when the tap water is undrinkable. At that time a total of five Southern Arizona Rotary Clubs teamed up with the Nogales AC, Mexico, Rotary Club and pledged our financial support for the project. The total cost of the $56,000 project is being met through a matching grant from Rotary International. The grant proposes to install stainless steel drinking fountains with water purification filters in 25 schools in Nogales, Sonora. The long-term goal is to install a total of 100 fountains. The systems were designed by the University of Arizona chapter of Engineers Without Borders. It has been a long three years since the drinking water project was first proposed but I am happy to report that the matching grant has been approved and there are just a few more hoops to jump through before the funding is available. To date Nogales AC has installed seven drinking fountains in schools and those systems are working well. Once the grant money is available work will begin in the other schools and soon all of the students will have clean water to drink, everyday at school. This project is a great example of the local good work the Tubac Rotary is doing and the work that Rotary does in general around the world. One of our goals is to do things that help improve the quality of life for others. This summer we are out and around the county having informal biweekly breakfast meetings at some of the local restaurants who participate in our annual “Taste of Tubac.” If you see us at your favorite breakfast place stop by and say hello and share your ideas on how we might serve the community. And don’t forget to appreciate your next glass of clean water! Sincerely,

Byron Thompson, President

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Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r Au g - S e p t 2 0 1 6 AUGUST 17, 10AM-12PM - PUBLIC CONFERENCE ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESILIENCE. At the Bicentennial Hall of the Consulate General of Mexico, 135 W Cardwell St. Nogales, AZ. 520-287-2521.

Ongoing FRIDAYS: Tubac Rotary Club meets at 8am at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: Live Music at Wisdom’s Cafe in Tumacacori. 1931 E Frontage Rd. 520-398-2397. Live Entertainment on the Patio at Stables Ranch Grille at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. 520-398-2678. SATURDAYS: Mary Lou on the Piano at the Cow Palace Bar & Restaurant. I-19 exit 48, Amado. 398-8000. 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 AT 10 am, Unitarian Universalist Church Services, I 19. Exit 48. E to Territory Lane. 520-648-0570, uucgv.amado@gmail.com. www.uucamado .org Please submit Ongoing events monthly, or indicate relevant issues which you would like your event to run. * * * * * REGISTRATION OPEN NOW FOR 200 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM October 2016 through May 2017. 16 weekend trainings. Early enrollment discount. Details at www.tubachealingarts.com. Further inquiries: 520.275.2689. NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 8 - ELIGIBLE VOTERS RESIDING IN SANTA CRUZ VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 35 MAY RUN FOR THE DISTRICT 4 SEAT ON THE PIMA COUNTY JTED GOVERNING BOARD. The election will be held November 8, 2016. The seat is currently held by Wayne Peate. In 2010, SCVUSD voters approved entering into partnership with Pima County JTED (Joint Technical Education District) to expand career training opportunities for local students. As a result, JTED Member District 4 extended into Santa Cruz County encompassing the SCVUSD No. 35 district area. Other JTED Governing Board members eligible for re-election in November are Mary Jondrow (District 1) and Robert Schlanger (District 5). Those wishing to run for the District 4 seat must conduct all filings in Pima County, as this is the county of jurisdiction for the JTED. All pertinent information and required forms are available at the Office of the Pima County School Superintendent, and can be found on the School Elections page of their website: http://www.schools.pima.gov/elections. Prospective candidates can click on the “November 2016 Governing Board Elections Candidate Information” tab to access all the necessary forms to download and print. Also provided is a “Handbook for School Board Candidates – Nov 2016 General Election” providing details on the candidacy process, and a “Timeline for November 2016 Governing Board Candidates,” which is a summary of important due dates/deadlines throughout the upcoming 2016 General Election cycle. NOW - ART EXHIBIT: THE ARIZONA CAVALCADE OF HISTORY – The Alan B. Davis Gallery is open with 16 paintings by renowned Western artist William Ahrendt, each depicting a significant event in Arizona’s colorful history. The paintings and their historical narratives were featured as a special 16-part “Cavalcade of History” series in Arizona Highways magazine from 1987 through 1990. Arizona Highways remembers this series as “among the magazine’s most remembered illustrations.” The giclées reproductions on canvas were donated to the Tubac Historical Society in memory of longtime Tubac resident and businessman Alan B. Davis. The collection is on permanent display at the Tubac Presidio’s Otero Hall. Also on display: A RARE ORIGINAL 1800’S PERIOD CARRIAGE CALLED AN AMBULANCE. It has been restored and modified to replicate the ambulance that Phocion R. Way, an engraver from Cincinnati, Ohio, rode on from Mesilla on the Rio Grande River to Tucson in June of 1858. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. * * * * *

AUGUST 17, 6:30-9PM - THE COALITION FOR SONORAN DESERT PROTECTION IS HOSTING THE WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL AT THE LOFT. Join us for an evening of 10 inspiring short films, music, and a raffle with unique items from local sponsors. Visit sonorandesert.org to purchase ticket, get more information, and see a complete festival program. Tickets are $8, in advance, $10 at the door on the Coalition's website or at Summit Hut, Antigone Books, and the Loft Cinema. AUGUST 18, 6PM - ALUMNOS DEL ESTUDIO GUERRERO EXHIBIT AT THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO, 135 W Cardwell St, Nogales, AZ. Opening ceremony 6pm. 520-287-2521. AUGUST 19, 7:30-9:30AM - BIRDING AT SWEETWATER WETLANDS. Explore this urban birding hotspot with a naturalist to look for wetland and desert birds as well as other wildlife. All ages welcome. Sweetwater Wetlands, 2667 W. Sweetwater Drive. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov, or 520-615-7855. AUGUST 20, 6AM-10AM - SONORAN DESERT WEEDWACKERS. Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park. Work requires hiking and pulling buffelgrass on steep slopes. Location: Pima County Tucson Mountain Park - Meeting location provided with reservation. Email eeducation@pima. gov. Ages 18 and up. Free. www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov, or 520-615-7855. AUGUST 20, 7AM & 7PM - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATED THROUGH “BIOBLITZ” The objective of this event is to document as many pollinator species in the park in a single day as possible, while raising awareness about the importance of pollinators to our communities and natural environments. The event will target species active during the day and at night. The BioBlitz will offer public volunteers an exciting opportunity to join scientist-led teams to search for unique pollinator species. During the morning, teams will search for birds, butterflies, bees, ants, and other pollinating species; after dark, scientists will lead groups in identifying night-time insects and bats using black lighting sheets and mist nets. This event is free and open to the public. To participate in the morning, arrive at the Visitor Center by 7:00 am. To participate in evening activities, arrive at the Visitor Center by 7:00 pm. Morning and evening sessions will last about three hours. No experience is necessary and all ages are welcome. Long pants, long-sleeved shirts, and hats are recommended for morning activities. Bring a water bottle, sunscreen, camera, and binoculars if available. For more information, call Tumacácori National Historical Park at 520-377-5060, or visit the park website, at www.nps.gov/tuma.

Mountain Park - Meeting location provided with reservation. Email eeducation@pima. gov. Ages 18 and up. Free. www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov, or 520-615-7855. AUGUST 25, 7-8:30AM - HIKE THE PATH OF THE ANCESTORS. Explore a shaded trail along a riparian corridor in Colossal Cave Mountain Park and discover remnants of an ancient Hohokam village. All ages welcome. Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov, or 520-615-7855. AUGUST 25 THROUGH 28 - TUMACÁCORI HOSTS A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. All national parks will be offering free entrance from August 25 to August 28, 2016. In addition, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on August 25 Tumacácori will offer visitors a slice of birthday cake, a frozen treat, and a chance to play a variety of NPS birthday games. Pin the bison on the arrowhead, play Stump the Ranger, browse the Find Your Park map, or share stories of your national park experiences. For more information, call Tumacácori National Historical Park at 520-377-5060, or visit the park’s website, at nps.gov/tuma.

AUGUST 30 - LOCAL PRIMARY ELECTION AUGUST 30, 7PM - LIVE MUSIC - MEHMET POLAT TRIO. Ages 18 & up = $20 advance / $25 day of show (reduced rates for youth). A spiritual and adventurous meeting of three virtuosos of magical instruments: Ney, Kora and Oud. With roots in the Ottoman, ancient Anatolian, Balkan and West African music traditions, the trio welcomes listeners with its musical authenticity. Sea of Glass Center for the Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – http://theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542. SEPTEMBER 1, 10AM-1PM - LIVING HISTORY: WOODWORKING. For generations, humans have used and shaped wood for practical and creative projects. See how it was done before power tools by watching and listening to a knowledgeable volunteer using hand tools to form and split wood to make staves for a bucket, and then try it yourself. 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. SEPTEMBER 1, 2-4PM - COOKING A-Z - ARTISAN BAGUETTES WITH LAURENCE LEGOUGE. $25. Learn to make delicious baguettes that will taste as good as the ones you could buy from a French bakery. Laurence will cover all the basic techniques she uses to create this French classic that is versatile enough to serve at any meal, in any setting. In this class you will learn to make the dough, shape your baguettes and bake them to perfection. We will also whip together some delicious spreads for our fresh bread, quick and easy - in the blink of an eye! The spreads include spicy and mild pepper, goat cheese with hazelnuts and honey, and chocolate hazelnut fresh Nutella. Bon Appetite! www.cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497.

AUGUST 20, 8:30AM-10AM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people that lived and worked on the ranch. Visit the historic ranch buildings and corrals, and enjoy scenic views of the Santa Cruz River Valley. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Free. Online registration required. www. pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov, or 520-724-5520.

SEPTEMBER 2, 11AM-1:30PM - COOKING A-Z - BOMBAY SHRIMP CURRY WITH ELAINE LEIGH. $45. In this hands-on class, Chef Elaine Leigh will teach you how to make shrimp curry with lemon and tomatoes, a spicy cooked cabbage dish that is delicious and easy, and special rice with almonds and raisins. A chutney that adds complexity and bold flavor to the meal, a fresh fruit dessert and wine will accompany lunch. www.cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497.

AUGUST 20, 10AM-1PM - FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS. A knowledgeable volunteer demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. You will get to set type and print small samples to take with you. 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.

SEPTEMBER 2 THROUGH 30 - LIVING RIVER OF WORDS: YOUTH POETRY AND ART. Local children share their view of the natural world in this exhibition of award winning poetry and mixed media art. All ages welcome. Joel Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Avenue, Tucson. Cost: Free. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima. gov or 520-615-7855.

AUGUST 20, 10AM-1PM - LIVING HISTORY: SPINNING. Spinning is one of the oldest surviving crafts in the world. The tradition of weaving traces back to Neolithic times – approximately 12,000 years ago. Watch and learn how fiber and spinning impacted human activity from ancient to modern times. A knowledgeable volunteer will demonstrate how the spinning wheel produces thread from fiber, and experience spinning with a drop spindle. 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. AUGUST 23, 8-9:30AM - BIRDING IN COLOSSAL CAVE MOUNTAIN PARK. Join a local birding expert to explore the diversity of birds found in the Arizona uplands of Colossal Cave Mountain Park. Ages 12 and up. Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail. Cost: Free with Membership. Non-member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov, or 520-615-7855. AUGUST 23, 8:30AM-10AM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people that lived and worked on the ranch. Visit the historic ranch buildings and corrals, and enjoy scenic views of the Santa Cruz River Valley. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Free. Online registration required. www. pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov, or 520-724-5520. AUGUST 24, 6AM-10AM - SONORAN DESERT WEEDWACKERS. Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park. Work requires hiking and pulling buffelgrass on steep slopes. Location: Pima County Tucson

SEPTEMBER 2 THROUGH OCTOBER 9 - MEMBERS OPEN EXHIBITION. First exhibition of the season. A collection of members’ art will be on display. Awards will be judged by Alisha Taylor; Art Show Director of the Mountain Oyster Club in Tucson. OPENING RECEPTION: FRI. SEPTEMBER 2ND 5 - 7PM. Location: Tubac Center of the Arts. Admission: Free. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371. SEPTEMBER 2 THROUGH OCTOBER 30 - “MASTER ARTIST GALLERY” REOPENING. The master artist gallery reopens with the collections of work by Francis H. Beaugureau, Hugh Cabot, Hart Haller (Hal) Empie, Tom Hill, Dale Nichols, Ross Stefan, Jean Wilson, Mortimer Wilson Jr., and Nicholas Wilson. Location: Tubac Center of the Arts. Admission: Free. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371. SEPTEMBER 3, 7:30-9:30AM - BIRDING AT SWEETWATER WETLANDS. Explore this urban birding hotspot with a naturalist to look for wetland and desert birds as well as other wildlife. All ages welcome. 2667 W. Sweetwater Drive 85750. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@ pima.gov or 520-615-7855. SEPTEMBER 3, 8:30AM-10AM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people that lived and worked on the ranch. Visit the historic ranch buildings and corrals, and enjoy scenic views of the Santa Cruz River Valley. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Free. Online registration required. www. pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov, or 520-724-5520.

Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r Au g - S e p t 2 0 1 6 SEPTEMBER 4, 3-6PM - COOKING A-Z - CHILI MASTERS SERIES WITH JOHN BORD. $70 EA. Sundays 9/4/2016, 9/18/2016, and 10/2/2016. Become a Chile Master in this 3-part series on Fresh Green Chiles, Red Chiles and Dried Chiles. Learn how the influences and flavors of Native Americans and Spanish Colonists impacted Mexican cuisine across our region. Join Chef John Bord as he guides you through a hands-on culinary tour that includes specialty dishes from Santa Fe to Oaxaca. The classes can be taken individually or as a series for a discount. www.cookinga-z.com. 520-3989497. SEPTEMBER 5, 5-7PM - PONY UP FOR ANZA DAYS! Come to a community party to raise funds for the horses for the Anza Day reenactment ride from the Tumacacori Mission to the Presidio. Featuring a delicious B-B-Q, music, piñata and 50-50 drawing. All proceeds benefit Tubac’s Anza Day celebration. Save the date! Call the Presidio at 520-398-2252 for details. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. $25 adults, $15 children under 12. Tickets available at Tumacookery and The Presidio Park. SEPTEMBER 7, 6PM - AWANA KICK-OFF AT THE CHURCH AT TUBAC, 2242 W. Frontage Rd in Tubac. There will be a hot dog cook out, bounce house, and games. Come sign-up your kids ages 3-17 for this years Awana which meets Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:00 during the school year. There is a fee for registration, uniforms and books. For more information call 520 398-2325.

SEPTEMBER 13, 8-9AM - BIRDING AT KERP. Take a stroll with birding expert Jeff Babson to spot wetland and desert birds in the urban habitats of Kino Ecosystem Restoration Project (KERP) at Sam Lena Park. All ages welcome. Sam Lena Park/KERP, 3400 S. Country Club Road 85713. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 8:30AM-10AM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people that lived and worked on the ranch. Visit the historic ranch buildings and corrals, and enjoy scenic views of the Santa Cruz River Valley. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Free. Online registration required. www. pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov, or 520-724-5520. SEPTEMBER 14, 8-9:30AM - BIRDING ALONG THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER. Take a guided birding walk to see the riparian birds and other wildlife that are attracted to the mature willows and continuous river flow along the Santa Cruz River in Marana. All ages welcome. Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Branch Library, 7800 N. Schisler Drive. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. SEPTEMBER 14, 9-10:30AM - HERITAGE AREA STRUCTURES REHABILITATION TOUR. Architectural preservationist Simon Herbert discusses the processes and materials used for the rehabilitation of the structures at Historic Hacienda de la Canoa as he leads this behind-thescenes tour. Learn about the work that has transformed the structures from deteriorating ruins to functional buildings. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima. gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov, or 520-724-5520. SEPTEMBER 14, 11AM-1:30PM - COOKING A-Z - FILET MINGON DE PORC WITH LAURENCE LEGOUGE. $50. This hands-on class starts with yellow bell pepper soup can be served cold, warm or hot and is guaranteed to be a hit. Next, pork tenderloin (filet mingon) lets you enjoy a lean cut of meat and is ready in under an hour. Serve it with broiled tomatoes – another quick way to prepare your vegetables – and your kitchen will smell like a French bistro on a Summer day. Finally, you can indulge with a rich, yet light, chocolate mousse. The perfect way to end a meal. Wine will be served with this lunch. www.cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497.

SEPTEMBER 9, 11AM-2PM - LIVING HISTORY: FOODS OF THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD. Our Old World/New World foods program will focus on the native and imported foods of colonial Spain. The presentation will educate visitors about the origins, nutritional/survival values and the variety of these foods. Featuring a special display and samples from the Old and New Worlds. 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. SEPTEMBER 9, 5-7:30PM - TWILIGHT IN TUBAC AT THE MERCADO DE BACA, 19 TUBAC RD. This summer event is the second Friday each month thru September. Experience a complimentary buffet, refreshments, music and merchant grab bag raffles. Event submitted by the Bruce Baughman Studio and Gallery, 520-398-3098. SEPTEMBER 10, 6-8PM - NATURE NIGHT: BATS IN FLIGHT. Discover the fascinating lives of Mexican free-tailed bats and watch as hundreds of bats emerge from their daytime roosts under the Campbell Avenue Bridge over the Rillito River. Pima County naturalists and volunteers provide information and family friendly activities. All ages welcome. Pima County Rillito River Park, 4200 N. Campbell Avenue 85719. Cost: Free. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. SEPTEMBER 11, 11AM-1:30PM - COOKING A-Z - GREEN PAPAYA SALAD WITH MYRNA YORK. $45. A Southeast Asian spicy slaw salad made from shredded green papaya. It is enjoyed for its crunchy texture and its wonderful flavor, but the health benefits are enormous. Low cal with essential nutrients and enzymes it is served with a supporting cast of carrots, mint, Thai basil, Spanish peanuts, and shallots. For dessert we will make coconut lime sorbet. White wine will accompany this lunch. www. cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497. SEPTEMBER 12, 6-8PM - LIVING WITH NATURE SERIES KICKS OFF NEW SEASON. Tucson Audubon Society invites you to join us for the launch of our 2016-2017 Living With Nature Monthly Program in Tucson, a free series for the public designed to entertain, inform, and educate. WORDS on WATER: A Literary Celebration of the San Pedro with esteemed authors Alison Deming, Ken Lamberton and Richard Shelton. In the Amethyst Room, Pima Community College, Downtown Campus, 1255 N. Stone Avenue. The Tucson programs are the second Monday of each month and other programs in Oro Valley and Green Valley will be posted later on our website. www.tucsonaudubon.org.

SEPTEMBER 15, 9AM-11AM - FREE SEMINAR - LIVING WITH TINNITUS (RINGING IN YOUR EARS): HOW TREATMENT AND COPING STRATEGIES CAN HELP. During this seminar, we will discuss causes of tinnitus, considerations regarding your ears and hearing, and what we can do to make sure that tinnitus is not disrupting your life. At the Community Performance & Art Center, 1250 West Continental Road, Green Valley. Companions are encouraged to attend. Call 520.399.7633 to make reservations as space is limited. Light refreshments provided. SEPTEMBER 15 - AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED FOR SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. Are you a local business looking for more exposure? Or are you a local artist or craftsman seeking more visibility in the community? Sky Island Alliance is hosting a 25th anniversary celebration on September 15 at La Cocina, and we need your services and items for our silent auction. Contact Melissa for more information and to donate: 520-624-7080 x12 or melissa@skyislandalliance.org. SEPTEMBER 17, 6AM-10AM - SONORAN DESERT WEEDWACKERS. Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park. Work requires hiking and pulling buffelgrass on steep slopes. Location: Pima County Tucson Mountain Park - Meeting location provided with reservation. Email eeducation@ pima.gov. Ages 18 and up. Free. www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov, or 520-6157855. SEPTEMBER 17, 8:30AM-10AM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people that lived and worked on the ranch. Visit the historic ranch buildings and corrals, and enjoy scenic views of the Santa Cruz River Valley. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Free. Online registration required. www. pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov, or 520-724-5520. SEPTEMBER 17, 10AM-1PM - FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS. A knowledgeable volunteer demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. You will get to set type and print small samples to take with you. 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. SEPTEMBER 17, 10AM-1PM - LIVING HISTORY: SPINNING. Spinning is one of the oldest surviving crafts in the world. The tradition of weaving traces back to Neolithic times – approximately 12,000 years ago. Watch and learn how fiber and spinning impacted human activity from ancient

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to modern times. A knowledgeable volunteer will demonstrate how the spinning wheel produces thread from fiber, and experience spinning with a drop spindle. 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. SEPTEMBER 18, 3-6PM - COOKING A-Z - CHILI MASTERS SERIES WITH JOHN BORD. $70. Become a Chile Master in this 2nd part of the 3-part series on Fresh Green Chiles, Red Chiles and Dried Chiles. Learn how the influences and flavors of Native Americans and Spanish Colonists impacted Mexican cuisine across our region. Join Chef John Bord as he guides you through a hands-on culinary tour that includes specialty dishes from Santa Fe to Oaxaca. The classes can be taken individually or as a series for a discount. www.cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497. SEPTEMBER 20, 8-9:30AM - BIRDING IN COLOSSAL CAVE MOUNTAIN PARK. Join a local birding expert to explore the diversity of birds found in the Arizona uplands of Colossal Cave Mountain Park. Ages 12 and up. Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail. Cost: Free with Membership. Non-member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov, or 520-615-7855. SEPTEMBER 20, 11AM-1:30PM - COOKING A-Z - FRESH RICOTTA - FOUR RECIPES WITH GISELA HOHENDORF. $45. Homemade Ricotta with four classic recipes. Gisela will teach her methods for preparing fresh creamy ricotta cheese that tastes better than anything you can buy. You will blend the home made ricotta into an appetizer spread with fresh herbs of chives, parsley and tarragon. Next, we bake the ricotta into a starter course soufflé with gruyere, parmesan cheese, and thyme. The main course will be an amazing home made spinach and ricotta gnocchi with parmesan and nutmeg. For dessert we will sauté fresh fruit and top it with a honey ricotta sauce. Wine will accompany. Delicioso! www.cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497. SEPTEMBER 23 THROUGH NOVEMBER 13 - TRIBUTE TO WALTER BLAKELOCK WILSON. OPENING RECEPTION: FRI. SEPTEMBER 23TH 5-7PM. Location: Tubac Center of the Arts. Admission: Free. Contact: Call TCA at 520-3982371. SEPTEMBER 24, 7:30-9AM - FLUTTERBIES OF CIENEGA CREEK. Stroll the shady paths in Cienega Creek Natural Preserve in search of butterflies and dragonflies. Binoculars are available for use or bring your own. All ages welcome. Gabe Zimmerman Davidson Canyon Trailhead at Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, 16000 E. Marsh Station Road. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee per family. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. SEPTEMBER 24, 2PM - MOVIE: “BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S” What do “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and a former Tubac ruler have in common? Finally an answer to the question you’ve always wondered about! Watch this 1961 comedy-romance starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, and if you are the first to answer the question correctly, you will get a very special prize indeed. The film runs two hours. Refreshments will be served. $7.50 fee includes admission to tour the Park. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. SEPTEMBER 27, 8:30AM-10AM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people that lived and worked on the ranch. Visit the historic ranch buildings and corrals, and enjoy scenic views of the Santa Cruz River Valley. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Free. Online registration required. www.pima. gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov, or 520-724-5520. SEPTEMBER 27 & OCT. 4, 10AM-1PM - CREATE LUMENART—JEANNE FELLOW. Light up your home with a beautiful LumenArt created during this 6 hour (two session) class. LumenArt is a free-standing 3-dimensional lighted sconce resting on a clay base ranging from approximately 18" – 27" tall. During class you will learn various innovative techniques using acrylic inks on watercolor paper. The inks are water resistant, lightfast, and translucent. They produce a rich, vibrant and luminous look. The light kit consists of a cord with an on/off switch, a LED bulb that lasts for 15,000 hours and a professionally crafted clay base. To learn more and register see jeannefellow.com. SEPTEMBER 27, 11AM-1:30PM - COOKING A-Z - GADO GADO WITH MARION HOOK. $45. A traditional dish of Indonesia, Gado-Gado means medley or potpourri referring to all the different seasonal veggies and ingredients that are used, making it slightly different depending on the time of year it is made. Served with a most incredible peanut sauce with something crunchy on the side, such as peanut crackers, it’s a winning combination. We will complete the meal with a glass of wine and a dessert of Black Rice Pudding topped with fresh fruit, toasted coconut and coconut cream. www. cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497. SEPTEMBER 29, 6:30-8PM - COMMUNITY INTERACTIVE PRESENTS - STORIES FROM THE BORDER AT THE FOX TUCSON THEATRE. Arizona Public Media and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona present Community Interactive: Stories from the Border, a live interactive event featuring a panel of respected and accomplished journalists from Mexico and the U.S. Sponsored by the Community Investment Corporation. 520-770-0800. SEPTEMBER 30, 11AM-1:30PM - COOKING A-Z - MOROCCAN TAGINE ENCORE WITH ERICA SWADLEY. $50. Erica is back, offering new recipes for you to enjoy in your beautiful tagine or make in a broad skillet. The earthy, simple yet complex array of Moroccan dishes surprise and delight the palate. Dried and fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, olives, spices and herbs in unusual combinations, shake up your ideas of cooking. In this hands-on class, we will prepare two tagines. The first is Shakshuka, a blend of sweet peppers, onions, tomatoes and spices, with poached eggs on top. The second is a tagine of roasted pears with figs, walnuts and cardamom. The tagines will be accompanied by Moroccan Flatbread, which we'll bake on a stove-top grill. In typical Cooking A-Z fashion, we will sit and enjoy this exotic fare with a glass of wine. www.cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497.

SEPTEMBER 30, 7-9PM - A NIGHT UNDER THE STARS. Explore the wonder and unfold the mysteries of the night sky. Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association volunteers provide an introduction to the night sky and set up telescopes for celestial viewing. Feel free to bring your lawn chair. All ages welcome. Weather permitting. Tucson Mountain Park, Ironwood Picnic Area, 1548 S. Kinney Road. Cost: Free. Registration not required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. OCTOBER 1 - DEADLINE FOR CALL TO TUBAC ARTISTS FOR SUBMISSION OF WORK FEATURING TUBAC’S HISTORIC ADOBES—See Nov. 12. Works of any medium and preferably small featuring Tubac’s historic adobes. If interested, send image with medium, dimensions and your contact information to mailto:tubacval@msn.com. OCTOBER 1, 5-10PM - BARKTOBERFEST in the Plaza de Anza Courtyard. Great food, beer and wine. Dance to the music of WildFire! Silent Auction. Tickets $30 includes All You Can Eat + 2 drink tickets. Tickets available Sept 1 at the Tubac Market. 520-287-5654. A benefit for the Santa Cruz Humane Society in Nogales. Sponsored by Tubac Market, Italian Peasant, and Wisdom's DOS! OCTOBER 1 & 2 - 5TH ANNUAL EARTH HARMONY FESTIVAL. Free Admission (Donations appreciated). Experience the lifestyle of the near future. One of the world’s largest EcoVillages - tours, live Global Change Music, healthy food, art, crafts, kid's village, pony rides, and speakers on sustainability. Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, Tumacácori, AZ. For info & directions – http://earthharmonyfestival.org (520) 398-2542. OCTOBER 1 & 22, 7:30-9:30AM - BIRDING AT SWEETWATER WETLANDS. Explore this urban birding hotspot with a naturalist to look for wetland and desert birds as well as other wildlife. All ages welcome. 2667 W. Sweetwater Drive 85750. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. OCTOBER 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 25 & 29, 9AM-10:30AM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people that lived and worked on the ranch. Visit the historic ranch buildings and corrals, and enjoy scenic views of the Santa Cruz River Valley. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Free. Online registration required. www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov, or 520-724-5520. OCTOBER 2, 2PM - TEODORO TED RAMIREZ ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE SERIES CONCERTS PRESENTS TISH HINOJOSA. She delighted the Tubac crowd when she appeared in the 1885 school house in 2011 and this year's concert is going to be a knockout! $20 for a ticket. Call the Presidio at 520/398-2252 for a reservation. OCTOBER 2, 3-6PM - COOKING A-Z - CHILI MASTERS SERIES WITH JOHN BORD. $70. Become a Chile Master in this final class of the 3-part series on Fresh Green Chiles, Red Chiles and Dried Chiles. Learn how the influences and flavors of Native Americans and Spanish Colonists impacted Mexican cuisine across our region. Join Chef John Bord as he guides you through a hands-on culinary tour that includes specialty dishes from Santa Fe to Oaxaca. www.cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497. OCTOBER 4, 10AM-1PM - CREATE LUMENART—JEANNE FELLOW. Light up your home with a beautiful LumenArt created during this 6 hour (two session) class. LumenArt is a free-standing 3-dimensional lighted sconce resting on a clay base ranging from approximately 18" – 27" tall. During class you will learn various innovative techniques using acrylic inks on watercolor paper. The inks are water resistant, lightfast, and translucent. They produce a rich, vibrant and luminous look. The light kit consists of a cord with an on/ off switch, a LED bulb that lasts for 15,000 hours and a professionally crafted clay base. To learn more and register see jeannefellow.com. OCTOBER 4, 10AM-1PM - TUESDAYS IN OCTOBER: “WATERCOLOR PAINTING TECHNIQUES” – ROBERTA ROGERS. Roberta has put together an exiting array of 3-hour workshops to explore in watercolor techniques. Each session will highlight a specific topic. Students can either work on the lesson planned for the day or bring in another project that they would like Roberta to assist them with. Tuesdays – October 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. Location: Tubac Center of the Arts. Full Course Cost: $200 Members / $240 Non-Members. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to register. OCTOBER 8 - A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE PRESIDIO - TUBAC'S PIONEER FAMILIES AND THE CATASTROPHE OF BACA FLOAT NO. 3 opens. 520/3982252. OCTOBER 9, 9AM-3:30PM- TUBAC TEA AND RUN/WALK FOR TATAS. The run/walk will meander through the neighbor hoods of Barrio de Tubac. It will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The run will be 10k and the walk will be 5k. There will a costume contest for the run/walk participants and prizes for the top finishers. The tea will be from 12:30p.m.to 3:30 p.m. and will involve a full tea type luncheon. We will also have a music program, two guest speakers; a Doctor of Oncology and a Survivor of Breast Cancer. We would also like to have a silent auction with items provided by the art community of Tubac. The waiters will be men who volunteer their time for this event. There will be a tea hat contest at each table with the winner receiving the table centerpiece. You can also bring your own teacup and saucer to honor a loved one. email:tubac4tatas@gmail.com. Web-site: www.tubac4tatas.org. Like us on Facebook. OCTOBER 10, 17, 24, 31, 9:30AM-12NOON - CRAFTING YOUR SPIRITUAL STORY LINE—DEBORAH KNOX. Jumpstart or deepen your personal creativity, spiritual journey and writing. Tucson author and Life Work Transitions facilitator Deborah Knox, author of Put your Spirit to Work – Making a Living Being Yourself—is offering this popular class for the first time in Tubac during four sessions of discovery of your life story and the power of your words and wisdom. For more information and to register contact Deborah at lifeworktransitions.com.

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OCTOBER 11, 10AM-1PM - TUESDAYS IN OCTOBER: “WATERCOLOR PAINTING TECHNIQUES” – ROBERTA ROGERS. Roberta has put together an exiting array of 3-hour workshops to explore in watercolor techniques. Each session will highlight a specific topic. Students can either work on the lesson planned for the day or bring in another project that they would like Roberta to assist them with. Additional sessions Tuesdays – October 18th and 25th. Location: Tubac Center of the Arts. Full Course Cost: $200 Members / $240 Non-Members. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to register.

OCTOBER 22, 6:30-8:30PM - A NIGHT UNDER THE STARS. Explore the wonder and unfold the mysteries of the night sky. Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association volunteers provide an introduction to the night sky and set up telescopes for celestial viewing. Bring your lawn chair. All ages welcome. Weather permitting. Tucson Mountain Park, Ironwood Picnic Area, 1548 S. Kinney Road. Free.www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. OCTOBER 25, 8-9:30AM - BIRDING AT KERP. Take a stroll with birding expert Jeff Babson to spot wetland and desert birds in the urban habitats of Kino Ecosystem Restoration Project (KERP) at Sam Lena Park. All ages welcome. Sam Lena Park/ KERP, 3400 S. Country Club Road. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855.

OCTOBER 12, 8-9:30AM - BIRDING ALONG THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER. Take a guided birding walk to see the riparian birds and other wildlife that are attracted to the mature willows and continuous river flow along the Santa Cruz River in Marana. All ages welcome. Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Branch Library, 7800 N. Schisler Drive. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855.

OCTOBER 25, 10AM-1PM - TUESDAYS IN OCTOBER: “WATERCOLOR PAINTING TECHNIQUES” – ROBERTA ROGERS. Final session. Location:Tubac Center of the Arts. Full Course Cost: $200 Members / $240 Non-Members. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to register.

OCTOBER 12, 4-6PM - TUBAC WRITER’S GROUP ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. Come one, come all to meet and greet and take it from there. For more information contact Bill Stephenson at livewritewords.com. OCTOBER 13, 5:30PM - SANTA CRUZ VALLEY CITIZENS COUNCIL WILL HOLD A CANDIDATE FORUM FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND at Rio Rico High School. OCTOBER 14 THROUGH DECEMBER 4 - “ANSEL ADAMS & THE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPH”. OPENING RECEPTION: FRI. OCTOBER 14TH 5-7PM. Location: Tubac Center of the Arts. Admission: Free. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371.

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OCTOBER 26, 1-3PM - WHERE IDEAS ARE BORN—CAROL ST. JOHN. Awaken the senses and creativity with local columnist for the “Tubac Villager” accomplished oil painter, watercolorist, poet, activist and author of the 5-Star Rated book “Taproots...Where Ideas Are Born” Free. For more information and reservations contact Lowe House Project at tubacval@msn.com.

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OCTOBER 15, 7AM-11AM - SONORAN DESERT WEEDWACKERS. Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park. Work requires hiking and pulling buffelgrass on steep slopes. Location: Pima County Tucson Mountain Park - Meeting location provided with reservation. Email eeducation@pima.gov. Ages 18 and up. Free. www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima. gov, or 520-615-7855.

OCTOBER 26, 9-10:30AM - HERITAGE AREA STRUCTURES REHABILITATION TOUR. Architectural preservationist Simon Herbert discusses the processes and materials used for the rehabilitation of the structures at Historic Hacienda de la Canoa as he leads this behind-thescenes tour. Learn about the work that has transformed the structures from deteriorating ruins to functional buildings. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov, or 520-724-5520.

OCTOBER 28 THROUGH 30 - CYT TUCSON PRESENTS - “BYE BYE BIRDIE” at Pima Community College Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre. Tickets are just $15 and are available at cyttucson.org. Showtimes are the following: Friday October 28th – 7:00pm, Saturday, October 29th – 2:00pm, Saturday, October 29th – 7:00pm, Sunday, October 30th – 2pm. CYT Tucson is a local non-profit theater arts organization providing instructional classes and live musical performance opportunities for Tucson youth ages 5 - 21. For more information on Christian Youth Theater and “Bye Bye Birdie” contact Ray Frieders at 370-4000.

OCTOBER 15, 8AM-12NOON - ANZA DAYS. This year’s Anza Days with a selection of his paintings celebration has been re-envisioned to reflect more historical accuracy Please join us for the opening reception, and provide for the educational engagement of youngsters in this most significant event in Tubac’s history, when Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza made the 1775 overland expedition from Tubac to OCTOBER 29, 8-11AM - HIKE COLOSSAL CAVE MOUNTAIN PARK. Discover the rich the Pacific. It begins in the cool of the morning at the Tubac Presidio natural and cultural history of Colossal Cave Mountain Park during a 2 to 3 mile, easy to at 8 am with period costumed riders executing cavalry drills. On the moderate level interpretive hike along the Arizona Trail. Ages 12 and up. Colossal Cave eptember through command of, “Vayan subiendo”, the Anza riders will assemble along Mountain Park, 16721 E Old Spanish Trail. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member with a host of imaginary settlers and livestock, and proceed to the steps $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/ ovember of St. Ann's Church (the site of Tubac’s original church, Santa Gertrudis). nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. There they will receive a blessing for the journey and head north with OCTOBER 29 - TCA ANNUAL MEETING. Location: Tubac Center of the the first day objective of La Canoa. Subsequently, from 10 am to noon ree Arts. Admission: Free (Cost of dinner extra). Contact: Call TCA at 520at the Presidio we will unveil our children’s Anza Discovery Program 398-2371. with costumes, activities, props, ponies and superb photo ops. This is a totally FREE EVENT and a wonderful opportunity to engage your children OCTOBER 29, 6:30-8:30PM - NATURE NIGHT: LET’S TALK NATURE! Naturalist Jeff and grandchildren in Tubac’s colorful history. For more information call the Presidio, 520-398-2252. Babson shares “The Wonders of Bird Migration” in a short talk followed by a Q and A session on any nature subject that crosses your mind. Please bring a head lamp or flashlight and a lawn chair. All ages welcome. Sam Lena Park/KERP, 3400 S. Country Club Road. Cost: Free. OCTOBER 15, 10AM-2PM - UFOS: URBAN FEATHERED OBJECTS. Bring your neighbors, friends and the whole family to explore the haunts Registration not required. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. and habits of birds at Sam Lena Park and the Kino Ecosystem Restoration Project. Guided birding walks, nature crafts, and bird brain activities throughout the day. Drop by any time! All ages welcome. Sam Lena Park/KERP, 3400 S. Country Club Road. Cost: Free. For more OCTOBER 30, 12-4PM - DIA DE LOS MUERTOS/DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION. Join us for this communitywide event at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St, Tubac, AZ. Music, Food, and Activities include: information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. arts and crafts booths, informational booths, bilingual presentation of the History of Dia de Los Muertos by Zandra OCTOBER 15, 6-9PM - PAWS PATROL 10TH ANNIVERSARY & NATIONAL FERAL CAT DAY DINNER AND SILENT Pardi, Ofrendas or Altar Art Installations by artists and students from local schools, children's crafts, face painting, AUCTION. At the St. Francis of the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S La Canada Dr. Green Valley. Tickets $40 each, 2 for art exhibit: Common Ground: The Tubac Cemetery Series and Other Works by Joyce M. Jackson, followed by a procession at 4 PM from the Presidio through the Cemetery where the lighting of votives will take place and ending $75. For more info 520-207-4024. at KNewby Gallery with a bonfire, burning of intentions, and tango dancing. Historically, Dia de los muertos is the OCTOBER 18, 10AM-1PM - TUESDAYS IN OCTOBER: “WATERCOLOR PAINTING TECHNIQUES” – ROBERTA All Souls Day celebration in Spain, the Americas, and the Philippines to honor and remember departed loved ones. are honored to preserve this cultural tradition in Tubac. Pre-sale tickets at the Presidio Adults $5 Children 7-13 ROGERS. 3rd session of 4. Each session will highlight a specific topic. Students can either work on the lesson We $1.50 and Oct 30 sales Adults $7.50 Children 7-13 $2.50 and Children 6 and under are free. For more information call planned for the day or bring in another project that they would like Roberta to assist them with. Final session – 520-398-2252 or Tubacpresidio.org. October 25th. Location: Tubac Center of the Arts. Full Course Cost: $200 Members / $240 Non-Members. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to register. OCTOBER 30, 4-5:30PM - OUTDOOR CONCERT WITH THE GREEN VALLEY CONCERT BAND. Enjoy the music of the Wild, Wild West performed by the Green Valley Concert Band. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 OCTOBER 20, 5PM - ARTS SPEAK PRESENTATION WITH DR. BECKY SENF – “ANSEL ADAMS AND THE AMERICAN Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: $10 per person at the door. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, PHOTOGRAPH”. The Director of The Center for Creative Photography, an expert on Ansel Adams, will speak about CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220. the life and work of the man who many say legitimized photography as an art form. Location: Tubac Center of the Arts. Admission: Free for TCA Members, $10/Nonmembers and guests. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371.

Friday, September 23rd, 5-7pm.

OCTOBER 21, 7:30PM - “PERFORMING ARTS SERIES” – DANNY O’KEEFE. Singer songwriter whose songs has been recorder by Who’s Who of artists including Elvis Presley, Cab Calloway, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. O’Keefe is a legend, see him here! Location: Tubac Center of the Arts. Admission: $30.00 for TCA Members, $35.00 Nonmembers. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371. OCTOBER 21 THROUGH 23 - ARIZONA FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS 10TH ANNUAL MEETING in Yuma, AZ. AZFO is going to the “coast” – Arizona’s “West Coast” along the lower Colorado River. Plan to join your fellow birders and ornithologists near the water in Yuma for the 10th Annual AZFO state meeting. The weekend will start with mini-field expeditions to area birding spots on Friday afternoon. Saturday, you’ll hear interesting presentations and try your eyes and ears at our photo and audio bird ID quizzes and peruse our used publication sale. Go to www.azfo.org for more information and to register. OCTOBER 22, 9AM-3PM - 4TH ANNUAL ANZA DAY AT CANOA RANCH. Visit the historic ranch buildings and corrals and enjoy an appearance by the Anza Trail Color Guard, vendors, special exhibits, historical presentations, and family fun activities. Tour Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people that lived and worked on the ranch. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. For more information contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220.

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THE A R T

OF HEALTH By Jennifer Bek, R.N., CHHC

AN ABUNDANCE OF VEGETABLES What a great time of year for a rainbow of colorful vegetables to grace our dinner tables. We have been enjoying all the wonderful organic produce available right here in Tubac. Check these several options: 1. The Tubac Market now has an organic section with many choices including a full selection of non-organic produce. (Not everything needs to be organic.)* 2. The Double Z Farmer’s Market, in front of The Goods Sandwich & Smoothie Bar on Tubac Road, is open every Sunday from 8:30 a.m. until noon with their grand array of organic home-grown items. 3. The Shorey Family Farmer’s Market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11:15 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the plaza by Mirage & Bird, across from the Tubac Center of the Arts. In addition to a large selection of fresh organic produce, they offer home-baked goods such as pot-pies and fruit pies, their raw honey and free-range eggs among their many home-made items. And, of course, many residents are enjoying their own harvest from the Tubac Community Garden. Tubac is exploding with vegetables! Here are several of our favorite breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes for using the wonderful veggies we have been enjoying all summer. * Go to EWG.org for the “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides In Produce” Clean 15 – Dirty Dozen List.

CREAM OF ASPARAGUS SOUP CON CASHEW

Ingredients:

4 cups asparagus, cut in 1” pieces 2 cups vegetable broth 1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. onion powder

1/2 cup cashew cream*

Salt and pepper (optional) Instructions:  1. Steam asparagus pieces until tender, approximately 10 minutes. 2. Put several pieces of asparagus aside to be used when serving. 3. Place vegetable broth and asparagus in a high-speed blender (I use a Vita-Mix) and blend for several minutes until all asparagus is blended well. 4. Add the garlic and onion powder while blending. 5. Once it is completely blended, add the cashew cream and blend enough to mix it well. 6. Add salt and pepper if needed. 7. Heat and serve, using asparagus pieces to garnish. *Cashew Cream Preparation: Put cashews in a jar and cover with water. Allow to sit for minimum of 2 hours or overnight. Then drain cashews and place in blender with one cup fresh water and blend several minutes until well blended.

V E G G I F R I T TATA M U F F I N S Ingredients:

1 1/2 - 2 cups chopped vegetables in bite-size pieces. Mix of the following:

· Broccoli Flowerets, Asparagus or Chopped spinach · Red pepper

· Mushrooms

· Green onions

4-6 large eggs (4 eggs will make 6 muffins)

1/3 cup shredded cheese of choice (optional) 2 teaspoons mustard 2 tablespoons water

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Instructions:  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 2. Grease muffin tins lightly with butter or olive oil 3. Beat eggs well 4. Add mustard and water and mix well 5. Add cut vegetables and stir to mix 6. Using a small ladle or spoon, fill muffin tins with egg mixture (do not overfill) 7. Bake 12-15 minutes until egg is solid 8. Remove from muffin tins using a spatula and serve with avocado slices, fresh fruit, toast and/or breakfast meat.

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QUICK & EASY PIZZA Ingredients:

Tubac, Arizona

2-3 Whole wheat pita rounds, split OR

4-6 small Ezekiel Sprouted Grain Tortillas OR 2-3 large Ezekiel Sprouted Grain Tortillas Grated parmesan cheese (optional) Oregano

Organic shredded cheese: mozzarella, feta or soy Toppings of your choice:

Broccoli, spinach, olives (black, green or Kalamata), sliced tomatoes, mushrooms, raw or grilled onion, red or green peppers, artichoke hearts, fresh basil, etc.

*Can substitute 1 jar of prepared organic pizza sauce. Instructions:

(Preheat Oven to 400 degrees)

1. For pita bread, insert a small serrated knife into the pocket and cut around the edge of the pita round to split it in half.

EASY PIZZA SAUCE

Ingredients:

2. Prepare toppings and place in small bowls.

1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes

3. Place pita rounds or thawed tortillas on counter and begin to assemble in following order:

2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

4. Spread sauce on crust 5. Sprinkle of parmesan cheese and oregano over sauce 6. Add toppings 7. Cover lightly with cheese 8. Bake on preheated pizza stone if you have one, or on preheated cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes. It will be crispier if it bakes longer without burning.

2 cloves garlic, diced

1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons oregano

1 teaspoon ground paprika 1/2 teaspoon basil

1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Ground pepper Instructions:  1. Put all ingredients in food processor or blender and puree, scraping sides as needed. 2. Taste and add salt, pepper or olive oil if needed. 3. Use sauce and then freeze remaining sauce in muffin tins (once frozen – remove and store in bag or container for future use.)

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and the flames of the world climate of divisiveness, insanity and general disregard for life, I ask myself, how do I find a place of solace, peace and steadiness? The concept rolls through teachings, my mind, books and the intimate knowledge of my own experience. I do know life will continue to be changing, evolving, moving, and flowing. Finding balance is personal, experiential and an inner practice. I find that all the mind chatter and anxiety comes to ground in the physical practice of yoga. In the Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali the second verse states that yoga ceases the fluctuations of the mind (“Yogaś citta vrtti nirodhah.”) On my mat, that first connection to breath allows me to move into deep inner spaces. When I inhale and exhale to settle, equalize and begin my asana practice I use the physical body to discover a place of comfort and most importantly, steadfastness. Being aware of and in my body becomes an awakened practice. I can stand resolutely on my feet or sit up fully and create strength by hugging muscles around my bones. This action requires determination to engage with myself. When the anger or fear

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comes up from the external or internal vacillations of mind, I breathe again. Where do I place my vibrating and nonceasing mind chatter? A synonym for steadfast is the word “faithful.” In Sanskrit, the term often used for faith is shraddha. One of my teachers told me the translation is really “where you place your heart,” and that meaning sticks with me in these turbulent times. The physical action of “hugging in” brings me close to the energy of my beating heart. Slowing down and checking in to the pulse of blood, bones, organs, and skin is a comfort. Conscious of how I move and the touch of my own skin, hand on hip, fingers gripping toes, the sheer force of my own energetics creates a solid place of equanimity. Commitment to practice is my connection to happiness. It is as close as my eyes and ears or my toes. When I find steadiness in the body, my heart softens and the busy mind just seems to move to the background. When the heart is soft, walking off the mat and stepping out into the flowing uncertainty of life is not quite as daunting.

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for our area this time of year. It allows my physical practice to be fully open and grounded. The ease of this transformative action gives me hope. I find heart opening practices like backbends wonderful anecdotes to the tempestuous power of monsoon rains, violence and election rhetoric. Hamstring stretches and shoulder opening also seem a bit easier. At the same time it is easier to use my

own hands, arms body and legs to move into postures that often require props to achieve. When the pose becomes difficult or creates agitation, I linger in those emotions with the heat of summer, waiting and staying until I find the “okay” spot. Okay with how deeply or not I get into the particular asana. So I place my heart in the moment. I let the physical self and mental self mold into the firm solidity of my body. The wealth of warmth makes it easier to take time, take my breath and its softening actions into the movement. Then I stay in the pose. Today I attempt Revolved Head to Knee Pose (Parivrtta Jānu Sīrsasana). Touching my toes and placing my heart outward helps me get close to my own physiology. This is the bond that can create faith in myself. When that occurs, faith in humankind is an easier to believe in. And, it might be imaginable to have connection and groundedness right here in the ever fluid and constantly changing society we live in. Tomorrow: another challenging posture and another chance to experience the steadfastness of the physical practice. Kathy Edds, Yoga Instructor (E-RYT 500), Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coach, www.kathyedds.com Kathy teaches yoga at The Tubac Healing Arts Center in Tubac. www.tubachealingarts.com

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2016 Monsoon, Lightning over the Tumacacori Mountains photo by Joseph Birkett

May the axe be far away from you; May the fire be far away from you; May there be rain without storm; Lord of Trees, may you be blessed; Lord of Trees, may I be blessed. ~Hindu prayer

critters-lizards, mice, snakes, birds lived in the trees. We would see activity all day long, the comings and goings of God's creatures. Oh, to see a cross-section of those trees, wouldn't that be amazing! They are so full of life. Our family of four Ravens perch on the very tops of the trees and survey the land. They bend and sway and look like they are having a ball.

Trees have always been a huge part of my life. We came from an area that had so many trees it slowed the breeze, to a part of the world where trees are scarce and sacred. I grew up in Magnolia House. So named because of the massive Magnolia tree that grew right outside my bedroom window. The heady scent of the Magnolia blossoms still lingers strongly in my memory. Mom would pick blossoms every day and put them in my grandmother's Wedgwood bowl and the entire house would be filled with the fragrance of those amazing flowers. There were Oak trees around the house that had been there since the Civil War. The Sweetgum trees that would turn brilliant orange and red in the Fall were everywhere.

The wait has begun. We had a wonderful tease in June-rain everyday for several days, then nothing for over 3 weeks. It rained a little a few nights ago, some thunder and a wonderful light show. A neighbor said this morning "Isn't it nice to see the puddles." We will take anything. Now, we just want more! That's all anyone can talk about-we are starved for moisture-all of us- people, plants, animals, trees, our terra firma. Rain is the excitement for the summer.

Then we came to Arizona. Not only did we encounter culture shock but flora and fauna shock, as well. There are 10, 50 ft tall, Italian Cypress trees, planted over 50 years ago, that ring our house. We have loved these trees from the moment we saw the house. My son used to take violin lessons from a lady that lived down our street. Mrs. Kinker wouldn't allow me to stay and listen, she would send me on my way, "Go for a walk, dear," she would say. So I did. I walked up and down the street we would live on in another 6 months. Of course, I had no idea that was going to happen! There was one house in particular that caught my eye-I would look and admire and covet that house and imagine us living there. I loved the house, the feel of the place and, of course, the trees. Pine trees, Palm trees, Mesquites and the magnificent Italian Cypress trees that surrounded the house like a protective barrier. Before a dust devil came and swooped up our son's trampoline, we would lie on it and gaze at the stars and the moon, watching for falling stars. In the daytime, we would look up and ponder how may

There is comfort in the joyful sound of the trees when the wind blows-I never take for granted what we have. We are blessed in our sweet area of the world to have such an abundance of these trees.

Along with enjoying the rain, the clouds are really the star of the show. Every morning the sky is different. Wonderful shapes, fantastic color and movement all around. When the clouds turn into thunderheads,-towering dark, ominous formations that can really pack a punch, we always hope that the rain is coming right behind. We dip frogs out of the pool most mornings. They sometimes dive to the bottom and wait til we're gone, then they slowly come back to the surface. You have to be quick with the net. We then gently put them out of harm's way and hope they won't jump back in the pool. Husband Gary was scooping a frog out one morning, leaned over a little too much, slipped and fell hitting his head on the diving board. He went to the bottom too. Luckily he was ok-just scraped and a knot on his head. I think that August will be a good month for rain. note: We did have a great storm just last night. Lots of sheer force wind and lots of noise and a fantastic light show. We found a huge tumbleweed in the pool this morning. Many branches and palm fronds everywhere, nature's way of pruning. There is always clean-up after one of these great storms, and I then find out just what NOT to place on the patio. I'm still looking for some cushions and a few tin pieces. Ok, August, it's up to you.

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