Tubac Villager Dec 2017 by tubac villager

Vol XIV No 2

December 2017

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ST. ANN’S CHURCH TUBAC’S SPIRITUAL ICON By Nancy Valentine

hether hearing the bells, seeing it from my kitchen window, feeling its presence as I go about my daily tasks, or when sharing the joy or the sadness of fellow villagers gathered there, St. Ann’s Church is a spiritual point of reference offering a reassuring sense of place which has shaped my Tubac experience for the past 40 years.

I would venture a guess, the presence of the varied renditions of sacred places built here over the past 300 years have served the same purpose for those who have come and gone before me. I cherish this legacy and have a reverence for its durability—a symbolic reminder that rejuvenation and a collective caring spirit can prevail—an icon known world- wide confirming Tubac’s uniqueness.

Five different structures are believed to have been raised here at the corner of Calle Iglesia and Placita de Anza in Old Town Tubac--each with an integrity of intention that tangibly persists for me to this day. It all began in 1691 when Jesuit priest Father Eusebio Francisco Kino explored the region and established missionary settlements eventually leading to the building of a chain of 22 missions from Mexico extending north to Tucson. Kino was successful in introducing and embedding Catholicism in the souls of the native peoples he encountered and, after his death in 1711, other Jesuit missionaries carried on with his work. One tangible indication of Kino’s legacy in Tubac is a documented baptism in 1741 that was conducted in what conceivably was a modest structure believed to be located where St. Ann’s Church exists today.

In 1751, Piman Indians revolted in a clash of cultures which was ignited deep in Mexico. It is surmised that when it reached here, the first dedicated place of Tubac’s Christian ministry, as well as much of the village itself, were ravaged and lost to the wildfire of rebellion. As a result of the revolt, a presidio, or military fort, was established in Tubac by the Spanish in 1752. The fort sustained to became the first permanent European settlement in what is known as Arizona today. The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park—Arizona’s first state park--with its museum and preserved remains of the fort, tell the story of this unique time in Tubac’s history. Protecting the missionary settlements as well as the settlers of New Spain’s frontier outposts became a tenuous combination of church and state that would eventually stretch Spain’s resources and resolve beyond its ability to continue to both expand as well as maintain control of the region.

However, under the guidance of Captain Juan Batista de Anza, the distinguished second commander of the presidio, Tubac became an increasingly important staging area for securing and expanding the Spanish frontier. Believing a chapel would bring more stability to frontier village life and provide a place more substantial and suitable for the traveling missionaries to perform sacraments, Anza commissioned the construction of a chapel next to the fort on the site of the earlier humble place of worship destroyed during the Piman rebellion. The chapel was named in honor of St. Gertrudis and was completed in 1766 or there abouts for it appears on an official map of the village dated 1767.

It was 232 years ago, on October 23, 1775 to be precise, in front of Santa Gertrudis Chapel, on the Placita de Anza of today, that a very important Mass was said: a blessing for the success of the undoubtedly frightened 240 men, women and children gathered there in preparation to set off in the hopes of finding and building a new and better life in a place we know of today as San Francisco. After Mass was said, and fears perhaps somewhat assuaged by the blessing of divine providence, Anza, shouted “Everyone mount”. The migrants responded and followed Anza as he led them through the village for the last time and onto an extraordinary journey of over 1,700 miles and six months duration.

The blessing bestowed on them at Santa Gertrudis Chapel served them well. Amazingly, given the hazards and hardships they endured, with the exception of one death due to child birth, the Anza Expedition made it safely to their destination and destiny.

Tubac’s annual Anza Days celebration, held each October at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, commemorates this significant historical event with special festivities and a living history re-enactment of the expedition’s departure— an event I look forward to each year no matter how many times I’ve experienced it. In 1776, when Anza left to assume his new post in New Mexico as a reward for his accomplishments, and most of the Tubac garrison was moved to Tucson to establish a new presidio further north still, Tubac villagers were left in effect to fend for themselves.

They struggled during a succession of near abandonment followed by times of vitality—an up and down pattern which would continue through Mexican independence from Spain in 1821, the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 which brought Tubac into possession of the United States, to the surrender of Geronimo in 1886.

All the while, the Catholic Church’s influences which had been introduced by Padre Kino almost 200 years earlier, had become firmly rooted in the life of Tubaquenos. This spiritual life was expressed outwardly by continuing to sustain a layering of other places built for spiritual rejuvenation and guidance at the location where St. Ann’s exists today, regardless of which political regime had control, what befell them or which order of missionaries or military protection prevailed at the time. It is not inconceivable that they took refuge within the walls of Santa Gertrudis Chapel—refuge from Apache attacks, political upheavals and other trying times they experienced. No doubt they prayed for strength to endure, as well as expressed gratitude for the blessings afforded them by being Tubaquenos. In 1796 during a period of relative prosperity, a third structure, now of proportions to warrant being called a church, was built on the foundation of the earlier chapel built by Anza. This church--Santa Gertrudis Church-would sustain as an important part of village life for over 100 years, and would remain as a symbol of enduring intent, in sharp contrast to the ensuing but short-lived entrepreneurial “Silver Age” of Tubac as a mining town.

St. Ann's continued on next page...

"Holiday Lights" by Tubac artist, Sharon Burton. Burton has new children's books available at the Tubac Center of the Arts.

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Tu b a c Vi l l a g e r D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 7 The Santa Gertrudis Chapel that Capt. Juan Bautista de Anza, Second Commander of the Tubac Presidio, had built by 1776 would survive as a place of Christian ministry to be rendered by Phocion Way 100 years later. (From Overland Via “Jackass Mail” The Diary of Phocian R. Way.)

(Left) Marion Valentine drew inspiration for many of her paintings from the moods and activities of St/ Ann’s Church. In turn, she inspired the village through her creative work. The children depicted in her painting, “Cinco de Mayo” c. 1978 did indeed celebrate the day at St. Ann’s Church and were so taken with the painting they saw on exhibit at the Tubac Center of the Arts, they pooled their resources to purchase it - the first collection begun for the San Cayetano Grade School, District #35.

St. Ann's continued... Arriving by the Butterfield Stage Coach from Cincinnati In 1858, Phocian Way, an engraver by trade, joined Charles Poston (the future “Father of Arizona”) and the Sonora Exploring and Mining Company which was headquartered in Old Town Tubac in what is today the Poston House. (More about the Poston House in a future Villager) Fortunately, Way set about describing the village life and the valley’s natural surroundings during its mining heyday in his diary and illustrations—including a precious rendering of Santa Gertrudis Church which confirmed its significant presence and its centenarian maturity. By 1905, Santa Gertrudis Church was in ruins and reportedly reduced to being used as a pigsty. This just wouldn’t do for Tubaquenos at the time, and by 1912, the fourth church had been built. However, the adobe structure which could not withstand heavy storms of 1914 and 1915 and portions of it collapsed.

Undeterred, three Tubaquenas, all named variations of Ann, set about raising funds for yet another new church—the fifth to bless the site. Ana Maria Coenen, her daughter Anita Maldonado, and Annie Burruel, along with other women from the village, conducted dances, dinners, bake sales and even sold glasses of water for five cents each. Eventually they raised enough money for the construction of the church now existing in Old Town Tubac today.

Completed in 1917, it is surmised that the name of the church was changed from Santa Gertrudis to St. Ann’s in honor of the three Anns, who worked so hard to have it built.

It is unknown why the church’s architecture is what it is. Catholic officials authorizing its design were believed to be of German and Belgium origins, perhaps accounting for the hip roof bell tower and gable roof for the church proper—architectural elements not common to the region. St. Ann’s is built of adobe brick—a mud mixture which is put into forms, released and then allowed to dry in the sun--which were probably made on site or in the vicinity as was customary for the time.

The appearance but not the organic soul of St. Ann’s would change in 1930 when the exterior raw adobe walls would be stuccoed creating a façade that remains today. My Mom, Marion Valentine, one of the early artists who helped build Tubac’s artist colony in the mid-1960s didn’t have to look any further that out the front door for inspiration for her paintings. Living, painting and building community from our home—The Historic Lowe House—just east of St. Ann’s church. Marion captured St. Ann’s varying moods and gatherings in many of her paintings during a time when Tubac experienced another resurrection of appreciation for its human, natural, historical and spiritual attributes.

Today, the doors to St. Ann’s Church are opened and closed each day by members of an active parish who continue to take part in sustaining and sharing their spiritual home with every one—parishioners, Tubaquenos and visitors alike. Under the guidance of Father Alexander Mills, the old shake roof was recently replaced—helping ensure for all of us its continuation as a place of rejuvenation and inspiration, an icon symbolizing Tubac’s special attributes, and a much needed point of reference as Tubaquenos of today continue to grapple with the challenges of perpetuating a sense of place and shaping and sharing our, and Tubac’s, future together.

Nancy Valentine offers a unique perspective of Tubac as the daughter of Marion and Hans Valentine, two of Tubac’s early artists who contributed to the building of the community from the mid- 1960s to the early 1990s. Nancy’s personal experiences combined with a passion for Tubac’s history are combined in a seven-year labor of love—Three Hundred Years of Tubac Times: Writings, Illustrations and Recollections of Those Who Lived Tubac from 1691 to 2002. This story first appeared in the January 2008 issue of the Tubac Villager. 2017 is the 100th Birthday of our St. Ann's. �

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By Kathleen Vandervoet

Santa Cruz County Update

TROUBLE AT TUBAC POST OFFICE

Service was interrupted on Dec. 4 at the Tubac Post Office. Two people who worked there in recent months, Mona Piñon and her husband, Daniel Berryman, posted a note saying the facility was closed. A few hours later, the Tumacácori Postmaster Rebecca Mendibles, opened the office, and she worked to get mail into patrons’ boxes. As of press deadline on Dec. 6, she was still there. She said she expected the return of the Julie Jung on Dec. 8. Jung has a contract with the government to operate the Tubac Post Office, which is a contract station, not an official post office. Jung had employed Piñon and Berryman for about nine months as subcontractors, and Jung had not worked at the post office since June.

There are no home delivery or neighborhood boxes offered in Tubac. All postal patrons must have a box and go to the Tubac Post Office to pick up their mail. Residents were unable to mail out any boxes during the problem time, and were told to visit the Tumacácori post office.

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“Postal employees will continue to deliver the post office box mail for Tubac customers until the contractor can restore service. Full retail services are available at the Tumacácori Post Office until service resumes in Tubac. The Postal Service sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience this causes Tubac customers.” (Note: Some information comes from a Nogales International news article posted online Dec. 5.)

NEW MEMBERS FOR TUBAC ADVISORY BOARD

Two people were appointed on Dec. 6 to the board of the Tubac Historic Zone Advisory Committee. Three slots had been vacant since May 20.

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Bruce Bracker recommended three people, Ann Empie Groves, Richard Gortarez and Gail Ballweber, but said at the meeting that Ballweber withdrew her name. The Board of Supervisors voted to appoint the others. Bracker said he delayed taking the step because he was “working to identify new members for the board and … trying to diversify the board.”

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The board has six members and they have two-year terms. Historically, the terms of three end each year.

The three people whose terms expire in February 2018 are Brent Land, David Simons and Marilyn Lowder.

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The May 20 date for vacancies wasn’t explained by Bracker. For years, terms have ended in February.

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The unpaid board has no legal authority. The purpose is to maintain the historic appearance of buildings and signs in the commercial section of Tubac.

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They review proposed projects in the village of Tubac such as new construction, painting, demolition, and remodeling. Their authority comes from Article 21 in the county’s zoning and development code. They give their recommendation to the Community Development Director and that person can forward proposals to the Board of Supervisors.

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Because it has been closed for a few years, the owners of the Rex Ranch in Amado requested a new conditional use permit, so they can have the facility renovated and re-opened. Update continued on page 10...

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The conditional use permit was approved Nov. 9 on a 4-0 vote by the Santa Cruz County Board of Adjustment No. 3.

The owners will have to remove a “deteriorating” mobile home on the land. The report said, “Mobile homes are not permitted in GR districts for residential use unless there is an active building permit and a temporary use permit has been obtained.”

They were in escrow as of Nov. 9, selling the property to Makar Properties LLC of Beverly Hills, Calif. Michael Gagnet of the company spoke briefly to the board at the meeting.

TUBAC’S SCHADLER IS STATE X-COUNTRY CHAMP

Owners Douglas and Josie Smith asked for a maximum of 50 guest units at the ranch which covers 50 acres in north Santa Cruz County on the east side of the Santa Cruz River.

The staff report said: “The applicant intends to stabilize the deteriorating structures and modernize the buildings in order to reopen the property as a guest ranch providing up to a maximum of 50 rooms, a restaurant, bar, gift shop, spa and outdoor recreational activities.”

The report said a new permit was needed: “Some of the adobe buildings are over 100 years old. Since the property was originally a guest ranch, if it had remained in continuous operation as a guest ranch, then the use would be grandfathered and the Conditional Use Permit would not be required. “However, since the use lapsed for more than a year, a permit is now required to use the property again for a guest ranch in a GR zoned district.”

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Rio Rico High School’s Samantha Schadler won the Division III girls state cross country championship on Nov. 4 in Phoenix.

Schadler, a junior who came in second to her now-graduated sister Allie at last year’s state meet, said it was a special moment to win a title of her own. Samantha has lived with her family in Tubac all her life. Schadler’s time of 18:06 was eight seconds off her second-place performance a year ago, according to an article in the Nogales International.

She was one of two runners from the RRHS girls squad that qualified for the state meet at the Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix.

On Dec. 2, she finished 56th out of 198 girl runners at the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Ore. Her time was 18:49, while the winner ran the course in 16:44.

NEW BUNKROOMS AT FIRE STATION

Two new bunkrooms were recently completed at Tubac Fire Station No. 1. The station was built in the 1970s before there were full-time, around-the-clock employees. The work, done by employees, cost $7,130. There are two private, insulated rooms with single beds. They each have a clothing locker and a desk, a phone, a speaker to hear emergency calls from the dispatcher, along with air conditioning and heating.

The rooms replace outdoor travel-type trailers that employees used to sleep in. There are several benefits for the fire district, Assistant Chief Genaro Rivera said. They’ll spend less on propane gas heating in the winter, the employees won’t have to go from outside to inside to use the bathroom, and they’ll be closer to the ambulance and fire trucks when calls come in. The other three fire stations in the district all have bunk rooms, he said.

The bunk room space came from one of the three indoor equipment bays in the station. Rivera said it hasn’t caused a problem to have lost the use of the bay. An old ambulance that’s out of service was in that spot. The vehicle will now be offered for auction. Update continued on page 12...

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CHECKPOINT WAS CLOSED NOV. 12

The Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 19 at Tubac was closed all day Sunday, Nov. 12. No agents were assigned to stop each car and ask about citizenship or look for hints of drug or human smuggling.

It was pleasant for travelers to be able to continue northbound without coming to a stop and waiting in line. A Border Patrol spokesman in the agency’s Tucson Sector office gave nearly no information when asked about it, and said that it was closed due to a “tactical decision.”

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AIMS TO SELL LANDFILLS

Proposals are being accepted until Jan. 9, 2018, as the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors hopes to sell the Rio Rico Landfill, the Tubac Transfer Station and privatize the operation of the Sonoita Elgin Landfill. If there are qualified proposals, an award recommendation is scheduled for the Feb. 7, 2018, Board of Supervisors meeting. The entire solicitation can be obtained at the Public Works office, 275 Rio Rico Dr., Rio Rico. For information, email John E. Hays, Landfill Manager, at jhays@santacruzcountyaz.gov.

HOPES FOR RIVER’S FUTURE GATHERED

Comments from areas residents were taken at a Nov. 16 workshop about the future of the Santa Cruz River. Staff members from the Tucson-based Sonoran Institute said a goal of their non-profit agency is to advocate to preserve the river.

Amanda Smith and Ian Dowdy first handed out results from surveys in Winter 2016 and Fall 2017. The survey results showed that the top four qualities to be valued are wildlife habitat/migratory corridor, riparian trees, animal and plant diversity and groundwater availability.

A number of other qualities were cited by the 161 survey respondents. Then in small groups, the Sonoran Institute asked people to comment on the survey results and mention if they agreed, or if they felt the rankings should be different.

Finally, they showed maps of the river and asked those at the workshop to mark the locations that they enjoy using, such as trails or picnic areas. Smith said the organization’s goal is to “secure the effluent” that mainly comes from Mexico and travels through a wastewater treatment plant in Rio Rico before it is released into the Santa Cruz River. Dowdy said the group has a successful record but it’s important that they “understand what the community values.”

FEES AT PEÑA BLANCA LAKE, OTHER SPOTS, COULD RISE

Coronado National Forest wants to hear responses about a proposed increase in fees.

The fee proposal applies only to Forest Service operated developed recreation sites such as picnic areas, campgrounds, and group sites. Dayuse sites are proposed to change from $5 to $8 per day. The Coronado annual pass is proposed to change from $20 to $40. Campground fees are proposed to change from $10 to $20 per night. Finally, group sites (both picnic and camping) are proposed at a $50 flat fee, plus $10 per vehicle per day. The fee proposal also includes new fees at 23 day-use sites, five campgrounds, and seven group sites.

Locations near Tubac include Peña Blanca Lake, the Whipple Picnic Area and trailhead in Amado and Kentucky Camp north of Patagonia. In addition, day-use sites that currently charge $5 per vehicle, such as the Madera Canyon picnic area, would increase to $8. Other sites are in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Tucson and areas near Sierra Vista, among others. (For comments or questions, contact kathleenvandervoet@gmail.com) �

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ere it is - another new year facing us. What to expect in this climate of ambiguity and tension?

Art as Therapy by Carol Egmont St. John

Art has always been a survival mechanism for me, but in these days, old styles and subjects might not do it. I feel revolution in the air and fear and discombobulation in its wake.

I’ve never before felt compelled to turn on the TV in the morning to make sure the world is holding together, that my scattered family is safe and no horrible new tragedy is being uncovered.

I grew up believing in goodness ultimately overwhelming the bad. I believed I was born in the most wonderful country in the world. I thought that hard work would promise rewards of all kinds. I even believed people were decent and caring. Recently, my sister-in-law said that I should just focus on the people I know, my neighbors and community to remember that feeling. Well, unfortunately, I have been seeing sadness, craziness and hatred up close and personal, lately. I see prejudice I did not suspect, suicides and addictions like never before and too many families grieving. Due to the many challenges I am facing of old and tested truths about everything from leadership to education, foods to religion, medicine to nature’s imperative, I am retreating to my studio, as I always have when the going gets rough. I plan to escape by taking one of two fundamentally different approaches to see what happens.

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The first would take me deep into the physical world. It would involve intense concentration on an object, stepping away from emotional perspectives and interpretation. It would be about looking at glass but no longer seeing its glassness, only what surrounds it; where the light refracts, where it changes shape and where edges appear and disappear. I imagine such concentration would cancel time, place and self-consciousness comparable to the quiet of highly focused meditation. A Buddhist philosopher once said, “You must study the leaf for ten years before you are ready to pick up the brush.” Well, I don’t have ten years, but I get what he is saying.

The other route to engaging my mind would be to take the opposite direction of super realism and attempt absolute abstraction. This would demand freeing my mind of all things familiar, named or labeled, and try to create work that is nothing other than art itself. Reducing the clutter of the world to its simplest elements and relying on the art that emerges out of chaos may be a comforting reminder that there are patterns that have their own reason for being.

To sit in front of a candlestick and paint its literal self, looks much easier to me than going for the ultimate abstraction and painting nothing to find something. Whatever, art is a getaway. It is an absorbing activity to take over the mind, not that much different from the bliss of a good hike, a perfect golf game or skydiving. Ultimately, the doing of something where you are totally involved is spiritual. It is a way to lift yourself out of the weight of the world, a way to get closer to the essence of life. Art is therapy. This is no news to those who have experienced its healing powers. So many artists write about it that I do not feel alone in this pronouncement. Eva Hesse, the sculptor said, “The artist is seeking the unknown, seeking it to give it order …. Art basically makes people aware of the chaos that surrounds them so that they become alive in it.” The painter Grace Hartigan of the late twentieth century, asked herself what was left after the great holocaust of WWII. Her answer was, “What was left was a private conscience, an individual searching his or her feelings.”* Her exploration of her own reality caused her to shift gears time and again. Professionally, she had to struggle to maintain a foothold in the art scene but eventually she was appreciated for the honesty of her efforts.

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Lee Krasner talked of the emotions she had to face as she changed her styles and let her painting lead her in a new direction. She was afraid at first, but felt she had to get used to her new voice and accept it. She referred to her work as if it had a life beyond herself or perhaps was herself. I have often found this to be true of artists. Their work is more real to them than the fragile world in which it exists.

Consider this. If the Mona Lisa was threatened by fire with an unconscious drunk lying at her feet and you could only save one, which one would you save? Perhaps this question is an answer for how some artists feel about their art; for them the ineffable truth is found on the canvas and invaluable. It must be the reason they go back again and again searching for this inscrutable reward that illuminates life’s meaning and continues to feed the world’s consciousness. I know this is not your typical holiday letter, but on a more basic level, beyond the complexity of understanding what is real, what is true, I hope you can find joy in the turn of the seasons and the pleasures of giving. Peace. *"Art Talk, Conversations with 15 Women Artists" by Cindy Memser

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hat is it that makes rich chocolate so enjoyable to eat?

Likely there are scientific studies, but all I need to know is that Tumacookery in Tubac stocks delicious international specialty chocolate bars, so it’s easy to pick up some for myself, and some to give as birthday presents and hostess gifts.

Store owners Karin Rosenquist and Randy Wade added new varieties this fall and the artisan chocolate offers another reason, if one is needed, to visit the spacious shop in the La Entrada de Tubac Plaza.

foods and liked that it’s in the Mexican style. When more options from Taza became available, they brought them in. “Typically, people are going for the darker chocolates more.” The company has been “raising the bar” with dark chocolates, she said. “It’s very eatable; you don’t want to just cook with it.”

Another fun connection developed for them. “We like it so much we named our little dog Taza,” she added. Taza is a Terrier mix they adopted when she was a puppy.

When the store opened in 2005, “the Taza chocolate was the first line we brought in,” said Rosenquist. “It’s a Mexican style and it’s stone ground.”

The Taza disc chocolate is popular with cooks who want to create the traditional mole sauce sauce, which often incorporates chocolate. Generally, a mole sauce contains a fruit, chili pepper, nut and spices like black pepper, cinnamon and cumin.

They thought it was a good addition to the store’s inventory of cooking implements and specialty

Rosenquist said that when the location of their Taza distributor moved closer, it made it easier for them to order new chocolates from other manufacturers.

“Some people are surprised that it has a bit of a gritty texture, because a lot of chocolate is creamy,” she said. “Just hold it in your mouth and experience the flavor.”

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ne recipe makes a relatively O small amount. I recommend doubling, at least. – Randy Wade

GINGER FUDGE by Sherry Yard of Spago Beverly Hills Ingredients

• 1 piece (2 inches) fresh ginger, peeled and very finely grated (or 2 oz. of fresh ginger juice) • 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk • 1/4 cup whole milk

• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (Above) Karin Rosenquist and Randy Wade, owners of Tumacookery, named their terrier Taza because they like the chocolate of that name so much.

• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, softened • 1/8 teaspoon salt

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Line an 8" x 8" baking pan with aluminum foil, letting foil extend at 2 sides. Spray with cooking spray. Wrap grated ginger in a dampened kitchen towel, then squeeze and twist towel firmly over a small bowl to yield scant 2 tablespoons juice.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine sweetened condensed milk and whole milk. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat, add chocolates and let stand 1 minute. Add butter, salt and ginger juice. Whisk until chocolate and butter melts and mixture is smooth. Pour into prepared pan. Let cool, then refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours or overnight. To serve, lift fudge from pan using foil ends; place on a cutting board. Cut into 1-inch squares.

The chocolates now in stock are from all over the world. “We’ve partly picked them because they’re regional flavors. We also love the gorgeous packaging.”

The Amano brand, for a small chocolate company, has won more awards than anyone else, she said. (The Amano website lists dozens of awards won in the past 10 years.) They also stock chocolate made in Spain, Cacao Sampala; and in Iceland, OmNom, she said. Rosenquist confessed, “I love chocolate. A lot of these, I picked because they sound good to me.”

Sweet Shop U.S.A. is represented year-round with their “Day of the Dead” decorated chocolate truffles.

Around the holidays, she said, there are plenty of chocolate-inspired gifts such as toffee and small chocolate stocking stuffers, along with other nibbles such as chocolate-coated sunflower seeds and chocolate-coated pecans that can be enjoyed between meals. To pinpoint all the options, be sure to ask for assistance; the shop’s inventory is nearly full to bursting around Christmas.

If eating and savoring chocolate aren’t enough, two area parks have upcoming chocolate demonstrations. On Saturday, Dec. 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a demonstration at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park will include the history of chocolate, showing how it’s traditionally ground and mixed, and hot chocolate drinks will be made and offered. Tumacácori National Historical Park has one scheduled Saturday, Jan. 20; “Chocolate at the Mission,” from noon to 2 p.m.

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Birding in Tubac - Anza Trail Coalition H e lp W a n t e d : H a r d W o r k By John O'Neill

Where yon shadowy woodlands hide thee, And thy waters disappear, Friends I love have dwelt beside thee, And have made thy margin dear. --To the River Charles --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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t’s probably pretentious to begin a newspaper piece with a stanza from somebody else’s poem, but how could I begin to thank the people who make the Anza Trail possible without emotion, because that’s how I feel? They have truly enhanced my life by their labor on the margin of the Santa Cruz River, a place where I go to see birds and listen to their joyous songs, a leafy, wildflower-charmed, sun-dappled oasis in the desert (oops, got sappy). Who exactly should be enormously grateful to the people at the Anza Trail Coalition? Let’s see, there are the birders, hikers, dog walkers, bikers, casual strollers, area businesses, Scouts, horseback riders, teachers and their students who experience culture, history and biology in one place, and visitors to the Tubac area. Umm, that includes most of us.

My wife Gretchen and I have been coming to Tubac since 2005, and have been full-time residents for five

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years, me birding enthusiastically up and down the Anza Trail. Until a month ago I sort of assumed that the trail was a natural phenomenon probably carved out when glaciers retreated, needing little attention; when a giant cottonwood fell, beavers carried it away and tidied up the mess.

Not really, but little did I know about the dogged efforts and sweat it takes to support and maintain the trail.

First a few facts about the Coalition, then some information and fulsome, effusive praise for the civicminded, volunteer trail warriors and how they keep our happy feet on a straight, unobstructed, freshlymown narrow path. Also, since this page is about birding in Tubac, reports of some the avian beauties we see because of the trail. The Anza Trail Coalition of Arizona (ATCA), as you’ve doubtless heard, is associated with the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, which is part of a country-wide system of trails blessed by Congress. The rub is that Congress, though supportive with specialized grants through the National Park Service , doesn’t buy tractors and chainsaws or the gas to run them, or send people to do the work. Nor do the State of Arizona or Santa Cruz County.

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Local responsibility is focused between Ruby Road and the county line at Amado, about 22 miles of fast-weed-growing, river-channel-shifting, treebranch-protruding, bridges-carried-downstream, trash-strewn, limb-dropping, mosquito-breeding, sometimes-mud-mired trail.

The nexus for raising maintenance money, getting landowner easements, earning and managing grants for projects like directional and interpretive signs, working with partners like Friends of the Santa Cruz River, National Park Service and Santa Cruz County, and supporting volunteer workers is Karol Stubbs of Tubac, head of the coalition for about 10 years. She, a volunteer herself, toils on trail matters full time, a rare work schedule for people in Tubac, even those getting paid. Her husband, she said, is a “voluntold,” rather than a volunteer. Stubbs has this only half tongue in cheek volunteer-recruiting slogan: “Our organization is known for work and not having fun.” But “without the coalition, in two years the trail would be primitive,” said Ken Veal, ACTA treasurer, meaning machetes could be required to see a bridled titmouse or ladder-backed woodpecker.

Landowners have been very cooperative in granting legal, permanent, mostly 50-foot-wide easements across their properties by the river for nearly the entire length of the trail north of Ruby Road to Amado, said Stubbs. The coalition has to ensure there are gates to keep cattle from straying. The National Park Service paid for the newlyerected signs telling people how to find trailheads and will fund additional interpretive and “you are here” signs.

Trail maintenance and fund raising are prime responsibilities, said Stubbs. Budget for maintenance and insurance at ATCA is about $15,000, but you could probably add another zero to that that sum if you had to hire it done. Still, it takes PTA-type efforts to raise the money: $5,000 from parking fees and more for operating the beer garden near the Newby Gallery during the Arts Festival, and a pancake breakfast at Wisdoms.

“For the last few years people have been acknowledging how wonderful the trail is” said Stubbs. “I think ACTA gives the community what it wants.” (Entry for understatement of the year.)

Maintenance of the trail is primarily the responsibility of trail boss Jerry Behn of Rico Rico, and his chief of staff, Roy Dickover of Tubac. With Glenn Vierra, Bud Eckhart and other volunteers, they do the ceaseless clearing of the trail. “We spend a lot of time after monsoons because rains wash out all our bridges,” said Behn. “We are constantly mowing and clearing trails because the grass always grows, mesquite trees always send branches over the trail, and gates and fences need to be tended to. “Trees fall all year round. We go down with chain saws, cut them up and pull them away.”

The Clark Crossing area, just south of the Barrio is always a battle after monsoons because the river cuts new channels, said Dickover. “We just made a new trail west of the river.” Dickover said he worked 41 hours on the trail in November and Behn probably worked twice as long. Why do they do it? “I’m just a handy guy who knows how to turn a screwdriver, who retired and had too much time on my hands,” said Dickover. He likes to play with what he calls mechanical “toys” he doesn’t have at home, like the tractor, Gators, which are John Deere utility vehicles, chainsaws and a posthole digger. The toys are stored near the Presidio.

Remember the trail is more than 20 miles long, the pay is zilch, and the combined age of Behn and Dickover is nudging150 years.

Stubbs, Behn and Dickover are concerned about the future since a job vacancy notice about hard labor with no pay might not attract many applications.

There is appreciation for ACTA, especially when there is a clean-up party along the river to remove trash and bottles that wash north from Mexico during storms. About 100 people helped one day in 2015, removing 150 tires from the river muck in the first mile south of the Tubac Bridge. But the future “is a worry,” said Dickover. “At our ages you never know who will do it next. I’m sure somebody will come along.” “That’s the way Tubac is,” said Behn. “Everybody pitches in.”

The trail is “absolutely critical,” said Jim Karp, who leads bird walks in Tubac. “The cottonwoods, willows and elderberries are the reason the birds come here and the Anza Trail gives us access to the birds.”

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TCA Annual Home Tour is January 13, 2018 Photos and words by Kathleen Vandervoet

ince 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 Tubac/Tumacacori area. 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. Tickets: $30/Members, $35/Non-Member/Guests.

Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to purchase tickets or purchase online at www.tubacarts.org. All tickets/brochures with maps to be picked up at Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Road, Tubac, AZ on the day of the event. A special guide to the “Restaurants of Tubac” with artwork by Roberta Rogers is available as part of the Home Tour brochure/ticket. Complimentary coffee provided by Tumacookery of Tubac in the lobby of TCA during the morning of the tour.

Mary Ball & Randy Pearson The multi-level design of this residence makes is one of the most unique ever seen on the home tour. From the entry foyer there is a den to the left. Then you go up a few stairs to a living and dining area. Then up a few more stairs to the kitchen and breakfast nook. Off that room is a master bedroom and bath. Also off the entry foyer is another stairway which leads to a guest suite separated from the living room by a half height wall and thick curtains. Outside is a pool new in the past year, and a large casita with a living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. The extensive burnt adobe brick-paved patio is enjoyed by the couple and their friends. It looks to the east across the trees that line the Santa Cruz River and on toward the Santa Rita Mountains. The patio near the house is covered and extends outward to a wall where bougainvillea provides splashes of bright color. The couple bought the house, built in 2006, about two years ago, and many decorating changes have been made since then. Flooring includes Saltillo tile, travertine tile, brick, wood and finished cement.

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Gillian Brooks This new house on a hilltop west of the Village of Tubac was built in 2009. Gillian Brooks and her late husband, Jerry Tipp, moved in then. Designed by the couple and built by contractor Scott Pottinger, the 8,000-sqare-foot house is on two levels and includes an elevator. There are two roof decks to take advantage of the views that extend for 40 miles. Brooks said the home includes art works by many local artists.

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Katie & Ray Sayre A small ranch house dating to the mid-1920s which was expanded many times by various owners is on the home tour.

Katie and Ray Sayre have done plenty of remodeling on their own since they moved there in 1991. The work they’ve had done reflects well on the history of southern Arizona border lands and ranches and is comfortable and fascinating. “Every room has something original and something new,” Katie said.

The living room’s stone-faced fireplace with a mesquite mantel looks like it’s been there for decades but it masks an efficient heating space and was completed in 2007.

Numerous wood beams above every window in the living and dining area were covered for decades by plaster, but were revealed during one of the remodeling projects. Now they’re stained and waxed and their irregular shapes are intriguing.

The large master bedroom was one of Ray’s projects and features plenty of space along with its own fireplace. It lacked insulation so he added that along with energy-saving windows. A guest bedroom done in crisp white bedding and walls features several fascinating antiques such as an Edison record player, a machine to dictate on a wax cylinder and a family spinning wheel. A spacious family room was added in 1991, and the latest addition nearing completion this month is a large kitchen, breakfast bar, pantry and laundry on the home’s east side.

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Dan & Pam Strausbaugh This home on Anza 6 of the Tubac Golf Resort was built in 2006 and the couple moved in two years ago, moving from Kansas City. A new purchase was sumptuous leather sofas for the living room. The large-scale paintings on many walls are striking.

The home has an open concept kitchen, dining and living room. The built-in cabinets and fireplace mantel in the living room were custom-made. There are lovely patios on south looking across the golf course into a cove of trees, a small, sheltered patio on the south side, and an entry courtyard patio where an outdoor fireplace is a focal point.

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Tom & Cindy Martin A unique semi-circular brick house is the residence of Tom and Cindy Martin. It was formerly the home of the late Hugh and Olivia Cabot, who moved to Tubac in 1971. Hugh Cabot, who died in 2005, was a famous artist based in Tubac who work was collected around the world.

The mid-century modern style of design came from architect Arthur T. Brown, Martin said. Brown worked in Tucson and designed many homes, schools and a few hotels and motels.

“His work doesn’t stand up, scream, and shout,” said Bob Vint, founder of an architecture firm in Tucson who has researched Brown’s work. The www.curbed.com website provided that quote, and continued, “It’s just simple, elegant, and unpretentious, and made of real materials. The buildings are sincere, just like his personality.”

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Olivia died in August 2015, and the Martins kept the interior shape of the small home, with its cool cement floors, the same, while having a brand-new kitchen and master bath installed in the past year. The windows on the north side overlook a large patio area in which a bright blue swimming pool is centered. Across the pool deck is Cabot’s spacious art studio, which was originally an airplane hangar with a concrete landing strip a few hundred feet to the north. The strip is long gone, but the hanger’s exterior and interiors are impressive. Many of Cabot’s paintings and prints are on view as is his easel and brushes, all set up ready to be put to use.

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Colleen & Pete Foster (Pictured, right.) A Tubac home more than 90 years old has just emerged from wide-ranging renovation and redecorating to provide an impressive residence for Colleen and Pete Foster. They bought the neglected home and land in 2014 and spent three and a half years on the restoration. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an Arizona Territorial design with many Spanish ranch elements, filled with living areas, dining areas and a modern open kitchen. An interior patio with a large wall fountain is inviting. The spacious master suite, which includes a massive bathroom, connects to a rear screened patio overlooking a rose garden. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cantina that used to be a storage room, and a one-bedroom guest house with a full kitchen. The main two-bedroom home and central solarium covers 4,750 square feet, while the cantina and casita add another 1,500 square feet. The roofed, brick-paved porches with chairs and couches span 3,700 square feet. Called Casa Tubac, the property, close to the west bank of the Santa Cruz River, first had a small adobe block home on it in 1925 for the Teodora and Emilia Ybarra family and their 11 children. Later owners included Collier and Will Rogers Jr., Don and Helen Hubbell, artist Francis Beaugureau and his family, the family of Alex and Jacque McGlamery, and the late Susan Vilas Wilson, and her husband, Earl. The property encompasses more than four acres and horses are boarded there. Much of the renovation and redecorating was done by Tubac and Santa Cruz County artisans, and the Tubac shop La Cucaracha provided decorative tile and other materials.

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Local artist Sharon Ann Burton has published two more children’s books

ocal artist Sharon Ann Burton also writes and illustrates children’s books and has recently published her fourth and fifth books, “Saving Is Wise” and “Let’s Volunteer”.

Along the way, Ava and Ben make a list of ways to earn money, such as having a lemonade and cookie sale, cleaning-up the outside around the house, vacuuming and painting. They also learn that there is a difference between earning money for working (for which they get paid) and for helping mommy and daddy with chores around the house (for which they should not expect to be paid).

“Saving Is Wise” is set in the southwestern desert and follows Ava and Ben in their quest to learn how they can earn money. Ava, the sister, and Ben, the brother, are young owls colorfully illustrated by the author.

Ava and Ben want to be able to buy their own treehouse someday, so they go for a visit with their Grammy and Pappy at their treehouse to get some advice. Grammy and Pappy tell them that earning money is only part of what they have to do – the other part is to not spend the money they earn but instead to save it. Grammy and Pappy do say, though, that it would be OK to spend a little on a treat now and then.

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Burton’s fifth and most recent book, published September, 2017, is “Let’s Volunteer”. “Let’s Volunteer” also features Ava and Ben owls as the main characters. Ava and Ben go to nursing home to see if they can volunteer by spending time with an elderly resident who may not have any family or who may not have many visitors. They meet Mr. Coati. Mr. Coati is an elderly coatimundi, who used to live in the southwestern desert but now lives in the nursing home because he is

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elderly and a little frail, and needs help taking care of himself. Ava and Ben begin to spend time with Mr. Coati each week and do fun things with him to keep him company and cheer him up. Some of the things they do with him are reading to him, playing cards and other games, sitting in the garden with him and showing him things he can do on his new computer.

Burton has volunteered at the Tubac Center of the Arts and at the Montessori School in Tubac, where she recently also made a presentation to the children there on writing, illustrating and publishing a children’s book. Locally, her books and cards are available at the Tubac Center of the Arts and from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. More information on Sharon Ann Burton and her books, cards and paintings can be found on her website, sharonburtonartforcharity.org.

At the end of the story, the author offers the young reader other ideas for volunteering, such as writing letters to soldiers, helping to deliver meals to seniors at their homes and making kits for people in homeless shelters, and asks if the reader can think of other ways to volunteer.

The majority of the proceeds from sales of her books, cards and paintings are donated to organizations that help children, including the Montessori School in Tubac.

Burton’s first two children’s books are “Grammy Loves Me” and “When I Grow Up”. Her third children’s book, “Desert Moms”, was featured in an article in the March, 2016 issue of the Tubac Villager.

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Teens are winners at Cowboy Christmas By Kathleen Vandervoet

Quick draw events for artists are popular all over the United States. In Tubac, there’s just one quick draw each year and it’s titled “Cowboy Christmas.” This year’s competition, held Nov. 18, was another success. A total of 15 professional artists painted a dramatic original work of art on any subject in just 90 minutes. Those are then auctioned immediately, and this year, $6,300 was raised to be used for scholarships and art prizes for high school students. “Most of the artists have been doing it for several years and have figured out how to practice, so the quality has gone up somewhat because they know what they’re in for. The artists are very enthusiastic about participating,” said Debbie Barrios.

She and Jackie Zeitler, co-owners of Turquoise Tortoise Rogoway Gallery, have organized and sponsored the event for seven years, to support

the Hi-Art display and show at the Tubac Center of the Arts, where students from six area high schools can enter their work.

the artists and you could pick shade or sun, whatever,” Barrios said.

“We went three years in a row of cloudy, freezing cold and rain, which hurt terribly.” And it was generally the weekend after the December Tubac Luminaria event “and most of our winter visitors were heading home for the holidays.”

Barrios said the artists’ donations of their talent are highly valued. “They gave their time and energy to this cause.” They are Lyle Collister, Roberta Rogers, Hugh Beykirch, David Simons, Michael Copeland, Lisa Larrabee, Jan Thompson, Michaelin Otis, Jim Petty, John Marbury, Karon Leigh, David Flitner, Leigh Morrison, Wolfgang Vaatz and Pam Wedemeyer.

This year, “Cowboy Christmas” was held several weeks earlier than the past six years. Barrios said cold weather has been detrimental before.

But this year it was sunny and in the 80s and took place in the Tubac Market courtyard. “Because of the new venue, the artists had plenty of places to get in the shade under the eaves, so people could mill around. In years past everybody crammed into the tent. This was real nice. People could see each of

The members of the public who attend can bid on the paintings. The highest sale was for $1,200 and the lowest was $125. The ticket price also includes dinner and dancing to a live band.

(Above photos from left: Roberta Rogers watercoloring; John Marbury at his easel; Michaelin Otis creating with watercolor. Images courtesy of Rogoway Gallery.)

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Author Eve Soldinger will be

giving a reading from her book

“Unexpected Gifts” at the Tubac Healing Arts Center, Wednesday evening, January 31, 2018 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.

eing present and in your body while on your yoga mat is easy. Being present, in your body and connected to life off the mat is the real work. Eve Soldinger exquisitely captures this challenge as she journeys with her Father through the last years of his life. In her book “Unexpected Gifts” she writes clearly of her personal work to respond to his dementia with present moment loving kindness. She speaks often of the examples of how to be a good person taught to her by her Father and how she used that as the base of her actions and interactions as they spent his last years together. Realizing her Father’s reality was often different than hers at any given time she conceded that “having a different sense of reality didn’t lessen out ability to see the reality of each other.” Eve’s ability to stay conscious and in her body allowed her to see the essence of her Dad that she had always known. Even though he was confused and not sure if she was his daughter or her Mother, he knew she loved him and he loved her. “I felt that he had lost part of his mind, but had found this enormous heart.” Eve’s story is a testament to her strength and desire to remain compassionate with a disease that always tests your responses. This was the gift her Father gave to her. Through all the struggle, caregivers, family, hospitals, etc. that goes with taking care of an aging parent, Eve was cognizant of all the special moments in their relationship. This book is a condensation of letting go of all the small stuff and focusing on what really counts, spending quality time with her Father. The story is a personal journey and at the same time a teaching for us all. As our parents age, or we are confronted by friends and loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer’s, we can look at Eve’s lessons. She distilled the conflicts and confusion of this debilitating illness and found her Father. Her belief that he was still becoming more, releasing regrets and getting closer to his “truer self ” is something for all of us to contemplate. Eve has gifted us with her book and the idea that just because a person has dementia, it does not take away their core nature. She continued to see her Father’s kind disposition appear despite the ups and downs that occur when someone arrives at such a state of puzzlement. My favorite passage is when she wrote that her Father told her he was really beautiful. Eve replied, “I know.” I wonder if I would have had that kind of presence. Later she pondered, “I found my heart

wondering why we sometimes have to lose our minds to discover our own beauty.” But we have to lose some of it, don’t we? Isn’t it when we finally let go of the nagging thoughts that hide our light by insisting that we are “not good enough” or “should have done better” or the on-gong mindchatter tied in with our ego that keeps us tied to habits and closed-minded thinking, that we can relax? With the release of those incessant thoughts, we can settle in to the moment and become aware that we are all beautiful. Thank you Eve. Kathy Edds teaches yoga at the Tubac Healing Arts Center, find out more at www. tubachealingarts.com

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December & January at the

Tubac Center of the Arts 9 Plaza Road, Tubac www.tubacarts.org 520-398-2371

“HOLIDAY TRUNK SHOWS” FRIDAY – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2, & 3 FRIDAY – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 9 & 10 FRIDAY – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 16 & 17

Shop for unique gifts, meet the artists who create beautiful jewelry, glass, silkscreen, painted furniture, batik and many more items perfect for holiday gift giving.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 8, 2017 – SUNDAY JANUARY 14, 2018 – “MEMBERS’ JURIED EXHIBITION” - Tubac Center of the Arts is pleased to

present the 48th year of the Members’ Juried Exhibit. This is an invitational-juried exhibit for artist members of Tubac Center of the Arts. The public votes for their favorite work of art each year during this exhibit and the artist with the most votes receives the prestigious Master Meed award. Free.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 – SUNDAY JANUARY 14, 2018 – “MARVIN SHAVER – ALL THE NEWS” - The Master Gallery at Tubac Center of the

Arts will feature an exhibit of the work of contemporary artist, Marvin Shaver. Concurrent with the Members’ Juried Exhibit where he served as juror, Marvin’s own work moves beyond painting and explores a wide rage of materials to break from a two dimensional surface. Free. Opening Reception: Friday December 8, 2017, 5:00-7:00pm.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2017 & WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017 HOLIDAY CONCERTS BY THE TUBAC SINGERS - Come enjoy

the sounds of the season with this outstanding community chorus. Matinee performance on Sunday and an evening performance with wine and sweets. Sunday Matinee: 3pm - Suggested $5 donation - Wednesday Evening: 7pm - $15 includes wine and an assortment of wonderful desserts.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 5-6:30PM ARTS SPEAK – “BURDEN BASKETS OF THE TOHONO O’ODHAM”- Royce Manual, expert on the use

and history of these famous baskets will explore the history and discuss the use of these famous baskets as well as show examples. This is part of the series of arts lectures and discussions of the arts related to current exhibitions. Admission: Free for TCA Members, $8/Nonmembers and guests.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 – JANUARY 14, 2018 “TUCSON SKIES” - A juried exhibit of photography, in collaboration with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, depicts the beauty of the skies over Tucson at day, dusk, and/or night. Select digital images will be shown during the Tucson Symphony’s debut of an original composition by Tucson native, composer Anthony Constantino. Opening Reception: 5-7pm - Location: Tubac Center of the Arts, The Studio Gallery Admission: Free

JANUARY 19 – FEBRUARY 26, 2018– ARIZONA AQUEOUS XXXII EXHIBITION - An exhibit of the finest work of water media on paper. Juried by

Joanne Stuhr, Chief Curator of the Kasser Mochary Foundation and past Board President of the Tucson Museum of Contemporary Art. - Opening Reception: Friday January 19, 2018 at 5pm - Admission: Free

FRIDAY JANUARY 26, 2018 AT 7:30PM – PERFORMING ARTS CONCERT– BRAD RICHTER - A mesmerizing performance by a classical

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY JANUARY 3 & 4, 2018 – “Seeing Differently, Painting Differently” Workshop with David Simons - In this 3-day workshop, David takes students on a painting journey where they learn to see through the eyes of an artist. - Cost: $280/Members, $315/Nonmembers, plus $5 administration fee. Time: 9am – 4pm each day - Go to www.tubacartworkshops.com to register.

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MON. & TUES, JANUARY 8 & 9 – “Into the Light: Introduction to Pastels

FRIDAY JANUARY 19, 2018 – SUN. FEBRUARY 26, 2018 – ARIZONA AQUEOUS XXXII - A national juried exhibit of artwork that consists of

Workshop with Jan Thompson - Working with pastels whether you are a beginner or experienced artist, Jan will show you how to create 3-D illusions on a flat surface. - Full Course Cost: $180 Members / $205 Non-Members, plus $5 administration fee. Time: 10am -3pm - Go to www.tubacartworkshops.com to register

SATURDAY JANUARY 13, 2018 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 Tubac area. 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. - Time: 10am -4 - Cost: $30 Members / $35 Non-Members Contact: Go to tubacarts.org/special-events/tubac-home-tour to register.

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FRIDAY JANUARY 19, 2018 –MARCH 18. 2018 – OPEN STUDIO TOUR PREVIEW - An exhibit of artwork representing Open Studio Tour artists. Opening

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December through February @

the Lowe House Project 14 Calle Iglesia, Tubac www.lowehouseproject.com

DEC. 9 JIM FERGUS READING AND SIGNING OF VENGEANCE OF MOTHERS 1 P.M.- 3 P.M.—BEST SELLING AUTHOR JIM FERGUS WILL BE READING FROM THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN TRILOGY, ENTITLED THE VENGEANCE OF MOTHERS. He'll talk about how this and his other novels came about and what it feels like to have sold over a million copies of One Thousand White Women. “… a number that seems to the author to be an astonishing, even incomprehensible milestone.”Copies of his novels will be available for sale and signing. A Lowe House Project artist in residency program in collaboration with the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. The event will be held at the Lowe House Project , 14 Calle Iglesia, Old Town Tubac. For more information view jimfergus.com. Reservations recommended at tubacval@msn.com (NEW) DECEMBER 17—RIO COMPARTIDO/SHARED RIVER – INTRODUCTIONS TO ARTISTS AND ART OF THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER AND RECEPTION. 1-3 P.M. The public is invited to this meet and greet and presentation of artwork by the first round of bi-national artists participating in the exhibit focusing on the Borderlands cultural and environmental heritage of the Santa Cruz River --a waterway shared by both Mexico and the United States. This program was made possible by the Arizona Humanities. Mexican artists Elena Vega and Abraham Limon Guzman and former Border Community Alliance summer intern from Philadelphia, Angela Gervasi will perform and present work they have produced highlighting the interweave and complexities of this bi-national waterway. Their work and that of other artists will be included in an exhibit at the Historic Lowe House as a complementary event during the traveling Smithsonian Institute’s WaterWays exhibit scheduled for the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park in October, 2019. Rio Compartido/Shared River is a collaboration of The Lowe House Project artist in residency and the Friends of the Santa Cruz River. This first round of resident artists is being made possible in part with a grant from the AZ Humanities Council. More information about the Santa Cruz River can be found at friendsofsantacruzriver.org. Inquiries regarding Rio Compartido/ Shared River, the presentation or participation as an artist in residence may be made via lowehouseproject.com. DECEMBER 17 POETRY ALIVE IN TUBAC!— 4:30-6:00 P.M. Come to just listen or read--yours or some of your favorites. Maybe we'll enjoy a glass of wine or two, and certainly we'll enjoy each other's company. It's free, though donations to the non-profit Lowe House Project will be greatly appreciated. Drive past St. Ann's to the long white bldg. on the left: 14 Calle Iglesia. A Lowe House Project artist in residency program in Old Town Tubac. For more information, contact Bill Stephenson at livewritewordsworkshops@gmail.com or 828-557-2527. JANUARY 3, 10,17—LIVEWRITE MEMOIR WRITING—BILL STEPHENSON—9 A.M. TO NOON WRITING FROM DARK TO LIGHT: this year’s memoirs concentrate on overcoming grief. 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

JANUARY 5, 2018 -- SILK FUSION PAPER MAKING WITH SUSAN CORL—9-12 A.M. AND 1-4 P.M. Susan returns for this popular class! 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 or call 520-394-2926 JAN. 12 IGNITE YOUR CREATIVITY WITH PAT DOLAN 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. In this fun and forgiving approach to playing with paint and pastels you can discover your creative self while nurturing yourself opening up a world of creative possibilities where there are no mistakes and anything is possible. While listening to music, moving your body, making marks, lines, shapes you will bypass your inner voice/critic and let go and have fun. All welcome. No drawing experience necessary just willingness to experiment, loosen up and discover a new joyful creative part of you. Supplies provided. A Lowe House Project “playshop” in Old Town Tubac. For more information, fees and registration email brightflame@mac.com and view patdolan.net. (NEW) JANUARY 16-- SPIRITED PAINTING WITH PAMELA WEDEMEYER 3 –5 P.M. Bring your friends and come join us for a fun evening of painting, creating, chatting and sipping some wine at the Lowe House Project artist residency in Old Town Tubac! Absolutely, no experience necessary. This is about having fun being creative with friends while expressing yourself through painting with acrylics (it dries faster and cleanup is a snap, unlike oils). This is not a class about painting techniques or theory! We will support and encourage you to be free in expressing yourself. This is about strictly having a relaxing and enjoyable evening. I will provide all materials, wine and atmosphere for inspiration. Each class will have a different fun theme, appropriate for the month. Hope to send you home with a finished piece at the end of the evening. Sign Up, Show Up and Sip Up! For information, fees and registration, email Pamela at cpamelita2002@gmail.com or call at 703-727-2867. A Lowe House Project artist in residency program. 14 Calle Iglesia Old Town Tubac. (NEW) JAN. 17 INSPIRATIONS OF TUBAC’S EARLY ARTISTS AND ART THRU FILM 5 P.M. – 7 P.M. Come meet and greet accomplished filmmaker Kristian Day who will discuss his work in progress--the production of a documentary discovering what has drawn creative people to Tubac and how the land has spoken to them. Day’s two week residency at the Lowe House Project will include filming using classic story telling techniques including interviews with the area's oldest residents and historians. A Lowe House Project artist in residency program. 14 Calle Iglesia, Old Town Tubac. Donations Requested. For more information email tubacval@msn.com.

JAN. 19 CAROL ST. JOHN READING AND SIGNING OF SUCH A NICE GIRL 1 P.M.- 3 P.M.—Come meet the author Carol St. John and the protagonist of her novel--Lily Woodhouse—a young woman awakening to her passion, the loss of innocence and a family's confrontation with secrets too long held--the kind of girl you root for and wish you could spend time with. Luckily you can. Copies of Such a Nice Girl will be available for sale and signing. A Lowe House Project artist in residency program. 14 Calle Iglesia, Old Town Tubac. Donations Requested. For more information email tusaints@gmail.com. FEBRUARY 2, 2018 SILK FUSION PAPER MAKING WITH SUSAN CORL—9-12 A.M. AND 1-4 P.M. Susan returns for this popular class! 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 or call 520-394-2926 FEBRUARY 17 & 18 MEMOIR VS. NOVEL: WHICH ARE YOU REALLY WRITING AND WHY IT MATTERS? 9 A.M. –4 P.M. Are You Writing a Novel or a Memoir? Many writers draw heavily on their own experiences. Those who try to honestly recreate the truth of what happened and how it influenced them wear t-shirts saying, "Life took me by surprise."Those who turn life into novels wear another one: "I make stuff up." Which shirt are you wearing now? And is it possible to wear two? We'll explore how to create and control the different demands and expectations of both genres, The workshop will start with spontaneous writing from prompts. Bring pen and paper (or i-pad). A Lowe House Project artist in residency program in Old Town Tubac. For more information, fees and registration contact Bill Stephenson at livewritewordsworkshops@gmail. com, or 828-557-2527. FEBRUARY 22 & 23, 2018 –PERSONAL GEOGRAPHY MAPS WITH SUSAN CORL 9 A.M.-4 P.M.—This two-session mixed media class combines personal reflections, writing, collage (wet session) and embellishment (dry session) on paper cloth. paper cloth combines the best properties of both fabric and paper, adding strength and flexibility to our multi-layered collaged maps. Participants can choose to map a memory, a trip, a relationship, a room or house, building, neighborhood or a turning point in life. Make it a family activity!. For more information, fees and pre-registration for this popular class, email susancorl@hotmail. com or call 520-394-2926

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December at the

Tubac Presidio State Park 1 Burruel Street, Tubac www.tubacpp.com 520.398.2252

NOTE: PLEASE CALL AHEAD FOR RESERVATIONS FOR ALL PROGRAMS DON’T FORGET TO SHOP AT THE PRESIDIO GIFT SHOP THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! Inside our Visitor Center are fabulous gifts for the holiday season including an extensive collection of children’s toys, historical fiction and non-fiction books, handmade dolls and carvings, nativity scenes, cards and more. If you are shopping on-line at Amazon you can support the Presidio by shopping at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate a percentage of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Friends of the Tubac Presidio. Go on-line and enter the Presidio code: smile. amazon.com/ch/46-2133238 FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS –TUESDAYS, DECEMBER 5 &19; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6; THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14; TIME: 11 AM – 1 PM A knowledgeable volunteer demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. You will get to set type and print small samples to take with you. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. GUIDED TOUR OF THE BARRIO DE TUBAC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 & SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 11 AM – 1 PM 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 admission to tour the Presidio Park. Tour limited to 15; reservations encouraged, 520-398-2252 or info@TubacPresidio.org. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

Check out the new exhibition, "When Bronc Riders Wore Lipstick," at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum PRESENTATION: WHO ARE THE SOBAIPURI O'ODHAM?: THE SOBAIPURI LEGACY AT THE SAN XAVIER/WA:K COMMUNITY – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2 PM - Much has been learned about the Sobaipuri-O'odham over the last couple of decades and that history differs from commonly held assumptions. Presenters Dr. Deni Seymour, Elder Tony Burrell and Cultural Specialist David Tenario of Wa:k present research that provides new perspectives on where and how they lived, and their relationship to the Hohokam. Special reference will be made to the Sobaipuri of San Xavier del Bac or Wa:k where descendant populations reside. The video, “Who Are the Sobaipuri O’odham?” will be followed by a dialogue with the audience. The talk highlights how the influences of politics and economic interests impact our understanding of the O’odham. This program is sponsored by Arizona Humanities and Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Please call 520-398-2252 for reservations. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. LIVING HISTORY: SPINNING, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 10 AM – NOON - 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.

REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA-SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY JACK LASSETER – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2 PM - One of Jack’s favorite subjects, this is the story of the founding of America and what those founding fathers were trying to create here in the New World. The story includes all the famous characters: Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Benedict Arnold, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Marshall; and Jack even includes what was going on with the Spanish out here in the Southwest at the time. 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, 520-3982252. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252. SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTMAS CONCERT WITH TED RAMIREZ AND SPECIAL GUESTS – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2 PM - Experience the joy of the season with our own Artist-in-Residence Teodoro ‘Ted’ Ramirez in the 1885 Territorial Schoolhouse, sharing the stage with his musical friends: Ellen Murphy Edmondson, Earl Edmondson, and Ismael Barajas. Don't forget to invite visiting friends and neighbors. Tickets $20 adults, free for children 14 and younger. Seating is limited, please call now for reservations, 520-398-2252. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ (520) 398–2252.

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DECEMBER 13 - 10AM TO 4PM - OPEN HOUSE AT THE SANTA CRUZ CHILI COMPANY - TAMALE AND MARGARITAS santacruzchili.com - 520-398-2591DECEMBER 7-10 - TRUE CONCORD CHOIR, SOLOISTS,

HARP AND GUY WHATELY, ORGAN - Christmas is a time of traditions, and True Concord's seasonal concerts have become a local favorite. Along with familiar treasures, this year's program incorporates holiday traditions of the Southwest, featuring a collection of Spanish-texted "Carols and Lullabies." The tradition includes you adding your own voice in beloved carols, all by candlelight. - Lessons & Carols by Candlelight - (Thurs. Dec. 7, 7:30pm - Vista de la Montaña Methodist Church 3001 E. Mira Vista Lane, NW Tucson.) ( Fri. Dec. 8, 7:00pm - St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church - 600 S. La Cañada, Green Valley.) (Sat. Dec. 9, 7:30pm - St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church - 4440 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson.) (Sun. Dec. 10, 3:00pm - St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church 4440 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson.) (Sun. Dec. 10, 7:30pm - St. Alban's Episcopal Church - 3738 N. Old Sabino Canyon Rd., Tucson) DEC 10 - LEVI HERNANDEZ, BARITONE AND EVAN KORY, PIANO BENDERLY-KENDALL OPERA HOUSE, 344 NAUGLE AVE., PATAGONIA, AZ - Tickets: $25 Prepay / $28 At the Door - For further information, please call 888.202.1942 or email us at: scfpa@scfpapresents.org DEC 11 AT 7:30 PM & DEC. 12 AT 2:30 PM. - GREEN VALLEY COMMUNITY CHORUS HOLIDAY CONCERT: "CHRISTMAS DREAMS", AT VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Tickets are $15. The concert will feature a guest performance by the Walden Grove HS Chamber Choir. The address for the church is 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley. For more information please visit our website: gvcommunitychorus.org DEC 14TH AT 6:30 P.M. AND PART 2 ON DECEMBER 16TH AT 2 P.M. - RIO RICO HISTORY MUSEUM, RIO RICO PLAZA SUITE 7, 1060 YAVAPAI DRIVE, RIO RICO, - The Rio Rico Historical Society is sponsoring a fundraiser for Rio Rico’s first museum – the Rio Rico History Museum. - A history talk by Rio Rico historian, Dwight Thibodeaux, entitled “Rio Rico’s Beginnings – the Early Years” with the entertaining, untold stories of Rio Rico’s dreamers and schemers. - Two brothers began selling goods in the streets of Baltimore that would eventually become sellers of a well-known hair tonic and the world’s largest land sales company in the 1960s. In a series of very successful and ground breaking land sales techniques, some legal and some less than legal, the Rosen brothers would test their land sales methods by developing several communities in Florida. These communities became the blue print for the development of the Baca Float Ranch in Santa Cruz County into the Rio Rico Project and Subdivision. Dwight Thibodeaux will provide an entertaining focus and expose of Rio Rico’s unconventional development by Gulf American Land Corporation of Arizona. You won’t believe what they did to sell land to unsuspecting buyers! - A suggested donation of $5 to help defray the costs of the Rio Rico Historical Society. - RioRicoHistorian@hotmail. com or http://www.RioRicoHistoricalSociety.org/talks.html DEC 15 AND 16, 9AM-4PM - 9TH ANNUAL GREEN VALLEY GOURD ART FESTIVAL. - This event sponsored by the Valley Patch of Green Valley features original gourd art and gourd art supplies. Gourd festival will run from 9am to 4pm both days in the Green Valley Village Mall, Suite 23 at I-19 and Esperanza. Contact: Arlene at 520-648-9808 or ajzaloz@ gmail.com DEC 15 - STARGAZING AT WHIPPLE OBSERVATORY - Come before dark to enjoy a presentation followed by stargazing at Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory. Weather permitting. All ages welcome. - Presentation 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Stargazing 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. - Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, 670 Mt. Hopkins Road, Amado AZ - Free. - For more information: Whipple Observatory, Phone 520-879-4407, www.pima.gov/nrpr, CanoaRanch@pima.gov or 520-724-5220

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Thursday, December 14 7:30 – 11:30 Friday, December 15 7:30 – Closing

Cara has been with us for two years. She loves people and loves running! She enjoys being the only dog and taken out for walks. She's 5 years and half and she's a Shar Pei mix.

Bella is a diabetic cat, she loves being petted and enjoys spending time in her cat tree. She's 8 years and 10 months old, she's long hair with beautiful blue eyes.

Santa Cruz Humane Society, 232 E. Patagonia Highway, Nogales, AZ, (520) 287-5654 DEC 16 AT REID PARK - 9:00 AM–1:00 PM - GET YOUR KIDS AGES 5 TO 18 OUT BIRDING! - TUCSON VALLEY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT FOR KIDS - The CBC4KIDS is a FREE annual nationwide winter bird survey designed for family participation. Meet up at the large Reid Park pond (across from the zoo). Participants will receive a birding guide book, loaner binoculars if they need them, and break into teams. Volunteers will be on hand to show kids how to use their binoculars, discuss birding ethics, and how to ID a bird. After birding we’ll pack up and head to the Eckstrom-Columbus Library to count and discuss our bird sightings and have a pizza party! Please sign up online here or call Deb Vath at 520 328-7937. - We also need volunteers for this event! This is a great opportunity to share your love of birds with the next generation. If you’d like to help please contact Deb Vath at dvath@hotmail.com.

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE: CANDLE LIGHT SERVICE AT 4:30 ON CHRISTMAS EVE. THE CHURCH AT TUBAC, 2204 W FRONTAGE ROAD, TUBAC. CALL 520 3982325 FOR MORE INFORMATION. 2204 W FRONTAGE RD. TUBAc

DEC 22, 7:30PM - KEITH SECOLA W/ OPENING ACT, THE CODY BLACKBIRD BAND -$15 advance / $20 day of show (reduced rates for youth) - Keith Secola is an icon and ambassador of Native music. He is one of the most influential artists in the field today. The Cody Blackbird Band are the 2017 NAMMY Winners for "Group of the Year". Sea of Glass Center for the Arts, 330 E. 7th Street, Tucson, AZ. For info & directions – http://theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542

NEW YEAR'S EVE AT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2017 • DOORS OPEN AT 7PM, DINNER AT 8PM • Complimentary Party Favors • Four-Course Set Menu Dinner • Midnight Champagne Toast • Live Entertainment by Clear Country Band. The dinner will be available in Stables with some added features. $82 per person plus tax & gratuity. For reservations please call 520.398.2678

CHRISTMAS BUFFET FEAST AT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT - 11:30 AM TO 3:30 PM - Carving Station with Ham & Prime Rib, Assorted Salads, Oysters - & Shrimp, Au Gratin Potatoes, Asparagus, Chicken Fricassee, Poached Salmon and Christmas Dessert Display. - $48 per person plus tax and gratuity. 4 – 8 pm Limited Christmas Menu, Featuring Prime Rib, A la Carte Pricing - For reservations please call 520.398.2678

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DEC. 29TH - FRESH MAINE LOBSTER @ THE COW PALACE - RESERVATIONS BY THE 27TH - CALL 520-398-8000 DEC 31 - NEW YEARS EVE GALA WITH THE TUCSON SYMPHONY JAZZ TRIO - CONCERT IS AT 5 PM followed by a prix fixe dinner at the Wild Horse Restaurant in Patagonia. - at the Benderly-Kendall Opera House, 344 Naugle Ave., Patagonia, AZ Tickets: $30 Prepay / $35 At the Door - For further information, please call 888.202.1942 or email us at: scfpa@scfpapresents.org

JAN 7 - JUANITO PASCUAL, FLAMENCO GUITAR - AT THE BENDERLY-KENDALL OPERA HOUSE, 344 NAUGLE AVE., PATAGONIA, AZ - Tickets: $25 Prepay / $28 At the Door - For further information, please call 888.202.1942 or email us at: scfpa@ scfpapresents.org JAN 10 - BORDER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE: MAGDALENA CROSS BORDER TOUR. Non profit tour of the Pueblo Magico & Pilgrimage terminus of Magdalena de Kino, Sonora. 8am-5pm. $80-$100. P.O. Box 1863, Tubac, AZ 85646. (520) 398-3229, www. bordercommunityalliance.org JAN 15, 2018, ARIZONA JAGUARS: A FUTURE IN LIMBO! - QUAIL CREEK’S EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND THE WOMEN OF QUAIL CREEK’S SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE WILL CO-SPONSOR THEIR SECOND KINO LECTURE TITLED “ARIZONA JAGUARS: A Future in Limbo.” Randy Serraglio from Tucson’s Center for Biological Diversity will share photographs and discuss the history of Arizona jaguars, their present plight and what must be done to ensure their survival and future in Arizona. As an environmental advocate and activist, Randy has spent the past ten years focusing on threatened and endangered species as well as the protection of their habitats throughout Arizona. He is currently completing a book about northern jaguars for the Johns Hopkins University Press.! The 7 PM lecture will be held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Madera Clubhouse at Quail Creek. $5 tickets for the lecture are available at Quail Creek’s Madera Clubhouse concierge desk (check only) and will be available at the door starting at 6:30 on the night of the lecture (cash or check.) The public is encouraged to attend this informative lecture.! - All profits from the Kino Lecture Series go to TWOQC’s Scholarship Fund which offers scholarships to senior girls at the two Sahuarita high schools as well as to women in transition wishing to further their education. JAN 18 - BORDER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE: NOGALES CROSS BORDER TOUR. Experience first-hand the good news of ciudad fronterizo Nogales, Sonora. 9am-5pm. $70-$90. P.O. Box 1863, Tubac, AZ 85646. (520) 398-3229, www. bordercommunityalliance.org

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JAN 15, 2018, ARIZONA JAGUARS: A FUTURE IN LIMBO! - QUAIL CREEK’S EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND THE WOMEN OF QUAIL CREEK’S SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE WILL CO-SPONSOR THEIR SECOND KINO LECTURE TITLED “ARIZONA JAGUARS JAN 19 @ 7:30PM - LOOK & SEE: A PORTRAIT OF WENDELL BERRY - $10.00 - Award-winning Sundance documentary screening and talk hosted by Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage. A powerful cinematic portrait of Wendell Berry—farmer, activist, and undoubtedly one of America’s most significant living writers. The Sea Of Glass—Center For The Arts in Tucson. For info & directions – http://theseaofglass.org or (520) 398-2542

Live Music on Saturday Evenings Lobster Reservations must be in by Wednesday, Dec.27 NEW YEAR'S ENTRÉES: Beef Wellington with Mushroom Duxelle, Dark Cherry Demi Glaze, Smashed Fingerling Potatoes Soup - Butternut Squash Salad - Mixed lettuce, Dried Cranberries, Candied Walnuts, Champaign vin. Dessert - Champaign Sabayon With Seasonal Toppings Complimentary Glass of Champaign!!!!!

Monday – All U Can Eat Shrimp & Cole Slaw Tuesday – Back by Demand - Taco Tuesday Wednesday – The Walleye Continues! Thursday – ½ Price Btl of Wine with Entrée Friday – The Best Darn Fish Fry Around! Saturday – Slow Roasted Prime Rib Sunday – Traditional Baked ½ Chicken FRESH MAINE LOBSTER- FRIDAY, DEC. 29TH! SERVING ON CHRISTMAS EVE UNTIL 7PM CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS DAY Thank You for your patronage!

JAN 21 - TOMOYA AOMORI, COMPOSER/JAZZ CELLO AND JULIA KANG, VIOLINCELLO - AT THE BENDERLYKENDALL OPERA HOUSE, 344 NAUGLE AVE., PATAGONIA, AZ - Tickets: $30 Prepay / $35 At the Door - For further information, please call 888.202.1942 or email us at: scfpa@scfpapresents.org JAN 25 - BORDER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE: NOGALES CROSS BORDER TOUR. Experience first-hand the good news of ciudad fronterizo Nogales, Sonora. 9am-5pm. $70-$90. P.O. Box 1863, Tubac, AZ 85646. (520) 398-3229, www.bordercommunityalliance.org JAN 25 - AT THE SAHUARITA DISTRICT AUDITORIUM 350 W SAHUARITA, AZ - WOTOTO CHILDREN'S CHOIR PRESENTS SIGNS & WONDERS - HOSTED BY THE CHURCH OF TUBAC. JAN 27, 2018 AT 10:00 A.M. - "THE SANTA CRUZ VALLEY CAR NUTS PRESENT THE 24TH ANNUAL COLLECTOR CAR SHOW. IT IS HELD AT THE TUBAC GOLF RESORT. "To register your car, go to www.carnuts. org. (deadline 1/19/18 to register). To be a spectator, take I-19 to Exit 40. Take the East Frontage Road and follow the "spectators" signs for parking. There is a $5.00 fee as a spectator with free parking. Please note that total net proceeds from this event fund scholarships at Sahuarita, Walden Grove High Schools and other local charitable organizations decided upon by the Santa Cruz Valley Car Nuts." We hope to see you there."

QiGong Practice with

Eve Soldinger

Tuesday January 30th, 2018 &

JAN 28 - JOHN KAMFONAS, PIANO AND ERIC EDBERG, CELLO - AT THE BENDERLY-KENDALL OPERA HOUSE, 344 NAUGLE AVE., PATAGONIA, AZ - Tickets: $25 Prepay / $28 At the Door - For further information, please call 888.202.1942 or email us at: scfpa@scfpapresents.org JAN 30TH, 2018 & THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST, 2018 - 10:00 TO 11:00 AM - QIGONG PRACTICE WITH EVE SOLDINGER - QiGong is “gentle moving meditation.” Contact Katie at 520-403-7347 for more information.

26 Tubac Road, Suite C1 Tubac AZ www.tubachealingarts.com

JAN 31, 2018 FROM - 6:30 PM TO 7:30 PM - PLEASE JOIN EVE SOLDINGER FOR A READING (AND SIGNING) FROM HER NEW BOOK UNEXPECTED GIFTS AT TUBAC HEALING ARTS CENTER. - This book is a powerful gift to anyone caring for a family member. While most books about dementia and caregiving focus on the losses experienced, Eve instead captures with beautiful clarity, the pure distillation of love she and her dad shared, and the gifts she experienced by being fully present within. This is a book to be treasured. FEB 15 - BORDER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE: NOGALES CROSS BORDER TOUR. Experience first-hand the good news of ciudad fronterizo Nogales, Sonora. 9am-5pm. $70-$90. P.O. Box 1863, Tubac, AZ 85646. (520) 398-3229, www.bordercommunityalliance.org

Please join Eve Soldinger

FEB 16 - BORDER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE: MAGDALENA CROSS BORDER TOUR. Non profit tour of the Pueblo Magico & Pilgrimage terminus of Magdalena de Kino, Sonora. 8am-5pm. $80-$100. P.O. Box 1863, Tubac, AZ 85646. (520) 398-3229, www.bordercommunityalliance.org

January 31, 2018 from

FEB 22 - BORDER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE: NOGALES CROSS BORDER TOUR. Experience first-hand the good news of ciudad fronterizo Nogales, Sonora. 9am-5pm. $70-$90. P.O. Box 1863, Tubac, AZ 85646. (520) 398-3229, www.bordercommunityalliance.org Calendar listings are welcome from advertisers , government agencies and non-profit, public events. Please format: Date, Time, Event, Details, Contact Info\ Repeat contact info on repeat entries and renew event listing each month. Send to editor@tubacvillager.com or mail to PO Box 4018, Tubac, AZ 85646 3

Thursday, February 1st, 2018 10:00 to 11:00 am

QiGong is “gentle moving

meditation.” Contact Katie at

520-403-7347 for more information.

Wednesday Evening,

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm for a

reading (and signing) from her new book Unexpected Gifts at Tubac Healing Arts Center.

This book is a powerful gift to anyone caring for a family member. While most books about dementia and caregiving focus on the losses experienced, Eve instead captures with beautiful clarity, the pure distillation of love she and her dad shared, and the gifts she experienced by being fully present within. This is a book to be treasured.

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TUMACÁCORI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior

Bird Walk

SATURDAYS AT 8:30 A.M. JANUARY & FEBRUARY, 2ND AND 4TH SATURDAYS MARCH & APRIL (STARTING AT 8:00 A.M.), weekly Remain with the guide as long as you like, up to 3 hours or as long as birds are active. Walking takes place on and off trail in varied habitats. Wear comfortable walking shoes, bring water.Binoculars available for loan.

Mission Tours

TUMACÁCORI MISSION CHURCH AND GROUNDS - DAILY, 11:00 A.M. & 2:00 P.M., 45 MINUTES - JANUARY - MARCH - Tours may also be available at other times of the day and year. Call ahead or inquire at the visitor center. Tours begin in the visitor center garden. Recorrido Guiado en Español - Explora la historia de la misión y sus habitantes con un guía. Para programar una experiencia guiada llame o pregunte con anticipación al centro de visitantes. CALABAZAS AND GUEVAVI MISSIONS 2ND AND 4TH SATURDAYS, 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. - JANUARY - MARCH - These ruins, normally closed to the public, can be visited via special guided van and walking tours. Tours begin from the Tumacácori visitor center. Note: This tour is not wheelchair accessible. Participants must be able to climb into and out of a passenger van and walk up hills on unimproved trails. $25 per person, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED at www. recreation.gov.

Guided Walks ANZA TRAIL HIKE: TUBAC TO TUMACÁCORI 1ST AND 3RD SATURDAYS, 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. - JANUARY - MARCH - Rangerguided walk through nature and history along the Anza Trail. Meet at Tumacácori, ride the shuttle to Tubac, hike 4 miles oneway back to the mission. Bring layers, water, snacks, and footwear for all trail conditions.

Historic Craft

DEMONSTRATIONS - DECEMBER, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. JANUARY - APRIL, THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY - 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Artisans demonstrate traditional crafts on the mission grounds. May include tortilla making, paper flowers, pottery, O’odham basket weaving, or other art forms. NEW: 1ST AND 3RD SUNDAYS, 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. - JANUARY - APRIL The Tumacácori Table is set. Thematic dishes from Tumacácori's long history will be baked, stewed, fried, and simmered.

Extended Hours

SUNRISE OPENING (PARK OPENS 6:00 A.M.) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018 (LUNAR ECLIPSE) FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2018 - THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2018 - Experience the Night (park open until 8:30 p.m.); Thursday, October 5, 2017 (full moon); Friday, November 17, 2017 (meteor shower); Wednesday, December 13, 2017 (meteor shower); Tuesday, January 2, 2018 ("supermoon"); Friday, February 16, 2018 (starry sky); Optional program begins at 6:30 p.m.

January

February

PARK-TO-PARK HIKE: WILDLIFE WATCHERS - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2018 8:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M. - Admission is free - Explore habitats and wildlife along the Santa Cruz River between Tumacácori and Tubac, then catch the free shuttle back to your starting point. Yaqui Semana Santa - Sunday, February 11, 2018 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Explore Yaqui culture throught the ritual, theater, and persistence of semana santa ceremonies.

March

O'ODHAM TASH (O'ODHAM DAY) - SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2018 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. - Art, music, crafts, and heritage. Celebrate the original residents of Tumacácori.

Bat Night

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2018 7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. - Meet bats, bat scientists, and other bat fans while learning how these creatures impact your life every day.

Junior Ranger Day

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2018 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. - Admission is free - Kick off National Park Week with youngsters. All ages welcome to enjoy a day of play.

Park-to-Park Hike: Park Rx Day

SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Admission is free - Get outside and hike the Anza Trail between Tumacácori and Tubac to earn your "I Hike for Health" pin. Catch the free shuttle back to

CHOCOLATE AT THE MISSION - SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2018 12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. From bean to beverage, experience the favorite drink of Tumacácori's mission priests.

For more information, call 520-377-5060 www.nps.gov/tuma

Family Sleepover: A Night at the Mission in 1917 APRIL 7, 2018 - SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. THROUGH SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. The year is 1917. Spend the night as caretakers of the ruined Tumacácori Mission church. Traditional cowboy dinner, s'mores, music, and light breakfast included. $20 per adult, $10 per child, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED at www.recreation.gov

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Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary

Hosts Successf ul Fundraiser

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ver 150 guests attended the recent Equine Voices Fall Fundraiser at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. They enjoyed a delicious meal and participated in silent and live auctions that offered more than a hundred donated items to choose from. Karen Pomroy, the Executive Director and Founder of Equine Voices said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The money raised at this event is going directly to benefit the equines that have made the sanctuary their home, especially those who are seniors and those with special needs.â&#x20AC;?

While the Fundraiser was successful, Equine Voices is also focusing their efforts on providing a sustaining source of revenue to continue their mission of equine rescue. The Gulliver & Friends Boutique Resale Shop, located at 6 Otero Rd in Tubac, is helping them achieve that goal. The shop is open from 11 to 4 Tuesday through Saturday and features a variety of items including many that are non-equine related. Equine Voices hopes that the recent Luminaria Nights helped spread the word about their new store. Through education and building community awareness, Equine Voices is confident they can enlighten the public about the horrors of the Premarin and horse slaughter industries, and be a catalyst for change so these noble creatures are able to live their lives free of abuse, pain and suffering.

Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to saving Premarin (PMU) mares and foals from neglect, abuse and slaughter, and is a voice for all horses and other equines who cannot speak for themselves, working to end senseless abuse, suffering and slaughter. Learn more about online at www. equinevoices.org. Images courtesy Equine Voices

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MONTESSORI MOMENTS

Virtues, A Yearlong Exploration By Hari Rai Khalsa

he holiday season is often experienced as a time of joyfulness with friends and family, gratitude of the gifts of life, kindness and generosity towards others and even hope of continued peace and prosperity in the coming new year. During this festive season, it's not uncommon to find ourselves exploring these positive virtues, openingly as well as inwardly. Children are also witness to this virtue magic. They see the spirit of giving, experience the sense of generosity and even have opportunities to practice things like — patience. Therefore, when my seven-yearold bounded through our front door and exclaimed, "today I wrote about all the things I am grateful for", I thought — maybe this

THIS EVENT IS NEITHER SANCTIONED NOR SPONSORED BY THE SAHUARITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT IS PROVIDED AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE.

virtue activity was a product of the holidays? Well, I was wrong.

At Montessori de Santa Cruz, character education — through an exploration of virtues — is not only a course of everyday study, it's also the heart of the school's curriculum. Each week, one of fifty-two possible virtues is introduced and integrated into the life of the classroom — through numerous games, journaling, and other simple classroom interactions. Virtues are also used as a resource for assisting children in problem solving, conflict resolution and behavior issues. Positive and holistic, virtue education is designed to bring out the best in our children and help them develop a strong moral compass and sense of self. It assists them in awakening their own inner resource of virtue attributes, which are said to be inherent in each of us.

Joyful students during Montessori de Santa Cruz’s Fall Feast. Photo by Hari Rai Khalsa

Some virtues, such as enthusiasm, joyfulness, and gratitude, may be easier to tap into than others like tact, forgiveness, and understanding, for example. However, thanks to the support of the school's teachers, staff, parents, and the greater community, children at Montessori de Santa Cruz continue to remember how to be and act as their true selves.

For more information on character education, visit The Virtues ProjectTM at www. virtuesproject.com.

For Montessori de Santa Cruz enrollment information call 520-398-0536, email mdsc1@ montessoridesantacruz.org or write to PO Box 4706, 18 Calle Baca, Tubac, AZ 85646.

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FIVE CLUBS ONLY!

THAT’S THE RULE FOR HAVING FUN AT THE TUBAC ROTARY NEW YEAR’S DAY GOLF OUTING

Call it what you will... the Carey Daniel / Los Otros / Tubac Rotary Club 5-Club Golf Event – this annual scramble is all about having a good time and helping our community. By Duffy Elgart

Tubac Rotary Club President

oon after moving to Tubac in 2004, realtor Carey Daniel began inviting some of his immediate neighbors to play golf every week. The initial group included Bob Maurer and Jim Manspeaker.

be fun,” Carey says. It’s a two-person ‘scramble,’ which means that all levels of player can enjoy the day.

Jim Manspeaker notes that the emphasis is also squarely on the limit of only five clubs per player, including a putter.

“As these things go, the group became bigger over time, After completion of and Carey – always the play, everyone the gamer – decided gathers in the resort’s to make things a bit Geronimo Ballroom more interesting,” for refreshments, says Bob Maurer. awards, a silent “He got us together Special thanks to Jim Manspeaker, Bob Maurer and Carey Daniel auction, and a 50/50 early on New Year’s for putting more fun into New Year’s Day than any of them might raffle. There will be have imagined 14 years ago, when they first got together for a little Day, 2005, to play prizes for the putting golf. The Tubac Rotary “Five-Club” New Year’s Day Golf Outing a tournament that contest, team with is an event that now draws more than 100 golfers and each year would limit the the lowest gross benefits a designated local nonprofit. Photo courtesy Tubac Rotary. number of clubs score, highest gross each player could score, longest drive bring to 5. He also M/W at #6 Anza, arranged for a raucous after-play lunch. The event and closest to the pin M/W at #9 Anza. Any player was such a success that Carey decided to make it an who gets a Hole-In-One will have the opportunity annual Tubac tradition.” to buy a round of drinks for all other participants. Each year there were more participants. The game became more structured. The prizes became more formal. Ultimately, this led to the idea of using the tournament as a fundraiser for local nonprofits, which meant more volunteers were needed to organize and run the outing. Taking it one step further, in 2017 “ownership” of the event was transferred to the Rotary Club of Tubac. Carey says this seemed a natural fit given Rotary’s active volunteers and its mission to support local organizations, and he wants everyone to embrace a new name, suggesting the event be called the Tubac Rotary “Five-Club” New Year’s Day Golf Outing.

Held at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa, the outing now draws more than 100 golfers, some from as far away as Alaska. The proceeds, which last year tallied in at $7,300, have previously benefited the Tubac Fire Department, Tubac Chamber of Commerce’s Tubac Together, the Humane Society, Team Anonymous in Nogales, Veteran’s Hospital and the Tubac Health Care Foundation. “Of course, the first rule of the event is that it must

The cost is $59 per person, which includes a cart and range balls. Registration deadline is Dec. 26. To sign up, contact: Bill DeJarnette at 520-604-1800 or billdej55@gmail.com; Jeff Horwitz at 520-6191530, or Byron Thompson at 520-398-2524. On the day of the event, players will check in at 9:30 a.m. The putting contest begins at 10:15. The shotgun start is at 11 a.m. This year’s proceeds will go to support the Amado Youth Center’s programs. These include a Youth Camp, After-School Program, the Madres de Amado group, which promotes good parental engagement with children, and the Too Good for Drugs program.

For more information about all of Rotary’s programs, contact Patricia Thompson, at 520-336-7638.

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BEEMER CONSTRUCTION INC. Commercial & Residential

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(520)245-7548 Building in Tubac and surrounding areas for over 15 yrs. Over 30 years of hands-on experience.

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May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; The spirit of Christmas which is peace; The heart of Christmas which is love. ~Ada V. Hendricks

hatever one may call this glorious seasonChristmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, the above words are ones we should live by everyday, not just the month of December.

Gladness. That we live in this most special of places. Hope. For health and happiness for our friends and families. Spirit. The spirit that lives within us all to be a better citizen, a better friend, a better person. Peace. Of course, world peace, but peace in our hearts towards each other. Heart. Our hearts are full of Love for our sweet birds, our animal critters, one another. I think most of us were raised with "Practice what you preach." Let's all practice these six words throughout the year. Thanksgiving is in our rear-view mirrors for a short time, (and it seems to be a shorter time every year!) and we can now look ahead to the wonders of lights,

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candles, music, the wonderful smells of Christmas. A flurry of activity, to be sure, starts now. Visits from our loved ones and our neighbors will abound. My good friend, Joanne, and I have devised a gift-giving strategy--we only give what can be eaten, planted or read. It makes sense since we don't really need anything and who wants more clutter? Give of yourself, be it a gathering of pine cones and little stones and leaves in a special bowl, a loaf of homemade bread or some cookies, a small pretty candle wrapped in a festive ribbon. It need not be anything expensive, after all, it's from the heart. Giving is the primary spirit of the season and we're doubly blessed when giving because sharing only multiplies the joy we find in living. The smallest things make me happy these days. The blooming of the amaryllis bulbs that have been given to me over the years...what a sight those magnificent flowers are every year. Bringing out the tree ornaments that have been in our family for generations. The aroma of a real live Christmas tree, nothing like it. The memories that have been created over our lives are happy but they are also so poignant, so bittersweet. We remember our loved ones that are no longer with us and can find that melancholy can cover us like a shawl.

The cottonwood trees behind our house are just turning yellow. If you travel south, though, towards Nogales, you will see a beautiful swath of color. Our sweet, sweet valley looks amazing. We walked to the river this morning with the 3 dogs. The river was running and it was so quiet, just lovely. We had so many Cardinals in our pomegranate tree this morning it was bursting with red, like ornaments just for us. Husband Gary

and I saw 17 javelinas walking across the road and a grey fox at the next corner. How exciting to see such precious wildlife. The javelinas had 2 "reds," the babies with them, oh, they are so cute. The deer are still around and so are the horses. The horses now come to the guest house and stand at the door, like they want to go in. The dogs go nuts, of course...maybe that's why they come! Two more things: there will be another Supermoon on January, 2018. There was one a few days ago and it was brilliant. You don't need a flashlight when you go outdoors, it is stunning in the morning also.

The other note is that the Tubac Regional Neighbors Helping Neighbors program is off and running! We have had a tremendous response for volunteers to help with transportation and friendly visits. We still need more participants in the program. Please call Valley Assistance Services at 625-5966 in Green Valley if you need assistance. Our little service corridor covers Amado, Tubac, Carmen and Tumacacori.

As an homage to sweet Ruthie, my mother, a darling woman who loved to cook and to eat and to talk about food, as does our whole family, I'm including her all time favorite dessert for the holidays. Mom's best friend in the whole world, Dot Duffy, gave this recipe years ago to Mom and she made it hundreds of time. It was a seasonal thing for Mom. Love you, Mom

Enjoy the season!!

DOTTIE'S CAKE Directions: IN A MUG Spray mug with Pam

Ingredients:

1 good size coffee mug 4 tbsp flour 4 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp cocoa 1 egg 3 tbsp milk 3 tbsp cooking oil 4 tbsp choc chips

before starting.

Add dry ingredients to greased mug and stir well. Add egg, stir again, add milk, oil and choc chips, stir again. Place mug in microwave and cook for 3 minutes. Watch the magic happen!! Enjoy!!

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