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Vol Xi1i No 2

Dec 16 - Jan 17

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An Artist Profile:

Carol Egmont St. John

On the cover

by Myrna York

"Behind every painting is a thought and behind every thought is a story,"

says Carol Egmont St. John whose paintings and stories are the fruits of an acuminous mind; a voice that is certainly a gift to behold. Awed by her creative spirit, the correlation between painting and writing fascinated me. The investigation begins with an interview and the conversations led to an examination of St. John's creative life and an analysis of how her painting and writing affect each other.

She was born to a very sophisticated family in Brooklyn, New York. Her father, Westy Egmont, was a writer, poet, and political speech writer when he was not practicing the law. He was an editor for the Cosmopolitan Magazine during its early years. Her mother, Louise Egmont, was an artist, poet, and would be novelist. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design at the onset of the Depression and was never able to turn her art into a career. In later years she opened a little school in the backyard barn and reclaimed her love and understanding of the arts. She was one of the five founders of the Wickford Art Festival in Rhode Island, held in July of every year since 1962 which drew about 300 in its first year and 10,000 shortly thereafter. Today, it draws visitors along the east coast and from all over the world. According to St. John, her mother was far more interested in a good book than the typical duties of women of her day.

As a poet, published author, playwright, painter, educator, lecturer, St. John's world encompasses a wide territory and a rich myriad of experiences. Early in life at age 8, she discovered her knack for writing, when she wrote her first book, All Around the Borough. She was destined for fame evident in this memorable story: "I met and was embraced by Eleanor Roosevelt when I was ten. We were in the newspapers side by side as we cut the ribbon for the opening of the UN building. Did I know she was the woman of the century? I did not. She looked like my grandmother. I was a new girl scout and not a very good one either. I don't know why I was "Are We Having Fun Yet" acrylic on canvas chosen for the honor." by Carol Egmont St. John

Having hailed from the reins of creative parents, it was inevitable that St. John would be the fulfillment of her parents' dreams. She feels the greatest gift given to her was freedom. There never was any pressure to conform or expectations that impeded her creative pursuits. Her life was open and possible for dreams to Continued on page 7...

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Carol Egmont St. John Continued... come true. Desire was the continual message, "if you want something enough you can have it." St. John's paintings and books are the by-product of that sense of freedom. Resisting to be pigeon-holed to a specific style of art, (even though I believe her style is Neo-Expressionism), she believes repetition denies an artist the joy of discovery. Play produces freshness and spontaneity in art. With her virtuosic ability to design, she pushes boundaries, tests the rules of composition, and breaks conventional design patterns. Even awards and sales did not preclude her from painting just to have fun. This is evident in her book, Taproots: Where Ideas are Born, in which she converges the language of the poet, the painter, and the dreamer. If painting can capture an image, writing interprets the image. St. John's reason to paint is to concretize an idea and many of her paintings include people with amusing characters. The story simply emerges, first with facial expressions, then connecting their interactions with each other or with their surroundings. She is a master at depicting many emotions: love, hope, loneliness, joy, where the viewer could at least identify and connect to at least one. She unifies her ideas with harmonious color families emoting the mood and movement and gesture capture actions and reactions, but yet she allows breathing space by not being too definitive. When asked where she gets ideas for her subjects, she paints things that excite her. A wide interest is prefaced in her book, Taproots: Taproots is a compilation of writing and artwork representing a twentyfive-year exploration. It was during a year-long retrospective study of my own process and products that I began to see where my paintings and poetry were sourced. In this book, I have chosen poems, paintings, and homilies, and arranged them not by history, but as examples of the way one artist drew from her personal wellspring. In both my poetry and art I inadvertently reveal unspoken beliefs, take risks, and make inroads to my subconscious. This is the journey of the artistic spirit.

"After the Dance" acrylic on canvas by Carol Egmont St. John

Looking is not that simple. The composition as a whole gives way to an expressive thought. Depiction merely mirrors the apparent but the arrangement of the figures or objects along with the negative space, which by the way is equally important as the forms, create expression in a work of art. St. John is skillful at juxtaposing her subjects in a way that they are speaking to each other through movement and body language. Her extrapolated lines are a dominant part of her composition with continuous irregular widths, heavy and light, as Paul Klee would say, "going for a walk with a line." St. John's essays and poems are as interesting as her paintings as she translates feelings with words that illustrate our sentiments and at the same time challenge our opinions. She delights us with messages that are political, social, and cultural, but even the ordinary is elevated to a cerebral level. She can illuminate feelings so poignant it reflects her sensitive and compassionate awareness for the disenfranchised and the underdog. On the other hand, she celebrates our home, our country, and our traditions with metaphorical play that gives us great pleasure. The richness and uniqueness of St. John's voice in painting and writing resonate inspiration. This publication's cover has an ultimate theme. It is about us celebrating JOY! o

"Inside the Box" acrylic on canvas by Carol Egmont St. John

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Santa Cruz County Update

By Kathleen Vandervoet CORRECTION

A news brief in the November Tubac Villager incorrectly reported that employees of the Tubac Fire District received $1,000 a month raises. The employees received one-time $1,000 payments called “cost of living increase.” The Villager regrets the error.

COUNTY EMPLOYEES GET 5% RAISES

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted on Nov. 16 to provide five-percent raises for county employees effective Nov. 5.

The cost is $700,000 for a full year, County Manager Jennifer St. John said. The expense was included in the current year’s budget.

She said all permanent employees would receive raises but they won’t apply to elected officials whose salaries are set by the state. Employees received fivepercent raises in 2014 and 2015, St. John said. The vote also gave authorization to St. John to “correct minor administrative salary calculations and entry level ranges.”

The county will start to work on how to budget for the new higher minimum wage law, Prop. 206. She said no employees other than students are being paid minimum wage. However, by 2020, some employees’ salaries will need to rise to meet the law.

St. John will receive the raise but she specified that it not be applied until her one-year anniversary as county manager on March 1, 2017. At that time, her salary will rise from $130,000 a year to $136,500.

CHECKPOINT CAMERAS INFO GIVEN

The two lanes of cameras and computer software costing $300,000 installed in September at the Interstate 19 checkpoint in Tubac are to read license plates and to take photos of the driver of each vehicle. U.S. Border Patrol Agent George Schmid told members of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council on Nov. 21 that cameras are “a tool we’re going to be using… Basically, we’re looking for terrorists, weapons of mass destruction, and if you have a felony warrant attached to that license plate, that will pop up.” The cameras on the northbound side of I-19 will “go live” in January, Schmid said, and testing has been running since September. During that time the agents have been determining how much information is needed from the program, and agents are being trained.

Schmid, supervisor in charge of the Nogales station public affairs office, said the cameras are for the use of Border Patrol. He said that the cameras and license plate readers installed on the southbound side of I-19 in 2012 are used by DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration).

In response to a question about where the information is monitored, Schmid said it’s “right at the checkpoint, in the secondary (inspection) area. It takes seconds for the information to be read… and the people at secondary can call up to primary” to tell them what the concern is. In a follow-up interview, Schmid said the cost was $300,000 and was included in the federal DHS budget. In response to a question about how ambulances and other emergency vehicles get through the checkpoint when the lanes are congested, he said they are allowed to use the frontage road where there is a gate so they don’t have to wait.

ENDANGERED FISH THRIVES IN RIVER

A November survey shows the endangered Gila topminnow, which returned to the Santa Cruz River after a 10-year absence, now appears to be thriving.

The native Arizona species, listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1967, was found last year in the Santa Cruz River near Nogales, Ariz., for the first time since 2005. Annual surveys conducted in November confirm that Gila topminnow remain in the river and have likely increased in number, according to a press release from the Tumacácori National Park. The Santa Cruz River starts in eastern Santa Cruz County, flows south into Mexico until it hits a rock formation, then flows north into an area east of Nogales, and on to Rio Rico, Tubac and continues north to Tucson.

“At one site I saw a small pool with over 200 topminnow. We are thrilled to be finding them this numerous since this is a good indicator that their return last year was not a brief blip on the radar,” said Doug Duncan, fish biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Surface flows along most of the Santa Cruz River originate from effluent (highly treated wastewater), and have in recent decades been so polluted that no fish of any kind were found for several years. Massive upgrades to the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment

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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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FEATURED CLASSES: LEFSE $40 WITH RANDY WADE

MONDAY: 12/19/2016 FROM: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Lefse (Leff-suh) is a delicious Norwegian flatbread. When made correctly, lefse is the perfect blend of potato, and butter with just enough flour to bind the ingredients. This class will focus on the tricks, tools and techniques needed to create this wonderful treat at home. Students will take home detailed instructions, the family recipe and plenty of lefse to share over the holidays. Strong, coffee (Norwegian style) will be served to get things rolling in this World Cuisine A-Z class.

INDIAN FRY BREAD TACOS $45 WITH KATHY LITTLE-BELL

FRIDAY: 1/6/2017 FROM 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM Navajo style Fry Bread with a variety of toppings will be made and enjoyed in this hands-on class. Fry Bread is light fluffy and extremely comforting as a vessel for hearty toppings like ground beef, cheese, lettuce and tomato or a drizzle of honey. Kathy will show you how to make fry bread dough, cook, and serve an authentic Navajo Taco. We will take to the patio at Cooking A-Z for this festive event that will connect us all with an Arizona tradition.

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SUNDAY: 1/8/2017 FROM: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Latin America is a land of dramatic landscapes and varied climates, just as diverse are the cuisines blended from the indigenous culture and European influences. Our class will begin with a Latin American Favorite, Patacones - twice fried Green Plantain with Aji Dipping Sauce. Aji de Gallina is considered the masterpiece Peruvian dish. We accompany it with a special Turmeric Rice and yellow fingerling potatoes. Suspiro Limena, a sweet and poetic dessert that translates to "sigh of Lima", is a delicious custard topped with port infused Italian Meringue. We will enjoy the dishes we prepare, and wine will be pared with this World Cuisine A-Z meal.

TIKKA MASALA $55 WITH ELAINE LEIGH

TUESDAY 1/10/2017 FROM 11:00AM-1:30PM Chicken Tikka Masala combines a fresh ginger-garlic paste with spices and tomato into a creamy, delicious, classic Indian dish. Elaine's special rice method will have you preparing perfect, aromatic rice with cardamom and clove. We will also make a beautiful side dish of cauliflower with scallions and mustard seeds. For an appetizer we will toast chick-pea poppadoms, and serve them with our favorite cilantro chutney. India Pale Ale will be served along with a yoghurt lassi in this World Cuisine A-Z class.

INTERMEZZO $50 WITH JERI HOYLE AND RANDY WADE

FRIDAY: 1/13/2017 FROM: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM Cooking A-Z will host a fun Italian themed class with two traditional courses and one cutting edge dish. Pizza, Spiralized Salad and Tiramisu will be prepared and served in this hands-on class where a pizza comes out of the oven about every 5 minutes. Wine will accompany the meal, another World Cuisine A-Z event.

PROVINCETOWN LUNCH $50 WITH ERICA SWADLEY

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MONDAY: 1/16/2017 FROM 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM Enjoy lunch in P-Town, Cape Cod. Seagulls cry, waves slap the wharf, and salty breezes mingle with the tantalizing smells of local food wafting from the plentiful restaurants. In this hands on class we'll make Portuguese Bean and Kale Soup, and and a winter vegetable salad.Â Delicious homemade Portuguese Sweet Bread will accompany the meal. For desert, we will treat you to Pasteis de Nata, classic Portuguese Custard Tarts to complete the nostalgic World Cuisine A-Z feast. Wine will be served.

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WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS OFFERED

Plant beginning in 2009 resulted in the elimination of odor, reduced levels of toxicity for fish, and a breakdown of a clogging layer of algae and microorganisms that kept water from infiltrating into the groundwater table.

Residents are invited to register for wireless emergency alerts, such as severe weather (floods, wildfires, dust storms), hazardous materials spills, road closures, power outages, air quality advisories and advisories to boil water.

“We are ecstatic to know the Gila topminnow appear to be thriving again,” said Sherry Sass of the Tubac-based Friends of the Santa Cruz River, an all-volunteer organization at the forefront of river health advocacy. “We have been tracking water quality and river conditions since the early-1990s. The return of this sensitive species speaks volumes about the river’s recovery.”

This year’s survey was conducted by Sonoran Institute, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Arizona, National Park Service and other partners. Those are the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Friends of the Santa Cruz River, National Park Service Sonoran Desert Network, United States Geological Survey, and Global Community Communications Schools at Avalon Gardens.

Ray Sayre, director of the Santa Cruz County Office of Emergency Management, said the agency is in the process of building out a county-wide wireless emergency alert system.

Sayre said there’s no cost other than charge for texts or voice mail.

He said unblocked land-line phones will automatically be added to the system. But people need to opt in to have their mobile devices included.

what the mobile device provider might

To register, go to www.santacruzcountyaz.gov. Then select government, office of emergency management, popular links (on the left side of the page), Santa Cruz County Alerts. (For comments or questions, contact County Update writer Kathleen Vandervoet at kathleenvandervoet@gmail.com)

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American Widgeon photo by Joseph Birkett

Birding in Tubac by John O'neill

Entertainment impresario Walt Disney brought us Dumbo, Mickey, 101 Dalmatians, Snow White, and incomparable Magic Kingdom recreation venues. He was also one of the nation’s foremost historians, accurately chronicling the life of people like Davy Crockett who “Kilt him a b’ar when he was only three.” We honor his life and creative genius. But he should have been ashamed of himself for ridiculing ducks. That includes Donald Duck, his squeeze Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck and his money bins, and Huey, Dewey and Louie. The creation of Daffy Duck was an elephantine insult to the whole avian world. It may be okay to make cartoon

characters of a mouse, a moose, or obsequious dogs, but ducks deserve r.e.s.p.e.c.t. Ducks began arriving in Tubac from their nesting grounds on the frozen tundra about the third week of November, and their populations and diversity will increase as the weeks go by. Without these graceful creatures of our airways, ponds and fairways, Tubac in winter would be a joyless wasteland and we would all need counseling to manage our desolation.

What, you doubtless wonder, are some fascinating facts about ducks; what are our most common ducks; and where are the best spots in Tubac for duck watching? There isn’t space for all the answers, but let’s dabble at it.

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First some riveting facts:

• A PBS duckumentary says there are more than 120 species in the world.

• The large webbed feet of ducks contain no blood vessels or nerves, so they don’t cause pneumonia. And two spellbinding additional facts plucked from the infallible internet site pets4homes:

• Because of their structure and an oily substance from their preen gland that they spread with their bills, “the feathers of the duck are very nearly 100 percent waterproof ” [like nearly 100 percent unique].

• While ducks are known for being noisy, “most male ducks are either silent or have very quiet vocalizations. It is usually the female ducks making all the noise.”

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The Tubac area is blessed with a variety of ducks, the most common being American widgeons, medium-sized ducks with males having white crowns, green face patches, large white patches in their wings, and black butts bordered by white. They are dabbling ducks, meaning they get most of their nourishment on or near the surface of ponds and lakes. Tubac golfers know they also dine on fairway grass. Sometimes as many as 100 widgeons move together in a tight group eating grass on the number five hole on the Anza nine at the Tubac Golf Resort, a natural phenomenon not to be missed. Why are they deserving of so much of our esteem? Most of these little l.8-pound beauties nest thousands of miles to the north, many above the Arctic Circle, where foxes, wolves and skuas try to eat their babies. Then they face epic migratory flights while humans try to blast them from the skies with shotguns. By the time they nestle safely with their surviving friends and family members in ponds in Tubac, their PTSD levels must be off the scale, as they would be for human snowbirds if they were being shot at by ducks every fall as they drove down the interstate highways toward Tubac. Ring-necked ducks are perhaps the second most common in Tubac. The males of these diving ducks are sharply defined with dark heads, black backs, and gray sides. Nobody is quite sure why they are called ringnecked, since the rings around their necks are difficult to see while the rings around their bills are obvious. The bill rings are the easy way to differentiate them from lesser scaups and greater scaups, other diving ducks which are similar in appearance but lack rings around their bills. Both scaups can be found here. Tubac ponds are a sea of rich duck colors in darkest winter. Other ducks here include: green-winged teals; blue-winged teals; buffleheads; cinnamon teals; gadwalls;

mallards, a few of which are here year round; ruddy ducks; northern shovelers; blackbellied whistling ducks; redheads; and canvasbacks, which look like redheads with longer snouts; common mergansers; and hooded mergansers. With some luck you might add a piedbilled grebe, eared grebe, or even a horned grebe. The best place near our village to observe ducks is the Tubac Golf Resort, which has 27 holes, the Otero nine, Anza nine, and Rancho nine. Golfers already know the ponds on the Otero holes five, seven and nine can be teeming with ducks, as can Rancho eight, and Anza five and nine. For intelligent people who scorn golf, the Anza five ponds can be seen from Burruel Street approaching the resort from the south, and the Otero hole nine pond can be seen from Otero Street, north of the resort. Maybe the best idea is to have a cocoa or another winter beverage at the resort, then step outside toward the Santa Rita Mountains. The pond around the island green of the Anza nine hole is usually alive with duckies. Take binoculars to see their vivid colors. The Tubac wetland east of the original Barrio also has ducks, although they are getting harder to observe as the trees and marsh plants get bigger. Other outstanding places to duck watch are the Amado wastewater treatment pond, just northeast of the I-19 exit at Amado; Pena Blanca Lake, some 30 minutes southwest of Tubac; and Patagonia Lake State Park where a good number of land birds can always be found in addition to ducks. Every winter day in Tubac is Thanksgiving Day because these drop-dead-gorgeous birds make perilous flights to spend the season with us. Spend some time with them; it’ll make you feel just ducky.

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The Goods ~ Kitchen and Cocktails in their third year, thanks to community support! by Sarah Sheen

Celebrating their 2-year anniversary at 26A Tubac Road, The Goods has expanded their offerings: delightful new menu items, live music, and extended hours for dinner and cocktails. What was once a little shop in the back of El Mercado is now a sunny, cozy village hangout, a popular meeting spot, a visitor destination, and more recently, a fun part of the Tubac night scene.

Although some ingredients are more challenging to source locally, Cheryl only uses free range, organic chicken, grass-fed beef, and wild caught fish (never farmed) in her recipes.

Essential Community Support

Owner Cheryl Snyder wholeheartedly credits the generosity of the local community for the growth of her restaurant. Beginning with her mother, Dora, who has given tireless help and moral support, Cheryl has also received an abundance of personal contributions from local villagers and farmers. With a broad smile she expresses, “Many of the wonderful people who live here ask, ‘What can we do?’ This community has been invested in our success!”

When locals visit, they are almost sure to run into friends, and visitors are more than likely to make new friends. Many groups find gathering at The Goods to be a relaxing spot to share time.

are local. San Rafael Valley Grass-fed Beef of Patagonia is offered by the pound. Eggs and produce are sourced from Double Z Gardens in Tubac. Fresh herbs like tarragon, oregano, basil and thyme are donated by various friends of The Goods: Gary and Cassie Pundt from Tubac Creek, resident gardeners Lynn Carey, Larry Melnick and the Shorey’s, to name a few.

Custom Concoctions and Recipes

Each of the staff members cooks or creates, in one way or another! Cheryl’s mother Dora Leon makes bright green pesto in jars. Many of their other condiments, such as the Thai Peanut Sauce An exciting addition to Tubac, the Goods now serves cocktails for Free Range Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and The along with a growing list of craft beers and a selection of Goods Salsa, are made from scratch. wines. The Goods also has films, live music jams and other fun things they are currently lining up. Be sure to check in with Cheryl and get their frequent email update.

From her friendly staff who will treat you like family, to local gardeners and farmers who contribute the freshest produce, meat and eggs, to the warm and insightful conversations on how to better the place — it is clear that The Goods is made possible and sustained by enthusiastic community effort. Members of the community who lend a hand at The Goods include: Corey Stevens who works on structural projects and Brother Eric, a local craftsman who built the beautiful walnut bar. Colorful works by local artists grace the walls, adding to the warmth and creative spirit of the place.

Responsibly Sourced, Quality Ingredients

The Goods’ staff creates dishes and beverages that are fresh, delicious and most often made from scratch. Cheryl is interested in using antiinflammatory ingredients: offering low glycemic, low sodium, vegetarian and gluten-free options, while avoiding GMOs and pesticides as much as possible. She makes a concerted effort to make recipes sugar-free or find sugar alternatives.

Vanessa Lee, aka ‘Ms. V,’ helps to create warm, hearty soups from organic produce. She also bakes low-sugar desserts, in both gluten-free and wheat flour varieties, to tempt us from the display case. Her latest and a must try: Black Bean - Cocoa Brownies, completely vegan and so good you would never guess they weren’t packed full of the usual stuff !

Lucia Hrin whips up sorbets and ce cream in a variety of gorgeous combinations. Some flavors are vegan, like the Blackberry-Lavender and Coconut-Raspberry sorbet. But the Basil-Mint and Tequila-Date ice cream are the real delicious deal, made with organic heavy cream and the freshest ingredients. Lucia also created The Goods’ newest weekly specials: gluten-free quiches in a beautiful array which have people walking up to the counter with rave reviews. Choose between the sundried tomato with asparagus or leek quiche and the date with goat cheese quiche.

A Unique Bar Experience

Once receiving their liquor license in July of this year, The Goods had the opportunity to consult for a time with east coast transplant Jeff Marron, an accredited bartender who is known for making cocktails from scratch. His triple sec liqueur is made from orange peels, vodka and raw sugar, added to freshsqueezed lime juice, perfectly sweetened with natural agave and of course, 100% blue agave tequila, making one of the best margaritas you’ll ever sip.

Many of the growers and ranchers who provide product for sale and ingredients

(Left) Dora Leon makes fresh green pesto, available to take home in jars. (Right) Vanessa Lee and owner, Cheryl Snyder work behind the bar.

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(Above) Always fresh, free range, organic and wild caught... the Goods endeavors to be healthy and responsible with its interesting menu items. (Above, right) Patrons take advantage of beautiful weather on the tree-shaded patio at the goods. Along with the many cocktails on the menu is a growing list of local craft beer and select wines. John Wozencraft has become quite proficient in taking over as bartender and he has several new recipes in the works. His newest, ‘Crimson Tide,’ utilizes fresh local pomegranates from Gary and Cassie to make a fresh syrup mixed with vodka, house triple sec and fresh lime juice. Fresh-made mixers are now a big part of the beverage program at The Goods. Weekly and Monthly Events

On Sundays Double Z Gardens sets up their farm stand on the patio, making their fresh, local produce and eggs accessible to the village.

Taco Night on Fridays has become very popular, because of the fresh ingredients and delicious handmade tortillas, accompanied by happy hour and live music. Some of the staff are multitalented—John Wozencraft and Lucia Tubac, Arizona 7 Plaza Road Open 7 Days

Hrin play guitar and sing on Wednesday JAM Nights.

Each 4th Sunday of the month is movie night in front of a pull-down screen, typically featuring interesting and fun art films, or environmental documentaries. Doors re-open at 5pm and the movie begins at 6pm. Keep your ears open for Poetry Thursdays — another venue in the works!

Ever evolving, The Goods offers something for everyone— in a lovely setting, with delicious menu options and a real sense of community. Visit their website at thegoodstubac.com or just pop by Wednesday through Sunday to relax and have someone friendly make a delightful meal for you. The Goods is located at 26 Tubac Road. Call 520-398-2001. thegoodstubac.com

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Tubac Fire Department Explorer Program A letter submitted by Paul Day

As most would agree, Tubac is a very special place to live. Great weather, nice people and just close enough to Tucson. While there are many other reasons to live, work and play here, I would like to spotlight a group within our midst that make living in the Tubac area safer as well as adding to the quality of life we all enjoy.

The Tubac Fire Department is one of those agencies that you don’t think much about until you have a medical emergency, or have been in a car accident, or had a fire needing professional attention or an unwanted snake in your yard. I have had the need and good fortune to come into contact with some of the men and women who make up this department and I am glad to report we have a top-notch crew watching over us. Recently, a friend had a medical emergency that required a call to 911. Within minutes, two of Tubac’s finest EMT’s were on the scene providing professional, courteous and potentially life-saving help. Thank you! While there are many other important programs within the department, the one that I would like to highlight is their “Explorer Program”. Simply put, this program offers local high school kids the opportunity to work and train right alongside the professionals, learning the ropes of just what it means to be a member of the fire department. The main goal is to expose these young men and women volunteers to potential job opportunities that being a firemen/EMT may afford. My contact with them began innocently.

I recently cleared a vacant portion of my property intending to simply burn the branches, limbs, weeds that had accumulated and had obtained the necessary burn permit. However, when I saw the total amount of debris that I had

piled in several areas around the lot and the potential of causing a wildfire once lit, I contacted the department to see if they’d station a fire truck near my property during the burn. They went one gigantic step farther. FF/Medic Carmen Hernandez asked if I’d let their Explorer Program do the burn. She explained that this would be offering valuable field experience for these young adults and at the same time keep the community safe by having the permitted burn handled by the department. I jumped at the chance.

Good to her word, their crew showed up on a windless Saturday morning in November. Led by Captain Pedro Medoza and assisted by Ms. Hernandez and FF/ EMT Henry Valdez, four members of the Tubac Fire Department Explorer Program ( Jesus Tanori, Jorge Denogean III, Jaime Fierro, and Marco Martinez) were more than ready for the job in front of them.

Under very clear direction from Captain Mendoza, the Explorers set off about their business and within 30 minutes, had donned their appropriate fire gear, laid and charged hoses near the burn site and reported back up the chain-of-command that they were ready to go. Once Captain Mendoza surveyed their work, he gave the order and they did what I had eagerly anticipated they methodically began torching the piles of debris.

In less than two hours, they had completely burned the 8-9 huge piles, mopped up each individual burn site insuring the fire was safely contained, rolled their hoses, gathered up their gear and were gone. The display of knowledge from the supervisors, the precise/professional way in which the Explorers were given direction and the genuine level of care and attention to detail exhibited by the entire crew was impressive. This wasn’t some fly-bynight operation – it was, in my mind, a text-book case of proud professionals passing on their love of their job to a new generation. And, oh, by the way, the 3 professionals that were on site that Saturday morning were volunteering their time too! So, the next time you have the opportunity, stop by Station #1 on the frontage road in Tubac and tell them how much we appreciate their service to our community. Top, right group photo: Captain Pedro Mendoza, Explorer Jesus Tanori, Explorer Jorge Denogean III, Explorer Jaime Fierro, Explorer Marco Martinez, FF/EMT Henry Valdez, FF/Medic Carmen Hernandez

(Inset) Burning the brush, the fire is skillfully controlled by the Tubac Fire Explorers.

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Call for Grant Proposals 2017 Tubac Health Care Foundation

The Tubac Health Care Foundation seeks to improve the health of people who live and work in the Tubac area by making grants to organizations for programs that address that goal, with a particular emphasis on those within our population who have limited access to healthcare. In addition to making grants, we provide resource information through free educational seminars and our website.

The THCF is proud to support programs that promote health in our community. In 2016 we supported the Wisdom’s Sports and Scholars program, the Tubac Community Garden program, and the pickle ball activities at the Tubac Community Center Foundation. We also continue to support the Tubac Community Center “successful aging” exercise program, senior lunch and transportation for seniors to health-related appointments. The Alzheimer’s Association offered an educational session this year and the THCF and Tubac Center of the Arts sponsored two educational programs about adult vaccinations led by our nurse practitioner Teresa Colunga, and about the importance of hearing in all ages presented by audiologist Dr. Cheryl Johnson. We look forward to new and innovative programs for health and wellness in Tubac. If you or your non-profit organization wants more information about the THCF grant program, the THCF Board of Directors encourages you to contact them. Information about the grant process is on our website, www. tubachealthcarefoundation.org. There is also an extensive list of community resources as well as information on healthy living. Kathleen Fahey

THCF, Board of Directors

“The Proof is in the pudding”... So is the proof in the drawings!

Before

After

Both of the above drawings were created at a life drawing class in Green Valley. The one on the left, untutored, and on the right, after classes.

“I’ver been taking classes for six months. I have learned more skills and techniques about drawing and painting in this six months than in the last two years elsewhere!” -Nancy Wesorick, Green Valley

Brian Vandervoet Recognized for 16 Years of Service Former SCVUSD No. 35 superintendents, current administrators and staff gathered yesterday to express their gratitude to Brian Vandervoet for his 16 years of volunteer service as SCVUSD No. 35 governing board member. A small reception was held before the regular governing board meeting at which time Superintendent Verdugo officially recognized Vandervoet’s service.

Vandervoet was appointed to the SCVUSD No. 35 governing board in August 2000, elected in January 2001, and reelected in 2005, 2009, and 2012. He chose not to run again in 2016. His term will end December 31. During his years as governing board member, he also volunteered weekly at the elementary schools as a reader for second grade students. He spoke often about his belief that the most important years of a child’s education are in the primary grades, and the importance of educators providing a well-round elementary curriculum.

“An excellent education in grades K-3 provides the foundation for success in middle and high school and into adulthood,” said Vandervoet. “Public education needs to constantly assess the education of the students but should never lose sight of the value of libraries and the fine arts of music, art, and drama.” “You will certainly be missed,” said Superintendent Verdugo. “We could always count on you to bring us back to our most basic mission – ensuring the academic success of all students.” Governing Board Chair Maria Neuman agreed.

“I wish you had chosen to run for another term,” said Neuman. “I appreciate the contributions you have made, and I will miss having you on our board. But, I am counting on you returning [soon] to serve on our ad hoc committees.”

Vandervoet has lived in Tubac since 1978. Having graduated from the University of California with a bachelor-of-arts degree in economics, he began work in the produce industry in 1973. He established his own business in 1994 and has since continued in the produce industry. He and his wife, Kathleen, have two married sons and two grandchildren. Superintendent Verdugo (L) presents Vandervoet (R) with plaque. Photo by Carol Cullen

LOU MAESTAS – PAINTING – ANY MEDIUM – ALL LEVELS Mon. and Tues. 9:00 -12:00, Ongoing classes. $45 per class. My work can be seen at Rogoway Gallery. (505) 321-2918 LESLIE MILLER – EVERNOTE FOR THE EMERGING/ENTERPRISING ARTIST How to manage your art affairs – Branding, Marketing, Setting Goals, Customer Retention. January 18, 20, 25, 27 9:00 - 12:00 . $200 (865) 389-7664 lesliemiller@icloud.com LESLIE MILLER – BEGINNING OIL PAINTING: LOOSE, BOLD APPROACH February 2, 3, 4 or February 9, 10, 11. 3-day workshop. 8 student limit. $45.00 per class, plus $25-materials (865) 389-7664 lesliemiller@icloud.com JOHN MARBURY – THE “GRID” METHOD OF DRAWING Mondays, 1:00-3:00, Started Jan. 2, $35.00 (505) 870-7766 JIM PETTY – WATERCOLOR/ABSTRACT Fridays, Starts Jan 13, 9:00 -12:00, $45.00 (719) 838-1102 DAVID SIMONS – PORTRAIT DEMO Saturday, Dec. 17, 9:00 -12:00, $75 (520) 398-2128 ROBERTA ROGERS – TRADITIONAL WATERCOLOR Thursday, Feb. 2 , 9:00 -12:00, $50.00 (520) 979-4122 MYRNA YORK – DRAWING/SUMI-E Thursdays 1-4, Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, $300 Materials included (720) 220-9307

WALTER PORTER – MAKING PLEIN AIRE SIMPLE (4 WEEKS) Started Nov. 30, 9:00 -12:00, $45 per class (520) 275-4507 RICK VOSE – DIGITAL ART... PURE FUN WITH COREL PAINTER! Requires laptop, Corel Painter or Essentials Software, Wacom/Hulon tablet. Schedule to be determined. $50 per 2-hour class. (727) 642-3727 rick@vosedesign.com BRENT LAND – FRAMING SECRETS WORKSHOP/LECTURE Date and tuition to be announced. (520) 661-2028 DESTA MARBURY/DESMIRADA DESIGNS BEADING – BEAD WEAVING AND BEAD CROCHET All levels from beginner to advanced design. Date and time to be announced. $35 plus materials fee (602) 781-4653 CK WEARDEN - BEGINNER 2 DAY “HAPPY DAY PUEBLO PAINTING WORKSHOP” All supplies included - $350. Limit 6 per class Friday & Saturday Afternoons 1-5 pm. JAN 6-7, JAN 13-14, JAN 20-21, Jan 27-28 continuing thru April. 520-612-4141

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It Takes a Village to Sleep and Dream by Rubin Naiman, PhD

ost of us understand sleep to be a personal experience. We close our eyes and slip into a private world of sleep and dreams. But as secluded as our experience of slumber may seem, the world around us has a powerful impact on our nights. It takes a village to sleep and dream. Sleeplessness, however, is rampant. Having worked as a sleep specialist for more than 25 years, I’ve come to believe that the most critical overlooked factor compromising our sleep is a pernicious frenetic energy that pervades our social and physical environments. Especially by night, our lives are becoming ever more animated, accelerated, and illuminated.

We are hyperaroused — that is, we walk, talk, work, drive, and think faster and faster. And faster. By keeping our minds airborne into the night, hyperarousal prevents us from descending naturally into sleep and dreams. And because most everyone around us is swept up in this acceleration, we’ve become inured to it. Hyperarousal is the primary cause of our epidemic sleeplessness. I was originally drawn to Tubac in a dream. And what I’ve found here is an antidote to hyperarousal — a place where sleep is welcomed and dreams can flourish. Unlike most modern communities where the even

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tempo of nature is obscured by the high velocity of culture, Tubac is a sleepy town that graciously yields to Mother Nature’s circadian rhythms. Dusk and dawn thrive here. Dazzling blue skies call us to the heights of passion by day — to work and play with enthusiasm. To hike, bike, garden, and golf. To paint, sculpt, write, and ride. Then we slow down and fold up by night. Sans streetlights, celestial starlight blankets our valley’s lush bedrock and rolling hills. And we slip into sleep’s serene and rejuvenating waters. This Village is a fine place to sleep. And dream. But as a nation, we are at least as dream deprived as we are sleep deprived. Compelling data suggest that dream loss is also endemic. Many widely used medications, excessive reliance on alcohol and cannabis, and common sleep disorders interfere with healthy REM sleep. Poor dreaming is linked to memory loss, depression, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. And because they are interlocked, compromised dreaming also stifles our creativity. If Tubac is a sleepy town, it’s also a dreamy town. Maybe it’s the spaciousness of our geography that hints of another world behind this world. Maybe living among an abundance of art and artists imbues us all with dreaminess. Whatever the reason, unabashed creativity resonates in our music, dance, food, and, of course, our neighbors. Dreaming refreshes our spirit. Research about the best and worst sleep cities in the US found that happiness was strongly correlated with healthy nights. Just as water is cleansed as it flows down a stream, our emotions are processed, or washed, as they flow through our dreams. Dreaming diminishes judgment, increases empathy, and supports compassion. I suspect good dreaming is a key factor in the palpable kindness of our community. Emerging neuroscience confirms what sacred traditions have known all along: we are far more connected to one another than it appears. John Lennon wrote, “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” What is the reality of Tubac? It’s been called a village, a presidio, a census-designated place (really?), and an art colony. I would add that Tubac is a dream. I don’t mean to suggest that our community is utopic. Of course, it’s not. Nor that it’s free of sleep concerns — insomnia, sleep apnea, or nightmares. We are, after all, part of a larger world that is overwhelmed with worries and woes. At the same time, for those of us struggling with sleep, I can think of no better place to embark on healing. I am grateful to live in this dreamy, sleepy town, and I look forward to an ongoing dialog with our community about the wonders and challenges of sleep and dreams. In the coming months I’ll discus new ways of approaching and healing our nights – as well as the importance of helping each other to do so. Rubin Naiman, PhD, is a psychologist, sleep and dream specialist, and clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. He recently moved to Tubac where he will begin offering sleep health consultations as well as healing sleep retreats at the Golf Resort early next year. His website is www.DrNaiman.com.

Painting "Moon Scape" 1965 by the late Tubac artist, Walter Wilson. Walter Wilson's book can be found at the Tubac Center of the Arts.

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Necessary Art by Carol Egmont St. John

Toni Morrison’s thoughts. -when so much feels so uncertain and so dangerous to so many, we need art more than ever. This is precisely the time for artists to go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations work.

than that, as it represents three recreated examples of the evolution of Greek writing. So what about art and its cousin, writing? Are they truly the universal link that reminds us of the phenomenon of being human? The Bible, the record book so many hold as divine, begins, In the beginning was the Word. And what, I ask, was that?

I read these words and was reminded how art frees the soul and attaches one to another. It is the common ground where we can find that which unifies and stretches the boundaries of our preconceived limits. I was inspired to pick up my sketch pad and start to doodle. Nothing profound emerged but I was absorbed in the exercise, relaxed. With completion I saw a bundle of faces, not too different than those I often sketch unconsciously on notebook pages, telephone books and in the margins of worksheets. What is this scribbling trying to tell me?

What word? Ola? Ciao? Hello? Shalom? Ugh? Was the word a promise for power over ignorance, for exploration, creativity and connection? Words still have inscrutable power.

Perhaps that we are one. We are family. Our oneness has little to do with political differences and everything to do with our common needs. We all want to eat, drink, have good health, be treated fairly and have shelter. World citizenship means to me that the poorest of the poor should have access to these things. To insure this, we must learn the meaning of brotherhood and sisterhood. And how does that happen as it is soul work. In a human body, no such part is visible. But then, the most important things have always been invisible. Courage, intellect, altruism, compassion. What compartment of the brain holds these great attributes? We hold the art of the caveman as proof of his humanness. It was only because the hands that created discernible shapes and messages gave us what no buffalo or monkey could. The Rosetta Stone might as well have been a golden tablet, revealing the art of the word and the ancient’s quest for connecting the past to the future. It is pictorial, a link between picture and symbol, going all the way back to 196 BC and actually, much further

I am interested right now in the word blame. It seems the pundits and the couch potatoes are seriously into blame. Many of us grew up in homes where blame was a daily exercise. He did it, no, she did. It was all because of…. Blame casts off responsibility. It is a way of separating the good and the bad. It is not the best aspect of human nature. Healing comes from perspective and experience. It comes as we consider the past as it relates to the present. It comes with time.

Once we believed that God was the Grand Distributor of blame. His anger sent earthquakes, eclipses, tsunamis and droughts. They were the work of the great judge of us all. Now we have scientists to shed light on the extraordinary, but our ignorance remains vast. Let’s resolve to eliminate blame from our explanations of human struggles and think more along more comprehensive lines. For example, we know there are devastating changes taking place on the earth, but we don’t yet understand what we must do to help those at extreme risk. The art of photography tells stories that words can only try--the dead baby on the beach, the cracked earth of what were once fertile farms, a polar bear floating out to sea on a chunk of ice or conversely the great beauty of a collapsing wall in Antarctica.

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Beauty and catastrophe are told through the lens of the perceiver. Right now, we must be the interpreters, adding our voices through brush and pen, to express the great dilemma of our challenges from where we sit or stand. So doing, I need to believe that we are capable of illuminating these times in history and helping to determine how to make life purposeful for those of us living in the moment. Toni Morrison has it right. It is a time for the arts to speak. To find their expression and to make known the soul of our common ground. It is a time to find truth, to build bridges and to face the future wisely. If we hide our heads in the sand, the earth’s children will suffer, and without them where will we be? 2

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Swinging into the New Year with a Golf Event By Rotary President Byron Thompson

The Tubac Rotary Club is swinging into the New Year on January 1 and we’re inviting everyone to join us.

When I say “swinging” I mean it literally! January 1 we are hitting the golf course and swinging our hearts out to help support area youth programs at the 13th annual Carey Daniel New Year’s Day Golf Outing. The event will take place at the famous Tubac Golf Resort and Spa.

After a beautiful morning on the course, participants will gather in the resort’s Geronimo Room for a no-host lunch and open bar, awards and a last chance to bid on an array of gift baskets at the silent auction. This will be the time when any player who hits a hole-in-one will have the opportunity to buy a round of drinks for all the other participants. I’m not sure what you win if you accidently hit a cow, but I’m sure there will be an ample amount of bragging after the event about other ‘bad hits’.

Although I have personally played in this fun-filled event in past years, this is the first year Rotary has sponsored it. It’s an event I wouldn’t miss. Area realtor and avid golfer Carey Daniel built in fun when he designed the event more than a decade ago including a limit of only five clubs (including a putter) per player. The event is a “scramble” which means that even the not-so-professional golfer, like myself can still have fun.

Rotary is always looking for ways to continue to help the young people of Santa Cruz county because there are many who need food, clothing and medical assistance. When we were asked to host the event we figured it was a ready-made opportunity to further our work. Rotarians are always looking for ways to give back to their communities. This year’s recipients will be St. Andrews Clinic in Nogales, Coats for Kids in Rio Rico and meals for student athletes at Rio Rico High school. All funds raised will be tax deductible to the donors.

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The day will begin at 9:00 am with registration and a putting contest. At 11:00 official play begins with a shotgun start. There will be prizes for the team with the highest and lowest scores, longest drive and closest to the pin and even a prize for the individual with the most strokes on the 18 holes - a prize I not so proudly admit I won last year (I won a free lesson). The cost is $47.97 per person, which includes a cart and range balls. The deadline to register is December 26.

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2017 TCA HOME TOUR Saturday, January 14th, 10am- 4pm

Lifestyles on view through home tour

Photos by Kathleen Vandervoet

An enjoyable event for many is the annual Home Tour sponsored by the Tubac Center of the Arts as a fundraiser. A variety of fascinating residences are open to the public each year, offering visitors the chance to see both contemporary design choices and to admire lifelong collections of other individuals. The 14th annual Home Tour is planned Saturday, Jan. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $30 for Tubac Center of the Arts members and $35 for others. This year, six unforgettable homes are featured in the self-guided tour.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.tubacarts.org or reserved in advance by calling the art center at (520) 398-2371.

On the day of the tour, tickets and maps will be available at the art center. Doors open at 9 a.m. on Jan. 14. Complimentary coffee will be provided by the Tubac shop Tumacookery. Tour proceeds benefit the many programs of the non-profit art center which presents rotating art exhibitions, art workshops and education programs for adults and youth.

(Images, above and left) Debbie Bostian and Bob Ochoa have lived in this Tubac golf course home for five and half years, and recently updated the entry courtyard and driveway area with new pavers. Striking views to the west enrich the atmosphere of the sophisticated living room where upholstered banquettes flank the fireplace. The modern chandelier in the dining area between the updated kitchen and living room brightens the space. The master bedroom and an office are found inside the home, while a guest bedroom and bath are in the courtyard casita.

A welcoming French-style graveled courtyard greets visitors who enter the enchanting home of Dhana and Gene Waken. An antiques dealer, Dhana has decorated the three-bedroom home in the Barrio de Tubac in a fascinating mix of cultures and styles. Below, an entry table showcases collectibles that appeal to her fancy. Rich cabinets stand out in this view from the dining area to the kitchen. The large home also has a casita office and a TV room with views to the wooded Anza Trail on the Santa Cruz River.

Jackie Olmstead has infused a 33-year-old Tubac Country Club Estates home with vibrant new life. Paintings in the living room (top) give a hint of the art-filled home, as a stuffed mountain lion stands as sentry. The kitchen, painted in crisp French-blue with flower-design wall tiles, conveniently opens to a large covered porch next to the pool. The master bathroom was demolished and remodeled to Olmsteadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design and includes this sleek tub, a spacious shower and two walk-in closets. (Facing page) The front entry features a pool and inspiring mountain view. The cozy study and TV room incorporates a full wall of books. The dog's name is Clooney. Saltillo tile flooring and brightly-hued upholstered furniture is found in much of the two-bedroom home.

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TERRIFIC TROPICAL TRICKLES FROM THE SUBTROPICAL SOUTH by Vincent Pinto

LESSER KNOWN MEXICAN SPECIALTIES

Amidst the legions of species that inhabit our hyper-diverse Sky Islands, perhaps we are most noted for our “Mexican Specialties” (MS). These are various organisms - Birds, Mammals, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Invertebrates, Plants, and Fungi - that barely make it over the international border from Mexico. These species are decidedly tropical and subtropical for the most part, yet find a foothold here in southeast Arizona. Many of their names are familiar to naturalists and lay people alike: Elegant Trogon, Chiricahua Leopard Frog, White-nosed Coati, Black-tailed Rattlesnake, etc… There are, however, many other MS that lurk in the shadows from a familiarity perspective. They collectively fly, crawl, walk, and swim under the radar in terms of the public’s general knowledge. Here, then, is a sampling or potpourri of such Sky Islands species, who despite their relative obscurity still loom large in the ecology and conservation of our region.

Fish: Sonora Chub. Despite living in a region not known for its fish diversity, we nonetheless host a few species who barely make it over the border. One of these is the Sonora Chub. In terms of its biogeography within the U.S. its sole bastion is Sycamore Creek within the Pajarita Wilderness. In Mexico it is only inhabits the Rio de la Conception drainage in northern Sonora. Thus, Sonora Chub are not only restricted within the U.S., but also on the opposite side of the border. They’re listed as Threatened within the confines of the U.S.

Hiking through Sycamore canyon, particularly in monsoon season, its distinctly tropical ambiance begins to suffuse through your mind. An Elegant Trogon calls from a side canyon. A tumbling of rocks, though unseen, might portend a troop of Coatis. Ball Moss, a Bromeliad, hangs overhead at times. Intrigued as you are with these and other seemingly exotic species, you may well ignore the small fish negotiating most portions of the creek. A leaping Chiricahua Leopard Frog or a colorful Dragonfly might be more likely candidates to garner aquatic attention, as they respectively leap into and dart above the water. Don’t feel bad about your neglect of the Chubs, as they were unknown to science until the rather late date of 1945! The maximum size for Sonora Chub - type of Minnow - as a species is about 7 inches long, though in Sycamore Creek they are normally half that size at best. Indeed from mere surface appearances, they seem like “just another minnow”, sporting black lateral bands in an otherwise uninspiring tan basal color. During breeding, however, the fins and bellies take on hues of orange and red. They indeed can appear somewhat plump at times or chubby. Within the fairly pristine confines of the stream they have an omnivorous diet. Flood events sometimes allows the species to reach otherwise high and dry side drainages, where small populations may reside until things dry out again. At other times such isolated populations can persist in a mere few gallons of shaded water.

Reptiles: Turtles - Sonora Mud Turtle photo taken in Chiricahua Wilderness. Other than our famous Desert Tortoise, the Sky Islands are not particularly renowned for their turtle diversity. Yet we have several interesting species, including the Sonora Mud Turtle. Unlike the tortoise and our Ornate Box Turtle, both of which are strictly terrestrial, this species is mainly aquatic. Growing to a maximum size of 7 inches, it can easily go unnoticed as it lays within the pool of a canyon creek or a remote pond. Not confined to the border, this species ranges up to the Mogollon Rim and can be found from desert pools and streams up into watery environments within coniferous forests. Despite being a rather widespread MS, I’ve rarely encountered this species - once a year at best even given my extensive Nature wanderings. It is listed as nearthreatened by the IUCN - an international conservation body.

Sonora Mud Turtles are mostly carnivorous, consuming aquatic invertebrates, fish, frogs, as well as some plants. They mainly forage on the bottom of ponds, where they blend into most backgrounds, given the dark, muddy appearance of their carapace. Hiding thusly, they avoid most predators, which if they attacked would also receive an unpleasant odor from this turtle.

Birds: Whiskered Screech Owl photo taken in Sonoita Creek State Natural Area. Given the legions of birders who flock to our local haunts in search of MS, it is certainly harder to pick out a lesser known one from the feathered crowd. Still, the Whiskered Screech Owl is my candidate, as its nocturnal habits and very restricted and often remote range seem to qualify it. Although many birders know about it, it seems not too many have knowingly heard or seen it. Unless you know where to go and what to listen for in the dark, this species may prove to be elusive and/or hide in plain sight. Like many of our MS, though highly restricted within the U.S., it ranges well into the tropics - into Nicaragua in this case. Appearing like a somewhat more diminutive version of its ubiquitous cousin, the Western Screech Owl, the Whiskered generally inhabits higher habitats. Its stronghold is Madrean Evergreen Woodland and lower-to-mid elevation canyons, where it nests within natural tree cavities. The most common call, while similar to the Western Screech Owl, is a more even series of toots. This species also has tinier feet than the Western. Thus its diet seems to consist mainly of large insects such as Moths and Beetles.

Reptiles: Snakes - Twin-spotted Rattlesnake photo taken in the Pajarita Wilderness.

Rattlesnakes as a whole are highly recognizable by anyone not from outer space. One species even has a baseball team named after it. Amidst the 9 species inhabiting our Sky Islands, several smaller species in particular might elude detection. One such rattler is the Twin-spotted Rattlesnake.

Well-named, this snake has paired spots running down its dorsal side,making identification rather easy. When it rattles, this may sound like a Cicada rather than a much larger Rattlesnake.

This small species, which grows to a mere about 26 inches in length, only occurs within 4 of our Sky Island mountain ranges - the Chiricahuas, Huachucas, Pinalenos, and Santa Ritas. Given this limited distribution, the species is listed as protected within Arizona and is illegal to collect. It resides within the decidedly cool confines of conifers and occasionally down into Madrean Evergreen Woodland. Montane and subalpine forests seem like some of the most unlikely places to encounter a Rattlesnake. Given their often air low temperatures, yet Twin-spotted Rattlesnakes have evolved to survive the often harsh meteorological conditions at high elevation, as well as the general scarcity of prey. Lizards, such as the Yarrow’s or Mountain Spiny Lizard (also a MS) form the bulk of the diet, though small mammals and birds may be consumed as well. Being mostly diurnal and focusing its activity primarily in rock outcrops and slides allows this serpent to both thermoregulate and to dine upon similarly thermally challenged lizards. Interestingly, young Twinspotteds sport orange tail tips which may lure unwary lizards to within striking distance.

Mammals: Madrean Fox Squirrel photo taken in Patagonia Lake State Park

If you don’t go into the Chiricahua Mountains, then you won’t encounter this stunning Squirrel - simple as that. This species is the epitome of insularity, as its entire distribution within the U.S. is confined to that range. There they thrive in Canyon Riparian and Coniferous Forests, feasting upon acorns, Pine nuts, fungi, and other fare. Though they can sometimes be highly visible, seeing a Madrean Fox Squirrel is not as simple as spotting an Eastern Gray Squirrel back east. This species is much more reclusive and apt to watch you from a branch, than to scold you with a persistent chatter. Being covert no doubt helps it to avoid the legion of predators that would love to sup upon it. Mostly you’ll find piles of shucked Pine cones and nibbled fungi as testament to the presence of this bright russet-colored and large Squirrel.

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Plants: Goodings Ash photo taken in Cave Creek Canyon, Chiricahuas

Plenty of plants qualify as MS and are fairly well known, not so Gooding’s Ash. This small tree, which only attains a size of about 25 feet, has a very limited distribution within both the U.S. and Mexico. Look for it in the Atascosa Mountains and Sonoita Creek State Natural Area. Its opposite, pinnately compound leaves, small stature, and favored habitat of steep, rocky slopes will help you to find and identify it. Also, there is rarely one trunk, but rather a cephalopod-esque appearance of many small trunks reaching for the Sun. It prefers cooler, shadier sites, no doubt enjoying lower rates of evaporation. The wood is fairly dense and I’ve fashioned several fine and durable digging sticks from it for wilderness survival. Incidentally, if you’re near a Gooding’s Ash, you may have a chance to spot another rare MS - the Five-striped Sparrow!

Amphibians: Tarahumara Frog photo taken in Pajarita Wilderness We end with a species that perhaps provides us with a cautionary tale for all of our MS. The Tarahumara Frog is a medium-sized species that likethe Sonora Chub, mostly lives in the Pajarita Wilderness. Once within recent historic times it thrived in that remote location, but in the early 1980’s succumbed to some unknown factor, effectively extirpating it from Arizona.

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It may have been pollution from mines that spelled its doom. Declared protected in Arizona, efforts by AZ Game and Fish have possibly helped to reestablish it in Sycamore Creek. Conservation

Invertebrates: Elf photo taken in Sonoita Creek State Natural Area The short and sweet name of this tiny Butterfly says it all. Attractively striped with orange on a background of blackish brown, this lepidopteran may catch your attention despite its lack of size. You’ll have to keep your eyes peeled, however, as this species is a rare stray into Arizona from Mexico. I’ve only seen about 5 of them - all at our 42-acre Nature Preserve, Raven’s Nest, by Patagonia Lake or nearby. They sometimes invade from the south in Monsoon season, affording us a glimpse of this tropical traveler that’s found as far south as Honduras. Its larval food plant despite this large range is still unknown.

Living on the northern edge of their range, Tarahumara Frogs embody the inherent fragility of our Sky Islands flora and fauna. They, as with all of the species mentioned here and countless more left out, are vulnerable to a wide range of human-wrought environmental disturbances. Climate change will likely reduce water availability and stress various species.

Habitat destruction will continue, new mines promise more lethal toxins and a gluttonous use of our scarce water…. off-road vehicles, poaching, invasive species…. The list of harmful factors for all of our species, unfortunately, goes on. Will we preserve this tropical spice to the U.S. contained within our Sky Islands, or will we like so many other regions merely watch our biological heritage blow away in the winds of the wasteland humans seem so hellbent on creating?

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Ongoing MONDAYS THROUGH SATURDAYS: Yoga at Tubac Healing Arts Center. 8:30am. 6 Camino Otero. www.tubachealingarts.com. 520275-2689. MONDAYS & TUESDAYS: Tubac Art Academy - Fine Art Classes featuring Lou Maestas – Painting – any medium – all levels. 9am -12noon. Ongoing classes. $45 per class. (505) 3212918. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS: Yoga at Tubac Healing Arts Center. 5:30pm. 6 Camino Otero. www.tubachealingarts.com. 520275-2689. WEDNESDAYS: TRX (Stretching) 9am at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. Call 520-398-1800. Awanas - 6:30-8, at The Church at Tubac. 2204 West Frontage Road. Info: 398-2325. www. churchattubac.com. WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAYS: Access to Brownell Research Center & Library, Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. 10am-2pm, and by appointment. www.ths-tubac.org. 520-398-2020. THURSDAYS: Tubac Quantum Consciousness Group at 9am, Senior Chair Yoga at 11am, & Senior Lunch 12noon at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. Call 520398-1800.

FRIDAYS: Tubac Rotary Club meets at 8am at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. Children’s Story Hour, 11 am at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. Call 520-398-1800. SATURDAYS: Tucson Audubon hosts Weekly Walks at the Arivaca Cienega. Explore the upland desert, grasslands, and wetlands of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge with Bob Rolfson or another expert birder at 8am every Saturday through April. Live Piano Music at the Cow Palace Restaurant and Bar. Amado, I-19 Exit 48. 398-8000. 3rd Saturday of every month - Tubac Community Garden Work Party at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. SUNDAYS: The Church at Tubac - Bible Study at 10 am. Worship Service at 11 am. 2204 West Frontage Road. Info: 398-2325. www.churchattubac.com. The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Green Valley/Amado holds services at 10 am at the Amado Territory Ranch off Interstate 19 Exit 48. Please submit Ongoing events monthly, or indicate relevant issues which you would like your event to run. * * * * * NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 30 - “HOLIDAY ARTISAN MARKET” AT THE TCA. Our annual holiday arts and crafts exhibit provides unique and made items from regional artists. Great holiday gift items. Location: Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. Admission: Free for

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TCA Members, $10/Nonmembers and guests. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371. NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 31 - BIG HORN GALLERIES MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS SHOW. Featuring smaller works of art at "Merry Little Prices." 37 Tubac Rd. 520-398-9202. NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 31 - THE QUILTS OF GOLDIE TRACY RICHMOND EXHIBIT at the Arizona History Museum. 949 E 2nd St. 520-628-5774. ahstucson@azhs.gov. NOW THROUGH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TUMACÁCORI LAUNCHES SECOND YEAR OF EVERY KID IN A PARK PASS. Tumacácori encourages all fourth graders to visit the park for free this year as part of the Every Kid in a Park program. The program gives fourth grade students, and those accompanying them, free access to more than 2,000 federally managed lands and waters. Visit www.EveryKidinaPark.gov to download the pass and obtain more information. Fourth grade teachers in Santa Cruz and Pima Counties can apply for these funds to cover transportation costs supporting a field trip to Tumacácori. Field trips come packaged with curriculum-based pre- and post-visit lessons, and include options including river programs, My Life at Tumacácori, Padre Kino’s Quest, and the ever-popular Mission Mystery. To learn more about curriculum-based experiences at Tumacácori, visit www.nps.gov/tuma/ learn/education/index.htm. The Every Kid in a Park pass – which features a new design for this year’s students – is valid for a full calendar year starting September 1. The pass grants free entry for fourth graders and up to three accompanying adults (or an entire car for drivein parks) to most federally managed lands and waters, including national parks, forests, wildlife refuges and marine sanctuaries. For more information, please visit www.everykidinapark.gov and follow the program on Twitter @everykidinapark, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. For additional information about Tumacácori, please visit www.nps.gov/tuma or call 520-377-5060. NOW - ONGOING SPECIAL EXHIBIT - TUBAC’S PIONEER FAMILIES AND THE CATASTROPHE OF BACA FLOAT NO. 3. This ground breaking exhibit tells the story of how local homesteaders lost their lands to real estate speculators and political actions beyond their control. Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. * * * * * DECEMBER 16, 1PM-3PM - GREEN VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY DECEMBER MEETING. A three-part program by members of GVGS: "DNA Terms for Genealogy." Linda Hanson will provide basic DNA terms and descriptions with the help of Sumner Walters. "Research Logs," by Debra Kabinier. Keeping track of all the work we do in genealogy can be challenging. We can avoid wasting our precious time if we keep a research log, which is simply a list of sources we have already searched or plan to search. This presentation will cover Research Log formats. "German Holiday Customs" by Sherry Huebner will touch on the lighter side of genealogical research. Meetings feature helpful genealogical items for Silent Auctions and Raffles. Refreshments will be served. Visitors are welcome. Contact JoAnn Herbst (520396-4630 or joannherbst29@gmail.com) for more

information, or go to our web site at www.azgvgs.org (the old address still works, but the new one is easier). Green Valley Genealogical Society, Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley. DECEMBER 16, 4:30PM-7:30PM - MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY, VERY MERRY HOLIDAY HULLABALOO. Join Mountain View students and teachers for a fun afternoon of holiday cheer and excitement. Meet Santa, watch a holiday movie, explore the Jumping Castle, enjoy holiday games, visit concessions and more. Wristbands can be purchased for entry to rides, games and attractions: $10.00 for students ages 7 and up; $5.00 for ages 3-6; free for ages 2 and under. Additional cost for photos with Santa and food. For more information, contact Adriana Aguilar at 520-3758417. DECEMBER 16 THROUGH JANUARY 10 - TCA'S EXHIBIT - MASTER ARTIST’S COLLECTION. The Master Artist gallery reopens on December 16th with the induction of new Master Artists. The opening and announcement happens during the GALA OPENING RECEPTION OF "GENERATIONS," (5-7PM) an exhibit of three generations of women artists. The Master Artists Gallery presents the art of TCA's permanent collection of works by master artists: Francis H. Beaugureau Hugh Cabot Hart Haller (Hal) Empie Tom Hill Dale Nichols Ross Stefan Jean Wilson Mortimer Wilson Jr. Nicholas. DECEMBER 16 THROUGH JANUARY 15 - TCA'S EXHIBIT - GENERATIONS – 3 WOMEN ARTISTS. Tubac Center of the Arts presents a new exhibit exploring the work of 3 women artists, all of different generations: local Tubac artist, Barbara Hill, Tiffanie Greer, painter and Brianna Miller, sculptor, both from Tucson. The GALA OPENING RECEPTION 5-7PM is a catered event where TCA will announce the new inductees to the Master Artist Gallery. Call 520-398-2371 for tickets, $15. 9 Plaza Rd. DECEMBER 16-18 - WALNUT PLANTING FOR GREY SQUIRRELS CAMPING WEEKEND IN THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS with Sky Island Alliance. The Santa Catalina grey squirrel (a subspecies of the Arizona grey squirrel) is in decline, but we are hoping to give these beautiful animals a helping hand by improving some of their habitat on the mountain. Borderlands Restoration collected the seeds for these trees over the past couple of years, and have nurtured them into lovely young trees, ready to go back to the canyon. We are going to plant native walnut trees at several sites in the mountains to provide more of their favorite year-round food! For more information and to register https://skyislandalliance.givezooks.com/events/bearcanyon-walnut-planting. DECEMBER 17, 6:30AM-3PM - TUCSON AUDUBON'S NOGALES CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT/SONOITA CREEK. If you would like to participate in a Christmas Bird Count, join me for a hike along and or in Sonoita Creek as part of the Nogales Count. This stretch of Sonoita Creek, in the Rio Rico area, is active with bird life as well as beautiful country. Dress for the weather, bring water, snack and lunch. This hike may entail some rock hopping across the creek depending on water level, so wear footwear you won't mind getting wet and muddy. Meet at 6:30am at the Fry's parking lot Irvington and 1-19. We can make a stop at the McDonald's in Green Valley if you live in the area. Back by 3pm. Registration for this trip will begin on November 14th at 1pm. Leader: Michael Bissontz, seetrogon@comcast.net or 520-577-8778. DECEMBER 17, 8AM-11AM - SONORAN DESERT WEEDWACKERS. Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers to eradicate buffelgrass

Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r D e c 1 6 - J a n 1 7 and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park. Work requires hiking and pulling buffelgrass on steep slopes. Meeting locations change frequently. Email eeducation@pima.gov for meeting location. Ages 18 and up. Pima County Tucson Mountain Park Cost: Free. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. DECEMBER 17, 9AM-12NOON - TUBAC ART ACADEMY - FINE ART CLASSES FEATURING DAVID SIMONS – PORTRAIT DEMO. $75. (520) 398-2128. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. DECEMBER 17, 10AM-12NOON - WALKING TOUR OF OLD TUBAC. Come explore colorful Old Tubac that even some of the locals don’t know about! Guided by Connie Stevens, you’ll discover fascinating facts about the town’s early adobe buildings and learn about Arizona’s first European settlement. Topics from early Native American inhabitants, Spanish explorers, American pioneers, Apache attacks, kidnappings, and other exciting episodes are discussed. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Allow 2 hours for the tour and wear walking shoes, sunscreen and a hat. $10 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 20; reservations requested, 520-398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. DECEMBER 17, 10AM - FRIENDS OF SONOITA CREEK WILL HOST DR. LAURA NORMAN A RESEARCH PHYSICAL SCIENTIST WITH THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Norman has spent 18 years modeling watersheds in the U.S.-Mexico border region. She wrote a Master’s Thesis on the flow of water and erosion processes associated with acid-mine drainage in the Patagonia mountains. She returns to Patagonia by popular request. She will discuss impacts of population and climate change, monitoring human impacts and how to alter them at Cady Hall, Patagonia Library. ADMISSION IS FREE For more information check out our website: http://sonoitacreek.org/ DECEMBER 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 to modern times. A knowledgeable volunteer will demonstrate how the spinning wheel produces thread from fiber, and you are welcome to 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. DECEMBER 17, 20 & 27, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220. DECEMBER 17, 6PM-8PM - 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: www. pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. DECEMBER 18, 2PM - SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTMAS CONCERT WITH TED RAMIREZ AND SPECIAL GUESTS. Our own Artist-in-Residence Teodoro ‘Ted’ Ramirez will give his annual “Holiday Season Concert” in the 1885 Territorial Schoolhouse, sharing the stage with several outstanding musical friends: Nancy Elliott (storyteller/singer/seamstress), Blaine McIntyre (musician/songwriter for Ian Tyson), Michael Markowitz (mandolinist, physician), Ellen Edmonson Murphy (singer/songwriter/bi-lingual teacher and daughter of Southwest music legend Travis Edmonson), and Ted’s beautiful and talented grandniece Leah Frost Blue (ballerina). Experience the joy of the holiday season Southwest style. Don't forget to invite visiting friends and neighbors. Tickets $18 adults, free for children 14 and younger. Seating is limited, please call now for reservations, 520-398-2252. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. DECEMBER 19, 1-4PM - COOKING A-Z - LEFSE WITH RANDY WADE. $40. Lefse (Leff-suh) is a delicious Norwegian flatbread. When made correctly, lefse is the perfect blend of potato, and butter with just enough flour to bind the ingredients. This class will focus on the tricks, tools and techniques needed to create this wonderful treat at home. Students will take home detailed instructions, the family recipe and plenty of lefse to share over the holidays. Strong, coffee (Norwegian style) will be served to get things rolling in this World Cuisine A-Z class. Tumacookery. www.cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497. DECEMBER 20, 8AM-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: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. DECEMBER 20 & 27, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220.

DECEMBER 20, 5PM - SCVUSD#35 GOVERNING BOARD MEETING. District Office, Board Room. The public is invited to attend the regular bimonthly meeting of the district governing board. 570 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico.

JANUARY 1, 9AM - 13TH ANNUAL CAREY DANIEL NEW YEAR’S DAY GOLF OUTING at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. The cost is $47.97 per person, which includes a cart and range balls. The deadline to register is December 26.

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JANUARY 2, 1PM-3PM - TUBAC ART ACADEMY - FINE ART CLASSES FEATURING JOHN MARBURY - THE "GRID" METHOD OF DRAWING. Mondays. $35. (505) 870-7766. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia.

DECEMBER 24, 4PM-6:30PM - CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER AT THE COW PALACE RESTAURANT AND BAR. Three Course Christmas Eve Menu of Angus Prime Rib, Holiday Green Salad and Peppermint Surprise Dessert $24.95 per person with Mary Lou on the Piano playing your favorite Holiday tunes. I-19 Exit 48, Amado. 398-8000. DECEMBER 24, 4:30PM - CANDLE LIGHT SERVICE CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE CHURCH @ TUBAC, service will be one hour long, Christmas day we will not have Sunday School but will have Sunday Service at 11:00 as usual. 2204 W. Frontage Rd. Call 520 398-2325 for more information. DECEMBER 25, NOON-7PM - CHRISTMAS FEAST AT STABLES RANCH GRILLE. $45 per person (not inclusive of tax or gratuity). Featuring a special 3-course plated menu. Choice of one: Baked Dover Sole, Mesquite Smoked Pork Loin, or Slow Roasted Prime Rib. Christmas Day & Eve, Breakfast, 6am-11am. Christmas Eve Dinner, 4-8pm, Ala Carte Christmas menu. For more information and reservations call 520-398-2678. DECEMBER 27, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220. DECEMBER 27, 11AM-2PM - 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. (520) 398–2252. DECEMBER 28, 9AM-10:30AM - HERITAGE AREA STRUCTURES REHABILITATION TOUR. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-7245220.

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JANUARY 3, 9AM-11:30AM - HIKE BROWN MOUNTAIN TRAIL. Enjoy the scenic and rugged beauty of the Tucson Mountains on this 2-mile guided hike with a Pima County naturalist. Ages 12 and up. Tucson Mountain Park, Brown Mountain Trailhead 8451 W. McCain Loop Road. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855.

JANUARY 5, 10AM-1PM - PAINT OUT IN THE PARK. You are invited to join a friendly group of Tucson Plein Air Painters to try your hand at painting landscape scenes in the open air of Pima County’s Sweetwater Preserve. Ages 12 and up. Pima County Sweetwater Preserve, 4000 N. Tortolita Road, Tucson. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov, or 520-615-7855.

JANUARY 3, 10, 20 & 27, 10AM-1PM - “THE CREATIVE PROCESS” WORKSHOP WITH CAROLYN WAYLAND. Moving past fears, learn how to use the basic building blocks of art to create acrylic paint compositions. At the Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. $200 Members / $240 NonMembers. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to register.

JANUARY 5, 12, 19, & 26, 1PM-4PM - TUBAC ART ACADEMY - FINE ART CLASSES FEATURING MYRNA YORK - DRAWING/SUMI-E. $300. Materials included. (720) 220-9307. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia.

JANUARY 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 & 31, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM 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. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima. gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220. JANUARY 4, 9AM-12NOON & 1-4PM - SILK FUSION PAPER MAKING WITH SUSAN CORL. Make paper with silk fibers—some from silk worms Susan has raised! Hands-on how-tos for coloring silk, adding other materials and introducing concepts for future use of the paper you made all part of this intriguing and fun “playshop.” All materials included. A Lowe House Project playshop in Old Town Tubac. For more information, fees and registration email susancorl@hotmail.com. JANUARY 5 - SCVUSD #35 SCHOOLS REOPEN. JANUARY 5, 12, 19, & 26, 9AM-12NOON - BASICS OF DRAWING WITH RICK WHEELER. Learning some of the basic tools and techniques of drawing. At the Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. Call 520-398-2371 to reserve your space.

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JANUARY 6, 11AM-1:30PM - COOKING A-Z - INDIAN FRY BREAD TACOS WITH KATHY LITTLE-BELL. $45. Navajo style Fry Bread with a variety of toppings will be made and enjoyed in this hands-on class. Fry Bread is light fluffy and extremely comforting as a vessel for hearty toppings like ground beef, cheese, lettuce and tomato or a drizzle of honey. Kathy will show you how to make fry bread dough, cook, and serve an authentic Navajo Taco. We will take to the patio at Cooking A-Z for this festive event that will connect us all with an Arizona tradition. Tumacookery. www.cookinga-z. com. 520-398-9497. JANUARY 6 & 7, 1PM-5PM - CK WEARDEN - BEGINNER 2 DAY "HAPPY DAY PUEBLO PAINTING WORKSHOP" All supplies included. $350. Limit 6 per class. Classes continuing through April. (520) 612-4141. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 6, 7:30PM - LIVE MUSIC - CAUGHT A GHOST BACK TO SCHOOL DANCE PARTY CONCERT. Ages 18 & up = $12 advance / $17 day of show (reduced rates for youth). 4-piece, foot-stomping, electronic soul outfit led by producer Jesse Nolan out of East L.A. You may have heard their music alongside television ads for Miller Lite and BMW, or in the popular series SUITS, Netflix Original Series Easy, Vampire Diaries, Bosch, The Blacklist, Boardwalk Empire, and Notorious. Sea of Glass Center for the Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – http://theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542. JANUARY 7, 9AM-12NOON - HIKE YETMAN TRAIL. During a 2 to 3-mile, easy to moderate level hike, we search for signs of wildlife that use this area as a travel corridor and we visit the ruins of the old stone Bowen House. Ages 12 and up. Tucson Mountain Park, Camino de Oeste Trailhead, 400 N. Camino de Oeste. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. JANUARY 7 & 21, 10AM-12NOON - WALKING TOURS OF OLD TUBAC. Come explore colorful Old Tubac that even some of the locals don’t know about! Guided by Connie Stevens, you’ll discover fascinating facts about the town’s early adobe buildings and learn about Arizona’s first European settlement. Topics from early Native American inhabitants, Spanish explorers, American pioneers, Apache attacks, kidnappings, and other exciting episodes are discussed. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Allow 2 hours for the tour and wear walking shoes, sunscreen and a hat. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 20; reservations requested, 520-398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. JANUARY 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 & 31, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220. JANUARY 7 & 25, 11AM-1PM - GUIDED TOUR OF THE BARRIO DE TUBAC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE. Special tour by Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin of the Spanish colonial archaeological site just south of the Park which preserves the remains of the original Tubac town site, including residence foundations, plaza area, refuse area and partial irrigation ditch. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Tour involves a walk of about 1-1/4 miles. The Archaeological Conservancy protects this site and participants are asked to sign 'An Acknowledgement of Risk Factors' before entering. Wear walking shoes, sunscreen and hat. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 15; reservations encouraged, 520398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. JANUARY 7, 8 & 9 - LIVEWRITE INTENSIVE MEMOIR WRITING—BILL STEPHEN-- Writing from dark to light: this year’s memoirs concentrate on overcoming grief. Three day workshop utilizing the therapeutic value of writing to help move through suffering and tragedy back into life. Emerging writers can transform their casual journal entries into a thematic memoir that traces a curve of self discovery. A Lowe House Project Workshop in Old Town Tubac. For more information and reservations contact Bill at livewritewords.com. (828)557-2527. $24/session.

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JANUARY 8, 3-6PM - COOKING A-Z - CLASSIC PERU WITH JERI HOYLE. $60. Latin America is a land of dramatic landscapes and varied climates, just as diverse are the cuisines blended from the indigenous culture and European influences. Our class will begin with a Latin American Favorite, Patacones - twice fried Green Plantain with Aji Dipping Sauce. Aji de Gallina is considered the masterpiece Peruvian dish. We accompany it with a special Turmeric Rice and yellow fingerling potatoes. Suspiro Limena, a sweet and poetic dessert that translates to "sigh of Lima", is a

delicious custard topped with port infused Italian Meringue. We will enjoy the dishes we prepare, and wine will be pared with this World Cuisine A-Z meal. Tumacookery. www.cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497. JANUARY 9, & 16, 9AM-12NOON - LIVEWRITE MEMOIR WRITING—BILL STEPHENSON. Writing from dark to light: this year’s memoirs concentrate on overcoming grief. Part two of three weekly workshops utilizing the therapeutic value of writing to help a person move through suffering and tragedy back into life. Emerging writers can transform their casual journal entries into a thematic memoir that traces a curve of self discovery. A Lowe House Project Workshop in Old Town.For more information and registration contact Bill at livewritewords.com. (828)557-2527. $12/session. JANUARY 9, 1PM-3PM - TUBAC ART ACADEMY - FINE ART CLASSES FEATURING JOHN MARBURY - THE "GRID" METHOD OF DRAWING. Mondays. $35. (505) 870-7766. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 10, 8AM-9:30AM - BIRDING 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: Children free. Adults free with Membership, Non-Member Adult $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. JANUARY 10, 20 & 27, 10AM-1PM - “THE CREATIVE PROCESS” WORKSHOP WITH CAROLYN WAYLAND. Moving past fears, learn how to use the basic building blocks of art to create acrylic paint compositions. At the Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. $200 Members / $240 NonMembers. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to register. JANUARY 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 & 31, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520724-5220. JANUARY 10, 11AM-1:30PM - COOKING A-Z - TIKKA MASALA WITH ELAINE LEIGH. $55. Chicken Tikka Masala combines a fresh ginger-garlic paste with spices and tomato into a creamy, delicious, classic Indian dish. Elaine's special rice method will have you preparing perfect, aromatic rice with cardaomom and clove. We will also make a beautiful side dish of cauliflower with scallions and mustard seeds. For an appetizer we will toast chick-pea poppadoms, and serve them with our favorite cilantro chutney. India Pale Ale will be served along with a yoghurt lassi in this World Cuisine A-Z class. Tumacookery. www.cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497. JANUARY 11 & 25, 9AM-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 contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220. JANUARY 11 THROUGH FEBRUARY 5 - 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. Valencia Library, 202 W. Valencia Road. Cost: Free. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520615-7855. JANUARY 12, 19, & 26, 9AM-12NOON - BASICS OF DRAWING WITH RICK WHEELER. Learning some of the basic tools and techniques of drawing. At the Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. Call 520-398-2371 to reserve your space. JANUARY 12, 19, & 26, 1PM-4PM - TUBAC ART ACADEMY - FINE ART CLASSES FEATURING MYRNA YORK - DRAWING/SUMI-E. $300. Materials included. (720) 220-9307. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 12, 4-5PM - INTRO TO YOGA. Always wanted to do yoga? Public classes are not the place for you? Take our entry course January 12, 19 and 26, 2017 – Thursday afternoons 4 – 5 pm. Only $35 for 3 sessions to get you safely into yoga poses! 6 Camino Otero. 520-275.2689. www. tubachealingarts.com. JANUARY 12, 5:30PM - SANTA CRUZ VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 35 HOSTS INFO NIGHT ON MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE HONORS PROGRAM. Cambridge International Examination classes are offered to students in grades 6 through 8 at Coatimundi Middle and Calabasas Schools, the only schools in southern Arizona to offer this advanced middle school program. Information about the program at Coatimundi and Calabasas and how to apply will be presented Thursday, January 12, 2017, 5:30 p.m. at Calabasas School in the middle school (grades 6-8) Multipurpose Room. This is an open enrollment opportunity. 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Cambridge programs and qualifications are taught in more than 9000 schools in over 160 countries. For more information contact Toni Ann Schadler, Coatimundi Middle School, 375-8812. JANUARY 13, 9AM-12NOON - WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP WITH JIM PETTY @ THE TUBAC ART ACADEMY. $45. Sign up @ Stone House of Tubac or Tubac Art Academy. Make checks to: Tubac Art Academy. For more info visit Stone House of Tubac (in Mercado de Baca, next to Shelby's) Thursdays - Mondays 11 - 4:30 (Sunday 11-4) to view Jim's work. (719) 838-1102. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 13 & 14, 9AM-4PM - CHINESE SEWING BOX BOOK MAKING WITH SUSAN CORL. Come away with a multi-compartment “Amaze Your Friends!” book made with ancient traditions. Make as many unfolding compartments and origami accents as you want. Most materials included. A Lowe House Project workshop in Old Town Tubac. For more information, fees, suggestions of additional tools and registration, email susancorl@hotmail.com. JANUARY 13 & 14, 1PM-5PM - CK WEARDEN - BEGINNER 2 DAY "HAPPY DAY PUEBLO PAINTING WORKSHOP" All supplies included. $350. Limit 6 per class. Classes continuing through April. (520) 612-4141. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 13, 3-5:30PM - COOKING A-Z INTERMEZZO WITH JERI HOYLE AND RANDY WADE. $50. Cooking A-Z will host a fun Italian themed class with two traditional courses and one cutting edge dish. Pizza, Spiralized Salad and Tiramisu will be prepared and served in this hands-on class where a pizza comes out of the oven about every 5 minutes. Wine will accompany the meal, another World Cuisine A-Z event. Tumacookery. www.cookinga-z.com. 520398-9497. JANUARY 13, 7:30PM - PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTATION - TSO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE. TSO's newest chamber group recently brought thousands of people to their feet at a series of TSO Pops! concerts with electric and mesmerizing performances. Audiences have the opportunity to participate with instruments from around the globe. Enjoy a diverse repertoire of jazz, pop, classics, and contemporary music colorfully performed by percussion. Call TCA for tickets at 520.398.2371. Individual tickets: TCA Member $30, Nonmember $35. JANUARY 14, 8AM-10AM - BIRDING TUCSON MOUNTAIN PARK. Join a local birding expert for a guided walk in Tucson Mountain Park to see rufous-winged sparrows, gilded flickers, phainopeplas, and many other desert birds. Ages 12 and up. Tucson Mountain Park, Ironwood Picnic Area, 1500 S. Kinney Road at Hal Gras Road. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. JANUARY 14, 9AM-4PM - CHINESE SEWING BOX BOOK MAKING WITH SUSAN CORL. For more information, fees, suggestions of additional tools and registration, email susancorl@hotmail.com. JANUARY 14, 9:30AM-12NOON - INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY. Take an in-depth look into the traditional uses and various methods for harvesting, storing, and preparing foods made with desert plants. Feliz Paseos Park boasts a rich desert habitat featuring a variety of desert edibles such as palo verde, ironwood trees, prickly pear, cholla, and saguaro cacti. Age 12 and up. Pima County Feliz Paseos Park, 1600 N. Camino de Oeste, Tucson. Cost: $10 with Membership, Non-Member $15 fee. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima. gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855.

JANUARY 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 &3 1, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220. JANUARY 14, 10AM-4:30PM - 2017 TUBAC ANNUAL HOME TOUR. Since 2003 this annual event has delighted those who want to explore the beautiful and diverse homes of Tubac. This season there are again six homes on the tour, ranging from elegant architectural designed, one-of-a-kind residences to charming homes in the new Barrio de Tubac section. Each home on the tour has diverse features to inspire those attending with new interior design elements as well as beautiful art and furnishings. Proceeds benefit Tubac Center of the Arts. Complimentary coffee provided by Tumacookery of Tubac in the lobby of TCA during the morning of the tour. Home Tour tickets: $30/Members, $35/NonMember/Guests. Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to purchase tickets. JANUARY 14, 2PM - BOOK EVENT: THE COURAGEOUS LIFE OF EMMA LEE BY CAROL SLETTEN. Carol Sletten (who last January did a sold-out performance of Lozen the Apache woman warrior) will return to introduce the audience to Emma Lee, another historical figure from her play and book, Three Strong Western Women. Hear Carol, as Emma, giving a firsthand account about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of this amazing Mormon healer as she pushed a handcart 1,200 miles, became the 17th plural wife of John D. Lee (the only man to be convicted and executed for the Mountain Meadow’s Massacre), raised children, ran Lee’s Ferry, and became one of Winslow’s most beloved citizens. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the Presidio Park. Reservations recommended, please call 520-398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio. org to reserve your space now! Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. JANUARY 14, 3PM-5PM - LET’S TALK NATURE! Naturalist Jeff Babson shares “Sandhill Cranes: Majestic Winter Visitors” in a short talk followed by a Q and A session on any nature subject that crosses your mind. Please bring a lawn chair. All ages welcome. Pima County Feliz Paseos Park, 1600 N. Camino de Oeste. Cost: Children free. Adults free with Membership, Non-Member Adult $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima. gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. JANUARY 14 & 15 - YOGA ANATOMY OF MOVEMENT WITH DPT AND YOGA TEACHER JAIMIE PERKUNAS. Learn how your muscles move you into yoga positions – only $225 for the weekend! 6 Camino Otero. 520-275.2689. www. tubachealingarts.com. JANUARY 15, 2PM - TEODORO ‘TED’ RAMIREZ ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE CONCERT SERIES: PETER MCLAUGHLIN & TEODORO TED RAMIREZ. Peter McLaughlin, acclaimed acoustic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, and recording artist will share the stage with Ted. They will present a fine selection of American and Mexican folk tunes. If you love classic and contemporary folk music, stunning guitar work and vocals, do not miss this concert! Admission is $18 for adults, free admission for children 14 and under. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. Please call 520-398-2252 or email info@ tubacpresidio.org today! Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. JANUARY 16, 9AM-12NOON - LIVEWRITE MEMOIR WRITING—BILL STEPHENSON. Writing from dark to light: this year’s memoirs concentrate on overcoming grief. Part Three

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Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r D e c 1 6 - J a n 1 7 JANUARY 19, 12NOON - MARSHALL TRIMBLE PRESENTATION AND LUNCHEON at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. 65 Avenida de Otero. Come help the Tubac Historical Society celebrates its 50th Anniversary by listening to Arizona's "leading historian" and entertainer, Marshall Trimble. Marshall is considered a contemporary version of Will Rogers. $30 for THS members; $35 for non-members. Send in your check along with luncheon preference (chicken or vegetarian) to: Tubac Historical Society P.O. Box 3261 Tubac, AZ 85646 or call 398-2020 for more information.

of three weekly workshops utilizing the therapeutic value of writing to help a person move through suffering and tragedy back into life. Emerging writers can transform their casual journal entries into a thematic memoir that traces a curve of self discovery. A Lowe House Project Workshop in Old Town.For more information and registration contact Bill at livewritewords. com. (828)557-2527. $12/session. JANUARY 16 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 9AM-12NOON - LEARN AUTHENTIC MEXICAN SPANISH. Structured for adults, extrememely effective system, high retention, interactive and fun. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. At Dos Silos, at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. Rick Gehweiler, certified Instructor for Warren Hardy Spanish, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. www. warrenhardy.com. For more information contact rickgehweiler@gmail. com. JANUARY 16, 11AM-1:30PM - COOKING A-Z - PROVINCETOWN LUNCH WITH ERICA SWADLEY. $50. Enjoy lunch in P-Town, Cape Cod. Seagulls cry, waves slap the wharf, and salty breezes mingle with the tantalizing smells of local food wafting from the plentiful restaurants. In this hands on class we'll make Portuguese Bean and Kale Soup, and and a winter vegetable salad. Delicious homemade Portuguese Sweet Bread will accompany the meal. For desert, we will treat you to Pasteis de Nata, classic Portuguese Custard Tarts to complete the nostalgic World Cuisine A-Z feast. Wine will be served. Tumacookery. www.cookinga-z.com. 520-398-9497. JANUARY 16, 1PM-3PM - TUBAC ART ACADEMY - FINE ART CLASSES FEATURING JOHN MARBURY - THE "GRID" METHOD OF DRAWING. Mondays. $35. (505) 870-7766. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 16, 2PM - FRIENDS OF THE PRESIDIO ANNUAL MEETING. The members of the Friends of the Tubac Presidio & Museum, Inc. will gather in the old schoolhouse for their annual meeting and hear reports on the year's activities from members of the Board and the Park director. You're invited to be a part of the ongoing community effort to operate, maintain, and constantly improve the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park by joining the Friends group. Applications are at the desk of the Presidio visitor center or by request to info@tubacpresidio.org Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. JANUARY 17, 8:30AM-10AM - BIRDING CANOA RANCH. Join birding expert Jeff Babson at Canoa Ranch to see a wide variety of sparrows, raptors, and other desert and grassland birds. All ages welcome. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-6157855. JANUARY 17, 21, 24, 28 & 31, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520724-5220. JANUARY 17, 1PM-3PM - GREEN VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY'S JANUARY MEETING. Main Program: Kathi Gardner will cover "Getting Started with Genealogical DNA." It will be a non-technical introduction to the basics of Genealogical DNA and how it can help your research. Kathi Gardner works in IT for the Planetary Science Institute and has a degree in Information Resources and Library Science from UA. She has also volunteered at the LDS library and the Pima County Library. Genealogy research has been a big part of her life for over 40 years. At the age of 51 she found out she was adopted, and located her birth mother’s family. The

JANUARY 19, 4PM-5PM - INTRO TO YOGA. Always wanted to do yoga? Public classes are not the place for you? Take our entry course January 12, 19 and 26, 2017 – Thursday afternoons 4 – 5 pm. Only $35 for 3 sessions to get you safely into yoga poses! 6 Camino Otero. 520-275.2689. www. tubachealingarts.com.

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Pepper is a sweet mama cat that gave birth to her kitties in our facility about two months ago. She was a great mom and very playful!. She has a great personality and is always searching for a hand to caress her. Santa Cruz Humane Society 232 E. Patagonia Highway Nogales, AZ 85621 (520) 287-5654 discovery of her adoption encouraged her to become a CI (Confidential Intermediary) for the Arizona Superior Court for 3 years, working to reconnect adoptees with their birth families. She is currently using genealogy and DNA to locate her unknown birth father. Short Program: "Plan Your 2017 Genealogy Research" by JoAnn Herbst and Linda Hanson. Meetings feature helpful genealogical items for Silent Auctions and Raffles. Refreshments will be served. Visitors are welcome. Contact JoAnn Herbst (520-396-4630 or joannherbst29@gmail.com) for more information, or go to our web site at www.azgvgs.org.

JANUARY 20, 25 & 27 - 9AM-12NOON - LESLIE MILLER - EVERNOTE FOR THE EMERGING/ENTERPRISING ARTIST. How to manage your art affairs - Branding, Marketing, Setting Goals, Customer Retention. $200. (865) 3897664. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 20, 9AM-12NOON - WATERCOLOR/ABSTRACT WORKSHOP WITH JIM PETTY. $45. Fridays. (719) 838-1102. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 20 & 27, 10AM-1PM - “THE CREATIVE PROCESS” WORKSHOP WITH CAROLYN WAYLAND. Moving past fears, learn how to use the basic building blocks of art to create acrylic paint compositions. At the Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. $200 Members / $240 Non-Members. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to register. JANUARY 20 & 21, 1PM-5PM - CK WEARDEN - BEGINNER 2 DAY "HAPPY DAY PUEBLO PAINTING WORKSHOP" All supplies included. $350. Limit 6 per class. Classes continuing through April. (520) 612-4141. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 20, 2-3PM - WILDLIFE OF THE SONORAN DESERT. Wildlife that inhabit the Sonoran Desert have specialized adaptations that allow them to thrive. From roadrunners to regal horned lizards and round-tailed ground squirrels, we explore how animals are adapted to life in the Sonoran Desert. All ages welcome. Joyner-Green Valley Library, 601 N. La Cañada Dr., Green Valley. Cost: Free. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@ pima.gov or 520-615-7855.

JANUARY 19, & 26, 1PM-4PM - TUBAC ART ACADEMY - FINE ART CLASSES FEATURING MYRNA YORK - DRAWING/SUMI-E. $300. Materials included. (720) 220-9307. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia.

JANUARY 20, 5PM-7PM - OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE TCA'S ARIZONA AQUEOUS XXXI EXHIBIT. For over 30 years the Tubac Center of the Arts has presented this national juried annual exhibit of water media on paper. The exhibit has evolved over the years and continues to push the boundaries of combining water based paints and inks with paper. Awards include Best of Show, Juror’s Award, Award of Excellence and the Ursula Seuss Abstract Award. The exhibit continues through Sunday, February 26. ALSO OPENING JANUARY 20, 5PM-7PM - OPEN STUDIO TOUR PREVIEW EXHIBIT. Tubac Center of the Arts presents an exhibit of the work of participating Open Studio Tour artists. Please join us for the Opening reception on Friday, January 20th, 5-7pm. Meet the artists, preview their work and plan your studio tour visits. Studio Tour is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 17, 18, & 19, 2017. AND AT THE TCA - OPENING RECEPTION - JANUARY 20, 5PM - MONICA WARHOL – WILDE WEST WHAT EXHIBIT. An invitational exhibit of the contemporary paintings of artist, Monica Warhol. Exhibit runs through February 19. 9 Plaza Rd. 520-398-2371.

JANUARY 19, 11AM - TUBAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S ANNUAL MEETING at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. www.ths-tubac.org. 398-2020.

JANUARY 20, 5PM-8PM - A NIGHT UNDER THE STARS. Sonora Astronomical Society volunteers set up telescopes for celestial viewing

JANUARY 18, 20, 25 & 27 - 9AM-12NOON - LESLIE MILLER - EVERNOTE FOR THE EMERGING/ENTERPRISING ARTIST. How to manage your art affairs - Branding, Marketing, Setting Goals, Customer Retention. $200. (865) 389-7664. lesliemiller@icloud.com. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 19, & 26, 9AM-12NOON - BASICS OF DRAWING WITH RICK WHEELER. Learning some of the basic tools and techniques of drawing. At the Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. Call 520-398-2371 to reserve your space.

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Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r D e c 1 6 - J a n 1 7 and provide an introduction to the night sky. Come before dark to take a self-guided tour of the Canoa Ranch Headquarters. Bring your flashlight and lawn chair. Weather permitting. All ages welcome. Tour 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Star Gazing 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Where: Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Registration not required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima. gov or 520-724-5220. JANUARY 20-22 - THE SPA IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE SLEEP RETREAT, FACILITATED BY RUBIN NAIMAN, PHD. The Healing Sleep and Dream Retreat Two Night Package, Single Occupancy is $579 and includes a luxurious Hacienda Suite, the weekend workshop and 20% off regularly priced Spa treatments. The Two Night Package, Double Occupancy is $389.50 per person and includes a luxurious Posada Double Queen Guest room, the weekend workshop and 20% off regularly priced Spa treatments. The retreat is limited to 20 people. For reservations and more information please contact Debra Henrickson, Spa Director at 520. 398.3546. www.TubacGolfResort.com/blog. JANUARY 21, 8AM-11AM - SONORAN DESERT WEEDWACKERS - BEAT BACK BUFFELGRASS DAY. Join your friends and neighbors to remove invasive buffelgrass. There are multiple locations throughout Pima County including Tucson Mountain Park. Register online www. pagregion.com/buffelgrass. Ages 12 and up. Pima County Tucson Mountain Park. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information and to register: www.pagregion.com/ buffelgrass. JANUARY 21, 10AM-12NOON - WALKING TOURS OF OLD TUBAC. Come explore colorful Old Tubac that even some of the locals don’t know about! Guided by Connie Stevens, you’ll discover fascinating facts about the town’s early adobe buildings and learn about Arizona’s first European settlement. Topics from early Native American inhabitants, Spanish explorers, American pioneers, Apache attacks, kidnappings, and other exciting episodes are discussed. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Allow 2 hours for the tour and wear walking shoes, sunscreen and a hat. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 20; reservations requested, 520398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. JANUARY 21, 10AM-1PM - MONICA WARHOL WORKSHOP. Monica Warhol, scion of the Warhol family and artist, actress, raconteur, provocateur, invites you to learn printmaking, release tour creativity and get your art to Pop. At the Tubac Center of the Arts. Cost: $157 Members / $177 Non-Members. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to register. JANUARY 21, 24, 28 & 31, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220. JANUARY 21, 10AM-2PM - LIVING WITH URBAN WILDLIFE SHOWCASE. Wildlife interactions are a part of everyday life. Drop in through the day to meet live animals and take part in family-friendly activities to learn about the amazing wildlife that thrive in our neighborhoods. Homeowners will want to stop by the mobile exhibit to learn practical tips for excluding wildlife from your living spaces. All ages welcome. Pima County Feliz Paseos Park, 1600 N. Camino de Oeste. Cost: Free. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. JANUARY 21, 2PM - THE CHIRICAHUA APACHES: A COMPREHENSIVE STORY OF A FAMOUS PEOPLE - SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY JACK LASSETER. This is Jack’s fresh comprehensive story of the Chiricahua Apaches, famous warriors of the Southwest and their leaders Victorio, Lozen, Geronimo, Chatto, Loco, Mangas Coloradas, Cochise and his blood brother Tom Jeffords. He’ll discuss the lives, culture, and tactics of these brave people. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. $15 per lecture. A portion of the proceeds supports our education and preservation programs. Please call for

reservations and future dates, 520-398-2252 or e-mail info@tubacpresidio. org. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252.

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JANUARY 22, 2PM - TEODORO ‘TED’ RAMIREZ ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE CONCERT SERIES: RUN BOY RUN. They brought the house down last season with beautiful harmony and musicianship. Here’s your opportunity to see them again or for the first time! Matt and Grace Roland, Bekah and Jen Sandoval, and Jesse Allen make up this family band. If you love virtuoso fiddle, cello, mandolin, guitar and bass with classic Blue Ridge Mountain style harmony you won’t want to miss this concert. Admission is $20 for adults, free admission for children 14 and under. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. Please call 520-398-2252 or email info@ tubacpresidio.org today! Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252.

JANUARY 26, 9AM-12NOON - BASICS OF DRAWING WITH RICK WHEELER. Learning some of the basic tools and techniques of drawing. At the Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. Call 520-398-2371 to reserve your space.

JANUARY 23, 8AM-9:30AM - BIRDS AND PLANTS OF FELIZ PASEOS PARK. Join a Pima County naturalist to learn about common desert birds and plants. We are likely to see verdins, cactus wrens, and curve-billed thrashers among the cacti, palo verde, and ironwood. All ages welcome. Pima County Feliz Paseos Park, 1600 N. Camino de Oeste. Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information: www. pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. JANUARY 23, 1PM-3PM - TUBAC ART ACADEMY - FINE ART CLASSES FEATURING JOHN MARBURY - THE "GRID" METHOD OF DRAWING. Mondays. $35. (505) 870-7766. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 24, 9AM-11:30AM - HIKE BROWN MOUNTAIN TRAIL. Enjoy the scenic and rugged beauty of the Tucson Mountains on this 2-mile guided hike with a Pima County naturalist. Ages 12 and up. Tucson Mountain Park, Brown Mountain Trailhead 8451 W. McCain Loop Road Cost: Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. JANUARY 24, 28 & 31, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220.

JANUARY 26, 10AM-1PM - PRINTMAKING, CREATIVITY & POP WITH MONICA WARHOL. Join Monica Warhol, scion of the Warhol family and artist, actress, raconteur, and provocateur to learn printmaking, release your creativity and get your art to “pop”. Call TCA at 520.398.2371. JANUARY 26, 1PM-4PM - TUBAC ART ACADEMY - FINE ART CLASSES FEATURING MYRNA YORK - DRAWING/SUMI-E. $300. Materials included. (720) 220-9307. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 26, 4PM-5PM - INTRO TO YOGA. Always wanted to do yoga? Public classes are not the place for you? Take our entry course January 12, 19 and 26, 2017 – Thursday afternoons 4 – 5 pm. Only $35 for 3 sessions to get you safely into yoga poses! 6 Camino Otero. 520-275.2689. www. tubachealingarts.com. JANUARY 26, 5PM-7PM - ARTS SPEAK: A CONVERSATION WITH MONICA WARHOL. Join us for a conversation & live podcast recording with artist, Monica Warhol. Monica will discuss art, Andy & more in this electric & eclectic hour discussion. “Professional artist Monica Warhol is fiercely loyal, agreeably stimulating and attractive. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Warhol moved to Tucson 13 years ago. Although she is distantly related to the famous artist Andy Warhol, (his father and her grandfather were brothers), she downplays that connection, preferring to become successful on her own merit. She emphasizes, “It’s not about my name; it’s about a lot more than that.”” (Agrillo, 2015). Join the conversation! Reserve your seat. Call TCA at 520.398.2371. TCA members, Free. Guests and nonmembers, $8.

JANUARY 25, 9AM-10:30AM - HERITAGE AREA STRUCTURES REHABILITATION TOUR. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more contact: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520724-5220. JANUARY 25 & 27 - 9AM-12NOON - LESLIE MILLER - EVERNOTE FOR THE EMERGING/ENTERPRISING ARTIST. How to manage your art affairs - Branding, Marketing, Setting Goals, Customer Retention. $200. (865) 389-7664. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 25, 11AM-1PM - GUIDED TOUR OF THE BARRIO DE TUBAC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE. Special tour by Phil Halpenny and Gwen Griffin of the Spanish colonial archaeological site just south of the Park which preserves the remains of the original Tubac town site, including residence foundations, plaza area, refuse area and partial irrigation ditch. Meet at the Park’s Visitor Center. Tour involves a walk of about 1-1/4 miles. The Archaeological Conservancy protects this site and participants are asked to sign 'An Acknowledgement of Risk Factors' before entering. Wear walking shoes, sunscreen and hat. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 15; reservations encouraged, 520398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. JANUARY 25 THROUGH 30 - ALAMOS MUSIC FESTIVAL. The Dr. Alfonso Tirado Classical Music Festival, held annually in Alamos, Sonora, is much more than a world class musical experience. It is a unique opportunity to experience the rich heritage of colonial Mexico. The finest of musical, historical, and cultural heritage

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34 JANUARY 27 - 9AM-12NOON - LESLIE MILLER - EVERNOTE FOR THE EMERGING/ENTERPRISING ARTIST. How to manage your art affairs Branding, Marketing, Setting Goals, Customer Retention. $200. (865) 3897664. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 27, 9AM-12NOON - WATERCOLOR/ABSTRACT WORKSHOP WITH JIM PETTY. $45. Fridays. (719) 838-1102. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 27, 10AM-1PM - “THE CREATIVE PROCESS” WORKSHOP WITH CAROLYN WAYLAND. Moving past fears, learn how to use the basic building blocks of art to create acrylic paint compositions. At the Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Rd. $200 Members / $240 Non-Members. Contact: Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to register. JANUARY 27, 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 you are welcome to 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. (520) 398–2252. JANUARY 27 & 28, 1PM-5PM - CK WEARDEN - BEGINNER 2 DAY "HAPPY DAY PUEBLO PAINTING WORKSHOP" All supplies included. $350. Limit 6 per class. Classes continuing through April. (520) 612-4141. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 28, 10AM - HELL BENT FOR RESURRECTION: A HIKE THROUGH TUBAC’S MANY LAYERS. Join us for a new program of History Hikes to take advantage of the great outdoors and our amazingly rich cultural heritage. Join Rick Collins, our Interpretive Specialist, for an insightful walk on the Anza Trail. We'll start at the original Plaza de Armas from which the expedition to Alta California departed before walking along the Rio de Tubac (as it then was!) and discussing the native peoples and later arrivals who lived in Tubac and the area along the River. Bring sturdy walking shoes, sunscreen, and water. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the Presidio Park. The 1 and 1/4 mile hike begins from the Tubac Presidio Visitors Center,

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rain or shine. Hike limited to 15 people. Call (520) 398-2252 or e-mail to info@tubacpresidio.org to reserve your place. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. JANUARY 28, 10AM-1PM - CHOCOLATE! 1000 YEARS AND COUNTING. Come discover the rich history of chocolate in the Southwest. Taste a cacao bean, learn how the Mayans and pre-Columbian Native Americans prepared their chocolate, and sample the energy drink that fueled the 1774 and 1775 Anza expeditions from Tubac to Alta California. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. JANUARY 28 & 31, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220. JANUARY 28, 10AM-4PM - ARIVACA ECOFEST AND GREEN HOME TOUR. Tickets $10 available at Arivaca Action Center 15925 W. Universal Ranch Rd. or online at www.ArivacaEcoFest2017.wordpress.com. Self guide home tour of properties using alternative building techniques from straw bale to cob, solar and water harvesting adaptations, and food cultivation from fish farming to aquaponics to alpacas. In addition, presentations by experts on rainwater harvesting, earthworks, plant foraging and food security. Exhibits and demonstrations on eco friendly technologies and products. www. ArivacaEcoFest2017.wordpress.com. JANUARY 28, 3-5PM - BIRDING 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: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-6157855. JANUARY 28, 6:30PM-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. Feel free to bring your lawn chair. All ages welcome. Weather permitting. Tucson Mountain Park, Ironwood Picnic Area, 1500 S. Kinney Road at Hal Gras Road. Cost: Free. Registration not required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov or 520-615-7855. JANUARY 29, 2PM - A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF TUBAC’S TERRITORIAL TEACHERS AND TIMES. Join music and drama students of the Montessori de Santa Cruz School and Lowe House Project artist- in-residence Sharman Nittoli in the 1885 schoolhouse as they perform original songs based on the school days of Tubac’s early teachers and their students. $10 fee includes all day admission to tour the Presidio Park. For reservations, call 520-398-2252 or info@tubacpresidio.org. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St. (520) 398–2252. JANUARY 30, 1PM-3PM - TUBAC ART ACADEMY - FINE ART CLASSES FEATURING JOHN MARBURY - THE "GRID" METHOD OF DRAWING. Mondays. $35. (505) 870-7766. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. JANUARY 31, 10AM-11:30 & 12-1:30PM - TOUR OF HACIENDA DE LA CANOA. Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley. Cost: Free. Online registration required. For more information: www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220. FEBRUARY 2, 9AM-12NOON - TUBAC ART ACADEMY - FINE ART CLASSES FEATURING ROBERTA ROGERS - TRADITIONAL WATERCOLOR. $50. (520) 979-4122. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. FEBRUARY 2, 3 & 4 - LESLIE MILLER - BEGINNING OIL PAINTING: LOOSE, BOLD APPROACH. 3-Day workshop. 8 student limit. $45 per class, plus $25 materials. (865) 389-7664. lesliemiller@icloud.com. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. FEBRUARY 3 THROUGH 5 - CHRISTIAN YOUTH THEATER PRESENTS “YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN” at the Pima Community College Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre. Come and spend “an average day in the life of Charlie Brown” in this fresh musical that pays homage to the classic Charles Schultz’s characters we all know and love. Sing along with unforgettable classics like “Suppertime” and “My Blanket and Me”, as well as new standards including “Beethoven Day” and “My New Philosophy”. Tickets are just $15 and are available at cyttucson.org. Showtimes are the following: Friday, February 3rd – 7pm, Saturday, February 4th – 2 pm & 7pm, Sunday, February 5th – 2pm. For more information on Christian Youth Theater and “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” contact Carolyn Anderson at (520) 440-1654. FEBRUARY 4 & 5, 9AM-4PM - DAVID SIMONS: SEE DIFFERENTLY, PAINT DIFFERENTLY WORKSHOP. Workshop Fee: $250/TCA Members, $270/ Nonmembers. 5 student minimum. Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to register. Two day oil painting workshop to learn how to see with the painter’s eye. FEBRUARY 4, 11AM-3PM - FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL AT THE TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS. Over 70 of the region’s finest chefs, wineries, breweries, local foods and restaurants! Tickets $65 Each. **EARLY BIRD TICKET SALE** 10% OFF TICKETS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2016. 2150 N Alvernon Way, Tucson. For tickets and information https://saaca.thundertix.com/ events.

FEBRUARY 4, 1:30-4PM - LUNAFEST, A NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEATURING NINE SHORT AWARD-WINNING FILMS BY, FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN, will be hosted by the Green Valley branch of the American Association of University Women at the Center for Performance and Art, 1250 Continental Rd. in Green Valley. Refreshments will be served and a raffle held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Films will be shown from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available at the Green Valley/Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce and Community Connect next to CVS Drug Store in the Continental Shopping Plaza. 85% percent of the proceeds will go to the philanthropies of AAUW, including scholarships to Pima College; 15% to the Breast Cancer Fund. The 9 films range from animation to fictional drama and cover topics of importance to women although men are invited too. They are selected by LUNA, makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, to promote women filmmakers and support worthy women’s nonprofits. AAUW’s mission is to improve the lives of women and girls. AAUW members and the public are invited to become sponsors of LUNAFEST by donating $100 for a Blue Moon, $50 for a Full Moon and $25 for a Half Moon. Their names will appear in the program. FEBRUARY 6 THROUGH 22, 9AM-12NOON - LEARN AUTHENTIC MEXICAN SPANISH. Structured for adults, extrememely effective system, high retention, interactive and fun. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. At Dos Silos, at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. Rick Gehweiler, certified Instructor for Warren Hardy Spanish, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. www. warrenhardy.com. For more information contact rickgehweiler@gmail. com. FEBRUARY 8 THROUGH 12 - 10AM-5PM - 58TH ANNUAL TUBAC FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS. Free Admission, parking $8. Meet juried artists from around the country. Food & Fun! Horse Drawn Trolleys and more. FEBRUARY 9, 10 & 11 - LESLIE MILLER - BEGINNING OIL PAINTING: LOOSE, BOLD APPROACH. 3-Day workshop. 8 student limit. $45 per class, plus $25 materials. (865) 389-7664. lesliemiller@icloud.com. At El Presidito #4 Calle Iglesia. FEBRUARY 10, 7:30-9:30PM - TCA'S PERFORMING ARTS SERIES - ELLIS & PLATT. Two of Seattle’s best come together for a one-time music event designed specifically for our Tubac audience! Acclaimed singer / songwriter Dave Ellis and Book-it Theatre’s renowned actor / director /composer Myra Platt perform some of the classic old-time songs you know so well & can sing along with, and some new songs by Ellis. Call TCA for tickets at 520.398.2371. Individual tickets: TCA Member $30, Nonmember $35. 9 Plaza Rd. FEBRUARY 12-17 - FABULOUS TRIP TO ALAMO, SONORA SPONSORED BY THE TUBAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Join us for a five night trip to the splendid Spanish Colonial mining town of Alamos including three nights at the luxurious Hacienda de los Santos. $1,325 per person for standard double; $1,425 per person for deluxe double. Single supplements available. Contact John Cloninger at johnmarkcloninger@gmail.com or call 398-2020 for more information and a reservation form. FEBRUARY 16, 5PM-7PM - ARTS SPEAK: “INSULTS RAIN DOWN ON ME LIKE HAIL,” THE REBELLIOUS ART OF EDOUARD MANET. Now regarded as one of the arts masters, Manet’s art provoked scandal, laughter and puzzlement when it first appeared. Bill Boslego will discuss why the public was so hostile towards Manet’s work. Bill Boslego has been a docent at the Tucson Museum of Art since 2014 when he and his wife moved to Green Valley from Virginia. In addition to his volunteer work with the Museum, he is also a volunteer guide at the San Xavier Mission. Join the conversation! Reserve your seat. Call TCA at 520.398.2371. TCA members, Free. Guests and nonmembers, $8. FEBRUARY 18, 9AM-3PM - COLOR THEORY. Artist & educator, Myrna York will instruct this one day exercise with watercolor or acrylic to demonstrate the importance of color theory in painting. Workshop Fee: $105/TCA Members, $125/Nonmembers. 5 student minimum, Call TCA at 520-3982371 to register. Understand hue, chroma, value, saturation, intensity, temperature and the importance of color theory in painting. One day exercise with watercolor or acrylic.

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THS 50th anniversary

S TO R I E S , S O N G S S E T F O R HISTORICAL SOCIETY EVENT by Kathleen Vandervoet

ubac’s motto is: “Where art and history meet.” Because Tubac’s history is so significant, it has been compiled and celebrated by the Tubac Historical Society, which was founded 50 years ago. As one of several 50th anniversary events, the THS has invited historian, folklorist, author and singer Marshall Trimble to be the speaker at a luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 19, at noon at the Tubac Golf Resort. Tickets are $35, or $30 for THS members. Advance reservations are required. Trimble said he enjoys relating the experiences of Charles Poston, a Tubac entrepreneur from 1854 to 1861. As well, he’ll talk about “what’s so great about Arizona and the state’s many unique and unusual anomalies.” A folksinger, his presentation will include several songs. Trimble appears frequently on radio and television as a goodwill ambassador for the state. He taught Arizona history at Scottsdale Community College for 40 years before retiring in 2014. Karen Wilson, board of directors member and treasurer of the Tubac Historical Society, said this is an exciting time to be involved with the organization: “Achieving our 50th anniversary is very significant because it demonstrates the vitality of our society and the ability and dedication of so many who have assembled and preserved our collection of valuable treasures for current and future generations.”

Prior to the luncheon, THS members can attend the groups’ annual meeting which begins at 11 a.m. at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. The Tubac Historical Society Brownell Research Center and Library welcomes anyone to visit and it’s not necessary to be a researcher.

“Many of our members have not visited our library and one of our goals is to invite people for specific times and private tours,” Wilson said.

Trimble is expected to be an interesting speaker. Recently he’s appeared on national television documentaries on the Old West including Fox News TV’s 2015 “Legends and Lies”; Lion TV Blood Feuds: The Pleasant Valley War and the Smithsonian Channel’s “Mummies Alive: The Gunfighter.” His first book was published in 1977 by Doubleday & Company, New York. Since then he’s written more than 20 books on Arizona and the West. Trimble has served more than 25 years as a founding member of the Arizona Peace Officer Memorial Board honoring officers who died in the line of duty. He is a special deputy with the Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office with the rank of captain. He is an honorary deputy sheriff in Cochise County and an honorary major in the Arizona National Guard.

The library and research center, staffed by volunteers, is at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Rd. It’s open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and by appointment. For more information, visit THS at www.thstubac.org or call (520) 398-2020. Mail checks for tickets to P.O. Box 3261, Tubac, AZ 85646

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hen I move with the season of joy and hope onto my yoga mat, I offer my practice to something greater than myself. I move through beloved poses that bring peace to my heart. Then I wish the same for others. Not only do I ask myself to think about how doing yoga can be given to others, but why? I want my love of this practice to spiral out and find people who may benefit by it. My joy can be shared and then maybe there will be more peace in the world. These sentiments are good for my soul and good for the yoga I encounter on the mat. It is reminiscent of my fortunate youth.

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The holidays were filled with family, friends, love and laughter. I have a long list of comfort asanas (yoga poses) that engender these same feelings, or in yogic terms, bhav. Bhav is a complete feeling or sensory experience, like watching the evening sun turn rustling grass gold and the mountains pink. I can stand in the breadth of it with all the senses, which brings fullness to my heart. Coming home is that, be it on the yoga mat, my front door or in the presence of my own truth. I think of how much I wanted that pleasure of giving something I made to a parent or a grandparent. The anticipation of their reaction being fulfilled by even more than expected is sweet bhav. I offer my practice up to that.

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Favorite poses are like my go-to play list, a broad painting of tunes suggestive of actions and emotions that brought me to this place. My yoga supports and moves me in a continual evolution by holding learned abilities and encouraging a move through the door ahead. This way there is muscle memory and surrender. My yoga play-list encompasses a lot of floor work. Asanas on the floor create a profound connection to earth and are as supportive as loving arms wrapped around me. In my own space when I practice, these senses surround me as if I hear a favorite song or a recollect a scent that wafts by, nearly tangible, expanding my heart and its ability to give out more. This is the “how” of offering a physical practice to an emotional desire. Deep hip and hamstring openings are akin to cinnamon or a great mulled spiced wine and the sharing of the same. Delight in yoga is sensory in so many ways; physical, internal, mental, spiritual. Hands on the floor or an ankle, or a toe, brings awareness. Awareness develops into a breath by breath action of presence. What greater gift is there than to be fully conscious in the moment? The poses I practice take me from standing to floor positions that are deep hamstring stretches that ask much of muscle responsiveness and intent. I must be cognizant of what I am asking my body to do in these moves, knowing wandering attention could get me into trouble. The practice translates so easily to living life, particularly when folding forward into myself and the earth. It puts me right where I can take a long look at my “stuff.” What is the substance of my actions, where do I want to go and how do I want to be? Upavistha Konāsana (“wide legged seated forward fold”) is like that, extended and demanding me to be engaged and conscious right now. Offering up my practice to the immediate moment is how to be alive. My fervent wish is for everyone to find comfort and ease in their lives so they may live in joy happiness. This then becomes the practice of offering. Kathy Edds, Yoga Instructor (ERYT500), Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coach, www.kathedds. com. Kathy teaches yoga at The Tubac Healing Arts Center in Tubac. www.tubachealingarts.com

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

GETTING HEALTHIER IN 2017

The holidays are upon us which means we will have a wonderful time partying with friends and family while eating and drinking too much, only to vow on New Year’s Day that we will lose the extra pounds by going to the gym and starting a diet. It’s always a feel-good New Year’s resolution, but not one that is usually successful. Let me propose a more basic resolution like, “get healthier.” That may sound like a big piece to bite off but I propose that any little steps you take that will improve your food can lead you in the direction of better health. Dr. Daniel Amen, author of The Brain Warrior Way, says, “You cannot exercise, meditate or supplement your way out of a bad diet.” Amen suggests that high-quality nutrition is key to having a healthy brain and a healthy body. He also points out that the term “junk food” is an oxymoron. It is either “food” or it is “junk”. Here are some hints to help you focus on “food” and eliminate the “junk” in your diet while you get healthier. Dr. Mark Hyman, Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Health, talks about some basic foundational principles that most experts agree are good for our health and the health of our planet. These principles are: • Eat a low glycemic diet (very little sugar, flour and refined carbs.) • Eat a diet that’s mostly plant-based with lots of vegetables and fruits, lots of color and great variety.

• Eat good quality fats like olive oil, nuts, seeds and avocados (Omega-3 fats). Hyman also believes coconut oil is a healthy fat, even though it is saturated.

• Avoid refined oils like sunflower, soy, and canola (Omega-6 fats).

• Avoid all chemicals, additives, preservatives, dyes, MSG, sweeteners and, what Hyman calls, “Franken-chemicals.” • Eat a limited amount of dairy, if any. He considers dairy nature’s perfect food, but only if you are a calf.

Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s acronym is “G-BOMBS” which gets a little more specific and a quick way to remember his suggested foods to eat daily. • Greens should be eaten both raw and cooked with cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, arugula, watercress, bok choy, cabbage and broccolini having the most protective phytochemicals that fight cancer. • Beans (and lentils) can be added to salads, put in burritos or eaten in soups that also contain greens and other vegetables. • Onions, scallion and leeks – eat whenever possible.

• Mushrooms should not be eaten raw as they contain a carcinogen called agaritine, which is blown off with a small amount of cooking. Mushrooms can be added to any dishes like soups, steamed veggies or eggs or just sautéed in a little oil or butter and served as a side dish. • Berries can be for breakfast smoothies, cereal, added to salads or just eaten as snacks or dessert.

• Seeds would include pumpkin, hemp, chia, sunflower and flax. They can be added to any salad, put in soup pots or added to smoothies or oatmeal for breakfast. Be sure to grind the flax seeds before using.

I have two recipes for the holidays that use no refined sugar. The truffles’ ingredients will surprise you. Dates are the primary sweetener with a small amount of pure maple syrup. The cookie recipe is from Vani Hari, author of The Foodbabe Way. You could frost and then decorate them if desired. I like them just plain.

I’m all about easy and fast in the kitchen and carried it into Thanksgiving dinner this year. A friend in Chicago has always cooked her turkey the day before Thanksgiving and I was horrified. But, in the interest of enjoying my guests on the actual holiday, I decided to give the early-bird cooking a try this year. All I can say is . . . I will never do it any other way! The turkey was delicious and I thoroughly enjoyed sitting with my guests before dinner to share a glass of wine without fussing in the kitchen. If you’re nervous, try a turkey before the holiday . . . or be adventurous like I was and just do it! I’m sharing the instructions.

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Prepare organic whole turkey by cleaning out cavities. Rub turkey skin with olive oil. Put onion pieces and lemon pieces in main cavity.

Using heavy-duty foil, cut a piece 2 ½ times longer than turkey. Place turkey on foil longway, bring up long ends and seal at top of bird. Semi-seal the sides, leaving slight gaps. Put meat thermometer in turkey thigh through the foil, avoiding bone. Put foil-wrapped turkey in a roasting pan – no rack. Sides must be high enough to catch drippings.

Ingredients: • 1 cup almond flour • ½ cup oat flour (quinoa flour or spelt flour) • 1 egg • 2 tablespoons coconut oil (solid form) • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup • 1 and 1/2 tablespoons molasses • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla • 3/4 teaspoon fresh-grated ginger (or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger) • 1/2 teaspoon each: ground cinnamon, ground cloves • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions: 1. In a bowl, mix all ingredients until combined. 2 . Place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to allow Place turkey in pre-heated oven. Cooking time will depend on size of bird. See time batter to harden. chart below. 3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 4. Place cookies on a baking sheet using a small ice cream scoop Thirty minutes before bird is finished cooking, remove top foil so bird can brown. You can and slightly press down to flatten. pull out the broth at this time also, using a baster. Put bird back in oven to finish cooking 5. Bake 8-12 minutes or until firm, being careful not to burn and browning. Thermometer should register 180 degrees. bottom of cookies! Once turkey is finished, allow bird to sit for at least 30 minutes. Then, carve as though you were serving it. Once carved and cooled, place meat in refrigerator.

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On the day of serving, remove meat from refrigerator and place in Crock Pot. If you have a large turkey you will need two Crock Pots, one for white meat and one for dark meat. Ingredients: Add turkey broth so it almost covers the turkey (can also use some from turkey if you don’t • 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed need it for gravy.) Put Crock Pot(s) on low and let turkey warm for 2-3 hours. Once it is • ¼ cup walnuts warm, set Crock Pot to “warm” setting until serving. • 6 pitted dates (cover with hot water and let stand 1-2 hours) • 1 teaspoon vanilla • pinch sea salt Roasting Time: • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 10-12 lbs. 2 ¼ - 2 ½ hrs. • 2 tablespoon prepared coffee (strong) 14-16 lbs. 3 – 3 ¼ hrs. • 1-2 tablespoon pure maple syrup 18-20 lbs. 3 ¼ - 3 ½ hrs. (not regular syrup – make sure it is PURE) 22-24 lbs. 3 ¼ - 3 ½ hrs. • 1/4 cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder (Add 30 minutes if bird is stuffed.)

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Instructions: • Put all ingredients in a food processor and mix until well blended. Place mixture in a bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours or more. • Remove from refrigerator, scoop out small amounts of the mixture with a tablespoon and roll into 24 balls. • Roll balls in coconut, dark cocoa powder or ground walnuts. (The cocoa powder Truffles will be messier to eat.) • Place Truffles on a tray lined with parchment paper and refrigerate. When cold, put in containers, but continue to refrigerate.

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Montessori Students Practice Important Virtues for the Holiday Season by Madeline Alcorta

he Holidays are in full swing at our local Montessori de Santa Cruz Charter School. Staff and students are busy teaching, learning and celebrating the meaning, traditions and rituals of the holidays.

For Thanksgiving each year, the students and staff work together to produce a delicious Thanksgiving Feast. Parents and volunteers donate food and help with preparing and serving the dishes. The classroom tables are set nicely for the communal meal, and the children are asked to dress up for the occasion - as this is a good opportunity to practice table etiquette and manners. The students from each classroom sit together with their families and teachers to share a warm, delicious meal that they have worked together to create. The MdSC Annual Thanksgiving Feast provides a rare opportunity to bring the school community together to give thanks for all that we have. After the feast, the students are set free for a full week off school for their Thanksgiving break. By the time everyone returns to school, The Christmas holiday is in full swing. It’s a quick transition: we’re barely done digesting our turkey and suddenly it’s time to get the Christmas tree out. Ready or not, here comes the fun the holiday season brings - the beautiful luminarias, the twinkling lights, the cute santa and elf hats, the adorable ornaments on the tree...the Season of Giving is here!

To celebrate the spirit of the season, the children practice Virtues such as Generosity, Joyfulness and Unity, Grace and Courtesy. The holidays are a perfect time to practice these particular virtues. In the Primary classroom (ages 3-6), the children spend time discussing the virtues of Grace and Courtesy. Primary teacher Leah Karam says, “We sit in a circle and talk about how important it is to greet guests with courtesy and receive gifts graciously. We practice looking a person in the eye when they give you a gift, and that we should always say thank you. We also discuss opening gifts, and that no matter what it is, you look the person in the eye again and say thank you directly to them. Another thing we talk about is how

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important it is to be grateful for whatever someone gives you, and that we don’t say that we don’t like a gift or mention that we may already have one. And above all, that we are being grateful for what we have and what we receive.” In the Lower Elementary classroom (grades 1-3), the students are writing journal entries about the virtue of Generosity and how they will incorporate being generous to others throughout the holiday season and beyond. The Upper Elementary students are hosting a Burrito Breakfast on the last morning of school before the Winter Break. The breakfast raises money for the Upper Elementary school field trip in the spring. For only $5 per person, you can be served a fresh, warm breakfast burrito and visit with the Montessori kids. The Upper Elementary students work hard to sell Burrito breakfast tickets to families and friends. Every ticket sold gets them closer to their annual field trip. For more information and to purchase tickets to participate in this yummy event, please visit the MdSC front office during school hours

Right after the Burrito Breakfast is the MdSC Holiday Celebration at the Tubac Center of the Arts, which is one of the highlights of the school year. Students will perform holidaythemed skits and songs, as well as feature some of their learning from the last several months. It’s a charming and adorable event. Watching the kids perform what they have practiced really fills you up with pride in our school and our community.

If you are feeling the Holiday Spirit and are in the mood for practicing the virtue of Generosity, please keep Montessori de Santa Cruz in mind. You can support MdSC by contributing a 100% tax deductible ECA Tax Credit Donation to the school. Arizona law provides a tax credit for contributions to public and charter schools to support extracurricular activities.

The state tax credit is available to all qualifying Arizona state taxpayers. You do not need to have a child enrolled in a school to take advantage of this dollar-for-dollar tax credit. Every dollar of these donations goes to support programs at our school such as music, gardening, field trips, tutoring, and more! To make a contribution to your local school in the form of an ECA Tax Credit, please come by during school hours or contact the school via the information below. We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year!

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

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A group of Lower Elementary boys are having a little fun at their Thanksgiving Feast table. Photo by Leah Karam, courtesy, Montessori de Santa Cruz.

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Richard Alan (Dick) Barnes, 78 years old from Tubac Arizona passed peacefully away Saturday September 17, 2016 at Casa de la Luz hospice in Tucson, AZ. He was with his wife of nearly fifty years. His two children Katie and Chris were close by. He is survived by Mary Anne and Chris Barnes, Katie Duran, his sister Janet Thompson and his grand children Lindsey and Nathan Duran and Quincy Michelle Barnes.

Richard Barnes was born September 4th 1938 in Jersey City, New Jersey at the same hospital his wife was five years later. He was the second child and first son of Lilian and Lester Barnes. From an early age Richard was drawn to the American West. After graduating from Fairleigh Dickinson University and successfully serving in the Army, he set out across our country. Traveling on a motorcycle (a passion he would hold throughout his 78 years) he was magnetized by the deserts blood orange and navel sunsets. The canyons drew him in. Ultimately he brought his new bride (and his non-conformity)with him to settle and raise his family in Phoenix, AZ. He met what would come to be long standing friends at his job. Travelers Insurance hosted his career in Phoenix Arizona until retiring (although he still held a part time job up until his passing) in Tubac, Arizona (another love of his). He thrived in Tubac where he cultivated friendships through unique humor and warmth. His home was a sanctuary for landscape projects and rest and art. Richard had an impressive wood shop in his garage where he would create unique pieces. His projects (large and small) impressed many. Numerous people thought he could make a

business out of his craft but he would gift his skills to family and friends. His volunteer work in Tubac, Arizona helped better the community he thrived in. His charitable gifts to an American Indian tribe in the South Dakota provided a school needed help. His attraction to cooking nourished many. Richard had a passion for travel. From solo annual motorcycle trips around the Southwest, to family camping at pig roasts in El Gulfo, to regular fun in Akumal Mexico, to late-inlife adventuring in Portugal he lived life in wonder. Fiji was a special place for him in the last ten years. He and Mary Anne traveled there many times. He raised his family with a tremendous sense of adventure and compassion. Warmth and humor colored his friendships. Meeting and connecting with different people (especially abroad) were true loves of his. Most importantly Richard was dedicated to his wife, children and grand children. The special ways he helped with a project; came up with a game; thought of a unique solution; LOVED HIS FAMILY were ways we continue to raise ourselves. A Celebration of Life will be help at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park Saturday January 28th, 2017 at 2pm. The address is 1 Burruel St, Tubac, AZ 85646. Donations in his memory can be made to either of these important to him charitable organizations: The Coral Reef Alliance (coral. org) 1330 Broadway, Suite 1602 Oakland, CA 94612; or Brent’s Place (brentsplace.org) 11980 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80010. Submitted by Chris Barnes

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Christmas-that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance-a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved. Augusta E. Rundel Oh, how true. Our lives are so busy and we can caught up in the ‘buying’ of things, we don’t stop and remember who or what we have loved. I’m sure there are a lot of people like me who wishes we could still ask a family member a question about when they grew up. So many questions and no one left to ask. We have our good memories but still sometimes we just need more. I love our street. It’s the oldest neighborhood in Tubac. Built in the 60’s, you too could have owned a house and 1 acre of land for as little as $17,000.00. What a steal! We were the youngest family on the street at that time, believe me no one else had a 3rd grader except Chuck and Mavis Dexheimer. Now all these years later, we’re not the oldest but we’re getting close. In the past few years, there has been almost a complete turnover of owners. We have some great people on our street, we meet once a month over drinks and tapas and get to know one another better. We are more of a community rather than just a neighborhood. If you drive down our street, you will see such an amusing sight of car hoods up, one after another. I’ve been asked just what is that all about. Visitors just don’t get it until you explain about the pack rat problem and just what one of these critters can do to your engine compartment in a single night. Did you know that pack rats

turn over their nests to future generations? Living in such proximity to the river may help. It’s a never-ending problem, and we are constantly having to be vigilant against these hungry creatures. The nests are really pretty ingenious, lots of insulation for warmth, wrappers from gum or hard candy, pretty shiny things, parts of cactus and tiny stones and sticks. They look amazingly comfortable, and too, the pack rats themselves are very cute. It’s hard to exterminate them so we just try to run them out of our area into our neighbors! I’m sitting here looking out my window to the back of my world. The birds need to be fed, what few hummers are still here need feed also, the plants that perished in last weeks freeze need to be removed. The leaves are falling quite rapidly from said freeze, laying a nice layer of warmth for what flowers and plants are left. I have some huge geraniums that must be 4-5 years old, they are the only plants I still cover. The rest go the way of the cold--time now for pansies, snaps and petunias, to provide our color til spring. And such easy flowers they are-- freeze solid at night and then magically come back during the day. Don’t forget about Luminaria Night at the Tumacacori Mission. The most spiritual event we have. A stunning display of candles in sand, some quiet caroling and then just silence. Lots of work goes into the making of that wondrous night. I’m sure volunteers are always needed. Cookies and hot chocolate to end the evening. It’s a lovely early birthday party for Jesus and everyone is invited. I wish all of you the very best of the season. Love and respect, good food and laughter, fun and good health. Peace and Joy.

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